Small tip, if your cooking pasta, use another pot as a lid. Fill that pot with water so it heats up with the pasta, you then can use that as hot water for washing up without spending extra gas on heating a new pot of water.
To improve on top of your idea to make pasta-cooking even more energy-efficient , pasta can be submarged in the water before it starts boiling an the stove can be turned off half the way through. It works because pasta coocks above 80°C. Add salt to water before it reaches the boiling point otherwise you are going to lose some heat, as it lowers the boiling point and forces the liquid to disperse the excess heat.
The sweetness of Villo giving you the brick was the highlight of this video for me ….what a considerate and genuine gesture. What an outstanding human, even the way he listened to your crane ideas
@@mophiustheone what a doofus. the reason for having co2 alarm is you can't see co2. it doesn't matter how well maintained something is, things can break without warning. wow talk about the Darwin effect.
24:48 You have to be kidding....Every video you post I'm literally laughing out loud, biting my hand at the ridiculously cinematic visuals you capture. You have a great eye for composition, light and shadow. I swear there are directors who have $200m budgets and don't frame shots as well as you. Unbelievable!
The inner cabin was a great ideia and it makes a lot of sense. Love to see that things are slowly but surely coming together and that the project is moving forward. I can't wait for the next video, I'm sure it's going to be amazing. Great job, Martijn!!
I just want to say to be carefull of your oxygen levels as you have sealed the room well and are burning a kero flame which will burn your oxygen.....other than that, Grazie mille mio amico
I thought it was a complete waste of resources & effort, until I saw how much benefit there was for the effort expended. If it allows one to stay in all weather & all seasons, it’s a great investment.
For the roof tiles, I would number them before taking tham out with paint (not chalk) then film it with the drone so you see where is each one .. i guess it would make easier when you will put them in again. And also probably mark the place where you position the crane for each tile, so you can re-position the tiles with maximum accuracy. Such a inspiring project! Cheers
@@panzersheriff727 You are correct : Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas formed by the incomplete combustion of fuels. When people are exposed to CO gas, the CO molecules will displace the oxygen in their bodies and lead to poisoning.
yes...even if the inner cabin might have enough cracks... please be careful.. I've read crazy stories of people who even died in tents because of co poisoning... we can't loose you Martijn
Thanks for sharing a taste of home. I grew up in a nearby valley and seeing you fixing this shed so well makes me happy. I am leaving abroad and I am missing my mountains so much. Thanks
Villo l'è dai nòsi! Translation: "Villo is one of us" I live in Piemonte as well and it's really nice to see Martijn share this adventure with people that live there. It's also interesting to see some one working on this tipe of project in Italy. I've always seen people on UA-cam or TV renovating houses in other country and I say "yes this is cool but try do it there where the buildings are not made of wood and everything construction's related is full of bureaucracy". I really liked this series so far and if you, Martjin, need some sort of help feel free to ask (i'm not living to close to this place but even not to far)
@@villollo228 a me sembra poco rispettoso che Martijn abbia lasciato nel video la tua spiegazione del mattone. Se lo vede qualcuno interessato di Torino, potrebbe finire male per te. :-(
I really love your journey. everything about it is beautiful. The cinematography, your editing, music, storytelling, the places and the simplicity. Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey with us 🌷
"It's more exciting to build things yourself ..." (26:49) This is so true, Martijn. We can always save the money or draw from our monetary resources. But there is just that genuine pleasure of creating something on your own. Sure, it may sometimes cost more in the long run but the thrill of doing it yourself is priceless.
Hoi Martijn…, met grote bewondering heb ik al je filmpjes inmiddels bekeken. Eerst al je fiets avonturen…., in één woord fantastisch…! En nu kijk ik naar je avonturen en je bouwplannen in de bergen van Italië. Ik geniet er echt van. Bedankt dat ik op afstand je Italiaanse avontuur met je mee mag beleven. Ik kijk uit naar je nieuwe filmpje…, echt top man…!
G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 I've been watching you for awhile now and I think what you are doing is terrific, you did a great job of building the " snug " inside the main building to keep warm was a great idea . I can understand why you decided to restore the two buildings the scenery is breathe taking, I have subscribed and always look forward to the next vlog. Kind regards John
Dear Martijn D. PLEASE watch some of the videos about building a brand new castle in Guedelon / France. Especially see what perfectly functioning cranes they use there! Best regards, luck and health.
Who is placing the camera on all these amazing long shots? How are you working the drone while driving a car? If you're doing all this work by yourself, INSANE. How lucky to find a local car mechanic who speaks pretty decent English. Villo brought you a 300-year-old brick as a gift, unbelievably charming. His reasoning, very philosophical. Hope to see and hear more from Villo. I am continually blown away by all this.
@@stanB950 Thank you for the reply. I had similar suspicions. Still can't believe he deals with all these distractions. My brain hurts watching, because I know how the sausage is made.
@@stanB950thank you for this. I was watching Roaming Wild Rosie before this channel, and before she got a drone I was picturing her setting up the tripod, then strolling or cycling away, then she'd have to come back for the camera... all seamless but having done lots of location still shooting, I knew 'how the sausage was made'. What I didn't know for sure was about programming the drone's path. Can it be set to follow the operator even when he isn't holding controls?
Tomorrow is a meditation day for me in New Zealand and we will be holding you in our thoughts with love, all day. Pretty much like every day really we send love to you. With money we do what we can. I’m glad you can find some peace for yourself in your day.
Ciao Martijn ! I'm an italian who lived 10 y in Amsterdam, now I'm back in Italy ! Ottima idea la cucina esterna ! Anche la piccola cabina in legno, carina e piu' pratica di andare su e giu'! Complimenti per le idee e la creativita' progettuale ! Enjoy our mountains !
My goodness, the strings in this episode! Yes! The cinematographer of this is so stunning, you could put all this series into a DVD/ Blu-ray and I think people would buy it on droves.
Honestly some of the best editing and camera work I've seen on youtube. Very elegant and classy sometimes feels like a start to some indie film set in italy. Obviously gorgeous views and can't wait to follow you on this journey.
Man, the shot of your computer illuminating in front of the back drop of the Italian alps, snow and a fire - all outside. Really shows the extreme juxtaposition of two worlds. Love your sweet brick gift. BTW - I get so excited for your new uploads. I save them for meal time, so I can eat and watch them =). Thank you!
Love the shot of the house backlit after you cook your pasta dinner. The stars! Oh, my what that sky must be on a clear night. Looking forward to seeing the crane in action too.
