We certainly ponder this question often here at Chateau de Purnon! Thank you for following our journey!

Thank you. We're thrilled you're following our journey.

Thank you for your message and for following our adventure.

Thank you for following our journey to save Chateau de Purnon.

Thank you for your message. Yes, we ponder this question often during the restoration. We'll present some background about the original construction methods in a future video.

Thank you for your message. Please understand our journey. Before we can extensively restore the interior of the chateau, we must make it watertight. That means completing the roof restoration as our highest priority. Restoring the rook requires an enormous amount of scaffolding. The scaffolding is the single largest expense for the restoration of the chateau exteriors. That means that at the same time as doing the roof it was necessary to also restore the chateau's immense facades (as the various trades can use the same platform for multiple elements of the project). So, during this phase of the works the focus is on the chateau's exterior. You would see from our videos that there is work (wall paper hanging, painting, plastering,, electricals and plumbing) occurring inside the chateau. But the focus at the moment is on the exteriors.

Thank you for your message and for following our journey!

We agree! That's why we fell in love with Chateau de Purnon.

Spot on. He is highly skilled. Thanks for your message and for acknowledging our amazing artisans.

Isn't he wonderful?! Thanks for your message.

Indeed. Thank you!

Thank you!

We're thrilled you're enjoying each part of our adventure!

Merci pour votre message!

Thank you for your wonderful message. We're thrilled that you're following our journey!

Merci pour votre message!

They're doing a wonderful job of saving Purnon's incredible roof.

Thanks for your message. We have addressed the issue of the cost of the project in earlier videos, including the one entitled "How much is all this going to cost". To answer your specific question, yes we receive a grant from the French government which covers a percentage of the cost of the work on the heritage elements of the chateau restoration.

Thank you for your message. We are in awe of the skills and expertise of our artisans. Saving Chateau de Purnon would be impossible without them.

Exactly.

Thank you!

It's a dry moat. It was designed and constructed that way. There are windows and doors in the basement. If we filled it with water we would flood the chateau. So, no, we will not be filling it with water...

Thank you - we're thrilled you're following our journey!

Thanks for your question. Perhaps a better way to think about the overall restoration is to think of it as a series of smaller projects. It's not really possible to set a hard and fixed budget at the start of a heritage restoration. Some things cost vastly more than we imagined, while other things are best left untouched. Some things are legally required to be addressed (such as the septic tank system) while other elements leave us with a lot of choice over what level of investment we are willing to make (such as the heating system). We have finite savings (which we have committed to the project). We are generously supported by the French government and we have received several philanthropic grants. We are fundraising (with the release of our book 'Chateau Reawakening', Patreon, RU-vid etc). When we have a clear financial plan for funding a specific project we then proceed with that project. As our fundraising continues we are the able to proceed with further projects and so on. We have an overall masterplan and then more detailed plans for the stages that are underway or will commence shortly.

Exactement ! C'est un bon point !

Merci pour votre merveilleux message. Nous sommes très fiers des artisans français qui contribuent à sauver le Château de Purnon. Nous avons beaucoup appris de notre remarquable architecte, Monsieur Frédéric Didier. Nous espérons que les gens du monde entier trouveront de la joie dans l'histoire de la renaissance de ce lieu magnifique et élégant.

Thank you for your message. We're thrilled that you're sharing our journey from across the ocean.

Merci pour votre message. Nous sommes très heureux que des personnes du monde entier puissent admirer ce beau château et voir la vie y revenir peu à peu. Il est très important pour nous que la restauration du château de Purnon se fasse dans le respect du patrimoine et de l'histoire. Les vidéos doivent également rendre hommage au savoir-faire des artisans. Nous sommes ravis que vous nous rejoigniez chaque semaine.

Thank you! Wonderful message!

Thank you for your message... hope all is well at Chateau de la Mothe!

Thanks for your questions. There is mortar placed between the stone pieces. In fact the keying marks that you can see on the non-visible sides of the stone as it is manoeuvred into place are cut in order to receive the mortar. But there is no mortar directly underneath the stone as it would serve very little purpose. Regarding the slate tiles, every slate tile is new. None are reused. They may have been a little dusty from the work of the stonemasons nearby. We're thrilled that you're following our journey!

Thanks for your message. Our artisans are invited to sign their names at key milestones in the Chateau's restoration. We actually showed the roof restorers doing so in a recent video.

Thrilled you enjoy it!

We could not restore Chateau de Purnon without the skills and expertise of our amazing artisans. Thanks for your message.

With each step and small milestone we can see the lgrandeur and elegance of the chateau reawakening. We're thrilled that you're following our journey!

Thanks for your message. We're thrilled that you're following our adventure!

Our roofing team is amazing. Chateau de Purnon's incredible roof is one of the main reasons the chateau has such a high heritage listing. It takes a skilled team to restore this masterpiece. Thank you for your message.

We ponder this same question frequently. We'll provide a more detailed explanation of how the chateau would have been constructed at the end of 18th century in a future video. Thanks for your message!

Thanks for your message. The void behind the burlap is designed to protect the wall papers in these rooms by allowing air to circulate and prevent condensation. We are placing insulation in the floors (when we lift the floor boards) and in the roof (as the roof restoration proceeds). But we want to respect several of the original design features that protected wall coverings for two and half centuries.

Thanks for your question. In earlier videos our roofers explain that a waterproof membrane is being installed underneath the wood sheathing to which the tiles are being attached.

Wonderful! We're thrilled that you're enjoying our adventure!

Thanks for your message!

Thanks for your message. We often ponder the same question. We'll address it in a future video as several other subscribers have raised the same issue.