Preparing An Abandoned House To Start Renovation On My Farm In Central Portugal | Leveling The Floor

In this video, My father will be lowering the original floor by 15cm, and making a leveling through the entire ruin so we can start preparing the Ruin for renovations.
We will be renovating it and reconstructing it by ourselves, so there will be videos of that in the future too :)
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Hi guys, I am Alex.
I am an Ukrainian expat who moved to Portugal.
No one in my family ever did any farming, But I discovered that I am very passionate about farming so recently I've purchased this 28 hectares Farm in Central Portugal, with the intention to start a small scale farm raising worms, cows and sheep.
In this little farm I am also planning to build an off-grid home, and be as self sufficient as possible, by growing my own food.
I created this channel to share my journey with the world, The journey of a first generation farmer, that is starting with no prior knowledge and experiences.
That maybe all the mistakes that I will make along this journey, and all the fails maybe will help some of you to learn from my mistake and not make them yourself.
I want to bring value and inspire people who are thinking about farming.
I am not a filmmaker or an editor, I am just a simple guy with a camera.
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[@AlexLukachina]

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[@jeffgent764]

Hi Alex, Did you try using the laser level in the evening when it’s dark? When you trim that cactus, so you can work on that part of the ruin, save the pieces. If you plant them 3 inches into the soil and water them twice a week they will root and you can have even more cactus! When I get those tiny cactus needles in my hands, I put tape on them to pull them out, it works really well! It might take several tries, but you will eventually get them all out. Jeff

[@jeffgent764]

Also, don’t did right next to the walls, you need to leave at least 12” of soil from the wall so the wall isn’t destabilized and collapses. It’s very dangerous if you undermine the foundation!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Jeff, And does that actually work with the tape? That's hillarious and clever at the same time :) I will try that next time :D

[@davidj1684]

Hi Alex, we love the fruit, known here in the Canary Islands as tuno or higo chumbo (nopal or prickly pear in English). Do NOT use gloves to recollect, I haven't found any suitable that don't end up impregnated with spines.. Best way is tongs, once they are ripe. Then place in a bucket/barrel of water for an hour or two and use a brush to move around in the water, removing the tiny spines that otherwise stick into your hand and stay for days! Be careful as the spines float to the surface. Change the water 2, 3 or even 4 times, throwing out the spines each time. We eat fresh (seeds and all) or make juice. Just cut off the top and the bottom and then peel the THICK layer of skin around it. It certainly is charged with many vitamins and health benefits... it's what is know these days as one of nature's "super-foods", whatever that really means. It's easy to prune/cut back... can be done with a kitchen knife, as the "leaves" and trunk are very soft and is very resistant to hard pruning. What you leave growing outside will easily survive and continue to grow and bear more fruit next year, depending on weather conditions of course. If you want more plants, it's also easy to propagate... just take a big "leaf", stick it in a well watered pot of earth and it will root.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi David, Thank you for the platera of useful information, I appreciate it very much! I've saved your comment with the instructions, and when we will collect the fruit, I will definitely try your method, thank you for that!

[@marielouiseborg4860]

Yummmmm prickly pear, lovely.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Marie, Haha yeah indeed an amazing fruit :)

[@auntytutu]

I love the mustaches over the windows and doors - so much character in the stones!!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Aunty Tutu, Yeah I love em as well, incredible stuff

[@stephenhall5444]

Hi Alex ,the easy way to find your levels would be a water level clear plastic tubing filled with water ,easy and cheap ,great work ,it will be worth all you effort once completed 👍

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Stephen, Thank you for the advice, I appreciate it very much! But wouldn't that be cumbersome?

[@stephenhall5444]

Not at all ,very easy to use ,inexpensive and accurate and no issues with the sunlight.

[@FontedaPipaPortugueseFarmLife]

Good job Guys, we use a clear hose with coloured water inside it, I have a video where i show how to use this if you want to see.. you can have any length of pipe you want and it is as accurate as a laser level. The cactus is great to eat and if you break off the pieces you can plant them in rows and sell the fruit later, it is popular here. Good luck with the future works💪👍

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Molly and Alex, Appreciate your feedback and support! Yeah the fruit it incredible, And thank you for tipping me that I can plant more of it. I am planting Pitayas as a hobby, and they are a cactus as well, So I reckon they work the same in that regard.

