Your mental strength to keep going is phenomenal. Your videography is incredible and your beautiful relationship is inspiring. ❤ Thank you for sharing.
Have you guys seen what Martijn Doolard did with his Stone house reno? Had a similar problem, the walls were no deep enough. But he basically added a cement ledge to anchor the walls to a deeper level.
Wow! Another tough slog week. Kudos for getting through and still smiling at the end of the dig-out! I hope the next week isn't so back breaking! You're both gaining strength, and good health through hard work, so there's that reward. Take care!
You guys are such hard workers, you are doing such a wonderful job, your farm is coming along nicely and you are so happy , you always bring a smile to my face, thank you. Hope you have a good week ahead, Take care and stay safe. 🦘🦘🦘
Those olives are lots of work! But, so is chiseling out the stone floor! So much to do! You both keep pressing onward, every chore completed another tick off the to do list! Keep perservering, we can see progress being made each video! Thanks for sharing with us, see you soon!
A days hard work is a days gained. Chirsh your olive farm it's golden to good health. Very lucky to have. I cant imagine the trembling you endurer with the jack hammer for hours. Doing a great job Ricky. You both earned your 💪's. 😆
I love your videos! Keep doing what you're doing. It's a lovely mixture of house renovation, gardening, olive picking, humour....Thank you so much for sharing a little slice of your life. Greetings from Devon.
If you take out 1 meter wide at a time round the footings of the wall that's in question and back fill with concrete . that will support the wall whilst you carry one round ? the rubble could be used as hardcore for any soft bits of roads parking areas etc . Some of the olives looked massive . I recon they will make fantastic Oil
I really admire your dedication and willingness to take on the most daunting of jobs to ensure the best result. One day, you will be able to put your feet up and be as astounded as we are by the enormity of your achievements. And, as always, you keep smiling❣️❣️💯👏👏
Victoria. A tip that you might like to know: I make my own soap with NaOH (sodium hydroxyde) aka lye . One precaution that most soap makers take is to always keep vinegar near, preferably on our work table. If a spill happens, it's supposed to neutralise the NaOH.
victoria where i come from we do green olives differently thought my like to try we crack each olive with a stone simply place olive on chopping board and hit with stone to split it once all are cracked we put them in a jar of salt water where it stays until it changes colour small amounts are taken out at a time rinsed drizzle with a little olive oil add finely chopped garlic and coriander seeds allow to marinate for a little and enjoy the prepared olives can be enjoyed for days kept in a container with lid when ready repeat the process i am from north cyprus (turkish)
Guys do you watch the Travel Beans? If not may i advise you 2 to wear eye protections while doing your olives because Alex had an olive hit in his eye & now its damaged. Crazy thing but you might want to think about it.
We also had the problem that there wasnt enough space. We then found a floor heating from fermacell which needed less space, so we could finish everything as planned.
What else are they gonna do...!?!? When people take on a property like this, they have NO CHOICE but to get stuck in and do the work ...unless they have LOTS of disposable income to pay trades to do the work(which nobody ever has..!)!!! .....they could sit in the sun all day and watch the place crumble into ruins and get overrun with weeds, of course.....
That's a massive task done so well. You really are amazing workers. Don't ever be downhearted, the rewards will come sooner than you expect. I have the same wood chipper and if you undo the exit chute (not recommended of course) so it rests on the ground, it doesn't clog with leaves. It does fling it further though.
I made soap with caustic soda for years. The two most important safety precautions are eye and nose protection. Getting some on your skin you can wash off quickly, but that stuff can really damage your lungs. Having said that, I haven't had the guts to cure olives with it and went the brine route. Well done! I hope you give us feedback when it's done.
Hi you two, caustic soda is also great for stripping paint and varnish off doors and window frames. It is the chemical that reclamation / restoration yards use, but if you completely immerse the timber it also removes the glue in the joints so be careful, You can thicken the mix by using wallpaper paste, you save a lot of money by mixing this yourself, Clean off the mixture with plenty of water and steel wool to neutralise the chemical.
The French Drain for the exterior perimeter is a smart idea. It is skipped by many, to their later detriment. I’m enjoying learning about Olive harvesting & preserving. Wishing you health & satisfaction in your endeavors😊
Great video as always! The first shot of the crow made me think of Game Of Thrones! If you had edited the storm right after, I would have seriously thought I'd accidentally clicked on a GOT episode!
Victoria is such a cutie. You're a lucky guy Ricky because she's also a great working partner. You both are doing a wonderful job and thanks for letting us tag along. Wishing you lots of success from Texas.
