well done..im 5 years in to renovating my cottage.. no mains electric for 2 years lived with candels and a camping stove with no fridge for 2 years.. now have mains and a brilliant cottage just finishing an extendion keep going its worth all the blood sweat and tears. cheers ian and charlie the cat
You have such a nice warm tone to your voice, and i love listening to your narration. Thank you for sharing your renovation journey with us. Best of luck.💐💪
How has life been like recently with the storms? I lived in an old un insulated caravan when I first moved to West Wales in 2003 (still better than the marriage I left 😀). It was fine with the heating on, but soon became arctic. Me and my 4 dogs and 2 cats basically lived in one room. Not being to have a phone conversation when it rained, as the noise on the roof was so loud 🤣. Fantastic floor in the small barn (or shed as we call them in Pembrokeshire). We have the same in a few old sheds on our yard. BTW. the tall plant in the doorway (yellow flowers) is ragwort. Highly harmful to livestock if they eat it, and not good for us humans to handle. Put on gloves, pull or dig it up (there are ‘rag forks’ for this) and dispose of safely. We spent a lot of time clearing our farm of it.
A little tip if I may. Don’t forget to put plenty of insulation around the water pipe as it comes out of the ground into your mobile home before the cold weather comes. There’s nothing worse than having no water first thing in the morning after a cold night. I speak from experience.
If you follow "the Irish homestead". They are doing something similar and live in caravan. They insulated and clad outside of caravan because it will get cold. They added log burner and fitted diesel heater too
sods Law you buy rusty corrugated sheets and there loads in the shed. Every little step you do adds to getting the main jobs done. Thank you for the update. Take care
Look at it this way no need for going to the gym , no problem with sleeping and you will have a beautiful home at the end of it. Doing a great job keep it up.
Just caught up and subbed. when i pulled out the old carpets from my house i used them as a weed barrier and put the stone on top of that. 34 years later its still good. I agree with everyone about the wood burner. It will help dry the house out. wouldn't be without mine.
In the big picture getting everything in order to make life easier for now was the right thing to do. Once winter comes you'll be thankful for doing it already.👍
As someone else who has moved from the South East England over to Wales and also bought a fairly derelict farm I love seeing what others are doing. I'm a few years in front in terms of actually being in the house but it'll amaze you how many times random bits of land management crop up that stop you from getting on with what it is that you need to be working on. It's a game of balancing the sacrifices, but it's well worth it. One foot in front of the other and you get there in the end
What you're building is what we call a "mud room". The name says it all. A room where outside clothes, boots, rain gear, jackets get left because they're muddy. Got a spare door from in the house you can attach to your new mud room to keep the weather out?
The amount of years that I have moved so many barrows of stone and rubble is countless, from my early twenties to my mid fifties I have done just that. We had twenty ton of gravel to put down in our driveway way back in the 90's which was okay, but the problem was that we had about ten ton of soil and clay to shift first and that was just on one weekend with just spades and shovels and a tractor and trailer. I am glad that you are now pulling your place into shape before the weather turns too bad and winter sets in. Love watching your videos x
Best things to have is the right tools and equipment. Trouble is of course is the cost. Bugger. Have you noticed when you watch a few renovation projects from the states they clear weeds and stuff with a bush hog, collect it together with a front end loader, level the area with a excavator and put the rubbish in a skip bigger than your caravan. Doesn't seem fare does it. Keep battling on, see you next week. Regards Jim.
Right! That's it! I'm hooked! Just watched all your videos. Can't wait to see your progress over time and follow your journey. The house is gorgeous, so many original features, and the land, Wow! Even the wallpaper is worth recording, get yourself a scrapbook and keep a piece of every paper as you take it down, as part of the historical record of the property. I do hope you keep the full kitchen range assuming it can be renovated, it is beautiful and would be the heart of the house. Love the idea of relaying the floor tiles. It was good to hear you both towards the end of the last video, I understand why you might use voiceover most of the time so far but hearing you chat and maybe in time chat to camera would be great! I'm so envious of your journey, if it wasn't for age, health, lack of funds and family commitments I would love to be doing a similar project! Wishing you both much success!
Yeah we are trying for sure to keep as many ‘memories’ of the process but I guess the videos will help with all that too! Haha we will have a think about maybe doing more on camera but neither of us are particularly keen on the idea 🤣
Yes, I would be interested in costs to date. It will be helpful to others considering this path of life - better for them to have a realistic look at the details. Please keep your hands in good shape by using gloves all the time - handling corrugated material and even wood can cut - I want you both as safe as possible all the time, sorry but I'm a safety hound! Haha. The entrance to the caravan looks great, as does the little wood shed. Old barn floor is very cool and I loved seeing your gang of gals welcoming you at the fence - adorable! They're checking out the new neighbours. Well done to you both.
