Pouring Concrete Uphill…EASY?! 🏡 Old Stone House Renovation
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Renovating an old stone house isn't without its challenges, & this week we're tackling the task of finishing our hand poured concrete ring beam!
We were a bit daunted by this part of the restoration as we had to make the concrete stay put on the stone cottage's 30° gable ends!
LIKE THIS VIDEO if you enjoyed it & SUBSCRIBE to follow our journey as we document our life here in Central Portugal & the many DIY projects that we'll be tackling including renovating a tiny stone cottage, setting up systems to grow some of our own food & finally restoring the 100+ year old farm house.
Also say hi in the comments! We'd love to hear from you 😊
Ricky & 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.
#stonehouse #oldhouserenovation #restoration
OMG! I just LOVE your sense of humour throughout all this! Your theatrical faces in The 80's montage! Ricky "the pourer." and Victorea as "The mixer!" OMG!!! I am so laughing and smiling with the fun of it all.....thanks to you both! AND. Lots of problem solving there folks! Give yourself an kind pat on the shoulders....so well done to think things through and stick it out..💪..together! 👍💯 ☺🇨🇦
Thank you Meg! Hope your projects are going well too! 😊
We are so glad that the ring beam is completed after 78 buckets of wet concrete, bravo.
Thank you Mehdi! We are too! 😅
Well done guy's, a great acceivement 👏👏👏I know in that heat it would be hard to wear a mask Victoria when you are mixing 🙈🙈 but have they come up with such a thing as a really lightweight mask for builders, that keeps the dust out and let's the air in yet, does anyone know? Love you guy's 👍😉🇮🇪☘️Eire
Now what you should have done ..... LOL not a word from this armchair builder. That was an epic effort. Brilliant job you two. 😎😎😎😎
I am always uplifted when I see how you much learn from each project and how much you enjoy each other's company!
Thank you Cathy! 😊We are certainly on a steep learning curve! 😅
Well done Mr Pourer and Ms Mixer, you have both worked so hard, enjoy a cheeky dip! Laura 🐶🐶🍻🍻🍻
Thanks Laura! 🍻…and thank you for using our new names too! 😂
Another great video❤
Victotia: "everything is popping and locking in all the right ways!"
The music selection was quite perfect! And then to pause it when Ricky was under in the shade when he says how quiet it is...nice editing there! Top notch 💯 thought no only into your work but into the presentation of your video's with the editing.... You both certainly are putting your talents to work for your channel...and ... viewers....from "across the pond!" 😉 🇨🇦
I love your solutions. They are real world plus you add humor at appropriate times. Keep up the great videos!
Thank you!
Congratulations people on a monumental effort. You must be knackered! Time for a few beers in your pool x
What a real wife you have! She never complaints. Very hard worker!✌️✌️
I’ve always been a proponent of “making sure” by caution…so I actually appreciated your extra bracing
Swapping out the batons for a solid boxing of the form was a great solution. Hopefully in a few weeks when it comes off and looks great you can proudly say "I love it when a plan comes together". So much hard work from the pair of you.👏
Thanks Raymonda! It proved to be a simple but effective solution! 😊
Good job, you two. A mammoth task completed. ❤
Fair play to you. Doing the hard yards yourself gives you a lasting appreciation of the end result. When you look back in years to come you won't ever forget the sweat and effort.
Congrats on a major milestone achievement !
Thank you Tara & Scott! I don’t think we’re going to forget it in a while! 😅
Love you two, and your pupps too! You forgot to include them in the 80s sitcom lead-up! Your success is guaranteed! Take good care of yourselves!
Very impressed with your work ethic Victoria. You must have shoveled thousands of spades of concrete mix into the mixer.
Thanks Richard! I had a tough job on the mixer 😅 but undoubtedly Ricky’s role was the harder of the two!
It’s so good you have each other and you’re on the same page. This is not a job you could have done alone. Your videos were good in the beginning, but Victoria joining you is the best thing that happened in this channel. Ricky was good. The two of you are so much better. Can’t wait to see the forms come off.
You two are such hard workers. I love how you just plow along. I'm enjoying your journey! Thanks for bringing us along!
Well done guy's a nice cold beer and a relax in your pool x
Never get tired of watching you ......the energy you both puting in❤
I get tired just watching the two of you!!
Well done!! Awaiting the removal of the forms!
08/20/23
I was quite curious to see how going to pour concrete uphill on the gable ends. Well done.
Thanks for your interest Mike! 😊
You two have bloomed so much! Loving watching you both and the dogs!
You two are hard workers, that hot sun is brutal. Great progress.
