Château Bathroom Demolition & Discovery. Ep 23
Hello everyone,
This week at the château, Terry starts work on the bathrooms throughout the Château. Currently we only have one bathroom and one separate toilet for the whole property, so to create a three beautiful bathrooms Terry need to clear out each of the rooms, work out the location for water feeds and waste, plus lift three Parquet floors so he can reuse them at a later date.
While lifting the floors, throughout the château, Terry has a couple of good and bad discoveries along the way.
After a couple of hard days work, Terry manages to escape from the château to visit another spectacular Château and it’s owner to deliver a surprise present, you can see the gift from us to La lande at,
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We are a family from the North-East of England following our dream to restore a beautiful abandoned french Château. We discovered the heart stopping Château De Lalacelle in summer of 2020, this beautiful architectural monument Is set in the countryside of North-West France.
The moment we visited the Château we all fell in love, from the beautiful sweeping landscape and forests, to its stunning untouched interiors and magnificent spiral staircase in the turret.
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What is so exceptional in watching is how your family went into this project in a non-live able chateau, and doing this bit by bit, and keep on trucking on. The process is just amazing. The findings along the way are so fun and treasures. Keep on going on! This family is amazing, all the way to littlest member. 👍🏼
Love the tub and the garden well done. To kill trees use Tordon it kills roots the lot. Need to spray wall with same deputed or steam to kill that ivy..
I remember that chair on Stephanie’s vlog! What an amazing talent you are gifted with Terry. You did not just restore that chair, you brought that chair back from the dead!! The best part is you did it with so much love.❤️
Thank you so much, it was a beautiful chair 🥰
Can wait till that part of your chateau restore comes to. I bet those are going to fabulous find make over of some much furniture.
You constantly all amaze me. Taking up those floorboards was a colossal job indeed. Well done dear Terry.
Love the new opening! Terry you are going to get "Magic Mike" fit carrying all those heavy bags down all those stairs!!
Thank you so much, I know I will be in a couple of years 😂😂😂🥰
All your hard work and dedication is going to pay off for sure. I’ve followed you from the start. It’s lovely to see your personalities and sense of humour come across as times gone on and being more at ease with the camera. You are a cracking bunch. The chair was beautiful Terry and such a kind gesture. I’m sure Stephanie will cherish it. Have a good week and keep up the good work 💪
Thank you so much, yes it’s hard getting use to the camera as we have never down anything like this, but so glad you have stayed with us ❤️🥰
Very enjoyable to watch your progress. Can’t think of anything much more important than having a few (warm) fully functioning bathrooms. You guys are so much fun to watch. Such a delightful family!
Terry, I can't get over how much you look like my Dad when he was young. He is passed since. People often called him Jerry, short for Jerome.
Tracy is amazing in all the work she does. You have a wonderful mother Terry. Love how dad Tony just gets on with things working quietly. As well as taking on the job of raising a grandson and working so hard to help you and Ash, they are simply generous and very giving and exceptional people. Love the colour of the future pistachio bathroom. What a find to have the original panelling still there. Really enjoy your videos. You are all doing a great job and so interesting and down to earth to watch. Love the weekly chat at the end . So glad to have found your channel .
Thank you so much, yes Tracy and Tony are both very special and I am happy to have them with me. The colour in the bathroom is stunning and can not wait to reuse it ❤️🥰
Lovely vlog. So much progress. I saw Stephanie accepting the beautiful chair you restored! Just amazing work Terry.
Thank you so much 🙏❤️
The chair you gave to Stephanie was beautiful. You should have shown that on your vlog. That’s probably the prettiest piece of furniture at La Lande. Hope to see more of your upholstery work.
You guys are such hard workers and come across as a very happy family. You've great work ethic and have a great sense of humour, which I'm sure you need, when renovating a chateau
Loving your show, the camaraderie, the work ethic, tight camera work on the grinding projects, the mutual Love and respect, sense of humor. Y’all are great!
Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥰
Seen a couple of projects where ppl bought listed properties, started renovating and then simply ran out of money. You must save a ton doing everything yourselves. Amazing.
Yes, we don’t have the money to pay for other people to do it so we have to do it ourselves, it is good fun too 🥰😊
Kudos to all in your family - including the pets:) What is so heartening to see is how you all respect each other, give each other encouragement and feedback with love and commitment! This family stands out among the KZhead communities!
Thank you so much 🙏❤️❤️🥰
What a delight to see a well organised family unit enjoying the challenges the cottage and Chateau throw up. Terry, how talented are you reupholstering that beautiful chair as a gift for Stephanie.
