42 - Hidden features in our off grid renovation - BATS!!!

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  • Опубліковано 21 лис 2024

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  • @katiadp2145
    @katiadp2145 2 місяці тому +2

    Greetings from 🇬🇷 🇬🇷 ❤❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      What a wonderful place in the world with some amazing cuisine 🙏🙏🙏

  • @elainekaufman2264
    @elainekaufman2264 2 місяці тому +2

    Your kitties are so adorable. Wish Ohio was a little closer.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Awwww bless they are lovely, if you were a little closer I would hand deliver you one hahah. Never been to Ohio have you always been there? 😊

  • @agostinho_9170
    @agostinho_9170 2 місяці тому +3

    Another great video guys! One step closer to go on your house! The back door for the bottle of gas looks perfect!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Thanks dude. If I measured a gas bottle prior to making kitchen it may have all been avoided hahah bit it's cool having a secret door 🚪

    • @agostinho_9170
      @agostinho_9170 2 місяці тому +1

      @@escapetothequinta Ahahah it happens! But it looks really good!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому +1

      🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @BarbaraScott-j3k
    @BarbaraScott-j3k 2 місяці тому +2

    You may want to make wood frame for the fly screen. You'll be able to take off to softly spray off. And fewer holes will happen.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Ahhh good point I think when these ones eventually break I'll do that thankyou I could almost build them I to the shutters when I make them maybe 😊😊😊

  • @nanoresmith2697
    @nanoresmith2697 2 місяці тому +2

    O my hat ... the bat! 🦇 You looked like you were playing a game of squash🏸 I'm sure all the fly/mossy/bat screens are fitted by now... 😂

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Hahaha we were in stitches for some reason what a bizarre turn of evens hahahha

  • @michelebushnik2874
    @michelebushnik2874 2 місяці тому +2

    Oh my heart! Pausing at 19:51❤ There is my favorite kittie❤❤ I think she has chosen you! And I say she, because I have no clue, but learned tortie colored cats are mostly female!!!! I think also I have never mentioned that i really enjoy your music choices for all your videos! Such great choices!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Yes she is a girl little Marmore is amazing. She's quite independent so will suit being on a farm perfectly and she is so beautiful. A few people have said that she's the ugly one of the little bit I think she's gorgeous. oh you like the music thankyou I spend so long choosing honestly it's the hardest part I think getting the right music can really make the video so much nicer to watch. hole your having a lovely week 😊😊😊

  • @TriciaBrandt-ql6fr
    @TriciaBrandt-ql6fr 2 місяці тому +2

    Another wonderful video. You two are such a great couple. Love, love, love watching all the activity. I so wish I could be there with all the fur children 😊. Your kitchen looks great. Never thought about putting in screens like you did, how clever. Ours are bound in metal. Hope you guys have a great weekend as well ❤❤❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Awwww thankyou. I just figured squeezing it between 2 bits of wood sort of does the same thing maybe. Even if it lasts 2 years it was only 2 euros so easily replaced. The kittens are so cute but they do like to play and make lots of noise just as we are falling asleep hahahha

  • @tinanieborg787
    @tinanieborg787 2 місяці тому +3

    nice job guys, still a lot of work before its finished, these kittys are great helpers, so funny to watch. have a nice weekend

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      They definitely try and help, everything seems slower with 6 cats all over you whilst you work hahaha have a lovely week 😊😊😊

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia 2 місяці тому +3

    Poor little batty.. lost😢😢
    The kitties are growing so fast❤️
    Walter is marvellous with the babies💕
    Thornless blackberries are fantastic, but if you ever cut a root, a thorny plant will grow from it. Just don’t let them get away. Love myself a blackberry.. childhood memories of thornless berries.
    Love to you allllllll💕💕💕💕💕💕

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Ahhhh I see I was thinking about growing them over the arch in our garden keeping them quite small but productive as BlackBerry's are lovely I love the tart sourness to them 😊😊😊

