Hello Dan, I used to be in the sheet metal industry for 20yrs. Gutters & pipe with hand made Victorian Conductor Heads. I use to blank it out on a punch press then rigged the hand brake to bend and conform rounded bends needed, after that I soldered them together by hand, we did Copper & Galvanized metals. Its becoming a lost art in the states. We had templates samples to go by. I used to be very good on any bending brake. We use to make copper peerless square pipe 10'ft long and bend the seam over by hand with an metal iron on the side of the pipe for support while hammering it with a wooden mallet. Good luck! Europe still has it Craftsman.
@@Ragnar8504 I think Dan knows that. Compared to what Dan has spent on Steel alone for the floors. Cost affective for the roof would be a combination of Aluminum Galvanized sheet metal & Copper. Dan has sponsorships helping with the costs. Dan is going to need a 10'ft bending brake LOL!
You're going to need, a lot of metal work at least fabricated. Wall flashing, duct work, stepflashings, maybe some copper work. Retired sheet metal worker from the states. Good luck, lots of expensive stuff. Good luck buddy.
Loved the two Dans, one taking off the coat and getting to work, and the other picking up the coat, putting it on, then getting to work. Great editing for that fun sequence! Also, love Mr Softy Dan letting the birds nest stay. Surely Dan has earned 'What A Guy' status with that decision.
@@Lotterboymy guess is it is 2 videos half and half on the screen! As long as you do not move anything in the background and move fast enough so the light does not change you can combine them just like a zipper one half on the left one half on the right!
Big Dan, thanks for letting the bird stay with it's nest for the time being, you're getting so close to topping this 🏰 castle off,we'll see ya tomorrow
That is SO clever how you get yourself to interact with yourself!!!! And it is wonderful of you to leave the nest alone until the birdies hatch and leave. 😊
Yes, and the nice thing about Purnon is that it is on such a grand scale and with the government helping, one can see exactly how it is done, and then figure out how to achieve it on a smaller budget. And the good thing is that Dan does not have to haul all that granite up there for each dormer window, or pay for it.
@@charlotter.morrill6503 Purnon is some 120 years older than Chaumont though, and built from a completely different type of stone (soft, porous, tuffo rather than rock hard granite). Their gutters were also a later modification while Dan's are original.
Dan, do have a look at the RUclips videos of Chateau de Pernon. The roof of their chateau is being totally renovated by professional stonemasons and roofers and using the original structures to transform and save the roof. The episodes are really informative because the craftsmen explanation each step of the renovation including how to deal with tiles and guttering.
You definitely should ask the Compagnons du Devoir in Périgueux, it's a 3hr drive from the chateau and they do couvreur-zingueur (roofing and zinc work). I've had the chance to work a bit with them (but in Northern France) and their cultural legacy makes them the most suited workers - and artists - for this job. Cheers
You're getting pretty fancy with the video editing with that jacket scene. Well done, I'm glad you're still having fun and not letting the chateau get the best of you.
I suspect that the mystery ducts are all about circulating air throughout the building. I work in a building that was remodelled in 1848, and we have lots of grills and vents from the ground floor to the roof. Air circulates through the fabric of the building, which was once lit by gas. Regards, Stephen.
Dan found bits of an abandoned hot air heating system in the basement (ducts and furnace bits) and apparently that was quite common for fancy buildings in France at that time, so I assume that's what it is. Les Jerômes removed a bunch of those ducts from their château as well.
It’s remarkable that intricate zinc flashing, guttering and decorative elements survived. So fortunate you have spotted it and are able to contextualize it. Maybe the blackened chimney vent is from an early kitchen stove that was wood burning, might have been a smaller chimney than a regular fireplace chimney.
Yes, those cast iron woodburing stoves really just require a 5 to 6 inch pipe or the quivalent thereof. May even have originally been in the basement, but I'm guessing, behind that steel in the wall, there may be an old fireplace too.
