Billy, I'm glad you addressed some of the comments, I don't understand why people think it's OK to tell you how to do your projects or even tell you you're not paying someone enough when they aren't the ones doing the work or paying your employees. You are doing a fantastic job with every project. People have no idea what goes on that you don't show. Keep up the excellent work!
Who knows but what he’s paying the average going rate or even a bit higher and if he pays more then he’d have to cut some of the crew? Anybody remember McDonalds/California $20 min and 10,000 now unemployed. Mind your business!!
I strongly suggest you ignore the negative criticism, I love how this project is going and I can see how emotionally invested you are from the planning to the completion!
Well, I understand you wanting to rant at dome of the comments. Only you know how much you pay your staff and it's no one else's business. It's clear to see you open your home to friends and family, and we can all see what a jolly environment you make for everyone. As for how you chose to decorate the convent or not decorate, the convent is up to you. It's you who will be paying the bills and no one here in the comments. We are here as guests because you have invited us to share this journey with you, and guests should be polite and respectful. Wishing you every success in all your endeavours. 😊
And maybe in the stairwell where the two sets of doors were moving at the same time in a much earlier video. I think one of the doors was to the attic and the other set of doors to the top dormitory. Sorry, I commented too early. Now I see that you are setting up the recorder where I was going to suggest anyway. Cheers
Billy please don’t listen to the .05% of negativity, listen to the 99.95 of positive feedback about the amazing, unique imaginative and brilliant work you are doing!! 👏 👏 👏👏
Billy, you have an incredible dream for the convent - which has very little to do with what we ( the viewers) think, after all it's not our dream but yours! I love watching YOUR dream come into existence 💞
How beautiful the library will be. I don't understand why there's criticism of using so much wood. It makes perfect sense to me. What are you expected to use? Ikea flat packs? You're doing a grand job.
Our over 100 year old home 3 storey plus a basement ( built late 1800 .s ) would bang and creak on its own … pressure release from the timber’s , old nails popping or joists releasing some pressure … being a wood construct within a rock walls makes for great accustics ! Like living in a piano !!!
Hello from Memphis Tennessee.... They don't realize how much work ii actually takes to get things done. It's not a scripted show that finishes a renovation every video. It will take years ..great job. Crackon
I think it would be interesting if you caught the person crying that your brother heard in December when he was there at the convent working on the organ. Put the recorder in the chapel, where your brother heard the crying upstairs
Too much wood? Who cares what another person would say about too much wood for the project? Its your vision and its practically perfect in every way! Having a USA Southern senior woman fall in love with the project and faithfully watching the progress says something. So what its too much for someone else's liking? Its not their property, not their project, not their concern. Whatever creative gene runs through the Petherick family sure shows something extra. Please tell Michael to show us his progression on the chateau downstairs kitchen. I would love to see that too. All the best.
The Too Much Wood people are slaves to decorating trends, I think. They are just the people you don't want around during any historic restoration. I always laugh when I picture them stripping everything they've painted when the pendulum swings back in a few years.
You just know that the people saying “too much wood” are the kind of people watching those upcycling channels where they take antique furniture and smother it in some overpriced grey or swamp green paint from a pretentiously named company and pretend that they’re so creative and unique despite hundreds of other people destroying furniture the same way 😉
Recorder placement idea: 1. In the attic are a couple of tiny rooms that look creepy. 2. The hospital room where Ryan translated writing on the wall. 3. Basement under chapel Love the library progress! Cheers from California
Comfy seating in cosy groups, makes the room look smaller and welcoming. Also it gives lots of chairs to move into bigger or smaller conversations groups or single reading spots. It is looking great already.
Billy, I just wanted to say that I am so I am so impressed with how you can make your visions come to life. First, with the kitchen now with the library. I think the process evolves, and you make the right decisions. The projects seem so huge at the beginning, but it is fun seeing it all come together. The kitchen is beautiful and the library will be amazing. I am so glad that you said that the library should be cozy. I agree 😊
Amazed at how quickly the library installation is going! It is going to be an awesome space when it is all finished. Yanis’s new hammer is remarkable, a very thoughtful gift. Crack on! 🇨🇦🙏❤️
My favorite part of your reno is watching how much fun you all have together. You could do a terrible job & take forever, and I still would love watching all the goofing.
Need to set that recorder in the attic rooms that were “prayer rooms”….. Many do not believe in spirits or ghosts, I was one of them until we moved into this house 30 years ago. We have a spirit.we named it Fiscus. Hopefully your spirits are as nice as he is!
