Restoring Stone House Off Grid - We Got The Keys!
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Remember to have a slight slope going down away from the house so that rain doesn’t collect going into the house. ❤️
Thanks for sharing Sherry ❤️
Yup good tip and because it's a older building maybe it's smart to also make sure the rest of the building gets a bit of a slope away from the house. We had the same problem in our house, moisture in the lower part of the outside wall ( and mold). We made a "water drain"away from the house and the moist problems were finally solved. 👍👊😉
I agree, even on the wood storage. Get all the rain water you can.
Exactly what I was going to comment. Looks like currently the land slopes to the barn.
Hi guys, I'm afraid that the beautiful path you made next to the barn will be filled with rainwater from the roof. It seems to me that a channel should be prepared to keep the water away from the entrance and the pits where you put the rocks and white gravel.
Nice video. Things move faster when you aren't stuck on a long hard job for weeks. I really love the stones and small patio. Looking forward to see what you are planning for the roof. I got some amazing news today. I am cancer free now. I am so happy! I want to share that happiness with you two. I hope my luck passes on to you guys.
Thanks as always and we agree as you know its nice to mix it up. We can't wait to show and see how it unfolds. That is amazing we are so happy for you sending you lots of love that is so good. You are amazing ❤
Woo hoo, some good steady progress, great work guys looking good, i like Dan's little wood shed 🤘👍
Hey Jay hope you well and thanks ❤️
@@theoriginhomestead All is well, thanks, and ditto 🤘👍
Everything is looking so good,when you add the flowers and the door is done it will look amazing, yous are such a lovely couple so glad yous are enjoying all the jobs,it's going to be worth it all in the end,you both will be living your best life and your creating memories along the way,😊❤
Hey Tricia so nice to hear from you and thanks for that. Yes flowers are needed for sure. Glad you enjoy and we agree well said ❤
Excellent! Just in time for me to have a chill for half hour.. 😉👌🏴🇬🇧
Love that ❤️
Praying for blessings on you as you go forward. Keep smiling, big fan from 🇨🇦
Thank you so much Sandra same to you big blessings your way ❤️❤️
Keep going guys hope you get the news we are all praying for soon. I’m excited for you. Take care and love too you both
Thanks Allen ❤
Hello darlings. Well done again. The reason why it didn't look in the middle is because the stoop is not centered on the doorway. Haven't finished watching yet, but you'll probably discover that. Living vicariously through you in a cold Canadian winter :)
Thanks for sharing and we realised that eventually ❤❤
Great video 🇬🇧😊
Thank you Valerie Glad you enjoyed it xx
You got the wrong lock . It’s upside down that’s why you have to turn it the other way around to lock it 😂😂. Well I guess it will confuse a potential burglar hehe
Thats was our plan 😂❤️
Hello you lovely two. That's really nice to have keys to your little homestead, the path looks lovely and will indeed look great with flowerbeds! Nice little storage build as well with reclaimed wood and pallets. Have a great week!!! Cheers Bert 🙏🏻❤
Hey Bert so nice to hear from you and we agree small little win :) Thanks again and you too sending you lots of love ❤
So glad to see you sticking w it. Dreams have a way of coming true in the end. God bless friends
Hey Anthony we are just taking it all one day at a time ❤❤ god bless you too
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Wow, loads of progress and plans this episode. Very impressed guys 👏🏻
Thanks Robert so nice of you to say ❤️
U guys are nice 🙂. Wouldn’t mind having u guys as neighbors.
That is so lovely of you ❤️
It will all come together and you will have a lovely home ❤
Thanks for the love Faith ❤️
A very good idea changing jobs so you do not get bored or bogged down for hours on one job. Just remember to slant the roofs so the water can run off. I am so happy to see you both much happier Laura and Dan. Have a lovely week.
Yea we completely agree and thanks for been so lovely always nice to hear from you ❤️
Really enjoy your content. You're both very funny, great job
Thanks Hazel ❤️
The IBC tote needs a cover to keep out the sunlight, sunlight = mould growth.
