Uncovering a HIDDEN Staircase!
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Uncovering a hidden staircase on our homestead in Italy. Our property has almost a dozen stone terraces with stone staircases connecting each terrace. Some have been reclaimed by time and are completely covered up. This week we continue digging in the house and make some unexpected discoveries, and we also uncover one of the hidden staircases.
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We are Heather, Bradey, Alexa and Chloe. We purchased an abandoned stone barn in the foothills of the Italian Alps and we are working together as a family to renovate and restore this old stone barn into our dream home.
I wonder what else we will find that's been hidden by time!!
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Your channel is the MOST calming channel ive ever watched.
Im in such a bad place getting manipulated by some real bad people, and your channel keeps my motivation alive, to get from NM to OR.
Thank you for being such amazing and positive souls.
If the world was a lil more like kind and positive spirited, like you and your family.
Once i get to the new sanctuary, is my hope.
#NeverGiveUp
You inspire me so much. 🙏🏻❤️✌🏻
Sorry for doubling my comment.
Thanks for everything.
And those people always had wet walls!
Thick ing,I would like It.
So question with all the extra stone you have pulled up. Why have you not made a stone bench or two at the front of the house. Seems like a good ideal for one. Thank you for the videos, I lived in Northern Italy when I was a small child back 1973-75
I have no doubt that the people who first carved out this space would be so impressed with the care and the work that you have been putting into this project.
Aller Ahchtung!Du bist ein Wahnsinn. Im Positiven Sinn „!!!!Gottes Segen,,!!!Mache weiter so,Lg aus Austrita/Vienna!
As this was a hillside barn originally, former owners would likely think our folks here completely nuts - but admire their work.
@@jeannerogers7085 In France the farmers build new houses (often painted cream with dark wood doors & windows/shutters, red geraniums at the windows and nearly always with a basement & the excavated earth used to landscape the garden/driveway (mailbox at the gate) & the Brits buy up the old farmhouses!
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Yeah, the'd be amazed at the modern machinery
Bradey I think you are the hardest working man I’ve ever seen! May God continue to give you strength and stamina! Great job on all you do!
I agree! Another husband and dad who is just as hard working as Brady is The Fit Farmer. These two men amaze me. I get tired just watching them, lol. I think viewers who enjoy this channel would enjoy that one, too. No I'm not being paid or anything to say this. I'm just a grandma who thinks these two men are about the only ones I've ever seen who work as hard as my farmer/rancher dad did. And they make their channels entertaining, too, and both are family oriented.
Too much work for one man but good luck.
Español,,,,sino se van aburrir ,,,,,,español
He’s Young! Good Time to Build Muscle ~ if your doing what you Love and Loving What U Do (for Home n Family) Nothing Will StanD in your Way
No way l work kurwa 40 years much harder they're just beginning 😂❤it will dobrze pewnego Dania/good someday they're going to achieve/this Brit's language is so funny how come going? just use grammar achieve/uzyskaç with hard work it always happens that way since beginning of civilization 😅😅
I’m retired lady age 71. There’s no way I could take on a project like this! So I feel like I’m living through you! I love your drive, desire and enthusiasm to make this awesome barn your home! Every rock you move and hole you dig has had living hands work it before you! You are a part of history! And documenting it! Enjoy every moment. Thank you for letting me and many others be a part of your journey! Blessings!!
I’m 78 and agree with you. I am a rock hugger too.
I'm 70+ and also agree with you.
Young Lady, you took the words out of my mouth. His legs were my legs. I'm 63, been disabled since Sep 09. May God Bless You & this Young Family❤ The way those Young girls are growing, I say? They need more Children! Blame the GrandPa in me ❤😂❤
@@rickthompson4315 You are so right! What an amazing life they are creating together.
I believe you hit the nail on the head with your statement. I think there is something in all of us that wish that we could live in an alternate manner and the adventure of it!
