Guys, i love that you are just going for it. Ive lived in SW France for 11 years now, and to see enthusiasm from new ish arrivals is a joy to see! Best of everything to you both!
The complete tour of your home is going to be fabulous after your renovation is done. The window came out perfect. Your determination and Ambitious Energy is going to keep you both Thriving and cracking on!! Cindy🇺🇸❤️🙏🏻 That is so sad that you have to do the extra Renovation on the floor that you paid Probably high dollar for😢. But looks like you both got this. It really looks great🎉🎉
Really enjoying watching your journey! You have great attitudes and are very fun to watch. This stuff is hard and it’s real life. I’m buying a home in France soon and it’s nice to see what I’m in for, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the kind words! And good on you for taking on your own french home adventure, it's certainly not for the faint of heart 😅 Maybe we'll see your progress on here too one day!?
Hi from mid north coast NSW. Just found your channel and love what you guys are doing. Lived in Paris 50 years ago in my 20's. One suggestion.......can you number your videos for us late bloomers, makes it easier to follow chronologically. Keep at it.
Hi Pamela, awesome to have you along for the ride! Each video is numbered at the end of the title like "Vlog 1, Vlog 2 etc" but you can also check out this playlist that has them in order from start to finish: th-cam.com/video/kDpf9Lm0Kuw/w-d-xo.html Hope that's easier for you.
There will be phases of disappointment, but then... practice makes progress. You're doing just fine. Think baby-steps. We've been through similar episodes with our old house. Every little progress was a victory to be savoured. In the end you'll be happy. (Weather and finances can be your enemy, but that's what planning is for.)
Your attitude rocks. No one can expect perfection without experience and with these old places. You did a great job! Be happy it is just a little bump in the road of life. Happy Christmas!
Yes, I wanted to text you from Florida and say no pouring -get a cup and dip your brush in a don’t cover a section twice. 🤦🏼♀️ more research on technique needed before a project.
Quelle horreur. What a mission! Well done for your hard work and your amazing attitude, you must have felt gutted, but I reckon it looked good at the end 😁 Happy Christmas
Hi - well after watching your floor adventures, we perhaps won't be calling that happy floor laying bloke! What a publice service you are providing!🤣 We're upstream from you and the water levels near us are going down - so hopefully they are with you too!
So glad to hear that the water levels are going down everywhere, the river has receded back across the road for us too, fingers crossed it stays that way for now.
I am so relieved you managed to salvage the floor! Also admiring your impressive water feature at the front gate. I also am deep into a bathroom renovation and Christmas is the last thing on my mind right now. Spent all weekend laying a floor and tiling. Back to paid work today. 😅
So are we! Wasn't sure what we'd be left with 😅 Good on you! Keep it up and one day you can relax haha that's what we tell ourselves anyway. Fortunately the water feature has started to recede.
@@growinginfrance And if you really don’t like it you can always cover it with a nice luxury vinyl plank (warmer and softer under foot and extremely durable). 😉
We hope so! We decided to start with the longere because French stone house renovation is new to us, (we’ve done two wood frame homes back in Nz) and we have a lot to learn. We’ll likely make mistakes and we don’t want to make all of them in the big house.
I think you should raise the floor ( Add a Layer) Its too close to level with yard. and there are things you can do to force rain water away from foundations. Slopping, culverts, gulleys Etc. Often just an inch works.,as you know water flows DOWN
Thanks for the tip, the first thing we did to this floor was raise it up about six inches so it's in a much better spot. You can see that process here: th-cam.com/video/Rccd7Iu7Px8/w-d-xo.html
Happy you got the floor sorted my heart stopped there for a moment looking how that guy left you without doing a good job. This seems to be the norm here in France (there are very good ones around but they are hard to find) Trying using guys who can speak English then nothing gets lost in translation. This is what I learnt, the hard way. Sending you both love💜💜
Sure! So the main house is a "Maison de maitre" which means "Master's house" and was generally home to a wealthy landowner who was overseeing his property/business, whether that was a forest for lumber, or farms, or a mill etc. The longere (where we live) would have been home to the people who actually worked on the land, or in the Master's house. Essentially we're living in the servant's quarters 😂
@@growinginfranceRemember when the concrete guy kept rolling the mixture a couple of inches at a time? That’s what the finished floor looked like to me; a very particular ripple pattern.
