03 - Big Barn Build Part 3 I Solar Powered Cement Mixer!
Big Barn Build Part 3
Solar Powered Cement Mixer on our homestead in northern Portugal
Hello, We are the Scotters, We are a family of five who are starting an off grid homestead in Northern Portugal. On our channel, you’ll find videos about our journey, our projects, our successes and failures, and all the fun we have in between!
We’ll be covering topics ranging from sustainable living and off grid solutions to home renovations and building projects. We’ll also talk about our experience of moving to a new country and all the challenges that come with it.
We hope you’ll join us on this journey and be a part of the adventure!
Thanks for tuning in!
Kayla, Badger, Wilfred, Betsy and Trixie!
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The happy faces of your kids being kids! Playing outside and exploring! The best for young minds and bodies!
@THESCOTTERS
6 ай бұрын
It sure is ☺️
Children at play is the best. Their imagination’s run wild. Thanks to the parents, these three are just the healthiest and best. Being friends with the Newby’s, makes your journey a joy. Their two boys are little gifts of heaven. ❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Those boys are the best!!!! Such characters! We absolutely love the imagination that being outside and wild creates! ☀️☀️☀️
@edwincave4782
Жыл бұрын
We call the 90° spade a digging hoe.
so joyful to see the kids having a blast with something so simple....precious memories for sure.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
☺️ they loved it!
Another great video guys. I just love how you two interact with each other, fun and loving.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it! ☺️
Saludos desde Chiapas, México. I had a grand time watching your gardening, your family having some fun and watching the progress on the barn. Just the right thing to start my day.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
So great to hear! Thank you for watching ☺️
What great childhoods you're giving your children. This reminded me of making boats to float in puddles when I was a child. Most children now will never be able to play outside like that anymore.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
We feel so lucky to live in nature and to be able to give our children this life! Thank you so much for watching! ☺️
Had A wonderful time with you Scotters! Truly enjoy my time with you all! Can't wait to see you next time!! ❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much that means a lot! ☺️
You all are naturals… born for KZread 😂 thank you so much for coming to KZread- loved the bee references- hilarious 😂😂😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much much to say that’s so kind! Most the time we have no idea what we are doing but it’s fun ☺️
If you want to use the roof for rainwater collection I would go with the tin. It’s less likely to grow mould or moss which is important when collecting water. The tiles are also more likely to crack if any of the surrounding trees drop a branch. With the lower pitch make sure that it’s not too low or you’ll have leaves etc collecting on the solar panels which will limit their productivity.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
These are all really good points thank you! It’s all so helpful! 😊
A tin roof could be very hot to stand under in summer. A tiled roof would be more insulating. Great job Kayla with your water garden & the strawberries. Great job Badger with the editing, etc. 👌👏😊
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ohh good point! Thank you for watching! ☺️
Wow .. we’ve just found your totally amazing channel.. can’t tell you how much we’re enjoying so far .. what an amazing family you are 😁.. started from the beginning & we’re addicted . You totally remind us our ourselves 30 years ago .
@THESCOTTERS
4 ай бұрын
Yay Thank you so much 😁 so pleased your enjoining the videos ☺️
@The4wildboys
4 ай бұрын
@@THESCOTTERS We sure are … we traveled in an old vehicle with our youngest sons 3 & 6 24 years ago overland to India via turkey Iran Pakistan .. we renovated a house in India & the boys schooled too .. we stayed in India 4 years. We now have older boys & they all enjoy traveling. Really cool the way your bringing up the kids .. luv it & also allowing them to school 👍 So important 😁. We’re parked up in central Portugal in the van touring , wet day so catching up on a few vids .. teepee ⛺️ time 👍. Take Care
Superb idea to create more water channels and plant the Watercress around. Good for you getting stuck in with the concrete, it is such a great sense of achievement. Bees.......yes!!!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much yes definitely felt like a big achievement ☺️
😂😊😂. BEES! Wonderful. Wild flowers. Awesome!!!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
☺️ I’m so excited! Thank you for watching!
Loved watching the children at play(includes Kayla) , Love the splinter tree. I imagine this family making whimsical fairy houses all over this property. Congrats Badger on getting your Phd (post hole digger) ;)
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ahh this is one of plans…I’m hoping to make one for Betsys birthday 🥰 🧚♀️ Haha love the name PHD!! 😂
what a lovely splinter tree, so sweet.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
I know bless her! She absolutely loves it! 🌳
Your children are sooo adorable!! Thank you for sharing your amazing, adventurous life!!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
You are so kind! Thank you ☺️
I LOVE " BANANAS!" 🤣😂😭💓. This was really a cute video Kayla, Badger & kids!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
😆 thank you for watching! ☺️
I love water cress too . Yummy The olive trees look amazing , it is all looking good .❤❤❤❤❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much I live watercress so much too! ☺️
I LOVE you guys!! Your enthusiasm & interaction together makes it exciting & fun to follow your journey. Thank you for creating great content & fun for your kiddos too!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s so kind thank you!! We love creating it! ☀️☀️
Loved this video-so many exciting things happening on the land right now. Can't wait for the bees to arrive. Keep the bee puns coming. You always make e laugh. Have a great week with your family!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We are buzzing for the 🐝🐝!! Haha Hope you have a fab week too!
