Guys, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It looks fine and is completely functional. Kudos for getting out there and trying new things. It's fun to watch. Happy New Year and congrats on the baby!
It has literally taken decades for me "a wannabe perfectionist " to learn it's ok not to create everything perfectly. Enjoying watching you. Lots of laughs.
Another groovy episode. The way you work so tirelessly to get thing done Matt, you can really tell how very much love and passionate you are for you darling wife. Kristen.
The roof fascia flashing goes on before the roof panels & the tar paper. Also a spacer under the front side of the flashing to keep the water from wicking up behind it. The spacer should be narrower than the flashing or the spacer & fasica will rot. Many professional roofers do this all wrong. I learned the hard way. It's in my new roof contract to do it the right way. BTW, Stucco is made of cement, sand, and lime, while concrete is made of cement, water, and sand with added stone for strength.
The metal edging that you put on is supposed to go on before you put on the metal roofing. The metal edging is used to protect the edge of the plywood and then you put the metal roofing over that extending a few inches passed the edge of the roof otherwise water will get under the metal strip and soak the plywood.
We saw new things today a face shield a ,a shirt as a fume protector and gloves ( have seen those a few times Matt gets a gold 🌟 today ,And your stucco came out very good. I would love to see a yard clean up day and a dron shot of solar building and where house is going to go chicken coop goat cage its hard to get a grip on how everything is land out on property nice drone shot i think everyone would love to see the lay out of how things are going to be.!!!!!❤❤❤Love it show us more 😊
I've used a damp sponge on the still wet stucco, and gently wiped in a circular motion to blend, comes out nice and smooth. You can always re-wet the stucco and try to add a thin layer of QUIKRETE 1-qt Concrete Patching Compound. It has silicone in it to help bond. I used it to hold up an old brick chimney that was spalling and coming apart. I applied it with my hands and a wet sponge, came out smooth and clean. It lasted 5 years before we sold the house and new owner leveled the property. Good luck.
And also there's a paint call zero bond that you apply to the concrete wall before applying the stucco. Just some tips. I'm ready to move to Puerto Rico in a few years. Maybe il meet you some day. Good luck Godbless you guys. Keep working hard it'll pays off.
Kristin and Matt you two still amaze me after all these years. Matt I know you are a perfectionist on boat building. However, far be it from me to tell you that the flashing is probably installed wrong. Should be under the metal roof not on top. You are now filling the plywood with water, IMHO. Please check that as you do not want to tear it up to replace a $$$$$ roof. Also when you do put the electrical in from outside, I would drill a hole and an angle down from the inside to put the plastic conduit in. As for the stucco, looks good to me. I think you may be kidding us about the lack of experience. God Please Bless these two beautiful people in all things they do. Lots of love from Texas.
At the high side and sloping sides it's OK the way he's done it but at the low end where rain drips off, definitely NOT ! Guess he'll figure it out the first big rain storm ......
I love doing things I've never done before! Not only do you get better at the things you've done, but you get better at the things you have yet to do! Keep rockin!🎉
If you live in a hurricane-prone area, your exterior doors should open outwards to best withstand strong winds and prevent damage from potential pressure build-up inside your home during a storm. Just FYI in future builds. Love your channel
Hey Matt, when I was in my 30's I asked an old guy what the secret to life was. Now as an old man I am sharing it with you. It is yours to pass on to some young man someday. He said, "Life is tough, sometimes you have to push real hard, and sometimes, you just coast". Enjoy!
When I was in my 30s I met a wise man from the Far East. He told me something that has lived with me forever since: "A man walking through an airport sideways is going to Bangkok"....Really makes you think.
Hi guys. This is Cher. I'm using my hubby's phone that's why his name Lester shows up on this comment. We watch you every Sunday and enjoy you both so much. We never comment but this time I just wanted to use my mamma voice to say something, although I'm sure you may already know. Please don't play around with the sand that the kittens and cats may poop in Kristin. Pregnant ladies shouldn't be around kitty litter! Don't even clean the kitty litter box that your kitty poops in in your trailer. Please don't. Just a tad bit of advice from a grandmother and mother❤. Only meant with good intentions. Keep up the good work Matt!
