Dan, such a huge difference when you talk us though the building process, it makes for far more informative content and puts the focus on the project at hand. People otherwise get distracted by speculation into your personal life, which could get annoying. You do a great job. and your dedication is off the charts. Progress on both the cottage as well as the chateau are gripping to follow and I believe you are deserving of our attention for all the right reasons - your work ethic, creative decisions and unbelievable courage. Rock-on Dan! (the music is also kinda great)
Dan. A brilliant vlog. You make way too many things look easy. The effect you are going for looks great and totally in keeping with the house. Well done
You did a really good job of making the transition from the rendered part of the wall to the pointed part of the wall look organic. It just blends together and looks fantastic. 🧡
Lovely vlog, thankyou x Just one tip; when you are pointing - a pointing trowel helps. When the muck has just gone off - you don't brush it off. You 'churn' it with a rough hand brush. That involves banging in the muck to get the air pockets out and seats it correctly. It's a flicking banging motion. It also gives a good finish.
You’re doing a great job Dan. Could you give us a tour of the house and the outbuildings and barn and studio to see where you’re up to now? A before and after maybe?
💖👑👑💖🎬🎥📽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I have been watching Dan for years and l always feel chilled out when l watch him work .l am so happy he has got his very own chateau which is a Beautiful Building .One good thing is he can put on suits with the bed rooms .The floors are amazing how thay are still there and are just Beautiful. This Chateau will have his blood swear and Tears in it but also a whole lot of LOVE from DAN AND HIS FAMILY AND ALL OF US FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD .💖😊💖👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I do remember him doing this in the kitchen .Great Job Dan keep up the great work we all love to watch and have your back with love and positivity 😊
You have a new wheelbarrow! Love watching you point a wall. You're so concerned how it looks when you are done. Always looks great. You have had a lot of practice for your Chateau.
Lesa from chateu de Montmagner is self taught and has lime mortered many of the walls inside of the chateau and has recently started on the Piggeries which she and Ted are converting into their own personal dwelling. She's so good at it she even did her friends internal walls in exchange for items that would benefit the flooring of the piggeries.
I'll be 68 this summer and have no plans to do anything like this, but I enjoy watching you, Dan. It seems a bit like meditation in motion, and the results are simply lovely. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, from a subscriber in Michigan USA ❤🙏
I enjoy seeing you create an extension on the family home. You say you are not patient, but you preserver and that is more important. Little by little, it is getting there.
Brilliant. Thank you for sharing. Now I know how to point a stone wall. Amazing. Looks like you having a great time getting back into it all. Looking forward to seeing the rood completed with the oak beams and extension/overhang. Very exciting
Dan, you have come along way from where we first saw you pointing! Your video here today shows how far your confidence level has grown. You do have a knack and a good eye for design in your working in it. Next thing you know we’ll be seeing you as a presenter on Master Class! Keep up the good work!
Absolutely love the explanations as you are videotaping!!!! It’s so helpful to understand what your doing and what’s going on. ❤️❤️❤️👍🏼. From Wilmington, North Carolina. USA
Awesome to learn from you! You make it look easy, I know from experience it is not! Just accept it, you are an artist in all that has your attention. Thanks so much for taking us along 😊
This is a great tutorial Dan. The wall looks so very good, you do amazing stone work. Great job! It has been very interesting, love watching you work hard. lol All the best!
Love when you talk us through the process. More relatable for those of us who love the ‘how to’ of building. You have an artistic eye when pointing stone walls. The pantry at Lalande was spectacular and this addition is also looking great with partial stone reveal!
Always interesting because I have never seen historic building being brought back to like in my neck of the woods. You have taken on so much work, it's amazing you have the patience for it all.
I needed this video 30 years ago - no videos back for this then even for VCR - if I asked about lime putty mortar or how to mix a lime/sand mortar in my area - people just looked at me like I was from outer space. A lot has changed since then . . but I need the knowledge back then. Oh, well, better late than never. . .
