Just 3 weeks left till we roof the ENTIRE chateau? 

I supposed I've become an old romantic in my later years, but I love to see a capable young man chase what seems to be an impossible dream and actually make it come real! You have done an admirable job and set a great example not just for your kids, but for young people all over. I know you've grabbed a bull by the horns, but you should be proud of what you've accomplished. You clearly have a vision and are sticking to it. Lastly, but certainly not least, you're very fortunate to have such devoted friends who are willing to sacrifice their time to give you a hand - for that alone, I'm envious. Keep up the great work - you and your crew are the highlight of my day! Godspeed!

WHAT?!!! 3 weeks to start the roof?! It’s staggering what your team & you have rehabilitated here. From basically a terrarium to a chateau.

Man I cant wait to see actual INTERIOR work on the chateau. Plastering walls, laying floors, setting doors. It is gonna be amazing

We had a massive plumbing leak in our 120 year old home outside Philadelphia, PA, USA and had the money to fix the issue, but weren't ready for the level of renovation that ensued. That's about when we started following your journey. The reasonable pace to get a bit done each day encouraged us as well as your positive attitude. We've learned a ton of new skills and will have a new space soon. All that to say, thank you for the daily grind, excitement for future progress, and positive energy when things don't go to plan. You're helping rebuild more than a chateau.

What a great news is to know that Brian is going to be there for the roof as well. It will be amazing summer!

ok, so I DID go back and watch the first vid and there is this teenager, slender and waifish walking around talking about his dream. I wouldn't have been a nay-sayer but would think it was a pretty big dream. Turns out he wasn't a slender teen but a grown man with not only a dream but the audacity and determination to see it through. I feel so honored to have been privy to this undertaking! Thanks Dan and Brian and Nic and all the others who have come by and helped with the vision. I know there's still a lot left to go but at this point I am absolutely certain ... dreams can come true.

These young men are making a significant contribution to the record of French history and are honoring the big heart that took in so many Jewish orphans.

The amount of work you put into your videos must be mentioned. All the different angles, views, drone usage. Commendable! Plus then the editing that needs to be done. Thank you very much. Such a pleasure to watch!

Dan,Nick and Brian,what an amazing team. Lovely Sunday surprise vlog to cheer up a rain drenched UK evening. Well done lads. Much love K🇬🇧❤️❤️❤️

My dad use to say, "When u put ur mind to it, u can do anything." And u have proved all those doubters wrong, Dan. Ur dream is coming true ❤

Dan, when you were saying that the floors could me done in maybe 3 weeks and the the roofs could be done by the end of summet, it just brought tears to my eyes. I'm so incredibly happy for you. You have accomplished so much since day one. Cheers

I think its ridiculous when people say something like this is impossible. With enough time, work, and perseverance stuff like this can happen. People restore old houses that have had major damage all the time and they got it done by not giving up on their dream of restoring it. You are the perfect example of not giving up on the project just because its a lot of work. And now finally you are nearing one of the biggest milestones of the project. Once the roof is on and finished things will really begin to go faster. I'm excited to see it happen!

This is better than any suspense movie. I am just wishing my time away till the next instalment. What three men and a pile of tools c a n do is mind-blowing. I always knew Dan could do it .

"Nothing is Impossible" ......The way he said that made me cry. The man is amazing!

Massive floor coming with tons of noggins! I always believed you could do it, I just thought it would take longer. The video that sticks with me from the past is when you and Calvin cleared out the main hall and the beautiful tiles were exposed. How very far you have come!

The difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes a little longer time. One bit at a time. Do what you Must, do not rush.

Glad you are working with the engineers to make it safe for another century!

It's unbelievable how far you guys have gotten from that partially buried overgrown ruin, Congratulations. I can't wait to see it with a complete roof😁.

I cant believe it! A person with a helmet on and it‘s not Nic! 👏

Thanks Dan for your detailed explanation and for letting us hear your discussions with your gang. It makes us feel we are there with you. Have always loved your little bits of jaunty “music “ placed so appropriately. Just enough. Have always enjoyed the sound of what’s going on.

