ALL PLANS HAVE CHANGED. Now What? (Renovating a Stone Cabin) 

Hope you see this. The issue with your battery pack is that the individual cells inside the battery bank have been drained down and are now out of balance. To correct this you’ll need to remove the cells and their connection to the next cells and charge each individually back to the stated voltage. Then wire them back together it will then be able to charge fully.

I am so glad that Heather and the girls are ok from the wreck. Love watching you and the family work on the home together. Fantastic!

Think about digging a thin ditch with a ditch witch, lay a French drain wrapped in fabric, drain to far end side also let it drain from the inside too..not perfect but it will work-I’m an architect.

I am so happy to hear everyone is ok. I was t-boned 25 yrs ago & suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury several herniated discs & a cut spinal cord. The teenager was speeding through a red light & totaled my Volvo & my car was on fire while I was unconscious. Another car stopped & the nice man got me out of the car. I suffer from chronic pain & short term memory issues. Our Health is everything!🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

Any reasonable and caring person will completely understand needing a mental health break when dealing with so much. I hope Heather is okay emotionally as well as physically. So glad her and the girls were not badly hurt. Wishing you all the best ❤

I’m so thankful they are okay! The beams are gorgeous, the contrast against the stone is beautiful!!

How about creating a sunroom-hallway connecting whole front of the house? Love to all of you. Stay safe!

I’m really amazed at the camera work in your videos. Either you must have a plethora of cameras, or you are stopping frequently to reposition them. We see you entering the house from the outside and then from the inside seamlessly, and in my head I’m going he had to set up the cameras before doing that just to get that one shot. I’ve also wondered about your drone footage as I’ve noticed that some shots have all of you in them, with no one seemingly maneuvering the drone. Are you programming it to film certain spots? There was a shot in one video where it was following your car, but you were also filming from inside the car, and you were driving. How do you do all this? And then there’s all the editing afterwards. All this is quite phenomenal and that’s without the massive reno work you are doing. That is some serious talent.

Thank God Heather and the girls are ok. I'm so sorry hear that this happened. I hope everyone can heal and recover from the experience. You guys are such a beautiful family. God Bless you guys.

Glad your family is ok. I am sure you have considered it, but as an engineer, I don't know why you can't leave the existing wall behind the house and the excavate a narrow trench to allow for installing a French drain? Seems like the best option and would not generate nearly 500 m3 of soil. So, why can't you do that? Doesn't expand the m3 or connect your house areas to each other, but should stop the water from coming inside.

When I heard Heather’s voice in that call, I started to cry. I was so upset for her. I am glad they are fine.

Take care Heather. You were missed but I am sure everyone understands and we look forward to seeing you next time.

I’m so glad your wife and children are okay. I’m also so glad that you’re back to working on your home. It’s still, by far, my favorite thing to watch on RU-vid. Laying one brick at a time… you guys are getting there!!

I'm soo sorry that it didn't work out to enlarge the house by removing the dirt behind it. I see the disappointment in dad's eyes. You're optimism in changing your loans is very encouraging and show your willingness to be flexible.

You are both so resilient and determined. So many challenges faced and overcome while new ones crop up. So glad Heather and the girls are okay. Keep the faith. I know, easy for us to say!😍🇨🇦

Having an accident really shakes you up, whether in your home country or not. I can just imagine the hullabaloo in Italian that went on!! So happy you’re all uninjured. From Johannesburg, South Africa. Take care of yourselves, it is a shock.

I commend your bravery in doing things yourself, especially when you could have an accident and no one would be there to assist you in case of injury. However, I think with all the problems that you're incurring, why is it you haven't contacted somebody or an organization who respects and assesses the historic properties value in restoration? I think it would be helpful with all these videos to show them the painstaking efforts you've been going through.

You Win some you lose some, your home will be beautiful any ways. Feel better ladies. Glad your ok.

In Norway we build up a seal/new wall with the old stones to stop the water from entering, mostly on the inside😊

Sending strength and hugs to Heather! Sometimes you just have to take time for you and it’s wonderful to see you do that!

Got to keep battery’s fully charged and out of the cold if leaving them for long periods. Pleased no one was hurt in the crash. 🙏

I wouldn't have painted the beams with such a dark stain. I would have used a transparent primer. So dark, the beams still take away light from a room that already has little light due to small windows.

