Turning abandoned land into a sustainable homestead. OFF-GRID CABIN BUILD
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Emily, just a little tip about the pine needles in your raised beds: If they have turned brown after they’ve fallen off the trees, they are no longer acidic and make a great mulch for your garden. In fact, any organic material falling on your raised beds, either turn it back into the garden soil or else put it on a compost pile. Organic material is a free treasure for your gardens!
Exactly what I was thinking
oh amazing! Thanks Julie, I didn't know they loose their acidity 😍 that will also save me the hob of removing it! Thank you 🧡
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I can remember your first video and the daunting tasks that lay ahead. Just look at what you have achieved John and Emily, very well done guys.
Thank you ❤ really can't believe we are finally at this stage! What an amazing 2 years
As an old crusty practical person my wife listens to me mutter throughout your videos and in a couple of videos time you mention the very thing I was muttering about! I must say it is a pleasure to watch you learn as you go and to see the appropriate use of safety equipment to protect yourselves. Well done and keep up the amazing work, it will all be worth it in the end.
Thanks Andy 😄
Love seeing Maggie in the middle of what's going on . Great progress with the roof ❤
She's the best supervisor 🥰
I am so pleased to see John using safety equipment. I watch a few U tube renovations and not all use safety equipment. Just remember no one plans to fall but it just happens so quick and a lot of damage can be done. Once that happens there is no turning back. Keep safe
Thanks Carol. We wouldn't want to risk either of us getting hurt and not being able to enjoy everything we've been working hard for ❤ also we know alot of people watch so want to make sure we are setting a good example when it comes to being safe.
@CampOutWest didn't look like he was clipped on towards the end though 😬 I fell from just a bit more than that height and broke my ribs, my wrist, my eye and both my elbows so be careful up there
I think the only thing you can do is get rid of those pine trees otherwise they’re going to be a complete bane of your life. You could always plant a couple of other trees.
Agreed, they look a bit threadbare anyway. Plant some British native deciduous trees as replacements maybe further from the house and garden.
No. Don't take them out. Make compost out of pine needles. Burry the needels in holls in the bed to use the nutrions.
We love the trees so much, they are one of our favourite things on the land. I don't think we would bring it to ourselves to ever remove them, especially when they have been on the land longer than anything else 💛 we are happy to put up with the pine needles 🤣
Replant another type of tree. Pine trees as they get older will get and more problematic branches falling off causing damage to property below…in addition to pine needles. Great fire wood or if straight enough mill them.
You do realise that once your campsite is fully operational it's going to be fully booked forever.
Happy days 😀
All the best guys.
Dal chi o gwnpas
We already can't wait 🥰
I swear all gun dogs are made of Velcro, they must always be touching or be near their humans at all times, and it’s absolutely endearing.
honestly, we love her so much. This morning I work up and she was sleeping on Jon, it was the sweetest thing 🧡
You guys look so happy and healthy. You Emily, are positively glowing and look beautiful. This life is obviously agreeing with you and I’m really pleased how things are working out for you. You both deserve your dream, because you work so hard.. keep it up guys, you’re getting there. Look how far you have come xxx
Oh thank you Lynsey 🥰🥰❤️ xxx
For pine needle and debris in your gutters, there is a mesh you can put onto the gutter and it helps an awful lot. The roof looks fantastic. Finally it's happening for you. Bravo to you both.
Yes, look for a product like gutter guard.
Gutter guards just clog up and stop your gutters working. Best bet is to have a routine of cleaning them out and adding the material to a compost pile.
If the needles have started to break down on the beds then leave as a mulch or again add to your compost pile.
Thank you! We love the trees so much, the hassle of the pine needles is worth it :)
We have a large pine in the front of our property, the gutter fills up real quick. I would suggest something to block the top of any down pipe so you catch the needles. Then it is just a case of frequent clearing, I agree with you it is worth it as they are beautiful trees.
@@CampOutWest there are also gutter guards that are made to keep needles out. Most gutter companies should be able to help with that.
Hi My two lovely’s, I thought you had forgotten us we miss you, So nice to have you back look forward to all your videos looks as if you are getting on very well it shouldn’t be long now before you are in with your feet up, Take care of yourself and stay safe.🛠️🛠️⭐️⭐️👍👍🌹
Thanks for waiting for us 🥰 so pleased the sun has allowed us to progress 💛
What a massive milestone. Congratulations. You should both be very proud.
thank you! It really doesn't feel real! Can't believe we are at this stage 🎉🎉🎉
Those roof boards fitting so snugly was really satisfying to watch!
