Day 5: A tour of the idyllic unchanged French village, some ceiling and a proper barbeque!

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  • čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
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Komentáře • 65

  • @carolchisholm433
    @carolchisholm433 Před měsícem +17

    The village is so charming. I can imagine that it was an idyllic part of your life. It’s amazing that the house is in the center of the village but so much peace and privacy. Someone will be lucky to live there and experience it. Love your detailed explanations of the repairs with your considerations to accomplish them. Buying you a celebratory cup of coffee (or cold beer) in anticipation of project completion this weekend.

  • @bigdog1150
    @bigdog1150 Před měsícem +14

    Nice peaceful little town.

    • @Sparrowdean
      @Sparrowdean Před měsícem +2

      It's a village, it looks far too small to be classified as a town.

  • @CrankyBubushka
    @CrankyBubushka Před měsícem +18

    How beautiful. Thanks for the tour.

  • @lucano57
    @lucano57 Před měsícem +12

    Old building renovations are always a challenge, nice work and problem solving.

  • @hedgewood7152
    @hedgewood7152 Před měsícem +8

    I imagine that your children will have fond memories of this week...
    ✨🌞✨

  • @diane7925
    @diane7925 Před měsícem +10

    A pretty village & great property you have. I admire your hard work.

  • @patriciahadley2374
    @patriciahadley2374 Před měsícem +3

    What a difference traffic has made to village life. In that charming old photo the atmosphere was completely different. Adults and children standing around in the middle of the road, the odd hen and perhaps pet cats and dogs sprawling around. Horses and carts calmly passing by. Now the streets and properties seem almost empty and slightly sterile by contrast, though that part of France is still extremely beautiful. A nice place for a peaceful holiday with lots of places to explore. Best wishes for tomorrow - it's going to be a hard slog. 🙂

  • @phoenix-xu9xj
    @phoenix-xu9xj Před měsícem +2

    I would rather live there than the Italian house . But I appreciate it’s a long way from you.

  • @magpie5710
    @magpie5710 Před měsícem +4

    What a lovely and very small village. Don't know how far away it is from surrounding villages but it is a wonder that at one time such a large looking restaurant could thrive. So picturesque, you were holding out on us for the day 5 tour. It was great. What wonderful place for kids to grow up, floating on the lazy river and bike riding on quiet streets.

  • @DBurgg
    @DBurgg Před měsícem +6

    Oh darn...apperitiffs at 6:30 what an inconvenience😅 it's good to relax and regroup. Lookin really good.

  • @lwest5686
    @lwest5686 Před měsícem +3

    I enjoy the journey with you and am cheering for you to finish all you want to do before the tenant comes. Having a little trouble with the camera swinging around though. Maybe a slower pan as well.

  • @user-lb7cc1kt2x
    @user-lb7cc1kt2x Před měsícem +1

    Wish I had been quicker, so I could have rented it. Looks perfect for me :)

  • @christineharmon6129
    @christineharmon6129 Před měsícem +3

    Lovely little village. Tons of potential.
    Love your backyard!! Reminds me of A Secret Garden.

  • @bigbird2100
    @bigbird2100 Před měsícem +5

    Great video 👍 Nothing like a real world DIY solution a uneven non square ceiling is all part of the historic charm of a holiday rental 😊.

  • @TimFenton-dx4xe
    @TimFenton-dx4xe Před měsícem +3

    Happy days 🎉🎉🎉

  • @chrislarsen2684
    @chrislarsen2684 Před měsícem +6

    What a lovely village. Thank you for sharing the video of it with us. Always hopeful I can make it to France one day.

  • @maureenbrophy7852
    @maureenbrophy7852 Před měsícem +3

    Beautiful clear water 💦
    Very enjoyable video. You have got a lot done👏👏

  • @TheBluebellMoon2
    @TheBluebellMoon2 Před měsícem +1

    Gorgeous - just do holiday rentals & keep the house for you to use when you need a trip. Xxx

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem

      It too far away to deal with holiday rentals I think

  • @annettewalter2273
    @annettewalter2273 Před měsícem +3

    The town is so clean and quiet. Very pretty with the river.

  • @sherae
    @sherae Před měsícem +7

    Just got your new video to find I am the first making a comment! Really enjoying this departure from your Italian renovation. You seem to have an enormous amount of work to complete in a short time! Didn’t you also have some work to complete upstairs as well? Hope you find a good tenant if you manage to sort the house out.

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem

      Upstairs I just need to do the plasterboard joints... Thanks for taking the time to comment.

  • @pattiwhite9575
    @pattiwhite9575 Před měsícem +5

    Nice BBQ! Glad you are forced to have relaxing time and visit with friends. You are so hard working.

  • @paivitiitta1884
    @paivitiitta1884 Před měsícem +3

    Hanging ceiling ! I saw this in another vlog too and I am amazed , never seen this kind of patent , obviously an very old way.!

  • @christineharmon6129
    @christineharmon6129 Před měsícem +4

    Perfect spot for #36 ! You’re official! Congrats!

  • @go4lowcost652
    @go4lowcost652 Před měsícem +4

    Renovation is coming along very well.🤣😂

  • @blueberryblues3365
    @blueberryblues3365 Před měsícem +2

    Really love the tour, so charming. Those old photos show how little has changed. Your place is looking great. Love the property. Xo

  • @marilynwade9448
    @marilynwade9448 Před měsícem +4

    Cleaned the ceiling up nicely

  • @janicek6399
    @janicek6399 Před měsícem +3

    Very pretty village, thank you for the tour👍

  • @sjmsark
    @sjmsark Před měsícem +3

    Thank you, loved the history. Enjoyed the video as always. Merci.