[@paulfreegard1271]

hose pipe filled with water ...level each end

[@19bigred55]

If you have a metal detctor you should go through the dirt you removed to see if you might find old Roman or Spanish coins

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Alan, Haha I've actually wanted to do that, And I do have a metal detector, But it is the cheapest one you can find. I wanted to save some money, And buy a normal one, And show you this on a video, maybe we can find something together :)

[@CrankyBubushka]

what a beautiful cactus tree.

[@AlexLukachina]

Yeah its incredible!

[@judithtaylormayo]

You are doing an excellent job clearing up the ruin and surroundings. it will all look worse before it lookes better, so relax and keep on doing what you are doiong because it is a great job.

[@LilybetMells]

In English it's called a Prickly pear and I belive they are very tasty x

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Lily, Prickly Pear, interesting, First time hearing that :) Actually reading throught all the comments, it seems like in every country they call in differently which is very interesting :) And they are indeed tasty ^^

[@shuhubrafik1411]

Back breaking job ,but bravo the end result is worthwhile 👏❤️👍

[@AlexLukachina]

Haha, It is indeed worthwhile :)

[@conniea9201]

I think that's awesome that you are willing to share the fruits from your farm 😊

[@paulwalsh8621]

I learned the hard way about that cactus.... Great work

[@AlexLukachina]

Haha, I felt that one :D

[@gecoimbra3612]

Hard working father + son. Welcome to my country 🇵🇹.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Ge, Thank you for the feedback and support! And thank you for welcoming me :)

[@elmarama1396]

Alex they are called "prickly pears" and they are so delicious if you take the skin off and leave them in the fridge to get cold!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Elma, They are indeed delicious! I will definitely try to put them in the fridge, should be fun ))

[@keeperofthegood]

That is an incredibly happy and healthy Prickly Pear you have there (Opuntia ficus-indica). Congrats, it is a good food source and an excellent water source. Properly cleaned of their glochids, you can eat the fruits, ripe or not, you can ferment the ripe fruits, you can eat the pads, you can also use them as fencing to deter animals. While overly successful in some introduced regions (like where you are) it's no less a success than the people that brought it with them and unlike many other invasive plants you can eat it!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi, Yeah the fruit is amazing, and the cactus will feed me nicely and will sustain me on my journey to self-sustainability :)

[@johndinsdale9386]

Alex, your attention to detail is amazing, I cant wait to see the finished house.Once finished, I assume you are going to start on the land, that also will be fascinating, good luck

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi John, Thank you for the appreciation, It means alot!

[@nena4215]

The ruin is in great shape, sounds funny, it’s in ruins! I like how you work, everything is nice, neat and tidy, there is no shortage of stones in Portugal, it’s amazing, everywhere. Looking forward to your build, thanks.

[@ivanresultamanutencao3675]

Nice , like to see you again Alex

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Ivan, Thank you for the support!

[@TheDaf95xf]

Hi 👋🏻 Alex. It’s great watching you working with your Dad as a team 😊 Nice job 👍🏻🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿😘

[@ritagrimm7141]

Hi Alex we call it tababos we're I come from love the fruit 😋

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Rita, Tababos? That is interesting, never heard of it :) But reading throught the comments, and it seems like people from every country calling this fruit differently, which is very interesting to hear how it is called in each country.

[@zinocrb]

Well done you are doing great job

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi zinocrb, Thank you for the feedback and support!

[@dinisluz3973]

This plant is very invasive, better add acid to burn instead or set fire. fruit is delicious congratulations on the project. 👍👌💪💪

[@AlexLukachina]

Hello Dinis, Thank you very much for the support!

[@ritagrimm7141]

Hi Alex and dad, this is so awesome that both of you can work nicely together ❤ your guys are hard works and I am enjoying your progress so I think I will continue watching and looking forward to your videos take some time out like Sundays or both Saturday and Sunday will see you on your next video and take care

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Rita, Thank you for the support :) And thank you for caring for us :)

[@ritagrimm7141]

I am growing Madeira Island and that what we call it there I always thought it a Portuguese word maybe I am spelling it wrong who knows?? Haha take care

[@user-sh7qz4td6d]

Great Job Alex!!!!! keep up the good work can't wait to see the end result!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Tanya, Thank you for the feedback and support, Hope you will like the journey :)

[@janvanvliet5195]

You guys have a great sense of humor ,hard work by hands but the result is great ,keep up the good work!

