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OLD HOUSE RENOVATION | 6 Weeks Restoring Original Beams
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Our farmhouse kitchen renovation continues as we restore the original wooden beams of our Catalan Jack Arch vaulted ceiling. Weeks of hard work has gone into the restoration of the wooden ceiling beams. Hours of dusty sanding, multiple tools, and stripping back old wooden beams to remove years of old varnish and paint.
The beams in our kitchen renovation are looking so beautiful now; you can see the original grain again and the room is so much lighter than it was before. They still need to be treated and oiled, but we can't believe how nicely they've come up after stripping back the old wooden beams. What do you think?
At the land we've been getting going on the biggest job of the season (possibly even the year...) tree pruning. Thanks to the help from our new Bluetti power station, we've got a new electric chipper that we can move around the land more easily and access more areas up and down the bancals.
Thank you for following our journey.
¡Un gran abrazo desde Smithsdale Farm!
00:00 Intro
00:25 Tree pruning and chipping
05:34 Starting to sand the wooden beams
13:46 Picking and cooking homegrown veggies
16:52 Uncovering the beautiful wood grain
26:29 Post-storm land update
29:38 Outro
31:03 The big reveal
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[ABOUT US]
We're Danny and Kate. In 2015 we moved from the UK to Barcelona, and after 8 years enjoying the busy city and sunny beaches we moved to the mountains to start a new adventure. We'll be renovating a town house, building an off grid cabin, restoring an old stone house and farming 12.5 acres of land with regenerative agriculture and permaculture practices in Catalunya, Spain.
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Mediterranean Blockwork Kitchen | DIY Country House Renovation
Переглядів 6 тис.14 днів тому
We're building a Mediterranean blockwork kitchen as part of our old house renovation in Spain. Restoring an old unloved house into a beautiful family home is really hard work, but it's so satisfying doing as much as we possible can ourselves, and seeing everything take shape from our very own hands. Without many brick kitchen tutorials available online to go by, we're learning about how to buil...
Farmhouse Kitchen Build & Winter Veg Garden | Spanish Homestead Progress
Переглядів 9 тис.Місяць тому
Our old country house renovation kicks up another notch, as we unlock a new skill; brick laying. We're starting to build the kitchen cabinets for our dream Catalan farmhouse kitchen and we're using terracotta bricks to build the structure. It feels good to finally be progressing to this stage of the old house renovation, as we start to see the DIY kitchen build take shape! Up at the land, with ...
It just keeps getting worse...! | OLD HOUSE RENOVATION | Mediterranean Kitchen
Переглядів 7 тис.Місяць тому
Our mediterranean kitchen build hit a big setback when we had to remove our newly poured concrete floor. But we don't let hiccups set us back for too long on this old house renovation. In this video we're back for Round #2 as we re-do the kitchen floor, again, and push ahead on our DIY kitchen build. This self-build kitchen renovation is testing our skills, and determination; as any old house r...
Young Couple’s Renovation of Old House in Spain | New Windows & Kitchen Floor Fiasco Part 3
Переглядів 7 тис.2 місяці тому
New windows. New floors. There's a lot going on in this episode, as we continue with the DIY kitchen makeover in our renovation of an old house in the countryside in Spain. In keeping with the style of the property, we have opted for new wooden windows to bring more character back into the new open plan cooking and eating space that we're creating. Installing new wooden windows into an old hous...
NOT How to Lay a SELF-LEVELLING CONCRETE Floor | Country House Renovation
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This is absolutely NOT how to lay a self-levelling concrete floor. We repeat... Don't do this with your self-leveling concrete! Learn from our mistakes so you don't make the same ones when you pour a self level concrete floor. This is Part 2 of our Kitchen Floor Saga. We share how we used CEMEX LevelPlus to level out our very uneven floor and talk you through what happened, and what went wrong,...
Building a MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN | Old House Renovation in Spain
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Check out the sneak peeks at the beginning and end, into the future episodes, to see the floor saga that is about to unfold..... 🙈 With the demolition done and 2 rooms now knocked into 1, we can start with the next step of building our mediterranean kitchen; laying a new kitchen floor. But it's not going to be as easy as we first thought... How do you restore a floor in an old house? With a lot...
[TIMELAPSE] Renovating an Old Village House | Kitchen Demolition
Переглядів 19 тис.3 місяці тому
4 days of hard heavy work in under 20 minutes. This full kitchen demolition kicks off the next step of our old village house renovation project in Spain, as we knock down a partition wall between 2 rooms to create one big open plan kitchen diner. Our kitchen remodel is going to be the biggest DIY challenge we've ever taken on and we can't wait to bring our Pinterest boards to life in this medit...
We Bought an Old House in Rural Spain, 6 MONTHS RENOVATION in 23 MINS | TIMELAPSE All We Did
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Couple renovates a 120 year old house in rural Spain. We share our DIY house renovation of an old, not quite abandoned house, but one in need of some serious TLC, in the countryside in Catalunya; timelapse of everything we've done in our first 6 months. To follow the rest of our renovation project, subscribe to our UA-cam channel, or use the links below to support our journey on Patreon or Ko-f...