Can't believe they fit! 🥳
Emily, what a lovely idea to donate fresh vegetables to the food bank ❤️
I used to get free school meals at school as a child, due to being from a low income family, so it feels special to be able to return the favour and donate food to other families in need 🧡
Your in the video advertisements are so well placed and smooth that I find myself watching through them as part of the show, great work.
That's so good to hear 😃 thanks for the support and for watching Jeff!
Maggie!! ❤ I, too, am absolutely obsessed with your dog 😊. Love that she gets prime time in all of your videos.
She's our favourite part of every video
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For your roofing for your next build, you should always stagger your joints from row to row. You don’t want 2 rows lining up at the same joint line. It does give water easier ways to find a way into the seams. It gives a bit more stability too.
Good work on the roof! You will be a good roofer by the time you build all your units!
Thank you! We staggered our wall boards and knew we had to do it for the roof but ended up just doing them in lines just for ease. We found the roof such a challenge, this just made it easier for us 😅 we have taped all the seems too with waterproof tape, so fingers crossed 🤞
Oh my. You will have enough courgettes (zucchini in Canada) to feed the whole neighborhood. They are very prolific! We usually plant two and still end up giving lots away.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 I found 2 more plants hiding in the caravan! Think we are going to be eating them with every meal!
Get gutters (aluminum) that have a perforated cover so that only water flows through. Mine are called Smart Screen (🇨🇦). There is no getting up on a ladder to clean them out. I just brush them off every fall. 🙂👍👍🇨🇦
Thanks Deborah, we will have a look at smart screens 😄
Oh wow, you are both an absolute pleasure to watch. I love how you’re learning as you go and aren’t afraid to admit it. Nice to see safety measures being used and I love your kitchen.
Looking forward to your next instalment 🥰
Thanks Shirley! xx
So much closer to getting all dryed in!!!🎉 Maggie is such a treasure, love her! Thank you for sharing this journey 🙏 😊
Great achievement!!!!
Honestly, she is our favourite part of every video! xx
Photographer to carpenter. Good job John!
He's amazing 🥰
Try mulching your veggie boxes, the plants do so much better and the soil gets healthier and healthier as time goes on. You can use grass clippings or leaves, it genuinely is a game changer
I use a composted straw mulch with added minerals that deters slugs and snails, called Strulch. It really works !
@@janwilletts1986 Oh thanks jan, this sounds great!
Thanks Liam, great idea!
What a lovely video, Emily you've done so well with your plants, they look so healthy and what a fantastic idea to give the surplus to the food bank. Gorgeous healthy looking chickens and the best dog in the world, and the roof on at last. It's all marvelous! I'm so happy that it's all coming together for you, there can't be a more deserving couple. You are both amazing❤
thanks Pat 🥰 can't believe this is our life and we get to do this! We feel so lucky xxx
Blueberries love acidic soil and pine needles are great for this. Blueberries take up quite a bit of room and probably wouldn't do well in your greenhouse. They are better suited as a hedge. And take a couple years to become established. They are great in for use in homemade wine. Pine needles are also good fuel in your smoker when tending to bees. Most home improvement stores have guards that slip under shingles and attach very easily to your gutters. I installed them 4 years ago. I was cleaning gutters twice a year prior and haven't cleaned them since.
Oh great idea, Maggie loves blueberries too! That would be so cute to plant her a snack tree 🤣
I always look forward to seeing these videos, so glad the roof is on! Looking great x
Thanks so much Kristy 🧡 xx
If your pine trees are Scotch Pine, then the needles are hard to deal with. My neighbour has many (not native here in Canada). The needles cover your roof (bad if it's shingles), plug your eavestroughs and prohibit growth, even grass. They don't break down and are a general pain in the neck to deal with. Cones too. Maybe Scotch Pine are nice in Scotland, but they are bad here. My advice, chop them down and save yourself a lot of grief :)
Luckily ours aren't scotch pine but we do love those trees!
Hi guys I’m an Irish man and love watching your videos
Maybe one day we will meet and stay in one of your places
Would love it as you are putting so much effort and dedication into this project
The very best of ☘️☘️☘️☘️luck
Thanks James! We were in Ireland last month! We got the ferry over to watch Tyler Childers play in Dublin and then we went to Dundalk to visit my (Emilie's family! I'm Welsh/Irish) hope you get to visit us in the future 🥰
I never cease to be amazed at the two of you and your endeavors. I hope you have continued success. Will keep watching and rooting for the best for you.
