I discovered HIDDEN rooms under the basement of this CHATEAU RUIN and went inside!
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I’m enjoying the debris getting cleared up & revealing the beautiful floors. Great job Dan 😊
I love it when Calvin gets done with this 40 Tons of debri . He stated he was going to burn his Pass port .
Dan can order a Tent that would be much better than that Turft one and he is informed that they will build it for him . Knowing how slow these French people have been in the past . I would order one of those Air Pump Tents . He could get it in the mail alot faster .
Hello Dan! Boy you have worked you butt off, just cleaning out the basement! You’ve done a great job, my friend!
Calvin, what a friend! Feed him well, Dan.
Agreed. He worked so hard and well the last time he was there. I hope Dan can get some sort of temporary roof on the two side wings so that the lower levels are not drenched if it rains.
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Very cool, but please be careful. With no one there to even call for assistance, try not to take too many risks. I understand exactly how interesting and exciting hidden chambers can be but please wait on going inside until you have someone with you.
I appreciate your enthusiasm, Dan. And I'm glad you are wearing a respirator. But where did the hard hat and safety boots go? Safety first, especially since you're out there alone.
Exactly 😢
Is it stairs down to a cellar?...wine?....
Pushing your luck exploring on your own ....
@@mariehoffman7542 Yes, I agree, it’s very uncool working like that - ALONE.
I have to admit I love that kind of stuff too... Living vicariously through your fines and watching you discover all the hidden interesting things. F.Y.I. I don't want anybody getting the wrong idea that I'm crushing on you or anything like that. I'm old enough to be your grandmother. I just really enjoy watching something that old, that dilapidated coming back to life that has so much history and the joy that is associated with restoring it.
Old, dilapidated, history, with joy coming back to life. Sounds like Dan is our fountain of youth!! Works for me!
OH hell, I'm crushing on him, he's french.
@@ronbreaux9384 He's British :)
I can see why you were excited to get more work done cleaning out the basement. You can really see the progress and get some satisfaction from it.😊 Good job!
OMG Dan! Stop taking crazy risks when you’re at the chateau on your own! By the way, brilliant filming, camera placement, music choices and editing today. You’re very talented. But crazy as anything! 😊
I was thinking the exact, same thing, don't do this stuff without someone there to back you up!. But also telling myself "he got out alive, or we wouldn't be seeing the footage'.
Dan, please consider wearing work gloves. You don't want to have to get stitches or a tetanus shot!
Steel-toed work boots might be a good investment as well!
@@amysbees6686steel toed is actually a bad idea. Carbon can take bigger impacts without cutting your toes off. Only place steel toed is still good are glassfactory’s
I am truly amazed by the tiles looking so good when uncovered. It's like finding gold! For some reason Dan I have a feeling you drove your Mom crazy when you were a kid, going on adventures! LOL 😂 That area under the stairs could have been a coal chute or wood storage for heating. It's great seeing the real look of the basement with so much cleared.
My best guess would be the ground level around the chateau was raised considerably during the build and they didn't bother backfilling underneath the stairs but if there's actually a cobbled floor down there that guess doesn't make all that much sense.
Once you begin rebuilding the collapsed cellar walls, it might be interesting to add a cupboard style door to those hidden spaces, if anything just for a bit of extra storage. It'd be a shame to block them back up again, and they might make good utilities closets too, for battery storage, or anything really. If The Pethericks are anything to go by, you'll need all of those regular cellar rooms for storing building materials and furniture when you get into rebuilding the upper floors :P
Or keep them as they are, lit up, and with glas on top, so you can see the creepy room. A nice feature from the past😊
My thoughts went .to .wondering if those childrent that were housed there during the War ..were maybe hidden there if anyone came searching for them ???
Completely agree. He has the space. He may as well make use of it. And it's just interesting to have and show to people too.
Thank you Dan!
I know it's not easy filming and working- I really appreciate that you do it all
Glad you made a dirt ramp. It looks safer.
Dan is right. It all looks and feels so much better with the floors all cleaned of rubbish.
One thing about you Dan. You are not afraid to get dirty. Next thing you need is to find a well and set up an outdoor shower to get the dust off before your 2 hour drive home. Hugs
That is a good idea!
