We bought a HOT TUB, but needed to install a gravel base
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Hi all 👋 A few weeks ago, I talked about how we thought our rose garden bed would make the perfect place for a hot tub.
WELL................................. a couple of weeks ago, we went to a hot tub showroom to check some out and put a deposit down for one. We're really looking forward to a nice deep soak after a long hard day's work of DIY.
But we quickly needed to decide where we were going to install it and the only logical place we thought was the old established rose bed.
So out they have come for our new gravel hot tub base, which I show you how I installed.
Hope you enjoy watching!
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Are you a hot tub fan?
Something a bit carry on 'saucy' about one... just dont get any Pampas grass
We think it's time for the pampas grass to go 😆
I thought they were spreaders for all sorts of nasty things but is that part of the pampas grass community?
Not overly keen on the idea of hot tubs but then I much prefer showers to baths. Just wanted to ask, is your hot tub right by your front door? I just had visions of you chilling out whilst waving to the postman! 😂
@sharonmc5192 haha.... no, not really. This place is funny. What looks like the front of the house is at the back. The main entrance is at the side behind the iron gate you can see near the hot tub base. We do need to add privacy to that gate though... maybe fake privet hedge trellis stuff
You are a real person and I enjoy watching your videos, it calms me to watch them
Thanks so much and nice to know my videos are calming ☺️
The best gloves are welding gloves you can get long ones that go half way up your forearms, brambles and thorns won’t go through them.
Leather gauntlets are your friend with brambles and nettles!
Excellent work Hans, your supervision was spot on and your labourer did well😂👌🏼👍🏼
What a fantastic property
You're very impressive. Honestly, it's very refreshing to see a girl tackle all of the hard and technical jobs that home renovation requires. Good on you 💪
Well done that was a one helluva lot of work - shame you did not have the tub to jump in after all that graft.😉
We wish! It was due to be delivered today, but has had to be postponed till next week as they didn't have a qualified air source heat pump engineer at hand.
Big fan of gravel grids, i like the sturdiness and the fact it keeps all the gravel in one place. You had a nice flat surface but some sharp sand on top of the hardcore can make it easier to level off again.
I would have got a whacker plate to compact it fully. But looking good.
Putting the roses in front of a window, have fun cleaning the windows.
With all,that grass in with the roots of the roses, best to put each plant in a big bucket to wash away all weed roots. Then replant after reducing the plant by 50%. Once you wrench the rose out of the ground the fine roots are broken. So to help regrow them reduce all the stress of a large plant they need to support. The rose will regrow within a year.
Have a look at welding gloves they are really thick leather and will help with the thorns sticking in your hands.
Not keen on hot tubs myself, but I can see it being very soothing for the joints after a hard day’s labouring!
thanks! I'm looking forward to it!
That place is going to keep you busy for a long time.
Just saw your Facebook post about some of the comments you get. Take no notice, I love what you do and wonder where you find the energy!!
Thank you so much ❤️ 💓
The homestead is looking so good Vickie and Mr TCD.
My wife talked me into getting a “hydrotherapy spa” when my son broke his knee, she is an occupational therapist so what do I know. 😂 we have had it 8 years now and love it.
The maintenance can be a pain but it’s worth it, buy a good water pump and a small drill pump to get the water the big pump can’t get.
Can’t wait to see it in place, I just put ours on the slabs then built decking around it.
Great work Vikkie, as for those Grids i have just finished using some for the Greenhouse to sit on and some Pea Gravel to go inside which is 10mm, and i have to say it looks great once i wet it down a bit to get the dust off and brushed any remaining gravel off.
Barry (Wirral)
Brilliant video, loving the hair!
haha... that's the first time someone's said that 😂😂 It takes me a minute to put it in a bun, then I'm off 😂
Arco are a protective clothing company. I used to use them and they had/have a number of outlets and deal/dealt with the public.
I have never heard of gravel grid before. What a great idea.
I think they're great - especially for a more stable base, but it was the most expensive part of the project. I don't regret them though!
*Vikkie, you worked hard to get this all set up and to be ready for when the 'hot tub' arrives. Look for welding gloves... as they be suitable for what you are wanting. They may have them in smaller sizes maybe 🙂 Roll on next week for the 'hot tub' installation video 🙂nz*
Looks spot on well done to both, the whole area of land is beautiful, thanks Vikkie and Mr TDC 😊
Welding gloves are fantastic for thorny tasks.
Most people I knew that had a hot tub found them to be a big pain. They might be easier now to maintain. Good luck. So jealous of your farm. Your doing great.