Pls do a scratch coat and finish coat on the outside first so you can keep wind blown water from entering your wall and loosening your interior finish, whatever it ends up beeing. I would put concrete wall board , tape it and put a skimcoat on it. Good luck with what ever you do!
Hey Matt if you want the sifting to go quicker put a pice a pvc pipe between the wheel barrel and the sifter. It will roll back a forth and be a lot quicker.
I like the way you guys work, great effort. Matt a good way to sieve the big stuff out is to make a frame about 2 metres long by whatever size the wire netting comes in and fasten some wire to it. Stand it at about 60 degrees and throw a shovel full of sand up against it. The big stuff falls down the front of the wire netting and the sand goes through and builds up into a pile behind the screen We use to us the old bed bases that had the fine wire on them and it worked a treat.
lol. Your banter just gives me warm chuckles. Kristin, you can certainly do everything that you feel up to doing. I always had to tell everyone that being pregnant doesn’t mean I am helpless. (But then again sometimes it is nice to relax and enjoy too!)
nice job & you are an incredibly hard worker. One issue you will have is that the stucco on the inside WILL come down unless you do something to keep the water & moisture from coming through the many cracks & openings from the outside. Paint alone will NOT help. You need to mortar the holes & maybe some type of siding as well..
Hey Matt👋🏽🥰🌴and Kristen🥰 Matt how about using that structure for rain water 💧 catchment 😉 fresh water is a commodity you know 😉👍🏽 and you can use it for mixing your cement and your “garden”👍🏽🥰 just a thought 💭
Looks good. Next time ask for polvo its white powdery like for stucco. You still have to screen it but there or zero pebbles. Also get a trowel with a spongey type bottom. When you semi smooth it out with the trowel go over it with the finishing trowel in circular motions keeping it wet. the outside walls nail guides on each corner and you can work a straight edge up to get it uniform then use the finish sponge trowel after.
great job man, looks a lot better than my scrap pallet tool shed, i just installed shelves and a tool peg board inside. i still need to get siding on it. I still find it funny when Kristen talks she backhands her palm while talking like "GIT IT DONE BOY ! OR ELSE I WILL LAYETH THE SMACKETH DOWNETH UPON THOU" lol great work guys.
A couple of tricks I learnt where to have a large wet sponge to smooth off the stucco. Also in my cement mix i always put a squeeze of dish soap that made the result smoother... try it to see if it works for you.
I add a bonding agent to the plaster. There are several types, some use a PVA additive, some use water-based epoxy resin. The epoxy resin is expensive--the PVA stuff works well and needs to be painted afterwards. I always paint walls of cement white using impervious paint, preferably chlorinated rubber, (used to paint the inside of swimming pools) so I can high-pressure wash it if I need to. Wooden walls I paint or stain a dark colour, so the sun heats them and kills off any mould spores and fungi.
Congratulations! By the way, great job! if not using one, there is a float for plastering (stucco). ask in the ferreteria for a "flota de empañetado" should be rubber or foam.
I'll tell you what Matt you done a much better job than I ever could have. I've tried that and give up a couple of times and call in the experts. But I don't think I'm near as tenacious as you are. Great job brother and keep them videos coming.
I used to work alone on my house construction, and when screening sand, I put a piece of PVC pipe a little larger than the wheelbarrow wide, placed it under the screener like if it were a wheel, and this gave me an easy way to screen the sand. Work smarter, not harder...
You may not have to paint the stucco. Check to see if you can add some dye to the stucco mix. Suggest painting the inside stucco white to help reflect light and keep it bright inside.
❤ U 2 are such a cute couple 😍 You will have a BEAUTIFUL BABY I BET💙💗 MATT is a very good husband I think his QUALITY in building is just fine , he try's really hard to do the best job he can & HOW CUTE is MUMA BEAR 😍Filming master
MY partner is a 5th generation builder/ Carpenter stonemason/ Concreter So if I say it's good ,it is 😊 Just get a good mask for Concrete jobs I think Its not good to get that in your lungs❤
My footwear of choice while doing construction in Central America was long pants, floppy hat and work boots or at least tennis shoes. Your flip flops and socks makes me fear for your physical safety!! LOL
Hey! At least he is now wearing a face shield when using a grinder. And besides, White socks with sandals are in vogue for up coming papa. I agree with you on footwear, should at least be shoes, but each to their own. Cheers.