Thank you so much, the chair was beautiful ❤️🥰
Terry - safety goggles don’t work on your head - 🤣🤣 another fabulous episode. Quite exhausted just watching this hard work. You are all amazing. The chair was also something else Terry. Just wait for the days you can restore your own. Love this. 👏👏
Thank you so much, yes I know the goggles are not good 😂😂🥰
I had to laugh at the donkey braying in the background while you described what is happening in the bathroom.You will have to train him to be more civilized when you have guests.🤣
Yourself & spare time are not words that go together. The "Firewood" you lovingly restored & reupholstered for Chateau de Lalande is something you should be very proud of. A beautiful piece of furniture from a very talented lad.
Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥰
What a bonus, pastowners protected the paneling with all that plaster.. there your treasure..
It definitely felt like that 🥰
I smile everytime someone says ' haven't found any treasure yet' True Treasure is your family bond, and it's Shining Brightly . Love watching , 🐝safe
Such a talented working class family working together to improve their quality of life. Johnathan will reap all the awards, and doesn’t he just deserve it. Bravo!❤️❤️👍
Thank you so much, Jonathan loves he’s new life her at the château 🥰
Love to watch you because you're all so normal and down to earth. So hard working and great progress, can't wait to keep watching the progress.👏👏💕
Thank you so much 🥰
Writing from Germany. I am usually a silent viewer, but I had to comment. The chair you restored is absolutely breathtaking. Such a sweet gift.
It amazes me how much sheer tonnage of building materials was used in these chateaus, brick and stone walls with earthen packed floors all the way up.
Same thoughts. 👍
❤️🏰 Thank you for the vlog; Terry, Ash, Patrick, Panda and Tracy, Tony, Jonathan, Louie, Sasha ❤️ pieces of history and 🦴
Omg the snake skins!!! I would have been screaming. I bet Jonathan loved the discovery. Your dedication and bravery will pay off. Take care xxx
Maybe each room you work on , put up the scaffold with a pulley for buckets to dump rubble ?
Thank you so much great ideas 😊
What a lovely family! You all seem to get along so well. It's a real pleasure to watch and listen to you! You sure are "cracking on" and getting things done in fine style. Thank you so much continuing to "make my day"!
Another brilliant vlog. So much work and so much progress. Loved the chair you brought over to Stephanie. A work of art and love. Until next time 😍 ❤ 😘
I love that this is a family affair. Well done!
A pro tip my dad gave me and one I used when I ripped up the carpets and 2 layers of lino and 1965 newspapers to reveal beautiful wooden floors in my 1920s Queenslander home...I'm an Aussie. When you sand the floors, you save the sawdust and mix it 50/50 with a PVA wood glue (which is cheap as chips!) And fill any cracks and joins. You can only mix small batches at a time as it goes off fairly quickly, and you have to thoroughly clean your containers and tools in between, or it will go off even quicker. (Much like plastering.) It took me 2 months of weekends to do miles of seams and cracks, but I'm so glad I did. It has made a huge difference in sealing and bonding it together and no squeaks or crevices for dust to collect in. Nice smooth floors. Wish I could post you a before and after photos, but I don't know how to do that on KZhead. Just thought I'd share that very worthwhile tip with you all. It is time consuming, but one you won't regret doing.
Thank you very much for the advice, I will definitely do that 👍😊😊
@@chateaudelalacelle oh I forgot to add don't use the first corser sand sawdust, as it is loaded with years of dust and will make it very dark and dirty. Do a second finer sand and save that sawdust. It still comes up darker than your floor boards but still turns out nice. Good Luck. Love seeing the transformation and work your doing to restore a piece of history.
@@nettybubba7730 Hello and ex-Queenslander here myself. We do that trick as well. Works a treat.
We do that trick in the US as well, not only for floors but for furniture repair and restoration as well.
Snakes: I had friends whose mother told them to catch and remove all the snakes in their house. Within a season, there were so many mice in the house that she told them to go catch snakes and bring them indoors! Garden: if you post a plan, with cardinal directions and a description of your soil, you will get loads of suggestions. Do plan on planting a load of fruit trees next spring, since they take a good long while to produce fruit.
I’m enjoying your renovation journey. I have been binge watching episodes from the beginning the last few days. Each episode is exciting to watch the progress.
Great job everyone! Can’t wait to see the vegetable garden and the pretty garden. Madame Chateaux is lucky to have you lot!