Regarding the stump, if you don't mind smelling of smoke easiest way to deal with it is put a barrel or incinerator bin over the top and then once you have enough waste wood get a fire going and keep it going as long as you can. Just don't do it if your ground is peat because the fire will burn via the roots underground potentially.
You are both working very well and preparing yourself for the winter. Gav you are a star that lean to is brilliant and serves the purpose as you say, although wood store has to be Nicoles idea?. No design award as you say but very practical.
Lots of 'helpful comments' here, but I'll confine myself to one. Old Welsh farmhouses (and those elsewhere) need to 'breathe.' During the winter, find out about lime mortar and plaster, if you haven't already, that is! If the farmhouse is run-down, hopefully no one will have 'fixed it' with modern mixes.
Ahhh yes! That’s our plan for sure but unfortunately as you say we have a few walls that have had concrete render on them which we need to strip back which are taking quite some time!
@@citytosmallholding It's not a great job, is it? I bought a lighter SDS hammer drill just for that job. By the time I'd finished, it was worn out and still under guarantee, so Hitachi sent me a new one! It didn't owe me anything, really. This was on a large bungalow (1974) that came with our land. We'd never have bought the bungalow on its own! 😂
Time spent getting your renovation working and living space in good order is never wasted! Ooh, but that wheelbarrowing gave us both flashbacks - jealous of your level ground, though, we had to get up a 20 degree slope with each load... 😅
💕Cows see cow sheds & grassy fields so I think watching you both from time to time is like changing the channel on a tv 😂💕They’ll be mooing to each other saying I wonder what’s going to happen next 😊💕
Watching you both working so hard to build your dream place is an inspiring motivation for me..❤💯🎯. I love gardening.. farming.. painting and decorating.. l9ve animals.. rivers and lakes.. fishes.. chickens.. goats.. sheeps.. just a matter of time and you will see the tree barring fruits..🤝👍❤
I remember seeing this for sale whilst waiting for our purchase to go through. The orange rendered section is a bit distinctive! We are a quite a bit further inland than you, and a bit further ahead. Good luck with it. Will be great when its done.
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but to level the stone for car park you could have used a length of timber laid on end. One of you at each end, do a seesaw action while pulling towards you. This levels and clears at same time. If got limited tools etc. You could lay a plank, flat on top of stone and using a sledge hammer tap (hit) the plank to lightly compact the stone. Or drive the van back and forth over it. great to see you cracking on.
Well folks you have been grafting and " job done" as the " Bob a job " cubs and scouts used to say ! Can I suggest that if you get any more " big deliveries , " charm the driver to maybe split dump the load and maybe trail dump it in the area you need it to be ,saves putting extra miles on the wheelbarrow ! ( ALWAYS a good thing !) 🙂
I think its sensible and important to sort out your living space, as it can be a long road on a renovation. You need a space to feel comfortable and wind down, and do the simple things.
Thanks again for posting. Back breaking work as those of us who have been through it know. Great looking at the old barn and that floor. I’m sure Gav will secure that roof asap. A cool find as well in there although I’m probably not the only person who chuckled at the thought of Gav going to the barn to see……… oh, never mind! Looking forward to the next episode. 😊😊
Well done so far a lot of work but enjoy what you are doing the end result will be good I watch two other channels like yours one in West Wales called camping out west two is ladyfield farm he has wooden glade his caravan whilst renovating a barn into a home good luck 😊😊
Well done with the stone, tough work. Re the porch, it;s normal practise to puit the roof on first, then cut the wall sheets on the ground. Much safer and easier than cutting them off at height and in position. The shed timbers looked sound and this could be made into a store for materials, plant and equipment, unlerss you have another suitable building. Drill holes in the stump and pour in neat Roundup, if you can get any. If not, diesel and a match.
I think the stump was long dead! Round-up's too expensive to use neat, but astrong solution painted into chain saw cross cuts guarantees no grow-back on live stumps.