I think it is important for you and your family to have a private life aside from RU-vid. I think it's great that you guys put family first and foremost... as it should be. I am glad the family is ok after the accident. I have been in a "sandwich" type accident in a tunnel and it was very scary. My husband got hurt pretty bad. Me and my son were ok but very sore. It took a few years to stop monitoring the rear view mirror, as if that could help. I felt helpless in that situation. Again, I am glad your family is uninjured. Thank God! Your house is so beautiful. I know you will do your best to figure it out. I respect your decision on the stairs... they are crazy beautiful and unique! You guys are doing such a good job! Keep up the good work! Take care!😀

Sorry about the automobile accident and very glad that Heather and the girls are all right. You guys never cease to amaze me with your tenacity and respect for history in creating a home out of this ancient stone structure. Best of luck as you carry on.

So glad Heather and the girls are ok. Trusting that God is in control with everything you are building together as a family. Keep up the faith !

I am so glad that Heather and the girls are ok. Prayers for your whole family 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I'm glad Heather, Alexa, and Chloe are ok, Praying for Heathers health, and make her strong.

Sending hugs to Heather and your daughters as they heal from the car accident which caused bumps and bruises to them. ❤👩‍🔬

In Italy the geological survey is mandatory by law, the Engineer cannot design the new structure if he does not know the characteristics of the soil. This is due to the fact that Italy is a highly seismic country with high hydro-geological risk.

Thank God they are all safe. May the Lord be with you all always.

Hi , I am proud to all of you guys . You all are unique people , taker of each other perfectly . God bless you all .❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

So sorry about the accident! Please hug Heather and the girls. Let them know that a little old lady in Neptune City N.J. is praying for them. I pray all goes well with the family and the house.❤

I love the egg shell left after breakfast with a view and not having to share the stolen goods.

So thankful your girls were not hurt in the car accident. ✌🏻❤️🙏🏻

Quite a shock when I heard about Heather and the girls, but thankful they're ok. You're all 3 heroes in my eyes! Stay strong! The house is looking more and more beautiful, can't wait to see what's next, and we all can't wait to see the house finished ❤

Over the holidays I was in Florence Italy traveling with a friend. We were on our way to the airport on Saturday morning and were bumped by a car traveling too close. Fortunately, no injuries or damage. My friend stopped just before the light turned red. We were lucky but I have to say that driving in a foreign county is stressful if not scary! So happy all were okay.

Safety glasses are a must

Thank God for their safety 🙏🏽

Brady, I am so sorry that Heather and the girls were in a car accident. From your description of the car being rear-ended and all of them being pushed forward and feeling sore, that sounds like a whiplash, Regardless of how mild the whiplash may have been, I would strongly suggest that they go to a doctor so he can check them out. it's always better to be safe than sorry., especially when it comes to your health.

I'm glad Heather and the kids are ok. Thank you Lord 💞 Sorry about your building troubles. But you're smart you will figure out the drainage situation and you can always build an accessory dwelling unit for your visiting guests in a separate location. ( might even be a plus 😁) .. Lord knows you have plenty of beautiful stone to help. Be strong. You have each other and that's what really matters most. ❤

i'M SO glad no one was hurt. Sounds as though you have sorted out the problems with the house even though you are back to square one. You will hopefully be saving money and in the house quicker!!! Best wishes to all of you!! for 2024 Can't wait to see Heather and the girls.

I'm so glad Heather and the girls are ok. Slow progress is better than no progress. Keep on keeping on. Sending love and light.

Im so glad Heather and the children are ok after the accident❤ It's sad that your plans didn't work out but maybe it's for the best! I agree that the stairs are not just rocks.

Lots of love to Heather and the girls. Being in an accident is quite a shock, even when everyone is alright. It takes time to readjust. Well done, Heather, for taking time to process! ❤

Sorry to hear about the accident. Prayers for Heather and the girls healing from bumps and bruises as well as all the stress.🙏🏼 Blessings 🕊️

I’m happy your family is doing well and safe. I had to come on here after seeing you walk those beams. Please take fall precautions. Having grown up in a construction family I have seen lots of accidents both my father and coworkers. You’re young and invincible, I know. But one slip and you’re sidelined. It’s so much easier to prevent than recover. Good luck.

You are my teacher, now I also survive and film all this 🧡🧡

No matter witch way you your stone house will be perfect.