[@victorgoncalves2442]

Hello Alex and dad , where are you guys originally from and end up in Portugal ? The cactus is called ' Figueira da India' or ' Piteira ' , and the fruit is ' figo da India ' or ' figo de pita' ,to eat the fig use a fork to hold and a knife to take the skin out so you can safely eat it . They are ready to eat when they get orange red colour .

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Victor, Thank you for the information and the tip, I appreciate it! Next time I will try to eat it like that)) We are from Ukraine.

[@justinalexander8247]

Love from India ⁦♥️⁩

[@tat255987]

Great job!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Lance, Thank you for the feedback and support!

[@euchrideucrow1970]

Well this is my new favourite channel! That is the most insane cactus I’ve ever seen. You could sell the fruit for jam making.

[@sandyangel4243]

You could of use a water level. You use a quarter inch clear flexible tube , water and food coloring. Fill the tube with the colored water. Remove all air bubbles. Put one mark on wall at any level..one person will work where mark is. The other person goes to where you want anothher mark. First person lines up water to first mark. When water stops moving and on the mark the other person marks the wall where water at there end stops. Water seeks its own level. This is how it was done before lazor levels. Make sure water is as warm as air around you. You do this by laying in sun with bolts or corks plugging tube ends. Best to use bottled water. Always make sure you work all air bubbles out or your level marks will be off. The clear tubing buy at hard ware store. 50 ft is best. You have better reach.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Sandy, Thank you for the great suggestion, and the informative explanation!

[@codyleeser392]

Hi Alex, I just found you thru Nick. I liked your worm set up. This is my first video I have watched of yours.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Cody, Thank you for the feedback, Hope you enjoy :)

[@tinanieborg787]

Geez Alex what a progress, you are getting there, maybe take a day off, its hard work. I really love that cactus, i know the fruit, its so nice, to bad i am to far away. greetings from Holland

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Tina, Appreciate your support and caring for me, It means alot!

[@old_con]

Excellent result. Hard work but you’ve done it yourselves and you get so much satisfaction seeing the result. Congratulations. 👍🏽😎

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Gavin, Thank you for the feedback and support! Yeah the satisfaction we got is the best feeling in the world.

[@christiannesaam8334]

Bonjour Alex et papa de France et bon courage

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Christianne, Thank you for the feedback and support, I appreciate it very much!

[@starluna22]

Hi Alex can you give a tour of your farm and tell us what made you go to Portugal.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Amelia, I am definitely planning to do that some day in the near future :)

[@vanfann6273]

Hi Alex, Best of Luck with your project. I can see where you get your work ethic….

[@dweamy1]

That cactus is amazing, you are going to have a ton of prickly pears (English name for that fruit)! You definately need some kind of gloves to peel them. PS: really glad you brought your tools to dig up the dirt floor, save your backs!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Bimse, Haha yeah, I think I will be wearing a set of few gloves on top of each other when peeling those :D

[@jamespinto5379]

Hi Alex you are progressing very well every day. could you please make a video explaining yourself, who you are and from which country you belong to and how you fell in love with Portugal, how much you paid for the property, what you have been doing before moving to Portugal Etc.

[@gecoimbra3612]

They are from Ukraine.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi James, I am definitely planning on doing some kind of an introduction video in the near future.

[@chrisevans8259]

Great work guys, enjoying the way its getting better each day.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Chris, I appreciate it very much!

[@judithtaylormayo]

delicious fruit you will enjoy it, also the large leaves can be eaten too

[@doreenwilliams9622]

Why not use the laser at night??

[@keithaspin5160]

Great Job Alex!!!!! Tackling problems head on and with ingenuity....Big Congratulations to your Dad!!!👍👍👍👍

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Keith, Thank you very much!

[@ivantokar4973]

Yah man, good job. I like this video. 🤞

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Ivan, Thank you for the feedback and support, I appreciate it very much!

[@pedrofmc0000]

Trabalho incrível cara! A velha maneira com paciência e tenacidade. Parabéns. Desculpe se meu português não é bom o suficiente. Saudações desde Galiza

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Pedro, That's all right, My Portuguese is not strong either ))

[@pedrofmc0000]

@@AlexLukachina Wow! I thought you are portuguese! 😁

[@lowrainehope]

I am enjoying your video series and can't wait for the next one. You and your father are doing a great job.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi lowrainehope, Thank you for the feedback and support, I appreciate it very much!

[@nena4215]

I was stationed at 29 Palms, out in the desert. We had a simple trick for cactus injuries...you take Elmer’s glue (a white glue), spread in on the area, let it almost dry and peel it off, works great.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Nena, I must say I never heard of it, but it does make sense that it would work.