From all we know, the original kitchen was in the opposite wing. Maybe some other kind of stove. The Parisian who supposedly financed the building of the chateau was the inventor of the Choubersky stove after all (or his heir).
@@halvarf You most likely have a much better visualization of the floor plan of the chateau than I. What amazes me is that the design plan has so many balconies. With those and the surrounding terraces, IMO it really lends itself to entertaining and enjoying life in the best possible way. Here’s hoping that will happen again in the not so distant future!
Those are box gutters for Mansard roofs. The drawback is when they fail from corrosion they direct the water internally to a drain pipe that runs inside the house. When they fail, all the water goes INSIDE. All new tinsmithing episodes....or contract out. But we know you can do it....
You are absolutely right, the owners of the Château de Purnon faced the same problem during the restoration. But they got rid of this drainage system because it appeared much later than the castle itself. Maybe Dan should also study the history of his castle and find out if this system was originally included in the plans of his castle, or is it already part of the alteration? Respect from Russia!
I don't think the downpipes were internal, I suspect the gutters drained into the two soil stacks by the bathrooms. Chaumont was built well after the modifications at Purnon were done (between 1900 and 1906) so I'd hope the design was better from the start. One major difference is the type of stone, Purnon is built from a very soft, porous, tuffo stone while Chaumont is all rock hard granite. I also seem to remember that the main problem at Purnon were iron fixings for the gutters set into the stone and as those brackets rusted, they expanded and blew up the stone. If the gutters at Chaumont were only fixed to the timber structure, Dan won't have that problem at all. I also think there would be ways around that issue if you were to rebuild such a system today.
Air duct work suggests the air pressure in rooms equalise when doors open and close so you don't get slamming by wind pressures with so many fireplaces across the floors,you need air for safe combustion so air is drawn from the basement is warmed through the building and saves cold draughts from outside , ancient heat recovery!
I'm glad that you are taking your time for doing other things. Editing every night after a very, very full day's work must have been brutal. The zinc details are quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Kudos to you and Nick for all of the progress.
I attended an old brick school built in 1910, the interior walls were made of brick w/ plaster over it and there were air vents like this 3:40 in the walls. There was no way to close the grates and the noise of one classroom would travel thru these vents into the rooms above or below. Heat was steam radiators, so the vents were not some sort of forced hot air from a furnace.
You are the hardest worker I have ever seen,and you still manage to get a video out every few days for us. Good Luck on all your endeavors for you and your family.
Blue tit. They have a lot of yellow on them whereas the American bluebirds are all blue. The tails of various tits are held downwards as the move around too. Tits are also slimmer, less rounded in the body. Size is similar though. Blue and yellow room, possibly with the birds on the wall would be an easy theme to run with, like the bees in one bathroom.
I think that bit of steele they put up covers most of the opening like the wood did before. If she/they can find their way back abd recognize the hole they should be safr from intruders. Hoping they will. The chick's will be ready to leave in a couple of weeks.
That wood won't go back in because of the beam. Best he can do is block the remaining hole such that it was as big as when the wood is there. But the bird might not come back because of all activity going on. Sometimes they just abandon the nest and start again somewhere safer.
I thought the same. Dan absolutely did the most logical thing given the scenario, but the eggs may also be cold by time mum returns. Hopefully the update is positive.
I just watched Fanny's journey. The movie about Fanny Ben-ami. What a wonderful movie. The home they showed was nothing compared to the chateau in real life but the movie was a wonderful story and at the end they told about the lady that lived at the chateau and another person that was willing to give their lives for the children. I cried but I loved it and it was so touching
Love the chirping birds and the jacket pick up!! 🆙 ⬆️ Conserving the eggs…so good and all that Zinc crafting is a revelation! As you point out it’s up there but I think people would’ve been going up there to enjoy the view etc and may therefore have enjoyed the window work?! So great to share in all your revelations There existed such amazing crafting in those days. Magnificent structures brilliantly created. Cant wait for the ongoing videos.And roof top revelations! Looking to the day you can hold a party up there!