We live with at least 3 "haints" (southern USA for "ghosts"...lol) in our house. Only one is actually attached to the house as it's not all that old. One may be attached to the land rather than the house. And one is probably a family member. I was on the fence until I moved in here. EVPs, lights turning on & off (witnessed by others and literally on cue), items missing that turn up where you KNOW you looked and you're the only person in the house at the time. Thankfully, all benign. Our version of "coexist" is different from most! 😁
Carry on doing what you are doing Billy, clearly there is a plan in your head that needs to come together without negative input from the couch potatoes. I really do enjoy each episode.
Billy, I love what you're doing with all your design choices at the Convent! You can't put a foot wrong when you've put so much time and thought into this project! Thank you for letting me join you as you progress!
So much fun to watch the puzzle pieces of the library come together. And, by the way, the kitchen is brilliant, and beautiful. Your vision for this unique venue is a treat to be part of, even from a distance.
As a paranormal investigator, my suggestion is put the recording device on each floor in random places. Put it where most daily activities occurred when the building housed people. That's where you'll find more recordings that pick up sounds and voices. For a camera, use one that has night vision or all spectrum.
Thank you for taking the time to address the comments. People who "armchair renovate" need to just stop. Its not their building or money. I am so grateful for your sharing the journey. And I love your plans. Adding the osmoo(?) to the wood like you suggested will make that wood so warm and gorgeous. Just like the kitchen wood work. I had no idea such a great product even existed!!! So excited to see your creativity flow. The creepy room that had the writing on the wall is my vote
I owned a Tudor house some years ago and there was a grey lady ghost and a black dog ghost. I saw them both. Prior to that i lived along a Roman road and I saw a chariot. I am saying this in all seriousness
I believe you. My brother-in-laws father was sitting his grandchildren in their house in Salisbury said that one minute the old three hundred year old door was closed and the next second it opened all by itself as he watched. Door was 6 inches thick.
Yes , I totally believe you, ghosts are among us. I have my great grandmother's 👵 rocking chair . It's an antique that sits in the corner of my living room . No one sits in it , and my cats never sit on it . That is until my cats were ready to leave earth 😳. At the end of their days, both my cats went to sit on my gg rocking chair. Then, they passed away in the rocking chair. Strange...
Great music! I think a lot of us would love for you to catch something paranormal. Gives the old place character. This is a nice community, no need for negative comments. Like Billy said, "Opinions are like a-holes, everybody's got one." If you can't be nice, bugger off 👻
I think having artifact displays in the upper gallery will play into your idea of a space that has evolved--not original, but not made yesterday either.
Billy and team, you're killing it. Thank you for sharing your world daily us daily, it brings so many of us joy. Ignore the unnecessary comments, it's no ones business how much you pay staff and how much things cost.
I love watching the process and everything coming together. LOVE a old style double height library. Can hardly wait to see the reading and conversation areas you design.
Billy I am loving your vision for this library and that wood library furniture is beautiful and one installed and cleaned will be gorgeous. I do appreciate all the talking of your plans for this beautiful old convent. Much love to you all. Alex great job on your camera work. Dad and Yanis always love seeing you two and the bond you share is so very nice to behold! ❤❤❤
The library is going to be beautiful! Love all the wood with the built -ins and widows wondering what decor’ will be used…Old desks, chairs plaid or leather sofas? 😊 the mysterious sounds add to the ambience. Thanks for sharing your story! ❤📚💳☕️
Your project, your choice! Personally, I love the wood. And it's nobody's business what you pay the people who work for you. I look forward to every step of the reno❤❤❤
Hi Billy, WOW the library’s is looking great. You and your whole family are doing such great work. I watch every day here from California. I’d love to visit some day. Crack on!!! 🎉💖👍🏼
Like Thumper the rabbit, Bambi's friend said..."If you cant say something nice, don't say anything at all"..Hello 👋🏻 from Alhambra Southern California 🌴
I was glad to hear that my suggestion for spots and directional lighting was already in your design plans, Billy! Hoping that you are able to use as much of the paneling as possible. There is lots of natural light coming in through those fabulous windows. So look forward to seeing the progress. When Simon arrives, there will be so much more finishing to admire. Thanks, Billy.
