On our channel we are uploading videos from works we do on a piece of land in the north of Portugal. We are planning to reconstruct two ruins that were abandoned for more than 40 years. The plot is located in a beautiful valley close to a river, that you will hear in the background in most of our clips. With our videos we want to share our passion for being out in nature and building nice stuff and we are really glad having found such a great community here on youtube who appreciates our approach and gives such constructive feedback!
Beautiful work. I was by chance watching a a 30 year old programme from here in the UK about dry stone walling (not a technique of course to hold water as very different use - to keep sheep in etc). Stone is a lovely material with which to work.
Remember if you make any remodelling that water creates terrible pressure and suction forces as it travels. For instance if you dive into a tank to clear an outlet pipe, once it is clear all the water wants to pass through it - with you in it. You can also get stuck with your head under water in seemingly innocent situations. Nothing in your video was a reason for this comment, more the comments and great suggestions.
Hi hidoito, we were quite full with work the last month and could not find the time to cut and upload a new video yet. Please be patient for a bit more and we will follow up :)
Hi HannaZiadeh, thanks for reaching out. Hope you are also doing good! Yes you are right, we were quite busy with building stuff and our jobs the last month. Unfortunately we could not yet find the freetime to cut the next video, but amount of footage is growing. Hope to upload a new one soon :)
beautiful house, but you basically destroyed the traditional building style by pointing in the outside and with cement mortar of all things. Well it's just one more ruin ruined by tastless people portuguese or foreigners.
Looks amazing. We are also in north PT and renovating a ruin. Currently building a water tank. What’s the white liquid you added to the concrete? I guess it’s to water proof it. Is it PVA wood glue?
Hi Paul, nice to hear that you are also doing a water tank project! The liquid is for making the cement waterproof, yes. You can google for example for "SIKACIM HIDRÓFUGO PARA BETÃO" but there are also many other brands
Is this a double-faced wall? Or was there a single stack of stone? Why repoint? Were there problems with the structure of the original dry stone, or it's just to be safe? What a beautiful old structure that's certainly worth preserving.
Hi BookOfNick, Yes it is a double faced wall, here they call it a "wall of two brothers". No the dry stone would probably be stable however a lot of ants and mice live in there so we wanted to keep them out. Also when opening the windows it was necessary to stabilize the wall first.
So is this just for recreation, a self-filling swimming pool? I've never heard of a granite tank before. Tremendous workmanship but can someone tell me its purpose?
Roman dodecahedron is it a filter from a stone water tank that sits at the bottom where the water exits? people dislodged the dodecahedron over the years to play with, old stone tanks became funerary. Recycled
Here in the States, it’s assumed that the delivery driver is responsible for the safe unloading of any product unless advised beforehand. In this case, the driver would be responsible for the broken pieces, and i would have rejected the delivery of the broken pieces. There is the option for purchasers to unload themselves, but that is clear at the time of purchase. What a shame to see the broken pieces which likely were VERY EXPENSIVE already.
In Portugal it is more difficult to get a refund from a driver. They usually dont have an insurance or anything... But you are right that would be fair.
Συγχαρητήρια Πολύ ωραία δουλεία αλλά και επικίνδυνη Ειδικά εκεί που έκοβες τισ πέτρες με τον τροχό ανάποδα Και πάλι μπράβο σου επειδή τα έκανες όλα μόνο σου
Thanks ATold, Our granite came from the region 4575-006 Alpendorada. If you search this region in google maps, you should see many small and large companies really close to each other, you can contact some of these to get an offer.
@@vale.do.salgueiro Many thanks for your answer. A few years ago I already bought in Alpendorada. I was just wondering, if it could be this region. Thanks and compliments for your work!
Amazing craftmanship in the stonework. It's a pity that walls need pointing 😉 I look forward to the process AND the result. Hard work, it is. I love the river in the background.