Hiya Gav & Nic, Im loving your videos and still here cheering you both on through the ups & downs. Great job on the porch area now youve got aplace for your muddy boots. All the very best. Kindest regards 🚜🧺🐖👨🌾👩🌾
Well done guys. I moved from Leicestershire to rural mid Wales so I suggest as ' incomers ' get yourselves down the local and meet the locals. Find out who the ' go to ' guy is. 😁. Oh, & spread the word you now support the welsh rugby team. 😅
Yes would love cost to date lol! Posted on an earlier episode too before I saw this. For the main house are you guys going to look into a heat pump and solar panels? Would make the cost of heating/electricity basically 0$ per month, but will require quite a lot of money initially. Also, keep in mind with climate change things will get colder AND hotter in your area over time so definitely plan that into your R-value (insulation). Sorry I use American terminology on things hope it makes sense!
Very admirable that you are trying to "old skool" the project, but the reality is you need at least a mini digger on longterm hire or you are going to burn yourselves out.
Hmmm I wouldn't say it's to be 'old skool' its about not having the money to rent one all the time. We had one for the first few weeks and we will get one in for the bigger jobs but this was something we could do by hand - definitely not going to be rushing to do it again any time soon!
@@citytosmallholding Im in South Wales, but know a chap in Neath that rents end of life small plant equipment out for very cheap on weekly terms. I rented a mini excavator for £100 a week, I was doing a job in Swansea, it did breakdown, but he brought me a replacement the next day and gave me a few extra days.
@@citytosmallholding Id consider doing what we did, buying one. Albeit an old one. Yes, a chunk of money, but you can sell it when you are done and get most if not all of your money back. Having one on site, when you need it is invaluable. You will find you use it for so much more than just digging. We got an old Kubota KX61 which is 2.7 ton, big enough to do most jobs you are likely to encounter.
Everyone has different priorities and sees things differently but for me the roof and house being watertight i.e.no further deterioration is paramount.Why did you not get the tipper truck to drop the stones in the parking area ? and clearing weeds and grass areas could perhaps be delayed.
@@leejones982 yeah it’s hard we are constantly trying to work out what the best priorities are but basically whilst the weather was good wanted to crack on with getting the outside workable and we are waiting on getting some scaffolding. The roof was redone in like 2011 so it’s not too bad just some leaking round the chimney but we will definitely be tackling that this year. The gardening just feels like a bit of treat so we do that at the end of the day to break up the boredom of a day of shovelling 😂😂
Do not feel guilty about not working on the renovation ... these "comfort" things will make you more efficient in the future. Your house will be cleaner and tidier and you will feel better about your living conditions and have improved morale.
Guess you two are saving on gym subscriptions.... you will appreciate what you are doing now, and the house has been waiting a long time, shelter and comfort are your priorities, if only to keep your morale up.
Welcome to wet West Wales :) Can I make you aware that as the property has been empty over 2 years but less than 10 years you can get tradespeople although your doing lots yourself, any tradespeople should charge you 5% VAT rather than 20%
Great idea to put down gravel and avoid a mud bath. Was it on here that I read about putting bales of straw under your caravan to stop the wind whipping underneath and offer some insulation? All the best :-)
Easy tip to get rid of the stump is cut both ends off a 45 gal drum and place it over the stump like a funnel. Light a for inside using any scrap wood and it acts like a rocket store drawing air from below and burning at a high temperature. It can be left to burn away overnight or if you have/ can borrow a leaf blower then it forces air u underneath and burns it out quicker . Loads of you tube videos how. Also not trying to be help and safety police but you really need to get into the habit of wearing work gloves . Think how much a bad hand cut on either of you would set you back while even the cheapest safety glasses could save a load of grief
@@citytosmallholding Just a tip from pro landscaper - shovel from the bottom but use an edge. You try jamming a shovel into a pile of type 1 you will just break your wrist and get nothing on your shovel. What do they want you to stand at the top of the pile with a wheelbarrow?
May i ask what company did you use for your internet, we are out in the sticks in Wales and our internet is terrible,,,, loving your vids,,,excellent series
Yeah its extortionate to be fair but I work from home - so I need to have consistent service also helps that I'm self employed so I can claim some of it back but still stings.
lol please do! I could do with some time away from my little ones! 🤣 or could bring them and use them as child labour.. they are a bit Feral though 🤨🤷♂️😂
Really enjoyed this episode! Congrats on getting all of that done as well! Stone, a new front to the trailer and well it’s not every day you get a new hoe! LOl
Croeso i orllewin Cymru. Mae Ble i Wair yn wyrddach ac mae'r cwrw yn llifo'n rhydd. Just found your channel, with follow with great interest. Good luck on your journey.
Please, please, please get someone to teach you to shove properly! you have a lot of hard work to do on your house, you need to look after your back!!!