[@cedricgreen8460]

Seems to be growing well 👍👍👍👍👍

[@anitaklamer3360]

Bravo to you & your Dad. You guys did an awesome job!!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Anita, Thank you, I appreciate it!

[@marianamaria6920]

Parabéns Alex!!! Reconstruir uma casa de pedra em castelo branco não é tarefa fácil!!! Te encontrei ontem e estou vendo todos os teus vídeos desde o início...teu empenho e coragem para encarar essa tarefa com teu pai te merece muito respeito!!! Beijo grande de uma portuguesa no Brasil!!!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Mariana, Thank you for your feedback and support, It means alot to me!

[@trevorwindle8980]

Honestly guys you’ve got some stamina Alex your English and accent is beautiful many years ago in Wagga Wagga at Romano’s hotel the barman spoke just like yourself he had a sign at the drive thru bottle shop saying as he spoke “pleasa ringa d bell” I thought it delightful he so European in a Anglo Saxon English speaking town was certainly the exception I wanted to be from anywhere but my town , I have done the restoration of a ruin and now it lives on , loved for another 100 years, I sold it in 2010 it has had 2 owners now but will never go back to a ruin I think great work kind regards 👍❤️❤️❤️🙏

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Trevor, Haha thats wonderful, ringa d bell, thats funny :D Yeah I get a satisfaction from restoring such old ruins, It fulfills me knowing that it will be lived on.

[@ianbahn7193]

Kudos to you guys. It's heartening to see a father and son working together as you do. Keep the faith, Alex, and we look forward to following you in your endeavours!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Ian, Thank you very much for the feedback, Its means alot!

[@101life9]

Alex, you and your Dad did an amazing job 👏.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi 101 Life, Thank you for the feedback!

[@vivlocke2694]

I live in Australia where prickly pear is considered to be a noxious weed. We recently drove through inland southern Queensland and saw hundreds of kilometres of it. New South Wales used to have a government department called The Prickly Pear Eradication Board. I think the prickly pear outlived the Board!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Viv, Haha thats funny :D It is so interesting that in one part of the world the fruit is an exotic fruit, that is expensive, and then in the other world its a noxious weed.

[@konstantinospil1025]

Nice work Alex, very clean and organized! Keep that way!!!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Konstantinos, Thank your for the support!

[@paulchadwick4907]

Hi Alex , your video's and your progress are amazing. Please don't cut down any trees they will provide shade on hot days , maybe some pruning to raise the trees canopy would be beneficial. Can I ask is the white building yours aswel ?

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Paul, Thank you fro the feedback and support! Yeah I hate the idea of cutting down trees myself. Yes the white building is also mine, And that is a bigger project, that I will also be doing in the future :)

[@paulchadwick4907]

@@AlexLukachina thanks for the reply. It seems like quite a big area .

[@aidenjohns8248]

Alex love what your doing! your the second person i have seen in Portugal fitting insulation in Floor?.... i don't understand why???... the rest of the building wasn't built to modern building standards, and the climate is not that cold compared to UK, could do a foam crete layer and then a concrete layer.. or just concrete?.. with okastuc layer to sop damp from below!.. keep going dude it will look amazing when done!..

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Aiden, Thank you for the feedback and support, I appreciate it very much! In this region in Portugal, It is a mountainous area it is getting a bit cold in the winter, and very humid, so the floor will be dump and therefore called will be emitating from the floor. So the foam can help with that, and mitigate the cold.

[@Stephen_Wells]

60 year old Alex will be sat outside a fantastic house in a hot tub to soothe his back.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Stephen, Haha, he indeed will :)

[@Dreamertraveller]

Whenever you lay the floor, plan a breathable natural one and not concrete hopefully 😊

[@helenblatherwick8994]

Hi Alex, have you considered making the level line at dusk, when you have a chance to see the green light. I would wear a head lamp so I wouldn't trip over. Love your building ,the stonemasons craftsmanship is evident on your door and window mullions. It's a big project and it's going to be so beautiful and an achievement for you all. Stay safe.thanks for sharing.

[@helenblatherwick8994]

The fruit is like PawPaw, prickly, but very sweet. Makes nice jam.

