Discover our Chateau OUTBUILDINGS 1 - How to renovate a Chateau (Without killing your partner) ep 24
2021 ж. 12 Мау.
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Revealing a new huge renovation project
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As an ex-archaeologist and history buff, I thank you both for your excitement and commitment to making the buildings living history again. Buildings always change - that's an OK thing. I could see your barrels in a 3 sided wine tasting pavilion as tables and decor. Love how many greens there are for Anna!
Since, it is believed that the long house is from the 17th Century, it might be worth enquiry if there is a preservation society or government grant that you may be entitled to apply for. There are organisations abroad that may offer you sponsorship. The long house would also make a beautiful wedding reception venue, especially for the evening reception, artist studio, writers den.........making it profitable throughout the year. Just food for thought. Sending ❤️ from Wales
These are excellent ideas! S. from Czechia :)
Great idea!💜
This was my first thought when I saw the state of the roof. Thankfully your comment was the first. This saved me from spamming Philip with the same suggestion. If they got their application in already, they may have a response between late 2025 thru summers 2032. Hopefully emergency repairs, without resorting to covering the roof with plastic sheeting, will save the three hundred year old timbers. Cheers!
Would be worse. Then they rule over every step of renovation you do and end up paying a lot more..
My favourite line of the show. " This place needs a lot of Benoit." I can't wait to watch the drama and hear the sarcasm, I mean, the renovations and history. Honestly, your show has so many frightening Philip components that I have one hand over my eyes a lot.
Yes, peeking through my fingers incase I miss something🤣😅🤣😅👍
Robin, I missed that line. Too funny!
the barrells would make really great outdoor cocktail tables for weddings or events.
Save the barrels for bespoke chateau drink.
That’s a great idea!
Terrific plan!
A few tips for the longhouses: 1. Few guest rooms to rest and relax. 2. Ateliers for artistic creation. 3. A small workshop. 4. Retreat for each child a room in a long house for themselves. 5. Space for one/two horses + carriage + accessories 6. Space for a vintage car that suits the house.
My wife and I bought an Amish PA USA farmhouse (circa 1796) 1983. The house had been ‘restored’ in the 1950’s and made grander than the original builders/owners could have possibly afforded. We were able to cobble together additional acreage to a total of only 30 of the original 300, but it gave us privacy! While we hired people to make additions the the house and build a new barn, we tackled the old barn and other outbuildings ourselves. We both used our bodies as a weapon of the war and built our relationship as a solid working team! As the challenges of life accrued, that bond served as a strong enough to hold us together through all the tough times that life throws at all of us. We celebrated 55 years in 2022 and are still in love. May all this work together give your relationship what you need to endure! You are a beautiful family…stay strong and keep laughing!
So pleased for you that you have patrons who want to restore the Longhouse before it's too late! :)
I would not be able to stop looking at all the interesting items either.
Me too 😃
Me too
And the broken ladder is now perfect for a corner of a room displaying folded fabrics or quilts on.
Beautiful building! Did anyone notice the Irises planted along the ridgeline ? I found this on a blog "Traditionally the thatched roof is topped with a bed of clay where iris are planted. The roots, or rather rhizomes, of the iris help to mesh together the reed ends in the thatch and remove excess moisture from the ridge." I hope you will do lots of research on these old buildings before you start the restoration, good luck.
As a gardener, Iris blooming on a thatched roof got my attention and I had to google it to see for myself. Sure enough, I found a row of Iris blooming away on top of a thatched roof houses! I wonder who thought of such a thing? I'm guessing a creative, horticultural carpenter that understood the thatched roof construction and the Iris rhizome (roots) that prefer shallow planting on soil surfaces. Can't you just picture Phillip planting Iris on the Long House roofs? It sounds so off the wall, the video could go viral! 😊
How interesting! THanks, Denis! I did notice them and wondered at it.
Fascinating and so beautifully practical all at the same time.
@Denis Peel- That was an amazing discovery you made about the iris'. These places are rich in history & it's always intriguing to discover historical facts! They will have to save all the iris' to replant them after the roof is finished, they will look gorgeous when in full bloom!
The Cow discussion cracked me up with the French Lesson😂 So much to restore I wish you both all the best.
Such treats! Can’t wait for Philip’s sardonic take on whatever he is doing.
