I know a lot of people are anti keeping it all together, but I totally get it, as someone who has spent a lot of time keeping a barn that is somewhat rickety together and preserving what is already made. Doing unconventional actions will always be criticized, and you're doing what is most likely, also a great challenge. Sometimes the most sustainable action takes much longer and more effort than just...knocking down and building new. I really think it's cool that you're giving it a good shot!
Best option regarding the sustainability aspect of that project would probably be: Demolishing the upper floor, rebuilding it properly, having an outside insulation (maybe cork?) and an wooden frame work with waterproofed wood shingles on the outside. Just make sure there's a small gap between these outer two layers to allow air to circulate inside.
If legal I'd have knocked it down and started again on the same foundations. That much brickwork could be done in a few days and I honestly feel like starting from scratch with a good design would have created something better in both summer and winter and wouldn't have warped walls that look like they already need plates on them to stop them from falling down. You could also then make the windows and door the correct sizes for easily available double-glazed and environmentally sound products. Even the roof could have been modular solar panelled. Not a criticism just an observation. The swimming area looked amazing. Climate change is definitely upon us with the heat. I live in Edinburgh and there were even days here that I felt overheated outside. That has never ever happened. Sorry waffled - Great video!
If they wanted to absolutely reuse the bricks they could of made it like a fachwerkhaus as they already made most of the needed timber frame. Also the maybe fire damaged bricks wouldn't have any load on them then.
@@raila952 - Agree. They would have stronger better-insulated walls and the entire build would be easier if they rebuild those walls. Considering all the work they will need to do on the building, starting on such poor brickwork seems counterintuitive. I'm actually a little afraid that those walls aren't even safe. Also, everything would be easier on a rectangular design, even tiling the roof will take so much longer with such an odd shape.
@@AnyoneCanSee Yepp, I agree, and I even doubt if they can carry on this way if an inspector shows up and checks the building for safety. This (re)building reminds me of my favourite German saying "wenn schon denn schon". What they are doing now is a waste of time and money, it was crap, it is crap and it will stay crap. Just accept that it isn't allways a wise decision to keep all the old stuff in place, and this crappy building doesn't even have the looks to be saved for the future.
They would be down € 1.240 euros if they bought 3 pallets of bricks and those should be enough. My advice now you still can just tear it down and re-build it. Like the main comment it's like starting from scratch but it will make it easier for roofing, and dividing the rooms etc.. Keep up the good work 👏
This house was never meant for habitation purposes , was made for animal and storage purposes , that's why was badly done . I would knock down the top floor and re-use the bricks to make the walls more straight and sturdy , therefore safer . Not a negative criticism, just my opinion . I enjoyed watching the video ,waiting for the next one .
They did mention one of their neighbours was born in this building. But I'm guessing they were born in the building that preceeded this one. The granite foundation seems to be the remains of an older much better built building. This building is much more recent I would guess 50-70s and seems to have been put up very quickly. My guess is that it was rebuild quickly so that a new building permoit would not be required for building.
In my opinion take the L and write off the few days already worked on this upper section and deconstruct the top saving as many bricks as possible. Square/flatten/reinforce the bottom section and build a solid structure on top with the bricks more of a decoration instead of load bearing. Then again I'm just some internet guy engineering student.
Those bricks are not of quality and condition to be used for buildings, they may find use of them for bulding other stuff but I would not use them for load bearing walls.
I agree, the end result would be beautiful and not have wood where you don't need to. Plus it takes up room. All this mucking about is crazy. It you're going to do a job like this do it right.
I agree with all the comments about demolishing the building. Even if you have already done some works to reinforce the structure this is by no means structurally sound. You should knock down the building and rebuilding (wooden frame it's usually easier or by using bricks but you need to reinforce every few rows with rebar as well as vertically, otherwise it would happen again). I don't think there is another way to proceed the question is not if this building would fail, is when it will do it. Think about when you built the recycling machines, you add protections, guards and so on so no people could be injured by using them. What is being doing right now with the building is neglecting any proper safety actions to be done. I know it might be hard to undo what you have done so far, but it's the right thing to do.
Everybody has their upinion but dont see them Building Anything and Living in Portugal. So you have to make your own discisions. There is not One way to Rome but many.
@@windsurfingatmeerwijck Just wait a bit. The basics of structuralsafety should still be considered. It's using applied common sense with on eye on the buildingregulations. Negative is when you do a construction which at the first big storm, falls down.
@@carolleenkelmann4751 That building has not fallen down. It has survived bushfires and weather. Adapting non-existing building regulations is the way to go. The wooden structure has made the building more secure with further insulation and panelling will add more stability. The wall brick has just become a shell that in the future could be re-inforces and rendered. Foundations could be underpinning.
Makes me queasy to see you build on top of a masonry wall with so many cracks in it. Bracing it on top and bottom just doesn't cut it. If you're bent on leaving it up, have you considered reinforcing the interior surface with some kind of steel mesh attached at many locations with bolts, epoxy, or mortar?