HA! Excellent coat business! Another really interesting way of presenting your work on the chateau. Your series should be required viewing by student filmmakers.
Dan/Dan at Work - wow ! Birds - Eggs - Chimney - Zinc - Roof Tiles - Today was a Day of Discovery ! Steel Beam is in - Progress! More Rain ! Great Video and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
Hello Dan ! Merci pour le nid ❤ c’est adorable ! Pour les gouttières ce sont plutôt des ”Chéneaux ” ( sortes de baignoires pour recup d’eau de pluie, puis direction une gouttière descendante). Pour le decor en zinc, je pense qu’il faudrait contacter ”les compagnons du devoir” de ton département, seuls capables d’un tel travail.... bonne continuation ! J’admire ton travail,😊😊😊
Thickness of slates.... 1990's.. When roofing a large building with welsh slate, the roofers graded them into 3 thicknesses. The thicker ones were used on the lower courses, medium in the middle then the thinnest ones in the upper courses. Natural products, unlike man-made roofing, vary considerably in thickness. One more thing....slate varies greatly in durability. I was involved in reroofing a,Victorian property in London. Most of the slateshad badly delaminated. I was told that these were inferior Spanish slate, not Welsh slate. Dont know if this was true, but the slates could not be reused. In contrast, I saw plenty of slate from other Victorian roofs which was certainly reusable- no delamination at all. Every blessing to you Dan for a very successful project. Chris. UK
💕A good roofer has machines where they make guttering in long sections on site💕Hopefully that little birdie will sit back on her eggs until they hatch💕Maybe you could put up bird boxes in some of the trees around your chateau💕
What an action packed episode! Nick is like a whirling dervish on that machine. Bet that Mama bird is surprised that her nest has been discovered and disturbed, hope she comes back. See ya in a few days when it drys up.🥳❤️
Great video editing, your efforts are appreciated. You are brilliantly documenting your recovery of what most people would think is a completely derelict chateau. And with all that rain you must feel at home.
You might find zinc shapes such gutters, downspouts, leaderheads, cornice trim, and finials are available pre-made. I know you can get them here in the US. Some of the manufacturer's around New England are using old molds and dies to make these products so they are the same as they were 100 years ago. Good luck! Its fun to catch up on where you are on this massive project.
Same here ... know the shared passion, seeing Dan do this is something I have so much respect for and appreciate at my ole' age, I can enjoy the feeling via Dan.
A nest what a surprise find I hope after they hatch mom will find them a new home. Nice to have the old zinc surround , glad you want to replicate that.
Dan,Nick my construction workers. Putting the steel beam in place with the crank lift is amazing. The rain is good for the plants,flowers, and trees. It does bring work to a slower pace. Until next time. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🇺🇸🙏🕊🌈🌞❤️👍😇🌹
So satisfying watching you walk up the makeshift stairs, progress for sure and what about that zinc, truly a thing of beauty...as was that tree hittin' the dirt...CHEERS...!
I have seen so many that regret ever seeing Box Gutters they have destroyed so many grand mansions and chateau's because they leak like crazy over time. great progress good luck
The void that has been blackened may have been soot from the fire and not from a fireplace. Soot can be very thick if the smoke flows slowly and cools quickly. Thank you for being so humane to the birds. Were they part of an endangered species? Wishing you all the best!!!
Love all the discovery of secret passages and hidden birds nest. I am surprised you just found one nest. What a perfect spot to protect from elements and predator.
I'm afraid that the blue tip didn't dare to return while work was in progress around its nest. Most likely the eggs went cold and the embryos died 😢 Having said that, I'm immensely impressed by the ongoing effort and ingenuity of Dan, Nick and others involved. Couldn't stop watching and have seen all 700 videos in the past 4 weeks. Cheers from Rotterdam, the Netherlands ❤👍🏻
I just love how this building keeps on surprising all of us. I also love the stairways, no more creepy ladders, now to me that's progress.
