HOW I RENOVATED AN ANCIENT ABANDONED HOUSE // 🛠️ Full DIY How-To Process
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2021
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This video shows the entire process of transforming an old Spanish house into a modern eco-home. It took me 12 months (not including a break for 2 months in winter) and probably about 4000 hours of work. to DIY renovate the old abandoned house into something that I really wanted to live in. I had to learn EVERYTHING - from roof building to plumbing and tiling. This was a big project, I grew a lot, I went outside of my comfort zone and ended up in a totally different place in life - from living in a van to living in an amazing house, from not having a clue how to build a house to feeling fairly competent and from a fully nomadic lifestyle to something a little more settled.
This house, close to great climbing and with amazing views is more or less my dream home. After coming from the UK with its expensive property market it was great to find a budget property that I could renovate and live in without getting mortgaged to the hilt for the next 30 years.
I have documented this build into an eBook: bit.ly/3A6zNW8
Other videos to watch;
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the original house was patched together by a colony of squirrels? squirrels can build?
Hi Nate! I am an interior designer, and I would like to email you. would you send your email. Thanks
@@decorlifewithyasmineseif889 its on the about page of my channel
thank you Nate. This is really inspiring
Thank you for this great lesson watched whole thing!
Before watching this I considered myself a very handy guy, capable of taking on lots of home projects. After watching this - my projects are the equivalent of changing a lightbulb. Amazing work - thanks for sharing.
LOL, I too thought the same.
THIS!!! 100%
He is quite astonishing this wiry little guy.
Hahahahaha 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And he does all this in flip flops! I’m suspicious 🤨
I didn't think that I'd watch an entire hour of a house renovation, having watched several renovations videos lately. But damn, this hooked me immediately. The filming, the editing, the commentary, the right ammount of footage to not make it tedious to watch. And the house ended up looking beautiful, with every detail. As an architect, I truly loved it.
Congratulations and now it's time to enjoy it.
Greetings from Argentina.
Agreed! One of the best reno videos I’ve come across!
me too, so cosy diner time movie style, excellent
Three hooked fish not bad, great video.
Indeed! When I saw the video was just over an hour, I thought, Nah,... Then I got inexplicably caught up!
I echo the comments. I got hooked and watched the entire reno. Amazing job!
this was the best diy restore of an old building (any building actually) I've seen. The running commentary, editing and filming were spot on. Really enjoyed it. Thank you and enjoy your new home for years to come :)
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
What an awesome home❤❤
Dude, you worked sooooo incredibly hard. MASSIVE amounts of respect. You may be proud of your wonderful home. Loved every second of it, and I know the total editing is a job on itself. Taught us a lot, many thanks 👏🏻
Well said.
I feel exhausted, inadequate, and FULL of admiration watching this. Epic.
What he said!
The only thing I don't have that this dude has is a shit ton of money
You and me both Rob!
@@agabrielrose Or a good bank loan :-)
@@agabrielrose ,much of the cost would be labour which he supplied himself. He recycled items found on the property and had the help of friends. Yes it required cash but the bulk of the transformation was came about by Nate’s sheer physical hard work and determination. Well done Nate you should be very proud of your house, it’s amazing!
It’s amazing to see someone choose to breathe new life into an old home, instead of razing it and starting over from the ground, up. Even though doing so, and doing it correctly, may have been MORE work.
You did an amazing job - the house is gorgeous!
Thank you, yes, working with funny shapes and old stuff is an added challenge! But worth it! :)
I thought it was an old stone mud hut build 20 years ago... in a very very ancient and primitive way :/
@@NateMurphy, I hope all is well! the house looks great !!! I am not too far from you, literally a village over. I am half English, half Spanish. and funnily enough my surname is also Murphy. I should note I have been coming up here for the past 24 years haha would be great to meet up at some point for a drink. I am also curios to hear your refurb story in person. kind regards Edward
@@edwardmurphy2603 sure, hit me up on insta nate_murphy1
I think this will be the fourth time I've watched this and am still fascinated by the amount of skill and high quality workmanship accomplished by someone with no previous experience. Stunning results.
