I Knew This Wouldn’t Work! BUILDING A STONE CABIN
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This week on our stone house renovation, we learnt a hard lesson about trusting our gut, as we hit a stumbling block that we should’ve seen coming (well Ricky kinda did)!
If building your own home as amateurs has a steep learning curve, this week was a bit of a rollercoaster as we tried to overcome problems making our own DIY hand poured concrete window sills in preparation for our new tiny house windows. Our cute stone cottage has lots of charm and character, but unfortunately no straight lines and this is where the trouble began! Making mistakes comes hand in hand when building a home with no experience and we've had to accept that. We're quickly learning that the key is to not get too down or frustrated by it, learn from it, pick yourself up and have another go.
We can’t afford any further delays as the hot weather is just around the corner and we have some huge home transformations to make before summer arrives at the farm!
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Ricky & Victoria x
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We're Ricky & Victoria 👋 We're slowly bringing an abandoned off grid Portuguese farm back to life & transforming it into a beautiful homestead for us & our two rescue dogs Teddy & Poppy.
We both agree that we’re not experts in anything that we do here, however we don’t let that stop us from giving it a try. We live our life by trying. We live our life by doing. We live our LIFE BY LIVING.
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The only question I would ask is why have you not put reinforcing in the slabs,
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I just bought one for my husband’s birthday. Used your discount. So, thank you.
We’re surrounded by forest and bird watching is our hobby.
Wish I could live there, are you guys looking into adopting? I am only a 40 year old child
😂 love this. I'm 64 and I'm sure (old) age comes before beauty, so get in line 😂😂😂😂 . Job well done guys xxxxxx
I am 73, and like to be the grandma. 😂
I will work for food and be your gardener. 🤭
Ha! I'll arm wrestle you for it! Lol!
Either that or we're going to have to rotate in and out for a season! I'll take Autumn.
And you have a twin sister..right?
One of the bestest most humorous DIY video`s on you tube..
You are a wonderful loving couple..
Keep up the great work...
Thanks Maurice! Appreciate the love!🥰
This 30 minutes with your video ist always the nicest on you tube, because of your humor and it is always nice to see people together, who really like each other. Kærlig hilsen from a little island, Møn, in Denmark 🍀🍀🇩🇰🇩🇰❤️❤️
Thank you Erik! So happy you enjoy the videos!😊 Hav en fantastisk uge!
That giant weed is mullein. Some people use it medicinally, pollinators love it.
I never realized how much I missed the birds. I’m primarily bedridden and only go out maybe twice a year for appointments. I was an avid outdoorsman person and spent from sun rise to sun set outdoors. I was hit by a pickup truck while out walking in January 2016. My life has changed drastically and I miss the outside. I think getting to see little videos of the birds would be great.
We love the birds too! Sorry to hear you can’t get out as much anymore ❤️
Should use some metal mesh to reinforce cement. Makes the cill stronger and reduces risk of breakage when fitting to the window reveal
On reflection probably should have added some rebar when we changed plan as it’s going to make moving them a delicate job
Don’t you mind Rickie,Victoria. If you want a pony then a pony you shall have. You deserve one. You get my vote. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hello from Michigan, USA. I like your attitude of not giving up. Also, Teddy and Poppy are lucky to have found their forever home with you.
Oh dear ones, there are no weeds, only friends we haven't met. It looks like mullein. Fabulous for ear pain. Ot fuzzy toilet paper😂 or so boy scouts said. I wasn't convinced that's the best use😮
I thought it looked like Mullen too. I once made puppets out of mowing heads. They're so big! They grow here on the big island of Hawaii, invasive obviously.
Poppy knew what she was doing, showing up at your place 🥰. She is soooooooo sweet and adorable, and fits right in with you guys, including Teddy 🥰🧡🥰🧡🥰🧡🥰
I just signed up for those bird feeder cameras! So cool! We have a lot of Hummingbirds here, and it would be so cool to watch them come to the feeder. We also feed finches, Mourning Doves, woodpeckers, and we even saw a hawk, I’m thinking, hoping to feed on a smaller bird 😬
Wow, those windowsills are beautiful!!!
She knew exactly what she was doing!😂 Couldn’t imagine being without her know. Hope you win the bird feeder! We love ours. I think we’re going to move it to a different spot to encourage more little birds as they’re the ones we like to see the most 😊
A man who is intelligent enough to recognize an idea isn't going to work, is an intelligent man indeed. Give yourself credit. I doubt Issac Newton recognized the theory of gravity the first time he saw an apple fall.