I’m definitely not an expert but your new discoveries look like an older building. Good progress Dan! Keep it up
I agree Dan, it is soooo satisfying seeing all that debris cleared away. Being only for a basement, those floors are beautifully done and makes me imagine how more beautiful the living parts of this Chateau must have been. Obviously it was built by someone with a sense of pride for every room to be so neatly done, no matter how trivial the room may be in the great scheme of things?👏🔦📹❤️
Coffee ☑️ Safety Gear ☑️ Wheelbarrow tire has air ☑️ Clearing floor☑️ Exploring the unknown ☑️ Perfect music ☑️. Excellent episode !! 😁
But that wheelbarrow tire is low again. 🤷🏻♀️😝😘
so much of those walls with the odd shaped stones and mortor are the older 'fortress' that you are standing in- the difference in the ages and styles of construction are very obvious- they clearly used old spaces in the 'new constructions' - fascinating to see
This is so exciting. The basement already looks good. I think the space is great and the walls are beautiful. Great job Dan, No one work harder than you
Dan, you’ve pumped the tyre up 🙌
It’s all of those little finds that keep the motivation up. You’ve done a lot in a short amount of time ❤
You enthusiasm for back breaking work and vision for a seemingly impossible job is a daily inspiration!
Good job, Dan! It is hard work but we all know you aren’t afraid of a little thing like that! The smile on your face just keeps getting bigger and bigger with each passing day! 😎
Its so very satisfying to see those floors get cleared in the basement and prepped for storage of materials when you start getting to the ground floor clearing and repairs. I wish I could be there to help you out. Stay safe Dan and Happy Spring!
I've never seen someone with so much ENERGY!!!!!!!!!!!:)
Could your little hidden room be a water cistern for collecting rainwater from the roof?
Or maybe drainage from the terrace? They don't really look like doors under there, just grates to maybe let water through and keep people out.
That's what I thought.
Hiding people during war?
Many chateau are built on pre-existing ruins. It makes sense there’s loads of old moats or caverns underneath them. It’s France, so wine cellars/cold cellars/root cellars all underground.
Now it is getting exciting……!!😆
I'm so thrilled that you have cleared the back entrance, Dan. It looks much easier to take the debris out that way. It's looking fantastic! 👏👌🌈
You are brilliant filmer!
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The basement areas do indeed look so much better after the massive clean you did down there. Great work, Dan! It was impossible to work out a plan until you cleared up and assessed what was sound and restorable, and what would need rebuilding. It’s exciting that you are almost at that point!👍🏻
I am sure after a couple of years your Chateau will have given up a few more secrets about its life. While you were shoveling debris I could almost see the kids running around and hiding in different places, there's probably more hiding places yet to find. Yay for you to start your day with a cup of coffee, hope you are taking more coffee breaks and resting your back between breaks.
You have done a ton of hard work. The guys will be surprised to see how much you have accomplished.
So proud of you and your hard work, just don’t bury yourself in the rubble!
That is what I worry about something up above moving jarred and something falling down on him.
Made me nervous too even as he got down under that strange lower reservoir or whatever it was. That was spooky.
You are getting excited Dan all these little surprises keep you going. 😮
Your work ethic is as awesome as your enthusiasm! So inspiring and so exciting. I realize it’s all ‘one day at a time’ but looking forward to seeing where you’ll be this time next year!!! So thrilling, especially to all the DIY folks. TBC……❤
Thank you for the longer videos. I can't contribute money but I watch and like each video.
I think even if all Dan accomplished was to unearth the original fortress it would be exciting. Make it livable so he doesn't have to build a cabin.
Dan, I am so enjoying taking this journey with you. Your enthusiasm is contagious. In fact, yours is the only channel I watch anymore.
An incredible accomplishment, Dan! I can't believe how much you've done in such a short period of time. Never thought you'd have a coffee machine there by now!
Excellent camera work
That empty space under the entrance steps is surprising. Looks like a paved floor. Perhaps what is now the basement was originally the ground floor, suggesting that has always been the grand entrance.
Very glad to see you building your own ramps as you go. Here's the But: what happened to keeping your back straight and bending your knees to lift big stones and chunks of concrete? Ahem.
A great day's progress. Tantalising too.
Knowing you were going into new spaces as you pointed them out, I finally landed on the single word that describes you. Irrepressible. 😅
Yikes! Such hard, hard work! You must feel an incredible sense of accomplishment! You must feel a good tired! Brilliant!
Hello Dan! I have a wheels barrow . I use it for heavy loads. It has 2 wheels in the front. This helps to keep the load from tipping over.
It might make your life a little easier. Love the videos.❤
Hi Dan! As someone who’s been married to a cameraman/video editor/ documentary producer for 43years, I can certainly appreciate the production of your vlogs. I’ve been following from the very beginning and your progress is great (video recording). It makes viewing so much more interesting. Well done! I’m full of admiration for you. You try your hand at anything and you do it so well. Good luck as you continue on this venture.