I saw your chairs on Stephanie’s channel!! They are stunning! So beautiful and well done. You are very talented. I really enjoyed watching you tear apart the upstairs area. I always feel how brave you are to just take things apart, and knowing what you are going to do to rebuild! So impressed. Thanks for the adventure. I love the inside of these amazing homes and so excited to see them refurbished to their full glory again. Take care, 🇨🇦👋🏻❤️
Thank you so much, yes the chair was beautiful and Stephanie was so happy with it 🥰❤️
Look at trimming the fruit trees The chair was brillant and such care in the material. Talk about skeltons in the bathroom Great job everyone
How satisfying pulling these tiles off and look at that lovely panelling. The downside is taking the rubble down by hand😱 Look forward to seeing you transform these rooms😊 thank you for including us🍷💐
You’re doing a great job, Terry and beautiful family. Your gift to Stephanie was so thoughtful and she was thrilled with it. It’s stunning! And an 8 hr journey, back and forth. Such a kind gesture. Good luck with everything. X
Its coming on great and that chair was splendid! I am pleased those beautiful floor boards came up well too. Have a lovely week. 🙏🏼😇💞
Thank you so much, yes I was glad the boards are ok and we can reuse them 🥰
I loved this episode. It just had a laid back, easy going feel. Terry just told and showed us what was going on with the bathrooms. I imagine great things. Seeing that all of the original paneling was still there and finding the original color was a real treat. The right shade of vintage green can be quite stunning. Packing sand in between the floor and ceiling was a very common form on insulation. So exciting to hear Ash talk about the garden. A lot of work, but the reward will pay back in spades. Can't wait to see what you all will do with it.
Followed the Link to the Chair Delivery... THAT was one beautiful chair. Masterfully upholstered. Well done!
I have just found your blog and started watching, with awe, what a positive people. enjoy following your hard work and progress that's being made.
Thank you so much for joining us, hope you enjoy the journey 🥰
Tis was a great post. You guys got so much done this week and it's rewarding to start seeing a vision of what this place could become. What an awesome and kind gift that was for Stephanie.
Thank you so much, it is slowly coming together 🙏🥰
Looking amazing , you need to make a pulley type system ….if possible or a fashion a shoot type thing . So excited for you all Xx
Thank you very much, yes we do have one in the château for rubble just not bricks ❤️🥰
You are doing a great work at your château just like we are doing at our French castle, we deserve to be awarded by Macron for saving nice castles in France !!
Hot guy paneling and a hidden door this channel ticks all the boxes ! why come out of the closet when you can just tear it down. you guys are the best !!
😂 Thank you very much 🙏🥰
I am in awe of your abilities and commitment to this monumental task!!!! Such respect I have for each of you!!!! I too have watched from the beginning and I'm amazed of how much you have done!!! The chair was beyond gorgeous!! WOW!! What talent!!! I'm rooting for you from Indiana in the USA. Such a lovely family!!!!!
Thank you so much for being with us from the very start 🙏🥰❤️
What a beautiful family and so hard working. I know it might be hard right now, but it won't be long before the chateaux starts looking like it is back in its glory. Best to you all.
Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥰
UTB Great episode Terry, lots of work in the bathrooms. I can see a big difference week on week.
all the dust and sweat will create a real jewel. I'm already looking forward to the next video
Thank you so much 🥰
Do a walled vegetable and fruit tree garden! As for tree stumps, there is a granular product that helps them rot out from the middle. Spectracide makes one in the US but there should be products in France. You are all making great progress in both the chateau and the cottage. The bathroom paneling still being behind the tile is a wonderful find. It is beautiful. Much prettier than tile!
Very enjoyable vlog, been following you since the beginning and can see how much more relaxed everyone is with the camera. Loved the family chat and had laughs along with you. Gorgeous chair restoration, you're very talented Terry.
Thank you so much for being with us from the start 🙏 we are getting use to it all ❤️🥰
I love the families commitment & enthusiasm throughout the renovating ! Can't wait to see the bathroom finished Terry & Ash I love the panelling on the wall & your bath look amazing would it help to have a skip outside to throw out the rubbish to save the back breaking removal by hand ? Keep on smiling 🥰
Thank you so much, unfortunately we can not get a skip around the back due to the walled garden 🙁🥰
Incredibly sensitive demolition love the recycling ♻️.
I can’t believe the wonderful wood in your chateau, everywhere.
