Ep 37 - Take little victories where you can !

Hello and welcome to Portugal on a shoestring. We are Brian and Diane and in 2023 we bought a 120 year old abandoned property in central Portugal. Join us as we begin a new life, renovating our house and managing our land on a shoestring budget. Watch as we learn new skills, make mistakes and discover our new home.
We welcome any and all questions and suggestions. One thing that we found difficult in our preparations for moving to Portugal was finding our about costs and processes, so we would like to be as open as possible and will try to answer your questions as honestly and openly as possible.
We have opened a buy me a coffee page to accept donations for the dog charity across the road. All proceeds will be forwarded in full to the charity. Thank you for your support ☺️ 🙏
buymeacoffee.com/Portugalonashoestring
This week we have been moving ahead with the bathroom ceiling and electrics. we also finish off a little job on the kitchen door that has been waiting for a while.
Lasgoo recently supplied us with a laser level for review (Ep 35 ) and have kindly agreed to give all our subscribers 10% off orders of ANY items from their tool range. Please use the code:
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In addition to Lasgoo giving you 10% discount, they will also send an additional 10% of your entire order value to us, which we will send over in full to the charity dog shelter across the road.
Here is a link to the Lasgoo website:
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We hope you enjoy the video and hope to hear from you all soon with all your very welcome and interesting comments, questions and suggestions
Brian and Diane
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[@carolwalsh1839]

nice to see the bathroom coming along...hope Diane's doing well xx

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you. She is fine, just been busy with background tasks 😊

[@miriammuskal5402]

Keep on keeping on👍

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@traceybowen3565]

Wow you’re a jack of all trades for sure another great video xx

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@johnshaw4140]

Nice job , love the sander

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you, me too 😁

[@bibatuga5501]

Hi there. I wanted to share some tips with you. I've worked in construction for 40 years, so I can spot the gaps pretty quickly. The mesh tape should be used as you have, at the seams of the straight panels. The paper tape (which you're missing) is essential for the joints between the walls and ceiling panels. Typically, we apply 3 coats of joint compound, spacing them about 60cm apart on panels without beveled edges. In a humid area like the bathroom and kitchen, you're going to run into mold issues with those white panels, trust me. 🤷‍♂Keep at it!💪

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you for your advice 😊

[@lisacraig4585]

Thanks for the heads up on that paint. Bathroom is looking great.

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@donaldmackinnon5779]

Great work as always. I admire your dedication and skill sets well done 😊😊

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@AllieH1069]

👍👍👍👍👍😊

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@alunjprice]

I seem to spend half my life in Leroy bloody Merlin, and out house is supposed to be finished, it isn’t a renovation project.

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Haha, it's becoming my second home 😅

[@mariatajes9054]

Nice job. Where is Diane?

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you, that's a good question! 😉 She's been busy with background tasks, but will return ☺️

[@darbylongoria8737]

Looks great

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊

[@isabelinhagomes9076]

😘😘😘😘😘🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Portugalonashoestring]

Thank you 😊