@@robertcooper2427 😂😂😂 he knew he would get people saying that! He actually does know how to do it properly as he has been a builder all his days but it went a bit out the window after about the hundredth load (arguably when you need good form the most) it is important though!
well done..im 5 years in to renovating my cottage.. no mains electric for 2 years lived with candels and a camping stove with no fridge for 2 years.. now have mains and a brilliant cottage just finishing an extendion keep going its worth all the blood sweat and tears. cheers ian and charlie the cat
Oh wow! You are a braver man than us!
Hardcore bro, respect.
Pleade keep posting these, my wife & I thoroughly enjoy watching the progress you make. Are you in Pembrokeshire??
Mate, shovel from the top!
Regarding the stump, use the chainsaw to hollow it out a bit and light a fire in it, it'll soon be at ground level
Will need to give that a try!
Gav stand on the pile & shovel forward into the barrow saves the lifting & twisting. Great graft take care.
Thanks!
You have such a nice warm tone to your voice, and i love listening to your narration.
Thank you for sharing your renovation journey with us. Best of luck.💐💪
Thanks very much!
Well done! The first barrow is easy. It’s the 250th that finishes you off! Les
it really is!
Get long handled 'Devon' shovels, they'll save you a lot of back-ache. 👍
The rusty corrugated iron actually looks really cool. And that wood store looks amazing. Love the cows at the end.
Thanks very much! I can't decide wether its a complete eye sore or quite cool! 😂
@@citytosmallholding I swear there are bars that spend thousands trying to get that authentic rustic look!
Hi Gav & Nicole, I'm really enjoying your video's very much. Also appreciating your clear narrative & choice of music Nicole. 👌
Thanks! Glad you're enjoying!
How has life been like recently with the storms? I lived in an old un insulated caravan when I first moved to West Wales in 2003 (still better than the marriage I left 😀). It was fine with the heating on, but soon became arctic. Me and my 4 dogs and 2 cats basically lived in one room. Not being to have a phone conversation when it rained, as the noise on the roof was so loud 🤣. Fantastic floor in the small barn (or shed as we call them in Pembrokeshire). We have the same in a few old sheds on our yard. BTW. the tall plant in the doorway (yellow flowers) is ragwort. Highly harmful to livestock if they eat it, and not good for us humans to handle. Put on gloves, pull or dig it up (there are ‘rag forks’ for this) and dispose of safely. We spent a lot of time clearing our farm of it.
Emmm its been a bit shaky to be honest! Although the shelter has held up well and the wood burner has been a life saver
A little tip if I may. Don’t forget to put plenty of insulation around the water pipe as it comes out of the ground into your mobile home before the cold weather comes. There’s nothing worse than having no water first thing in the morning after a cold night. I speak from experience.
Aaah yes Gav just did that last week. I’m so worried about the pipes freezing!!
and your waste pipes need lagging too, don’t they? Def don’t want those freezing either
If you follow "the Irish homestead". They are doing something similar and live in caravan. They insulated and clad outside of caravan because it will get cold. They added log burner and fitted diesel heater too
Oh nice, I hadn’t seen them before - have subscribed! We just don’t have the money to insulate the caravan so I really hope we manage the winter 😬😬
the cows really like observing whats going on. Give them more!
They crack me up, they’re so funny!
sods Law you buy rusty corrugated sheets and there loads in the shed. Every little step you do adds to getting the main jobs done. Thank you for the update. Take care
@@davidmarkey4353 exactly that! We have ended up finding sheets everywhere but hey ho, I’m sure we will find some use for them!
It’s the back braking moving of stone that makes you appreciate a nice cool beer or glass of wine and sleep. Keep going.
@@MarkBeattie-d9w it certainly did!
Look at it this way no need for going to the gym , no problem with sleeping and you will have a beautiful home at the end of it. Doing a great job keep it up.
hahaha we did actually give the gym up for that very reason!
everything you end up doing is essential, fixing to get ready, is always part of the foundational work to make things bearable as you renovate.
Just caught up and subbed. when i pulled out the old carpets from my house i used them as a weed barrier and put the stone on top of that. 34 years later its still good. I agree with everyone about the wood burner. It will help dry the house out. wouldn't be without mine.
Ahh yeah thats a great idea to use the old carpet!
In the big picture getting everything in order to make life easier for now was the right thing to do. Once winter comes you'll be thankful for doing it already.👍
I hope so!
For the tree stump, you could have just built a fire around/on top of it, let it burn for a few hours and the stump is gone
I'm shattered just watching you! Well done!
