IT'S A DISASTER - Roofing & Window Woes - Off Grid Building in Portugal

remember: it's the imperfections that give character and rusticity... keep at it, you doin' good! 🤠😎

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Very true, thanks for the reminder!

[@LynnBoergermann]

Spray foam comes off good with straight razor

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It sure does! I learned this the hard way... don't try to remove the stuff when it's wet, wait! Ah well!

[@robine916]

There is a window/door version of the foam that doesn't expand as much. May or may not be available in your area. Nail polish remover will remove the excess that's leftover after scraping. If you need to do this in the future, tape off the area you want to keep clean. Ultimately, it worked, so, job done!💕💕

[@PortugalfromScratch]

All great advice, thanks!!

[@a.m.philippo7677]

Just wait until the foam is hardend, than you just break it away or cut it nicely with a knive, and yes you are blowing out the gas instead of pushing out the foam with the gas,. next time turn the canister 180 degrees, works really better. everything is easy when you have done the learning curve :)

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha, true! This was 100% user error! I said it in an Instagram post but forgot to mention that in the video. 😁

[@cathythomas2692]

@@PortugalfromScratch According to Google AI University, acetone dissolves spray foam insulation. Use a mask.

[@Reet64]

You're such a trooper! I hope the leak is fixed for you now.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Me too! Thanks!

[@permissiontoshine]

She is. Whatever is going on, we know she'll find a way. Bravo Kirsty.

[@permissiontoshine]

Im loving how the window is coming together. Im trusting the window guy comes through sooner rather than later. Ah, the winter warming fire season has started. Mikey is ready and waiting!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I’m still waiting on the quote! But at least I can block the space off and have a cosy fire. 😀

[@permissiontoshine]

@@PortugalfromScratch yes, with cork. If I heard you were going to try and block it off with spray foam, I would have lost my sweet mind🤣. You saved the day with cork. Genius!

[@kathleenmurray9096]

Hi Kirsty, Funny story I had with expanding foam. My sister was very ill and her home had big 6inch round vents all over the house which made all her heat escape through them leaving her with really expensive heating costs as she could never keep up with heating due to the vents. So in my wisdom of trying to make her home warmer I decided to take the front grids of and fill the space with the expanding foam. We'll!! The stuff was everywhere! Lol we weren't wearing gloves and we were catching the stuff that was oozing from the vents before it hit her carpets. 😂😂😂 Of course Kirsty the expanding foam is completely waterproof. So was couldn't get it off our hands...I nearly wet myself laughing! My sisters fingers were starting to stick together 😂😂 I suddenly thought. Maggie do you have any flour. She said I don't think this is the time to think about baling a cake....more like the time to go to A&E 😂😂😂😂 I got the flour from the cupboard and spread it on the work surface and told my sister to dip her hands in the flour and then rub them together until it dried up the glue. Which we both done and it worked all the expanding foam dried up and peeled off our hands but not before we were crying with laughter. I hope you can get the picture of the incident and see the funny side😊😂😊😂❤. The window is looking great so far keep up the good work. 👍 XxKathleen from Greenock Scotland

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Oh man that sounds like an adventure!! The flour solution is halitosis, luckily it actually worked or that would have been even funnier! I guess we have to learn somehow! 🤣

[@LynnBoergermann]

@@kathleenmurray9096 bahahahahahaha!!!

[@nevenagrue3023]

ps The window looks GRE!AT!!👏👏

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks!

[@GraceSmith-e3o]

The window opening is coming along but I have to say, the foam application was painful to watch😜 maybe someone on here has said that you need to turn the canister to its side to mix the gas and foam in the canister to apply. Also wait until hardening to clean off excess. Everything is a learning experience🥳

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Both great tips and many people have said that… next time I’ll do it right! 🤣

[@letsbefrank6269]

With regards your cracking roof concrete, I believe “Hydra seal” rubber paint would be ideal for that fix.

[@HeidiPriest]

❤in Spain lot of old roofs get painted to make them waterproof ❤

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Good to know, thanks!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks for the tip! I do have something but it started raining so I had to put the tiles back in place.

