#52 Renovating bricks and windows in our old abandoned portuguese ruin

[@felixhartig_visual]

Thank you all guys! I really appreciate the love and compliments from you! Since a lot of you referenced on the negative comments: Actually it was not the biggest thing for me. I think Dave discribes there more the variaty of opinions and critics in general which you have to deal with as a YT video maker. You can read more about the main reasons why i gonna quit in the YT community post. Again, thank you all, was a pleasure to make these videos for you. Enjoy the rest of my work!

[@gasparbury]

You did a great job, bro. Gonna be missed. Obrigado!

[@Svroomans]

Thank you Felix, i really liked the video's

[@thereturningboomerang]

I don't see it as quitting, no - I see it as you are ready for the next adventure in your life.

[@crescent-kayaks]

Felix, greatly enjoyed your videos and style of shooting/editing. It has a Wes Anderson vibe to me at time. Hope great things for you in the future and again thanks for your contributions!

[@deepteshsarkar5635]

Your every work was top class , always kept an eye on the channel. It's sad that you're leaving

[@johnlorrieboskovic2836]

Felix, I really liked what you added to the videos. It is a shame that the intensity of the negative comments caused you to think that you were not creating a good product. You were and continue to do so. Fair winds and following seas to you during your journeys!!

[@mancdown]

I think Felix made the right decision and sadly, I can't agree that the videos were a good product. As a viewer with partial hearing loss, the introduction of all the over amplified background noise is a massive issue and makes it almost impossible to watch the videos with the background noise drowning out the conversations. Why was it felt necessary to have the volume of the chainsaws and brush cutters higher than the conversation pieces? I imagine these kind of videos would also be very difficult to watch for people with sensory issues such as autism. I'm hopeful that I'll now be able to continue enjoying the videos in season 2 as I don't really need reminding throughout the entire videos what a loud chainsaw sounds like as I already know!

[@TrIs1493]

I actually think it sucks how hard comments can feel for people. At the end of the day, it's just an opinion, and especially online, they don't mean shit. It's just someone typing something and forgetting about it (plus: not thinking about the concequenses). Like you, I do like Felix' videomaker style, so I hope this isn't the end for Felix as (KZbin) videomaker.

[@LivinInSim]

I feel the videos have improved a great deal since Felix began. I am slightly hearing impaired as well, and I can watch with enjoyment, but my particular situation could be a bit different. I do use the captions, and am glad they are available. I would encourage Felix to do what is right for him. The comments are a necessary "take what you like and leave the rest" to roll off you quite easily if possible. It is not required to please everyone. Perfection can be the death of creativity. If Felix has enjoyed the making, perhaps he can continue with a partner to share the load.

[@chrisb9319]

@@mancdown So your solution is a new editor instead of asking the current one if he can mix the audio differently?

[@nathanhaldane3834]

always something too take from any situation life is all about lessons and learning

[@lomalinke5042]

I get that it can be really hard to integrate everything your followers want and expect of your videos into your editing while at the same time continue to produce weekly content under not-ideal conditions. Given the circumstances, I think Felix did really well and I regret to see him leave. All the best to his future endeavors!

[@W4iteFlame]

It is not hard. It is impossible

[@killiancondon8359]

Make sure and wear a respirator when cutting brick work with a grinder. recent studies have shown silica dust to be as harmful as asbestos. love seeing project kamp grow!

[@leonardoruiz2793]

Ah frick, I work with that all day in the air 🙃

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

I will never understand peoples disregard for their lungs. You only have one pair, when you fuck those you're fucked for life unless you're lucky enough to get a transplant. My neighbour has COPD as does a friend. Watching their eyes bulge as they have a coughing fit to then gasp for air is all I need to make me cover properly. 30c or not, I'd rather have temporary discomfort than life long discomfort.

[@andrewmawson6897]

Always climb INSIDE a scaffold tower not outside, that way it cannot overbalance as the load is inside the feet.