You're doing a marvelous job and that 100-year-old leaf mulch/soil is black gold for any vegetable garden!
Honestly, I am at a loss for words. Your energy and determination are remarkable. Keep this positive attitude, and may God be your guide.
What a remarkable project. This man's intelligence and persistence are so unique. He is brilliant and a real leader. Quite a story to watch.
Good leaders listen to there followers and answer there questions and give replay and don't think it's to much work and learn something from them.
@@arjanvogel6444 Sometimes they merely take well deserved rest, and spend quiet time together, nurturing family as well, 😉. Only so many hours in a day, no? Have an amazing day!
Rain screen with a French drain system to capture water and direct it outside.
I am deeply happy that you have chosen to restore and enjoy this little piece of Italy. Over the centuries, the mountain has given refuge and shelter to many hard-working people, and the discovery of this stone staircase is proof of this. I hope you can complete this restoration work (perhaps adding a few small comforts and modern safety) and that you can enjoy it happily for many years.
Incredible❤
I so admire that you face every hardships you come across with so much calmness, focusing on how to solve the problem, not how impossible resolving them may seem. Your property is so gorgeous, it totally worth every effort. With so much to do it must be hard to keep up the positive attitude. What you guys are doing is absolutely fantastic.😮
Everyweek I'm amazed at the amount of work you've done on that property, and not just the house, the entire property ... wow! Impressive.
Have you considered installing some well points to pump out fhe groundwater before it hits your rock wall? Also, you may be better off capturing any water into a hard piped system which outfalls outside rather than just dumping it under the (yet to be built) floor. I have a couple other relevant ideas if interested. FYI I am a professional civil engineer. Cheers! ELI
Very interesting idea!! Something we haven’t considered before!!
Well don't leave us hanging! Tell us, I d love to know what options are available in a situation like this. 😃
Bit late here, but i agree. Letting it evaporate under the floor isn't really getting rid of it, just slowly spreading it around. He needs to move it away. And why, when digging, put the soil in a bucket and then carry it to dump in the barrow? Just put it in the barrow.
This property is “lucky” that such an amazing family bought it with their endless positivity and hard work (Bradey is an exceptional worker!!) l’m sure in the end they will get the gorgeous setting they deserve 🙏
You must see Martijn Doolaard todays episode , its all about stone house in a slope with drainage problem.Maybe you both could think about a solution! Rooting for you!
I have watched 😊
Also big fan of Martijn Doolard 👍
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Let's hope Martijn will solve his problem.
The weather in the mountains is generally cold and moist. I don't know why but it is.
The amount of time/energy/craftsmanship involved in building those terrace walls just amazes me.
Your location is heavenly, what a labor of love. Blessings to you and your family.
Buying a place like this has lots of gems to uncover. I enjoy watching your families discoveries.
You are in a beautiful part of Italy. I have thought how lucky your girls are too. To go to School, learn a new language and learn a new culture. When they are of age and presumably have EU Passports, they have all of Europe for their Education to choose from. As Parents,you have given your Daughters the best gift of travel and opportunity. Well done.
I am 72 (Australian) and it is the first time apart from a documentary that I have heard a cuckoo calling…. Simply love it ❤️
The view from your land in Italy is beautiful. That to me is worth all the work you are doing. Good luck to you and your family.
Everytime I hear those church bells ring, they remind me of God to come and worship Him.
You’re living on an archeological sight! How privileged and blessed you are to have the opportunity to discover hidden history. You are the living definition of tenacity! I wonder how many tons of rock you’ve moved. I hope everything with the visa situation works out painlessly. ❤
To make the best use of that amazing leaf mulch you found piled at the staircase, you need to mound that up on your garden beds, that is natures black gold right there!!
I helped my husband build our beautiful home. I’ve been here 43 years now and live it more each day. I emphasize with this precious couple.,
Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much! May God bless you Heather, Bradey, Alexa and Chlo1e💝 GREAT TEAMWORK!
