Next season, dig out the soil from your garden beds and put in hardware cloth. Replace the soil. The creatures cannot dig up through it and the roots easily grow down through it.
I was going to suggest this but using a wire mesh, as the voles can’t chew through the metal, but the hardware cloth sounds like an upgrade to my idea. 😊
We all were going to suggest this!! When you're ready for a more permanent garden layout, put the hardware cloth under ALL beds, including the raised beds.
Quite possibly, the last person in the history of the English language to utilise the verb to "scarper" (as applying to voles). Sometimes I just want to hug you.❤🇦🇺
We absolutely love those gorgeous looking shutter brackets! We look forward to watching you all week. We dont call you Ricky and Victoria, we call you "The Portugals". We say to each other "I hope the Portugals are on this weekend." You have inspired us to buy land outside the U.S in Canada. We are hoping to build something fun next year. I think that the dog/water comment has to do with something that was online about the dog sytem going into shock from having a hot body to cold water, and that sometimes the water causes an insulating effect with how it settles on their fur coat making them hotter. I cant remember all of the details, but I am sure it can be found online. I am not sure if it is true or not. We cool off our dog with ice cube treats. We just pour broth and cooked carrots, etc. to make her cool treats and cool her from the inside. The shutter stops ARE BEAUTIFUL! WE ❤ YOUR STYLE.
RIP dear watermelon. A ‘shutter’ story of patience, hard work, ingenuity and patience. Love them. My guilty pleasure is watching you 2 clear out the clutter. Thank you.
I found myself holding my breath when you hung the shutters. Your tenacity and patience are inspiring. Very enjoyable video. We wish you all good things.
Thank you soo much for your weekly episodes. We’ve been following you guys from the start. A real treat! One of the best renovation channels there is. And you also show your failures and less-successes. That makes this channel so real. Muito obrigado from Coja / Barril the Alva area.
The shutter problem is an easy carpentry fix. Your shutters don't shut because the diagonal is longer from inside corner to outside corner, than the width. Plane a leading edge on each shutter. You can do this by planning a bevel on the inside edge. The outside edge should stay the same.
Hi, the sign of a reasonably competent hands-on-person is the ability to fix the inevitable mistakes / niggles and the occasional use of the ‘that’s going nowhere’ statement 😁.
Shutters look great! We had a vole issue, unfortunately I had to dig a trench around the garden area and bury hardware cloth vertically to create a barrier. Good news, it does work. Bad news pain to dig the trench!
For the shutter dogs, you may wish to put decorative metal pieces where the dogs will touch the wood shutter to keep it from putting dents into the wood. Work is beautiful! Well done you two!!
Heart was in my mouth with the drilling. I’ve many DIY disasters in my past and I could see a big chunk/face just cracking off the wall. Great job, phew!! 😮
Keep up the smiles. I learn more about temperament and good communication witgh my loving wife everytime I watch you two together. Obviously you get the advantage of editing but it appears in the toughest moments you offer each other a hearty amount of grace.
Sometimes things happen for a reason, those shutter hinges look perfect and I can not wait until the shutter dogs are put in place. Keep up the great videos, it is my Sunday morning routine.
Watching from Mississippi. Y'all are so positive and nice. I do a lot of projects on our house and yard. My wife helps a lot. I could never be a CZcamsr. I am always irritated and often cussing while I am working. My wife thinks nothing of it. I have always been that way. Once we are done, all is happy and good. But..... no one would want to watch it! Best wishes.
The shutters put up a fight but you won in the end and they make the cottage lovely. I love the interaction between you both, all the corny things you throw in there makes me laugh every time. I will be interested to see if your efforts to rid the voles work. Good idea to wet down the doggies. I can't imagine wearing a fur coat in the heat. Good job done.
Before painting (finishing) the shutters, a rebate( Formed with a Palm router) on both, (L shape) on the closing faces, interlocked. .gives massive engaging clearance but then wind/weather proofs them... look lovely installed, well done, Great job.. and thank you for sharing your content. Alan, in Menorca!