[@daylen577]

It's neat to see how people here overestimate the knowledge/experience of the peeps at Project Kamp. No offense to them or the viewers, but people have to keep in mind that it's all a learning process. Wouldn't surprise me if all but one or two of the Kamp members have never even touched scaffolding before now, and the same is true for other topics in other videos. As long as they keep learning and improving it'll all work out.

[@ferosmatana1376]

@@daylen577 Andrew just gave them advice, as far as i can see. and if someone will be hurt, nobody cares whether it was learning or not.

[@Tasty_sand]

@@daylen577 you underestimate how life threatening a simple fall is

[@saraangel6696]

@@daylen577 clearly if they are climbing in a way that risks their life, they are not a knowledgeable as you thunk they are.

[@alfa1f484]

@@daylen577 they should learn carpentry from an expert then instead of trying to restore a dangerous old pig house on their own. someone is going to get hurt or killed in this learning process.

[@odeode4338]

Nooooooooo Felix. I really liked your style. It took a few videos to get used to not have Dave in front so much but your work was excellent. Wherever you go, whatever you do next. I wish you all the best.

[@iaintaylor5585]

Sorry the video guy is leaving. I liked the style & content he contributed.

[@mancdown]

I hated it because I have hearing loss at certain frequencies. In the video where they were cleaning up the waterfall, I could literally only hear the chainsaw throughout the whole episode. Definitely a case of style over substance and very frustrating to try and watch.

[@eVo31TV]

@@mancdown this really sucks...but i guess nothing will change because most people dont have problems with hearing, thats more likely your problem you have to solve

[@LindaBrandtArt]

Felix did a great job, your subscribers increased dramatically since he started doing the editing. Well done Felix!

[@nabil200131]

I am really sorry to hear Felix is leaving . There was a lot of humour in his work despite the pressure and I didn’t mind it at all .

[@VVV-DL]

Sad to hear the director of these great videos is going. The videos are at a level where the tone is just perfect.

[@_TheDudeAbides_]

You don't only ned 2 video makers, you also need someone who knows how to build houses. I am not a builder but I can see that it all shakes. To make sure noone dies I would think the best idea is to take down the walls. Get a builder to help you on how to build it all and use the old bricks when you rebuild it. Also, please use protection when working with stone so you don't inhale stone dust etc.

[@gigi2212]

The building is dangerous and must be taken down. In the first serious earthquake can fell and kill you. In order to keep it you must reinforce it with iron bar net 10x10 cm in and out each wall and blast it with cement of at list 5cm width. I'm an engineer

[@georgiafloydsod9644]

Yeah definitely, guys If you see these comments please pay attention to them. We're not saying this as mindless internet trolling, if you put a safe roof on that structure then the structure itself will be unsafe. I'm a civil engineer by trade and I can think of a few solutions if you really want to keep the walls. For example, you could construct a frame inside the building which would allow you to mount a lightweight ceiling and hang light fixtures. This could be combined and integrated with your furniture plan by building the frame out of a heavily reinforced set of cabinets which act as pillars to hold up the roof. Even if you dont take that idea please just be safe, we all enjoy your videos and we dont want you guys to get hurt

[@gigi2212]

Hi Georgia, may I ask the country you trade in? I studied engineering in Greece and I know in the past you could build whatever without a permit in South European countries as long it was a small scale structure. Of course it was a wrong idea but for the time was a political decision to grow the economy.

[@kateapple1]

I agree less extras and more people who actually know how to build homes and structures like these

[@EsmagaSapos]

In Portugal, an inspector would probably ask for the house to be demolished, and probably it will if anyone make a phone call. But I mean, almost every channel about this in Portugal you know people don’t care about licensing, too bad the Portuguese people are usually the ones with less money and the ones that get in trouble, so they go by the book and hope nothing goes wrong.

[@wazzup105]

Too bad Felix is leaving. He made top notch videos!

