We are Ian & Julie, undertaking the biggest project of our lives - the children have grown up and have started their own families, so now it's our turn. Join us as we create our tiny 1 acre homestead from scratch as well as self constructing our off grid sustainable home. We take on new skills along the way from laying a concrete slab to roofing and electrical. Follow us on our off grid journey to a totally debt free life allowing us to live self sufficiently as well as earning a small income from the fresh organic produce from our land here in the heart of the French Pyrenees.
Hello, I recently followed your RU-vid channel and I like it very much, Coming back to the topic of the excavator you purchased on Alibaba, I would like to know how you did it and whether I can count on your help?
Nice job it good to see a couple who can work together like you guys do . Ian can you tell what brand of pants you have on in this video. Would love to see if I can find them here in Australia.
Its always good to draw a line under a job befor going away. not thinking about the bits not finished. We are going to be showing our builders today all the things the have done wrong and will be showing a few screen shots from your video of how it should be done. I realy do understand why you want to do it all yourself.When you do it yourself you understand yor limits and what eyuipment you have for the job and work acordingly. if only the profesionals did the same.
Boys and their new toys hope Julie doesn't get mad if she does you'll need to get her something that would put a smile on her face, oh well the siding looks good , so since your finished with that i guess it's time to start building another wall i know how much you like that lol. Larry
Fantastic work! It’s really looking awesome. What are you using for touch up paint? We have color match paint in a pen it normal comes with our metal delivery and seems to work well for small scratches but not so well for cut edges.
Another great video from a very nice couple. Well Julie’s nice lol. Great looking building. Like you I like the makita tools and keen to learn more about it solar. Good luck
Been thinking about u yesterday and how u were getting on with the stone work. I was building a wall this week to hold some clay back to make room for the swing set. So I have some progress and Maria had me digging with a spade yesterday to make a flower bed. Which we did. From ur house your you have a lot of work a head of you. You should do the roof first. That has to be ur focus. Then plumbing and electrical. Then it’s plastering. A lot of work and money required. I did my own stairs a few years back. For that lower step take the wedges out from underneath the step and the step should then push back. U need a step board with the bullnose on it if u don’t have a router and just push it in and fix wedges and the put in the riser board again from underneath. It’s fairly simple to do. It’s all done from underneath the stairs. The power hose might be the job now around them roots and then cut the roots as u uncover them. Keep going
Don't forget to put some foam insulation in between the bottom corrugations on the side wall so you don't get weeds growing up inside your Annex & paint the insulation black too.
@@Aaron-nj8xj about 6 months. I've probably had 8 hours into repairs when I first picked it up, including the thumb being welded on in the wrong spot and wrong length. Forks unpainted despite all implements being painted. Didn't have all the hydraulic hoses I needed in order to run all implements . Honestly just overall junk grade. And that doesn't even include the fact that even with the Kubota diesel, whatever hydraulic pump they put in it is just way underpowered. I wish I didn't buy it
that really turned out great Ian love the garage y'all can't wait to see y'all start on yalls home hugs to Titan and the puppies 💖 (I call all dogs puppies & all animals baby 🤣)
The wood chip area is looking good! And thanks for the update on the hens. They look happy and healthy. The annex is looking great, except for that tiny area under the southern window (I know its just a few tiny pieces) I love the look and the attention to detail. Cheers from the USA ♥
Hi ian an Julie this has a really nice finish to side tractor shed plus as i said last week solar panels on the south facing roof will finish this of . How many panels can you get up there and what total kw power are your new panels rated. This little extra edition with all the covered storage gives you much needed space that is weather proof and can have perfect area for power generation great video and wish you both well on start of new cycling tours . Hope ian an Julie can enjoy your trip . Really appreciate this video thank you
I have tried & tried to accomplish what You have obviously mastered ... how to angle the sheet metal trimmer with such precision to have the twiddly-bits fly off and land in Julie's hair. This is an art form.
Looking really nice Ian & Julie, you should be very proud indeed. And it will help preserve your machines much better from the weather. Still need to put the cladding boards on both under the window but also on the back wall under the new lean to roof to finish it off. Run a light out there so you can do whatever work, fuelling etc on machines, moving them etc at night. & Yes insulate and line the back & side panels & you are all done. Really speaking you probably need doors across the opening for security of the machines when you’re not there at the property.
The garage and the annex are looking great now it is finished! I can't wait for the house and how it's looking 🙂 And to be honest, with every new video from you both I learn something new how to make it 👍 And just a little hint, to stop the slugs and other unwanted bugs coming up the side walls, I've used spray foam sometimes to close such gaps. There is also spray foam for water wells on the market which can resist outside (without direct sun shining on it) for a long time.
I have found that any cordless tool I have works like a different new tool when I replace the batteries with a 5 or 6 amp. hr. battery the bigger the better, anyway just my opinion.
