I haven’t watched this until now. I watched this week to see you clearing around the barn and saw Bea checking for crawlies. Bea, I’m impressed with the snake skin handling. My husband won’t have even touched that. 💕
Great to see your infectious enthusiasm...good luck!!........I have done something similar in spain...a few thoughts 1...make a really good "camp" for your van...get water/showers/toilets sorted...and buiild a serious shelter for all to protect yourself from serious sun,wind and rain...dont skimp on this as its gutting to see your temporary home destroyed by nature...2 get yourselves down to the local town planning guys and get them onside with everything...its a pain but its all too easy for your neighbours to dob you in or more likely be watched by council planning guys drones!!! 3 everything will take much more time than you think..dont crucify yourselves for this 4 Buy materials from local guys...maybe more expensive but you make friends locally,get free advice and opportunity for "cash deals" (no vat!!!) 5 plan to enjoy the whole process!!! buen suerte john
Been binge watching your vlogs while snowed in. We live on a rural gulf island in BC, Canada and have a little 630 sq ft cabin that we've been slowly fixing up for the past 10 years. Amazing how far you've come already since buying this property! Can't wait to see you all moved in and settled.
I’ve been following your barn conversion for a few months now and wow what progress you’ve made. I’ve only just found this video when you first bought your land. Well done both of you 👍🎉🎉
I just finished watching your latest video, with bannisters and sladder installed, and decided to watch the beginning of your restoration journey. Have only been subscribed to you for 8 months so missed loads of videos. Awesome journey!
We bought land in Paphos Cyprus in 1973. We used to go there for picnics under the tree. No fences. It's was the best time of all. Even made home made showers under the tree. We started build a house and all in all I never lived there much. When I had holidays we used to go there to clear stones and make the place beautiful only to find it totally overgrown again on the next holiday. It meant that we could never go anywhere else. We had great times though. Having the van gives you flexibility. Keep your original idea of having a base but don't let the place consume you. It's easily to fall in love with it as we did.
Hi Guys, I am so happy for you congratulations on your land I know it's going to be a great little home for you guys. I wish you all the best and hope all your dreams come true and I will be watching to see how far you have gone . God Bless from Catt.🐈 TEXAS,
Many, many congratulations, it looks absolutely amazing😊😀👍👍👍 And the roof looks new (very important!), with more modern roofing tiles! 4 decades ago, my ex husband and I totally renovated and extended an old 'barn type' building on his family's land, not as large as yours, but with with quite a few olive, citrus, fig, and nut trees, together with vines (kept low) for wine😊 The building had only been used when they harvested the olives and grapes, with a sort of very large 'tub like thing', with a drain, for squashing the grapes with your feet (yuck!), before it was then put into a very old wooden barrel to ferment. It was dry, absolutely delicious, and rather strong 😊😁 The olives were taken to a mill, and the oil stored in a very large metal drum😊 I digress! We did all the work (digging foundations, mixing cement for the reinforced floors and columns, cos it had to be enclosed in a 'frame' to make it earthquake proof, ourselves, with the help of a few friends occasinally! Could go on for ages😂 So excited for you😊😀 All love , and best wishes, Claire, Berlin 😘 ✌
Please please please film every moment of fixing up the barn. Even just montages of raking up the hay. My husband and I are looking to do something like this and if you document your experience it would be gold!
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Looks like such a worthwhile and soothing endeavor - learning the host country‘s language and engaging with the local community (as mentioned further down) seems a reasonable way to go forward. Best of luck to you guys
Congratulations guys, there’s nothing like owning your own land. And it shows, you look ecstatic! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, especially the barn conversion. Green building is so satisfying.
Congratulations to you both on your fantastic purchase .don't be too surprised if there is no floor in the barn and just soil ? you could also look into lime plastering for the walls as this helps the building breath and obviously good installation boards on the ceiling
you can make possibly the worlds best tasting alcoholic drink from prickly pear, its called Bajtra (pronounced bite trah) its a maltese liquor and its so fruity and sweet!
As a young kid living in Portugal and before moving to France then Canada where I now live, my parents drilled a fear of snakes into me and for good reason. Venomous snakes like the very same inviorment that you now will also enjoy. Be careful when clearing bushes etc. Be safe.