Uncovering the panelling is going to make those bathrooms very posh ! Snake skins & skeletons , too bad you haven’t found one or two Persian carpets . Lol
Yes it’s a shame we didn’t 🙁❤️
Oh what lovely wallpaper, Terry! A great find and do hope u can save some of it. It looks to be handpainted. Great!
I love the way you approach demolition with such care, with a view to re-using that which you take out. Not only sensible but very respectful the chateau's history. Most people won't want to know that their house is also home to all sorts of wildlife. We know we have snakes living around us. We even saw babies one year. As long as the little critters don't do any harm, leave well enough alone. Thanks for sharing, it's great seeing the progress. From Essex, England
Mom you are fantastic! I wish I knew you when I was redoing my basements! The men are all lucky to have you around.
Great work everyone, I love watching the progress on your magnificent Chateau. Thank you for sharing xx
I was not expecting a claw foot tub under all that tile. I agree with you about the old wallpaper behind the sink, it was lovely.
Amazing that the panelling has remained intact. Gorgeous what a fantastic find. You are all doing so much hard work and its starting to pay off congratulations! Cheers
Formal flower and shrub beds are usually deeper dug into the subsoil, and pathways have firm bedding. You should get an archaeologist to come along and do a resistivity survey of the walled garden, to see if any of the former layout survives and can be plotted. Would save you a lot of digging.
You talk about Angel Straw-bridge her name might be on the fabric but the designs are by Michael Petherick which Angel took all the credit for.
Wow!! Such progress and things moving along. The sheer energy to carry all those bricks and rubble down the stairs is incredible!! it looks as though you're getting down time and still smiling. Loving the journey!! xx
Have watched this twice now. Enjoy watching new videos and older ones. Such a nice family.. God Bless🙏🏼💙💖
I saw you on stephs vlog when you delivered the chair! Love your chateau! Binge watching your playlists now 🥰 absolutely beautiful!
Good to see the progress being made, with all the family working on each project renovation area. Stay safe, onwards, forwards and upwards. A’bientot from Cleguerec.
Thank you so much, it is all coming together 🥰
Keeping samples of the old wallpaper, magic, love that idea!!!
Terry, I saw you stuffing ceramic tiles into two bags and carrying them downstairs. With all the demolition you may be doing, that will wear you to a frazzle. You need to find a way to throw the rubble out the window. In the U.S., we use plastic rubble shoots that contain the trash and guide it into a dumpster on the ground below the demolition site. Then a truck comes and lifts it up and carries it away to the dump. If they don't have that system there, maybe you could place bins below the windows and cart them away, or just throw trash on the ground and scoop it up later with a backhoe.
So great to follow the work in progress .... I absolutely love to watch it... sooo many more episodes like this one please, if you ask me 😊😉 more work less talk 😄
I have come late to the party. I first discovered your channel last week & have been binge watching your vids from the first episode. What a lovely family you are, such great fun working together. What a lovely project you have there. Take care & keep well. From Chris on the lovely Isle of Wight here in the uk.
What a family! You all work so well together. I’m so impressed. Great progress!
It's incredible watching this Mind blown how bad the building was done in the past especially those brick walls and windows sills amazing seeing it
I've noticed in Europe there are few screen doors or window screens. I imagine that is how the snakes and birds are getting into homes. The progress on the Chateau is great. Little by little you're restoring it's beauty and recreating it's strength to be a comfortable home. Keep up the great work!!
Why, you’re RIGHT!? Noticed this too. Screens would be essential or insects would take over in a single day where I am.
Another awesome week in the books. Its amazing what you find when renovating. You guys are great and the obvious love amongst you is inspiring to see. Love watching you all.
Thank you so much, yes it’s strange what you find 😮❤️
Once again, I am in awe of how much you all get done in a week! Great job to all of you.
Thank you so much 🥰
Great work everyone and those bathrooms are going to look fantastic when finished.
I just love all of the footage of Terry pulling up the floor boards and clearing out the bathrooms. I enjoy the explanations he gives of the process. It is all so fascinating. I cannot wait to see the before and after of Terry & Ash’s apartment suite when it is finished. I know it is going to be gorgeous! You are a lovely, hard-working and talented family. Best of luck for great success on the chateau. Maybe one day I will have the opportunity to visit. 🤞🏼🤞🏼
I saw you on the Stephanie's channel, you did a beautiful job on the chair! So you have a new subscriber from me. Spent the last 2 days binge watching all your videos 😁 Love your channel and your family! Such wonderful energy.
