Love watching you. I remember peopel commenting on you working on tour garden at the beggining of tour jeurny. You have achieved a great deal. You are right to be proud. Great garden and your house is amazing.💌

Way to go Alla and Sergie! The laundry will be so so nice to have out of your kitchen and into its own spot! Few people would have been as brave to take on this project like you have, with little budget, but big heart! 😊❤

Thank you. Love how beautiful your garden is and looking forward to seeing it in spring

Your garden and the joy it brings to you is lovely to see. The laundry is coming along well. ❤️

Greetings! Your garden is more beautiful every day. Your new laundry project is looking great. Love all your videos! You are a lovely couple. ❤Best wishes for a Happy New Year 2024. 🍾

I love your laundry room inspiration pictures, can’t wait to see the end result ❤

Alla your visions are alway magnificent when they come to life! I can’t help wondering though if this room would be better as only for the garden/diy storage and workshop, with a boot/dog shower, and then your beautiful laundry is inside, perhaps in the old kitchen upstairs, as it will look more like your inspiration pictures and you’ll have lots of light and room for pretty drying racks? But I know that whatever you do will be unique and beautiful, and pure pleasure to watch. Thank you for your generosity in sharing yours days and projects with us ❤

Great start to the laundry. You make it look so easy laying bricks👍

There's a special kind of sealer you can put on cement walls that keeps. Moisture from coming through the walls and foundations , talk to them at the supply store, good job!!!!

It would be best to figure out how to decrease the moisture getting in…perhaps installing French drains outside and/or inside. You could run a dehumidifier and have it draining continuously into a floor drain. I have a part of my basement that needs to have a dehumidifier running 3/4 of the year. I have to dump out the water almost daily in the summer. The floor is slightly below the outside ground level, a bit like your laundry room. But, I plan on getting professional help to get the appropriate drainage installed before I do anything else to that space. Please get Ape Maria whatever she needs to keep her happy. She is a critical member of your renovation team! 😇

Will you keep access to the pipes in case they burst in the winter from freezing? And don't the walls need to breathe so it doesn't get moldy in there?

I love your inspiration pictures and I know your laundry room will be even lovelier. Perhaps you should buy a new battery first though? Poor Sergie! 😊

So happy you were spoiled with a gift❤🤗 (those sweets are delicious) lovely to see you having a walk together. Cherie was so happy.

Here in Canada, we use a black rubber paint to keep moisture from coming in. I think there is also a paper or membrane. You might have to dig up your patio to put in a drain to help the moisture move away from the wall. I would talk to a builder if you can. Looking forward to see what you do.❤

@margaretbulloch8465

7 ай бұрын

My friend is a builder and suggests you put a waterproof coating in the wall and a French drain between the walls. You could also put waterproof membrane in too. It will be great when you get it finished. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

@amayastrata4629

6 ай бұрын

I would hope that they have something planned as they’re putting in a washing machine in there which won’t last long if it floods. I just don’t think they necessarily explain in that amount of detail. You do worry though as you don’t want them to lose money or time.

Dream to have a drier in Italy. We spent a month in Argegno (October) to a day to a day and a half…. But the view was spectacular, but for a few days… total fog on the lake.

Congratulations on getting your Magnificent Magnolia Tree I know how much you’ve been dreaming about it ❤

Glad you got your special tree. I know you will put a drain in the laundry as well as seal the bricks against water. I really hope the Ape battery is on order. Happy New Year

Hi Alla & Sergei, I hope you had an awesome Christmas 🎄 & ready to celebrate New Year’s Eve 🎉🥂🍾 I think it’s a great idea,leaving a gap between the wall & bricks 🧱 if you can afford to waterproof the brick,(not a sealant ) before the final finishing on the brick, maybe the water will run around the back of the bricks 🧱 then put a drainage outlet in the room ! This way it may stop your electrical appliances from rusting out ! Wishing you both Sergei & Alla a Wonderful Happy New Year 🎉❤🥂🍾

As allways your idears are amazing Happy New Year to you your husband and your gorgeous furbaby .From Australia

We absolutely love u guys!🙂

Laundry 🧺 room and florist workshop is going to be Awesome 😎 I so enjoyed this video thank you 🙏

My Little Gem is flowering right now (Australian summer) and the scent from the flowers is divine

I am excited to see what you do with this laundry room. You always are surprising. Why not just fix the APA? It seems so frustrating to get in and it does not start. That seems like a priority. But, oh well it is how much you can put up with it not me.

