We built a workshop from free pallets

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Over the last few weeks we have worked hard on finishing the shell for our new workshop made from pallets and other free/cheap materials.
Chapters:
0:00 Finishing the walls
3:30 Roof delivery
6:42 Taking apart pallets for parts
7:19 Free roof beams
9:22 Burning the posts for preservation
9:45 Putting up the posts
13:35 Roof beams going up
21:08 Roofing time!
25:35 Final result
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@robertlemoine3500 9 ай бұрын

This is the best palette shop I’ve ever seen .

@johnsuegibbons Жыл бұрын

So miss you ! You’re such a beautiful family! Beautiful girls❣️Wishing you the best of luck with all your projects. Good job on your work shop!

@sgrvtl7183 Жыл бұрын

You two work so hard, yet have so much patience. The workshop will be a very good addition to your homestead.

@nancynaves1831 Жыл бұрын

Nice recycling of all those pallets and a great space for a workshop, storage space.

@keithbrandon8540 Жыл бұрын

When there's a will there's away! You have proved this so many times and this video shows no exception. Love crowbars and hammers! Great job on the shed. Big achievement and now you have a good place for more work! (Under cover). 👍💯

@kekahardy5652 3 ай бұрын

I think you guys are so honest, so real and so funny!! ❤

@annetjievz Жыл бұрын

Ok, took me about 10 days, but I've binge wathed all your videos from year 1 to date. It's amazing to see how far you have come and how much has changed for you guys over such a relatively short period of time. YOU did that!! Wel gedaan!!

@sibyllelugo447 Жыл бұрын

I would love to be in your shoes. Therefore I live vicariously through your efforts. Love the teamwork. I see your cute children are growing up and I think how nice for them to have you two for parents.

@anthonyrebock5351 Жыл бұрын

Good to see other neighbors helping out...👍

@hardyvonwinterstein5445 Жыл бұрын

Long time no see. A pity, since you have a talent for making everyday simple things look really interesting. You know, some kids move around, a dog looks in the camera, two chicken run for their lives. No fuzz, nothing big. But in a way, these vlogs cover happiness. Which is always small and never big. Happiness is never complex and always simple. I imagine hearing your children refer to their youth, once grown up as fine citizens. They'll remember this.

@ourportuguesehomestead Жыл бұрын

I also posted a video two weeks ago :)

@monikacarless_wordwitch Жыл бұрын

So many uses for wood pallets! Well done.

@knolltop314 Жыл бұрын

What a great team you 2 make! My wife and I would be doing much screaming at each other. Congrats on yet another improvement to the place.

@billiegutierrez2506 Жыл бұрын

There is such versatility in working with wood pallets there is so much you can do with them some people make furniture and fences there is just so much you can do with them good job guys

@1spositive Жыл бұрын

Good job! When I built a porch at the back my house I used some of that type of strapping from corner to corner, attaching to each beam it crosses. It really helps with stability and avoiding the wobble in a strong wind.

@celiapereira5223 Жыл бұрын

The workshop shed looks great 👍💯 well done guys 👏👏

@leanneogburn5982 Жыл бұрын

I am SO impressed with your Ingenuity, hard work determination, and skill. 💞The world would be blessed to have more folks like you who are willing to take on many challenges. 🌠🌍🌄

@jeffboisvert1765 Жыл бұрын

🤣

@sohailakhtar5474 Жыл бұрын

Greetings from Pakistan. I really appreciate your hard work to build workshop from pallets.It’s not an easy task,you guys are really amazing.Keep working and smiling.

@leanneogburn5982 Жыл бұрын

Great work!🌟💜👍You do remind me of my parents (who were teens in the Great Depression in the USA 1930s) and my grandmother, (who was born in the Netherlands and sailed to America when she was 6). Gratefully, I learned some of the benefits of hard work and frugality from them.

@JenShea Жыл бұрын

What a great job, and terrific video! My goodness the kids are getting big!