[@Michael-tn9ov]

Ceramic bricks need to be submerged for a few seconds in water if they are dry, otherwise they absorb the water in the mortar before the mortar has time to set.

[@jmsaltzman]

This sounds like useful information! Any other tips on using those bricks? Inexpensive block materials all seem to have their own special issues wrt moisture.

[@Michael-tn9ov]

Yes, reinforced concrete perimetral strap for the next layer of beams. Actually in the footage you can clearly see it had been done everywhere except on the collapsed wall. (you can see the shuttered concrete both in the cellar and along where the roof beams went). The reason is that technically those are not load bearing bricks, but they got around it with the straps so as to spread the load equally.

[@gailordroberts]

Are these not terra cotta bricks?

[@rafavince]

no need to submerge if you just throw water at them.

[@lucybaker1808]

Love your videos, Felix, Dave and everyone! I’m sorry that you’ve received some rough comments from some other people. Keep doing what you’re doing, you’re great!

[@admirableawesome2317]

i love watching this. so cool what you're doing!

[@margielee9500]

Dave, I really love your humor. Luggage rack is a little bent but the solar panel will hold it....great view of the lintel .......

[@PhotoManipulation]

I spotted a BANGFACE HARDCREW! tee, that's bloody wicked :D Maximum respect guys, big love from a fellow Breakcore fan (UK)

[@MrBiger48]

if you are working in all that dust you should probably wear a dust masks especially when inside the ruin or a confined space

[@QuickMind]

that building has no skeleton that i can see, you usually have to have concrete poles on each corner with reinforced metal bars on the inside to provide structure... that looks like a death trap, using only bricks and mortar is extremely dangerous, that is why it wobbles so much.... i imagine that if i ran into one of those walls it would all come down like dominos! Be careful guys, build the skeleton first, that thing is not up to code in Portugal (or any other country i imagine) Also, all that rebuild, alterations and things might require permits from town hall since what might exist on records may not be that brick house (highly doubt that "house" was legal) and without a an approved project, and use change (you want it for habitation), you may have to tear it down

[@SplatterInker]

You are aware that ppl have been building houses just out of bricks and mortar without steel reinforcements for ... centuries... right? But yes, quite, getting the structure secure is the most important. In the UK our house of over 10yrs had steel supports only where we'd put a patio door on a structural wall... it was built in the 1940s... sturdier than a lot of the prefab stuff being built now.

[@QuickMind]

@@SplatterInker Indeed i am aware, but there are now stadards and building codes that have to be followed and that did not exist centuries ago (or even decades for that matter)

[@caraneal2761]

I agree, I’ve been loving following this project for a while and I follow a fair amount of renovation stuff on KZbin but this is just upsetting me to see how careless they are to the risks. Knock those top walls down and start again. Stop with the bullshit strap on the walls, do it properly, and remember that your bodies are far harder to rebuild than walls.

[@jaymeese7714]

im not a brick expert, but it seems to me those bricks are hollow. They are only held up by the other walls and the weight of a roof. no way would i keep any of those walls. I would remove them and rebuild with blocks or have concrete pillars. i feel comfortable with a house i have in Hungary made of block and brick walls that are 2 feet thick. That house is a death trap!

[@DaDunge]

@@SplatterInker Those houses were built with interlocking duallayers of bricks (With offset interlocks, I don't know all the phrases in english I have a book on the subject in Swedish) not single layer walls like this, single layer walls only became a thing when we started reinforcing it with concrete. Also there are bricks and bricks, real bricks is lss then 50% empty space (holes facing upwards) these are much less then 50% soid and have holes faing sideways. This makes them far far more brittle.

[@dykyd]

Just an advice, you should wet the brick first, spray it or just dip into the water so it can attach strongly with the cement.

[@jayinla310]

Felix did a great job on your videos and I'm sorry to see him go.

[@celestialbeas9214]

Those bricks look pretty rough! it's good to reuse things, but im not sure these ones are worth it. maybe there is some local reuse group nearby where someone is throwing out some bricks that are a bit sturdier!