Thank you so much Laura! So grateful for your support ❤
Pine needles make fabulous mulch! Collect up the pine needles and add the to the top of the garden beds each year rather than digging your bed, this way it’s more of a no dig style, easier to maintain and the pine needles go to good use and keep the weeds down! Also the gutters you could try some sort of gutter guard, I’m not sure how practical it is but worth a try.
Slugs do not like pine needles
@@chriss8474 that’s good to know! I actually didn’t know that!
@@chriss8474 I wish they stopped our slugs, they are current enjoying the buffet 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you! I thought they would be too acidic, so that will save me a job 😃
@@CampOutWest woodchip everywhere like nature, slugs hate it plants love it, provides nutrients and acts like a protective layer for the soil, protects against flooding but retains moisture during hot weather. Learned a lot from back to eden channel with Paul gautschi 😄
❤❤❤happy sunshine you had at last and how happy and you both look making great progress indeed
Thanks Irene! Such an amazing feeling 🥰
You can grate zucchini, salt it then wring out the excess water and add it to meatloaf, banana bread, salsa, stirfry, scrambled eggs, sauteed onions and mushrooms, muffins, soups, anything, really. It is also good raw in salads like cukes. Because of the very mild flavor, it can be added to sweet dishes as well as savory. If you dehydrate it and store it in the freezer you will easily be able to have it year round.
I have friends that add it to their morning porridge too! I'm so excited to see what I can use it with 🥰 thanks for all the suggestions
Being Welsh I know all too well how bad the rai can come down and what debris can end up in the gutters, If I were you guys I would use Gutter Guards to prevent the needles blocking them up. Its a clip on mesh that allow the needles to be pushed off the edge and not taken into the gutter. Great video again
Thanks Tony, we will look into Gutter guards :)
Hooray! Finally, guys, a roof!! You're doing so well! I really enjoy the progress on your land, even the little things like drying laundry! When you feel like it's a good time make a before and after with your little drone camera! :D
honestly, the most amazing feeling being able to wash and dry our clothes on the land 🥰
That nail gun has put in a serious amount of work!
honestly, best purchase ever 🤣
I always light up when I get notified of a new video from Camp Out West 😊
This make us so happy 🥰
Well done guys - getting that building square enough to just fit the sheets is quite impressive
Thanks Jon! Can't believe they are on 🎉🎉
So glad your roof is on before the rain comes again…Congratulations both with your ongoing project, it’s a pleasure to watch your progress.
Thanks Jean 💗 I can't believe we finally got it on 🥰
Another great video, nice to see people having a go at something which they wouldn't normally do. Little tip for the future when ever you board anything like the roof, stagger your joints so first row start with full boards of osb second row start with half a sheet so the your joints are half bonded 👍 the same with any type of boarding/flooring
Thanks Polly. We staggered the boards for our cabin walls and knew we should have staggered the boards on the roof, like we did for the cabin walls but we were just trying to make the roof job as easy as possible for us as we are awful with heights and wanted to make it as easy as possible 😅😅😅
Gutter guards help with protecting your gutters. Also pine needles raise the acidity level in your soil so choose plants that can take the raised acidity level. Check your soil often with a soil meter.❤
Great idea, thank you! I will order a soil meter ❤
Hello Elm and Jon: congratulations on getting the roof covered. A big job well done and now just a cover and you will be weather tight. You two are doing what you can and work around the weather and just think of what you two are doing. You are building a house and planting a garden, doing what you can and still working a full time job. Hats off to you two and now celebrate a big mile stone here.
Thanks so much Phil 🥰 can't believe we are at this stage finally! 🎉🎉
So exciting ❤ I just wish we had an episode every week. I understand that is time consuming so I will wish you both well with the next stages until you can post again. ❤
We are hoping now the weather is improving things will speed up 🤞 and we can do more regular videos xx
Obsessed with watching you guys. I love the care and attention you take with every step and seem to have so much gong on and yet you "Keep those plates spinning" cannot wait to see how everything turns out especially that Cabin. I wish you both every success because you deserve it.
Thank you so much 🥰 can't wait to put the windows in and get it cladded. it's so exciting!