Building Permission Granted! | House Renovation in the Spanish Countryside
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It took almost 7 weeks... but we've got the building permission from the Town Hall to start the renovation on our kitchen in the village house! Getting permission to build in the countryside in Spain can feel like a bit of a minefield - with lots of conflicting information and experiences - so that's why we're going to make a video very soon all about how to get permission to build off grid, an...
Did I just RUIN it?? | Bathroom Renovation in 120 Y/O House
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With our DIY microcement bathroom renovation almost done, there are just a few little jobs to finish off, to complete the space. But have I ruined the bathroom refit with this new bathroom floor?! Up at the land we've been checking in on the new veg beds, and seeing how we can use our new irrigation system to minimise the use of water to combat the drought in Spain. Thank you for following our ...
Bringing NEW LIFE to an OLD ABANDONED HOMESTEAD in Spain
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We've been very busy planting lots of new veggies in our no dig straw bale garden beds on our off grid homestead in Spain. It feels great to be bringing life back to the old abandoned land by planting trees and a vegetable garden, and we can't wait to start to see the fruits of our labour. The straw bale and irrigation combo seems to be working well to combat the drought so far, and things are ...
DIY MICROCEMENT BATHROOM | 120 Year Old House Renovation
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We're renovating a 120 year old house in Spain. From tired and drab, to new and modern with a nod back to it's old world beauty. All on a small budget. This week we show you how to renovate a bathroom using microcement. We continue with our DIY renovation project and cover bathroom tiles with microcement to give a fresh new look to an old dingy space. We also add the irrigation to our first str...
Growing Vegetables on Off Grid Homestead | NO DIG Gardening
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We're getting our hands dirty planting a straw bale vegetable garden on our off grid homestead in Spain. We're using a no dig method to grow vegetables in a dry climate, without much water. This no dig veg garden will be low maintenance, but hopefully help us combat our hot and dry climate and still get a good harvest. We're also progressing with our 120 year old house renovation. We kick start...
STRAW BALE GARDEN BEDS | Off Grid Homestead in Spain
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Straw bale gardening can be a great solution for planting vegetables in poor soil or dry climates. After first preparing the soil by planting nitrogen fixing plants, we're now moving to the next step of starting garden beds on our abandoned off grid homestead in Spain; and we're using straw bale garden beds to do it. Thank you for following our journey. ¡Un gran abrazo desde Smithsdale Farm! - ...
SPRING ON THE HOMESTEAD | Off grid Abandoned Land
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SPRING ON THE HOMESTEAD | Off grid Abandoned Land
Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land | Planting Vines
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Restoring our Abandoned Off Grid Land | Planting Vines
Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover | Restoring Abandoned Land
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Off Grid Homestead Orchard Update & Nursery Makeover | Restoring Abandoned Land
Which trees are we planting? | Food Forest in Spain | Off grid Abandoned Land
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Which trees are we planting? | Food Forest in Spain | Off grid Abandoned Land
What's next for us? Homestead & Renovation Update | Off grid Abandoned Land
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What's next for us? Homestead & Renovation Update | Off grid Abandoned Land
FINALLY burning our own FIRE WOOD | Sustainable Energy | Off grid Abandoned Land
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FINALLY burning our own FIRE WOOD | Sustainable Energy | Off grid Abandoned Land
Clearing our Abandoned Land | SPANISH HOMESTEAD | Off grid restoration
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Clearing our Abandoned Land | SPANISH HOMESTEAD | Off grid restoration
WINTER ON THE HOMESTEAD | Regenerating Off Grid Abandoned Land
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WINTER ON THE HOMESTEAD | Regenerating Off Grid Abandoned Land
Installing Starlink | House Renovation in Rural Spain
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Installing Starlink | House Renovation in Rural Spain
Bye Bye Barcelona | 120 Year Old House Renovation
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Bye Bye Barcelona | 120 Year Old House Renovation
Our TINY HOUSE is RUINED!! | & a huge announcement... | Off grid Abandoned Land
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Our TINY HOUSE is RUINED!! | & a huge announcement... | Off grid Abandoned Land
BUILDING A RAISED BED PLATFORM in our Tiny House | Off grid Abandoned Land
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BUILDING A RAISED BED PLATFORM in our Tiny House | Off grid Abandoned Land
TIMELAPSE Building Our Tiny House Start to Finish
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TIMELAPSE Building Our Tiny House Start to Finish
CABIN TRANSFORMATION on our Abandoned Land
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CABIN TRANSFORMATION on our Abandoned Land
Huge Steps Forward! | Off-Grid Homestead Cabin Build
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Huge Steps Forward! | Off-Grid Homestead Cabin Build

