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Its great you are using a local stone mason to assist as needed. Good for the chateau and the community.
As well as yourselves. 😊
Yes tell us his name, and put up any website he has to help him get more business...
Not only is it good to use local people to help but also gives them a sense of pride and involvement in the restoration.
And in August! France practically shuts down for the entire month, usually
Whatever has to be done to restore this beautiful lady back to her former glory I know that you will do it right. ❤️👍💪
Stone Mason...........GREAT IDEA to ensure a speedy rebuild of that wall.
So glad you're willing to put professional help to use when needed , there's great wisdom in that .
When Brian can just pull out the bricks with his hand effortlessly, you know the stone wall was too fragile. Glad you found a solution that will make the building stronger, without compromising safety. Never apologise for prepwork, and for recording that prepwork. Some channels don't show the hard and boring prep in their desire to show a quick turn-around. We appreciate every bit of your work, Dan, and Nick and Brian. We'll be here watching until it is done. Thanks for the update.
That’s so true !
Some people try to make everything look too easy !
I love the reality of rebuilding the château !
Amen
Agreed. We didn't check in for an hour long sum up we're here for the whole series with all 7 seasons 🤗
The mortar between the bricks/stones is there not to stick them together but to keep them apart - this is a classic principle of masonry, so that fact that Brian can pull out the bricks is no indication of the integrity of the wall. All of this masonry is bedded in lime mortar, which has the attribute that it allows the wall to move during expansion and contraction.
Agree!! Prepwork is key. It's important that people see the prep so they understand that a "quick turn around" is video magic. Doing your own DIY means plan and prep for a good outcome.
It’s always nice to get some locals involved in the restoration. It’s a sign to the locals that you want to be part of the town.
And it shows that British people who live in France CAN hire non British people e.g. French workman hahahahaha Oh and I'm not chauvinistic I'm not French 😜
Brilliant to hear you have a skilled stone mason on site now. 👏👏👏👏
Yeah watching the progress is amazing, but it still freaks me out to see them just take apart chunks of the building's stone by hand. Like, how much of it is like that and how are all the point loads from top to bottom being accounted for?
@@Iridtube remember the parts they were removing were on top of the chateau. The weather over the past 40 years infiltrated it to a larger degree than the lower levels.
Creuse was famous for its stone masons, they have built many buidings in Paris .
Dan's grandfather is also a retired stone mason. There is an early video of him teaching Dan a few things.
@@Bassey_NZ Oh Thxxx I missed that. X
Great to see you employing a French guy for a change. When the surrounding villages and people find out, it will certainly improve their view of your commitment to the community. Good point here.
Nice pun 😂😂
I am very happy that our enjoyment of this channel has grown to an audience of 539k subscribers, in turn enabling you to hire trades help. It’s a win win for all of us. Exciting times ahead for this grand olde Dames restoration. Thank you for sharing the journey with us 💝
Just wish everyone watching would hit the like button. Costs nothing to do but makes a huge difference.
I look forward to each video showing your progress and inspiring us ALL!....Thank you, and continue this labor of love, sweat and tears....but at the end of each project.....pure satisfaction ❤
@@jmk1962 just on a positive note, this video so far has multiple times higher like/view ratio compared to what's considered good. Meaning viewers are very engaging in liking. :) It's not everyone, but still amazing.
Thurs 22nd, there are 540K subscribers and 375K VIEWS on this video in One Day !!! Consistently, this channel gets the views. It's an exciting project and Dan's video style is informative and chill. Awesome.
What is trades help?
I don't know if I'm the only one here but I find stonework a lot more interesting than other things. Old stone walls are so neat. Of course, nothing beats the importance of finally getting a dry roof over the whole building to stop it from deteriorating further. That's the biggest milestone of all.
Stonework and noggins of course 😂
I definitely enjoy the stonework.
@@fransgeers7400, ..noggins ??? Stonework and drinking??? (===> noggings !!!)