Martijn, I am glad your also getting people to help you and work with you. I use to live on a ranch 150 miles from Death Valley,California I do miss living there. It is both nice and safe to have workers to help and to work with you on risky projects in case you get hurt or injured because your so remote and rural and have a long way to get to the nearest hospital. Martijn I am glad your back. Regards Hope
Your videos show a peaceful and easy pace to live. Yet it’s clear you work hard, endure extreme temps and even something as basic as water takes extraordinary effort. The views and adventure are your reward. Enjoy
I anticipate your videos like a TV series 😊 I am refurbishing my condo here in GA and appreciate what you are going through to refurb your place. My work is so much easier. Wishing the crane works beautifully 👍🏼
Such beautiful editing and composition, to document your awesome story. I love how you are able to capture the subtle colours, lighting and sounds around you. Glad you are keeping toasty and warm in the new interior, I bet that makes the cabin so much more inviting. Sending you love from NZ.
I wonder if there isn't an easier way to take the stones off and put them back on later. If you had a post on each side of the building with a beam connected to them you might be able to mount a section of barn door track on the beam, then use a block and tackle to do the lifting. Once clear of the roof the track would allow the stone to be moved away or back to the building. I moved a ~400 pound iron stove into an upper story this way. (I didn't need the track. I hoisted the stove and used a second rope to swing it a few feet horizontally before lowering.) "Enclosed track hardware comes in many weight capacities to handle a variety of doors, from lightweight fiberglass to even the heaviest of steel: Light duty (up to 400 lbs.) Medium duty (400- 1000 lbs.) Heavy duty applications (anything over 1000 lbs.)" "A double tackle has two pulleys in both the fixed and moving blocks with four rope parts (n) supporting the load (FB) of 100 N. The mechanical advantage is 4, requiring a force of only 25 N to lift the load." Lifting a 100 kilo stone would require only 50 kilos of 'pull'. If more advantage was needed then use more blocks in the system.
@@willemhekman1788 If it's somewhat level on the sides of the building the posts could be held up by boards bolted to their sides and the frame could be moved up and down the building as work moved from one end to the other. Envision upside down Ts. Drill holes in the 'slide', stick a rope through, and drag the frame to the next location. Set the top beam on top of the posts. Bolt 45 degree bracing to both sides of each post/beam connection. Perhaps 45 degree bracing where the posts meet the slide at the bottom.
I do think a gantry crane set-up as is being described above would be much safer for one person to operate and avoids the need for the complicated counterweight. The trouble would be getting a system large enough to span the roof. Perhaps the first step of your roof job is building scaffolding? And perhaps the crane gantry could just operate on top of that system? You could build it out of wood for sure. ua-cam.com/video/ce7EmqYXDRo/v-deo.html
Exactly. This crane idea is very fancy but WAY overboard. If you have a look at what Sean is doing over on My Self Reliance, by himself, with block and tackle you'll see. He's lifting massively heavy tree trunks into position on a log cabin build with the block and tackle connected by a cable to two trees on either side of the building.
As an architect I agree. You need a GANTRY CRANE! there is a reason every shipyard uses one, and it can be as simple or more simple than your concept. And it could be extended slightly past the gable end in order to lower stones to the ground. You have to build scaffolding on both long sides anyway with current concept, because it only reaches as far as the ridge line. You will never be able to correctly counterbalance current concept either and the stones once lifted will swing and topple the crane. Love your episodes and wishing you all the best.
Really enjoyed hearing the plans & strategies of how this will all take place. I can’t leave out the beautiful mountain scenery that you see every moment of the day. How calming and relaxing it is. Chow for now! See you on the next one. 😊
It would be interesting to understand how the stones have been placed on the roof. Maybe there is someone who can tell you, Martijn? This crane project looks like some effort, but you will fond your way. Thanks for the videos! Great shots and editing.
If you can get a Suzuki jimney up to the house then you could get a tracked crane there. But I'm on your side, it's way more interesting and fun to design and solve problems yourself with simple.methods and build stuff. No doubt, in the past labour was extremely cheap so perhaps they mounded earth up the side of the building then slid the stone on tree trunks to act as a railway.
Reactie in het Nederlands, ik denk dat je de balken wil vernieuwen waar het dak op ligt. Waarom zou je niet vanuit binnen het dak iets opstuwen, 2 á 3cm, om ruimte te maken zodat je de oude balk kan verwijderen en een nieuwe kan plaatsen. En dan balk per balk. Dan kan je de dakstenen laten liggen.
You are surrounded by incredible beauty. When I see your drone footage I immediately want to pack up and start a similar adventure. Unfortunately, I've grown too old to do so and thus must live your experience vicariously through your videos. Je doet geweldig werk. Ik leer zoveel door te volgen.
Glad to see you are warm for the winter! You are preparing to build a crane, which will make the roof re-building possible, you are getting there ... I am always excited to see what you will do next! Best wishes ....
Interior cabin is cozy and a safe dry place is essential. I know whatever crane or lifting system you design will work. Cannot wait for your next video. Aerial views are amazing. Capturing the beauty of the trees and town thru the rising clouds. Breathtaking.
As a builder, I would certainly pass your crane plans through a qualified engineer. I get a sense this could be a dangerous undertaking if not executed with precision. All the best. I might explore having I-beams flown in and dropped; from there, build a z & y horizontal base and cross beam with an rolling crane.
If you watch the entire video, he had an engineer doing the calculations. This guy road a bike from Vancouver to Patagonia, I’m pretty sure he is covering all the bases here. I don’t want to be disrespectful to your particular comment. It is good advise. Some of these comments I read, I have to wonder what these people have ever done. I feel pretty confident in saying, I bet they haven’t ridden a bicycle across two continents.
Beautiful progress of project.... And fantastic idea of the background music , while looking you precious mountain range view ,love it. THANKS for share.
Love watching your videos. I bought an old 1875 property a couple years ago and have been fixing it up since. It’s been a long and tiring process with no down time. It’s nice to see someone else do it as well. Gives me hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel! Lol
Very kind of Villo to gift you a historic brick , he was even polite enough to ask if showing it on video was ok...respect ! Invite Nik Rijavec for a visit , he is a hoisting genius and loves a challenge .
he didn't say to not show it. he said "i'm not sure i can say that on camera" and then he said it anyway. It's a serious offence to steal from a protected unesco heritage site. I'd return the brick asap
I agree with the commenters about the crane. Pretty sure thats not the easiest solution. Honestly builing a complex mechanical device on top the mountain, for which there are are a bunch of solutions already seems like something you should overthink. Maybe there is some way to get crane/wench with some sort of a leiver up there, so you don't have to build it. I think it is only exciting as long as you don't find out it doesnt work the way you wanted. Love the videos by the way
Um I'm thinking the same, but he seems confident so........ I always think like: Keep it simple stupid. or KISS. For something like this I would use 'sheer legs' look it up.
