RAIN DAMAGE TO OUR BARN CONVERSION | Building an Off-Grid Home in Central Portugal
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Theo and Bee gave up their busy city lifestyles in 2014 to explore alternative living, and have lived in vans and boats since then without looking back! Along with their cat Ginjey Bear they have been driving around the world in their self converted Sprinter van. However, when the global pandemic hit they began converting their abandoned stone barn in Central Portugal to turn into a wonderful tiny stone cottage. Along the way, they have rescued a playful cat called Furrnando and have a wonderful flock of Chickens!
Well....I want to tell you a little story; I am 72, retired, born in the USA, but living in the mountains of Brazil. You two have inspired me with your perseverance and cool energy so much that I have decided to try building my own little house here. My friend Silvia and I have just rented a house for two years and are going to use the time to save up some money and buy some land near here. (Nova Friburgo). It will be difficult since we are old(er) lol, but we expect you guys to come and help (I KNOW your Portuguese is getting better, right? hehe). All joking aside...I have loved watching your videos and you really have inspired me. What a great couple you make! Abracos!!!! And do come and visit!
Double thumbs up!!
I am a 63 year-old woman living in the USA and I support & compliment you on taking on an adventure. You are going to learn much...including about yourself. Please do record your journey for us, youtubers.
To be honest, to hear Bee laughing again thrills me to pieces. It makes my day. So glad you came home before anymore water got into the house so you could get cracken on that repair. Won't be long now till you're settled in for Christmas. I'm as excited as you are. Good job Theo, good filming Bee.
So nice to see Bee’s beautiful smile and hear her lovely laugh! 🐝🐝🐝
I know I spelled Bea wrong. But I think of you as a busy person enjoying the flowers 🌸 and fruit 🍎 on the land.
I'm glad to see Bea cheerful and laughing. Those antique iron headboards at the scrap yard are beautiful. Maybe you can get one for your flower"bed"😉
I still can't believe that there is never anyone else at the lake.
Have you EVER seen anyone else there ?
It looks so peaceful and calming.
Thanks for sharing with us.
It is so lovely to hear Bee’s laughter again and the way you can make her laugh so effortlessly just by being yourself is priceless.
So good to see Bea happy and smiling.
You know Theo, on a home rehab, the house pretty much dictates your schedule for the ‘needs to be done projects’. So, you are right to do the outside pointing before the inside pointing. Although you would like the inside done quicker, before you move in, the inside looks beautiful even without the pointing. You can still move before you point the inside. But the outside will definitely give you issues on the inside if not completed. You are an artist at the pointing. So glad you are back Bea. Cheers from New Jersey, USA.
I seriously want Bee to be my personal stylist! She always looks so good!
Get some tanks were your water drain in from the gutters. We live in the city and have two very big JoJo tanks were the gutter pipes run in on both side's of the house. We use the water for the gardens and other things to wash off out side. It fills up very quickly with one rain fall and makes a good use of wasted water though. Love guy's from South Africa, Cape Town area🤗💕
Hi from Ermelo
Glad someone mentioned this. I have a garage with metal roof. It is amazing how a little rain fills up a tank in no time.
Put a filter on and use for washing cloths and even a shower.
My maternal grandparents just had a cistern that was roof water I believe? Not sure how many gallons it was, but it was to the roof, and probably 10 foot in circumference? We did get extra water in town in the summer when all the grandkids were there. So yes, they probably could get enough with rain water!
@@helenadelange1137 Kaapstad, Goodwood 🙏🌸
It’s really nice to see Bea back. You look so good Bea 😊 That new door is beautiful. Can’t wait until you’re able to move in, it’s looking so beautiful inside and outside. The raised bed gardens will be amazing! Gingibear and Fernando seem happy to be home too 😻
Watching this is my favorite way to spend a Sunday morning here in Phoenix, Arizona. I have my cup of coffee and I get to spend time with Bea and Theo. It is such a treat to hear Bea’s laughter again, it reminds me of a lovely wind chime. I do believe your kitties are so happy to be back home, especially Furnando.