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My gues sis it was done quickly for some reason, maybe when the orginal buiding was destroyed by a wildfire, i'm guessing the bulding needed replacing quickly so that the permit for it would not go away.
Yeah acting abnormal is a sign of heat stress, so is red skin. Super dangerous by the way. Once your body gets into the mid stages it's really hard to stop it from getting worse. Late stage heat stress is difficult for hospitals to treat and is often fatal. I used to work in a furniture factory where in the summer the outside temp when I went in for second shift would be 115F/ 46C. With the humidity the worst I saw with the heat index was 127F/ 52C. It was so dangerous we had yearly training to spot and treat heat stress before it got bad. It was so dangerous Heath and Safety for the plant instructed us supervisors to call an ambulance to get someone with late stage heat stress before we called their office in the plant. That stuff will kill you if you aren't careful. Do some reading on it because I think Coline got lucky you stopped when you did.
also its always important to keep in mind where you at. a heatstrike in the city is different than when youre out in the country. So always good to stop before your limits and look out for each other!
Was the part where they used a screw to decide also part of acting abnormal? I mean making a safe structure for the future should be a real decision, not by fate right?
i had an episode of heat stroke years ago at a semi shop i worked at. temps inside the shop (with doors open and big fans everywhere) was about 121F. i was in leather welding gear running a big torch cutting apart a crashed trailer frame so we could repair it. i ended up passing out from the heat. that was 16 years ago, and i still have a terrible time in heat, tho now it's much worse. anything over about 80F makes me physically ill. it sucks because it's currently 102 without heat index in my town!
Given the cost of wood in Portugal and the condition of the walls from the fire it was subjected to I think I would have removed all the bricks and started again from the granite even if it was wall by wall so no one could suggest you demolished the building and were trying to avoid local planning regulations.
as i watch your videos, i find you very strong, very courageous, working hard, and you are always doing good work, i'm happy to see the project grow like that
In Britain they used a clever device to stop the walls of a structure from bulging out, like yours has. It involved long sections of iron rod which reached across the gap. The ends of the rods were threaded to hold plates both on the inside of the building and on the outside....you can see, for instance, in old flour mills, these plates of varying sizes from 6" to 12" can be seen on the outside. The plates have been adjusted (screwed in or out ) to make the walls stop bulging and to secure the building to be perpendicular.The rods can be seen inside and , in some cases, they are attatched to wooden cross beams.
I love the juxtaposition of the music and the reality of what we are seeing. Also, the term you can use for the afternoon nap due to the heat is a "Siesta".
The upper floor is still far too sketchy, especially above that partial concrete lintel. Cut out the cement with a Stihl to reclaim the blocks, then relay them with rebar ties around the corners. You really need a (volunteer) experienced bricklayer/builder who could sort this very quickly.
As someone pointed out in an earlier video, a lot of that brick probably isn't viable for structure any more due to heat damage in the fires. But it would be excellent *decorative* brick in various places around the Kamp, or broken up as pathways or for drainage where needed.
Yeh, go Coleen, you are quite the construction girl.!!! Good Job, and a Very good effort. Our host, needs good helpers, he can build it all himself. B-Strong, B n Christ.
The production value of your videos has dramatically increased this year. Both the way the video is being taken and edited as well as the variety of background music has made the videos so much more entertaining. 👍🏾
Big compliments to the videographer! This was an amazing shot episode with great sound, cool time-lapses and transitions. I really enjoyed this episode
I love that you kept the old brick and built a structure under it. The brick will make a good building envelope as long as its tied in well. Looks great and can't wait to see the final product. Cheers
So much work, it was better to take it down and rebuild. It is not safe like that. Sometimes is better not to rush thing's. Please overthink again and make it right. Greetings from Bayern.
a crooked brick wall, without reinforced concrete pillars, is destined to fall anyway, remove brick by brick and build the reinforced concrete reinforcement and then put the bricks back between them
Having an old structure that is out of square presents a problem. just make sure the roof does not leak its going to come out fabulous. I like this content.
You lot get stubborn about the strangest things. This being one of the biggest examples, to be honest. I can see trying to preserve a cool old ruin, but this is so clearly just a shoddy piece of workmanship right from the start that it doesn't even *look* solid or well made, but you've gotten the idea in your head that it must be preserved, even if that results in a building that's less solid, has poorer insulation, and remains a safety hazard for those outside. Please get someone local with construction experience involved and have them assess what you're doing. And listen if they tell you that this haphazard pile of fire-weakened bricks isn't worth saving as a building (although you can do other stuff with it).
I understand that demolishing a building in Portugal can be an extremely difficult endeavor involving a lot of time and effort and paperwork. Although this place constitutes a danger to life and limb!
I mean if it was a cool old ruin, but it's clearly a mid 20th century building that was builkd using materials and methods not suitable to permanent construction.
should have started with the floor structural members, including some kind of thin barrier underneath the members because it seems like the wood was not treated. its a good idea whenever wood is in contact with cement, mortar, concrete, etc. also by putting the roof structure like you did, they are subject to sheering forces which is not great. its best to install roof joists parallel with the longest "axis" of the roof. as it is now, the strength of the roof is reliant upon the bolts you installed. they're probably sufficient but perhaps not ideal. 👍
nice video. Keep in mind that if that ruin hadn't planning permission when was build it, you are rebuilding something that is illegal, meaning, the municipality can come and ask you guys to legalize it or demolish it. Btw, i would demolish those brick walls and rebuild as woodframe structure.