I can’t help think about the folks that actually built this beautiful place! Y’all are so amazing for bringing life back to it! Yay!
Your place is so beautiful. The panorama is breath taking. Whoever built all those walls and structures must have been incredibly hard working people. Maybe in those days the neighbors all helped each other with these huge projects. Fantastic work that will last forever, or at least a very,very long time. You have to be in incredibly good shape to handle all the steep,slopes. I love watching your work. Also It's been really fun watching the Newbys work on their place. I can't wait to see new hidden treasures to unfold for you all. Peace, Dennis
I can’t believe you are excavating all thst interior by hand by yourself!!! You young people are so hard working. The place is going to be beautiful for another 100 years when your done.
What a beautiful day, love all the wild flowers. The terrace retaining walls and stone steps are incredible and you have to admire the people who made it without the help of today's advanced power tools. Love how you are taking such care restoring the property. On the outside wall that backsonto the mountain, will you tank it. Years ago I lived in a converted stone barn built into the hill and we tanked the back walls and floors and had no damp issues.
You are the third Van traveler I’m watching that are restoring old stone and brick properties. It’s very interesting and makes me so tired for me and you. I give you so much credit👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥰🥰🥰
The people who toiled and built those steps and property so many years ago must be looking down with huge smiles that you are uncovering their beautiful craftsmanship
My daughter introduced me to 1 euro house in Italy and I have started to watching your videos on RUclips and I just can't stop watching you guys! You are an amazing family and I love you and wish you all the blessings in this life and much more!
Having the view of civilisation and also living in the mountains with tranquility is a great balance ❤ keep up the great work, it’s a pleasure to see all of ur progress
You are probably one of the most hardworking men that I have ever seen. And you also know how to cook. Your attitude and determination is something to be admired. Keep up the good work
Some men would go crazy with all the problems you are facing you are always so peaceful and overcome knowing you are doing it for your family well done love from austria
I have never seen in my 82+ years with as much go power and determination as you. I thought I used to be tuff, WOW
Love from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
You all are doing a fantastic job bringing back the property back to its glory. Be patient and you will be rewarded. ❤
Going by the amount of water coming through the wall, I can't see letting the water drip in and dry out the way you want as being a feasible option. I think the only viable option is to dig behind the house and water proof the exterior of the wall. Whatever you decide i wish you the best of luck.
It's interesting to see how this is discussed here and on @MartijnDoolaard with his mountain cabin. It was suggested that swales be built behind his home but his hillside isn't nearly as steep. I do think diverting water somewhat before it gets to the house is going to be necessary.
Putting a french drain on the uphill side of the wall behind the house where you would have room to work might minimize water seeping in. It won’t prevent it since the rock is likely fractured and water seeps through those cracks.
@@paulhartman3118 Anything done that will reduce the volume will help.
I agree, digging down and underpinning the other wall would be best. Used to do it all the time, just have to do it in sections so you don’t compromise either of the walls.
Maybe this is what the others here are calling a French drain, but I think seems you could install a large half pvc pipe or something horizontally under the seeping wall to act as a trough or drip tray to guide the water out the side of the house, then out down the mountain with gutters. Then put down the floors over it and the 'ventaya'. (?spelling?) AND you could always use all those stones you've accumulated from the dig to install a second fake wall on the inside to keep from having any wet rocks actually facing into the living space.
You are both working EXTREMELY HARD, and she is lucky to have a husband who apparently has deep experience in contracting work, especially critical with an ancient building like this. Such HARD work!
Your property is so beautiful. You. Are blessed. ❤
You never know what you will find next.....a truly exciting adventure!
I love the weekly discoveries. This is an amazing channel
Wow! All that beautiful compost for your garden beds!
Those stairs are beautiful-you're right, there is such beautiful craftsmanship in everything on the property. There has to be an different way to solve your wet wall problem...keep up the great work.