OMG climbing the ladder in sandals. What in the f is he doing. It’s only a matter of time before he gets seriously hurt! My friend just fell off a ladder and broke his arm and collapsed a lung. It’s going to take 6-9 months to recover. He can’t afford to have an injury like that.
Looks good you two, after it sets it might not rub off so much. Adjust the mix a bit and let's us know what works. I have a chimney that I would like to do. Keep up the good work.
Drip edges go on first before your metal roof panels if you want the trim to actually protect the plywood edges. The way you did it the drip edges will actually trap water and cause the edges of the plywood to rot faster.
Hello Matt , You can use a piece of metal pipe between the wheelbarrow and your sandbox to separate your sand..and move it from front to back...and it works well..regards
If lime is available there, adding lime to your cement and sand mix will help greatly, not just in workability but will help in preventing surface cracking as it cures and down the road as well.
The fresh stucco mix has a ph level of 14 plus, which is fine for exterior surfaces, I would recommend a high ph primer before painting. Latex paints will burn and fail in a high moisture environment your in
Hey Matt, quick tip for screening the sand, place a pvc pipe at the front of wheel barrow . then place the screen on top. makes the back and forth motion smoother and faster. Love your channel.
Best to wait 60 days before painting over fresh stucco. Matt, love the hard work you exhibit in every video along with Kristen support. Wishing you both a Happy New Year.
Corner to corner is your best option so you don't get "cold" seams. As some others have said, a second oat needs to be accounted for prior to the project and prep the surface accordingly. You live and learn and you are doing it right practicing on inconsequential projects.
Hey guys. Congrats on the edition to be and the edition to the property. You may want to consider getting that wall sealed on the exterior before too much rain falls. Water and moisture, I’m sure you’re well aware, isn’t good for anything and will cause structural integrity to diminish. There are other reasons as well, but you can look up “reasons to seal brickwork before water gets in the cracks in a tropical environment”. Water damages everything and mold and mildew can become another issue. Finish the soffits as well before you have a massive hive built up and go getting yourself stung severely by some crazy ash wasp or hornet. Bars also like to find places like the shed to sleep, and I know you love your little birds and chicken, Kentucky fried bat isn’t a thing. lol. Love your channel. Sorry for intruding.
Two things Matt yard starting to look like a northern Michigan yard and that rake goes under the steel so the water don't run down behind it and give you problem on the wood on the Down hill side
Hey guys...we have traveled to Puerto Rico in years past and fromwhat I see of your build it is "Puerto Rico Chic". Function for the purpose of this build is paramount...not beauty. If it serves the need, it's a great build and you have learned some lessons to carry forward in future builds. Keep up the good work!
Use a 17 Shoals of clean sand to 80 lb bag of Portland cement and that will make a real good stucco add water until it will just stick to your hand without falling out of it, 21 shovels to 180 lb bag of Portland cement is good for laying block or rock or brick.
Matt you doo such great work with 1st rate effort! As to chickens. my folks had a small cherry orchard (10 acres), and a chicken house with 250 laying chickens in WA state. We sold the eggs to a local dairy and any excess via a small stand set up on the road that ran by our property. A cigar box collected the $'s or cents and mother collected the funds at the end of the day. Granted this was in the late 1940's and '50"s. You might consider this way of getting rid of the excess eggs. As a resident of PR for ten years, I can say that the people of the pueblo of PR are very much good folks. Granted, like in all societies there are the scum, but what do you have to loose? Anyway, congratulations on the new family member from someone that has watched you for years.
Matt! the stucco looks pretty effing great. you're doing a great job. you might want to consider some cheap screen/material to put over the windows and open areas just under the roof to keep out wasps and other nest building bugs.
sifter lay it on ground standing-up against something the wheelbarrow on angel and through the stuff with shovel through sifter mix on tarp on the ground... could use plaster interior
Try adding a bit of lime, powder, to your sand cement mix. Don't need much, just a coffee can or two to your mix. It will extend the open time of your mix, will be easier to spread. You should be able to get a bag of lime at the same place you get the cement and sand. I made Stucco for a couple of decades and it's not hard to get a good mix in the field with sand cement and lime. Remember that the only rule is cement gets hard with water. Sand gives you texture. Lime give better spread and a little more working time.