I will have to pass on the cold lake, here in Arizona I have given up on our swimming pool, a little to cold for me. I really enjoy watching Nick’s channel, I cannot believe his stone work,
magnificent. Have a great week and see you next Sunday.❤️🙏🏻
I am so happy to see Bee back in the videos and with her lovely smile 😍
Theo is the “Pointing Picasso” ! I was watching and thinking you should do your barn/workshop out of wood, and use the Japanese method of burning the wood to preserve it , it’s called shou sugi ban . Also Theo reminds me of my dad, he was a man of all trades and everything he built or repaired lasted a very long time. In 1950 Dad built our home by himself from wood in Cuba. I have pictures that show the home is still standing with no rot or damage to the wood, it’s still solid as the day it was built! Dad used burnt oil from a refinery to coat all the wood used in the house. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Yoli thank you for sharing your story x
That’s very interesting and both clever and innovative of your father. Nowadays that wouldn’t be permitted in the US at least because the oil (especially burnt) has been proven to be a carcinogen. I’m glad your family survived it.
@@kathrynwitte3398 lol; we have survived it! No cancer for any of the six of us , we are in our 60’s and parents are now in their late 80’s . I wouldn’t suggest using that method now a days anyway, I think shou sugi ban is a better alternative 😀
Theo, here's a tip... If you need to cut any of those corrugated sheets, turn the skillsaw blade backwards. That's the way we used to do it in the virgin Islands, and I built plenty of home's there. Greetings from London England 💪
Just a quick note; the length of your video’s are perfect, the flow is spot on, and the story you are conveying is always clear and communicated very well. I always look forward to Sunday morning ( my Monday ). Love, just a machinist.
Exactly! Well said.
Monday morning here too, in New Zealand, where are you Josiah?
Bee is such joy to see your smile again. Another great episode 😘
So glad to you back Bea. Hope your feeling well. You look great. Miss your smile and laughter. You have a great laugh.
You two are the most focused people I know of. You have diligently put in months and months of back-breaking, sweaty effort to achieve the goal of having a beautiful little place to call your home. You are so talented at everything you do. Keep plugging along. You’re both doing a great job. 💛
Try Do & Be different family...just find them, other enjoyable couple fixing old 🏠
I love you guys. Bea you look spectacular and Theo is a good, ride or die man. You are truly blessed to have each other.💛🇨🇦🇺🇸🇯🇲
Theo.....you have the patience of a saint to do that pointing. My hat's off to you!♥️🇨🇦
Glad to have you back in the groove of working on the conversion. As always your work is beautiful, and it is wonderful to see you both smiling again. Be well and take things slow. Love to you both.
Keep pointing Theo. Portugese farmers knew the termites would destroy a board house. Looking great 🏡🌻👍🇯🇲🐔🐓🐈🐈💚
Exactly! This little cottage will last another couple hundred years with minimal maintenance where a wooden one must be painted regularly & caulked & perhaps even sprayed with poisons. Long term start for a longer term future.
Check out Roots and Refuge Farms to see how she made her raised beds...all are out of corregated metal braced with cut tree supports.
I love their channel. Sure have their work cut out in the new farm. But they will definitely make it great.
Oh, can you imagine a garden with a fence made with those headboards?! Wherever you put your raised beds, make sure your plants have plenty sunshine and the water source is placed next to it. Pointing works like magic, turning Cinderella into a princess:)))
Or those headboards in the middle of the bed for their plants to climb on and be supported.