[@jan9562]

😮 what? Yay Portugal from Scratch!🎉 I shall calm myself ~ im sure you will rectify, whatever the "disaster".

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep watch until the end and all seems to be ok despite my best efforts of foamy destruction!

[@permissiontoshine]

😂😂😂 I was not calm as I saw that gooey mess leak out everywhere and I was just watching a video.

[@Jeanetteinnes]

Beach and food fabulous 😊🎉 ..

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It was so great to eat fresh seafood!

[@lorimontcalm9086]

Well it seems to me you learned to wait until the foam solidified before cleaning it up! It's a dull day you don't learn something, as my mom always said! Hugs from 🇨🇦.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha very true! It was a messy lesson!

[@permissiontoshine]

My lord Kirsty. You handled your frustration with aplomb eith the spray foam. I would have been a friggin' mess, curled up in a corner sobbing.😂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha! I was so amazed by the stuff I didn’t know what to do with myself!

[@permissiontoshine]

@@PortugalfromScratch 🤣🤣🤣 You are a trooper.

[@ruthlarson6334]

That foam situation was terrifyingly hilarious. I don’t think I would feel the same if it was me and my window!!😂😂😂 And yeah to the new gloves sans holes.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha, it certainly was! New gloves have been procured!

[@cathythomas2692]

Congratulations on reaching the 11K mark. Well done and Brava!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thank you! It sort of snuck up on me!

[@mafish7962]

Oooh that spray foam is just horrible! We used it around a window and it went everywhere, yuk, yuk and yuk!🤣 Your trip away and your food looked lovely! Have a great week, Laura ❤❤❤

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It’s definitely not as bad if I would have just let it dry. Ah well!

[@annaroseferris]

The foam adventure was another episode of high comedy, which makes your channel great. It was pure Lucille Ball on the candy line. I know nothing of foam but I was screaming…. Quick where are the rags! Someone get her a towel! The stuff is going everywhere! 😂 I would be thinking about what kind of comfy chair to put in front of the window so you can endlessly stare out of it during the rains.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha I'm glad the comedy of the situation came through rather than the fear! 🤣

[@jan9562]

Your land is very beautiful ❤️ ( So is your house!)

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks!

[@jeanmeyer8194]

Hi always nice to c u thks for sharing amazing what u r doing...glad u safe up and down that roof 😊

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks so much for watching and I appreciate the encouragement!

[@juanitakauffman6336]

The foam has a mind of it’s own.

[@permissiontoshine]

Boy it seems so. I was wondering if we were going to hear on the news that there was a weird foam apparition wandering lost on the streets of Central Portugal, but no, Kirsty found her way through.😂🎉

[@PortugalfromScratch]

😆 I survived!

[@joanbroadway759]

I noticed in your walk around the village for lunch that some stone buildings are pointed and some are not. Does pointing strengthen the building, or is it just aesthetically pleasing? I was jealous of the beach trip. It looks like a gorgeous place. I'm glad you had sunny weather for your days there.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I don’t think pointing strengthens the building but it does prevent water and sneaking in. I could be wrong, though!

[@MomPuff-b9w]

I love your videos ❤️ You definitely are a hard worker always willing to learn something new👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I love the community of friends you have created 🤗🦋💃🏼

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks very much! Sometimes I have to learn the hard way! 😆

[@barbaradavie150]

Oh Kirsty, I'm sorry, I had to laugh! That foam looked horrible and so sticky! It looked a nightmare.. Loved the trip to the beach and the village with the beautiful stone houses and the restaurant meals looked so delicious. Can you please add a link to the video which shows how you compost your kitchen scraps? If it's really easy I'd like to try. At the time, I thought it looked doable for me. Also, I've planted some comfrey under my fruit trees. Looking forward to making comfrey tea. Thank you for the inspiration.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Hi! Ya it was horrible stuff but mostly because I didn't actually learn how to use it properly. User error, for sure! I don't have a video about composting... I just chuck it all into a pile, I have three bins, and leave them for a year and use one at a time. It's definitely not the way to compost but for now it's easy and works ok for me. Comfrey is amazing!!