Awesome video. I love the music selections. Thanks for sharing.
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Hi guys, I am sorry to say this but you are making a mistake. I am a portuguese architect and I have worked at the urban department of project approvals at a city council and that project is in no way legal. That structure is all kinds of wrong. I currently have my own architecture and engineering studio and I see this all the time. I have clients coming from all over the world to settle in Portugal who are being sold properties where they cannot legally build or people who had dreams of building off grid settlements but that to do so requires a lot of adjustment and planning and they were not prepared for it. Also, Portugal has well documented fire safety regulations and fire zoning that exist for the safety of the public. But unfortunately I see a lot of expats coming here and building a lot illegally without any regard for safety codes, engineering stability projects and so on. We have a very complex building code (cumbersome I admit, but an excellent guide). We regulated everything, from thermal, to acoustics, to stability, water, etc. To get a building approved it's required about 10 different specialty engineering projects on top of the architecture project. Be very careful of what you build and how. You might end up being forced to demolish it to make it comply with our regulations and it would be a shame and a waste of your resources and time
Love watching you guys. But your wooden frame should be attached to the floorplate + supported from underneath on ground floor. Having a point load on the floor without support underneath is no good. But don't give up anyway!
I like it. The total bonkers idea of adding some wood hoping to defuse a ticking time bomb keeps it exiting. Who will become trapped under the collapsing walls first? Will they survive? Stay tuned and find out!
Big heart for the Coline-Dave-Team! You rock! 🔥 I think its quite impessive how much you got done in one week while it is so hot! I would also like to know who all the new lovely faces are! ❤️
Congratulations! One of the best videos you have produced, I love the excellent mixture of information, humour and music!!! And of course an excellent camara :)
You for sure are doing an amazing job there .....anyway i saw the top floor very inconstant why you dont destroy all floor down and do it all in wood!!!big hug from Lisbon!!!!!ok you love the bricks!!its ok guys!!!
I believe the connection from the beams to the wall should be made with a mesh sleeve and and epoxy mortar. What you are using is an anchor used to fix things into solid concrete and not these types of hollow block.
Deze constructie en aanpak is in principe goed. Ik vraag me wel de volgende zaken af: Waar zitten de kruisverbanden in de dak constructie? Wat is er gedaan op de contact vlakken met de stenen constructie? Ook daar krijg je condensatie. Bedenk je ook dat deze constructie in twee richtingen belast kan worden, dus druk (deklast) maar ook trek (wind). Denk daar ook over na. Want het lijkt nu alsof de houten constructie los staat op de stenen constructie. Van de buitenkant isoleren kan enorme helpen om condens problemen te verminderen. Dat geeft ook de kans om de buitenkant wit te maken. Want houd ook maar rekening met deze temperaturen!
It doesn't really seem like the wood beams support the somewhat lousy brick wall. You have put the frame only inside of it with some minor connections to the wall at the top (and bottom?). If someone were to smash into that wall from inside, chances are still pretty high I would say that it breaks. Could be a breeding ground for a future accident. I agree with some other commenters that it may have been better to opt for total reconstruction of this upper building. Then again, that's up to you. There's just no sense for any possible building regulation on the countryside, eh? I kinda like that but it may get dangerous.
I definitely wouldn't feel safe in about a 3m perimeter around that building, if we're being honest. The granite cellar is wonderful and they would do some really cool things in there like oldschool preserves, but the upper structure was probably never solid, even when it was first built.
Difficult to be enthusiastic when you're struggling with the heat. Some people can handle it, and some can't. It seemed to me that Colline was struggling with it.
The music choices were excellent for this video so congratulations Felix (?). I may be making a mistake in assuming Dave knows what he's doing but the brick shell does look a bit flimsy for the purposes for which you are wishing to use the building.
This was a very good video, lots of great shots, good commentary, and even some puppies😁 Not sure about the validity of a wooden frame in this sketchy ruin, house of cards was coming to mind. But I am not an expert in building and it sure was fun to watch.
Please, it`s not too late yet (unless in the meantime you did anything else major) but take the walls DOWN and REBUILD them. Reinforce with steel and those walls will not fall. Also, avoid as much as possible using wood on construction, specially in your area where fires are a big issue. I`m no engineer but I do know a few things about building and I always looks at those sketchy walls and wonder when will they collapse, because they will. And I asso wonder about the legality of it. No way you have any rebuilding permit as it would not allow to keep the walls like that. If you haven`t, please look into permits as it might get you in trouble, specially as that building looks like it isn`t even registered (no surprise as it happens a lot with anexxes, which seem to be the case and not a living building).