@@2learn4ever hahah yeah it was full on!
Enjoying watching your progress. Good luck for no disasters along the way. It will be an amazing home in the end.
Thanks!
As someone else who has moved from the South East England over to Wales and also bought a fairly derelict farm I love seeing what others are doing. I'm a few years in front in terms of actually being in the house but it'll amaze you how many times random bits of land management crop up that stop you from getting on with what it is that you need to be working on. It's a game of balancing the sacrifices, but it's well worth it. One foot in front of the other and you get there in the end
Oh amazing! We love hearing from people who are renovation survivors - gives us faith!
You two are certainly not scared of hard work! 👏
We were raised well ;)
What you're building is what we call a "mud room". The name says it all. A room where outside clothes, boots, rain gear, jackets get left because they're muddy.
Got a spare door from in the house you can attach to your new mud room to keep the weather out?
The amount of years that I have moved so many barrows of stone and rubble is countless, from my early twenties to my mid fifties I have done just that. We had twenty ton of gravel to put down in our driveway way back in the 90's which was okay, but the problem was that we had about ten ton of soil and clay to shift first and that was just on one weekend with just spades and shovels and a tractor and trailer. I am glad that you are now pulling your place into shape before the weather turns too bad and winter sets in. Love watching your videos x
Best things to have is the right tools and equipment. Trouble is of course is the cost. Bugger. Have you noticed when you watch a few renovation projects from the states they clear weeds and stuff with a bush hog, collect it together with a front end loader, level the area with a excavator and put the rubbish in a skip bigger than your caravan. Doesn't seem fare does it. Keep battling on, see you next week. Regards Jim.
Oh goodness, how lovely that would be!
Right! That's it! I'm hooked! Just watched all your videos. Can't wait to see your progress over time and follow your journey. The house is gorgeous, so many original features, and the land, Wow! Even the wallpaper is worth recording, get yourself a scrapbook and keep a piece of every paper as you take it down, as part of the historical record of the property. I do hope you keep the full kitchen range assuming it can be renovated, it is beautiful and would be the heart of the house. Love the idea of relaying the floor tiles. It was good to hear you both towards the end of the last video, I understand why you might use voiceover most of the time so far but hearing you chat and maybe in time chat to camera would be great! I'm so envious of your journey, if it wasn't for age, health, lack of funds and family commitments I would love to be doing a similar project! Wishing you both much success!
Yeah we are trying for sure to keep as many ‘memories’ of the process but I guess the videos will help with all that too! Haha we will have a think about maybe doing more on camera but neither of us are particularly keen on the idea 🤣
Yes, I would be interested in costs to date. It will be helpful to others considering this path of life - better for them to have a realistic look at the details. Please keep your hands in good shape by using gloves all the time - handling corrugated material and even wood can cut - I want you both as safe as possible all the time, sorry but I'm a safety hound! Haha. The entrance to the caravan looks great, as does the little wood shed. Old barn floor is very cool and I loved seeing your gang of gals welcoming you at the fence - adorable! They're checking out the new neighbours. Well done to you both.
They are great aren't they! Really make me laugh!
Once you’ve built the farm house up and ready to live in it if you wanted to to get some. Money you could let some people stay in the caravan
Yeah definitely something for us to consider
Regarding the stump, if you don't mind smelling of smoke easiest way to deal with it is put a barrel or incinerator bin over the top and then once you have enough waste wood get a fire going and keep it going as long as you can. Just don't do it if your ground is peat because the fire will burn via the roots underground potentially.
If you drill the stump you can fill holes with cooking oil.will burn in 48 hours but beware of peat as warned.
This definitely seems like the way forward
I might be wrong but that might be called a mattock in some parts of the country,love the work so far😊
Ohhh will need to check that out!
This channel is going to be a pleasant learning experience for us subscribers,👍
You are both working very well and preparing yourself for the winter. Gav you are a star that lean to is brilliant and serves the purpose as you say, although wood store has to be Nicoles idea?. No design award as you say but very practical.
Hahah yes, that's exactly what it was!
Lots of 'helpful comments' here, but I'll confine myself to one. Old Welsh farmhouses (and those elsewhere) need to 'breathe.' During the winter, find out about lime mortar and plaster, if you haven't already, that is! If the farmhouse is run-down, hopefully no one will have 'fixed it' with modern mixes.
Ahhh yes! That’s our plan for sure but unfortunately as you say we have a few walls that have had concrete render on them which we need to strip back which are taking quite some time!
