A Donkey Project! DIY Stone Cottage Renovation. 

Someone is becoming quite the stone mason. Looks amazing. Toby has a charmed life.

I loved how Toby went and inspected the hard surface as you were doing it. A real seal of approval 😊

Sam’s face when Beccy said she was keeping the window 😂😂😂 My husband has given me that look many times! I noticed the wallpaper inside the windows, whenever I strip back and see old decor I always think of that person making choices and being proud of the results. I’m loving your little mood board hints - it’s going to look so good ❤

Another solid week of work, a bit of animal husbandry, a bit of demolition and rebuilding and a bit of future planning - what more could you want in a channel. Onwards and upwards - keep up the good work. Slan go foill 👍👍

Great to see Toby looking so well and contented.

Things are really moving on. Toby can’t believe how lucky he is.

I was holding my breath while Sam was pulling out the old wooden lintel 😂 Cracking job Sam, the new one looks solid. Toby and Nell have stolen my heart. It must be a load off your mind knowing that Toby's hooves aren't going to have problems when the soggy winter weather arrives. ❤

The footage of your animals is so enjoyable! The new kitten is super cute. Your love for your animals just oozes off the screen and warms the heart! Toby is looking so healthy now. Great job on the pasture and hardstanding for him! And the cost and labor, in the end, will be for two donkeys, not just one :) The windows look great! The original paneling is such a special look, I'm glad you're going to replicate that. It will be wonderful to watch all that you do with the house going forward. It really feels like it's just about "stripped down" now, to its stone, and it about to turn that corner!

Hey Sam,Bec and kids, Toby and all beautiful fur/feather babies. You are the hardest working people I know, building/restoring a stone house and barn , but continuing to pour love into every animal on your beautiful farmstead, Toby really looks contented at last it's as if he's finally realised he's fallen on his hooves and that he's loved!! ❤ I just can't believe how quickly and how much you all have done to the building it's truly astonishing!. You deserve all the love and Luck in the world, and I just love that very special others see what you're doing and pour back wonderful gifts/things/times etc to your❤❤ channel!. Love to you all, 😊😊😊

It's fun to reclaim and repurpose elements from the original property. They can often be useful and/or decorative and I'm confident you'll find meaningful uses. Toby seems happy with his improved situation and the kitten is just adorable. Thanks for sharing the progress on your wonderful homestead.

Kudos for the videography ! It takes a lot of work to pull everything together in making videos. The music track selection(s) are really wonderful.

Toby really is the luckiest boy! I’m hoping to get some rescue donkeys on my own patch of land so this is good learning for me! Also the little kitty is just gorgeous ❤️

Your Foster Kitten looks very settled. Toby looks happy with his hardstanding. Please be careful with all those extension cables.

It's looking good, Toby looks ten years younger.👍🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

I'm enthralled watching you tear down a stone at a time and then rebuild it up again. I'm in love with your old stone cottage and interested in learning the origin of it ... This is hard heavy, work so remember to take time for yourselves! 💖

Toby’s walkway looks good. This will help to keep his hooves dry.

"We're going to keep it" 😂😂😂😂 the look on Sam's face

Brilliant video as usual Becky and Sam. Sam you are a real professional how you are so precise about what you are doing. You both are so careful with keeping your home as authentic as possible. The work done is fantastic. We done on Tobys hard standing. He looks so happy wandering around. Take care and mind yourselves God bless you all xxxx

The background music is always brilliant. Great work on Toby’s equivalent of a red carpet 😁✅✅Well done again Sam, love your attention to detail ✅✅✅

Y’all should be proud of yourselves you are moving along with your dreams splendidly. Keep on keeping on

A very happy family of animals. Toby very confused but got his private bodyguard dog Nell keeping him safe. The kitten is settling in ultra fast, must be a scary world given everything is massively larger than life even the chickens got a second look. You will kick off a debate about how young someone is before they get an IPad, even if it just to watch the fish screensaver. Good progress again on the house, you are getting back into your safe zone of wood so the progress will get a further speed boost.

