The good, bad, & ugly of our chateau exteriors (Part II, Full Tour)

Slt, mais que faites vous dans ce piège? tu as raison c'est plus une maison de maitre qu'un château, mais il va falloir passer beaucoup de budget pour assainir les bases, drainer et refaire complètement la structure, la rendre étanche vu la façon comment ça travaillé dans le temps, les fondations seraient elles suffisamment solides? le sous sol bouge, rien que pour le stabiliser il va falloir creuser et renforcer.. vous êtes courageux, mais ça implique beaucoup de temps mais surtout d'argent, est ce que ça en vaut la peine? bon courage, réfléchissez ;)

Looking forward to following this renovation journey

I absolutely love it when you have a collective of friends who get involved in a project together. The energy is amazing.
Also, the fact that the electricity is not up to code is no surprise. I used to watch the previous owners. They did a semi good job but I don’t think they cared enough to do it all properly. They just wanted to concentrate on the aesthetics. It’s about money as well so I think that may have affected their decisions because they spent a fair bit of money on the grand salon when the structure was the most important. I unsubscribed from them some way in because I could see that their decisions were confusing and so upsetting that the building wasn’t being cared for properly.

so refreshing your experience and ability to improve!! most english buy and titivate only.. so your vlogs are refreshing and you obviously have whats needed ahem 💰!! to invest.. well done, i like your feel of the videos! good luck and wait to see how it all goes ❤❤ ‘The Golden Room ‘ ahahahha

regarder de nouveaux propriétaires travailler dans un projet fou , apprendre plus sur l'architecture de ce bâtiment, avoir des cours d'histoire en supplément ,que demander de plus ? Bravo jeunes gens, et en plus vous êtes adorable tout les deux.

It blows my mind the amount of money these chateau eat up. Don’t get me wrong, I love that there are folks like y’all who are willing to take this challenge on. I follow several chateau channels, including Carol and Adrian when they were at La Ferte. I can see why they sold. So much work! 😱 Good luck in all of your work ahead of you. ❤️😊

It will be very fascinating to follow your journey!

Dan Preston on Escape to Rural France did his own rendering of the outside walls. The burial thing explains the burial tunnels under Quebec City in Cda.

From the previous owners, they dealt with wood worm issues structurally, no kitchen in the traditional sense. So don’t criticize, their efforts. It was a long and dragged out process for them. Yes Adrian did a wonderful job as Carole.

I hate to say it but Adriene and Carol while worked very hard am sure must have been overwhelmed. And now next owners left with the hardest and most expensive part of restoring this chateau.

You are standing out from any other châteaus channels and that's remarkable and desirable. Looking for so many more !

geweldig dat we nu ook echt alles te zien krijgen ik volg al heel lang het kasteel en wist echt niet dat het in zo slechte staat was maar zo fijn dat jullie het terug helemaaal gaan opbouwen hoe het moet veel succes

She was waiting for your arrival

You need to post more often

Thank goodness someone is finally prioritising the restoration of the basic structure of the chateau rather than guilding the pretty bits inside. Get the main structure sorted first , then you can do the fancy decorative features on the inside.

💕If you remove the Tommy tiles & soil/clay & everything else they use to put under them it would take they weight off the beams in your cellar💕Those shutters are beautifully unique also the Lead paint & Rust is very easy to remove just leave to the summer months to do them outside💕

Looking forward to following your journey into the restoration of this beauty, I'm confident it couldn't possibly be in better hands!

Echoing earlier comments, a fresh take on restoration of a chateau. Dan Preston is restoring a ruin. You have liveable accommodation (Some with flair and pizzaz). Hopefully your vlog will find its niche with viewers. Good luck!

You guys are brilliant, so glad youre giving this beauty the love it deserves. I'm sorry you still have people banging on about Adrian and Carole when it is now your time! Well done guys, i cant wait to follow your journey!

I only watched maybe every fifth video of the former owners. While I love gold and gilding it was too much attention to detail and too much gold for my taste. And I thought much of the building was renovated. But most of it seems in a very very poor condition. When indents and mushrooms eat the beams alway there is no use to attach new beams to a rotting structure - understandable even for a simple graphic designer with architectural interests. Looking very much forward to new insights and also to artistic inspiration.

Detailed and very interesting. Thank you.

This type of filming draws one in, fascinating. I wish you well.

