Brothers Buy An Abandoned House In Portugal 18 Months Start To Finish Timelapse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2024
- My brother, Andrew and I bought an old abandoned house in Portugal and spent the next 18 months, along with my wife Cristina and our good friend Detlev, renovating it back to new.
Not going to lie, it was tough, but we got there.
Watch the transformation through my eyes as we went full steam at taking on tasks well out of our comfort zones.
This is a story of perseverance and determination, that I am incredibly proud of our achievement.
My brother has his own TH-cam channel: / @blondguy where you can see his side of the renovation.
Although we did many jobs together, we also did jobs on our own. This is my version of The village house renovation.
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Thanks for the wonderful comments. There seems to be a reoccurring opinion from a few people that the house should have been demolished and rebuilt.
The simple answer is, you can’t. Rules and regulations apply.
Hope that clears that up.
Just wondering how old the original house is? And did you find any treasures?
😂
@@kagee6889 roughly 100 years old
@The-Quinta as much demo you all did, it seems you basically rebuilt the place one wall and one floor board at a time. Lol that was amazing to see! Absolutely enjoyed it. The end result was beautiful.
Strange that the rules would prevent from knocking down the house and rebuilding from scratch. It seems a ridiculous rule. Nevertheless, a job well done …and what was the cost? BTW great camera work and music is good too!
This demonstrates what skill goes into building. I think people often view construction work as fairly menial labor. This video perfectly illustrates that builders are truly craftsmen and artisans!
It’s very easy to totally mess up, waste materials and labour, as well as break expensive tools if someone doesn’t know the ropes. But an experienced craftsman can achieve miracles - as seen in the video 👍🏻🤩
Yes, exactly. I have had to work with a few clowns over the years who came into renovation from a non trade background, but thought they knew it all, with their ‘uni’ degree.
You can’t be a dimwit and build like these guys.
Its not like they carved statues and marble pillars. Construction is as menial labor as it gets. Hard and backbraking work, nothing else.
You made speed of this vdo so fast that nothing is undetstandable.
Kann ich nicht bestätigen. Im Gegenteil, viele bewundern gute Handwerker und wissen auch, wie rar solche Leute sind! Vor allem die, die so ziemlich alles können. Habe ich immer schon bewundert!
Wow! As a longtime general contractor who has remodeled many old buildings, I am in awe of this undertaking. The vision needed, along with the patience required, is beyond most folks' ability to comprehend. Well done!
Thank you ☺️
Is it a dumb idea to try and do this myself with no construction experience?
@@RanchKings no! We did.
I love this remodel.My favorite on the internet so far by far!!❤
What amazing work you guys did! Absolutely stunning❤❤❤❤
There's something so much more satisfying about restoring an old house than having a new one built.
This family took a building that could have been a backdrop in a Fallout video game and turned it into something that looks like it was built yesterday. Well done.
Absolutely, takes probably more thought and skill as you have to identify what your options are, it also shows a respect to the original builders, their hard work still stands and will go on to serve as a lovely home for hopefully many more decades!
I am a D- painter. This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing.
Well said
It wasn’t restored. It was stripped and something completely different was built.
losing that arch was a heartbreaker! what a lovely project... and it is wonderful to save an old house vs knocking it all down.
It was, but it was very low and crumbling so unfortunately it had to go 👍🏼
@@The-Quinta Even the old stairs on the first floor, I am sure you had your reasons. I am Sardinian and I am very fond of these old houses, you can feel our past inside them. You have done an impressive and wonderful job, but for me it was a bit painful to see the old look made of stones and terracotta disappear in favour of the more modern one. As I said though, it is clear that you know what you are doing.
EDIT: the courtyard is truly but truly breathtaking, there you have done a truly outstanding job in recovering the best possible version of that house. Impressive.
Two brothers did more in 18 months than most crews can get done in the same time. Awesome job! You guys obviously know your stuff!
Thank you soo much 😊
My parents got a 2 story vacation home built, including a driveway and a back patio and landscaping down to the river bank in about 7 months. The brothers in the video did an amazing job in 18 months, but companies would be out of business if it took that long
what do you mean two brothers?
there's at least 4 different people working on this remodel/rebuild
And don't forget Cynthia 😊
Not only two!! At least 3 or 4
My brother was a carpenter and I worked in the trades for a number of years. I would help him remodel houses which he would flip and eventually he built two new construction homes which I helped with extensively. Now my brother is gone and I am retired on disability but those times are some of the best memories of my life. Great times, and I miss him dearly.
