As a guy living in Greece, where we also use bricks and concrete in all our homes, I am really skeptical about the lack of pillars in the corners of the structure. Please be safe.
@@iagovar2557 In my home country austria, this kinde of bricks are only allowed for inside walls and also only for room divider, not for structural walls. The next thing is, this building has seen some wilde fires, the bricks are most likely done.
In Australia the building inspector would come from the council and based on the videos alone would bring a bulldozer and demolish this building . Building regulations in Australia are extremely severe, you cannot add a wall extension to a garage even without all sorts of inspections, authorisations and approvals. If one builds anything without all those, they demolish any building after it’s finished and they do it by court order and police presence.
Honestly it seems that they are taking our feedback with regards to the structure in to consideration. They've gotten a real engineer to verify the structure, they've started wearing proper PPE for cutting brick, their usage of the scaffold is more in line with how it should be used, they have a CAD engineer to make the blueprints. I'm satisfied that they're taking our safety concerns into consideration.
I love this project so much, I understand why they are taking risks, it's just hard to watch knowing that a serious injury could derail the whole project.
@@williamdixon4936 I love this project so much but wow that lintel would not pass my Country standards.... definitely does not go far enough into brick.
Well now, I’m also an engineer-a software engineer, but does that make me qualified to build structures? Heck no. The new guy they brought on is definitely a big help, but they really need a structural engineer.
As a german civil engineer with over 30 years experience of living in Portugal me, myself and I are fighting with tears of panic, laughter and joy... I would like to meet you up there one day on "uma Sardinhada" or "Pão com chouriço". Keep on working guys and girls! XD
Be very careful when finishing the roof over your new window, you are pushing your luck hard with your lintels bearing, if your sturdy window frame is structural it will help, I speak as a 65 year old bricklayer, please ask if you need advice.
You are the second person to comment on the lintel. I know nothing about the subject but they seem to be skirting close to the line of safety on this one.
@@tonyhussey3610 the ring structure at 2 meters height is probably made of reinforced concrete. It is building code in Spain, so I assume in Portugal as well. To make a building earthquake proof.
Oh WOW! This video was just terrific! I loved the detailed build of the window. You guys are really really good. I have to comment on the workspace. My back was hurting for you all trying to lay out that big window on a small table. Then my knees were hurting as you worked on the deck. But you did a really perfect job! Now I want to comment on the music in the video. I'm 74. A little old. I love classical music BUT the music you used was "groovy" and lots of fun. I'm so glad to be a part of your adventure and to watch from my corner of the world (Hestand, Kentucky, USA). Keep up the good work.
You all are awesome! Great job. I see a lot of comments about it not being structurally sound. Please remember it's all out of concern for your safety and well-being and not criticism. Say thank you for your concern and do what is best for Project Kamp. Loved this video.
I like your enthusiasm but there is not enough support holding up that steel lintel, and cement alone in the gaps will not hold it in place. The recycled brick filling in the old door hole needs to be knitted into place, one good kick and that could crack and be pushed out.
As you've noticed it's hot in Portugal. You need more operable windows for cross-ventilation. Otherwise, the upper story will be unlivable in summer. Much greener than just relying on insulation
It takes a lot of mental effort to try to figure out how to correct something that others built out of material that they may not could afford. I commend you all for these tasks. You seem to do so well with what you have and figure it out. The window dresses it up a bit. Great going guys.
Dude sketchy buildings are those wood buildings in America one huricane our tornedo they are destroyed in one minute our a fire and ten to twenty minutes nothing standing come on now shit aint what you think this place will outlast your house why Because your house is going to rot away in around fifty years
@@antoniodasilva1230 dude chill out. Yeah American Homes are garbage as well but that's a literal ruin that was build without any building regulations. Even if it keeps standing and won't collapse it won't last long or be in habitable for a longer period.
@@stephanberg7335 im chilling and eating ice cream just saying facts dont get all karen up 😂 you did see how they had a hard time opening that aka window up
Great job team the window is beautiful! I do worry about the sheer load that will on the window. Since there will be an internally framed wall I would build that as load bearing for extra support.
Advice, if a window needs to be open, make sure you put window nets to prevent insects coming in ( leave space). Also one thinks that you will open windows wide but usually windows in the med. are reclining mode as it can become too windy to leave wide open. Speaking from experience.
