It must lighten your spirits to know that you can now afford Jean Paul, a master stone mason to completely redo the facade. Well done. Lovely work Jean Paul. Let’s remember, too, the young men JP has working with him, learning their craft from a master. Such luck for them.
Lovely to see Ziggy supervising the ongoing work! Your property is so calming and homey. It reminds me much of my childhood in the countryside of north Georgia in the US.
Whoa those two years of dealing with the company that renovated the facade the first time must have been very stressful. I’m glad you were able to prevail. I hope this repair goes well. Best wishes.
Best RUclips vlog EVER! I do hope though that you get Ziggy a playmate. I like the fact that you do 60% renovations, 20% art decorations and 20% food and cooking. Love the different aspects of the show...
I just love watching Anna’s dad help out around the yard! It’s such a normal “dad” thing to do and it’s so heart warming. It’s just what dads do! I often ask my dad to come and help out with yard clean up and cut down in the fall here in Michigan and he doesn’t hesitate to come help with his truck full of tools! This channel is wonderfully therapeutic while I sip coffee in the morning or afternoon :) thanks for sharing your life with all of us!
I love how innocently mischievous Ziggy is! I love the color of his coat so so much. He is one of my favorite dogs I get to see online. Who knew the internet could be so wholesome in these ways! 💖
Your parents are such lovely, generous and fun people. This explains so much about you, Anna. Your girls are so lucky to have you, Phillip, and their grandparents. Lovely garden work today, and I'm so happy that your facade is getting the repair it needed.
You are so, so fortunate to have Jean Paul and his crew working on this project! Clearly, Jean Paul est un véritable historien du bâtiment, and the crew are not only masterful craftsmen, they are efficient and actually SHOW UP!... and they FINISH the job. Here in the US, with the notable exception of a relatively craftsmen and women from Mexico, we just don't have those five essential elements in the same stucco crew (knowledge of the history of materials and techniques, relevant experience and skill, efficiency, predictability and tenacity).
Hey, Lew (from Paris) ! I am surprised. I thought you had multiple craftsmen for this - and for lots of other things. Where does this lack come from, in your opinion ? Because those ancient technics were used in Europe and, as the US became quickly the country of modern technics, US craftsmen never really had to work with them ? Do you have any idea ?
The beauty, the joy and the fun that you bring to all of us is immeasurable. But maybe even more lasting is the support that you give to the artisans like Jean Paul and his apprentice, who will keep alive the ethic of excellence!
Most craftsmen, renovation companies or architects don't have a clue or even don't know that lime does exist. Most of old buildings are still plastered outside with cement or with ready made mix that are not breathable and cannot accommodate the move of the building. People are happy with the neat finish the first months but later they will spend fortune to cover the cracks and paint regularly their facade (and complain about humidity problems).
I would have found it interesting to understand what exactly went wrong when they fixed the facade the first time, and what is done in a different way now.
I think the first company who did the render didn't use the good rendering product to use on old walls. The actual company use lime based render so the walls can breath.
What an excellent job the team is making , and wonderful that soon the old disaster will be nothing but a memory . Renovations are full of unexpected pitfalls aren’t they . You seem to maintain an even keel in the midst of your renovation . Not something many can manage .❤
@@ashpash78 the product was probably a ready-to-use one coat render much too rigid to accommodate the movement of an old building. Probably containing cement or a very hydraulic lime like a NHL5. The traditional lime plaster uses carbonic or slightly hydraulic lime like a CL90 or NHL2, that stay somewhat flexible inside because some of it does not carbonate (the surface does and becomes hard). It also means that if there are micro cracks, the uncarbonated lime fills it and repairs it. That's why some roman constructions are still standing 2000+ years after they were built.
I spent a couple of hours flicking lime render on a wall once, as as a gung-ho volunteer for a chateau restoration. My wrist took about 3weeks to recover!!! Your garden is looking splendid already, can’t wait to see what summer growth will bring.
I have to admit that Jean-Paul and his workers make it look so easy. Good on Anna and Philipp trying it. Now we can see it wouldn't be easy on us either. Best of luck to all workers and hopefully no rain to make it dissolve and disintegrate before it's done.