You must be pretty sure about getting visas ?
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We agree its just not fully setup yet or finished :) We are still sorting a lot out behind the scenes thanks for thinking of us ❤
The stepping stones are nice and it would look lovely when it's surrounded by a flower garden.
Well said Debora and we agree ❤️
Guys, can I give you a tip. Don't forget to remind us to like and subscribe to your channel at the end of the video. When you're saying this, it's a reminder for us to do this. As it is, you end the video really quickly. One of the best RUclipsrs I've seen doing this is Matt Armstrong. Do a quick search for him and then fast forward to the end and see how he does it. You'll get a lot more likes as I think you're missing out on loads of them. By the time I remember, an advert appears and I can't be bothered to watch it to go back and like the video x
Nice to hear from and Thanks for sharing and trying to help. We will think about it. We just dont want to tell people what to do xx
I saw the keys and thought that meant you got the residence stuff sorted out. Hopefully that will come soon. Love all the progress! Exciting stuff!
Fingers crossed but small little win with the keys ❤️
Some great things done and some great things happening soon. Wishing you both all the best 🎉🎉
Thanks so much Donald! 😊
Looks great love the stepping stones Laura looks nice just needs some nice plants along the front once your barn is finished
I agree Patrica will be the little touch thats needed ❤
The log store does it really need a shelf, as you can stack the logs on top of each other.
The roof, can't you leave it and clad (like you do with lift conversions)it so it's insulated and then use lightweight tiles on top.
How's your residency going?
Its too separate different types of kindling you don't just have one type of log when making a fire. We could do and that was the plan but for cheaper we can take of fand redoo with something better all will make sense :) ❤
does it not look like the middle of the patio is the middle, because you did the middle of the stone on the bottom, not the middle of the doorway, and its sticks out at the ends at different lengths? 🤔😂 I did wonder if you'd change the barn roof, it doesn't look made to last. The pathway is an inspired idea, hard work with grreat results. looking forward to the secret shist project, sounds like you have a lot of plans 👍
It was more of a joke what we filmed but we found the middle point eventually :) Yes changing the roof to something a bit better and thanks for nice comment of support ❤️
Gosh those some Big Stones 😮
They surely are Mary ❤
Well done you two modern day pilgrims 👏👏. Those steps and entrance area just seem to say. “Welcome All” I do so enjoy your humor as you move from one project to another. Clever idea about having a specific area for the wood Dan .. so excited about all that is still to come … DurbanSA 🇿🇦
Glad you enjoyed it Alice and thanks for the amazing support hope all well out in SA :) ❤❤
Que lindo ela já está falando algumas palavras em português parabéns a vocês
Obrigado pelo amor
Hi Laura and Dan my sweet friends! I love the changes in you both. The confidence and surety in all you do and how beautiful your projects turn out is a huge blessing. Praise The Lord! Woot! The walkway and soon to be little patio look so lovely. To repurpose the stone was a great idea and keeps the land whole. Dan's log holder is so great. The area keeps getting homier and homier with every passing day. The whole lock and unlock moment had me giggling. I am happy you figured it out. Oooo what a teaser on the barn roof and repurposing it. I cannot wait to see it! I am happy you change up the work you do and not get bogged down in pointing. That is a very wise choice! I know one day, as you sit inside your home, you will reminisce about all those days and moments. The stories you will tell will be captivating. You are hard workers, blessed teachers, and givers of hope and healing. God bless you both! So much love and love in Christ! ~John
Jeremiah 29:11 NKJV
"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope."
Psalm 32:8 NKJV
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye."
1 Corinthians 2:9 NKJV
But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
Hey John so lovely to hear from you and we agree always nice to just use what have lying about at no extra cost and also looks more rustic and glad we could bring the laughs ha Sending you lots of love and prays too ❤❤
@@theoriginhomestead You two are such a blessing!