  • @bitak2095
    @bitak2095 Před měsícem +3

    I think you are so talented to know all these things to fix your places by yourself and never with any help! I hope you’ll find a handyman to rent your place with a bit of a lower rent for exchange of fixing your place 🙏🏻🙏🏻 one little complaint though and I’m sorry for not keeping it to myself - I wish you were more tidier! Every room that you finish always is a bit of a mess! I watch so so many CZcams videos and they are always so immaculate. Maybe that made me notice yours, in any case, bravo to do so much and being so knowledgeable 👌🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @kevinnye5132
    @kevinnye5132 Před měsícem +1

    Coming along nicely Ralf, I mean your builders hands now match your builders bum 😂, seriously though what a beautiful little peaceful village 👌🏻, house & garden looking so much better and nice ingenuity hack on those rail countersinks 👍🏻, keep up the great work mate.

  • @jerridavis6462
    @jerridavis6462 Před měsícem +3

    Enjoyed from Texas!

  • @christineharmon6129
    @christineharmon6129 Před měsícem +2

    Love the barbecue! That’s how we used to set it up when we went camping. Once, though, I didn’t have a barbecue grill and improvised with a window screen. Bad idea as the metal was painted.! Waste of some good pork chops!

  • @jeanhawken4482
    @jeanhawken4482 Před měsícem +3

    Moving along well

  • @pjpanda572
    @pjpanda572 Před měsícem +2

    War Games! I love that movie.

  • @jmbpinto73
    @jmbpinto73 Před měsícem +2

    Very interesting, as i have a ceiling here waiting to be done.
    The town looks a bit empty, like rural areas are becoming. Is good you still have the school going, it means there is future ahead! The school I first went is no longer a school. :(
    I live in the country as well. My house number is awaiting to be posted, city people find very confusing that the houses have no number, but the postman figures it out, somehow.

  • @claireangier3322
    @claireangier3322 Před měsícem +2

    Wow the garden is massive. Is there any insulation in the house? ❤

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem

      The roof is very well insulated and the celler is reasonably insulated...

  • @ManMartin
    @ManMartin Před měsícem +2

    Great place, great job, great family. ❤

  • @CherrylThorneq-qk6ou
    @CherrylThorneq-qk6ou Před měsícem +1

    It all locks so beautiful around the village and you are surly getting stuck into the work around your home .
    It will look amazing once the work has been finished.
    How many people actually live in that village now so many buildings seem to be empty .
    You have so much on the go at the moment looking forward to seeing work done on your other property.
    The boys have grown I like to see your eldest Boy helping you out whist you are building.
    When it comes time for you to retire from work which house do you think that the family will live in .

  • @richardtaylor7199
    @richardtaylor7199 Před měsícem +1

    Great job.

  • @brefnejowers9747
    @brefnejowers9747 Před měsícem +2

    Very resourceful, bravo

  • @xaxmac1948
    @xaxmac1948 Před měsícem +1

    How bizarre! Your village is just along the road from ours! Lots of work going on there right now!

  • @nancybrowning3380
    @nancybrowning3380 Před měsícem +2

    Are you intending on putting this property on VRBO or something similar? If yes, info like how far to nearest international airport etc would really help. Nearest place to get groceries etc. Thank you

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem

      I'm not, I've listed it locally. The nearest Airport is Bergerac, and the nearest mid sized town with supermarket and petrol and such is about 10 minutes away, the bigger town is then Perigueux which is about 20 mins away.

  • @elizabethmowjee2402
    @elizabethmowjee2402 Před 26 dny +1

    So approx how many homes and families actually live there? How many homes are actually occupied? Very charming. I can see why you wanted to buy it years ago. What was the original price, if I may ask?

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před 24 dny

      The official population is about 300, bit the villages are so close together that it never really feels completely empty. I bought when the market was high in 2006 for ~200k

  • @user-gx8oc1dq8f
    @user-gx8oc1dq8f Před měsícem +1

    the tarmac guy def donated to the mayoral campaign

  • @annmolloy8600
    @annmolloy8600 Před měsícem

    So idyllic. Hope you get good tenants soon. Unfortunately I live in Australia so I’m unable to visit. Good luck 🤞

  • @suzzane.notsusan.1078
    @suzzane.notsusan.1078 Před měsícem +4

    The ceiling is so low and adding sheetrock makes it even lower couldn't you have just put sheetrock in between the beams and leave beams exposed the ceiling would be higher. It just super low

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem

      It's around 2,50m... so not really low at all

  • @sarisafari9063
    @sarisafari9063 Před měsícem +1

  • @occitaniejemesouviens7508
    @occitaniejemesouviens7508 Před měsícem +1

    Bonjour, je pense que le maire du village serait très intéressé par les photos .

  • @helenhelps9619
    @helenhelps9619 Před měsícem +1

    🔨🔨

  • @nancymiller7294
    @nancymiller7294 Před měsícem +1

    I am a bit confused. Is this the same house you started working on the awful bathroom first? ? The bathroom was outside. Then you made a chute so you could shovel the dirty plaster and dirt out the window to a wheelbarrow, then you put large stones on the kitchen floor.. I watched all the videos of you working on that place, this looks like a different house. Please explain

    • @kentishbunyip6081
      @kentishbunyip6081 Před měsícem +1

      The house with the chute is in Italy.

    • @NotUselessYet
      @NotUselessYet  Před měsícem +1

      We still have the house in Italy, this is in France and its where I lived until 2013.

  • @effie924
    @effie924 Před měsícem

    you are working your butt off but getting stuff done.

  • @cabbking
    @cabbking Před měsícem

    Just a little seasick from the camera swings. Definitely makes me less likely to watch.

  • @user-vy3vk2sb8p
    @user-vy3vk2sb8p Před měsícem +1