I've NEVER Seen Plumbing Like THIS.!! | Getting The Electrics Fitted | Our Bulgarian Home

[@kevinrossington509]

Ey up,,phil/karen,,good to see you get the underground services in while the weather holds,,inside jobs in bad weather,,keeps the project rolling,,hats off to you both, take care

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Hiya Kev..yes that's the idea..got to try and beat the outside conditions as much as possible.. Thank you and take care 🙏😊

[@markkiernan5851]

Great Job Guys....working hard and much progress achieved, well done.My God that heat ...is something else.... lots of water and a Good Hat....love the videos....keep up the good work. Mark, Dublin, Irl

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Hi Mark and thank you.! It was a struggle, but we still managed to get a chunk done, despite the heat.. Cheers for the comment.. 🙏 Take care won't you 😊

[@asaandthemarchharepart2903]

Lovely video Both. Need to get yourselves a pair of rocking chairs for sitting out back. You going to start harvesting them snails Phil. Export them to France lol. Take Care Both, Love and Big Hugs 💙😻💜

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Lmao! Might be a new business venture Asa..mind you, Karen would rescue them all..lolol I have a rocking chair we bought off a couple that have moved back to the UK..needs some repair work, but it will probably appear on the veranda at some point..lolol 😉😂😂👍 take care, safe travels mate.. Love and Big Hugs 💜😻💙

[@writerlass5924]

Another week of incredible progress and another cracking video - you guys are an inspiration - looking forward to the next installment!😊❤

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you so much.! Really glad you enjoyed it 😊 Hope you're staying safe and warm..take care 🙏❤️

[@Diane-NewNomads]

Looks like great progress! We were wondering what you are doing for ventilation in the bath? I know you are posting a few weeks later than the videos but if you haven't blocked up those windows yet you might want to think about airflow and maybe keeping one? Loved the snail road rage 🤣

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@Diane-NewNomads the bathroom has an extraction fan at the end for removing steam, etc..if we need to, we could either upgrade in the future or add a window as its just a mudbrick wall and shouldn't be too hard to sort. The windows are now removed, but after doing some cutting in there, I think we ought to have left some ventilation..maybe a future project.. 🤔 We live and learn 🤷🏻‍♂️ the windows were shot though, so they'd have had to be replaced. The snails were amazing..couldn't resist filming as I've never seen so many together..lol 😂 Take care both..safe travels to you 😊🙏💜

[@JuliaStewart-2023]

Enjoyable video! It's exciting to watch this grand, old lady, coming back to life!

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Glad you enjoyed it Julia.. I'm not sure when the houses were built, but the barn is marked at 1927, so the houses could be around 100 years old.. I'm hoping she doesn't mind what we're doing.. 🤔 Thanks for your comment 🙏

[@JuliaStewart-2023]

@@LillaHusVanlife of course she doesn't mind. She is getting a new lease of life and that is great! ✌

[@eddiestafford3313]

Great video guys. Used socket fusion 45 years ago for Polyethylene gas services in UK. It worked really well as long as the heaters did not get scratched allowing the plastic to stick to them. We cleaned the pipe and fittings with isopropyl. We had a tool for holding the pipe which was like a pair of mole grips with a steel socket welded on the grip part. This made sure the pipe went in the correct depth and stopped it collapsing. Good luck with your plumbing guys and all the best to you.👍👍👍

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@eddiestafford3313 thank you Eddie, it's good to hear socket fusion was used for gas too..must be pretty decent then 👍 plumbing has gone well, although I've a couple of pipe fittings to alter today, so wish me luck..lol 😂 Thanks for watching.. take care 🙏

[@KewiCampervan]

Honest you two deserve a bloody medal, first sign of rats I would be gone! It’s a massive undertaking you’ve taken on, good luck to you both ❤xx