Get's old sometimes to me.
Jennifer: I find that it is charming in the real sense of the word when, despite the enormity of the tasks they take on, Philip has this playful approach and hence my interest in their vlog. When I am faced with some gargantuan “I do not want to do this and I would rather have my eyes picked out with pins” task, I do not have this sense of humour. Therefore, I look forward to his approach to working his guts out at the Chateau. Wee Anna plays the straight woman beautifully. Absotively delightful. The glass is always half full with this lovely couple!
@@kathleenclark5877 same...I have been trying to lighten up and that's the effect their vlog has had on my state of mind. 🌷🙂
@@Jennifer62389 I feel bad for you. Life has its upside and downs 🙃 I find his humor charming.
I’m sure Nathan would love to have his section of the barn renovated. You could sneak in a reinforced door….just to avoid any future breakouts 🏃🏻♂️😉
He could start a lovely bistro there...
Nathan I think am love ❤❤🥰
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So happy that you will be rescuing that building- it is a beautiful piece of history and would make for a wonderful retreat for guests. I love watching you both and am always excited to watch your vids.
"it's a gender neutral hosta." you crack me up!
These long houses make me think of converting them to a country spa. You guys are so fun, I love catching up with you. Thanks for doing these videos. I enjoy your adventures.
Bats eat mosquitoes and are very beneficial. Here we make bat houses and love to see them come out at night.
👍🏼✨💛⭐️ yes yes yes
Wow, I thought the Chateau was a lot of work. Those outbuildings are absolutely worth saving but that is a shed load of work (you see what I did there?) :-) Thanks for sharing.
Watching Phillip put his head in the mulcher was quite "entertaining"! I love your dry sense if humor...particularly with your son. "I'm perfect, even if I make a mistake".
I believe that is a small donkey or burro shoe. They have a straighter and longer foot than the rounder hoof of a horse. Love the out buildings. Thank you for the tour.
That makes sense! I was thinking small work pony, but was still puzzled because it looked slightly different then any other horse/pony shoe I had seen.
Those old pieces of wood and tile ,cleand up would loook lovely as decoration in the chateau rooms. Even a group of the bottles with some flowers in would look wonderful! These longhouses would be wonderful rentals.
"How to renovate an outbuilding with your partner's life insurance money" I'm not a patron but i don't think they'd mind if you spent 60 euros on a damn ladder ahah Love these, the french lessons crack me up (much like the ladder)
Don’t stick your head in the wood chipper 😂!!!
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Plus one of those really large wine barrels could be used almost as sort of pub tables with glass tops in your garden for your guests.
My engineering heart is jumping full of joy when I see these historic buildings. They're the reason I chose my profession for. But important things now: you need to get the structures dry and keep them dry, that's 80% of the job done! Look out for wet stains on the floor, they will tell you where the water is getting in and where to start repairs. At best you'll get some heavy rain and can see the water coming in. You can always add pillars to hold the structures in place until you can start reconstruction, but stopping the cause of damage will give you time. I wish I was closer to you and could just come over to help....
Thank you very much!
@@HowToRenovateAChateau Always! If you need anything just ask.
More lovely Chateau vlogs tonight. Better than tv. Thank you.
I wouldn’t be able to stop looking through the bits inside of the buildings! I think discovering historical items & places is what draws me to chateau restoration channels. As always, sending love from America❣️🇺🇸
That was a super tour of the gorgeous old building! Phillip, I eagerly await your much loved, sarcastic comments every week. Your little daughter is gorgeous!!!!
Your business plan sounds exciting. I would be interested to discover the history of these buildings dating all the way back to the 17th century. Perhaps there are funds available for historic restoration and repurposing of these treasures. Maybe enough to buy a safer ladder. Unless, of course, collection of life insurance upon the unfortunate demise of one's spouse as a result of continued use of the historic ladder.
*Philip sticks his head into the wood chipper* Me: NOOOO, that's how you die in the movies! *Nothing happens to Philip* Me: oh right, he didn't turn it on and this is real life.
Love the idea of restoration. The tree in the middle could be cleaned up underneath and decorated for Christmas. It has the perfect shape for lights.
Maybe a good idea to leave the horseshoe in the barn for good luck😉 Enjoy the sense of humour you all have. Thank you yet again for sharing.