@@yodaz101 The other, bigger structure was the barn, I think. This was more of an outbuilding, although there's a small spot outside with a water trough for animals if I remember correctly.
Crazy that people have volunteers work on such a big project. I have a home master bathroom renovation that should last 6 months, still looking for volunteers.
I like the way it’s progressing. Don’t agree with those who suggest it needs demolishing. It will be good in the end if you keep tying everything in. Why do buildings have to rectilinear! Just a bit more effort but will be cool in the end. My only comment on the interstitial condensation problem would be to consider hempcrete as insulation (this is both vapour permeable and air tight and has the bonus of thermal mass) and use lime render on the inside and outside (which will breath). There’s lots of resources available for research on this.
I actually liked a lot tge editing and filming of this video. Its sad that people feel so free to leave bad comments that can really affect individuals. I like your style felix. One big hug to all the people at kamp 😊
its a challenging thing to build without normed mesures!.(I did it)..more time and money... In my opinion it would have been much more easier to take down all walls and rebuild them! Now You have the problem until flooring!
i would put construction net (10x10cm, 6-8mm iron) inside&outside, connected them through walls with irons 8mm, plastured with thicc 3-4cm cement. That would reinforce the walls.
Collen you are soo cool I don't know what you are saying. And many people are watching this even I'm from India. And stay cool I'm enjoying your videos. And hello everyone
A photogrammetry scan ie. drone photos in a dome configuration pointing at the ruin would give you massive detail for inspection & measurements, import the mesh into SketchUp for a detailed reference of awkward angles/views etc
very nice video guys, maybe the best yet! you can see you guys experimenting with styles and technics, music and video connect well. keep up the goodwork
Great video. Loved the sheep on the time-lapse, very clever. I’m a bit concerned about the wobbly wall though…. Interested to see what you do there. Next time you leave the van early, you should take a roll of toilet roll ha ha
Sure it will take more time and funds but you should rebuild those walls because they are not safe at all.It is dangerous to use those weather exposed walls in new Construction . It will fall in during strong wind once you put roof on it
I know a lot of people are anti keeping it all together, but I totally get it, as someone who has spent a lot of time keeping a barn that is somewhat rickety together and preserving what is already made. Doing unconventional actions will always be criticized, and you're doing what is most likely, also a great challenge. Sometimes the most sustainable action takes much longer and more effort than just...knocking down and building new. I really think it's cool that you're giving it a good shot!
yeah this isn't sustainable, it's foolish. The upper part of the building is total junk, it's not worth saving. It has no redeeming value whatsoever.
The term 'House of Cards' keeps coming to mind watching you try to fix this building.
Best option regarding the sustainability aspect of that project would probably be: Demolishing the upper floor, rebuilding it properly, having an outside insulation (maybe cork?) and an wooden frame work with waterproofed wood shingles on the outside. Just make sure there's a small gap between these outer two layers to allow air to circulate inside.
If legal I'd have knocked it down and started again on the same foundations. That much brickwork could be done in a few days and I honestly feel like starting from scratch with a good design would have created something better in both summer and winter and wouldn't have warped walls that look like they already need plates on them to stop them from falling down. You could also then make the windows and door the correct sizes for easily available double-glazed and environmentally sound products. Even the roof could have been modular solar panelled.
Not a criticism just an observation. The swimming area looked amazing. Climate change is definitely upon us with the heat. I live in Edinburgh and there were even days here that I felt overheated outside. That has never ever happened.
Sorry waffled - Great video!
If they wanted to absolutely reuse the bricks they could of made it like a fachwerkhaus as they already made most of the needed timber frame. Also the maybe fire damaged bricks wouldn't have any load on them then.
@@raila952 - Agree. They would have stronger better-insulated walls and the entire build would be easier if they rebuild those walls. Considering all the work they will need to do on the building, starting on such poor brickwork seems counterintuitive. I'm actually a little afraid that those walls aren't even safe. Also, everything would be easier on a rectangular design, even tiling the roof will take so much longer with such an odd shape.
@@AnyoneCanSee Yepp, I agree, and I even doubt if they can carry on this way if an inspector shows up and checks the building for safety.
This (re)building reminds me of my favourite German saying "wenn schon denn schon".
What they are doing now is a waste of time and money, it was crap, it is crap and it will stay crap.
Just accept that it isn't allways a wise decision to keep all the old stuff in place, and this crappy building doesn't even have the looks to be saved for the future.
They would be down € 1.240 euros if they bought 3 pallets of bricks and those should be enough. My advice now you still can just tear it down and re-build it. Like the main comment it's like starting from scratch but it will make it easier for roofing, and dividing the rooms etc..
Keep up the good work 👏
Agree and it will cost less then what they gonna have to pay to straighten the walls.
I find it cool to see that Colleen helped Dave with the contruction! I hope see liked participating in this job. And whst a heat.
This house was never meant for habitation purposes , was made for animal and storage purposes , that's why was badly done . I would knock down the top floor and re-use the bricks to make the walls more straight and sturdy , therefore safer . Not a negative criticism, just my opinion . I enjoyed watching the video ,waiting for the next one .
