9th Day of Christmas, Back To Château DIY.
Bonjour à tous,
It’s the 9th Day of Christmas here at the château and back to DIY work.
The panelling need removing in the pink bathroom for all the water pipes to be hidden behind as Terry never does anything easy or simple, but as Terry and Ash remove the panelling they discover a brick wall ready to fall down.
If you would like to join us on our family journey restoring this once abandoned château, please just follow the link below, 🥰
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🏰 Château de Lalacelle
95 le château
Lalacelle
61320
France
We just like to thank everyone for sending us some beautiful Christmas cards, we ready do appreciate it 🥰🥰
About us,
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.
Unfortunately Château De Lalacelle has been abandoned for a number of decades so will need a lot of restoration and DIY.
Please subscribe and follow our families journey, with the up’s and down’s in moving from the UK to rural France and restoring this beautiful building to its former glory.
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I follow a number of the chateau channels. You guys probably have the greatest degree of difficulty in your renovations in that your chateau was in the worst state when you bought it AND you have the least amount of money to fix it up. It is incredible what you are doing. Total attention to detail - you take no short cuts - and manage it, as a team, with pure hard work and expertise. I have so much respect for you all.
If you include the French-language channels I'd say Chateau du Theil was much further gone but the rebuild looks like a massive professional project (leaving very little historic charm inside the stone walls). Chateau d'Olly is quite far up the list too though, and that's one mad DIY project!
The man who recreated the doors is a real artisan.
He is :) he has his own channel too: kzhead.info/tools/8SwIb4kUsKwFNIobslHs3Q.html
The people in your town must be so happy to see the château come back to life!
Hopefully! It does look stunning when you are driving onto or leaving the town. We have a good relationship with the Mairie and she has been amazingly supportive!
You’ll have to hold an open day next year for the villagers. They must be curious to see what you’ve done. Perhaps when you’re ready to launch your accommodation suites. Perhaps Tracy and the mayor can cut a ribbon at the gate or at the new front doors.
I cant get over how much Tracy and Ash carry and lug around x
Hans has some mad skills, the doors are true craftsmanship. I enjoy their channel very much and they look like they are cold all the time too! Escape to the Dream has definitely become my favorite chateau channel.
Many of your fellow chateau DIYers seem to be suffering from cold living and work spaces. As a Canadian who lived in - 40C winters and also lived in Beijing through 4 winters, I have some advice. Get yourselves some long johns- thermal long underwear and dress in layers. Always wear a hat, gloves and winter boots. I am a nursery school teacher and spent a good portion of each day outside with my students.
You don't do things "the easy way," but you do them the best way for the ultimate durability, craftmanship,, and beauty of your wonderful chateau. It must often be a bit of an internal struggle to reconcile how much more work you need to take on by doing such quality rather than fast renovations. Know that we all appreciate to excellent and beautiful work that all of your family has been doing.
Hans is the master of woodworking. Those doors are gorgeous. Absolutely stunning.
It was emotional seeing those beautiful doors revealed. Beautiful craftsmanship. Exquisite actually! ❤️🎄☺️
Thanks T C :)
Thank you for your wonderful vlogs. They have added so much cheer to our holidays. You are an amazingly beautiful family and we cannot thank you enough for sharing a bit of your journey with the world. Your generosity, kindness, and radiating love shine through. A Happy Christmas to you all!
Totally agree Brad, they have grit, drive and determination, ‘salt of the earth’ and most of all of lots of love! 💕 💗 Merry Christmas, 🎅🏻🎄🌲 Jonathan, Tracey, Ash, Terry and Iron Man Tony, and not forget all the fur babies including DONKEY! Hope you have a few days rest before you fire up your passion and go full steam ahead into 2022 all the best 🙏💫💥🍾🥂🍻💕 💗
Thank you so much guys! X
What a woman! Does all the rock pointing and has time to knit as well. Merry Christmas to all.
It's a different Tracy that knitted the hats, Hans wife I believe,
It’s Tracy from French Farmhouse Diaries (the wife of Hans who made the doors)
Traci is my hero. She always steps in on projects or starts her own. She is a great role model for women.