You and your wife are both amazing especially the way you deal with your children and let them help you
Really amazing what you are achieving Brady through sheer hard physical labour. No gym memberships needed for you and Heather! Best to you all.
It’s a small thing, but love watching the coffee making each week! And the cooking too. ❤
I’m interested to see how you deal with the water ingress problem - it would be wonderful if you could install a sump pump but that may not be possible in this case.
I really enjoyed watching you uncover the hidden staircase and the stone trough at the bottom is absolutely beautiful - I look forward to seeing how you use this area of your property in the future ❤
Your one special people to do all that work. Your kids are so blessed. Can’t wait to see the outcome!
Brady, stai facendo un lavoro durissimo che però piano piano ti ripaga facendoti riscoprire il bello delle nostre terre. Grazie per il tuo esempio e per la tua dedizione che sono certa ti porteranno a realizzare tutti i grandi progetti che hai in mente. Noi siamo con te e ti accompagniamo con stima e affetto. Un abbraccio. Giusi
Robe da matti.
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Sono d'accordo. Questa famiglia merita davvero rispetto per come sta affrontando questa dura ristrutturazione.
Inoltre in Italia le leggi vigenti sono durissime da capire per un americano, abituato alla massima libertà. Figuriamoci poi ristrutturare un ex fienile in pietra!
Noi ci stiamo provando da.un anno e forse intravediamo ora il traguardo per poter partire con i lavori. Buona giornata.
I've never seen someone work as hard as you do! (I know how heavy just 1 of these stones are 😮) you must have an incredible healthy physique! Just e careful to 'keep it that way 😉. Those old stone staircases are amazing
Brady you are doing an awesome job! I know it's a lot of hard wotk and you are exhausted but kerp it up as you will aee little by little the beautiful transformation that will be your home, not just a house as you will appreciate it 100 fold as you guys made it with love! Stay strong!
This was so beautifully shot that I was mesmerised watching him pull rock after rock.
Hello to the most adorable family on RUclips! New sub here, I just found your channel today and I think I binged watched every video. Momma, Dad and your girls are a pleasure to watch. I admire your decisions to put your family first in all the ways that matter most to you. Taking your daughters all over this world and then your move to Italy...takes so much courage and strength. I raised my 3 boys and struggled to take them to the beach once a year! lol I think you guys are amazing. Over 150 subs is out of reach for so many...congrats on that accomplishment. I never got to travel much, so when you go to another country, you take us all with you. To someone like me, that is the only way I get to experience it. And I sincerely thank you for that. I will be on this new journey of yours, renovating your stone house. The view you have is breathtaking. I would be taking in that view every chance I could. Sending your family much love, good health and continued success. 💙🌼💙
I discovered this channel today as well !
So lovely to hear the Cuckoo 😊
Hi, thank you for your content. You have a wonderful attitude as well as skills!
I think your life is dedicated to digging. What your doing however, is really very admirable. I lived in Europe for 13 years and miss many of the natural scenery and the people that I met along the way.
That dark leaf soil on the stair is unique to the area, most of Italy being semi-arid keeps an extremely thin top soil. If you can build a stone box for composting leaves and scraps, and hide it in the shade off the side of a high moisture content wall, you'll have an abundant supply of rich topsoil for far better crop returns than your neighbors. The water seeps on the stone stair are working as AC in tandem with that tree, making great black soil.... The horse trough at the old path is lovely. Really great property and a great view. I'd look for a German or Swiss engineer, if you can find one.
@din cake Certainly not in the Alps ....perhaps much further south in the "boot" of Italy it is more arid. Also I don't think Italy is bereft of good engineers.
@@kindlydude If you don't think Italy has good engineers, that is why they have been surviving for centuries without the need of one. That statement can be proven wrong. Every country has their own way of handling nature's wrath with or without the need of science, but work force.
@@kindlydude Having dug deeper, it seems that much of what I view as semi-arid in Italy, is a result of a higher rate of evaporation, not a lack of rain. But this combined with higher temps, will do much of the same thing to a top soil. Leaving it quite a bit thinner on black humus than just a few hundred kilometers north in Germany.