They did mention one of their neighbours was born in this building. But I'm guessing they were born in the building that preceeded this one. The granite foundation seems to be the remains of an older much better built building. This building is much more recent I would guess 50-70s and seems to have been put up very quickly. My guess is that it was rebuild quickly so that a new building permoit would not be required for building.
In my opinion take the L and write off the few days already worked on this upper section and deconstruct the top saving as many bricks as possible. Square/flatten/reinforce the bottom section and build a solid structure on top with the bricks more of a decoration instead of load bearing. Then again I'm just some internet guy engineering student.
Those bricks are not of quality and condition to be used for buildings, they may find use of them for bulding other stuff but I would not use them for load bearing walls.
I agree, the end result would be beautiful and not have wood where you don't need to. Plus it takes up room. All this mucking about is crazy. It you're going to do a job like this do it right.
I agree with all the comments about demolishing the building. Even if you have already done some works to reinforce the structure this is by no means structurally sound. You should knock down the building and rebuilding (wooden frame it's usually easier or by using bricks but you need to reinforce every few rows with rebar as well as vertically, otherwise it would happen again). I don't think there is another way to proceed the question is not if this building would fail, is when it will do it.
Think about when you built the recycling machines, you add protections, guards and so on so no people could be injured by using them. What is being doing right now with the building is neglecting any proper safety actions to be done.
I know it might be hard to undo what you have done so far, but it's the right thing to do.
Everybody has their upinion but dont see them Building Anything and Living in Portugal. So you have to make your own discisions. There is not One way to Rome but many.
@@windsurfingatmeerwijck Just wait a bit. The basics of structuralsafety should still be considered. It's using applied common sense with on eye on the buildingregulations. Negative is when you do a construction which at the first big storm, falls down.
@@carolleenkelmann4751 That building has not fallen down. It has survived bushfires and weather. Adapting non-existing building regulations is the way to go. The wooden structure has made the building more secure with further insulation and panelling will add more stability. The wall brick has just become a shell that in the future could be re-inforces and rendered. Foundations could be underpinning.
Makes me queasy to see you build on top of a masonry wall with so many cracks in it. Bracing it on top and bottom just doesn't cut it. If you're bent on leaving it up, have you considered reinforcing the interior surface with some kind of steel mesh attached at many locations with bolts, epoxy, or mortar?
God bless you all. Thank you for the videos. “It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena..." - Theodore Roosevelt, 1910
Real ass quote
It seems like you will also need to tie the brick wall to the frame at points lower in the wall, not just at the top.
Yep surely the wall should be tied into the frame ideally with some spreader plates on the outside to stop the wall buckling outwards
Yeap. that was the first thing I thought of, thinking about how some old houses are held together with lag bolts keep the wall straight
agreed, run some long rods through the wall with plates on the post side and the outer side, tie it together.
@@henrycarter7563 you see it everywhere here in the U.K. on listed (historic) buildings especially
This was truly an exercise in futility!
The original builder of this "organic" piece of construction was clearly an artist. Great job interpreting this piece of art. ;-)
My gues sis it was done quickly for some reason, maybe when the orginal buiding was destroyed by a wildfire, i'm guessing the bulding needed replacing quickly so that the permit for it would not go away.
Yeah acting abnormal is a sign of heat stress, so is red skin.
Super dangerous by the way.
Once your body gets into the mid stages it's really hard to stop it from getting worse. Late stage heat stress is difficult for hospitals to treat and is often fatal.
I used to work in a furniture factory where in the summer the outside temp when I went in for second shift would be 115F/ 46C. With the humidity the worst I saw with the heat index was 127F/ 52C.
It was so dangerous we had yearly training to spot and treat heat stress before it got bad. It was so dangerous Heath and Safety for the plant instructed us supervisors to call an ambulance to get someone with late stage heat stress before we called their office in the plant.
That stuff will kill you if you aren't careful.
Do some reading on it because I think Coline got lucky you stopped when you did.
also its always important to keep in mind where you at. a heatstrike in the city is different than when youre out in the country. So always good to stop before your limits and look out for each other!
Was the part where they used a screw to decide also part of acting abnormal?
I mean making a safe structure for the future should be a real decision, not by fate right?
i had an episode of heat stroke years ago at a semi shop i worked at. temps inside the shop (with doors open and big fans everywhere) was about 121F. i was in leather welding gear running a big torch cutting apart a crashed trailer frame so we could repair it. i ended up passing out from the heat. that was 16 years ago, and i still have a terrible time in heat, tho now it's much worse. anything over about 80F makes me physically ill. it sucks because it's currently 102 without heat index in my town!
@@ghomerhust I hear you man. I've had it twice. I literally had little shooting stars floating in my vision.
Given the cost of wood in Portugal and the condition of the walls from the fire it was subjected to I think I would have removed all the bricks and started again from the granite even if it was wall by wall so no one could suggest you demolished the building and were trying to avoid local planning regulations.
as i watch your videos, i find you very strong, very courageous, working hard, and you are always doing good work, i'm happy to see the project grow like that
In Britain they used a clever device to stop the walls of a structure from bulging out, like yours has.
