At minute 14.55 a beautiful specimen of The marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus) is a tailed amphibian belonging to the Salamandrid family. The distribution range of the marbled newt extends from northern Spain to western, southern and central France.
To continue with the identification of animals/insects seen ... the dragonfly at 13:25 is Cordulegaster boltonii ... a female laying eggs in that tine stream of water ... oh and the newt is also a female.
Looking good. If you were my neighbour I would help out You could do a 2 chamber system. 1st water changer catches dirt. Over flows to 2nd chamber for clean water to filter. Just clean one chamber. Or just make it a swimming pool lol
@@ericpillon2965 not properly but it still works. To be efficient it need at least two walls inside the chamber that make some particular flow lettig the water pass on the top while the heavier particels goes down
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Can't quite tell from watching the video, but I hope you used a lime based mortar rather than a cement based one. Lime based mortar allows stonework to breathe. If there's freezing weather, it's much less prone to cracking as water can get in & crucially, out again. Whereas cement based mortars lock moisture in, and when it expands as ice does, it can damage both the mortar and stonework itself. Usage of cement based mortars with stonework is a common, & sometimes tedious & expensive mistake, as damage often occurs, requiring remedial works.
I have a suggestion. My Father used to build very beautiful rock walls. They weren't drystone but stones and cement. He used something he called a maul to tap the stones into position. It had a heavy bulky head and it and the handle were one piece made out of metal. It was about between 13 and 15 inches long, the head a heavy rectangle, prob 2.5 inches on a side and about 4 or 5 inches long. It is a wonderful tool for what you are doing. He could use it for shaping with a stone carving chisel as well as positioning the blocks. You're doing beautiful work.
Nicely done. At far end of tank where water exits, may consider piling rocks to reduce soil wash out by use of diverter pad of large pile of rocks / stones to eliminate erosion over time. Also, that dip in the water looks like it was quite chilly! lol
Great format for sharing. Sorry first time clicking on one of your videos…where approximately is this? Portugal? Somewhere south it seems. Great work and thanks for sharing.
Looks amazing. We are also in north PT and renovating a ruin. Currently building a water tank. What’s the white liquid you added to the concrete? I guess it’s to water proof it. Is it PVA wood glue?
Is this tank on property that you own? How did you know the original size for the width of the tank where you chose to reconstruct the wall against the hill.
Probably you are right, over time the weight of the soil in the hill will push in against the wall and could break it. So all future builders of walls against hills, keep this in mind 😉
@@vale.do.salgueiro you could consider adding internal abutments? you'd loose some water volume but might stabilize it for a little longer? You've done a fantastic job of rebuilding it.
Ottimo lavoro. Complimenti! Molto faticoso, ma ho capito chi ti da la forza e ti sostiene: quella bellissima ragazza con una meravigliosa voce e una risata entusiasmante. Congratulazioni a voi due. 👍👍
Man this was a lot of hard work and awesome to watch. It’s so rewarding to build something with your hands. Seeing it in your head, then watching it all take shape as your idea comes to life. Hopefully the following generations appreciate it and maintain it.
Boa noite! One option is to get some additive like for example this one prt.sika.com/content/dam/dms/pt01/d/sikalatex_.pdf We found it was too expensive to use it for all the walls, so we only used it for the gaps between the stones of the existing walls. It was quite hard to get this watertight, because the old cement over time formed cracks, so we had to redo a lot of the gaps. All in all the tank is also not 100% water tight and probably never will be. Especially because we did not seal the floor. Here we just relied on the clay that was already there forming a water resistant layer. As we have always inflow from the spring we are fine with a few holes here and there
Amazing work! Will this be for agricultural purposes? It would be interesting to see your property overall to see where this is in proximity to the house. Well done!
14:59 Green salamanders (?)live predominantly in wet, damp crevices and are the only salamander of the genus Aneides found in the eastern United States. Marked almost endangered. 😊
wow That must have a been a very labor intensive project, but the finished look was well worth the time and effort. I may have been inclined to finish the floor as well to have made it very pool like. Still could do that here?
I’d love to hear about any known or assumed history of this. Perhaps occasional voice over could provide further context/enrichment? Either way I’m a new subscriber and am looking forward to following along additional projects!
If you put all your weight behind that SDS drill you will find it less effective. Pressure yes but not too much, it works better that way. Keep em coming :)
Thanks for the hint. I only found out a bit later why I had used so much force, the drill was completely blunt. Only used it for a few times. Now with a better quality drill it works much better as you describe.
A water tank made out of 1000 separate stones is bound to be hard to keep water tight. It's doing the job though. Is the water used for agriculture or a homestead?
So is this just for recreation, a self-filling swimming pool? I've never heard of a granite tank before. Tremendous workmanship but can someone tell me its purpose?
oh lala la débroussailleuse, les gens ne connaissent que ca, il y a des outils zero carburant, plus rapide, moins cher, et très efficace, la machette, la serpe, coupe-ronce et j'en passe..
Yep you are right, that is why we also used some metal rods to join the stones in the other video. They are a bit hard to see, but good point to remember for anyone who wants to build something similar.
There used to be a lot more of these. They were used to store rainwater and at the same time they helped avoiding flooding of the land and helped the plantlife and wildlife during dry seasons. The only thing we know how to build now is stupid windfarms and solar panels that make the problem worse....
