Glad you've got your priorities right. I always remember the fellowcfrom Part-Time Portugal saying "Well, this is Part-Time Portugal, not Kill Myself Working [24/7] Portugal." Love your practical approach to making your home liveable. Best use of finances smd upcycled materials. Your rendered walls transformed the stable from hovel-like to a pleasing, clean place to help keep whatever you store in there from getting mildewy, etc. Your instinct to dig the floor down seem spot on. From watching other channels, your laser level (that will come into your life) will help you get the earth as level as poss, you'll put down a sheet of moisture barrier to run up the walls a bit, use stone or composite aggregate to level the floor, then pour your cement. If you want underfloor heating, i believe you coil the hot water piping over the steel wire support laid over the gravel before you pour. Just saying out loud so you have an idea of what to look up re steps to such a project and materials you might need. Keep having fun!
Hi, This has to be our comment of the week. Thank you for taking the time to write. You make some very interesting and pertinent points. We have taken on board what you have said and may well implement some of your suggestions. Thank you for watching.
@@Iwantalemon You're quite welcome. Your easy going approach resonated with me and i just wanted to cheer you on. I've had a lifelong tendency to go balls to walls with work-projects-chores and recently effected built-in down and decompression time to stave off recurrent burnouts. I'm like Jen preferring the best poss outcome as it makes a striking difference, so your splitting jobs according to your strengths is great teamwork. Scratch coats just need to get on, and then finer finishes are just so. Cheers from San Francisco 👋🏼😊
You looked and sounded upset at the beginning of the video. I have renovated a house, it takes a lot of time and effort. It becomes overwhelming if you just try to get everything done as fast as possible. With exhaustion comes mistakes, corner-cutting and disappointment even depression. Be kind to yourselves. You are achieving a lot. Take the time to smell the roses often. You WILL get there and it WILL take longer than you imagined. Jen you are really an excellent renderer :)
What a lovely comment. I wasn’t upset but a little emotional. We feel blessed to have made such good friendships here so quickly, people who have helped us so much, and been so kind. It is something I am very grateful for. Plus I am a big softy at times. As for the work, just the opposite, it gets me up in the morning🤪 David
I agree with your comment regarding making time for friends and leisure. Appreciate the reasons you chose to move to Portugal. Love and best wishes to you both. ❤
I agree with you, friends are treasure, and as long as you have food in your belly, a warm bed and a dry roof over your head, you are rich. Jen is becoming an expert renderer.
@@Iwantalemon That's exactly what some folks are doing lately for lowest costs and/or temporary structures -- harvesting planks and blocks from pallets. Offcuts now seem so covid lockdown era. If you have time to watch, their projects might spark thinkings: Frankie Off Grid Luke and Sarah's Off Grid Life Off Gridding On A Shoestring Project Portugal Make. Do. Grow. The Origin Homestead They've fashioned cabinets, shelves, spice racks, bottle washing stations, bins, etc., from wood scraps! 🙆🏻♀️
We enjoy your videos because they are real life. You are both doing great. Can i ask if you have heard about your visa yet please? We went to VFS Global in London yesterday for our D7 😊
Looking great Dad and Jen! Xx
Thanks Tash😊
Thank you, Tash x
Glad you've got your priorities right. I always remember the fellowcfrom Part-Time Portugal saying "Well, this is Part-Time Portugal, not Kill Myself Working [24/7] Portugal."
Love your practical approach to making your home liveable. Best use of finances smd upcycled materials. Your rendered walls transformed the stable from hovel-like to a pleasing, clean place to help keep whatever you store in there from getting mildewy, etc.
Your instinct to dig the floor down seem spot on. From watching other channels, your laser level (that will come into your life) will help you get the earth as level as poss, you'll put down a sheet of moisture barrier to run up the walls a bit, use stone or composite aggregate to level the floor, then pour your cement. If you want underfloor heating, i believe you coil the hot water piping over the steel wire support laid over the gravel before you pour. Just saying out loud so you have an idea of what to look up re steps to such a project and materials you might need.
Keep having fun!
Hi, This has to be our comment of the week. Thank you for taking the time to write. You make some very interesting and pertinent points. We have taken on board what you have said and may well implement some of your suggestions. Thank you for watching.
@@Iwantalemon You're quite welcome. Your easy going approach resonated with me and i just wanted to cheer you on. I've had a lifelong tendency to go balls to walls with work-projects-chores and recently effected built-in down and decompression time to stave off recurrent burnouts. I'm like Jen preferring the best poss outcome as it makes a striking difference, so your splitting jobs according to your strengths is great teamwork. Scratch coats just need to get on, and then finer finishes are just so. Cheers from San Francisco 👋🏼😊
Amazing job😘😘🤗🤗🤗
Thank you very much
Loved how you both laughed when he said that the room was a temporary situation. That is was going to be a luxurious home kitchen some day.
We laughed because it is so far off at the moment that it seems funny.
@@Iwantalemon lol I got that.
You looked and sounded upset at the beginning of the video. I have renovated a house, it takes a lot of time and effort. It becomes overwhelming if you just try to get everything done as fast as possible. With exhaustion comes mistakes, corner-cutting and disappointment even depression. Be kind to yourselves. You are achieving a lot. Take the time to smell the roses often. You WILL get there and it WILL take longer than you imagined. Jen you are really an excellent renderer :)
What a lovely comment. I wasn’t upset but a little emotional. We feel blessed to have made such good friendships here so quickly, people who have helped us so much, and been so kind. It is something I am very grateful for. Plus I am a big softy at times. As for the work, just the opposite, it gets me up in the morning🤪 David
I agree with your comment regarding making time for friends and leisure. Appreciate the reasons you chose to move to Portugal. Love and best wishes to you both. ❤
What a lovely comment. Thank you so much.
Jen your walls look beautiful!!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you!
Jen x
I agree with you, friends are treasure, and as long as you have food in your belly, a warm bed and a dry roof over your head, you are rich. Jen is becoming an expert renderer.
Thank you so much. We agree with you. This is a fantastic comment
Good job, you should both be proud of the jobs you have completed. I couldn't agree more with you about the price of wood here! Brian and Diane x
Thanks a lot guys. Maybe we should make stuff from pallets hahahaha
@@Iwantalemon That's exactly what some folks are doing lately for lowest costs and/or temporary structures -- harvesting planks and blocks from pallets. Offcuts now seem so covid lockdown era.
If you have time to watch, their projects might spark thinkings:
Frankie Off Grid
Luke and Sarah's Off Grid Life
Off Gridding On A Shoestring
Project Portugal
Make. Do. Grow.
The Origin Homestead
They've fashioned cabinets, shelves, spice racks, bottle washing stations, bins, etc., from wood scraps! 🙆🏻♀️
Slowly slowly wins the race! Take your time and don’t forget to live the dream 👍 Can’t wait to see the finished kitchen too.
That means you and us will have to be patient hahaha
Absolutely. Dream kitchens of classical Rome were not built in a day.
Continuação de bom trabalho 😊
It is a continuous work but we enjoy it
Good balance with work and play. Lots of love from Florida
You are absolutely right. Thank you
EXCELLENT, PERFECT WORK
Thank you for watching and thank you
👍
Thank you
We enjoy your videos because they are real life. You are both doing great. Can i ask if you have heard about your visa yet please? We went to VFS Global in London yesterday for our D7 😊
We are still waiting to hear. We will definitely do an update when something happens. Good luck with yours.
@@Iwantalemon thank you ! Yours has taken a while!!
@sarahcampbell-t2g I’m afraid it is what it is. We try not to stress too much about it.