I bought an ABANDONNED QUINTA in Portugal - 9 month renovation timelapse
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- čas přidán 26. 04. 2023
- Nine months ago I bought an abandonned house in the village of Vieira de Leiria, just a short distance from the sea on the central west Portugal coast. My desire is to restore it to its former glory and to create a food forest garden using permaculture principals. It's been a labour of love and a lot has been achieved. The house is now liveable, and our focus now has turned to the land area, clearing it all in preparation for some exciting projects. This video shows you the story so far. It would be great to have you join us on this journey.
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After living in my van for three years, travelling to Scotland, Scandanavia and Europe and living in Portugal through Covid I decided to make a new life in Portugal. I am now renovating a previously abandoned quinta in Central Portugal to live a more sustainable life using Permaculture principals.
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You did amazing! Congratulations! I know Vieira de Leiria. The region suffered a tragic fire back in 2017. A lot of new trees are already growing in the burned area. I went to the beach there many times. I really appreciate your decision of rebuilding and your way of life. I wish you all the best and look forward to seeing more about your life in Portugal.
Thank you so much Belinha. Yes, you are right about the fire. The trees are growing well now but it’s going to be another few years yet before they are fully grown. The beaches are lovely here and so many to choose from. It’s lovely to have you along for the journey 💕
Well done .so pleased to see someone renovating all the important things first and bought a house which actually is livable with a roof.great progress in 9 months .
Thank you for such a great comment. I’ve loved the whole process and there is lots more to come. It’s great to have you here 🙏💕
Good morning, Suzi! Actually, the real name of vegetables are "quiabo", ou "okra" and "couve", ou "cabbage". They are very nutritious, enriched with iron and fibers. Chickens love to eat them, so you'd better wire fence your garden, otherwise the chickens might eat everything you grow. But chicken manure is an excellent fertilizer. Enjoy your life well, and a hug from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Thanks Roselane. Yes, I spelt quiabo incorrectly! The chickens will definitely be restricted. I’m only going to have a few so they will be easier to control. Thanks for watching from Brasil 🇧🇷 🙏
I love okra, too 😊
Great to see the edited highlights of all you have achieved. I like the bit where you explained how you got over feeling overwhelmed by the task. Break the task into smaller tasks and get on with it. Fantastic. I had to laugh when you were sad that seeds hadn't sprouted within one week. I'm an equally impatient gardener! x
Thanks Kate. I shall put a little more of this mindfulness into my videos. Yes, everyday I check to see what’s happening with the seeds 😂
Its lovely to see the colour of youre house.Everybody uses white ( with a reason), but I can just see the sunshine in the colour. And of course the sun 🌟 shines in Portugal.The combination of the colour of the windows is also nice.
You've worked so hard those nine months, unbelievable.
You must be very proud on yourself.
It's so great to hear that you love the colour of the house. It is indeed sunshine yellow. I am indeed proud of myself and actually can't quite believe that I have managed to achieve what I have and yet still more to come. The fun stuff starts soon. Thank you for following along on this journey
👏👏👏👏👏💪parabéns, muito trabalho para 9 meses.
Bravo pour tous vos efforts..ces efforts paieront et j'attends la suite..votre propriété est superbe..
Hi Suzi, so enjoyed the makeover! As a florist/ gardener i love the way you know to repurpose what uniformed folks would throw out. Your prepping of ground no I priority. Have you found earthworms? Maybe some have been hiding in soil of newly bought fruit trees etc. I feed my soil/ plants with crushed eggshells, teabags and any veggie peels. None are seen as my garden only 3years old so wild and wonderful. Dont forget about some roses. Especially climbers. They are an awesome spring sight to climb up old roof trusses. A farm in western Cape have built high arbours and those roses love it and show off to visitors. A suggestion is to let a bedroom as a bnb. Folks passing through to beach would love a homely stop over, with a cup of tea/ coffee and a toastie.Bread and cheese keeps well in freezer and defrosts quickly. So a little petty cash will keep you going. " The yellow house" ...easy to find! 💐🌻🐝🍓🍒🍎🍉🍊🍋🍇🍅🥕🥦🥬🧅🍏🧄
Hi Nicky, thanks for all your good tips. Will give the crush egg shells and teabags a go. I have seen worms in my compost but definitely need more. Glad you enjoyed the makeover, lots more to come 🙏💕
What a lovely property. Love the yellow and keeping the gate with the original patina. Hopefully will see some art on your walls in the next video.