[@garyharris8082]

Those type of brick/block used in Europe I'm not too sure what type of blocks that would be better?

[@ruimiguelchocas]

Those bricks already had been exposed to sun, water, frost, and intense heat from the fire in the property… Reuse them in a chinken coup, or veg garden, NOT in structure/house

[@koennie100]

Just nock the top part down, there's no way that building is safe. If your gonna keep it standing reinforce the walls in the corners, for isolation use pir or styrofoam on the outside of the walls and stuco it.

[@inyamuddacunny]

Felix there will always be negativity so don't worry you're doing an excellent job. Sad seeing you go

[@lazywarrenlewis]

I still don't understand why oh but why didn't you remove everything but the granite structure. Even when you finish with reconstruction there will be too many weak links in the structure. The brick and the concrete are old and porous , and I doubt there is even minimum required reinforcement steel built in the structure

[@Kyle_Hubbard]

I'm far from a builder, in fact I have zero qualifications, but from videos and from a friend, when I've been learning various things completely unrelated to this video and now watching this series I can't lie I did wonder why they aren't just taking it completely apart. It's gone already anyway. Try and take everything down carefully for potential reuse but doing it that way looks like it's going to be botched and it'll just expose one issue after another. At the end of the day I'm not a builder, I don't have structural degrees either, and I suppose you can only learn if you make mistakes, even though those mistakes might be costly. They may well have consulted somebody who knows what they're doing, maybe there is a plan that will work and make it safe, suppose we'll see.

[@timvogelin8632]

Felix your videos were amazing. All the best.

[@TUNEin2Bliss]

I like this episode, feels like season 1, you are the main character again an less cinematics, that makes it a better vlog for me.

[@weinbob]

I agree. I actually stopped watching this season after the format changed, thought I would dip back in and enjoyed this video!

[@abbyhillman769]

I've enjoyed Felix's videos! And all the work and videography of this project. Amazing that you've been able to accomplish so much under such trying difficulties.

[@danielefabbro822]

Oh the double glass is cool, it will help keeping the internal ambient warm. Well done!

[@GeorgeNjero]

I would love to come to project kamp to help out with work love working and doing new projects.

[@timslee2573]

As someone who is about to set up a similar project in the UK (Cornwall) then I must say, these videos are the benchmark for anyone creating content in this area of YT - they are so good, I genuinely look forward to the next one like I used to wait for a weekly update of some show when I was a kid - I love them. Bravo Felix, you have done such a good job and left a really strong legacy, you will be missed. Good luck on your next projects.

[@twestgard2]

People have always needed the psychological skill to decide what criticism is worth letting in, and what to ignore. Social media has vastly increased the volume and exposure of criticism and I don’t think as a species we have caught up psychologically to the emotional deluge that we get hammered with. FWIW, I have been enjoying the videos and I think they’re great. I also thought the earlier, less professional videos were fine too. Personally, I think it’s possible to increase the production values so high that they detract from the content. Your core story here is a bunch of regular folks learning how to live and showing some mistakes along the way. DIY-style video supports that narrative. Anyway, Felix, thanks for the videos, I think you did great, and best wishes in your next endeavors.

[@polishguy8495]

Everything about this ruin feels unsafe. Hope nothing bad happens along the way.

[@DaDunge]

Funny enough except the roof that they tore down, sure the roof tiles needed to coem down but the beams seemed to oak and in good condition and they just tore them down.

[@EsmagaSapos]

That’s why it’s illegal in Portugal. For what he did, he’d need licensing, an architect and an engineer. People usually do this in Portugal and with a simple phone call they have to demolish everything and do it by the book. So, hope you got good neighbors, otherwise they can get you in trouble. Portugal is a country where papers are needed, people don’t understand it but it’s a question of security and safety, and also to make people spend money on every profession involved.