Thank you so much and so glad you have joined us on our family journey 🥰
The panels behind the bathtub surround are fabulous! I’m glad they left it when they put the tub surround! You might want to see if Davy who is helping at Laland can help you with some landscaping designs,
Thank you so much, yes that’s a wonderful idea, next time I’m at la lande 🥰
You might find treasure in the u-bends of the old basins!!!!
The great part is that they did not destroy the fine paneling when they tiled the room. It is quite beautiful.
Watching from the Uk and absolutely loving it! Can’t wait for your next episode. Love seeing the dogs and also little Johnathan. I wish you all the best with the Chateau, you are a great family and so down to earth. Keep up the good work👍
Incredible hard work but so much progress. Terry can you please buy some knee pads. They will protect the knee joints.. You will save yourself from damage and pain for the future. Loved this week's vlog. The chateau is going to be beautiful. 💜 The story of the chair for Stephanie at Lalande was lovely. 😊
The progress is so exciting. A mini version of Versailles would look amazing in the garden.
Thank you so much, yes that would be amazing ❤️🥰
Your mother is so strong!!!...she gets into all the projects and to watch her is amazing!!!!...your Dad is unmentionable!!!!...the cottage is his domain... Seth is also amazing... now you on the other hand, I don't know about you 🤣🤣🤣🤣!!!!... you are also amazing!!!!...I want to tell you that the videos are getting better...I think you have enough time to start your Patreon page... you are going to need it!!!!
I admire all the hard work you are all doing. Thanks for taking us on your renovation journey. How do you keep those white t-shirts looking so clean? You are rich in original paneling! I felt guilty admiring the beautiful paneling and banister as you carried those bags of bricks down the staircase.
Another Sunday afternoon watching a long playing video on life at the Chateau. Thanks for the update. Two days a week now to visit with you all... "must see tv on youtube!"
Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥰
Hi, I’m watching you from America. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸. I’ve subscribed to your channel, and look forward to this restoration.
Always knew there was other ways of using supermarket bags, but i tend to use them for all sorts too. That wall was scary when you removed the panelling, lucky it just sat there. All the bathrooms are going to look amazing, hope your keeping all the panelling in the rooms that have it, i think it's lovely. Stay safe and look forward to the next part. XX
Thank you very much, yes we use the bags for all sorts 😂 ❤️
Absolutely amazing restoration work ✴️🎉🎈🌈 the Xmas video was just superb! The Xmas decorations?! Well, speechless 👍💖🙏 thank you for sharing your amazing journey xxx ❤️🙏💕
Hi everyone, what I truly love about watching your videos, is the dynamics of your relationship with each other, it's wonderful! Terry all the hard work you do & you still managed to take the time out and deliver the beautiful chair to Stephanie, which is absolutely beautiful. Quite the work-out carrying all that debris out...you certainly don't need a gym to keep fit! Was nice to see Jonathan. I've said it before, but I think you are all really amazing! Another love chat at the end, I feel like it's just a lovely visit with some friends. Thank you so much for sharing, take really good care of yourselves, stay safe! Much love Kathy x (Ontario, Canada)
That wall paper is lovely. Glad you want to try and preserve it somehow. Love watching your videos.
Nice to see that the original paneling was preserved underneath the bath fixtures. I fully expected to see it had all been cut away.
Such a handsome and cute couple. I would love a relationship such as this one. 😭🥰🥀
Thank you so much, there is someone out there for each of us and In time you will find the one ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🥰
Watching this series has given me so much pleasure and some envy wishing I was 20 years younger ! I will continue to watch from Tasmania Australia sending you support and love !
Thank you so much 🙏❤️🥰
I just started watching your vlogs and must say that I thoroughly enjoy your authentic way-no putting on aires. Can't wait to catch up to the current time. Jonathan is an absolute joy! Thanks for the inspiration.
Definitely one of my favourite Vlogs of the week. Well done on almost.the progress so far. 👍
I just found your channel as it was suggested to me by KZhead, I had been watching another chateau but they got upset with me for some reason. I sure do wish to have such a wonderful project and a handsome partner with mom and dad helping, but I’m too old for all of that now. I look forward to watching you get on with this project, and getting to know you better. I will watch your older videos to see how you started out. Your friends ChuckandMax
Thank you so much of joining us on our family journey 🙏🥰
Agree with @Sonia Hamilton that an elevator would be great to have, or at least plan for it in the layout so it can be added at a later stage. Provides you with more options when it comes to using the building for guests (mobility) and also for you when you get older.