Sorry for your loss... and sending you both love and light 🕊
Wonderful that you and your brother created such fantastic memories.
Thanks for sharing! 😊👍🏻
I'm so sorry for your loss, you worked as a great team and you have some wonderful memories. I really enjoyed watching your film, you, your brother, wife and others are true craftspeople and you should be proud of what you created.
Truly a Blessing. Know that you guys made the world a better place. Thank You
Once building gets in yr blood youre hooked. Sorry for loss of your brother. All the best.
Wow! I am shocked and amazed how you redid this house! I could not imagine how those rock walls were even standing! Everything is very beautiful and clean! I bet the people in the town really love what you did here! What a hard working talented team you have! You turned your vision for this house into a reality! Well done you all!
Thank you so much! 😊
@@The-Quinta Please tell me you invited the neighbors to have a look. I'm pretty certain they would love to see what you did with that old dilapidated house. And what the hell is going on with your combined skills, doing carpentry, construction engineering, plumbing and all by yourself? That's some major knowledge on construction.
@brigtboe
Thank you!
We did have visitors, quite a lot!
Some of our weekly videos on this project showed them.
It was very interesting to hear their stories about the house.
Thanks for watching! 😎👍🏻
You do know cathedrals are made of rocks, right? Artisans were engineers. The only thing making those walls fall apart was not caring for the structure, because as the roof fell apart, humidity, wind and non harmonious weight distribution made it crumble.
Amazing, and I'm a bit jealous. I bought an old "as is" stone cottage 3 1/2 years ago and still playing carpenter, electrician, plumber and painter by myself, hiring crews only for the really heavy stuff. Getting to be home, slowly . . . This was inspirational.
Надеюсь что все получится и вы сделаете свой дом мечты)
Keep going, good for you 👍🏻
I really admire people with this wide array of skills and massive work ethic. Well done, looks like a really nice home!
Thank you very much!
Yes I agree
Wow😂❤
What a fabulous group of skilled workers. Amazing outcome.
So will the local tax authorities - many of them realize too. Good luck - you will get a real "welcome to Portugal" - not the way you expect.
The knowledge, experience, imagination, energy and BALLs to do this are simply insane. I would hope and expect the neighbours to be over the moon. Absolutely tremendous. Congratulations, well done. I can't say enough !
And don’t forget about other 2 important factors to have ; time and money 💵 lots of it 😉
@@ivanporras4478 And if you have it, its money and time well spent......................................
What he said!🙄
It was painful for me to see how a house made of 100% natural materials, stone walls, adobo, which maintain freshness in summer and heat in winter, with clay tiles, became a monstrosity of cement, concrete, metal cavities. , prefabricated materials, imitation tiles and imitation roof tiles... that will keep their occupants slaves to the air conditioning and heating 365 days a year
Can you tell us how much you spent on this Reno? So appreciate your work. That’s priceless.
As a german raised in Portugal I just felt in love with your reconstruction. Such a marvelous work you did.
You should be proud!
Thank you, that’s very kind of you 😊👍🏻
Personally..., I'm so proud of all of you , Fantastic job, I watched from start to finish !!!😊
Thank you Isabelle 👍🏻
Me too. I was hoping you would make it your home.
Didn't think I'd manage to watch 44 mins of a renovation video, but you had me captivated! Excellent job. Enjoy your home and Portugal 🇵🇹 ❤️
Did you watch the "whole thing"? They handed the keys off to someone else at the end.
That's the way you fix a house in Europe ❤❤
Waste of time and money. Still in a crap part of the world.
Me too absolutely mesmerising.🎉🎉🎉
Skipped to the end
I renovated a 60sqm flat rearranged walls, removed every door, etc. Done like 60% myself, helped in almost every part (except electric stuff ). So I could feel the huge amount of work. Congrats! You’ve created something beautiful.
That is awesome!
