Dan, I work in the coving industry (Victorian Cornice Company). Make a cross section template, if you make a cut vertically, try to get it as vertical as possible, if you cut it diagonally it'll come out bigger, we usually use one of those oscillating saws, but you can use a wood saw, Then trace the outline on a piece of card, make sure you mark where the wall and celling line finishes. That'll give you an exact template that any manufacturer can copy. you can cut one of the enrichments off with the saw, then whoever you get to do it can make a mold of it. If you can't get one off intact, you'll have to take a mold in place, build a wooden form to pour silicon in. If you need any advice get in touch.
This is the best of the Internet. Experts freely sharing tips with the capable so that they can do their best. Cut profile template and a silicone mould give precision to good photos. Much appreciated.
OMG Dan! 😮 Don’t destroy the molding! You can brush a heavy coat of melted beeswax over it, then dip thin rag strips in plaster water, mold it to the design & let it dry. The mold should pop off, and give you what you need. 😊👍🏼
Love it. A show with everything you could ever wish for. History, drama, mystery, action and puppies. This is why his subscribership is increasing at such a rapid pace. BRAVO!!!
Yes, but, the further Dan goes on this project (and I have watched every episode I have found), the more sort of 'look at me, I am invincible' sort of attitude he has taken on. Which is a shame, because, watching all his 'Dan Dare' escapades, I cant help but think he will lose viewers. Safety, not bravado Dan, one slip is all it takes to end badly🤞🤞
Susanne Johnson, don't forget he is also on the BBC program on Brits who are now " Château owners and renovation ". That also plays in Ireland and Scotland. That alone brings new viewership and subscribers.
@@WeeShoeyDugless when individuals work in maintenance, construction, and other fields like. The people need to take risks at different times. If someone is an operator in a plant, or somewhere else. At least here in the US, they are protected by OSHA. That means that the machines and other equipment is required to be safe for any idiot who is high on drugs or alcohol, to be around and to operate. That means that there is guards and safeguards against them from being caught in the machines as they operate. There are still a few spots where they could be pinched, snatched, or burned by the equipment, but overall they should survive easily. The maintenance department is the people who need to operate the equipment, without the guards, or bypass safety stops in order to get readings and to make repairs. Or to check if the repair, or adjustments that are done, is complete and correct. That way, when it is handed over to the operator, they can run it, and production will begin, or continue, with the equipment being able to run at 100%, or as close as possible. How would you be able to check if a circuit is running bellow the power that is needed to operate, and complete the process to operate the machine? If there is a fuse that is popped or if there is a board that has an defect and it is not allowing the machine to start. The light’s that are in the cabinet are flashing and showing that everything has power. But when the button is pressed, to start the equipment. Then nothing happens, but the lights are still flashing as they were when the button was pressed. The maintenance department has to have circuits energized and they have to reach in and probe the different circuits to check if everything is receiving the correct power and if something is not making contact or receiving too much or too little power to trigger the different circuits and equipment. Safety is important, and when working on extremely high power, there is requirements such as all cotton long sleeve shirts and pants, thick rubber gloves and aprons, face shields and such. If I remember correctly, anything over 4 ft he should be wearing a harness, and there are many other “violations” that I see, but I can imagine that he has a good head on his shoulders. And he is not going to risk his life, out right. That scaffolding was a little scary for me. But… If you think about it. If he was doing something that, he ended up being hurt, especially if he was hurt bad. We would not have an video posted. If he got hurt too bad, he would not be able to post a video, because he would need to get medical attention, and he would be focused on medical attention. And not grabbing the camera to make a video about his condition. The fact that he is by himself in rural France. I believe that he is smart enough to not risk too much. Sorry for the length, hopefully you understand.
When taking pictures of any cornices, you need to hold a measuring tape up against it so you can read the scale at a later date. You could also buy a silicone moulding kit and make your own mould of a section of it.
The measuring app on his iPhone can do it as well with “close enough” precision. For mm (or 1/16th in) precision, you’re going to have to use a tape measure and jot down dimensions on a piece of paper.
Exactly, nobody is trying to restore a 12th century museum piece here, as long as it's pretty close and looks good, it doesnt have to be a perfect museum style restoration of the cornice @@flabreque
I was such a skeptic when you first started out - I thought you’d walk away after a couple of months because the project to me seemed insurmountable. Here I am, eating my words 😊
It’s amazing to watch, how much the little increments add up. I would not think that it would be in this condition, this soon. I feel like I am getting closer to the completion of the project, even though I am not there. Thank you Dan
Your videography amazes me...very often better than the 'professionals' . There are so many instances where you have had to place the camera and then redo the shot from the different angles...wow! And, a winning personality and charisma to boot.
I celebrate my 66th birthday soon and never in my life did I expect to eagerly anticipate each new episode of a young man rebuilding his chateau. I love that you share your adventure with the world and me.
This is different . I don't know of to many people that would take on a project like this . Usually they would want a roof and flooring to start with . , but this ruin is like a pile of rock . what a challenge . Looking at the begining he has come a long way .