I would suggest before you go ahead with putting the brick wall up that you look at putting either a membrane or a waterproof spray onto the wall below the ground level to help keep the water from coming through because the water will come through eventually

Dear friends, please take care of that Ape as much as you can. That vehicle is a foundation to all your projects. Mechanically it is important that you take care of it. You will not value what you have until you can't use it any longer. Love all your videos and I wish you all the best. ❤❤

I can’t wait for Spring to arrive in your garden! Poor Ape Maria, I hope you can get it fixed soon 💕

Love your work ethic and creativity you two. You’re inspiring. I have one question about laundry room. Are you attaching bricks to the wall or do you have rebar inside the cavities of the bricks? Just was worried it could fall. Looking forward to your new room. Hoping you can figure out water issues too. ❤

A wall oozing moisture at different times needs to be sorted first. And access to water pipes for repairs? I hope it all goes well for you on this renovation

When water seeps through stone walls where will it go? Will there be drain holes in the bottom of new walls? Are there floor drains?

Magnolia grandiflora is native to the Southeastern United States and grows in our forests. It is an iron tree of North America. The wood is exceptionally strong and magnolia firewood allows to reach higher fire temperature. However, magnolia branches are brittle and can be damaged by strong winds

@1260Galina

6 ай бұрын

Many homeowners in US rely on a sump pump to keep water out of their basements.

Hello Alla, Sergi, & Cherie! I do hope the bricks help, though I’m concerned the water problem has not been addressed. Will you please show us the exterior where it is underground? I’m curious to know more. Thanks!

You were humming Que Sera, it made me cry, it was the song my mum used to sing to us when we were little. She couldn't sing at all, totally tone deaf, and we used to tell her to shut up , now I would give anything to hear her now, she passed away 7 years ago and I miss her so much . 😢

@LindaWaring-cb5uq

7 ай бұрын

I cried too, as my Mum used to sing it to me when I was little too. She also died 7 years ago, aged 100. I long to hear her voice again singing the song. Que Sera was sung by Doris Day. From memory, she sang it in a movie she made in the 1950’s which was popular and released as a single. Really enjoyed today’s episode Alla and Sergi. Happy New Year to all

Do you have a professional advising on building the wall? It would help to know that you have discussed this with someone who has built something similar and this is the recommendation. Please get a new battery for the ape. It all seems a bit dangerous to drive it in the current condition.

Alla- your humming - was it Que Sera Sera? If you humm for 10 minutes , 4 times a day it helps your Vagus Nerve. Which in turn helps your body . Keep humming. Well done on your plastering . Every day is a day closer to a truly unique home.👏👏🤗🤗🤗🐶

@DreamingofAChateau

6 ай бұрын

I’m humming 80% of all time lol 😝 everyone know that haha

@kathrynturner8271

6 ай бұрын

@@DreamingofAChateau 🤣💕

Hi Alla and Sergi you work so hard on this beautiful project but I'm sure you will be more than happy in the end. God bless and take care xx

I can't wait to see the finish laundry! ❤

you are the inspiration for me buying an Angle Grinder!! Haaa! 😀

Can you paint the lower wall with a moisture proof paint to keep moisture out before putting up the false wall?

Dutch candy!💚💚💚💚

@mnqblmmrt

7 ай бұрын

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Have you thought about parking the Ape facing downhill to coast down the hill to start?

@DreamingofAChateau

6 ай бұрын

Great idea!!!! 😄😄😄

Was that 'Que Será Será" you were singing? I think your future will be beautiful because of your careful planning and enormous effort you both are putting into making your dreams come true!🥰

@DreamingofAChateau

6 ай бұрын

Ahhh 😅it was! It’s one of my favourites ❤️❤️❤️

I will have to send you photo of the Little Gem in my sister’s front yard in Texas. They had a problem with it when first planted-watch it carefully. Happy New Year. Your KZread channel is a favorite.

@anitawoods7174

7 ай бұрын

They are very sensitive, needs to be planted in special soil, slightly acid. The same soil that´ s used to plant rhodendendron in.

Alla, what is wrong with the Apé? I found a link to Apé manuals online. Maybe it would be helpful?

Dear Alla, getting things done that make everyday chores easier are very exciting because they grant you more time for enjoying life. 😊

You are amazing ❤Kate

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@sherrygreene6245

6 ай бұрын

Alla, Sergi and Cheri, wishing you a safe, healthy and prosperous 2024 much love!!

Hopefully in the new year I'll become a Patrion if I can work out how to lol

Алла! Вам надо было класть рубероид между цементным полом и кирпичами. Кирпичи- пористый материал и будет « тянуть» в себя влагу. Стена всегда будет влажной. Разные по структуре материалы: кирпич и цемент. Будет разрушаться. Еще вам надо делать вентиляцию в этой « пещере» иначе будут выходить из строя : стиральная машинка и др техника.

Maybe a new battery for the APE would help😂😂😂

Who pushes when you come back??????

I find that I'm often unsubcribed why is this happening? I love you channel. Thank you for sharing!

Are you aware that you are not applying enough cement/mortar to your bricks? Oh Dear!

please stop for a moment ,, Im not a builder but I would think you need to put a membrane in first ??