Thank you ☺️
I am watching this slack jawed. I have a lot of familiarity with the construction of American style homes but this is something new to me. Beyond that, the vision and the unending energetic work and willingness to go big is mind-boggling. I never thought I'd see somebody who would say to themselves, " let's renovate this house and tuen it upside down entirely, one room at a time.". You took down the roofs, you took up the floors, you replaced the beams, you put down new floors, you took down walls.... It just didn't seem to end. I lost faith in your vision when the courtyard was an absolute disaster. But just before you put up the words "We have a plan ", on the screen, I decided to trust you a little bit longer. And by the way you're rendering was absolutely beautiful. 💯🏆🎶🎶🎶Lovely results. Outstanding. 👏👏👏
*As someone that works in Demolition, excavation, contracting and services installation, and has built their own home themselves, I can honestly say, Congratulations and much RESPECT. I can see the hard work, passion and attention to detail in this project. Also great job at editing and showing the progress*
Thanks for sharing, that’s very kind of you and appreciated 😎👍🏻
Same here in excavation so I'm looking at utilities, plumbing. We did a lot of bore work for fibre optics
Those guys know what hard work is ..amazing work, to be congratulated
This is one of, if not the most spectacular renovations I have ever seen. Even more incredible it that you did it all in just 18 months with a small team. I can truly appreciate all the work that went into this. Not to mention the broad spectrum of talent held by your small team of folks doing work that would usually involve a small army of specialized tradesmen. Structural, roofing, plumbing, electrical, masonry, tile, counter tops, cabinetry, windows, sheet rock, painting, insulation and probably a few things I missed. Job well done to your team of men and women. It is something to truly be proud of. Had someone shown me this job at the start, I would have run away screaming! 🙂
Thanks Roger 😊
Did you have an architect to design the house, before the renovations began?
No
I just love watching smart,talented people who can do so much. My heart just sings when I see such people. Great job guys
Thank you ☺️
Man I bet the neighbors were so happy when you bought this place!!! Simply stunning, you all did an amazing job! 💕
Thank you so much! They are pleased and often came in to see the progress.
Check out our latest renovation project. There’s even more going on there. Thanks for watching! 😊👍🏻
@@The-Quinta I absolutely will, I just subscribed so I won’t miss new posts too! 💕
Thank you so much! We appreciate your support and taking the time to comment! ❤️👍🏻
My father was a general contractor in the US. He started out as a plastering contractor. It’s been decades since I’ve seen anyone doing any plastering indoors. I have helped build many homes and remodeled, countless others. I kept looking for you guys to make a mistake, You didn’t. I feel like remodeling is much harder than new construction. At the end of your TH-cam, my shoulders, back and knees aches for you. BRAVO!!! 😀
👍👍
My lungs ache from watching this haha all those cut tiles and bricks and not a single mask worn 🤯
@@REDmanchester1989 9:52
@REDmanchester1989 they WERE wearing masks.
You're correct, remodelling is way more tedious than new construction
I was hoping to see a tour at the end of it all. Such a lovely house and marvelous transformation! ❤️
Me too. I was quite disappointed not getting a finished tour. Thats why I watched the whole video.
Me too, was looking for the final walk through.
@spai8275 Unfortunately our friend died at the end of this project and we didn’t get a chance to film a walkthrough. Sorry for that!
So sorry to hear that 😢@@The-Quinta
So sorry!! Really amazing what you all did! Respect! @@The-Quinta
It's incredible! Great job! Any builder can break and rebuild! But! To create such a wonderful project from the old one!!! This is no longer a builder, this is the highest step! This is the work of a real artist, a master of his craft! Thanks! You guys are great!
Thank you so much 😊
Having been fortunate enough to have stayed at my grandparents village house in Spain kitchen cows and bathroom downstairs bedrooms upstairs and a mid 1700 Danish plantation house kitchen in a separate building massive house I have a respect for old houses. well done...well done....
Every now and again I come across a youtube video that I can't stop watching, this is one of them. What a lovely result, your hard work and determination paid off!
Thank you so much!😊
I would have gladly watched another hour, this transformation was so satisfying
Alder men r working hard as youth .God bless your hands
Waaw beautiful hard work
Thanks I liked .
I started watching this, fully expecting to leave it after a couple of minutes but I could not take my eyes off it and finished up 45 mins later in complete awe of what you guys achieved. Incredible work!!👏👏🍻
Wait, I didn’t realize it was 45 minutes long!
Same. Stayed for the whole journey.
same here! i wanted to see the tour of the final project tho
Same here!
My new neighbors are Englishmen which bought an old house since the last owner passed, i was still a kid. Now they renovated the house and never remember it being so beautiful. I'm so happy people like you are sprouting new life into these old homes once again. It just feels right 🏚️🏡
Only three of you have transformed delapidated house into a fantabulous house. Grest job. Hats off.