Trees don't take to transplanting well when they weren't prepared for it. These tree roots are all buried in the rocks and irretrievable--and the trees are too large to live without their roots. He could take a green limb and transplant that or graft it onto an existing tree, though.
I want to take a minute to THANK YOU as I have been in the doldrums and really low for a long time - then one day a young ambitious guy popped up on here ON HIS OWN renovationg the most glorious Chateau and now i am ADDICTED......I CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT as I must wait to see........THAT FLOOR cut back with a slurry paste and polished! But you have brought inspiration back to an old engineer who was 'giving up' on everything even my camper build had grown stale NOW im on it with vigor again digging tons of rubble out of the back to find out if MAYBE I have a pretty floor under the rubble! When I am able there will be a special something on the way to you Dan!👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🤘🤘🤘THANX AGAIN SUPERSTAR . Tu es le sauveur de Chaumont. As soon as I am able to live in the van I will camp outside your gates with my tools until I can help you.
Really fun episode. I love that when you have to go from A to B that you end up with all the extra stops along the way. Moving the scaffolding to the other side, make room to move it, wood is in the way, remove to water tote to use the cage, transport the cage to the building, sort and stack the wood, shovel the dirt out of the way, move the scaffolding. And as an added project, clean out the pockets, encounter lots of little roots, climb out to the balcony and see what trees you need to remove. After all that you get to enjoy a GREAT VIEW. thanks for sharing and have a great day!
A " Water Tote " I'm glade to find out what that was . I was hoping he would have time to cut down that tree. He almost has all of those over grown trees out of the walls !
Watching you repair (no, REBUILD) these ancient walls, I am fascinated with the crudity of the original construction and how it has survived the elements for so long!
Dearest Dan I absolutely love how you are so meticulous in every thing that you are doing.!!! It doesn't matter what task you are facing, you go about it so well. I can tell you put a lot of thought into each project before you do it. Good for you.
Hi Dan, I live across the pond and I'm just addicted to this channel. I never miss a day. Not sure if this is good, but I find it all so fascinating and wonderful that your rebuilding this chateau with all it's wonderful history. Crack On !!
One of the best of Dan being Daredevil Super Dan with more camera angles than I can figure out how he does it - just love it and can't get enough. That level four or five is a long way up. Now think about the spire that has to go on that. All in all, it went up a brick or stone at a time during the first build and so shall it be again during the phoenix rising... once the beam holes are cleared out. Hang in there Dan; you're amazing.
Keep getting to that Roof, Dan. Life will be much better. Did you put a path in to the Yurt to allow you access without MUD? Gravel? Stones from the Chateau?
Super l'entraide entre jeunes anglais sauvant nos châteaux français ! !! Je vous félicite tous les deux. Vous êtes des exemples pour nous tous. Maryvonne de Tours. (74 ans).
Oh Dan, I don’t know what I’ll do when you finally finish the chateau, because the first thing I do when I get up every morning is make myself a nice cup of tea & settle down to watch your videos. They are a wonderful start to the day, so interesting, educational & uplifting & sometimes we get puppies ❤️
Only Dan can make a video of moving the safety equipment (scaffolding) and it becomes another Daredevil Super Dan coming close (to being impaled by it). Yep better than Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney +, ah hell everything else.
Oh wow, Dan! You're well ahead with your subscriber numbers now! 306K smart people cheering you on, wishing you safety and success! Well done. That's a huge achievement! Fantastic!
Are you sure he is alone?? He could have a small army working for him & we would never know. He only shows us what he wants to, and really we don't know much has really been done. I say this not because I don't care for Dan, which I do. But I have been VERY fooled by another party on youtube.
WOW! I am still here watching in amazement everyday! I usually do not comment any more, well just once in a while. There are so many comments, so I just watch you and all the advertisements. You are doing great fantastic work. Love the new baby dogs!
@@debshaw680 YES! YES!! YES!!! I really did not think it could be done! I have learned a lot just by watching! Not that I could do anything just that it can be done!!!!!!!!!! Dan is amazing! And Nick is pretty wonderful too!!!!!!!!!
We were alternately fascinated by the crumbling architectural details, the trees flanking the doorway to the balcony and a little overwhelmed by the utterly daunting task ahead of you. My husband calls what you're experiencing with the balcony area 'scope creep.' It's when the scope of the project creeps outward, upward, and entirely bigger and more complicated than originally expected. You've got a very real case of scope creep, Dan, but our whole family is on your side and cheering your efforts and successes!
Dan, using the water cage was brilliant. I thought you were going to hoist it up full of supplies. I was surprised when you didn't. Maybe that's an idea for later. Good job clearing out all the beam pockets. Still more trees rooted up there. It will be nice when they're gone. Cheers
Wow, the view from your “garden balcony” down the new gravel entrance is amazing. What an awesome property you’ve got. Congrats on all your new subscribers. €€€
I was sure he would finish cleaning the floor with a broom and make it as 'easy' at it could have been to roll that tower but now I can't remember seeing a broom on that site if I'm honest
I know what it is... almost everything you attempt by yourself is dangerous, scary, no net, and so much work for what most people would say isn't worth it and yet you go on. Plus in every room I see the children so happy after all their trauma. There are only your friends, family and fans watching you do this ... holding our breath half the time. You do know how to do and capture the drama and the emotion Dan... and we love it!