    • @LorraineinAustralia
      @LorraineinAustralia 2 місяці тому +1

      @@escapetothequinta good idea… easy to watch over there.. 👏🌸

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      I've heard they can get away from you so I need to keep pruning them I think haha

  • @michelebushnik2874
    @michelebushnik2874 2 місяці тому +2

    Hi you two! Pausing at 13:14! Because I love the satisfaction of the project when you remove the plastic wrap! Oh my its beautiful! Good work!! Of course being a Mom, I have a tiny bit of concern of the gas bottle being so close to the wood burning stove.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Hahaha I was amazed when doing research on has bottles and everyone has them next to the stove however I was concerned but then I remembered they are out in the sun for sale at petrol stations all day so they must be pretty robust hahhahah. At some point we may move it downstairs just so it's a bit safer. 😊😊😊😊

  • @markpreston5421
    @markpreston5421 2 місяці тому +3

    I think I would blank the hole off and cut holes in the unit to allow access to the plug, magnets otherwise work well as you said, amazing work guys ❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Great minds think alike that's exactly the plan I was messing with some magnets today finding some that should work 😊😊😊👍🏻

  • @mohumphries7149
    @mohumphries7149 2 місяці тому +3

    What a video this week,bit of this and a bit of that,I can't wait to see you both snuggled up fire lit 🔥 on a chilly night a pizza maybe a few drinks pets lying at your feet, your both deserve it you have done so well 😊❤😊❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Awww thankyou that is literally our dream. Fresh pizza out the oven one night and maybe a hot stew cooking on the log burner the next...... Dreamy. Have a lovely week Mo 😊😊😊😊

  • @heatherlaird-mcleod3271
    @heatherlaird-mcleod3271 2 місяці тому +3

    Slowly but surely gets the job done, when do to kitten's go to their new home. Cant wait to see the doors & windows painted. Bruno has beautiful markings.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      4 kittens go to new homes in about 2 and a half weeks then 2 are left. I really want to keep Marmore so hoping someone adopts Scarlett 😊😊😊😊 doors coming soon Im just trying to source a nice hardwood to make the frame 😊

  • @kerstinl.8369
    @kerstinl.8369 2 місяці тому +7

    Just a thought, on the fly screen. If you make simple wood frames the size of the windows, stretch the netting around the frame and staple it on the opposite side you won’t see the staples and you can hold the fame in place with 4 small screws. For the door same thing, but the frame would only be sides and top, two panels of netting would hang slightly over lapping. You can again staple the netting on the opposite side of the frame top and side and now have a simple screen that you can walk through and ….. keep the bats out.😁
    Amazon does sell netting for the doors with a magnet strip they are very popular here in the US. But may be cheaper to make though.
    On the back side of the kitchen love the idea of framing the green panels sides and bottom, it would give it a more finished Cousy or look. Maybe do a magnet push button for the panel that opens up, and for wood panel that would hide the outlet at the end by the wall.
    Btw. Those kittens are a hoot, my Dachshund pup had a better time with a empty water bottle and paper towel roll then all the toys I bought her. Guess the take away enjoy the simple things of life 🥰. Keep up the great work you two. ❤😊

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Haha that's sort of the plan we are going to fix in another thing wooden frame to hide the staples etc so hopefully will look nice and finished. The cats are lovely bless them and definitely entertaining. You have a Dachshunds are so cute I love them we were considering one before we found Walt. And yes he loves a plastic bottle and the cats lovely boxes hahahha