Good to know this chateau won't need re-doing in your lifetime, or your kids! Very well constructed!

It’s impressive to see the considerable thought and effort being invested in devising a robust and durable floor construction. Best wishes to the team for continued success.

Well folks here we all are at last, just three weeks "give or take" till final roof goes up party. My family and I are watching closely till that day nears then we are having a B.B.Q. party here at my house in Michigan. In honor of the Chateau having roofs!!! We will be watching from a huge screen T.V.! and YES, I have a large part of my family watching Dan now, we are all happily addicted and found another great reason to have a family BBQ at the house and watch our favorite Dan the Man in action.

I said before and say again: You guys are power over power! 3 weeks to see the Chateau with a roof after 40 years? Smashing!

I swear if I could find guys like this to work on my house for 1 week. I would be thrilled….😂😜👍

After you place your last steel beam in the chateau, I think you should have a little informal party to celebrate it like a milestone achievement. 😊❤

this is the greates RU-vid tutorial on how to rebuild a chateau that will ever exists. absolutely brilliant !

It’s amazing how much nature reclaimed the chateau in some 35 years. Total KUDOS to you, Dan, and your team, for a fabulous reconstruction effort! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My Sunday completeth

6 week roof extravaganza!!! WOW!!! There was never a doubt that you could do this. The surprise is how quickly and how skilled you have become. How willing you are to learn and improve techniques. Getting help when you need it. And establishing Chateau landscaping at the same time. Beyond impressive!

Those extra, experienced and talented hands are really making the difference in the progress! Nick and Brian understand what needs to be done, so they are always in the right place at the right time. Safer, and much quicker! 👍🏻👏🏻🥰

6 week roof extravaganza! That's really going to be something.!!!! Then ... windows - lights and .... Interior.... This is Sooooo awesome. You knew it was doable! Perseverance and a vision. Truly amazing to see this coming together so quickly! 🎉

Hi Dan & company We are impressed ❤ Keep safe 🐶❤️🐶❤️ Lots of hugs to the family❤

You have hit the sweet spot between Talk and ACTION. Keeping our understanding up and enjoying the progress - money!

Ignore the “Sayers of Nay!!!” You and your team HAVE THIS! Onward and upward quite literally Dan! 🎉

17 minutes of the chateau, what a nice sunday night treat!

Just love the Consultation process.....major decisions, and Nick rolls his cigarette to give him inspiration, but you all reach a decision. Compulsive and enjoyable watch. Roof here we come....

Thanks for the Sunday video..Never doubted you for a second ..Im sure a lot of other Chateau reno people are sick of your people saying..Whats the holdup?!..Dan could've done that long before now.😂.Three weeks till roofing..incredible!We are cheering for you🎉

Dan, Your vision, according to the plan lay out, and Your determination to pursue this, is heart felt by US ALL. Praying STRENGTH, and ENDURANCE, for ALL 3 of You Guys. Keeping Your lives safe and secure. Much love sent to You ALL.❤

Omg what a surprise Dan didn't think there would be a vlog till Monday , thankyou this place is going to be a fairy tale xxx

Indy projects always go faster, and often better, than massive corporate programs. Way to be. We're all living our castle dreams vicariously through you a little bit.

Love the fact you can cut wood from your own land for projects! Sustainability is built in!

It doesn't matter how small the fix or how repetitive the task may be, we love watching every step of the way. This is the most profound "makeover" we have ever watched!

Dan and his team are moving forward with the floor framing and consulting engineering in the best method to install this particular floor safely and structurally secure for the future. Brian and Nick are perfect for this job and each bring their own experience with them. Good job guys!

That is amazing!! Next will be windows, doors - and then, interiors! I cannot wait!! You can already feel the grandeur of the rooms! I am SO hoping, that you will stay true to the original style of the Chateau!

