Ryan, Nick is the best friend to be helping you and TEACHING you how to renovate your $15,000 house. This is all invaluable and I know you’re very grateful. The Moon’s are the best and their hearts are in the right place, so any plug given to their channel is a well deserved plug!! ❤
@marielucier7982 I do. He's amazing. He's gotten so far so quickly. The Château and gardens are going to be spectacular. There's 6 Château restoration's that I follow. I've learned so much from them. I am slowly fixing up a 110 year old farm house on a severe budget like Ryan.
Amazingly, Quickly!!! I can't believe how much & how fast one man can get things done😳!!! To a layman's eye, Ryan's place is just as bad, but Nick & Ryan are get er done kinda guys, too😎!!!
It’s wonderful watching new materials being installed. Somehow it makes you feel that everything will turn out fine, new flooring for the entire house is going to be so nice. Hopefully you won’t have squeaky floors at all. Great job Nick and Ryan, have a productive week.
Ryan, I very much enjoy watching your renovation progress, but I have some questions which I hope you will answer. 1. On the shared lavender-colored walls there appears to be the remnants of doorway openings. At one time was your place part of the next-door unit? 2. On the rear wall, the alcove/built-in looks like remnants of a window frame, which would face out the rear of the building. Was there ever rear facing windows on your home? 3. Can you post in an upcoming video, the outside of the rear of the house to show what it looks like? 4. Do you own just enough land out back, so that you have access to do building maintenance on your rear exterior walls? 5. Do you plan to eventually paint the street side exterior facade after everything inside is complete? 6. Does Nick need to travel far from his home to help you? (What a terrific guy/friend!) Have a great day! :)
Maybe Ryan could be stapling the membrane on the one end of the beams before Nick comes again. One less thing to do . Maybe there are other things to be done also while you are waiting for Nicks return. Utilize Nicks time wisely.In other words, get the prep work done ahead of time👍
Some forethought- before installing all pieces of subfloor- put all of your upper floor joists up there, as many as you can for the higher up floors so you don’t have to haul them through windows. At the very least- leave a couple sub panels screwed at the corners so you can undo them as you go higher and higher up and can afford mor joists. Love the progress
I was thinking, if an Artist could take a screen shot and do a painting of the opening at this stage and paint it for Ryan what a nice gift it would be. Sadly I cannot paint or draw! Love It!
Its amazing What Nick Moon can do ! His friendship is an absolutely godsend and it's priceless!! May we all be as fortunate as you are with Nick's friendship❤
Nick Moon is a really good builder! Ladders are made for climbing Ryan! Have you watches Escape to Rural France with Dan? He made and installed hundreds and hundreds joists and massively heavy steel joint supports virtually on his own over 6 floors plus! You might take a look he's amazing and hard worker and his skills are awesome. ❤❤❤
Working with Nick Moon is so fun and he so knowledgeable! What can that Man not do? Plus he is so sweet! Your sweet too Ryan. I love that staircase and I hope you leave that floor open for airiness and space. Nice job!
Some ideas for the future. First: PLEASE secure the ladder Nick was on at the first to the wall in some way. I would hate for him to fall because it isn't! Second: It would be better to have the plastic overlap at the bottom instead of the top. That way it reduces the chance of water seeping in through the seams and if it does it would have a better chance of getting out.
Such a great deal of help from Nick to Ryan! Ryan, you are learning so much and getting work done on your house. Great for both of you! Thanks for bringing us along with you on your exciting reno project "in rural France"!
Why don’t you paint the joists rather than wrap with plastic .?I would imagine overtime the plastic will perish and let wood worm or other wood eating insects in. 🇦🇺🙋♀️
Nick is going to teach you all the things you need to know. He is an amazing guy. You have helped him too - his channel got a lot of new subscribers and patrons after you put your video out. I think the two of you really appreciate each other and that is pretty amazing.
Ryan you are blessed to have Nick as a friend that is so willing to help you. But nick is also blessed to have you as a friend. Nick is doing a lot to his own place, and by helping you, I'd like to think he's learning new techniques, that could one day come in handy at his place. Nick is a good teacher. He's very calm, thorough, and willing to pass on his knowledge. I believe by the time you're doing your top two levels, Nick will only be there to assist you. You're learning a lot, so you'll have the knowledge needed. Best of luck to both of you in making your dreams come true. I love yours, Nick's, and Billy's channels. ❤❤❤
A second “real” ladder is essential here and will be used throughout the span of this reconstruction and beyond. There are low weight restrictions on kitchen step stools that will probably be maxed out even with you holding one end the beam and if it fails, you and/or Nick could be badly hurt. But the work will progress quickly after these beams go in. All the best. 😊👍🏻
So nice that Nick has this great machine. Good job, to do it correctly as you are doing them. So thankful that Nick is teaching and helping you Ryan. All the best to you. Wise decision to wrap the ends. Nick knows how to get it done. Many thanks to Nick for helping Ryan, he is the best friend you could possibly have Ryan. All the best, yes he is the brains and you are learning so much. Great job!
When you refer to cement, are you meaning cement or lime motar? Don't those old stone buildings need to breathe, and to do that need lime rather than cement?
