Your message at the beginning of the vid was fantastic and so sincere! Love your content so far, this is exactly what I like watching to unwind. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing your dream project. To me your format is a pleasure, it brings the feel right across. Plus it's a pleasure to watch a man who knows his equipment ! This video is satisfying to watch, honoured.
This reminds me of some choices I have made in my life. Not sitting in an office to earn money is one. To wake up in a place like that is such a reward. We are not so isolated, but my son has bought an old farmhouse in Piedmont that will keep me busy for many years. I hope you are enjoying your choices.
I'm just editing it now this episode is about working on the house and but also finding equipment to help make life easier on the property 🙌 while the builds push forward
Hi Travis...My suggestion is by no means timely, but I think that if you are clearing an area of rocks, it would save you time and effort if you park your machine close by and extend the boom with the bucket to a position that allow you to throw the rocks into the bucket. Once filled it would be easy to transport the load to a collection area. Enjoy the work and the process. Wish I was young to tackle such renovation. Godspeed!
I love watching people save these pieces of history. Lots of hard work ahead. I also watch The Irish Homestead. I give lots of respect and best wishes.
Me too, never again will people gather all these stones or make walls this thick so it is a good feeling to see these structures come to life again.... ♥️🇨🇦
I was watching one of my subs and this video was at the side, I watched your first video and now this and Im subscribed as I very much liked your clear the land all around and give us access to see the house properly approach. Looking forward to watch you create your dreams As for the view, I would never tire of watching the seasons come and go as I grew old. Best regards from Scotland
Watching you tackle that pile of stone, two words come to mind, passion and commitment. You have obviously fallen in love with the place, can't wait to see your journey.👍
Hi Travis, Cheers from Aussie. Great videos. Looking forward to your homestead journey.👍 I love watching Martiyn Doolard homestead journey and it's wonderful to find another in such a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Hey Travis Just found your channel by chance. What a big project you have ahead of you, it will be exciting to see it come to life for all of us watching. It would however be nice to know what your vision is and maybe as an intro into the video if you can talk to us and explain what your plans are for the day and end with another exit chat. Having the text there is great especially for the deaf community but some talk with the text would be even better. Looking forward to seeing your stone house come to life.
Keep going, i love these channels! I'm italian and i'm soon going ti live in a Hill zone in the North. Renovating and living in this Kind of wilderness Is the best choice you can make in your Life. Good luck with everything, we Will follow through your videos!
Wonderful video. All the very best. Look forward to watching your future videos. Please remember to wear masks when you are sweeping, sanding etc. That fine dust isn't good for you. Take care
I believe your chainsaw needs sharpening and because your house repair is of a stone house in Italy, it would be wise to employ an Italian stone mason to give you sage advice on how to proceed properly with the repairs. Sage advice learned at the very start will afford you to avoid costly mistakes and setbacks in the months ahead.
That drive to your cottage was quite dicey, even in good weather conditions. But having watched what you have managed to accomplish, I am sure that you have planned a way to sustain yourselves in any situation. How I wish that I was 50 years younger! I am enjoying your videos and thanks for sharing.
Really enjoyed watching natural environment running water,a dream dont know how much land you bought, looks plenty to live your dream,best wishes Devon UK.
I would suggest you get a mic so we can hear what you're discussing with the man. Watching people talk isn't too exciting. And who is he? I'm interested in your journey and your courage to take it on.
@17:35 those that you are removing and sweeping are the stones ('lose' or 'piode', depending in which area of the Alps is situated) of the collapsed roof. The upper floor (which some remaining beams are srill visible) is generally made in wooden planks.
Welcome to Italy! I wish you to be strong and believe that everything will go in the best way! Just have more patience with the public relations offices and prattics that take a long time for everything in Italy! ❤❤❤
Hey Thanks Yes, the paperwork side is a long process I'm happy to talk about it as we move forward help people understand italy and it's people I'm loving italy I would love to post weekly I'll get there slowly Build the channel 🙌 with what's wanted kind regards Travis
Hi. I was just wondering if what you’re doing was inspired by others like Martjin Doolard? I love watching his videos every Sunday and I’m enjoying yours as well!