@@citytosmallholding It's not a great job, is it? I bought a lighter SDS hammer drill just for that job. By the time I'd finished, it was worn out and still under guarantee, so Hitachi sent me a new one! It didn't owe me anything, really. This was on a large bungalow (1974) that came with our land. We'd never have bought the bungalow on its own! 😂
Yeah we are going to go SDS I reckon - my hands are sore at the though!
Having moved tonnes of aggregate I share your pain guys. Look at it as a cheap alternative to gym membership😅
Keep up the great work!!
This is very true!
Time spent getting your renovation working and living space in good order is never wasted! Ooh, but that wheelbarrowing gave us both flashbacks - jealous of your level ground, though, we had to get up a 20 degree slope with each load... 😅
@@VileTraveller oh I think that would have killed me!
💕Cows see cow sheds & grassy fields so I think watching you both from time to time is like changing the channel on a tv 😂💕They’ll be mooing to each other saying I wonder what’s going to happen next 😊💕
😂😂😂
Good work team! 🧡
@@RestoringNumberFour thanks! I’m sure you guys get the pain hahah!
Watching you both working so hard to build your dream place is an inspiring motivation for me..❤💯🎯.
I love gardening.. farming.. painting and decorating.. l9ve animals.. rivers and lakes.. fishes.. chickens.. goats.. sheeps.. just a matter of time and you will see the tree barring fruits..🤝👍❤
I remember seeing this for sale whilst waiting for our purchase to go through. The orange rendered section is a bit distinctive! We are a quite a bit further inland than you, and a bit further ahead. Good luck with it. Will be great when its done.
Ah nice! Thanks very much and good luck with yours too!
It looks amazing! Sooo impressed. Well done you two.
Thanks so much!
My back is just aching from watching you shovel that gravel. Good job.
I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this but to level the stone for car park you could have used a length of timber laid on end. One of you at each end, do a seesaw action while pulling towards you. This levels and clears at same time. If got limited tools etc. You could lay a plank, flat on top of stone and using a sledge hammer tap (hit) the plank to lightly compact the stone. Or drive the van back and forth over it. great to see you cracking on.
Great job on the shelter.As you say, it does the job.Looking forward to following your progress.
Well folks you have been grafting and " job done" as the " Bob a job " cubs and scouts used to say !
Can I suggest that if you get any more " big deliveries , " charm the driver to maybe split dump the load and maybe trail dump it in the area you need it to be ,saves putting extra miles on the wheelbarrow ! ( ALWAYS a good thing !) 🙂
hahah yeah I actually can't remember why we didn't do this! Would have made life so much easier 🤦♀
The land has so much potential and you are such grafters things will work out in the end ❤
Thanks Gail!
I think its sensible and important to sort out your living space, as it can be a long road on a renovation. You need a space to feel comfortable and wind down, and do the simple things.
Thanks! That was kind of our thinking and to get it done whilst it was still nice weather
Thanks again for posting. Back breaking work as those of us who have been through it know. Great looking at the old barn and that floor. I’m sure Gav will secure that roof asap. A cool find as well in there although I’m probably not the only person who chuckled at the thought of Gav going to the barn to see……… oh, never mind! Looking forward to the next episode. 😊😊
@@wsherratt5159 😂
Well done so far a lot of work but enjoy what you are doing the end result will be good I watch two other channels like yours one in West Wales called camping out west two is ladyfield farm he has wooden glade his caravan whilst renovating a barn into a home good luck 😊😊
Ah yeah we know Camp Out West but will check out Ladyfield farm - haven't hear of that one!
Well done with the stone, tough work. Re the porch, it;s normal practise to puit the roof on first, then cut the wall sheets on the ground. Much safer and easier than cutting them off at height and in position. The shed timbers looked sound and this could be made into a store for materials, plant and equipment, unlerss you have another suitable building. Drill holes in the stump and pour in neat Roundup, if you can get any. If not, diesel and a match.
I think the stump was long dead! Round-up's too expensive to use neat, but astrong solution painted into chain saw cross cuts guarantees no grow-back on live stumps.
Hiya Gav & Nic,
Im loving your videos and still here cheering you both on through the ups & downs. Great job on the porch area now youve got aplace for your muddy boots. All the very best. Kindest regards 🚜🧺🐖👨🌾👩🌾
@@juliebrace8637 thanks so much!
I'm curious as to prices so far. Another great video. Keep the faith!