All I can think of watching this video is the German coo-coo clocks! What a beautiful property! I love the church Bells, passing goat herds & what a spectacular view!
Great video! Loved seeing all of the new Spring growth on your property, especially the wild flowers😊💗 So exciting to discover those beautiful stone steps - with a lot of very hard work from you!
Thank God for bringing rain so you could pinpoint your moisture problems. Great work! So much physical labor involved here!
Sounds like you have a coo coo clock outside with you reminding you that it’s getting late. 😂
По поводу отвода воды : необходимо проложить дренажные канавы по верхним терассам и отвести дождевую воду . Первая терраса выше от дома должна оснащаться дренажной канавой. Расстояние между домом и подпорной стеной желательно отсыпать мелками камнями - слой толщиной 10-30 сантиметров и покрыть бетонной стяжкой- это позволит отвести случайно попавшую на отмостку воду. А если какая то влаги просочится то она вытечет между слоями мелких камешков. Если непонятно мое объяснение то советую найти русского инженера строителя. Обязательно это должен быть инженер. Мы легко решаем подобные вопросы.
Great explanation and American scientist totally agrees. ❤
I'm sitting on my porch having a wonderful dinner, here in the State of New Hampshire U.S.A. watching you continue to work unbelievably hard and long days, recreating what many men built. You my young Man are an incredibly driven human. Th8s Home you are creating is going to be magnificent! Reading some comments about a few Men who are Civil Engineers suggesting what sounds like very good advise for your drainage and water issues. Reach out to this Community. Your followers are increasing and there are so many Utube excellent suggestions. Take care of your BACK!!!
Wow!!! What an AMAZING property you have!!! The work you are doing to reclaim it will be enjoyed for years to come!!! 🥰🌻🎶❤️
"Work your fingers to the bone, what do you get...boney fingers". Hoyt Axton.
I love your dedication to this project. You will come up with a solution to the water issue. Best to all!
Just a beautiful piece of property!❤️Love the views!
You are a very hard worker . What a great job you are doing exposing the hard work of Men from hundreds of years ago.
You all have such a grand and amazing journey to accomplish.
I am truly impressed with your energy and work level as a young couple with a family. What a beautiful setting🥰🥰
Love your vlogs, and what you are doing with that beautiful property! Pro-tip; try and touch something only once if possible, when you know it's going to end up somewhere else. Be it a rock during excavation, a branch or log while you're uncovering the stairs, etc. A little pre-planning in your mind will save the back and time in the long run. Keep up the great work, cant wait for the next episodes...
As you said, “ the property amazes me “…..you amaze me. You are an intelligent man with a vision who loves to work hard, you have been blessed with stamina, and a delightful disposition. Thank you for allowing us to accompany you on your incredible stone house rebuild. 🎉🎉
Great Work..Thanks for your endurance and seeing the rewards ahead
epitome of the much needed enthusiasm, courage and longevity. truly I have immense reference from this video in the face of moving
Just brainstorming for you guys, as I have renovated an old barn into a house:
The humidity problems : we had them as bad on a one wall (, even though not at mountain flank)
Reasons were
1. there was an old manure pit dug out just next to that wall (and that was currently underground, but creating a " underground pool of water" just next to the wall
2. Since it had been a barn, old tracks of animal urine on the walls (especially if walls are natural in the joints, like clay/hay) will create a reaction of salpeter, that will condense humidty more in those walls.
Interesting. Thanks for sharing.
You are by far the most hardworking man ever.
Would it be possible to dig diversion trenches/French drains or even swales on the upper terraces?
Every minute you put into this property would be worth waking up to that view. I could live there in a millisecond. I just think what you have up there is breathtaking. As I watch the video, I'm just mesmerized.