Hey mainly because italy is where life is at affordable and I like enduro/trials riding perfect place for it also I enter 4x4 rally around the world italy is pretty close to northern africa with short drive to Genoa port to africa works good for me plus the culture of people are inspiring. I have started seeing a lot of yourtube channels they all fantastic, but I feel I'm chasing a different type of home to others. Kind regards, Travis
Great to see Episode 2. The chainsaw noise sequences were horrifically loud but that’s only my personal opinion and not a criticism. I see 1887 carved in one of the blocks, that’s amazing and cool. Do the blocks rest on some kind of foundation or are they just built on soil up? A rake would be good for tackling them brambles in future - longer reach and will pull out more at a time. I have a feeling I will be watching your videos for years to come. Thank you
Hey yes built on a mix of stone and huge rock 🪨 boulders going deep down Beneath the ground the geotechnical report, states safe and can continue with out modern foundation but it has not yet been decided my end on that as yet I want to dig in the house area first before deciding ,ps I broke my damn rake on them brambles some are so thick Kind regards Travis
you have a big advantage over others doing similar type of work, you have a mini backhoe never sell it when its old and getting tired it not as tired as you are ;)
Recommend you get a chainsaw mill. It makes cutting slabs way easier. That was a really nice chestnut log too! I can see why you wanted it. Is that going to become a header somewhere in the house? Thanks for sharing your process.
Looks like it’s going to be a cool renovation, I’m definitely looking forward to following along 👍 Please consider activating subtitles to make our videos more accessible to disabled people; I have auditory processing disorder due to being Autistic so turning up the volume doesn’t always do the trick 😊
This home had some of the largest stones I have seen. I have watched many videos of stone cabins being renovated and these are the largest stones. What were they used for as they fell from above ? This is interesting, I hope you can start making more videos soon to keep us informed.
I have just seen this video and I admire your courage, can I suggest that you turn the bucket off the excavator so it is scoping and not digging, point it into the doorway and load all the stones and spoil into it, I wish you all the very best
wauw impressive, I found you by following martijn doolaard maybe he is in your area:) he has been there for three years now and has just finished one of the cabins
So who is Travis? Are you staying nearby temporarily, full-time? How are you managing the logistics. Most of us can easily understand the escape from all the craziness that's going on in the Western World cities now.....rather to keep busy in nature and recreating what was so painstakingly built in the past.... That said it's a daunting pivot.. Some of us now to old, some too faraway, some just not talented enough... So yes, who is this Travis that is taking the leap? ♥️🇨🇦
Your message at the beginning of the vid was fantastic and so sincere! Love your content so far, this is exactly what I like watching to unwind. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you so much!
So glad I got in on the beginning of this project! Looking forward to following along 😊
agreed > this is great !
Thank you so much for sharing your dream project.
To me your format is a pleasure, it brings the feel right across.
Plus it's a pleasure to watch a man who knows his equipment !
This video is satisfying to watch, honoured.
Thank you so much Henri
@@TravisRowlands My pleasure 🌿
This reminds me of some choices I have made in my life. Not sitting in an office to earn money is one. To wake up in a place like that is such a reward. We are not so isolated, but my son has bought an old farmhouse in Piedmont that will keep me busy for many years. I hope you are enjoying your choices.
KITCHEN is the most vital place of the house!!!Good start and hope to see you cooking lots of dishes there!!!
100%
Nice to see you back!! Good luck with your venture 👏🫡😎
Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos.
Good luck Travis what a great project.
Hello Travis. I am so excited to watch your journey. I hope that Ep3 come soon haha
Hugs from Brazil.
I'm just editing it now this episode is about working on the house and but also finding equipment to help make life easier on the property 🙌 while the builds push forward
You are an ambitious man to tackle all that back breaking rock removal! Looking forward to watching your progress. 😊
Hi Travis, I forsee that your vlog will become one of my favorites. You are an inspiration 🎉
Lovely. Best of luck to you Rowlands family
Hi Travis...My suggestion is by no means timely, but I think that if you are clearing an area of rocks, it would save you time and effort if you park your machine close by and extend the boom with the bucket to a position that allow you to throw the rocks into the bucket. Once filled it would be easy to transport the load to a collection area. Enjoy the work and the process. Wish I was young to tackle such renovation. Godspeed!
Keep up the good work, love the format of work with no talking . It’s nice to see how you tackle a task and work at it , cheers 🍻
welcome to italy! best of luck and keep on posting this content!
I love watching people save these pieces of history. Lots of hard work ahead. I also watch The Irish Homestead. I give lots of respect and best wishes.
Me too, never again will people gather all these stones or make walls this thick so it is a good feeling to see these structures come to life again....
♥️🇨🇦
I was watching one of my subs and this video was at the side, I watched your first video and now this and Im subscribed as I very much liked your clear the land all around and give us access to see the house properly approach.
Looking forward to watch you create your dreams
As for the view, I would never tire of watching the seasons come and go as I grew old.
Best regards from Scotland
Watching you tackle that pile of stone, two words come to mind, passion and commitment. You have obviously fallen in love with the place, can't wait to see your journey.👍
Wow, thank you!
Looking forward to it. And thank you for sharing.