Now that’s a project. I bet you both fell like kids at Christmas. My folks have just bought an old farm house with barns and land in France to live in. They have completely renovated it themselves. The barn like yours is the next project. They are also thinking of having a mezzanine level. The biggest job you’ll have I reckon is pouring the concrete floor. Can’t wait for your updates. Good luck with the project and congratulations. All the best.
OMG Awesome, Loads of fertile Land , water and Sun you’ve got it made and the Barn the options are endless. Can’t wait to see the drone footage. Well done. I bet the legal stuff was a headache .
So very happy for you! What a wonderful project. Hard, but extremely satisfying, work ahead. I can't wait to see the progress! Thankyou for all you do!
Looks like paradise to me.Best wishes both.Tip; before you start on the build, be certain it is water tight 100% top to bottom, ie roof and floor dpm.[damp proof membrane].Basic stuff, but often overlooked through ambition/excitement.45 year old builder here.ATB.
Wow. Just wow. Lovely spot and I"m so happy for you. Just one word of caution. If you want more light, it might be simpler and less dangerous to consider punching a skylight through the roof and flooding the place with light. A skylight or a dormer is easy to put in and most reputable contractors should be able to do it. Punching a window in a thick, stacked stone wall (not the supported one where you found the gecko, but a new one) is dangerous to the structure and something that most modern contractors do not have enough experience to handle. Just thought I'd throw my two cents in in case you wanted more light in the future. Keep up the great work. Love your channel.
Hello , my name is DanaMarie and I'm watching from LA California . I have watched about 4 of your video's ! I love hard working people , creative people , and you are the sweetest couple ever ! And be careful with your kitty , a freind of mine watched helplessly as a bird of prey swooped down and picked up her 12 year old cat and flew away with it !
Oh, pardon me, please... I forgot to say, the Land is marvellous...Great size is the inside of the Barn, will be awesome to design and change the interior... One thing for sure, the building is going to last for centuries...Hope that Language learning will not be too hard for you, but being young you shall master it no time...
Hi To you both. i am a bit behind the times here, so i dont know if you will get to read this. I am a builder who lives in the south of france. having done a lot of restauration work i can see that you have a great little building there.The floor will probably be just earth. best to put down a concrete floor,with steel re-inforcement, you can then tile it for a practical and cool finish. If you keep some of the walls exposed stone would look great. if you point them with natural lime and sand,dont use ciment, do any rendering of walls the same,with lime, then the walls will breathe. maybe enlarge one of the window slots for more light, this info is probobly late and obvious, but i wish you well
An exciting but daunting project. In my very limited experience it may be more economical to build new (small 700-900 sq ft) and do the renovation on the barn as a long term project. But and alas it is your baby. I'm sure your neighbors will help out in many ways as it seems rural Portugal is being abandoned by much of its youth for the big cities on the coast where the jobs are. Lot's of hurdles ahead, permitting etc. but I'm sure it can be done.
congratulations to the two of you. I can see you got a lot of inspirations from your adventures I say that both of you will make that piece of land into something magical.
Hi, congratulations on Your new property, looks wonderful, so much potential to be turned into a dream home and garden, don't think you need to insulate the roof it's already been done in the building process, lime plaster will help repair the walls inside and out, it's what keeps the building dry and comfortable, and allows for walls to breathe. This is going to be an amazing experience, wishing you every success, les x
How Fabulous. Enjoy this new chapter in your life of adventure. I don't know if anyone has told you this yet......beware of the Processional Caterpillars that come down from the big Fir Trees in Spring. They are extremely dangerous.
This is so beautiful to see this amazing place out in Portugal you two just bought out there it have potentials to live for long life once you get your stone barn, renovated out there, which I know you do a beautiful job on it, Theo and bee for I have watched the podcast of it earlier just came across this video just now today, watching from Alberta Canada. My name is Kevin Henry William Buster, Crabbe first
Congratulations! You know that you can dice u the young, fresh prickly pears and scramble them in with your eggs. In Texas it's called Napolitas. You can also distill the cactus into moonshine. Once you have moved onto the property, look into getting several cats as they will help control vermin.