@jeanhawken4482 Жыл бұрын

I made a good deal of my greenhouse out of pallet material. The cheap green fencing paint covered a thousand sins. Like mass planting all the same colour looks good. Very soothing on the critical eye.

@suzilouden5964 Жыл бұрын

Frugality...you two are the epitome of frugality. Kudos to you both for your ingenius shed....👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@manolisgledsodakis873 Жыл бұрын

epitome

@suzilouden5964 Жыл бұрын

@@manolisgledsodakis873 Merci, dankie, kea leboga 😊

@gailkoprowski3177 Жыл бұрын

Maybe you should consider adding some diagonal bracing in the top corners of the entrance.

@rollandjoeseph Жыл бұрын

Not a bad idea

@portugaldreamzzz920 Жыл бұрын

What a great idea. You both work so hard!

@hasmika9412 Жыл бұрын

Պարզապես հիացած եմ ձեր կատարած աշխատանքների համար։Խոսքեր չեմ գտնում։Ես շատ բան սովորեցի ձեզանից։ Դուք հրաշալի ընտանիք եք։ 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💞🤗🙏🙋‍♀️

@tenpennyguy Жыл бұрын

Very happy that you have a workshop now. I expect you will find it the most useful "tool" in your kit.

@srantoniomatos Жыл бұрын

Nice to see you again. Great value building. I built a greenhouse with pallets and used fence poles (2,5 m x 6/8cm) at the corners, inside the pallets to act as fundation and connect the lower and upper pallets. Its super strong. Greenhouse plastic is also good if you want it dry andless ventilation. And gravel on the floor makes it look and feel much cleaner.

@ourportuguesehomestead Жыл бұрын

We might put gravel on the ground, but want to level it first for which we need the digger 😅

@LittleSpanishFarmstead Жыл бұрын

Great job! Having built something similar but only 2×3 pallets I know what a lot of work that is. That little cart looks so useful, been looking for one of those for ages.

@robertlemoine3500 9 ай бұрын

Way to go guys , thank you .😊

@lightdark00 Жыл бұрын

Never too late to start working out so things don't break you down and old age is better! ✨

@bobfmirvine6652 Жыл бұрын

Great job! Very entertaining video, as usual. Thanks for sharing.

@timeflysintheshop Жыл бұрын

Quite a project there! When you get the chance, you ought to add some angled cross pieces between the two posts and the highest beam. That will add a lot of strength to the front wall.

@peacepoppy3809 Жыл бұрын

What a great structure, purposefully created 🎉❤well done. Loving forward to seeing it evolve. X

@janenewley1014 Жыл бұрын

Well done…a splendid and really useful shed…I hope that the growing season has started well…and hope to see you in the garden soon. Best wishes, Jinxy

@drhoy15 Жыл бұрын

Very nice video and great build project. I built something similar a couple of years ago in Nova Scotia, Canada. I used 6mil plastic for the roof! It withstood 2 fully winters of snow before we moved. What I have got to say about your structure is that I hope it withstands whatever wind and rain storms that you get. I really tied mine down to the ground very well. It’s a great video all the same, shows people what possibilities they have from relatively cheap/free materials.

@Serenityfor1 Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing. A strong wind could take that down in minutes. Otherwise looks sturdy.

@freddy-b Жыл бұрын

Mooi om te zien hoe jullie met weinig middelen een mooi schuurtje maken.

@juanitakauffman6336 Жыл бұрын

A great addition which is so useful.

@glenyscallaghan1195 Жыл бұрын

Well done , what a team .👋👋❤️❤️⭐️

@JohnCurtinmadrid Жыл бұрын

Nice job! When you get round to filling in the spaces, I´ve used expanded polystyrene 2 and 4cm thick sheets which you cut to size and slide in the spaces between the planks, or just tack them on the inside or outside directly. You then fill in the spaces with foam. I´ve made two sheds and the dog kennels with this system and they´re standing up well to the elements.

@NadiaGarrido-rh2hk Жыл бұрын

Had to get a new KZfaq account but I found and subscribed to yours again. Really miss seeing you so maybe I'll rewatch videos for now.