LOVE to watch a stone mason at work!
I'm a Southern Alabama, USA Nannah and I love the stonework also.
Always good to work with locals keep the money in the community. Everyone’s appreciate it.
Now it's coming
Together, that part
Of the roof. So very smart, a STONE MASON .
WOW!😊
Dan's grandfather is also a retired stone mason. There is an early video of him teaching Dan a few things.
I’m so excited to see those crumbly old stone walls come out, great work!
Nice that a local mason has a hand in the restoration; château is giving back to the region and vice versa.❤
Great to see the mason at work . Philipp at 'How to renovate a Chateau' said that he used to think if he could do a job then he should until he realised that sometimes paying an expert means the job gets done better and faster and frees himself up to do other jobs that he can do well. I think those are wise words.
Hello 👋 to the new chap in the basement! Welcome to Team Chaumont! 🎉🎉
Even from the quick looks from a distance, he looks pretty handsome... may need to add him to that calendar.
@@suewilson1801I’m with you!!
Me too 😂🇬🇧
Sounds so wrong lol, locked in the basement (mwah ha ha ha) 😂
Its such a crucual area to the restoration I'm thankful for your common sense to add more help. Its absolutely grand !
Oh wow Dan has a mason working on the wall. He's a great asset to the team while they concentrate on the building the frame work for the roof to be covered!
Seeing how dreadfully easy the two walls came down I think you absolutely made the right decision to take them down. As you say having them down will make it much easier to not only finish the roof but also make it stronger. You are doing a brilliant job as ever you really are the dream team
Must be bad if Dan is saying anything is too dangerous 😮
Exactly what I thought haha
I agree!!
The fact that those wall sections could be disassembled by hand shows they had no structural strength left in them.
@@DuckReach432 Still,they could rebuild it instead of taking it down,l'm so frustrated to see what's happened yesterday in the chateau.
@@DuckReach432 I really want them to check *all* the walls. (Maybe they did that in a previous episode that I haven't watched yet? I hope so. :D)
I worry when I don’t see a blog. You are so important to us. Please all of you keep safe. ❤️❤️
I feel the same way!
Brilliant progress. I could happily watch much longer vlogs of what you are all getting up to. I’m also loving Brian’s weeklies.
And if we could convince Nick to add in his perspective in a weekly vlog to the mix, that would be epic!!
Wait did he say that steel beam was light as a fairy fart?
@@suewilson1801 that’s what I heard as well 😂
So humbling to see gifted men put so much energy into creating strenuously, daily a monument to dreaming large. I have deep admiration for you Mousquetaires of Chaumont❤🍀
OK, I had a heart attack over the weekend, and the thing that concerned me wasn't friends and family, it was that I might not live to see the chateau get its roof. I survived and love to see the progress in this video.
glad to see you post so soon after heart attack. listen to the docs take your meds and start walking as soon as possable. had mine 3mths ago.
This is sick.
Get well soon and take very good care of yourself. Tx🇺🇸😊
I'm happy to see wall replacement, particularly on the top level. It appears nothing was holding those stones and bricks together other than gravity helped along by a bit of imagination.
The top level will be stone wall replaced by timber, it would most probably be better to redo the stone as it compartmentalised the roof into zones in case of a fire, although he "could" skin both sides of the timber in one hour fire rated boards, the chimney brickwork looked like it needed some attention to!?!
One of the things I enjoy the most is to see the brick work being put in place. I love to watch Dan work with the rocks and now a mason! Wow!
The progress continues. Demolition continues as well. What goes up must be strong.
Good decision to take down that dangerous wall.
Congratulations on getting the mason in and todays video was as brilliant as all the others🙏
Glad you found someone to help with some of the brick work. Great job guys.
Dan, it would be so great to have a memorial of some kind, to everyone who has given you a hand on the chateau. Maybe get them to sign a memorial sheet or something and list what they helped with
Fabulous suggestion! The recognition is well due,,. Build it into the structure as part of the historical timeline! Some wonderfully talented men, Bravo!
