A delicate operation!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ก.ค. 2024
- 🇬🇧 For the first time in her 250 year history Purnon is getting enormous new corniche stones. Join us as the nearly 800kg stone blocks hang precariously high above the château as they are carefully and precisely maneuvered into place.
🇫🇷 Une opération particulièrement délicate !
Rejoignez nous pour un grand jour dans l’histoire de Purnon pour la pose des corniches d’angles par grutage.
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0:30 Introduction to Château de Purnon
1:02 Skip Intro / A delicate operation!
7:15 Thanks to our partners
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Fabulous. The mind certainly boggles as to how they put the original cornerstones up there 250 years ago! I look forward to watching your further progress.
Builders have known how to use cranes since the Roman era and have been able to lift even heavier loads. It isn't about brute strength but about careful leveraging and placement. The workmen used their intelligence more than their muscles. Brute strength wouldn't really help with one tone blocks like those you saw installed The workmen could work more slowly in the past because their lives weren't as strictly regulated by the clock. It would have only taken them longer to build a timber crane. That's really the only difference. Another thing the original builders would probably have done would have been to erect the timber crane within the building foot print before floors and roof timbers were in place. That way they would have been able to use a single crane to hoist the stones to the proper level and either set them where the boom can reach or roll them on top of the wall to set them next to each other. The walls are very think and even those cornice blocks don't actually cover the full thickness of the underlying masonry. They project out over the lower blocks about as much as they cover the brick and stone wall.
You should remember that people tended to be shorter and smaller a few hundred years ago, especially reflecting class or income. Meat was always expensive so they didn't tend to get as much if they were low to middle income. The diet of the wealthy was always richer in calories, protein and variety. The wealthy did tend to look healthier, grow taller and heavier, even to fat and were probably even a bit smarter. and tended to live longer too. Living conditions were a lot harder on them, of all classes. The medicine they had was practically useless.
The stonecutters use grinders and pneumatic chisels today whereas it would have been mallets and chisels only in the historic periods. Perhaps a lot more man power was used in the 18th century because they had to use human labor for everything we use power equipment to do. The could work slower but were more patient at many tedious tasks.
The owner says the Chateau was built of stone reused from a previous building but I wonder if she means the stones were recut to fit a new design? Could they have possibly taken an old building apart only to put it back to together again? I doubt that. Reusing existing stone and reshaping to fit the new design is far more likely and more common. Stone cutting of that quality is expensive and that white limestone is what was frequently used in palaces like Versailles.. But Versailles has a honey color.
Look up Château de Guédelon, they're building a medieval castle using the ancient methods
Check your math, Paul. Two tons, not one.@@paulrosa6173
There's 'restoring' and then there is 'saving', you are definately saving.
I’d say there doing both!
A round of applause for the stone masons and crane operator for such a great job
She uses French terms, mixed with English and French words all with an Australien accent.....
They made the stone installation look so easy. Very professional. They look beautiful!
thank you
So happy for this beautiful chateau to have found such caring capable custodians to bring her back to life!
The first new stones in the château’s history. That’s so exciting!
You are doing something very special, showing love to a building that has not had much recently. A truly good thing.
My mind goes back to when the chateau was built and how they originally put them on place.
Can you imagine what the original architect must think, as he watches from heaven? To see skilled craftsman awaking this beauty is wonderful!
Congratulations so exciting for you and the chateau and how wonderful that all went well!!! What a blessing that there are still the craftsmen to do the work needed.💖😊💖
Really impressed with your work here, and your presentation of the process. Thank you for inviting us to join you on your lucid and informative journey.
3/23/2023 I have just started watching and of course I went back to your first video on through today. Im so enthralled!
Such a monumental task but with coordination and the right people wonders do happen, well done 4 down and many more to go, take care, be safe and we are really enjoying the episodes 🇫🇷🙏👍😇🏰
Wow...so very exciting. The renovation is looking great and what a big task!! Faith and patience will get you through this big task. Looking forward to the final results. Cheers!!
Lucky girl Chateau Purnon. Eager to see the rest.
New to your channel what a spectacular chateau cant wait to see your progress
What a moment! I can only imagine the work involved in the original construction of the chateau when I doubt cranes were available!
Wow! Congratulations on this monumental task! The work of the artisans is amazing.
If the original stone is so soft and fragile, how will you
be able save this beautiful chateau from further decline?
Or is this project simply meant to extend the historic life
Of Purnon ? A truly massive effort!
Yeah, I know, what shitty stones. You are lucky. to get a few hundred years out of them.
c'est formidable ce que vous faites ,j'adore votre enthousiasme .longue vie à ce projet j'ai hâte de voir la suite !
Please make update videos more often, this is a beautiful chateau! All the best!
Well now I'm addicted to another Chateau YT channel, LOL. "How To Renovate A Chateau" is the other...
Such a big step, well done!
So glad they're people like y'all to keep these magnificent buildings from ruins!!! Can't wait to see the continued restoration.
immense bravo pour votre engagement, il est tres touchant pour nous de voir que l universalite de notre culture devient un bien commun pour lequel vous vous investissez totalement
Congratulations on the new cornerstones! It is an exciting day for the chateau and its future.....well done!!
Thank you. Beautiful chateau. Can’t wait to watch the progress.
Hues guys just found you ...here to stay , I'll catch up on videos .. from Adelaide Australia x
Congrats! Great that it all seemed to go smoothly
So excited. Just found this channel be cause of Chateau Love channel! Love the introduction. Your voice is perfect!
Great Progress! I enjoy the short updates on Insta, but the longer form youtube is great for more detail, interviews, etc. Certainly Doing the Work is the Priority One, but it's great to be able to observe progress - very impressed with your commitment to such a large undertaking. Thanks for bringing us along!
