072 || That's enough holes for now

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Ай бұрын

There's even more surprises for us in these walls, who would've thought. Easy does it though, at some point, we will have seen every millimetre of this place.
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My name is Sam and together with my girlfriend Lyanne, I am on a quest to restore the beauty of this old Italian villa from 1895. Join us as we have to let go of our Dutch habits to fit in in our Italian surroundings, were the word 'plan' gets redefined and our tastebuds are awakened.
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@colettemcneil143 Ай бұрын

Forget about the nay-sayers. You are laying the foundation of your vision in order to complete each phase. We may not see your vision, but I am in anticipation of every reveal.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

good to hear that, will try to be more clear on what the vision is though!

@user-uk8sm4ec3l Ай бұрын

It's great to see a DIY / Renovation channel on You Tube that takes personal Health & Safety seriously by wearing appropriate PPE and not taking risks. Well done Sam. You are making progress with renovating your home. I can't wait to see the end result. I'm sure it will be fantastic.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

thanks a lot!

@walterkirk 23 күн бұрын

I agree and keeps the guard on his grinder

@user-zf3yo8zu1x Ай бұрын

I just can't get over how beautiful the tile floors are. They appear to be in good shape!

@Juliegriffiths1 Ай бұрын

I love the tiled floors. They are spectacular

@valtervogliotti2277 Ай бұрын

Buongiorno ragazzi, sinceramente come prima cosa avrei sistemato il tetto evitando altre infiltrazioni ^ Comunque state facendo un ' lavoro enorme, complimenti !

@libbywatson8058 Ай бұрын

Slowly and surely you are making great progress on this labor of love and sharing the effort with your lovely significant other

@terrya448 Ай бұрын

I know you have many more important thinks to do, in the future you can hide your electrical wires & holes with a large crown moulding to finish the rooms.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Yeah, it'll be something like that! i apparently forgot to explain

@user-hd2mt9xh2p Ай бұрын

Progress being made you have had such good helpers so far. Shame your special one had to leave 😊

@catmindy2187 Ай бұрын

Teamwork!! 👍

@karenmetcalf-pugh5 Ай бұрын

Wait. This episode was all about holes. What did I miss??? Love your sense of humor and the fact your reading the comments. My advise, FORGE ON until all the crazy holes are done. Electric and water are NOT over rated.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Glad to hear that!

@hedgewood7152 Ай бұрын

I enjoyed your little dance at the end! ✨🌞✨

@Skattie Ай бұрын

Check out this french guy re how he is restoring and renovating the water /pond on his domain, its chateau de dampierre …‘reflecting pool of the chateau+restoration of the hydroelectric generator,,,re your waterway next to your property potentially having the same opportunity for same

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

cool, will check him out. would be cool to do something similar if he's getting hydroelectric power

@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 Ай бұрын

Watching from Wales in UK at 11.30pm…. 26.4.24. Busy Busy Busy as usual 👏👏

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

as always :) thanks for tuning in!

@neutonrenda2303 Ай бұрын

I really like the scaffold that you bought, looks light but strong.👍

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

It's a saviour

@neutonrenda2303 Ай бұрын

It must feel very different being in the villa alone. Hopefully someone will be coming to give you a hand soon.👍

@terrisantiago9128 Ай бұрын

Great job it's coming along

@ciaociao2921 Ай бұрын

Ein neues Dach müsste man ganz dringend mal machen. Weil die Decke oben schon schimmelt....

@bobanderson9264 Ай бұрын

What a DYI project….it appears there is no end insight…but based on your dedication, determination plus the dream there is light at the end of the tunnel…you are learning a lot which will help you down the road…BEST WISHES!!!!

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

That's the mindset! thanks a lot!

@cindybanks6844 Ай бұрын

The old house in MA, had 1 chimney,, but there were 3 flues in that, 2 large fireplaces, back to back, and a connected one from the old wood cook stove in the kitchen

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

interesting!

@judiehavard4903 Ай бұрын

You have had an immense amount of work to do modernizing aspects of the house. But, oh how how wonderful when it gets done. A great place. And unique things already in the house. I can visualize happy children running up and down in the house. A happy and secure home.😊

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

That’s so kind, we share that vision ;)

@paulabodine5317 Ай бұрын

do you have a move-in timeline

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

I already live here. And lyanne will be joining this summer :)

@ackermankellylee Ай бұрын

😊😁👏👏👏🤘🤙🙌🏻💪🏼💯👍you're working hard everyday and it shows!!! BRAVO!!!! FANTASTIC!!! sometimes the work one does is tideous and takes patience, time and a willingness to see it thru to the end....EXCELLENT job you two 😊😊😊😊Super Proud of you and all you have been able to accomplish so far😊😊😊😊Looking forward to many more videos 💯🍾🥂🤘🤙👏👏👏😁😁😁😁😁

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Much Much appreciated as always!!

