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The barn conversion begins! As Laura stated nice and steady gets the job done, please do not rush this part, it’s the most important as it’s sealing your new living quarters and preventing any external elements/creatures from getting inside. Great work, “keep the faith” and continue to look after each other.

That project is huge. insulation, AC,, new roof, power , water., windows. kitchen, flooring.

My favourite KZfaq couple ❤️

What a Labour of love but so worth it! Those granite stones are so beautiful!

Words I thought I'd never say - I wish I had a friendly farmer next door that gave me fresh veg ☺️ Great end to a productive week guys 👍

Congratulations! We will start our journey, we bought a ruin in Mafra.

It’s great to see the start of the renovation of your home you deserve it cannot wait till next week

Remember the soft brush for when you're pointing. Once it's been allowed to dry for a bit, soft brush (about a foot long one) it down for a smooth finish and it'll iron out any trowel lines. Also if there's a bit of concrete in the stone that looks like it could be hiding a can of worms, it might just be hiding a can of worms and could be best left alone overall, rather than chiselling it out in search of stone, if that makes sense. Good luck :)

Yay!!!! That barn is going to be a big job but oh so worth it.

It will be so gorgeous when it is finished a beautiful stone barn.❤️❤️

Hi Dan and Laura, the stone on the barn is really shining but it will pop with some lime mortar around them when you get them pointed up. Some of them holes where the wood was will have been where the old original builders had their scaffolding as they used bits of wooden branches coming out of the wall then placed their boards across them if you look you can see the holes are in a line across the walls about every 2 to and a half foot above each other. It’s quite clever how they did it really as there wasn’t any metal scaffolding about them days. You can see the holes on all old building from it. Anyway good luck and we’ll see you in a fortnight unless you go back to weekly videos? You’re doing a great job keep it up.😊😊😊😊

Laura and Dan, those stone walls look great! 😲 Step by step ... project by project ... Awesome! 🌿 💛 🕊

Dan get yourself a flat shovel & Laura get yourself a decent large 🧹 it makes life easier. Keep up the good work, love watching your videos. Me Mum has just passed away & I’m off into Hospital for an operation on my spine next week, at the moment your videos keep me sane in a difficult time. So a big thank you 🙏

From watching other Portugal u-tubers most people do not use concrete, they use a lime mix. If there is old concrete they try to tear it out. Your kitchen looks very nice.

Loving what your doing with the land. Have you considered using lime mortar to point the barn? I have spent most of this year working in a 14th century castle that had been renovated in the 1930's. Unfortunately they had pointed the walls with Portland cement causing condensation build up to the point where water was running down the walls inside. The castle has just had a £5 million refurb that included removing the cement and repointing with traditional lime mortar to allow the walls to breath again and avoid future problems with condensation.

The stone walls look absolutely gorgeous! Slow and steady most certainly wins the race, and the two of you have everything it takes to achieve this dream. Thank You for sharing ❤

What a beautiful old stone house

You can also make chutney out of pears (and other ingredients)

Don't forget PPE when working with old cement and stone work 😉

Sigo a vossa página. Agradeço por terem escolhido Portugal para viverem. Mas em questão de aprenderem português, devem aprender com o sotaque português e não o brasileiro, porque é em Portugal que vivem. Boa sorte com o vosso trabalho. 6:58

use some cooking oil or light weight oil in the inlet and turn it on to coat the pump piston when your done using it so it wont freeze up with corrosion next time.

Hey guys. Good to see you’re both well & cracking on with the barn. We happened to have butternut squash & red pepper for tea too. But because it’s not exactly shorts & T-shirt weather here, we had it in soup with homemade bread. Robert is totally jealous of your homestead. But we are both pleased for you for how it’s coming along. Take care & hopefully see you guys soon

Love the drone footage. I'd bet the rain smells fresh and clean. Such a soothing sound on the roof of the barn.

Add some habanero, salt and tomato and/or vinegar to your pear preserves and you’ll have a nice dip. Cheers.

