Honey I Think We're Sinking / We Have A Loo / Our Bulgarian Home
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- Опубліковано 19 січ 2025
- This week , we're putting the final (or so i thought) touches to our bathroom which transformed the space again, before making a start on the utility room floor. We start by clearing the debris from the last few months of work, before laying down some foam underlay and topping it with linoleum.
I manage to buy some fittings from one of the hardware stores and set about connecting everything to the hot and cold water supply.
Then the leaks became apparent..starting a whole game of pinpoint the cause.. I love plumbing..lol
The final job for this week was to make a hole through the wall into our chimney breast so we had a place for our pechka flu to enter. It took some doing but ended up quite tidy.
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I love you two! So glad you have a beautiful bathroom to make your life easier and more comfortable . Its great to see others my age full of life and taken on new adventures.
Awww thank you Sharon 🥰 Yes, the bathroom is one of the big steps in being able to live in the property, so we're very happy that we've got to this stage.. 😉
Adventures are always out there..we just decided to take some of them on..one life and all of that.. 😊 Take care and have a great New Year, won't you.. 🙏❤️
Enjoyed the video, good luck with the toilet and the lid should be down👇
Thank you 😊🙏 and yes, down for flushing, but up for peeing...to save mopping...lol 😉👍
Nice judgment on the flue phil,,guess works best when its right lol,,Karen in a mans mind its always lid up ,cracking on folks well done ,stay safe and warm
Very lucky to be honest Kev...I was going to place it further to the right, which would have come out into bricks..lol 🤷🏻♂️😂 Take care and have a brilliant New Year wontcha.! 😉👍
I can’t wait to see the rooms renovated. Also the garden will look amazing in spring. You guys did really great job
Thanks so much! We're just getting round to doing bits and bobs again after a bit of a rest..hard to know where to point ourselves now the bathroom is completed..lol 🤷🏻♂️ once Winter is over, I think things will be a bit easier.. Take care 🙏
The bathroom looks great , one of the big jobs off to do list is done nothing better than a nice shower after a busy ,dusty day ,all the best .
Thank you 😊 Nice to have this one ticked off now..work has slowed down, but once we get busy again, it'll be nice to have that hot shower 👍 Have a great New Year won't you.. 🎊🍻
We say PECHKA not petchka, from PECHA - a form of the verb PEKA which means to bake (PEKARNA=bakery). PECHEN or PEKAN means baked, it can also mean cool, experienced, reliable or capable (for a person) 😁.
Thanks for that..take care 😊🙏
Very instructional video. Maestro... 😊
Thank you Mike..usually I hit the mark as a how not to do things, so I'm glad to have missed that..lol 😉
Van-lifers... we always end up talking about toilet functions 🤣 great job you guys!
Please grab a carbon monoxide detector if you haven’t already!
Taken the detector out of the van and put next to the petchka 😊
In vanlife, it's an important subject...lol 😂 and yes, as Karen mentioned, we've taken our detector out of Lilla for now.. 😊
Great jobs both. Feel your pain with the plumbing Phil. I can never quite get it right and taps always seem to be the worst. Never tried a loo and glad I haven’t! 😃
A massive Happy New Year from us two. 🎉🎉
I've plumbed things in before Dave, but the fittings here pretty much need to be taped well, don't rely on rubber seals entirely.. 🤷🏻♂️ lessons learnt, I guess..lol
Have a brilliant New Year, both of you and I hope to see what you guys are up to soon.. Take care 🙏💜🎊🍻
Loving the loo lid argument 😂 and of course a purple shower curtain ❤❤ all looks smashing x
😂 It's not a real argument for us..the lid is as it is when we arrive, no real bother.. 😉 The purple shower curtain was a no brainer..had to be..lol
Take care and have a lovely New Year won't you guys.. 🙏❤️❤️ X
Great job the both of you getting a lot done and the bathroom looks great 👍
Thank you so much..we're happy with how things have turned out.. 😊👍
Have a happy new year...I look forward to following your journey in 2025🎆🎇
Thank you.! I hope you have a brilliant New Year.. Take care 🎊🍻🙏
Its coming on amazing,keep up the good work👍👍👍,thanks for letting me know the music at the end of the vids,really soothing.