It involved long sections of iron rod which reached across the gap. The ends of the rods were threaded to hold plates both on the inside of the building and on the outside....you can see, for instance, in old flour mills, these plates of varying sizes from 6" to 12" can be seen on the outside. The plates have been adjusted (screwed in or out ) to make the walls stop bulging and to secure the building to be perpendicular.The rods can be seen inside and , in some cases, they are attatched to wooden cross beams.
really nice 👍
with the big beams they just installed, they could run a few of those through to increase the support a lot
Those also exist in portugal!
I love the juxtaposition of the music and the reality of what we are seeing. Also, the term you can use for the afternoon nap due to the heat is a "Siesta".
I think I would probably have just dismantled the entire upper floor and rebuilt it as a stick frame structure.
The upper floor is still far too sketchy, especially above that partial concrete lintel. Cut out the cement with a Stihl to reclaim the blocks, then relay them with rebar ties around the corners. You really need a (volunteer) experienced bricklayer/builder who could sort this very quickly.
As someone pointed out in an earlier video, a lot of that brick probably isn't viable for structure any more due to heat damage in the fires. But it would be excellent *decorative* brick in various places around the Kamp, or broken up as pathways or for drainage where needed.
@@NezumiWorks It could aso be used for paving material, and for non load bearing purposes such as a birck oven or as walls for raised garden beds.
@@DaDunge Walls for raised beds would look great, and I'm sure there are a lot of non-structural uses they could find all over the place.
That was such a cool transition from the jumping in the water to the drone shot of yall on the beach
Great cinematography and flow to this video. I like the LUT used for colour correction. Very good job!
Yeh, go Coleen, you are quite the construction girl.!!! Good Job, and a Very good effort. Our host, needs good helpers, he can build it all himself. B-Strong, B n Christ.
These videos get better every week, congratulations Felix, the work is amazing!
I think he left. Before the last Video there was a call Out for someone new.
@@janULU He will leave, but he's definitely still filming here
Christine is good character not afraid of camera. Take it all with the grain, brilliance is never perfect.
Really hard work in all that heat, and deciding how it comes together. Well done.
Another good video, I wouldn't know where to start with that building. Well done the "lobster" but take care in the heat everyone. Stay safe guys.
The production value of your videos has dramatically increased this year. Both the way the video is being taken and edited as well as the variety of background music has made the videos so much more entertaining. 👍🏾
Big compliments to the videographer! This was an amazing shot episode with great sound, cool time-lapses and transitions. I really enjoyed this episode
I love that you kept the old brick and built a structure under it. The brick will make a good building envelope as long as its tied in well. Looks great and can't wait to see the final product. Cheers
So much work, it was better to take it down and rebuild. It is not safe like that. Sometimes is better not to rush thing's. Please overthink again and make it right.
Greetings from Bayern.
a crooked brick wall, without reinforced concrete pillars, is destined to fall anyway, remove brick by brick and build the reinforced concrete reinforcement and then put the bricks back between them
Having an old structure that is out of square presents a problem. just make sure the roof does not leak its going to come out fabulous. I like this content.
You lot get stubborn about the strangest things. This being one of the biggest examples, to be honest. I can see trying to preserve a cool old ruin, but this is so clearly just a shoddy piece of workmanship right from the start that it doesn't even *look* solid or well made, but you've gotten the idea in your head that it must be preserved, even if that results in a building that's less solid, has poorer insulation, and remains a safety hazard for those outside.
Please get someone local with construction experience involved and have them assess what you're doing. And listen if they tell you that this haphazard pile of fire-weakened bricks isn't worth saving as a building (although you can do other stuff with it).
I understand that demolishing a building in Portugal can be an extremely difficult endeavor involving a lot of time and effort and paperwork. Although this place constitutes a danger to life and limb!
I mean if it was a cool old ruin, but it's clearly a mid 20th century building that was builkd using materials and methods not suitable to permanent construction.
@@davidf2118 Those bricks were shoddy to begin with. Look at them they are breakign all over the place. They're simply not building material quality.
It is shoddy AF, but it has a soul and a story.
@@DaDunge The bricks are shoddy because the hole area was in a wildfire. The bricks are done because of it, the hole building is a death trap.
My heart skipped a beat when you dropped that forstner bit out of the drill :O
Hi, so awesome to see you guys trekking along :)
I love this song of Sandy & Junior in the last cut
should have started with the floor structural members, including some kind of thin barrier underneath the members because it seems like the wood was not treated. its a good idea whenever wood is in contact with cement, mortar, concrete, etc. also by putting the roof structure like you did, they are subject to sheering forces which is not great. its best to install roof joists parallel with the longest "axis" of the roof. as it is now, the strength of the roof is reliant upon the bolts you installed. they're probably sufficient but perhaps not ideal. 👍
nice video. Keep in mind that if that ruin hadn't planning permission when was build it, you are rebuilding something that is illegal, meaning, the municipality can come and ask you guys to legalize it or demolish it. Btw, i would demolish those brick walls and rebuild as woodframe structure.