Billy It will look beautiful when done. You have a vision, follow it, people can keep their negative comments to themselves and watch you build your vision for the room. Can't Wait
The 2 sets of doors leading to the library will help with sound proofing. I'm hoping there will be plenty of sound proofing for your library. It's so wonderful when it's silent in the library. Billy, you are amazing. Your vision is taking shape. Please take care of yourself. We want to see you enjoying the completion of the build and the delights you are creating. ❤
Billy, Alex, Yanis, and all of you working on the convent - Hello from Birmingham, Alabama! Everyday I look forward to seeing another video of the work that’s been accomplished. Even though I can watch it on my phone during the day, I force myself to wait until I get home so I can see the work on my (much larger) television. Watching the work reminds me of a time when I worked on my own old home. Billy, your comment to preserving the structures and history while modernizing it is wonderful. The kitchen is awesome! I can’t wait to see what you and your brother (and everyone else) do with the kitchen at the chateau. I’ve never heard of too much wood in a library. Keep doing what you’re doing. Your instincts have been spot on so far. While many of us live vicariously through the videos and have our own ideas, we aren’t the ones directly funding it or having to live with the work. Keep at it. When you recently toured the pantry for us, you pointed out the two transoms. I think the two doors were just there for bringing in produce. I don’t think one was in and the other out. What I do wonder is where they processed the produce for storage. Is there any indication of an area where they did, or do you think they just did that in the garden using the well water to wash it? Many of the comments have already covered my ideas for recording. The two small rooms in the attic. The area where the writing was on the wall. My adds would be the confessional area, the apartment where the fire occurred, and maybe the Mother Superior’s apartment/office. Yanis - Thank you again for the interview. I wish you all the best. I look forward to the next video!
I am so sorry that you are getting so many ill informed xomments Billy, you are doing an absolutely incredible job on the convent, the kitchen is stunning. You are the expert in dealing with rooms on the gargantuam scale of chateaus and now a convent, dont let the small minded, small house keyboard warriors grind you dowm 😊
This summer I visited The Biltmore in Asheville North Carolina built by a Vanderbilt. The library's style is like the one you are creating. It is stunning! All wood inset cabinets. You will love seeing it. Take a look.
@@christmasczar I agree. I loved the couches that faced the big fireplace and the spiral stairs. It was a bit dark and wondered how people read in there. But what a great place to sit by the fire, take a nap with an open book.
Quite a number of Millennials want to paint everything white. They don't get the value of hardwood. Pine? Sure, give it a coat of paint, but walnut, cherry, oak, etc. no way.
Billy, you are doing an amazing job! You have always been concerned honoring the history of the building as well as using what you have. Continue with your vision. Love watching and listening to your thought process. Kudos to you and your team of helpers!
Mr. Billy you may want to consider placing the air unit over the door. Libraries typically do not allow them to be placed over shelves in case they leak. I love the design. I noticed in the corner you placed the panels, that would be perfect as a hidden access point.
I'm glad you are doing it your way and that it's not going to be restored to be a museum. If someone in the future dislikes holes in original floors, that will be their problem! I always wanted a house with a library. Yours will be cozy and warm with the wood everywhere. Like a library should!❤
I love it! I am deliciously impressed, you have great style in decorating 🤩😍 I would put the recorder in the areas you are renovating now, I'm sure the nuns are walking around at night to see the progress.😉
It is all coming so well Billy, I don’t know how you keep everything, and where it will go in your mind. All that stunning wood is going to be spectacular once it is in place and given its treatment. I love how pleased Yanis is with his new sledgehammer, his smile could light the room. I discovered that I can get Osmo here in Canada, so that will help bring back the beauty of all the wood in my old Arts and Crafts era home.🖤🇨🇦
You want it to look like it was added sympathetically to its period without it looking like you were trying to recreate the building it would have come out of. The listening device should definitely spend time in the chapel, the refectory, Mother Superior's room/office, and the basement.
Great opening, Alex, so spooky. I’m getting this feeling that the night recorder leaning against the stairs might end up at the bottom. If I were a ghost I would be oh-so tempted. Hope not, though. Billy, the library is looking great. Love all of the Rothschild wood. I also love the idea of the deep red velvet lining, or even dark green (saw that in a glass-cased chiffarobe done by the folks at Escape to the Dream, if you know them.) The joy in Yanis face with that sledgehammer!
As an artist it is difficult to hear peoples criticism when they can not see your vision. Do your thing…it looks fabulous. Also, love the Ghost Hunter bits. Maybe Dark Nun will talk to you. Maybe she’s not so Dark ❤️.
Yay, Alex is a tea man! These vlogs are now like mini documentaries and are very interesting. Having worked in a municipal library for sixteen years that was housed in a mid-century modern building that had timber paneling as its main feature, there is not too much wood in your library. The books will break up the paneling enough to add interest. Also, Edd showed a little collection of books in their latest French Antigue Auction vlog that would probably be a great addition to the library for days when the comments or the recorded sounds become overwhelming. It is all white noise. The real stuff is happening in the actual renovation. And the windows reinstated in the stairwell, brilliant!