What a life you have, with so much going on! And, you appear to be loving every second of it. So fun to watch, as you transform this beautiful land!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
We really are! Thank you so much for watching!
Uma/Oma is hilarious!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
It’s just one of those names that the children said and it stuck! They are the best names! 😊
Yeah pitch roof of TILES 👍🏻 on your uber strong footings 💪 Love the Watercress water feature, and Olive tree lined road. LOL setting up the ending with the boisterous mini me(s) 😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Yes I think the same! So glad you like it all! 😂 I know so hard don’t they say not to work with children or animals 😂
I'm very jealous of your plan to grow watercress, with the help of re-directed water. Hope it works!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
I hope so too! ☺️
I'll bet the kids got a kick out of the footage of them talking speeded up. Very funny!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
😂 they loved it! A lot of giggles! 😝
Kool Kayla, Wonderful Wilfred and all the Bees 🐝... Badger, Beatrix and Betsy you are awesomeness 😊 Always bee happy! 🐝 CT, 🇿🇦
@nanoresmith2697
Жыл бұрын
Oh Crumbs! I forgot about Crumbs and Pudding ❤ 🐕🐈❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ahh love this so much! Thank you ☺️
Happy belated birthday Kayla🎉🎁🎂 great update 👌🤗
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🎂
Brilliant vlog ! Lots happening , thankyou for taking me along . Xx❤️
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching ☺️
You are all so fun! Have a wonderful week, full of adventures!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! You too!
This video was such fun! Your lawn’s looking good and so interesting to see how you are building the barn. Love your watercress bed too! Belated birthday greetings!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! The lawn is a working progress but we are super chuffed so far! As a family we love watercress so it was a must have! ☀️🍀
You’re making so much headway, really fantastic to see. Next time you have a Braai (BBQ) at the Newbies, ask Tara to make sudza, it’s delicious with a tomato relish on top, and it is perfect with meat. Have a great week 🥰🥰🥰
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Yes Tara has told me about that we will hopefully try it soon! ☺️
Kayla concrete is hard work, so you’re a legend!! 🙌🏻✨❤️😂 I’d say pitched roof as well, and I’d use tin if you’re going to use the roof for rain collection. The poly tunnel garden is coming along nicely! 🥰💚💚💚
Seeing as you don’t have a granite barn you can always go with a lookalike tiled roof the same as Andy and his brother used on the townhouse , you then have the best of both worlds it looks authentic and it’s light as well and if you know you are going to have solar panels you can beef up the trusses where they are but badger will have thought about that already ,,,, cheers 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧john
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Oh what a great idea thank you John! ☺️
This reminds me of when we were kids and made wood boats carveout of big pine tree barks and have races on rainy days
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ahh just the best memories ☺️
Belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Kayla! It's great fun watching your (and The Newbys') videos... I look forward to it every week!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!☺️
Love your channel and your happy people energy!!! The olive trees at the border of a slope makes harvesting olives more difficult. Usually you put big fine nets on the ground and shake and rake the olives of the branches. A flat ground helps to make the labor intensive harvest easier. Looking forward to all the progress you are making and all the joy that brings your family!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! Ummm yes we thought of this after we planted them 😂 we will have to come up with an idea of how to harvest them ☺️ We are excited to share this journey on here ☺️
So much fun as usual. 😂 honey will be amazing 😊 in that inclined ground it will be a challenge to harvest the olives when you get them, but you will discover an imaginative way to do it I suppose.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! Yes we are so excited for the honey 🍯 and learning all about the bees! Yes I think your right it might be a challenge harvest the olives we will have to come up with a good plan! Thanks again for watching ☺️
🎉Hello from Sintra, Lisbon. I loved watching the video. The joy you bring to the process of creating and transforming your land. With abundant water your property has a lot of potential. Sending love.❤ Parabéns e feliz aniversário 🎂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Hello thank you so much that’s so kind to say! We love making the videos! Yes we are so lucky with the water, it’s so incredible ! Thank you for watching! Obrigada ☺️🎂
You are crazy! so funny family, thanks for sharing your "joie de vivre" and your so british (?) humour!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Hahahaha we have always had a lighthearted approach to life! ☀️☀️
Fab video. You are achieving so much since the first video. Well done. You are fun to watch and have an infectious energy. 🎉 great that you and the Newbys are able to have fun building your sustainable homesteads alongside each other for moral support and shared experience. Keep going…it’s gonna be great! (Tin roof if you want to harvest the rainwater btw)
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!! 🥰 We love being so close to them so great to be doing similar stuff and like you say to have the shared experience ☺️
I love the splinter tree❤🥰
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Isn’t it so cute ☺️
Your kids are so darn cute 🥹
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
🥰 thank you!