Thank you very much 😊 No problem at all on the music..I love the tune, too.. 👍
The bathroom looks great, you are both such hard workers. I loved the poo comment and YES the toilet lid should always been down but that never happens when theres a man around lol. Happy New Year to you guys xx
Haha! I couldn't resist it Zoe..I don't always leave things like that in the footage, but sometimes it's worth it..lol 😂 We've never actually had an argument on the toilet seat thing, we just take things as they come, including the seat... 🤷🏻♂️😂 Thank you and I hope you have a Happy New Year too.. Take care won't you 🙏❤️ xx
The bathroom looks fab guys. Bill loves the towels. I chuckled atKaren's purple curtain (I knew she'd have something purple in there)! OK so what I want to know; whom was the first to block the loo 😂 😂? Love to you both xxxx
Thank you hon 😊 the towels were a gift from Karen's Mum before we left, so they're available in the UK if you need to buy any for anyone? lol 😉😁👍
The Purple curtain was a no brainer as soon as we saw it.. 💜
Karen probably used the loo first..haha! I think...lololol 🤷🏻♂️ 😂😂 Love n hugs back to you guys.. ❤️😊 xxxx
Great channel, love your layed back style,i live in Bulgaria also have done for 10 years ,just a word of advice you are better off sittuating the petchka on an outside wall and have the pipe outside,alot of these old Bulgarian houses have so much creasote build up in the chimneys its a real risk of a chimney fire,as a couple of people i know have found out,one nearly lost the house,if the flue pipe is outside the house no problem
Thank you Clifford and thanks for the advice too..our chimney has been checked over and is a good wide one with not too much of a build up, but I'll bear it in mind.. Take care 🙏
bath room looks nice well done you too all the best
Thank you Barry, we're chuffed with it.. 😊 Have a happy New Year won't you.. 🍻
Brilliant Job, so pleased your bathroom & loo are sorted 😅
Thank you.! We're happy now that this part of the house is sorted too.. 😊🙏
well done guys . i can see you needing a regular supply of mr muscle drain cleaner and a jack hammer for kaz's offerings ;o)
Haha!! If it does, we'll do a video on it, just to show the dangers of a tiny loo exit.! 😂😂
Браво много хубава баня.Много работа свършихте но всичко хубаво става бавно.Браво😊😊😊
много благодаря Маргарита 🙏😊💜
Good job, I hope you have a happy life in Bulgaria, not only work :) I wait for your next video.
Thank you.! It's not all work, no..tools are down for now and just enjoying some rest time.. Happy New Year to you.. Take care 🙏
My comment disappeared. Anyway, you are doing a great job. Michelle.
Morning Michelle, no it's still there, I've just looked..and thank you 🥰
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Happy New Year to you both. The house is coming along nicely. The bathroom is lovely. Michelle.
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Thank you Michelle.! 😊
Happy Hogmanay to you.! 🎊🥃
I hope you have a brilliant night.. Take care.. 🙏❤️


Bloody toilets lol. What a pain in the backside 😅 Brilliant video Both. Oh the ups and downs of house life. Lovely job by Karen on making the bathroom more homely. Bit of purple as well 💜 Happy New Year to You Both and Oliver. Take Care of Yourselves. Love and Big Hugs 💙 😻 💜
I know, it's not all sunshine sometimes, Asa..lol 😂
Yeah Karen surprised me..I was just expecting it to be clean, but she'd dressed it up already..lol 🤷🏻♂️👍
Happy New Year to you too my friend..I hope you have your Mandy back by now and planning your next adventures together.. Take care.. Love and Big Hugs 💜😻💙
@LillaHusVanlife yeah, planning more adventures, I start a new job next week to start saving. Mandee off to New York with a mate start of the year. Lucky them haha
@asaandthemarchharepart2903 oh righty..well hopefully the new job will be a good one for you mate.. 👍 if it gives you the means to travel too, then that's always a benefit, eh? 😉 👍
@LillaHusVanlife need to save. We plan to head south down through Europe after Easter. Blue Van tour haha
Bathroom looking mint Keep going one room at a time you will gwt there befor you know it
Thanks James..steady as we go for now.. Bathroom was the big task.. Have a great New Year won't you.. 😊🙏
Awesome job love the sparkly loo seat
You know she loves her glitter, Tracey..lol 🤷🏻♂️😂
Woop Woop for the working loo. 🥳
Need to a do short about picking the size of the toilet waste - never entered my head that they would be different sizes and some are more suited to pee and not 💩
As for the toilet seat - it should always be kept shut. For many reasons, don't want to spread those germs when flushing. But for feng shui - seat closed to keep the positive energy and wealth in the house and not have it escape down the drain.
do you smoke crack ?