I’ve been a fan of your channel for a long time. Billy, you are an amazing renovator with an amazing vision. Love your library plans. Adding to the library a grand piano and some couches to relax would make the library very intimate. “Lounge at the Library “. The Convent is very spiritual and yes, souls wonder your halls.
Billy, it is great that you are taking on such a huge project and bringing something that was not used to restore to be fully functional. Yanis is definitely amazing person on your show and his willingness to learn shows his true honorable character. I enjoy watching you process how your creative process works. It takes courage to put oneself out there as it is easy to by a target of negativity, so thank you for you and your team to bring the shows to us. Wishing you all safety and happiness and continue to Crack on. 🎉
Billy you are building my dream. I always dreamed to have a proper library. People today don’t appreciated the beauty of wood. In the DUI the first thing that most people want to do is put a coat of paint on the piece and called it shabby chic. Personally it is a shabby look. This library was not in used for a while therefore the wood is dry and dull. Before you make negative remarks wait the finish projet, it will be fantastic. ❤🎉
You're not building a room - you're finishing a giant 3D Ravensburger puzzle! I am so excited to see the finished room - what books will have a home in the library?
Billy, don't listen the haters (the 3 of them) theres thousands of us that know whatever you choose to do will be incredibly beautiful! You've proved that with EVERYTHING you renovated so far! Loving the recorder too !
Billy I love that you are reusing the timber for the library. It’s looking absolutely beautiful and as an avid reader I can imagine nothing better than sitting in a comfy (probably vintage) chair in that library and enjoying all the gorgeous reused wood panelling around me. What a pity I live in Australia and so probably have no chance of ever doing it!
Billy, I'm glad you addressed some of the comments, I don't understand why people think it's OK to tell you how to do your projects or even tell you you're not paying someone enough when they aren't the ones doing the work or paying your employees. You are doing a fantastic job with every project. People have no idea what goes on that you don't show. Keep up the excellent work!
Yeah people need to mind their own sometimes
Most of the time!@@karenm3822
Who knows but what he’s paying the average going rate or even a bit higher and if he pays more then he’d have to cut some of the crew? Anybody remember McDonalds/California $20 min and 10,000 now unemployed. Mind your business!!
I agree. It's his channel, he can do what he wants the way he wants, when he wants to.
Yeah and if you don’t like what he’s doing don’t comment, just go away!!
I strongly suggest you ignore the negative criticism, I love how this project is going and I can see how emotionally invested you are from the planning to the completion!
We love watching the work. Also respecting the age in building and library. It's beautiful 😍. Can't wait to see the finished product. XOXO ❤
Nice intro Alex. Mysterious and intruiging. It sounds like the start of a British mystery.
yes
totally agree.... it was great Alex !!
Seeing the dust particles floating in the air.
Cool camera work!
Well, I understand you wanting to rant at dome of the comments.
Only you know how much you pay your staff and it's no one else's business.
It's clear to see you open your home to friends and family, and we can all see what a jolly environment you make for everyone.
As for how you chose to decorate the convent or not decorate, the convent is up to you. It's you who will be paying the bills and no one here in the comments.
We are here as guests because you have invited us to share this journey with you, and guests should be polite and respectful.
Wishing you every success in all your endeavours. 😊
Great comment.
Put the recorder in the room where it look like it wasn't finished, that you found the writing on the wall. The library is going to be "amazing."
Yes the writing on the wall next to the window
Absolutely the crazy writing room.
Oh yes! And maybe where the hidden room was!😊
Yes, here!
And maybe in the stairwell where the two sets of doors were moving at the same time in a much earlier video. I think one of the doors was to the attic and the other set of doors to the top dormitory. Sorry, I commented too early. Now I see that you are setting up the recorder where I was going to suggest anyway. Cheers
Billy please don’t listen to the .05% of negativity, listen to the 99.95 of positive feedback about the amazing, unique imaginative and brilliant work you are doing!! 👏 👏 👏👏
I think it's commendable that you are reusing all of the wood that someone long ago spent so much time making into beautiful paneling.
Billy, you have an incredible dream for the convent - which has very little to do with what we ( the viewers) think, after all it's not our dream but yours!
I love watching YOUR dream come into existence 💞
It's amazing how your vision comes to life. I would still find it spooky... personally ...Keep well
Personally, I love the kitchen and I love how the library is coming together. It is going to be a beautiful place once Billy is done with it.
Brings back memories of finishing out our basement- drilling into that cement floor to put the base in for the walls.
Billy, ignore others who don’t have your vision. The library will be beautiful. Older libraries were all wood as yours will be.