Hi 👋, looking 👀 good, it is a pity that you are a few hours away, I have some locks , new ones and old ones, you are now stepping in the right direction 😂, To the Door 🚪, it might be a good idea to hide 🙈 the spare key somewhere, just in case,
Stay safe, keep up the great work, from the moulin,
Hey Phil hope you well aw that would of been good thanks anyway so nice of you too say means a lot :) Yea defo incase we loose ha ❤
Looking good ...nice to see Dan building the new Snake house { log storage}🐍😂😂just need to source some meerkats to keep the snakes at bay 😉..keep you spare key under the doormat nobody will know 🤔
Hey Les hope you well and yea defo a new home for the snakes ha yes under a rock ❤
@@theoriginhomestead all good here ...hope your both fit and well ..don't forget to take time out and chill ..don't burn yourselves out ♥️
No snakes 🐍 in Portugal 🇵🇹
Theres so many :)@@maryjemisonMaryjay1936
Another great video, will save all my cardboard for you💛
Hey Helen and we cannot wait to show you when we do ❤
Congratulations 🗝️ to your 🏡 everything is coming together so proud of you both i think of you has my adopted children lol love from 🏴🤗🫶🙏🏴
Love that Deb you are always so lovely ❤❤
Looking good! Can't wait for the surprise.
We cannot wait to share xx
Don’t worry Laura. He will let you out when he gets hungry lol
Ha love it David ❤
Laura I love your accent. Ye both are doing a great job
Thank you! 😃
Great to see you maintaining the lighter mood while you tackle your various projects. Dan, you could have carried Laura over the thresh now that you have a lockable door - I feel a symbolic gesture of some sort is appropriate 😊
Thanks for that and yes ha love that so nice to hear from you ❤
Hi guys. Laura, Liked the measure it once, then measure it twice, so professional. Dan, pallets are good for making compost bays as well and work benches. Finally started mine. Good video. You two are full of surprises. If you get bored, you start making big mistakes which means double the work. Looking forward to next week’s instalment of The Homestead. Starring Laura and Dan. ❤🫶
Hey Keith thanks for sharing and yes we have made many things on land like compost bays and stuff. There so good ❤❤ Thanks for the lovely support ❤
My pleasure. If i have an idea, i should share it, it might help one of your subscribers and yourselves. Keep smiling. Toon Army 🫶
Unbelievable nice keep it up you two are lovely people ❤
That is so lovely to say Ray ❤️❤️
Good to see you both bouncing back DONT GIVE UP.
16 years ago I bought a house an land in Spain. For 2 years little happened (unregistered) Then I got a con man project manager. Then I ground to a halt.
At one point I felt so sick I couldnt even come and look at it.
HOWEVER 3 years ago we moved here permanantly and started really taking a shell to a home and controlling the land!
Keep at it both its worth it I promise.
Hey Duncan that is so nice of you to say. Aw sorry to hear that and glad you found the dream. We have sometimes had days like that but just taking one day at a time ❤
All looks awesome! It is exciting
That is so lovely of you to say xx
Always enjoy your videos, waiting for the next one !!!!🇬🇷 🇬🇷
Love that always nice to have your support hope all well in Greece ❤
Love off-grid journey build process fallow whole journey glad find your Channel
Thanks Stephen
Place a spare key to your home in a waterproof container and hide it outside; JUST IN CASE!!!
Thanks for the Tip John xx
Quite an enjoyable video this week, you guys look happy. Nice projects. We like the large rocks, gardening amongst the large rocks and stepping stones.
Thank you for sharing
Your friend in Missouri
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Thanks for the lovely support and we completey agree cannot wait to share more ❤️
You may consider raising the door and have your entry on same level (properly) and pour your entry properly as well.. I know it's more work, but that entry this way with potential water leaks inside at rain, etc.. unsure..