Living in Canada, I've never seen anything like this before (if it was its a lost art now). I'm beginning to enjoy this learning curve of how things are done in Europe. Thanks for sharing and posting.....
I’ve always loved how you care about the way to care and point so the stones stand out and history remains just like you did on other projects on this cottage and at Stephanie’s château. You are an amazing man in all the things you undertake. Well done Dan, really enjoyed hearing you walk through the process. No matter what never boring. Take care and see you tomorrow.❤❤❤
Adding lots of experience to your resume. When you add all that experience to your Chateau you will be steps ahead of other Chateau owners. You and Billy just seem to know how to do the work needed to renovate a cottage, Chateau and Convent!!! You got a new wheel barrel, looking good!!! See ya tomarra!!!!
Fluffy and sticky describes cotton candy, not sure about the rendering mixture though!😂 I believe you also showed us how to do that at Stephanie's Chateau when you were doing the pantry/hallway while she was gone.🥀🥀
Good Thursday morning from the SF Bay Area. I love watching these processes even though I am unlikely to ever do any of them. However, some of these things can be applied to smaller crafting projects or gardens which I can do. Lovely work.
Yes, It's been interesting to learn about this technique, to see how you solved the 'estheticity' of this Wallrendering. And for a change more relaxing to watch then the Roof-bit! Your way down towards the blue door looks so very nice now, I can just imagine some plants left and right. Also I take a sec. to say, Please be more realistic when you do 'Stuff' on the roof! After all, and first of all, you are a Dad with 2 lovely Boys that need their Dad to be healthy! Sorry for sounding a bit Maternal but .... we 'Watchers' to want the Best for your Family cause over the years we All have become to like you much!
Looking good. I have done some walls like this on our house, in the Vendee. It is very satisfying. But if anyone has a go please wear gloves as it burns😩 I used a 3 to 1 mix.
Nice one Dan - lovely job. I have a wall to do in our house in the Dordogne so appreciate the lesson to follow by rewatching the vlog when I come to do it in the Summer.
Thanks for this, Dan - our piggery needs some attention this year and this is our training video! We have a very similar schist type stone and need to do it ourselves.
Dan, thanks, I've a chimney to repair this summer and couldn't wrap my head around the consistency and how to go about it after applying the 1st coat. You've shown me exactly what to do.
This was a great, informative video. I am truly invested in your various projects at this point. Only because I care about you, step one probably should have been putting on some PII (i.e. a mask and eye protection). We don't want you having eye problems or respiratory issues later in life. Stay safe!
I have an interior wall that needs this. 😮 but I don’t think know if I’m brave enough and the husband wants to make it a regular wall but this video might give me the courage to try and if not then go regular 😅
This was really interesting! I hope you do more videos like this where you teach us something new. I bought my first house recently so I'm even more interested in DIY home projects/building.
Thanks so much. We have a chimney on our seventies house that contractors want to rebuild for thousands of dollars. But look how long that wall has lasted with the old lime mortar. I'll have to research whether we could use the old mix over newer mortar and save a lot of money.
I once repointed the chimney in the loft of a Victorian terraced house. Although the walls were stone, the window surrounds and chimney were brick and mortar. I was able to use standard cement mortar to stop it leaking like a seive. That's how the workmen described it when fitting a new coal stove for us. 30 years ago now. It was hot in the middle of the summer. I mixed smallish batches on the concrete in the backyard by hand. Then I had to spiral through the house up the stairs and then the ladder into the loft. Working each load quickly to get 3 runs with each batch. Couldn't make more than that without it setting in the heat. Full on weekend alone that I'll always remember. I enjoyed it too. Lime mortar over the 70s mix? I haven't a clue. Maybe a real builder can advise on that.
Dan you make doing these projects seem so easy. I actually would love to do something like that to a short retaining wall out in my backyard. But I do love watching this type of projects. Well done Dan. Carry on.