How beautiful the library will be. I don't understand why there's criticism of using so much wood. It makes perfect sense to me. What are you expected to use? Ikea flat packs? You're doing a grand job.
Never too much wood. I love what you are doing.
I'm of that opinion as well!
I dont think so we appreciate Alex for hi wonderful cinematography. He is a hollywood level video director.
I agree!
I was thinking how amazing he is during the entire video!! ❤
I do!! I absolutely LOVE when he does the videos. His cinematography is perfect.
Our over 100 year old home 3 storey plus a basement ( built late 1800 .s ) would bang and creak on its own … pressure release from the timber’s , old nails popping or joists releasing some pressure … being a wood construct within a rock walls makes for great accustics ! Like living in a piano !!!
Hello from Memphis Tennessee.... They don't realize how much work ii actually takes to get things done. It's not a scripted show that finishes a renovation every video. It will take years ..great job. Crackon
I think it would be interesting if you caught the person crying that your brother heard in December when he was there at the convent working on the organ. Put the recorder in the chapel, where your brother heard the crying upstairs
That would be quite scary catching a crying spirt👀
Oh yeah, also in that up high back area of the chapel (balcony).
Too much wood? Who cares what another person would say about too much wood for the project? Its your vision and its practically perfect in every way! Having a USA Southern senior woman fall in love with the project and faithfully watching the progress says something. So what its too much for someone else's liking? Its not their property, not their project, not their concern. Whatever creative gene runs through the Petherick family sure shows something extra. Please tell Michael to show us his progression on the chateau downstairs kitchen. I would love to see that too. All the best.
The Too Much Wood people are slaves to decorating trends, I think. They are just the people you don't want around during any historic restoration. I always laugh when I picture them stripping everything they've painted when the pendulum swings back in a few years.
I’m another southern woman that loves watching.
@@jeanahill9303me too!
You just know that the people saying “too much wood” are the kind of people watching those upcycling channels where they take antique furniture and smother it in some overpriced grey or swamp green paint from a pretentiously named company and pretend that they’re so creative and unique despite hundreds of other people destroying furniture the same way 😉
#3 senior lady in NC!
Recorder placement idea: 1. In the attic are a couple of tiny rooms that look creepy. 2. The hospital room where Ryan translated writing on the wall. 3. Basement under chapel
Love the library progress!
Cheers from California
I find your vision of incorporating old and new materials quite inspiring and educational. And now Yanis has an imposing sledge hammer for demolition!
He's now the new super hero of demolition with that THOR hammer.
Billy, you and Alex sneaking upstairs looking for ghost reminded me of a Scooby-Doo episode...LOL
Comfy seating in cosy groups, makes the room look smaller and welcoming. Also it gives lots of chairs to move into bigger or smaller conversations groups or single reading spots.
It is looking great already.
Put the tablet in that one room where Ryan was translating all the writing that was on the walls and hook up a static camera or two.
I love the recording idea, wouldn't mind hearing more.
Billy, I just wanted to say that I am so I am so impressed with how you can make your visions come to life. First, with the kitchen now with the library. I think the process evolves, and you make the right decisions. The projects seem so huge at the beginning, but it is fun seeing it all come together. The kitchen is beautiful and the library will be amazing. I am so glad that you said that the library should be cozy. I agree 😊
Amazed at how quickly the library installation is going! It is going to be an awesome space when it is all finished. Yanis’s new hammer is remarkable, a very thoughtful gift. Crack on! 🇨🇦🙏❤️
My favorite part of your reno is watching how much fun you all have together. You could do a terrible job & take forever, and I still would love watching all the goofing.
Need to set that recorder in the attic rooms that were “prayer rooms”….. Many do not believe in spirits or ghosts, I was one of them until we moved into this house 30 years ago. We have a spirit.we named it Fiscus. Hopefully your spirits are as nice as he is!
I also say to set that recorder in the attic
That’s what I was thinking as well
With the ongoing renovations, there will be an increase in activity. Spirits do not like change until it's done...lol😊
Do you mind me asking why the name Fiscus? Such a great name.😊
We live with at least 3 "haints" (southern USA for "ghosts"...lol) in our house. Only one is actually attached to the house as it's not all that old. One may be attached to the land rather than the house. And one is probably a family member. I was on the fence until I moved in here. EVPs, lights turning on & off (witnessed by others and literally on cue), items missing that turn up where you KNOW you looked and you're the only person in the house at the time. Thankfully, all benign. Our version of "coexist" is different from most! 😁
Carry on doing what you are doing Billy, clearly there is a plan in your head that needs to come together without negative input from the couch potatoes. I really do enjoy each episode.