You have achieved alot since your very first vlog Dan. Having helpers take the strain away from you. You are all doing a fabulous job👍

Dan, how did you keep your sanity for a year when you didn't have anyone to talk and joke with? Im glad that you and the crew look and sound happy. From Michigan USA

Seriously just keep tubes of silicone lying around for those interesting decorative elements as u go. Just pop it in a caulker and smoosh it all over the element. Give it a day or two to dry and pry off for a perfect relief mould of ur goodie. Easy peasy. Seriously this is exciting stuff! Fast progress 💪

Appreciate the beam explanation. So great to see it all coming together. ❤❤❤

I can't believe you guys are getting to the roof in another 3 weeks! And the WHOLE roof at that!!!

Greetings from Guatemala!! What a great example of someone ignoring the haters and continuing on with his dreams. I so envy you with all your sponsors with all the right neato tools that you use!! Once all said and done, this is definitely on my bucket list to come and visit!!

How fabulous would our country be with Team Dan running it? You sure know how to get things done x

Hopefully !!! I can't wait to see the new silhouette 😁😁😁.

Marvellous a Sunday vlog 😊

This is the most exciting video series I've ever seen on RU-vid. I can't wait to see what this place looks like when it's done. Good work. Thanks for sharing!!!

Brian seems to be another blessing for yourself and Nick. Keep up the fantastic job your doing. It does seem so different from cutting trees down inside the chateau and clearing ruble.

Dan, you are simply amazing. Thanks to your marvellous team of Nick and Bryan, you are really flying now.

I'm just so happy you got help with it. Yeah for your friends 😄👏

Yes when you look at your very first video and then look how far you’ve progressed now you all should be very proud of yourselves, especially you DAN

Have been watching since the start. Unbelievable progress by Dan and his team. I am now spoiled rotten with anticipation that there is nothing they can't do. Compulsive viewing. Brilliant.

Dan, as usual I will be looking forward to the next episode. You, and the teem are doing wonderers to the Chateau.

Dan: I’m still amazed at what you and the guys accomplished. When I bring this channel up standing around the coffee station at work, no one believes me. I tell them to check it out themselves! Carol from California

We've watched from the beginning and are always so impressed. Have a suggestion, and apologies if you've gotten this before; didn't read all the comments. You have all the resources to have a cistern water collecting system: there is ample rainfall to collect, your building has a large (very large) footprint, you're already planning to have gutters and, I assume, downspouts, and you have ample real estate around the Chateau to put in an underground cistern. We speak from experience. For 20 years we had a mountain home in New Mexico where there was no ground water even down hundreds of feet, but we were able to have ample water with gutters, cistern collection, and a system of multiple filters which produced potable water. We didn't need to water any landscaping, but in your case water for landscaping could go through just the initial filters, and household water go through all of them. Our only costs for water were the small amount of electrical power used to pump the water approx. 10 feet up to the filters and pressure pump in the house, and occasionally buying new filters. We watch a several chateau-renovation vlogs, gotta say yours is our favorite. (If you had mugs or Tshirts saying "It's a noggin day! I would definitely buy one.) Be careful up there on those beams!

I encourage you to build an elevator or lift or dumb waiter into the Chateau. It's just a dual cable winch pulling up on a cabin or platform (plus a lot of government regulations in the USA.) We love ours and use it many times every day.

Y'all are making hay while the sun shines!! ❤❤❤ "Nothing is impossible!". Exactly.

Nothing is impossible for you Dan and your team, of course! You seem to take it all in your stride.

With the floors going in, we can now see how beautiful the rooms are going to be with the amazing windows and views. Well done Dan, ....... and friends. I remember episode 1 with the ramp and wheelbarrow. lol

Oh but you are a great brick mason Dan, your work is so good. So much fun to watch all your progress. All the best to you and so thankful for your good help this week. Good for Brian's help!!! You have come a very long way Dan, love your vision.

Wat a treat a nice longer video, you really made my day Dan.

Don't forget to get plenty of rest & relaxation! You guys work so well together and the process that's evolved is helping too.

Escape to rural France has allowed me to the vicariously live my dream of fixing up a house somewhere in Europe.

