Preparing for a Hot Summer on Our Rural Homestead Renovation
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- It’s time to get our 3 acre rural homestead prepped & ready for a hot, hot summer of renovations! Temperatures are set to soar next week & if we’re going to survive the next few months renovating our abandoned farm (well…formerly abandoned now!), then we need to protect our old stone cabin from the heat, so that progress on our countryside renovation project doesn’t grind to a halt! Thankfully our DIY traditional wooden shutters will do the job perfectly…we just have to finishing building them first! 😅
Elsewhere on the farm, our renovated off grid plunge pool is looking more & more like a swamp 🤢 & is only being enjoyed by the local Portuguese wildlife! So it’s time to get it cleaned, filled & back in good working order, ready for us to take refuge in it & enjoy a refreshing dip at the end of a sweaty day of building work! The dipping pool’s shade set up is also getting a cabana-vibes upgrade, so we can get maximum protection from that searing summer sun! ☀️
LIKE THIS VIDEO if you enjoyed it and SUBSCRIBE to follow our journey as we document our life here in Portugal and the many DIY projects that we'll be tackling including renovating a tiny stone home, setting up systems to grow some of our own food and finally restoring the 100+ year old farm house.
Also say hi in the comments! We'd love to hear from you 😊
Ricky and Victoria x
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We're Ricky & Victoria 👋 We're slowly bringing an abandoned off grid Portuguese farm back to life & transforming it into a beautiful homestead for us & our two rescue dogs Teddy & Poppy.
We both agree that we’re not experts in anything that we do here, however we don’t let that stop us from giving it a try. We live our life by trying. We live our life by doing. We live our LIFE BY LIVING.
#homestead #abandonedfarm #stonehouse
I watch dozens of UA-cam channels and the charisma of the hosts can make or break it. The content may be great but if I can't vibe with the host I won't watch. You two are wonderful. Natural, adorable, funny, real, keep it up. An old lady in Western Canada.(Happy Canada Day).
From one Canadian to another, Happy Canada Day
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That’s very kind of you to say ❤ Happy to bring the vibe!😊 Happy Canada Day!
Well said, I am enjoying Victoria and Ricky! Their land is very nice. great shutters!! And team work!! 😊😊
Happy Canada day from uk. 😊
I love the screening on the pool. It’s starting to get a tropical retreat vibe! Just add some strings of flowers and lights, and a couple of mai tais for a great mini getaway! 🏝️🧉
Such a beautiful job on the shutters.I have never seen two such hardworking people.
Thank you Petra ❤ You’re too kind
PERFECT MUSIC TO WORK BY!!!!! Your channel is SO Enjoyable to watch......it just makes me SMILE! THANKYOU!!!!! NICE WORK YOU TWO!!!!!
Thank you Sandra 😊 It makes us smile to hear that we make you smile!😁
Great job on the shutters, you should be proud of yourselves.
Thanks Ian 😊
Great job on the shutters. Very professional. No wonder they cost so much to buy. ❤
Thanks Vicki! You can easily see why they’re so expensive…& ours are pretty basic compared to some professional ones!
Nearly at 100k subscribers!!! I remember your first ever video, and i subscribed right away because this is the content that i love watching. You two have come so far in your UA-cam journey, and I'm along for the journey. Keep up the good work 🥰🥰
Making ice cream is not as hard as people think. While you can still buy handcrank makers, the smaller electric makers have made it so much faster. Once you get the ratio (2:1:.5) down pat--2 parts cream which is the fat: 1 part milk: 1/2 part sugar--you can make new recipes very quickly.
You are the happiest hardest workers I've seen! Wish more of us could learn to be like that.
The shutters will look great once they have been hung,you are so knowledgeable. Please take time for yourselves so you don't over do it. You always make me laugh with the things you come out with ❤
You two really have it together. You are interesting and so knowledgeable. Thank you for including us in your adventure.
Thanks for joining us on the adventure! Appreciate your kind comment. We’re actually not very knowledgable at all 😂 just love to learn & share
The shutters look like professionally made. Pool area looking so cool.
Always happy to see you have a new video up❤
Those shutters look amazing, love watching you two ,it’s always a treat,you are fun and really perfect in everything you do.
Thank you 😊
Clever catchy intro. Very professional
I truly believe you two can do anything. You are amazing. ❤
Thank you Laura 😊 We both feel that we can try anything…whether we do it well or not is another thing!😂
I love that you post on Monday. Otherwise it's such a slow, dreary day on youtube!
there are over 100 portugal builds you can watch in the mean time every single day of the week. not just portugal. france, italy, etc. if you dare.😀
@@spicynomad Thank you! Yes, I follow several, but I'm choosy. I have to like the presenters as well as the project!
@@ginacrusco234 🤣🤣exactly! im not going to name names but some channels irritate me. its either one or the other of the couple. if its just one person its easier. i go with first impressions. i watch all diy and builds.
im a woman and im trying not to rely on trades to finish my renovations cause i dont want to get taken for a ride, right. i dont have stone bldgs but you never know. im in new york city.