@melindataljaard2753 7 ай бұрын

Wow, very nice. Should build a bigger one for the combi also. 😂

@NoeleenGrima Жыл бұрын

Honestly, it looks greatttt indeed❤❤ well done x

@candynewton4945 Жыл бұрын

Great work you two! 🇺🇲👍

@OaktreePaula Жыл бұрын

Well done 👏 Lea and Martin that is such a cool workshop love it

@karenmcneill3745 Жыл бұрын

Great job! Your attitudes are an inspiration..I'am looking forward to the rest of the shed build Heres sending positive energy your way.Also I liked the music you choose for this video. Sending love to your whole family.L.K.

@jannetomlinson1831 Жыл бұрын

Welcome back,you sound upbeat which is great

@yewhocktan5112 Жыл бұрын

Marvelous!

@pagecericola7342 Жыл бұрын

Miss your videos ( New Jersy USA)

@pureinspiration9140 Жыл бұрын

Good going!

@destino2portugal Жыл бұрын

Superb shed 👏

@thizizliz Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! This will be so handy to keep things out of the weather!

@semqueixas Жыл бұрын

Good to have you back.

@deehalpern8988 Жыл бұрын

You guys are amazing!

@July45Sweetpea Жыл бұрын

what an amazing project you have taken on - I'm trying to catch up on all that you have done in recent months, while I've been busy here. well done xx .

@fertiledirt7708 Жыл бұрын

Let it settle and tighten up before winter. Enjoy and be safe

@rachelfrees1268 11 ай бұрын

Great job.🎉

@louizadebeer4618 Жыл бұрын

So glad you are back, Louise South Africa

@gracedossantos2136 Жыл бұрын

You both have become Portuguese warriors. Well done. 🇵🇹🇺🇸

@fertiledirt7708 Жыл бұрын

Utilizing all possibilities. Awesome job guys. Can't wait to see the finished building.

@itsmeagain8604 Жыл бұрын

Here is my poem, a compilation of what we saw on those days building your farm. 1 worker is better than none 2 heads are better than 1 3 helpers got the job done 4 times chickens in the way 5 times cats were at play 6 chores forgotten that day 7 ideas were born today 8 things you couldn`t be arsed 9 moments just sat on the grass 10 memories of the kids laughing free You are so blessed and forever it shall be.

@junco477 Жыл бұрын

Well done. Love it.

@moanahughes3593 Жыл бұрын

Boom💥guys, great job👍

@coralsancetta7242 Жыл бұрын

Welldone

@ednahawkesworth7551 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic job. Well done 🤩

@louisefourie5846 Жыл бұрын

Wow great job

@pagegreer5081 Жыл бұрын

Very ingenus version of what in US is called Pole shed or pole barn. But dont worry about dogey techneques Its called doing what you got to do. And was one who critised Marttin on working the van without jack stand. But it workedout in the End.

@manny-perez 11 ай бұрын

Guys, you should use cement to plant those large beams! 😉🥰

@kaasgaafnl Жыл бұрын

Great job of reusing old material! A tip for 'next time' is to place the pallets staggered from each other to create a more stable construction. If you could add a few more horizontal planks it would create a more stable construction as well. And regarding the wind, I'm not sure if the pallets are mounted into the ground but you might want to think about fixing it properly before it will blow away in the next big storm?

@patrickgilhooly8340 Жыл бұрын

Sure hope there is some sort foundation. Sure hope wind doesn’t blow it away. Nice video. Fun with wonderful children in transport.

@monalingan9523 Жыл бұрын

I am so pleased for you. The shed came out great!

@siobhanvanderlinde5401 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! Great job!!

@kathleenpitt1981 Жыл бұрын

Well done! Plenty of light inside and room for work tables. So helpful to be able to work out of the sun or rain.

@jerbertstansmer9687 Жыл бұрын

Well done! A little bit better every episode. Keep up the great work!

@TrapaholicNZ Жыл бұрын

U guys giv3 me motivation im fom nz living in aus but goin bak ..i like the pool i hope it holds up for youz

@LindaSchreiber Жыл бұрын

Fantastic!!