Put their names on some of the visible bricks
I’m so happy you took these lose walls out Phew 😮💨 👍
Hope everyone had a great weekend. Keep going. Stay safe
Wow! When you can take down walls with nothing but your bare hands, this was an excellent call. How great it is to have some extra masonary help!
Awesome! Don't forget to drop the French guys name doing the wall + a link to his business site, I'm sure he'd appreciate it.
Great idea. Dan - introduce us.
OUI !
Hey Dan, we have missed you
Love and respect from Canada
❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
Great to see more locals getting work. 🤗
Great jobs all of you, smart to have the Mason rebuild the basement wall and you all rebuilding that incredibly flimsy wall 🎉🎉🎉
He is doing a great job in the basement.
Somehow it s soothing for me to watch a re building of a wall...
That it is ... unless your name is Fortunato.
Genius clickbait with the thumbnail. You had me worried. Before clicking "play" I thought "ok, if it has to go, it has to go". Then it turned out to be the bits of wall that I thought were sketchy anyway. Well done.
clickbaity for something that didnt really need clickbait to make us click...
Big strong men take down wall with bare hands. The magnitude of manliness in this video is epic.
Actually scary. The mortar is rotten
obviously you have not worked in the trades. lol manlynes my assets
Lot more manliness than the other chateaus.
@@jasonfitzpatrick414what mortar? all I see is sand
Aren't men in their natural state a joy to watch 😊
Glad you got the mason in. Yeah, they can work incredibly fast because they know what they’re doing, have the proper tools and years of practice. I had a jewel but I guess he retired as his phone number is reassigned. Keep this guy employed as you can keeping him busy for quite a while. So excited to see what you accomplish this week.
Good on you for bringing in a professional, Dan. You have enough on your hands. All is looking GRAND!!! So exciting!!!
Missed you yesterday, I always worry when you dont come on when you would normally..but you are safe and great new idea to move you on quickly..❤
Brilliant Dan, well done everyone
great desicion to rebuild the walls…..all be so much more sturdy and safe…….you will be able to dry it in before the nasty weather comes again…..
It continues to be a joy to watch the three of you working together. "....somewhere around there...things can only go right! "...was thinking...oh, sorry!..." "...screw it up... heh, heh, heh!" Banter is always a good barometer of work place health. Thank you so much for taking the time to find these gems you've filmed and to share the serious business of chateau restoration with us. The stone mason is brilliant as well. (I'm hoping the other seemingly similarly crumbling walls we've seen during the build are more structurally sound than they looked!)
So glad there is a professional mason on the job. I've been concerned regarding the structural integrity of some parts of the building. It's reassuring to have a mason around for at least a week or two to address the more damaged areas and provide overall guidance on the stone/brick work.
I think the building is now an extremely strong oak structure with a stone skin.
@@katehobbs2008 There hasn't been used any oak so far.
Dan's grandfather is a retired stone mason. No doubt he has had a look-see at some stage in the last couple of years.
Glad to see you back, that's number one. Next is I'm really glad to see that you dismantled those two walls because they did not feel like they were in the best of shape to support everything going forward without further issues for you. It's always best to do the job right the first time, right?! Keep up the great work, cheering you on from Texas!
It's looking amazing. Nice to have some skilled local workers involved in the rebuild of the chateau.
Watching that mortar easily crumble was so scary ... good call to replace it, Dan. 👌 Love Nick's gravelly chuckle when you said "screw upwards". 😍
Around the 7.38 mark, the worst schoolboy mistake was commited by 'handing' a cable through their hand!
One of the most painfull injuries you can have is a splayed cable puncture your flesh.
Ask me how i know, i experienced it before I was a teenager and learned never to do it again in my working life in the heavy timber industry!!
Dan, I'm over the moon happy that you have a mason helping you out! Nick, Brian, and Dan, fantastic job.
