FULL TOUR: Our abandoned French House, we put all our dreams in here. Maison De Maître | Episode 11 

We absolutely love how international our audience is so a very warm welcome to you! And we especially love people who have done similar things before us leaving your comments of encouragement and wisdom, it really means a lot! I hope you also enjoy the other videos.

Haha we're doing it, and still wish we were richer and younger! Would definitely make things a bit easier. 😅 Definitely feels like a dream though.

It's definitely a dream right now, so a dream come true sounds perfect. 😍 Thanks!

Ditto from Canada.

That's amazing that this is travelling all the way to the USA! We have travelled the US twice, once without kids and once with, both times we stayed for awhile in Nevada, absolutely love it. Thanks so much for the luck, we definitely need it!

I live in Grain Valley, Missouri. The US. It is a suburb of Kansas City. I just had this pop up and enjoyed watching. Thank you

Thank for sharing your story too Kathy, it's really so encouraging to hear from people who have done it before and are still standing, very motivational!!

G’day! We’re stoked to have you along for the ride! ❤️

Hey! It's always awesome to connect with other people doing the same thing, whereabouts in France are you? We'll have to do some catch up on your channel too!

@@growinginfrance where a little bit more south in the lot and Garonne area. You are in the Charente I saw on one of the first videos you made?

Oh cool, we spent a summer down in Duravel in the Lot-et-Garonne. It's really nice around there! Yep, we're in the Charente. Drop us an email if you're ever coming our way! (On the channel page)@@petitrevefrance

Yes I know duravel it's an hour more east of us. I saw you have also instagram so followed that account to. Never been in the charente.

Cheers! Jack was beyond pleased to have that window sorted 😅 Glad you enjoyed the tour 😊

Thanks for the advice! Always love to get tips like this.

​@@growinginfrancedo the pointing of each stone then, you fill up the in between stone gap with a specific mortar. For the internal insulation, don't use the "Laine de verre" or "ouate de cellulose", use instead some alternative insulating material which you buy in 20cm large and you Criss cross each layer for ending with a 40 cm insulation (or twice 15 cm) then, you do the usual internal altering. The fact you Criss cross each layer, you don't need "pare vapour". The insulation key is to give humidity to pass trough the wall. For windows, look at alternative suppliers than french ones. Look at Germany or even Polska which are specialized in triple or even quadrupled glazing. For insulation of your roof, do the same cross crossing layer of insulation with twice 20 cm then, plastering. You will be perfect Good luck to you

@@annieterminetschuppon7232 Wow, what a well of knowledge, thanks again! 🙏

Thanks for the tip, we’ll definitely be testing it before we get into work in the place!

Thanks Tony! Great to have you along for the ride 😁

I totally agree. Your love for each other abd family and the place is wonderful to see. Your attitude to all problems is a credit to you. Your a joy to watch and share ypur adventure with. All the very best of health wealth abd strength and love. Dream life xx

Thank you! This is such a sweet comment, you've made our day @@listening500

Thanks Sandie ! It is certainly going to be a big job but hopefully by the time we get into it we’ll know exactly what we want, and at least a little better, what we’re doing 😅

Thanks! We definitely could not do this alone! 😂😂

Wow good on you! So we’ve plenty to look forward to then 😅 what kind of insulation did you get? Just in the ceiling or have you added a layer to the walls?

Thanks! We hope so!

Hey!!! Small world isn’t it! That’s amazing that you have bought! Yes please keep in touch - Instagram is good. I know you had big plans for doing something here in France, good luck with your new adventure!!

Nice comment, Rob, and Becs, if you can make me look half good in a photograph (which you did), the house will be wonderful.

You’re spot on there, we’re always watching other channels hoping to pick up a thing or two!

Thanks!

Thank you so much for your comment, we very much agree. This house feels like it has very gentle soul. It will be magical to live in her once again, we feel like she deserves it!

We are so excited to see how this video has reached so many people and sparked so much conversation, this is why we wanted to share our story and journey in the first place! So thank you so much for being here, it really means a lot, and we can't wait to share much, much more.

We hope you're right! 😅

Welcome aboard! We could do with a bit of Nelson sunshine right now 😅

Greetings back to your from France, we are in the Charente. We definitely have lot's more to share on this channel, for now our other video, Vlog 6, has a little about why we bought this house, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2IR5axpwsTY.html. It really will be a pleasure to work on this house and hopefully restore her back to her former glory. Merry Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas!

If there was ever a state for second chances, it’s Illinois ! Thanks for sharing your story, hope things take a turn for the better 🙏

Yes she is! It’s quite incredible really.

Yes! Thank you! We're definitely gonna need the practice! 😅

Thank you so much! Lovely to have a little taste of what is to come!

Awesome, great to have you along for the ride!

Thank you so much! We hope so! ❤❤

Dual citizenship must be awesome, that’s our goal! We certainly hope it gets there

I know, such a treat ❤️

Love all the way from Texas! That means it's big love right? 😉 Thanks for the support.

Yeah definitely keeps us busy and dreaming! ❤️

Thanks for the support! 😍

Yes, he was so much happier. Hopefully found a good place for winter now!