We normally post on a Sunday but it’s been a hectic few weeks so just posting as soon as we can 😊
@@LifebyLiving Fine by me!
Missed you guys yesterday. Happy to see you today. Jobs well done, as usual. ❤❤
Those shutters are beautiful, much better than bought ones, beautifully finished off. Well done. Love the pool. Have a lovely day.
Stunning, simply stunning what you two have accomplished!
There's a fairly inexpensive cover available for pools that floats on top of the water. It keeps out mosquitoes and leaves and helps keep the Sun from creating algae. Very easy to roll up and unroll as needed. Just a suggestion. I always love your videos. The shutters are amazing. Watch some UA-cam videos on how to make ice cream at home. Real easy because there's a ton of them and some have good low-fat low-carb type recipes. You guys rock!!
Thank you for your videos, a joy to watch them. ❤
That workbench you’ve made, must be a life changer! A good height and adjustable length .. brilliant!!!
As a self employed purpose made cabinet maker in France to say that's the first time you have made shutters that's a great achievement well done certainly not the easiest of things to work out sorting out the pool is a must hopefully the the sun will come to us all soon I'm sick of all the rain well done guys keep it up. 😁👌👍
I would grind the sawdust in the nutribullet or coffee grinder to make a powder and then mix it with the glue. I think it will fill your holes better!!
I use a tea strainer to separate the fine sawdust.
Wonder Hubbie Lee (now 87) used to mix the fine sawdust with Carpenter’s glue for filling in joints with tenons or biscuits. Do you call the little odd shaped joint pieces glued in “biscuits”?
Or just keep the dust from the sander, while doing the job that's what I use.
@@hrep14 Exactly. Dust with super glue.
@@jangrosemartindale8740They are using dowels for their joints, which only require a drill. Biscuits are either round or oval in shape and require a biscuit jointer which cuts out that specific shape in the wood. Both methods work well.
Hello guys, I love your episodes.. congratulations to your everyday achievements. Hope one day I could come and visit your farm 😊❤
That workbench was the perfect tool for this project!! Well done!
Couldn’t have done it without them!
Looking at how good the shutters are, I’m really looking forward to seeing how the internal finish is going to turn out. I think it’s an amazing transformation from when you started and each post is showing us all just how much your joint hard work is paying off. Well done folks.
Thank you! 😊 we can’t wait to get started on the interior!
Agree the shutters will be perfect its shade youre going for 😊 cool and allowing air in 👏
The shutters are awesome, and you did it yourselves! The plunge pool is ready.....bring on the summer. Thanks for sharing your life, guys❤
You 2 are Amazing!! Very talented and perfectionist.. LOVE your taste in choices. ❤ Best Wishes from New England.
If you wanted to start a business in the future, you two could easily open a wooden shutter bespoke Artisan business, and hopefully earn a few bob to pay for the main house restoration.
Oh we’ve definitely not got the patience for that 😁 Very proud of the ours but happy that we don’t have to make any more!😂
14:08 “she’s not perfect but she’ll do” 😮 poor Victoria
Pretty sure he meant that for the pool!
@@brendamcelyea1246 lol
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Copper in the pool will prevent algae growth
A policeman.?
@@philipjarvis5979😂
Please use masks and safety glasses both of you when sanding wood.
SWEET! If I was young and had a beautiful wife, skinny dipping would be totally rad!!!
Nice job!
Coming along nicely! Was wondering about a paint color on the shutters for a spot 'o color....
shutters Aces! Pool Cabana aka nudist camp perfect.
Another great video. Thanks, guys. Watching from Vancouver Island, Canada.
Happy Canada day.
Make sure you cut some fire breaks around your property , with all this rapid growth from the rain, it could be a bad end of summer bush fire season! 🔥 Love your videos, beautiful job guys!
G’day from Western Australia!
Make sure that the cabana boy brings you a Margarita lol. Add algacide to the pool, it helps alot.
I'm in love with Poppy! I'm so happy that you saved her and took great care to bring her back to health to soon become your sweet dog's BFF!! They are so cute together!
Looove what you do
Look forward every week to watch what's next❤
LOOK VERY PRO THAT SHUTTERS JOB,,,,,MIGHT BECOME THE NEXT BUSINESS INCOME....
If you can find EM over there, it'll keep the water clean with no strong chemicals
You two seem like genuine folks. I enjoy videos. Stay cool this summer.
Please consider doing a video or 2 of the village near your home. I'm curious as to what the area looks like. Thanks!
Lovely. Cozy and very pleasing to the eye.
Great job on the shutters, very professional work! And love the bamboo screening around the plunge pool, very tropical! Have a great week and stay cool❤
She’s not perfect but she’ll do. Is that any way to talk about your wife?! 😉
I am so proud of you Victoria..working along with Ricky..keep it up...
Brilliant Victoria and Ricky - p.s don't forget you endscreen template - Happy Dipping - Paul 😃😃🥰🥰
You two make a wonderful team!
I think you both are doing a amazing job on this God bless you both 🙏❤️🌹
I love the shutters!❤ Great job! Glad to see the plunge pool is almost ready ! Thank you for sharing! ❣️🐶❣️🐶❣️
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Seriously missing your videos, hope all is well with you two.