On the pine needles in the gutters, you need to put some wire or plastic mesh on the gutters so the water can go thru but the pine needles accumulate on top of the gutter. Think of something similar to chicken wire that would be cut to fit the gutter size
Thank you! We been given so many good suggestions, thanks so much
The pine trees and the sound of the wind whooshing though them is worth keeping! In Australia we have products called Leaf Guard, or Gutter Guard that prevents the debris from blocking gutters and lets the water through to the downpipes/tanks
We love them so much! thanks for the suggestion
Delighted to see the roof on at last! I wish you many more dry days, so you can crack on with the cabin.
Thank you so much!
This is the most precise house ,I have ever seen. Good job.
Thank you 🥰🥰
The trees by the cabin are pretty small I would just cut them down, and that would be the end of it. Glad you have good weather again.
We love them too much to get rid of them! Especially when they are the oldest thing living on our land 🥰
I’m loving how your house build is going. Congratulations on your patience xxx
Thanks Christine! Can't believe the roof is finally on 🥰
To help with insects in your veggies. You can use neem oil. It's non-toxic and organic. This will help preserve veggies and respect all your hardwork.
Oh great idea! I actually have a bottle in the green house from last year, I'll make sure to use that :)
Definitely weekly vlogs! Loving your excitement, enthusiasm and positivity - all the very best for the renovation, fantastic project 😊
I wish we could do weekly vlogs! We are the slowest workers ever 🤣 haha
Courgettes are amazing to grow. They need friends for cross polination but give them a good 18 inches apart and when they start to produce fruit you can remove quite a bit of the giant leaves without hurting the plant. A bit of feeding works wonders and daily slug patrole too.
Thanks Angie, I'm already excited for our first courgette harvest :)
For the pine needles - yeh as previous commenter sid if they are "browned off" theyre useful however they dont break down quickly compare to other tree -fall - personally I would look at either moving the bed or trimming the tree branches or cuting down - I know these arent optons you wanna hear but they are the best fixes Alternatively - build a roof over the bedding - the plastic corrugated type to let the light in but minimise/catch the needles. It means sweeeping them off the roofing regular but easier than cutting or trimming the tree plus should provide a partial greenhouse effect especially on duller days :)
From Australia I love watching you videos. They are well presented not in your face talking heads. A simple few words on what you are about to do then your into it. Wonderful.🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺🦘
Thanks Kay! We aren't natural presenters so just keep it simple, so that's great to hear you enjoy watching our style of filming 😄
For future builds, you should stagger your roof/floor sheathing. It adds structural rigidity to the entire roof system as the field fasteners impart the most strength while edge fasteners are weaker and the double fasteners along a joint are more prone to leakage. Delamination occurs on edges more easily as well. I don't think you will have any issues with the way you did it but just a point for the future. Love the updates!
Thanks Eric. It was our intention to stagger them but when it came to it we decided not to stagger them purely for our ease 😅 doing the roof has been our least favourite job so far, so we opted to make it as easy as possible for us 😂
I was about to say same about staggering the roof. Extra work but worth the strength.
@@sleekmatt we are battening and counter battening prior to the roof sheets so that will add some more rigidity too and the interior of the ceiling will be timber clad so all in all lots tying it all together
@CampOutWest perfect the internal cladding will be perfect that's going to hold it fine. Also depending if u planning to paint the cladding if it's tong and Grove for the best look with it I know it's a pain but caulk them all before painting.
I would be obsessed with Maggie too! Cutie patootie!😂
She is our dream girl 🥰
If you are planting strawberries, you should give them their own box / bed. Most varieties spread after year 1. You will get several sprouts that become new plants from runners. Second year, the main plant will put out berries nicely and for 1 to 2 more years. They then start dying off. Your sprouts will be doing well by then. You can overwhelm a bed quite easily with a few plants in a few years!
Best of luck with the garden. I am about to start planting my garden in the next few weeks too. I am running late!
We've got a big patch of wild strawberries on the land that have taken over from when the old owners lived here 🥰 I want to see if I can uproot them and move them into a bed. I first thought the runners were red string and then I realised 😍 enjoy planting your garden this year 🧡
@@CampOutWest you can uproot them. Just look up the right time to do it. You can buy them as bare root transplants, doing it yourself with or without dirt should be possible.
The wild ones are going crazy in our garden. We have them everywere and now we have a hard job to stop them. 😅
Nice to see the house progressing so well .Before lone you will be deciding on the inside layout..
Can't wait until we are ready to start work on the inside!
Great episode, excellent to see the roof going on and the weather was kind to you , the plants have come on really well .Happy days .
All the best Martin
Thanks Martin. Fingers crossed the sunshine stays :)
Good job with that roof, despite the weather.
