Step by Step! Off-Grid Stone House Renovation in Portugal

[@freelancebush]

Wow, check out the sparkle in your eye and the bounce in your step….Go Mike😀🍻

[@lancedaniels]

Those were some pretty good sized trees!

[@monalingan9523]

Way to go! Love seeing all this progress and all the people who come to help you. What a good guy Mike is.

[@mayafeliz]

Thank you very much! 😎

[@spmbuiltin]

You’re just adorable…..Love the videos 😊

[@lindaphillips7936]

Good friend s and family help. Way to go on the process.

[@RosaLopez-zw2ff]

Mike was so helpful with all the big projects. What a team effort from family and friends!

[@kimbanyc]

This is impressive.

[@sarahbraun1307]

I LOVE how you did you're happy dance at the end 😍❤️🙏🏼

[@stevejohnstonbaugh9171]

All of that acacia will make great firewood. If you buy a SILKY BIG BOY FOLDING SAW, 14.2-INCH CURVED BLADE you can go to the stockpiled wood and cut pieces of smaller diameter wood that will fit right into your stove. No splitting required and no noise. Also, many other uses around the homestead. It is an expensive saw, but you will find that the blade is razor sharp - and it cuts like nothing you have experienced before. And the blade folds into the handle for safety. Also, the blade is replaceable.

[@annab3952]

“make your own kind of music Sing your own special song Make your own kind of music Even if nobody else sings along” You go girl!!! 🎉

[@robinsouth8555]

Looking great, don't forget drain tile, before you fill it back in. That will divert any water away.😊

[@hilaryestradahaigh2217]

Marvellous Maya and Mike along with Paul making The Perfect 3 Hat Team. What a joy - Good Luck to Mike for his future - Blessings To All.

[@section8s]

I would put insulating waterproof boards bonded to the wall before backfilling.

[@juhajuntunen7866]

In one video she use that material when collecting rain water, so she know that materis but maybe not think /know how to use it here.

[@DonAntoniodetucum]

Atta girl, you put a great smile on my face today. Enough said.

[@lorrainewoodcock520]

Amazing work i love watching your positive energy for all your jobs x🎉

[@ayeaayush]

You happy dancing by the end of the video was everything!!❤❤ It filled my day with a lot of energy and happiness 😊

[@arjanvogel6444]

Thanks for your vid 😇💟💟💟 Love and bless you Maya, beautiful work girl 👍😁💪👌👏👏👏.

[@mariliaamaral4921]

Well done Maya lots of work done with the help of family and friends. Mike was amazing curt down the trees before he left, lots of wood for winter. I love the dancing in the end . See you soon.

[@juliafeliciano5372]

A lot of progress , and lots of dancing 💃

[@johnjaeger287]

Great work followed by pure happiness! Excellent story telling!

[@mayafeliz]

Well thank you John! 🙏

[@mooniepiereilly8923]

What hard workers all! 👏👏👏

[@donaldmackinnon5779]

It’s great to have friends who are willing to help you out. Love your enthusiasm and energy. Well done getting closer every day ❤❤❤

[@maceyevo]

Love the happy dance

[@HypaBumfuzzle]

Yayyyyy!!! Girl! This is looking AMAZING!!! look how much has gotten done!!! 💪💪💪

[@happyrocker02]

So lucky to have the best neighbor in the world

[@pedromarqueslito]

You don´t look a strong woman but you are a strong worker...please keep going!!!💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@astridhonold4685]

Maya du bist einfach großartig! Trotz Knochenarbeit hast du deine Freude nicht verloren - cooler Freudentanz❤

[@misteebrowning7481]

Great work guys! Thank you so much Mike for all the work you did and all the best to you on your own homestead! Happy dance!!!

[@nayansuryawanshi5541]

Really liked your happy dance in the end!!

[@peterdonecker6924]

Great work done, I love seeing all the progress you make with the help of your family and friends😊

[@mayafeliz]

Thank you so much Peter 🙌

[@donnabrown2886]

The walls look amazing! Great job! Very hard labor, but those walls and house will be so worth it.

[@theseaglasscompany]

Ahhh loved your happy dance. Great progress and amazing help. Can’t wait for next week’s episode x

[@sallywinterbourn1780]

Your happiness is so uplifting!

[@LesterSuggs]

Congratulations! What a huge project. Well done.

[@stephenmoss9842]

Absolutely fantastic amount of work done.