Ash and Terry, I think if you didn't have the best Mom in the world, I would offer to adopt you both. You look handsome in your new knit caps. I see the joy in your eyes on every little (well actually BIG) project. Loving the doors, can't wait to them finished .
Bless you :) thanks Jo :) we can’t wait to get them back in either :)
What a lovely man that made the doors, and the work he did on the doors amazing 🤩
You can follow this guy and his wife on French Farmhouse Diaries. Another hard working couple.
That room will be amazing when it's done. Just a tip about the log burner, if you take a little ash (no pun intended) out of the grate and gently rub it into the glass all the burnt on soot will come off easy. Then shine it with some kitchen roll and a little white vinegar. Your fire will look like new!
Thanks Sean. We’re all going to try that tomorrow now :)
We damp a rag and rub in a little ash from the grate and wipe the glass, it comes up a treat.
I’m so excited!! I can’t wait to hear what the next day of Christmas the true love gives! 🤣🥳🥰 … I keep changing what my favorite gift has been, but the 5 crazy Brits is at the top 💞🥰😆!! The double doors were right on time for Christmas!!! 🎄🥳🎊 That gentleman that made the door, what a nice man! And his wife as well! 🥰 Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us! Can’t wait for Christmas gift opening video 🥳🎊💞🎄🎉
All of you bring so much joy to so many people. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️🎄
Thank you Cathy :)
Terry, you are a visionary in nouveau chateau design. The bathroom plans sound idyllic. I loved the slouchy hat! How incredible with each episode how projects are coming together! 😊❤️🇨🇦🎶🎅🌲
Thank you Kerry Lynn :) I’ll tell him :)
That brick wall was rather scary how it came down so easily. Great idea removing that tiny door into the bathroom. A lot of extra work now will mean much less in the future. A wonderful job well done.
Another wonderful episode! I was so excited to see the front doors come back. What an amazing job Hans has done and Tracy was so very thoughtful to have crocheted hats for everyone. I have watched their channel and I am not surprised she did that. It is obvious she is a very nice lady. Ash, you have no idea how appreciative I am of your tutorial on the seal for the stove. I have a wood burning stove as well here in Texas and it needs a new seal. I lost my husband a year ago and I was at a loss as to how to replace the rope like cording around the door. Watching you replace it has made me realize I can do it myself. So…a big thank you from Texas! xx
So enjoy watching your family on the journey to restore the chateau and cottage. I love your idea of elevating the tub a bit to take advantage of the view with the bonus of hiding waste piping. I think the adversity of having to remove the bathroom wall will actually be an advantage that will allow for space to run the water supply pipes, electrics and install sound insulation between the bath and salon. I hope you have labeled the paneling parts to make it easier to reinstall them! Can't wait to see the front doors installed! Personally, I would drop everything else to get them primed, caulked, painted, glazed, and installed. So exciting to see them rebuilt!
Wont be long and we will have them back in place and looking amazing! We are itching to get them back on too!
Oh my goodness, Hans is a master joiner, he's made a beautiful job of the doors. Can't wait to see them fitted in the new year. Xxxx
You are lucky to have such a brilliant craftsmen on hand for your complex fittings . It will add greatly to how your chateau looks later on !
Definitely! Hans has been a godsend :)
The owl 🦉I could sit to lessen to that for hours. The new doors look great, can’t wait to see them installed.
How lovely to have your doors back. It must be so difficult to renovate a home like this because the standards of construction are so different now. Best of luck to you.
Wow! Every one of your vlogs is better than the one before folks!!! The doors are gorgeous as are the lights, the trees, everything!!!! Your family is #1 in my books!
One has to admire the team work , but for me the greatest asset to the enterprise is the talented and resourceful Tracy
Thank you, yes Tracy is amazing 🥰🥰
It breaks my heart that those doors will be painted. It wish an oiling would be all that was needed. The wood is so beautiful. Great work!