Your approach is truly an intelligent and refreshing approach - very well done. It is a real surprise and shock that the previous owners spent hundreds of hours with trivial considerations on paint colours/shades/technics whilst the floors beneath their feet were literally rotting away. I stopped watching their channel after a while it all got far too tacky.

I have an old rectory and have similar humidity issues in my basement. I've found Ecor pro systems to work in keeping dampness at bay. They have, over 6 months, dried the walls and some of the floors.

Love how you are surveying the property and looking forward to watching!

You could live in a Cabin while much of the work is done. You have plenty of ground to place a cabin in the grounds.

Good to see all the facets of the Chateau, thx! Can't wait to see your progression as you embark on this journey. Merry Christmas! ❤

I have to wonder if you feel overwhelmed and worry about the obvious amount of time and money that it will take to restore your chateau.

I would replace those beams under your kitchen with glue laminated beams

Felt a bit like a deja-vu … but you seem to know what you are talking about. Good luck tackling more than just the interior. The house seems to need some work on the outside more than on the inside 🙂

I’m sorry your comment sections are filled with people who take offence on the behalf of the previous owners. They had their time in the chateau, used that time as they wanted, done the work they wanted to and SOLD the building on. They obviously recognised the amount of work needed was far more than they were able to take on, hence they have moved on.

Their loyal viewers also need to move on mentally.

Sadly the building is in bad repair, it needs structural work before anything else can happen. That’s the reality of an old building, papering over the cracks only works for so long. Bon chance, in your adventure 😊I look forward to seeing this beautiful building shine again.

Fale mais em português… adorei saber que são brasileiros 🇧🇷

Bjr il va falloir beaucoup d’argent pour restaurer cette jolie ruine dont les précédents propriétaires n’ont finalement que mis un sparadrap sur une jambe de bois mangée par les termites! Les fondations sont en train de s’effriter et sont moins solides que le château de Chaumont… et tout ça pour une habitation sans passé historique comme il y en a tant et c’est pour ça qu’on les laisse à l’abandon!tous mes bons voeux

Adrien really just did lipstick to this place not much else! Love your professional approach and analysis to take on this project.

So Adrian and Carrol basically put GOLD lipstick on the chateau pig ignoring the rotten beams holding it all up/rotten windows and doors😢
Maybe they should have saved on the gold and invested in the rotten bones

THANK YOU. I said several times on Adrian and Carole’s videos that what they called the original kitchen was not accurate; the age of the house dictated the kitchen would have been in the basement. I also knew that had to be the case because of the odd doorway between the ‘original’ upstairs kitchen and the dining room with the wide framing, it had to have been the dumb waiter from the basement. ALL houses like this from this period had them. Adrian never showed that little fireplace. I know the rest of the basement had to have been other rooms used by the domestic staff as well.

So glad you are continuing the you tube content.

I absolutely love the video, you give somuch information. Do you mind sharing the cost of the repairs?

It’s very interesting to have a tour of the chateau and see the good, the bad and the ugly. I agree with you though, it is a stunning building. Are you going to tour the outbuildings? I am excited to see what you are going to do first? I really like the way you shoot your videos….

Thank you for the good, bad and ugly…it needs to be seen

Hi guys. How did you find this chayeau and how much it cost? I have been watch many programs about restoring or rebuilting chateaux like Dick Strwbridge family, ,Chateau Diaries with Stephanie,,Chateau de Purnon,Chateau de Chaumont with Dany who is rebuding from the ashes etc, I`m also dream with a change to do the same so., I do npt call that program like"Oh No Another chateau! cause I`m delight about it although I understood your sense of humor.

Oh wow, I’m so happy to see this chateau again !! ❤❤

Yikes! At least you have a gorgeous grand salon and hall.

This home needed you. Glad you have good friends who know how to really help. Looking forward to seeing how you solve some very difficult problems. It may be small, but it has great potential.

I thought at first glance you didn't have much to do but can see a lot of work ahead. What an amazing journey to be on though. Thanks for a cool chateau show. Best of luck to you both!

Im happy to see that you are approaching this massive project with the goal of restoration rather than just beautification. As it progresses the real beauty will shine through.

This building was definitely meant for you both 🤗🤗

Now THIS is what I call a chateau restoration channel…!!

I’m pleased an architect has bought la ferte. The previous owner was continually putting lipstick on a pig without addressing the important underlying infrastructure first.