13:27 I bet you’d wish you’d opened the door before you went and bought rusty corrugated steel sheets!!😂😂
Yepppp and we have ended up finding loads other places too! 😂😂
Just think of all the money you’ve saved in Gym fees!
This is such a good all round workout!…….😂😂😂
❤
It absolutely is!
Well done guys. I moved from Leicestershire to rural mid Wales so I suggest as ' incomers ' get yourselves down the local and meet the locals. Find out who the ' go to ' guy is. 😁. Oh, & spread the word you now support the welsh rugby team. 😅
@@marionwilson8436 thanks very much! Don’t worry Gav sniffed out the local pretty quickly!
Yes would love cost to date lol! Posted on an earlier episode too before I saw this. For the main house are you guys going to look into a heat pump and solar panels? Would make the cost of heating/electricity basically 0$ per month, but will require quite a lot of money initially. Also, keep in mind with climate change things will get colder AND hotter in your area over time so definitely plan that into your R-value (insulation). Sorry I use American terminology on things hope it makes sense!
That’s exactly what we have planned!
@@citytosmallholding amazing! can't wait to see this all play out!
Very admirable that you are trying to "old skool" the project, but the reality is you need at least a mini digger on longterm hire or you are going to burn yourselves out.
Hmmm I wouldn't say it's to be 'old skool' its about not having the money to rent one all the time. We had one for the first few weeks and we will get one in for the bigger jobs but this was something we could do by hand - definitely not going to be rushing to do it again any time soon!
@@citytosmallholding Im in South Wales, but know a chap in Neath that rents end of life small plant equipment out for very cheap on weekly terms.
I rented a mini excavator for £100 a week, I was doing a job in Swansea, it did breakdown, but he brought me a replacement the next day and gave me a few extra days.
@@Christopher_T_Paul 😮😮
Would love his contact please! He might be too far away but we could atleast have a chat with him?
@@citytosmallholding Id consider doing what we did, buying one. Albeit an old one. Yes, a chunk of money, but you can sell it when you are done and get most if not all of your money back. Having one on site, when you need it is invaluable. You will find you use it for so much more than just digging. We got an old Kubota KX61 which is 2.7 ton, big enough to do most jobs you are likely to encounter.
aaaargh I wish we could but windows and a heating system currently are about to rinse our bank accounts 😫
Keep at it! Great content and you’re on the path to a lovely home
Thank you so much!
Love what you are doing and would definitely be interested in a vid on costings x x
Thanks very much!
Good job. Moving that stone looked ver hard work but worth it in the long run❤❤❤
Thank you for this video, so much effort to took us with you!
Everyone has different priorities and sees things differently but for me the roof and house being watertight i.e.no further deterioration is paramount.Why did you not get the tipper truck to drop the stones in the parking area ? and clearing weeds and grass areas could perhaps be delayed.
@@leejones982 yeah it’s hard we are constantly trying to work out what the best priorities are but basically whilst the weather was good wanted to crack on with getting the outside workable and we are waiting on getting some scaffolding. The roof was redone in like 2011 so it’s not too bad just some leaking round the chimney but we will definitely be tackling that this year. The gardening just feels like a bit of treat so we do that at the end of the day to break up the boredom of a day of shovelling 😂😂
Fairplay all the best with the project 😊 just don't try to work to any sort of time scale when it's done it will b done 😊
Great update. Please could you do a cost breakdown so far including cost of initial property. It’s so fascinating ❤
Do not feel guilty about not working on the renovation ... these "comfort" things will make you more efficient in the future. Your house will be cleaner and tidier and you will feel better about your living conditions and have improved morale.
Totally agree , quality of life is why we do these things in the first place so no point in being miserable while doing it
Very true!
That might apply more in the West Country / Cornwall areas
I noticed someone saying use old carpet as weed barrier. PLEASE DON'T. It poisons the soil and its a ball ache if you want to remove it later on
Yeah that was one of my main concerns of using it tbh
Guess you two are saving on gym subscriptions.... you will appreciate what you are doing now, and the house has been waiting a long time, shelter and comfort are your priorities, if only to keep your morale up.
Welcome to wet West Wales :) Can I make you aware that as the property has been empty over 2 years but less than 10 years you can get tradespeople although your doing lots yourself, any tradespeople should charge you 5% VAT rather than 20%
Love the watching cows. Nice neighbours!!🐶🇬🇧
Extremely nosey but nice so i'l forgive them
Cost breakdown would be nice please love the cows 🏡🫏👍
Me too!