Dunky or a cow to go around the well to bring up the water. Be well in your new project, more like a dream to me by the way I hear you going in your sharing. And thanks for sharing. Keep well. And all the best ❤️❤️❤️
Wow, you really have found a gorgeous property there with load of possibilities, there will be many years of work, but it will be worth the effort, you're lucky people congrats.
Came across your channel... and thought WOW .. now that's a PROJECT! Sooooo exciting for you both... great you have each other to share all it has to offer. Teresa and Jack Russell Millie xx
Congrats you guys !! I think you've made a wise choice indeed. Back in the 1990's Lyn and me did something similar in Brittany and we made it our home (still have campervan of course) of course. To explain properly our M. O. like this would be quite difficult, but could maybe give you some useful tips by E-Mail on sympathetic renovation work etc.(remember that we are low tech). Definitely though; try to learn the lingo,it will improve your experiences no end. Also the locals will really appreciate the extra effort you make for sure. It worked a treat for us here. Keep on Trucking! Bob in Brittany.
I'm so happy and excited for you guys! It's been absolutely amazing and so inspiring to see your way of living, it's kindling my sense of adventure. Thank you for sharing it with us! Cannot wait to see what you guys will make of the barn and the rest of the land.
It is amusing watching this video post watching your new videos. Especially as you have now removed he roof and seeing the rat hole in the breeze blocks.
brilliant! put some "Milton" tablets in your well it purifies the water, then you will need a filter, "berkley" water filters are good although a bit dear, but worth it. Clear the barn get a chair sit, chill and get the feel of how to arrange the barn... checkout the roof joists.. if your going to plaster the interior you must use Lime plaster as it allows the walls to breath... good luck..you've got some serious graft to sort it, but it will be worth it...well done.
wow!! That's so cool!!! Congratulations! I'm Brazilian and Portuguese too. I spent a fell days in Portugal last november and visit some lands in center of Portugal imaging something like your project. Enjoy! It's a dream. :-) ;-)
With the barn, my advice is to clean the gaps between the granite rocks, and fill them with concrete, it will give it structure and isolation, also a rock varnish on the inside is not a bad idea. If you think of open a door or a window on it, keep in mind some of those old barne walls were made of 2 rock walls filled with rubble in the middle, and it can be a hard work.. i helped my dad with a conversion like that some years ago, and we had to open a door trough it, not easy. What part of Portugal u guys are? I would say somewhere in the middle? Im Portuguese, but i live in England at the mom. But have similar plans for the near future
First time watching an older video of your land. As I'm watching, I begin to you could fence off areas, to raise a couple of beef cattle for self and sell others, to cover expenses. Maybe, some goats, lambs, and/or pigs, same idea.
I suppose you're in the center of Portugal, from there you have amazing adventures to explore: Lisbon, Porto, Seville, Salamanca, Cordoba , the Alhambra in Granada, etc, etc. Algarve and the south you know already. Just to mention historic urban areas. Welcome to Portugal.
When you go to remove the layers from ground... please wear dust masks ( unless you have an exceptional "internal" filter system)and make sure no open cuts exposed! Mold spores!!
Congratulations to the both of you...how wonderful! :). My partner and i are on a similar journey. Not sure where you have brought, but we decided to go with Central Portugal. All the tress and nature. Forest and rivers. I know what you mean, when you say you have never felt at home more anywhere else. I love that place !!. We will be following your journey. Good luck and enjoy ! Maybe we will meet some day ! X
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Im portuguese and this just makes me hella happy, seeing overseas people fall in love with our country i amazing. Welcome home!
Thank you so much! That is such a lovely welcome 😀
I love your country too and want to live there,this is my dream what these guys have done
You can't even imagine how many people love Portugal. It's always a go to place for my missis and family.We love Portugal and people there.
Neek
Gosh looking back 3 years ago and what you guys have done to the barn and land is amazing! 😃
Awesome! And all that free growing food!!
So happy for y'all! What a blessing!
♡
can't wait to start growing food!
It's crazy to think of all you've done since then. You have worked so hard and make so much progress, what a transformation!