[@AadanmaxamadCusmaan-y8n]

Hi Kirsty and the friends 🎉

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Hi!

[@susanadams-wauro6716]

We just returned from the cottage where, over the Thanksgiving long weekend, we installed a window a bit larger than yours....spray foam is applied by inverting the can. Can't stand the stuff, but it works! Sticky gooey gong show...ugh. We are finally sealed in for our Winter adventures ...no more single pane windows to replace! Woohoo! The town adventure looked so fun....great food, company...what more could u want....well maybe a sauna....can we talk about that sauna!!??? Seriously awesome! Hugs to the furbabies from you know who, in you know where......🫶✨🫶

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Sauna!!! We defiantly need one in the valley! Ya… for all of the trauma and gooey cleanup for that spray foam stuff it’s is so it’s job in the end!

[@susanadams-wauro6716]

@@PortugalfromScratch lol....yes...a sauna in the valley would make you very, very popular!! Glad the window infrastructure is complete....now for the window!! Hope all is well with you...felt like Portugal here today.....26c felt like 28c. Yesterday I waded into the river...the North Atlantic has nothing on the Crowe River... 😂😂 brrrr. Sat in the sun and was warm in minutes! Crazy weather. Cheers from u know in u know where.

[@jennichristie5264]

That glove!! And the resignation to continue to wear it to show the outside. Had to laugh. Wondering if something like vinegar will get the residue off? Failing that poss white spirits. But no idea really. Good luck. Window looks fabulous.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha I’m glad you enjoyed that! There was no getting it off! 😁

[@jeanrichardson2044]

I'm screaming, turn the can upside down, but you are not listening, Kirsty. Never used it in my life but have watched endless Utubes....😊

[@permissiontoshine]

😂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha, I didn't hear you... louder, please! 🤣

[@PortugalfromScratch]

😁

[@donnahenderson2676]

Congrats on 11,000 subscribers. Your dad doesn’t like the foam either. Enjoy your cozy fire. ❤

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! It really snuck up on me.

[@andypayne1571]

You only ever get expanding foam over everything including yourself once. It's a learning curve for sure. Whatever you think you need in a gap put in 10% and wait then go again if needed. One thing is for sure that frame won't fall out. A friend had a can of foam get punctured in the back of his van and it stuck all the tools and materials together that it touched, I thought it was funny as it wasn't my van. Great video's I love seeing the projects progress and day to day stuff you do.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Very true! Love and learn!! 😀

[@virginiajorgensen8614]

That trip south of Lisbon looked amazing with the beaches and the restaurants. That village also looked very interesting. That foam stuff is nasty. It always nice with the wood stove going.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Ya the beach trip was great and that village is called Idanha a Velha and is about 30 mins from me.

[@jeanrichardson2044]

I love the look of those kebabs, wow.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

😀

[@carielswick9091]

Congrats, you reached 11k!🎉

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thank you!

[@wafamughrabi8723]

I think you can clean the stone from the foam with a steel brush.Well done

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Good idea, thanks!

[@oggiedoggies]

With your meticulous and creative woodworking skills, I think you could make a gorgeous window.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! If I had a workshop I'd give it a go. Or... maybe you're giving me ideas, now! 🤣

[@lesley-annecarle]

Kirsty glad you took four days off, and went on a trip to the beach. Enjoying a fun time with friends. For a friend's birthday, with many friends. Kirsty looked like a very happy holiday, with loads of fun times, enjoying exploring, the seaside area and excellent seafood meals, enjoying the beach's tranquil beautiful beauty, with many close friends. The sauna visit would have been really good for your health. The traditional village near the sauna house, would have been wonderful to visit. The yummy meals you all enjoyed looked excellent, quality, at the village Portuguese family run restaurant, yum...., best quality, very special, enjoying wonderful meals with close friends. Yes I hope the foam works. It looked like really terrible stuff to work with. I hope the window man gets back to you soon, as it probably will start to get cold weather and more rain. I am hoping your roof is water proof now, maybe ask that nice man who came and brought the stones for your window, he might. be able to go further on the roof, if it still leaks Anyway I'm hoping that the widow Man completes the window soon.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It really was a lovely break and nice to get away with friends! The sauna was amazing, too! Fingers crossed the roof is ok but it hasn't rained for awhile so I'll have to wait and see. 😀 Thanks!