When I think of the work, the manual labor, that went into constructing the stairs and terraces; I am amazed and impressed. And now you are putting in the sweat. Surely one man did not do all that work by himself several hundred years ago. Just amazing. I love rocks.
Great progress. Hydraulic cement is used to seal crakes in foundations ,etc. Drill and inject from backside or inside.. You maybe able to capture some mountain seeps with drain tile on left corner of stone building? install a sump pump in wet corner and run it into exterior drain tile?
You can't reach "the backside"...there is rock!
Wow wow wow! Talk about hard labor! You are so talented with this remodel! Love watching this.
Theres no way that was designed to be a barn - it was built as an early house and later, much later , turned into a barn
Brady is an amazing worker! Be safe! God bless!
🗿👷♂🏰 Absolutely! The dedication and attention to detail you've shown in uncovering this hidden staircase is truly remarkable. It's fascinating to think about the legacy left behind by those who built it, and your efforts bring their work to life once again. The preservation and restoration work you're doing is admirable. Keep up the fantastic work and continue unraveling the secrets of the past! 🗿👷♂🏰
🌼 Beautiful property for your home! With God's blessings, may you have continued strength and peace in bringing you and your wife's dreams to fruition. 💗🙏
Aren't you afraid that the stones will collapse on you and you will be trapped or worse?
I loved hearing the cuckoo bird in the background as you were cleaning up the steps.
Another 25 minutes of this gentleman’s unceasing, backbreaking, toil remodeling this dwelling practically by himself.
Im enjoying your family adventures you have cuckoo birds in your woods. i grew up in the English countryside and have not heard cuckoo birds for over 60 years. Thank you.
New subscriber. I think you need a wood stove, as one professional suggested earlier. I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL. Nurse Judi in Scottsdale AZ and Eucharistic Minister. If RUclips just shows us stuff we might like, then they made the BEST suggestion with you. I love it. ❤️ ❤❤❤❤❤
Whomever edits, great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The view from your place takes my breath away every time!!!!!!!!!
Bradey, you are the very best and hard working human I have ever seen in my life, if you are happened to be in Melbourne, surely you guys are invited to our home. Greetings.
I'm from Ukraine. I watch your videos where you communicate with your family and it's wonderful. I miss my loved ones so much, I have been with them for the second year, because of the war. Their lives are in danger every day. I will at least stay with your family. I am grateful for the warmth of someone else's hearth. You are a wonderful husband and father and do a lot for your family. Hope all is well with you now.
Nice house, enjoy half of the roof, all the rain falls there at 16:17. Instead of digging and building a watertight wall. Extend the roof and dig behind the second wall a channel for the rain to drain there. Take measurements to see where the moisture is, and from the outside get to the place and seal with tar, preferably along the entire length of the wall. I hope I helped. Enjoy an amazing place :)
The first thought that came to me when you spoke of the water seeping into the house was...This Old House on PBS Boston. I know Kevin the current host, and his family. Nice people. Just in case you need advice, the show is old with lots of challenges along the way. Love you folks. It's calming to see people like you. Thank you Patricia
Try to watch Martjin Doolaard vlog doing the same digging of soil inside the stone house. You may get some tip for safety digging.
I love hearing the Cuckoo in the background. Lovely!
I’m sure that mason was smiling down from heaven as you unveiled yet another piece of his labor…. I’m enjoying your video’s tremendously!
You just keep finding more and more things out there. 😊 We use a dehumidifier in the kitchen, which is near the bathroom, where water is used, in the winter. Really helps keep things in balance, as stone houses have no insulation.
Thank you and your family, for sharing your hard work on restoring a very special property. I so appreciate your respect for the old property. Tess South Africa
Just found your channel and been binge watching as much as I can, I’m not going to lie but this channel actually helps my PTSD episodes. 🙏
What a wonderful way to document the restoration and remodel of your future home. You will look back in years to come and be amazed!🙏❤
Italy should be thankful that you bought that property because you really care.