[@DaDunge]

@@EsmagaSapos Think it's that way in most of Europe.

[@marconius101]

@@EsmagaSapos it seems nobody in the local municipality looks at YT..🤣

[@100Noddy]

Seems to me that a lot of properties in Portugal are built in a similar way. Single brick, poorly constructed with little strength. In UK this is referred to as jerry building, this sort of approach was used to construct temporary pig houses in the countryside and would never pass even the most basic building inspection.

[@archive4059]

Exactly what that building was.

[@srantoniomatos]

This is not common or even alowed for home buildings anywhere in portugal. Not in the last 25 years, at least. That was probably a pig house, or some kind of agro building, built on top of an old stone ruin. This rebuild dont seem legal and safe...

[@lulubelle0bresil]

it would't pass inspection in Portugal either.

[@ruimiguelchocas]

Not they are not… that thing was a poor death trap before, and now is a “posh” death trap still

[@bad1173]

@@lulubelle0bresil It is badddd, Should be taken down and reinforced the proper way. The amount of flex and movement it had when he was removing bricks along is a sign to take it all down. The mud they used was either too wet or too dry every time... Idk I hope they stay safe though

[@gusser2121]

When you put in the frame, you'll need to figure out some method of tie-backs that will secure the wall to the frame. The way to wall was leaning and was shaky was pretty scary to watch.

[@bfrank4003]

Thanks Felix. Vids were good. Mxing in Dave's original style that everyone was used to with your own to enhance what we saw was great. Good luck

[@georgewaller7080]

Hey! Love the work, it's awesome! I know everyone thinks they can do your project better than you from their comfy home but I really want to ask you to pleeeeeease by proper respiratory PPE! It's so important.

[@Sockieknowshockey]

I’m very interested in seeing how you will stabilize that bad wall.

[@Glorange-reeshal]

Yea

[@ruimiguelchocas]

You won’t see it😅

[@PlantBuildThrift]

I like the granite framing around the windows.

[@shidinpisincrying]

You should not be putting knots into ratchet straps. Their strength rating is based off of the load being distributed across the entire surface. When you knot them, you're greatly reducing the surface area the load is on, and they then become rated for only a fraction of their typical load. They fail very easily in that state. Stay safe!

[@CrosshairLunchbox]

This is true of any lifting or load strap!

[@JamesPascazio]

I can’t be the only one thinking those bricks are too hollow ? And the whole things looks structurally inballanced and unsafe, there are no reinforced concrete pillars on the corners

[@gedreillyhomestead6926]

Any work you do on that building couldn't possibly be any sketchyer than the original builder. 👍 Good luck with it. 🍺👋

[@_MikeJon_]

Man those walls makes me nervous lol

[@EastLondonKiwi]

Using granite as a windowsill is a smart idea. The angle on a windowsill is common, in wooden framed houses builders often use a wedge that is laid under the widow frame, which is covered with a rubber flashing tape. The wedge creates the flow angle while the flashing tape creates the water proofing. What you have not done is cut a drip edge channel in the underside of the granite sill. A drip edge breaks the surface and causes the water if any gets on the sill to pause at the channel, build up and then gravity causes it to drip (hence the term drip edge) harmlessly away from the building. The risk of not having a drip edge is that water will continue to travel under the sill and get to the wall surface, after which absorption or ingress can occur. Regardless I like the recycling of the older windows. Take care D

[@rtyria]

For windows that don't have a drip edge, a bead of caulk in the same area can often serve the purpose just as well.

[@pipwalker-nix5451]

want to say thank you so much for felix for all his hard work and all the excellent videos!!

[@mustafahalukyilmaz102]

Felix , you did a great job. you absolutely nailed it. I really like your video editing , especially your color correction & the plot were absolutely fantastic.

