#01 OFF GRID - SELF BUILD - WORKING WITH GRANITE! It’s not easy! 💪🏼

#01 - THIS WEEK WE START THE KNOCK THROUGH AND GET PREPARED TO HANG THE GATES!
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  • @eopoep
    @eopoep8 ай бұрын

    Another fun episode. 😊 Hope you dont mind me saying, the door wants to be wider, another 4"s out on the left, to the next natural break line. With Badger's new flintstones rock cutting skills, making a nice stone lintel would be cool too. Ever hear of Wedge & Feathers ?

  • @gillianmarsberg2339

    @gillianmarsberg2339

    8 ай бұрын

    Ja I also thought it should be a bit wider

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    No of course not, its slightly wider than a normal door way think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️ the bathroom door is very wide so makes it look smaller.

  • @susanpoland5919

    @susanpoland5919

    7 ай бұрын

    There HAS TO BE A STONE LINTEL across and beyond the opening to support the roof!!! Even in my parents solid brick house that was build in the late 1950s had a lintel across and beyond every window for support. This really scares me!

  • @Mmm-xi7fx
    @Mmm-xi7fx8 ай бұрын

    This was such a satisfying video to watch. Had a bit of everything. An especial thumbs up for a crumbles appearance. 😍

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    7 ай бұрын

    Yay, thank you!

  • @Bilbomacful
    @Bilbomacful8 ай бұрын

    Awesome job. As others have said, believe you get long-term benefits from a wider door. If you can match the bathroom door, it will also add symmetry. Obviously, easier said than done. 🙂 What wonderful land you have. Love the river.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal door way think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️ the bathroom door is much wider than the average door. Thank you for watching! ☺️

  • @Bilbomacful

    @Bilbomacful

    8 ай бұрын

    @@THESCOTTERS Great explanation! So fun to watch your progress.

  • @tarynkriebel319
    @tarynkriebel3198 ай бұрын

    Love the spindle of the river

  • @carinep.4520
    @carinep.45208 ай бұрын

    Great job Badger on making a doorway to the house….how exciting! Love seeing the children enjoying the beautiful fall nature around you. Can’t wait to see the gate next week….those posts look amazing. Have a great week…hello from Chile where it is also raining which is odd for Spring. ❤

  • @zepedro6666
    @zepedro66668 ай бұрын

    Great work opening a new door but I strongly advise to put at the top of the a granite beam wider then the the door way for structural strength considering the roof will be right on top of it. Anyway great video😊

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @dinekezwanenburg5390
    @dinekezwanenburg53908 ай бұрын

    The gate posts look amazing ! You might want to make the door wider as else youwill have issues bringing furniture ect.into the kitchen. You need at least 85/90 cm without a door and doorposts and with around the 95/1.00 meter.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you 😊

  • @kathleensabourin556
    @kathleensabourin5568 ай бұрын

    Badger, I can't believe you knocked out those huge granite blocks without a crowbar! You are Superman!! I hope you can get yourself a long crowbar before you do the next doorway, though, just to make it a bit easier on yourself! I'm so interested to see what the next phase of construction will be! It's so different from building in North America where I live now but the homes in Bermuda, where I grew up are made with cement blocks now but were originally made from limestone blocks quarried on the island! Quite a bit easier to move than your granite ones! Have a great week, guys! Hope the weather cooperates!!❤

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your kind message we are excited to share the next part with you all ☺️

  • @JanisTilyard
    @JanisTilyard8 ай бұрын

    I love ❤️ the sound of the river. It’s gloriously soothing. Great work. 🙌

  • @borntobuild5058
    @borntobuild50588 ай бұрын

    I love that you are taking this on yourself. Well done! I worry about your eyes and lungs...stone dust is terrible for your lungs (as we learned from all the 18th and 19th century miners) and stone chips can blind you if they fly into your eyes. Safety first!!!

  • @lagringa7518

    @lagringa7518

    8 ай бұрын

    Building 1 house is different than being in a mine your whole life, some of you safety people take things to a ridiculous extreme. You can't make an omelette without cracking an egg.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your concern! I will make sure he is well protected next time ☺️

  • @gunkarlsson4762
    @gunkarlsson47628 ай бұрын

    Saeftyglasses!!!!! Good job!

  • @sue7190
    @sue71908 ай бұрын

    Great progress opening up the door way. It looked really hard work. Love the sound of the river. ❤

  • @Mrscorreia74
    @Mrscorreia748 ай бұрын

    Please, ask the maçons to help you with the stone walls. Those stones are to big to be handled without help. They can do the doors and windows. This video made me nervous.

  • @jms8346

    @jms8346

    8 ай бұрын

    I felt anxious about your safety too, Badger, that’s a specialised job.