Great idea to put down gravel and avoid a mud bath. Was it on here that I read about putting bales of straw under your caravan to stop the wind whipping underneath and offer some insulation? All the best :-)
Yeah we have given it a go - it's still freezing but I think it's taken the edge off a wee bit!
Easy tip to get rid of the stump is cut both ends off a 45 gal drum and place it over the stump like a funnel. Light a for inside using any scrap wood and it acts like a rocket store drawing air from below and burning at a high temperature. It can be left to burn away overnight or if you have/ can borrow a leaf blower then it forces air u underneath and burns it out quicker . Loads of you tube videos how. Also not trying to be help and safety police but you really need to get into the habit of wearing work gloves . Think how much a bad hand cut on either of you would set you back while even the cheapest safety glasses could save a load of grief
Will need to give that a go!
Just a tip....when shoveling gravel, always take from the top side. It may not feel like the normal thi g to do but it will save you from back aches.😊
@@michellewilliamson449 we will use that for the last 4 tonnes!
@@citytosmallholding Just a tip from pro landscaper - shovel from the bottom but use an edge. You try jamming a shovel into a pile of type 1 you will just break your wrist and get nothing on your shovel. What do they want you to stand at the top of the pile with a wheelbarrow?
How about burning the stump out .. just need to get it to ground level 🌿💖
Yeah a few people have suggested that, will have to give it a go
@@citytosmallholding
And a goat 🐐.. tie a line and gave it walking around .. it will clean up all the grass .. just need water .. win/win
I subscribed to your channel this week and loving what I see so far. Thanks for the edit; keep the faith and you'll get there youngsters. 💪👌
you'll be fine! it all seems too much to start with but just focus on the task at hand, not the 'how much we need to do' picture.
Costs would be amazing..... thanks
Liking your videos. Would love to know what song was playing while the shelter was being put up? Can't get it out of my head.
The search within - Nickolas Jones
@@citytosmallholding thank you! 😎
Routing for you. I know it will be great
Thanks so much!
why did you not get the gravel delivered where you wanted it ?
How about burning the stump out
Slow, but 😊😊😊 sure!
I love your in-depths design meetings and your technical talks! 😉
And one can never have too much hoes. 😊
hahah never!
May i ask what company did you use for your internet, we are out in the sticks in Wales and our internet is terrible,,,, loving your vids,,,excellent series
Please don’t judge us but we have a Starlink 😂😂. If I could have anything else I would but it is good
@@citytosmallholding yeah i looked into that but the cost is too much for us
Yeah its extortionate to be fair but I work from home - so I need to have consistent service also helps that I'm self employed so I can claim some of it back but still stings.
Wow it must doubly hard to work on your new place and still have to go your jobs away.
It's definitely a bit of a juggling act!
What a grafter
Gav mate Coombesie here good to see you both need me to come visit to help
With your plumbing let me know!!
Hahah we may very well take you up on that 😉
lol please do! I could do with some time away from my little ones! 🤣 or could bring them and use them as child labour.. they are a bit Feral though 🤨🤷♂️😂
Really enjoyed this episode! Congrats on getting all of that done as well! Stone, a new front to the trailer and well it’s not every day you get a new hoe! LOl
hahaha yeah big week!
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Can you not drill into that stump from the top and burn it out !!
Yeah going to have to try that I think
Driver wouldn’t dump stone there for a few extra pounds?
Get some hire equipment….
Oh no way! That sounds terrible! I never want to do it again 😂
Croeso i orllewin Cymru. Mae Ble i Wair yn wyrddach ac mae'r cwrw yn llifo'n rhydd. Just found your channel, with follow with great interest. Good luck on your journey.
Diolch!! Appreciate it!
Get some pigs 🐖 on the overgrowth they'll soon clear it.
Gav would looooove to do that!
The talky bits are a nice break from the voiceover.
Why don't you buy a pair of goats they are not expensive and will keep the overgrowth down. 👍
I would looove that but from what we have heard it’s a bit of a struggle keeping them in right!
@citytosmallholding people tend to peg them to the ground and move the post accordingly, obviously on a good chain.
talking about buying a pig in a poke lol
Please, please, please get someone to teach you to shove properly! you have a lot of hard work to do on your house, you need to look after your back!!!
@@robertcooper2427 😂😂😂 he knew he would get people saying that! He actually does know how to do it properly as he has been a builder all his days but it went a bit out the window after about the hundredth load (arguably when you need good form the most) it is important though!
I'm begging you...stop the cringe music!! 😅
Happy for you to come and do the editing 😉