[@nevenagrue3023]

I admire all the work you do.... Maybe it will help but I have no experience with spray foam but as far as I know, it should dry and then you cut the excess off ☺😉

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! Yep, a hard and messy lesson learned the hard way!

[@ginapereira2301]

When the foam was wet, you could have used olive oil to clean around the wood section of the windowsill. It’s a Portuguese trick to use olive oil in sticky situations.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Ah! Amazing to know, thanks!

[@kmw4359]

Or oil it first then use the foam - easier to clean up later

[@barbaranielsen2888]

So sorry about the expanding foam disaster! Just remember all your successes!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I think it worked out ok in the end... I'll just need a bit of cleaning! Thanks!

[@polgarauk5606]

Hi Kirsty 👋 Oh my that was a foamy mess. If it's any consolation I have watched a fair few people use this stuff both correctly and incorrectly the concensus has been they do not like the stuff but will use it when necessary so you are not the only one who doesn't like it. You learned the hard way how not to do it and more than enough people in the comments have told you the correct way so I will keep my fat gob shut. I really hope the liqued cement you used solves your leak problem 😊 Yay for the cork protecting your home, I remember you using it a few times, didn't you insulate your door with it? So nice to see you take some good down time 😊

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Oh ya the cork is also in the door... and in my floor but I'm not sure I've ever shared footage of that since the work was done before I started the channel. It was great to take a little break but I'm excited for some next steps!

[@petro3441]

👌👌👌

[@PortugalfromScratch]

😀

[@amazinggrace392]

When I was a child, we had a problem with a leaky roof in the bathroom. It was a newly built house and no matter what we tried it kept on leaking. Then one day it was as miraculously fixed when our entire house was torn apart in a freak tornado like storm. The roof was completely blown off, numerous walls collapsed and some furniture was found kms away. We didn’t live in a tornado, cyclone or hurricane prone area. It was completely unexpected and a bit of a surprise. We got a brand new roof. No more leaks. Problem solved.😂😂😀😀😀

[@mafish7962]

Extreme solution!🤣🌸🌸🌸

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Oh man! That’s definitely one way to do it!

[@Hillbilly007-yd9gu]

Good job. Foam is the best way to stop cold air from coming in and around windows and doors.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

At least there's that! 😆

[@shehazi695]

The beauty of your channel Kirsty, is that you share the highs and lows, the success and challenges, in all their messy glory. I would’ve lost my cool totally with the foam, so I admire your equanimity. thanks for sharing

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha it' wasn't pretty off camera when I was trying to get the stuff in but I think the window box is in place so mission accomplished... ? 🤣

[@billyinwaves]

Hi, I don't usually comment but there are several things here. Polyurethane expanding foam is used for insulating, and for fixing frames, plus as a gap filler. You shake the can for at least three minutes before use, not 30 seconds, and then the can is best used upside down. You let the foam go off and to harden before removing- usually the next day. Trying to remove the gunk when it's slimy just makes more mess. Your roof shouldn't leak through the tiles if they are sound. What I see is that you have no guttering, so any heavy rain will run over the tiles and maybe back towards the house, especially is there is wind. Was there a problem there before? If putting plastic over a window opening, as a temporary seal, it's best placed on the outside, and pinned up with gaffer tape under the tile line. Let the plastic sheet drape down past the window sill and perhaps tape it again there or weight it against the wall. On the plus side, this window should look great when finished!