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  • @Ana-tu5oo
    @Ana-tu5oo День тому

    Olive leafs are great for high blood pressure. And the small branches are great for barbeques or log fires . But even better for cooking utensils and cutting boards. Thanks for your content!

  • @nickpitlj
    @nickpitlj День тому

    How far from the big city did you buy this house? Did you look for a long time? Did you contact realtors? We, a family of Ukrainians with children, are also thinking about moving to Spain, but we like the Zaragoza area better. We would like to buy a house in a small city (in terms of money, it seems like the same as paying for a year of rent for an apartment), but so that there would be at least a school (junior and senior) so that the children could study. Or better yet, a small farm. But we don’t know how to choose who to contact. For us, the most important thing is the availability of transport links to Zaragoza, so that our eldest daughter can go to university, and that there is good internet, since all our work is online.

  • @luciagalve9750
    @luciagalve9750 2 дні тому

    Hola Un acierto las ventanas Me resultan muy bonitas Donde las habéis comprado? Fuerza en vuestro proyecto Lo disfrutaréis mucho!!

  • @luluelme
    @luluelme 4 дні тому

    Those rains... our finca is in Aragon near the border of Catalonia and we had same issues with water coming in to the ground floor, even seeping through the wall on the ground level. Our ground floor is a workshop/garage, but our solar equipment is also there 😬 Thankfully we have enough old pallets to keep any electric stuff elevated from the floor 😅

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 3 дні тому

      Ooof lucky you’re able to keep things off the ground. Hope you haven’t suffered too much damage from it?!

    • @luluelme
      @luluelme 3 дні тому

      @@SmithsdaleFarm Thankfully no other harm than a damp and smelly workshop... but yeah, we also have lots of work to do with the ground floor waterproofing!

  • @grahamalastairkrebs2241
    @grahamalastairkrebs2241 4 дні тому

    The black beam's was so mutch in the face, where the brown looks so more restful. I don't know why people think they must paint everything black.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 3 дні тому

      We think it was probably a cheap choice… 🤦🏻‍♀️ it’s a really dark brown treatment that they’ve used on all the beams to treat against woodworm and humidity etc. (It’s also quite a traditional “look” on our region and this style of house). Luckily, it does seem to have worked and the beams are in good condition underneath…. But it’s a huge job to strip them back!

  • @markperrott3106
    @markperrott3106 4 дні тому

    You did such a great job on those beams. I know how exhausting it is working over head. We love you guys. Thank you for letting us share in your adventures. Mark

  • @JacynthePiche
    @JacynthePiche 4 дні тому

    Great video

  • @joannesmith7889
    @joannesmith7889 5 днів тому

    Love the light and airyness of the beams, sooooo worth it. I’ve sanded without protective gear before and definitely regretted it, you’re right to wear it 😊

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 4 дні тому

      Definitely got a few bits of grit and sawdust in our eyes before buying those bigger goggles 🙄🙈

  • @fempowermentthisisfempower3552
    @fempowermentthisisfempower3552 5 днів тому

    The beams look great! So much lighter and brighter. Amazing work. You’re doing such a great job 👏🏻💪🏻