I looked it up because I was going to ask the same thing. If I understood correctly mortar was for the stoneworks and cement was used for wood and stone interfacing
There he is, the Ryan who likes making videos and is excited about hoisting joists into their new home. Thank you Nick, both of you really are becoming a lot of fun to watch👏😃
You boys are cooking with gas now Ryan, things are moving along. I think the membrane wrap on the joist ends is a brilliant move for the future. Good on you, I’m proud of you two.🖤🇨🇦
You guys are so good to watch renovating, your knowledge about each other, friendship growing and skills being learnt from Nick to Ryan, it is interesting, natural and fun! Nick's sense of humour is as good as his multiple skills! Love It!
Thank you so much Nick for all the help you're giving Ryan. One man doing it by himself would NOT be safe. The stair area is the most difficult. BUT you 2 got it done. It won't take long to get that floor done. Thanks for sharing. God bless and protect.
For any man whom enjoy such work as you gentlemen are doing there…. The sight and sound of a large wood beam slid and dropping in to place , ( is one of the sweetest & fulfilling ) Situations in construction !! Sounds odd, but when it’s your home being rebuilt last for at least 100 years, It’s a Great and wondrous thing !! And with beams as Beefy as those, There will never be a worry of what wheat the floor can carry.
So happy for you and your future homes progress. Nick is absolutely an amazing soul and friend! Keep up the good work and looking forward eagerly to the next video.
when I was watching your friend Michael renovating his cottage, he made a huge point of saying that you shouldn't use modern concrete in old houses. it doesn't allow the brick/stone to breathe and causes damp etc. Billy and Mick seemed to agree. I was wondering why you are so sure that using concrete is the way to go for your old house?
Did you know: The reason why most staircases in medieval castles were built to be extremely narrow and spiraling in a clockwise direction is: Since medieval castles were built mainly as fortifications, staircases were designed to make it extremely difficult for enemy combatants to fight their way up. Since most soldiers were right-handed, they would need to round each curve of the inner wall before attempting to strike, inevitably exposing themselves in the process. The clockwise spiral staircase also allowed the defenders to use the inner wall as a partial shield and easily allow them to swing their weapon without being hindered by the curvature of the outer wall. The stairs were also intentionally poorly lit and built to be uneven, making it even more difficult for the attackers to gain any sort of balance or momentum during their fight up to capture the castle.
With the amount of working at height you need to do you would probably find a mobile scaffold a real help (not to mention it would be a lot safer!) Great progress though and another great video :-)
Wonderful progress! A new ladder or a 2nd ladder or maybe one of those scaffold thingies would be helpful. I was getting nervous near that window with the beam on the ladder, I noticed Nick gave you the window end LOL. Well done both of you!
Oh no not more beams next it will be the noggins. I have gone noggin balmy with Dan the gardener😮💨🤔🤗 very happy days for you Ryan. You have a super friend in Nick Moon. ❤
I love seeing the different methods the different Chateau owners use to protect moist ends going into the walls. This material membrane while one man Dan uses a spray thing. So.e have even thrown lime/lyme into the holes.
Is Nick invincible 👌👍It’s A Yes From Me 👌👍👏👏 Ryan From a Friend You Got in The Moon Family, Ryan -They Have Zillion Things To Do at The Moon Farm ,He’s One Best Friend 👌👍👏👏👏👏👏
Ryan & Nic, I get as excited as both of you as I watch the progress on the renovation. While there is much to do, that is part of the excitement! Who knows what this French home will look like when completed and decorated but I’m hoping & praying that it becomes a real long term home for you, Ryan. I hugely enjoy this vlog and I look forward to every new vlog installment. Thanks for the entertainment. Fr. Dave
Since I first saw the house I loved the staircase with its beautifully curved handrail. Should it be protected by wrapping of some sort before continuing construction around it? I ask as I really don't know. Amazing work, gentlemen!
Maybe use the old joists to make planter boxes or rweaces out in the yard...Heavy timbers like hcan be reused several ways instead of thier original function... fence posts would work also. The posibilites are almost endless...
Your home is coming together! You are very blessed to have such a wonderful friend! I love watching the Moons videos! I am so excited! I can’t wait to see it all when your home is done!
I love the open staircase in your future living room or lounge as you would call it. I would not put a divider wall in, just leave it open there. Beautiful feature of the room.
Will the plastic on the ends of the moist make the wood sweat? I follow Dan the gardeners blog renovating his chateau and he uses something in a spray can to coat the ends, and plenty of noggins!!!! Nick is a great friend to have around, you make great team!
Ryan, We Love your creative fun voice over vids as well! And you humor, Priceless!! And good good heart! Don't tire of all the "work" remember "In every job there must be done, there is an element of fun. You find the fun and Snap! The job's a game!" Love and joy from a Nana in So Cal who happens to also Love Mary Poppins 😅❤
Ryan you look like a sailor from the Coast of Normandy with that terrific sweater. I enjoyed the video and so happy that you are being super careful in building your house (again). I enjoyed your video with your dad, too. Keep up the good work and keep the Moon in your sights, he seems like such a total treasure. God bless!