Thanks Colleen. Fingers crossed the sun is here to stay!
You guys did amazing, with your fear of heights! No challenge to big for you in future! Love your veggies, great crop coming soon x
Think we are going to be eating courgette for months 🤣 I'm so excited!
Great video.
Watching since you took the old caravans down.
You have come along way.👍🌻🌞🇨🇦🇨🇦.
So much work.
Amazing 😍🇨🇦👍
Thanks so much Annie. We've just finished waterproofing the roof and next it's putting the windows in 😍😍
What you call corjetts we call zucchini and it's a favorite in the states. We do have a pest called the vine borer beetle, they are a menace and will kill your plants.
The squash vine borer (Melittia cucurbitae) is a clear-winged moth that is active from mid-June to July. The moth is orange and black, and is often mistaken for a wasp or bee due to its movements and bright orange hind leg scales. The moth is harmless to people and plants like squash, zucchini, pumpkin, and melon, but its larvae are destructive.
Thanks Ray, I'm not sure if we have vine bore beetles here so I will do some research. Fingers crossed we don't have them in Wales 😅
use a gutter guard like gutter shutter or the like
Will have a look, thanks Susan :)
You are doing a fantastic job building your own home, the roof is coming along nicely too, and it’s good to see that you’re using safety gear when on the scaffolding tower, Emily your plants look amazing too, there’s nothing better than eating fresh produce that you’ve grown yourself 😋, and Maggie she’s beautiful, the only problem I have with your videos is that they’re not long enough lol, but I know it takes a lot of time editing and that you’re busy people, looking forward to seeing the next video, tfs x Julie
Thanks Julie! 🥰 maybe we should trial some longer videos, we tend to keep everything short and sweet so it doesn't get boring for viewers, but maybe we should test the waters :)
It's been awhile. Good to see you. 👏🏼
Thanks Julie 🥰
Yay! Roof!!😊🎉
finally 🎉🎉🎉
Your hard work is paying off, your home is really coming together now. Well done both of you.
Thanks Annie 🥰 such a pinch me moment xxx
We use pine mulch in Florida to cover our plants when gardening. If you get watermelon there your Chickens will love it.
oh thank you! We will have to get them a watermelon this week for them to try! I'm excited 😍
Great job! You are going to feel like you are in a mansion after living in your little trailer!
Honestly, can't believe we will be out of the caravan soon!
Well done . Perfectly square first time. Legends.
Such a satisfying feeling!
Learning on the job, living the dream! A great watch as always. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Marcus
Thanks Marcus 😊
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We’ve got 2 dogs, a Boston terrier and a Belgian shepherd (Rona), Rona is just like your lovely dog. Every time she returns from a walk she insists on bringing the biggest branch she could find home. Love your films and so pleased you’re getting some nice weather. Take care all 3. Chris. Northampton.
It's so cute isn't it! We wouldn't be without Maggie, she brings sunshine to every day!
What you're doing is really inspiring! I'm glad you're sharing this with the viewers. I look forward to starting a project of my own one day
Thanks for the support Dave ❤
Great work guys, also I love reading the comments section, so many helpful people with amazing tips and advice 😁
The comment section is our favourite to 🥰 love this community! xx
Here's what I do when there's a glut of courgettes;
Courgette and brie soup. No frying, put chopped onion, courgettes and a spud or two into a pan with stock and herbs of choice. Bubble away until cooked, add brie, then blitz. Done! Like a creamier version of broccolli and stilton. 👍
oh that sounds great! Thanks for the suggestion 😃
Great progress well done to you both, Maggie is just adorable!
Thanks Gary! Honestly, Maggie is our dream girl 🥰
I have a plastic brush called Gutter Hedgehog in my gutters. It keeps the pine needles out but does need a clear out every year or two.
Thanks David, just had a google, it looks great!
Hi guys just discovered you today. First vid I watched really filled me with inspiration - its good to see good old fashioned mindset achieving purpose with hard graft and effort so well done! This is a dream of mine and several friends too so I will be keeping up to speed with your videos and sharing - you deserve more attention and subs no question Keep it up because this kind of thing really inspires others (and believe me we are gonna see a lot more people looking forthis kind of life style as society collapses lol). Been a while since I lived in Wales but it is probably one of my favourite places Ive been (North mostly). Once again well done!
Looking beautiful! Might be time to change your intro from the rubbishy old caravans to similar to the last shots of John and Maggie. Just look at that lovely green vegetation with your cabin in the middle. Big promises of what’s to come and it’s going to be just so pretty. I look forward to your videos every week. Cheers from Central Australia.