Make a longer sifter box, two times longer, place tarp on ground, make 2 A-frames and lag bolt through sifting box to form a see-saw. You will be surprised how much easier and faster sifting is. Oh yeah, hey Matty....use those left over blocks to stack a flat platform and piece of plastic and scrap plywood on top so you can elevate your mixer for easier dumping into wheelbarrow. Common man, work smarter not harder, save your back and time.
I hope that you guys get out and about once in a while to see the beauty of PR! Outside of the trips to check on your boat, I would go mad just working and building all the time! 🎉
Matt, my friend, I hope you're going to put a soffit around the top or at least screen it with fine screen on the inside and reg screen around the outside to keep out the bats, critters,spiders, snakes and scorpions for you both. And do the windows too. Just know from experience. Best of luck. It looks great. I'm so happy for you both! Regards, Myk
Matt, as much as I've been amazed at what you can do from the start of SGBU giving you an A+ this one is a C at best. I don't think it's going to look like interior walls of anything. Your mix has gotten a lot of criticism that it was wrong from the start. I would have thought there were some sort of vinyl wall panels that would have been much easier to install and look much better. IMHO. Happy New Year to the three of you!
Matt, you are one hard working guy. Looks great.
Guys, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. It looks fine and is completely functional. Kudos for getting out there and trying new things. It's fun to watch. Happy New Year and congrats on the baby!
It has literally taken decades for me "a wannabe perfectionist " to learn it's ok not to create everything perfectly. Enjoying watching you. Lots of laughs.
Another groovy episode. The way you work so tirelessly to get thing done Matt, you can really tell how very much love and passionate you are for you darling wife. Kristen.
@@MrFroglips69 did you happen to grow up in the 60s? Peace and love ✌️
White socks and flip flops never ever a good choice
@@patsykluting-lucas3804 Yup!
The roof fascia flashing goes on before the roof panels & the tar paper. Also a spacer under the front side of the flashing to keep the water from wicking up behind it. The spacer should be narrower than the flashing or the spacer & fasica will rot. Many professional roofers do this all wrong. I learned the hard way. It's in my new roof contract to do it the right way.
BTW, Stucco is made of cement, sand, and lime, while concrete is made of cement, water, and sand with added stone for strength.
I feel that you are some kind of ROCKET SCIENTIST ?
The metal edging that you put on is supposed to go on before you put on the metal roofing. The metal edging is used to protect the edge of the plywood and then you put the metal roofing over that extending a few inches passed the edge of the roof otherwise water will get under the metal strip and soak the plywood.
I was going to say the same thing.
@@seancasey2444 the one on the low edge will definitely block runoff.
@@kenhale358 For sure.
We saw new things today a face shield a
,a shirt as a fume protector and gloves ( have seen those a few times Matt gets a gold 🌟 today ,And your stucco came out very good. I would love to see a yard clean up day and a dron shot of solar building and where house is going to go chicken coop goat cage its hard to get a grip on how everything is land out on property nice drone shot i think everyone would love to see the lay out of how things are going to be.!!!!!❤❤❤Love it show us more 😊
I've used a damp sponge on the still wet stucco, and gently wiped in a circular motion to blend, comes out nice and smooth.
You can always re-wet the stucco and try to add a thin layer of QUIKRETE 1-qt Concrete Patching Compound. It has silicone in it to help bond.
I used it to hold up an old brick chimney that was spalling and coming apart. I applied it with my hands and a wet sponge, came out smooth and clean. It lasted 5 years before we sold the house and new owner leveled the property.
Good luck.
I’m seeing an awesome future MOM glow, Kristen you look fantastic.
And also there's a paint call zero bond that you apply to the concrete wall before applying the stucco. Just some tips. I'm ready to move to Puerto Rico in a few years. Maybe il meet you some day. Good luck Godbless you guys. Keep working hard it'll pays off.