  • @carmenledesma4433
    @carmenledesma4433 5 днів тому

    Estoy suscrita al canal de Diego y lo hace muy bien, pero vosotros también. ❤

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      Gracias 💚 Esperamos que un día podemos hacer más cosas con la confianca que el tiene 😅🤞🏻

  • @MickeysMice
    @MickeysMice 5 днів тому

    That air filter on the belt sander really made a difference 😊

  • @mazybee9149
    @mazybee9149 5 днів тому

    Oh wow! Looks so much lighter and airy sanding down those beams now 😊 love it ❤

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      Thanks! Yeah we can’t believe how much it’s lightened the room 💡

  • @jackierenders9441
    @jackierenders9441 5 днів тому

    We have a Bluetti and we live in Ireland, just as a precaution incase the electricity goes out! Well done on them beams!!!

  • @phildooley_CADResources
    @phildooley_CADResources 5 днів тому

    Excellent and great to see such progress - am glad you managed to diacover the grinder and flap disks.... my heart was bleeding for you both using those sanders. I hope you both have a plan in place to make life easier again too for when it comes to rewiring.... whether using a wall chaser to run your conduit in the walls or battoning and boarding the walls.... I don't know anything about the regulations over there but am sure you have it all in hand. Yet another great video and thanks again for sharing

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      I know! Hours of sanding before we saw we could use the angle grinder 🤦🏻‍♀️ It just didn’t cross our minds, and we we were just making the best use with the tools we did have. Safe to say it went a lot quicker after that! 😅 Some of the electrics will be externally mounted, some chased in. We’ll share all that in an upcoming video ☺️

  • @alisonearll2474
    @alisonearll2474 5 днів тому

    Loving the beams… amazing progress you should be very proud of yourselves keep up the hard work

  • @siwwootton6821
    @siwwootton6821 5 днів тому

    The beams indeed are stunning 💗

  • @maggiemartin4841
    @maggiemartin4841 5 днів тому

    Hi I have watched Diego since he first started. He is so talented, just a natural at everything. Boy can they produce a vegie garden as well. I have been watching you since you bought the land, and you guys are doing so well. I get tired just watching you. Well done. Xo

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      Thank you 🥰 Yeah he can really turn his hand to any material! Those french farmhouses are going to be stunning when they’re finished!

    • @maggiemartin4841
      @maggiemartin4841 5 днів тому

      Omg I meant because you both work so hard it tires me out just watching you lol I'm sorry

  • @mrs.jillaroo6907
    @mrs.jillaroo6907 5 днів тому

    Nope, your protective gear is definitely not overkill. I'm glad you are taking good care of yourselves. Well done. It's tough work.

  • @mrs.jillaroo6907
    @mrs.jillaroo6907 5 днів тому

    The big Bluetti beast looks really good! Going to have a look! Beams are looking great! Great job. Your home is going to look so beautiful when you're done!

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      It’s a great little machine. We’ve been using it loads for the trees! 🌳 And thank you. Now I want to strip back all the beams in the house… uh oh… haha

    • @mrs.jillaroo6907
      @mrs.jillaroo6907 5 днів тому

      Good luck with it, it will be so worth it. Not sure but would a wire brush attachment be less aggressive or damaging? I've no idea. Maybe that's what you are using already on the angle grinder.

  • @kingfisher5150
    @kingfisher5150 5 днів тому

    Great work on the beams! That power supply would be brilliant for people with allotments!

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      Very true! Hadn’t thought about allotments too!

  • @Krebs-Danmark
    @Krebs-Danmark 5 днів тому

    Fantastic work. It looks really good. Looking forward to following all the steps in your process.

  • @CatHaywood
    @CatHaywood 5 днів тому

    Wow! Not one bit of doing those beams looked easy. A job very well done, they will look amazing in the end. Glad you are okay with the Spanish weird weather ❤❤

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 5 днів тому

      Thank you. Nothing too destructive near us, thankfully! We feel very lucky with many places even close by seeing much worse than us!

  • @nehamisraanddoughters5840
    @nehamisraanddoughters5840 15 днів тому

    Can you help me

  • @nehamisraanddoughters5840
    @nehamisraanddoughters5840 15 днів тому

    Can you please renovate my Village house

  • @dansmith6083
    @dansmith6083 16 днів тому

    Really interesting video. Can I ask if the land has got planning permission for a permanent residence and how you've gone about getting it. We would love to do the same sort of thing that you have embarked upon and this is something we know little about.