Thank you, we do our best 🙏

Thanks! 🤩

Thanks Becky, so glad to have you here for the journey! ☺️

So are we! Haha fingers crossed we can pull it off

Thank you ☺️

Wow 18 years, I hope we've got the garden under control by then! 😅 Thanks for the support, we'll definitely try to make sure we enjoy every part of the journey. 🐞🐞🐞

SO much work 😬 Most of it really is a pleasure though. We know we are so lucky to call this house ours. We are looking forward to progress too! Great to have you here.

Hi Jackie, it's great to have you here!

Kia Ora! Awesome! We’re glad you like the tunes 😁

Yes! There is very little structural problems, just need to move a few roof tiles around to fix the leek I think! A bit of elbow grease, we’ll be in by Xmas next year 😂 - one can dream! Thanks for your comment and the luck 😊

Yes they are! We hope to save and restore as much as possible, keep it as original as possible. But warm and liveable too.

Thank you!

Haha yes, him and the lizard both! I have learnt to accept the spiders though, apparently we absolutely must share a living space 😅

Same to you! Enjoy yourself 🎄🎄

Thank you!!

Thanks so much, it's great to have you following along!!

Thanks, we believe she's got potential!

Thanks! Hope it does. 😅All our other videos were in Premiere Pro, but this one was in DaVinci Resolve, wanted to try it out, and we're sold. Much faster and easier to use. Probably a little bit of a learning curve from iMovie, but that's what youtube is for haha.

@@growinginfrance nice one. Is it expensive?

There’s a free version which is great, that’s what we used for this video but it needs a decently powerful computer otherwise it will be slow and frustrating (same with premiere pro)

@@growinginfrance that’s good to know as I was about to buy the full version. We have an iMac so hopefully it will do the job. Do you know what additional stuff it does than iMovies? Sorry for the questions but I really enjoy the post production 🇫🇷

No worries at all, we're all doing the same thing, might as well help each other out! It lets you do anything you can imagine, they make Oscar winners with it. 😉

Yes, we agree, the fact that it hasn't been renovated since it was first built is actually a relief! The house that we are living in (the joined longere) was very badly renovated and it all has to be replaced (current project). We would also like to be very sympathetic to the original Maison de Maitre style with our renovation when we do get to it and it's nice to be able to see it! Are you also in France? Best of luck with your renovation, hope to see you in the comment section again, I'm sure you will have lots of advice. ✨

Wow that’s awesome, will you be sharing your adventures on here?

@@growinginfrance I don’t think, we’ll just be holidaying with our boys, and I’ll be brocanting, can’t wait! Missed out on going this year due to husband’s ongoing cancer treatment so we have a lot of bottled up longing for France!

Oh gosh that doesn't sound fun. Hope the treatment goes well and you can both be brocanting in the sun soon! ❤️

Thanks @@growinginfrance

Thanks! Yes, we sure do. It's a standard part of the house purchase process here in France so we got a very detailed report. Good bones, confirmed!

Haha Yep, you got us! 🥝 🇳🇿 🥝

Yes, I think we all would 😉 we found the reality of “buy cheap property in France” was very different… we thought we’d get much more bang for our buck than we did. we could’ve, but we would have compromised on location, proximity to transport etc… keep an eye out though, what was important to us might not be for you, and you might find a gem!

Exactly our thoughts!

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Haha, it needs a proper chandelier doesn't it! Thank you for following along, it's great to have you here 😊

ohh what does it look like? We definitely have some interesting things growing and living where they shouldn't! I'll have to google it. Thanks for the tip!

Try looking it up, if you find any then the wood will have to be burnt. Some years ago a young man bought a lovely chateau and on inspection all the wood structure under the lovely plaster ceilings was full of it and he had to gut the chateau ! It can hide in out of way places. I really hope that you don't have any ! Looking forward to watching your vlog. I live about 1 h 40 from you, near Perigueux. @@growinginfrance

@@TheFiown OOh no, that must have been awful! 🙈 Thanks again for the tip!

We actually found this one quite serendipitously, so I guess it found us! We were on our way to see another house, and stumbled across this one. It wasn't even listed online! We tell the full story here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2IR5axpwsTY.html We were sold this one specific area in the charente though, so searched in a pretty tight radius.

We’ve had the place tested for lead and asbestos when we bought it (it’s part of the standard purchase process here) but that’s a good point about the scheele’s green! Thanks for the heads up 🙏

Jack is Kiwi born and bred, I (Becs), was born in Zimbabwe and grew up in New Zealand from the age of 10. So my accent can be a bit all over the place sometimes!

Yes, in the longere (current reno and what you see at the end of this video). Not sure what we will do in the big house. The current windows are beautiful, they just need to be double glazed somehow!

Yeah the chandelier has been pretty divisive! 😂 It's not wired in, was simply hung there for the shoot on the day. 👌

In the Charente (16)

The house sits on 1/2 acre and then there are two other smaller pieces of land that are over the road, next to the river. I thought it wasn't a lot at first, but it keeps us much too busy!! Really looking forward to landscaping and incorporating much more vegetables and fruit trees!

Thanks for the info! They can live there while we don't, and then they will have to be relocated! Just like Jeromy the spider 🕷️😂

Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks for the feedback!

Tis but a scratch! 😂

@@growinginfrance lol

Yes, you really don't need the music. Lovely place. Good luck!

Thanks for the feedback!

Thé music is a perfect background👍

My vote is no to the music. Love the vlog.

Grouch

We're so sorry to hear this 😢