  • @michelebushnik2874
    @michelebushnik2874 2 місяці тому +3

    The window screen is invisible! Beautiful job on getting it tight and seemless! Oh gosh that bat was hilarious! Be careful your all animals and Fly dont get bitten! Like USA , Portugal has a protected order on Bats! Who Knew? I hope you dont have a nest of them nearby! For your front doorway. Ive seen many Portugese homes with this beaded entryway so the flys, bugs cant get in as you leave the door open. I dont know what it is called. But have seen them in all homes there that I follow on you tube! I'm a portugese wannabe❤❤ Fly kicking the bucket😂 is telling me she wants a bigger wider bucket😂😂 Im just guessing😂 What a funny girl! Hi Walt good boy! Kittens love boxes! Oh any box! Best thing ever!😂 Have a great week, such a wo derful share! Oh the oval tomatoes are Roma tomatoes and perfect for spagetti or any sauces, Me I love the raw too! Yum!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes the screen worked great and k know exactly what you mean about the beaded ones but most of them here are plastic twirly things I want to try and find a nice wooden one. May have to be an Amazon job.wjere abouts are you from. Honestly Portugal is such a lovely place we love it. We have tried fly on a bigger bucket and even on the floor and she still kicks it I think she wants to cause chaos hahahah in winter I can feed her off the grass but the ground is like dust at the moment so we don't want her eating clay hahah. Thanks for watching and hopefully see you in the comments next week have a lovely week 😊😊😊

    • @michelebushnik2874
      @michelebushnik2874 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@escapetothequintaHi you two! I'm originally from Nova Scotia Canada, but in Nevada USA now 31 years. I adore everything about Portugal, and have been looking for a safe sweet retirement location where I can enjoy the weather, nature, and kind people.❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      Aww you would love it here. Ooooo Nevada.... Formula 1 coming your way in a few weeks haha. Hope your having a lovely week

  • @marlenebezuidenhout
    @marlenebezuidenhout 2 місяці тому +1

    Cats are wonderful companions, please keep those kittens! They are adorable.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      They are lovely I think we will definitely keep one 😊😊😊

  • @stephaniepelc1618
    @stephaniepelc1618 2 місяці тому +3

    You got quite a lot accomplished this week. That bat🤦🏻‍♀️🤣. Hysterical, I couldn’t stop laughing watching you two trying to persuade that bat out the door!!😆🤣.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      I don't know why we found it so funny but trying to shoo out a bat in the dark with a blanket was cracking us up hahhaha just glad he got out okay. We were useless hahaha

    • @stephaniepelc1618
      @stephaniepelc1618 2 місяці тому +1

      @@escapetothequinta 🤣

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

  • @LorrieMello
    @LorrieMello 2 місяці тому +2

    The kittens are super cute 🥰 everything looking so great. The screen has to make a huge difference for you. Did you install the shower? ❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Yes it's great having a screen though one more.to go but so many tomato plants in the way hahah yes shower all installed and working it's really nice, I think we will get a nicer looking shower head though 😁😁😁

  • @AlyenasKitchen
    @AlyenasKitchen 2 місяці тому +7

    Wow you have accomplished so much this week! Screens on your windows and doors will make such a difference and no more bats!! The cats are cute and your dog and horse are beautiful! We have thornless blackberries and they are so delicious! 😊🌸🌺

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +2

      Awww thankyou so much. Do you trail yours or grow them almost like a bush? 😁

    • @AlyenasKitchen
      @AlyenasKitchen 2 місяці тому +1

      @@escapetothequinta we have them growing over arches.😊😊

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому +1

      Wow that sounds amazing I have sort of planned to do the same now ha thanks for the idea 💡😜

  • @ritagodinho2004
    @ritagodinho2004 2 місяці тому +3

    😊 cats are very very useful Think mice! Remember: you're on country

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +3

      You know strangely enough we haven't seen one yet.... We must have snakes hahaha. Marmore is so cute isnt she ❤️

  • @mohumphries7149
    @mohumphries7149 2 місяці тому +1

    Sophia and dave ihope you and all the animals our all safe, been worrying about you all 😊❤ see ya Friday take care and God bless😊❤

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Awww thankyou so much we are near Tomar so we are further south then all the fires it's terrible up there, prayers to everyone up there. Thankyou for caring it means a lot 😍

  • @piaostgren9844
    @piaostgren9844 2 місяці тому +1

    😅😅😂😂 what a funny video this week, you guys have an incredibly funny sense of humor❤❤

  • @mgh4400
    @mgh4400 Місяць тому +1

    Nice that you have bats, you could make some batboxes for them 😀 they will help you with flys and mosquitos