It is just now starting to take shape.
Hello Dan, I used to be in the sheet metal industry for 20yrs. Gutters & pipe with hand made Victorian Conductor Heads. I use to blank it out on a punch press then rigged the hand brake to bend and conform rounded bends needed, after that I soldered them together by hand, we did Copper & Galvanized metals. Its becoming a lost art in the states. We had templates samples to go by. I used to be very good on any bending brake. We use to make copper peerless square pipe 10'ft long and bend the seam over by hand with an metal iron on the side of the pipe for support while hammering it with a wooden mallet. Good luck! Europe still has it Craftsman.
Skill usually comes at a price though, for a good reason. That's going to be one expensive project!
@@Ragnar8504 I think Dan knows that. Compared to what Dan has spent on Steel alone for the floors. Cost affective for the roof would be a combination of Aluminum Galvanized sheet metal & Copper. Dan has sponsorships helping with the costs. Dan is going to need a 10'ft bending brake LOL!
Cooper is better than Tin, but it is really expensive/
Still have the craftsmen and skills just too expensive for ordinary people to afford.
You're going to need, a lot of metal work at least fabricated. Wall flashing, duct work, stepflashings, maybe some copper work. Retired sheet metal worker from the states. Good luck, lots of expensive stuff. Good luck buddy.
I love it when Double Dan is on the scene.
I hope that that tree is the last tree growing on the House.
Loved the two Dans, one taking off the coat and getting to work, and the other picking up the coat, putting it on, then getting to work. Great editing for that fun sequence! Also, love Mr Softy Dan letting the birds nest stay. Surely Dan has earned 'What A Guy' status with that decision.
Out if curiosity - how does this work? If you film these 2 sequences and lay them atop each other - shouldn't this kind of overexpose?
@@Lotterboymy guess is it is 2 videos half and half on the screen! As long as you do not move anything in the background and move fast enough so the light does not change you can combine them just like a zipper one half on the left one half on the right!
Big Dan, thanks for letting the bird stay with it's nest for the time being, you're getting so close to topping this 🏰 castle off,we'll see ya tomorrow
Hopefully the eggs are not getting cold in the meantime!
That was my thought about the egg warmth! She'd probably be too scared to go back to them - especially with the wood gone in front of them
It's early in the season, I suspect the birds will cut their losses and nest elsewhere.
I thought it was a shame he didn’t put the wood back and move to another part of the chateau
Once hatched 14-21 days before chicks fledge! Not sure she’ll return?
That is SO clever how you get yourself to interact with yourself!!!! And it is wonderful of you to leave the nest alone until the birdies hatch and leave. 😊
But will the bird return?
@@erics320I dont think, by this work there...
Love it when your twin brother comes to help...even if it's only to pick up your coat
Yeh so nice of him to share his coar
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It’s so funny! 😂😂😂
Love your bit with the jacket
Don’t we all just love a second helping of Dan???
Love and respect from Canada
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Another Canadian here....absolutely love it all!
There a lot of Canadians following this channel.
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@@lorrainemike Hello there! I'm just outside Vancouver, B.C., Isn't this a great site?
You should look at the restoration of the Chateau Pernon. They had those same zinc gutters. You may see some helpful info in their restoration.
Yes, and the nice thing about Purnon is that it is on such a grand scale and with the government helping, one can see exactly how it is done, and then figure out how to achieve it on a smaller budget. And the good thing is that Dan does not have to haul all that granite up there for each dormer window, or pay for it.
@@charlotter.morrill6503 Purnon is some 120 years older than Chaumont though, and built from a completely different type of stone (soft, porous, tuffo rather than rock hard granite). Their gutters were also a later modification while Dan's are original.
I had not thought about that. Thank you.