So pleased you now have the contact with a company experienced with historic property. They never behave as we expect. Hope it works out better this time around.
Good to see you are highlighting the difference between workmen & tradesman. Workmen do important work that has to be functional & up to code, very difficult! Good tradesmen do work that is functional, up to code & artistic, they look at the entire scenery and manage to enhance it all whilst providing a specific function. So happy you have found master craftsmen to work on your beautiful home.
Ok...this is crazy. My daughters ex-husband was one of the creators of Two Dots. In fact, their wedding reception was filled with games in the two dots theme. Small world!
Such a shame it had to be done a second time but happy you hired a true artisan who knows the traditional way. Throwing it on does NOT look easy and takes great skill. Ziggy is such a beautiful dog but he doesn’t understand why you don’t want his paw print on your house walls. I love how helpful your parents are and seeing the girls helping their grandparents. Happy Easter to all!!! xx
@Jvan Solivj, at (0:55) Philip explains rather clear that "finally the company who did the renovations agreed to pay for the repairs and we were able to hire Jean Paul". Philip's sailboat was never endangered at all.
Your constraint and your positive approach to this pretty stressing situation is amazing!! Again, I can’t do anything but admire the way you two work in sync. There is a lot of love in your marriage.
The yard is looking spectacular, guys! A big thank you to your parents for lending a helping hand. Such lovely people. Also, a big thank you to the hardworking gentlemen fixing your facade properly. It was so nice of them to let you film their handy work. Hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday together. ❤
I have loved this channel because of your taste in design, your humor, and the overall content. I'm glad you haven't lost your way. Keep up the great job! Love seeing the progress. Love to see things actually getting DONE in this channel!
I happened upon the restorations and renovations of your chateau and can't stop watching them. UGH; the setbacks! What you have endured to get to where you are! I applaud your patience and tenacity throughout the entire process! Love seeing your parents being a part of it all. Your chateau is absolutely beautiful! Living my life vicariously through your videos (without all the stress of course).
Amazing to see what you have achieved 👏 you have done right , putting the important things first , unlike other owners who fill their chateau with ‘stuff’ and decorate before it’s warm and renovated and swan about rather than fix the basics . Good on you and with small children around too
I am sorry, that you have to do this again, but also, it reminds me my grand father, who made his whole house himself and as well helps with a lot of work on my parents house and my full family houses. He was using rhis technique as well and it is nice to see it again. He still lives, healthy 83 years old man, just his mind is not what it used too. So again, thank you for bringing these memories of him to me 🥰
So glad to see the talented artisans fixing the facades. Love seeing your parents again, Anna. They are so cute, fun and such hard workers. You are very blessed. Those lawn mowers really take getting used to. Have a wonderful week.
Gee I'm glad you got that sorted with the reno company that took that amount of money off you only to deliver a sub par job! Great that you got a proper team to do the job this time, using proper old techniques! It really is a special skill, in my area of town I see examples all the time of great jobs vs the same type of problems you ran into, it's all down to the knowhow and experience of working with historic techniques of the team. Great to have it all donr so fast, before the whoke outdoor season is here! Ziggy is such a cutie with his enthusiasm about everyone and all the activities ☺️. Oh abd those Yoga moves are epic! ❤️😉
What a catastrophe! I am so sorry your facade failed!! You must be so happy Jean-Paul and his team of craftsmen are on the job. Always good to see your parents, Anna. They are such a support to you. Do they ferry over from the UK for their visits? As always, your Ziggy is so precious, if a bit mischievous... Have a great week, all!
Love the chateau renovations. Love the planting, gardening, but what I adore is the humor. Yoga exercise is the most humorous. Thank you. Tried to say thank you in French, but the crazy autocorrect transformed a simple thank you into mercy.
How wonderful that you are able to now realize the new facade. It was Fascinating learning how they mix the morter for the facade. I also liked the same sample you both chose as well. I hope this new company can deliver the perfect results.