Hi guys, it's a pleasure to see you. With your enxada, sachola, whatever 🙄 😅😂 your watercress by the streams is amazing. Love the way your children play with the carton juices in the pool. It reminds me my childhood in Lisbon suburbs.❤❤❤❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! We love watercress so it was a must!!! They are just so much happier when they have space to exploits and play! We love it! ☀️☀️☀️
I believe the water crest is also a good filtering plant for water, it’s lovely ❤and your strawberries are getting along too. Are y’all aware of how huge olive trees get, that could be a big problem driving down that lane, if y’all don’t keep them pruned yearly! Oh well have fun family ❤. I’m so glad you’re having fun with your property 😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
They are amazing plants! Good too thank you we are hoping to keep them quite small! ☺️
Que bom ter um riacho na propriedade ❤🇵🇹
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Sim! Obrigada 😊
Hallo scotters, I love your site. I think you made a mistake with the olive trees. On the edge of such a steep slope it will be very difficult to prune and a nightmare to harvest the olives on the side of the slope. I think you better plant them on a flat terrain. Many greetings from Thailand.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tip! Hoping to keep them quite small so will be able to keep under control ☺️
As crianças irradiam felicidade. Que bela ideia a de semear flores para as abelhas, também vai ser lindo de ver. No sítio o de plantou agriões, também poderia plantar poejos que se dão optimamente nesse local. Quando lhes deram a indicação de fazer um círculo de terra quando plantar uma árvore, é para que retenha a água. Quando mostra o plantio da oliveira, fez um círculo incompleto e como está num declive, se chover bastante vai levar toda a terra para baixo. Terá de fazer todo o círculo e reforçar a parte do declive com algumas pedras. A vossa quinta é maravilhosa.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ahh they really are so happy! We are so excited for 🐝 Thank you for the tip we will make sure we do that! ☺️
Yr such a lovely family and great fun to watch xx thankyou xx
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
You are so kind thank you 😊
Happy Birthday Kayla x
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️
Love you guys!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Aww thank you ☺️
Tin for the roof if you are doing rainwater collection, will be more efficient and hygienic than the tiles. I love the energy you guys bring to each video. So jealous and I 100% share your vision and ethics! I just wish my partner did as well so I could bring my family out to live the dream as well!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the tips! So pleased your enjoying the videos! ☺️
Made me laugh so much just brilliant honey Beas ❣️ Want to see splinter tree getting bigger with Trixie XX
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Aww so pleased you enjoyed it! We can’t wait to see the splinter tree grow too!!☺️ xxx
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Us too we can’t wait to see it get bigger!! 🥰 xx
Happy belated birthday!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
Beautiful family...so good energy 😘🌼💖
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s so kind! Always sending good energy! ☀️☀️
Thanks Scotters 😇💓💓💓 love and bless you all guys, maybe you should focus on cleaning up the the land before it's not aloud any more because of fire risk and how safe are you if there is a forest fire 🔥🚒 and did you tell the fire brigade where you are living so thay can come to save you guys? I don't want that something bad happening to you all.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes we are doing some fires next week! They are obviously very strict here which is great and you have to let the authorities know when you are clearing! ☺️ to keep it all very safe!
Happy birthday! Personally i love the sound of rain on a tin roof, but choose what will work best for the solar panels. Great work on everything!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🎂 YES! That sound is just the best somehow relaxing! Yes solar is very important!
Happy birthday - my birthday was 3-17 so lots of fun was had! Hope you had a great one 🙂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Yes we had a lovely day thank you! Happy birthday for the 17th 🍀The sun shined what more can you ask for!! Blessed! ☀️☀️☺️☺️
Beautiful family ❤
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 🤗
Bom domingo, gosto imenso de ver o trabalho árduo e a felicidade de toda a família, nessa liberdade e leleza de terra. Enxada é um termo usado mais a centro e sul, nós nortenhos dizemos sachola😁.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Obrigada, that’s very kind to say! ☺️
Happy late birthday Kayla! Lovely job on those posts and with the gardening! Excited to see next week.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 🎂
Love your channel
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ☀️
Lovely lovely lovely!! Amazing week you beauts xxx
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Bee sensible you two
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
😂
Definitely tin it's easier to put solar on then tiles ( my husband installs solar) and its cleaner for water collection.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Great tip! Thank you! ☺️
Hello, we enjoy your vlog. One thing is concerning us it is the planting of the olive tree right next to the road. The tree will get big and you usually don't trim the tree from the side but from the height, usually look like a donut, we thinking it may damage your road, the roots, and limit the kind of transport you can get as the road will be narrow, and what about the time you harvest the olive one side of the tree will be very high to the ground and the other side on the road, good luck to you all, only our 2 cents.
