(#37) Transforming My Old Stone Walls & A Spring Time Festival

Описание: This week I work on renovating and restoring some interior walls in the extension part of the house. This was not possible until the recent builder's work was complete. But now I am able to strip off ancient plaster and lime mortar to bring new life to the walls.
Some parts of these walls are in poor condition so I have to be careful. First I chip off the plaster either by hand or with a small power hammer. Then I remove excess mortar from the stones and the joints between them, using a metal brush and a grinder. I then clear away some of the dust using a blower, before further cleaning with some water. I then use a brush to apply some weak acid to the surface to clean off the lime mortar. After cleaning the walls I then have to tidy up and remove plenty of dust and dirt.
This week is also the annual Flower Festival in the city of Girona (Temps de Flores). I manage to go there late one afternoon for a fast walk around the medieval streets and the flower displays.
I then review my work with some before and after comparisons. And finally I give an explanation about an area of the house I had not been sure about. It appears that it might be the remains of a structure for crushing grapes and producing wine.
Next week I will probably be back excavating rock from the floor, which I hope to have some help with.
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chapters
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00:00 intro
00:41 work intro
01:08 prep
01:39 wall 1
02:57 wood block
03:31 wall 2
04:03 drill hammer
04:52 grinder brush
05:43 day 2
06:42 water wash
07:29 upstairs
09:14 power hammer
11:11 grinder & dust
12:08 day 3
12:50 spray clean
14:22 lunch & swallows
15:25 next wall
17:22 tile catch
18:17 chisel
20:30 day 4
21:52 wall cleaning
23:08 down below
23:54 tidy & exit
24:39 girona flowers
25:43 streets & displays
26:31 old centre
27:30 street steps
28:39 cathedral
30:08 old centre 2
32:10 heading out
32:50 work review
34:10 downstairs
34:56 an explanation
36:51 outro

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about my channel and its videos
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My channel is about the renovation and restoration of an old stone house on a hill in Catalunya (North East of Spain). The house is near the Costa Brava and has magnificent views of the forest around it and the Mediterranean Sea.

The house has many beautiful old features, including its stone walls, vaulted ceilings, ancient terracotta tiles and many quirky parts added over the centuries. At the moment, I am working on the house on my own as I try to turn it into a dream home in harmony with the nature and culture that surrounds it.

The house is not in France or Italy and is not a Chateau or Cabin, but I watch and am inspired by channels that are. Especially Martijn Doolaard and Dan Preston's Escape to Rural France. I love Martijn's style, philosophy and cinematography and Dan's energy, humour and ambition. I'm trying to include some of these attributes in my videos.