Having Faith in the Process Renovating Our Tiny Stone Home
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- Опубліковано 8 жов 2024
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It’s October 🍁 & the cooler autumn days mean we can continue the transformation of our quaint little cottage with traditional lime pointing techniques but using a modern pre-mixed lime mixture. This is going to be a labour of love but it's sooo worth it & will elevate our formerly forgotten ruin of a building into a small (but perfectly formed) charming country home that is built to last! It's a nerve racking process as we won't know the finished colour of the lime mix for another couple of weeks...we just have to have faith in the process!
Unfortunately, I (Victoria) took a fall & injured my ankle, so Ricky’s picking up the slack on the project (like a champ 💪) & pushing our home renovation forward so we stay on track & don’t fall behind schedule!
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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.
#stonecabin #renovation #homesteadlife
Vicky should put her ankle into the cold pool for as long as she can stick it. Then get it out and let it soak up the heat from the sun before putting it back into cold water. Helps recovery and pull bruising out. A man of experience talking after endless ankle problems from playing football in my younger days.
Yep, Ice and heat.
She doesn’t like being called Vicky. 🫣
@@emma_m0 well maybe Vicky should toughen up. When they changed their station name I suggested the Vicky and Ricky .....something. I got a like from them...
@@andrewdaniel653 cool story. 😂
Great advice!
"You've come at a high octane moment" she says as she's assembling a puzzle!! That was hilarious!
I’d grossly overestimated my ‘puzzle skills’ - reaching the corner was a big deal 😂
Hoping Victoria’s ankle heals up quickly. The pointing is looking great!
Whenever I sit down to watch you guys, the time goes so so fast. I enjoy seeing you both and catching up on your progress, and then BAM the vlog finishes and I have to wait another week to see the next one. You are both working so hard and doing so much on the farm, it really is taking shape and looking fantastic. I also love catching up with the fur babies, they are always happy and ready to give you a cuddle and a waggy tail.! Keep up the great work and take care, rest that foot Victoria. See you next week. ♥♥♥
I really enjoy your projects. Your little stone house is looking so cute!
I love watching you work together. Great A team 🎉
The photo you showed of the render, are a perfect colour for between the stone's. 👍🙌
“Gutter Paraphernalia” should be the first t-shirt design when you start up your merchandise plan. 😅😅 I freaking love that phrase! I’ll buy some merch for sure. ❤❤❤ Be safe you two.
😂 👕 You never know! Thanks for your support!
The pointing is truly a labor of love!
So sorry about your ankle, you need to get yourself some comfrey and make a poultice to make the healing process much faster. Also learn about more home remedies around you to use for herbal medicines around your part of the country. Stay safe and hope you heal quickly.
Prayers for quick healing! Probably should wear an ankle brace for the next few months for some extra support. That ankle will be vulnerable to re-injury for 2-3 months.
@@blackbuttecruizr Ankle injuries are tricky to recover from.
Victoria, I hope your ankle gets better soon, poor you, it looks awful..wishing you a speedy recovery ❤
The pointing is looking great! Good luck with the ankle Victoria!
Awww so sorry for you Victoria. See if you can find a Celeiro health shop and get a tube of Arnica cream made by Hubner. As a massage therapist this is the best for bruises, sprains and sore muscles.
Arnica pills or drops too!
Arnica is definitely a good recommendation. A pharmacy might have the liquid; ask for arnica montana. Apply to bruise 3-4x/day. Old-fashioned homeopathic remedy, hard to find nowadays.
Thanks for the arnica tip Audrey, it’s not something I’ve used before! 😊
Trust the process! Lovely Make Do Grow said the same thing about his plastering/rendering in his bathroom this week. ❤
I knew ‘clodhopper’!!😂😆 Victoria, do take care of your sprain! Wonderful progress! ❤
Good morning Guy’s! So sorry Victoria hurt her ankle😢. The pointing look’s so… professional! Your tiny house is something you can both feel so very Proud of🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Thanks Laura 😊 The pointing’s certainly going to be a labour of love but hopefully a worthwhile one!
Looks like you have torn ligament Victoria!! If you can get hold of some arnica it’s great for drawing out the bruise!!
Painful though. I did the same playing badminton!!
Notch the under side of the tile with grinder to adjust for brackets and change angle like you've done already
And if you do go looking for new brackets, take one of the tiles with you. Make sure it fits.
You guys are absolutely amazing!!! I just love watching what you do... and the sense of humor is awesome. Love love love your channel.
The color looks fine with me. Hope Victoria is better.
Agree! The color via the video looks perfect! I do think it’ll keep getting lighter (which I think is what you are wanting).