Glad the Chateau walls are being redone. The first company is paying for the restoration. Loving the plants and trees. I think Ziggy wanted his paw print permanently in the lime to say he was there 😂❤
Anna as usual, it is great to see your mum and dad. Philipp I suspect your mom is a tad camera shy when she comes over to help. Ziggy has his paws in everything, he is a great supervisor. His paw print was perfectly placed 😆
It's going to look beautiful! I think the gardens are looking wonderful and the trees are even budding out! You have spring a lot earlier than we do here in the Northwest USA. Keep up the good work you guys, loving the progress. Have a great week. (from Sandi)
Such a heartwarming video, full of family, beauty, work, and play. I’m now realizing that maybe the reason I keep watching your videos isn’t just the quality of sound and image, not just the projection of a dream (nightmare?) to renovate a chateau, not just the humor and good vibes. Perhaps above all it’s the learning opportunities that come from your respect for the artisans. The plastering, the stonework, the masonry, the painting, the carpentry (Benoit!), the wallpaper, the electrical work, the plumbing, the gardening, the landscape design and arborist work, the history, the cooking. What have I missed? Roofing, relationship building, child rearing, Ziggy raising? Have you named your chateau? Or is that pretentious? How about Le chateau artisanal? Ou peut-être tout simplement Chateau Arthur? Vielen Dank und best of luck as ever!
So lovely seeing the garden springing into Spring! How great that your parents are over from England to help! Your dad is just too cute on that mower......I really think he likes it and has gotten the hang of it! Your mom and Lily were very good helpers with the wood chipping.....I love a good wood chipper! It's the perfect machine for your property plus you end up with masses of mulch! Shattered to see the cracks in the facade! Good for you for sticking with your protest and getting a re=do. The make it look so easy but I can see there is a real snap in the wrist.....secret style! It will be lovely! I was on my computer at 8 am Mountain time this Easter morning and managed to get into your first session of classes at the Print Academy! Thrilled to bits! Cheers!
The stucco refinish is like icing a cake. Nicely done, as with the gardening and weed control by bedding the plants. Its those that know that are the masters.
It wasn't until I watched your renovations of your previous homes that I realized how really talented you are. Is cute to hear of Philips going to fix something😂. You, sir, are very skilled. My hat oops beret is off to you.
It is soooo pleasing to see the youth of today picking up and working and learning the old trades. I have noticed many of todays youth (anyone under 40 is young to me😹😹😹being 60 everyone feels younger these days😹😹😹)I love watching people learning the old ways, they learn that the old ways are really better than what so many people really think. In todays fast living it’s nice to watch the young really learning and understanding and learning to slow down. As horrible as it is having to live through all of that nasty dust and construction site again it will be so worth it, this team of stone masons are really doing a great job specially sourcing locally the raw materials as it would have been done at the time when building the Chateau all those years ago. I loved how you got in there and gave it a go, it is such a hard job I spent 6 months building and rendering a wall down the back of my yard I still have one wall to render up near the house but I am going with the old way of doing it as I hated the modern way I was shown, I have local sand that I collected and cleaned for the job and because Dad loves marigolds that’s the colour I am going with, I tired the yellow but did not like the colour, not really a fan of too much yellow 😹. so have used the more orange red colour, I have to wait for summer now as we are heading into winter now 😹😹at least I got one thing right when I did my first wall😹😹😹I too used a small trowel for smoothing the surface as I did not like the sponged affect it went all grainy where as with my small trowel I got the soft smooth affect flat but with just a slight waviness to the wall.