The best moisture barrier is glass. How about creating a glass wall a few inches from the stone wall, on the entire plane, provide for active and passive ventilation? These are ordinary window panes that perfectly retain moisture and retain heat. The stone wall was also illuminated with lanterns to preserve authenticity, and ultraviolet lighting for prevention. A glass wall would look amazing, modern, without destroying historical authenticity

Thankful that your family is safe. It certainly causes one to reassess priorities, when facing detours in life! This too shall pass. Your hard work will be so worth it for many years to come! Prayers for you four! 🙏🏻

Thank the Lord that Heather and the children were not hurt. Praying for Heather❤

Heather I was in an accident exactly like that many years ago.....sitting in a line of cars at a stop sign when this guy comes flying up behind me and just plows into me!.....Toyota Corolla looked like an accordion, busted my nose into the steering wheel and banged me knee pretty well on the console......my car was near new and I was so upset!......just glad you and the girls are ok and sending love and hugs!!!

So happy to know that Heather and the children are o.k.! I could hear Heather on the phone when you got the call.; you handled it really well, Brady! I always look forward to your weekly videos! God bless you all!

Why can’t you dig by hand a small trench, 2x3, insert drainage tile off in either direction?

Aw Heather, take gentle care of yourself. I am glad you guys are okay. Sending prayers. ♥ 🌷🎈

So glad that Heather and the girls are okay. Hope you find out a way to fix the drainage and moisture issues. Wishing you all good health and look forward to seeing the house completed!

So glad everyone is safe. So glad Heather is taking a moment to process. It's important to re ground with constant stress.

I am so glad you chose to preserve the wall and stairs.😊

Glad to hear that everyone was okay after the car accident.

Heather, take your time, come back to us when you're ready. Hope everything goes smoothly with the insurance. So, random thought, could you use steel sheet piles driven in? You might even be able to get them in between the house and the wall, you'll have no soil to remove, no concrete to pour at should be fairly water tight. Also yes, freezing temperatures will kill lithium batteries, it's best to keep them warm.

I’m so sorry for the struggles you are facing and I’m glad Heather and the girls are ok.

Look at how they run cables underground with a cable bore to possibly dig out a drain, though if it's solid stone it won't work. If there's soil, it can dig through it from the side and only make a hole as large as the tube it needs. Then put in a porous tube or pipe, and it should help drain the groundwater out. They are used a lot in commercial sites for quickly running underground cables, they can even be steered underground.

Sorry to hear about the accident, glad to hear the girls are all ok. Hang in there, change isn’t always a bad thing, just know there is always change..

A solution could be, waterproof the inside wall allowing water to drain behind this to a channel running to a sump pump. Here in the UK we often use this solution in Basements with success. Good luck with your project.

Warm hugs to all of you, but especially Heather and the girls. I am so happy to hear that they were not injured in the accident. I look forward to seeing you all as your house progresses.

What I am not quite understanding is, if this was/is suppsoed to be a home base for traveling, why buy so much land to maintain and why buy a building that was never meant for year round habitation? You could have bought a beautiful historic fixer upper with a view, a lot less problems to solve and a lot less year round maintenance to do. I hope this works out for you the way you want it to.

That view never gets old! It’s so good that no one was hurt badly in the accident.❤

Glad Heather and the girls are OK. As far as the locals attitude to the stairs, well, it is more than just seeing that every day. Old and historic in Europe is far different than an American raised person has. I lived in a Bavarian city for 2 years in the 1970's. Had a friend who lived in an apartment downtown Regensburg, that dated to pre-1600's. Locals considered it a sort of cheap accommodation and a pseudo-slum, even though there was no trash (I mean, Germany, ya know?), or crime. It was just old, small, with short doors. And CHEAP! We'd call it historic based on age. They called it old.

Hello on our Monday morning from Downunder! 💜

Glad there were no serious injuries. Stay safe.

Glad everyone is OK and unhurt 🙏

Nice to see you’re being positive. It helps when more problems and challenges are coming your way😮

I'm glad to that everyone is fine. Take care of yourselfes!❤

When I bought my sailboat my friend told me that it was like buying a hole in the water that I would be throwing all my money into. Seems like buying a rock house is the same definition. Good luck

Glad to hear that Heather and the girls are okay physically.. we all need to step back, take a mental health break from time to time which is very wise for new perspective...so sorry that the plans have changed again and hopefully a new solution will present itself in the near future. Beams are really beautiful. You have put alot of work into them and it shows.

I think my head just blew off .

Outstanding progress on your Mountain Home!!! 🐶⭐️🙏❤️🎶❤️🙏⭐️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

Relieved to know that Heather and the girls are okay❤️The beams look awesome!