[@moderate_distractions]

Guys great video and finally good to see you working on the ruin, just couple of quick tips(I'm a site manager in construction in Lisbon), window sills in granite/limestone should be installed with tile paste glue, should there be any further contention on the wall, the mortar is subdue to cracking rather glue, which will flex. Also keep in mind the wall faded and is fragile due to lack of structural columns, a lentil is only good if directly unloading on the lower, load bearing wall, in Portugal, every slab or lentil should be vertically supported(usually in concrete) every 5m of span, and edges of the building envelope, bricks can be as straight as you want, but if not supported by a structural beam and column system, they will most likely settle after some time, keep up the good work!

[@matteocristiani3922]

goodbye Felix you did a great job! wish you luck for your next project

[@bertgeluk5532]

When I started watching episodes of your arrival in Portugal, I was delighted. Suddenly I started to realize that it is not the mimosa that is probably the most aggressive invasive species in Portugal, but humans...😢

[@dorienboer9202]

Hi Felix, just wanted to let you know I really liked your videos! Loved seeing you try to learn from the suggestions and try something different every time. That's what Project Kamp is all about, isn't it?! Working together, doing, experimenting, learning, reflecting, acting, experimenting, etc... Good luck with everything you do in the future and thank you for the past few months!

[@agnesvarkonyi9532]

Lovely to see Jim and Bob working! ♥️ Also I think it's a great decision to have two videopeople in the future. Lots of love to you guys!

[@SoloK_1]

Like a terrifying game of jenga!

[@MadEra33]

love the Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison instrumental whils building. Great editing

[@lulubelle0bresil]

Hey Felix, we will miss you, you have fans out here too!

[@samuelbockle9440]

im kinda sad i really liked the videos Felix made they where entertaining and also interesting what ever you do next felix i wish you all the best

[@howard922]

Wet your bricks before applying cement it stops the water being absorbed from the cement so it cures better.

[@PTEC3D]

You ALL rock! That's a great effort by everyone to get to this point, and you'll have a very comfortable building by the end of this project! It's been a real trip watching all the progress made, and the videos have actually been really good all along, and are a mainstay for interaction with Kamp. (Well, for me, anyway. I should check the web stuff more often but generally I'm a bit time poor and this is THE place I get my Kamp news.) But you're ALL doing a great job, both of making the place your home, and keeping a worldwide audience enthralled!

[@dweamy1]

I was surprised to see you were not wearing a mask whilst using the angel grinder cutting the bricks around the window. Health and safety is important and you really don't want that kind of dust in your lungs. Remember some of your viewers may copy you, so make Health and Safety a feature please. :-)

[@markusboating]

I liked your videos, Felix. Thank you for your great work. 😊

[@paulmeistrell1726]

I think the project is coming along nicely. The old mortar sure comes off easily. I like the granite sills and frames. Do be careful. When masonry falls it has a lot of force. Looks like you doing a pretty nice job and it is a learning project. It is learning even if you have experience. Keep up the work. Look forward to seeing the progress. Sorry to hear that the video maker is leaving. I thought his work was good. Everybody does things differently.

[@AlexdaCunha]

I just found your channel today. Thanks for choosing Portugal for your project 🙌 we really need more people like you guys! Welcome

[@holymoly6829]

Very good update Big job fixing the wrecked building Great skills and teamwork Interesting 👍👍👏👏👏💕🕊

[@EweTubio]

Love the granite window frames

[@sunegroennebaek5283]

Ahhhh. I love looking at good work ethic…… Thanks for a wonderful inspiration on a alternative lifestyle.

[@paulodeoliveira3368]

The bottom room in this ruin used to be used for animals in winter. I remember my grandmother had one. Its too keep them safe and healthy during the winter rainy months.

[@phillipdickinson8557]

That was fantastic Felix could not have done better myself thank you for taking us along nice video.

[@saposilvestre9257]

Just as an advice: when you place the window in the wall's hole, it is pretty hard to properly level it. To make things easier, you can place a table with a tied weight on the edge so that you get your hands free while the frame stays at its place while you play the gap adjustments for leveling! Good luck with renovation guys, you doing no small job there!!!