For someone who had little or no building experience you pulled it out of the bag I love watching these better than most action films these days .
Well done on what you’ve achieved hope you enjoy living in it 🙏👍
Great video and what a stunning home you've created! Perfect filming - sensible, factual commentary with no hysteria or swearing. Well done Nate.
Damn! You''ve got some serious building skills , endurance! and lots of creativity! Great result!
I’ve built a large house and renovated houses for each of our daughters, but I was simply overwhelmed by the scope of work Nate took on here. I think back now, “How the hell did I do all that?” As Nate says, “work hard every day and just keep moving forward.”
Bro is a builder, electrician, welder, architect, painter, roofer, cabler. Bro is everything 💪🔥
I've renovated two houses in the last two years and unless you've ever tried to do this sort of thing it's hard to appreciate the effort and commitment needed to complete. Nate is better than me, and most of us, and i take my hat off to him. The end result is brilliant and he's gonna be proud of his achievement for the rest of his life
I bought a property in Spain not long ago that has two small ruined single story buildings. I am excited and scared of all the work involved but after watching this and seeing that it just takes time and small steps at a time with a little planning and help it should be doable even to someone with no engineering or construction experience. Thanks for posting this video!
have you done a video then?
Just get started. It never stops. It is expensive. It's also a great hobby.
Nothing as rewarding as a job well done !
The renovation is amazing but I really appreciate the way you recorded and compiled the story. Hope you both enjoy the fruits of your labour for many years to come.
Imagine his children watching their father build their home one day. This is amazing!
I was thinking the same thing!
Reminds me a bit of my grandparents old place!
Hi from Australia!
This was so extremely enjoyable and exciting to watch 😍
We
You sound like a girl
I agree
I felt so excited and happy for you at the end of this that I had a happy tear! Thank you for documenting this experience. I can't imagine the logistics were easy, especially through Covid. You have managed to salvage a historic building, giving it soul and new life with all the modern amenities you could need, so that it will last for many generations to come. I am truly inspired and grateful you filmed this. Thank you and enjoy the fruits of your labour
Thanks! Yes covid made logistics pretty annoying! Glad you enjoyed the video!
My heart was in my mouth half the time I was watching this amazing and wonderful reno, for fear Nate was going to fall off the roof or balcony or ladder he was standing on. But no, he is sure footed, creative, hard working and persevering. What a wonderful job. Thank you for a stellar video- so great to have your thought processes as well as to see this magical transformation.
Glad you enjoyed it! A
Loved watching this, think it's the longest video I've ever watched on RUclips. Looks fab!
Thanks!
I agree...sincerely🙂
Absolutely killed this build. I love how you worked with the old building and kept key elements but gave it all the modern comfort and convenience.
Incredible Nate. This video is a great example of RUclips at its best; informative, democratized TV.
I doff my cap.
Cheers Ian!
This will now be the fourth time I've watched this from beginning to end and I'm still as amazed as I was the first time! Such a beautiful end result in the most gorgeous setting. You must be so proud.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Jay
Getting that huge beam up on the top was amazing. The whole this is amazing. One of the best documented DIY videos I have ever seen. 👍🏻👍🏻
Ahh thanks Katherine! :))
I want to know where you find friends like that? Beer alone can not buy them
@@jons4686 Climbing mates 👍👍
@@NateMurphy Oh that’s why you’re not afraid of heights
@@jons4686 especially minute 3:58
Dude! I am currently remodelling a 90m2 apartment in Valencia and I am just in awe at how you did this. Just amazing and an amazing amount of work. I was getting a bit overwhelmed with my project, but after seeing this, you have completely inspired me to keep going. Wonderful. Simply wonderful. Congratulations to you!
Thanks man, good luck with the rest of your project!
Masterclass in commitment, tenacity, conscientiousness and the exercise of more skills than it's reasonable for one man to have. Congratulations Maestro. Have a standing ovation.
thanks 🙏🤘
AMAZING ACCOMPLISHMENT!!!
Imagine this renovation in a city centre, it really is the view that makes it. Fuck I love nature.
I can't imaging many earthy things more satisfying than living in a house that you breathed new life into like that with a year or perseverance and hard work!
