As an Italian, it's beautiful to see how a person can tiptoe into a world and learn about it little by little, be amazed by the quiet little things, and be so respectful of the history and tradition of ancient places, giving justice to the people who have passed through there for centuries. I imagine there will be some extra-luxury chalets around there... But the real luxury is the authenticity of your experience in those landscapes. I am simply amazed! Keep on going, Martijn!
I am a 78 y/o woman and I watch your videos as I knit. I LOVE THEM! You are truly an inspiration. I love it when you say things like “its a bit of extra hard work, but that’s okay.” I see you as a kind, gentle and talented soul. I wish you well and thank you for taking us on your journey.
The funny thing is that if you tried to roll the duct tape down the mountain 🏔 you probably couldn’t get it to go that far. Another great video 👍 please continue.
Martign, the talk at the end of this video solidified my assumption that you are seeing yourself as a steward of your property. An extension of those before you, and a preservationist for those after you. Preserving what Time has given to the houses. Attention to detail with vernacular Form and Function. Having a sensitive eye for a sensitive renovation. I too, am a steward of my property. Making decisions in the context of preservation. Preservation of the past while creating a livable space. John. Bethel, Missouri. USA
And I’m transported, to another time, another place. Sweeter breaths and a calmer pace. Food for the eyes and for the soul. A journey shared for the benefit of all.
Very smart renting that digger, that would have been some job with a pick axe and shovel. What a lovely little gift that young gal brought you. Hope you have a great week Martjin.
You are a natural-born cinematographer among other things, with such great sense of rhythm and style, it's unbelievable how one human being could be so multifaceted! Thank you very much!
The last 5 minutes took me by surprise. It’s absolutely beautiful. The mist/fog around the tress with violin/cello plays in the background…very emotional. Beautifully done!
Always the best part of my week, seeing the progress Martijn has made! Truly cannot wait to see what he has done in another 5-10 months' time, much love from the Dutch Canadian Community!
Hey Martijn, be sure to put a bigger duct with a draw wire inside that trench for future cables/services. The most expensive cable is the one that you don’t install!
@@jasondk5127 ^exactly separating your protecting sheathe into pieces like that actually increases the risk of damage to your lines as the sharp edges of what you've cut can pinch/slice the cable. [however you're running it mostly straight and underground - you 'should' be fine] next time long bits of straight conduit
A couple of remarks Martin. First , the excavator must have a safety beam in case of it tipping over. It will kill you if it lands on top of you. 2nd, The ground shouls be semi level before you wenture out on it. Yes that means prepping it with the excavator as you go before digging the trench. Better safe than sorrt! Yes I am a professional operator! Happy works Martin and be safe!
So very true. Sadly someone I know died earlier this year because he had an accident with a small cherry picker that fell over when moving it on uneven ground.
Great to offer sound advice based on experience, I'm surprised that they allow dry hire to anyone who can pay the fee. Here in Australia you must have a ticket for being an operator even smaller equipment.
The transition from one frame to another frame in video is amazing… like getting vehicles engine noice on next scene while talk is about to end in current scene
Water and electricity everywhere now! The "does it fit the picture" ethos is right on! There will be no cinder blocks on the Doolaard homestead! The old neighboring structures from the past are fantastic, bespeaking lives long gone, and a lifestyle with it. It's gratifying that you and these neighboring others are re-entering that old mountain lifestyle, bringing all the advances of the modern age: digital technology, modern plumbing, electricity. I'm looking forward to how the crane is going to work, disassembling the old roofs. But first you've got to build a new structure to live in before you can attack the roofs! Toilet talk, finally. We all were wondering... ;-) Thanks for your channel.
Every video fills my heart with joy! Thank you Martijn for your testimony, thank you for showing the world that it is possible to live the life in an alternative way to the one we are used to! God bless you!
An old trick I used to use for getting cables down conduit is, blow a string line down it by, trying a small piece of rag to the end of some string. Then, use an air compressor and nozzle to blow it through. Tie it to the cable, then pull it through. 👍🙂
what happend to Johannes house? did he always had this glas-structure in front of his house? it's been a while that i started watching and then pause a while so i am now catching up all episodes :) and soooo nice to see Johannes again!
The most indescribably peaceful scene is at 39:06 with the outdoor shot of the green trees and rain accompanied by the kitchen sounds in the background. It immediately evoked the sensation of being in the kitchen with my mother as a young girl on a rainy spring day in Minnesota. I’m overcome with the feeling of security and warmth and comfort.