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      Ahhhh I didnt even know bat boxes were a thing ..... I need to do some research as that would be lovely 🤩

  • @DianaHughes-m4u
    @DianaHughes-m4u 2 місяці тому +3

    great video ,love what you 2 do ,gd every week ,omg that bat i would be screaming ,,kittens are growin xx

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Hahaha it was hilarious we didn't have a clue what to do we just guessed hahah. Cats are lovely and seem super healthy now 😁

  • @christinelanham1936
    @christinelanham1936 2 місяці тому +1

    Don't worry about the small gap on the back of the kitchen...just put a tall pot plant in front of it.
    Or some fire tools

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      That's a quick win but I think my OCD won't let me leave it like that hahhaha

  • @Miranda-k2u4s
    @Miranda-k2u4s 2 місяці тому +1

    Wonderful video! I love your animal chaos😍

  • @darbylongoria8737
    @darbylongoria8737 2 місяці тому +6

    Keep the kittens you won't be disappointed.

  • @manueladias9956
    @manueladias9956 27 днів тому +1

    Good morning 😊. For safety measures you should put the bottle gas outside 😧. In Portugal it's not allowed to have bottle gas inside anymore 🤨. If you have a leak you won't smell 'it and be poisoned 😢. Stay safe😘

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  26 днів тому

      Thanks for the advice we were advised that it was fine .... In that case I may have to get a longer hose and put it outside thankyou so much and have a lovely weekend

  • @CatHaywood
    @CatHaywood 2 місяці тому +2

    What a lovely animal mad house ❤❤

  • @havvashenol6777
    @havvashenol6777 2 місяці тому +2

    blue like your kitchen doors

  • @darbylongoria8737
    @darbylongoria8737 2 місяці тому +1

    Love your enthusiasm. I need you around my house. I have been watching some videos from the UK. Please tell me you rinse the soap off of your dishes. 😂

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Oh yes we do and we're looking into making our own or at least getting an eco friendly one as there are so many chemicals in it. Haha we try to be enthusiastic though when formula 1 is on no work gets done hahaha

  • @miriammuskal5402
    @miriammuskal5402 2 місяці тому +1

    OMG 😱 a bat yikes gotta get out too dangerous

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Hahah it just wanted to get out I think it was super fast we couldn't stop laughing hahhaha

  • @portugal1969
    @portugal1969 2 місяці тому +1

    👏

  • @RichardNash-g6j
    @RichardNash-g6j 2 місяці тому +1

    Hey guys hopefully you are safe from the fires

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Thankyou, luckily we are fine and much further south then the fires. It seems so strange that they are all in the one area 😮

    • @RichardNash-g6j
      @RichardNash-g6j 2 місяці тому

      @@escapetothequinta stay safe

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      After you said that air raid sirens started going off and a fire popped up quite close luckily it's in resolution now so must have been a small one thank goodness

    • @RichardNash-g6j
      @RichardNash-g6j 2 місяці тому +1

      @@escapetothequinta glad it was handled quickly. Hope it rains soon

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому +1

      It rained today !!!!!!!! Hoorah

  • @chriscummings7176
    @chriscummings7176 2 місяці тому +1

    I don't think that bats in Portugal are any different to bats in Australia, but they are attracted to light so the longer you have the flash or any light on they will come into the house, if you turn the lights off and wait for a while it will eventually go out😅

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Ahhhh thankyou. I think it was a little fruit bat he must have got lost I think they live in an abandoned barn down the road 🦇

  • @BarbaraScott-j3k
    @BarbaraScott-j3k 2 місяці тому +1

    No, build the fly screens separate look y. Otherwise you’ll have to close the shutters to get fly/insect relief.