You did an amazing job with the concrete and what an effort to get it done. I would hire Victoria any day of the week, what a hard worker for being so tiny. Ricky, I would not make her mad you may be in for a major attitude adjustment. LOL. Seriously though you two make a great team. Great job.
You can make your own glu lam beams, takes at least 2x10 lumber pieces glued and bolted or screwed together. The beam depending on the span would be a minimum or 3 pieces of lumber or more to 4-5 pieces that are quite heavy but will structurally carry a large load
😂 you make it fun to watch your exhausting hard work!!!
So happy to be 5th to comment. Love the progress being made. You both make it look so easy. God bless
makes me laugh. How brave you are to take on such a job. The dogs are fantastic and your love for them is heart-warming. Can't wait to see more now that I am up-to-date.
Outstanding! You both are remarkable. When I see or hear such things as "My grandfather built our house" it sure reminds me of both of you.
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Great job glad the ring beam is finished stay safe friends
Thanks for sharing your hard work with us - your videos are improving too - so much learning on all fronts 🎉 We so enjoy your company and your good natures ❤
Thank you for your words of encouragement Cindy! 😊
You did it!
Wow, you guys! Congratulations on completing that ring beam! 🥳🥳🥳
Congratulations!! You Two make a good team and that was quite a project!
LOL at the montage! You two are hilarious.
So glad for you to have that behind you. You both make me laugh. If your oaks are old, they probably have been through many summers like that before. Hopefully, it knows how to survive. 😊
YAY 🥳🎉🥳 the ring beam is done! You guys crack me up with that 80’s intro😂! Congratulations on a bear of a job well done and…almost 39k subscribers! Hope you get some rest this week! ❤
YOU DID IT! So happy for you both. It should set pretty nicely. I've never done anything like it but I was with you as you were working on it. Didn't you hear me cheering you on? Hope so. Take care and will see you next week.
Thank you Cathy! 😂 You were the one with the pompoms, right?? 😄
you better believe it. I'm known as Nana with pompoms.
A lot of hard work went into that project,a great achievement…
I just have to say you guys are doing an outstanding job and your sense of humour is spot on 👏👍💯🤗
I have been looking for a video just like this one. I have learned so much! Thank you!
Wow! 78 mixes! Phew! I'm calling you two "The Dynamic Duo"! Nothing can stop you now!🏆
At the end of the day it’s your house, your work, your decision. Thank you for sharing
I channeled you both, your energy and focus and determination, one step at a time, this early East Canadian morning doing 4 hours of labour intensive work outside in the forest..Very humid here with 30C still hanging around. Forest work early AM then when less humid in the mid afternoon switch to ladder work up on 2nd floor to work on staining the 6 dormers.
The goal was to get an early start with the labour hours before taking a break, lunch and while sitting down to watch your video. You made a fun video! Thank you for the joy sprinkled throughout💯😀 It helped rejuvenate so to feel more rested up for the afternoon labour bit.
About the cloths with cement....just this morning I went through 3 tops...like you...all sweaty and dirty. When coming in for some gatorade drink for a break, I switch off tops so that returning back out it sort of gives a feeling of rejuvenation. Another laundry load again tonight to keep up the pace o forest restoration after hurricane Fiona!
Oh! Got up the ladder to start staining the cedar shingles this week as well....when I see you both going up and down the ladder 🪜and scaffolding....man! Totally get that feeling by the end of the day when the muscles kick in to let you know.....well.....that we are definitely alive! LOL.
Awesome work you both are doing☺🇨🇦 Your work and planning help to keep me going and make setting goals fun. Next week, rinse and repeat....if not raining get an early start so that by the time I get to sit down for a break and lunch, the additional treat is to watch your channel...and....continue to get inspired by you folks! Awesome! 💯
From DIY"ER female 👷♀Eastern Canadian household chiming in from Prince Edward Island, Canada👍🥂
Mr builder jou can be very thankful to have such a hard working wife .I can assure you that there are every few of them to help building a house . Building is hard work , but you do it all with a smile I know that you have a goal of building a very nice place which you are going to enjoy
What a work ethic! It's not seen so much in your generation. Cudo's to you both.
Victoria, you should turn the mixer around to face your pile of stone. You are walking backwards and forwards so much. I think it would save you a lot of energy 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Very nice work to pour such sections. Please watch the heat and don't push yourselves beyond abilities. The heat can come on you very quickly giving you heat exhaustion. I know, I've been there too many times myself... Interesting on what you used as the concrete vibrator. Great idea I may have to use myself. Thumbs Up for your hard laborist work...
whew! so glad you two finished that tough job! Very impressive indeed! Keep up the good work - I so enjoy following your adventures!