Not easy removing old rose's and brambles as the roots do go down quite deep, cutting should be fine and take again, your doing a great job Vikkie
I was exhausted just watching you, you done it really nice and I keep my fingers crossed the roses make it, I did do the same in our old house and during summer as pipe work needed done, I was so happy after a few weeks when I seen new growth, I had already pruned them all the way down as then the energy went just to that, following year a wonderful bloom in every one of the twelve bushes. Cant wait till next week hope the weather at least stays nice for a few dips before winter. Big hugs Dede xxxx
Frstly, you need some Stihl chainsaw gloves for the roses and briars, you'll thank me.
I can undestand your excitement with the arrival of your hot tub / spa. I know I was. We bought a house that already had a hot tub. Then I heard the adage that there are two days that you are happy owning one of these. these days are the day you get it and the day you get rid of it. Very true in my experience. I genuinely hope that it isn't the case for you and Mr TCD. Truly enjoy your content and living your experience vicariously is a joy for me.
Sounds like the same experience of owning a narrowboat 😆 Why did you get rid of it in th end?
And thanks for the recommendation on the gloves!
Agree with this. Keeping all those jets clean would be the end of me.
@@MT-zn6tc We got rid of it because we never found the time to use it and keeping the chemicals regulated was a pain. Never really discovered how much it cost to run because it came with the house, so we didn't have a baseline measurement and by the time we got rid of it I didn't really have the time to do the calculations. We replaced it with a dog kennel in the end.
Doggo will be loving your hot tub 😂
I just hope he doesn't bark his head off when we're in it 😅
well, you have done a beautiful job, in the ideal place,well done.
Thank you so much! Can't wait to get the hot tub in situ, then start adding plants, etc and maybe a pergola etc
Have you seen how much electric a hot tub uses? A friend had a key meter for electric. Was spending £15 per week. Got a hot tub, electric went to £50 per week. Sold hot tub after 3 weeks.
the one we're getting has an air source heat pump for efficiency
Hope you're going to build some sort of Gazebo cover for the 'hot tub' 👍
I'm thinking of a few designs :)
The place is coming along so nicely, lovely - the potential is so huge too. Brilliant video 🙏 respect Jqko 🙏
I really like your little farm..
Thanks so much. We feel very lucky we found this place. We love it so much and now just need a compact tractor 🚜
The roses should be fine, Vikkie. Just make sure to water them often in the first few weeks. Nice work on the prep too. 👏
Thanks so much for the advice. I've now moved on to the pond water to water them with them being so close, so hopefully they'll appreciate any extra nutrients in it.
Awesome as usual. A pop up gazebo can provide a temp shade when working outside
Love your videos! You work so hard and we just know the end results will be amazing 🤩 💕💙👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Awwww, thank you so much ❤️ 💓
U r one class working women keep up the good work love this channel
i was once told welders gloves were good for brambles - never tried them myself though
Just my tuppence worth. Absolutely soak the rose and leave for 24 hours. Then prune hard. leave about 12" above the root stock (or grafted root stock). Then transplant, water again and feed. By cutting it right back you stop the rose losing moisture and going into shock. It needs time to make the tiny capillary roots so it can take up moisture in its new home.
Next time you get the MOT delivered if you need it get them to swing it over the wall cut the bottom of the bags and boom.
With the roses as well make sure they get plenty of manure around them and also water every day for the first two weeks.
I would also suggest cutting back any old wood to new growth that will encourage the new growth
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Love your video's. Your place is going to be fab when finished....nice to follow your journey.
Closest gloves Arco do are a toss up between the Split Rigger Gloves, the Needle Resistant Gloves, the Activ Armour welding gloves...or their Grain Leather Driving Gloves (the unlined ones look uncannily like the ones you have, but with less back of the hand padding).
A concrete mixer. U have the space so why not get a winger deisel mixer. A proper site mixer that will just keep going. U can even use it to wash gravel and make a proper concrete base for ur hot tub. Farm jacks are good for taking out plants and roots. U have a massive amount of work on there. U don’t use a rake for type 1 mot gravel best use a square mouth shovel. The rake takes the bigger stones out of it and leaves the fines behind so u don’t get as much packing.
I love your enthusiasm,it made me want to go out and work in the yard but it is 91 degrees F so i just got a cold beer instead. I would have rented a plate compactor ,much easier on the body ,oh to be young again.
Ha.. cold beer sounds like a good choice! I think I'll be buying a plate compactor eventually 🤣
Great prep work for the hot tub. Definitely not overkill, when the tub is full of water it will be very heavy and therefore needs a firm foundation. I would say that by doing it right the first time, you have saved yourself a lot of hard work in the future.
Thanks so much :) Mr TCD thought the grids were OTT, but I think it's what's going to help keep the tub level long term :)
I've used those gravel grids under my shed. They work fine.
They're really good, aren't they? :)
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Yep. I didn't fancy digging up the ground (which was already too low), so I just laid these on the top and filled them with stones. It's been a couple of years and the shed hasn't moved. 👍
A lot if work but the girl done good.