@bobbybaldeagle702 Жыл бұрын

We burn the bottom of our post and then we soak them down with a mixture of 1 part diesel fuel to 2 parts used motor oil... Post we put in 20 years ago are still standing strong...

@siobhanvanderlinde5401 Жыл бұрын

Puck has the most beautiful hair!!🤩🤩

@mariapelleya7410 Жыл бұрын

Excellent!!!

@getreal155 Жыл бұрын

And now hope the wind doesn't pick up ;)

@empret7704 Жыл бұрын

Cool 😎 you saved a lot of money

@davidking7353 Жыл бұрын

good job

@armandodesousa6375 Жыл бұрын

I will admit I started out a bit sceptical, but the finished product looks great! Kudos to the artisans. Abraço do Algarve.

@shhhh_tell_no_one Жыл бұрын

Awesome nice project 👍

@HowardRice Жыл бұрын

Wonderful workspace. Agree with an earlier comment about adding some diagonal bracings to hold things square over time.

@ourportuguesehomestead Жыл бұрын

I’m flattered you think everything is square now ;). I’m thinking of adding osb or something on the inside to add sheer strength and stop the wind from blowing through. Cheers

@HowardRice Жыл бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomestead Yes, OSB will do the trick. You probably don't need me to say so but many building and renovation projects seem to produce scrap OSB and plywood that can be collected for free (with permission) and recycled, especially towards the end of a project when the site is being tidied up - at least that's the case in the UK.

@rollandjoeseph Жыл бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomestead fyi, some wind blowing through isn't all that bad because if you trap all the wind it could blow it over😉

@LisaElevateDJ Жыл бұрын

@@ourportuguesehomesteaddef leave some gap for wind to flow through, maybe at the top, I’ve seen solid fences be blown over which is why where I live on the very windy coast, most fences have gaps to let the wind through! ❤

@rollandjoeseph Жыл бұрын

Holy crapola , what a feat !! I bit my nails the whole way through but I have to hand it to ya's , you did it! Pallets are the best aren't they? The wood is so strong and they serve a great purpose to build just about anything as you just proved, I can't wait to see it progress further. The only thing I think you should do is get at least one rain catching system set up for the roof runoff and have the barrel on the inside where the shade is so the water doesn't evaporate in the sun as fast..congrats! I'm so glad to have you guys back making videos, I missed my Dutch fix..lol😉👌✌️

@Kelleena1on1 Жыл бұрын

Nice work wow that will be cool to work in :-)

@bako9974 Жыл бұрын

al een hele poos volg ik wat homestead en off grid kanalen maar zojuist vind ik deze!! heb jullie lange video van laatst al bekeken. super leuk om jullie te volgen!!! Veel suc6, je hebt er een abbonee bij ;)

@matsgpersson2397 Жыл бұрын

If you don't have a driver's license, you can buy a moped and go into the village to shop. You can have a small trailer behind the moped and buy a lot.

@tonyharber8240 Жыл бұрын

Great job!!! You could grow climbing fruit on the sides of your workshop if you have the money to buy plants?

@clivewright5437 Жыл бұрын

Missing You. All Take it Life is Happening Just sending You All Love a and Rainbows

@filipar949 Жыл бұрын

Nice space for garden parties 😂

@ourportuguesehomestead Жыл бұрын

Multifunctional space 😂

@mountainloversoff-grid155 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see you do Shoh Sugi Ban to your workshop. I am frugal also like you folks. It means more to me.

@LWYOffGridHomestead Жыл бұрын

Nice 👍...I like it...I want one

@inekeroos9264 Жыл бұрын

In tegenstelling tot anderen hier, heb ik wél vertrouwen in jullie bouwwerk. Huttendorp de luxe! Crea gedaan met behulp van nasa en de leidse universiteit. Gefeliciteerd ♥️

@johnsuegibbons Жыл бұрын

Great team work and frugality! Very impressive! 👍Your girls are so cute ! Until your next video…Take care!