I haven’t watched this until now. I watched this week to see you clearing around the barn and saw Bea checking for crawlies. Bea, I’m impressed with the snake skin handling. My husband won’t have even touched that. 💕
Great to see your infectious enthusiasm...good luck!!........I have done something similar in spain...a few thoughts 1...make a really good "camp" for your van...get water/showers/toilets sorted...and buiild a serious shelter for all to protect yourself from serious sun,wind and rain...dont skimp on this as its gutting to see your temporary home destroyed by nature...2 get yourselves down to the local town planning guys and get them onside with everything...its a pain but its all too easy for your neighbours to dob you in or more likely be watched by council planning guys drones!!! 3 everything will take much more time than you think..dont crucify yourselves for this 4 Buy materials from local guys...maybe more expensive but you make friends locally,get free advice and opportunity for "cash deals" (no vat!!!) 5 plan to enjoy the whole process!!!
buen suerte
john
thank you so much for all this info, it is greatly appreciated :)
john hoffman got to have locals on side...👍
Been binge watching your vlogs while snowed in. We live on a rural gulf island in BC, Canada and have a little 630 sq ft cabin that we've been slowly fixing up for the past 10 years. Amazing how far you've come already since buying this property! Can't wait to see you all moved in and settled.
I watched like 5 second of your latest adventure on this land...decided to start from the beginning. Super stoked to have found your channel. Cheers!
I’m doing the same. Glad I saw your comment this IS the first land video lol 😊
Me too!!!🎉😎 🇵🇹
Watching this in April 2021. What amazing progress you have made in the 3years since you purchased this property. Really enjoy following the journey.
I am 60 & only recently saw harvesting of cork on a nature channel. You are right, "If you don't know, you don't know!"
I’ve been following your barn conversion for a few months now and wow what progress you’ve made. I’ve only just found this video when you first bought your land. Well done both of you 👍🎉🎉
me too
I just finished watching your latest video, with bannisters and sladder installed, and decided to watch the beginning of your restoration journey. Have only been subscribed to you for 8 months so missed loads of videos. Awesome journey!
Just watching this video 3 years later. Wow! What an improvement. Well done!
Rewatching this and four years later you both created a wonderful hone ☺️
We bought land in Paphos Cyprus in 1973. We used to go there for picnics under the tree. No fences. It's was the best time of all. Even made home made showers under the tree.
We started build a house and all in all I never lived there much. When I had holidays we used to go there to clear stones and make the place beautiful only to find it totally overgrown again on the next holiday.
It meant that we could never go anywhere else. We had great times though. Having the van gives you flexibility. Keep your original idea of having a base but don't let the place consume you. It's easily to fall in love with it as we did.
I'm so happy for you two beautiful souls! Big hugs and high fives x
thank you so much :)
Couldn't happen to a more deserving couple! May your future be bright & full of joy - blessings & have fun with renovation.
You both should be very proud of how far yous have come. I wish you all the happiness and freedom on your new land. So happy for you both xxx
If you guys could have seen in the future . . and how beautiful it all is becoming.
Lovely to see you without a cap on Theo. Hope you keep taking it off, especially when you are out.
Hi Guys, I am so happy for you congratulations on your land I know it's going to be a great little home for you guys. I wish you all the best and hope all your dreams come true and I will be watching to see how far you have gone . God Bless from Catt.🐈 TEXAS,
Many, many congratulations, it looks absolutely amazing😊😀👍👍👍
And the roof looks new (very important!), with more modern roofing tiles!
4 decades ago, my ex husband and I totally renovated and extended an old 'barn type' building on his family's land, not as large as yours, but with with quite a few olive, citrus, fig, and nut trees, together with vines (kept low) for wine😊
The building had only been used when they harvested the olives and grapes, with a sort of very large 'tub like thing', with a drain, for squashing the grapes with your feet (yuck!), before it was then put into a very old wooden barrel to ferment.
It was dry, absolutely delicious, and rather strong 😊😁
The olives were taken to a mill, and the oil stored in a very large metal drum😊
I digress!
We did all the work (digging foundations, mixing cement for the reinforced floors and columns, cos it had to be enclosed in a 'frame' to make it earthquake proof, ourselves, with the help of a few friends occasinally!
Could go on for ages😂
So excited for you😊😀
All love , and best wishes, Claire, Berlin 😘 ✌
Please please please film every moment of fixing up the barn. Even just montages of raking up the hay. My husband and I are looking to do something like this and if you document your experience it would be gold!