[@helenblatherwick8994]

Love Sally,a heavy girl that gets the job done.x

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Helen, Thank you for the feedback and support. The craftmanship of the stonemasons is so admirable and mesmerizing, like you said when you look on how the doors and the frames were done, is just amazing, And what is more insane to me, is if you put a level on the floor or on any stone, it is LEVEL! Even the builders of today will not make a perfect level, but those people did, Its just amazing, And I have the most appreciation and admiration for those masons. Sally is indeed a very handy girl :)

[@rudymazar8666]

Prickly pear fruit is very good !! The italians love it ! but in Australia is a pest , terrible for the ecosystem.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Rudy, Oh really? a pest? Why is that?

[@billyinwaves]

What you mean is you made a perimeter line in pencil around the wall, which is level. You can then use that pencil line to dig out and level the floor below, at 1metre below the wall line at every point - or at any other chosen floor measurement you think is right. The other way to do this is to use a plastic tube filled with water, set around the perimeter. Water finds its own level so the tube can be laid around the floor to get it level as you dig out the high points.

[@AlexLukachina]

Thank you for the tip! We will try this way the next time :)

[@arlenethomas8920]

I am very curious about the other buildings on your property. Also how large is the property and where is the house located inside that property.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Arlene, I am planning on doing a tour video some day in the near future, so stay tuned :)

[@stan525]

cactus is edible, Nopales in Spanish is made from the padels of the cactus and tunas is the yellow or red fruit. You will learn to harvest and you will soon learn to avoid the spikes. also don't water it or it will soon suffer from it

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Stan, Yeah after getting those spikes on your hands few times, You learn it quickly :D

[@AfricanSouthernCross]

Great idea to get your levels, just go to show how old methods of doing things never fail, the new machines or tools are great to make our lives easier and in many cases new tools are better (like cordless drills etc) but never lose the knowledge of those old master builders.

[@AlexLukachina]

haha, Indeed!

[@yvonnestevenson6817]

Just wondered Alex, if you stick black garbage bags around the low part of the walls, would that show up the laser level light. There is an old way of finding the level and that is using a piece of clear plastic hose and water. Good luck with it all. From Australia

[@lilyy]

Alex, with each vídeo things become more interesting. You will have long work days and lots of sweat… in the end you will have a jewel

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Lily, Thank you, I appreciate it very much!

[@alvaalvarado2587]

The videos are very entertaining, I hope you continue giving us more renovations, and sometime you show us the whole space, because there is another house where you have the worms, and there is water on the property?, I hope I am not being too gossipy, hahahaha thanks for the recordings

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Alva, Thank you for the feedback and support, and the interest in the property. I am definitely planning on doing a farm tour.

[@justoneacre7873]

My god you and your father are workers! Are you camping on the land? I wish you all the best 😀

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Just One acre, We were sleeping in a tent for few days yes :)

[@scottphillips6847]

Alex, what will you use this building for?

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Scott, This building will be used as a off-grid home that I will be living in. Hopefully if the finances will allow it, I will start rebuilding the other house, And this house will become as some sort of guest house or I will make an airbnb out of it.

[@anietahurler4014]

Den Kaktus nicht kaputt machen er bringt Glück und deine Frau soll aus den Blüten Marmelade kochen der ist sehr gesund und gut

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Anieta, Thank you very much for the feedback and support! I will not remove the cactus, It is beautiful and gives a lot of fruit! I will tell my wife to do a jam, When I get a wife :D

[@santiagonavesgomez8332]

Alex did you saved the stones of your wall ……can you change your machine for one red instead of green

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Santiago, Yes we did save the stones, and when we will be rebuilding the wall, we will be using the same stones we took out.

[@LorraineinAustralia]

Hi Alex and Gennadi, what an effort. You have done so well. Please tell us the room dimensions. It’s really difficult to try and work out online😂 As far as the Prickly Pear goes, you are welcome to it. They are nasty prickly plants and too much trouble🤣 Cheers from Australia 🇦🇺

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Lorraine, Thank you for the feedback and support! The big room is : 8m x 6m And the smaller room is : 5m x 6m Oh they are trouble? Why is that? ))

[@LorraineinAustralia]

@@AlexLukachina I don’t like the tiny little prickles.. 😂😂

[@starluna22]

That fruit is very expensive in the us just wear gloves. About the other tree it's up to you but I would keep it it's a fruit tree.

[@cgannis2251]

Will you lose the fruit tree in restoring the building. Could it be replanted away from the build?