Guys you should cover the concrete and water it down, I know it looks okay, but it has a long curing time before it has the proper strength, if dries to quilty and will be under load it will start to crack. And for lintel it should be support by full brigs not cellular brings filled with concrete placed horizontal. Only writting it because I am worried for your safety, if the roof was be made from metal sheets it would be lighter and that could hold.
All the houses in Portugal are built with the clay bricks that we call "tijolos " in that way horizontal layer ....on top of the bricks walls ( and all around of the perimeter..) goes the concrete rebar reinforced beams that give the strength to the construction.....and in each corner a concrete rebar reinforced pillar...only defect here is that they are layered in a ugly way ( not straight and leveled properly...)
I love your videos but I humbly think the chap working on your ruin should stick to cardboard houses. A couple of centimetres either side of a 2 meter void in the wall with cement just pushed slightly into the spaces of the hollow bricks. Has he never heard of interlocking the bricks or butterfly ties to support the wall? I wouldn’t want to stand inside near what he’s worked on once the roof is in place and the walls are bearing the load.
i would put a rebar structure reinforcing the open area. i dont think that the wooden structure is enough to support the brick walls. i would at least reinforce the corners of the structure with interconnected internal or external rebar and concrete pillars
Those bricks are hollow to give it more isolation from the outside. Yes filling it with concrete is good for the strength as its age is a risk but you might cause bigger problems
The new videographer and new additions to team Project Kamp are on fire! Yet another great video with a lot of detail, but still the right pace (which I imagine must be challenging to achieve). Excited for future video's again!
Next time you are dealing with a vertical section like the cut away for this window, I'd suggest using a thinner cement mix, similar to a plaster, grabbing a heavy duty garbage bag and cutting off a bit of the corner, and pipette the mix it into all those slots. Make a finiky 2 hour job a 30 minute one.
I can't even continue watching these videos with the way they're renovating this shack. Walls should have been knocked down from the start. Their entire reasoning to do it to "conserve" bricks makes almost zero sense with the tiny amount of bricks they're saving. It's like watching a trainwreck in slow motion but they're too proud to admit they made the wrong decision
I watch for several years 2 guys renovating and repairing a kind of castle from XIX century in the North of France or Belgium can't recall they had several structural problem with the building (poorly renovated over the many years) and they had to ask many engineers to prevent the building to fully collapse. I swear Project Kamp are doing real dangerous work on this ruin. I dont Say that to be rude from my couch but because it IS absolutely certain there will be severe injury or a dead. I have not the vocabulary to explain but you guys have no Idea the amount of wait this ruin could Bear. Many people and engineers Say in the comments of this and previous videos that the brick after surviving a fire should absolutely NOT be re-used. They aren't a proper brick anymore. It is not something to play with or to ignore especially in old ruins renovation. if neither of collapse, dead or injury happens the portugese government will eventually send people (like engineers, Real ones) to expertise the building and they for sure will Say it have to be Taken down because it is improper and dangerous to live in. Norms aren't here to annoy people but to have SAFE places to live in. In my opinion safety is absolutely priceless and this ruin should be destroyed and built from scratch it would take less time, energy and money. Thanks for using proper EPR finally. Excuse my english i tried my best to make it understandable
In Brazil, this reinforced concrete belt is very common to support the entire construction. You could have taken absolutely every brick it wouldn't fall. The iron beam is completely unnecessary, as the reinforced concrete belt already has four iron rebars inside.
Filling the hollow bricks with cement might give those bricks a bit more stability but you'll have major issues with mold and moisture in general at those points! Those "heat-bridges" offer close to no insulation. To avoid mold you want to have (at least!) 12.6 °C on every point of your inner surface (That's for 20°C/50%, indoors, in winter!). that construction won't be enough to ensure those temps. Ideally you aim for 18.6°C on flat walls, 15.6 in edges, 12.6 in corners. I know you guys love to recycle materials as much as possible to stay somewhat carbon neutral and stuff. But that'll just result in the opposite if you have to heat extensively over the colder periods. Better invest in proper insulation and you are far more sustainable.
@@adobo6905 What we do, at least in Germany, is roughly - 5°/80%. It depends on the climate you are in obviously. For that advice it isn't really important tho. Mold will form at ~80% of the saturated vapor pressure in the capillaries of the walls, roofs etc. The only "important" climate is the one on the inside if you look at those things. The standard climate for the inside to "feel good" is about 20°C and 50%. So the temperatures I mentioned in the previous comment are usually quite the same, no matter where you build. It is important to know the outside climate to calculate how thick to insulate the building tho. You basically take the outside temp for the climate you build in and calculate your insulation to match the surface temps on the inside.