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Lmao.! 😂 Thank you 🙏😊 The rat poop is old and I'm concreting any entrances to the building that I can find as I go.. There has been one set of fresh droppings in the big house loft space, so I'll keep an eye open and address that at some point before it gets too much. The property is really a lot to handle, but as long as were just doing things in stages, then we're coping.. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Thanks ever so much for your comment.. Take care ❤️ xx

[@leesparkes1524]

Great job guys 💪

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you mate, much appreciated 😊🙏

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

Absolutely loved this one From snail road rage to 47 degrees 😮😮 So much progress now and we can feel how you’re growing with the property Phil and Karen. Love how you film all this. I mean the snail time lapse is incredible before you even start with all the house work. The electrics and plumbing have come on so fast! Amazing to watch the plumbing process! Keep going Phil and Karen So pleased for you both. ❤️❤️

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@NBNatureTrailvan thank you so much guys..most days I try to film from all sorts of angles, but when we've been extremely rushed and busy, I don't get much chance..only the odd snippet. Things are evolving in the house now, but we still haven't used the shower..you'll see the progress in coming weeks once I pull my finger out and edit..lolol Glad you're enjoying and the snails say hi 👋 Hope you're staying safe in the cold stuff 🥶 take care won't you.. 😊🙏❤️

[@NBNatureTrailvan]

@@LillaHusVanlife we will - not sure we could cope with 40 let alone 47 😂😂

[@rositsastefanova7780]

Bravo🎉

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@rositsastefanova7780 Thank you 😊🙏💜

[@dmarkov]

Добро утро! Dobro utro!

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@dmarkov страсти 👋😊

[@grandadbrachi]

Loving the progress,it looks amazing at night with the lights on,👍👍

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you so much..it's the small steps that add up and the chaps did a brilliant job with the electrics.. 😊👍

[@janeturnbull]

You're making very good progress 😊

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you Jane! 😊🙏

[@SerendipitySharon]

What a lot of work you both have done. Getting the basics in to be comfortable in winter is so smart. I can see your place as a gathering place, like a jamboree for van travellers. Certainly the room for a circle of wagons in the middle. Or at least one or two camping over and volunteering for you. Mad dogs and Englishmen...don't work so hard in the heat! I couldn't help but think a small window replacing a block in your walls to the street would allow a breeze to go through. Start a way to donate like buy a coffee, I suggest.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you Sharon, it's good to see some of it progressing now.. 😉 Can't wait for the shower to be up and running..one day..lol 😂 We have people who want to come out and see us next year and hopefully we should have the basics set up for that..we don't mind roughing it at all, but it might be a stretch for some 😉 The videos are a little behind now, so the temperatures are a chunk lower, thankfully, but yes, I think you're right about the ventilation thing..unfortunately we're past installing one this year..we'll see if its necessary next year.. Someone else suggested setting up a buy me a coffee, recently..although I'm extremely flattered that viewers would like to help, I feel that I'm happy enough if they want to watch our progress.. That's a good enough compliment for me. Take care and thank you so very much for the input.. 😊🙏💜

[@barrysawyer3871]

hey its taking shape love your hard work good video you two take care and enjoy it cheers

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you Barry, it's slow progress at times, but at least it's progress 😉 Take care won't you.. 🙏😊

[@terrylink6174]

It’s all coming together for you now 😊

[@LillaHusVanlife]

It is indeed Terry..bit by bit, although there's still a good way to go.. 😊🙏

[@terrylink6174]

@@LillaHusVanlife😊

[@NewBulgarians]

Have you ever seen the ladies who sell big bags of huge snails in the towns? Were your electrics done by a Bulgarian and did you have an earth installed as well? All looks really good. Not sure how the Bulgarian plastic plumbing design compares to copper, but we've not had an issue with it in the past.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

No I don't think I've seen snails being sold at all..lol 🤷🏻‍♂️😂😂 Yeah we had ours done by a Bulgarian chap to incoming regs and added a thicker mains cable than was previously fitted, although I'm fairly sure there's no earth spike been added..he does really tidy work though..very impressed. The weirdest thing about the plastic welded joints is that if anything goes wrong with measurements or anything, then the full joint has to be cut and thrown..there's no un-melting the pieces and reusing them.. 🤔

[@MrTon4eff]

Although the UK standard with a separate ground is better, two-wire wiring (if done correctly) is safe enough. I'm not sure if 3 wire wiring is a mandatory requirement under modern EU standards...