[@sheilajoseph9953]

Lovely people helping and great progress. 💚

[@pattieannwoods8255]

You and Mike are a perfect match. You have the same temperament awesome to see the 2 of you. Would love to see the 2 of you build a bigger bond. Smoothing the wall use a sponge it works better than a glove. Great job glad you are doing this restoring the houses

[@manuelafigueiredo7309]

It's so nice seeing all the progress and your happiness !

[@Sidnee333]

I am so happy to see you so happy! Would love to embrace the same lifestyle but at 63 it could be a tall order! I wish you well on your journey and look forward to your progress x❤

[@Enjoy_Life1971]

Thank you Mike for helping our friend Maya. 🫶

[@madison12456]

I look forward to these videos every week, thank you for putting your time into sharing your process. You are such a light, you always make my day. 🌞

[@mayafeliz]

Aww thank you so much! 🥳

[@deannarose2424]

so happy for you and all your progress it looks great!! So glad he was able to help with the trees too!

[@racebanning6390]

50OOO SUBSCRIBERS, CONGRATS!!!. AND THE WALL CAME OUT AMAZING, WHAT A TEAM! GOD BLESS FROM IDAHO U.S.A.. 👍👍🙏🙏

[@lizdg3892]

It’s so nice having the family get together to work on a project such as a dwelling. Gives it more meaning to have everyone involved. Love your progress.

[@stevenboudreau3426]

ive been watching all your videos over and over.. i find you very entertaining and highly inspirational you learn so fast how to do things and seem to always over come any obstacle .i think i enjoy your videos so much because i myself am building on my own land here in America . though im a bit jealous because you have a beautiful river running on your land and i dont .. but hay we cant have it all. Keep going girl. Your an inspiration to many people and i cant wait to see the outside walls of the homes get stucco plaster and painted so they look much cleaner...cheering you on .. steve

[@TastyPancakes]

as always great video! great progress! great people!

[@alizie2275]

Love the progress 😁 amazing work! Also love Mikes dreadlocks 👌

[@Janine6564]

Amazing work Maya. You must be getting stronger and in such good shape with all the work you have been doing. You're so strong. It's really becoming a home.❤

[@magaanusha9799]

I am so happy for you!!! Yay!! What a great job!!

[@toughgirlchallenges]

Mike is amazing!! What a great guy!

[@poodlegirl55]

Great progress. Mike is a maniac!!!

[@malmaladei]

To watch you and the guys is really inspirational and gives me lots of ideas for my own projects :)

[@lutzherbst6885]

Be happy! There will come a time when you cannot be happy, and this will be the time when you can draw on those days when you were happy. See you next time!

[@paulacunha6792]

Maya no País das Maravilhas 😊

[@lfuentes4098]

Teamwork makes the dream work!

[@heidihughes8806]

Great job Maya, the wall looks amazing,and it's good to know it's all waterproofed. 👏 You were fortunate to have Mike, Paul and your family to help along the way. As you said it got finished a lot quicker., And so, on to the next project! Its nice to see you so happy 😊 💕😄💕

[@ilonakatalindako-tolman5545]

How wonderful...a must well done and with good friends...nothing better🎉

[@sallywinterbourn1780]

Absolutely great work!

[@ttos3093]

Awesome, your volunteers are also amazing

[@krisfahrt5665]

You are doing really great! It's so amazing to see all the progress you have made! I really love watching what you achieve in your life 😍

[@mayafeliz]

Thanks so much, I appreciate it! 🥳

[@claudioforadori4140]

Una donna felice di se stessa e della vita che ha attorno , apprezzando il giorno per giorno , grazie di questi video sereni

[@AB-C1]

Excellent job! Mile did an amazing job helping bkth with the wall and especially the trees as thats a dangerous job, so you got lucky tuere with him sorting that for you safely and you have some firewood into the bargain! Paul obviously dod a good job aswell. The new House wall looks amazing! Should be nice and water tight for the winter! (You coile always paint the concrete once it's set with a waterproof barrier kust incase of any build up of water or potential land slips into tbw hole, if tou yet it waterproof treated now, you wont have to worry if theres any land fall into the hole as itll be totally sealed. Just a thought.. Have a great week and look forward to the next one! Cheers from London 👍

[@conniechuha3113]

You have such a positive attitude. ❤😊

[@k.s.2239]

Bravo, Mike and Maya 💪

[@sureis4907]

Great work Maia❤ Beijinhos de sintra/lisboa

[@tressanallenmartin9336]

Wow!! You guys have done so much.. so happy for you.. you’re doing it gf!!!! Yehhhh!!