Thanks a ton 😊
Now that is what you call great brothers and real men. All you young people, take note.
Thank you!
My grandfather taught me the importance of taking care to do things properly. Your work here is inspirational!
As a teen I was to Portugal several times and saw the absolutely beautiful houses that had fallen into disrepair. I dreamt about doing exactly this. Nice to see you doing it.
A LOT of hard work there. But I can't help noticing that a traditional Portuguese type house was just transformed into a modern-styled English city house.
You think this is modern! You need to see our Portuguese neighbours homes, they make ours look like it’s from the dark ages!
I was taken by the same feeling watching the video, but I tried not to be too fundamentalist about it. The house was abandoned, it was restored into a livable home. Many here defend that they should have demolished it, which is appalling to me. Rebuilding a home in the Portuguese style is a difficult thing that not many can do, and it comes at the cost of some daily convenience for a potential non-Portuguese inhabitant. For a home like this to be rebuilt in the original style we'd need to live in another world, one where the know-how to do these things wouldn't be so concentrated anyway.
And in time: congratulations on the excellent work!!!
Thank you 🙏
Yes no original character remains.
I agree. A truly artisan job, calling in several fine skills, vision & a passion to make it real. Congratulations you all.
Thank you very much ☺️
I cannot believe people would even think of wanting to level this house. I’ve collected and sold antiques over the years and the whole idea is to preserve what can never be duplicated or replaced. What a huge project to undertake but so worth the blood, sweat and tears and in Portugal! I cannot wait to see more.
Tbh, it is for for a couple of reasons people would level it. Cost is one of them. A lot of times it is cheaper and simpler to start again, two is the layout not really working and 3 is that the bricks are old so structure problems can happen in the future because the brick is just decaying. Making it cost more in the future.
Not saying it is a bad idea to renovate but sometimes stuff can't be saved or fixed.
At the beginning, I thought it looked like the inside was in much better shape than the outside suggested. But I can see that it would be cheaper to tear it down and build new, if the regulations allowed it. But to me, the entire reason to do this is to keep the old charm that can be saved. And of course, you want the home to blend in with the surrounding homes on the outside at least.
@@eeliejun going by the looks of the brick and mortar that was exposed I bet the original construction was at least over 200 years old, and it seems also like there were at least a couple of previous renovations in the past.
How much of the original building was left alone and not replaced? Are you preserving 23%?
Mesmerizing. I couldn't look away. The talent, the know how - amazing. Most people wouldn't have a clue where to start. Just wish they'd filled a leisurely walk through at the end, but it was lovely to see it all come together. Well done, Crew!
Thank you. We appreciate you watching! There was a personal reason why we weren’t able to do a walk through which there are clues to why in our weekly videos, also there, you see each part of the house completed, not as a complete walkthrough, but you’ll get the idea!
@@The-Quinta Ah, I understand. Thanks again. 🙂
I'm amazed with all the work you guys did! The house looks beautiful!!! My favorite is the tile and the floors great job 👏👏
Thank you ☺️
I’m so happy that you didn’t demolish the house and kept some of its history, like the old blue doors. It looks beautiful 😊
From a Portuguese, thank you and well done 👍🏻
Thank you 😊
What an absolutely stunning job you guys did on this restoration. The time and craftsmanship that was put into this project, most of us will never have any idea of the sweat and labor that was exerted into creating this masterpiece. I am in awe of the final product that this old worn and weathered home became. Well done, well done!!
Waste of time and money. Still in a crap part of the world.
This was the First time that TH-cam show me your channel. I never thought I stayed watching from beggining to end. But, here I go. This job was amazing. Thanks a lot.
Thank you so much for watching 😊
No one can say you guys didn't pour all your love and hearts and souls on your home. Congratulations! It looks phenomenal.
The patience and hard work on this is just incredible and inspiring. You all really know your stuff; this was so impressive to watch. What a beautiful restoration!
Thank you
It’s only people like you who are doing anything to save our rural communities. Beautiful job and thank you for your service🙏
Our pleasure! 😀
Thank you!
I was going to just skip to the end and see the result. Instead i watched the whole thing through, and hats off to you all, this was incredible. I bought my first flat in the uk 2 years ago and have been gutting each room one by one to make it mine, and watcbing this was very educational as well as satisfying ^_^
Glad you managed to watch it all.