And have it with the loop downward and the two end upward to hold the luck is what I’ve always heard.
TREASURES!! AMAZING BOTTLES & BOXES & MOLDINGS OH MY! KEEP SEARCHING. Bats are amazing they eat mosquitos. Out buildings are incredible
And make excellent guano for fertilizer!
@@milmom4281 I was hoping others would comment on the benefits and wonder of bats! Thank you to you both!! I have always been the one to help get bats out of a house when they mistakenly fly in, and have even worked with a bat scientist in Belize once when he was studying them, especially the vampire bats! I had leather gloves on when I handled those bats.
I vote for making it into a 5 hour vlog! xoxo
I thoroughly admire your dedication, passion and courage in restoring the château "et ses dépendances". Thank you.
I luv those bottles. Can't wait to see them cleaned up.
You found treasure that is! So cute
The old outbuildings need to be saved. Very happy to hear you will be working on them.
Great tour, I’d get distracted too , but yes it’s urgent to save those buildings . Maybe the commune would have a grant available for preservation?
I can't wait for the restoration to start! Maybe Anna can even sneak some green into the decor...
And Phillip some burgundy
"We don't want the camera to fall, but it doesn't matter if you fall!" LOL...they are so perfect for each other!!
Monday mornings in Australia are so much better with you two. I always start them with a smile now. Thank you.
It would be SO wonderful to have a curiosity cabinet in the main entry area for all of the bits and bobs you've found!!! Including the pigeon flower frog, lol!
Those antique bottles and crates would make a beautiful display somewhere in the chateau. What a treasure trove those out buildings are. The long building is just lovely.
I'm a civil/structural engineer and I cannot believe you guys even went IN those buildings, I'd be watching from a distance haha
Enjoyed the long house; freaked out over the shredder and the ladder. “NOOOOOOOOO....don’t do it!”
As I held my Coffee Negroni cocktail tonight I couldn't stop my hand from shaking as I watched Phillip put his head in the shredder.... I couldn't help but yell at my TV ...."PHILLIP HAVEN'T YOU WATCHED FARGO"???? So happy that you were able to get your head out of the shredder and give a tour of the outbuildings.
Yah I’m now a patreon as a result of watching today’s vlog x so excited as your an amazing couple
Glad to have you on board 😊
Showing cows and playing ”the plum fairys dance” LOL
Super happy to hear that you're able to save the out buildings and keep them with thatched roofs! I would LOVE to stay there when they're done.
So much fun touring this longhouse. I can’t wait to hear what you find out about the history of the building.
I cannot wait to see the rest of the longhouse series. You’ve got history, archaeology, restoration and fixer-upper. What more could we ask for?🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋
Love what we’ve seen of the outbuildings so far, the history is incredible, can’t wait to see work start on them.
Could you put tarp over the roof for the time being to keep the rain out to buy you time. They are beautiful barns. Fascinating, thank you.
I screamed as the ladder cracked…lol.
I like Anna’s idea of a planters from the barrels. Plant it full of Liriope, then you would have a barrel full of Monkey (grass)!
Love the outbuildings... so much character! The stables in particular are beautiful.
That new mulch won't hurt your plants just not as nice looking as bark chips .Thatch roof a very dieing art. Only a few people do it these days. It's amazing how many years they last.
Please keep the French lessons. Love them!!!
I was completely thinking 'Fargo' when you were the shredder.. ha ha!!! Great Vlog ! thank you.
Fargo-esque at the beginning with the shredder!
"A lot of Benoit" 😂
Thank you so very much for sharing some of the rest of the property! What a treasure you have! It will be exciting to see the progress on the outbuildings. And of course, so relieved that Philipp survived!
I'm so thrilled that you are showing the out buildings! Love it!
The dove with the holes is a flower arrangement vase of the 50-70s.
You guys have this incredible ability to see challenges as adventures. It's that bit of reframing that can make an overwhelming project seem super fun! It's quite inspiring.
I am so looking forward to watching these buildings being restored. They are amazing, and will certainly be a great asset to the chateau, and you business. How exciting!!
You could make some water butts from the barrels. Love your vlogs. So funny.
Just found your channel yesterday and it is an absolute joy to watch your videos. Hope your family enjoy every day, even through the hard work.