Thank you. What sort of art are you imagining? The garden walls? All ideas are very welcome 🙏💕
Wow! what you have achieved in just 9 months is awesome. Am looking forward to your new adventure and house in Monsanto.
Thank you 🙏
Thank you 🙏
What a huge job you have done so far. Amazing!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤ the cheerful colour you have painted your home. Look forward to watching more from you.
Thank you. Lots of the houses in this area are yellow. But I love Spring and yellow really is the colour of Spring. So happy to have you here 🙏💕
Wow it’s so nice. You did a great job.
Brava❣️❣️❣️
Aspetto di vedere i prossimi lavori.
Buon proseguimento.❤
Well done! You have made excellent progress, and the house is looking beautiful. Lovely colour! Love the windows and shutters
Thank you Christine 🙏 I’ve tried to keep it traditional. I love the windows and shutters too 😀
Thanks for the video❤❤❤
Hi Suzy…New to channel and thank you for helping Theo!!!😍
I will be following your channel from now on!🥰
Hi Sherry. Great to have you here. It was great fun helping Theo. Thank you for supporting my channel too 🙏💕
Well hello from Vancouver Island Canada! I love your mission to be sustainable! Watching a tidy up is so satisfying! Cheers!
Thanks and great to have you here. I’m loving re-using all the old materials here.
MUSICK IS TOOOO LOUD WHEN TALKING
Thank you for the useful feedback and for watching. Hope you will return for next weeks video
Shut up!! STOP annoying her WITH picky nonsensical garbage,the music sound is well balanced and arranged,PERIOD! Now try to do something useful of your OWN "trolls " they are everywhere LOLOL.cheers!!!
put in new trellis and grow grapes for shade and rainwater harvesting a great start.ask local pensioners for advice.
Wow you’ve accomplished sooo much!
Looking forward to seeing more!
Best wishes from 🇨🇦 Canada!
Thank you Janice 🙏 Great to have you here. I have relatives that live in Ontario!
I rewatched this video after watching your latest regarding the immense improvement you've both made to this house. Can't wait to see how you transform this dated home to something spectacular. It already looks soooo good!
I rewatch this video too sometimes to remind myself 😂
Inspiration to many lost souls. 🙏
So much work, but everything looks great. It’s all worth it in the end, you have a beautiful comfy and cozy home. 🌸
Thank you. I forget sometimes how much work it has taken to get this far. I still have plenty of ideas though so please keep tuning in. Great to have you here
Uplifting and inspirational,. I hope I have half of your energy and determination, your stick "to-itveness", when I get there. More power.
Thank you Dennis. I have a vision and that’s what keeps me moving forward. It’s great to have you here cheering me on 🙏💕
Hello from Arizona usa
Amazing accomplishment in only 9 months
☮️💟✝️
Thank you Francine. Wow Arizona. Great to have you here 💕🙏
Kudos to you for an amazing job. I wish you all the best and a wonderful life in your new Quinta.
Thank you Augusto for your kind words 🙏💕
Such a hard worker.
For our Mother Earth.
You should be proud of yourself.
I am xxx
Love…
Thank you Michael, such a beautiful comment. I’m trying to do my small bit. I am proud of myself. It’s lovely to have you here 🙏💕
Increible esfuerzo y dedicacion de su trabajo de renovacion que ha transformado poco a poco su hermosa Casa de Frutas, siempre siguiendo sus videos, ❤❤
Thank you Maria. It’s been a lot of work but I have enjoyed every moment. It’s so rewarding breathing new life back in to an abandoned house and garden. Thank you for following my journey. It’s a delight to have you here 🙏💕
It looks great! I look forward to seeing more.
Thank you!
Loved your video, thank-you for sharing 🌸
So glad! and thank you for being here. It's my pleasure to share and hopefully inspire
Love your house and garden.🤗🤗🤗
Thank you Isabelinha. I’m trying to keep it traditional but also bring life back to the garden 💕
Great job! It’s going to be amazing!! Beautiful!!! Great video also.
Thank you for your lovely comment 🙏 Comments like this inspire me to continue. It’s great to have you here 💗
I look forward to seeing your accomplishments in another year!
Karin, so do I 😂
you are hardworking woman🥰🥰
Great work.Felicidades💪👍
Thanks 🙏
Quite impressive for 9 months of work! Watching from the USA.