Thanks that’s nice to hear
It will be nice to have Calvin and Nick helping again!!! You are on fire Dan!!! 🔥😎 Those floors haven't seen the light of day in eons!!!
I wonder if you have tunnels from the chateaux to elsewhere in your land? I wonder if there's blueprints or if there's a local archaeologist that could do scan the ground for you.
It's not really old enough for secret tunnels. They really only were built in medieval times. This is a pretty modern chateau
Was it built on top of older chateaux?
I was happy to see you made a ramp that wasn’t so unsteady but then you shimmied into a hole in the floor. 😳 you are making great progress and keeping us on edge in the process!
So cool to be along on your journey, Dan! You are one hard working dude!
Looking forward to Calvin's return and watching you both together do your magic hard graft. Me soul is with you Dan
The chateau looks happier already! I love following you on this journey.
Great basement clean up! You work so hard! Please wait for others to be there with you to crawl into unsafe underground spots.
I can already see he & Calvin digging around those new found holes!!!
I’m as passionate as you are about this Chateau, never want to miss an episode 😮
You have done so much clearing - it’s looking great. I’m thinking when Calvin arrives it’s gonna ramp into even higher gear. Well done Dan.
I don't know if you noticed, but that block you put down for your ramp was part of the arch of the door right above your head as you come out of the basement. 😊
You are definitely getting your workouts in cleaning up those floors! They look so great! You may want to invest in some good ramps so you don't struggle so much. The scaffolding was worth it, I think some ramps would be, too!
your right !
I bet you can just feel the time when you will be complete and having that cuppa Coffee on the terrace looking out at all you have accomplished. so proud of you Dan. I would be giggling too, at the hidden rooms and what they might hold.
This place is going to be absolutely fantastic when you get finished. Since you are clearing land, it would be neat to put in a walled garden. You could become self sufficient. If you learned to process and can produce from the garden, one of those lower rooms would be perfect cold storage.
You deserve to find a hidden treasure for all the effort and very hard work you put into this project every day..
That basement was a dirty job, but now that it's almost done, it looks great!
I doubt any of those "secret" rooms have anything valuable in them. They would have gone up in the fire. But, here's to hoping !
Thanks for sharing your day! 😀
Hi Dan, Congratulations 🎉🎉 on clearing all the cellars/basement. You have made a phenomenal improvement in such a short time. It was super-amazing to see the light coming in along the corridors. Have your boots got steel toe tips? I don't know the proper name but to protect your feet. Where is your safety head gear as well? And no gloves. You must be health and safety aware, nag, nag but we care about you. Good to see a really protective face mask. Make sure someone is with you if you explore potentially dodgy places as well. I think you will become a millionaire and no one deserves this more. Go Dan! Xxx🤗👏👏👏🌟🌟🌟
Dan you are amazing and so is your photography.! Inventive and well thought out….. Adds to the interest of your vlog.
You are amazing, Dan. Nothing is too big, too difficult, too much work for you to tackle. I love watching you and your utterly mad skills.
What a great job! I can't wait to see when you and Calvin get the first floor debris cleared the rest of the way. And Nick gets in there after the tree trunk!
Dan, you are amazing !your determination and dedication will get you everything you dream of 💕
Liking this ramp much better... no board to flip up or over. That's using the resources wisely to your advanyage! 👏👏👏 I hope you do find a treasure hidden or buried. That would be magnificent!
I love your ambition.
I hope the masonry can be rescued. It is very crumbly. Looks to lack any structural integrity.
Love the rescue aspect of the project.
The best of luck going forward.
Indiana Preston! If you miss more than one vlog, we’ll all be calling International Rescue!😁Great job on the floors 👏👏
Oh Dan, this is getting better! I can't wait to see what you unearth down in the depths! Just be careful you don't take something out and have the whole thing come down on top of you! Where are your gloves?
I am enjoying watching you turn a pile of rubbish into an historic building. You're a magician. Thanks for sharing your adventure with me. You have a fan in Portland, Oregon USA. I think you're great.
Don’t know full story how you so optimistic to work alone on this mammoth project how many years and energy gone take to finish.Wishing you the best very brave man … granny from Canada you example of human perseverance all the luck to you brave men
I'm just cathcing up on videos so don't mind my 4 months later comment:
This video was fun to watch the inspection on the empty space. I could never do it because I'm a scaredy cat, but I'm glad you went down to check it out. The mom in me was thinking though, "I hope he at least texted Amuary and said,' i'm going down a hole, if I don't text in 30 minutes I need help'" Haha
The basement looks so much better since you removed the debris. It seems you discover something new everyday. See ya tomorrow 🙏❤️
The amount of satisfaction i get seeing each bit cleared. Seeing you work from the literal ground up... makes me want to just go buy my own ruin and spend my days bringing it back to life!