Thanks for sharing but it wont leak the step is raised to high. It was lower before we raised and water has not got in the building since it was built ❤
I can't help but wonder if you feel, more confident about the tough, physical jobs. From this side of the camera. I see you as having grown in your dream. I'm sure difficult projects lie ahead. I'm certain you are up to the challenge. Great work! Keep going
Such a powerful comment and we agree thanks for caring and taking time to watch ❤️❤️
It's all looking very good!
Hey Judy thanks for the amazing support ❤
Howdy Laura and Dan. Wow, you guys are really moving along. Great job. The stones and entryway looks nice. I can hardly wait to see what other surprises you have. Whatever they are, I’m sure it will be amazing. It’s really great seeing you two again. Stay safe and blessings to you both.
Hey Arnold thanks for that and always great to hear from you. We cannot wait to share ❤❤
Love watching you guys 💖. You're so funny 😂
Great work!! 👏
That really means a lot ❤️
You guys are doing great, all the best from dreary old britain,,, can we swap weather lol Proper Champion video as always, keep it up you guys
Love that and yes if only could swap ha hope you well xx
A casa tem e terá pouca ventilação. Pesquisem sobre o gás Radão, é radioactivo. É um gás que o granito liberta. Cuidado.
👏👏👏 Novo telhado😉🤗
Obrigado por compartilhar sua preocupação e obrigado por assistir xx
Instead of flowers, perhaps you could plant some useful plants like rosemary & lavender etc. Things that are pretty but edible but are still pretty.
Thats a good idea thanks for sharing ❤️
Thanks for the nice video.🍀
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At first glance I thought y’all had mentioned me!😳😉😂🤣😂🤣
Ha love it David good one ❤
Hello from Australia,
Love watching your videos each week. Can understand every project you do as my wife and I lived in a shed with out 2 young children for 4 yrs while we built out house. Keep up the good work.
Hey Jeff and glad you get it nice to have you watching our videos ❤️❤️
Am I able to post a photo on " comments".
It's coming along nicely , good job both 👍
Thanks Darren you always so nice ❤ 👍
With that lock I'd find a good hiding place in another place like your camper or outhouse in future, just in case you get locked out. 👍
Defo already done ha ❤️
Great that you are mixing up the jobs, even though they are mostly going well its easy to get complacent and make a mistake and then frustrated if it does go wrong. Saying that, so much is happening and its getting better every day.❤
Glad you get it Ray and we agree just chipping away everyday ❤️
People should ask themselves...How did the barn roof last all these years without youtube engineers? Great success, if you have a third key keep it in truck or van or under a rock or some place as a back up lol.
We agree ha well said and that goes for most other stuff too. Glad you get it :)
Love the progress Guys ❤ You're keeping us in suspense with all the secrets 😉 Keep going... Stay strong! ✨️💛🌿🕊
Hey Nanore got to always keep a little back ha sending you lots of love too ❤
Love the patio entrance with the stones. Keep up the spirit. 😊
So lovely of you to say Elizabeth ❤️
I did a stone walkway like yours and planted a blue creeping thyme around each stone and the space between each stone.
Hey Jeff thanks for sharing bet that was lovely ❤️
Hope you are getting things done inside while your water tank is filling, and you got all your seeds sown. More even heaver rain tomorrow they say, so will wait and see. Have fun in the wet. If you had some other means of contact I could give you more help when needed as done all this before.
Hey Robert we have not set up fully yet still need some extra stuff and the rain doesn't stop us :) ❤
Hi Laura and Dan jobs moving on just a quick question are you putting gutters on the barn when you re roof it to divert the water from the front and back of the barn waiting for the next video now stay safe friends❤
Hey Michael we will eventually yes and thanks for sharing you too stay safe ❤
Ok being an ideas person! 😅 I had a great thought. How about building a verandah/patio across the front of your home as a second living area in summer. You could grow hops or grapes for shading in the summer months over a pergola have a lovely outdoor furniture set and a baby Q barbecue for cooking a roast or pizza in. 😊
So lovely to hear from you and That sounds like an amazing idea. We will most certainty do something like that in the future but for now just want something little so not stepping on the dirt all the time and dragging muck in :) xxxx
The hops takes a few years to make a good cover but looks spectacular and loves the heat. I’ve done it on our west side on the carport as it it searingly hot generally at this time of year. Alas not much of a summer this year. I’ve never seen green in Central Victoria in February in Australia.