[@insAneTunA]

You are 100% correct. She must let the foam harden, and then it is easy to cut it afterwards with a knife making a mess. And indeed the can must be kept upside down. I had the issue that keeping it upside down was not possible because it was too close to the ceiling. So instead of using the standard rigid clear plastic tubing that is attached to the nozzle I carefully removed that clear plastic tubing from the nozzle, and I replaced that with 1,5 meter clear flexible tubing that is used for aquarium air pumps. And that way you can hold the can upside down in one hand, and hold the end of the clear flexible tubing with the other hand. And then the clearance for keeping the can upside down is not an issue in tight spaces.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Smart idea!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep I definitely could have done things much differently, thanks for the tip! Yes I have a problem with wind blowing rain towards the door especially but I’ll figure out a solution for the soonish I hope with a sort of covered pergola. I don’t think I can fit gutters and also have a pergola but I’ll see what I can do. I have gutters in the back side already.

[@ktcee803]

Maybe there's a minute crack in a tile. Weve had that in our home. (Our tiles are concrete) Btw...the beach looks amazing! I thought it looked very much like our beaches here in Australia. We are going to be visiting Portugal in March, during our Europe holiday. Been to Europe numerous times but never visited Portugal and its because of you we are heading there this time. Looking forward to it. You should get recognition from Portugal tourism, lol.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

There was a huge crack in one tile and the whole corner chipped off in an important spot... so I'm really hoping that was the problem. It would be much better to stop the water getting onto the concrete bit at all... let's see! Ah that's very cool, I hope you enjoy it here!

[@bennick69]

Would you add a cat-cam below €35 to your wish list or should I just get the fairy lights? Love the window... it's all coming together perfectly. You are an inspiration 🙂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Oh thanks very much for the suggestion. A cat cam would be amazing, let me see what's out there. 😀

[@anniemac3075]

Hi Kirsty, KZbin would have been a place to go for tutorials in using expanding foam, you can find most things like that on there. Can't wait to see the window in place eventually.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I watched a few and seemed to be getting info on insulation spray foam, not expanding foam for securing things in place. I didn't really know the difference so maybe got bad info. But to be fair, I really didn't look far so this is a case of me being impatient and suffering the (messy) consequences!

[@anniemac3075]

@@PortugalfromScratch You're not kidding!! It's good stuff used properly but seems you have a bit of a mess to clean up which is such a shame after all your work to get the window opening sorted. As you don't usually rush into doing things I'm surprised you didn't get the right info before starting. Never mind, experience will help you next time, you're still doing an amazing job. Big cwtch 🤗 to you from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@andygag]

Mistakes = wisdom!! Great video!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Oof... definitely nothing wise about that but thanks! 😁

[@eleanorluckhurst9192]

Your video is full of great views of Portugal. Your window project is coming along and while I see the frustration of the stupid 'insulation sealer' the experience is shared to warn others. Looking forward to when you are warm and dry and looking through a window pane.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! I think the foamy frustration was totally my own fault bur live and learn! 😁

[@susangranger3089]

Congratulations on 11k. ❤ xx

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks!

[@anaramos9660]

11K - congrats. happy you liked my beach. be careful with the our winter sea. it's treacherous.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks so much! It's a lovely beach!!

[@atronxa]

In this video I felt sorry that I couldn't help "right away", letting you know that the foam has to be placed with the can facing downwards, otherwise it will lose the gas and the foam will stay inside the can! And I also got goosebumps when I saw you cleaning the foam without it being dry! eheheh It's from these types of mistakes that you learn, but I also learned the hard way and I would have preferred to have known from the beginning! What matters is that the window is looking great and that in a few weeks this frustration will be another funny story to tell! Have a good weekend!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha ya! How to totally screw up how to use expanding foam! But somehow it seems to have worked. I'm not looking forward to trying to scrape off all those little bits on the outside of the frame but I can look at it as my stupidity punishment! 😆

[@katmc7537]

@@PortugalfromScratch Oh yeah! Been there - got it in my hair, clothes, skin and everywhere I didnt want it. Horrible to get off. Much better after some practice. Feein your pain...