@@jmfs8738 Yeah that's normally what they do to take the bubbles out (I've seen it done before) but then it's supposed to return to level afterwards, and not just set like that. Super bizarre what happened!
I love how you embrace the challenges with tears and laughter.
It's the only way to get through!
Guys, i love that you are just going for it. Ive lived in SW France for 11 years now, and to see enthusiasm from new ish arrivals is a joy to see! Best of everything to you both!
Haha took us 4 years of hesitation, but yes we're definitely going for it! Thanks for the support 😊🙏 It's a beautiful area hey!
@@growinginfrance its beautiful, and your estate (!) It looks incredible!
The complete tour of your home is going to be fabulous after your renovation is done. The window came out perfect. Your determination and Ambitious Energy is going to keep you both Thriving and cracking on!! Cindy🇺🇸❤️🙏🏻 That is so sad that you have to do the extra Renovation on the floor that you paid Probably high dollar for😢. But looks like you both got this. It really looks great🎉🎉
Ooh yes we can’t wait to do the full tour (one day 😅) thanks so much for all your sweet comments! See you at the next video 😉
Really enjoying watching your journey! You have great attitudes and are very fun to watch. This stuff is hard and it’s real life. I’m buying a home in France soon and it’s nice to see what I’m in for, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the kind words! And good on you for taking on your own french home adventure, it's certainly not for the faint of heart 😅 Maybe we'll see your progress on here too one day!?
It is definitely wabi- sabi look
Hi from mid north coast NSW. Just found your channel and love what you guys are doing. Lived in Paris 50 years ago in my 20's. One suggestion.......can you number your videos for us late bloomers, makes it easier to follow chronologically. Keep at it.
Hi Pamela, awesome to have you along for the ride! Each video is numbered at the end of the title like "Vlog 1, Vlog 2 etc" but you can also check out this playlist that has them in order from start to finish:
th-cam.com/video/kDpf9Lm0Kuw/w-d-xo.html Hope that's easier for you.
There will be phases of disappointment, but then... practice makes progress. You're doing just fine. Think baby-steps. We've been through similar episodes with our old house. Every little progress was a victory to be savoured. In the end you'll be happy. (Weather and finances can be your enemy, but that's what planning is for.)
Cheers for the wise words, we’ll keep on practicing and progressing !
Aww ka aroha, love how you keep your heads up ❤ That water problem is probably what drove the last owners away and mad
😂😂😂
Your attitude rocks. No one can expect perfection without experience and with these old places. You did a great job! Be happy it is just a little bump in the road of life. Happy Christmas!
We like that, a little bump in the road! (a few bumps actually haha) Happy Christmas to you too.
Put another coat on with a roller guys
Enjoying your story and looking forward to following,
Awesome, great to have you along for the ride! 😁
By pouring the sealer directly onto the floor, it went faster. Pour it into a cup, and dip your brush in it. The product should last longer.
Great tip, I'll do that for the last bit!
Yes, I wanted to text you from Florida and say no pouring -get a cup and dip your brush in a don’t cover a section twice. 🤦🏼♀️ more research on technique needed before a project.
There has been record rainfall in the Northwest and southwest this Autumn ! Stay safe
Quelle horreur. What a mission! Well done for your hard work and your amazing attitude, you must have felt gutted, but I reckon it looked good at the end 😁 Happy Christmas
Thank you so much! It's really nice to hear that. 🙏 Definitely didn't feel fun all the way through. Happy Christmas to you too!
Hi - well after watching your floor adventures, we perhaps won't be calling that happy floor laying bloke!
What a publice service you are providing!🤣
We're upstream from you and the water levels near us are going down - so hopefully they are with you too!
So glad to hear that the water levels are going down everywhere, the river has receded back across the road for us too, fingers crossed it stays that way for now.
I am so relieved you managed to salvage the floor! Also admiring your impressive water feature at the front gate. I also am deep into a bathroom renovation and Christmas is the last thing on my mind right now. Spent all weekend laying a floor and tiling. Back to paid work today. 😅
So are we! Wasn't sure what we'd be left with 😅 Good on you! Keep it up and one day you can relax haha that's what we tell ourselves anyway. Fortunately the water feature has started to recede.
