Two complete novices restoring a central Portugal house for a retirement house.

Chipping back a stone wall covered in cement and plaster to expose stone and mud walls, ripping out an old ceiling infested with woodworm and spiders

We are middle aged unfit, unhealthy Brits looking to change our lives, the work is way harder than we ever imagined, but so worth it and rewarding, we are enjoying every minute despite the aches and pains.

Our first major piece of work, and to keep videos fairly short this is just the clearing of a very small room!

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