It's your wall and you're not being asked to paint the Sistine Chapel for posterity. Think of fluffy cake icing for texture when you're mixing. A proper flat trowel like Dan uses will let you push mortar into the cracks and smooth any flat surface finish. Keep you busy over a warm and dry weekend nearer the summer. Have a glass of something nice chilling, ready to celebrate when it's done.
If you decide to do an exterior wall you should use a 'sharp' sand for pointing - for good bonding. Use a pointing trowel and then 'churn' with a stiff hand brush when it has just gone off.. ie not quite hardened. Depending on the weather I leave overnight and do this the next morning. If its drying quickly you can churn just after you finish a section. Its important to do this step to knock out any air pockets and create a surface that mitigates cracking. If you have large holes then push stone or slate into the mortar as you go. You can also add some horsehair. The fine sand Dan is using is usually used in the recipe for the third coat of lime - the top coat of lime plaster but is fine in interiors.
Thanks for the tutorial it’s encouraging and makes its less intimidating to tackle these jobs and for not leaving out helpful details it is a work of art
The wall is gorgeous! Thank you for explaining all the steps. Very interesting. Like you Patience is not one of my better virtues. I would’ve had the toothbrush if they’re scraping immediately. Lol thank goodness I didn’t do it.😂 thank you so much. 💜🤗🤟🏻😎🇺🇸
Everyone loves it when renovations are started but I know from previous experiences I hate the mess and constant clean up . Annalise must have the patience of a saint .🇦🇺🙋♀️
Dan, such a huge difference when you talk us though the building process, it makes for far more informative content and puts the focus on the project at hand. People otherwise get distracted by speculation into your personal life, which could get annoying. You do a great job. and your dedication is off the charts. Progress on both the cottage as well as the chateau are gripping to follow and I believe you are deserving of our attention for all the right reasons - your work ethic, creative decisions and unbelievable courage. Rock-on Dan! (the music is also kinda great)
I admire your dedication to creating an old building look old again but is more stable than before. Well done 👍🏻
Dan. A brilliant vlog. You make way too many things look easy. The effect you are going for looks great and totally in keeping with the house. Well done
You did a really good job of making the transition from the rendered part of the wall to the pointed part of the wall look organic. It just blends together and looks fantastic. 🧡
Lovely vlog, thankyou x Just one tip; when you are pointing - a pointing trowel helps. When the muck has just gone off - you don't brush it off. You 'churn' it with a rough hand brush. That involves banging in the muck to get the air pockets out and seats it correctly. It's a flicking banging motion. It also gives a good finish.
You’re doing a great job Dan. Could you give us a tour of the house and the outbuildings and barn and studio to see where you’re up to now? A before and after maybe?
it's all there in past blogs...befores and afters. 🤩
💖👑👑💖🎬🎥📽👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼I have been watching Dan for years and l always feel chilled out when l watch him work .l am so happy he has got his very own chateau which is a Beautiful Building .One good thing is he can put on suits with the bed rooms .The floors are amazing how thay are still there and are just Beautiful. This Chateau will have his blood swear and Tears in it but also a whole lot of LOVE from DAN AND HIS FAMILY AND ALL OF US FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD .💖😊💖👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I do remember him doing this in the kitchen .Great Job Dan keep up the great work we all love to watch and have your back with love and positivity 😊
You have a new wheelbarrow! Love watching you point a wall. You're so concerned how it looks when you are done. Always looks great. You have had a lot of practice for your Chateau.
hope you washout the barrow after each use . or do you intend making it an art installation?
Lesa from chateu de Montmagner is self taught and has lime mortered many of the walls inside of the chateau and has recently started on the Piggeries which she and Ted are converting into their own personal dwelling. She's so good at it she even did her friends internal walls in exchange for items that would benefit the flooring of the piggeries.