I've remodeled two homes by myself...but Nothing I did came close to what you did...I totally rewired one and put in a media room, laundry room and bathroom...but nothing was like what you just did. OUTSTANDING!
I have watched a lot of renovation videos and trust me, only a handful of them finished project looked as attractive as yours. I love your decor, it's beautiful. I'm happy you didn't choose those really ugly tiles or floorings and your lighting and paint are spot on. Really compliments each other. ❤❤
Must say that this renovation is at another level, beyond the imagination of ordinary builders.
I watched the whole thing. The dust, the wiring, holding my breath while they dangled on the roof. It's simply lovely. Enjoy!
YOU ARE SOOO MUCH MORE THAN I THOUGHT. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤ YOU REDESIGN! It's shows that you can do anything. Enjoy your new home 🏡
thanks Marie!
The mountain is so beautiful. You did a very good job in renovating your new house! You have so much patience emptying those old foods from the bottle.
I live in Spain and I knew this was Spain the second the video started for some reason. These types of houses are everywhere in Spain, specially in mountain villages. Amazing to see you turn that house into such a beautiful and cozy home
¡Pensé lo mismo! Tiene unas vistas preciosas, pero realmente las tengo yo también si camino 10 hacia la montaña de mi pueblo jeje. Eso sí, las vistas desde el salón, madre mía 😍
Lastima que los españoles no se den cuenta de lo que tienen Y SE LO REGALEN A LOS GRINGOS
@@chinchanchou ¿En qué momento le regalamos nada a los "gringos"? En todo caso os lo regalamos a vosotros, que venís a pistón a vivir de nuestras ayudas.
@@moonbeeps todas esas viviendas o sos ciego ? Ademas de otras tierras y a su gente.... Tremendos paisajes y hermosas tierras y estos vienen como si fueran de ellos destruyendo y remodelando a su gustó y usando a las mujeres como prostitutas, están lleno de esos gringos(ingleses, franceses, italianos, alemanes) usando a España como si fuera un trapo de piso y las tierras de ellos
@@moonbeeps yo soy español navo !! Tengo sangre y soy ciudadano, si piensas en iberoamericanos preferible a ellos que pertenecen a nuestra cultura que a estos gringos que nada tienen que ver con nosotros
Brilliant! A long video but I certainly never got bored. Love how you have finished everything. Thank you.
Thanks Ginette! Glad you enjoyed the film!
Best renovating/building documentaries on Tube! Informative, quick cuts, no bs and just great energy overall! Greetings from Finland!
Beautiful restoration and rescue of an old home ❤️ definitely a proud moment for you when you finished it, considering you weren't an expert. Well done 👏
What a wonderful job you guys did. Congratulations! It was such a pleasure watching this renovation come along. Beautifully done! 👏
Oh my god what an amazing results with lots of hard work into this new build, out of an old sad abandon home, I am sure your parents are so proud of you both working together with the other friends and family. One great job 💝💝💝🤗
Great job!!!! Over the last 26 plus years I have redone houses, taken out the walls down to the studs, added new support beams, mudsills, done the electrical complete requiring, had plumbing and roofs replaced or redone, but dang all the times I have built or rebuilt with construction crews, the houses were modern houses, mostly from the twentieth century a few from the nineteenth century, here in Canada. The shear amount of hand work you have done is incredible!!!! Working with stone and walls that look too me be well over two hundred years old is mine blowing!!!!
Once again fantastic job!!! You house is beautiful!
well done, you succeeded not only in renovating an old house, but also in to making a short concentration spanned person watch the whole 1 hour video without skipping a second.
Lots of succes and love, from me ;)
Oh yeah, that's months' hard work condensed in an hour...feels so good at the end.
So you aren't just a pretty face commentator. Awesome job. Wonderful design taste. Enjoyed watching all the actual work. When you did the solar and electrical did you have previous experience? You put so much thought into how everything would work. I hope you have a wonderful time living in your masterpiece.
@@lindawoods7948 thank you
what a project and achievement.. I thought doing my van conversion was hard enough... respect man!!
Thanks Darren!
