It's coming together so beautifully! And I'm majorly impressed by the stone repair. You would never know it was damaged! It's fun to see Benoit again, too!
I adore how you two work, play, and support one another. This is the reason your home looks so stunning!!! Benoit helps out too with his master skills!! SCHROOMS? DUDE!!
Shame about the Mairie disallowing the staircase. Happily you have other options. Benoit will sort it. He was really into the mushroom hunting. Who would’ve guessed it.😂
Behind in my to do list for today, head deep in paperwork and I get a notification for a new video. What do I do? The most sensible thing. Take a break and watch the video of course. Loved it!
Sorry to hear about the plans not getting approval. Your counter and sink is so chic. Shower looks like hard work. The tiles are so large. Oh yes and the work you did on the outside stones turned out wonderful. You should be proud.
awww that was so cute when you guys were laughing about who will test the toilet...lol too funny. You guys are so cute.... I can say that because I am old enough to be your parents. Thank you for taking us on this wonderful journey.❤
How TRUE!! You’re Father would be every so proud!!! Next, he would be ever so grateful how you both took his vision plus hard-work to create many of his dreams to become a reality!!!!
Stunning tiles for that shower!!!! I have been getting into the idea of a backlit onyx shower wall and then glass on the other side so it can be lit most of the time!!!! That duct tape isn't all that it's cracked up to be!!!!
The shop is looking legit lovelly! I like the music in the background puts me in a shopping mood..(it would be nice for your shop to have similar music in the background while shopping..)
Hello Daphne and Ian! Kudos, great job for all the hard works! Can't wait to see the full competition of the bathroom! Glad to see Grannie and Benoit! Cute doll house! Grandpa's ideas were so great that even the "neighbors" implemented his ideas. Oh and Sphinx Archeae hehe... Love her! And, Ian should definitely test out the toilet HA! Good luck for all the building permits and renovations!!!
Bonjour Daphne and Ian, the drone shots are beautiful as always, I hope Benoit can help you with designs for the Hunter's cottage, that wouldn't need permitting, or may help push the committee your way. The bathroom is going to be beautiful. Love from N.Y.
Wow, I knew of ivy's destructive property as my late husband removed it from our house, but that is astounding. Yes, Ian your patching and masonry (?) is amazing. Well isn't Benoit a wonder, mushroom hunter too! Intersting that one collectors with two baskets and that you can bring your harvest to a Pharmacist for verification. I don't think we have that here in Canada. And, listen to you, Ian, your French is coming along nicely 😊 Ahahahaha you work so well together in close quarters.
Thank you! 🥰 Hopefully we can go mushroom hunting in our forest when Benoit comes back for our next project! We have seen beautiful mushrooms on our forest walls but we have not tried verifying them for consumption yet. We will definitely try it this year🍄
Great work! The wood finish is most likely European Hard Wax finish. It is non toxic, easy to apply and delivers that low sheen warm looking finish that is popular now. It is also easy to repair! Just a light scuff sand and a new coat and let it cure. Most often this product is used for floor finishes, but in my shop we have now used it with success on many pieces of furniture. Well known brands are Rubio and Osmocoate. It's kind of expensive stuff so we try to not over do it with heavy coats that end up in the rag. Word to the wise remember the wet rags can spontaneously combust so wet e'm down when you're done with water!' Best, Brian A Masters Touch
I found myself being super upset for you guys! I hate bureaucracy! Sad your grandfather didn’t get it passed. He was very forward thinking. My husband has the same problem. Always a step ahead but gets shot down and then others come in and succeed. So frustrating! The bathroom is going to be fabulous, and I love the stonework you are doing. Fabulous job!
Sounds like you need to get the church to go to bat for you. See if they have any concerns about your plans. Maybe that might smooth some ruffled feathers. Good luck.
So much has been achieved! The outside wall, the bathroom and the joy to see Benoit s hands looking fine and operational.!!!!Going for mushroom picking this afternoon in the Swiss alps, I hope I ll be successful with my 2 baskets for edible and non edible!!! ❤❤
Sometimes, just getting a lawyer in the field involved for advice and a little email here and there to the planning committee makes the difference. It costs money but those people know what arguments work.