Wow/ wow & wowing of the Wowzer! 🎉❤😂 ( loving the video & drone stuff 👌 too, perfect 😉) NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE! 🎉❤

1:30 That flooring is so dangerous. I can’t wait to see it solid, soon enough.

I just re-watched the very first Chateau video, and YES! Nothing is impossible when the interest, will, skill, and love of and faith in the dream is there. I'm grateful to be able to bear witness from afar. Y'all are my favorite thing. Bless.

Wow! Three weeks and a roof, thats pretty impressive! The anticipation of waiting for, “tomorrow” and a new video showing the next progression in the rebuilding/restoring of the chateau! Be safe!

Great progress! Having Brian & Nick along to help definitely makes a difference. Looking forward to watching things as they continue to come together. Love seeing you making your dream come true!!

Well I was one of the nay sayer’s on day one Dan although I don’t know if I actually commented. I’m a boilermaker welder in the tar sands and have seen amazing projects go up in record time by talented teams and I say a job well done Dan. A job well done. I’ve had my criticism on th safety here and there but it’s still a job well done in dammed good time for the small size of the team. Kudos

This is great. Really fantastic that it's all coming together. But I was told there would be noggins. And puppies. Yes, I'm sure I heard this was to be a noggin and puppy channel.

When I think back to a whole year you work, on your own, in 1/4 of the the building, then this is soooo quick. Its fascinating, exciting and inspiring to see the devellopment of the whole project. And each video curious about the next. You guys, keep on going. It's great. 👋🏽🇳🇱

Glad you introduced Brian today and explained his experience, as it was readily apparent he knows what he's doing. Also, has Nick given up his tree business to work with you full time? Or did Colin take it over? Curious minds want to know! Great video as usual, Dan.

Wish I could be There Helping !!!! I Truly DO !!!! Love You Guys

Only three weeks to the roof, amazing, when you think how long it took to start with..now you are running through the jobs, it's fantastic, you will be on painting and decorating before we know it..❤😅

Its mad knowing a building so well that I've never even visited! Keep going mate!

Dan you have been working really hard for a long time now. Its ok to be a bit tired and do things when you are up to it. Thats called taking care of yourself. Listen to your body when it feel tired, thats how you do not get sick. God its getting really interesting now that you are in the middle of it all!!!!

If you want to keep those decorative pieces, I suggest Agate to take a mold, then make a fiberglass cast of it, make sure that it is perfect then make a well waxed fiberglass mold from it. That will allow you to make several plaster casts.

You and the guys helping have done a great job so far, I am looking forward to the roofs going on 👏👏👏👏👏

Nick definitely comes under the category of "Super Hero" 😊

Dan, you need to call on your friends who love masonry and have them refortifying the stone sections as you go deep into noggin land

I love that you are proving the doubters wrong. You're showing everyone what real work is. fantastic work dan and friends 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My very best wishes for your task! An incredible achievement - you should be very proud! 👍

It looks so much safer & quicker with two of you installing the steel beams. However, you must have overloaded the poor Sampson judging by the angle of one pair of the wheels. The Sampson is doing a sterling job. This show never ceases to amaze me, it is one of the highlights of my days.

Wonderful progress. We remember the episode when you took your little boys to see the chateau in the woods.

Loving the drone shots with the lush greenery 🤌🏻🌳🌲👏🏻

I’ll be honest. I thought it was impossible and I thought you were crazy. I think you might actually save this place.

Soooo outstanding and you are correct!! Absolutely nothing is impossible is you put your mind to it!!!

I never said it was not doable nor doubted. And so happy you got all engineering and permissions so that you can move ahead . Wonderful job!

Yes! 🙌 Nothing is impossible! You should be proud of all the progress you’ve made. It’s looking fantastic!

👏👏👏👏👏 Brilliant progress!!!! Super impressed. 👍 You need a weekend break to the beach or at least a day for a paddle. 👍

All goes well Dan. Your friends are superheroes.

always enjoy seeing the drone shots for a bit of perspective.