@Ragnar8504 20 күн бұрын

The ceiling doesn't look like water intrusion to me, more like a massive condensation issue due to lack of insulation. Wash it with vinegar and watch if the spots return. Water intrusion usually leaves brown and yellow spots, often bubbling, and at least the paint falling off, if not the plaster.

@Villa_Oliva 19 күн бұрын

I sure hope so! thanks!!

@annazago2210 Ай бұрын

Saluti dagli USA. Ciao

@joannebrown4073 Ай бұрын

Best to get rid of what you can now. Then start a fresh. X

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

I think so too

@alliejones9864 Ай бұрын

Is there a reason you aren’t able to hide the pipes between the ceiling and the floorboards, or this a temporary fix?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

We will cover them up later. Maybe i have not explained properly, you will see :)

@jennichristie5264 Ай бұрын

See ya to Liana. Hope to see her back soon.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Lyanne: hope to be back soon!

@janislohman8125 Ай бұрын

Go girl! Power tools! Nice you let her play too😁💖 from Seattle washington USA 👍💖

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

of course, we're a team :)

@GeorgiainCOUSA Ай бұрын

Might be helpful to buy a moisture meter to check the walls

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

interesting idea, didnt think of that. Would that work?

@GeorgiainCOUSA Ай бұрын

Amazon sells drywall moisture meters good for various surfaces. I’ve seen it used on DIY shows

@pattyroe2305 Ай бұрын

We used one in our home and commercial inspection business. Works great but a good pro digital photographs wet areas under the paint showing you the total extent of water intrusion. Once water o Is stopped it will dry out and mold will die. Never use chlorine on any mold as it makes it bloom. We learned the hard way to wear good respirators when I houses with mold. Used to have to do up to 4 rounds of antibiotics to get over bronchitis and pneumonia caused by just being in such houses maybe 30 minutes. A hand held digital thermometer is also handy to find areas where insulation would be useful. You could also get a $20 bore scope from China to help you look inside walls. It's a lot easier than your snake bore scope. You really need to see what's inside those thick walls.

@josedacosta9847 Ай бұрын

Who needs a gym, when you have so much work to do?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Hahahah that’s the spirit

@mocarra100 Ай бұрын

What did you and your girlfriend, used to do for a living? Your channel is really growing fast. I know you're a hard worker from watching you when you first came, working outdoors. I used to get exhausted just watching you 😅 I'm sure you'll be glad to get to the end of all these pipes. Great work, much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖 PS what a lovely couple you are!

@hanthoen326 Ай бұрын

Dream team ❤

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

thanks Jackie! hahhah that's such a compliment. I am a designer, so I just love working on this place.

@amaresch66 Ай бұрын

A lot of hole drilling for sure. Are you going to run CAT6 to supplement and fortify your wireless? Or any other low volt lines for future proofing? A good time for that now IMO before you embark on the beautification phase of your restoral. I am enjoying your slow but complete progress.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

Yeah i'm afraid i have to run some. Love to do some more domotics later on as well, so who knows what more i'll have to run :). Glad to hear that!

@matthewprivat2730 Ай бұрын

Great work so far❤ just interested are you planning on using any of the fireplaces as fireplaces again or put wood burners? Grand old homes like yours really are quite wonderful when they have a fire burning in the main rooms 😃😃 good luck with everything and hope you guys stay safe 👍😃

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

yeah definitely, i would love to keep them and do them up. so i 100% agree, they will be so cool!

@wayneevans5050 Ай бұрын

What are the holes for? What system are you working on now? Are the walls brick? they don't seem to be stone. Since you replaced all the old heating, what are you going back in with?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

to pass wires through. yes they are brick. I am aiming for pellet stoves, i think

@wayneevans5050 Ай бұрын

@@Villa_Oliva So why did you pull all of the heating piping and not just get new modern radiators? just asking

@Ragnar8504 20 күн бұрын

@@wayneevans5050 The pipes were fairly crazy and installed in ugly way so I can understand why they removed them but I'd strongly recommend a pellet boiler and new radiators instead of individual stoves. It's much nicer (and cheaper) to have pellets delivered into one storage space with an auger feeding the boiler and taking out the ashes from one boiler every few weeks than buying bags of pellets, carrying them all over the place and removing the ashes from dozens of stoves all the time.

@rlh-okharvark Ай бұрын

I am enjoying the videos from Oklahoma USA. I’m still interested as to where videos 27-41 have disappeared to. Does anyone know where I could find and watch them?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

They are in the fourth summary, you can find a playlist on the channel homepage i think. I said some things that got people confused so I removed them to remove the confusion. The episodes are still available in the summary as mentioned.