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi c g Annis, I think I will keep the tree, it is too beautiful and useful for the ecosystem :)

[@jaimelarson5864]

What did the old timers use for mortar between the rocks in those walls?

[@AlexLukachina]

Some mixture of Horse manure and Clay :D

[@jaimelarson5864]

@@AlexLukachina I'm really enjoying watching your project. I'm doing something similar at this time in Wisconsin (USA). The mortar I am replacing on a stone silo foundation is mostly a mixture of some type of limestone. I'm doing almost exactly the same as you are, mortaring with a traditional cement based mortar and filling the middle void with a regular bagged concrete mix. My daughter did some work for me on a stone wall about 5 years ago with this same mortar and it does not have a single crack yet anywhere, after 5 long Wisconsin winters.

[@AlexLukachina]

@@jaimelarson5864 Hi Jaime, sounds awesome! Yea the mortar that they were using is also based on Lime, but very little lime. I said Clay and horse manure, Because its a funny way to say basically its clay and whatever they could shavel around the house, Basically whatever they had around at the time, With a little bit of Lime added to it.

[@naroddyzmow5356]

Laser = small one on the ground.. I would came at dusk with spray paint. Laser it - and paint with chunk of cardboard. 1/2 hour job both rooms. Qustion Can you brek that hollow wall and bring small excavating machine inside. That wall is waste anyway. And why foam under cement floor? Portugal is rather hot country. Earth brings you cool - like your thick walls attached straight to the ground. I understand plastic membrane so no moisture ...

[@luisaleonardi666]

Are you supposed to live in this property Alex? Will you making a living out of it? Selling fruit, locate some parts of the property.. What are your plans? It's going to be a hard work but in the end I'm sure you'll be rewarded. Take care and go on.

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Luisa, Yes my plan is to live in this house, and on this land. I am planning to make a living out of it, or simply just live off-grid and live sustainably from the land.

[@jkabholat]

Message to 60 year old Alex sorry for all the back pain but know you’ll appreciate all that effort.☺️

[@AlexLukachina]

Haha, He definitely will :)

[@chronicfish]

Alex as I am new to your channel and I don't know if you have mentioned it before. Are you Portugese?

[@alzera473]

Read in ABOUT SECTION, he explains.

[@nena4215]

Wow, I just about hit the floor when I read you’re Ukrainian, now I can hear it in your speech. That’s very special because maybe you unknowingly left just in time, what Russia, or I should say putin ( I will not capitalize his name), has done is absolutely unforgivable and just plain evil!! All my best to you and your family and the families still in Ukraine.

[@georgesgohier484]

use your laser level light.... AT NIGHT. no roof - no problem

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Georges, Thank you for the suggestion!

[@annievlachos7880]

en français, ce sont des figues de barbarie

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Annie, Haha thats a funny name, What does barbarie mean? :D

[@coby6417]

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[@unhuz]

Hi Alex, i know you aren't supposed to start building a house from the roof down, but in this case, having good walls (minus the bit that collpased), wouldn't help your present and future work if you installed the new roof? ;)

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Unhuz, You are absolutely right, We need to build the roof. But for that we will need to rebuild the wall first, and then pour a concrete slab on top of the wall. So we can place the wood and then the roof. There are few steps to take before placing the roof, But yes you are right the roof needs to be place before doing any work, But in my case, because the wall collapsed, we need to rebuild it first.

[@unhuz]

@@AlexLukachina , yeah.... i thought that rebuilding the wall would be one of the very first things, but you leveling the floor before puzzled me.... wouldn't the wall be first than the floor? sorry for the questions, but its just me trying to get to your way of thought

[@AlexLukachina]

@@unhuz As I said in the video, the ground is not level yet, we will level it before making the floor. The reason we did it now, is because we wanted to be done with the bulk of the Shoveling and all that hard work now, and just then focus on building and etc.

[@unhuz]

@@AlexLukachina , ok... got it... keep up the amazing work.. i love to see it

[@marisa01082012]

"Figos do diabo" é o nome pelo qual conheço esses frutos

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Marisa, Thank you for letting me know, I never heard of it, Figos do Diabo, but now I know :)

[@Francedefence]

You got yourself such a beautiful property!!!! The land but also the ruins ! It has such a potential! If I may just give a little advice! You should use lime instead of ciment

[@janvanvliet5195]

You guys have a great sense of humor ,hard work by hands but the result is great ,keep up the good work!

[@AlexLukachina]

Hi Jan, Thank you for the feedback and support, It means alot!