I'll be 68 this summer and have no plans to do anything like this, but I enjoy watching you, Dan. It seems a bit like meditation in motion, and the results are simply lovely. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, from a subscriber in Michigan USA ❤🙏
Dan I love the description "fluffy and sticky" chef and diy all rolled into one😊😊
I enjoy seeing you create an extension on the family home. You say you are not patient, but you preserver and that is more important. Little by little, it is getting there.
Brilliant. Thank you for sharing. Now I know how to point a stone wall. Amazing. Looks like you having a great time getting back into it all. Looking forward to seeing the rood completed with the oak beams and extension/overhang. Very exciting
the vision, talent and patience of a true artist.
Dan, you have come along way from where we first saw you pointing! Your video here today shows how far your confidence level has grown. You do have a knack and a good eye for design in your working in it. Next thing you know we’ll be seeing you as a presenter on Master Class! Keep up the good work!
Absolutely love the explanations as you are videotaping!!!! It’s so helpful to understand what your doing and what’s going on. ❤️❤️❤️👍🏼.
From Wilmington, North Carolina. USA
Awesome to learn from you! You make it look easy, I know from experience it is not! Just accept it, you are an artist in all that has your attention. Thanks so much for taking us along 😊
Thank you, Dan, you explained this really clearly and the results are impressive!
Dan...your art school training is evident in pointing work. Nice job!
This is a great tutorial Dan. The wall looks so very good, you do amazing stone work. Great job! It has been very interesting, love watching you work hard. lol All the best!
It so beautiful, I'm sure that it's not easy, but it looks enjoyable enough and it's always beautiful when you finish it. Great job.
Love the lesson on traditional way to point the wall Dan the pointing man. See yer tomorrow xx
Looks really awesome,,must be very satisfying seeing the stones pop out after brushing. Great job, as usual! You got it Dan!
Love when you talk us through the process. More relatable for those of us who love the ‘how to’ of building. You have an artistic eye when pointing stone walls. The pantry at Lalande was spectacular and this addition is also looking great with partial stone reveal!
Always interesting because I have never seen historic building being brought back to like in my neck of the woods. You have taken on so much work, it's amazing you have the patience for it all.
I needed this video 30 years ago - no videos back for this then even for VCR - if I asked about lime putty mortar or how to mix a lime/sand mortar in my area - people just looked at me like I was from outer space. A lot has changed since then . . but I need the knowledge back then. Oh, well, better late than never. . .
Love partially exposed stone or brick. Great job, Dan!
Thanks for the pointing class, Dan. Looks great!!
wow Dan that wall just pops, great work as always, thank you for sharing.
Dan, I love that you take us along, but not only that, I've learned from you how to point & do limestone walls, Thank You ..
Great lesson Dan and love the beautiful look that you have achieved. You are very artistic!
Living in Canada, I've never seen anything like this before (if it was its a lost art now). I'm beginning to enjoy this learning curve of how things are done in Europe. Thanks for sharing and posting.....
Looks amazing Dan...love watching you transform these old buildings into something beautiful to look at.
Getting to be an expert on this pointing thing. Looking good with the fluffy consistency. See ya tomorrow 😍😘
I’ve always loved how you care about the way to care and point so the stones stand out and history remains just like you did on other projects on this cottage and at Stephanie’s château.
You are an amazing man in all the things you undertake. Well done Dan, really enjoyed hearing you walk through the process. No matter what never boring.
Take care and see you tomorrow.❤❤❤
❤ so true
Adding lots of experience to your resume. When you add all that experience to your Chateau you will be steps ahead of other Chateau owners. You and Billy just seem to know how to do the work needed to renovate a cottage, Chateau and Convent!!! You got a new wheel barrel, looking good!!! See ya tomarra!!!!
You are a perfectionist at heart and it shows in the finished product Dan. Well done 💕🇦🇺
Fluffy and sticky describes cotton candy, not sure about the rendering mixture though!😂 I believe you also showed us how to do that at Stephanie's Chateau when you were doing the pantry/hallway while she was gone.🥀🥀
Nice job Dan! The wall looks beautiful!