  • @pambridge3913
    @pambridge39138 ай бұрын

    Badger does such a good job of his projects. Please be careful with those huge stones. You work so well together and I love the way you are so happy. Love from Pam in Grafton New South Wales Australia.

  • @stringblack
    @stringblack8 ай бұрын

    I´m Portuguese and i loved ear the children spoke two words in portuguese! you got a fan.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much 😊

  • @lindabrooks8242
    @lindabrooks82428 ай бұрын

    Wow! Badger knocked those huge stones out! Seeing is believing! Awesome progress on the house, and I can't wait to see the gates up.❤

  • @miriammuskal5402
    @miriammuskal54028 ай бұрын

    Badger you definitely are the best🎉

  • @AbandonedHousePortugal-2023
    @AbandonedHousePortugal-20237 ай бұрын

    A lot of work, well done. We just started our journey in Mafra with 130 old ruin.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    7 ай бұрын

    Amazing good luck ☺️

  • @robynclarke5274
    @robynclarke52748 ай бұрын

    A man of many talents is Badger. The gates will look great now there.

  • @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi roby🌹🌹 How are you doing?

  • @elizabethhartmann1090
    @elizabethhartmann10908 ай бұрын

    Wider door ? To be able to move furniture into a room/fixtures for other parts of the build that are accessed by the door into main part of house requires adequate door widths.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal doorway think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️

  • @gillianmarsberg2339
    @gillianmarsberg23398 ай бұрын

    Well done Badger

  • @arjanvogel6444
    @arjanvogel64448 ай бұрын

    Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you all guys in divine light, how great you have a door 🚪 good work guys 👍😁💪👌👏👏👏.

  • @juanitakauffman6336
    @juanitakauffman63368 ай бұрын

    The fall colors are beautiful. I like the sound of the river. Looking good.

  • @kristinagoding7045
    @kristinagoding70458 ай бұрын

    This is so exciting ,things happening really fast now ..have a great week xoxo from Sweden

  • @legrandeileen4863
    @legrandeileen48638 ай бұрын

    Dying to see it finished, I never saw a construction like that. Original. WOW. 😊😊😊😊

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you ☺️

  • @selinab8532
    @selinab85328 ай бұрын

    seriously i'd be leaving this to the professionals, badger is doing a great job even though he doesn't really know how, they use big stones on top of doorways as well... scary can't wait til you start on the major bits, dying to see it all together thanx so much for sharing

  • @selinab8532

    @selinab8532

    8 ай бұрын

    i also find it strange that they didn't put doorways inbetween rooms ....

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, yes he is doing a great job! ☺️

  • @missglenellen
    @missglenellen8 ай бұрын

    Wow, now it feels like the beginnings of a cozy home!

  • @Rodaportal
    @Rodaportal8 ай бұрын

    Creating a new entrance and working with granite is no easy feat, but you guys nailed it! 💪 The progress is incredible, and Badger's skills with those stones are impressive. 🪨 The river sounds in the background add a soothing touch to the video. Can't wait to see the gates up - they already look amazing! 😊

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much! yes he is doing amazingly!

  • @LorraineinAustralia
    @LorraineinAustralia8 ай бұрын

    It’s great progress 🐨🐨🐨

  • @lindamesa5122
    @lindamesa51228 ай бұрын

    I think I held my breath the whole time Badger moved that stone! Your so brave Badger but well done! It's an amazing gate but why do so many people there gave gates like that, the Newby's have an iron gate?! I love that!

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Me too! 😅

  • @hilaryholt3061
    @hilaryholt30618 ай бұрын

    Great work on the doorway! Can’t wait to see the gates!

  • @shirleymander294
    @shirleymander2948 ай бұрын

    Great scary video lol well done couldn’t believe you got through those boulders .

  • @tinekevisser870
    @tinekevisser8708 ай бұрын

    Beautiful. Hard work. Love all your video's. Question: Is the door opening not to small? I would make it the same width as the bathroom door.

  • @hilda4114

    @hilda4114

    8 ай бұрын

    I thought of exactly the same thing. I would definitely go with a wider doorway - more light coming in and more space if you are moving furniture around.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal door way, think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️ The bathroom door is really wide so makes it look small. ☺️

  • @blakehahn-atlantaga8510
    @blakehahn-atlantaga85108 ай бұрын

    Great work Scotters! The new gate is beautiful.

  • @sandramorton5510
    @sandramorton55108 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing inspiration and family values, great video.

  • @margiemistretta8885
    @margiemistretta88858 ай бұрын

    Man i think itd be wise to ask advice of the true stone masons. Getting lentil ready might just be smart

  • @rachelfrees1268
    @rachelfrees12688 ай бұрын

    Your home is taking shape. Love it.❤

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes! Thank you! ☺️

  • @annapower9799
    @annapower97998 ай бұрын

    So much progress!!! Can’t wait for Sundays to get updates

  • @hanneliewiese3477
    @hanneliewiese34778 ай бұрын

    Can't wait to see the gate up !