"Hold your applause" I think that was the phrase you were looking for. I think they look good! 👏👏👏
Murphy's Law... If at first you don't succeed, you're about average!
Well done Mr. Newton!
Blessed Be!
I love seeing Poppy adoring you both. She’s so happy and grateful to you.
Victoria, you have my vote for getting a pony! 🐎The sills look great, and I can't wait to see them in place.
Don’t encourage her!😂
@@LifebyLiving 🐴🐎🏇🎠🦄 Go Victoria!!! Victoria on a Palamino pony, with the dogs running along!
A pony, and... 2 donkeys! Yessss!
Really enjoyed seeing Poppy and Teddy more in this. They love you, and each other. Great to see. Congrats on the progress and things working out for the most part. Thanks.
Window sills look great…great job as usual. You guys always figure it out in the end. Pony? Sure why not! Always a treat to see lovely Teddy and sweet Poppy, and can I just say: over 85k subscribers 🥳🎉! Won’t be long and you’ll have 100k and a cool plaque thingy from TH-cam ❤.
Don’t encourage Victoria with all this pony malarkey!😂 A TH-cam plaque thingy would be pretty cool 😎 Think it’ll be a while though 😊
Oh, and that moment with Teddy was very sweet 🥰 such a good boy
Such a sweet boy. You’d never guess that in his younger years he was an absolute nightmare!😂
@@LifebyLiving 😄 we are all a bit wild and unhinged before we grow up 🤣🤣
The pony should be right below the table saw.😂
I have a saying for you as well. Once you have everything in place, or made, or painted or whatever; "In two weeks you won't even notice".
Well done both of you.
Hello everyone. In Poland, bird recognition is not done by "Wikipedia" but by ornithologists. Ornithologists are primarily interested in the biology of birds, but also their habits, flight routes, nesting, social life, observation in the field, etc.
Not everyone is an ornithologist!
Those are downright elegant. Excellent job of pivoting…
O’kay Ricky “You lied”. We know you have done stone work & concrete for years 😅. Everything you two do is phenomenal & your video’s are as Artistic as you both are. I have been here from the beginning & look almost the utube Plaque!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
Thanks Laura ❤ Have to say, I’m growing fond of working with concrete but it also drives me crazy at the same time!😂
@@LifebyLivingMy deceased husband and I did a huge concrete pad around a newly installed in ground pool we had built 30 yrs ago. Concrete work isn’t for the feeble🤨
I know scrapping the first window sill plan is a bit painfull, but while you make that decision with your 30 year old brain, that feeling in your gut is hundreds of thousands of years of your ancestors succesfully sensing sh*t about to hit the fan, so you always have a very experienced advisor by your side.
When the alarm went off and you started to walk out to the little house with your lantern, I got Game Of Throne vibes! Thank god the White Walkers weren't out and about too!!!
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Another charmingly real restoration. And beautiful intimate pictures of the wee bugs on the flowers 💐.
Love the colour of the cast stone sills as well. Thank you.
Enjoying my Sunday afternoon with you both.
Try try again!! It's going to look so good on the windows. Your humour always puts smiles on my face. Such a lovely couple you are. Oh... Victoria's dream of a pony on your property would be the icing on the cake. Don't worry. With your beautiful smiles, you will get your pony. Bottom of the list or not. It's impossible to deny that face. Right. 😊😍
What another great job you two have done again theres no stopping you this house is going to be wonderful when its finished well done
Mistakes help you learn. Really enjoy your vids and love your friendly, humouros relationship ❤
Sending much encouragement going forward. XOXO
Exceptional job! Your analysis of 'what went wrong' is absolutely wonderful. Thanks for sharing 'the good, the bad, and the ugly'!
When trying to do new things, it isn't unusual to stop and regroup on the initial idea. But that is how we all learn such things as well. No one knows everything instantly. So try and try again, if need be. But you will accomplish your goals in the end. Thumbs Up!
Hi guys, fun video! That "mighty weed" of yours is actually mullein. It is a wonderful healing herb for lung ailments/coughs and such. You could dry the leaves and cut the flowers off the stalk and dry them. You'll have a lovely tea should you get a chest cold. Pour the tea thru a coffee filter, to catch the little hairs from the leaves so they won't irritate your throat,
Best wishes from Karin, herbalist in Wyoming.