Boom ! First to comment. We will be moving to PT in the next 2 months. Near Covilha. Good work so far ! X
Congratulations on your move.
You two are beautiful and amazing. 👍💖💖
great job guys, you work so well together, love that little house. greetings from Holland, hope to join you soon
Protect those elbows Victoria! They work hard with all that shovelling, mixing, pulling and lifting!!!💪💪💪😊😎🎤😎🎤
14:13 I laughed so hard. Congratz on the beams tho!
Excellent work guys! The heat has to be incredible there. Now time to take a well deserved break. Love and be safe!😘🤗🌼🇻🇪
Thank you Monique! 😊
The thought and the work you guys have put into this project is amazing. The box was the right solution. Great Video ! Great Music ! Sending much love from a Hot and Humid Richmond, Va.
Harriet, Jim and Yuki 🙏❤🙏
You have a lot of courage to face all this work, congratulations directly from Brazil. Excellent job.💪
A pair of nutters please don't change a thing love the videos.
Haha! Loved your '80's montage! Congratulations on finishing that huge task! 🎉
Victoria is so cute!
Congratulations, you two are amazing. Love your videos.
A massive job intelligently - and well - done! Congrats.
Its always so nice to see your efforts come to fruition and it certainly as. Its incredible too how you find time to edit your films in such a fun way, always makes me laugh bless you both. Looking good guys xxxx
Congratulations, wow that was a tough job! 🎉My husband did a similar pour years ago for the bond beam on the house we were building off grid. We predict that your ring beam is going to look really good when you take the forms off because you have taken such care to do everything at the highest standard you could. Thanks for taking us along on your journey, your video storytelling skills are great, we certainly laughed at the 80's montage and the view from the mixer, very clever.😄
Thank you! We really hope your predictions of a successful ring beam come true…I can’t face doing it again 😅
Yay! 🎉
AWESOME coming together xx
Great viewing as ever. Cheers
It's a good thing you are doing all this hard work while you are young. It's fun and very satisfying to accomplish a renovation. You are so lucky to have your health and youth. Enjoy it. We enjoy watching your videos.
That James Bond betoneira...;) Washing after use? Never mind its my OCD...
LOVED THE EIGHTIES INTRO!!
Well done. You both deserve a well deserved rest. I hope that it comes out perfectly. You take so much care to get it right. You deserve a swim in that lovely pool. Love from Pam in Grafton New South Wales Australia.
Loved the trowel microphone lol, you guys are awesome! I don't know how you work in the heat well done! It's gonna be beautiful when it's done, you gonna need a holiday after this
🎉🎉🎉👏Well done, great job!
Wow, many many congratulations,you did it. Never again. You have done brilliantly. Now you can rest for a few days and chill in your lovely pool. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work 👍😁.
Hooray, you did it 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 !
Great job guys! You killed it!
Good going you two !!!!Always enjoy your videos. Have a good week.!!
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Hi Victoria and Ricky, Really nice work! Your attention to detail, sense of humor and commitment/collaboration as work partners is amazing. I wish you continued success.
So glad you rescued Poppy. The dogs play so well together! Great team work!
Great job guys.
You two are adorable! Love your can-do attitude and sense of humor. Sending love and hugs from me in New Mexico USA.
Love the pop culture references. Your videos are so fun. And you are amazing doing all of this work
I liked the James Bond bit at the beginning:)
Your hard work is getting it done. Rest a bit then carry on. You are doing a fantastic job.
Well done you guys. Your both hard workers and so entertaining. ❤
Well done you two! You did it! 🙌 loving the funny bit… Ricky the pourer…. Victoria the mixer 😂
Have a great week 😁
Olá meus queridos amigos têm feito um excelente trabalho que muito cansativo e complicado com este calor. Muitos parabens sao o must adoro muito este casal Nick e Victória ❤❤God bless you and thank you very much
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Congratulations! What an effort, and it looks like the OSB was a game changer on the peaks.
Absolutely! Turned out to be a simple but effective solution! 😊
loved your "movie" at the end. you guys are great!
Wow well done guys. So glad to see that parts finally done for you. ❤
That was a massive job to do by hand! Well done!
Well done guys. Your hard work is paying off. Great job ❤️
Glad you finally made it.
You make good videos with lousy endings. A, “thank you for watching and see you in the next video” I’m sure your followers would appreciate.
Hi nice to see the mixer and pourer again. Great job i strongly believe everything is going to dry perfectly🙏🙏
Well done guys🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Great job you too…very hard work !
In this heat doing such an intensive job is exhaustion. I bet you slept very well.
Good to see you staying hydrated no accident please 🙏 love you guys Pete cape town south Africa looking forward to seeing you next week