Yay,another video!! New brackets to hang the beautifully painted shutters! All of your hard tedious work is definitely paying off as I see how transformed the cottage looks with its Beautifully hung shutters. Hardware cloth in dirt will save plants & the garden looks lovely🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
thanks Laura! We're really happy with how they turned out & so relieved that we found a solution!😁 I think we'll rip up the beds & add some wire/hardware cloth in the winter
You guys did it. You found the right bracket. You made it work. You found a way. That's your talent. Many people would have given up. Move in time is not far away. A couple of questions we want to ask of you : Are you learning Portuguese and will you obtain portuguese citizenship. As we mentioned before in previous comments, the music lifts the video to a another level. So good. Hope this comment finds you doing well guys. Sending much love😍 from Jim, Harriet and Yuki (currently at Bethany Beach, Delaware for a little R&R).
The little House is transforming into something really beautiful before our eyes. Well done folks, I am so looking forward to seeing how it looks when all the pointing is done and how the interior comes together. Thank you both for sharing your journey with us.
Victoria, putting wire/metal mesh underneath your raised beds will stop the Vole attacks. The shutters look great. Good to see that the interior work has commenced,
The shutters look great, well done. We have these sonic gadgets in Australia as Snake deterrents, unfortunately the snakes have been photographed sleeping next to the deterrents blissfully ignorant that they are supposed to be scared of the sound lol. Interested to see if they fix the Voles
The shutters look awesome!!! Love how they turned out! On your vole problem, in addition to your electronic anti-pest devices & the suggestion of fabric cloth, we have yard windmills. Wind power! We used to have gophers but since we put up a 6' windmill [and have a dog too] no more moles! Underground critters don't like vibration! Your definitely on the right track!! 😊
Wow you two are doing such an amazing job!!!! The shutters look stunning so glad the other brackets didn’t work cause these look so much better. Can’t wait to see the finished cottage. A big hug from Sunny but stormy Florida.
I read somewhere that voles don't like the smell of rotting elderberry leaves!? We had some in the flower garden last year, I picked a small bucket of leaves, added rainwater and a lid and left it for about two weeks. Then poured the stinky water down the holes. I stopped finding new holes and so far, it or they haven't been back this year.... The shutters really change give the house that special character! ❤
When i was a child, this devices to keep the blinds open were used in Brazil. The problem was that they were exactly at head height for certain children. Wow, what a headbutt 😖😁
Great work on installing the shutters. Working with a stone structure is very unforgiving. The shims and jig placed the shutters plumb and square. Congratulations on some fine craftsmanship !
I think your shutters turned out EXCELLENT. If you cut the insides of the shutters at 2 degrees they should still meet right where they are on the outside and give you enough angle on the inside to close..
Shutters look beautiful, both open and closed, congrats! Victoria, save your back and limit how many ground level gardens you have. Get away from ground level gardens for your smaller plants altogether and use only raised beds like the ones you have for the majority of your gardens, and line the bottom with hardware cloth or aka chicken wire. For the large plants like your poor watermelons dig the beds out 20-25 cm deep. Make a box of hardware cloth to line the bottom and the sides of the hole. Refill and water liberally and that should help discourage your unfriendly visitors. Or think about an outdoor yard cat, give your dogs somebody to play with and will hunt your Voles.
The shutters looking great but the garden will take time patience you must give plenty water with the hot days take care you will succeed good work both keep your smile be happy see you bye
The shutters are fabulous! You guys did an excellent job! If you had a shaver for cutting hair very close to the head, I'd suggest shaving the dogs. We used to shave our collie every summer. We'd hose her down every now and again, but concrete floors were her favorite place a nap. Next year, buy some very close squared chicken wire. Bury it down about 2 - 3 feet below the surface of the garden. It keeps burrowers from coming up from underneath. You can also fence the garden with the same size chicken wire to keep out everything but very small mice! Besides, chicken wire doesn't make annoying noises!