Thank you Cynthia. Welcome from the USA 🙏💕
Congratulations very nicely done. Thank you for all your efforts with the video and your Vlog. It’s all so fascinating and rewarding from afar. 😊
Thank you Kathryn. You’re comment put a smile on my face 😀
Quiabo!
Congratulations for being such a hard working duo!!
Thank you Celeste. Great to have you here 🙏💕
AMAZING JOB :)
Nice job ❤
Amei seu video -- the yellow and green house is so Brazilian looking! 🙏🙏💚💚💛💛😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hi Suzi, this is my first time on your channel. The work you have done in such a short time is exceptional & beautiful, very well done! Wishing you so much happiness 🤗
Thank you Michelle and welcome. I’m enjoying the challenge and breathing new life back into a forgotten homestead. I hope that you will return again on Sunday for my next video
Great job! Hope one day I can visit you! 😍
What a lovely life you have i cannot wait to get there this july to view properties im soo excited to grow my own fruits and veges
Growing your own food is such a rewarding experience and everything tastes so good 😋
When you plant your okra seeds pre soak them overnight and plant the next day. Better yet pre plant in throw away foam coffee cups until the seed becomes a plant big enough to transplant to the garden.
Wish I had known that when the seeds were just thrown into the ground. But one survived and it’s growing strong!
Hi from NewZealand.your chickens will have a field day going into your garden.looks great fro Mike
Yes I’m sure they will! I’m only going to get a few so hopefully a little more controllable 😂
I love it 🥰
Congratulations 🎉 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you Lin 🙏💕
Good job, I love the yellow exterior
Thank you Belle, me too! 😃
You must reserve a covered area for all the logs for your future wood burner. Need it to dry put first. You will need A LOT of wood. I would have sn extra gas burner incase.
Thank you for this recommendation. Have just cleared a space for all the wood we are cutting 💕
Subscribed ! Looking forward to following your renovations 😊
Welcome to the journey at Casa das Frutas Paula 🙏💕
A power washer would help clean up lot of outside walls drive way etc ..good luck🎉
Yes, was used although I don’t own one. Great to have you here 🙏💕
Parabéns, what a BIG job, it looks lovely! I love a pretty yellow house!
Thank you Jen. Yellow is very traditional in Portugal 💛
@@dreamlifeportugal Yes, it is, and it's my favourite colour for a house. :)
I moved to Hungary a year ago, similar story, lot's of cleanup and repairs needed. My house has a masonry heater, it's very efficient and keeps the whole house warm. "The main thing that distinguishes a masonry heater from other wood-fired heating appliances is the ability to store a large amount of heat. This means that you can rapidly and cleanly burn a large charge of wood without overheating your house. The heat is stored in the masonry thermal mass, and then slowly radiates into your house for the next 18 to 24 hours."
Roland, thanks for the insight. Not sure if they have this in Portugal but I will bear this in mind when I go to look at heating appliances 🙏
pěkný domeček
Hope all your endeavors come into fruition
Best of luck👍❤
Thank you Miriam. All will be as it should be 🙏 💕
Great progress! 😁
Thank you Mona 🙏💕
Well done so far!Just subscribed. 🎉
Thank you. Thank you for joining 🙏 See you on Sunday 💕
Just found you today Sunday 21/05/23 subbed and looking forward to see what you will renovate.
Great to have you join me for the journey. If you want to see what I’ve done to date my video two weeks ago will show you 😀
love all you have done...please lower the music volume... it is too loud! Thanks.
Thank you Anci and thank you for your advice about the music. I will turn it down on the next video 🙏💕
"I'm renovating" oh it's interesting, kept watching, saw another three man doing work in first three minutes of footage, stopped and closed.
Good job on you renovating lmao.
If you had continue to watch you would have seen that the builders just did a small amount of the work that was too much for me.
If she's the one paying, it doesn't matter who is executing, SHE'S IS RENOVATING IT. Period!
@@MBRTBT2023 Nah
Your House of Fruit looks lovely, you're doing a great job. Hopefully the house roof is done now & if not then very soon .
Thank you Annie. The house roof is now completed and our efforts are now in the outside area 💕
@@dreamlifeportugal That's the best news, now you can enjoy living there.
Look forward to seeing your progress next time.