Build a slide for moving the heavy stone up and down using pulleys, The surface of the slide can be changed for up and down movement. Besides, use rolling on the slide when up, use sliding when down.
Did you ask local roofers who are used to such stone roofs how they would do that? I think they would know the most efficient way which would be interessting 🙂
Ask the guy in the ghost town how it was done. I am sure it didn't involve all those complications. Build a ramp and slide them off. Gravity. Then go to a machine rental yard for a "Cherry Picker" or small excavator to replace them. Or rent some strong guys.
@@RRaucina ......had allang een ezel met kar gekocht . Schuurtje gebouwd en nog goed gezelschap ook. En ter voorkoming van de co vergiftiging , een kanarie ? Tja, mens en dier en moedernatuur , hoe mooi en vernuftig dat met elkander kan samen gaan.
The view and the fog is so beautiful, it gives you just the necessary peaceful thoughts. Just living the life at full and enjoying it in the nature is something what all should consider at some point.
Love your editing style and the calm vibe, always makes me happy,I fell in love with the mountains while holidaying in Como,they hold such majesty, keep up the good work ❤️
The inner cabin idea is spot on. How very clever if you. It's so cozy and welcoming. What will you do with the crane when you are through? I bet people would love to rent it for their own projects. Needless to say it will be the only one on the mountain.
Exactly Martin there have been many structures in history that has made us wonder how in the heel did they achieve it...building your own equipment to overcome the difficulties is always much more rewarding that challenges the mind...
I would love to see you build a crane, I love all of the engineering and planning that goes into it and I'm sure you'd make this solution work for you. I do think perhaps two triangulated poles with a steel cable or static rope with a 5:1 block and tackle running on them with the ends terminated at a tree or pole driven into the ground would use much less material and be much faster/safer. I've got experience in the tree service industry and we use ropes/pullies/carabiners and a few simple knots and safely lift and manipulate pieces of wood weighing sometimes one or two+ thousand pounds. This is just where my experience lays and what tools I'm comfortable using, but it seems like the more appropriate choice. Good luck whichever solution you choose!
The quality of the images is impressive, you really are a perfectionist and I love that, I wish you the best with this project that advances more every day... incredible🤩
Fantastic that you fixed the problem with uploading. Thanks for sharing this with us, the scenery, the cold, the music and your efforts. When I look at these cold Alps I think of Oetzi the stone age man found near the Italian Austrian border. Good luck.
I’m excited to see how you and Villo get this crane built and used. Beautiful job filming the amazing scenery and thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us.
Martin, way to go. These are your best possible times. I would say go to a junk yard and look for used crane parts, it might save you time in building. My crane is American made and called Liftmoore. I’m sure the equivalent would exist in Italy. You can google Liftmoore. It has a 12 volt electric steel cable winch. I fitted it to an all-terrain pallet jack to create a rolling platform. I lifted all the logs to construct our log home. It can lift 700-1000 pounds. I wish I could send a photo. Good luck.
22:30 standing outside wearing your hat you reminded me of someone, but I couldn't tell who. Then I got it: Vincent!! Vincent Van Gogh, standing in one of his landscapes, just a bit different from usual ones🎨🖼
I thought the same - I love it Actually ...I remember that they're building a medieval castle somewhere with the traditional methods, so perhaps Martijn has researched that (found it - Guédelon Castle)
That’s nteresting. I wonder how the locals managed originally, perhaps with ramps & rollers. It’s a bit like Stone Henge, how did they ever get these huge slabs even on to the site.
You give us an off a lot of inspiration if I was younger I would do this I watched you and your neighbor he has a beautiful home to lots of luck on the rest of your adventure hello from New York
This may seem superficial after lots of technical advice on how to build a crane, but cooking pasta myself in Italy for 50 years I save the pasta water after draining the pasta to wash the dishes in hot water, therefore saving on water and gas! This fantastically mild winter we are having is a bonus for you!
There is a great book "Brunelleschi's Dome" by Ross King about the Dome in Florence. Great little book, it may help spark some ideas about the crane especially the raising and lowering tasks. I am taking the advice of the Brick and I am enjoying my time watching your progress. I am sure it is a grind some days but keep at it and don't over think things too much. A strong back and weak mind come in handy sometimes.😉
David, that dome is just incredible! I was getting a sore neck, so I thought, to hell with it, and lay flat on my back. All sorts of things went through my mind, how it was built, how did the artists manage. It was fun to hear what other tourists said, one lady said I must be from the tax office, calculating tax on the dome ! But that dome is somewhere that changes your life once you have seen it.
Nice video on what your doing . It’s amazing you built a room and are able to be warm . Looks so cold and still very dark in winter . Stay well , looking forward to warmer months .
Hey Martijn. Have you thought about a block and tackle on a frame over the cabin? I watch a lot of Carl Rogers renovation videos of his farm in France and they use a block and tackle to shift huge beams etc. Of course you would need a way to move it on a beam or something over the cabin. Might be worth considering in conjunction with the crane idea?
Btw there is a guy building a log cabin by himself in canada and he uses a pulley system to hoist huge logs, you may find it interesting. His channel is My Self Reliance and Shawn James. Cheers
I really thought Martijn knows the channel as the filming style is soooo similar. But maybe not. My Self Reliance was so smart about so much stuff. I was almost sure he wasn‘t doing it for the first time.
Très touchant le cadeau de Villo une brique de 300 ans, belle rencontre.😊 Martijn, ton travail manuel vaut de l’or, ce n’ait pas donné à tout le monde, je suis admirative aussi de tes vidéos sur les montagnes. Merci à toi ❤
With respect , your crane is too elaborate . An easier idea is to get an off-road winch for your Suzuki. To a movable wooden tripod with a block and tackle underneath. All the power needed would come from the jeep running the winch.
That's what I was thinking from the start. He has what he needs. Anyway, I would ask around. Some old people should know, how these roofs were built back then. 100% sure no helicopter, no crane, no nothing. They had definitely a very simple solution. It was just a shed for these people, so they built it with simple technologies.
@@petrmikulik5095 For sure they had some simpler solution but knowing people from back then it's more probably that they used only a lot of brute force (this include olso help from animals)
Agreed, look into gin pole. Some good examples/videos on UA-cam. I'm planning to use something like that to move a 8 meter laminated beam to the top of a cabin addition. Maybe with an electrical 12/230v winch. But nevertheless, his contraption is interesting.
