BytheHill Renovation
We are Alyson and Luka: Welcome to our Home!
In October 2023, we used the little money we had to buy this small lumber and limestone cottage in a quiet hillside village in Zasavje, Slovenia. From that moment, we embarked on the biggest challenge of our lives: bring a forgotten piece of history back to life, starting with nothing but our skills, determination and imaginations.
With the help of Luka's dad Ladi, friends and travel volunteers, we are restoring, rebuilding and reimagining this beautiful, unique piece of architecture from the ground up. Using original building methods and modern tools, we are creating a one-of-a-kind home, and resurrecting this little cottage back to the local icon it once was.
⚒️ Limestone Building
🪚 Jack-of-All-Trades DIY
📐 Creative Reuse
🌿 Ecological Design
🧺 Micro-Farming
Join us as we follow in the rich tradition of doing the best we can with what we have, one small project at a time!
Videos out every other Sunday.
They Told Us this LIMESTONE Wall could NEVER be Fixed
Rebuilding our FRONT ENTRANCE Side Wall
We FINISH Rebuilding our Collapsing LIMESTONE Wall
Building our NATURAL LIMESTONE Front Stairs
Our LIMESTONE Kitchen Wall was CROOKED: We Rebuilt It
Building our QUAINT Chimney Brick Patio
Childhood Basement DOOR Gets Facelift and New Home
Ivy DESTROYED Our Limestone Kitchen Wall: 1-Year Reconstruction
Limestone Corner was Basically RUBBLE… We Rebuilt It
Finishing Stone Stairs with Salvaged Granite and Marble
Installing Reclaimed Pergola for a Cozy Outdoor Space
Limestone Wall on the Verge of COLLAPSE… We Rebuilt It
How We Use Onion, Coffee, and Iron to Match 240-Year Old Wood
We Build an AŽ Beehouse Out of Scrap-wood
Bathroom was FILLED with Dry Rot: Not Anymore
Old Pig Pen Gets New Doors: Installation and Door Restoration
BASE CAMP® M Pro Dust Mask: Unboxing and Review
Addressing Collapsing Beams on Southwest Walls
A Bathroom Without a Floor? Not anymore!: Bathroom Transformation Part I
Replacing our Old Worn Door with a 100-Year-Old Front Door
Replacing 200-Year-Old Rotted Beam & Securing with Limestone
Limestone Wall Reconstruction - South Wall EXTENDED (Time Lapse - Music Only)
Back LIMESTONE wall was FALLING apart: We Rebuid It (Part 2)
Back LIMESTONE wall was FALLING apart: We Rebuid It (Part 1)
1-Year Renovating our LIMESTONE and WOOD House
Limestone Wall Foundation and Drainage: East Wall (Time Lapse - Music Only)
Ремонт известняковой стены и установка защитного дренажа
Ditching Concrete for Brick & Limestone Stairs
Limestone Wall Reconstruction - South Wall (Time Lapse - Music Only)
Limestone Corner had a TREE in It... We Rebuilt It