Building with lime mortar in Portugal

Ben and I form the doorway and repair the walls of this old Portuguese farmhouse. On this build we were using hotlime or quicklime as it's sometimes known. This was a first for me and I am totally converted to it.
I tried to get the key information into this video without it becoming boring. Enjoy!
Also check out @loose-joints

[@SepticXable]

Yank here, thx for this vid. We don’t have cool old properties over here so the vid’s much appreciated. Look forward to more

[@drystone-tv]

cheers, I should have a bit more down time this autumn and winter for making vids so keep your eyes peeled!

[@steveclayton8743]

Nice job well done

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[@andjuju6476]

Excellent video, clear & concise.

[@drystone-tv]

Cheers! Yeah I figured it didn't want to be too long! Quite a Dry subject

[@davidsabbagh6815]

Welcome back. Great job on the doorway. I'll bet you might be getting some more calls from homeowners in Portugal. 🙂

[@drystone-tv]

It might be a good way for me to get away from the English winters!

[@mikefiatx19]

Thanks for the great video. Would be nice to know the mortar mix ratios.

[@colinfarrow923]

Lovely job, If you fancy having more time in Portugal just let me know, one of my jobs this summer is putting the hard landscaping in the front garden and the main feature is a drystone seating area

[@drystone-tv]

I'd love to but am meeting myself coming backwards at the minute. I'm hoping to maybe get out to Portugal again in January so I'll hit you up ! 👍

[@thepowerofozone]

This looks beautiful!

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[@paulyounger1190]

beautiful piece, nicely done

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[@ryanmiske2178]

Nice video! Thanks for sharing.

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[@Stonework140]

Real tidy job mate, I've always fancied working abroad I just don't want to go on my own or leave cumbria 😂

[@drystone-tv]

Hahaha , yeah it's been years of my life trying to convince Ben to leave Cumbria so I get it haha!

[@Stonework140]

Great result at penrith aswell well deserved Lydia tidy tidy job 👏

[@vickielibby7006]

It's a lovely life sized puzzle. Thanks.

[@paulmurray750]

Great vid, very helpful tips on how/where to lay stones. I'm just starting a small garden project.

[@drystone-tv]

Good luck with your project. If you ever want any advice just send me a message!

[@christopherlynch4347]

Really nice

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[@Joel-s2y6c]

Perfect work! I am a mason relocating to Portugal and had a few questions about materials, permits and working on ruins, if you don’t mind. Thanks.

[@drystone-tv]

yeah, no worries, ask away! If i dont know the answer my mate in Portugal might.

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[@ryemc915]

Looks great

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[@carlroge]

tidy!

[@HK94]

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[@user-gq5jm8yl3d]

really great done ;). I have some stone ruins in north Portugal waiting for renovation. do you make such projects or any hint who could help? thanks a lot, christ

[@drystone-tv]

I'd been thinking about running a course in Portugal to teach how to build like this. would it be something you d be interested in?

[@user-gq5jm8yl3d]

@@drystone-tv sounds interesting - but I am more interested to have somebody who can do the ruin renovation / somebody who has experience in rebuilding old stone ruins. thanks, christoph

[@FinnBearOfficial]

My buddy Markable was just doing the same thing!

[@drystone-tv]

Nice! Is that a youtuber? I seem to recognise the name

[@FinnBearOfficial]

@@drystone-tv he is! He has changed his name to make sure he doesn't get famous. 😉 He streams almost weekly again, latest I heard of him was last tuesday on the Good Morning HEX show. A Dutch fella. Might be the same guy, might not. I enjoy your videos regardless. I get sore thumbs just from watching 🤣

[@hagan.]

Love the work. How do we get in touch with you for a project?

[@drystone-tv]

Hey, you can email [e-mail] cheers

[@hankmeg1]

I had tuned in for the food….😢

[@drystone-tv]

Food channel coming soon. Documenting my daily poor sandwich attempts