What an exceptionally beautiful family. Showing the world what true love is like and what can be accomplished with imagination and hardwork. An inspirational family.... Keeping humility and love foremost. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thanks Monica! Merry Christmas!
Hans did a wonderful job! You ALL do amazing work! The hats are great! I especially love the slouch hat! So Avi Kaplan! Very nice Tracy!
Poor Ash must have a very tired back after carrying all those bricks
I watch every episode of your renovation experiences. . And the 12 days of Christmas really brightens my everyday. You amaze me. And Jonathan is adorable. God bless you all.
So pretty with all the lights outside and on fencing.
Mom shows up and down comes the panels! She is a wonder!
It is so interesting to see how the chateau was constructed.
I love seeing behind the walls :) these look like they were put up in the 1970’s :)
The bath wall looked so narrow without the panelling! It will be wonderful with the floor raised to take advantage of the views- good planning! Enjoyed this vlog, as always. Cheers
Thanks Beverly :)
I am loving all the hard work you and your family are doing to restore the chateau. You look tired my dear Terry. Please remember to rest. As the saying goes Rome was not built in one day, and nor can a chateau be restored in three! Lol. Please stay well.
I know it’s a lot right now but if you do it right the first time you won’t have to keep going back 👍👍 the doors look amazing 🤩
Terry I am so excited that you are hiding electrics and plumbing behind walls . I cringe when I see ugly pipes n wires distracting from the Beauty 🥰🥰🥰
With all the work you guys have to do you took the time to decorate and I mean its BEAUTIFULL. The tree outside just does the trick for Christmas. Where do you guys get all that ENERGY and PATIENCE I would be throwing in the towel by now. Great Channel I am trying to get caught up on everything but had to see Christmas first.
Thank you so much, yes the Christmas one are our favourite 🥰
Your Chateau is the nicest I have seen on all the vlogs...well done all of you. You're a lovely family and great to watch.
Again, I loved everything about this content. Ash, today was your day for tasks! I had no idea and wondered why brick was used between the rooms and then covered with the panels of wood? The amount of work that goes into each room is unreal and thanks Terry for explaining as you go. Very helpful in understanding why you're having to make the choices that you're making. The new doors are beautiful and your new knit caps look great on both of you! Merry Christmas!
Another brilliant episode. The doors are a work of art. It feels as if it is all coming together for you all. 🎄🎄🎄🎄
I'm excited to see that front metal railing refinished its going to be gorgeous
It was still surprisingly sturdy. A good clean up and it will look like new :)
That bathroom wall really was easy to take down...scary, great job! Another wonderful video! Really loving the 12 Days of Christmas! Can't wait to see the new doors in place, they look beautiful! I watch Hans and Tracy's channel, lovely couple. Thank you for sharing, take really good care of yourselves, stay well! Much love Kathy x 💖
Hello from NYC USA. Love love ❤️ the drone shots of your beautiful Chateau . The Christmas lights are so pretty. May I make a suggestion? Please put a solar light at the very very top ,in that tiny window way at the top., so when the drone flys over you can see it. You can almost feel how happy the Chateau is to have a loving family to care for it again. Merry Christmas to you all, stay safe. Keep posting your videos. M❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🎄
Thank you Marianne :) I’ll see it we can do that :) merry Christmas to you too!
The huge gaps and loose mortar is mind blowing 🤯 I can't imagine what it felt like to find those I like the DIY fireplace rope video learn new things all the time. Love to see more of these
Wow those doors came out fantastic. Love the hats. That’s quite the project in the bathroom. It’s amazing it didn’t fail earlier 😮 can’t wait what my true love gives tomorrow. 🌲🎉🎄🎅😍😘
I do love watching your videos so much...thankyou...
Thank you Laurie :)
To clean the glass on door. Wet some paper towel or newspaper and wipe into some powdery ash in fire box then clean glass with ash covered paper. Best hint I learnt from chimney cleaner.
I love the style of your Chateau. Hans did a wonderful job on your doors. With a lot of care too. Lovely gift from Tracey.