When the thumbnail is clickbait but the title is accurate 😆 ...and wow, when you can pull a wall apart with nothing more than your hands, that's scary! Can't wait to see the cladding on, and with that mason on the job you're sure to get the turret rebuilt and the whole structure done by the end of the year. Maybe before! They said you couldn't do it, and here you are doing it.
About crapped myself when you showed a thumbnail of the arch with the title of dismantling. I was gonna be pissed if the arch came down, its my favorite feature.
i about had a heart attack when i saw it too, so glad the archway didnt come down!
It's a grand palace, Dan! I can't wait to visit! ❤ So happy to be able to watch right after posting, today.
Good idea! No sense taking chances. Do it once and do it right. Great job guys.
4 days. I nearly went off my trolley 😂@StreetTruckinTitan my hobby is renovating a georgian House in rural somerset. I watch Dan's progress to make me feel more optimistic about mine😂
Me too
Me too😅
? 4 days of what
I've been sat here watching vlog 67,8,9,70 lol waiting on this😅
And me! Was getting concerned as a lot of storms over in France atm!
1st, i thought it was the roof structure, you meant,I was like , no, it can't be that! ... but glad you are doing what you're doing. Better to rebuild
Some day when the gardens in full bloom and your sitting beautiful refinished grand room. Beautiful furnishings, drapery, stone work, fire places out of marble, mirrors, wallpapers, French beams in ceilings, beautiful stair way winding up , french provincial furniture on every floor, over stuffed chairs… whew have I got carried away!!!! I can see all now beautiful and bright and you smiling 😂
I agree.that will be exciting ,the finishing touches .and the antiques furnishings ..wow.
So nice of that man to come and help out.
"Light as a fairy's fart" 😂😂😂 your guns must getting super pumped after a year and a bit hard graft. Keep it going guys. Great work. 😊
Love that lift machine that brings your materials up to the top for you. What a time and labor saver that machine is! You guys are coming right along at break neck speed it seems to me. Great video! See ya tomorrow 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Up and up we go. It's great to have Mason in helping. You've all achieved the impossible 😊
Glad t see all the progess to include the extra pair of hands from a stone mason. Not only securing the roof but the bottom as well. I bet the stone mason starts to make more well needed frequent appearances while Dan and crew continue to make the place wayer tight.
The most difficult thing about this rebuild is how things are so repetitive. You are such patient humans. Greetings from Australia.
Amazing to have a stone mason on the team, he has so much stone to choose from it makes his job a lot easier too. I hope he can stay on for future jobs, that will motivate you when you need to do the wall and fireplace stonework. So Exciting now!
He wants to get him up on the turret after they have taken it down to a safe level!?!
Dan, it would be so great to have a memorial of some kind, to everyone who has given you a hand on the chateau. Maybe get them to sign a memorial sheet or something and list what they helped with ❤😊
I’m sure there will be a “stone” memorial with relevant detail at the official opening. Dan is sure to have something in mind down the track, if not already.
So glad you were able to get a mason in to do some of the work.
Amazing work rate & the mason is well & truly in to the build well done to you all.
Ah, my day is happy, my favourite window is back incorporated into the roof. No longer standing all alone and lonely. Can’t wait to see it all tied in with the rest of the roof. And that stonemason is amazing, beautiful new wall in no time. Take care up there guys 🌸
Thank you Dan! 🏯
looking great 👍🏾
I had thought it were the arch and glad it were the others that were more obviously damaged and need of repair :) glad your community members are giving a skilled hand :) Chateau du Theil has also benefited from a little community help as well I hope more volunteers that are local who want to donate their skills to help you along.
You should be very proud of your achievement and so good to hire a local mason....glad you could!
7:32 'light as a fairies fart'........brilliant! 😅🤣 I'll have to remember that one!
WOW and indeed that stone rebuild looks amazing...nice to bite the bullet and have a stone mason apply his craft and be an integral part of her new history...WOW...