Finally I got to your final video and I must say all the work of you two is amazing. I hope one day I find someone as talented and hard working as you, Ricky. Good luck to you and Victoria, the garden is gorgeous, the dogs are lovely! Best wishes, Andrea
On the shutters remember in the winter weather the wood you used will swell a bit aswell so make provisions for that. Maybe a strip of wood on the outside and shave off a 2mm gap
The shutters are looking absolutely beautiful! What a transformation and worth persevering with. Re your vole problem... If you find the holes they are making, put some dog poo down them as deep as you can. I know it's gross but it really does work! We had moles coming up everywhere but as soon as we used this method, no more moles! Plus the poo just degrades under the earth. Good luck 🤞
Shutters look great and love the colors . You both are doing s great job in that heat. Love that you cool down your loving dogs. You both seem to have allot of patience thank god. Look forward to next bud to. Take a dip in the pool 🍷
Your Stone House is coming on brilliantly. It's looking gorgeous. Can't wait for you to start renovating the inside and we get to see where you put everything.
what an amazing job those shutters!! details details details they are a bummer but then a job is done well when details are taken in consideration. SO much fun watching you both and the dogs. Cheers to a beautiful tiny house ❤
I love watching you both work. You have a problem you persevere and find a solution or solutions and the end result is always wonderful. For me, those shutters just put the cherry on top of your tiny house. Congrats to you both for another job well done!
Love the shutters guys, great work 👏 Victoria, you can actually cut up the chives, just use clean sharp sissors and cut each bunch into 4 from the bottom...8 plants might keep those pesky critters away 🤞
Well done! I love watching you problem-solve. My husband and I built our house from the ground up. Seeing your videos brings back memories. Though I must say, you two are far more affable with one another than we were! I'm looking forward to watching more.
Are you planning to put an upper floor in the wee house? I didn't realise you had so much headroom - would be fab to have a doorway up there that led out onto a wooden deck that doubled as the roof to a wooden bathroom addition - no planning issues as it wouldn't be a 'permanent' structure... love the shutters - they were worth all the hassle!!
Sorry for all the trouble you guys went through with hte fist set of brackets, but a negative turned out into a phenomenal positive: the new brackets are so beautiful! Bravo to both!
Thank you for remembering the orange peel litterer. I have experienced the same problem at our new house in Central Portugal. When I asked around the village, they said it was a RED SQUIRREL, I have never seen one or heard any during the day. The critter(s) also like pomegranates and takes them onto the second floor.
Beautiful!! good job in all you do. You teach me to push through a problem till it is solved. Your hard work will be well worth it as you look back in time. You are refreshing to me as I watch your episodes weekly!!!!
I have never cheered so enthusiastically for anyone in my life. Two nicer people surely don't exist. Me any my wife both ponder if there are actual windows with glass planned for the future? Not sure how you are manging the weather changes. Note that we are from Indiana which has 4 seasons. Many blessings to you in this incredible endeavor.
Awww thanks Steve! Appreciate the cheering on! Yes definitely windows going in, we just bumped the shutters up in the schedule as we kept having to block the windows up every night & it was such a nuisance!
Next season, dig out the soil from your garden beds and put in hardware cloth. Replace the soil. The creatures cannot dig up through it and the roots easily grow down through it.
I had to do this to keep gophers out of my garden
I was going to suggest this but using a wire mesh, as the voles can’t chew through the metal, but the hardware cloth sounds like an upgrade to my idea. 😊
We all were going to suggest this!! When you're ready for a more permanent garden layout, put the hardware cloth under ALL beds, including the raised beds.
They also should consider getting a cat.
Yes thats what we did and it worked for us to 👍
The shutters look fantastic! It’s hard to believe that you did it all from scratch. They look professionally done. Way to go!
Thanks Debbie!😊
I agree - your engineering and building skills have certainly been tested and improved. Well done.
Quite possibly, the last person in the history of the English language to utilise the verb to "scarper" (as applying to voles). Sometimes I just want to hug you.❤🇦🇺
We absolutely love those gorgeous looking shutter brackets! We look forward to watching you all week. We dont call you Ricky and Victoria, we call you "The Portugals". We say to each other "I hope the Portugals are on this weekend."