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@MrTon4eff I'm thinking it's not a requirement in the EU although I seem to recall being told that the two pin sockets actually have a place for an earth cable built in. 🤔 We figured we would be better off upgrading the system either way, purely as we use an air fryer, kettle, induction hob, etc..all high(ish) watts.. 🤷🏻‍♂️👍

[@MrTon4eff]

@@LillaHusVanlife The separate third wire -GND is better for safety, not higher wattage. There is a separate GND pin in the EU sockets, but requires 3 wire cable, which is of course more expensive... Including digging a hole for the local GND...

[@zeoxbg]

IMHO, you should've gotten a horizontal boiler and somehow fitted in that under roof space. Sure they are a bit more expensive than vertical ones, but the space you would've saved, would've been worth it. the one you got costs around 200-250 leva, a horizontal one would've benn 300-350 leva.

[@NewBulgarians]

We've always had upright boilers within the living space so we can keep an eye on any dodgy plumbing/leaks which seem to happen frequently there 😄

[@LillaHusVanlife]

I don't recall seeing a horizontal one to be fair, but we're okay with what we have..space isn't really a big issue considering we've managed to live in our van for over 2 and a half years and even the small house is a huge space compared.. Thank you tho 👍

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Good point guys.. 😊👍

[@cyberbij1]

Keep on keeping on, are the snails edible ? :) :)

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@cyberbij1 thank you 😊 🙏 I have no idea on the snails..apparently so, but we won't be trying them 🤢😂😂

[@owenoneill5955]

You need to move the thermometer out of direct sunlight, especially a black one, the temperature readings you are seeing are due to solar gain. Tell your BG neighbours you have lots of snails, they eat them here,

[@NewBulgarians]

🤣 yes they do eat the giant snails.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

😂🤣😂🤢 I'll leave them to it, I reckon..lolol

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Yeah I figured we might get slightly high readings, due to being a black thermometer, but I think the fact that we're surrounded by our own buildings which stop some of the breeze doesn't help either.. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I wasn't aware that snails were on the menu here..lol 😂👍 Every day is a school day Owen...thank you 🙏

[@svetoslavtodorov2427]

​@@LillaHusVanlife90 odd percent wouldn't touch snails or frogs with a barge pole. There are the odd few who would munch them tho. You can also sell them. Or at least we were as kids.

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

And then there was light 😊 your doing a great job considering its such a big project and there's just you two. The snails would be in the pot in Cyprus 😂 ❤xxx

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Thank you hon.. 🙏❤️ Apparently the snails would also be in the pot here...not ours tho...lolol 😂🤢😂 The lights will be a boon now it's getting dark so early..that flood light doesn't half cut it's way through the darkness, which I spose is it's job... 😂🤣😂❤️ xxx

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

@LillaHusVanlife I don't blame you, they are disgusting. My daughter used to like them tho 🤢 It's snowing here ❄️ Be interesting to see how much snow you guys get and what winter temperatures. Tc guys. Xxx 💜

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@FreeBirdUKVanLife 😂🤢😂👍 I gathered its snowing, yeah..hopefully you're coping okay in it.. 🤞 last Winter here, we had several nights below -11°C and the days stayed in the minuses. This year could be a bad one as apoarently all the fruit trees have been laden, which the locals predict could be quite a harsh Winter, do we'll see how we cope..still living in Lilla anyway so if that stays the case then we'll be fine.. 😁 Take care out there and I hope your travels are safe.. 🙏❤️ xxx

[@FreeBirdUKVanLife]