I love that wall...wonderfully done.
Its looking beautiful, Danling. I do like to hear you say, "it just takes a bit of time and patience."💗
Thank you Dan.
I love this detailed tutorial on just how you approached fixing this wall.
Sounds like it's a good thing you got that roof tiled!
Thank you! I have saved this so I might refer back to it once I have found my project to the south!
Good Thursday morning from the SF Bay Area. I love watching these processes even though I am unlikely to ever do any of them. However, some of these things can be applied to smaller crafting projects or gardens which I can do. Lovely work.
Love a good tutorial! Hoping for lots more from the chateau.
Great instructional video. I just need a cute little old cottage to try this technique. 🤣
Yes, It's been interesting to learn about this technique, to see how you solved the 'estheticity' of this Wallrendering. And for a change more relaxing to watch then the Roof-bit! Your way down towards the blue door looks so very nice now, I can just imagine some plants left and right. Also I take a sec. to say, Please be more realistic when you do 'Stuff' on the roof! After all, and first of all, you are a Dad with 2 lovely Boys that need their Dad to be healthy! Sorry for sounding a bit Maternal but .... we 'Watchers' to want the Best for your Family cause over the years we All have become to like you much!
Love it! I’m currently in a military quarter but one day I will find somewhere to try this out!
Good job to do on a rainy day. It's really coming along. See you
tomorrow!!!!!!
Well done ,Dan,
You never give tutorial style videos, and you are quite good at it
So therapeutic.seeing the end result.its like vely
Looking good. I have done some walls like this on our house, in the Vendee. It is very satisfying. But if anyone has a go please wear gloves as it burns😩 I used a 3 to 1 mix.
You make everything look easy and effortless. I'm sure that is far from reality.😊
Thanks for the tutorial! I’ve been wanting to try this, and you explained it very clearly.
Wow! Loved the wall. Good work, beautiful!
Nice one Dan - lovely job. I have a wall to do in our house in the Dordogne so appreciate the lesson to follow by rewatching the vlog when I come to do it in the Summer.
Thanks for this, Dan - our piggery needs some attention this year and this is our training video! We have a very similar schist type stone and need to do it ourselves.
I have done so much jointing at my place and I now I am watching you from my sofa. 😅
Well, if there is ever a time in my life I need to do stone work I will know how to do it. Thanks Dan the man.
Dan you would have to be one of the most patient people I have seen with all those difficult jobs you do. The end results are always so satisfying.🤩
Very interesting and looks great. See you tomorrow!!
It’s a handsome wall as are you a handsome handyman.
Dan, thanks, I've a chimney to repair this summer and couldn't wrap my head around the consistency and how to go about it after applying the 1st coat. You've shown me exactly what to do.
Reminds me of the beautiful kitchen wall you did. The finish looks lovely.
This was a great, informative video. I am truly invested in your various projects at this point. Only because I care about you, step one probably should have been putting on some PII (i.e. a mask and eye protection). We don't want you having eye problems or respiratory issues later in life. Stay safe!
Everything you do is interesting, Dan.
Dan, thank you for the lesson. It's looking so great. You are really, really good at this.
Cheers
that looks awesome , what a pro job
I have an interior wall that needs this. 😮 but I don’t think know if I’m brave enough and the husband wants to make it a regular wall but this video might give me the courage to try and if not then go regular 😅
Thanks for the lesson in rendering. It may come in handy as I work on my property in the south of France. Cheers!
Really is beautiful, love the natural look, be safe stay healthy enjoy your day
I’m ready to tackle a stone wall (if I had one😂) after watching excellent tutorials by you and Tracey 🎉
The wall looks beautiful ❤
This was really interesting! I hope you do more videos like this where you teach us something new. I bought my first house recently so I'm even more interested in DIY home projects/building.