Looks like such a worthwhile and soothing endeavor - learning the host country‘s language and engaging with the local community (as mentioned further down) seems a reasonable way to go forward. Best of luck to you guys
Congratulations guys, there’s nothing like owning your own land. And it shows, you look ecstatic! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, especially the barn conversion. Green building is so satisfying.
Lovely to see Bee again.
Congratulations! So excited for you...can't wait to watch your progress as you make it your home.
Thanks Dee! We can't wait 😊
Fun to go back in time and see the beginning. We started watching you guys a bit after this. 😃
Congratulations to you both on your fantastic purchase .don't be too surprised if there is no floor in the barn and just soil ? you could also look into lime plastering for the walls as this helps the building breath and obviously good installation boards on the ceiling
fairly sure it is just a dirt floor, but the straw is really thick in some places! Thanks for the info :)
a polished mud floor might be possible. probably no shortage of reclaimed terracotta floor tiles around that neck of the wood
you can make possibly the worlds best tasting alcoholic drink from prickly pear, its called Bajtra (pronounced bite trah) its a maltese liquor and its so fruity and sweet!
What a great parcel of land. Home at last.
As a young kid living in Portugal and before moving to France then Canada where I now live, my parents drilled a fear of snakes into me and for good reason. Venomous snakes like the very same inviorment that you now will also enjoy. Be careful when clearing bushes etc. Be safe.
Now that’s a project. I bet you both fell like kids at Christmas. My folks have just bought an old farm house with barns and land in France to live in. They have completely renovated it themselves. The barn like yours is the next project. They are also thinking of having a mezzanine level. The biggest job you’ll have I reckon is pouring the concrete floor. Can’t wait for your updates. Good luck with the project and congratulations. All the best.
OMG Awesome, Loads of fertile Land , water and Sun you’ve got it made and the Barn the options are endless. Can’t wait to see the drone footage. Well done.
I bet the legal stuff was a headache .
So very happy for you! What a wonderful project. Hard, but extremely satisfying, work ahead. I can't wait to see the progress! Thankyou for all you do!
Looks like paradise to me.Best wishes both.Tip; before you start on the build, be certain it is water tight 100% top to bottom, ie roof and floor dpm.[damp proof membrane].Basic stuff, but often overlooked through ambition/excitement.45 year old builder here.ATB.
Congratulations. It is so nice to see a dream realized. It will be fun watching you as you make a go of it.
thanks Cheryl!
Wow. Just wow. Lovely spot and I"m so happy for you. Just one word of caution. If you want more light, it might be simpler and less dangerous to consider punching a skylight through the roof and flooding the place with light. A skylight or a dormer is easy to put in and most reputable contractors should be able to do it. Punching a window in a thick, stacked stone wall (not the supported one where you found the gecko, but a new one) is dangerous to the structure and something that most modern contractors do not have enough experience to handle. Just thought I'd throw my two cents in in case you wanted more light in the future. Keep up the great work. Love your channel.
Hello , my name is DanaMarie and I'm watching from LA California . I have watched about 4 of your video's ! I love hard working people , creative people , and you are the sweetest couple ever ! And be careful with your kitty , a freind of mine watched helplessly as a bird of prey swooped down and picked up her 12 year old cat and flew away with it !
all right now, what a blessing. wow.
Oh, pardon me, please... I forgot to say, the Land is marvellous...Great size is the inside of the Barn, will be awesome to design and change the interior... One thing for sure, the building is going to last for centuries...Hope that Language learning will not be too hard for you, but being young you shall master it no time...
Hi To you both. i am a bit behind the times here, so i dont know if you will get to read this.
I am a builder who lives in the south of france. having done a lot of restauration work i can see
that you have a great little building there.The floor will probably be just earth. best to put down a concrete
floor,with steel re-inforcement, you can then tile it for a practical and cool finish. If you keep some of the walls
exposed stone would look great. if you point them with natural lime and sand,dont use ciment, do any rendering of walls the same,with lime, then the walls will breathe. maybe enlarge one of the window slots for more light,
this info is probobly late and obvious, but i wish you well
thank you Steve :)
That looks incredible. It makes me want to do something similar. The idea of a home base similar to this with a mobile van is on my bucket list.
