Escape to rural France

Rebuilding a RUIN and its ROOF in 300 days.

The return of Dan the gardener.

Starting to come alive; getting the symmetry back.

flaming noggins.

Reclaiming the grand entrance hall.

Finally, we remove the LAST tree from INSIDE the chateau.

Buying all the wood in FRANCE to create the chateau tower.

Organising a chateau ruin.

An amazing mansard roof frame.

Reaching the top, AGAIN.

Rebuilding the crumbled unsupported turret base.

The LAST floor starts to come together.

Gifting the chateau its viewpoints back.

Finally the chateau has a lift.

escape to rural france - insulating ! EP012

The first room back in the chateau.

Recovering the original zinc work ( not as expected )

The floor structure is reinstated, roof update.

Discovering how the turret was constructed.

Achieving a roofing milestone.

The frame is finished.

Chaumonts disappearing windows.

Setting the roofs plate.

Race against the rain.

The biggest challenge, our next milestone at Chaumont.

The chateau has its shape back.

Can we rebuild the turret with oak from the forest?

Cutting the bird mouth joints for the mansard.

Too dangerous, We had to dismantle it.

Secrets are starting to emerge about the chateau, Patreon is now live!

The secret to chateau sitting - EP205

We finished the roof.

Escape to Rural France-getting rooms sorted -EP026

Achieving the impossible, reaching the top of the chateau 10 days.

laying the foundation for another floor level.

I just bought a HIDDEN ABANDONED Chateau ruin

installing a roof on a burnt out chateau ruin.

A mansard roof, ready for the second stage.

finding the underground system, a bizarre path

I found out how and where the chateau fire started!

Rebuilding a RUIN and its ROOF in 300 days.

Render, render, render and a bit of quarry. - EP041

its complete, ready for the floor.

The chateau starts to come back to life.

The workshop has arrived.

The Chateau de Chaumont NOGGIN competiton.

FINALLY creating a chateau staircase.

Staying on track to reach the top of the chateau, AGAIN.

Working our way up to the impossible surviving arch.

Clearing the NEW chateau attic and unboxing the workshop.

Back to rebuilding a ruin.