Having your own productive olive trees must be such a cool thing🤩 I guess the southern-most plants that grow around here are figs... Still not too bad but I'm a tad jealous🙃 Happy building✌🏼
If you are not aware of the channel Raising Voyagers, you may want to check them out. They are turning a 100's year old stone barn into their home in northern Italy.The Italian building code has required them to do extensive work under the floor for drainage and ventilation. They have a different situation because they are partial built into the side of the hill, but some may apply to your situation. You don't want to come this far and end up with damp, moldy house! It would be fun for the channel if you went and visited them? Just an idea!
From your thumbnail, I was anticipating the tiny house to have crumbled to the ground by the end! I am now anxious for you to get the new base installed. ❤❤❤
you should crack the olives ( little crack will do) then put them in bottle and cover with water. it can stay that way pretty long. when you are gonna eat, each day you have to change the water 7-10 ( if you cure that in same year), if its from last year you should change water 2-3 days and last day you can put salt and lemon slices in it.
i would say its going great. remember that youre in potugal and you have rocky soil. now, if you found clay under the concrete, you would be in trouble. the foundation would be sinking over time like parts of texas. 'portugal it is' is slowly chipping away at their granite inside the house. you can dig a squre hole 2 ft deep and bury the concrete. 'make do grow' dug down and insulated their house. you would have to do one perimeter at a time so you dont compromise the structure of the house. you opted to remove everything all at once so stop there and focus on the back or any side and dig down, put the insulation and move around the house....
Hi, you seem to be taking the correct approach by taking out sections and mitigating the risk of wall collapse but have you considered underpinning the walls where needed. Hard work for sure but manageable with care.
Rock bottom! Hahaha! Good luck with the French drain. In a multi-story brick apartment building near where I used to live they dug out the basement floor a little and one wall started to tilt. The building was immediately condemned and everyone had to to evacuate. I don't know if they were even permitted to move their belongings out in the year before it was demolished
we love watching you making the lil stone house your HOME! do you have any info on the people who lived on or built your properties? they clearly were not as meticulous as you two in “doing it the correct (but tedious) way.” kudos to you both in your fight to do it right! 🤗
I wonder if you couldn’t reinforce the footing from the exterior by trenching down and using reinforced concrete. It might be wise to invest in consulting an engineer so that you can realize the depth you need inside the house. Hoping you are able to find a safe way to realize the results you want.
Have you considered a simple polished concrete floor? I live with them and they are not only beautiful but easy to care for. Also, they can be stained to the color of a dark wood.
Boa tarde casal maravilhoso😍😇Muito obrigada por o audio em Português. Adoro vocês dois😇😇Desejo-vos muitas felicidades e realizações de todos os vossos sonhos.💙💙
So much excellent progress on that floor. You should get some WOOF people to help work on your farm and take some of the workload off yourselves. My daughter did that a few years ago on a farm in Sicily. Wishing you both good health and continued success. 😊❤
I Love the "chip away at the work" each day attitude you both have. . . Otherwise it would be overwhelming. Question: Have you used your fire pit? (I feel like I have missed an episode. . . Did you ever start to use it?)
I’ve really gotten invested in your project. I was wondering if it might be possible to leave a narrow ledge around the inside like a base board out of rock with the main area is lower. If you have the main area sunken at least you would have the head room you need except for a narrow perimeter area.
Victoria : An idea I had as I watched you dismember that olive trees, why not ask the locals to help you guys, as 90 trees is a tall order to manage on your own?
I know you get lots of advice, but solving the drainage problem should happen before you put in the floor. I know, I know. As Peter said in his comment, the Marble Salamander is quite amazing. I wonder if making olives to eat is more valuable than olive oil - that is valuable to you or valuable to sell.
Good morning from Jacksonville Beach Florida. Your videos are entertaining and educational, and I love them. I was wondering how you were going to get the 🫒 olives. I appreciate your hard work. Thank you for sharing.
Oh bitte lasst die Kii generierte Übersetzung !! DIE ORIGINAL Sprache ist authentisch und lässt nicht Muttersprachler an dem Klang einer Fremdsprache und der gramatikalischen Anwendung aktiv teilhaben ,da der letzte Englischunterricht schon ewig her ist ist das original eine absolute Bereicherung Liebe Grüße Oliver
Your mental strength to keep going is phenomenal. Your videography is incredible and your beautiful relationship is inspiring. ❤ Thank you for sharing.