Great video as usual with good varied content ! Lucky Toby and new kitten. Love the little inputs of Becs dream visions. Looking forward to the next one ! X

Rebecca, Sam, I think Toby made sure you did it correctly and Toby approved the work. I love the indoor shutters. your home is looking good. God bless you Rebecca, Sam God bless your Family.

Great job on the lintle and Toby's field. Toby is looking hale and hearty. Good luck, folks 👍

The donkey looks so content!

Yet another wonderful video - thank you, Rebecca & Sam! You folks are awesome - not only hard workers with a good vision, but caring and loving also. I'm so happy that Emily & Louise recommended your channel months ago! Take care now. :)

Good to see Toby will have a dry area to stand on. What a job to undertake. Another of your many talents on the Homestead. Enjoying your progress as ever.

Great vid as always you guys. The hard standing is great,and have to say how happy and healthy Toby looks…he is so much more animated and interested in everything going on. The house is coming along nicely,you have put so much hard work in…,I know there is a way to go,but you can see results now and that must be so satisfying for you both. Love watching your progress…thank you👍😉

Kindness begets kindness. Your family possess a deep sense of kindness thats why your animals always look happy. I love the chickens because they always come in to inspect each change that happens. Your beautiful dog always checks on everyone and Toby definitely adores you Bec.❤❤

Toby looked at home with the new hard standing,the little kitten is so cute. Another job well done Sam x

Absolutely amazing! The house is coming along so well. Toby and the rest of the pets are happy and content. You are all doing a good job. Your property is now a proper family farm. Alpacas and a few pig pets would be great to see. Perhaps Toby would like a few alpacas, You can harvest their wool and sell it. If you like you can learn to spin the wool and use it to knit with. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination! Thanks from Canada.💖

I love all the songs you use. Keep up the good work. Love your channel.

The place is really taking shape. Love watching.

I admire your courage and steadfastness. It gives me courage to face my own maintenance jobs.

All the donkey needs now is a big bouncy ball for him to play with, absolutely amazing some of the wood you took out from the window still looked in good condition even though the outside looked absolutely rotten

Even Toby gave a hand!😊😊😊

Great progress, dispite the weather. I especially love the opening scene with your growing managerie. Praying for much needed sunshine, blessings from Co. Meath. ❤

The windows are looking good.

Another great update Sam and Rebecca the rebuilding is coming on nicely pal see you on Saturday for the next update

Love your choice in music Beccy. So glad Sam got that lintel in ok.

Thanks for sharing your journey. Take care.

Great video. Brilliant. Admire your bravery in taking on this project

Well done guys it's coming alone a treat.

I have truly fallen in love with this place and you guys. My favorite channel. God Bless y’all ❤️🙏👩🏻‍🦳

Oh are continuing to do an amazing job. What you have done for Toby and in fact all t he animals is simply superb xxxxxxx

That’s one very lucky donkey ❤

Good morning Bec’s and lovely family 😊 Awwwww Toby is looking absolutely fantastic and what a great job you’re doing fur him 😍 Sam your progress is coming along nicely and as I’m a Manc I love hearing your accent and little funny words lol 😂 Take care love Stevie xx

Brilliant work and great video, hope all is well, take care

A grand soft day!

Loved this episode - Toby all sorted and progress with the house ❤

Great progress! I like your saving as much as possible of the window casings. Your foster kitty is very cute.

The place is becoming a Donkey paradise it is a wonderful thing that you are doing for all the animals Good luck with the House you all are a credit to what can be achieved with great skill and hard work

Well done you two, as always lovely to see your progress, don't forget if you need extra hands happy to help, Arlene and Spider

More positive progress guys. Great to see. Adam

Toby will be so happy as you continue to improve his lots, as an animal lover I loved the beginning shots of all the animals keep them coming

I love how thick the walls are. It is amazing. Our walls here in America aren’t like this at all. The first time I saw walls this thick, we were in France at my in-laws old, old farm house. I was totally amazed. Much love and respect for all the hard work you and your family are doing. ❤Oklahoma

Great video guys ❤

Well done. The Homestead seems to be settling in to business and much pleasure in the day. Hardworking and creative people who have learned to appreciate all aspects of surrounding yourself with all of your successes will always make sense out of the changes. Blessings you all. Your green spaces are looking lush.