[@atronxa]

@@PortugalfromScratch It's not stupidity, it's just that we want to do a little bit of everything and don't really know how some things work! I'd rather try and make mistakes than not do it! Keep trying, because even with some mistakes, the work is getting done and looking very good!

[@mbd6054]

Lovely to see the first fire of the year burning. It looks so cosy. Nice job with the cork in the window. The dreaded 'demon in a can' is wonderful stuff, but a nightmare to control. You did a good job. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha 'demon in a can' is about right! Ya it's so lovely to get the fire going again!

[@deborahwhite2339]

That leak is a pain. Do you have a friend with a drone to inspect the roof? Maybe be something wicking back around the stone work or lentel? Hmmm. 11k emoji celebration: 🎉🍷🍺🍾🍰 🙂👍👍🇨🇦

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Nice idea! It hasn’t rained and won’t for awhile so I’ll need to wait and see if my fix worked.

[@sappir26]

If you have some steel wool, you can try cleaning up the foam residue that was left on the wood. It worked for me once but you might need to touch up the wood a bit. Just don't rub too hard and gentle strokes should get it nice and clean. Use the steel wool dry not wet at first and then the finishing touches you can wet it a bit. Then wipe down with a damp cloth to finish.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks for the tip! I'll try it!

[@angelalou511]

🤣🤣🤣 I've had exactly the same experience with spray foam. It is the stuff of the devil.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha, I think so! I did not knowhow to wield this evil substance!

[@peterhoogwater4243]

I cannot wait that the window is in. Great Gunda

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Me too! I hope the guy responds to be one day...

[@daffs0]

Bless I hate the foam too but it does the job 😁

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It seems to have worked!

[@attract1234]

Oh the Camino many happy memories had walking that from porto, and the French way. You girls need to get doing that. Beats any beach holiday.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

One day!

[@fincalavita4842]

😂 I needed that❤good laugh. I've been there, got foam all over everything 😂 lmao. You just crack on🎉 Once you use it a few times, it does get easier😊 Next time, cover the wood with thin plastic like the gloves. Once foam dries, snap it off, and it will leave all around clean. To remove, if I get it on wood, then paint remover triangle scraper works fine. You will have to stain again🤷🏼‍♀️ But you're doing a hell of a job❤❤❤ Learn by doing. Not many can say that. For the roof, maybe in the future, lift the tiles by the crack and seal it all the way up. Although it is strange, it is getting in at all. Check to see if there are cracked tiles or maybe on the ridge a broken or crooked tile? Anyway, thank you dear friend, for making DIY ( did I do that) fun❤❤❤

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! Looking back I can laugh now but it wasn't so fun at the time. 😁 I changed one broken tile and the place it was broken would have let water through easily and it was right over that crack, so I'm hoping there are no other broken tiles up higher and that fixes the issue. Let's see!

[@carlos_f]

I think those foam cans are to be used upside down or they will run out of pressurized air

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep! Found that out the hard way.

[@insAneTunA]

Next time let the foam cure overnight. When it is fully cured it will be very easy to remove the exces foam with a knife without making a mess. Nicely painted surfaces need to be taped with masking tape. You also need to keep the can upside down when you use it. If there is not enough space to keep the can upside down you can replace the clear rigid tubing from the nozzle with 1,5 meter 6mm clear flexible tubing that is used for aquarium air pumps. Then you can easily apply the foam in tight spaces while keeping the can upside down. This hack works like a charm. But you can use the clear flexible tubing only for multiple cans when you do all the foaming at a single day because obviously the foam inside the flexible tubing will eventually cure if you let it sit for too long. Then you have to buy more flexible tubing.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep all great advice! Ah well... next time! 😁 Nice tip for the tube, thanks!

[@insAneTunA]

@@PortugalfromScratch hahaha my first experience with those foam cans was pretty much the same as what you experienced. Also don't let that stuff get on your hands because it is truly impossible to remove from your skin. It can only wear off. And you only need to spray a little, because it expands much more as you would expect, and if it turns out that the first application was not enough foam then you can always add more after the first application has cured. I had to fill gaps between the insulation at my ceiling, and I covered the gaps that I had to fill with some tape leaving some open space at every 20 centimeters or so. And I sprayed the foam in between those open spaces between the tape, and that worked really well. Eventually the tape comes lose because of the expanding foam, but by then the foam is already wedged enough to prevent that the foam drops down before it has cured.