Billy, I love what you're doing with all your design choices at the Convent! You can't put a foot wrong when you've put so much time and thought into this project! Thank you for letting me join you as you progress!
Billy and Alex - you would have one heck of a scare if a recorded voice really said ‘let’s crack on’ 😂 👻
It would've been funny if Yanis snuck in there and did it! 😄
lol!
No, that's what the owners 100 years from now will be hearing.
That would be the epitome of approval!!! 😁👏🏻😂
A woman's voice with a French accent...Mother Superior.❤
That library is going to be so wonderful!
It's going to be AMAZING!
So much fun to watch the puzzle pieces of the library come together. And, by the way, the kitchen is brilliant, and beautiful. Your vision for this unique venue is a treat to be part of, even from a distance.
As a paranormal investigator, my suggestion is put the recording device on each floor in random places. Put it where most daily activities occurred when the building housed people. That's where you'll find more recordings that pick up sounds and voices.
For a camera, use one that has night vision or all spectrum.
That library will be a lovely experience when its done. ❤
Wood gives a space warmth. Your space is quite large so the wood will give it a much needed warmth. Your vision is spot-on for the library.
Love the idea of opening up any blocked windows. Can never have too much natural light. Great job guys!
Thank you for taking the time to address the comments. People who "armchair renovate" need to just stop. Its not their building or money. I am so grateful for your sharing the journey. And I love your plans. Adding the osmoo(?) to the wood like you suggested will make that wood so warm and gorgeous. Just like the kitchen wood work. I had no idea such a great product even existed!!! So excited to see your creativity flow.
The creepy room that had the writing on the wall is my vote
You can’t please everybody so just please yourself and you can’t really go wrong! IMO - you’re doing a great job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💙
I owned a Tudor house some years ago and there was a grey lady ghost and a black dog ghost. I saw them both. Prior to that i lived along a Roman road and I saw a chariot. I am saying this in all seriousness
I believe you. My brother-in-laws father was sitting his grandchildren in their house in Salisbury said that one minute the old three hundred year old door was closed and the next second it opened all by itself as he watched. Door was 6 inches thick.
That would be totally awesome!
@@kimclarke5018Thank you Kim
pollytiks388dth It was!
Yes , I totally believe you, ghosts are among us. I have my great grandmother's 👵 rocking chair . It's an antique that sits in the corner of my living room . No one sits in it , and my cats never sit on it . That is until my cats were ready to leave earth 😳. At the end of their days, both my cats went to sit on my gg rocking chair. Then, they passed away in the rocking chair. Strange...
A wonderful gentlemans club feel xxxx love it
I love your vision for the chateau! And a library should be wood. Fantastic work Billy!
Great music! I think a lot of us would love for you to catch something paranormal. Gives the old place character.
This is a nice community, no need for negative comments. Like Billy said, "Opinions are like a-holes, everybody's got one." If you can't be nice, bugger off 👻
I think having artifact displays in the upper gallery will play into your idea of a space that has evolved--not original, but not made yesterday either.
Especially the hand-made nails and such!
Billy, your testing out the panel placements really helps to envision what the splendid completed project will look like.
Billy and team, you're killing it. Thank you for sharing your world daily us daily, it brings so many of us joy. Ignore the unnecessary comments, it's no ones business how much you pay staff and how much things cost.
It's your vision, Billy. No one else's. You are doing a fantastic job 👍. Crack on!
I love watching the process and everything coming together. LOVE a old style double height library. Can hardly wait to see the reading and conversation areas you design.
Billy, your direction is great with the Library. When done it will be smashing!!!!! Keep going...
Billy I am loving your vision for this library and that wood library furniture is beautiful and one installed and cleaned will be gorgeous.
I do appreciate all the talking of your plans for this beautiful old convent.
Much love to you all. Alex great job on your camera work. Dad and Yanis always love seeing you two and the bond you share is so very nice to behold! ❤❤❤
The library fittings will look fabulous, great purchase.
It's all coming together Billy. Love those doors and units.
Transiting the building through the kitchen is dramatic. I Imagine approaching a restored chapel will be so in its own right.
The library is going to be beautiful! Love all the wood with the built -ins and widows wondering what decor’ will be used…Old desks, chairs plaid or leather sofas? 😊 the mysterious sounds add to the ambience. Thanks for sharing your story! ❤📚💳☕️
Some leather would be the icing on the cake!
Put it in the room where the writing was on the wall can’t wait to listen tomorrow thanks for sharing ❤
Your project, your choice! Personally, I love the wood. And it's nobody's business what you pay the people who work for you.
I look forward to every step of the reno❤❤❤
Alex your filming is incredible!