I thoroughly enjoy watching you both work on your home and can’t wait to see what you do with the inside. It’s a credit to you both. Cheers from far North Queensland in Australia 🇦🇺 👍
Love you two,but Bea has my heart, lost my daughter 5 years ago and you have her smile,you dress and wear 👓 like her,she also lived off grid. This I mention in a good way,she was fantastic and strong and you are getting stronger every day, stay well both of you
God bless
Definitely worth waking up at 5 am to watch these videos every Sunday 😀 you guys look so happy. I love all your projects anything you guys really do out there is 100% amazing content for city people, it’s like a mini visual get away every time so 😂 thank you so much for taking us out again this Sunday🥰 can’t wait for the next one!
I’m so glad you are pointing the outside. I’ve been waiting for 6 months for you to start finishing the outside. Also I’m so happy you fixed the truck. I’m driving a 26 year old transit Flareside pickup truck and I would swap it for anything. Lot of love to you and B from Wales 🏴
It’s so good to hear Bea laugh.
It is so nice to hear and see Bea around the farm again, So pleased that you are back Bea. I missed your cheery voice. Cheers
Theo id just like to mention of how proud and inspired by you that I am. When I first started tuning in was when you guys fired your construction company. You really taken the bull by the horns and you are creating an amazing homestead for your family! When you started with the repairs you looked so stressed out and overwhelmed, but no you look at the project and shrug it off and enjoy it when others would want to take an easier way out! Great Job to the both of you!
I agree 100% with the people who said you're an artist at pointing, Theo. I could watch you do it for hours.
Nice to see you both happy working on your land. And good to see Theo back pointing again. And maybe put guttars to the roof and a rainbarrel. Collecting rainwater for your future kitchen is always handy. Nice to see Fernando and Gingybear on the land with the chickens. I cant wait to see Bee and you building the raised beds. Greetings from the Netherlands.
My Sweetheart and I laughed out loud when Theo said he was thinking his next house would be made of wood. Our son does masonry work and told me that pointing would need to be done often for maintenance. Theo's dedication to excellence is commendable. Whatever you two build will be fun watch. Nice to have a private lake to enjoy. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.👍😉💕🇺🇸
in Portugal the wood would rot so fast it would make your head spin LOL ask any Portuguese builder !
Love this vlog! Your attention to detail is wonderful. My mom used to say “do it right the first time and then you won’t have to do it again“. Good philosophy and I think you follow it. I am envious of your trips to the lake - nothing like a cool soaking in a lake to take out the heat and grime of the day.
Looking forward to seeing what you do with your garden. It will be such a game changer to have fresh veg to eat right at your doorstep! Fernando and Gingey Bear seem to be really enjoying being back on the farm! Blessings to you all.
We look forward to your videos , love Gingy bear and Fernando they have their own little characters . So glad Be to see your smiling face and have you back 🌹 and Theo you are amazing with your work on your beautiful house Love from Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺
This video meant so much more to me today. Hearing Bea tell Theo “you got this” @ 14:18 and then reminding Theo to take a break for their lake swim. ❤️❤️
Well done guys its looking great. Your pointing is lovely Theo. l love that Bee is so much more herself, well done Bee , your smile is lovely and your voice is happier. I cannot wait to watch your next vlog. Take care
Great idea with the vacuum! Saves so much time and it does a fabulous job. So glad to have you two back home. You’ve shown me that with being brave and industrious a person can accomplish so much, and that it’s ok to make mistakes. Forgive yourself, learn, and carry on. Love to you both. 🇨🇦❤️
Before you know it, Theo, the house will be done and you can look at it with pride knowing you didn't take the easy way out! I am anxious to see it completed, but have enjoyed the journey along the way! Yes, you may have even sided the outside with wood over the stone, but it's beautiful the way it is and I prefer the stone, myself! Bea will be so happy when it comes time to decorate, I'll bet! You have both worked so hard and deserve credit for a job well done! Not many could have done what you did!
Your truck is the most useful vehicle I’ve ever seen. Being able to lower the sides and end makes it so versatile. Theo, you are such an artist! The pointing absolutely transforms the walls. It’s lovely. Best wishes for all your endeavors. 💗 from Pennsylvania, USA.