Great progress the doors are lovely thank you for sharing
Thanks Christine :)
It makes me so happy to see the chateau come back to life -- like waking up slowly after a long nap. I always like to see the dogs. I did not know you had a donkey until the Christmas specials. I am waiting to see what gets added to the song everyday. The sleepless donkey always makes me chuckle.. Merry Christmas to your family.
The new doors look amazing! Its hard to fathom the weight of those walls, well done Ash!
Remember that Budo made the doors!
Thanks Kelly :) they really shouldn’t have came down as well as they did 😂😂
Terry you have been getting a great workout from this château, your looking fantastic! All of you are looking great, this is really lovely for the holidays seeing you all so full of life and love 💕 Now we have the long winter beginning today so it’s time for all of us to prepare our plants and pipes before the freeze comes in. I bought electric oil radiators that really do a nice job only 88$ US. They are nice next to the bed when you don’t want to heat the whole château until it’s good and sealed. What a fine job of craftsmanship on the new doors and the interior paneling, I know they will look fantastic when you refinish them. Your new wall will be excellent compared to the brickwork currently being removed, I can see how they built them so long ago. I wonder if you will be doing any tromp L’oil. I notice you have what sounds like a Barred Owl outside, we have one too, when I hear it I think it’s on my side. Well I do wish you a merry Christmas and one of these days I’ll have to figure out a nice house warming gift for you all, I’m on social security so my budget is tight but I’ll find some way. Your friends ChuckandMax
Thank you so much guys! Yes the weather is really starting to get cold now! Luckily we have managed to get log fires in both the château and the cottage, along with our family room :) the odd electric heater is still dotted about on the caravans at the moment though :) Merry Christmas and take care :)
Love watching your family. Mom is awesome.
🌟⭐️🌟💫It is like a fairy tale-your story! The château with all the Christmas lights and the Christmas tree has become alive. The once forgotten sad château is so so thankful, is litteraly beaming, looks virtually happy. It‘s a joy seeing this change from an old house to a rejouvenated home, the cottage included. HANS is a typically German name. Does he speak German? Like I do ( it‘s my mother tongue). He did an amazing job on the new frint door! You do everything so well, are a harmonious working team and a wonderful family. My respect and my compliments to all of you!!!😀😃😀😃😁 Happy Christmas!☃️🌟🎅🏻🙋♀️ Greetings from Switzerland and marianne😍
Lovely Hans, what a talented chap!
He is a great bloke :) do you follow their channel? It’s: kzhead.info/tools/8SwIb4kUsKwFNIobslHs3Q.html
I do - they've got their work cut out too 😅 lovely to see you helping each other x
Bricks...could be recycled for so many things....I am thinking of walk ways in the garden. Anyway, Love watching the videos and take care.
Absolutely Donna! They won’t go to waste :) thank you :)
Your personalized carol at the end is just perfect. Love your Christmas vlogs so much !
I love to see them fix the castle, it will be like new
I love the simple elegance of how you decorate Christmas trees.
The doors Hans made, are a work of art. He is truly a gifted craftsman. Also glad to see you using a wreaking bar, makes it much easier. Plus, just want to say, I press like on your videos even before I've seen the content, as I know I'm going to like it. Love watching your journey. Christmas Cheer to you all 🍻🥂
His Tracy is awesome, the hats are great.
The new doors look amazing. The work continues . Onwards and upwards 😎😎😎😎
Hey guys, Loving the new doors that have been made. They will look amazing when they are fitted. One note, for love of god, please wear a hard hat and PPE when pulling walls down. Those bricks were very unstable by the look of it and you're inhaling all that dust. Who knows what was used to build and seal with. The last thing you need is to end up in the A and E before Christmas!!! Take care. xx
My niece was wondering if she could move in with you lol. She said your house is beautiful.
The doors look stunning. Beautiful craftsmanship by Budo. I look forward to seeing them reinstated & look forward to seeing more videos of this gentlemen at work In his workshop. As & when you lot pop over & remove all the trees surrounding his future workshop. 👍
Such craftsmanship from Budo. ❤️ Nothing but the best for Terry and Ash. ❤️
I just love what you guys are doing . And can't wait to see it all done . I look forward to every Episode.
