Refurbishing an old granite tank

Another water tank project.

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  • @luigicristiani7709
    @luigicristiani7709Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @Francisco-oc3ld

    @Francisco-oc3ld

    Ай бұрын

    Apparently it also reached Portugal

  • @luigicristiani7709

    @luigicristiani7709

    Ай бұрын

    @@Francisco-oc3ld Yes, I confirm, from the Spanish west, the step is short!

  • @bartvanhoof6278

    @bartvanhoof6278

    8 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @Melicoy
    @MelicoyАй бұрын

    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

    @ericpillon2965

    Ай бұрын

    I guess this is exactly what he has done.

  • @noeraldinkabam

    @noeraldinkabam

    Ай бұрын

    Yes and use stones and cement!

  • @Capitan_Papen1918

    @Capitan_Papen1918

    Ай бұрын

    @@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

  • @vale.do.salgueiro
    @vale.do.salgueiroАй бұрын

    Wow, we are completely overwhelmed by your support and kind comments. Its rare these days to find corners of the internet with such positive vibes and we are really thankful for that and happy to be part of it. With our videos we want to share our passion for being out in nature and building nice stuff and we are really glad having found such a great community who appreciates our approach and gives such constructive feedback! ❤ Please give us a little time to respond to your comments and in a future video we are going to show you what the watertanks are used for. Have a good time guys and see you in one of our next videos.

  • @paoemantega8793

    @paoemantega8793

    Ай бұрын

    Don't put plants in your stonework !

  • @pinkelephants1421

    @pinkelephants1421

    23 күн бұрын

    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.

  • @daniadejonghe4980
    @daniadejonghe4980Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @nadinecartwright1979
    @nadinecartwright1979Ай бұрын

    It takes patience to make one of those rock walls. Picking the right rock is an art.

  • @eliteman7685
    @eliteman7685Ай бұрын

    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

  • @BreakingBarriers2DIY
    @BreakingBarriers2DIYАй бұрын

    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.

  • @donaldmackinnon5779
    @donaldmackinnon57792 ай бұрын

    What a great job you guys have done so far a really nice job rebuilding the wall and tank . It looks amazing. Good luck for your future projects 😊😊😊

  • @johnhmielewski1230
    @johnhmielewski1230Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @anthonystankiewicz1060

    @anthonystankiewicz1060

    Ай бұрын

    I think they snuck on to it and started building this all on their own 😊😊

  • @bealzibub4002
    @bealzibub4002Ай бұрын

    Surely with the weight of that banking behind the wall it’s all going to shift or fall before too long

  • @yardfowl3149

    @yardfowl3149

    Ай бұрын

    as it did originally

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    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 😉

  • @yardfowl3149

    @yardfowl3149

    Ай бұрын

    @@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.

  • @trashpanda314
    @trashpanda314Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @user-rk4nx1dx1l
    @user-rk4nx1dx1lАй бұрын

    Wow, what an undertaking, quite amazing amount of work done! That swim was so deserved ! How long did this take ?! Hats off to you two 👍💙

  • @Bilbomacful
    @BilbomacfulАй бұрын

    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!

  • @drillersmalthouse5672
    @drillersmalthouse5672Ай бұрын

    I hope with all that work that your tank is still there 100 years from now! Great job!

  • @piddy3825
    @piddy3825Ай бұрын

    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?

  • @PaulWoodland-sg5vo
    @PaulWoodland-sg5vo8 күн бұрын

    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?

  • @eva905
    @eva905Ай бұрын

    Amazing amount of work and craftsmanship you put into this project. Well done.

  • @eakerz5642
    @eakerz5642Ай бұрын

    Very tastefully done! What a place to escape the heat this summer, chapeau!

  • @mary-annnstednielsen5300
    @mary-annnstednielsen5300Ай бұрын

    Wonderful soundscape in the background, and beautiful, skilled " architecture". Hi fromDenmark 🇩🇰

  • @killerkane1957
    @killerkane1957Ай бұрын

    Brilliant! The purpose? I see the effort was its own reward. Was the tank built years ago to store water for local population?

  • @fix-it-frank
    @fix-it-frankАй бұрын

    I'm thinking that when it is full on both sides the wall should be some sort of supported

  • @enricogaleazzi7454
    @enricogaleazzi7454Ай бұрын

    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. 👍👍

  • @jacobmello5126
    @jacobmello5126Ай бұрын

    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!

  • @horatiohornblower868
    @horatiohornblower868Ай бұрын

    May I suggest to install a turbine on that river?

  • @BenBBauer
    @BenBBauerАй бұрын

    This was a cool project to watch. On the other hand watching him shovel sand out of a trailer instead of unhitching it and tipping it back was painful

  • @666toysoldier
    @666toysoldierАй бұрын

    At first glance, I thought it was a misspelling, and it was going to be another restoration of a Grant tank.