I sink into your world weekly, and can feel and taste the things you are doing. I enjoy watching you, you remind me of myself, the way you walk around your land and look at the leaves and the trees, and stop to look at the views. You take the time to look at nature and to look at your world. It is all wonderful to watch, so thank you
You are a true inspiration! I will be cycling the pan-American highway starting this summer and hope to see lots of the beautiful places that were in your videos. I have watched them a few times and am loving this new series. You are an excellent filmmaker, thank you for sharing your stories with us!!
Beautiful episode! I really enjoyed every second of it. The first peek of the town (Torre Pellice) was interesting, the way you handling with the plumbing project and the digger - amazing, and the last part with the rainy forest and these beautiful old houses... Special! I agree with you - they deserve to be restored authentically, with natural materials, so to be kept their original beauty. I'm glad you appreciate their historical value and want to restore your cabins in their original look, using the materials which they were originally built more than a century ago. Thank you for another great episode. To the next week!
You can slightly burn a lot of diff types of woods and it brings out the natural oils which helps in weather proofing. Shawn James on My Self Reliance uses that method all the time over in Canada. Great job so far. Keep up the hard work!
I dropped into the comments to see whether anyone had mentioned this! I first saw the “shou sugi ban” technique used in an episode of Grand Designs about 18 years ago and thought it beautiful. It provides a cost-effective way of weatherproofing and extending the lifetime of the timber used.
Hi Martijn. Great idea to rent the digger, but can I say that if you rent it again and work it on steep ground, it would be safer to put the material that you dig out on the lower side of the trench and then track the lower side track onto it to keep the digger level and reducing the possibility of tipping the machine over and keeping yourself safer when using it.. Great series, enjoying it. Look forward to next week. :-)
The houses that are in ruins and abandoned in your neighborhood remind me of this poem. The House with Nobody In It by Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918) Whenever I walk to Suffern along the Erie track I go by a poor old farmhouse with its shingles broken and black. I suppose I’ve passed it a hundred times, but I always stop for a minute And look at the house, the tragic house, the house with nobody in it. I never have seen a haunted house, but I hear there are such things; That they hold the talk of spirits, their mirth and sorrowings. I know this house isn’t haunted, and I wish it were, I do; For it wouldn’t be so lonely if it had a ghost or two. This house on the road to Suffern needs a dozen panes of glass, And somebody ought to weed the walk and take a scythe to the grass. It needs new paint and shingles, and the vines should be trimmed and tied; But what it needs the most of all is some people living inside. If I had a lot of money and all my debts were paid I’d put a gang of men to work with brush and saw and spade. I’d buy that place and fix it up the way it used to be And I’d find some people who wanted a home and give it to them free. Now, a new house standing empty, with staring window and door, Looks idle, perhaps, and foolish, like a hat on its block in the store. But there’s nothing mournful about it; it cannot be sad and lone For the lack of something within it that it has never known. But a house that has done what a house should do, a house that has sheltered life, That has put its loving wooden arms around a man and his wife, A house that has echoed a baby’s laugh and held up his stumbling feet, Is the saddest sight, when it’s left alone, that ever your eyes could meet. So whenever I go to Suffern along the Erie track I never go by the empty house without stopping and looking back, Yet it hurts me to look at the crumbling roof and the shutters fallen apart, For I can’t help thinking the poor old house is a house with a broken heart.
It must have taken you hours to drive that digger up from where ever you rented it. The stone walls of your houses and the others you have shown are unbelievably beautiful. Only Italians can do such stone craftmanship.
The stepping stones around your buildings definitely "fit the picture." It is interesting to see how you have picked up the spirit of the original folks who lived and worked on the hills by walking the "neighborhood" and by studying the creations they left behind. Bravo!
OMG I am so happy this was posted! I was all primed for my weekly Sunday fix of Martijn yesterday and when there was no video posted my whole day had a cloud over it. Martijn, I am not sure you realize what a gift you are to so many thousands of people!! My blood pressure drops by 35 points when I watch you! Time stands still, and all worries vanish for those 40 minutes or so. You are just so inspiring and you truly the man every woman dreams of and the man every man wishes he was more like. Thank you so much for all your incredibly fantastic videos with so much work involved!! How do you do it?! And please!!! When are going to explain to us your WC situation!!?? Sending you the biggest hug from near Toronto, Canada with
Such a beautiful place, I am glad you are keeping the old architecture in mind when you are doing your renovation. The cinder blocks on the table were jarring to the eyes.