@@Ragnar8504maybe they're a 120-year-more-recent modification? 😁
Love your bit with the jacket!😂
I simply love how you keep finding little mysteries, as well as the lovely progress you’ve made. Fantastic! Keep it up and we’ll keep watching! 👍🏻👍🏻
Less than a minute in and you already have us smiling... love the swapping of the coat scene👌
Dan, do have a look at the RUclips videos of Chateau de Pernon. The roof of their chateau is being totally renovated by professional stonemasons and roofers and using the original structures to transform and save the roof. The episodes are really informative because the craftsmen explanation each step of the renovation including how to deal with tiles and guttering.
Love all the "surprises", and I'm sure there will be more to come. Prayers for the bird family 🙏 Thanks, Dan, for sharing this ❤️
You definitely should ask the Compagnons du Devoir in Périgueux, it's a 3hr drive from the chateau and they do couvreur-zingueur (roofing and zinc work). I've had the chance to work a bit with them (but in Northern France) and their cultural legacy makes them the most suited workers - and artists - for this job.
Cheers
That sounds like a great suggestion!
You're getting pretty fancy with the video editing with that jacket scene. Well done, I'm glad you're still having fun and not letting the chateau get the best of you.
Dan, u have a kind heart an soul. Thank u for taking us along
Those two-Dan segments are hilarious. Great editing.
Nah
I suspect that the mystery ducts are all about circulating air throughout the building. I work in a building that was remodelled in 1848, and we have lots of grills and vents from the ground floor to the roof. Air circulates through the fabric of the building, which was once lit by gas. Regards, Stephen.
Dan found bits of an abandoned hot air heating system in the basement (ducts and furnace bits) and apparently that was quite common for fancy buildings in France at that time, so I assume that's what it is. Les Jerômes removed a bunch of those ducts from their château as well.
The unique craftsmanship in the zinc and guttering alone is amazing. Thanks for sharing these beauties.
It’s remarkable that intricate zinc flashing, guttering and decorative elements survived. So fortunate you have spotted it and are able to contextualize it. Maybe the blackened chimney vent is from an early kitchen stove that was wood burning, might have been a smaller chimney than a regular fireplace chimney.
Yes, those cast iron woodburing stoves really just require a 5 to 6 inch pipe or the quivalent thereof. May even have originally been in the basement, but I'm guessing, behind that steel in the wall, there may be an old fireplace too.
From all we know, the original kitchen was in the opposite wing. Maybe some other kind of stove. The Parisian who supposedly financed the building of the chateau was the inventor of the Choubersky stove after all (or his heir).
Interesting I'll ave to look this up@@halvarf
@@halvarf You most likely have a much better visualization of the floor plan of the chateau than I. What amazes me is that the design plan has so many balconies. With those and the surrounding terraces, IMO it really lends itself to entertaining and enjoying life in the best possible way. Here’s hoping that will happen again in the not so distant future!
Those are box gutters for Mansard roofs. The drawback is when they fail from corrosion they direct the water internally to a drain pipe that runs inside the house. When they fail, all the water goes INSIDE. All new tinsmithing episodes....or contract out. But we know you can do it....
You are absolutely right, the owners of the Château de Purnon faced the same problem during the restoration. But they got rid of this drainage system because it appeared much later than the castle itself. Maybe Dan should also study the history of his castle and find out if this system was originally included in the plans of his castle, or is it already part of the alteration? Respect from Russia!
So is the unexplained chamber inside the chateau where the drainage went down you think?
@@maxv1455 Dans chateau is only just over 100 years old( just pre WW1) so the zinc would be contemporary with the rest of the building
I don't think the downpipes were internal, I suspect the gutters drained into the two soil stacks by the bathrooms.
Chaumont was built well after the modifications at Purnon were done (between 1900 and 1906) so I'd hope the design was better from the start. One major difference is the type of stone, Purnon is built from a very soft, porous, tuffo stone while Chaumont is all rock hard granite. I also seem to remember that the main problem at Purnon were iron fixings for the gutters set into the stone and as those brackets rusted, they expanded and blew up the stone. If the gutters at Chaumont were only fixed to the timber structure, Dan won't have that problem at all. I also think there would be ways around that issue if you were to rebuild such a system today.