Thank you Rick :)
OHHHHHHHHHHH I always hate that it ends I so love hanging out with you guys. I know it is a tremendous amount of work but we are all with you in spirit. he he he.....I know that doesn't help those achy backs etc but know that we love you all..........stay happy and healthy!! Deb
If I wasn't broke I would sent you a trailer of tools.. Multi tool, trench digger, 3" 7" rotor saws you name! Merry Christmas to you all and it's great to see Tracy's home start to see furniture!
Thank you :) the thought means Just as much :) merry Christmas!
@@ashleywaters7198 Thank you Ash! (A friend of Dorthy's). 😉
Really enjoying your "Days of Christmas!" I look forward to seeing what's new each day.
The Skills you guys have had to learn will stand ya's in good stead once you have a full-on business.
Stunning Doors!
The lights, especially the spotlights look so good:)
Wonderful work on the doors!
Rockin' around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rockin' around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we'll have some pumpkin pie And we'll do some caroling You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily In the new old-fashioned way You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing, let's be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin' around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin' merrily In the new old-fashioned way
We’re definitely going to be rocking around the Christmas tree soon Jack :)
Very interesting! I’m perplexed by the brick behind the paneling, installation? Doesn’t make sense, but I know less than nothing about building. Brick would make a beautiful path or walkway though.
French farm house diaries, Tracy the hats are lovely the door are incredible magnificent. Blessings.
I am so impressed with your talent and hard work. Your parents are 👏 amazing.
Love ❤the new doors 🤗The things you find behind the panels brick with no mortar 🤔are they all like it ?🤔loverly presents🎁 see you tomorrow🤗 Love ❤ Sue 🎄🎄🎄🇬🇧🎄🎄🎄
Enjoy watching you all very much!! Can’t wait to see what is next!!
Very nice video Sadie! She is going to be very well looked after by the looks of it!
Fascinating to see bricks behind the panel. Amazing to see old historical building techniques.
Your doors are amazing what craftsmanship Hans has made a superb job of them. I was shocked at the state of the wall in the bathroom I hope you can use all the old bricks otherwise there could be problems matching into the panelling in the corners I'm not sure new bricks are the same size ? Looking forward to seeing the progress.
I’m late today ,was watching Lady C!
The doors turned out spectacular. I'm enjoying the renovationa so much. Merry Christmas!
The doors are magnificent!
How lucky are you to find such a clever craftsman and enthusiast to make those doors.! They are going to look spectacular. Will you put the porch back up eventually? At least the outline is there. I couldn't believe that bathroom wall - are the others okay? The panelling sure covers a multitude of 'bad building practices'. Terry, will you be doing up chairs to sell? The ones I have seen are so beautifully done. Oh. love the owls - we have a family 2 adults and 2 babies in a large tree in the back yard. So funny, the babies are learning to call and do so in the daylight. One thing at a time, I guess.
Those new doors are amazing, I am sure they will fantastic once finished and stained I am guessing and the rest of the work ..it's coming along
Yippee 🎄🎄🎄🎄
Lovely can’t wait to see them installed
Same here! Will be a massive job we have wanted to get done since day 1 :) thanks Jackie :)
Hopefully the bricks can be used elsewhere. BBQ area paving or something. I am sure you could come up with ideas.
You could put a full sized mirror in one of the doorways to make the new wall not so noticeable.
The doors are amazing. He did a fine job on them!
You are doing so well, it will be beautiful. It is beautiful.
It is looking good!
Thanks Desire :)
Great craftsmanship, fabulous doors
Thanks Maxine :)
The inner brick walls are not the most substantial things ever, granted. But then again, they were never intended to stand alone. They are part of a system including the paneling on each side, which is pretty sturdy. They may serve as a fire-stop to some degree too. And they've done the job for a couple of centuries. I'd have left them.