What lovely parents you have they just do any job needing done. Bless them. You have a beautiful home. I love that you include us in the process. Much thanks and love from California. ❤❤
How frustrating! It always amazes me that the effort put into a BAD job by non professional tradesmen!!....what is the point! I am having a similar thing done on our flint cottage in Norfolk. Replacing all the old patches of cement repairs that allow the damp to penetrate....now using the correct lime mortar.....expensive, but worth it in the long run. Anna, your Dad is so funny. Sandi x
Oh my goodness. Never fails when you renovate something old. It’s like opening up a can of worms. You are blessed to have Jean Pierre make it work out for you. I do feel your pain. My husband and I redid our 1960 house little by little, and it was no fun going through it. Dust, dirt all over. At least it’s OUTSIDE!! 🤪Keep us informed. Love you guys.🥰
What an amazing adventure. No where as beautiful as the smaller Greek islands. Have visited Ithaca a few years ago. Very special memories for your girls too🥰😍
The render looks so smooth when finished so the assumption I would make, is well it couldn't be that difficult? Well no it looks very difficult. Well done to these expert craftsmen! 👏
I have the same mower, a smaller version; zero turns are great fun to drive. You have to move a little as you're turning at the end of a row or you screw a hole in the lawn, but other than that, you can get up really close to edge around crazy beds without weed whacking. I'll never go back to a tractor mower again. The facade is looking GREAT!
I can't tell what is more satisfying to watch; a gardening timelapse, a painting timelapse or a facade renovation timelapse... Just feeling gretaful for this entertaining content filled with all my favourite things!
Bravo à vos parents Anna qui sont toujours prêts à vous aider!!Vous avez fait de très belles plantations!! Et un grand bravo à ces artisans qui font un travail magnifique ,ils ont un tel savoir-faire ! Merci pour ce partage !
Wow! It's too bad the first job didn't work out. However, you have done the right thing to tackle this project again. That is a tremendous amount of work, but I have a feeling you will be rewarded at the finish.
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Interested to know what the first company did wrong and why did it crack ??
No need again, certainty they already know about everything better then me
Please let the craftsmen know how impressed many of us are with their knowledge and skills. Traditional skills are so rare.
It must lighten your spirits to know that you can now afford Jean Paul, a master stone mason to completely redo the facade. Well done. Lovely work Jean Paul. Let’s remember, too, the young men JP has working with him, learning their craft from a master. Such luck for them.
Well said!
They are so nice as well !
So nice to have your parents there to help with jobs. Lots of love from Tennessee!!
Lovely to see Ziggy supervising the ongoing work! Your property is so calming and homey. It reminds me much of my childhood in the countryside of north Georgia in the US.
Your parents are so much fun AND hard working. What a treat to watch your Dad "play" with the lawnmower.
Whoa those two years of dealing with the company that renovated the facade the first time must have been very stressful. I’m glad you were able to prevail. I hope this repair goes well. Best wishes.
Yes I have to admit how that negotiation went. Probably a fast gloss over a horrible bit.
I'm generally a Francophile, but the mere idea of negotiating with a French company for a mistake they made gives me a headache
When that gentleman did your entryway I knew he was great. His techniques were on point. So happy that you can trust him do your outside walls.
philip doing yoga best laugh ive had all week.
Great to see the girls helping out granddad and grandma!
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Best RUclips vlog EVER! I do hope though that you get Ziggy a playmate. I like the fact that you do 60% renovations, 20% art decorations and 20% food and cooking. Love the different aspects of the show...
Glad you like it!
Ziggy needs a play mate 🐾🐾
You are so blessed to have your mom and dad what a wonderful family
What a joy to see skilled craftsmen taking pride in their work.
I love watching the artisans fix the facade. I'm glad the world has these specialists. It looks like hard work but work that will keep you in shape!
I just love watching Anna’s dad help out around the yard! It’s such a normal “dad” thing to do and it’s so heart warming. It’s just what dads do! I often ask my dad to come and help out with yard clean up and cut down in the fall here in Michigan and he doesn’t hesitate to come help with his truck full of tools! This channel is wonderfully therapeutic while I sip coffee in the morning or afternoon :) thanks for sharing your life with all of us!
Great to see your daughter helping out. She's grown since we last saw her!
I love how innocently mischievous Ziggy is! I love the color of his coat so so much. He is one of my favorite dogs I get to see online. Who knew the internet could be so wholesome in these ways! 💖
I love Ziggy too 🐾
He's certainly a gorgeous dog.
Ziggy is a very fotogenic dog.
A Fotomodel-Dog.
I love watching craftspeople at work, fun day watching Anna’s dad work the mower too!