[@eljay_h]

Sad to see you go Felix! I think your videography and editing skills are amazing! I really appreciated some of the angles and views you showed. Absolutely beautiful work 👏 I hope you find your niche and continue creating amazing content

[@cobralyoner]

Hey Felix, I think you did great and adopted really quickly the feedback from the first two videos ✌️🙃

[@williamdixon4936]

I very much enjoyed your work Felix, best wishes!

[@anabsims]

I love to see how much effort you guys put in your work, that`s the most satisfying part of the video

[@lurchie]

I think this is my favorite video so far!

[@scrappyquilter102]

I really enjoy your videos! You have an "orange creature" that is a diamond in the rough. Love watching what you will do next!

[@PerryGAllen]

Looking forward to seeing what kind of frame you build to stabilize those brick walls.

[@PowerMenno]

Maybe you can answer questions of viewers once a month. So they can give video ideas. That will give the video makers some air.

[@alejandrotoscano674]

Hello Dave and team. Congrats on your big effort there. It is a long journey, hard but very grateful making your own, more in that way, saving material, doing it in a sustainable way. Do not care so much on high tech comments, but please make it safe and follow the locals recommendations, I know you are doing. I, as structural engineer, will suggest to add some inner frame or transversal wall to avoid lateral movements on the big side walls, as they look very weak, but maybe you prefer a diaphanous space. It can be solved also making the roof horizontally rigid, adding cross bracings (could be steel cables, thst look pretty good combined with wood). That house will look very nice, but taking in account seismic, it seems it will need some bracing in the middle or something that makes the roof transfer the horizontal loads to the lower walls. Seeing how you solved the lower support, for sure you have this already in mind. That kind of scaffold help me for half my self built house, they are very practical. You could add wheels with brakes to do the roof from inside, as well. I liked the frame, to transfer the load to the lower wall leaving openings for the window. That was very well solved. Again congratulations for you plan, it is getting smoothly where you wanted. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@SpeedyPete25]

You've done a great job Felix

[@LeonIndieLion]

Sad to see Felix go. He was making great content. For such a wholesome and positive channel it's really surprising to see in the comments that your youtube following is full of know it all, obnoxious people wanting to throw their negative little comments in about your project, videos, ways of doing things. Keep doing what you're doing and ignoring the bad vibes 😁✌

[@soerenbode]

Great progress! The ruin will not stay a ruin much longer. Cheers*

[@roccoroc9073]

Excellent video. Sad to hear you are losing your video guy, however I have high hopes you will find the right person for the job. Thanks for keeping us updated on your awesome content!

[@ProjectKamp]

hey! If you want to see the previous work on this orange creature: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX21hWVjidifjtk And if you have good ideas or suggestions or wonder why we dont tear down this sketchy ruin have a look here community.projectkamp.com/research/can-we-renovate-a-sketchy-ruin

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

Tear it down and start again. I think nearly everyone has said the same thing.

[@gunterbraunkinder4876]

Breaking The Wall music is just fascinating.

[@DinoPasic]

For insulation on the bottom you can make wasted plastic floors, or concrete mixed with styrofoam. I had similar project in Croatia. So i had styrofoam under 3-5cm concrete which had this plastic inside to keep the strength. Later it was polished with so called helicopter. I wanted to have it almost as a glass, it didn't work but anyway i have few coats on it and it is durable, you can wash it with water and so on.

[@ChristianMbanza]

People will ALWAYS find something to say, and the community (comment section) is NOT always right. Sad to see Felix go, the videos where great.

[@mancdown]

Everyone's perspective is different. As someone with partial hearing loss who spends a lot of time struggling to hear conversations in places where there's a lot of background noise his videos were very frustrating to the point they were virtually unwatchable. If you have to film someone using a chainsaw at least have the sense not to try and record a conversation at the same time. I can tolerate the frustration of my deafness in my day to day life but I don't have the patience to strain my ears when I'm watching somethingthat's meant to be entertaining or recreational viewing. In one video, the "background" music had singing in it and was almost as loud as what Dave was saying at the end. It was impossible to work out what was being said.