Qué divertidos sois. Lo estáis haciendo muy bien ❤❤
Might want to get yourself a little chlorine pool floater and chlorine pellets just to help keep the water from going green to fast.
If you want to go skinny dipping, make some shutters for the plunge pool! It would be awesome!
The sawdust from your sander filter is a lot finer and makes a better filler
Thank for taking me along. You are excellent storytellers. Love the natural scenes too.
When Ricky started screening the pool I was thinking what has he got planned in there?!😂
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The shutter’s are absolutely beautiful! You should both give yourselves a pat on the ? I can’t tell you enough how much I enjoy your videos!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Thanks Laura ❤
I'd fix that swimming pool now vs next year. If you get a hard freeze, it could crack if moisture gets in there. But it's your choice
Great video! Thank you for sharing and giving the tips as you go, I am at the stage of getting quotes for new shutters or following your lead. 🙌
Bit by bit its getting done. We know the plunge pool is really for the dogs to cool off
They’re both actually extremely shy of the water but we’ll be getting them in 😊
This may be the first time commenting. We have watched since the beginning. It is delightful to watch the two of you work together. What makes great relationships is the humor that is shared. Thank you for making us a part of this new life of creation and renewal. Leslie - Saint Helena, CA, USA
Thanks Leslie 😊 Couldn’t agree more. If you share the same morals & sense of humour then you’ll be very happy
I always use the sawdust from the orbital sander. It’s much finer.
that's what we did for the final two 👍🏼
Hi guys!! The shutters are looking awesome!! Love how the pool is looking!! So tropical!! Y'all take care ❤😊
I think open sun water turn green more fast... everyone recommend to paint the exterior of a water tank to protect of the sun... seaweeds like sun light... maybe put a cover on when you don't use the pool 🙃🌞🌱
That pool is a blessing. Please be mindful of mosquitoe attraction. In the summer.
Make a cover for the plunge pool?
Wow,cantik sekali,sangat cantik
Great to see the craftmanship going into the windows, well done both.
How warm does the water actually get in the summer in your pool? All does it stay cold?
Don't know exact temperature as we didn't have a thermometer last summer. I would describe it as room temperature water. Once you're submerged though it really cools you
I look forward to your videos every week, you both are amazing
thanks Tammy! ❤️
You need to filter the sawdust so only the fine grains remain - that way it will be finer texture and later you would be able to stain it as well :)
Yeah.. stayin alive..🕺
Fantastic work on the shutters
If you went to buy them they wouldn’t be better quality
You are great at what you are doing 👍👍👍👍
When I started watching the video I was like man.....they need to get in their pool lol. Well done!
i cant believe you guys made those from scratch. i dont know if you live close to 'the origin homestead' but they could use your help. they are working on their stone house now and you guys are further along and you have tools.
I’m very impressed by those handmade shutters!
Impressed to see you make the filler with wood glue and sawdust. Just how my dad taught me 😊 Quality x
The window shutters look awesome. Yeah , you need that plunge pool to cool down in that summer sun. We have a question for you guys? We decided to put a cover over our plunge
pool to keep debris out. What are your thoughts about it? Hope you guys are doing ok. Harriet and I were just in the Azores and Madeira Islands. Simply Beautiful.
All the best 😍😍 Harriet, Jim and Yuki
Hey guys. We actually already have a cover but only used it during the summer months. It’s back on now. Very jealous of your Madeira trip! Have a great time 😊
I love watching you guys😀👍 you both work hard but you still got your sense of humour😍😂 and really, that is all we need in life.
Enjoy your pool😀👍
Wonderful, creative, smart, loving, ambitious,talented,interesting, innovative, hardworking, etc., etc Couple of any UA-cam I have ever seen. Really enjoying your Story. Thank you, Bob
Great job on the shutters guys and your work table is definitely earning its keep.
I'm praying for a small four wheeled tractor to help you...and for a spectacular harvest!
I do hope you have found that work balance . Well done ,there is always tomorrow or the day after.
They’re very nice
Job well done greetings from the Netherlands
When making wood filler, I always use the dust out of the sander’s dust bag, as it makes much better/finer wood filler 👍
That’s exactly what we did for the final two. Such a finer end result
bamboo screens are a good choice. The are inexpensive, easy to use and they work well.
Missing you 😊
You guys make such a cute couple. Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us.
Lovely cabana that should work nicely in the sun UNLESS you get a stiped sun tan...LOL
New sub here. Looks very interesting. Can’t wait to see more. Hoping to start our build soon. ❤❤❤❤
I always chuckle when sitting here in Arizona with the temps at 104 right now & hear you say 32-33 celsius (89-90 fahrenheit) is hot. It's all a matter of getting used to it (I lie) as hot is hot. Our Fall is around 70-80 degrees very pleasant after 100++ degrees all summer. Having fun watching you two.
What???? You haven’t created a hand cranked ice cream churn in between the garden, the dogs, the woodworking, etc.??? I have to say…disappointed. 😂😂😂❤❤❤