![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-live-off-grid-in-shack/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/c585a0a8-9eef-4faa-975d-f0f2fca9acae.jpg&description=LIVING WILD Published : 1:00, 30 Sep 2023 Updated : 1:00, 30 Sep 2023 A MAN who bought a crumbling 100-year-old ruin plans to live off-grid forever - and says he will love it. Ricardo dos Santos purchased the abandoned Finca, a type of rural agricultural property, in Spain last year - despite no one else wanting to take on the project in more than a century. 7 Ricardo dos Santos purchased the abandoned property last year Credit: You Tube/Eridu Life Off Grid 7 The amateur renovator plans to restore the home in two to three years Credit: You Tube/Eridu Life Off Grid The old house, which has sat empty since 1862, is situated in the heart of the Spanish countryside and surrounded by miles of rolling hills. Ricardo explained the ambitious project will see the installation of electrics, plumbing, new structures, and complete restoration. The decapitated and crumbling home was covered by overgrown bushes and required days of gardening to even access the property. Stone terraces are scattered around the land, which also holds a 300-year-old well, according to locals. "In June 2022 we put an offer on an abandoned Finca in Spain," explained Ricardo. "I don't have experience in construction, carpentry, plumbing, electricity or agriculture. "But I'll research and learn everything I need to make this project happen." The optimistic renovator said the aim is permanently "living off grid, completely self sustainable, applying the principles of permaculture". Permaculture is creating self-sufficient agricultural ecosystems that can be lived off for the foreseeable future. While investigating, Ricardo discovered snake infested land surrounding his future home - which he intends to have fully functional in two to three years. "I almost stepped on a snake, and if there is something that gets me to freak out, it's snakes, I will be very careful from now on," he joked. The DIY builder explained a broken 5,000 litre rainwater cistern, will provide for him once it has been fixed. "The sto){kind=link}
A MAN who bought a crumbling 100-year-old ruin plans to live off-grid forever – and says he will love it.
Ricardo dos Santos purchased the abandoned Finca, a type of rural agricultural property, in Spain last year – despite no one else wanting to take on the project in more than a century.
The old house, which has sat empty since 1862, is situated in the heart of the Spanish countryside and surrounded by miles of rolling hills.
Ricardo explained the ambitious project will see the installation of electrics, plumbing, new structures, and complete restoration.
The decapitated and crumbling home was covered by overgrown bushes and required days of gardening to even access the property.