Also, don't forget, he's a Nederlander. Those people have been solving complex technological problems for a thousand years (keeping back the sea, no less)! Let's just sit back and watch. I'll bet we'll learn something.
You thoughts are probably correct but the beauty is it's his job, his work, his life, and that why he has the followers, the subscribers, many people have ideas, solutions for others, I think Matjin ideas are amazing and he may go to sleep excited by his plans and awake excited. With respect... someone writes.... that why he is living it and many of us and just here watchng wheels go round round, this is not meant to come across passive aggressive or negative but we live in a world where people feel that they are helping but the benefit of learning on the job is amazing, I know it has been for me, the benefit for me is watching others do it their way.....
Enjoying watching these videos. As I was watching you talk through your plan for the crane, I had a thought about the counter weight. Rather than using stones for the counter weight, could you build a tank that you can fill with water via a hose from your water mains supply. Fill it to add weight, and have a valve to release water to lose weight, asuming you have enough pressure from your water supply to fill up the tank? In theory would save you a lot of effort lugging stones up and down for the counter weight,?
Absolutely stunning view of the mountains. That crane seems like a very elaborate and complicated device to build. Would some kind of movable ramp that would allow the roof slabs to be slid down and up be an easier solution to construct? Yes, there would be some sliding and lifting involved but if you have two people, it might be doable.
The charcoal at the bottom may be what's known as "biochar" if there's no oils or resin left in the coals. It's used to improve soils for up to 500 years if it's added to compost and left for a month or more. You took on a major challenge but you seem to handle it very well.
Your videos are so nice, slow and relaxing and its like i'm there going through the entire process as it happens. Been following this channel from video 1. Interesting to see the place evolving and the building coming through nicely. Also good to see a sistema box there. Hello from New Zealand.
As you are building a scaffolding around the building anyway: Why not build the scaffolding higher and use it for a overhead crane / bridge crane? Or more like a gantry crane / portal crane? No counterweight needed that way...
I'd love to know how those buildings were roofed originally. How on earth did they get the stones to the site, cut, and lifted onto the building. It must have taken a lot of people & oxen. Hats off to our ancestors, they were heroes on the quiet.
Mens from the area worked together building each other's houses one summer at a time Everything done by hand and donkeys Imagine 25 guys building your house this year and then the next one you'll go help them build another for someone else
Small tip, if your cooking pasta, use another pot as a lid. Fill that pot with water so it heats up with the pasta, you then can use that as hot water for washing up without spending extra gas on heating a new pot of water.
Great tip there!
Thats a great tip, thanks.
To improve on top of your idea to make pasta-cooking even more energy-efficient , pasta can be submarged in the water before it starts boiling an the stove can be turned off half the way through. It works because pasta coocks above 80°C. Add salt to water before it reaches the boiling point otherwise you are going to lose some heat, as it lowers the boiling point and forces the liquid to disperse the excess heat.
@@mat650 you should always add pasta to boiling salt water. Potatoes from room temperature.
@@mat650 ... As someone who has been toting water for decades, I also only use just enough water to cook it.
The sweetness of Villo giving you the brick was the highlight of this video for me ….what a considerate and genuine gesture. What an outstanding human, even the way he listened to your crane ideas
Same here as for the message on the brick, heartwarming ❤
I am watching the first year for the first time. I only started watching when the roof was going back on😊
You should think about getting a CO2 sensor/alarm for some extra security while sleeping in the heated inner cabin.
Should be a CO sensor.
Yeah the fumes from the kerosene heater are pretty awful, reminds me of my childhood
Surprised he is not dead.
I was worried about this, this risk of CO poisoning or CO2 asphyxiation.
@@mophiustheone what a doofus. the reason for having co2 alarm is you can't see co2. it doesn't matter how well maintained something is, things can break without warning. wow talk about the Darwin effect.
24:48 You have to be kidding....Every video you post I'm literally laughing out loud, biting my hand at the ridiculously cinematic visuals you capture. You have a great eye for composition, light and shadow. I swear there are directors who have $200m budgets and don't frame shots as well as you. Unbelievable!
Good take.
The inner cabin was a great ideia and it makes a lot of sense. Love to see that things are slowly but surely coming together and that the project is moving forward. I can't wait for the next video, I'm sure it's going to be amazing. Great job, Martijn!!
I just want to say to be carefull of your oxygen levels as you have sealed the room well and are burning a kero flame which will burn your oxygen.....other than that, Grazie mille mio amico
I thought it was a complete waste of resources & effort, until I saw how much benefit there was for the effort expended.
If it allows one to stay in all weather & all seasons, it’s a great investment.
For the roof tiles, I would number them before taking tham out with paint (not chalk) then film it with the drone so you see where is each one .. i guess it would make easier when you will put them in again. And also probably mark the place where you position the crane for each tile, so you can re-position the tiles with maximum accuracy. Such a inspiring project! Cheers
Goede raad hoeft niet veel te kosten. Top
E has space to lay them out in order.
Ik had hetzelfde idee.
Please be careful with high CO2 levels when using the Kerosene Heater.
My father had a stroke in his 30's due to the C02 levels in a train caboose.
It's the CO (Carbon Monoxide) that will kill you but we understand what you mean 😉 A CO detector is a cheap life saver for a cabin like this!
I was a bit worried about that as well!
@@panzersheriff727 You are correct : Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless gas formed by the incomplete combustion of fuels. When people are exposed to CO gas, the CO molecules will displace the oxygen in their bodies and lead to poisoning.
yes...even if the inner cabin might have enough cracks... please be careful.. I've read crazy stories of people who even died in tents because of co poisoning... we can't loose you Martijn
Thanks for sharing a taste of home. I grew up in a nearby valley and seeing you fixing this shed so well makes me happy. I am leaving abroad and I am missing my mountains so much. Thanks
What a lovely and thoughtful gift from Villo! 👌🏻
A lot of your landscape visuals look as if they belong in their own gallery. Absolutely beautiful.
Villo l'è dai nòsi!
Translation: "Villo is one of us"
I live in Piemonte as well and it's really nice to see Martijn share this adventure with people that live there. It's also interesting to see some one working on this tipe of project in Italy. I've always seen people on UA-cam or TV renovating houses in other country and I say "yes this is cool but try do it there where the buildings are not made of wood and everything construction's related is full of bureaucracy".