I look forward to more videos. Your home will be Amazing.
Amazing place. Pure nature. Good Luck and thank you for sharing!
Thank you too Elisen
Watching from New Brunswick, Canada. Can't wait to see how this turns out. You're doing great work.
We have Canadian Blood in the family xxx
Great work! Looking forward to future instalments.
Good luck and welcome to Italy😊
great wrk ,well done cant wait for more progress
Really coming along nicely. Look forward to seeing the results.
Worth the wait! Looking forward to watching the "rebirth" of this cabin.
Hi Travis,
Cheers from Aussie. Great videos. Looking forward to your homestead journey.👍 I love watching Martiyn Doolard homestead journey and it's wonderful to find another in such a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing your journey.
Gotta hand it to you....what a project this one is!!!
Wow...thorny...rocky... Thanks for sharing. You have a lot of work there... Seems the will and ability is there... Will definitely be following along.
I was looking forward to the second episode!
It’s going to be beautiful, thanks so much for sharing with us. ( Isla Colon, Panama)
I bought a derelict shack and turned it into a beautiful large home 8 years ago. It took me 5 years. Well worth it. Good luck.
Love watching the renovation and I am new and good luck.
Excellent job cutting that lumber with a chain saw. Looking forward to following your journey.
I hope that someday you will look back on this time and smile. I wish I had video of some of my adventures.
enjoy and be safe🇵🇭
Hey Travis
Just found your channel by chance.
What a big project you have ahead of you, it will be exciting to see it come to life for all of us watching.
It would however be nice to know what your vision is and maybe as an intro into the video if you can talk to us and explain what your plans are for the day and end with another exit chat.
Having the text there is great especially for the deaf community but some talk with the text would be even better.
Looking forward to seeing your stone house come to life.
Nice seat you made, I’m glad you reused the beautiful old beam. What a lovely house it will be, although I think the stone walls are already beautiful
Keep going, i love these channels! I'm italian and i'm soon going ti live in a Hill zone in the North. Renovating and living in this Kind of wilderness Is the best choice you can make in your Life. Good luck with everything, we Will follow through your videos!
Lots of hard work but at the end ....your home will be beautiful. Thank you for sharing your project. God bless you.
Another Thumbs up and a comment for the Algorithm.
Good on you Travis and family ! We’re all in on watching your adventures as you achieve your dream home in the Italian mountains. John & Jo 🏴
Looking forward to following your journey 😊
Wonderful video. All the very best. Look forward to watching your future videos. Please remember to wear masks when you are sweeping, sanding etc. That fine dust isn't good for you. Take care
Nice work. Looking forward to the next episode. Very enjoyable.
I believe your chainsaw needs sharpening and because your house repair is of a stone house in Italy, it would be wise to employ an Italian stone mason to give you sage advice on how to proceed properly with the repairs. Sage advice learned at the very start will afford you to avoid costly mistakes and setbacks in the months ahead.
Lots of hard work, and obviously love. What a great adventure you've taken on.
Watching from the west coast of Canada. ❤ Enjoying it very much.
Have you seen Martijn Doolaard youtube? He has done what you are in the Italain alps. Stone roof too.😊
wanted to mention that he could do intros and outros like Martijn as it might be very useful info .
Great project man, I am glad I caught it at the beginning. I will stay during the whole journey! I chose Italy for the same reasons as you....
Nice to see progress. Wish you guys all the luck in the bel paese
That drive to your cottage was quite dicey, even in good weather conditions. But having watched what you have managed to accomplish, I am sure that you have planned a way to sustain yourselves in any situation. How I wish that I was 50 years younger! I am enjoying your videos and thanks for sharing.
Beautiful place to live, you chose wonderfully.
Keep up the good work Buddy
Thanks, you too!
This is my dream and future project! Nice videos and keep it up!
More closed captions pls or better yet... at the end....2mins of you explaining what you did, or your vision or challenges...Nice job so far.
Absolutely wonderful!!! 😊
Closed captions would be great. I subscribed and look forward to watching your project unfold. Good luck Travis. Be safe.
Just subscribed, and looking forward to your progress.
It must seem so daunting to start a huge project like this. Good luck! Take care of your health.
Wishing you and your wife the best in this project
The house and land is going to be beautiful when you’re finished with it
Beautiful location………. Good luck with your adventure 🙂
Best of luck with your project
Finalmente! Vi aspettavamo ❤
Thankyou for your patience x
Italy is one of my favorite places in the world so I will enjoy watching your journey
What a view!
That's a beautiful place❤😊🍀✨️🧚✨️🙏🏿good luck and stay strong man👍😊
Stunning location and stunning project. You are literally making family history here. I will be digitally with you every step of the way.