There are external downpipes visible, so hopefully not a problem here.
CLEVER CUT AT THE BEGINING!! Well done, I was amused and great work on the chateau!
Air duct work suggests the air pressure in rooms equalise when doors open and close so you don't get slamming by wind pressures with so many fireplaces across the floors,you need air for safe combustion so air is drawn from the basement is warmed through the building and saves cold draughts from outside , ancient heat recovery!
I'm glad that you are taking your time for doing other things. Editing every night after a very, very full day's work must have been brutal. The zinc details are quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Kudos to you and Nick for all of the progress.
Those double screens are hilarious.
I am full of admiration for you and your team. Enjoying watching your efforts from Kettering in England. Hopefully the bird ad its eggs will be okay
The stair cases look amazing making it easier & safer to get up & down, well done Dan & Nick.
I attended an old brick school built in 1910, the interior walls were made of brick w/ plaster over it and there were air vents like this 3:40 in the walls. There was no way to close the grates and the noise of one classroom would travel thru these vents into the rooms above or below. Heat was steam radiators, so the vents were not some sort of forced hot air from a furnace.
Dan found bits of an old furnace and ducts in the basement so I'd guess gravity hot air.
You are the hardest worker I have ever seen,and you still manage to get a video out every few days for us. Good Luck on all your endeavors for you and your family.
The indication is that you need deep troughs to cope with the water off a big mansard roof!
the bluebird room could be a nice touch
Blue tit. They have a lot of yellow on them whereas the American bluebirds are all blue. The tails of various tits are held downwards as the move around too. Tits are also slimmer, less rounded in the body. Size is similar though.
Blue and yellow room, possibly with the birds on the wall would be an easy theme to run with, like the bees in one bathroom.
Fast work Dan your up to the top floor, the flashing and gutters are very fancy it will be so nice to see them replicated 😊
What a clever videographer you are! All aspects of your channel are delightful.
you need to put back the piece of wood in the nest cause otherwise larger birds will eat the chicks, if the mother even comes back which she might not
I think that bit of steele they put up covers most of the opening like the wood did before. If she/they can find their way back abd recognize the hole they should be safr from intruders. Hoping they will. The chick's will be ready to leave in a couple of weeks.
Dan, please let us know if she does come back.
That wood won't go back in because of the beam. Best he can do is block the remaining hole such that it was as big as when the wood is there. But the bird might not come back because of all activity going on. Sometimes they just abandon the nest and start again somewhere safer.
I thought the same. Dan absolutely did the most logical thing given the scenario, but the eggs may also be cold by time mum returns. Hopefully the update is positive.
Because they stayed there for so long that nest is going to be abandoned.
Should of walked away immediately.
Cute editing in the beginning ❤
I just watched Fanny's journey. The movie about Fanny Ben-ami. What a wonderful movie. The home they showed was nothing compared to the chateau in real life but the movie was a wonderful story and at the end they told about the lady that lived at the chateau and another person that was willing to give their lives for the children. I cried but I loved it and it was so touching
Great job, I love seeing the progress. This sure beats modern cable or TV shows!
Dan, we do love your little tricks with the video, featuring your twin!
Thank you for respecting the birds nest
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Brilliant progress!!!! Get some rest & stay warm - dry for a few days. 👏👏👏👏
Love the chirping birds and the jacket pick up!! 🆙 ⬆️ Conserving the eggs…so good and all that Zinc crafting is a revelation! As you point out it’s up there but I think people would’ve been going up there to enjoy the view etc and may therefore have enjoyed the window work?! So great to share in all your revelations
There existed such amazing crafting in those days. Magnificent structures brilliantly created. Cant wait for the ongoing videos.And roof top revelations! Looking to the day you can hold a party up there!
