What a fantastic job Bruce. You are so creative and hardworking, the floor is 1st class. A beautiful space for your daughters to enjoy. Big 'pat on the back to you'. God Bless!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much

❤❤❤ the floors, windowsill and Doug 😂😂 well done Bruce, its beautiful 👍👍

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Doug is hilarious

Your family must be proud of the work you have done.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

They are very pleased with me right now :)

Floors and windows are beautiful. The girls will love it.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Hi Bruce, the floorboards and the sills look amazing and I’m so pleased to here Annie announce she is preparing a No Dig bed. Can I advise her from my 10 years experience of No Dig gardening to start off with at least two layers of cardboard then the black polythene and leave like that until adding a minimum layer of 6 inches of compost in March when planting out arrives. In the meantime Bruce you need to get those composting bays put together. I recon you’ll need at least 4 that are 3x3x3 foot minimum and covered as we well know how much it rains in these parts. Love to you all ❤

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the no dig advice there Brian. I have some bays set up already but I want to make a nicer job of them.

Hi Bruce and family. I just came across your channel and had to binge watch to get up to date. I have to Bruce you and your beautiful family are a breath of fresh air I have become addicted to your channel your all fantastic I am a joiner myself and am amazed at the great job you do on all your projects and I wish I had your workshop. Please just keep doing what the four of you are doing because you are doing it right. O and welcome to Ireland.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks very much for the kind words of encouragement. My workshop is definitely one of my favourite places to be now my benches are built:)

Excellent job on the floor. Well done! Thanks for sharing the beautiful winter scene!

@OffGridBruce

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Beautiful 👏👏👏Bruce your an awesome craftsman,,,,and Doug was fabulous. Of course best use of a transmission jack ever !

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 Doug looked the man didn’t he

Floors look AWESOME - well done. Highlights of the vid, defo Doug in his hat and you doing mission impossible 😂 great seeing Annie's garden plans too/work too 💚✌🌿

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Lol Doug looks like the main man now

If you cover areas you want to grow in in black plastic over a summer when the sun is beating down you’ll really kill the weeds. You could also put pretty fresh compost on top ( under the plastic) to break it down and add nutrients. Then use it the next spring to plant

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips

The floors look brilliant Bruce. Well done.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

The floor and the windowsills look great Bruce. Well done 😊

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

The floors look beautiful. The girls must be excited that their rooms are almost ready.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

They are. Cabinets next

Hey Bruce, just came across your channel watched all the episodes up to date now. Love the videos you have some talent lad. My wife and I were in Ireland years ago looking to go back pictures do not do it justice. Its more beautiful in person. Good luck to you and your family. God Bless

@OffGridBruce

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Doug :)

Well done, Bruce! The floors are absolutely beautiful as are the windowsills! I love that you upcycle and don’t just go buy new. I was holding my breath when you and Anne were hoisting that sander upstairs - I’m excited for Anne’s garden - thanks for sharing your adventures - I enjoy every video and look forward to each one!!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

It was a bit of a sketchy moment. Much easier getting it down

Beautiful floors and window sills.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Joanna

It's looking lovely. I bet the girls are so excited seeing it all come together. Thank you for sharing.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

They are! Cabinets next and we are nearly done

Bruce the floors and the sills look amazing!! Job well done 🎉🎉 Good luck Annie on planting your beds 🎉🎉

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

The floors are gorgeous and I love the window sills❤

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏

Beautiful! a labor of love. The window sills look amazing.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Christina

What amazing result and what energy comes from you as a family ❤ good luck ❤ maybe Annie can share some tips for polytunel. How to organize your veggies there etc.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. I definitely want to do more veg growing vids in the future

Excellent results Bruce - perseverance pays off!

@OffGridBruce

4 ай бұрын

It was certainly a long experience 😂

You got there in the end Bruce, looks amazing 👏👏

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Keith

Always enjoy watching your videos, such an inspiration.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

Beautiful floors...well done!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great job Bruce. It looks amazing. Wondering if you had thought of putting that heavy sander into your tractor bucket and bring it in through the top door?

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I did but unfortunately my loader doesn’t get close enough

Wow, well done Bruce, the floors & ledges look absolutely amazing ❤❤❤❤

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Looks awesome Bruce!! Great job sticking it through.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Poor doug he had quite a hound dog look having to wear ahat😅. I have a jack who hats having to wear a warm jacket.😅 Good job on the flooring. You are doing such an amazing job on your house renovations

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏 Doug loves the jacket but doesn’t like the hat 😂 he’s wrecked his jacket already

Loads happening ! Love the shots of the animals and farm fresh eggs !! that robin is so very cute , doggy Doug stole the show in his hi vis and cap 😂 the finished floors look amazing and the window sills finish it off nicely 😊

@aprilriordan8202

5 ай бұрын

Annie don’t get to caught up on no dig gardens the first year ! Most people won’t tell you this but it’s best to turn the soil the first year to get rid of the heavy grass and weed load and then turn the beds into no dig as you progress the following years 😊

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Doug had me laughing too. Betsy made the hat for his birthday

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

That area we grew potatoes on last year so had a good turning already :)

It’s looking great Bruce! I love Doug’s new coat❤

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

He looks the part now

Glad you survived! Your fireplace is the ignition source to ignite the fumes! Your lucky 🍀

Yay!