Amazing!! Very pleased for you both. It looks brilliant. 👍🏻🙋🙋🏻♂️🐶
thank you!
Wow! Awesome plot and lots of homegrown food already. Those pine trees probably produce nuts too
An exciting but daunting project. In my very limited experience it may be more economical to build new (small 700-900 sq ft) and do the renovation on the barn as a long term project. But and alas it is your baby. I'm sure your neighbors will help out in many ways as it seems rural Portugal is being abandoned by much of its youth for the big cities on the coast where the jobs are. Lot's of hurdles ahead, permitting etc. but I'm sure it can be done.
This is so cool. You guys must be very proud!
congratulations to the two of you. I can see you got a lot of inspirations from your adventures I say that both of you will make that piece of land into something magical.
Hi, congratulations on Your new property, looks wonderful, so much potential to be turned into a dream home and garden, don't think you need to insulate the roof it's already been done in the building process, lime plaster will help repair the walls inside and out, it's what keeps the building dry and comfortable, and allows for walls to breathe. This is going to be an amazing experience, wishing you every success, les x
So cool. Love it. Planning our visit to Portugal for the first time this summer. Can't wait. Thanks for the inspiration.
How Fabulous. Enjoy this new chapter in your life of adventure. I don't know if anyone has told you this yet......beware of the Processional Caterpillars that come down from the big Fir Trees in Spring. They are extremely dangerous.
This is so beautiful to see this amazing place out in Portugal you two just bought out there it have potentials to live for long life once you get your stone barn, renovated out there, which I know you do a beautiful job on it, Theo and bee for I have watched the podcast of it earlier just came across this video just now today, watching from Alberta Canada. My name is Kevin Henry William Buster, Crabbe first
Oh my God I love your show I'm watching from Reidsville North Carolina United States
Wow, I just found this Video & boy y’all have been so busy. You are both amazing!!!
Congratulations guys... if u say it's feel like home then u are in the right place
Congratulations! You know that you can dice u the young, fresh prickly pears and scramble them in with your eggs. In Texas it's called Napolitas. You can also distill the cactus into moonshine.
Once you have moved onto the property, look into getting several cats as they will help control vermin.
You have a lot of hard work ahead of you. I wish you all the best, being a smallholder is not easy. I will stay tuned to watch your progress.
thanks!
Would love to see you two kick back after work day with a good meal and wine.
Dunky or a cow to go around the well to bring up the water.
Be well in your new project, more like a dream to me by the way I hear you going in your sharing. And thanks for sharing.
Keep well. And all the best ❤️❤️❤️
Wow, you really have found a gorgeous property there with load of possibilities, there will be many years of work, but it will be worth the effort, you're lucky people congrats.
Most awesome pair of shoes I have has cork inserts!
And I didn't know it came off a tree!!
Wow! What a fantastic Christmas present to yourselves. Many congratulations to you both on starting the next stage of your lives.
So very Happy for the two of you. Very very nice indeed.
Cool land ! At the end, the universe take care of everything and you found the perfect one.
I'm glad to see you so happy and proud of your land. Good luck for your future projects!!!
Came across your channel... and thought WOW .. now that's a PROJECT! Sooooo exciting for you both... great you have each other to share all it has to offer. Teresa and Jack Russell Millie xx
Naval oranges! They’re the best. You guys have done well. 🐨
Congratulation on your land acquisition!! And thank you for sharing your video and your experience with us.
Congrats you guys !! I think you've made a wise choice indeed. Back in the 1990's Lyn and me did something similar in Brittany and we made it our home (still have campervan of course) of course. To explain properly our M. O. like this would be quite difficult, but could maybe give you some useful tips by E-Mail on sympathetic renovation work etc.(remember that we are low tech). Definitely though; try to learn the lingo,it will improve your experiences no end. Also the locals will really appreciate the extra effort you make for sure. It worked a treat for us here. Keep on Trucking! Bob in Brittany.
That plaice is a great spot to set up a business, camping, and campers
I'm so happy and excited for you guys! It's been absolutely amazing and so inspiring to see your way of living, it's kindling my sense of adventure. Thank you for sharing it with us! Cannot wait to see what you guys will make of the barn and the rest of the land.