Your parents are such lovely, generous and fun people. This explains so much about you, Anna. Your girls are so lucky to have you, Phillip, and their grandparents. Lovely garden work today, and I'm so happy that your facade is getting the repair it needed.
Thank goodness you got a contractor you are happy with his work on the gate!!
You are so, so fortunate to have Jean Paul and his crew working on this project! Clearly, Jean Paul est un véritable historien du bâtiment, and the crew are not only masterful craftsmen, they are efficient and actually SHOW UP!... and they FINISH the job. Here in the US, with the notable exception of a relatively craftsmen and women from Mexico, we just don't have those five essential elements in the same stucco crew (knowledge of the history of materials and techniques, relevant experience and skill, efficiency, predictability and tenacity).
Hey, Lew (from Paris) ! I am surprised. I thought you had multiple craftsmen for this - and for lots of other things. Where does this lack come from, in your opinion ? Because those ancient technics were used in Europe and, as the US became quickly the country of modern technics, US craftsmen never really had to work with them ? Do you have any idea ?
The beauty, the joy and the fun that you bring to all of us is immeasurable. But maybe even more lasting is the support that you give to the artisans like Jean Paul and his apprentice, who will keep alive the ethic of excellence!
Seconded a million times.
May the videos of the artisans spread their renown and bring them a steady timely stream of work that works well for all.
I could watch your genius craftsman all day. How very fortunate you’ve been able to get him to do some more work for you….wonderful.
Most craftsmen, renovation companies or architects don't have a clue or even don't know that lime does exist. Most of old buildings are still plastered outside with cement or with ready made mix that are not breathable and cannot accommodate the move of the building. People are happy with the neat finish the first months but later they will spend fortune to cover the cracks and paint regularly their facade (and complain about humidity problems).
I would have found it interesting to understand what exactly went wrong when they fixed the facade the first time, and what is done in a different way now.
I think the first company who did the render didn't use the good rendering product to use on old walls. The actual company use lime based render so the walls can breath.
I agree it would be good to understand exactly what went wrong. Although Thierry’s suggestion sounds very probable.
He (Philip) mentioned that there were cracks appearing in the wall, thats the reason it had to be done again
What an excellent job the team is making , and wonderful that soon the old disaster will be nothing but a memory . Renovations are full of unexpected pitfalls aren’t they . You seem to maintain an even keel in the midst of your renovation . Not something many can manage .❤
@@ashpash78 the product was probably a ready-to-use one coat render much too rigid to accommodate the movement of an old building. Probably containing cement or a very hydraulic lime like a NHL5. The traditional lime plaster uses carbonic or slightly hydraulic lime like a CL90 or NHL2, that stay somewhat flexible inside because some of it does not carbonate (the surface does and becomes hard). It also means that if there are micro cracks, the uncarbonated lime fills it and repairs it. That's why some roman constructions are still standing 2000+ years after they were built.
I spent a couple of hours flicking lime render on a wall once, as as a gung-ho volunteer for a chateau restoration. My wrist took about 3weeks to recover!!! Your garden is looking splendid already, can’t wait to see what summer growth will bring.
I have to admit that Jean-Paul and his workers make it look so easy. Good on Anna and Philipp trying it. Now we can see it wouldn't be easy on us either. Best of luck to all workers and hopefully no rain to make it dissolve and disintegrate before it's done.
Thank for the visit. See you next week.
It is Great to see your children working with their grandparents. Smiles on everyone 😊
So pleased you now have the contact with a company experienced with historic property. They never behave as we expect. Hope it works out better this time around.
Good to see you are highlighting the difference between workmen & tradesman. Workmen do important work that has to be functional & up to code, very difficult! Good tradesmen do work that is functional, up to code & artistic, they look at the entire scenery and manage to enhance it all whilst providing a specific function. So happy you have found master craftsmen to work on your beautiful home.
Ok...this is crazy. My daughters ex-husband was one of the creators of Two Dots. In fact, their wedding reception was filled with games in the two dots theme. Small world!
Oh wow!