You have inspired us to buy land outside the U.S in Canada. We are hoping to build something fun next year.
I think that the dog/water comment has to do with something that was online about the dog sytem going into shock from having a hot body to cold water, and that sometimes the water causes an insulating effect with how it settles on their fur coat making them hotter. I cant remember all of the details, but I am sure it can be found online. I am not sure if it is true or not.
We cool off our dog with ice cube treats. We just pour broth and cooked carrots, etc. to make her cool treats and cool her from the inside.
The shutter stops ARE BEAUTIFUL!
WE ❤ YOUR STYLE.
Thanks! We're so happy with how they turned out. Congratulations on your land purchase too! How exciting! 🥳
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! The outside of the house is perfection; from top to bottom.
Thank you Claudia! We’re really happy with how it’s all turning out 😊
Your patience, perseverance, and hard work really paid off; the shutters are beautiful! Bravo!
Thank you!😊
Love Sunday when you post. One of the best renovation programs out there.
Thaaaaanks!❤
Thanks for mentioning this.
every new video is like watching a beloved aunt walking down the garden path with a box of cookies. the shutters look love-ly...
The shutters and hinges turned out great ❤❤❤❤❤
RIP dear watermelon. A ‘shutter’ story of patience, hard work, ingenuity and patience. Love them. My guilty pleasure is watching you 2 clear out the clutter. Thank you.
Unfortunately another watermelon plant got killed today 👎🏼
Ultrasonic..does not work...full stop waste of money
The shutters and windowsills make a stunning combination. Congratulations 🎉
Thanks Jules! We’re really happy with how they’ve turned out!😊
I found myself holding my breath when you hung the shutters.
Your tenacity and patience are inspiring.
Very enjoyable video.
We wish you all good things.
Cheers to your bracket Victory! ✌️
Love the shutters...
You can use a spraybottle and spray the dogs underbellies with the water.
Those shutters suit that stone chalet perfectly!☺
Stone chalet…never heard it referred to as that before but we love it!❤
yes. the upgrades qualify for the updated nomenclature.
You should be incredibly proud of yourselves! WOW! Beautiful jobs!
Thank you soo much for your weekly episodes. We’ve been following you guys from the start. A real treat! One of the best renovation channels there is. And you also show your failures and less-successes. That makes this channel so real.
Muito obrigado from Coja / Barril the Alva area.
Thanks for watching for so long! Also thanks for the failures appreciation - there's been plenty of them! 😂
The shutters look amazing!
Thanks!
The shutter problem is an easy carpentry fix. Your shutters don't shut because the diagonal is longer from inside corner to outside corner, than the width. Plane a leading edge on each shutter. You can do this by planning a bevel on the inside edge. The outside edge should stay the same.
Put an glass bottle( with the top off) in the ground in one of the tunnels . The wind that blows over the bottle makes a noise they don’t like.
my grandma used to do that in her garden
Your patience, work ethic, attention to detail and quality REALLY, REALLY have created beautiful results in all you’ve done here.
thanks Judy! we're so pleased with how it's coming together 😊
Hi, the sign of a reasonably competent hands-on-person is the ability to fix the inevitable mistakes / niggles and the occasional use of the ‘that’s going nowhere’ statement 😁.
“Reasonably competent” about sums it up! 😂
@@LifebyLiving 🤓
The shutters and brackets look awesome!👏🏼🍷
Thanks Terri!😊
Shutters look great! We had a vole issue, unfortunately I had to dig a trench around the garden area and bury hardware cloth vertically to create a barrier. Good news, it does work. Bad news pain to dig the trench!
Yeah for new brackets!!
For the shutter dogs, you may wish to put decorative metal pieces where the dogs will touch the wood shutter to keep it from putting dents into the wood. Work is beautiful! Well done you two!!
Didn't like the shutter color at first, but now see it's perfect. Works beautifully with the house and landscape.