I really liked this series so far and if you, Martjin, need some sort of help feel free to ask (i'm not living to close to this place but even not to far)
O giacché, sun ed saluse
@@villollo228 a me sembra poco rispettoso che Martijn abbia lasciato nel video la tua spiegazione del mattone. Se lo vede qualcuno interessato di Torino, potrebbe finire male per te. :-(
@@bekindfox a me personalmente non importa, spero sempre e comunque che la gente abbia un pochetto di buonsenso
@@bekindfox probabilmente Martijn non si è reso conto della cosa… ma in ogni caso non credo si creerà molto scalpore..
Io anche abito nel saluzzese, sarebbe interessante organizzare qualcosa per incontrare Martjin …
I really love your journey. everything about it is beautiful. The cinematography, your editing, music, storytelling, the places and the simplicity. Very inspiring. Thank you for sharing your journey with us 🌷
"It's more exciting to build things yourself ..." (26:49) This is so true, Martijn. We can always save the money or draw from our monetary resources. But there is just that genuine pleasure of creating something on your own. Sure, it may sometimes cost more in the long run but the thrill of doing it yourself is priceless.
That moment with Villo giving the brick as a gift was so wholesome! ♥️ Another great video as always!!
That shot at 25:42 is wallpaper material !
Heavenly wallpaper. Would you go left or right...?🤔
I'm not sure that Villo wanted the conversation about him taking that historic brick 9:00 to be on UA-cam.
The scenery shots are breathtaking, Martijn- thank you so much for sharing your amazing new homestead in the Alps!!
Guy just builds his own crane! :O This project just got to a next level.
Hoi Martijn…, met grote bewondering heb ik al je filmpjes inmiddels bekeken. Eerst al je fiets avonturen…., in één woord fantastisch…! En nu kijk ik naar je avonturen en je bouwplannen in de bergen van Italië. Ik geniet er echt van. Bedankt dat ik op afstand je Italiaanse avontuur met je mee mag beleven. Ik kijk uit naar je nieuwe filmpje…, echt top man…!
G'day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 I've been watching you for awhile now and I think what you are doing is terrific, you did a great job of building the " snug " inside the main building to keep warm was a great idea . I can understand why you decided to restore the two buildings the scenery is breathe taking, I have subscribed and always look forward to the next vlog. Kind regards John
Ghostly fog & delicious smells coming from the outdoor kitchen. Sounds good to me!! 😊🇺🇸
Makes you appreciate the little things in life such as warmth from a heater which we take for granted in the modern world.
Dear Martijn D.
PLEASE watch some of the videos about building a brand new castle
in Guedelon / France. Especially see what perfectly functioning cranes they use there!
Best regards, luck and health.
I am pleasantly anticipating every video of this series! Great stuff, Martijn.
Same, it’s a fascinating journey and very inspirational
You certainly need a CO monitor in your new room, hope this is not too late!!! Your Crane drawing reminded me of some of LdV drawings!!!!
Please be aware that kerosene heaters can cause a dangerous build up of CO2 especially in small spaces. Love your vlog
I also thought of da vinci sketches!!
Who is placing the camera on all these amazing long shots? How are you working the drone while driving a car? If you're doing all this work by yourself, INSANE. How lucky to find a local car mechanic who speaks pretty decent English. Villo brought you a 300-year-old brick as a gift, unbelievably charming. His reasoning, very philosophical. Hope to see and hear more from Villo. I am continually blown away by all this.
Martijn positions every shot and his drone can be programmed to follow on it’s own
@@stanB950 Thank you for the reply. I had similar suspicions. Still can't believe he deals with all these distractions. My brain hurts watching, because I know how the sausage is made.
@@stanB950thank you for this. I was watching Roaming Wild Rosie before this channel, and before she got a drone I was picturing her setting up the tripod, then strolling or cycling away, then she'd have to come back for the camera... all seamless but having done lots of location still shooting, I knew 'how the sausage was made'. What I didn't know for sure was about programming the drone's path. Can it be set to follow the operator even when he isn't holding controls?
@@lshwadchuck5643 Yes some drones will fly autonomously (on their own and will follow the owners phone)
@@stanB950 Ah, their phone! Of course!
Thanks for sharing your experience in videos Martijin. I’m Ukrainian and your videos make me feel calm and peaceful during this days.
I hope u and your family are alright
Peace for you and all of Ukraine.
Peace to you and Ukraine! We are keeping you in our prayers!
Tomorrow is a meditation day for me in New Zealand and we will be holding you in our thoughts with love, all day. Pretty much like every day really we send love to you. With money we do what we can. I’m glad you can find some peace for yourself in your day.
Praying for you
what a clever solution to create the inner room..the wood is aesthetically very pleasing....great job
Ciao Martijn ! I'm an italian who lived 10 y in Amsterdam, now I'm back in Italy ! Ottima idea la cucina esterna ! Anche la piccola cabina in legno, carina e piu' pratica di andare su e giu'! Complimenti per le idee e la creativita' progettuale ! Enjoy our mountains !
What a beautiful gift!
My goodness, the strings in this episode! Yes! The cinematographer of this is so stunning, you could put all this series into a DVD/ Blu-ray and I think people would buy it on droves.
remember to load and unload your roof evenly. Don't do one side then the other, otherwise it may all collapse.
In yorkshire UK we do stone roofs one side at a time
@@stephenjdixon1 You explained everything with 'in Yorkshire'.
Please be aware of having an air inlet to the burner so that you don't lack oxygen.
Was my first thought too! Kerosene burning in that small space could be fatal without ventilation.
hes not stupid.
@@adamjackson8186 Smarter people have died I'm sure. No harm in the reminder just in case. Relax.
@@MaxVolumeHD I am relaxed. this guy has travelled all over the world and hasn't died yet. do you think he needed heat in the Andes?
Seriously 😂
Honestly some of the best editing and camera work I've seen on youtube. Very elegant and classy sometimes feels like a start to some indie film set in italy. Obviously gorgeous views and can't wait to follow you on this journey.
Man, the shot of your computer illuminating in front of the back drop of the Italian alps, snow and a fire - all outside. Really shows the extreme juxtaposition of two worlds. Love your sweet brick gift. BTW - I get so excited for your new uploads. I save them for meal time, so I can eat and watch them =). Thank you!
sweet brick that he admitted to have stolen from a unesco heritage site.
so lovely.
jail time is beautiful this time of the year
Love the shot of the house backlit after you cook your pasta dinner. The stars! Oh, my what that sky must be on a clear night. Looking forward to seeing the crane in action too.
What a beautiful video this is!!! I’m currently renovating a tiny hut in a Japanese forest with a friend of mine and you’ve been inspiring me a lot!
Hello Eiichiro. Where is your renovation? I have renovated some older apartments in West Japan. Cheers.