The weird twist is a broom! Maybe not a complete one, but that how they swept the dirt floors.

Enjoyed

Would you be able to make some sort of lampshade or chandelier from all the old metal pieces Sam? Would be a nice piece of history in the new house. Great video as always ❤

The cat chasing virtual fish reminds me of an elementary school joke. How do you drive a stupid person crazy? Stick them in a round room and tell them to go stand in a corner. I told you it was elementary school!!! 😏 Toby looks very contented with his walkway. Sam, you are one determined hard-working dude! Good job on the lintel. That second window's lintel is a proper stone lintel. Leave it if you can. It's beautiful! How about creating a statue of the many metal bits. It could be a real welcome to the farm! We have a guy here in town that welds metal sculptures. My aunt bought one for her property. It's an eight foot high Kokopelli. You'll have to look him up on the internet. Cool sculpture though! See you Saturday!

Just love your video's ... everything is coming along so nicely ... thanks for sharing

I just found your channel today! Looking forward to watching your progress! good luck with the renovations..you have a big job ahead of you! Love all the farm buddies you have collected already! And also, as an American, I am enjoying hearing all of your different expressions you use when explaining! And of course the accent! Best wishes from Alabama! 😊

Thanks

😅I bet Toby will have a new coat before winter!!

Things really are happening❤❤❤ Well done with the windows. If you are lucky, you might find 2nd hand sash windows to save a bit of money).

Super job for Toby ❤

Hi guys, everything is looking so fresh and alive on the land now that the rain and sun have kissed it. Toby looks well and very contented. He obviously approves of all that you have done for him. Does your new kitten have a name yet? He seems to be very settled, and compliments your pet collection very well. Have a fab week ahead xx

SAVE GLASS FOR PARTS FOR A SMALL GREEN HOUSE

All of your creatures look fat & sassy. They seem to be having wonderful lives. The work on the house is going so well. Amazing changes every week!! Awesome job on that window lintel Sam. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

In the US we have sump pumps for removing unwanted water.

I'm loving this 2 Videos a week, helps me get through mine 😊, from not a very nice dull day here in Bury, you are both doing an amazing job guys ❤

Just discovered your channel a couple of days ago and have been binge watching all your videos watched a couple and was completely hooked caught up caught up with your latest video you put out on Wednesday fair play to sam you were right when you said he was a grafter if I could send him a lorry load of Yorkshire tea I would sending Toby loads of love you all take care looking forward to your Saturday vidio ❤

Only saw 1 kitten,am hoping you have a partner for it . Kittens need to be in pairs😊 Just found your channel yesterday and am enjoying it. Well wishes from a Mississippi coast Grandma ❤

The best channel on you tube 💕 thank you you both are iinspirational and a joy to watch xx

Lovely footage of all the animals xx

Hi, what I mentioned earlier in one of your vlogs re a saw saw, was the reciprocal saw Sam used this vlog to cut the lintel re cement to compact the concrete.

Another great job again Sam love the new kitten beautiful xx for Toby

When you come to connect your internal drain to outside French drain. You could use a 4 inch pipe with a power washer. Dig a hole underneath the footings Place the pipe into the hole, spray the water into pipe. Smack pipe with hammer, use a piece of 4x2 timber in front of pipe. Hope this helps

Fantastic work it’s coming along nicely 👍

Just a suggestion, have you considered getting the roof on ASAP ? You can work inside then in any weather and it will also stabilise the building, remember winter is not far away. ( even if you only get the roofing membrane on. )

great video as usual ,wish ur videos were reallly long , and every day lolll , tobys real happy with walk way ,windows out are great ,bring it on the build ,cant wait tyyy xxxkittens well happy n cute n cats love him x

Nice work ❤

Hi Rebecca and Sam great progress enjoyed your video, educational for all watching on renunciation prosses kind regards Sean

The look of Sams face when Becky said she wants to keep some of the bits at 18:05 🤣

Ok ok who's the new kitty? Great work guys, love and blessings from Scotland xx

Another beautiful video, keep on going!