What a beautiful job. The shutters look amazing with the new brackets!
Thanks!😊
Heart was in my mouth with the drilling. I’ve many DIY disasters in my past and I could see a big chunk/face just cracking off the wall. Great job, phew!! 😮
we were nervous too that the same thing would happen. Softly softly!
Keep up the smiles. I learn more about temperament and good communication witgh my loving wife everytime I watch you two together. Obviously you get the advantage of editing but it appears in the toughest moments you offer each other a hearty amount of grace.
Sometimes things happen for a reason, those shutter hinges look perfect and I can not wait until the shutter dogs are put in place. Keep up the great videos, it is my Sunday morning routine.
Watching from Mississippi. Y'all are so positive and nice. I do a lot of projects on our house and yard. My wife helps a lot. I could never be a CZcamsr. I am always irritated and often cussing while I am working. My wife thinks nothing of it. I have always been that way. Once we are done, all is happy and good. But..... no one would want to watch it! Best wishes.
there is definitely some frustrated cussing from time to time!
@@LifebyLiving ... that's only natural, Ricky.
Love you two, and how you love each other. It shows in the work you do and your attention to detail, love your care and love for the dogs
I can't say it enough how pleasant it is to watch your videos.
Awww thank you ❤️
The shutters put up a fight but you won in the end and they make the cottage lovely. I love the interaction between you both, all the corny things you throw in there makes me laugh every time. I will be interested to see if your efforts to rid the voles work. Good idea to wet down the doggies. I can't imagine wearing a fur coat in the heat. Good job done.
Before painting (finishing) the shutters, a rebate( Formed with a Palm router) on both, (L shape) on the closing faces, interlocked. .gives massive engaging clearance but then wind/weather proofs them...
look lovely installed, well done, Great job.. and thank you for sharing your content. Alan, in Menorca!
Yay,another video!! New brackets to hang the beautifully painted shutters! All of your hard tedious work is definitely paying off as I see how transformed the cottage looks with its Beautifully hung shutters. Hardware cloth in dirt will save plants & the garden looks lovely🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s
thanks Laura! We're really happy with how they turned out & so relieved that we found a solution!😁 I think we'll rip up the beds & add some wire/hardware cloth in the winter
@@LifebyLivingwhatever you guys do it will be wonderful 💕🙏
You guys did it. You found the right bracket. You made it work. You found a way. That's your talent. Many people would have given up. Move in time is not far away.
A couple of questions we want to ask of you : Are you learning Portuguese and will you obtain portuguese citizenship. As we mentioned before in previous comments, the music lifts
the video to a another level. So good. Hope this comment finds you doing well guys. Sending much love😍 from Jim, Harriet and Yuki (currently at Bethany Beach, Delaware for a little
R&R).
The shutters look magnificent
Thanks Robert 😊
It’s so cute now, House and Garden magazine will be dropping by when it’s finished 👏👏🤣🤣💕💕
Wow, the little stone house is looking gorgeous already. I’m so excited to see what the inside will look like 🥰.
The shutters look fabulous--it was a long haul, but the work paid off! The cottage looks great.
The little House is transforming into something really beautiful before our eyes. Well done folks, I am so looking forward to seeing how it looks when all the pointing is done and how the interior comes together. Thank you both for sharing your journey with us.
Great job with the chives. You can divide those pots of chives up into quarters. They will recover quickly and you can cover a greater area.
That last bit about the voles had me in stitches 😂 Thanks for the laugh! Beautiful shutters well done!
I'm happy for you that the new shutter brackets worked. They look very nice.
And the shutter dogs are fantastic! So cute from male to female faces. 😊
I love how the shutters came out. So beautiful ❤️ thank you God bless you both 🙏❤️🌹
I love the pastel color of the window shutters 💚 To solve the problem in your garden put hardwire cloth at the bottom.