@@FUToob Hi there, that sounds cool. Mine is located in the middle part of Japan.
Martijn, I am glad your also getting people to help you and work with you. I use to live on a ranch 150 miles from Death Valley,California I do miss living there. It is both nice and safe to have workers to help and to work with you on risky projects in case you get hurt or injured because your so remote and rural and have a long way to get to the nearest hospital.
Martijn I am glad your back.
Regards
Hope
Your videos show a peaceful and easy pace to live.
Yet it’s clear you work hard, endure extreme temps and even something as basic as water takes extraordinary effort.
The views and adventure are your reward. Enjoy
I anticipate your videos like a TV series 😊 I am refurbishing my condo here in GA and appreciate what you are going through to refurb your place. My work is so much easier. Wishing the crane works beautifully 👍🏼
Such beautiful editing and composition, to document your awesome story. I love how you are able to capture the subtle colours, lighting and sounds around you. Glad you are keeping toasty and warm in the new interior, I bet that makes the cabin so much more inviting. Sending you love from NZ.
Martijn, thank you for sharing this amazing adventure of yours. You are inspiring so many of us.
I wonder if there isn't an easier way to take the stones off and put them back on later.
If you had a post on each side of the building with a beam connected to them you might be able to mount a section of barn door track on the beam, then use a block and tackle to do the lifting. Once clear of the roof the track would allow the stone to be moved away or back to the building.
I moved a ~400 pound iron stove into an upper story this way. (I didn't need the track. I hoisted the stove and used a second rope to swing it a few feet horizontally before lowering.)
"Enclosed track hardware comes in many weight capacities to handle a variety of doors, from lightweight fiberglass to even the heaviest of steel: Light duty (up to 400 lbs.) Medium duty (400- 1000 lbs.) Heavy duty applications (anything over 1000 lbs.)"
"A double tackle has two pulleys in both the fixed and moving blocks with four rope parts (n) supporting the load (FB) of 100 N. The mechanical advantage is 4, requiring a force of only 25 N to lift the load."
Lifting a 100 kilo stone would require only 50 kilos of 'pull'. If more advantage was needed then use more blocks in the system.
This idea! - keep it simple. Just some beams and rope should do the job.
@@willemhekman1788
If it's somewhat level on the sides of the building the posts could be held up by boards bolted to their sides and the frame could be moved up and down the building as work moved from one end to the other.
Envision upside down Ts. Drill holes in the 'slide', stick a rope through, and drag the frame to the next location.
Set the top beam on top of the posts. Bolt 45 degree bracing to both sides of each post/beam connection. Perhaps 45 degree bracing where the posts meet the slide at the bottom.
I do think a gantry crane set-up as is being described above would be much safer for one person to operate and avoids the need for the complicated counterweight. The trouble would be getting a system large enough to span the roof. Perhaps the first step of your roof job is building scaffolding? And perhaps the crane gantry could just operate on top of that system? You could build it out of wood for sure. ua-cam.com/video/ce7EmqYXDRo/v-deo.html
Exactly. This crane idea is very fancy but WAY overboard. If you have a look at what Sean is doing over on My Self Reliance, by himself, with block and tackle you'll see. He's lifting massively heavy tree trunks into position on a log cabin build with the block and tackle connected by a cable to two trees on either side of the building.
As an architect I agree. You need a GANTRY CRANE! there is a reason every shipyard uses one, and it can be as simple or more simple than your concept. And it could be extended slightly past the gable end in order to lower stones to the ground. You have to build scaffolding on both long sides anyway with current concept, because it only reaches as far as the ridge line. You will never be able to correctly counterbalance current concept either and the stones once lifted will swing and topple the crane. Love your episodes and wishing you all the best.
Really enjoyed hearing the plans & strategies of how this will all take place. I can’t leave out the beautiful mountain scenery that you see every moment of the day. How calming and relaxing it is. Chow for now! See you on the next one. 😊
It would be interesting to understand how the stones have been placed on the roof. Maybe there is someone who can tell you, Martijn? This crane project looks like some effort, but you will fond your way. Thanks for the videos! Great shots and editing.
Smart idea!
@@adewabakkelmonsoor2865 the problem is getting equipment up such steep mountains.
If you can get a Suzuki jimney up to the house then you could get a tracked crane there. But I'm on your side, it's way more interesting and fun to design and solve problems yourself with simple.methods and build stuff. No doubt, in the past labour was extremely cheap so perhaps they mounded earth up the side of the building then slid the stone on tree trunks to act as a railway.
Reactie in het Nederlands, ik denk dat je de balken wil vernieuwen waar het dak op ligt. Waarom zou je niet vanuit binnen het dak iets opstuwen, 2 á 3cm, om ruimte te maken zodat je de oude balk kan verwijderen en een nieuwe kan plaatsen. En dan balk per balk. Dan kan je de dakstenen laten liggen.
@@joeldelange1507 I think he's also planning to add insulation / waterproof in the roof
I should finish my things, but here I am again watching how you finish yours.
What a marvelous gift that brick is. Villa is so thoughtful.
You are surrounded by incredible beauty. When I see your drone footage I immediately want to pack up and start a similar adventure. Unfortunately, I've grown too old to do so and thus must live your experience vicariously through your videos. Je doet geweldig werk. Ik leer zoveel door te volgen.
I hear you brother, maybe in the next life, huh? :)
Glad to see you are warm for the winter! You are preparing to build a crane, which will make the roof re-building possible, you are getting there ... I am always excited to see what you will do next!
Best wishes ....
It's looks so cozy your cabinet. I love it. I feel the smell of the wood 😍
Interior cabin is cozy and a safe dry place is essential. I know whatever crane or lifting system you design will work. Cannot wait for your next video. Aerial views are amazing. Capturing the beauty of the trees and town thru the rising clouds. Breathtaking.
Hello 👋 dear , how are you doing?
As a builder, I would certainly pass your crane plans through a qualified engineer. I get a sense this could be a dangerous undertaking if not executed with precision. All the best.
I might explore having I-beams flown in and dropped; from there, build a z & y horizontal base and cross beam with an rolling crane.
If you watch the entire video, he had an engineer doing the calculations. This guy road a bike from Vancouver to Patagonia, I’m pretty sure he is covering all the bases here. I don’t want to be disrespectful to your particular comment. It is good advise. Some of these comments I read, I have to wonder what these people have ever done. I feel pretty confident in saying, I bet they haven’t ridden a bicycle across two continents.
So pleased to see another episode. Take care and best wishes from Sydney! 💪🏼🙏
Villo is an absolute gem!!