Happy Birthday! It was mine also.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Many happy returns! 🎂🎂☀️☀️
This one is easy.. tile for sure.. it holds up better in wind!! And recycled tile even better!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank your right a lot more weight… yes definitely recycled ☺️
Tiles really heavy tin better also perhaps clear to put light into barn.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ohh this is a great idea thank you! ☺️
Beehave yourselves !! 😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
😆
Tin is far better for water collection, also easier to keep clean and finally it’s far lighter putting less weight and pressure on your supports.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
That’s a great point about the weight and keeping it clean thank you 😊
Happy birthday
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you ☺️
New sub😊 sent by the Newbys 🎉 It will be fun to binge watch your adventures 🇦🇺🦘🐨
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Welcome!!thank you for watching! ☺️
Happy wife happy life
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
☺️
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
☺️
happy Mother's Day
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
Recycled roof tiles if you can find them in good shape!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
I agree! Hopefully we can find some! ☺️
Oh and happy birthday, cute family and pets
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! 😊
Happy belated birthday 🎂 Kala and many blessed returns
@MrNavco
Жыл бұрын
Kayla
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ☺️
Lovely idea with the watercress. Wonder if it is worth adding gravel to keep the water clear. When you see the watercress farms in Hampshire they use concrete channels.
@SueLight-to6gk
Жыл бұрын
Oh that’s a really good point - or the cress will be really gritty and may have its roots washed away.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Ohh ok amazing I will definitely look in to it thank you it’s a great idea! ☺️
It's good to see your enthusiasm and it's nice to have an ""olive entrance"; but, did you think about the time to pick the olives (and afterwards, to prune the olive trees)? It is not a matter of "fancy" that olive trees are preferably planted on land that is as flat as possible...
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
We hope to keep them small but definitely something to think about thank you 😊
Love your work 😍 ❤️ 🎉
@THESCOTTERS
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much 😀
Happy birthday. I love the waterslide.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Us too!thank you! ☺️
Happy Sunday and Happy Birthday 🎉
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! ☺️
Tiles, please. Aesthetics.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
I think thats the favourite choice! ☀️
Tin for weight and water collection.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Hmm yes weight good thinking thank you ☺️
Little minions. 😂😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
☺️
Happy birthday!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ☺️
Happy birthday. What about that moulded recycled plastic tile - comes in sheets, so easy. My only concerns with that is will it go brittle in the sun and you would have to fix it really well as in a wind it would act as a sail. Worth looking into - just Google recycled plastic roof and it will come up. The ones that came up for me were orange coloured and look like portugese tiles from a distance. Oh bless her about splinters into trees
@arjanvogel6444
Жыл бұрын
Project camp was using this plastic tiles and they were leaking a lot and they bend in the hot sun of Portugal.
@tracybrown6207
Жыл бұрын
@@arjanvogel6444 Oh did it. Real Algarve Living have just put it up on their reno
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! That’s a great idea we will definitely look in to that! 😊
Happy Birthday, love your videos
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! ☺️
tin.definately ...much better for water collection and easier to clean and keep clear of leaves etc
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Yes, true! Good to think about! Thank you for watching! ☺️
Hi, where did you buy the bee ? Was it Sainsbury’s, how many Nectar points did you get 😂😂😂
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
😆 I like this one!
hey super happy to see you guys but please the audio is bad:(
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Hello thank you for your feedback! We are currently working with a broken phone 😩 it hopefully it will be fixed soon! Please bare with us! ☺️
Happy birthday 🎂 what is the town nearby your farm?
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! 🎂🎂☀️☀️
Tile.
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
👍🏼
Only 4 yrs and they will start bearing fruit🌳
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
That’s not to bad then! ☺️
happy birthday Another piss🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳cian?
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Use TILE!!!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Thank you 😊
Tin...lighter...
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Yes very true! Thank you for watching ☺️
Tin! I dont think your poles will carry the weight of tiles tbo. Good luck scotters!
@THESCOTTERS
Жыл бұрын
Yes I think Tim could be a good option too! ☺️ thank you for watching!
Have you tried looking into roofing tiles made from recycled plastic? I saw this and thought it was sooooo interesting! kzread.info/dash/bejne/lKOgqtCkf6y6gJs.html
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Ohh this is great thank you I will have a watch!