@evelynemignon2699 Ай бұрын

Il devait y avoir un poele pour le chauffage et ils ont bouché le trou du tuyau avec ce joli bouchon

@tracey4474 Ай бұрын

Hi both if those rooms with mould are ones you will be using you must clean the mould as it’s dangerous to your health. Bleach and vinegar I believe kill the mould - masks essential while you do it

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

good point! will definitely try that, hopefully in the near future

@tracey4474 Ай бұрын

@@Villa_Oliva check with someone local what they use on mould as you really want to eradicate that completely Asap

@tinamcdonough9910 Ай бұрын

I have those covers in my house, they are the pipe holes that take hot air through rooms to heat them from wood burners.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

interesting! so not part of a chimney?

@tinamcdonough9910 Ай бұрын

@@Villa_Oliva can be part of a chimney too if you have a chimney. Hard to explain without being able to show you.

@tinamcdonough9910 Ай бұрын

@@Villa_Oliva some burner pipes go up a chimney, some go through rooms to help heat them. If you have a cover on otherside of wall , then it probably will be so. Hard to explain wirhout being able to show you

@janharr3557 Ай бұрын

Could that be an access port for cleaning the chimney?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

that's what I thought as well

@wayneevans5050 Ай бұрын

What are these holes for? What system are you working on now? And since you took out all the heating , what are you replacing it with?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

they are to be able to get cables from one room to the next. heating will be done by pellet stoves, that's the idea for now.

@CatherineH.-gf7mm Ай бұрын

😁

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

@cferguson3368 Ай бұрын

There are times when I wonder why you've made a particular decision, but the 1st remark I read today was just plain clueless & rude. Please don't pay attention to those being deliberately provocative.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

I can imagine, that's fine. Don't worry, thanks for your concern though! :)

@purfer9222 Ай бұрын

Ld not like to manage that long drill on a ladder.

@lisaring2169 Ай бұрын

Looks like mould on the ceiling. Needs to be properly treated before you out anything on top it will just come thru eventually. Mould is a bad health hazard.

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

yeah definitely, we'll start on the first floor, but maybe we'll try to fight off the mould this summer

@pattyroe2305 Ай бұрын

@Villa_Oliva good quality respirator! Mold kills even in it a short time. No need to tear out ceiling unless you find wet insulation above it. Once water is stopped, mold dies and you can spray Kills paint over it. It's made by Zinzer Paints. Sherwin Williams in the US used to have a mildew resistant paint great for bathrooms. But you can get dry mildewside to ad to paint along with a product called Bondit which helps paint adhere to most any surface.

@peternenkov1050 Ай бұрын

I hope my comment is not going to offend you, I really like you and wish you best of luck. Every time you post new videos I am hopping for something different, unfortunately is the same content, nothing but plumbing issues. Working on the problems with the plumbing is necessary , however is becoming kind of boring in my opinion . If you compare the numbers of views at the beginning and now you will see it. The house is very nice with big potential, people expect to see positive changes. You need to change the focus and start working on something visually satisfying .

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

I am not offended at all and hope I in turn will not offend you. I am on this journey in which I try to show the reality of what it's like to work on a project like this. Although I work day and night, it is so much work to get everything done. This shows in the process and is exactly what I want to share. I don't want to cover up or misinform on how much effort, energy and time things take when you do them like this. If my goal was viewers and watchtime, i would have to choose a different strategy, i agree. (So thanks for the feedback!) but it's not. I am on this beautiful (in my opinion) journey, and I am sharing it with you all. You are welcome to watch me, or not, but this is what I choose to prioritise. Again, 100% agree with you if my goals where different, but they're not. Thanks again and hope my intentions are a bit clearer. I can understand the process is sometimes not as flashy as other creators who do choose to make more fast paced content. Come back once in a while if it is too slow for you at this point in time :).

@ritschyappelbaum-corben49 27 күн бұрын

Hello, I love this channel. But from time to time I skip an episode if it is a little bit boring😉🤓. For me it is all good. I like that villa Oliva show how hard the work really is and how long it takes, without leaving things out to make it more interesting for the people on KZfaq.

@brookestephen Ай бұрын

It's more like a CHURCH not a house... it's so HOLY! Maybe that's HOLEY?? Maybe HOLISH?

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

hahhaha

@-htl- Ай бұрын

Not fully understand the holes and pieces of water tubes? First why so close in the corner? That makes it harder to cross when there are two opposite of each other and second you will build in new lower ceilings to cover the pipes, right, which need corner points to build? Secondly the light and power sockets needs to have seperate pipes, 16 and 20mm do they fit into those water tubes together (you do not really need them as they add hardly any value)? Surely you tested it all, good luck!

@Villa_Oliva Ай бұрын

yes we will cover it up as you will see later. thanks for the tips, i did check! thanks!