Good luck with you home improvements 😊👍🏻
Covering up those gorgeous floor tiles broke my heart :( Should have kept one and hung it on a wall as a reminder of the incredible talent that went into creating those gorgeous tiles.
Yes they were beautiful. I imagine initially they intended to keep them, probably lift them and relay them. However, when lifting them too many cracked, that's why they used an angle grinder to cut through them to put in the underfloor plumbing.
You do that next time
I agree. Nothing left to remind you you’re in Portugal except for that stunning patio. It looks like remodels in the US… beautiful but no old world feel.
@kitirving
The tiles weren’t original. We had an antique tile dealer take a look and he laughed at us.
@nunyabiz you’re joking right! 😂
Seriously, I got tired from watching the 45 minutes long video itself. At the end I felt like I've accomplished something 😄
I can only imagine how emotional this would be for you guys to start from scratch and get your dream house.
Thank you for putting it up online, you guys deserve appreciation for what you did and how perfectly you achieved this. Cheers 🥂
Even I wept as they closed the door for the last time. 😂
it’s 2024. devoting 45 minutes of your attention to one thing is damn near superhuman.
don’t hold back, kudos to you! i’m 7 min in and have paused it three times, one of the times to comment on a vid i haven’t finished (this comment.)
@@pupawupagus A superhuman effort needs a superhuman support and appreciation as well mate
This was so satisfying to watch, best use of 45 minutes after a stressful day of work. So much love and craftsmanship went into this, it's honestly moving. Good job, guys!
Wow, thank you! 😎👍🏼
It was so satisfying to watch you work on this sad house and turn it into a beautiful place that someone will love and appreciate. You must have seen it's potential.
Thank you so much!😊
I didn't think I would last thru an entire 45 min video, but I couldn't tear myself away. omg, what an incredible transformation! Wish I could live there.
Been doing remodeling homes and businesses with my dad and brother for over 20 years here in California and the work, dedication and perseverance for this project is spectacular. I’m glad you kept certain aspects of the home original and stuck to the regulations and played by the rules across the world. Well done my friend, going to share this with my family 🤝🏾
Thank you so much 😀
The differences between bricks and mortar versus cardboard and sticks is enormous…
I love the way old Portuguese houses are constructed, and there’s nothing better than restoring them to all its glory
I helped my Uncle remodel a dairy barn in New England.. I so appreciate the work that goes into something like this.
Thank you ☺️
You guys have me in tears. That was kick-ass work and I’m so impressed. The fact that you can come home to your home knowing what it was and now what it is and know that YOU were the vision,labor, and love that created thus is heartfelt.
Peace and blessings to you and your family
Wow, thank you!
I built my own house, from dirt to shingles, 19 foot cathedral ceilings and a 30 x 20 loft bedroom. With that said I couldn't even imagine myself tackling the project in the video. Amazing work, guys!
Oh wow!😎👍🏼
So finally you turned a simple village home to a luxurious city house
Thank you ☺️
It started out with me thinking these guys are going to get hurt doing the demolition. Then as the rebuild progressed I realized that these guys are total professionals. Well worth a watch👏👏
Thank you ☺️
Wow! I am in awe. Your parents surely raised strong willed boys that have the patience, focus, perseverance and ability to work together. The mental and physical strength it took to complete this project is beyond anyone can imagine. I am glad you all captured the process. This was amazing to watch. Kudos! ❤
Massive kudos on a job well done! 18 months does not seem long enough for what you’ve done there..cheers!
As some people have already mentioned, there is something noble and magical about breathing new life into a very old house with its history and soul. You did a fantastic job! As the saying goes in our neck of the woods (Eastern Europe), you've got hands growing from the right place. Mad respect!
Thanks Johny. Love that saying. 😎👍🏼
As a Portuguese woman who loves building and renovations, I take my hat off to you, Sirs, I wish I had you in my family. Much respect for you and your amazing project, I've enjoyed watching every single second of this video. ❤
Wow, ☺️ thank you!
@@The-Quinta ❤
She said it all
I compared the basic Portuguese landscape to my home place: California. It's almost weird to see the occasional distant view in the video! But history, now, is another matter. Even so, the Missions, and the tradition of tile roofs, goes back a long time here too. but not as long as Portugal. I suppose there are tragedies of destroyed history in both places.
It was so satisfying to watch it, I saw it whole without skipping, didn't realised when 45 minutes passed away, I feel the dead house would be so grateful to you for giving it a new life, may God bless you. Amen 🤍🤍🤍
Thank you very much 😊👍🏼
That was so amazing to watch the transformation, I was a bit sad when it ended. Congratulations to whomever gets to live in this beautifully crafted home.