That role of tape - could have ended up in the village! Nice stop... Great video; really enjoying this path of transformation - you are doing a wonderful job of presenting this series of changes to us in a very thoughtful way. Thank you.
" Doesn't fit the picture" That sums up Martijn Doolard's vision - accurate restoration or representation of what what here before AND what belongs here NOW - Thank you Martijn for your 'vision' and commitment to that vision. That's one main reason I watch your channel - your sense of aesthetic!
Hello Martijn, glad you managed to upload the video. Torre Pellice is a nice little town. Your neighbor Johannes's house is very nice, I like the white walls with the stones in between. The stone houses are beautiful. I live in an old wooden house from 1940, I'm also on the mountain at an altitude of 890 meters, no public electricity and with my own water source, love to live like this. I'm looking forward to your next video ♥ I wish you a nice week. Greetings Morgaine
Please do not tell any bad about your neighbours' house or table :) I know inserting modern elements in old landscape has no sense, but maybe they didn't have enough time or energy to change it. They preserved old building from aging and decay and its still worthy :) and thanks for showing us The Tape that chosen Freedom.
The digger looked like a lot of fun. A lovely gift from a local girl. It was nice looking through the ruins and other houses, it just shows you how nature takes over again claiming back what is hers.
Hi- another great video, love your view of the mountains! Also, cow manure should always be aged when you put it in the garden. If the manure is too fresh (hot) you can burn your seedlings, hope this helps!
Absolutely stunning video! The compositions, the colours, everything is just perfect. People like you motivate others to go outside and explore. Congratulations, excellent job!
THANK YOU FOR THESE GREAT VIDEOS LOVE THOSE CABINS AMAZING STONE WALLS THE VIEWS YOU SHARE ARE INCREDIBLE AND I LOVE WATCHING YOU CREATE YOU BIT OF PARADISE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY VIDEO !
Yes, beauty and charm of those kind of building is transporting you back into the past. So people should restore with grace and sensitivity...like museum's objects
I have used the plastic tubing before to protect electric wires in garden - problem is water gets into it and runs down through it, stays there and eventually causing an issue. I ended up digging it up and replacing the whole thing with armoured cable (integrated already together). Anyway... too late for you to consider this! touch wood it will be ok. Good luck!
I’m enjoying your energy! I’m renovating a mountain remote farm cottage in the mountains of north Wales and it makes me smile you are living exactly as I do right now! Keep on going 😊
Great progress. Nice to see the other places near you. I can appreciate the other rock houses. They did a great job building these places. It reminds me of other people throughout the world that used the materials that were present to construct whatever they needed.
Well done! I have watched all of your 17 videos and this one is so insightful and beautiful. The last part was stunning and you have the insight of a poet. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. 🇨🇦
It's sad to see so many beautiful farm buildings and houses left to ruin! Your buildings are lucky that you are renovating them. You put your heart into everything that you do.
Do you know the sensation of seeing your favorite channel release a new show and thinking of not clicking and keeping it for a better - more private - time when you're likely to be not disturbed and maybe able to enjoy it to the max? And then shortly after clicking anyway, to be disturbed after a six minutes dive into Martijns magical real world? Yeah, so I'll finish you later.
Martijn,your films are a real inspiration in different way’s.Since days I am totally addicted to watch all of them..and I will try to visit your region this summer🙏🏼🌞
We lived in a small town outside Naples for a few years when I was a young mother. I gave birth to my second child there. I’m from the US, and I’ve never felt more of my authentic self than when I lived in Italy. Thank you for bringing us along. ☺️
The burning you saw on the wood is a Japanese technique used to help preserve the wood. Shawn James from the You Tube Channel called My Self Reliance, uses it to help preserve the wood on the cabin that he has been building by hand in Ontario, Canada. Shawn also has a channel called Shawn James where he explains more of what he does in the building process. You might want to check it out. I just discovered your channel recently and have been binge watching. I love the incredible views on your property, and watching you work with the stone.
Yay! A new episode! You're going fast now....valueable contacts. You're fitting in nicely there. Hope we can enjoy full summer with you too 😅 keep up the good works!
oh sweet, LOL, I was hoping he would lie down on that spring grass; this friend Martijn knows how to rest well after hard work on his mountain top ! ! ! Love it ! ! !
Another great episode, Martijn! Many thanks. I thought it was especially insightful to hear you explain how some things fit and others don't fit in the area. "It should fit the picture."