Awesome video. I love the music selections. Thanks for sharing.
Hi guys, I am sorry to say this but you are making a mistake.
I am a portuguese architect and I have worked at the urban department of project approvals at a city council and that project is in no way legal. That structure is all kinds of wrong.
I currently have my own architecture and engineering studio and I see this all the time. I have clients coming from all over the world to settle in Portugal who are being sold properties where they cannot legally build or people who had dreams of building off grid settlements but that to do so requires a lot of adjustment and planning and they were not prepared for it.
Also, Portugal has well documented fire safety regulations and fire zoning that exist for the safety of the public. But unfortunately I see a lot of expats coming here and building a lot illegally without any regard for safety codes, engineering stability projects and so on.
We have a very complex building code (cumbersome I admit, but an excellent guide). We regulated everything, from thermal, to acoustics, to stability, water, etc. To get a building approved it's required about 10 different specialty engineering projects on top of the architecture project.
Be very careful of what you build and how. You might end up being forced to demolish it to make it comply with our regulations and it would be a shame and a waste of your resources and time
off grid, off rules
I miss Felix and his beautiful nature and doggy shots
Love watching you guys. But your wooden frame should be attached to the floorplate + supported from underneath on ground floor. Having a point load on the floor without support underneath is no good. But don't give up anyway!
I am addicted to your videos they are so good
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love you all.
I like it. The total bonkers idea of adding some wood hoping to defuse a ticking time bomb keeps it exiting.
Who will become trapped under the collapsing walls first? Will they survive? Stay tuned and find out!
I have never built a house, but I believe that trees inside keep up holding.
Big heart for the Coline-Dave-Team! You rock! 🔥 I think its quite impessive how much you got done in one week while it is so hot!
I would also like to know who all the new lovely faces are! ❤️
Yes! Coline seems very chill and cool, even in the heat :)
Congratulations! One of the best videos you have produced, I love the excellent mixture of information, humour and music!!! And of course an excellent camara :)
Brooooo
Thats intro looked like a miniature van 😂😂👌
I even had to rewind a few times, because I wasn't sure if it's a miniature
i love the style of the new video maker
You for sure are doing an amazing job there .....anyway i saw the top floor very inconstant why you dont destroy all floor down and do it all in wood!!!big hug from Lisbon!!!!!ok you love the bricks!!its ok guys!!!
I believe the connection from the beams to the wall should be made with a mesh sleeve and and epoxy mortar. What you are using is an anchor used to fix things into solid concrete and not these types of hollow block.
Deze constructie en aanpak is in principe goed. Ik vraag me wel de volgende zaken af: Waar zitten de kruisverbanden in de dak constructie? Wat is er gedaan op de contact vlakken met de stenen constructie? Ook daar krijg je condensatie. Bedenk je ook dat deze constructie in twee richtingen belast kan worden, dus druk (deklast) maar ook trek (wind). Denk daar ook over na. Want het lijkt nu alsof de houten constructie los staat op de stenen constructie. Van de buitenkant isoleren kan enorme helpen om condens problemen te verminderen. Dat geeft ook de kans om de buitenkant wit te maken. Want houd ook maar rekening met deze temperaturen!
GREAT PROGRESS!!1... TAKE A BARREL OF WATER TO THE SITE IN SHADE TO COOL OFF, WEAR A SOMBRERO TOO.. HELPS TO WATER YURSELF DOWN.
demolish everything and build it from scratch much more solid and safe!
It doesn't really seem like the wood beams support the somewhat lousy brick wall. You have put the frame only inside of it with some minor connections to the wall at the top (and bottom?). If someone were to smash into that wall from inside, chances are still pretty high I would say that it breaks. Could be a breeding ground for a future accident.
I agree with some other commenters that it may have been better to opt for total reconstruction of this upper building. Then again, that's up to you.
There's just no sense for any possible building regulation on the countryside, eh? I kinda like that but it may get dangerous.
I definitely wouldn't feel safe in about a 3m perimeter around that building, if we're being honest. The granite cellar is wonderful and they would do some really cool things in there like oldschool preserves, but the upper structure was probably never solid, even when it was first built.
I like this project but it would be easier to dismantle bricks 🧱 and rebuild it properly.
I loved the enthusiasm of the lobster.. 😄
Difficult to be enthusiastic when you're struggling with the heat. Some people can handle it, and some can't. It seemed to me that Colline was struggling with it.
Love the videos! The music this time around for the build timelapse was a 10/10. Please more music like this!
The music choices were excellent for this video so congratulations Felix (?). I may be making a mistake in assuming Dave knows what he's doing but the brick shell does look a bit flimsy for the purposes for which you are wishing to use the building.
This was a very good video, lots of great shots, good commentary, and even some puppies😁 Not sure about the validity of a wooden frame in this sketchy ruin, house of cards was coming to mind. But I am not an expert in building and it sure was fun to watch.
