@Another Homestead
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Off-grid homestead build focusing on self-sufficiency, food production, and essential systems.
11 videos in Shelter
Restoring an Abandoned Cave: Winter Shelter Repairs and Stone Wall Reinforcement
34-minute walkthrough of cave restoration work: clearing, fireplace removal, lime mortar wall repair, and stone stabilization before winter on an off-grid Italian homestead.
Tearing Down the Bread Oven: Building an Off-Grid Outdoor Kitchen
33-minute walkthrough of dismantling a stone bread oven, salvaging materials, running electrical conduit, and planning an outdoor kitchen for an off-grid homestead.
Stone House Renovation & Autumn Garden Reset
30 minutes of dry stone wall rebuilding, window installation, autumn harvest, and polytunnel food production on a century-old off-grid homestead renovation.
Stone House Renovation: Structural Assessment and Lime Mortar Repair
Step-by-step walkthrough of assessing and stabilizing a 100-year-old stone structure: identifying structural weaknesses, safely removing unstable sections, and preparing walls for lime mortar repair.
Off Grid Homestead Stone House Renovation: Full Roof Replacement
32-minute walkthrough of assessing and removing a 100-year-old stone house roof: structural damage assessment, beam rot evaluation, and planning a full replacement.
Tearing Down to Build Up on Our Off-Grid Homestead
31-minute walkthrough of off-grid renovations, stone wall work, bread oven restoration, and DIY drip irrigation setup with real-time troubleshooting of water pressure and tank issues.
Stone Masonry and Dry Stone Wall Restoration on Our Off-Grid Homestead
36-minute walkthrough of repairing and rebuilding a century-old dry stone wall: clearing, rebuilding sections, working with lime mortar, and finishing techniques.
Restoring a Century-Old Stone Wall on Our Homestead: Traditional Masonry and Lime Mortar
32-minute hands-on walkthrough of dry stone wall repair using traditional hydraulic lime and lime mortar, including clearing, stabilizing, and repointing techniques.
Digging Out the Cave on Our Homestead
30-minute walkthrough of excavating and stabilizing an old cave structure on an abandoned rural property, including equipment choices, problem-solving, and structural assessment.
Groundwork Begins Our Biggest Homestead Project Yet
34-minute walkthrough of off-grid infrastructure work: installing water and power lines, land clearing, access roads, and renovating abandoned stone structures on a 5-acre rural property.
We Cleared the Most Dangerous Part of Our Abandoned Land
32-minute walkthrough of land restoration on an off-grid homestead: clearing overgrown terrain, removing dead trees, managing erosion, chipping biomass, and making biochar for soil building.