The fact that the walls came apart so easily I think it was a great move to remove them. That's Dan ... always looking at the future!
It’s all dust and stone, with fresh lumber on top😂
Hey hey hey from the USA!!!❤❤❤❤❤
It's definitely wise to dismantle those wall sections. Heat (from fires) rises and clearly that mortar is fire degraded. Collapses are foreseeable. Please apply that understanding throughout the upper floors. I see the front archway being tied in with the mansard rafters. That is a positive development.
You guys are unstoppable.... wonderful to watch
So very grateful you are all safe and well. Keep up the wonderful work ❤
Just found your channel, well done so far,, truly a lot of work, I know what you are going through, have bought a chateau in Upper Normandy, being 4 floors, and cellar, this was in 2016, still now and over many,, many visits to hardware stores replacing all the 3rd and second flooring joists, flooring and plaster work from bottom to top, looking at your project you are a brave man, bravo mate I enjoy your enthusiasm, possibly a labour of love so to speak,,,,,,
Having removed and replaced all my 36 windows through 4 floors just now with PVC triple glass windows; all the windows were different in size and had to be made on site,,, a lot of hard work and swearing, only thing left is introducing a solid state cast iron wood burner in the fire places x 3, had to remove the old diesel fired hot water heater as it sucked 800 euro fuel every month and converted to gas,, one tip mate you need very deep pockets for this venture in France and I wish you all the very best,,,,, then look at the end of the day if all your work can be returned if you wish as an investment ,,,, looking forward to your final video and the completion, that I most admire,,,, Cheers for now,,,, Peter
Whatever is done well is good! If you have the resources it’s up to you. Just here to see the amazing resurrection of this fabulous and historic chateau!! So excited to see the roofing going up safe and sound! Rebuild whatever later. It will be the most amazing attic ever. Go Team Chaumont ! 🎉
Jaysus ! That lot crumbled like dust ! 😗
Did NOT inspire confidence….at all. Glad you are continuing going for best solutions.
I finally caught up Sunday on the backlog of videos. I understand now the angst of waiting for a new video to be uploaded. Anticipation! 😂
Hip hip hooray from the UK!!!👍👍👍
Aside from all the glorious building can I just say you have top film skills too.
Every day i watch you build your chateau i am so delighted to see the progress.
Dan you are amazing.. the men you have working with you are amazing.
I am cheering you on in the background. ❤😊
You know that saying, if you can’t do it right, don’t do it at all. You have done everything right so far. You guys know what it will take. Great job.
The rising heat from fire would make top masonry powder. Good call to be safe. And keep the mason!!!!!
A good idea to take the wall down. It didn't look to be held together by much. Excellent video as usual.👍
"Easily". Brave words my friend. :-)
Really enjoyed today’s ‘flitting about video’ - good call to take down those walls - not like they were holding anything up. Loving this stage of the rebuild❤
Happy your back ok . Need my fix can't get enough
Wonderfull job!!
Juste one concern about fire regulation and security, that horizontal piece of wood against the chimney need to be at a minimum distance of the inner side of the brick wall equal to 18 cms . Check out french regulation about roofing against chimney.
Goooood morning beautiful people from Gold Coast Australia 🇦🇺😊
And good afternoon from sunny California.
And a good evening from pxxsing down freezing cold Wales.
And a cool good night from Sweden 😊
Just a little advice before you finish the roof. You might want to hire a mason to fix and repoint the chimney on the roof side of the chimneys. If you put the plywood on you won’t be able to get to certain parts of the chimneys and some stone work.
An amazing feat of engineering guys . Well done
He is definitely a fast worker & it looks Great as well..Those walls were scary. Glad you changed them.
The weather must be hitting you hard these days or some other such interruption….I mean we were waiting for a video last evening…LOL! Hope you had a nice weekend Dan!
Love watching this channel. Always glad to see that no one has fallen. Please wear safety harnesses
Omg! Just stop with the nonsense!