@@SamHarrisonMusic Yeah I've seen that episode but I don't think they have planned to use it yet? Not sure but yes, I've mentioned that in a previous video as well! :)
Great job guys considering what you have to work with it’s getting better. Like how you are strengthening it as you go, I does look a bit sketchy for sure but I trust you know what you’re doing. Good to watch 🙂
Too late now, but the correct way to do it is to cut out for the lintel first place the lintel to bear the weight,then remove the bricks below the lintel.
Another great video, everything considered and discussed I bet. Some real world practical skill being exhibited to. I do love my project kamp fix ever week.
Wow, such step forward! It is a smart idea to have wooden support structures which turns the original brick into a facade rather than structural. An idea might be to have diagonal beams as well to assist in bearing the weight of the roof like in traditional wooden structured buildings.
wow, this window is so good, that i want it in my house xD and please remember not to cover those vertical wooden beams with plaster - coverd its not only not gonna look nice, but also could rot.
Absolute rank amateurs who seem almost intent on having that building collapse on some of them, pathetic. Also they might want to look at the EU regs on silica dust and consider using a water suppression kit next time they decide to break the EU regs on camera. I hope they put something solid under the lintel like pieces of slate, steel plate or high density tiles to support it before they put the mortar under it, otherwise they are also in breach of EU building code regulations. Didn't see any ties going in to bond in the filled in doorway either. Engineers, my arse.
The fact that none of them has died yet is a freaking miracle. I don't know what kind of engineer that guy is supposed to be, but he very clearly doesn't know what he's doing with that building at all
0:49 I was really glad to see people looking at the actual building and thinking about why it was built the way it was. That structure isn't that way for nothing. However I think you should have done everything to try and leave the top of this wall as it was. Could you not have left a couple of panes of glass off the bottom of the window and left the top of the wall as it was? The front was the best thing about that upper floor. The other thing I was really glad to see was people using scaffolding this time.
Cardboard houses wtf 😂😂😂😂 the old walls are solid that patch work with those slabs for closing the old door is totaly not stabel its got nothing interlocking into the building
I really wish you had built the house from scratch instead, perhaps using the original bricks or something. When you work with this house it feels like someone will get seriously injured by the house collapsing in the future.
I find it so refreshing that you guys actually wear your masks and safety goggles. The scene with the woodchipper last year with the older guy not even wearing glasses was awful. Made my eyes water just watching it.
A tool I see missing in your kit is a Japanese style pull saw. The best, hardworking saw I've ever owned. I will sometimes use it even when an electric option is around.
I see a lot of comments that seem to be from lounge room engineers. Having spent a lot of time working on rural properties in Australia I have learnt that some of the most “sketchy” jobs just last and last. Not being there in person with full understanding of the situation it is easy to judge. I think you guys are doing well keep on going!
@Josh very true, I don’t even know how seismically active their part of the world is nor do I pretend to! And don’t go getting ya pants in a twist, not claiming that you are pretending either.
no horizontal steel supports for the 'door fill'? you need to link it to the rest of the brick to get structure. otherwise a little push and someone is getting a lot of bricks on their head.
Leuk een groot raam maar het zit wel op de zon kant, vroeg jij je niet af waarom er nog geen groot raam zat ;-) dus nu moet je houten panelen maken die je voor de raam kan doen om de hitte eruit te houden
I wonder if the lintel has enough bearing on both sides. Also filling up the Portuguese bricks seems not necessary. It makes the structure heavy around the around the windows, doesnt seem the best idea. The brick itself is very strong, and isolating as it is.
Just finished all the videos. Love the project and all the small things. But quite disappointing about the lack of “ sustainability”. That part is non existent. Need to scrap that part or begin to incorporate it.
@@Pinuzzuo the project is described as prototyping a more sustainable way of living. The only sustainable thing so far is the electric. What else? Maybe the plastic roof? Besides that there is really nothing. Just clearing the land and beginning a to restore a ruin. I like the project, but they are not working with anything sustainable.
@@sumo1011 Renewable electricity and water resources a big component of sustainability, so the fact that they have that mostly set up is quite sustainable. What other sorts of things you were expecting?
@@Pinuzzuo I don’t think you understand the concept. They are not trying to be self sustainable. Hence they don’t want to produce food. They are trying to “prototype a sustainable way of living”. That’s about the environment. But they haven’t really incorporated it yet. Yesterday they did have nice little thing with natural black paint. That’s pretty cool. But they should show us more about it.