Anna, all you had to say was, "spiders", hahahahaha
I love those longhouses. Are you able to get a dendrochronologist in to take a core sample of the timber to age them, perhaps?
Good idea
@@HowToRenovateAChateau I would definitely encourage that idea, though one thought is that many of the beams for the older french buildings, originally came from ship timbers. We live in a circa C17 water mill just south of the Loire and we have had historians explain that many of our beams in one of our gites were originally from ships.
so glad you're going to save the longhouse. looking forward to seeing the renovation.
Okd bath barrels. Hot tub a great idea. single barrel per person. Long bath brushes! Rain barrels to wash hair with!
Pays d'Auge... We're literally going on vacation there in 10 days! Hope we come across the chateau on the way :) Love the longère, they're so representative of normand architecture. Can't wait to see what they'll become!
I have a real weakness for timbered and thatched roof buildings so this video was such a pleasure to see. Oh, my!! I can hardly wait to follow along on the journey of this longhouse's restoration. I can even imagine staying in the restored longhouse with the beautiful peaked roof and glass doors to make it feel airy yet cozy. Enjoy this week and your continued efforts on the 4th guest room. xo
That crack from the attic door downwards is subsidence!
You should have some pretty interesting videos coming up with the reno of the outbuilding! Can't wait!!!
This was such a lovely episode. One of my favorite. Beautiful couple and Nathan and cows too. 😘
I can’t believe it been 30 days. I hope it’s gave you some extra money, because I’m hooked on watching your videos.
“It’s perfectly safe.” “This is a bit of an emergency.”😂❤️
So happy that you're able to move forward and save these amazing buildings. Excellent. ❤❤
Ooo, this kind of adventure is fun, it's always interesting to see what is left in out buildings like this.
Those long houses are a superexciting project. Hope you can start on it soon and turn it into gites. Ha, and please get a new ladder!
Amazing find of bottles! Don’t know if you’ve seen this DIY with wine/cider bottles but after you throughly clean them, you can drill a hole (must use a special drill bit) on the side at the bottom of the glass (but above the base), and insert battery operated “fairy lights”/Tiny LED lights, or plug in Christmas lights (the small ones not the large bulbs) depending where you put the bottle. The LED ones can be used as lighting on patio tables with some other little decorations and the bottles that have a electrical cord can be used in an outdoor kitchen, bar, side table, etc. My son has made some. They are really cool and depending on the color of glass, gives off a different “glow.” Obviously you can’t drink what’s inside, so this way you can use them and they have a purpose. And you could use some for vases in your guest rooms.
I see the longhouse as a beautiful holiday let in the future
Imagine Christmas!!
La vache...! La leçon de français m'a mis l'eau à la bouche...miam miam...
Please keep a space for the bats. They're so beautiful.
And helpful!!!
Your vlogs always make me laugh out loud, such good news about being able to think about renovating the longhouse!
You can use green mulch in borders as long as you don’t work it in, just leave it on top
Oh Philip, I'm crying with laughter at the captions from the "paying B&B customer" 😂 I'm surprised you're still alive! That wood chipper is very efficient, providing both motive and opportunity 😂😂😂
Amazing history..Oh please do buy a new ladder!!
Love the old beautiful buildings
Love all the bottles and other items you found. Blessings.
Ooohh exciting times ahead for you Anna & Phillip. So much history cannot wait to see the renovations in the future . 👍🏻🤗
The music during the cow scene 😆 😂 😆
Loved the out building tour! Pleaaasseee fix the roof!!! You can see that in the longere there are 2 distinct sections. One to house a family (with the window and door surrounded by bricks), and the other part for the animals. The loft was certainly used to stock grains and hay which were a great to insulate the house from the cold.
So interesting. A treasure hunt 😊😊
So many treasures in the buildings. I would use the bottles for simple vases and many of the items could be cleaned up and fused into the rooms as historical conversation pieces etc. Thank you for the tour.
Cant wait to see what else is hiding in the barns , I'd love to go hunting in history
I can envision the long house restored. It will be beautiful! Also, I enjoy the French lessons.
My cousins have lived in the same thatched cottage in Ireland for over 400 years...it is costly to thatch, but oh so beautiful.
I wonder how many thatchers are left that would be available to restore it? It's one of those specialty trades who probably have a backup of years.