I love being reminded that you DO NOT need to be seasoned to be clever! Congratulations on a wonderful renovation . So proud of the work you have done and the way that you did it. #fullrespect
I am blowed away. Some of the precarious heights you worked, make me hold my breath. Putting the water heater through what look like a open window-with an unstable chair and on an extension ladder working under the eves!!!!!!! I much say I am impressed. Incredible job and beautiful results. Ann from Va. USA 🇺🇸
I renovated my first house when I was 25 and I have never wanted to do it again until watching this.
What an amazing job and result.
Haha.. at least you know what you are getting in to!
I like how you were respectful to the original building and the neighborhood in general.
Beautiful! Preserving characteristics of the original structure is the cherry on top of an amazing renovation.
This has to be top 5 best renovation videos on RUclips. Well done sir and thank you for sharing your amazing work. You should be super proud of what you’ve achieved and the incredible amount of work you have put in is clearly evident in the beautiful house you have built. Bravo 👏🏽
thank you!!
Hugely impressive undertaking! One suggestion regarding your dinning table; if you had a low, Asian style table with legless chairs it would open the interior space, and really take advantage of the view out that massive window/door. Imagine sitting at floor level over a candle lit dinner, gazing out and up at that mountain overarched by a beautiful evening sky.
Nate .... what a fantastic job you have done.!!! The views are spectacular and the home you have created is superb. I got nervous a few times watching you and your friends on the roof with no security. Well done. I loved watching this process of rebuilding and restoration.
I’ve watched all the individual episodes and this synopsis is awesome! You’re very talented. You could easily be a general contractor, hiring subs to do the actual work while you plan all the details and keep on plan. The place came out fantastic! The balcony and the view is undoubtedly your favorite bit. ❤️
Thanks for watching and the kind comment!
The guy who built this house is a genius, I take my hat off to you, what a excellent job you have done
I’m so happy youtube recommended this to me. Didn’t even realise this was over an hour long until 45 minutes in 😅
This is one of the most inspiring videos I’ve watched in such a long time. Amazing
Appreciated your build and the tone of your content, it didn’t hurt that everyone was fit and daring. Thank you.
Thanks for adding the commentary explaining what you are doing. What a job! And so worth it. The landscape is magnificent.
What an organised mind you have, it was great to watch you work, visualising each step as you went, it was bordering on genius. Well done on everything, and good luck with everything you do in the future. It would have been a pleasure to have been involved with a project like this. Cheers.
Cheers Ian!
Gorgeous part of the world. Hard work pays off. Also great it blends in with the village.
I don’t know how this video popped up in my feed but I watched the whole thing and was mesmerized! Thanks for sharing a great project! Kudos to you.
I am exhausted and my back hurts watching this. Good job!
It would be great to bring the previous owner back to see what their old house now looks like.
It will be dramatical
@@ulisriyanto3209 if he is not in jail for that explosives 😁
@@koma9973 PMSL
@@koma9973 or whatever else the guy had going on in that house.
I imagine the previous owner has been dead for 10-20 years.
What a beautiful house on a perfect location!
Really love what you've done with it. And awesome to see the whole process.
Wish you a lot of happy times in that house. Well done!!
Beautifully documented🙏🏻 Incredible transformation! Well done 👍🏻 Love the view 🌳🌿🪴🌱🍃
Wow, your passion and determination are amazing! I thought I knew how to reno, now I realize now how little I know. Truly inspiring!
My goodness …. You are amazing in your knowledge and constant persistence through out the project ! Well done and beautiful house ! All the happiness to you and yr family !
What an amazing job you did! I’m so happy to relive the highlights and see the finished product. After you live in it for a full year, I hope you’ll follow up with how all your energy saving features turned out to work. Thanks so much for documenting your hard work. It’s been SUCH a pleasure to follow along!
Thanks John! Appreciate you watching & commenting!
Yes, I would like to see that follow-up as well.
Wow, I'm Just about to renovate my attic and this really inspired and motivated me. Thank you and congrats on amazing job you did!
I’m gasping for breath just watching. You should be really proud of what you have achieved now enjoy the fruits of your work. Brilliant.
