Have we been over optimistic rebuilding the old Irish cottage. (traditional methods only)

Creating more space on our little plot in Ireland.

Structural repairs and cabin fixes at old stone cottage Ireland.

Exposing the ancient stone walls at the traditional Irish cottage.

Building a wooden house alone with my dog.

we need to talk about this.

Things have changed for us - Van Life is not the same.

Forced to move into our incomplete DIY timber cabin.

Cladding our DIY timber cabin tiny home - waney edge.

DIY timber cabin build - EPDM rubber roof.

Unwanted guests at our remote home in Ireland (off grid cabin build)

A HUGE improvement at our DIY cottage restoration in IRELAND!

We nearly quit at this - forced fully off the grid in Ireland.

TOTAL DEMOLITION - Taking down THAT wall in old traditional Irish cottage restoration.

Major storm damage gives us hardest job so far - this is TOUGH. Removing the roof.

HUGE STORM puts this VAN LIFE couple in TROUBLE!

I CAN'T BELIEVE she built THIS in our DIY TIMBER CABIN!

An unwelcome start to a BIG year ahead - our remote life in winter.

We tried to build a timber cabin in 30 days - barn to tiny home.

The cabin build that nearly broke us.

An EXCITING addition to DIY TIMBER CABIN UNDER the old BARN!

MAJOR PROGRESS at CABIN build UNDER old BARN! (Our tiny home)

Trying to build a timber CABIN during STORM Darragh - our remote life at our traditional cottage.

Framing the first wall for our DIY timber cabin build.

Building a cabin INSIDE old barn - framing out the floor.

Starting my cabin build alone - in the thick of winter.

It will be a difficult winter if we don’t do THIS!

PREPARING FOR OUR FIRST WINTER on our REMOTE LAND in IRELAND.

WE NEEDED TO GET THIS DONE! - Restoring a traditional Irish stone cottage.

Traditional restoration - everything we did in our first 6 months in Irish cottage.