Yes, we like it, Dan! Your respect for old buildings comes thru:)
I understand your mortar recipe exactly. It sounds just like my biscuit dough😂
Dan you have so much patience- but it’s so worth it!! 🎉
Thanks so much. We have a chimney on our seventies house that contractors want to rebuild for thousands of dollars. But look how long that wall has lasted with the old lime mortar. I'll have to research whether we could use the old mix over newer mortar and save a lot of money.
I once repointed the chimney in the loft of a Victorian terraced house. Although the walls were stone, the window surrounds and chimney were brick and mortar. I was able to use standard cement mortar to stop it leaking like a seive. That's how the workmen described it when fitting a new coal stove for us. 30 years ago now. It was hot in the middle of the summer. I mixed smallish batches on the concrete in the backyard by hand. Then I had to spiral through the house up the stairs and then the ladder into the loft. Working each load quickly to get 3 runs with each batch. Couldn't make more than that without it setting in the heat. Full on weekend alone that I'll always remember. I enjoyed it too.
Lime mortar over the 70s mix? I haven't a clue. Maybe a real builder can advise on that.
I love that wall. Nice job! 😎👍
Amazing transformation! Well done Dan🙏❤️
Dan you make doing these projects seem so easy. I actually would love to do something like that to a short retaining wall out in my backyard. But I do love watching this type of projects. Well done Dan. Carry on.
It's your wall and you're not being asked to paint the Sistine Chapel for posterity. Think of fluffy cake icing for texture when you're mixing. A proper flat trowel like Dan uses will let you push mortar into the cracks and smooth any flat surface finish. Keep you busy over a warm and dry weekend nearer the summer. Have a glass of something nice chilling, ready to celebrate when it's done.
If you decide to do an exterior wall you should use a 'sharp' sand for pointing - for good bonding. Use a pointing trowel and then 'churn' with a stiff hand brush when it has just gone off.. ie not quite hardened. Depending on the weather I leave overnight and do this the next morning. If its drying quickly you can churn just after you finish a section. Its important to do this step to knock out any air pockets and create a surface that mitigates cracking. If you have large holes then push stone or slate into the mortar as you go. You can also add some horsehair. The fine sand Dan is using is usually used in the recipe for the third coat of lime - the top coat of lime plaster but is fine in interiors.
very nice to see how other technics work..Thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial it’s encouraging and makes its less intimidating to tackle these jobs and for not leaving out helpful details it is a work of art
You are doing a great job on the house addition, can't wait to see the house finished. Hugs, Kathy 🇺🇸
It’s going to look so amazing when it’s done I can’t wait either 😍🏠
The wall looks smashing!😁
Love all of the information. Very helpful and interesting.
Your wall looks really good, very professional Job.
Pure motivation Dan!!! Thanks for sharing
Looking good.. you have the patience of a saint, bless you. I don’t think I could do it. Glad I’m not in charge!
Happy 50th! Congratulations.
Thanks Dan. I’ve been wanting to see this process for some time now. I plan to do my badly needed barn this summer. This has been a big help.
I am fascinated by this work and you are a great teacher.
Looking better every day! You make me think I can do this at almost 70 years of age! Ha!
I can’t help but admire your tenacity. And the fact that all
Comes out fantastic!!! What a treasure you are!!!
Great stuff Dan! You are creating works of art in these walls, I too love the rustic look of the stone walls.👏👌🥰
Great job Dan and I’ll see you tomorrow 👍😀👍
Lovely demonstration Dan. Thanks
It was very interesting Dan thank you for sharing this.
The wall is gorgeous! Thank you for explaining all the steps. Very interesting. Like you Patience is not one of my better virtues. I would’ve had the toothbrush if they’re scraping immediately. Lol thank goodness I didn’t do it.😂 thank you so much. 💜🤗🤟🏻😎🇺🇸
Everyone loves it when renovations are started but I know from previous experiences I hate the mess and constant clean up . Annalise must have the patience of a saint .🇦🇺🙋♀️