In Australia most of the utes have the tub removed and have a tray on them. Makes them a lot more useful for trades.
It will be so lovely to see you and Bee living in your beautiful little home - I can hardly wait to see you two relaxing in your living area while your dinner cooks on your new stove. From what you have shown us of your van conversion, your kitchen in the "barn" will also be delightfully charming. Step by step, you are getting there, while keeping your dreams alive. Wonderful to watch!
Theo, the pride in your craftsmanship truly shows. Keep up the great work. Bea, so good to hear your voice and all the encouragement in giving Theo as he works. Have fun with your new gardening endeavors. It will such great therapy as you grow and harvest the fruit of your land. In my prayers.
Theo I love that you are a perfectionist and the pointing is looking beautiful you definitely have your Dad’s eye for design and painting 😊Bea it’s great to see you back on your land with your animals and your smile is lovely. Blessings to you both.🙏🙏🥰🥰💕
Your pointing Is a work of Art, please don't stop ! Your skills are so important for saving this wonderful darling, building and showing new generations what work ethics means. Effort, time, patience, sweat, tears and finaly... happiness Lucky barn!.
You could do with some help Theo before the weather turns bad. The gutter and drain will really help sort it out. We love scrapyards, we always leave with something else on top of what we went for. Bee is looking so well, I hope you are living in the barn soon. Sending big cuddles and kisses to Gingey-Bear and Fernando. You could do a full vlog on those two and I'd be happy. 🐈🐈⬛❤🇦🇺🦘
Theo and Bee, individually you are amazing; together you are unstoppable. I’ve been very much enjoying the videos with Theo but have missed you terribly Bee. You are his XFactor.
With you back I feel the world is right again.
Bea’s laughter and her smile is the best part of this video. Nearly there guys. The barn is going to look stunning 😍
Since we have come out of lockdown, you guys & a lovely English couple in France are the only ones I wait every week for
Great personality’s & v genuine fun couples. So for granny’s like me , you bring me joy. Lov m💐💖💖
What is the name of the CZcams couple from France that you watch?
Peter & Anna. Because they moved from northern France in last few mts they have changed the name. When it comes up again I will put it on here
Sorry. I just recognise their logo It’s two people sepia pic. Mx
Bereice , there also also another English couple near Bea & Theo
They do lovely areal views of me property. Not my thing , but u may like it too. Ok Portugal is it name
Hope this is of some help
@@maureenbrophy7852 thanks so much Maureen -much appreciated!
The scrap yard was sooo clean and Organized~
It’s good that you’ve found the damp problem this early in the project, again the land and potential of it is amazing. Keep up the good work, well done.
So wonderful to see Bee smiling and laughing. Love you guys...and of course GB and F!! XX 🥰
It’s so wonderful to see you both back on your land. You both work so hard to create your home with your fur babies. Now you have your chickens back to enjoy. Bee I’m so happy your doing so well. You are a inspiration to me. You probably don’t know how many people you have helped by sharing what your going through. You are a beautiful person inside and out. You have the support of Theo and your family & friends and of course all of us. I continue to pray for your full recovery, and I know you will win this battle. I really enjoy your videos and being a part of yours & Theo’s journey. Thank you for bringing us along. Texas Girl🇨🇱🇨🇱🙏🙏❤️❤️
Soon all the pointing inside and out will be done, and think how wonderful low to no maintenance! The barn is spectacular!!! Hope you make a nice safe stair for the loft, that will be so beautiful!!! Blessings to you both!!!
I started crying today seeing Bea back and laughing! It makes me so happy! And well done on keeping the ship sailing, Theo. You've done a phenomenal job! Your videos are so amazing, and as someone said earlier on in the comments, it has a great flow and timing to it. Much love to you both from South Africa!
