Please pint those beautiful stones

Lime pointed, as long and painful as it will be, will fit so beautifully into the landscape! Love watchng your guy's hard and diligent work! Looking forward to seeing the next incarnation of that beautiful building!

The "trick" is to get your leg over the hammock like a horse, then spread it out beneath you HAHA I built a pergola with hooks for a hammock, and before the hammock stretches out, this is how you have to do it …

Exterior pointing similar to your previous video of home for sale would be lovely. Is that possible?

Kkkk muito divertido vê lá armando a rede é uma delícia no final da tarde relaxar nós aqui no Brasil sempre temos uma em casa é muito prazeroso curtir as horas de descanso se balançando em uma rede abraços parabéns pelo ótimo trabalho que estão fazendo

Well done looks beautiful…I don’t know if you know about The Indie Project, with Theo and Bea…but check out their place Theo lime pointed their home and it’s beautiful! I think lime pointing will bring it back to how it was in its Glory days!

Pointing would look beautiful.

I am enjoying all the work you are doing but what about the main house. We have not seen it finished. Any chance of seeing what you have done up to this point. Love your channel. Best wishes from Australia…

Hi Nick and Sarah! Another lovely video – love the hat too by the way Nick – no! Not the sunhat!🤣🤣

Best advice I've ever been given on buildings like these, is stick to the original material selection. Old and modern ways mostly clash, because tolerances, tightness, strength etc. change. This means Portland cement is a big nono on such a building (what's there needs to go), as it does expand and contract ever so slightly with temperatures, seasons, humidity etc, but mostly simply by drying out and hardening. The ultrafine hairline cracks in the cement render will let moisture in, but not back out again, which will then ultimately ruin the walls, so please please please stick with the old naturals as lime, sand, clay, stone, wood, in anything in direct contact with the old structure. It will give a much sounder structure. Same goes for paint. please stay away from latex. limewash would be the right way to keep the wall fresh, breathable and sparkly white. Besides, no paint will ever be able to reflect the sunlight, the way lime does. It will need maintenance, but done right from the start, it's no worse than anything else.

As for pointing or render, they each have their fortes and charm, and I'm as hard pressed to pick as you are. A combination of the two would also be possible. You might want to inspect the stonework a little closer. If some very porous stones have been used, you might want to shield them from the elements with render, but obviously it's of much lesser consequence where you are, than up here in the damp and frosty north.

When in time you get to the roof, please consider eaves/overhang, as it's the best and cheapest way of looking after your house and money. Neither sun nor rain will get a chance to hammer away on the faces of the building, as if you hadn't done it. Of course done in such a way that it still looks Portuguese, and doesn't loose its architectural value.

Cheers from Denmark to the both of you – love to see how you get on.

Great to see you again doing an amazing job!
Keep the good work!
P.S. you need to invest in some scaffolding (new or in second hand) they go a long way

Btw do the lime pointing❤😊

We found your channel by accident and are hooked… we are doing something similar in Madeira. We love your channel and can’t wait for the next update😊

To see what another couple have done go to the Indie Projects they have pointed their barn inside and out.

It looks so much better with this massiv rocks they used for the edges. I think you get big problems to keep this building dry in case of the earth against the walls. I think you have to dig it out and mount an insulation and a drainage, cause it was never build to live in, it was only a shed for the animals in the lower part.

You have uncovered some beautiful stonework, personally I would point it and leave the beautiful stones exposed xx

I think pointing would further enhance the beauty in what is already a beautiful building .I am so happy to have you guys back .I did miss the channel .It’s great to see more of Sarah. Has your sister managed to purchase a property yet .Take care x

Playing catch up..Nice to see you both back in the beauty of Portugal away from you know where 😉 And looking happy,Healthy and sunned.
Stone work on show makes a massive difference..Don't think I'd cover it if it's a workable option.
Enjoy the sun 🌞 and the hammock
Xx

I love the rocks and I think the pointing would be so beautiful. I know that you are good at what you do and already know how to keep it dry on inside, so whatever you choose to do I am sure it will be lovely. Just seeing the rocks appearing after you & Sarah got the old rendering off Made it just look awesome. I really admire Sarah for managing to get in that hammock and stay in, I learned several years ago when I was much younger and more agile that getting into a hammock was not easy and decided that death by hammock was not the way I wanted to leave this world. So I admire hammocks but they are not for me . 🤣 Enjoyed your video and looking forward to your next one.

To Point!!!
….we will handle the damp inside later

It seems most people here have voted for pointing. Interesting discussion on damp. Can’t wait to see what you decide on and how you will tackle the damp concerns. The stones look great. Leaving them exposed, in some parts if not all, would make a nice feature. All the best.

Point it.

you should be quiet

You guys are doing an awesome job…I really enjoyed and laughed when Sarah was trying to get into the cot..I could imagine trying to get in there and flipping over which I have seen before..but she did it….lol..keep up the good work..by the way pointing is awesome to look at and alot of hard work…look at indie portugal homestead…they redid there barn into a house and did alot of pointing and inside lime rendering and you have to make sure its dry…keep up the great channel.

Pointing

Glad see ya'll back. Love that you are fixing up the ruin. You were talking about pointing the outside, there is a utube channel Project Portugal, check them. He does beautiful work on their house. They are from Cornwall.

Hi Nick, Jen here. Just curious, why have you chosen to start this project before having finished your own house?

The indy projects utube channel pointed their ruin. It's beautiful and was explained very well as they did the pointing. What products they used and why. If you check out their channel and see the results it may help you to decide.