Hi Billy, WOW the library’s is looking great. You and your whole family are doing such great work. I watch every day here from California. I’d love to visit some day. Crack on!!! 🎉💖👍🏼
Like Thumper the rabbit, Bambi's friend said..."If you cant say something nice, don't say anything at all"..Hello 👋🏻 from Alhambra Southern California 🌴
I was glad to hear that my suggestion for spots and directional lighting was already in your design plans, Billy! Hoping that you are able to use as much of the paneling as possible. There is lots of natural light coming in through those fabulous windows. So look forward to seeing the progress. When Simon arrives, there will be so much more finishing to admire. Thanks, Billy.
Billy It will look beautiful when done. You have a vision, follow it, people can keep their negative comments to themselves and watch you build your vision for the room. Can't Wait
Love the natural light on the beautiful staircase. I hope you expose the covered windows.
Its going to be fabulous! What great vision you have!
The 2 sets of doors leading to the library will help with sound proofing. I'm hoping there will be plenty of sound proofing for your library. It's so wonderful when it's silent in the library.
Billy, you are amazing. Your vision is taking shape. Please take care of yourself. We want to see you enjoying the completion of the build and the delights you are creating. ❤
Billy, Alex, Yanis, and all of you working on the convent - Hello from Birmingham, Alabama! Everyday I look forward to seeing another video of the work that’s been accomplished. Even though I can watch it on my phone during the day, I force myself to wait until I get home so I can see the work on my (much larger) television. Watching the work reminds me of a time when I worked on my own old home. Billy, your comment to preserving the structures and history while modernizing it is wonderful. The kitchen is awesome! I can’t wait to see what you and your brother (and everyone else) do with the kitchen at the chateau.
I’ve never heard of too much wood in a library. Keep doing what you’re doing. Your instincts have been spot on so far. While many of us live vicariously through the videos and have our own ideas, we aren’t the ones directly funding it or having to live with the work. Keep at it.
When you recently toured the pantry for us, you pointed out the two transoms. I think the two doors were just there for bringing in produce. I don’t think one was in and the other out. What I do wonder is where they processed the produce for storage. Is there any indication of an area where they did, or do you think they just did that in the garden using the well water to wash it?
Many of the comments have already covered my ideas for recording. The two small rooms in the attic. The area where the writing was on the wall. My adds would be the confessional area, the apartment where the fire occurred, and maybe the Mother Superior’s apartment/office.
Yanis - Thank you again for the interview. I wish you all the best.
I look forward to the next video!
"I thought it said "liberate me" - "save me." But it's not "me." It's "liberate tutemet" - "save yourself." And it gets worse." -classic
This is looking amazing! I love the choices you are making.
That room from the beginning . The nuns room that gave you VIBES
It’s going to be beautiful Billy. It’s your vision, no one needs to watch if they can’t accept that. Much love to all you men working on the Convent ❤
I am so sorry that you are getting so many ill informed xomments Billy, you are doing an absolutely incredible job on the convent, the kitchen is stunning. You are the expert in dealing with rooms on the gargantuam scale of chateaus and now a convent, dont let the small minded, small house keyboard warriors grind you dowm 😊
This summer I visited The Biltmore in Asheville North Carolina built by a Vanderbilt. The library's style is like the one you are creating. It is stunning! All wood inset cabinets. You will love seeing it. Take a look.
I went there last year. I agree the library was amazing.
@@christmasczar I agree. I loved the couches that faced the big fireplace and the spiral stairs. It was a bit dark and wondered how people read in there. But what a great place to sit by the fire, take a nap with an open book.
Someone said “ too much wood ?” Some people are just rude. I think it’s going to be gorgeous. Can’t wait to see it.
Quite a number of Millennials want to paint everything white. They don't get the value of hardwood. Pine? Sure, give it a coat of paint, but walnut, cherry, oak, etc. no way.
Billy, you are doing an amazing job! You have always been concerned honoring the history of the building as well as using what you have. Continue with your vision. Love watching and listening to your thought process. Kudos to you and your team of helpers!
Mr. Billy you may want to consider placing the air unit over the door. Libraries typically do not allow them to be placed over shelves in case they leak.
I love the design. I noticed in the corner you placed the panels, that would be perfect as a hidden access point.
I'm glad you are doing it your way and that it's not going to be restored to be a museum. If someone in the future dislikes holes in original floors, that will be their problem! I always wanted a house with a library. Yours will be cozy and warm with the wood everywhere. Like a library should!❤
I love it! I am deliciously impressed, you have great style in decorating 🤩😍
I would put the recorder in the areas you are renovating now, I'm sure the nuns are walking around at night to see the progress.😉
The library is looking magnificent! It’s amazing how you have brought it all together
You’re doing an amazing job Billy, it’s your project so you do it how you want. Love all your team too. Yanis must be the most loved person on CZcams.