  • @ritadatwyler3498
    @ritadatwyler3498 16 днів тому

    But this trees are protected.

  • @SaintCoemgen
    @SaintCoemgen 16 днів тому

    I do not know if anyone has told you this, but those bricks are known by few names on the Continent, including "Porotherm" or "vertically perforated bricks". The later name should indicate that you installed them incorrectly (by an angle of 90 degrees). The holes are suppose to go vertically. This orientation is for many reasons, but mainly for structural strength. The way you installed them, each circle now has a vertical radius at the top and bottom, which just a little material at that point. Downward pressure on those weak points at the apex of that radius can cause cracking and failure of the brick. But wait... you may be saying, if I put them in with the holes up, then all the mortar will just slip down in the holes! Yes, that is correct. But you do not use normal brick mortar to install these. You use a type of modified tile adhesive (Skill Builder did a bit on this, in a post called "Why Haven't We Warmed to Porotherm in the UK?"). That is you can not import UK solid brick laying logic to these European bricks. Also, these porotherm bricks come in many sizes and lengths. To build your counter pillars, if you wanted a 60cm long pillar (standard counter depth), it would have been better to get 50 cm long bricks, and then used 10 cm brick to allow alternating the pattern so no seams were vertical (you do not need to grout between the vertical faces between each brick). In fact, these little bricks are sold intentionally to be used as such fillers to limit having to cut the longer bricks. You may have found using longer bricks and proper joint compound would have resulted in a much easier ability to make vertical walls. Did you compromise your construction? Probably not. A kitchen counter will unlikely cause significant vertical load to damage the pillars as installed. But if you ever use such bricks in the future, especially for a load bearing wall, I hope my comment helps you do it better. After all, life is a learning process.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 3 дні тому

      Very interesting and a helpful share of information. Thank you. We had seen larger versions of these bricks being used in the other orientation, like you described, but only to build tall internal walls. We struggled to find any examples of them being used to build anything resembling a kitchen where it wasn’t fixed between a floor and a ceiling, and so ended up (as many DIYers do) kind of making it up as we go along 🤣 Albeit having spoken to some builder friends and relatives to check we weren’t completely nuts doing it this way. It feels incredibly strong and secure so I’m not worried about it’s integrity for the kitchen, but it’s interesting to read more info for if we are to use these bricks for anything else. Thanks for sharing. I’m sure it will be useful to some others reading, too.

  • @triwahyu56
    @triwahyu56 17 днів тому

    Hutanmu tanami pohon yg berdaun tebal juga lebar broo.cari pohon yg bersulur utk gunungmu broo👍

  • @csilviageo
    @csilviageo 17 днів тому

    ❤❤

  • @csilviageo
    @csilviageo 17 днів тому

    ❤❤

  • @y.lelivelt2619
    @y.lelivelt2619 17 днів тому

    The oven will create an amount of heath. Do you make ventilation holes?

  • @MsChrystophe
    @MsChrystophe 17 днів тому

  • @katbar6066
    @katbar6066 18 днів тому

    My Partner gave me some of those Pruners for Christmas last year (Not that brand as we are in Aus but great all the same)..... - Best EVER gift!!!

  • @jackierenders9441
    @jackierenders9441 19 днів тому

    Beautiful little girl!

  • @jackierenders9441
    @jackierenders9441 19 днів тому

    I need that new tool!

  • @andrewbisson5052
    @andrewbisson5052 19 днів тому

    Well done, moving forward nicely, as an English couple without much building experience to start with and doing it in Spain! A totally different culture, language and climate to what you grew up in. From the outside looking in it appears to me that you’re doing a great job! A funny thing but the name of the storm wasn’t “DANA” but “DANA” is the type of storm (I can’t read spainish but it’s a high altitude, high pressure front) and they do happen fairly regularly in that region but are becoming more frequent and more intense, sad to see the loss of life and destruction, but good for the supply of water! Best Andy. UK

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Oooh interesting. I just read some more into it. I hadn’t realised it was an acronym. Depresión Aislada en Niveles Altos (isolated depression at high altitudes). Seen some pretty impressive footage of the “cold drop” from cloud level. We feel very lucky to have not been too badly affected. The footage in this video was some heavy rain the week before the storm actually hit. We’ve had it a bit worse since, but nothing close to the devastation in Valencia.