Congrats, cant wait to see what all you do with it. Maybe a few mini goats lol I love those cute little guys :)
hopefully one day!
It is amusing watching this video post watching your new videos. Especially as you have now removed he roof and seeing the rat hole in the breeze blocks.
brilliant! put some "Milton" tablets in your well it purifies the water, then you will need a filter, "berkley" water filters are good although a bit dear, but worth it. Clear the barn get a chair sit, chill and get the feel of how to arrange the barn... checkout the roof joists.. if your going to plaster the interior you must use Lime plaster as it allows the walls to breath... good luck..you've got some serious graft to sort it, but it will be worth it...well done.
I am very happy for you guys! Let your imagination run wild in that barn, theres sssooo many possibilities!
Just can't get enough of your videos! Welcome to Portugal guys!! :D
Water, oranges, figs, and more?? I'm so very happy for you both!
Thank you so much for sharing. I hope one day I can follow in your footsteps. Congratulations and I wish you both many years of happiness there.
wow!! That's so cool!!! Congratulations! I'm Brazilian and Portuguese too. I spent a fell days in Portugal last november and visit some lands in center of Portugal imaging something like your project. Enjoy! It's a dream. :-) ;-)
With the barn, my advice is to clean the gaps between the granite rocks, and fill them with concrete, it will give it structure and isolation, also a rock varnish on the inside is not a bad idea. If you think of open a door or a window on it, keep in mind some of those old barne walls were made of 2 rock walls filled with rubble in the middle, and it can be a hard work.. i helped my dad with a conversion like that some years ago, and we had to open a door trough it, not easy. What part of Portugal u guys are? I would say somewhere in the middle? Im Portuguese, but i live in England at the mom. But have similar plans for the near future
First time watching an older video of your land. As I'm watching, I begin to you could fence off areas, to raise a couple of beef cattle for self and sell others, to cover expenses. Maybe, some goats, lambs, and/or pigs, same idea.
I suppose you're in the center of Portugal, from there you have amazing adventures to explore: Lisbon, Porto, Seville, Salamanca, Cordoba , the Alhambra in Granada, etc, etc. Algarve and the south you know already. Just to mention historic urban areas. Welcome to Portugal.
Great news guys, looking forward to your future plans
thank you! we can't wait :)
Wow guys. That's beautiful. Can't wait to follow you two in this great new adventure of yours.
Great video, so excited for you both. A chance to put your own stamp on it all.
Thanks Gordon! Super excited for the future 😊
When you go to remove the layers from ground... please wear dust masks ( unless you have an exceptional "internal" filter system)and make sure no open cuts exposed! Mold spores!!
Wow this is so exciting!! What a beautiful property, congratulations!! Can't wait to see it transform..
thank you! we're super excited to work on it :)
Love the video, your land is fantastic, what a great place! Can't wait to see all the developments as you make it your home.
thank you so much :)
So happy for you both. This is a wonderful move. Congratulations ♥️
Congratulations to the both of you...how wonderful! :). My partner and i are on a similar journey. Not sure where you have brought, but we decided to go with Central Portugal. All the tress and nature. Forest and rivers. I know what you mean, when you say you have never felt at home more anywhere else. I love that place !!. We will be following your journey. Good luck and enjoy ! Maybe we will meet some day ! X
So exciting, you both look so happy - big congratulations.
The snake skin makes me think... shedding old skin and new beginnings.Very apt! :)
Wow! What a fantastic adventure, exciting times ahead!
Awesome place! The barn is perfect. Congratulations on your new homestead
thank you!
Looks fantastic and what a way to spend some of the best years of your life. Good luck and I can't wait to see how you develope it.
Barney!! That’s a pretty good name in my opinion!! :) absolutely epic find guys. So so happy for you! ❤️
Congratulations! That's brilliant, I'm super stoked for the both of you!
So cool. Hope you video your process in retrofitting the barn. Seems like awesome land for creating a permaculture food forest!
A couple of velux windows in the roof would bring loads of light in.
They are easy to fit even for someone that hasn't fitted them before.
So excited to see this come to life!