It is all coming so well Billy, I don’t know how you keep everything, and where it will go in your mind. All that stunning wood is going to be spectacular once it is in place and given its treatment. I love how pleased Yanis is with his new sledgehammer, his smile could light the room. I discovered that I can get Osmo here in Canada, so that will help bring back the beauty of all the wood in my old Arts and Crafts era home.🖤🇨🇦
Absolutely LOVE the wood library. Beautiful.
Put the device in the attic. Love the work thus far in the library
You want it to look like it was added sympathetically to its period without it looking like you were trying to recreate the building it would have come out of.
The listening device should definitely spend time in the chapel, the refectory, Mother Superior's room/office, and the basement.
Your daily life has become part of mine . All of you that work there . Much enjoyed . I look forward to the vids .
Great opening, Alex, so spooky. I’m getting this feeling that the night recorder leaning against the stairs might end up at the bottom. If I were a ghost I would be oh-so tempted. Hope not, though. Billy, the library is looking great. Love all of the Rothschild wood. I also love the idea of the deep red velvet lining, or even dark green (saw that in a glass-cased chiffarobe done by the folks at Escape to the Dream, if you know them.) The joy in Yanis face with that sledgehammer!
As an artist it is difficult to hear peoples criticism when they can not see your vision. Do your thing…it looks fabulous. Also, love the Ghost Hunter bits. Maybe Dark Nun will talk to you. Maybe she’s not so Dark ❤️.
Library panelling looks fabulous - well done - Billy, love your vision ❤
Yay, Alex is a tea man! These vlogs are now like mini documentaries and are very interesting. Having worked in a municipal library for sixteen years that was housed in a mid-century modern building that had timber paneling as its main feature, there is not too much wood in your library. The books will break up the paneling enough to add interest. Also, Edd showed a little collection of books in their latest French Antigue Auction vlog that would probably be a great addition to the library for days when the comments or the recorded sounds become overwhelming. It is all white noise. The real stuff is happening in the actual renovation. And the windows reinstated in the stairwell, brilliant!
I’ve been a fan of your channel for a long time. Billy, you are an amazing renovator with an amazing vision.
Love your library plans. Adding to the library a grand piano and some couches to relax would make the library very intimate. “Lounge at the Library “.
The Convent is very spiritual and yes, souls wonder your halls.
I can’t wait to see what the library panels come up like, with a coat of osmo.
One of my favorite quotes is "Go confidently in the direction of you dream". Great job everyone!i
Billy, it is great that you are taking on such a huge project and bringing something that was not used to restore to be fully functional.
Yanis is definitely amazing person on your show and his willingness to learn shows his true honorable character.
I enjoy watching you process how your creative process works.
It takes courage to put oneself out there as it is easy to by a target of negativity, so thank you for you and your team to bring the shows to us.
Wishing you all safety and happiness and continue to Crack on. 🎉
I know it’s creepy abit in there..not sure how Sadie will like being on her own alone in the convent.
Maybe she’ll make it an airbandb
Billy you are building my dream. I always dreamed to have a proper library. People today don’t appreciated the beauty of wood. In the DUI the first thing that most people want to do is put a coat of paint on the piece and called it shabby chic. Personally it is a shabby look. This library was not in used for a while therefore the wood is dry and dull. Before you make negative remarks wait the finish projet, it will be fantastic. ❤🎉
You're not building a room - you're finishing a giant 3D Ravensburger puzzle! I am so excited to see the finished room - what books will have a home in the library?
Billy, don't listen the haters (the 3 of them) theres thousands of us that know whatever you choose to do will be incredibly beautiful! You've proved that with EVERYTHING you renovated so far! Loving the recorder too !
Now that you have put up some of the pieces and the doors, I see your vision! It will be amazing!! I can't wait.
Oh my goodness, it's going to look amazing. Love all the panelling and the doors are so perfect.
Billy I love that you are reusing the timber for the library. It’s looking absolutely beautiful and as an avid reader I can imagine nothing better than sitting in a comfy (probably vintage) chair in that library and enjoying all the gorgeous reused wood panelling around me. What a pity I live in Australia and so probably have no chance of ever doing it!
Your mock-up of the panels, etc., look wonderful. The double doors just set it off perfectly. Thank all of you.
I can now see the library taking shape. Going to look fantastic
Your vision and descriptions of the future of these rooms is beautiful Billie 💝