Another ace video! Thank you
Im 54 i worked very hard just like you. My body feels like I'm 84. They make machines to rent for a reason. Yes your saving a buck now but you will pay dearly down the road. Not being mean just wish i had listened to that advice from a couple of old guys i worked with years ago.
Aplogies if i missed this, are you getting an airsource heat pump to power the Tub ? this is supposed to save upto 70% of your electricity cost.
Yes, we are! I haven't shared any info on it yet, but will do in a future costings video
You did really well there Vikkie, tell Mr. TCD to not over do it and strain a muscle holding that heavy camera 😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂 When I had rest breaks, he had a few goes at digging, but he mostly drove the soil away for me. He's MUCH better at reversing it LOL
Good job well done
You have to be ruthless with roses, when pruning
I ruthlessly cut a rose nearly 4 weeks ago. No leaves left on it and just three stems left. I thought I'd gone too far. You ought to see it now. It's already got a bud coming and looks so bushy and healthy. 🌹
Your garden fence looked wonky when the drone zoomed out at the end
You're probably right... we are getting this replaced at some point!
I think you have done a great job there cant wait to see the hot tub on it fitted and working , with the work you are doing i think you will deserve a soak in it and maybe with a glass of wine or something like that.
10:13 a tip for the rose bushes, if you cut them back at the end of the season when the flowers dies off and prune them they will come back stronger and less leggy :)
Great! Maybe that's OK now as the roses have pretty much gone after us manhandling them?
As you have reduced the roots on the roses, I would prune all the tops back. Roses are pretty hardy but they will be less stressed if the roots have less top growth to support while they are establishing new root growth.
Thank you! Sounds like this is tomorrow morning's job 😀
You need to cut the roses down so the energy does go into creating new roots.
Was about to say the same - you beat me to it 😊
Roses love ebson salts. And for gloves to protect your hands get welding gloves they are also long enough to protect your arm.
Thanks and that's interesting! I have some epsom salt in the bathroom- I'll look it up!
I liked the idea of keeping the roses as original but it really does open the space up moving them. The hot tub does seem a bit premature to me though, I would be putting all of my energy into the house to make it more comfortable for the winter, it will be here before you know it! Gardens are ongoing work for the whole time you live there, it makes more sense to me to leave it wild and rugged and make your living space nice first.
Sensible comment, buuuuut on a long on going renovation that's back breaking work don't don't underestimate the power of downtime to recharge your batteries. Relaxation physically and mentally is important to avoid burn out.
Very impressed with the base for the hot tub, sorry Spa.lol
Looks like it will support the weight of water no problem.
Thanks so much - I completely agree. It may be overkill, but I wanted something I'll be proud of that will never shift.
Make sure your step in and out bridges your gravel, you don’t want to be walking on that. Ouch😮
I'm on it... I'm thinking stepping stones or decking steps all the way around
I’ve always thought that roses should be cut down to about 12” tall when you transplant them. And never to transplant if they’re diseased, or it spreads. I really don’t like hot tubes. But I don’t want even a pool and I live in the desert southwest of the US. The green pond where you planted the roses, what are your thoughts about that? Personally, I’d fill it with dirt and plant something beautiful there. But you might want fish or something. If that’s the case keep in mind if you have large birds of prey, they will swoop down and scoop them up.
I fancy that as a planter or a shed/greenhouse base if I cut some bricks out
How did you break a garden fork.... Oh I see 😂🤣
I see other people naming the gloves as "riggers gloves"; I have a pair that were just "leather gardening gloves" from b&q, which were excellent for dealing with brambles and other prickly plants.
Thanks. I've tried quite a few and nothing has compared to these. I'll keep my eyes peeled though! Could do with quite a few here 😂
I've had to go for a lie down.
What you need is a hot tub 😆😆
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK I live in the North. Only just got used to not using the bath to keep coal in.
Haha... the one we're getting has an air source heat pump and we're getting solar, so hopefully it'll be cheap as chips to run
Love yr energy Vicki
Hot tub 🛀 will come in handy
Are you going to build a pergola over the top?
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Thanks! I have a few ideas in my head 😂😂
Hang on. You got a hot tub but you just did something with your chimney. Are you saying that all that other stuff you were doing is now done and dusted. Either way your much more productive than I am.
I just had to move onto this due to a tight deadline 🙃
Arco are a safety equipment supplier should be an online shop or a branch nearby
those look more like welders gloves to me
Thanks for sharing, is that green rectangle besides where you planted some of the roses a small pond? The bit that looks like a tiny raised lawn.
Yes, it's a small pond. I considering turning it into a raised bed or a shed/greenhouse base 😆
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK There's one vote from your audience for a few koi carp and a small solar powered fountain as a feature.
Our neighbours would completely agree with you there! They used to have their carp in the lake, which the previous owners kindly let them.