Victoria, to pull help your body pull swelling out, get the ankle higher than the heart! Lay on bed or sofa with foot propped on pillows.
Sitting with hips bent at 90 degree angles and the heart higher impedes the process.
Hello if I may suggest a squisable ( pardon my spelling) bag like a pastry chefs uses/ put the cement in the bag for some of the hard cracks and squis the cement inside, smooth-out? Lovely couple you guys are with humor!!! Victoria, fellow-feeling my ankle starting to feel better using frozen kale bag 😂 for an ice bag, rapped it with ace bange or something to hold ankle firm, tightly . And that's IT folks Ciao 👋 BE WELL Gloria 😊
Victoria, my phone died before I could wish you fast and comfortable healing. Jumped over to my TV to finish vid, but could not comment there. Wishing you the best ❤️🩹
Thanks Carol ❤
I think the color looks great. It blends with the stone. Your preferred color was against brick which changes the color of your lime.
How nice that there is a ready mix available to save you the mess of making it yourself. Bummer about Victoria’s ankle, I know that hurts. Wishing a quick recovery 🤞
We agree Edith! The consistency is a big win! Plus less cleaning required 😅
Amercian comedian, Red Skelton created a character named Clem Kaddidlehopper. Every time I hear the word clodhopper I think of him. If you've never seen his comedy there are a load of clips on UA-cam to watch. Red Skelton was one of my Dad's favorites. Your blue, swollen ankle triggered happy memories. Hang in there, Victoria! Love and hugs from me in New Mexico USA.
The pointing looks fabulous. You are perfectionists! I hope V's ankle gets better soon. ❤
Hope your ankle is soon feeling better Victoria. 🎉 Fantastic work on the house especially in the heat. xx
Thanks Katie! The sunshine really sneaked up on us that day! 🌞 🍂
Have seen a few renovations with stone cottages and it looks amazing afterwards. Little by little step by step. Key is to keep your peace as worrying doesn’t achieve anything. You deep breathing relax and acceptance of the situation
Thank you, Ricky for saying "piping bag" because it was on the tip of my tongue!! LOL
Great job on the pointing, love the colour as it will blend in with the stone. White jumps out and takes away the look of the natural stone. Great choice. from Ontario Canada
Poor Victoria! What a bummer! I had a friend walking backward in her back yard, and stepped in the hole holding a sprinkler head. She broke her ankle. Six weeks later, she's healed and does it again! Same ankle! So, good news, you aren't the queen of klutz!
Clodhopper is a good word used in the States. It usually refers to big oversized shoes like hiking boots, lug boots like Doc Martin's, and snow boots.
I know video changes the colors we see, but the pointing looks good to me. I like it! At least you're not boiling in the sun! Upside!!!!
I thoroughly enjoy watching your progress! Thank you for sharing your lives with us. 😊
Happy Sunday, I get to watch your vlog 15mins old...Hello 👋🏻 from Alhambra Southern California 🌴
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Victoria!!
Regarding the rain gutters - you've put so much work into bringing this little house from drab to fab. You've used stones and bricks and you've built these stunning shutters from wood (with metal hinges), all honest material - why would you add PLASTIC gutters? I'm thinking of metal rain gutters either from galvanised steel or painted black or sage green as the shutters are...
Don't no if this will help you but ,when I was working for a precast concrete firm we had to do some pointing,we used a large silicon gun the tube were about 3"round tube ,you mix your mix up and filled your tube, them run it in the joints with your gun then back over it when empty your tube of grout
But nozzle were 15 mm opening may help ,ps looks great so far .
Wishing Victoria a full recovery
How’s my favourite renovation team? Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺
Sorry about your foot, Victoria. Speedy recovery. Hello from Cambridge, Ohio. Also the pointing on house is looking great.
Nothing worse than that feeling when you buckle your ankle, you can feel it going but can’t stop it!
Hot & cold treatment will help loads!
When pointing you should try or make a hod. Flat board with a handle in center, 90 degrees. This way your wrist is in a more natural position and your shoulder is not to involved. Plasterers use them to great affect.
It’s called a plasterers hawk. You can buy them at any hardware store.
Rest up Victoria and I hope your foot heals soon. Pointing looks good though. Have a good week ahead xx
Victoria, be wise with keeping your ankle elevated whenever possible, and let it heal; you'll need to be careful with it for a few months - I know you don't want to hear that, but your body is your most important tool and ally, so listen to it when it tells you it needs rest. I dislocated an ankle (as in, sole beside ankle) on a hike on an uninhabited island once... it took over a year to recover...!