So glad yr family is fine. Yes that is scary, especially when yr children are with you. ❤

So glad Heather and your girls are OK. Admire your ability to roll with the punches and change tack when needed. Best wishes for all your endeavors! 🥰

I know I’m late but either a heavy nap roller or a sprayer should have saved you so much time sealing those floor beams. Still love the uploads. I envy the life you live.

Happy the girls n Heather are ok. Whatever you do with the house, I'm sure it will be beautiful. Remember, everything happens for a reason.

Batteries should be under warranty but salesmen will say anything to sell their units.

have just caught up with your Italian dream loved most of it, not being much of a traveller myself i do enjoy it when you go to old cities & towns, the architecture is amazing, just like your stone walls & i can see why you want to preserve them, am an old house enthusiast myself, preferring old over new; it's great that you're involving your girls in the restoring & building as they will appreciate it more as they get older. i loved seeing the wolves & mum with the pups, it looked like she was trying to find some form of shelter that wouldn't get disturbed by people, do you know if they're protected over there like in Alaska? perhaps you could find a nice secluded spot on one of your terraces to build a small shelter for her in the future, set your cameras up so you can watch them; they are obviously used to people, maybe ask around the neighbours about them? won't be long before the goats come back & have noticed you haven't finished the fencing around the new vegie bed, weld mesh would probably work better than just plain wire, they are mountain goats so can pretty much climb anything; also Heather try planting flowers out in the vegie patch along with the vegies, i'm in Australia but i do like watching Huw Richards www.youtube.com/@HuwRichards , he's based in Wales but has some brilliant gardening ideas that suit the very beginner; looking forward to more renovating thanx for sharing

All the work you all are doing to build your home is beautiful and edifying.

So glad that you and the girls were not injured in the car accident. I can only imagine how frightening that must’ve been for you all. I missed not seeing you and the girls in this weeks video but completely understand you not wanting to be on camera and to take some time for yourself. Hope you all are doing well and take all the time you need to recuperate. 💜

So happy that Heather and the girls are fine. I look forward to seeing Heather when she is ready. Hugs!

So glad Heather and the girls are ok sending lots of love 💕

Oh my goodness I’m so glad they are ok !!

Sending you positive thoughts Heather. Kudos to you for taking a week to rest.

I enjoy this series but I'm still unclear about the plans for the structure. After seeing the difficulties in turning a stone farm building on a steep slope into a habitable dwelling, seems like the best use would be to turn it into a relatively simple 2 br/1ba vacation/weekend/Airbnb home rather than a primary residence. So being unable to excavate doesn't seem all that bad. I don't know exactly where it is in the Italian Alps (or Dolomite foothills) but seems like it could be rented weekly from May - October. If you want to raise the girls in Italy, get an apartment or small house near their school so they will be near friends and close to you, rather than have to go up and down the mountain.

Mr. & Mrs. Adventure, have someone working behind their house to make it safer. Maybe you can have the work done, and after have the stairs back as if it has never been touched. Safety is a must!

Forza e coraggio... tutto si risolve, siete grandi....

Sorry to hear about Heather and the kiddos!! Prayers for all of you!

For the humidity in the wall, one way not 100% to solve, but at least to improve quite a lot is not let the moisture go to the dirt behind the wall, mostly removing any source of water that will go there or letting run somewhere else. This could actually solve the problem, but depends on your location. Mostly, just put some canal that will move away from the area the water from the roof and add a couple of French drain on the terrace on the side of the house to remove water that will go in this dirt. Add some small well to remove humidity in the closer proximity of the wall. All this should alleviate the issue, living the +part: All this work could be done together with a geothermal heat pump installation in the same area (that will drive your heat pump electricity consumption to a reduction of roughly 40%-50%, especially good if you are going renewable) and this part of your house will have the same advantages of the geothermal installation (cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter). Having an heat pump running will also help with the humidity level.

happy your lovable family is ok get some emotional rest heather !

Glad everyone was ok🙏

If they are AGM batteries they cannot go down below 50% charge. You need to attach a trickle charger next time. As long as you have comprehensive insurance , and pushed from behind, she is not in the wrong. Install front and rear cameras. These footages can be given to your insurance company. They deal with the other vehicle owners.

Praise God the girls and Heather are okay.

Someone mention quaint and I agree. Keeping ur beautiful stone house same size makes it quaint.