Victoria, putting wire/metal mesh underneath your raised beds will stop the Vole attacks. The shutters look great. Good to see that the interior work has commenced,
The shutters look great, well done. We have these sonic gadgets in Australia as Snake deterrents, unfortunately the snakes have been photographed sleeping next to the deterrents blissfully ignorant that they are supposed to be scared of the sound lol. Interested to see if they fix the Voles
Oh my goodness the shutters and the hinges are beautiful. Well done. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The shutters are great 👍 very fine mesh under soil stop the mole loving the channel 🎉🎉
The shutters look awesome!!! Love how they turned out!
On your vole problem, in addition to your electronic anti-pest devices & the suggestion of fabric cloth, we have yard windmills. Wind power! We used to have gophers but since we put up a 6' windmill [and have a dog too] no more moles! Underground critters don't like vibration! Your definitely on the right track!! 😊
The shutters look absolutely stunning 😊 Well done too you both ❤
Your new brackets are like jewelry for your house. They look great.
Wow you two are doing such an amazing job!!!! The shutters look stunning so glad the other brackets didn’t work cause these look so much better. Can’t wait to see the finished cottage. A big hug from Sunny but stormy Florida.
The shutters look fabulous, well done. All your hard work paid off, love them....
I love Sunday with you 💕
Your tiny house is looking so cute with the shutters on it now. Your hard work and patience has really paid off.
I read somewhere that voles don't like the smell of rotting elderberry leaves!? We had some in the flower garden last year, I picked a small bucket of leaves, added rainwater and a lid and left it for about two weeks. Then poured the stinky water down the holes. I stopped finding new holes and so far, it or they haven't been back this year....
The shutters really change give the house that special character! ❤
When i was a child, this devices to keep the blinds open were used in Brazil. The problem was that they were exactly at head height for certain children. Wow, what a headbutt 😖😁
Great job on the shutters, just love the teamwork between you two ❤
Great work on installing the shutters. Working with a stone structure is very unforgiving. The shims and jig placed the shutters plumb and square. Congratulations on some fine craftsmanship !
Thanks!
I think your shutters turned out EXCELLENT. If you cut the insides of the shutters at 2 degrees they should still meet right where they are on the outside and give you enough angle on the inside to close..
Nearly at the 100K subscribers and well deserved, great to watch as ever
The shutters look great but Holy cow❗️the challenges with them‼️ Glad the project is behind you now👏👏🌻💜
The hinges look amazing!! ❤
I know I have said it before.but it always comes to mind after you complete a task."truly a thing of beauty !'
Ricky and Victoria, Love, love, love the shutters!
So sorry you are having challenges in your garden, can’t wait to hear if the gadgets helped.❤
Shutters look beautiful, both open and closed, congrats!
Victoria, save your back and limit how many ground level gardens you have. Get away from ground level gardens for your smaller plants altogether and use only raised beds like the ones you have for the majority of your gardens, and line the bottom with hardware cloth or aka chicken wire. For the large plants like your poor watermelons dig the beds out 20-25 cm deep. Make a box of hardware cloth to line the bottom and the sides of the hole. Refill and water liberally and that should help discourage your unfriendly visitors. Or think about an outdoor yard cat, give your dogs somebody to play with and will hunt your Voles.
These brackets are way nicer! Happy "mistake" ❤😊❤ (South Africa)
The shutters looking great but the garden will take time patience you must give plenty water with the hot days take care you will succeed good work both keep your smile be happy see you bye
The shutters are fabulous! You guys did an excellent job!
If you had a shaver for cutting hair very close to the head, I'd suggest shaving the dogs. We used to shave our collie every summer. We'd hose her down every now and again, but concrete floors were her favorite place a nap.
Next year, buy some very close squared chicken wire. Bury it down about 2 - 3 feet below the surface of the garden. It keeps burrowers from coming up from underneath. You can also fence the garden with the same size chicken wire to keep out everything but very small mice!
Besides, chicken wire doesn't make annoying noises!
those shutters look fantastic!! The little cottage just looks sweeter and sweeter!! Great job!!!