My goodness, you must sleep well, Dan. the hidden spaces are intriguing, can't wait to see what else you find.
It’s looking so neat and tidy 🥰 great job Dan 🙌🙌
Thanks for taking us down into the dungeon(s) ! Great camerawork 🎥. Relocating the camera that often takes a lot of time.. Thank you for sharing Dan! Brigitte 🌷
Personally, I would make rebuilding the wall under the stairs a priority. If they go you will be absolutely gutted.
I can hardly wait until tah-mah-row! All of these discoveries are soooo exciting!!!
You are KILLING it!!!! Remember to take a break though... Keep you healthy above all.
The basement looks wonderful...those floors!! Perhaps your Chateau was built upon the structure of a former building. It's going to be super cool to find out! Well done on all fronts Dan! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
Good work ethic Dan, every little bit counts toward large amounts.
✨The time it took you to set up all of the sequence shots! I see you, video storyteller. 😎
Remember to buy some plastic halloween skeletons, and leave them in those hidden rooms, along with an old bag or tin can with "treasure" inside (maybe a time capsule with this years stuff put inside).
Don't let your friend haul away any rock, that you might need later for masonry work, in and outside the structure, if he hauls it away it will be buried under a pile of ruble
Exploring with you Dan is so EXCITING!! 🤩
Every day makes such a difference 👏
It is lovely to see the floors at last. I call that major progress! Thank you for the video and have a brilliant Easter weekend!
It sure looks so much better even in it's raw state...I feel your excitement uncovering history
Great progress….your smile lights up the space!
It does make such a difference now you have cleared those floors! It must help you feel so much more positive (you are positive anyway we can see, but even more) as you can now see the wood for the trees. I really hope you find something fantastic in that gap! You are right though about us not approving of you going under there on your own! But I think I would have done the same! Just make sure someone else is around when you dig it all out, for safeties' sake. Thank you for this video, taking us on your life's journey with you. xxx
Really impressive filming. Takes skill to make clearing rubble exciting!
The areas you showed don't really strike me as rooms per se, but just extensions(?) of the foundation as needed for various features of the building. What is clear in some of the background images is that there are some serious foundation repairs to be done, to maintain continuity of support for the remaining shell.
I do agree that some of that stone work looks older than other areas.
A lot of the iron work in the concrete of the roof of the basement looks v rusty. Is that safe as floor/ceiling for the future?
So much more done today so well done Dan. Its exciting finding those hidded spaces, it will all make sense as you progress maybe hidden tunnel entrances leading off from cellar. What would we do without our first cup of coffee in the morning. 💕🇦🇺
LOVE THE MYSTERY AND THE BIG CLEAN UP. THOSE FLOORS ARE PRETTY FANTASTIC ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
Love your excitement of the "finds", it's infectious. Amazing how much you've gotten done, looks great!
💜🧡💚What a workhorse!! Save a few steps by always loading your wheelbarrow with it facing the way out.💚🧡💜
You are definitely the man for this Chateau! Love watching your excitement as you do one day at a time. Thanks for including us!
Since the rubble you are pulling out is rather fine, could you spread it evenly around your chateau and compact it to have a solid surface while the place is under construction. It keeps out the mud and provides solid ground for machinery.
If you don’t want it right around your chateau, put it where you plan you future car parking area.
Chateau La Lacelle used the debris from inside the chateau to create an access road to the chateau.
The debris is the base layer and the put gravel on top.
There is an incredible amount of fallen debris to clear out. The floors underneath are a great surprise.
Gold doubloons and pieces of eight! 🏴☠️ happy hunting, and I wish you lots of treasure!!! 😁🏴☠️ Fabulous job with the clean out!! WOW!!! 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Wow Dan, that's a crazy amount of work each time you go there. Its so exciting to see each of the rooms get cleared, but even more exciting to see the Chateau's secrets. Thanks for bringing us along 😊
I am so excited for every blog, so I can see all the floors cleared. McKinney, Texas, USA
Keep on keeping on Dan! Great job! I’m excited to see when you excavate the hidden rooms!
Brilliant job Dan! 👏👏 👏 Just one thing Ive been thinking about but which you probably do. I hope you always tell someone where you are and when you expect to be back just because you are always alone there.