Thanks for the tip Karin! What does the leaf taste like in a tea?
That’s called real dedication 11.pm. Are you serious.!!!! Wow they are amazing. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️❤️❤️❤️
Well done Ricky & Victoria! Don’t be so hard on yourselves about the first attempt at the sills. That’s how we learn, by our mistakes. Besides, I wouldn’t even call the first try a mistake, it was simply a trial run that didn’t meet your approval. Good on you for coming up with the perfect solution! The colour match of the concrete sills is absolutely perfect! Can’t wait to see them once you have them all installed! OMG Ricky, you really gave me a chuckle when you mentioned it’s a dirty job, and somebody’s gotta do it! You sounded just like Clint Eastwood in the movie Dirty Harry! 😂🤣 Have a great week you two & Teddy & Poppy. xx 🤣💕👩🏼🦽🐈🇨🇦
Hi, from, Edmonton, AB., Canada. Love watching your videos, also your upcoming items for your homestead. The Pool Dunk is Awesome, well done. That Bird Feeder is Fantastic, I'm so glad that there are so many good and clever people out there, it fills my heart with Joy!
With a pony comes, saddlery, time, farriers, vets, feed, a new stable!, some more fencing, the list is endless. Sorry, Victoria, to rain on your parade.
Your commitment to the process is inspiring! And to smile, laugh, and love through the whole thing is magical. Sending love and hugs from me in New Mexico USA.
Ricky think how useful a pony would be carrying heavy things on the property and great manure for your gardens 😁
The windowsills look beautiful! Great mix of colors and nice texture.
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The sills turned out really nice in the end.
With the Jurassic weed could you make a cut and hole in a plant pot so that it can be slid around the base of the stem to protect it from the strimmer blade. See how high it gets before it falls over or Jack comes scrambling down followed by an angry giant.
That could be interesting to see how tall it can get. Maybe a record breaker!
That tall fuzzy weed by your house is mullein. A very cool herb; used for lung ailments.
We’re going to make tea with it!
A pony is a big responsibility but pony manure is great to grow roses. It is always a trade off you know.
🐴 good luck! But only if you have a local farrier.
No ponies in the pipeline! Maybe one day in the distant future once we have everything else we want on the farm
@@LifebyLiving that makes sense, you'll want shelter and really good fencing for a pony, and it's always good to have somebody nearby that can take care of your animals when you want to leave. That's something that is limited my life quite a bit recently because I have a parrot.
near Modesto, CA. The local ranchers were pleased when i hauled away buckets of horse droppings for my rose beds. It's true, the roses were helped.
Your sills look spot on Ricky! Lovely lovely job. It's was an excellent first attempt at forms to find a much better and efficient way!
I had a pony. Planned my life around him. Bought 5 acres and lost him the first night we were all living together on the farm. Now I have changed my life 180 degrees, farm first, pony second (if ever again 💔) but I'm OK with the sharp turn my life took-taken a year and a bit to process though.
0Just chickens now but maybe other livestock in the future. Goats? Cow? Oinkers? Who knows, maybe just vegetables??
Found you guys a couple of weeks ago. I had to go back and watch from the beginning :-). All caught up now and enjoying 'current' projects. One more happy viewer in the cheering squad wishing you all the good things.
I literally can't wait for the next episode and I have been like this since I discovered your channel......I always feel like I have been given a gift when I see you guys have put a new video out...lol......the renovations on the house and the plans for the garden are coming along really beautifully, you are both so inspirational!
Awww Marisa! 🥰 So happy that you enjoy the videos so much ❤
that tall 'weed' is Mullien Leaf - a brilliant medical herb
Love the music in the intro. You guys make everything look so easy But I think we all appreciate the time and effort that goes into these projects. Looking forward to the further renovation inside the cottage!
What an ingenious bird feeder you have there.
The very best part of your vlogs are Teddy and Poppy ~ they truly are the stars of the show.🐾🐾🐶🐶
I believe they get a laugh at seeing the humans do all sorts of crazy things trying to make things perfect, when perfection will not happen.🤔
Take good care of those pups and yourselves of course
I don't know why I kept thinking of reclaimened stone window sills....while you were doing all that work but surely the finale results are good .. Well done.
We did consider stone sills but they’re just so heavy to handle. And also the price came into it. Our solution ended up being pretty inexpensive
Those window sills turned out great. Can't wait until their installed. It will make the front of the house look so nice.
