@realalgarveliving This is so exciting repairing the Well and finally seeing the rings installed. The Well is a free source of water, which as we all know, vital if you plan on growing food. I may never be completely off grid but being self sufficient (as much as possible) is good for the soul. I’ve had many people ask me ‘why bother’, ‘waste of my time and energy’, surely you can just get a bore hole. Granted, bore holes are invisible and probably the best option. However, bore holes are ‘well’ 😉 out of my price range and (equally important), the Camera are restricting them so I would probably have to beg. The satisfaction of rebuilding and bringing this back to life is part of my journey and a reward I can be proud of. Sweat and hard work will be rewarded. I might not do things in the order or way some might agree with, but that’s the beauty of calling your own shots and learning as you roll along on this journey. Positive, healthy and happy, that’s ALL that matters. Thank you for watching, leaving lovely comments and supporting my channel.
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I hate people who make 'you should have done' comments, ……….but I've found if you dump a load of medium sized gravel or stones in the well before you try to set the first ring, it makes leveling up so much easier, …….and the casing is better grounded against subsidence. Looks great !
Andrew, Another ring or two would make your project move a LOT faster.
I have recently started watching videos of your adopted country. Most all I see have open wells at or near ground level on most. Why ? Seams like it would be dangerous to nan and animals. Also doesn't light promote alge growth? Not criticism just confused as to why,
Always a good idea to take,e advantage of a digger while it is onsite. Great work Andrew!
the job is than but tou lost a significant area to acumulate water not utilizing the original brik wall,
hey dude your brother needs some help in his garden, dont be lazy go and help him lol
Well looks great!!. After a bit of advice. We have a place in the hills of East Algarve. We are looking for some, about 60m2 of out side tiles any suggestions??.
Great watching the the rebuild of the village house. Excalty what I enjoy we are just finishing one May well do another.
Woohoo! Good job both of you!
Good job. You are a nut Andy.
Could you add a very tall swimming pool ladder into the well ? My fear is someone or something falling in and unable to climb out.
Great work but please, please get a temporary cover for it. Terrible accidents happening all the time with wells.
Can you please share the name of the operator of the back hoe? He's amazing!
Absolutely brilliant andy that driver knew his stuff with that machine looks fantastic well done me old mucker 👍 😀
@12:05 👍 great job!
No Tokstrip then……………………..
You should have scanned it with a metal detector just in case someone put/dropped something good..
All good for your efforts on this! The funny thing is, lots of Britts mounting projects in Portugal, no videos of Portuguese people doing any of these projects in their own country coming to my Youtube.
Should of put a 18inch layer of sand in the bottom inside and out of the ring would help filter the water
Good video one question didn’t see you put water gasket inbetween concrete rings starting from second ring up Not called for all the best
That’s coming along great.
I watch another channel. Project Portugal.
He’s redoing a pool table just like yours.
You might get some tips. He’s doing a great job. I think he’s in central Portugal.
From the UK too.
Brilliant job on the well Andy. Fruits of all the hard labour to be tasted soon.
The wonders of heavy machinery and the expertise of those who work them
Hurray, really enjoyed seeing the well finally rebuilt, best episode for a long time. Also you have obviously shown James how to use the camera as now following him too – keep 'em coming!
Wow! there is no way I could have gone down that hole without the digger let alone with it down there with me ….!!!!! great job ..
Exciting progress
You can tell by the way the crane driver was handling those rocks and the fill-in that he's done this sort of work before. 😉 What a relief the job has been accomplished. Congratulations. A fantastic job.
'Well', this was one of my favorite projects so far 🙂
That digger man has some serious skills!
Amazing how quickly everything changed and what a find a careful skilled digger guy. Top job!
I must say I was wincing when you were down the hole with the machine working. Do you gamble!!!
Awesome
Wow what skill that digger driver has. It’s looking fantastic Andy. We really enjoyed watching it all come together, as we do all your posts. Best wishes from Australia
A job well done! 🤣 Can't wait to see it with a stone wall in good time, will look amazing!
This was a mammoth job from start to finish , and the hardest one you did it . Very enjoyable to watch indeed .No kidding when you say you do something …you do it . I think this is what make you different from others videos .Now come the fun part the wall around the well.well done Andy look for to the sequel to come . Thankyou
What a satisfying transformation! Excellent work all around.
Job well done. You now have a reliable water source. Glad you were able to get such a skilled well digger..👍
Great work! Now you can practise freediving…😁
a wonderfully productive day – lots done and the well is filling quite fast: surprisingly so, in fact – which is a good sign. Keep on trucking – it's all good! 👍👍👍👍
That looked a little dangerous for the humans and the machine. You did good Andy but the backhoe operator was superb. Never thought I would find well fixing (?) so much fun to watch
Wow, wow, wow!!!! What a skill!!!! I am so glad you were able to get this done!!!
And you were so good at helping, I must admit , I held my breath a few times!!!
That was really interesting and my hat is off to the backhoe operator!
Impressive results Andrew, your hard work has paid off again. Can’t wait to see the stone wall completed, its been a pleasure accompanying you on this journey and many others.
Thanks for posting and sharing. Great achievement to restore the well. Great before/after shots. Curious to see/hear how full it gets.
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Maybe a dumb question, will the well water clear up? It looks red on my video.
Just having a morning coffee break over my side of the world (New Zealand) have watched your tremendous work in putting in the new well. Right from the start of renovating this well the journey has been amazing. Thank you Andrew for sharing and no more going down the well on that ladder, so scary!
It must be a relief to have those rings in the well. Your machine operator is very skilled. Have a blessed week.