LIVING in ITALY FIRST day of RENOVATIONS. DYI renovation. ITALIAN RENOVATION STORY
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- Опубликовано: 10 дек 2022
- Welcome back to the channel.
We hope you enjoyed our HOUSE TOUR last week. If you haven't watched yet here is the link:
• FULL TOUR of our House...
This week we walk into the house as home owners for the very first time. We start planning where things like the fridge, the bench, the oven, etc should go and we start giving our home a fresh coat of paint.
I will share an update of our situation in Italy and how this affects what and how we do things, like renovating our house and spending money.
As promised in our last video, I will show you why we don't recommend hiring a Hertz van at IKEA. Spoiler alert, we almost wasted a 2 hour trip to IKEA.
As always, I hope our experience entertains you, and most importantly helps you on your own journey.
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If you would like to know how to purchase a house in Italy step by step watch this video:
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If you would like to see how we found our home in Molise, Italy, watch this video:
• ITALIAN HOMES FOR SALE...
If you would like to know what we are up to for Christmas, watch this video:
• LIVING in ITALY Christ...
I watched with some great admiration as the first video (found by accident as I dreamed of adventuring beyond America) and the determination exhibited by man and wife in their own escape/adventure. It wasn't until several videos later that I remembered Italy ranks high for environmental damage by earthquake.
The brown marks on the chimney stack are most likely water marks from ingress of water from around chimney on the roof. I'm sure this is easily resolved by a person who knows or has skils in sealing or making watertight. Don't attempt to fix yourself or by someone who does not have skills. When you have fixed clean back the internal plaster by removing all stained plaster work. Only do this when you are happy the leak is fixed and secure. Once fixed if you find the water stain is still coming through use a little satin oil paint on the area. That wl stop stain from coming through any fresh paint....
Hi GaelicD. Thank you so much for taking the time to write this advice 🤗👍
I really like everything you’re doing. I’ve been looking at properties similar to yours in similar areas that you guys are at or have mentioned so for me this is like the best thing on RUclips. You guys have the cutest place in the greatest location and I sense you got like the dream deal. That view from your terrace and that perfect little place so close to the beach in a beautiful little town. I’m so happy you guys were so persistent about looking at it. Nice work with everything
Oh KavanaKavana, your comment makes me so very happy.
We love our house and the town we live in. Being not far from the beach gives us the best of both worlds ☀️♥️
Love your vids. Gelato makes everything better. Cheers from St. Maarten in the Caribbean💜💜💜
OMG St Marten. It must be gorgeous there!
Thank you for watching.
Yes, gelato makes everything better 🤗
super
Thanks Katerina
We didn't see your tiles!?🤨❤❤😘did you get another cat or was that Luca with Olive?🤔💖
It was Luca 😃
The tiles were just shiny white. Aden started painting before I got there to record LOL
luv that u guys are working on your new home Bravo!.....buono fortuno!😀🤞🙏❤
Grazie Robert 🤗
Wow thank for sharing, sure looks like alot. When you said la barba, for a minute there, recognize spanish and from a previous video a comparison with colombian farm house, visited there too. Yes, if this is meant for you then the hard work would bring much joy. For however long the citizenship connection comes inrto play tye sytem would see the hard work you've done. It seems to me that Italian system is keen in verufying if people can proof they can afford to live there, omg much different than the US but we actually reachee an excess. It is good to know that properties are less there however the financing at 50/60 LTV isn't easy unless people have a load of cash to drop. It is a nice place to retire though as retirement age in the US can be a long way according to year one was born. As of now it remains a mystery, good luck with everything. Its great you have these videoa and good connections, congrats🎉
Thank you for showing a life of living in italy..but i wonder why dogs are tied up so sad...but i will never stop watching your videos thank you❤
Hi, yes we think it's sad too.
For us they're members of our family so it pains us to see them like that.
You young beautiful people! Have fun doing what you dream of!
I don't trust car rental companies and don't use them. I always find a company that delivers. :) Glad you got the furniture. :)
Thanks Eric 😄
Love watching your videos. Thanks for posting...your enthusiasm is so infectious!! Congratulations 🎊 on all you've achieved!
Oh, Thank you so much Caroline 😃
Beautiful ..
Thanks a lot 😊
Maybe the lamp swings because of small earthshakes?
Hi Hanrik. It was moving because I had just finished cleaning it 😉
Your guardian angels worked overtime when you were stuck with all that furniture in IKEA. Thankfully your money was eventually returned. I enjoy watching your process of cleaning up and restoring your new home and I was wondering if the light fixture that you said was held up by cobwebs, 😂 is Murano glass? It is very pretty. Do you have to pay a toll every time you drive from one house to another? I’ve driven all over the western United States and except for a few places in Los Angeles, I have never run in to a toll booth. I know they have them in the eastern U.S. only because I see them in movies. It’s definitely something I would have to get used to.
Hi VLPs, about the lamp I'm not sure. I don't think I know Murano glass enough to be able to tell. It does look vintage though :)
Yes, we do have to pay tolls every time we go from one house to another. There are tolls all over on the freeway. They're located at the exits. Some times there may be a way to avoid tolls and go via the back roads but it can be longer, the roads may not be great, or the GPS can lose signal.
That's one of the reasons we love Molise. The only tolls you have is if you are traveling North to Abruzzo or South to Puglia, but in between cities and towns there are no tolls.
sure looks like mold up there in the attic....have u inspected the roof closely?🤔
Hi Robert. The plumber came and said it is a smoke mark as the chimney chamber passes through there. Apparently they're too common.
Luckily the roof is in perfect condition as that is one of the biggest expenses 😃
Hertz in the USA has some serious issues. They have reported rental vehicles as stolen after they have been legally returned and customers have proof of return. This has resulted in legal expenses as Hertz has filed theft charges of their cars. There it’s a general boycott of Hertz in the USA still since they have not resolved issues within their system and people are still being charged with felony theft of the cars they rent even after they have been returned. Thank you for mentioning this issue, if you have a web site please post so others can see what goes on there.
Thanks for that information. It sounds scary!
We had no idea
Hertz is a crap company here in America as well.
It was shocking! Imagine if that would have been the only money we had 🤔
Hertz is the worst. I've had very bad experiences with them.
In Australia we used to use Avis but here they don't seem to be too popular