[@LittleBear290]

I enjoyed the good times with your friends. The laughed out load at the spray foam. Been there, done that. I used a type of petroleum product for clean up, but don’t remember the name. It took awhile. Good luck.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I think with some time and elbow grease or scraping efforts I'll be able to get it off. It was tricky but a learning experience for sure!

[@grahamsfarmportugal2022]

There's adhesive and insulation, so yes 2 different types of foam.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep I see that now, thanks!

[@irislozinsky3960]

What a feast! The skewers look delicious what all is on them?

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Ooh I don't know but I think calamari? I had a feast of prawns down the other end of the table. 😀

[@julietlehrle-fry6696]

We were a bit further south in Porto Covo and there were cliffs!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Ooh sounds lovely!

[@carlosalbuquerque5672]

You should not shape the foam with your fingers. When it is dry and solid you can cut it very easily it with a sharp knife.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha ya you're right but I definitely learned that the hard way! 😆

[@lulubelle0bresil]

Loved seeing your trip to Idanha-a-Velha! (did I get that right?)

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yes I think so!

[@avivat3010]

Hi Kirsty! I wonder why they don't put masking instructions on the can? I guess you could use your sander and then finish the wood again in situ? Just yucky all the way around. Imagine what it would have been like if you wouldn't have wiped the extra away! 😱 I hope the rest of the window construction goes easily. The cork is a good, temporary fix. It'll definitely keep things warmer until you get your window. I find chocolate helps with frustration. Apply liberally. Stay cozy! Take care, Angela

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha as if I read the instructions, that would have been smart! 😁

[@avivat3010]

@@PortugalfromScratch Oopsie! 🤣

[@sarahnd]

I guess you didn't hear me screaming "Mask that window frame with tape before it gets covered with foam!!" 📢😱Sorry, I was unable to send that message back in time, although I did try 😂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Haha it's all so logical now! I think I was so frustrated that day and feeling like I hadn't been able to get anything done due to the rain that I just wanted to push on. Oops!

[@mytube0969]

I was talking to her too. No! Mask it off first! lol

[@fayewhelan7209]

❤

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🙂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🙂

[@okigo1019]

Been there, done that. Fortunately in a basement where the learning curve did not show. You get 3 times expansion on that stuff. It keeps growing after you've stopped pressing the button. I'm super wary using it now but it is awesome stuff if you can get the goo off your hands. 😂🤣😂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I think the goo will be with me for awhile!

[@okigo1019]

@@PortugalfromScratch There's a product called Goo Gone I keep on hand. Pardon the pun. It can remove stuck on stickers from things too. It's less harsh than other solvents. Hopefully it would work for the spray foam residue but if not is still useful to have around. Available online from major retailers if not in Portugal.

[@sailaway1015]

Noooooo..... don't touch foam when wet.... 😬

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🤣🤣

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Kirsty, the foam should be left to dry then you can trim it with a Stanley knife. 🤯 Would it help if you extended the roof tiles at front of house to help with water flow. All will work out as you always find a solution. At least you had some fun along the way 😃

[@hiddenhollowcottage-xx]

Congrats on 11k subscribers!

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! It sort of snuck up on me!

[@julietlehrle-fry6696]

I so want to be where you are !

[@PortugalfromScratch]

😀

[@nancibishof6462]

Always buy a low expansion spray foam for windows and doors so it does not exert too much pressure on the frames and distort them. It is best not to fill it till you can see it at the edge of the frame. I tape the frames so its easier to remove it. Some of the foams clean up with mineral spirits. The foam is meant to seal cracks from air movement to make heating and cooling more efficient. Check the can for info on how to best attack that problem. That said, it is always messy; a necessary evil I think.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

All great advice, thanks!