Dan, that's just the biggest wall plug I've ever seen. Laura, I actually use a different language app, but I think they are really useful and surprisingly cheap.

Don't know how they managed to lift some of those stones, huge.

great work! be careful about toxic gas with generator inside the barn ;)

Exciting phase now, getting the barn done. It will be a hard job. But you two will get it done. Love the tent BTW, looks so cozy

Fun watching you two. Jim in California

Looking good you're doing well. 👍

Karchers can stop due to an airlock, you should let standard pressure water run through with no power, this resets the unit.

Great Success!! She is still a beautiful princess even when she gets dirty, so nice to see the outdoor kitchen in use. Enjoyed the aireal view of "the land" as well. You two are doing an amazing job. Keep on Keeping on!!

GOOD LUCK . BE SAFE .

Y’all took my advice and put a extension point spigot fitting on the IBC to let gravity :) Cheers!

IT was nice to see a aerial view of our land! Keep up the good work.

That looks very cozy the dinner in the tent❤❤❤

This is really fun to see!! You Go!!

So hopefully now that the lovely stones are visible, to stop the moist wicking up from the ground and causing damp lime mortar pointing is the best way to go. It allows the walls to breath whereas concrete and cement donot. Good luck xx

It's a long journey but it's going to be so worth it 😊

The granite has come up beautifully with the clean down Great job Laura and Dan. So,pleased to see you working in your outdoor kitchen Laura. Look forward to seeing the pointing and concrete floor completed. Have a great week from Ruth in NZ….

The sky look so nice grate work

Please use by the pointing, lime mortar. 😊

Well done guys!

Aw, my favourite beautiful young youtube couple. I ask the universe to help deliver all you need to be happy 🌌 🙏 The barn is looking so good already, you are doing a great job! Your tea looked lovely and made me feel hungry. Much love to you both ❤❤xx

What a lovely sound from the birds 😁😊

Very extraordinary good cooperation with my sister's partner ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

You’re both so brave. With an uncertain future it’s so good to see you both so committed to the future homestead, just like our forbearers! No one knows what tomorrow brings but faith carry’s us through. We all adore you and we’re committed to you. Great respect and love for both of you. Big Canadian fan watching with anticipation and respect

Do not throw the small stones away if you use them to fill the larger holes when pointing it will save a lot of plaster Just a tip. I hope it is helpful.

It was good to hear from you guys, your bard will look sweet when it is all completed and You both can sit back and admire Your work. Stay Safe and be Strong.

For what it is worth, I would reframe the roof to allow you to properly insulate it and also add longer overhangs all around. It will help prevent water from getting behind the stone.

Whoo Hooo! The gravity feed worked! I hope your pump has also been repaired and is pumping well for you. OUTSTANDING job guys, keep it up and you will have the most perfect place on Earth for yourselves.

Thanks for the video. 🍀

Yay looking forward to see how you build out your home I’m excited for you. The outside is looking good you all be safe looking forward to the next video. ❤

Welcome back, long time no see

It's so exciting that you are getting started on the stone building. 👍❤

So excited to see the start.Are you putting a new roof on?❤

How exciting! I’m looking forward to seeing the progress. I love how each accomplishment makes you both feel so good and more confident. When you tackle such a big undertaking the smallest things can be so rewarding.

Hi!! I watch you from Valencia, Spain, and I’m learning English. I love Nature and I admire your work and your task. I’m rooting you two in your projects. I hope your dreams come true because they are so nice and necessary for the environment.