Kristin and Matt you two still amaze me after all these years. Matt I know you are a perfectionist on boat building. However, far be it from me to tell you that the flashing is probably installed wrong. Should be under the metal roof not on top. You are now filling the plywood with water, IMHO. Please check that as you do not want to tear it up to replace a $$$$$ roof. Also when you do put the electrical in from outside, I would drill a hole and an angle down from the inside to put the plastic conduit in. As for the stucco, looks good to me. I think you may be kidding us about the lack of experience. God Please Bless these two beautiful people in all things they do. Lots of love from Texas.
At the high side and sloping sides it's OK the way he's done it but at the low end where rain drips off, definitely NOT ! Guess he'll figure it out the first big rain storm ......
@@angelomasciantonio Yep sadly I hope he reads this and fixes before it is a problem.
Matt your the man! Never seen someone work so hard!
Great 1st attempt. Yes, light paint will cover abnormalities and make it easier to see inside. ❤
I love doing things I've never done before! Not only do you get better at the things you've done, but you get better at the things you have yet to do! Keep rockin!🎉
Well sir, this turned pretty darn good! Loved how you sifted the sand in order to give a smoother surface.
If you live in a hurricane-prone area, your exterior doors should open outwards to best withstand strong winds and prevent damage from potential pressure build-up inside your home during a storm. Just FYI in future builds. Love your channel
I need an Amazon “wish list” for you guys. Baby gonna need stuff!
Hey Matt, when I was in my 30's I asked an old guy what the secret to life was. Now as an old man I am sharing it with you. It is yours to pass on to some young man someday. He said, "Life is tough, sometimes you have to push real hard, and sometimes, you just coast". Enjoy!
When I was in my 30s I met a wise man from the Far East. He told me something that has lived with me forever since: "A man walking through an airport sideways is going to Bangkok"....Really makes you think.
@@KeithChegwin24 LOL!!!
Profound ?
@@markgebert2541 Thank you, please.
Add powdered pigments to the stucco (no paint) my dad did big murals on the Dallas Fairgrounds (1930’s) Pierre Bourdelle
Socky McStainSifter
You’re doing a hell of a good job!
And holy crap…you’re going to be a Dad! Fantastic!
Proud of you both.
✌️Oregon
Hi guys. This is Cher. I'm using my hubby's phone that's why his name Lester shows up on this comment.
We watch you every Sunday and enjoy you both so much. We never comment but this time I just wanted to use my mamma voice to say something, although I'm sure you may already know.
Please don't play around with the sand that the kittens and cats may poop in Kristin. Pregnant ladies shouldn't be around kitty litter! Don't even clean the kitty litter box that your kitty poops in in your trailer. Please don't.
Just a tad bit of advice from a grandmother and mother❤. Only meant with good intentions.
Keep up the good work Matt!
Surprisingly I’d always heard this as well, it has to do with the off gassing of the kitty litter.
@@ronbuckner8179toxoplasmosis. It’s a parasite in cat 💩 that is bad for pregnant women.
There is a bacteria that is bad for mother and baby
@@lester2730 Toxoplasmosis is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. You can get it from handling feces of an infected cat
Thanks!
Pls do a scratch coat and finish coat on the outside first so you can keep wind blown water from entering your wall and loosening your interior finish, whatever it ends up beeing. I would put concrete wall board , tape it and put a skimcoat on it. Good luck with what ever you do!
Captain Jack O' Spades. Happy New Year, you 3! And also, to the comments section/fans.🥳🎉❤
there's a right way and a wrong way; and then there's the Matt way. 😂
Hey Matt if you want the sifting to go quicker put a pice a pvc pipe between the wheel barrel and the sifter. It will roll back a forth and be a lot quicker.
Dang you guys put the work in for sure ❤
Cheers from Southern California USA 🇺🇸 ❤
Hi guys, I really don't like saying things but some drip edge on the roof would be well worth it. Congratulations on the little one...🥰
I like the way you guys work, great effort. Matt a good way to sieve the big stuff out is to make a frame about 2 metres long by whatever size the wire netting comes in and fasten some wire to it. Stand it at about 60 degrees and throw a shovel full of sand up against it. The big stuff falls down the front of the wire netting and the sand goes through and builds up into a pile behind the screen We use to us the old bed bases that had the fine wire on them and it worked a treat.
lol. Your banter just gives me warm chuckles. Kristin, you can certainly do everything that you feel up to doing. I always had to tell everyone that being pregnant doesn’t mean I am helpless. (But then again sometimes it is nice to relax and enjoy too!)