Have you guys seen what Martijn Doolard did with his Stone house reno? Had a similar problem, the walls were no deep enough. But he basically added a cement ledge to anchor the walls to a deeper level.
Wow! You have a “Triturus Marmoratus” (Marble Salamander in English?) which is very rare. Congrats, cherish it! ❤
Wow! Another tough slog week. Kudos for getting through and still smiling at the end of the dig-out! I hope the next week isn't so back breaking! You're both gaining strength, and good health through hard work, so there's that reward. Take care!
You guys are such hard workers, you are doing such a wonderful job, your farm is coming along nicely and you are so happy , you always bring a smile to my face, thank you. Hope you have a good week ahead, Take care and stay safe. 🦘🦘🦘
I absolutely agree! Love your channel and you both are such inspirations to all of us!😊
Those olives are lots of work! But, so is chiseling out the stone floor! So much to do! You both keep pressing onward, every chore completed another tick off the to do list! Keep perservering, we can see progress being made each video! Thanks for sharing with us, see you soon!
A days hard work is a days gained. Chirsh your olive farm it's golden to good health. Very lucky to have. I cant imagine the trembling you endurer with the jack hammer for hours. Doing a great job Ricky. You both earned your 💪's. 😆
Making great progress! Good job Ricky and your muscular helper! 💪My favorite Sunday morning activity - watching your new video and having coffee.
Well done guys - you both work so hard 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕💙
I love your videos! Keep doing what you're doing. It's a lovely mixture of house renovation, gardening, olive picking, humour....Thank you so much for sharing a little slice of your life. Greetings from Devon.
If you take out 1 meter wide at a time round the footings of the wall that's in question and back fill with concrete . that will support the wall whilst you carry one round ? the rubble could be used as hardcore for any soft bits of roads parking areas etc . Some of the olives looked massive . I recon they will make fantastic Oil
It’s a lot of work but for long term stability the foundations require underpinning…dig out 1m at a time n concrete to a depth of min 0.5m. Good luck
I really admire your dedication and willingness to take on the most daunting of jobs to ensure the best result. One day, you will be able to put your feet up and be as astounded as we are by the enormity of your achievements. And, as always, you keep smiling❣️❣️💯👏👏
Victoria. A tip that you might like to know: I make my own soap with NaOH (sodium hydroxyde) aka lye . One precaution that most soap makers take is to always keep vinegar near, preferably on our work table. If a spill happens, it's supposed to neutralise the NaOH.
Que fantástico vidio querida Victória e Rick. Muito obrigado
Bom fim de semamda
God bless you both ❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼
You are both truly amazing, such hard workers. Sending you both a big hug from sunny Florida.
victoria where i come from we do green olives differently thought my like to try we crack each olive with a stone simply place olive on chopping board and hit with stone to split it once all are cracked we put them in a jar of salt water where it stays until it changes colour small amounts are taken out at a time rinsed drizzle with a little olive oil add finely chopped garlic and coriander seeds allow to marinate for a little and enjoy the prepared olives can be enjoyed for days kept in a container with lid when ready repeat the process i am from north cyprus (turkish)
Guys do you watch the Travel Beans? If not may i advise you 2 to wear eye protections while doing your olives because Alex had an olive hit in his eye & now its damaged. Crazy thing but you might want to think about it.
We also had the problem that there wasnt enough space. We then found a floor heating from fermacell which needed less space, so we could finish everything as planned.
You 2 are the most amazing hard workers 💪💖
What else are they gonna do...!?!?
When people take on a property like this, they have NO CHOICE but to get stuck in and do the work ...unless they have LOTS of disposable income to pay trades to do the work(which nobody ever has..!)!!!
.....they could sit in the sun all day and watch the place crumble into ruins and get overrun with weeds, of course.....
That's a massive task done so well. You really are amazing workers. Don't ever be downhearted, the rewards will come sooner than you expect. I have the same wood chipper and if you undo the exit chute (not recommended of course) so it rests on the ground, it doesn't clog with leaves. It does fling it further though.
Have a wonderful week.
I made soap with caustic soda for years. The two most important safety precautions are eye and nose protection. Getting some on your skin you can wash off quickly, but that stuff can really damage your lungs.
Having said that, I haven't had the guts to cure olives with it and went the brine route. Well done! I hope you give us feedback when it's done.
@@snippetsordinarylife I did wish that Victoria had worn safety glasses👍
Well done Ricky and Victoria sorting out the floor ,the jack hammer made light work but you end up warn out. See you in the next video ❤
That is a hard, dirty job! Well done both for tackling it!
