Floor Out Wall Down - Offgrid Irish Homestead

In this Episode myself and Cohen finish taking up the old concrete floor which was about 30mm thick and had no strength to it. We were told we could of put insulation on top of this floor and then concrete but I am so glad we choose to rip it up as the floor will now run at one level and flat from the front porch through to the Lounge / dinning room and then on into the Extension which will have the Kitchen and the utility. This should make the whole building feel a lot better and flow better. It will also stop us tripping up any steps when we have had a few to many to drink. I (Dan) then take down the door and part of the wall which divided the two rooms up so that we could get a micro digger in to the house to dig up the floors. Cohen was at school on this day doing his exams before going into TY next year TY stands for Transition Year. It is a unique, optional, one-year school program that bridges the Junior Cycle and the Senior Cycle in secondary schools, usually taken by students aged 15 or 16. Rather than focusing on state exams, TY aims to promote personal growth, maturity, and vocational development. I am trying to get him to become a YouTube whizz and edit our videos during TY year but he is more interested in Minecraft and Fortnite like most 15 year olds. We have a lot of things coming this Month and don't want you to miss anything so make sure you Like, Subscribe, Hype and Follow our channel. You can also be kept up to date via our Patreon page www.patreon.com/c/Happyacrehomestead which now Lucy has full control over as I am extremely busy with the work and YouTube. While we were doing the work we were being powered by our solar power panels and power station which we got from Allpowers and has been a life saver powering our renovation and powering our Caravan when we are there. We hope you enjoy this video. There is a lot of exciting videos coming up over the next few weeks as the renovation work finally shifts into gear. Hope you are all well and Please Like, Hype, ring the bell and Subscribe for more videos and soon a very big announcement is coming. Love Lucy, Dan, Cohen & Faith See you Sunday. ☕ Buy us a coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/happyacrehom... 🧰 Help with renovation items https://www.amazon.ie/hz/wishlist/ls/... 🏡 Exclusive early videos & behind the scenes www.patreon.com/c/Happyacrehomestead 📱 FOLLOW OUR DAILY LIFE Instagram: /   / happy.acre.homestead   TikTok: /   / happy.acre.homestead   📧 Work with us: [email protected] Welcome, to Happy Acre Homestead, We are Dan, Lucy and our two Children Faith and Cohen. We left the UK, moved to Ireland… and bought a derelict farmhouse / homestead😅 We’re a family starting a completely new life in rural Ireland. In September 2025 we sold our house in the UK, packed up our lives, travelled across to Ireland with our caravan, and bought an abandoned farmhouse with one big dream: 👉 Build an off-grid homestead 👉 Live debt-free 👉 Restore this beautiful Irish home ourselves (on a tiny budget!) This channel follows our real, unfiltered journey — the wins, mistakes, chaos and family life along the way. To all our viewers don't forget to Like, Hype and Subscribe to the channel. We now have a Channel dedicated to the Music that we produce for our videos and we are aiming to eventually have YouTube playlists and Spotify playlists that you are free to use as you wish as long as you mention our channel in your video or description. If you would like any of the MP3 files to do this just ask and we can arrange it. / @happyacrestudios Every step gets us closer to turning this abandoned farmhouse into our forever off-grid homestead in Ireland. 🚨 SPECIAL VIDEO COMING SOON (Stay tuned) ❤️ SUPPORT OUR JOURNEY Your support genuinely keeps this project alive. 🔔 PLEASE HELP US GROW If you enjoy renovation, homesteading & real family life: 👍 Like the video 💬 Comment (it massively helps push the video!) 🔔 Subscribe to follow the full farmhouse restoration We’re building this life one day at a time — and we’d love you to be part of it.