Really enjoyed watching natural environment running water,a dream dont know how much land you bought, looks plenty to live your dream,best wishes Devon UK.
Anxious to see how it turns out.
I would suggest you get a mic so we can hear what you're discussing with the man. Watching people talk isn't too exciting. And who is he? I'm interested in your journey and your courage to take it on.
GREAT HARD WORK! Great Start ❤
Un verdadero paraíso este lugar. Saludos desde cruz del eje Rep Argentina
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing.
Hello from the netherlands. Hope to see more. Hard work but i hope you get the effort. Till next video😊
@17:35 those that you are removing and sweeping are the stones ('lose' or 'piode', depending in which area of the Alps is situated) of the collapsed roof. The upper floor (which some remaining beams are srill visible) is generally made in wooden planks.
Subscribed! Can’t wait to see your vision for the project and how it will unfold. Best of luck!
Welcome to Italy!
I wish you to be strong and believe that everything will go in the best way!
Just have more patience with the public relations offices and prattics that take a long time for everything in Italy! ❤❤❤
Hey Thanks
Yes, the paperwork side is a long process I'm happy to talk about it as we move forward help people understand italy and it's people
I'm loving italy I would love to post weekly I'll get there slowly
Build the channel 🙌 with what's wanted kind regards Travis
Hi. I was just wondering if what you’re doing was inspired by others like Martjin Doolard? I love watching his videos every Sunday and I’m enjoying yours as well!
Hey mainly because italy is where life is at affordable and I like enduro/trials riding perfect place for it also I enter 4x4 rally around the world italy is pretty close to northern africa with short drive to Genoa port to africa works good for me plus the culture of people are inspiring. I have started seeing a lot of yourtube channels they all fantastic, but I feel I'm chasing a different type of home to others.
Kind regards, Travis
🤠
Great to see Episode 2. The chainsaw noise sequences were horrifically loud but that’s only my personal opinion and not a criticism. I see 1887 carved in one of the blocks, that’s amazing and cool. Do the blocks rest on some kind of foundation or are they just built on soil up? A rake would be good for tackling them brambles in future - longer reach and will pull out more at a time. I have a feeling I will be watching your videos for years to come. Thank you
Hey yes built on a mix of stone and huge rock 🪨 boulders going deep down Beneath the ground the geotechnical report, states safe and can continue with out modern foundation but it has not yet been decided my end on that as yet I want to dig in the house area first before deciding ,ps I broke my damn rake on them brambles some are so thick
Kind regards Travis
you have a big advantage over others doing similar type of work, you have a mini backhoe never sell it when its old and getting tired it not as tired as you are ;)
Hyped for more❤
Recommend you get a chainsaw mill. It makes cutting slabs way easier. That was a really nice chestnut log too! I can see why you wanted it. Is that going to become a header somewhere in the house? Thanks for sharing your process.
Nice one mate less talk and more action carry on with the good work injoy it all the best for you 2.
Looks like it’s going to be a cool renovation, I’m definitely looking forward to following along 👍
Please consider activating subtitles to make our videos more accessible to disabled people; I have auditory processing disorder due to being Autistic so turning up the volume doesn’t always do the trick 😊
Wow quanto impegno,bellezza e lavoro 👏💪👍❤😉
This home had some of the largest stones I have seen. I have watched many videos of stone cabins being renovated and these are the largest stones. What were they used for as they fell from above ? This is interesting, I hope you can start making more videos soon to keep us informed.
I have just seen this video and I admire your courage, can I suggest that you turn the bucket off the excavator so it is scoping and not digging, point it into the doorway and load all the stones and spoil into it, I wish you all the very best
Lindo o lugar . Bom trabalho.
Вы прекрасны, и Ваш дом будет прекрасный!!!!
Watching from Queensland Australia, I am looking forward to your videos, take care & please use PPE.
wauw impressive, I found you by following martijn doolaard maybe he is in your area:) he has been there for three years now and has just finished one of the cabins
So who is Travis?
Are you staying nearby temporarily, full-time?
How are you managing the logistics.
Most of us can easily understand the escape from all the craziness that's going on in the Western World cities now.....rather to keep busy in nature and recreating what was so painstakingly built in the past....
That said it's a daunting pivot..
Some of us now to old, some too faraway, some just not talented enough...
So yes, who is this Travis that is taking the leap?
♥️🇨🇦
Wow. Master of chainsaw too. Whoever taught you to trim beams like that? 🤩
I’ve never seen them cut like that off a fallen tree before. Kudos
Super Job
Holy Guacamole that’s a lot of stone to remove 😳😬 it’s a beautiful structure!
Thank you 😊
Good work mate
Thank you! Cheers!