@@LillaHusVanlife Jesus, I can't cope at 5° lol my heaters working but it dont heat the van when it's really cold, just where my feet are if I sit on the edge of the bed 🤣 Stay warm n safe guys, I won't be travelling while it's icy. Hunker down times. ❄️ 💜xxx

[@piuallegro1]

Hi there, ive just bought a house about 45 minutes north of VT. I need an electrician for March next year when i come over. I would love to pick your brains sometime over a few things if thats ok 😁

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Hi..you're welcome to ask, but I'm no expert.. The electrician that we got in is a good bloke, based not far from the Danube..he's proper Bulgarian and does things the Bulgarian way, but he knows his stuff.. 👍

[@elainemcguinness3962]

​@@LillaHusVanlifecould I ask how much the electrics cost? You don't have to tell me the exact price, just a ball park figure.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@elainemcguinness3962 hi Elaine, I couldn't say for sure as we were adding other things as we went. We had the electrician recommended to us by Danny from Welsh Family Living in Bulgaria and you can contact them on facebook.com/share/1Xt4VheMCk/ Hope that helps 🙏 🙂

[@elainemcguinness3962]

@LillaHusVanlife I think its probably too far away. I'm looking at a house in Tundhza region. Thanks anyway.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@elainemcguinness3962 so East of Stara then..if i recall the electrician comes from the Danube area so yes, probably too far away.. I hope you find one closer to where you're aiming for.. 😊 take care 🙏

[@travellingarts93]

Fantastic video ,you both are amazing you cracking on with things amazingly, really pleased with the progress, we are heading to similar jobs planning to rewire everything and put a consumer unit too just wondering how much your electrician charges for similar job? just to get an idea about the cost my place is a way smaller than yours though. thanks for sharing looking forward to the next one.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@travellingarts93 thank you so much 😊 I can't recall the exact price as his costs were bundled in with a couple of other things...I think he was around 180 lev a day plus wire and parts, although that's just going by my addled memory.. its a rough guide at least.. Hope that helps 🙏 Good luck with your property.. 😊

[@elainemcguinness3962]

Is it just me, or was there no sound on that video? I'm intrigued by that plumbing. I've just done my French house in Push Fit and I'm probably going to do my own plumbing when I get to Bulgaria. What is that heating tool called and have you any idea how much they cost?

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Errrr...I've just been and checked and I think it's just your end Elaine 🤔 I've found the tool and it's available at Praktiker..here's the link, if it helps.? praktiker.bg/en/Poyalnici/POYaLNIK-ZA-RR-TRABI-PREMIUM/p/466748

[@jamessearle2339]

Hi good video and progres i am looking to move in the new year could you please let me know how the d veasa proses was for you i am looking at houses with ideal homes on line at the moment cheers jim

[@LillaHusVanlife]

Hiya Jim and thankkya.. 👍 The D Visa was okay, although ours took weeks longer than anyone we know, for some reason.. Apart from that it went fairly smoothly 😊

[@jamessearle2339]

@@LillaHusVanlife cheers for that info 😀

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@jamessearle2339 no problem 😊 👌

[@silverchesnov5247]

Probably the grandchildren of those who built this house live somewhere in the west country.

[@LillaHusVanlife]

I'm not sure.. it used to be a very grand house though..I wish there were pictures of it when it was built.. 💜

[@MargaritaIvanova-nc9dq]

You have to get rid of those snails, because they will distroy your plants. You can pick and sell them. Bulgarians love snails 😊

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@MargaritaIvanova-nc9dq snails can actually be good for the garden as most species of them prefer to eat decaying material rather than fresh leaves. They're adding compost as they go.. 👍

[@Julia-zd4cs]

Snails!

[@LillaHusVanlife]

😂🤣😂 Want some.? 😂👍

[@Julia-zd4cs]

No thanks. Will they be a problem should you plant a garden?

[@LillaHusVanlife]

@@Julia-zd4cs I'm not sure...perhaps they will, at which point I'll be escorting them off've the property..lol 🤷🏻‍♂️😂