Your doing great guys!!!!! Not gonna lie, miss the boat, but you guys rock on! I'm still watching...........
Looking good Matt!!! You can sift the sand to a 'finer' mesh screen and when mixed with the cement, it will make the wall as slick as glass. Try it.
Matt and Kristen, keep plugging away. Wishing you a Happy New Year. Thanks for Sharing! 🙃🙂
nice job & you are an incredibly hard worker. One issue you will have is that the stucco on the inside WILL come down unless you do something to keep the water & moisture from coming through the many cracks & openings from the outside. Paint alone will NOT help. You need to mortar the holes & maybe some type of siding as well..
Hey Matt👋🏽🥰🌴and Kristen🥰 Matt how about using that structure for rain water 💧 catchment 😉 fresh water is a commodity you know 😉👍🏽 and you can use it for mixing your cement and your “garden”👍🏽🥰 just a thought 💭
It's being used to house electrical equipment for the solar power. Water and electricity don't mix. Also, they already have a water catchment system .
Looks good. Next time ask for polvo its white powdery like for stucco. You still have to screen it but there or zero pebbles. Also get a trowel with a spongey type bottom. When you semi smooth it out with the trowel go over it with the finishing trowel in circular motions keeping it wet. the outside walls nail guides on each corner and you can work a straight edge up to get it uniform then use the finish sponge trowel after.
Matt that looks good OUTSTANDING
great job man, looks a lot better than my scrap pallet tool shed, i just installed shelves and a tool peg board inside. i still need to get siding on it. I still find it funny when Kristen talks she backhands her palm while talking like "GIT IT DONE BOY ! OR ELSE I WILL LAYETH THE SMACKETH DOWNETH UPON THOU" lol great work guys.
A couple of tricks I learnt where to have a large wet sponge to smooth off the stucco. Also in my cement mix i always put a squeeze of dish soap that made the result smoother... try it to see if it works for you.
A piece of plank with an attached handle rubbing in circular strokes, works great to smooth out the finish coat on your blocks.
I add a bonding agent to the plaster. There are several types, some use a PVA additive, some use water-based epoxy resin. The epoxy resin is expensive--the PVA stuff works well and needs to be painted afterwards. I always paint walls of cement white using impervious paint, preferably chlorinated rubber, (used to paint the inside of swimming pools) so I can high-pressure wash it if I need to. Wooden walls I paint or stain a dark colour, so the sun heats them and kills off any mould spores and fungi.
❤❤❤❤next time try drilling holes in the blade and attach with screws and shake 😊😊😊😊
Don't be so hard on yourself you're at least trying to do it, it'll be just fine. Peace and God Bless, HAPPY NUDE YEAR ...
You are doing great guys! Happy New Year!
Congratulations! By the way, great job! if not using one, there is a float for plastering (stucco). ask in the ferreteria for a "flota de empañetado" should be rubber or foam.
Just like many of your other projects it will look great - a liitle thinner sounds like that should work a lot better and faster 😉
I'll tell you what Matt you done a much better job than I ever could have. I've tried that and give up a couple of times and call in the experts. But I don't think I'm near as tenacious as you are. Great job brother and keep them videos coming.
I used to work alone on my house construction, and when screening sand, I put a piece of PVC pipe a little larger than the wheelbarrow wide, placed it under the screener like if it were a wheel, and this gave me an easy way to screen the sand. Work smarter, not harder...
It's best to cover the soffit...bee's & critters love those spots!
You may not have to paint the stucco. Check to see if you can add some dye to the stucco mix. Suggest painting the inside stucco white to help reflect light and keep it bright inside.
❤ U 2 are such a cute couple 😍 You will have a BEAUTIFUL BABY I BET💙💗 MATT is a very good husband I think his QUALITY in building is just fine , he try's really hard to do the best job he can & HOW CUTE is MUMA BEAR 😍Filming master
MY partner is a 5th generation builder/ Carpenter stonemason/ Concreter So if I say it's good ,it is 😊 Just get a good mask for Concrete jobs I think Its not good to get that in your lungs❤
My man too wears his shirt inside out some days LoL 🥰😎😁
You did a good job. Way to go.