Thanks Cathy! We’re really happy with how they turned out. They’re much brighter now though!
Your property is looking amazing
Good on you ☘️👍
The window sills look so nice and I think the colour is beautiful, its going to blend in so well, good job. Wow that drip irrigation kit looks very complicated. Love the wish list lol and Teddy was so cute going and facing the door lol x
Perfect viewing for my Sunday afternoon! Love your comment reassuring your dog that it's ok shedding hair, nothing to get embarrassed about! And the dog looks as though he understood - which is a tad worrying! Most partners would have cursed and slung the pvc coated forms (so meticulously stapled into perfection!) into the yonder, but no, a smile and, get on with it! Lovely to watch you both, thank you for taking so much time and effort into the editing and uploading of these episodes!
I think he understands everything we say Dave…just chooses what he wants to listen/respond to though!😂
@@LifebyLiving You referring to Ricky? 🤣
@@davecleggett9371 😂
Wow!! The sills are beautiful!! I know it was a bit of a rough start, but they are just gorgeous! The color is perfect!! Bravo, you two!!
I follow 2 other Portugal homesteads working on stone houses. Your videos top theirs because of your sense of humor and your interaction with one another. There are many videos that you have done that make me giggle which for me is unusual to do with TH-cam videos. Keep up your great videos, your humor and showing your mistakes as well as achievements.
A pony not even making it to the list 🤣🤣🤣 cute how Ricky still thinks he has anything to say about that list 🤣🤣🤣 love your vibe, thanks for sharing 🥰
I love how you do everything properly and to a professional standard. Well done guys its really coming along nicely 🎉🌻
I can’t believe how beautiful your cottage is looking. Never thought it could look so good!❤
You know it's not a race to the finish. After all we need to see more DIY projects from you guys and that pretty smile and sparkle in your eyes Victoria. Ricky , you are the master of video
and great music that makes it sparkle. All the best ❤❤ from Jim, Harriet and Yuka P.S. We plan to return to Portugal very soon. You never know if a ........ ?
Hope enjoyed your time in Lagos. You never know if aaaaaa?
That tall weed might be a Mullein plant which is medicinal and the big leaves make wilderness toilet paper. I couldn’t see up close to be sure. The yellow flowers are a sign it is a Mullein plant too. The leaves have a soft fuzziness on them. Mullein is very good for the lungs!
I love how the stone house is looking! Great job you two!!! 💖🌷
Maybe make a form to make a concrete chunk that when dry you pull out of the form and then point it in and set it up on the window, after a layer of point or concrete mud smoothed down. Make it a bit thick so not too runny. It will be like you made a homemade stone. Just an idea. I haven’t finished the video yet, not sure if you already came up with a solution! 😁
Oops! Finished the video and you did just that with the forms, even with color and a slight slant. The concrete window seal turned out beautiful! Awesome job! 😍
Thanks Lydia 😊 Someone else identified it as a mullein too & said it makes a great tea for when you have a cough. Going to dry out the leaves & store them for when we’re next ill
Your Remodel already looks great...even before the Rendering!!!
I can't wait to see it Rendered!!!
You both have done a Fantastic job!!! And I've enjoyed every minute of your Remodel!!!!!
Well done! The bird feeder is so clever.
You should have inserted some form of concrete reinforcement in the sills. Without it the sills will eventually crack as the building moves..
aw!!! I hope you get your pony, someday!! You deserve it.
Watching you two work makes me tired ;) I worked plenty hard over the years as a single mom with two kids, a mini ranch with animals galore, and a court reporting career. But I've never had any building know-how, or even really attempted any building project. Give me a shovel, though, and I know what to do. I love your can-do attitudes. All the best to you both.
Great work you two. Have a great week and thanks for sharing. 😊 🇨🇦
FYI …. When you have a situation like air bubbles or a rough edge on concrete use water and the edge of a brick to smooth or fill in air bubbles it’s like sanding concrete
The window ledges look great
Hi guys , another great video
A couple of tips ,1 when using you rip saw set your blade depth to just 3mm more than the wood your cutting ,it will cut a lot easier and leave a better edge
2 you should have put a little reinforcing in your castings
I'm looking forward to seeing you getting them off the OSB (please let them harden for a week or more )
Good luck
We actually moved one already & it came off the osb with next to no effort. The oil seems to have done the trick. We did consider rebar but with it being such a thin slab opted against it. However this was decided when the plan was to pour in situ. On reflection, probably would have been prudent to add it once we changed plans but it just slipped our minds at the time. Hey ho. You live & you learn!