Wow, what a lot of hard work in a short amount of time! and it is showing! 👏🏽👏🏽 for me it's always difficult to understand 3D ideas on video, but it will show itself in the future I guess. The only thing I'm having doubts about is having free range chicken in your garden. They tend to scratch up your plants, so you might want to consider a solution at forehand 🤷🏼♀️ looking forward to your next video! ❤
Thank you Brigid. Great feedback. The ideas are evolving as we clear the outside area so even I don’t know exactly how it will end up. That’s the fun part of this project. The chickens are going to have their own area but I will also come up with a way to protect the more vulnerable plants as they grow so when the chickens do roam a little they wont destroy everything
Let's go fly free" in my twisted mind was a slogan for a zipper lubricant.
Ha ha 😆
Hi, just found your channel, how exciting - we are at the beginning of our journey, still looking for the right property ..
Fabulous. Where have you been looking?
@@dreamlifeportugal Hi we have been looking between Coimbra and Castelo Branco and as low down as Tomar and as high as Mortagua
Great job, to be honest, you are a brave woman😂 I saw this house when you bought it, thought no way, money pit, but, it looks like it has turned out, well, from what I have seen, you were fortunate you got good artisans as they are very hard to find and it is hard to get jobs finished to a timeline, so being hands on is a must, like doing alot oneself like electrical, plumbing keep it up👍😊
Hey Eco warrior, your comment made me smile because at times I wondered myself if I had made a wise choice. I’ve held my vision for the property and I’m now looking forward to doing the things outside that are going to really transform it. Thanks for watching, it’s great to have you here 🙏💕
Very good works
Truly beautiful 💜🏡💜☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
Forever kindest thoughts and wishes
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Thank you 🙏 If you ever pass this way you are very welcome. Hoping that your health is improved. Sending hugs for you both 🤗
@@dreamlifeportugal
Bless you
Thank you 🙏 💜
Wonderful place you buy. Im from Tenerife Canary islands 🌴🌴 but also love Portugal ❤ ☀️☀️🌴🌴 please next video the music not so high. Thanks and good luck.
Thank you. I will try with the music a little lower 🙏💕
Get u some cutters or a weed Wacker and keep weeds cut out of ur yard it will be beautiful love ur channel ❤️
Thank you Michele. It’s great to have you here 🙏💕
Well done.
hello. welcome to Portugal^^ Fruits --> Frutas so i guess you meant to change the channel name to "CASA DAS FRUTAS" . The before and the after shows how beautiful the Quinta became 👋
Cheers
Yes, Casa das Frutas. I have to wait 10 days before I can change it! Never mind. Lots more to come. Thanks for watching 🙏💕
Well done your living my dream I would love to go there and help you for free I’m a single middle aged woman looking for a new beginning I wish you all the very best may your dreams come true and your garden grow beautiful
Hi Silvia, thank you. There is a lady on CZcams here in Portugal that house sits. This is a great way to live here for free and see this beautiful country. Have you watched my latest video, 'How to live your dream life'. This could help you achieve what you desire. You just need to start taking some small steps towards it. I wish you all the best for this. It really is within your control
Beautiful job. How did you find this gem? I've suscribed. I can't wait to see thd rest! 😊
Thank you Maria. I just kept looking until I found the place that had potential. Great to have you along for the transformation 🙏💕
Very nice 👌
Well done 👏
I was living in the Netherlands for the last 15 years ago and I want to buy my own home with land
I love farming
Thank you Adel. Come to Portugal. Land is cheap here
@@dreamlifeportugalLand will not be cheap for much longer. The price of land only should not be a good reason to move to another place. He/she would run a higher risk of being disappointed for a lot of other reasons, within a short time.
never answered the most important questions: how big is the place in m2 , and how much it cost to buy. (asking because for recent years foreigners hiked up the prices in Portugal, used to be cheap).
Good job!
Thank you Kati 🙏💕
Nice video!
Thank you 🙏 I am happy to hear you enjoyed it 💗
Greetings from Brazil… 😊Kiabo = Okra
Ola. Obrigada, Cometi um erro ao falar 💕
@@dreamlifeportugal Don’t we all. 🤷🏻♀️🥴😉
Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you guys, I just subscribe to your channel, you did a lot already and it starts to become beautiful. Just start hammering at the top of the whole and stone by stone it will come down and free up your view building a quinta takes time, did you make contact with the neighbors already? I will look some older vids to see.