Finally I got to your final video and I must say all the work of you two is amazing. I hope one day I find someone as talented and hard working as you, Ricky. Good luck to you and Victoria, the garden is gorgeous, the dogs are lovely! Best wishes, Andrea
On the shutters remember in the winter weather the wood you used will swell a bit aswell so make provisions for that. Maybe a strip of wood on the outside and shave off a 2mm gap
The shutters are looking absolutely beautiful! What a transformation and worth persevering with. Re your vole problem... If you find the holes they are making, put some dog poo down them as deep as you can. I know it's gross but it really does work! We had moles coming up everywhere but as soon as we used this method, no more moles! Plus the poo just degrades under the earth. Good luck 🤞
Shutters look great and love the colors . You both are doing s great job in that heat. Love that you cool down your loving dogs. You both seem to have allot of patience thank god. Look forward to next bud to. Take a dip in the pool 🍷
Thank you. Love your ability to tell a story.
The shutters look fabulous.
Your little house is really coming along; it's gorgeous!!!
I am Dutch hopefully you get all the happiness in life.
Awww thank you!❤️
Your Stone House is coming on brilliantly. It's looking gorgeous. Can't wait for you to start renovating the inside and we get to see where you put everything.
Shutters looking good. Great job you guys. ❤.
what an amazing job those shutters!! details details details they are a bummer but then a job is done well when details are taken in consideration. SO much fun watching you both and the dogs. Cheers to a beautiful tiny house ❤
I love watching you both work. You have a problem you persevere and find a solution or solutions and the end result is always wonderful. For me, those shutters just put the cherry on top of your tiny house. Congrats to you both for another job well done!
Thank you!☺️
Love the shutters guys, great work 👏 Victoria, you can actually cut up the chives, just use clean sharp sissors and cut each bunch into 4 from the bottom...8 plants might keep those pesky critters away 🤞
Well done! I love watching you problem-solve. My husband and I built our house from the ground up. Seeing your videos brings back memories. Though I must say, you two are far more affable with one another than we were! I'm looking forward to watching more.
We’d LOVE to build a house from scratch! Maybe one day!
Are you planning to put an upper floor in the wee house? I didn't realise you had so much headroom - would be fab to have a doorway up there that led out onto a wooden deck that doubled as the roof to a wooden bathroom addition - no planning issues as it wouldn't be a 'permanent' structure... love the shutters - they were worth all the hassle!!
yes. Their floor plan is shown in a previous vlog.
The shutters are beautiful! Can't wait to see what you do with the inside now. Well done with your ingenious shutter solutions!
Thanks Tracy!
The shutters look fabulous. Well done. You will be very pleased with yourselves. Sorry about the volves. I believe the hardware cloth works.
Sorry for all the trouble you guys went through with hte fist set of brackets, but a negative turned out into a phenomenal positive: the new brackets are so beautiful! Bravo to both!
Thank you for remembering the orange peel litterer. I have experienced the same problem at our new house in Central Portugal. When I asked around the village, they said it was a RED SQUIRREL, I have never seen one or heard any during the day. The critter(s) also like pomegranates and takes them onto the second floor.
The outside of your house is looking marvelous! Great Job!!
The shutters are stunning!
Thank you!
Beautiful!! good job in all you do. You teach me to push through a problem till it is solved. Your hard work will be well worth it as you look back in time. You are refreshing to me as I watch your episodes weekly!!!!
I have never cheered so enthusiastically for anyone in my life. Two nicer people surely don't exist. Me any my wife both ponder if there are actual windows with glass planned for the future? Not sure how you are manging the weather changes. Note that we are from Indiana which has 4 seasons. Many blessings to you in this incredible endeavor.
Awww thanks Steve! Appreciate the cheering on! Yes definitely windows going in, we just bumped the shutters up in the schedule as we kept having to block the windows up every night & it was such a nuisance!
You’re closing in on 100,000 subscribers. Congratulations!!!!
Love the shutters! Wow! They are beautiful! I love the little stone house & am eager to see your next step in the renovation.
Kids the shutters are amazing love how both of you make such beauty together, Love!