😳 Wowza Your ankle injury/location sounds very dramatic!! I hope you’re fully healed now
@@LifebyLiving Yes, thanks! I will always be a bit more cautious with that ankle as it was a serious injury...I hope you heal quickly!
Hope Victoria gets better soon. Nice job done so far on the pointing well done 😊😊😊
I'm loving the steady progress as each project is thought through. Poor hop-a-long!. Get well soon which will raise your spirits.
Victoria you must rest your foot
And on the other hand you to work very well together
Fantastic ❤️☘️
You’re doing ok pointing 👍.
Try turning the trowel upside down and offering it up to the gap. Then pushing the lime in little at a time and keep going push push push all along the brick line. Then come back fiddle with it a bit putting more in or running the line. It will be a lot quicker 👏👏doing well guys
Very therapeutic I think, one bit of advice on your downpipes, be sure to get the fitting the correct way around, I have seen many people fit them wrong (so say professionals) and getting them wrong means in heavy rain they will spill out over the outside of the downpipe. I think the pointing will transform the building and you are both doing a brilliant job.....how great will it be to look back on the building every single day once completed and see your brilliant work.
As always great work guys! I hope your ankle recovers soon! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙💕
Great job, you two, on the pointing. Heal quickly Victoria!
Love your work...never miss an episode...all the way from South Africa.
Hope your ankle heals well and quick, Victoria. Nice pointing so far Ricky and Vicky☺
Victoria, hope you are on the mend!
I was getting worried the doggos weren't going to make it into todays story but finally there they were. YAY
Victoria hope u heal fast, but raise it up!
I wud go and have it medically chkd. I twisted my right ankle badly, and ended up with a Jones fracture on my right foot as well. ❤
I watch a video just yesterday where they used a large canvas pastry type bag. Squeezed a fat bead into the cracks and then used a stiff wet paint brush to wipe into place.
Gosh,Victoria your ankle looks very painful. Hope it heals quickly, take care. Blessings 😊❤
Your stonehouse is so beautiful!
You can really see the difference! ❤ XXX
If you have ice, put a compression for 15 min. On and off and keep your foot up.
Hello, good afternoon.
I follow several couples or families who have chosen my country to live in. In all of them I find something new every time they show me a little of your journey. But you surpass everything and everyone.
It's so good to see the joy you bring to your work, as if it were a walk by the sea.
To tell you not to change and to always be like this: be and transmit happiness.
All the best.
I am impressed with your progress on the pointing.
It's going to look really good. I hope you find the brackets you need for the gutters. That will make your life easier. I'm sorry about Victoria's ankle. It looks painful. You can buy those self freezing ice bags at a pharmacy. You can keep the bags and re freeze them . But ice and then hot will move the bruise away quickly.😊😊
So sorry to see that sore ankle but Sam you are a trooper. Such tedious work but it is looking really good. Love your videos you are doing a great job. 🐕🐕
Who’s Sam? Their names are Ricky and Victoria. Sorry I was getting confused as I keep thinking their names are Nicky and Vicky. So you can see why I’m getting confused 😂😂😂😂😂 not that it seems to take much nowadays.😢😢😢😢
Love the way you explain things. It's a fantastic tutorial for us ❤
So sorry to hear about Victoria's ankle. That looks painful!!! Take care of our lady!!
Much admiration for your determined hard team work!
BRAVO every step of the way!!!
Awh..your sweetness and beauty does not deserve a hop-along 😂Journey . Get well soon!
It looks amazing x I come from Cornwall which is full of granite buildings - they look so wonderful once they are pointed. Great job!
Hello to the perfect couple, Victoria you really need to rest your foot, nothing is important as your health especially when you are young and healthy. We love you stores and can't wait to see you start the main house x
Oh no Victoria I don’t that years ago it’s so painful or was initially. Rest for a week or two then a stock or crutch and wen sitting keep it elevated. It will take months b4 all the soreness goes but it will go in time. Torn tendons are worse than a brake
Victoria I hope your ankle is feeling better, if not you really should get it checked it might be broken and they do have special walking boots you could use so its easy to walk.
Love the results of the pointing.
Hoping your foot heals quickly Victoria. Don’t push yourself too hard, and take lots of rest breaks & elevate your foot whenever possible. What a great team you & Ricky make! The pointing is coming along nicely and wow, what a difference it makes to the stonework. Bravo you two! 👍🏻👍🏻💕🇨🇦
Hope your ankle gets better soon. Great job on the pointing guys. ❤
speedy recovery wishes to victoria loving the transformation and looking forward to the merch a nice mug perhaps to enjoy a cuppa whilst watching my favourite couple at work
The pointing is looking great and I am sure it is going to get lighter as it dries more. I hope your ankle gets better soon Victoria put your foot in cold water or ice pack it helps the swelling and if you put Vicks on it will help with the bruising.