PPS a thyme ground cover around your stones would be a lovely quick scented option.
Raised garden beds & herb garden near your outdoor kitchen 😊
Dan we love the pointing makes my old sorry ass get out me chair lol thank you for the insperation, nice one Laura with the keys 👍
Love that :)
Laura , did you ever master jam making. , as l think it was you that tried last year. , ? For a kg of fruit , it takes a kg of white sugar , cut the fruit into small bits cover with water add three tablespoons of citric acid , and leave over night to soak and draw all the pectin out of the fruit .in the morning, boil the fruit till soft. , remove from the heat and stir in the sugar till dissolved .Return to the stove , bring to boil stir , after a while test a spoonful on a cold plate to see if it is at setting point. , then prepare the jars , and stir. , figs are so great at setting well. , enjoy. , once you start , you won’t stop making jam. , 😊
Hey Marie lovely to hear from you :) Wouldn't say mastered but we still have some now and tastes amazing so must of done something right. Thanks for sharing sounds amazing and yes defo feel you the ones i made are so good especially to put in cakes ❤
The pathway to the door looks good as does the pointing which I know is probably a tedious job but it looks great. Good idea for the firewood
Thanks Virgina we are getting there ❤️
This week’s update is just what’s required, the many jobs that are required to maintain and upgrade the homestead at its best. Your skills and confidence in front of the camera have increased 10 fold. If affordable some solar panels on the barn/home roof would be very worth while! However, I would suggest a set of directional panels that you can move throughout the day and tracks the sun for max benefit. ‘Keep the faith” and continue to look after each other.
Thanks for that so nice of you too say and yes solar panels are a must. We agree we are going to make a moveable system once we are at that point. We have learned that the roof of the barn is not the best for this and something on the ground much better we can move xxx sending you lots of love
Great job again mixing the jobs up stops the monotomy of the same job
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Clever use of the pallets though before Laura said what Dan was building I thought it was going to be a large outside seating x❤
Glad you like ❤️ Thanks for watching
Have you decided what color you have chosen to paint the door, green perhaps?
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Why dues the self need in the loader? Is it not practical to take it out from below in the rain.
Hey Oliver nice to hear from you. Not sure what you wrote doesn't make sense (Why dues the self need in the loader) Thanks for watching xx
Have you got permission to extend the barn or even add a building to the plot?
We Want to extend barn is big enough for us ❤️
Dan that shelf not strong enough u should have put the under struts of shelf not flat but side on and inthe middle put 2 legs down 2 give max support a lot of weight in logs just a suggestion good luck
Hey Michael i will defo find out :) Got all the logs on there now and it holding absolutely fine but Will just stregthen if any sign of coming down its no bigy :)
Lol Dan i thought you was gonna play crochet with that mallet then for a sec then 😆 and yes good old Stanley always reliable 👍
ha love it
wrong measurement. you had to measure between the 2 walls. that piece on the ground did not look the same length on both ends
We agree Vincent :) Thanks for sharing ❤
I would have made the patio right across the front of your home to have some where to put a table and chairs to sit in the summer . But keep up the work 👍
Nice to hear from you and Thanks for sharing the idea, but at the moment its not needed as we have a big patio and outdoor kitchen we filmed a few months back on the channel. We just wanted to do a small area at front of barn for now as a quick job so we dont step straight onto the mud. Thanks for reaching out and trying to help xx
Hello there, will you be adding in a couple of sky lights in the nw roof to allow for more light in the barn?