You guys should make t-shirts of you two and the dogs with the cottage!
Once again, well done!
The windows are going to look MAGNIFICENT!!
Love the bird feeder!
Good job that you made a slight slope because even though you've got the roof to shelter the rain, sometimes it comes in at an angle. Also, when you wash the window you won't have to worry about the water pooling up then. Cheer up Ricky, It's all really amazing what you two have done! When you're not up close, looking at the details, that building looks beautiful with the red brick on it. I love the roof line. It seems to have a little bit of a curve which gives it a nice touch of unique beauty. And great job with the gardening!
I would love this for Mother’s Day!!!
Teddy & Poppy 🥰🥰
You two work so well together, so impressed by your precision.
I love your show. Girl you are so well kept, never thought that you going to be so active on your land and helping your partner with the buildt. Love your hubby s humor. Andre from South Africa.
That tall plant is not a weed!!!! We call it "LAMBS EAR" it has MANY heathy benefits. Take a pic of it and go on-line and ask Google what it is and it will list all it's goodness. Most of all they're PRETTY...
Watering by tripping teaches you to be flexible. You’ll change it every year.
You won't need to mow if you have a pony and a few goats. The goats will even eat the low hanging branches. Another enjoyable video.
The first thing I thought was, that you need a couple of goats and at least half a dozen chickens. Get a manure pile started, let the goats eat the dried grape leaves (ON A LEASH or they’ll damage the vines), and the chickens will help keep down the bug population, which will otherwise decimate anything you plant. Geese help with that, too. But you’ll need to fence the garden and just let ONE hen and her family in at a time to get the bugs. Don’t leave them in too long. You should start an asparagus patch right away. And some dwarf fruit trees. And berries….
Well what a coincidence! I was just wondering yesterday when I watched your new video if/when you would have kids and I'm reading comments from lots of other people who have the same thought. I too would love to live there. I love what you have done so far with the tiny house, but I especially love watching any yard/gardening work you do. Outside work has always been one of my favorite things.
Wow...what a clever edging tool Ricky. The ledges look fabulous. Well done you two 👏
Thanks Jacqui! Love that little tool! Going to use it on any slab we make in the future. Gives such a nice finish
I absolutely love these videos and they always find a way to crack me up! I hope this couple goes far! ❤
A couple of ideas for the future. I might add some fiberglass to help durability. Plus wire to help keep them from cracking. IMHO
I’m 70 and up for adoption too. Great job guys, best wishes from Australia x
Well done both, good move to go to plan 2, rather than have that mortar running out of your first moulds. Looking forward to seeing them in situ now. Regards, Paul, Swansea 👍👍
I am so amazed how well you work together. You definitely make an amazing team🤗
Expanding foam should take care of the gaps on the windows form.
lol! Victoria, I loved your comment about the pony! But I can see really needing a workbench & table saw . I love the way everything is looking on the tiny house. Great job
We love your tiny house and the window sills will look great! We so enjoy watching you two! Sue and Jim from San Diego, California
You’ve done a bang up job of the new stones under the windows..!! Good on ya..! ❤❤❤ x
Well done turn a mistake in to a victory ✌️ 🎉
Window sill turned out nice , next time put some rebar in or just cut some old chicken wire , it will prevent the concrete cracking .
Stone around the windows looks great, cool birdfeeder too!
Yep, another great vlog
Thank you for starting your videos with flowers and things that you have on your property and beautiful music. It is very relaxing unlike other videos that go through who they are what they’re doing. I appreciate you guys so much. Enjoy watching you but thank you for the little bit of peace I get every time I open up your videos
That tall ‘weed’ appears to be Mullein and has many medicinal uses… check into it.
That's how you learn. Try one way, it doesn't work. Attempt another and even with some imperfections looks good.
Victoria, you have my vote also for getting a pony !
Hello you beautiful people,
So just love watching for videos as they are funny, easy watching and interesting.
What you both have achieved since renovating the tiny stone house is off the scales, but more to the point you both have no building experience, and are learning everything as you go along which is what we all love about you.
Keep up your amazing work 😃🤟❤️👌
Thank you Sonya! ❤ it’s definitely tough at times tackling this with no experience but it makes us both so happy that people enjoy watching us giving it a go…making lots of mistakes! 😂
I vote for ponies, not just one because you need two to keep each other company.
Or riding mules.