Thank you so much! 😊
You're all one of a kind. Amazing job done. The old houses are the best, glad it was rebuild. Enjoyed every moment of the renovation ❤
Thank you Vanessa 😎👍🏼
I did not expect to watch a 45 minute video on TH-cam this morning. Amazing effort requiring a ton of time, capital, bravery, etc. What a great way to be welcomed by your new neighbors (even with all the noise I'm sure you made 😀).
Haha literally me too, I was like I’ll just watch 10 minutes for now.. okay 15, okay no half the video. I ended up finishing it all at once 😂 loved every second!
I am speechless. The skill, patience and perseverance of these brothers, and the help, it just beyond words. WELL DONE, BRAVO BROTHERS! I am truly impressed.
Thanks Jack. Very much appreciated 👍🏼
Wonderful that you chose to (or had to) restore the old style building, fits the village perfectly. Such a cool project!
Thank you very much! 😊
First off, thank you for coming to Portugal, period. Secondly, thank you for picking an abandoned and degraded home and renovate it, giving it new life! You could simply come to Portugal and buy a new house, but instead you bought a house on ruins and restored it. That is freaking awesome, you're trully skilled and I thank you for doing that! I wish our government would do the same, restore old homes and make them available, because we have such a huge housing problem that the only way me and my family found to get our space was to move to Badajoz (Spain), where the market, although getting worse, is still way better than Portugal's.
You got a new subscriber! May we meet sometime in our life. Thanks again!
Thank you ☺️
There are so many abandoned houses/ruins, it’s a shame that nothing is done about it!!
Welcome on board 😊
I have nothing but admiration for people who can do this...respect and thank you x
Thank you ☺️
My feelings, exactament.
Deeply satisfying, i wish i had half of their skills!
That was honestly the most inspiring video I’ve watched in ages! I can’t imagine taking on such a project, but you guys turned a wreck into a beautiful home! Thanks for filming it along the way! 😊
June, that’s very kind of you. Thank you for watching and thank you for the lovely comment. 😎👍🏻
True! I was going to watch the beginning & shoot across to the end..But I got so engrossed in it watched it through..Great Job!
Amazing job and beautiful rebuilding of a great home for some lucky family. I see all that work on your knees and no one was wearing knee pads! You have an amazing team of dedicated "brotherly" friendship, it is lovely!
Thank you so much!
I didnt want the video to end. So much work and skill went into tgia renovation. I loved watching every minute of it. Love the tiles on the stairs too ❤🎉
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much 😎👍🏼
It’s amazing what humans can accomplish! So glad you came along to save this beautiful place!
Accidentally clicked on your video, but I watch for a few seconds and then ended up watching the entire thing totally fascinated, hard work but my God was worth it great job thanks for posting this video
Awesome! Thank you!
Muchas felicidades la remodelación quedó preciosa, excelente todo el trabajo y los acabados, muy linda que la disfruten mucho, saludos desde Costa Rica.
Me he quedado sin palabras es sorprendente nunca me hubiese imaginado un cambio tan radical, cuando inicio no sabia que podían hacer en ese lugar. Quedo bellisimo!
Thank you Angela 😊👍🏻
As a licensed contractor for years, I have so much respect for you and your team. I would have never taken the risk and time to start this project. You did absolutely amazing great work💪🏻
That’s very kind of you. Thank you! 😊👍🏻
I watch a lot of renovation shows and this one is hands-down my favorite. I haven't watched something this absorbing in years. I was absolutely gripped for 45 minutes straight, lol. You guys are amazing. Craftsmanship like this is going extinct. Where can I binge more stuff exactly like this???
Check out their other vlogs - lovely couple and so funny as well as talented
Incredible vision on rebuilding an old property that is now a great place 2 live. Love the work that was done and now it is time 2 enjoy
Thank you ☺️
Watching this video twice was an emotional journey filled with awe and satisfaction. Witnessing the brothers revive an abandoned house in Portugal over 18 months was simply mesmerizing. Their dedication and passion left me inspired. Sending love and warm wishes from India! 🇮🇳💖
Thank you so much 😊
I loved every second of watching. the joy in rebuilding is all over all your faces! and what a craftsmanship ❤ well done brothers, and miss!