  • @HannaZiadeh
    @HannaZiadeh2 ай бұрын

    Great energy springs from you. What a stamina. 🎉

  • @bernard2fos52
    @bernard2fos52Ай бұрын

    Super travail de restauration/amélioration!! Bravo et merci pour cette vidéo de partage!!

  • @davidepperson2376
    @davidepperson2376Ай бұрын

    Beautiful work and beautiful video! Where is this?

  • @mgp_scalp

    @mgp_scalp

    Ай бұрын

    Portugal, maybe in the North.

  • @MrSaemichlaus
    @MrSaemichlausАй бұрын

    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?

  • @HowHingPau
    @HowHingPauАй бұрын

    Why did you cement up the top of the sedimentary tank? Doesn't that need to be dredged out periodically?

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    We left two little "doors" to get in from the top if necessary.

  • @simonelt7317
    @simonelt7317Ай бұрын

    Any plans on building and running hydroelectric?

  • @kath5201
    @kath5201Ай бұрын

    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. 😊

  • @Cathlem26

    @Cathlem26

    Ай бұрын

    But the video is in Portugal not in USA 🤔🤔

  • @jayblack854
    @jayblack85419 күн бұрын

    looks good but do people going to use it ??? what its use??

  • @justforyt
    @justforytАй бұрын

    Hey neighbor. How were you able to make the concrete water tight? Did you buy it here in Portugal? How is it holding up?

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    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

  • @NightRiderU4ia
    @NightRiderU4iaАй бұрын

    Nothing like the thrill of feeling a sunken soggy twig weaving around your foot

  • @conniearancivia7599
    @conniearancivia7599Ай бұрын

    Amazing!!! You make it look so easy. It turned out beautiful.

  • @andreasmoser7591
    @andreasmoser7591Ай бұрын

    I particularly enjoyed the sniffle ASMR during the timelapse.

  • @chizz0l2
    @chizz0l2Ай бұрын

    Amazin job, trabajo en la construccion y puedo decir que tenes habilidad! en que parte del mundo es esto?

  • @mechanics4all405
    @mechanics4all405Ай бұрын

    fantastic work once again,great skills❤

  • @DerekMurawsky
    @DerekMurawskyАй бұрын

    Refurbish? Dude, you rebuilt that thing from rubble. 😆 Nice job!

  • @coevicman3685
    @coevicman3685Ай бұрын

    Maestro. Wonderful work. You can drop by any time 👍🙏😄

  • @paoemantega8793
    @paoemantega8793Ай бұрын

    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 :)

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @paoemantega8793

    @paoemantega8793

    Ай бұрын

    @@vale.do.salgueiro You have granite - it wears those carbide tips out superfast ;)

  • @crystalhipp3644
    @crystalhipp3644Ай бұрын

    It was so calming listening to the sounds of the birds twitter on as you slaved away on the wall. Bravo

  • @Harryset1
    @Harryset1Ай бұрын

    Water is life. Well done. Greets. H

  • @Shogunwario
    @ShogunwarioАй бұрын

    Thats some work wow that will be there till the end of time lol

  • @anthonymaddison9588
    @anthonymaddison9588Ай бұрын

    How's tbe hands?

  • @danielgray8243
    @danielgray8243Ай бұрын

    Looks mint that buddy ❤

  • @Z501
    @Z501Ай бұрын

    Um excelente trabalho! Os meus parabéns.

  • @noeraldinkabam
    @noeraldinkabamАй бұрын

    What a beautiful place!

  • @THX-vb8yz
    @THX-vb8yzАй бұрын

    Since there's no conversation..... why? What is it for??

  • @Ramon-tp3cv
    @Ramon-tp3cvАй бұрын

    Wow a lot of work for water storage

  • @gp5313
    @gp5313Ай бұрын

    Now that's the stuff i like to see

  • @petersrightbut8297
    @petersrightbut8297Ай бұрын

    I couldnt move beyond the hat.

  • @jymmonnot2750
    @jymmonnot2750Ай бұрын

    bravo!!! c'est très impressionnant ! magnifique construction!

  • @shar71on
    @shar71onАй бұрын

    Awesome, l love the stonework 👍

  • @ritasilva8797
    @ritasilva8797Ай бұрын

    Isto é em Portugal?

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    Sim é no norte de Portugal

  • @user-vo5gb7tt7w
    @user-vo5gb7tt7wАй бұрын

    For your concrete floor real good 😊 looks like Belize

  • @christianwardemann1113
    @christianwardemann1113Ай бұрын

    Really good Job ! Respect !

  • @levikingleviking7503
    @levikingleviking7503Ай бұрын

    Magnifique restauration bravo à vous 🎉🎉

  • @mattl7886
    @mattl7886Ай бұрын

    lovely job restoring such a peaceful spot.