Lmao! We could maybe go to Praktiker and do a comparison of toilet exit chutes.. 😂 Yes, I gather that the lid should be shut for flushing, but the argument for seat up or down will stay forever..we never argue about it, but I know it's a thing..lol
Feng Shui just confuses me..you need things like shelves in your life, but shelves are bad as they slice into your well being, but then all your belongings are in a heap on the floor, so you trip and die..or something like that...lolol 🤷🏻♂️
Have a great New Year.. 🙏💜
Wow😍😍😍😍
Congratulation 👍👍👍
It looks perfekt...
Thanks a lot 😊 Have a good New Year.. 🙏
Great job and plumbing is always a pain, never seems to be right first time. Keep an eye on those flexi pipe connections, they have a habit of failing (in our experience). The toilet hole is small wow, but toilet seat down is a must - keeping smells and germs to a minimum. Lovely to have a working bathroom though. Happy New Year to you both!
Thank you guys.! Yeah plumbing is always a task, but it has to be right doesn't it.? lol
I've been warned about the hoses, so it might be worth having the measurements written down somewhere in case I need them in the future.. 🤔 Lid down for flushing yes, but the seat itself needs to be up for peeing, at least for me..probably down for Karen 🤷🏻♂️😂 It's great to have things useable now..such a difference.. Happy New Year to you too.. I hope it's a good one 🙏🎊😊
How fab that the ancient hairdryer still works lol Bathroom looks beautiful, well done guys. Happy New Year ❤xxx
Haha! It works, but it's a little better than a breeze to be fair hon.. 🤷🏻♂️ I'll still be drying my beard by running around in the garden..lolol 😂
Happy New Year to you Maria darlin'... I hope that 2025 brings you good fortune and that life falls into a smoother road for you and the boys.. Much love 😊❤️🙏 xxx
@@LillaHusVanlife PML ....got visions of you running round the garden, flicking your hair around...in slow motion 🤣🤣
Thanku, that was so lovely 💜 same yo you two too. Xx🤗xx
@@FreeBirdUKVanLife yes.... 😁👍 as long as it's not on video...haha!! 😂😂 Take care hon 😊 xxx
Great progress, the size of modern loos 'business end' is a lot smaller than they used to be but they do seem to be very efficient at clearing solids...
Happy new year to both of you 🎉
Thankya Si..seemed to take ages but so glad it's done now 😉👍 some projects it's all about setting it up, isn't it..
Toilet works ok but needs a brush at it more often than I've ever known..lol 🤷🏻♂️😂
Have a great New Year, whatever you're upto.. ✨️🎉🍻🙏
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you both.
What a fantastic job you’re doing!!!
Hope you had a lovely Christmas Rog and that the New Year sees you busy, at least for the night itself.! 🎊 Take care and thank you.. 😊🙏❤️
No trap on the washbasin (Sinks are for kitchens ) smell from the sewage pipe you'll get....
The trap is sorted Jim..I had to wait to fit an extension bit to the grey pipe..you'll see in the next video it's taller and the trap is formed with the white pipe.. 😉👍
Well done guys Happy new year to you both 🎉😊
Thanks Terry.! Happy New Year to you too.. 🎊 Take care 🙏😊
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Plumbers putty for drain and som thick Teflon tape for the thread should do sort fitting the sink never works first time 😂 water is a bastard 😂
Plumbing is never straight forward and yes you're right..thick teflon is a must, although I've not encountered any thick stuff here yet.. 🤷🏻♂️ Water is best in a mug...lolol 😂
@ well I’m a timber framer so plumbing is far from straightforward for me - another tip avoid push fit systems solvent weld is worth the agg and Teflon just get what you can and go as nuts as you like with it. None of us are plumbers here so who’s looking 👀
@hamptonwick4962 yeah the main plumbing we did was using fuse welded joints..a total different system to anything I've used before..gotta alter a couple of pipes, but I'm working up the courage to cut two good pipes to add lengths to them..one day 😂👍
Ha! Good to see that you used a monkey wrench - i really, really hate it when someone uses water pump pliers for that job - and ruins the union nut ..... A happy, good year 2025 for both of you. Greets, H.
Hiya H..yeah..the next best thing to a spanner..I'd be pushed to use anything but these on a nut shaped fitting..no point rounding them off at the start, eh? 😉 Hope 2025 brings you happiness 👍
@@LillaHusVanlife -- Let's hope for best, and plan for the worst -- so long ..H.