  • @glenyscallaghan1195
    @glenyscallaghan11958 ай бұрын

    Absolutely fabulous , ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @katiadp2145
    @katiadp21458 ай бұрын

    Have a great week Scotters!!!!🇬🇷 greece

  • @angelicanunes555
    @angelicanunes5558 ай бұрын

    Muito fofa essa família!!!❤

  • @heidihughes8806
    @heidihughes88068 ай бұрын

    Well done Badger, that was quite a task! 😁👏🐇💝💝

  • @matthewgordon-clark2392
    @matthewgordon-clark23928 ай бұрын

    Bloody well done Badge mate

  • @soniaayachealmeida7111
    @soniaayachealmeida71118 ай бұрын

    Hi, cooking the chestnuts in the pressure cooker makes them less dry to eat. Hugs from Brazil 🇧🇷❤🎉😊

  • @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi Sonia🌹🌹 How are you doing?

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the tip! ☺️

  • @seancasey2444
    @seancasey24448 ай бұрын

    You need a grinder to cut through the stone or granite.

  • @Antony_Pt
    @Antony_Pt8 ай бұрын

    Great job wow. 😁✌️ You are welcome to Portugal, great paradise and Land. Enjoy watching your videos, inspire my vision and happiness one day make the same. Buy old house on countryside, we foget the city, stress, many people and mortgages , simple live is wonderful, great family great project and family, enjoy beautiful life. Hug from Portugal

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Awesome, thank you for your kind message ☺️

  • @tarynkriebel319
    @tarynkriebel3198 ай бұрын

    Stones r so pretty

  • @benglue5396
    @benglue53968 ай бұрын

    Hi, im a stone mason, i started renovating ruins in 1997 and ive been here in Portugal working for over 4 years now. Its so lovely here is it not?😊 i read some of the comments a few had ok ideas but knowbody got it completely right. I think you did a great job and I doubt any of them would of done better. Im in alpedrinha in castelo branco where abouts are you? 😊

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s so lively we love it so much! And thank you for your kind words ☺️ we are about 40 mins from Porto inland ☺️

  • @mm.6991
    @mm.69918 ай бұрын

    Lovely vlog ❤️❤️😘

  • @rosehalpin8108
    @rosehalpin81088 ай бұрын

    Hello from Indiana USA. I'm new to you from the Newby show.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Hello great to have you here :)

  • @Rbmc2611
    @Rbmc26118 ай бұрын

    Always entertaining!

  • @CosmicGorilla
    @CosmicGorilla7 ай бұрын

    Turn the cut blocks round 180° to get an undrilled finish where it can be seen.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    7 ай бұрын

    Great idea ☺️

  • @kimberlyllamas5804
    @kimberlyllamas58048 ай бұрын

    Badger needs a long pry bar for leverage with those stones!

  • @user-so3pp5go7t
    @user-so3pp5go7t8 ай бұрын

    That doorway looks small ?

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal door way think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️

  • @rosaribeiro6336
    @rosaribeiro63368 ай бұрын

    A casa está ficar muito boa e bem planeada estou cada vez mais entusiasmada só de ver, tenho um grande fascínio por casas do meio rural talvez porque foram as minhas origens muita força rezo para que tudo corra bem beijinhos às crianças.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    🙏🏼☺️

  • @peixotoagostinho8792
    @peixotoagostinho87928 ай бұрын

    Bonne journée.... à la semaine prochaine ..👍👍👍👍🇨🇵🇵🇹

  • @connieperkins5135
    @connieperkins51358 ай бұрын

  • @kassy6373
    @kassy63738 ай бұрын

    For that last block you pushed out you could have build a pile of round logs like a triangle on the outside. It just need to be held in place by some small sticks. Then you push the stone out from the top and it rolls down and it is easier to tip over to the correct side. Plus you have spare round poles to put under it since it is not in the correct location yet.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Oh wow great tip thank you we have lots to move so we will try it ☺️

  • @denisemastromina7821
    @denisemastromina78218 ай бұрын

    Kayla and Badger you need to do shout outs to get viewers to subscribe as you're getting a lot more viewings now👍👍👍

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes thank you we need too! ☺️

  • @margaretobrien1538
    @margaretobrien15388 ай бұрын

    Congratulations on your door 🚪 yea!!!!

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you!!

  • @tomadamchick1374
    @tomadamchick13748 ай бұрын

    Please wear eye protection when you’re chipping stone!

  • @dianestephenson8528
    @dianestephenson85288 ай бұрын

    I’d make the doorway wider

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal door way think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️

  • @evangelinamunroe6745
    @evangelinamunroe67458 ай бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @KayAndrews1950
    @KayAndrews19508 ай бұрын

    Great progress 🎉 the door and gates are amazing 👏 👌 🙌 👍 🇦🇺🦘🐨

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you ☺️

  • @eleanorcramer7986
    @eleanorcramer79868 ай бұрын

    Eye protection might be wise while chisels work on stone and mortar.