Hi you two, caustic soda is also great for stripping paint and varnish off doors and window frames. It is the chemical that reclamation / restoration yards use, but if you completely immerse the timber it also removes the glue in the joints so be careful, You can thicken the mix by using wallpaper paste, you save a lot of money by mixing this yourself, Clean off the mixture with plenty of water and steel wool to neutralise the chemical.
The French Drain for the exterior perimeter is a smart idea. It is skipped by many, to their later detriment.
I’m enjoying learning about Olive harvesting & preserving. Wishing you health & satisfaction in your endeavors😊
Now the video title makes sense! You meant it literally and not physically or mentally! Got it! Just keep digging!
Great video as always! The first shot of the crow made me think of Game Of Thrones! If you had edited the storm right after, I would have seriously thought I'd accidentally clicked on a GOT episode!
You all make such a beautiful couple...Thanks for the great videos...Very enjoyable to watch.
Victoria is such a cutie. You're a lucky guy Ricky because she's also a great working partner. You both are doing a wonderful job and thanks for letting us tag along. Wishing you lots of success from Texas.
Having your own productive olive trees must be such a cool thing🤩 I guess the southern-most plants that grow around here are figs... Still not too bad but I'm a tad jealous🙃 Happy building✌🏼
If you are not aware of the channel Raising Voyagers, you may want to check them out. They are turning a 100's year old stone barn into their home in northern Italy.The Italian building code has required them to do extensive work under the floor for drainage and ventilation. They have a different situation because they are partial built into the side of the hill, but some may apply to your situation. You don't want to come this far and end up with damp, moldy house! It would be fun for the channel if you went and visited them? Just an idea!
It is exciting see this little house evolve, with such effort. Love your vídeos!
You guys are such hard workers, keep going we love your videos!
Can't wait to hear if the olives turned out edible.🎉
Great job digging that floor out. And good on the olives. Love watching your progress.
I think you should prune olive trees in late winter early spring when danger of frost is gone then trees can put energy into producing more olives
From your thumbnail, I was anticipating the tiny house to have crumbled to the ground by the end! I am now anxious for you to get the new base installed. ❤❤❤
Involving content. Always fun and interesting how you meld it all together. Your product continues to out preform on this medium.
Lots of hard Work ahead of you both!
Great progress on the tiny stone house
you should crack the olives ( little crack will do) then put them in bottle and cover with water. it can stay that way pretty long. when you are gonna eat, each day you have to change the water 7-10 ( if you cure that in same year), if its from last year you should change water 2-3 days and last day you can put salt and lemon slices in it.
You could saw slots in your granite ridge rock with a concrete diamond saw. Build a 150 mm wide rim/rooting joist at the base
Roll on the new floor yay. Always work to be done and always so busy. Well done both on the removal of the old floor. Onwards and Upwards xx
I'm looking forward a little bit but I'm really anticipating the difference that a new front door will make. Big decision.
i would say its going great. remember that youre in potugal and you have rocky soil. now, if you found clay under the concrete, you would be in trouble. the foundation would be sinking over time like parts of texas. 'portugal it is' is slowly chipping away at their granite inside the house.
you can dig a squre hole 2 ft deep and bury the concrete.
'make do grow' dug down and insulated their house. you would have to do one perimeter at a time so you dont compromise the structure of the house. you opted to remove everything all at once so stop there and focus on the back or any side and dig down, put the insulation and move around the house....
So long as you can get the insulation in and the screed don't worry about the rock. it is a better foundation than com0acted gravel.
Hi, you seem to be taking the correct approach by taking out sections and mitigating the risk of wall collapse but have you considered underpinning the walls where needed. Hard work for sure but manageable with care.
❤❤Have a nice day ❤❤
With the floor removed the plumbing layout should be planned and installed. Sinks and toilet use. What are your thoughts?
Absolutely love the way you 2 work together. Really hard work at that.❤
Aren't they something? Rare to see, & so sweet too!
Love your inspirational efforts, sometimes you need to see it done before you can have a level of confidence that it is possible, many thanks. Kev
genial , ahora traducido al español . sois una pareja fantastica
If you have to wear PPE to add to food....ain't no way in the world im eating that !
Well done you two!!!!!
You might have to make a ringbeam around the inner walls. So you can go deeper next to it
Rock bottom! Hahaha!
Good luck with the French drain.
In a multi-story brick apartment building near where I used to live they dug out the basement floor a little and one wall started to tilt. The building was immediately condemned and everyone had to to evacuate. I don't know if they were even permitted to move their belongings out in the year before it was demolished
Caustic soda only reacts vigorously if it is mixed with hot water.