❤speedy recovery victoria❤
Pointing looks good.
The pointing looks fantastic perfect colour . Victoria I feel your pain a sprain can hurt way more than a break you may get some relief if you wrap your ankle can help with swelling too. Hope you heal well and quickly. Much respect to you both your videos are always so down to earth and you explain what you are doing really well. Watching from Queensland Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺💙💙🇦🇺🇦🇺👍👍👍👍
Victoria, get some Traumeel cream & apply it 3+ times a day. It’s brilliant. Great to have in your first aid kit. Will heal bruising asap (a day or 2) & speed overall healing. It’s made in Germany.
You guys did a great job in selecting the color. Looks awesome
Victoria, I feel your pain. Last week I took a bad tumble, thanks to my very excitable grand doggie I was taking for a walk, and broke a rib 😬
I hate not being able to do much, specially since I have so many projects I want to get to, both inside our house, and outside in our garden.
The pointing looks awesome!!!
Hey Victoria, if you haven't done so already, I'd have a GP or a physio look at that ankle. Pops are not good and you might have torn a ligament. Ice isn't going to fix that, though it will help with the swelling and any discomfort. Ya might need a CAM boot or at least some kind of compression sleeve. I'd also offload it a bit with crutches unless you can put weight on it without too much pain. Work on active range of motion with gentle ankle pumps. Best of luck!!
Not sure if you've already made a video on it, but I'm curious about what you guys do for work or earning money to fund your lifestyle and refurbishment works. Being as young as you both are, I admire the jump you have both obviously made to a life like this... which is such a dream for many. The 'how do you financially manage it' is something I'd be interested in hearing more about as I think it's an important element of these types of lifestyle changes. Food for thought perhaps regarding future content. Really enjoy your videos 👍
Sorry for Victoria's hurt ankel No fun to be sidelined when there is work to do.
Wifey sends "Get well and sympathy for your ankle".
Vicky I recognized Clodhoppers right away. My mother's family Irish/Scottish decent used the word clodhoppers many a time. So I am with you on that word and it's FOR SURE REAL.
Speedy recovery Victoria, well done guys ❤
Tiny House looking good every time we see it. Looking forward to picking up one those t-shirts and checking out your new website when it's up and running. Victoria , feel better.🙏
We hear there is a lot of rain in the forecast in Central Portugal. Be Safe ! Stay Healthy ! Sending Best Wishes from 💕💕 Harriet, Jim and Yuki P.S. How are your new solar panels working ?
TIP: for MOLD removal, after pressure washing, with a soap to remove soil/dirt/dust residue, spray vinegar on surface, let dry, spray with hydrogen peroxide.
Well done both of you with the pointing. My hubby and I think it looks wonderful. Sending healing wishes to Victoria for her mishap with her ankle. 🇦🇺♥️
I hope by now your ankle is much better Victoria. Your pointing is beautiful guys. Keep up the good work 🎉
It looks so good up and brushed off. Amazing as always. Yes Clodhopper is a real word, especially if you have ever lived in the country for a bit, lol! Hope the ankle is feeling so much better Victoria!
Lovely to see you are finally getting to the pointing! And your “learning process” looks beautiful!
Hope your ankle heals quickly Victoria, but you know what, enjoy the rest while you can... Cheers for sharing guys...
The rock wall is looking so good after the brushing.
Thank you for the joy you bring to Sundays.
Wish you a quick recovery, from a rainy london.
For the annoying mosquitoes: Mix in a 6 or 8 oz bottle: half water and half vanilla extract or half water and half lemon juice it really keeps them off of you. Also for your ankle Vicky: Rub Castor Oil on your foot and wear warm socks over nite for a few nights. Also for the swelling and or pain Lavendar oil also works overnite with warm socks. Turmeric in pill form will also help with the swelling/ inflammation. Hope this finds you well. Feel better soon! Love the videos and sense of humor. Salutations from U.S.
Pointing looks great folks. Sorry you’re injured Victoria, please don’t overdo things as you could quite easily re-injure that area, it can take weeks without the disciplined rest that you need to recover.
Believe in the process. Give it some time, several weeks. At least the grout fill will be the same color. Once the walls are done, good insulation factor.
Great video !
Your pointing really looks good !
Resting/soaking your foot in the cold pool should very much help the swelling and healing - all the best !
Thank you for sharing 👏😀❤️
Wow! So far the rendering looks great. After brushing it really makes the wall look finished. On camera the current colour looks like its a good match with the brick as well. Great Job!