We will later down the line ❤
you are very luck to have each other. Btw, you are right Dan it was a betrayal
Thanks for that so lovely of you too say ❤
Hey what deh gwan mi seh mi love fi si di two a unuh deh duh unuh ting (what is going on, I love to see the two of you doing your things) 😊💕🇯🇲💯
That was a tough twister Leighton i bet that sounds like the slang we use where we are from ❤️❤️
Great strategy to move from small jobs in between the big ones. 👍🏼
Glad you get it Jacqueline ❤️
You should have some gaps in the shelf of your wood storage shed to help with air passing around and drainage 👍
Thanks for the tip ❤
Congratulations guys on finally getting the keys to your house!
Thanks Tony ❤
That's a fine firewood box Dan. Very skilled execution. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
no soy un entendido en el tema,pero creo que deberíais rebajar el nivel de la tierra alreddedor de la casa para que la casa esté más alta y el agua no se acumule en la base de las paredes.tambien creo que es importante hacer un canalón alrededor de las paredes y impermeabilizar la base de las mismas para no tener problemas de humedad en el futuro
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It looks off center because it appears there is more stone hanging over the right side of the door then on the left.
Defo we agree ha we have sorted it now anyway. Nice to hear from you ❤
Still very wooden with the presentation....
Thanks for that ❤
Drill a tiny hole in the door and tie a piece of string to the inside latch because you will get locked out
Thanks for sharing a better idea is to keep a spare keys in other places ❤️
Are you guys going to utilize a water catchment system to collect water off the roof? You could do one for each roof you have .
Hey there and yes already have a few collections points on the land but will eventually have every-roof collecting water ❤
@theoriginhomestead sweet ,thanks for responding ! Hope you two have an awesome day !!!
Wow, you definitely are getting on with jobs, both of you, ❤❤ love the stepping stones, & you made me laugh when you kept saying " patio" when I knew you ment step 😊 wood shed is a great idea 😊 is the water tank at the end of some guttering? So rain goes in it? Take care both of you lovely people, sending love & hugsss ❤❤❤❤
Hey Jayne thanks for the lovely comment and yes more like a step ha. The water collection is not finished yet needs finished just but in place ready for later job ❤
@@theoriginhomestead looking forward to your next video ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Looking good guys TFS best wishes Phil 🙏❤
Thanks as always Phil ❤️
Wow, you are really accelerating the work. 😅
We are getting stuck in now :) ❤️
Great work , best to keep it varied so yas dont get bored 💕xx
You always so lovely Ruth ❤️
Can't even have your own thing with the surrounding farmers on your land ... someone always has to butt in. Oh well.
What do you mean ❤
Nice to finally get keys to your own palace (when it’s finished) you’ll soon be putting your bed in that there home your making for yourselves.
Just a thought have you checked the fireplace works OK and the chimney if not you should lite a fire and put some damp leaves on it you’ll be able to check that the cmoke is exiting your chimney correctly and if there’s any leaks back into the barn and it would be great to check it before removing the tin roof as you may need to work up on the roof. Was nice to see you ticking a few smaller jobs off the list while still doing the pointing. You’ll soon have a bed in that there barn and you’ll be able to lock the door when you go places magic it’s all coming together. Till next week. Xx
Hey Martin always nice to hear from you and it really is just a little touch but adds up as you know. That is a good idea :) we will have to do that. We agree enjoyed reading this ❤
@@theoriginhomestead many thanks for your reply and its good to know that you actually read all these comment etc.and to know that you’re prepared to adjust your schedule to accommodate something that you may not have thought about before. We are here to watch you both and we hope you succeed in your journey and if we can help you out with something then we feel that we are all in this together and your success is our success and should the worst happen it will happen to us all.
P.S. .no pressure on you at all 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😅🤣😅🤣😂No joking aside we don’t have failure in the plans so we only have your best interest in our hearts and minds and we are sure you only want the best for yourselves and plan to succeed. So onwards and upwards. Much love and hugs from me
how big's the land and how much ;)
Hey Chris it 1.7 acres we paid 12.5 k a few years back ❤