Hi you two…you could put weeping tile around the house and use your old smashed up concrete in it.
You are getting there for sure! Good job😊
Good morning.
You are my heroes!
Nice progress on the floor and great olives!♦
smashing job on the floor. vlogs are great.
we love watching you making the lil stone house your HOME! do you have any info on the people who lived on or built your properties? they clearly were not as meticulous as you two in “doing it the correct (but tedious) way.” kudos to you both in your fight to do it right! 🤗
Victoria are you sure about this ! 😂 what’s Ricky going to do without your cooking 🤣🤣🤣
I wonder if you couldn’t reinforce the footing from the exterior by trenching down and using reinforced concrete. It might be wise to invest in consulting an engineer so that you can realize the depth you need inside the house. Hoping you are able to find a safe way to realize the results you want.
Long trousers Ricky, cooler weather now here in Spain also!
Los olivos se podan en invierno, cuando la savia no corre por el árbol. Eso es con todos los árboles. Saludos desde España
Have you considered a simple polished concrete floor? I live with them and they are not only beautiful but easy to care for. Also, they can be stained to the color of a dark wood.
Boa tarde casal maravilhoso😍😇Muito obrigada por o audio em Português. Adoro vocês dois😇😇Desejo-vos muitas felicidades e realizações de todos os vossos sonhos.💙💙
So much excellent progress on that floor. You should get some WOOF people to help work on your farm and take some of the workload off yourselves. My daughter did that a few years ago on a farm in Sicily. Wishing you both good health and continued success. 😊❤
Maybe in hind sight it would have been easier to raise the walls higher before putting the roof on but I suppose that would have cost a lot more.
I've never cured olives myself but family do and I'm sure they smash the green olives before putting into brine... 😮🤞Good luck 🍀
Great work 😊
Great job ,one day at a time and you will get there.
Victoria, you ROCK! :)
Superb well done, epic excavation 😎👏💪
Blimey! Backbreaking effort. But satisfying I expect! Top marks!
Oh goody, Hi from Virginia🍁
Good morning, wow, great job.
I love your videos! You are masters with mr. Jack Hammer. 🙂
I Love the "chip away at the work" each day attitude you both have. . . Otherwise it would be overwhelming. Question: Have you used your fire pit? (I feel like I have missed an episode. . . Did you ever start to use it?)
I’ve really gotten invested in your project. I was wondering if it might be possible to leave a narrow ledge around the inside like a base board out of rock with the main area is lower. If you have the main area sunken at least you would have the head room you need except for a narrow perimeter area.
Scary how much daylight is coming through the walls 😳
I assume that there are days that you just want to scream, throw the Jack hammer, procure some TNT, cuss like sailors; please show that! 5:40
Victoria : An idea I had as I watched you dismember that olive trees, why not ask the locals to help you guys, as 90 trees is a tall order to manage on your own?
I know you get lots of advice, but solving the drainage problem should happen before you put in the floor. I know, I know. As Peter said in his comment, the Marble Salamander is quite amazing. I wonder if making olives to eat is more valuable than olive oil - that is valuable to you or valuable to sell.
Good morning from Jacksonville Beach Florida. Your videos are entertaining and educational, and I love them. I was wondering how you were going to get the 🫒 olives. I appreciate your hard work. Thank you for sharing.
Great channel 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Oh bitte lasst die Kii generierte Übersetzung !! DIE ORIGINAL Sprache ist authentisch und lässt nicht Muttersprachler an dem Klang einer Fremdsprache und der gramatikalischen Anwendung aktiv teilhaben ,da der letzte Englischunterricht schon ewig her ist ist das original eine absolute Bereicherung
Liebe Grüße Oliver
Hi Oliver, Du kannst die deutsche Tonspur ohne große Umstände oben im Bild in den Einstellungen ausschalten
Bedrock = GOLD 😂😂😂😂
may be you can use the floor material for the France drain?
A couple of Electric Guitars might go a long way to rock and roll . Or did Thin Lizzy Lizard get their first 😂
Chipping away, literally! To where did you relocate the salamander?
Forget the floor for a couple of days, take care of olive trees!
Love your dogs!! They are really cute! Can you please tell me as to what their breeds are?? Another great video!
Skin care and pull starting a woodchipper.
Can you use the rubble for French drains or is it too porous?
What about foundations? I have watched other videos where you need to poor the foundations back in, usually in the form of cement walls