Please, it`s not too late yet (unless in the meantime you did anything else major) but take the walls DOWN and REBUILD them. Reinforce with steel and those walls will not fall. Also, avoid as much as possible using wood on construction, specially in your area where fires are a big issue. I`m no engineer but I do know a few things about building and I always looks at those sketchy walls and wonder when will they collapse, because they will. And I asso wonder about the legality of it. No way you have any rebuilding permit as it would not allow to keep the walls like that. If you haven`t, please look into permits as it might get you in trouble, specially as that building looks like it isn`t even registered (no surprise as it happens a lot with anexxes, which seem to be the case and not a living building).
They not listening.. I am builder. I agree. Take it down. Square it. Rebuild. Thank me later.
It was a barn, haphazardly built. You want house. Different animal..needs to be corrected.
@@yodaz101 The other, bigger structure was the barn, I think. This was more of an outbuilding, although there's a small spot outside with a water trough for animals if I remember correctly.
@@yodaz101 this one isnt the barn, the neibhours actually grew up in this house, and then later it was burned down in the forest fire
A puppy dream, then a drum cadence… I’m liking the new editor
I will be keeping my eye on this one, good luck!
Love your reuse adapt and overcome ethos, full respect to you all. Stunning cinematography again aswell.
Love this, well done for carrying on in the heat, early morning starts are the only answer. The 'lobster' is strong 🤩 😍
“Beautiful orange creature” is certainly a definition I’d agree with 😂
Extended the roof out as far as possible. Extra shade will keep it cooler in summer
Also keep the rain from runnign down unto the wall in the rainy period. It's why eas asian roofs are so big to keep the monsoon rain from the walls.
Crazy that people have volunteers work on such a big project. I have a home master bathroom renovation that should last 6 months, still looking for volunteers.
Good job team! Love watching your progress!
I like this weird angle. It’s more like a art house. That’s really cool
I get so inspired by all of your projects! Thank you so much for making these videos :)
Beautiful drone shots of the river! Great progress this week! You guys are hotter than central Texas!
Collen needs a Mexicam sombrero and lots sunscreen. About the building ; hope you know what you doing...and I'm paying to see. Hope the best to all
I like the way it’s progressing. Don’t agree with those who suggest it needs demolishing. It will be good in the end if you keep tying everything in. Why do buildings have to rectilinear! Just a bit more effort but will be cool in the end.
My only comment on the interstitial condensation problem would be to consider hempcrete as insulation (this is both vapour permeable and air tight and has the bonus of thermal mass) and use lime render on the inside and outside (which will breath). There’s lots of resources available for research on this.
I actually liked a lot tge editing and filming of this video. Its sad that people feel so free to leave bad comments that can really affect individuals. I like your style felix. One big hug to all the people at kamp 😊
its a challenging thing to build without normed mesures!.(I did it)..more time and money...
In my opinion it would have been much more easier to take down all walls and rebuild them!
Now You have the problem until flooring!
i would put construction net (10x10cm, 6-8mm iron) inside&outside, connected them through walls with irons 8mm, plastured with thicc 3-4cm cement. That would reinforce the walls.
yes i think this is a very good solution too. There are some good plastic renders on the market that would also help a lot
We want more Coline
we as well!
Portugal 🇵🇹 nice done, muito obrigado.
Collen you are soo cool
I don't know what you are saying. And many people are watching this even I'm from India. And stay cool I'm enjoying your videos.
And hello everyone
#Meelakantan Nittoor
I'm English, I understand Coleen👍
Would it not be easier to carefully disassemble the building and start from scratch?
Nice going! I know what it is like trying to build to a structure that is not square or plumb, so good on you. 👍
Well done, Your taken Custom Made to a whole new level :)
Love and Rainbows
Really like these new musics
Well needed dip for such hard workers, cute puppies 😍 ❤
A photogrammetry scan ie. drone photos in a dome configuration pointing at the ruin would give you massive detail for inspection & measurements, import the mesh into SketchUp for a detailed reference of awkward angles/views etc
Idea:
1. Tear down the walls above the foundation.
2. Build cob walls on the foundation.
Why didn't you bring down the upper floor? It seems dangerous and can bring other problems in the future too
Good job!! I’m impressed that you are restoring the old ruin!!
Vloging style is backkkk! yeahhhhhhh!
Great video editing. Well done!
Center cross division walls add support against sideways movement.
As a building investor from Serbia i recommend you to keep up with the work, at the end everything is sold...
Loved it. Another great video. i just love watching you guys work on the ruin
very nice video guys, maybe the best yet!
you can see you guys experimenting with styles and technics, music and video connect well.
keep up the goodwork
Great video. Loved the sheep on the time-lapse, very clever. I’m a bit concerned about the wobbly wall though…. Interested to see what you do there. Next time you leave the van early, you should take a roll of toilet roll ha ha
Great video as always. Stay cool and hydrated guys! Keep up the good work.
Very sketchy Ruin indeed. I hope it will not collapse.
Sure it will take more time and funds but you should rebuild those walls because they are not safe at all.It is dangerous to use those weather exposed walls in new Construction . It will fall in during strong wind once you put roof on it