I am genuinely impressed by the diversity of your skills and the commitment to see such a renovation through - not to mention the creativity underlying the design of the end product. Well done. Really, well done.
Wow, this is so inspiring. I live in São Paulo and always keep an open eye for beautiful, antique, poorly conserved houses and their potential!
Thank you 😎👍🏼
Wow. What an amazing job you two did. Two brothers working to get something so hard done flawlessly.
Thank you 😎👍🏻
You guys did an amazing job. I couldn’t even imagine where to start with something like this. Gorgeous.
Taking something that was basically falling down to something liveable again warms the heart. Buildings with character are so hard to come by these days. To bring back this building to life really was a joy to see. Thank you for saving this home it was well worth the effort and enjoyable to watch
Wow, talk about trusting the process.. incredible journey and amazing results. Congratulations!
I cannot express the work, the video, the timing, the step-by-step on this renovation that the wiring, the destruction, the demolition, the rebuilt the the time the effort everything is just absolutely amazing. I can’t believe the work you put into it and turned out so so beautiful. I wish I could be living in that house. Keep up the wonderful work I can’t. I just close my eyes and I see it every time you are amazing thank you so much for the video. God bless.
Aww, thank you so much 😊
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Thanks so much for showing this to the world what an honour it was to watch your hard work and craftsmanship. There is not much more satisfying a thing then to watch a family work hard together.
Thank you Daniel 😊
Stunning transformation. I admire anyone that takes it on and makes something old new again. I get tired of the continual tearing down the old and building new with less quality or character. I think you did an amazing job and I love that you kept a few of the original touches and reused them. I think you're all amazing and did a great job. Bravo!!
All i can say is WOW!!! You guys are brilliant and craftmanship is amazing, thank you.
Wow, thank you!
There was obvious care and attention to detail going on here, and this is my first time watching you guys, so I didn't know you were doing this for someone else. So I was a bit disappointed not to see you relax there and enjoy the fruits of your labor.
Hi, we bought it to sell it. That was the plan but I do have our house we are working on that we are keeping. Take a look at our other videos.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment 👍🏻😊
Wow...just wow!
I have always wished I knew how to be a craftsman like your brother and you clearly are. I can't twist two wires together... Absolutely wonderful work. I hope you and your family enjoy that place for generations. God bless.
twisting wires is easy. First you hold one wire while you eat your sandwich then when your done with the sandwich you clean up the area of crumbs and go get yourself a drink. Oh. go get the other wire and watch tv for an hour. No need to hurry. Where was I? Go to the pub and tell your friends how hard you been working . Done! Wasn't that easy my dear friend?
No tour of finished home?
I am glad I am one of those who watched this house renovations from start to finish in both your brother and your channel.
From India
Amazed at your patience- Skills and thinking.
Viewing such videos is very enlightening and almost all of it you people did it manually.
Brothers working together adds something very special to your project.
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Thank you very much! 😎👍🏻
wow- all I can say is wow- I have 28 years in the house building industry in New Zealand, and wow- you lot did an outstanding job!
That’s so kind of you to say so. Thank you very much and thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. It’s appreciated.
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Thanks for restoring our landscape. The final result looks amazing and really captures Portuguese tradition. With these ridiculous salaries and taxes, regular Portuguese folks don't (and never will) have the capability to do something like this. Hope you enjoy your time here.
Many thanks! 😊
It’s sad that the people of Portugal wouldn’t be able to rebuild and own homes like this in their own land. They did a beautiful job but I wonder who can afford the home now?
To me, this renovation is the definition of a NIGHTMARE! I admire your patience, energy, craftsmanship & attention to details pulling this through!👏🏻 The result is just incredible! 🥳
Thank you very much!
I am amazed to see how this house was built. This work requires a lot of education, creativity and courage. Greetings to everyone who helped bring this abandoned house back to life. Liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 💐🇩🇪
Thank you very much
Its good to see old builds renovated to such quailty.
That lads was a good job well done.
I Love the Algarve been more times I can remember. A dream "to grow old and grey where its not old and grey", well its old ...you know what I mean.
Ye Wife is one of the lads btw ..great support
Thanks, we love the Algarve and are very blessed to be here. 😎👍🏼
Mad respect for the work and effort you put into your house for your family. Great job
How many of yous fast forward to the 44th min😂
😂 here
Hence proved our generation lck patience 😂
Guilty 🙋🏻♀️😅
Lol
Hahaha... all all