RESPECT to the artisans who develop their skills an preserve these beautiful techniques for the future.
Such a shame it had to be done a second time but happy you hired a true artisan who knows the traditional way. Throwing it on does NOT look easy and takes great skill. Ziggy is such a beautiful dog but he doesn’t understand why you don’t want his paw print on your house walls. I love how helpful your parents are and seeing the girls helping their grandparents. Happy Easter to all!!! xx
Money that could have been used for Philip‘s sailboat…
Agreed! (ph)
@Jvan Solivj, at (0:55) Philip explains rather clear that "finally the company who did the renovations agreed to pay for the repairs and we were able to hire Jean Paul". Philip's sailboat was never endangered at all.
ROFL😂
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One of these days 😂
Your constraint and your positive approach to this pretty stressing situation is amazing!! Again, I can’t do anything but admire the way you two work in sync. There is a lot of love in your marriage.
The management and work involved in preserving these beautiful chateau s
The yard is looking spectacular, guys! A big thank you to your parents for lending a helping hand. Such lovely people. Also, a big thank you to the hardworking gentlemen fixing your facade properly. It was so nice of them to let you film their handy work. Hope you all had a lovely Easter holiday together. ❤
I have loved this channel because of your taste in design, your humor, and the overall content.
I'm glad you haven't lost your way. Keep up the great job!
Love seeing the progress. Love to see things actually getting DONE in this channel!
Enjoyable vlog. I liked Phillip’s editing where a final picture is of a blossom on one his favourite trees, the ones with the fancy bark. 😊
It's fascinating watching skilled craftsman making it look so easy. That's why they are experts and worth their weight in gold !!
I love watching all the master craftsmen you employ! Simply amazing.
So glad the previous company owned up and paid for the repairs!!!!
I happened upon the restorations and renovations of your chateau and can't stop watching them. UGH; the setbacks! What you have endured to get to where you are! I applaud your patience and tenacity throughout the entire process! Love seeing your parents being a part of it all. Your chateau is absolutely beautiful! Living my life vicariously through your videos (without all the stress of course).
Actually looking at the mason throw plaster onto the walls looks super difficult 😂😂😂 amazing design and craftsmanship ❤❤❤
Love to see the older girl helping. That is one Happy, happy dog!
Amazing to see what you have achieved 👏 you have done right , putting the important things first , unlike other owners who fill their chateau with ‘stuff’ and decorate before it’s warm and renovated and swan about rather than fix the basics .
Good on you and with small children around too
Courage, résilience, work , good mood and energy at work, organisation, positive energy 🏅🏆🙌🏻
I am sorry, that you have to do this again, but also, it reminds me my grand father, who made his whole house himself and as well helps with a lot of work on my parents house and my full family houses. He was using rhis technique as well and it is nice to see it again. He still lives, healthy 83 years old man, just his mind is not what it used too. So again, thank you for bringing these memories of him to me 🥰
This chateau is so lucky to have owners that continue to work hard to bring it back to life!
This gives me hope for the other chateaus that need facade work like lalande! Looks amazing
So glad to see the talented artisans fixing the facades. Love seeing your parents again, Anna. They are so cute, fun and such hard workers. You are very blessed. Those lawn mowers really take getting used to. Have a wonderful week.
Glad you have your family visiting and the repairs underway. Plants look great!
Gee I'm glad you got that sorted with the reno company that took that amount of money off you only to deliver a sub par job! Great that you got a proper team to do the job this time, using proper old techniques! It really is a special skill, in my area of town I see examples all the time of great jobs vs the same type of problems you ran into, it's all down to the knowhow and experience of working with historic techniques of the team. Great to have it all donr so fast, before the whoke outdoor season is here!
Ziggy is such a cutie with his enthusiasm about everyone and all the activities ☺️.
Oh abd those Yoga moves are epic! ❤️😉
The Chateau is going to Look Fabulous thanks 🙏 to Your excellent Masons how fortunate to have such talented Masons ….Beautiful work !