  • @fizzedupslade4082
    @fizzedupslade4082Ай бұрын

    Amazing job. Loved seeing all your hard work pay off. Best wishes.

  • @agostinonori9874
    @agostinonori9874Ай бұрын

    😮😮😮😮😮😮 che meraviglia....immagino quanto sia stato pesante farlo ma il risultato è eccezionale!!!!complimenti!!!!!

  • @logiboy123
    @logiboy12316 күн бұрын

    I don’t understand what the purpose of the tank is when you have a river right there?

  • @andyharris17able
    @andyharris17ableАй бұрын

    There's good and there's brilliant, you blokes are both 👌

  • @mbatson13
    @mbatson1311 күн бұрын

    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?

  • @labowz1948
    @labowz1948Ай бұрын

    You Should Colaborate with @Project Camp

  • @normanzurich2781
    @normanzurich2781Ай бұрын

    You are creating a new landscap ❤ Congratulations from Paris France 🇫🇷

  • @mr.b.4078
    @mr.b.4078Ай бұрын

    All that for a swimming pool !! 😅 great work that was very back breaking work 👏🏻

  • @LatarJeFS

    @LatarJeFS

    26 күн бұрын

    It looks like they are millionaires if they can toil with such nonsense...

  • @albertoo5444
    @albertoo54442 ай бұрын

    Gran trabajo 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @h5645Plays
    @h5645PlaysАй бұрын

    what hard result but amazing work

  • @iahmedrazakhan
    @iahmedrazakhanАй бұрын

    Bro, that cement is not enough to hold the weight of the full tank. Even in ur previous video u had hold just with adhesive. its giving me chilzz

  • @vale.do.salgueiro

    @vale.do.salgueiro

    Ай бұрын

    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.

  • @marivilas801
    @marivilas8012 ай бұрын

    Amazing!

  • @frankd.1603
    @frankd.16032 ай бұрын

    beautifull work

  • @Lancelot_Jago
    @Lancelot_Jago2 ай бұрын

    Spectacular!

  • @chrisdouglass7962
    @chrisdouglass7962Ай бұрын

    🥰❤️

  • @jeremymerrifield7244
    @jeremymerrifield7244Ай бұрын

    But what are you going to do with it ?

  • @BlackshacksBushcraft
    @BlackshacksBushcraft2 ай бұрын

    Well done.

  • @quentinmagne6101
    @quentinmagne6101Ай бұрын

    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..

  • @terryjones8588
    @terryjones85882 ай бұрын

    Great job!

  • @xXturbo86Xx
    @xXturbo86XxАй бұрын

    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....

  • @locossanity
    @locossanityАй бұрын

    Bravo! Amazing work.

  • @h.g.r.lenten7386
    @h.g.r.lenten7386Күн бұрын

    Wow, a work of art! Very nice!

  • @hitiming
    @hitiming2 ай бұрын

    What hard work, but a beautiful result

  • @Randomguy-ts4ix
    @Randomguy-ts4ix2 күн бұрын

    bro didnt even show the finished product

  • @Sea-cucumber1151
    @Sea-cucumber1151Ай бұрын

    Gorgeous!

  • @jacquesb5248
    @jacquesb5248Ай бұрын

    awesome project

  • @comix5281
    @comix5281Ай бұрын

    Beautiful!

  • @EntropyOfTime
    @EntropyOfTimeАй бұрын

    nice use of the smart car

  • @isaakman4640
    @isaakman46402 ай бұрын

    Excellent wonderful

  • @juancarlosfernandezpedrido3505
    @juancarlosfernandezpedrido3505Ай бұрын

    Xente de campo, corazon noble e alma ceibe...

  • @peibollin703
    @peibollin703Ай бұрын

    parece todo un montón de delitos consecutivos

  • @marklunnon-wood9227
    @marklunnon-wood9227Ай бұрын

    Great job, love it.

  • @mikemyshka1472
    @mikemyshka147221 күн бұрын

    Now where the hydraulic electric plant? Up stream lol awesome work

  • @giovannidivirgilio3215
    @giovannidivirgilio321525 күн бұрын

    Mancano i sottotitoli , buon lavoro

  • @Pessoa-mh5gg
    @Pessoa-mh5ggАй бұрын

    Super travail ! Quand l'intelligence et le savoir-faire humain se mettent au service de la nature ❤🙏👍👌 Le coin est splendide et très inspirant.

  • @user-qu9uq4zp3s
    @user-qu9uq4zp3sАй бұрын

    ДОСТОЙНО!!!!!

  • @johnkranz4004
    @johnkranz4004Ай бұрын

    Really nice work

  • @davidepperson2376
    @davidepperson2376Ай бұрын

    That tank being so overgrown, how did you find it? Did somebody tell you about it?

  • @wigglodamus
    @wigglodamusАй бұрын

    Epic