[@cryptogranny4854]

Hi Maya, for ants: look where they come from and spray : Ebogon Rastejantes, eficaz contra baratas, formigas e outos insectos rastejantes. It works really well for weeks and longer! I think Mike did enjoy himself, I think he will come more often!

[@MariaJimenez-kt1rm]

😂😂😂loca!! I’m happy to see you enjoy your life you deserve it good job Maya and good family and friends God bless you!!❤️👵🏻

[@bobbie_art]

Yoehoeee! 😂 What a hard workers and smooth dance moves 🎉.

[@nancyhorn9692]

Always enjoy watching what you do…..you make me tired! Lol. You hustle like all of the guys! 😂 Love seeing the transformation!

[@olgaliuft5607]

You are so positive and amazing, like a sunstroke! Wish you good luck with your projects! ❤

[@mayafeliz]

Thank you so much Olga 🌟

[@veronicabalfourpaul2288]

Yay! Dance for joy. Remember to rest some days.

[@Melicoy]

Awesome. Thanks. I love how positive you are it is very refreshing. Thanks again.

[@barbaramccarroll9540]

An amazing job, well done

[@ce1581]

Blessings to all your family and Mike and Paul for all their hard work ❣️❣️❣️❣️. Maya your home is BEAUTIFUL ❣️❣️❣️❣️

[@kathybrunson2390]

Looks great!

[@1978danielTaylor]

Good work , hard work beautiful home

[@richarramos466]

saludos maya,que bueno verte feliz,te mando un abrazo,bye

[@TrueSamanthasimpson]

So good to look all of your in Portugal

[@brasmoreauantunes3686]

You are the cutest! Love Ainá & Brás

[@frizzblizz]

Why didnt you wet the surface of the Walls before the rendering? Thats very essential usually.

[@deanag3402]

🌻 Dancing at the End that’s Cool Makes the body feel so good I do that sometimes put some music on and just DANCE 🌻 Loving your channel . Love getting to know you Have a Wonderful Week 🌻

[@ProserpinePomegranate]

Loved the broom overflip!😂

[@patriciab6132]

Go Maya!!!

[@mesutozsen903]

Eline emeğine sağlık bu güzel video için kolay gelsin hayırlı işler....👍👍👍👍

[@joeb4142]

Rumor has it that in the dictionary entry for “infectious smile” there’s a photo of Maya! 😇

[@tomprice2501]

Well done, I like this community of homesteaders that care for one another. Now there is no excuse to buy straight poles for all your future projects.

[@mollymelinamollymelina1139]

Hallo Maya, wenn ich Euch ein Tip geben darf, lass den Betonmischer laufen Beim auskippen des Mörtels, das macht mann so und es ist viel einfacher für euch. Respekt dafür was du schon gepackt hast.....LG

[@riaan7836]

So amazing 😀😀😀💯💯👌👌

[@jean-marievennin8405]

it is to late for....but may i suggest that you use "pouch" (like in kitchen )but for concrete in order to insert full the concrete inside of the stone wall. I discover this way of doing on Y.T.channel with a family restoring a very old farm in flat stone wall.🤔😉😊 You have a runing river in your property , you can install a hydrolic generator in order to have free energy all the year.😉😊 Perhaps if the river is able, take in information on "Ram pump". No energy for that to have runing fresh water inside home and that for free except the price of the pipes and the system .😉😊 See internet on that. Mimosa wood : you have a lote of fire-wood. Bravo.😋 Bon courage and stay safe.👍👍👍👍👍

[@sorinsabau1664]

I would insulate the house against the hill. I live in a basement and in the summer time is so cool in the house but the humidity in the air gets condensed on the walls. i have to keep dehumidifier on all summer...

[@Margot17gardens]

Gee , I don’t have the energy to clean off the banking in my back yard. 😥 awesome job!

[@bearfootartistry]

Happy dance 🕺 💓

[@wvover8079]

Awesome work and great friends and family!... do you need a heat shield of some kind behind your wood burning stove? Loce the happy dance at the end..😊

[@wanro027]

Oooo I want Rasta hair toooo

[@rosamperez233]

nice job, enough long trees to make a bridge there

[@humbertochaves4099]

Have you thought about putting a french drain at the bottom of the wall?

[@gayewilliams2521]

I wish we could have seen how Paul showed you how to smooth 😮

[@Liofa73]

Mike put in some hard days work for you. :)

[@petro3441]

How about Mike move there and the two of you get the whole place fixed👌🤭amazing what extra pairs of hands can do