What a catastrophe! I am so sorry your facade failed!! You must be so happy Jean-Paul and his team of craftsmen are on the job. Always good to see your parents, Anna. They are such a support to you. Do they ferry over from the UK for their visits? As always, your Ziggy is so precious, if a bit mischievous... Have a great week, all!
Love the chateau renovations. Love the planting, gardening, but what I adore is the humor. Yoga exercise is the most humorous. Thank you. Tried to say thank you in French, but the crazy autocorrect transformed a simple thank you into mercy.
Philip thank you so much for the Wonderful Laughs was so needed
Your mum and dad are stellar people. How fortunate to have had such rock solid people as parents.
How wonderful that you are able to now realize the new facade. It was Fascinating learning how they mix the morter for the facade. I also liked the same sample you both chose as well. I hope this new company can deliver the perfect results.
Watching Anna’s dad have fun on the lawn mower… I really felt the excitement through the screen haha
So nice having mum and dad around to help. I miss mine. The rendering will look great when finished xx
My first time watching live from Canada
I just love the baroque pieces in all your videos.
Happy Easter to all of you! I love your mom and dad, Anna! They are so sweet! ❤
Your home is so lovely. Your hard work shows. I look forward to each video. Thank you for sharing with us all.
Glad the Chateau walls are being redone. The first company is paying for the restoration.
Loving the plants and trees. I think Ziggy wanted his paw print permanently in the lime to say he was there 😂❤
Anna as usual, it is great to see your mum and dad. Philipp I suspect your mom is a tad camera shy when she comes over to help. Ziggy has his paws in everything, he is a great supervisor. His paw print was perfectly placed 😆
It's going to look beautiful! I think the gardens are looking wonderful and the trees are even budding out! You have spring a lot earlier than we do here in the Northwest USA. Keep up the good work you guys, loving the progress. Have a great week. (from Sandi)
Such a heartwarming video, full of family, beauty, work, and play. I’m now realizing that maybe the reason I keep watching your videos isn’t just the quality of sound and image, not just the projection of a dream (nightmare?) to renovate a chateau, not just the humor and good vibes. Perhaps above all it’s the learning opportunities that come from your respect for the artisans. The plastering, the stonework, the masonry, the painting, the carpentry (Benoit!), the wallpaper, the electrical work, the plumbing, the gardening, the landscape design and arborist work, the history, the cooking. What have I missed? Roofing, relationship building, child rearing, Ziggy raising?
Have you named your chateau? Or is that pretentious? How about Le chateau artisanal? Ou peut-être tout simplement Chateau Arthur?
Vielen Dank und best of luck as ever!
I’ve been a Two Dots player for over 4 years - so glad they sponsored you! 🎉
Anna, you must be fascinated with the masons work! A master artist watching a master artist! What skill! Love this!
Well I think Grandpa did a epic job at mowing the Lawn ……And Grandma picking up sticks…..What a lovely Blessing to have them visit and help too xoxo 💋
This is a wonderful video informative and funny. I admire how Philip and Anna are willing to try anything.
You are so fortunate to have such great parents!
So lovely seeing the garden springing into Spring! How great that your parents are over from England to help! Your dad is just too cute on that mower......I really think he likes it and has gotten the hang of it! Your mom and Lily were very good helpers with the wood chipping.....I love a good wood chipper! It's the perfect machine for your property plus you end up with masses of mulch! Shattered to see the cracks in the facade! Good for you for sticking with your protest and getting a re=do. The make it look so easy but I can see there is a real snap in the wrist.....secret style! It will be lovely! I was on my computer at 8 am Mountain time this Easter morning and managed to get into your first session of classes at the Print Academy! Thrilled to bits! Cheers!
The stucco refinish is like icing a cake. Nicely done, as with the gardening and weed control by bedding the plants. Its those that know that are the masters.
It wasn't until I watched your renovations of your previous homes that I realized how really talented you are. Is cute to hear of Philips going to fix something😂. You, sir, are very skilled. My hat oops beret is off to you.