Thank you so much for this thoughtful comment. Yes, we have wonderful neighbours and we are already exchanging lots of food. A little of this will be in my next video. The Portuguese are so kind and helpful.
Great video, but the music is too loud at the start and it's hard to hear what you are saying. You did a great job on the property.
Thank you Jan. I now put the music lower as a number of people have mentioned this to me. It’s great to have you here 🙏💕
WOW LOVING THE CONTENT SO FAR, but a tip since we see many houses in portugal with no gutters for leading away water from walls, roofs, etc thus molding of walls and other places....så som vi har i Sverige och Norge!! (stuprör)😁
Wow, thank you. Have a gutter on the front and will be putting one on the back once we’ve removed the joining roof timbers. Presently water enters the kitchen when it rains!
@@dreamlifeportugal 🥰
It's Vieira de Leiria not Viera as spelled in the description ...
Thanks for pointing this out. An error in my part, I will fix it now 🙏💕
I would suggest industrial spray foam in all areas you can see light coming through your roof. The foam expands in the holes and water will no longer penetrate. I have 2 homes in Thailand where it rains a lot. I had many roof leaks, but now have none in either house.
Gregory, great idea, thanks 🙏
@@dreamlifeportugal Welcome. It worked great for my roofs. I forgot to mention you should spray the foam from the underside of your roof, and carefully look for areas of light coming through, big and especially, small.
You probably don’t know but in Viera de Leira was born and lived one of the richest European millionaire, tome feteira was his name.
Vieira de Leiria
Thank you for sharing this. I just googled him. He had a lime factory. Very interesting
Nossa quanto valeu essa casa
Comprei-o por 70.000 euros. Agora vai valer muito mais
Oi o nome correto do legume é QUIABO, adoro feito abafado com tomates, cozido na salada ou refogado com carne moída 😊
Parece delicioso 😋
Hi, I think you need to correct your channel name... You mean casa das frutas, right? It's a great name! Welcome to Portugal 😊
I was thinking the same🤣
Yes Casas das Frutas. Thank you for pointing this out. An error on my part. I have to wait 12 days before I can change it again. Glad you like it
20:20 if you paint it and use it as a dipping pool, a ‘swimming’ pool, well you need to get permission from the local council.
Thank you for the advice 🙏
Don't need the music...it is a distraction.
Good job 👏🏽. Please where did you buy the kits you wore while spraying the roof beam with chemicals?
Thank you. You can buy them at Bricomarche or Leroy Merlin
@@dreamlifeportugal
Thanks for your reply.
I had checked the Castelo Branco branch of Leroy Merlin in the past but will check again.
Thanks again.
What the.. This is a scam! Is definitely not the same house. 😅😂 Nice job. Keep it up
Definitely not a scam but it was a lot of work! Thanks and I’ll do my best. Great to have you here 🙏💕
Ainda bem que a plantação de quiabo não deu certo. Devia ter levado ora pró nobis
Turn of the music.
Was the problem with the music that it was too loud? I can certainly turn it down 🙏
Casa of frutas you are missing the r
Casa das frutas has a strange connection for football aficionados lol
Really, tell me more 🙏
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Комплименты !!!!!
Hiya, not to be rude. But may I ask how much you purchased your home for please?
Daryl it was 70,000 euros. It had been on the market for some time so I was able to negotiate. Hope that helps
@@dreamlifeportugal yes, thank you 😊
It's beginning to look very nice. Another year and it will look awesome 👌 👏
What do the locals think of the colour?!
A lot of the neighbours houses are the same colour. It’s the colour of this region and one of the reasons it’s painted yellow 💛
I think you could be storing rain water off the roof. Are you vegetarian? I would have chickens if i lived there. Maybe a goat for milk too
Rain water collection from the roof is something I will be doing when I get the roof drainage system in place at the back of the house. I love goats 🐐 cheese! Thank you for your comment and for sharing this journey 🙏💕
You have to talk louder, we can't hear you😢
why didn´t you cover the roof with a huge tarp. Then it wouldn´t have rained in your kitchen.
Well because, I didn’t know this was going to happen and the builders wouldn’t have erected scaffolding just to do this. Also it can get very windy here in the winter as we are on the west coast. It’s all in the past now. Thank you for watching 🙏
No!!!! Yellow for the house? Really. Never a portuguese habit. I'm 🇵🇹. You like bright colors . Quiabo not quiabro.
Amarelo deu vida a casa. Uma belíssima cor. Cores sempre!