  • @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    @Georgemoore-hl2ff

    8 ай бұрын

    Hi Elean🌹🌹 How are you doing?

  • @marcioamconstrucoes1
    @marcioamconstrucoes18 ай бұрын

    Whis more britany came to portugal ,your guys are gorgues

  • @isabelinhagomes9076
    @isabelinhagomes90768 ай бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️💯💯💯💯

  • @billyinwaves
    @billyinwaves8 ай бұрын

    Me: Badger's not really going to cut those thick granite stones out by drilling holes all the way down, is he? Turns out he is. Must have been a slog, and then with a few nervous moments as you bang out the bigger pieces of stone. On the plus side, you'll be able to think of this week, every time you walk through that doorway. It's definitely a bit of a breakthrough in the build.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    😂 yes pretty crazy really! Your right will feel amazing when it’s done ☺️

  • @abigailgerlach5443
    @abigailgerlach54438 ай бұрын

    I thought that road was part of the official road you had to leave access to? I'm confused...obviously. Can you put up a gate closing the road off? I would seriously consider putting in a steel support above the door so the roof won't sag if the wood beam sags, rots, warps, or gets bug infested.

  • @lagringa7518

    @lagringa7518

    8 ай бұрын

    .... or stone of course, those have worked for centuries, no bugs or rot. I'm sure the same masons who built the gate pillars can make the appropriate size or even Badger if he has the right stone. I was wondering about the hinges on the gate... seems for that weight there should be at least 2 or 3 on each side?

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your message We aren’t closing the road off there is access further up on our land , it’s only a foot path now but our neighbours said back in the day it was used for donkey and traps ☺️

  • @lfuentes4098
    @lfuentes40988 ай бұрын

    Will your kitchen also be built with granite?

  • @volkerminz8747
    @volkerminz87476 ай бұрын

    Ihr macht das toll, wielange baut ihr schon, und wann ist Einzug 😊 ?

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much, we started building a couple of months ago. It hopefully will be in by next winter! ☺️

  • @egrainger48
    @egrainger488 ай бұрын

    Please wear eye protection!

  • @missglenellen

    @missglenellen

    8 ай бұрын

    That’s what I thought!

  • @jeanhecker4533
    @jeanhecker45338 ай бұрын

    ❤👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻EPIC👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️

  • @tarynkriebel319
    @tarynkriebel3198 ай бұрын

    How do you make bug treatment?

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Not sure sorry we bought ours ☺️

  • @knelson5442
    @knelson54428 ай бұрын

    Love this channel. Ok so here goes. Get Badger a long steel crowbar. He has a lot more rock to manhandle. In celebration of that: Beast from the east Pest from the west Force from the north Doubt from the south. Naming convention for stone expletives.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Haha love these! 😂

  • @Papabear643
    @Papabear6438 ай бұрын

    You should have used a gas axe

  • @patphilroberts148
    @patphilroberts1488 ай бұрын

    How big will your living room be?are you restricted to what you are allowed to do x

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    Yes we have to still to our plans, it’s not going to be a big room but hopefully will be great in the end. ☺️

  • @rudymazar5266
    @rudymazar52668 ай бұрын

    Sorry about my ignorance but what is a scotter? ..I can only find the word scooter

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s our surname ☺️

  • @peterproudfoot4127
    @peterproudfoot41278 ай бұрын

    Why don’t you put the caravan and or bus under/in the barn 🤔

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    The bus is a bit to tall so we will have to dig it down but would be great if we could!☺️

  • @noemiconesa1924
    @noemiconesa19248 ай бұрын

    🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

  • @the_mum
    @the_mum8 ай бұрын

    I'm slightly (very) shocked that you are chipping away at the granite without safety glasses on. I know you know better than that! Safety first guys...don't play with your eyesight.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    🫣 I’m going to be strict with him it won’t happen again!

  • @kareneuceda1327
    @kareneuceda13278 ай бұрын

    Why not use a grinder? To much work.

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    We don’t have one 😬

  • @pollyb.4648
    @pollyb.46488 ай бұрын

    Doorway looks a bit small but it's hard to tell. I imagine a wide opening or even a great archway! 🤎

  • @THESCOTTERS

    @THESCOTTERS

    8 ай бұрын

    It’s slightly wider than a normal doorway think it’s just hard to tell in the video ☺️

  • @andytaylor7318
    @andytaylor73188 ай бұрын

    Great vid but tell him to put his safety specs on while bashing granite 😂

  • @user-vy3vk2sb8p
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    Wear goggles to protect your eyes.

  • @simmy1027
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