I'm not sure how much of that you'd have been able to see from inside.
HA! Excellent coat business! Another really interesting way of presenting your work on the chateau. Your series should be required viewing by student filmmakers.
I suspect the bird will abandon the nest with all the disturbance. She probably needs to be sitting on those eggs to keep them alive.
hopefully she will start again somewhere else.
Dan/Dan at Work - wow ! Birds - Eggs - Chimney - Zinc - Roof Tiles - Today was a Day of Discovery ! Steel Beam is in - Progress! More Rain ! Great Video and many Cheers from Australia !!!!
Hello Dan ! Merci pour le nid ❤ c’est adorable ! Pour les gouttières ce sont plutôt des ”Chéneaux ” ( sortes de baignoires pour recup d’eau de pluie, puis direction une gouttière descendante). Pour le decor en zinc, je pense qu’il faudrait contacter ”les compagnons du devoir” de ton département, seuls capables d’un tel travail.... bonne continuation ! J’admire ton travail,😊😊😊
I loved the way you filmed the beginning. You taking off your jacket while the other you came from the other side and put on your jacket. Very clever.
Thickness of slates....
1990's..
When roofing a large building with welsh slate, the roofers graded them into 3 thicknesses.
The thicker ones were used on the lower courses, medium in the middle then the thinnest ones in the upper courses.
Natural products, unlike man-made roofing, vary considerably in thickness.
One more thing....slate varies greatly in durability.
I was involved in reroofing a,Victorian property in London.
Most of the slateshad badly delaminated.
I was told that these were inferior Spanish slate, not Welsh slate.
Dont know if this was true, but the slates could not be reused.
In contrast, I saw plenty of slate from other Victorian roofs which was certainly reusable- no delamination at all.
Every blessing to you Dan for a very successful project.
Chris. UK
Amazing that you found so much of the old roof, gutters and window cladding!
💕A good roofer has machines where they make guttering in long sections on site💕Hopefully that little birdie will sit back on her eggs until they hatch💕Maybe you could put up bird boxes in some of the trees around your chateau💕
What an action packed episode! Nick is like a whirling dervish on that machine. Bet that Mama bird is surprised that her nest has been discovered and disturbed, hope she comes back. See ya in a few days when it drys up.🥳❤️
If she doesn't come back he's going to smell those eggs later. Not very well thought through to block it up before they're gone!
Great video editing, your efforts are appreciated. You are brilliantly documenting your recovery of what most people would think is a completely derelict chateau. And with all that rain you must feel at home.
Really REALLY wish your vids were longer..love the channel
J'aime toujours autant vos vidéos, j'espère que l'oiseau va revenir couver bon courage à bientôt
ok, the coat thing made me laugh. And I really needed a laugh today.
You might find zinc shapes such gutters, downspouts, leaderheads, cornice trim, and finials are available pre-made. I know you can get them here in the US. Some of the manufacturer's around New England are using old molds and dies to make these products so they are the same as they were 100 years ago. Good luck! Its fun to catch up on where you are on this massive project.
I love when you do Double Dan scenes.
What a neat discovery regarding the zinc gutters. Love seeing double Dan 😂😍😘
Dan your passion for this project is amazing and as a much older fan of your vlogs I hope I am around to see the start of some of the inside work
Same here ... know the shared passion, seeing Dan do this is something I have so much respect for and appreciate at my ole' age, I can enjoy the feeling via Dan.
It's so boring without one video from You. I wait for every day. A day without a video from You is a lost day.
A nest what a surprise find I hope after they hatch mom will find them a new home. Nice to have the old zinc surround , glad you want to replicate that.
Dan,Nick my construction workers. Putting the steel beam in place with the crank lift is amazing. The rain is good for the plants,flowers, and trees. It does bring work to a slower pace. Until next time. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🇺🇸🙏🕊🌈🌞❤️👍😇🌹
So satisfying watching you walk up the makeshift stairs, progress for sure and what about that zinc, truly a thing of beauty...as was that tree hittin' the dirt...CHEERS...!