Persistence with the plans will eventually pay off. Finish what your grandfather started. Put up a good fight. He would be proud I am sure. ❤ you have 73K people backing you.
Trust me! Once you use a Toto you'll question why you didn't get one sooner. Your second thought is why is it the majority of people continue using a chain of dry paper to smear sh.......... My sister struggled to potty train my niece. At just 19 months old she knew using paper was gross. Livia absolutely refused to wipe. So I had a Toto installed in her cute pink bathroom. Potty training was over in days. She had mastered the remote control by day two. Although she often left the seat warmer on all the time by purposely turning off the energy saving mode despite being told repeatedly to leave it on. "No mama. I want me bum warmed.". A small price to pay for winning the potty training war. If Livia was too quiet she was often found just sitting on her Toto "reading" - playing with her interactive electronic books, coloring, or just listening to music. She absolutely loved the seat warmer. The family installed four more Toto's within weeks after my brother in-law used Livia's Toto. Livia, now 19 and currently at Uni, no longer has a pink bathroom but Toto remains - minus most of the Disney and other stickers. The one thing she misses more than her family is her Toto. The ignorance of the apartment management means she is not allowed to change the toilet or install one of the many reliable electronic bidet seats. I tried to pay an additional large damage deposit and made clear the bidet seat would be professionally installed. But he wouldn't give on the matter. My next step was to contact the building owner but I relented fearing my intervention could cause problems between the manage and Livia. She adores her beautiful apartment. For now she is content with a handheld spray hose attached to the sink faucet. An item many bidet owners use while traveling😊. Only one Toto has failed in just over 20 years. The generator failed turn on when the electricity went out at the lake house. The interior temperature fell well below freezing and remained for nearly two weeks. Of the seven Toto's in the house only one suffered damage. That's how well engineered and built they are. Given their premium price and brand recognition Toto's are subject to counterfeiting. It's easy to replicate Toto styling, stuff €30 of components inside, slap on Toto badges, and sell them to unsuspecting buyers for less than authentic Toto's. While it may look the part, it's not engineered and built the same. Like all other premium products if the item is discounted more than one expects or on some obscure website it is likely counterfeit. Do not expect that item to function and hold up like a Toto. In some instances it could pose a risk due to the absence of safety features. We've all seen examples of life altering injuries, tragic deaths and the destruction of homes and businesses caused by counterfeit electronic goods. When you have an item with both water and electricity, the dangers are elevated. Well that turned into a pile of word vomit. Hahaha. Long story short......enjoy the go with Toto!
( I'll say this guessing you're already aware, but...just some thoughts)...I realise you would think the concern would be about the chateau - but it simply and apparently is not. It's got to do with the chapel, so that's got to be the way you think going forward... France for all its "heritage structures" at every corner- is decidedly unconcerned about the careful protection of most of what many of us would determine should be the concern... Very few buildings relative to the age of the structures are protected ( a "monument historique" designation so to say)....In the UK, we "list" and "grade" a wide swath of buildings - and it protects a greater number of them. In France it simply isn't that way. Are you not able to pay extra for something that we call pre-application advising (we do this in the UK)- from the Mairie's planning office? that way you can talk honestly with them about what your ideas are and they should be able to guide you towards what might be acceptable to make that happen. ( I'm restoring a small place in France right now- sans designation so I suspect there might be.) I well imagine Benoit may be able to give you some good advising, but you may want to hire a specialist consultant to get around this. It could be worth its weight in gold- and reduce expense and frustration in the long run. Good luck! And what is the tile you are using in the shower? It's stunning! what a task cutting it!
BS. Do you know how many buildings classified "Monuments Historiques" are in France ? That you, little Englanders, call "Chateau" are often buildings without any historical interest like the ones (ie. escape to the rural ...) you follow the YT channel. Stay in your beautifull and perfect England and mind your own buildings.
@@chlore2amine Le "litlle Englanders" est un peu méprisant et pas très utile, chère Chloé - même si je trouve qu'oliversmum parle un peu trop vite et sans aucun chiffre pour étayer ses propos.