Yes, "it's looking like a house." I love how you modernized the whole house. It's incredible work! Now you can sleep for a whole year and you more than deserve it.
modernizing it was disgusting to be honest. Now it looks like any other north american home LOL. No “ancient” remnants..
Whatever, his style, not my home.
@@StatesMusic Hmmmm...I kind of disagree with you. Yes he modernized, but I think he did a good job of keeping it's old charm. If you are turning something into your permanent home, you're gonna want to make it as energy efficient as possible and sorry but, that meant quite a bit of changes were necessary. A lot of it looked like it needed to be knocked down and put back up, for safety reasons alone.
@@BreakerOneNine07 Right, thats fine, but I dont see any ancient aspects besides 20 peaking rocks, got clickbaited hard. And since when was ancient like 80-200 years old
But my word choice of disgusting was an exaggeration, was just surprised lol
@@StatesMusic would you have kept all the internal walls, and had 15 small rooms instead? This was a cheap and not masterful building that would most likely have been knocked down, I was impressed they kept so much of it
You two are absolutely incredible. That whole video was so inspiring for me to do more work myself. Such an amazing result in the end with a stunning home. Well done 👌
This is what we all call, The Dream Home comes true, especially the last line you were told was inspiring. wish you wonderful life.
The amount of design and labor...Respect!!!
You did an amazing Job! Crazy how much work you put into the project. And also to make a Video of only 1 hour is definitely another accomplishment! Congrats and enjoy
I find it mind boggling that Nate absorbed something like a Readers Digest Handyman book and then virtually single handed was able to undertake competently so many trade skills that collectively would take years to learn and master.
@@husher5142
42:00 is not a sink...
@@Tim-57 what is it then
@@husher5142
You criticize his work, give an example of what a pro would not do, then ask me what the item is?
Look at the time stamp.
@@Tim-57 did you read my comment, because I did ..
@@husher5142 it's the piping for the hot water tank.
Totally amazing team work, it reflects the personality of the older house blended with modern ideas and concepts. Mainly without compromising the natural and simplicity aspect with the surrounding area... Lots of hard work, for a minute I thought they were experts!
#2023 ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
The most beautiful Reno I have seen yet on RUclips
Nate your parent must be so proud of you,,,, to say that was an amazing job is an understatement,,,, well done
The love and shear will you put to build this house is amazing, i have seen only few people who love to do their own things.this house is a showcase of your creativity and love, till the end of it. Hope it lasts till your grandchildren's and have them look up to you in awe
Then he sells it. Well , he went back to his tiny little van anyway.
I absolutely love your reno, so tasteful, omg and the views from the balcony amazing. ❤️
Love what you've done. The yellow on the outside of the house is perfect. 😊
Amazing video, I have taken on a few projects myself and the knowledge and tools you acquire is amazing. You have done a great job on this renovation and documenting it so well. Great video..
I’ve been rehabbing houses for years. Love the show. The rehab was done very well and is high quality. Very nice.
Thanks Chris!
Смотрю 5 раз, из-за красоты природы и окон с балконом 👍👍👍👍
That was so much fun to watch. What a beautiful place to live. Well done!
Congratulations on a job well done! Beautiful home! “DIY” to a whole new level.
Well done mate, I'm really happy for you. And thank you for showing all the massive amount of work you put in. Blessings!
I tried to talk my hubby into moving to italy, he said no. But Im totally impressed and jealous that I dont have any of those skills. Amazing work.
Hola.... la recuperación de las tejas
es todo un éxito. Excelente trabajo.
Well done! I especially loved the “life lessons” learned at the end. You really do learn them “again and again”.
This was the most amazing transformation I have ever seen!
Half way through the video, I was like “dude, just tear it all down and build new”! Lol
it became soo beautiful after finishing.. totally worth the time spent. love it ❤️❤️
Bought my first house for under$3000 in Japan. Now I have cleaning and lots of renovations to do. Thanks for sharing all of this!
Absolutely beautiful. Seeing this from beginning to end was a treat for the eyes. Well done young man. Well done! Great video. Thank you.
You’ve done an amazing job! It was quite a hard job to match interior to that immaculate surroundings.
Loved watching this! Amazing how you guys did everything yourselves