My footwear of choice while doing construction in Central America was long pants, floppy hat and work boots or at least tennis shoes. Your flip flops and socks makes me fear for your physical safety!! LOL
Yes, I know, I am wondering if should have a betting pool for Matt's trip to the ER....
Not to mention tripping hazards. He works like me. Others don't understand lol. But I agree, covered shoes and a mask please for safety.
Hey! At least he is now wearing a face shield when using a grinder. And besides, White socks with sandals are in vogue for up coming papa. I agree with you on footwear, should at least be shoes, but each to their own. Cheers.
OMG climbing the ladder in sandals. What in the f is he doing. It’s only a matter of time before he gets seriously hurt! My friend just fell off a ladder and broke his arm and collapsed a lung. It’s going to take 6-9 months to recover. He can’t afford to have an injury like that.
At least get black socks!😂
Looks good you two, after it sets it might not rub off so much. Adjust the mix a bit and let's us know what works. I have a chimney that I would like to do. Keep up the good work.
Drip edges go on first before your metal roof panels if you want the trim to actually protect the plywood edges. The way you did it the drip edges will actually trap water and cause the edges of the plywood to rot faster.
Hello Matt , You can use a piece of metal pipe between the wheelbarrow and your sandbox to separate your sand..and move it from front to back...and it works well..regards
If lime is available there, adding lime to your cement and sand mix will help greatly, not just in workability but will help in preventing surface cracking as it cures and down the road as well.
Baby, GBU…. Hope he looks like Kristen….🤣🤣🤣🤣 love you Matt!……
Good job Matt and Kristin Have a wonderful new year many blessings to you and family with love❤❤❤
I think it is your Power House! Thanks for the great videos, Kids!
Nice job, but you have to gave the cement time to dry good before start painting, good luck 👍 ✌️
Ok yes good 😂
Skim coat works and looks so well ! And it is white !
Such really nice commentary, you guys are really worth watching
You & Kristen did a great job! It's yours!!!!!!!!! S/V Mistral in San Diego Bay
hello Matt ...... i think you should start making the foundations for your future house ........ keep going guys
The fresh stucco mix has a ph level of 14 plus, which is fine for exterior surfaces, I would recommend a high ph primer before painting.
Latex paints will burn and fail in a high moisture environment your in
Your journey is certainly interesting, especially with a baby on the way, but I surely do wish y'all would go sailing again.
Great video! Thanks for sharing.
I just love you guys I enjoy watching you guys every Sunday morning
Ditto
Hey Matt, quick tip for screening the sand, place a pvc pipe at the front of wheel barrow . then place the screen on top. makes the back and forth motion smoother and faster. Love your channel.
Best to wait 60 days before painting over fresh stucco. Matt, love the hard work you exhibit in every video along with Kristen support. Wishing you both a Happy New Year.
great job looks beautiful
Hi Matt , Add some Concrete Bonding Adhesive to your concrete, that will adhere to the walls.
Corner to corner is your best option so you don't get "cold" seams. As some others have said, a second oat needs to be accounted for prior to the project and prep the surface accordingly. You live and learn and you are doing it right practicing on inconsequential projects.
Hey guys. Congrats on the edition to be and the edition to the property.
You may want to consider getting that wall sealed on the exterior before too much rain falls. Water and moisture, I’m sure you’re well aware, isn’t good for anything and will cause structural integrity to diminish. There are other reasons as well, but you can look up “reasons to seal brickwork before water gets in the cracks in a tropical environment”. Water damages everything and mold and mildew can become another issue.
Finish the soffits as well before you have a massive hive built up and go getting yourself stung severely by some crazy ash wasp or hornet. Bars also like to find places like the shed to sleep, and I know you love your little birds and chicken, Kentucky fried bat isn’t a thing. lol.
Love your channel. Sorry for intruding.
Just use a piece of cardboard to cover the area that you don't want to spay while spraying. Saves a lot of taping or wiping.