Dear oliversmum, you seem to know France, since you own a house there - and I wish you the best for the restoration. But I have one question : on what public studies do you base your comment about the listed buildings both in UK and France ?
@@heliedecastanet1882 Hi there. :) apologies!- I realise I should explain myself perhaps...I have a Masters degree in Historic Conservation from Oxford and am a (very) part- time heritage consultant in the UK, ( essentially I give advice on how to restore heritage buildings) although I spend most of my time as a politician that sits on Planning committees and protects heritage in my town through a Heritage Champion designation (with Historic England). Not saying anything to be offensive- only trying to think around this is all for Daphne and Ian. Thus, I have a "basic knowledge" of the structures of both countries' approach to heritage on a general level. In fact , we see that we have a great number of people come to the UK from other countries to study heritage conservation because of our structure here and my class was full of persons from across Europe - France included). In France, the focus is more limiting in " listing structures"- very few for example in one town/area , where as in the UK you can have hundreds with different designation levels( Scheduled Monuments/ Grade 1 the most value , grade II* and grade II: the majority of the listings but the least "value" if you will). You can frequently "gut "a 400 plus year old building in France that is not listed with few controls beyond building controls...( I've seen it numerous times in France) IN the UK, you'd run into a good bit of trouble more than likely if you did that- although it does happen. Roughly put - a Monument Historique designation in France is equivalent to a Scheduled Monument or Grade I listing in the UK( not quite- but that's the quickie explanation). In France, there will be rules around facades ( largely) within a 50m ( or so) perimeter designation from a Monument Historique site ( my house in France lies in one of those). But in the UK, we have what are called Conservation Areas ( where in there may be listed buildings and not- incl those that only contribute to the "historic character " of the area). France is abundantly blessed with heritage structures, case in point with this stunning chateau! but for example- where-in in the UK, we would most assuredly "list" anything over say 300 years of age, - and surely list a building of this level of beauty- France doesn't do this. A Monument Historique designation is highly valued and involves careful work with heritage officers to take each step. I nearly bought a Monument Historique, but my husband got cold feet ( probably not unwise! lol!) Thus why I suggested a pre-application advising especially around the care that needs to be given around the chapel. I do NOT know the specifics at all around that... ( if they have pre - app advising in France- I do not know! I'm a relatively new owner there myself and my house is a mere 120 yrs old- I only have to follow guidance regarding my shutter and door colours)- and it may be dependent on the region/town. Again- I do not know the specific challenges in the area Daphne and Ian are in. Consultants that really " know" the rules/ the area / the Officers preferences in my opinion therefore are worth their weight in gold, and can save a lot of frustration and expense. I don't know what they are up against, but I'd like to see their vision become a reality because I think they really treasure the property. It's an exquisite property and I'm sure Dahpne and Ian's ideas are wonderful too!
Unfortunately European bureaucracy is a nightmare. In small villages there’s usually a real estate monopoly so they probably did it on purpose to refuse granddad’s plans, so he would sell and they could get a better deal on the land. Not fun but might be worth investing some time and getting involved and befriend people at the major’s office 😢 good luck!
Jeez, sounds like y'all are paying for a family curse. Sorry, it's Hallowe'en season here and my mind goes to the goth mysteries. 😅 But seriously, obviously the French city politicians haven't heard the real life recent case of one American man named Marvin Heemeyer. They might do well to study up on that case.
One needs to do some research with The Mayors Office to discover what the other “developers” had that your Grandfather didn’t to copy, gain approval and build his dream? France Ah???
it's simple, they didn't try to build recent buildings right next to a historic monument. As for grandfather's plans, do you really think that the French needed these plans to build a tourist complex with golf? in addition it does not say that the plans were copied but that a golf course was created a few kilometers from the castle.
They didn't built the golf and the resort near the chateau or in its close park. That made the difference. France must be a OK country since all the Anglo-Saxons want to buy a chateau there, ah???
Hi you, I love the bathroom coming to geather nicely. You work so well together, but I bet there would be a few disagreements on the way. There must be like all married couples renovating. ❤from South Australia 🇦🇺