Thanks Linda 🥰 it's going to be amazing when we put the cladding on the cabin!
Stumbled on your videos a few months back now, keep up the great work!
Thanks for the support Andrew!
Hello to you both- for the gutters you get a mesh called a hedgehog it traps the debris- beautiful garden you both work so hard and it’s so very neat 🤗🐕🔨🪚
Your roof looks amazing. Well done. Your gardens are beautiful. ❤
Thank you Debra! xx
You make that look easy. And wow did they fit well. Great work accuracy and the time and effort to make sure things are square paid off
Jon did an amazing Jon ❤
Coming together nicely
I watch you from Ireland, and i must say very impressed with both of you .I am also obsessed with my dogs. Your build is looking good.
Thank you Myrna ❤ We were in Ireland last month visiting my family in Dundalk, we love it there so much! xx
Chicken wire along top of gutters would help block most of the needles
Thanks for the suggestion Chris
We actually grow chard and silverbeet for the chickens lol.. we dont like it ourselves but the girls go crazy over it. We also donate to our food bank.. we always have way too many eggs for two people so give them to the food bank for those who can use them. Also we donate lemons, limes, pink grapefruit in season. Tha cabin is coming along so well.. you should be proud of yourselves xxx
That's so lovely! I'm already excited to put some boxes together 🥰 We should put a chard bed in with the girls haha they would love it! xx
Just got to end of vid - well done! You prove that if your mindset is right we can achieve way more than we belive or than others tell us we can. A long time ago I dabbled with wadoru - a type of karate. I'll never forget the words of my sensei when he was forcing us to go through these gruelling exercise routines - he'd say "mind over matter" when we are holding say a press-up position for ages then he'd add "if YOU don't mind - it doesn't matter" that was his take on that lol. My point is -is that there will be some that see these vids and be filled with doubt and although yes finance is yur obvious and first concern the fact of the matter is if you really want to achieve something and your heart and mond is SET on it - there isnt really much that can stop you achieving it! Another great vid by the way :)
Well done both you really are making great progress. It’s hard to believe we have actually had five months of almost constant rain here in Wales.
Maggie is an absolute joy to watch ❤
I'm so glad the rain has finally stopped! We also don't have to worry about Maggie's muddy footprints all over the caravan haha! xxx
Just binged watched your journey very jealous of you. What a fabulous job you're doing for the guttering maybe you could make some kind of trap and collect the rubbish and separate the water into a few barrels near the grow patch
Re: tree debris in your gutters, not much you can do other than clean them out a couple of times a year, especially after wind storms.
You can cover the gutters with a screen (e.g. leaf guard, etc) but in heavy rain the water just flows over the top of the gutters defeating the purpose of the gutter.
Cheers for the suggestions Craig 😊
Great effort with the garden it’s looking great. The new home is coming along brilliantly
Chicken mesh will hold back the pine needles clogging up the down pipes in the gutters. Just bend and form it to a shape that allows enough flow of water without fully obstructing the pipe. You will need to clear them every so often. To make it easy make 2 sets. So it’s a case of pulling out the clogged mesh and replacing it with clean ones. Then just power wash the chicken mesh that’s clogged. Ready to go for the next time. 🙂💪🏻 cheers ian
Thank you so much! Thanks for the suggestion on the chicken mesh too
strim or brush cut that meadow before it gets out of hand! you know its been wet so everything is growing HUGE this year, my hawthorn is nearly as high as my house!
get a goat!
@@mischiefdj Jon's dream is too have some goats 🥰
Stop clogged gutters with fine mesh wire balls, there are plenty of commercial options available too such as mesh guards and long brushes you pop into them.. also have you considered rain chains to a waterbutt from the roof? Love how exactly those roof boards fit in the trailer!
Oh great suggestion, we will look into rain chains, thanks :)
Well done you guys great progress, good to see the sun out. 🇦🇺
Thanks Shirley, fingers crossed the sunshine stays!
Hey, tip for keeping gutter clear of junk try using gutter whiskers. I use them on my house in NZ won't use anything else.
Thanks Bryce, we will have a look into gutter whiskers :)
Well done with the gable ends work of art with the shaping of the wood and material love the roof i have a Welsh border collie who likes to be everywhere with me you have a very attentive dog 😊😊😊
oh Kevin we love Welsh Border collies, they are so smart! I knew one that used to get his owner there slippers and news paper 🥰