Another brilliant video thanks Laura and Dan. You should point the outside first if possible with lime mortar from the top down. It will protect the inside of the walls from the weather as you approach winter and prevent any inside work from being damaged. You can work on the inside while the weather is bad outside. Make sure and use ppe with the mortar keep both of you healthy.❤

Props - you're definitely doing the hard yards to get to journey's end. Strength to your arm(s) 😊

Hi Dan & Laura! Look into what materials you will be using for pointing. Limestone & sand lets the walls breathe eliminating mold from growing like cement does. Cement will cause respiratory problems down the road. So just make sure you pick the right material for you and your future growing family. Also, Martijn Doolaard, a You tuber @MartijnDoolaard•597K, he bought a ruin on the alps in Italy and he is doing a beautiful job on his stone buildings that you can get a lot of pointers from. Love you bunches! This is is so exciting watching you transform this beautiful stone barn into your perfect home!!! ♥♥♥

Barn bricks looks awesome, good job. For the floor instead of putting concrete try to put "Rammed earth" which is an ancient construction method used even today. (Check on KZfaq) it will be more Earthy, eco friendly, long lasting and will definitely match with the barn brick concept and also very cost effective than putting a concrete floor.

It must be wonderful to be able to see the entire starry sky. I haven't seen it in many, many years because of the light pollution ⭐

KEEP GOING GUYS ITS GETTING THERE ONCE THE POINTING IS DONE AND FLOOR DOWN ! GREAT VIDEO BEST WISHES PHIL 🌺👍

Could you talk about how the legal process went into getting the permission for your conversion? Is it easy?

Great stuff well done!!

The outdoor kitchen looks great and the stone wash has come out beautifully. Have a lovely day.

You both never disappoint with all your hard work transforming your home. 💚

Thank you for sharing, there is an immediate result of cleaning those huge rocks. You are realizing the satisfaction. The bar appears larger, as viewed from the sides. I always look forward to your new video. Bless you two, have a nice week 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

It would really be nice if you would be able to put some nice windows in where you would be able to have some nice views out of your barn conversion. There must be a way to do that, but I would have to get some qualified person to show how to do such a task that would keep everything stable in place while you was able to frame where the windows would go.

It's coming along wonderfully great job guys

Watching this eating apple and pear crumble from my dad’s trees! I loved to hear you singing Laura ❤ angelic

What a journey, you two are on! ❤

Very good!

Howdy Laura and Dan. It’s always a pleasure to see you two, working on your barn. You really have made a lot of progress. It’s amazing what you have done, inch by inch, and with so much patience. You two are such an inspiration and a good working team. Blessings to you both and stay healthy. Till next video.

Looking forward to the videos of renovation

So exciting to see the barn emptied out and the space looks great. The stones look amazing. Can't wait to see the next video. Sending hugs xx

Mais um interessante projecto...por favor não se esqueçam de isolar o telhado ❤❤😊

Review local building requirements, it may save you time and money in the future.

Great to see u using your kitchen. You are doing so well, 🎉😊

Hi. Great video. Thank you.

That’s a amazing job to revive the stone wall back to it’s original glory! Awesome! Thank you for creating the video, looking forward for all the future renovations! 👏👍👏👍👏👍

Great job 👍 Keep enjoying the journey, I know it's hard work but it is paying off!

I have missed you two and was so happy to see your new vlog.

Very Interesting Video.❤❤❤❤

Barn started looking very beautiful, long way to go but things are shaping up - Best Wishes

Great to see work on the barn! Can’t wait until you can call it home!

Dan, those wooden 'pegs' you're finding were often put in place deliberately, as fixing points - you might find it handy to put some back in, if they're in appropriate places for hanging a curtain rail, for example.

Thanks for the video

Such a pretty young lady, I'm so happy and excited for y'all!

The barn is coming along so well.

The kitchen was spectacular!... 👏👏👏👏👏

Hell yeah ,let's GO !!! Barn conversion 1.0 !!❤

Looking amazing after the jet wash , it’s going to look awesome when it’s finished pointing, great job guys ❤

Good job you two are you going to point the wallsusing a non mold pointing material on the inside and cement to seal the cracks on outside so moisture dose not come through do to power washing and cement removal you might have taken out all the seals they had in pointing is sealer all old granite buildings have it

Nice to see you🎉🎉😊

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, good work guys 👍😁 maybe put sandwich dack tiles metal roofing on your barn that is going to look really beautiful and is isolation to against the heat and the cold.

... for Laura's singing while working