Thank you
Beautiful progress of project.... And fantastic idea of the background music , while looking you precious mountain range view ,love it. THANKS for share.
Love watching your videos. I bought an old 1875 property a couple years ago and have been fixing it up since. It’s been a long and tiring process with no down time. It’s nice to see someone else do it as well. Gives me hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel! Lol
Very kind of Villo to gift you a historic brick , he was even polite enough to ask if showing it on video was ok...respect ! Invite Nik Rijavec for a visit , he is a hoisting genius and loves a challenge .
I think he meant he stole it and he wasn’t sure if it could be shown on video, but yes cute present
Not sure if this is OK to give something from antique sites.
he didn't say to not show it. he said "i'm not sure i can say that on camera" and then he said it anyway.
It's a serious offence to steal from a protected unesco heritage site.
I'd return the brick asap
I've seen that Italians tend to steal bricks from UNESCO monuments and that's really sad.
The inner cabin is so peaceful and cosy.
The beauty that surrounds you while living in the mountains is amazing. The fog looks like clouds.
I agree with the commenters about the crane. Pretty sure thats not the easiest solution. Honestly builing a complex mechanical device on top the mountain, for which there are are a bunch of solutions already seems like something you should overthink. Maybe there is some way to get crane/wench with some sort of a leiver up there, so you don't have to build it. I think it is only exciting as long as you don't find out it doesnt work the way you wanted. Love the videos by the way
Um I'm thinking the same, but he seems confident so........
I always think like: Keep it simple stupid. or KISS.
For something like this I would use 'sheer legs' look it up.
When you don't DYI, then how you gonna learn about the things you didn't even plan to learn, the unknown unknowns?
there is a simpler solution
It makes good youtube content though.
Build a slide for moving the heavy stone up and down using pulleys,
The surface of the slide can be changed for up and down movement.
Besides, use rolling on the slide when up, use sliding when down.
Did you ask local roofers who are used to such stone roofs how they would do that? I think they would know the most efficient way which would be interessting 🙂
I think there should be some smaller vehicle crane that could get up there instead of the large truck cranes or the helicopter option!
Ask the guy in the ghost town how it was done. I am sure it didn't involve all those complications. Build a ramp and slide them off. Gravity. Then go to a machine rental yard for a "Cherry Picker" or small excavator to replace them. Or rent some strong guys.
@@RRaucina ......had allang een ezel met kar gekocht . Schuurtje gebouwd en nog goed gezelschap ook. En ter voorkoming van de co vergiftiging , een kanarie ? Tja, mens en dier en moedernatuur , hoe mooi en vernuftig dat met elkander kan samen gaan.
@@fryavanbosh3563 co detectors zijn ook gewoon heel goedkoop en overal te krijgen. Maar kanarie is ook wel goed idee ja.
@@popiston8773 ; the mini tower crane (towable even with his Suzuki Jimny) are very popular/largely available in europe
The view and the fog is so beautiful, it gives you just the necessary peaceful thoughts. Just living the life at full and enjoying it in the nature is something what all should consider at some point.
A beautiful and heartfelt present of the brick from your friend! A tiny piece of history.
Love your editing style and the calm vibe, always makes me happy,I fell in love with the mountains while holidaying in Como,they hold such majesty, keep up the good work ❤️
The inner cabin idea is spot on. How very clever if you. It's so cozy and welcoming.
What will you do with the crane when you are through? I bet people would love to rent it for their own projects. Needless to say it will be the only one on the mountain.
Beautiful Beautiful beautiful..the land offers a fantastic colorful picture with his master...
Thank you...
Exactly Martin there have been many structures in history that has made us wonder how in the heel did they achieve it...building your own equipment to overcome the difficulties is always much more rewarding that challenges the mind...
I would love to see you build a crane, I love all of the engineering and planning that goes into it and I'm sure you'd make this solution work for you. I do think perhaps two triangulated poles with a steel cable or static rope with a 5:1 block and tackle running on them with the ends terminated at a tree or pole driven into the ground would use much less material and be much faster/safer. I've got experience in the tree service industry and we use ropes/pullies/carabiners and a few simple knots and safely lift and manipulate pieces of wood weighing sometimes one or two+ thousand pounds. This is just where my experience lays and what tools I'm comfortable using, but it seems like the more appropriate choice. Good luck whichever solution you choose!
The quality of the images is impressive, you really are a perfectionist and I love that, I wish you the best with this project that advances more every day... incredible🤩
Fantastic that you fixed the problem with uploading. Thanks for sharing this with us, the scenery, the cold, the music and your efforts. When I look at these cold Alps I think of Oetzi the stone age man found near the Italian Austrian border. Good luck.
Oh yeah, Oetzi. I was wondering how far he is from Bolsanno (?), the town where Oetzi is.
Copper Age
I’m excited to see how you and Villo get this crane built and used. Beautiful job filming the amazing scenery and thanks for sharing your wonderful adventures with us.
Martin, way to go. These are your best possible times. I would say go to a junk yard and look for used crane parts, it might save you time in building. My crane is American made and called Liftmoore. I’m sure the equivalent would exist in Italy. You can google Liftmoore. It has a 12 volt electric steel cable winch. I fitted it to an all-terrain pallet jack to create a rolling platform. I lifted all the logs to construct our log home. It can lift 700-1000 pounds. I wish I could send a photo. Good luck.
..yes..but this is Italy..maybe they don't have junk yards in Europe like we do in USA/Canada?...
Ha
22:30 standing outside wearing your hat you reminded me of someone, but I couldn't tell who.
Then I got it: Vincent!! Vincent Van Gogh, standing in one of his landscapes, just a bit different from usual ones🎨🖼
I thought this too
Maybe you're thinking of "Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer" by Caspar David Friedrich.
That's what it reminds me of.
Sorry don't know Caspar David Friederich, so I couldn't have been reminded of him. I've just googled hin now. 🌻
Jason Mraz 🙂
this is therapy
Hey Martijn,
I am from Germany. I really like to watch this series about your „project“. Can‘t get enough :) Wish you all the best! Thanks
The crane looks like a medieval siege machine 😉 You’ve done such an amazing job with the cabin within a cabin.
I thought the same - I love it
Actually ...I remember that they're building a medieval castle somewhere with the traditional methods, so perhaps Martijn has researched that
(found it - Guédelon Castle)
That’s nteresting. I wonder how the locals managed originally, perhaps with ramps & rollers. It’s a bit like Stone Henge, how did they ever get these huge slabs even on to the site.