[@petro3441]

If i may ask how did you get you water spray bottle to work again?? Or did you just have to buy a new one? I like those bottles but they drop me when i need them most

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I think I bought a new one but sometimes you can clear debris out of the nozzle and it'll work again.

[@lfuentes4098]

Looks like you need some gutters on your roof. 😊

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I put gutters to nowhere on the back... another project to figure out! Gutters on the front will be more tricky because I hope to have a pergola type thing there... I'm not so sure what to do yet.

[@Warnz60]

Acetone will clean up the frame but you will need to paint it again. You have made progress though, that’s the main thing.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Ya it’s a small price to pay for my own stupidity! 🤣

[@jackiesmith8622]

Its best to have the can upside down then let it dry then cut away surplus

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep! Definitely learned that the hard way!

[@mikefiatx19]

If you let the foam harden it cleans off really easily and you can pull it off in huge chunks. If you wipe it off while sticky you make ten times more mess and it's impossible to get off the hard thin foam residue. You can use Acetone to remove sticky foam while its still wet.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Lesson learned the hard way! Cutting it off after was weirdly enjoyable, too! Oh well! 😆

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

😊

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🙂

[@cattymeowpuss]

Will you ever get that window finished?

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🙂

[@Lainy989]

Yes, we believe she will finish that window! Like the saying goes, Rome was not built in a day

[@DaisyDebs]

Oh ! No ! Yuk ! 😱.....but we all know you can fix it !

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I will find a way!

[@ruthlarson6334]

Is that the same little place with cabins etc that you have been to before? It looks familiar from previous videos. They have a Mikey 😊. Unless he made the road trip with you? Kinda doubt it given cats don’t fancy cars and being away from their territory

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yes I've been a couple of times to that sauna place and it's lovely!

[@jcordeiro100]

Ao aplicar a espuma de ser com a garrafa invertida e o excesso de espuma tem de ser removido já seco.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks! That's definitely the way to do things!

[@leacruz7311]

Idea- maybe you can make a temporary do it yourself window 😂

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I'll see how long this guy will be but if it'll take ages then I'll do something with the top part that I can open and close. 🙂

[@anamariaronchi1845]

La espuma que sobra se quita cuando ya esta seca cortando con algo con filo

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yes I learned that the hard way! 😁

[@נעמהלוי-ע8ל]

Wait until the foam dries,and it is easyer to cat off...

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep! I see that now. 🙂

[@Mygardencraftcabin]

❤❤❤😊

[@PortugalfromScratch]

🙂

[@portugal1969]

Make Ur own window, Ur capable, expanding foam, don't touch until dry

[@PortugalfromScratch]

I’d love to try to make a window but not yet… I don’t have the space or tools. I’ll try to make one for the elusive future toolshed, though!

[@gustavosimoes4509]

Try to ask people who knows how to do things corretly😊.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Good advice! Maybe watching two KZbin videos isn't enough sometimes! 😁

[@mariadange06]

You should leave the foam to harden then slice it off 😱

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep! I see that now! 😆

[@robertlee6479]

Yes I know where that is, it's up to you, am just being civilised an offering help or advise is you need it as have done most of the things you are attempting so have a little experience. Just trying to be an English gent. So I'll leave it at that, but am just in the next county over the top of the big hill.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Thanks, I appreciate the offer. 🙂

[@OurJourneyHomestead2022]

Put the tarp back for now

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It won’t rain for at least two weeks so it’s ok for the imminent.

[@ManuelPineiro-dr1oc]

Hi

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Hi!

[@MagrethaCotton]

Jut leave it it will still harden

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep!

[@lizettegonzalez8108]

Is going to do the job but you have to let it dry and then use a cutter and cutter the excess and you don’t do that mess in the wood. I use it a lot to do crafts to mold it I have to keep it wet with water and soap but not to seal anything to avoid insects. Just for your information only.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

It's interesting that you can tame the beast for crafts! Very cool!

[@gncl7599]

Easier to let it dry and then remove the excess... when its wet it will be way worst.

[@PortugalfromScratch]

Yep!