Thank you both for my twice weekly ‘fix’. I so enjoy watching you progress with all the trials and tribulations that building an off grid home brings. The water looked very cold but the weather is lovely when you compare it to the UK. Rain, rain and more rain and not particularly warm. Enjoy the next few days and good luck with the pointing, it’s coming on a treat and I’m sure it will be perfection personified with your expertise Theo. Take care both. ❤️ Dorset, UK
Theo is such a excellent remodeler....he is a perfectionist....love it.
Ha ha ha Bea’s laughter in the videos sounds like magic. Laughter really is one of the great keys to life🔑. Loved seeing the old bedsteads, maybe they could be a railing around something or a flower ‘bed’. Thrilled to see you both at it on the land again❣️
Here came the stone artist again!! And escorted by his beloved lady who transforms everything with her laughs!!!❤️
Beautiful video, I love those ends at the lake😊
I Love stone buildings cos it might only take a day to do the wood alternative to pointing, but you'll probably need to do that every year. Once pointed nicely a stone building can go years without additional pointing, and they look great 😊 Great job Theo!
My favorite thing about the vlogs has always been your laugh Bea. It really helps me! Love Kim
You'll want to arrange your raised beds perpendicular to the slope and level for good drainage. Hope you get your water proofing sorted out soon! Cheers from Maryland USA 😉😎
Rows running north to south would be ideal also.
You are such a perfectionist, Theo! And that’s what will ensure that the house you’re creating will be both a cozy home and a work of art! I so look forward to this time I spend with you two! Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us!
After seeing your video I always leave with wonderful thoughts of you two. During the week I think about what you might be doing when I have a moment of my own. I get really excited knowing that your next video is soon. Yes, I do have a very busy life & it’s a pleasure to dream & watch yours. Thank you for sharing your dream with me! 🥰🤟💕
I've grown very fond of that truck! Lovely to see you both, and kitties, back on the land! Keep positive! 👍😎🇨🇦🌲🌾🐾🐾💜
A rub-R spray coating below grade prior to the French drain would seal the wall well so it will not leak. A gutter to a water catchment would kill 2 birds with one stone as well. Love watching you guys. So glad to see you Beautiful.
So good to see everyone doing so well! When your viewers begin to know the names of your cats and chickens, I believe you all have become part of our families! So, welcome home, my young couple with the sweet kitties and the happy cluck-clucks, welcome home...❤
It's so good to see Bee again and hear her laugh
I was just thinking I'd love to just lie in bed and watch one of your videos to relax and was so happy to see you'd just uploaded 🥰 also I love your cat dad t-shirt Theo 😻
So glad Bea is back, the two of you are so great together.
Hearing Bea laugh & seeing her smile gladdens my soul ✨ lovely video, guys xx
It looks so good when you finish, that in and of itself must be so encouraging. Good to see Bee back. Hugs from 🇨🇦
As usual, you do your perfectionist job, Theo. But it is even more wonderful listening to Bee's laughter.
You've earned the cool soak & time to relax in a place away from the chores. Its difficult to relax when you are looking at your "to do" list in every direction. When the water gets too cold then perhaps youll take walks together or choose a place to sit where what you see is not anxiety inducing. The pointing is stunning and really does take the look from abandoned barn to lovely cottage. Getting the rain gutters & french drain in will protect it further.
I’m so glad to see everything coming together for y’all God Bless, y’all put a smile on my face everytime I here your new vlog turning on…..blessing ur way, pray for me as well please , I could use a lot
A great instructional pointing tutorial; seems like your fabulous mentor Nick has taught you lots about finer "points". Love both of you guys' positive attitudes that inspires all of us..a tip on your raised beds: the western sun is really hot so you should maybe place some of your beds in the shadow of trees to get some afternoon shade for very tender veggies.
ENJOY you guys so much. Happy to see how far you've got. Proud of you BOTH!
Theo . . . You are a Pointing Pro! Beautiful work. It is wonderful to see the project coming together. And SO lovely to see Bea working along side you. I know you will set up a system to save the rainwater that comes off the roof when you install gutters. Thank you for sharing your life with us.
What a great recycling place!