French Drain would get rid of that water out front. Enjoying the vids
Hahaha 🤣 good one! Glad you’re enjoying them
it is crazy though innit. I would find it so surreal looking out my window at that@@growinginfrance
@@melee2021 Haha yeah it totally blew our minds the first year, crazy how quickly we've started to get used to it though.
Happy holidays to you all! (The floor will probably even out a as it cures.) great work!
Another optimist, I love it! Thanks, happy holidays to you too!
@@growinginfrance And if you really don’t like it you can always cover it with a nice luxury vinyl plank (warmer and softer under foot and extremely durable). 😉
Really think it’s going to be amazing .Why did you decide to not do the main house first
We hope so! We decided to start with the longere because French stone house renovation is new to us, (we’ve done two wood frame homes back in Nz) and we have a lot to learn. We’ll likely make mistakes and we don’t want to make all of them in the big house.
I think you should raise the floor ( Add a Layer) Its too close to level with yard. and there are things you can do to force rain water away from foundations. Slopping, culverts, gulleys Etc. Often just an inch works.,as you know water flows DOWN
Thanks for the tip, the first thing we did to this floor was raise it up about six inches so it's in a much better spot. You can see that process here: th-cam.com/video/Rccd7Iu7Px8/w-d-xo.html
I like the floor. It’s a French country house.. perfect👍
Thanks Philip! We're chuffed with the first 2/3 of it haha
After you are done with that product I would add an epoxy coating.
Great video guys. I emailed you last week. Hopefully you’ve got it? Looking forward to next weeks video. Enjoy the sunshine 👍🇫🇷
Hey Rob, just saw that (been a bit crazy 🤪), will hit you up. 👍 Glad you liked the video!
Slap some beautiful old tomettes on it and it will look awesome! 😊 Oh dear, get a better broom. That push broom isn’t doing it.
The broom certainly had its work cut out for it! Sooo much dust.
Happy you got the floor sorted my heart stopped there for a moment looking how that guy left you without doing a good job. This seems to be the norm here in France (there are very good ones around but they are hard to find) Trying using guys who can speak English then nothing gets lost in translation. This is what I learnt, the hard way. Sending you both love💜💜
Yeah was definitely not a fun moment, we have also had some good ones though! Feeling the love 💜💜
You now have a moat oh my!
Haha just like every castle should!
Silicone dust which is what it is is just as dangerous as asbestos 😳
Anhydrite is calcium based, no silicon. 👌
From experience before using a contractor ask for references and then go and look at previous work he has done before hiring him.
Can you explain the original purposes of the main house and one you are living in?
Sure! So the main house is a "Maison de maitre" which means "Master's house" and was generally home to a wealthy landowner who was overseeing his property/business, whether that was a forest for lumber, or farms, or a mill etc. The longere (where we live) would have been home to the people who actually worked on the land, or in the Master's house. Essentially we're living in the servant's quarters 😂
What about pouring a self-leveling floor?
This is a self leveling floor 🙈 that’s why we were so shocked at the state of it. It’s not supposed to end up like it did.
@@growinginfranceRemember when the concrete guy kept rolling the mixture a couple of inches at a time? That’s what the finished floor looked like to me; a very particular ripple pattern.
@@jmfs8738 Yeah that's normally what they do to take the bubbles out (I've seen it done before) but then it's supposed to return to level afterwards, and not just set like that. Super bizarre what happened!
With all that water aren't you a little worried?
Absolutely! Fortunately, our floor is higher now, and the river has started to head back down to where it belongs 😅
roll on a second coat rather than paint it.
Actually I would rather have the more rustic floor. I wouldn't want a perfect floor. I like a more "real" result.
Yeah we're happy with the slightly rougher result in the end, glad you dig it too!
I'm sorry guys it's UGLY lay tile over it or I believe u will regret it!!! 😊
The struggle was real!!! You could try spraying it on with a water spray bottle and then brush it, you might get it more even. Merry Christmas
Not a bad idea at all! Thanks 😊 Merry Christmas to you too!
So did you by a big boat. 🛥️ ❤
No boat yet! 😂 Apart from the kayak, but that's more for summer 😉