Merci pour le partage Dan. Bon courage a vous c'est magnifique 🦾😉
Fascinating about the zinc work. Who knew?! Wow. ✌️🐾🐾🇱🇷
I love it when your twin shows up to help!😂
Glad your Duplicate can assist!
Keep up the Amazing work 💪 The like button ✅ has been Crushed 😁👍👍😎 Warmest Regards from the Sunshine State of Florida 🇺🇲🌅☀️🌞🏝️🌍
Dan mate I am a welsh slate miner and manufacture slates on daily basics, them slates are capitals can get you good price top quality welsh slate 👍
Thank you for sharing this adventure with us! All the twists and turns you share are great!
Glad to see you enjoy the edits. Nice job.
The window flashing is really intriguing. Good luck with that. Thanks, Dan. 🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊
Nice to have your twin back on the job! Great video work!
Ooh, I love when the trees growing in the house & wall come down!!!
CLEVER editing!
Amazing surprises at the Chateau today. It's a shame you really don't have a twin to help with the work. 😜👍🇦🇺
We need precious birds, pleased you left the nest. Makes my heart race with those steel beams just balancing on what ever. Pleased Nick is there to.
Dan, you ARE the man. Wow. The amount of work you have completed so far. Incredible. Keep up the brilliant hard work.
Need more subscribers so that you have the money to get such intricate details remade. Dedicated watcher.
Merci pour votre travail sur ce patrimoine français.
J’espère que vous serez heureux parmi nous.
Grant is back! You & Amaury have to get together for laughs 😊
I have seen so many that regret ever seeing Box Gutters they have destroyed so many grand mansions and chateau's because they leak like crazy over time. great progress good luck
All gutters perish in time and have to be replaced, I've just replaced 90 year old cast iron ones.
You are a good egg Dan! 😍truly admire your compassion and authenticity - just being who you are; keep o keeping on dear wonderful Dan 😍
Dan you are amazing taking on such a project everything you uncover is so facinating . I never knew zinc was used for gutters or window sashes .
I so enjoy your edits of one self.
The void that has been blackened may have been soot from the fire and not from a fireplace. Soot can be very thick if the smoke flows slowly and cools quickly. Thank you for being so humane to the birds. Were they part of an endangered species? Wishing you all the best!!!
Love the twin again! Best vlog of them all ….
Slate roof is going back on....fantastic!
Love all the discovery of secret passages and hidden birds nest. I am surprised you just found one nest. What a perfect spot to protect from elements and predator.
Your infamous safety squint is still no substitute for safety glasses. Loved the video!
Little rain never stops Dan!
I'm afraid that the blue tip didn't dare to return while work was in progress around its nest. Most likely the eggs went cold and the embryos died 😢
Having said that, I'm immensely impressed by the ongoing effort and ingenuity of Dan, Nick and others involved. Couldn't stop watching and have seen all 700 videos in the past 4 weeks. Cheers from Rotterdam, the Netherlands ❤👍🏻
They don't die that quickly
@@debbierudolph9489 I hope you are right, Debbie. It has been very quiet though, since that last vlog 🙄
Mate I'm getting real excited about your work here on the Chateau I will be as happy as you when you get the roof sealed off and get it water tight
Loved hearing the birds in the beginning of the video. Blessings.
I love the trick filming! Taking your jacket off and you picking it up and putting it on! Nice bit of editing!
Clever, clever, clever editing! You’re often so much fun to watch. Cheers from Istanbul!
I love the two Dans! And thanks for leaving the nest! ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love the jacket scene!
Dan, so many beautiful finds. God bless you and yours. Love, jenwhite ❤❤😊
Great finds Dan! Every time I watch, I learn something new. History is so fascinating.
We love watching u guys work! Much love. ❤