Costsco sell similar leather gloves in packs of three
Great! I'll take a look! I miss how handy they were when they weren't not holey 😂
Welding gloves work for me, and they are cheap
That pick axe is actually a grubbing mattock
Thanks so much for clearing that up 😂
You ARE! supposed to put AIR in the tyres 😂😂
Haha... Mr TCD pumped them all up a few times 😅
Hi vikkie Do you want an assistant😂
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Hestra make some great gloves
For gloves, get on over to screwfix and pick up a pair of welders gloves. Super tough leather, bramble proof, and just under 4 quid.
Thanks! Now that's something I've never tried! Will do 😀
Placing your roses next to your windows is going create issues when you have to clean them.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SERVICE YOUR CONSERVATORY WINDOWS & ROOF BEHIND THE ROSES?
Great question. I plan to significantly cut the roses down so they're not so in the way
Do you think the roses will make it??
Vikkie, I transplanted 3 big rose bushes at the wrong time of year. I was told to get them in the ground asap and prune back hard and I mean hard, very scary to do it. Was sure I killed them but they came back lovely. Any black spot responds well to a milk and water mix spray.
Thank you so much! Pruning does feel very counterintuitive but will give it a go and the milk mix!
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Good luck with it.
Definitely prune them back hard and keep them watered. I'd also mulch with some well rotted manure.@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Bit late now but I also plant a banana in hole under my roses, it's full of goodness for roses such as potassium , leave the skin on though.
So your going to be stepping out of a tub onto gravel?
We'll have steps and I plan on some decking or stepping stones
Much a do about nothing . . . Not a fan of hot tubs, but if that's what you want and you're willing to put out all that money for prep, work and the tub then so be it. It just seems there are more important items to take care of in the house (heating) and around the property the should take precedent.
We have a strong feeling this was inspired by TCD's wants ~ like having a boat. You know a boat, that hole in the water you keep pouring money into.🤔
Take care, be well ~🤗💕 Lacy, Mike & Hamish🐾 Cuddles to Hans!
@lacyoflittlerobincottage1403 Wow so much sour negativity in your post. Yes there are lots of things the house needs but all work and no play leads to a very boring life so let them have their luxuries they work hard for it. Besides that IT'S NOT YOUR MONEY being spent so try to be happy for them. 😊
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Oh boy aren't you the posting police.
Yes, it's their money and yes they should have what they want.
I'm pointing out that perhaps having a good long think about what you're getting yourself into is a good thing, not a bad thing.
Having a spa is like having a bath you never drain, eww. It's a pot of chemicals, and body dirt and skin.
But if that's what they want to spend their money on, so be it.
I wouldn't but sounds like you would. 😂🤑
Sorry, I didn't reply sooner - this was actually a Mr TCD's 😂 He convinced me it would be a good idea after all of our DIY projects. We do have heating and solar coming soon - but I'll talk about that closer to the time as we're still waiting to hear back with a date.
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Well, Mr. TCD needs to stay in his lane after all it's you who's doing all of the work, i.e. hauling dirt, gravel, etc. etc.
But, I'm sure he was thinking of you when he 'talked you into the spa', right? ~ wink, wink And, I bet he said something about including a good bottle of wine, too.😉
I know you both will enjoy soaking away those aches and pains after a day of work.
Take care and be well give precious Hans a cuddle from us.
@@lacyoflittlerobincottage1403 I'm not the posting Police at all I just find it very tiresome that people sit in the posts posting negative criticisms at the end of the day if your not happy with the video content just simply move on as to quote you there more important things to take care of. I sincerely hope you have a lovely day be well 🙂
Don't carry aggregate, that's what wheelbarrows are for. Also, I'm not a fan of pegging membrane as, by puncturing the plastic, you are encouraging the little devils left in the soil to grow. Though, in truth, they need little encouragement. Rocks will do the job until you have the hardcore down.
Do make sure that the tub is private. Believe me, the screams from my neighbours as I get in and out of mine, are chilling!
NB: Whoever cleans your windows will not thank you for sticking roses bushes in the way!
Those are riggers gloves. Google leather riggers gloves toolstation do some.
Thank you. Haven't searched the term rigger so hopefully I'll have better luck. They been the best and we've been fighting over who wears them or not 😆
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Thanks so much!
Yes and No! 😊
Do you mean some roses will survive and some won't? 😆
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Yes I do and No I don't, sorry I've been studying quantum computing! Those are riggers gloves. Google leather riggers gloves toolstation do some.
Those are riggers gloves. Google leather riggers gloves, toolstation do some.
Thanks. I've taken a look and they really don't look as good quality on their website 😔
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I found some that were perfect but they were in Australia! 😢 !
You yap far too much explaining what you're doing and then go off on a tangent explaining something else. Please explain what you're doing and then more time recording the job!
Which part of the video?
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