Top class job, you're a guy who can literally turn your hands to anything and make a success of it.... far better than any masters or PhD. You've created a beautiful home.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Ronan :)

Cracking effort on that sander ladder situation!! Top lad !! 💪💪👌 happy to see the chain dodge also!! Hope youre all well!!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Chris. Was easier getting it down that’s for sure

All your hard work and attention to detail certainly paid off, as it looks really nice 👌 Love how pragmatic and problem solving you are mate - which you need to be in this game eh 😜 Looking forward to seeing what you do next 👍

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob. Cabinets will be next for their rooms :)

Amazing job on the floors and windowsills. Worth the painstaking effort. I had visions of Annie wearing a floor sander at one point - that was on the edge of the seat viewing!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Yes it was a concern. What you couldn’t see is I got the sander hooked and had to in hook it at the same time as not dropping it 😂. Much easier getting it down

Thanks for the laugh when you crawled like a worm, lol. Great video. Everything looks amazing! Happy New Year to you and your family!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Happy new year!! :)

the floor and the teak looks great

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

You can be proud of a beautiful room Exelant video kind regards Sean from the Burren

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Sean

Great stuff Bruce, and man Im diggin those smooth tunes too

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

😂 thanks. The tunes were smooth this week

Floor looks amazing

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Well done, Bruce, you really are one hard-working man and all for your family. 👏 👏 👏

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Great job Bruce.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Looks ace! What a labour of love!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

Stunning work Bruce.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊

I put my fondant directly on top of the frames, not on top of the crown board, so that more bees can access it

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t be able to put the crown board on my hives if I put it there.

@Kay-xb9cp

5 ай бұрын

@@OffGridBruce I put a spare empty super on and put the crown board on top of that….so lots of bees can gather around the fondant 🐝

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Are you worried about them getting cold?

@Kay-xb9cp

5 ай бұрын

@@OffGridBruce I’ve never had a problem with that and I live in Scotland, so it gets pretty cold. I did it the way you’ve done it in my second year of beekeeping and my bees starved to death, a horrible sight! I told my mentor and she said it was best to lay the fondant on top of the frames, so lots of bees can feed from it together. I’ve not had a winter loss since then, thankfully

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I always find it interesting in beekeeping how many different ways people have of doing things. What time of year do you remove the super so they don’t start building frame into the box?

Looks fab. Mission impossible success!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Glad I had the little access at the side. Not sure what I would have done otherwise

Great looking floors

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

Lovley tasty work Bruce. As always.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

Good work Bruce!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Pete

Lovely work, as usual! 👍

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you :)

Awesome Beautiful floors!

@OffGridBruce

4 ай бұрын

Thank you

Beautiful work!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great work shop set up!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

It’s totally changed my life

Beautiful work 😊

@OffGridBruce

4 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot 😊

You do beautiful work!!!!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! :)

HI Bruce, Great to see the updates on the house it is really coming together and of course nice to see the bees are being well looked after. 👍

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks stein. Fingers crossed we have 3 healthy hives in spring :)

Beautiful!!!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Very sharp looking

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Stunning

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Looks amazing!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

Beautiful ❤

@OffGridBruce

4 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😊

Looks lovely Bruce, all the hard work was definitely worth it. The cottage will be beautiful when it’s finished, you still have a lot of hard work in front of you. Have you been to Lahinch recently? Sending best wishes from Milton Keynes. England. Vincenza x

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I haven’t been surfing in ages and I really should get myself down there

Happy new year lovely to see you all back

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Happy new year!!

Bruce please be careful when working on your tablesaw!! I almost lost a finger (luckily just a fingertip) when cutting hardwood flooring for my home a few months ago. Use push sticks, reinstall your tablesaw's riving knife and guard!! Please!!

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I hear you I nearly lost a finger a few years ago but you look so much of the saws capability with the guard on. The riving knife is still attached I just modified it to be flush with the blade so I could make several passes at various depths. With the guard and original riving knife all you could do is size down timber that was under 3 inches thick

I'm surprised Bruce didn't just lift the sander up to the second floor from outside with the tractor, and then bring it in through the glass door.

@OffGridBruce

3 ай бұрын

Unfortunately my loader doesn’t reach high enough for me to manage it onto the roof. Definitely considered it though

@CoryMT

3 ай бұрын

​@@OffGridBruceThat's too bad. 😞

Good to see u back ...A job well done on floors and sills they look lovely and sure the girls will love it .

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks Jack

Wow! Looks great, what progress! Did you find a way to get a staircase in yet?

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I have yes but I can’t put it in until the floors are done downstairs so for now I’m going to make a temporary paddle staircase

Very awesome 🇦🇺🎸⚡️🤘🏼🤘🏿💋❤️

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😊

💕🎶👍✨

Bruce great work Can you tell me where you got your osmo oil from please I live south tipp

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Got it from a place in cork city and Annie’s dad brought it up for us. I’ll get the name from Annie

@truth3358

5 ай бұрын

Thanks

Hello Bruce, I wanted to ask you, how is the yurt in the winter? Is it possible to insulate more or is it enough as it is with the log burner, we’re moving over next year, pretty much gonna do the same as you , we can hook up for a chat 🎼cheers Pete

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

It’s pretty good as is. It has a thin layer of sheep’s wool insulation. I load the stove to the gunnels before bed and choke it. If we do that it’s still warm in the morning and you can relight the stove with ease

Did you go to Bracknell college ?

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Yes I did for a year

@RSADYNAMICS

5 ай бұрын

@@OffGridBruce bro 👊 😀 did you do engineering Btec I think I was in your class. Glad to see your doing good in life . Love your channel bro

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I did :) that was a long time ago now. I dropped out after a year as I hadn’t done enough of the work. What’s your name?

@RSADYNAMICS

5 ай бұрын

@@OffGridBruce we were best friends . I am Junaid

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Did you have a suzuki Swift gti?

Go hálainn a mhac

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

Go raibh maith agat :)

Nice chap u are and still in gloomy Ireland, hippie but hard working, osmo great choice, very popular in Sweden and Finland.

@OffGridBruce

5 ай бұрын

I like the finish from osmo but very expensive stuff