  • @Rqnd0mizer
    @Rqnd0mizer Місяць тому

    Pisicutele sunt adorabile si eu am 4 pisicute zapacite !😅😅

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      Do you want to make that 5 hahah. Thanks for watching 😊😊😊

  • @beverlydavis4363
    @beverlydavis4363 2 місяці тому +1

    Where would we find your music Playlist? I love your music choices.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Heya I'm not sure if this will work but this is one of my more country playlists. I may make a UA-cam one today and share that with you too 🙂 open.spotify.com/playlist/5L3sjtl5BDhpHddqiPGJl8?si=L1wSmXt0SrqjszXinAgS4Q&pi=e-Eku96vLUTbeJ

  • @christinamirkovic3857
    @christinamirkovic3857 2 місяці тому +2

    The hole on the wall to go out the smoke from the stove is in wrong place cause all the heating will go straight outside.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      I didn't want too much heat inside the building as it's very well Insulated but after a bit of advice I may reconsider and see what a local log burner shop recommends, thankyou 😁😁😁

  • @jeanrichardson2044
    @jeanrichardson2044 2 місяці тому +1

    Will what you have done to the window frames solve the water leak you had when they were first installed?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      I hope so haha. I think we need to make a little sort of roof over the windows not sure what it's called bit just something slightly protruding and I think shutters will help massively 😊

  • @atom7007
    @atom7007 2 місяці тому +2

    Please guys do yourself a favour and buy a 2m gas hose and put that gas bottle outside, away from your habitation area.
    Ive seen gas leaks far too much in leisure vehicles, but they have drop holes, you dont !!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      I have been thinking this maybe hard pipe in to the downstairs of cow shed or outside by the other other. Thanks bud... What bike do you have?

    • @atom7007
      @atom7007 2 місяці тому +1

      K1600, I'll pop down and see you on it if your not too far away and admire your progress.
      I'm Sertà

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      Wow that's a serious bike. Probably 4 times the horsepower of mine haha. I think I want to sell mine and get something different doesn't quite suit my needs I had an Aprilia shiver 750 which I liked the seating position on but maybe try something new

  • @patriciapoyanestebanez408
    @patriciapoyanestebanez408 2 місяці тому +3

    Tener una botella de gas tan cerca de la chimenea , no puede ser peligroso ? Yo la tendría fuera de la casa y solo metería la goma del gas con una tubería .

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +1

      I have been tempted to store them in the below section of the building and pipe them up into the top floor but apparently they are fine right next to the oven. Where we buy ours from they are outside in 40 degrees all day next to a petrol station 😆

  • @suzanneguthrie284
    @suzanneguthrie284 2 місяці тому +1

    Who is the musician you played at 18:50?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      It's called leave the light on by Mattias tell it's lovely isn't it ☺️☺️

  • @ElizabethCardoso-u5z
    @ElizabethCardoso-u5z 2 місяці тому +1

    Are you guys in the path of the current fires?

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Thankyou yes we are good, we are quite a while further safe. Hoping everyone affected is okay. It seems so strange that they are all in the one region

    • @ElizabethCardoso-u5z
      @ElizabethCardoso-u5z 2 місяці тому +1

      Thank goodness. Hoping you guys stay safe!

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @bobjones-xc9fp
    @bobjones-xc9fp 2 місяці тому +3

    Utterly unaffected by kittens in the construction zone. Says a lot about the stress level at your place. Jealous. Can see one of those fans on the wood burner that turns all by itself when it gets hot.

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому

      Hahaha they are my little helpers. I just have to make sure they are out of the way when power tools come on hahah. Yes we actually have one in our box from the UK it works so well really pushes the heat out 😊😊😊 have a lovely week bob

  • @edgarbranco1
    @edgarbranco1 Місяць тому +1

    somethings missing in the Bike

    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  Місяць тому

      I know haha im going to try and make a new screen, also carb is bust I think I need to refurb it! new battery first then lets see how we get on!

  • @Mdmasum-c9x
    @Mdmasum-c9x 2 місяці тому +1

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    • @escapetothequinta
      @escapetothequinta  2 місяці тому +5

      Thanks for messaging but it's not something I'm interested in I make these videos to share our dream and journey I'm not really interested in changing things too much to earn a few pence. Trying to stick to my roots and to the reason I started the channel. Appreciate the message have a lovely weekend 🙏