It is soooo pleasing to see the youth of today picking up and working and learning the old trades. I have noticed many of todays youth (anyone under 40 is young to me😹😹😹being 60 everyone feels younger these days😹😹😹)I love watching people learning the old ways, they learn that the old ways are really better than what so many people really think. In todays fast living it’s nice to watch the young really learning and understanding and learning to slow down.
As horrible as it is having to live through all of that nasty dust and construction site again it will be so worth it, this team of stone masons are really doing a great job specially sourcing locally the raw materials as it would have been done at the time when building the Chateau all those years ago.
I loved how you got in there and gave it a go, it is such a hard job I spent 6 months building and rendering a wall down the back of my yard I still have one wall to render up near the house but I am going with the old way of doing it as I hated the modern way I was shown, I have local sand that I collected and cleaned for the job and because Dad loves marigolds that’s the colour I am going with, I tired the yellow but did not like the colour, not really a fan of too much yellow 😹. so have used the more orange red colour, I have to wait for summer now as we are heading into winter now 😹😹at least I got one thing right when I did my first wall😹😹😹I too used a small trowel for smoothing the surface as I did not like the sponged affect it went all grainy where as with my small trowel I got the soft smooth affect flat but with just a slight waviness to the wall.
What incredible craftsmanship! I'm always in awe seeing professionals at work Must be such a relieve to finally get the job fixed and done properly!
What lovely parents you have they just do any job needing done. Bless them. You have a beautiful home. I love that you include us in the process. Much thanks and love from California. ❤❤
Feels so good when a job is well done
Oh this explains so much about the facades. This 1 needs adding to playlist please
So glad you found a reliable expert company! Ziggy had to get a paw print in! Hello to your hardworking parents!
How frustrating! It always amazes me that the effort put into a BAD job by non professional tradesmen!!....what is the point! I am having a similar thing done on our flint cottage in Norfolk. Replacing all the old patches of cement repairs that allow the damp to penetrate....now using the correct lime mortar.....expensive, but worth it in the long run. Anna, your Dad is so funny. Sandi x
Oh my goodness. Never fails when you renovate something old. It’s like opening up a can of worms. You are blessed to have Jean Pierre make it work out for you. I do feel your pain. My husband and I redid our 1960 house little by little, and it was no fun going through it. Dust, dirt all over. At least it’s OUTSIDE!! 🤪Keep us informed. Love you guys.🥰
Your Mum and Dad are awesome! So hard working and such a positive attitude - full of smiles and jokes!
Great episode! Glad Anna’s parents are back. They are a wonderful help.
What an amazing adventure. No where as beautiful as the smaller Greek islands. Have visited Ithaca a few years ago. Very special memories for your girls too🥰😍
The render looks so smooth when finished so the assumption I would make, is well it couldn't be that difficult? Well no it looks very difficult. Well done to these expert craftsmen! 👏
Happy Anna’s family came to visit! The rendering will look amazing but yes it takes so much time and expertise 🎉🎉
I enjoy your videos so much especially the background music. Very reflective of your style and grace. Goodoe !
I have the same mower, a smaller version; zero turns are great fun to drive. You have to move a little as you're turning at the end of a row or you screw a hole in the lawn, but other than that, you can get up really close to edge around crazy beds without weed whacking. I'll never go back to a tractor mower again. The facade is looking GREAT!
I can't tell what is more satisfying to watch; a gardening timelapse, a painting timelapse or a facade renovation timelapse... Just feeling gretaful for this entertaining content filled with all my favourite things!
Glad you like it :)
Lovely variety of all your chateau happenings! Loving it!
amazing craftsmen. Really interesting the care they take to make it historically accurate,
Bravo à vos parents Anna qui sont toujours prêts à vous aider!!Vous avez fait de très belles plantations!!
Et un grand bravo à ces artisans qui font un travail magnifique ,ils ont un tel savoir-faire !
Merci pour ce partage !
Wow! It's too bad the first job didn't work out. However, you have done the right thing to tackle this project again. That is a tremendous amount of work, but I have a feeling you will be rewarded at the finish.
The music is fantastic! Perfectly matched to the project! 😊
Love the music you play. The Swan is one of my faves. Good work you too with Ziggy, the parents and the girls too, of course