Two things Matt yard starting to look like a northern Michigan yard and that rake goes under the steel so the water don't run down behind it and give you problem on the wood on the Down hill side
Yeah, I think the paint will help hold it together.
Hey guys...we have traveled to Puerto Rico in years past and fromwhat I see of your build it is "Puerto Rico Chic". Function for the purpose of this build is paramount...not beauty. If it serves the need, it's a great build and you have learned some lessons to carry forward in future builds. Keep up the good work!
Wishing everyone and blessed NEW YEAR👋❤️🙏☕🎇 good job
as far as the shaker your a clever man If you dont give it a go you will never know Well done!
If want a more smooth stucco you can mix some lime into it. it make it more like peanut butter
Use a 17 Shoals of clean sand to 80 lb bag of Portland cement and that will make a real good stucco add water until it will just stick to your hand without falling out of it, 21 shovels to 180 lb bag of Portland cement is good for laying block or rock or brick.
I'm not a roofer but it looks like the roof trim is going to dam the water when it rains. Love the channel.
Matt you doo such great work with 1st rate effort! As to chickens. my folks had a small cherry orchard (10 acres), and a chicken house with 250 laying chickens in WA state. We sold the eggs to a local dairy and any excess via a small stand set up on the road that ran by our property. A cigar box collected the $'s or cents and mother collected the funds at the end of the day. Granted this was in the late 1940's and '50"s. You might consider this way of getting rid of the excess eggs. As a resident of PR for ten years, I can say that the people of the pueblo of PR are very much good folks. Granted, like in all societies there are the scum, but what do you have to loose? Anyway, congratulations on the new family member from someone that has watched you for years.
Matt! the stucco looks pretty effing great. you're doing a great job. you might want to consider some cheap screen/material to put over the windows and open areas just under the roof to keep out wasps and other nest building bugs.
When we were rehabbing houses and had to move fast a 36" spray shield was an invaluable tool.
😊🎉❤ congratulations. So happy for you both❤
sifter lay it on ground standing-up against something the wheelbarrow on angel and through the stuff with shovel through sifter mix on tarp on the ground... could use plaster interior
matt just to let you know,you can add the color into the mix and not have to paint it at all,just a thought!
Try adding a bit of lime, powder, to your sand cement mix. Don't need much, just a coffee can or two to your mix. It will extend the open time of your mix, will be easier to spread. You should be able to get a bag of lime at the same place you get the cement and sand. I made Stucco for a couple of decades and it's not hard to get a good mix in the field with sand cement and lime. Remember that the only rule is cement gets hard with water. Sand gives you texture. Lime give better spread and a little more working time.
Go go go go two, Christian you look so pretty❤
Make a longer sifter box, two times longer, place tarp on ground, make 2 A-frames and lag bolt through sifting box to form a see-saw. You will be surprised how much easier and faster sifting is. Oh yeah, hey Matty....use those left over blocks to stack a flat platform and piece of plastic and scrap plywood on top so you can elevate your mixer for easier dumping into wheelbarrow. Common man, work smarter not harder, save your back and time.
Looking good Matt, wishing you both a happy new year and all the best for next year 😊😊😊
I hope that you guys get out and about once in a while to see the beauty of PR! Outside of the trips to check on your boat, I would go mad just working and building all the time! 🎉
You need to add hydrated lime to your mixture for any future wall-rendering projects. That will help it from becoming brittle and cracking. 👍
Matt, my friend, I hope you're going to put a soffit around the top or at least screen it with fine screen on the inside and reg screen around the outside to keep out the bats, critters,spiders, snakes and scorpions for you both. And do the windows too. Just know from experience. Best of luck. It looks great. I'm so happy for you both! Regards, Myk
You can use a stiff bristled broom to texture the finish.
I don’t know who who else might’ve mentioned this, but cutting a yogurt container lid flat and using that to rub the Stocco will make it smooth
Matt, as much as I've been amazed at what you can do from the start of SGBU giving you an A+ this one is a C at best. I don't think it's going to look like interior walls of anything. Your mix has gotten a lot of criticism that it was wrong from the start. I would have thought there were some sort of vinyl wall panels that would have been much easier to install and look much better. IMHO. Happy New Year to the three of you!