Fantastic save of a beautiful building
Well done and it looks wonderful. It is so nice to see the old girl coming back to life
Bravo pour la restauration de la patriomoine et de la histoire pour la francaise. Je vivre vingt an en France!
I am a new subscriber and am very interested in your restoration process. Please make more content of the nuts and bolts of the restoration and less of the “danger”of the project. The crew seems well qualified to do this work and I observed a professional job.
I stopped watching HGTV due to the made up drama of home renovations. If you have an actual issue..walk us through the process to address the uncertainty and risks. A video of four corner stones lifted by a crane and easily sent into the cornice presented no drama or danger to this viewer.
I wish you all the best in the monumental restoration project. I look forward to more content in your posts.
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Why I love the original English/Irish duo Angelo and Dick Strawbridge you get to see warts and all from day of purchase on. Plus they now help others.
@@tassiegirl1991 what is their channel called?
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I came across your channel and initially thought that this was yet another chateau DYI type restoration.
Was I wrong! I enormously enjoy the interest, passion and respect you are demonstrating in each video. You have not only acquired Purnon as a building, but also adopted its history and integrated it in your project. BRAVO from a French lady exiled in the UK.
Awesome.
Amazing!!
Love these it’s satisfying to watch especially the cleaning ones lol
AMAZING!
Fantastic I am so happy 😊 for you
Enjoyed. Amazing.
Fantastic work!! Congratulations
Wonderful job done
Great video 💗
Just found your channel and watched all 14 current videos.
Good luck and I've subscribed! 😀👍
Amazing job,well done to all of you
Exciting!!
Can't wait :)
I am very excited for you please historic moment, for this personal moment, for this difficult accomplishment to finally be finished, to be able to complete what has been an expensive task no doubt and a dangerous task to be completed as well. However all that being said I wish the camera footage could have shown better the cornerstones actually being slipped into it’s own place , so very meticulously. I’m sure this took hours and it was not something done in a matter of minutes and it would’ve been wonderful to have caught it up close. Yes! Let’s not diminish the value of this very very large crane that it took to carry that massive corner stone and then, get it into the precise place, & LEVEL!!! My father was a Masonary and he was passionate about his work and he was so loved for the quality of work he did, that when he passed away from an unexpected heart attack, people came from all over the United States to acknowledge his wonderful concrete work… He poured sidewalks in many counties & cities, in various states…Mostly the Midwest; he poured foundations for many buildings both commercial and private, both large and small, both standard and historical; etc. He never poured concrete walls, what is the station now in the Midwest anyway, but rather he was often called to repair new home walls that had been backfilled too soon because he was an expert at laying cinderblock and he could fix these walls and support them strong enough for a lifetime and look as if it had been poured when he was finished. It was hard work and he loved it and I loved working with him although I am a girl but it was his bag for building and precision that made me want to be an architect and then later interior designer. Anyway as I was saying when he passed away, the church was so full they had to put speakers outside the large church and more chairs outside because so many came to pay their respects to a very Loved & Hardworking Man….Cards arrived at my mothers house for over a year, Who is thank you notes in money for the unpaid bills or just acknowledging work My father did for free many times to help people out in desperate situations and he would tell him, “you can pay me later and one such letter came from as far as 2,200 miles to pay a 40-year old debt….My father loved, building you but especially renovating old and repurposing and reusing items long before it was ever fashionable. I wish she was alive he talk to him about your Beautiful château & Amazing work you are doing❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Thank you to let me be a part of it with you!!
Congratulations on the cornerstone engineering project! I was wondering if you'll be using a drone to film the exterior during various stages of its restoration?
Nice ! Another youtube video. I would like to see more of them :-) even if it is just you going around ... (so you don't have to edit)
Im new to you x look to following you xxx
Interesting chateau. Great project. First I’ve seen with the logos at the end. Are they funding any of the restoration?
the logo at the end are to acknowledge our gratitude to the organisations from which we have received funding grants or won prizes to assist with the restoration
Hello, ive just found your channel, Yay! I see all the scaffolding for the roof repair. Ive seen a few vlogs about major roof repair or replacement either lead sheets or slate. Is it rude to know what approx. it costs to reroof a chateau your size? Oh and Im from Sydney so I ask inappropriate questions. It is a dream of mine to own a chateau in France, much smaller than yours. Hope all is going well and ill watch for your new vlogs. Cheers John
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Can I suggest when you are translating that you use larger fort as it's hard to read
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je trouve cette restauration formidable mais il manque une traduction en français.
sous la vidéo, clic " sous titres", ils seront en anglais, après clic paramètre, puis clic sur " anglais (générés automatiquement ) puis clic "traduction automatique" fais défiler la liste jusqu' a "Français " traduction pas toujours précise, mais pas mal quand meme.
La prochaine vidéo, clique seulement sur " sous-titres " ...
Who own the building
Well that cost a fortune.
I'd be really curious to know what was the cost of this operation?
Un château Français , laïus en Anglais ?? mais ou sont les Français sur youtube ??
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how do two people have the money to pay for what is going on here ...I,m not being rude just find it mind boggling ...hundreds of rooms to get lost in ...where is the 'home'...x from Australia ...
You talk TOO fast and Slur all of your words together.
I love watching your renovation and it’s very exciting to see the progress, but you talk much too fast and your sentences run together. Please remember … you’re speaking to viewers all over the world and it’s hard enough for us to deal with the different dialects. You might want to watch some of the other chatelaines vlogs and learn from them.
Good point I’m from Aus and I even struggle to hear every word maybe over excited is the problem.
Bravo et bon courage pour la suite (ma famille paternelle est issue de Verrue) ......