  • @cristinacaba7374
    @cristinacaba7374 19 днів тому

    Don't put a microwave! It destroys the nutrients in food. It's practical but not healthy, the same for induction cooker, it is electromagnetic radiation. Congratulations on your progress in the kitchen. Thanks for your videos!

  • @101life9
    @101life9 19 днів тому

    Awesome job. The garden is looking vibrant with the rain.😊

  • @darbylongoria8737
    @darbylongoria8737 19 днів тому

    You really need air flow around your oven.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      It is a fan oven designed to be built in like this ☺️

  • @LindaThorpe-v2h
    @LindaThorpe-v2h 19 днів тому

    Please use knee pads 😊

  • @mrs.jillaroo6907
    @mrs.jillaroo6907 19 днів тому

    You're doing great work. It istedious but having it all levelled and nicely done will give you a perfect surface fir your counters. Can't wait to see next week's reveal. Those beams are looking amazing!

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Thank you! Hopefully it will all be worth it in the end! 🤞🏻

  • @jamieshyslop
    @jamieshyslop 19 днів тому

    Loving the progress so far guys, really great work. Might be too late for this, but your morar needs (more?) plasticiser through it, make it more workable, this will help the bricks go down much easier. Could even use washing up liquid! If there's already some through it, then I apologise... but if not, it'll make that job a lot easier in the future. Much love from Scotland ❤

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Ah thanks. We’ll look into it 👍🏻💚

  • @FelizPete
    @FelizPete 19 днів тому

    Many thanks for this video, it is always nice to see how you progressing in your projects and sharing your experience. I am not the builder but I saw at one point when someone was building a higher structure next to the wall they used some sort of metal hooks to attach it to the wall to make the structure more steady - it is just a thought but it may not be needed in your case. Stay safe and enjoy the rest of the weekend:)

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Thank you. And thanks for sharing that info. We’ll have a look into that 💚

  • @kingfisher5150
    @kingfisher5150 19 днів тому

    Fantastic pruners! Superb building work! Glad you've had substantial rain but you are all safe from the storm. Thank you for using some of our music, it works really well with the footage x @kingfisherblue7087

  • @mohammadalam7536
    @mohammadalam7536 19 днів тому

    Lovely

  • @phildooley_CADResources
    @phildooley_CADResources 19 днів тому

    Having crammed your entire series last week, am glad to see you guys weren't affected greatly by the weather (only positive news which contradicts the news) an excellent channel makes me truly jealous- great to see you are making such progress

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Wow, that’s some good going.. there are a fair few videos 😅 We’re glad you’re enjoying following along and we’re glad to say we’re all safe and well ☺️

  • @fempowermentthisisfempower3552
    @fempowermentthisisfempower3552 19 днів тому

    Great progress! Lovely to see the winter veggies starting to grow well, too. Well done 👏🏻

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 19 днів тому

      Thanks. Hopefully they’ll do well enough to actually eat some! 🤞🏻🤣

  • @CatHaywood
    @CatHaywood 19 днів тому

    Good work, it's coming along nicely ❤❤

  • @helenperrott4655
    @helenperrott4655 21 день тому

    My wife and I LOVE following you. Your videos are best balanced that we have seen. You vary the content in short sections. Your use of text is so helpful and you explain what you are doing. My wife is going through Chemo and we enjoying watching your videos to switch off all our other stuff. God bless you and your family. Mark and Helen

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 21 день тому

      Thank you for watching & glad you’re enjoying it. Sorry to hear what you’re going through, sending good luck for the treatment

  • @FincaLife
    @FincaLife 22 дні тому

    We hope you guys are safe with the terrible storms we are having. You're in a badly affected area? Stay safe.

    • @SmithsdaleFarm
      @SmithsdaleFarm 22 дні тому

      Hi, thanks for the message. Luckily we’re in a less effected area, lots of rain but not any damage or power loss 🙏 how about you guys? All ok?

    • @FincaLife
      @FincaLife 22 дні тому

      @SmithsdaleFarm glad to hear it. Yes, all good here too. We had super strong winds but not much rain. Take care, apparently there is more on the way.