When you're all done, you can make a sculpture out of the " Bits & Bob's" and place it out front in the drive up to your cottage ❤

Hard standing looks great. I'm sure you'll get the hang of strip grazing too - field management is as crucial as a proper feeding regime (we have two Clydesdale horses and you can imagine what a field looks like in winter rain and then summer grazing). I like your mix of projects on this renovation - and the idea to keep new windows sympathetic to the old cottage. I also liked your description of the percolating stones and field drains for soaraway of water under the slab. These things will be worth it when you're living in the cottage (eventually). Keep up the good work.

Well worth getting the timber sash windows, not cheap but nothing else would be near as nice. I did same (went with Munster Joinery) and although I was on a tight budget it was definitely the best choice. I love your sentimentality Bec, for the old stuff, can totally relate! 🙂

I like the idea of you making a big old sculpture of everything you found on the property Sam! You 2 are simply awesome. What you’ve done for Toby the donkey-you will be blessed so many times over for doing what you did for that poor beast. I absolutely love seeing all your animals on your videos. And now with the new kitten, I don’t know if I can stand all the cuteness! And that dog, I think the name is Nell? He or she is such a sweetheart, and I love seeing him/her watching over all the other pets and chickens. Such a good dog. You both deserve all the best life has to offer for all your hard work reviving this old house and property. The land will also bless you for that. I love your channel and supporting your mission. I am a first generation American now living in Arizona. But as a teenager, we were all taken back to Ireland by our parents who are from Co Tyrone /Donegal and Dublin. They were five of the best years of my life running wild around the countryside in northern Ireland, and then having fun as a young teenager in Dublin. Stay strong and don’t ever ever ever give up. You were going to have such a wonderful home very soon to put up your feet by the fire and only maintenance work needing to be done.! Ah - keep dreaming!

Fantastic video again Becca love all the intros and the end bits aswell as the bideo lol love you all xx

Like the farm animals and the progress of the renovations, I like watching this channel's subscribership grow.

That wood they put in to hold the stone over the window is scary. Hope you can put in the concrete lentil but the stone inside looks to be ready to fall. Good luck.‼️

You are doing a brilliant job Sam. It takes a lot of time. and a hole lot of money. But you both will get there.

Your new kitty is just darling, and seems to be fitting right in. Toby doesn't quite know what to make of the new surface in the paddock, but he'll be happy when his feet are dry. What a lot of progress with the windows! It's too bad all that lovely old architectural detail has rotted. Will you reproduce any of the casings? they're so full of character. Thank you so much for taking us through this renovation project in detail. I find it fascinating - if I were younger, I'd be doing something like this. I find it so satisfying to see a DYI project done to such high standards. And to do all the videography involved on top of the renovation work is just amazing. You two are a special breed. Have a great week!

17:05. “Cowboys, Ted, they’re a bunch of cowboys!”

I just love the window trim details. The way they are boxed in with the shutters and those round ends on the trim up on top. So charming! I can’t wait for the dream cottage kitchen too! Keep up the great work. ❤❤❤❤

I am from Alberta Canada. I am truly enjoying watching the process you two are going through with this renovation project. You both are so positive and lovely to watch and listen to while you explain what’s going on. I luv seeing the animals being included especially the donkey lol. We have an elderly uncle who has lived his entire adult life in a very old cottage building in southern UK with his wife. 16” thick walls. There’s a manor house and they both worked for the owners - my uncle as a farm labourer and my aunt as a helper in the house cleaning and cooking. We’ve stayed with them and the history of their home and the area was amazing. There is even a Normand built church on property with one bell that was still in use for christenings weddings funerals etc. That you are restoring this property is bringing back history and it’s wonderful to watch. God Bless you and your family.