Absolutely love love your videos! Thank you for sharing :)
You give us an off a lot of inspiration if I was younger I would do this I watched you and your neighbor he has a beautiful home to lots of luck on the rest of your adventure hello from New York
no wonder you fell in love with this part of the world. the views are breath taking. and when you cooked your carbonara, my mouth was salivating.
This may seem superficial after lots of technical advice on how to build a crane, but cooking pasta myself in Italy for 50 years I save the pasta water after draining the pasta to wash the dishes in hot water, therefore saving on water and gas!
This fantastically mild winter we are having is a bonus for you!
Gross, there’s starch in pasta water, it’s not for cleaning.
There is a great book "Brunelleschi's Dome" by Ross King about the Dome in Florence. Great little book, it may help spark some ideas about the crane especially the raising and lowering tasks. I am taking the advice of the Brick and I am enjoying my time watching your progress. I am sure it is a grind some days but keep at it and don't over think things too much. A strong back and weak mind come in handy sometimes.😉
David, that dome is just incredible! I was getting a sore neck, so I thought, to hell with it, and lay flat on my back. All sorts of things went through my mind, how it was built, how did the artists manage. It was fun to hear what other tourists said, one lady said I must be from the tax office, calculating tax on the dome ! But that dome is somewhere that changes your life once you have seen it.
I didn't see what was written on it. Please post the inscription.
Great book and B’s unidirectional gearing for up and down lifts was so simple it was pure genius.
Nice video on what your doing . It’s amazing you built a room and are able to be warm . Looks so cold and still very dark in winter . Stay well , looking forward to warmer months .
Thanks, once again, I’m blown away by the cinematography. Great watching.
Hey Martijn. Have you thought about a block and tackle on a frame over the cabin? I watch a lot of Carl Rogers renovation videos of his farm in France and they use a block and tackle to shift huge beams etc. Of course you would need a way to move it on a beam or something over the cabin. Might be worth considering in conjunction with the crane idea?
Btw there is a guy building a log cabin by himself in canada and he uses a pulley system to hoist huge logs, you may find it interesting. His channel is My Self Reliance and Shawn James. Cheers
I really thought Martijn knows the channel as the filming style is soooo similar. But maybe not. My Self Reliance was so smart about so much stuff. I was almost sure he wasn‘t doing it for the first time.
Great idea! 200 kilo stone slabs or a 400 kilo log.
Only .... there are only trees on side of the house of Martijn.
Très touchant le cadeau de Villo une brique de 300 ans, belle rencontre.😊 Martijn, ton travail manuel vaut de l’or, ce n’ait pas donné à tout le monde, je suis admirative aussi de tes vidéos sur les montagnes. Merci à toi ❤
That brick is one of the most awesome gifts you could get. What a beautiful gesture.
With respect , your crane is too elaborate . An easier idea is to get an off-road winch for your Suzuki.
To a movable wooden tripod with a block and tackle underneath.
All the power needed would come from the jeep running the winch.
That's what I was thinking from the start. He has what he needs. Anyway, I would ask around. Some old people should know, how these roofs were built back then. 100% sure no helicopter, no crane, no nothing. They had definitely a very simple solution. It was just a shed for these people, so they built it with simple technologies.
@@petrmikulik5095 For sure they had some simpler solution but knowing people from back then it's more probably that they used only a lot of brute force (this include olso help from animals)
Agreed, look into gin pole. Some good examples/videos on UA-cam. I'm planning to use something like that to move a 8 meter laminated beam to the top of a cabin addition. Maybe with an electrical 12/230v winch. But nevertheless, his contraption is interesting.
Also, don't forget, he's a Nederlander. Those people have been solving complex technological problems for a thousand years (keeping back the sea, no less)! Let's just sit back and watch. I'll bet we'll learn something.
You thoughts are probably correct but the beauty is it's his job, his work, his life, and that why he has the followers, the subscribers, many people have ideas, solutions for others, I think Matjin ideas are amazing and he may go to sleep excited by his plans and awake excited. With respect... someone writes.... that why he is living it and many of us and just here watchng wheels go round round, this is not meant to come across passive aggressive or negative but we live in a world where people feel that they are helping but the benefit of learning on the job is amazing, I know it has been for me, the benefit for me is watching others do it their way.....
Enjoying watching these videos. As I was watching you talk through your plan for the crane, I had a thought about the counter weight. Rather than using stones for the counter weight, could you build a tank that you can fill with water via a hose from your water mains supply. Fill it to add weight, and have a valve to release water to lose weight, asuming you have enough pressure from your water supply to fill up the tank? In theory would save you a lot of effort lugging stones up and down for the counter weight,?
Beautiful fog and beautiful music.. .life seems like a mystery but peaceful over there. Thanks for sharing.
This is like living in a Casper David Friedrich painting ... beautiful.
Absolutely stunning view of the mountains. That crane seems like a very elaborate and complicated device to build. Would some kind of movable ramp that would allow the roof slabs to be slid down and up be an easier solution to construct? Yes, there would be some sliding and lifting involved but if you have two people, it might be doable.
100% agree with you Stuart regarding the crane. 2 poles and possibly a winch is all you need.
The charcoal at the bottom may be what's known as "biochar" if there's no oils or resin left in the coals. It's used to improve soils for up to 500 years if it's added to compost and left for a month or more. You took on a major challenge but you seem to handle it very well.
Love the brick at the end of the video.
Thank you
Your videos are so nice, slow and relaxing and its like i'm there going through the entire process as it happens. Been following this channel from video 1. Interesting to see the place evolving and the building coming through nicely. Also good to see a sistema box there. Hello from New Zealand.
As you are building a scaffolding around the building anyway: Why not build the scaffolding higher and use it for a overhead crane / bridge crane? Or more like a gantry crane / portal crane? No counterweight needed that way...
kerosine in een kleine ruimte als dat lijkt mij geen strak en veilig plan zeker voor je gezondheid.
luxury to have an outside kitchen, no bears etc to bother you. enjoyed another fine video, thank you.
Cabin looks cosy enough Martijn. The crane is an interesting idea. The stars at night looked amazing.
I'd love to know how those buildings were roofed originally. How on earth did they get the stones to the site, cut, and lifted onto the building. It must have taken a lot of people & oxen. Hats off to our ancestors, they were heroes on the quiet.
Mens from the area worked together building each other's houses one summer at a time
Everything done by hand and donkeys
Imagine 25 guys building your house this year and then the next one you'll go help them build another for someone else
Great video!!
When is 4/4 2 years on a bike coming?
That view of the mountains from your place is spectacular. You’d never get tired of that!
The drawings of the crane are beautiful