It looks like the roof is very short at the back. It should hang out at least another row of tiles... and yes, gutters will really make a difference. We haven't had the kind of rain that used to happen so be prepared for amazing weeks of heavy rain! Even if it never comes it's best to be prepared.
It's great how you are both learning so much as you go along!
Loverly to see Bea back and you both enjoying your time together xxxxxxxxx
Such painstaking attention to detail! You two are amazing!
So happy to see bea back and Theo your grand dad would be proud. The door is amazing it goes perfect. I can't wait to see it decorated for the holidays!
I feel like it was a blessing you got the big rain storm when you did! Pointing now is better than if it happened in the dead of winter, no? Loved Bee’s joy finding her mushrooms! 🍄 🐝
Theo, you’re becoming a master mason- you could always make a living as a mason, eh? Kidding. I’m sure when the pointing is completed you’ll never want to mix another load of concrete as long as you live! I wish we could time travel to December when you move in and your home is complete. It’s so lovely to see Bee smile and hear her laugh again. Love from Texas to both of y’all!
Great video guys. I love watching how you treat and love each other. Stay happy and healthy.
Whenever you say that you have a 5 acre plot of land, I think "It looks bigger than that - does he mean 5 hectares?".
Another good video. You LOVE pointing.
Love the latest going forward plans, also enjoy reading comments from other followers,
So glad to see you pointing the outside at last, the sooner you fit guttering & downpipes to some water storage containers the better to stop it potentially damaging walls & soaking into the ground close to the house. It's also free watering for the raised beds!
Well first of all I would like to comment that I find myself smiling when bee is smiling, so I figure her smile makes me smile . It's so nice to see the two of you, that you have true love! it's very rare, very special I like to call it magical! makes you smile with your heart! The two of you definitely have that special something that makes life better. You could see in your smiles and hear it in your voices I guess you could say attitude for Life overall. Thank you for sharing another great video. I can not wait to see your work of art. Like another comment said "you are the Picasso of pointing" and I most definitely agree.😊 sending you best Wishes always from Redondo Beach California USA
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Theo,I think you should do CZcams tutorials on how to plaster and point as you has a great and informative way of showing how it is done,you are a true artist and hard worker. Lovely to see Bee looking well and her laughter is uplifting. All looking well on the ranch,see next time.x
Be sure your garden space gets enough sunlight and orient the beds for maximum sun exposure. Good luck with it! It’s my 3rd year gardening in just six 4x8’ raised beds and I’m currently making 5 pints of ketchup and 5 pints of BBQ sauce from 25 pounds of homegrown tomatoes! It’s been so fun to garden!
The care you're taking in pointing makes you a real craftsman Theo! Hello magical Bee. How wonderful to see you both settling back in.
Lovely hearing Bea in the background and the chill dip.
It's so smart that your taking your time and making sure you secure all the cracks and holes that would drive you crazy in the future. Anything to make it secure for weather, bugs and rats is so important. Have a good evening!
I just discovered Giant Puffball Mushrooms behind my friend's apartment complex in far northern IL, US. They were only a mile or so from Lake Michigan. The largest was at least 16in. across. I didn't find out that I could eat them until a few months later. Next year I'll try cooking one!!
Glad to see you both back on your property!! Just found you about a month ago and have binge watched everything!! Great videos, really enjoying them!! Take care and stay well!!
It's looking so amazing, Theo!! Very good job ❤️ I loved B's face when she was in the water... Brave girl!!!! You did it!!! 🚀 Though the worst month probably is January o February 😅
If it was easy we wanted …we would be living in a new housing development!! Your work is worth it!
Theo you are doing a wonderful job. It is going to look fantastic . I am so glad Bee has decided to be in the vlogs more. It really good to see her participating more and more. . Theo take your time and do a good job . That's what most important
I grew up in a stone farm house. More comfortable year round and once done very low maintenence. More secure, stronger, and certainly more beautiful. Worth the effort I think.