[@ChristianMbanza]

@@mancdown like I said above: People will ALWAYS find something to say. Let's agree to disagree... Especially when it's about someone else's livelihood.

[@Henroin42]

you need a good contact of the metal frame with the building. usually you would make the frame smaller to put it on a mortar bed. then push mortar in the gap on the upper side of the frame. The Mortar should be 1-2 cm thick I would also switch to corded mashines. its nice to have battery powered mashines, but only additionally. i would recommend the Bosch GBH 2-28f. Its pretty cheep and very durable. dont mix the mortar with the battery powered drill. It will die off in the future. you will have to mix a lot of mortar in the future so i would buy a mortarmixer like the Einhell TC-MX 1400-2 E and a mortar mixing mashine. a tumbler or what it is called how did you connect the window frame to the granit frame? usually you dont need the granit frame on the top, left and right side. you use mortar to make the surface smooth. and you should use an anker to fix the window frame to the wall. My biggest tip is, that you should watch youtube videos carefully before you are starting to build something. there are many many detailed videos on yt to learn from. I don't think this work is something for a professional video editer. Maybe because they want to make it to professional. There are many people on youtube that are putting out many videos a week. You guys are having the project of my dreams. Pleasy understand my words as help. No criticism

[@Maha-dn6eh]

Woooow you have made a big amzing progress! + Feliix you are so talented and did an awasome job! we're so sad that you're gonna leave us :""(

[@sandyedens9222]

This is fantastic. Thank you for these progress videos. Recycling as much as possible is impressive. Great work!

[@clivewright5437]

Thanks for sharing, Looks Fantastic Love and Rainbows

[@zoobie2000]

Hold on how could it be possible for there to be bad comments about the filming? The videos on this channel make me feel like I'm really there. Can feel the good vibes. Hope your next video guy will be even half as good will still be amazing 👍

[@mariogomez-li4tr]

Good video, Rita looks beautiful even when she's worried 😍😍

[@bumblenthruit6972]

To solve your insulation and structural problems you may wish to build stud walls inside the masonry walls tying the former to the latter.

[@hansdegroot8549]

Some people are really harsh in their comments from their keyboards. That happens on all social media, it seems. Thanks for making the videos, Felix. I liked them.

[@keatscubes]

Loved the music on this one

[@s3thg0esfa5t4]

Pro tip: when cutting through metal with a cut off wheel, (like you do on an I-beam around the 3 minute mark), try to just grind on the surface of the material rather than plunging through a small part and pushing through the rest. It will make your blades last much longer. Good luck with the build!

[@chrisrea7347]

Hi Guys, I enjoyed your video - first one for me! I have a house in the mountains in southern Turkey and in the local village these 'brick' or 'blocks' are the main building material plus stone. However, they never seem to use steel or concrete or tie walls into associates structures. Very scary in an earthquake prone area. So, good luck. I suggest you use good lintels where you can.

[@mcchuff]

Thank you for your great work, Felix! All the best in your future work.

[@ngrazina]

You guys are Amazing as your Project!! And your videos improve a lot in quality in image, sound and Awesome music. There will be always people attatched to the "old ways". Keep doing it like you sre always improving, creating in movement, together. THANK YOU!! BIG HUG FOR ALL

[@vremster]

I found your channel a few days ago, and have watched all the videos from beginning to end. Great work! Also, you've gained 7,000 subscribers in those few days. Wonderful! I look forward to what you do next.

[@sdbacks]

Felix, sorry to hear the internet vampires got you. I’ve enjoyed your videos immensely this season! Ruin is starting to look awesome!! Wish I had skills to contribute.

[@aaronsmith2132]

More videos like this please 👍 love renovation videos