I wish he'd at least hook himself to the scaffolding with a rope. That way if he fell (or something falls out from under him) he wouldn't fall to his death.
Damn you Dan! I discovered your chateau adventure this week and was instantly hooked. I binched all 145 episodes in 4 days. What am I going to do now?!? So: damn you Dan! (but keep it up and keep them episodes coming as fast as possible 😃)
Suddenly everyone thinks they’re an expert…..apart of course those who actually are experts because they work in the trade! People should respect Dans way of doing things it’s his Chateau and he’s working jolly hard to make a family home. Those of think they could do better …..well you could always come volunteer your services for a week or two, I’m sure Dan would welcome someone to sweep up and mix the mortar and general fetch and carry. Basically unless you have constructive and professional advice or something nice to say, then it’s better to keep quiet.😉 Oh and someone mentioned Dan keeps flipping from one thing to another within the Chateau, sometimes we forget what we see is excerpts from a whole day. The fact it’s like he’s flitting about shows his skill in putting the videos out seamlessly.
The Homestake Opera House in western South Dakota suffered a similarly devastating fire about the same time as the Chateau, and in recent years, when they were still posting pictures of the repairs, they showed a silicone mold they'd made of some of the surviving plaster ornamentation so they could replace the missing sections as they continue to rebuild the auditorium.
It also really helps to hold a tape measure in front of the items you are taking pictures of that way if you do have to remake them you can remake them to scale.
Great way to organize and store your wood scrapes. Bless your heart Dan ... I am so proud of he way you work, wish you had some help! You are getting closer to getting the roof on.
I just binged your entire 145 videos of the chateau. This is so amazing! Can you show us around the yurt though. I'm really curious what you filled all that space with
You are just the best ! I happened across a video of yours and I was hooked! Love the work you are doing on this beautiful chateau and never do I cease to be amazed with what you can do! I love your accent and your positive state of mind you possess along with the I think I can attitude! I am held spellbound. Keep it up and please always be safe! God bless you and yours!
Dan! I’ve seen those exact moulding… that’s the sad thing that we lose the craft of the way it was done. There are plasterers still that do it the old way. Maybe take a course
You maybe should have took an opportunity to make a molding of it while it was still on the wall. That's how many people get copies of these unique details when they are far to fragile to remove easily. The fire, weather & time has really aged this chateau far faster than anything else.
Dan it's so impressive and inspiring how you motivate yourself every day to work step by step a little futher. Although there's so unbelievable much work left to do. I think you can barely tell whats harder, the physically work or the mental.... love watching the progress on your chateau!
Good morning team Dan 😊 Love the fact you can Utilise the water container frame for the extra wood and noggins …. It will all come together 😊 but at the moment it’s a bit here a bit there kinda reno and sometimes a bit Daunting and overwhelming… we are here to support and encourage ❤❤ Stay safe and we will see you tomorrow ….
As a retired architectural designer, there are companies that can recreate those molding in concrete or plaster. It looks like a common design and may already be something they've done before. And yes, you could make a plaster mold to recreate them yourself, but how much is your time worth.? It may be more cost effective to have a company do them for you.
Dan, so much advice!!!! Do much good advice!!!! My hope would be an incredible volunteer to help with some of these intricate restorative projects. Fondly, your adoptive worrying mum.
Dan, it's obvious from your pictures that the tower extends far above the tree line which makes it vulnerable to lightning strikes. The usual way to overcome this is to fit a lightning conductor earthed a ground level to 5 to 8 ohms. But this has the effect of raising the potential from ground to roof level, usually negative, but not always. Now imagine a big positive cloud rolling past with now a reduced distance and therefore resistance to earth, bang a weak negative strike goes from the tower to the sky ionising the air, instantly a responding more powerful positive strike from cloud to tower follows. So okay if the conductor can handle the strike, if not blast damage and possibly the start of a fire. Now you can overcome this with fitting 'glass discharge tubes' at the tower end, as used by the telecoms industry. If struck these allow the strike to pass harmlessly to earth via the conductor, but don't invite the strike in the first place. This may have happened before and caused a fire, as I don't see any evidence of a lightning conductor previously fitted. Hope this helps, carry on the good work. William
We have a product called pinkysil here in Australia. It's a fast setting silicone, goes hard in 5 minutes or so. I'm sure the french have something similar. The easiest way to take the mould is to clean off what you have in situ and then build an open toped box out of laminate. then you dry fit your box, make sure it's not got any gaps, mix up the silicone and pour it in from the top. Then you hold your box while it goes off and you're done.
For some reason I really really love the instrumentals playing at the beginning of the video. They're playing quite often in your videos, I just find them really soothing :D
You are never phased Dan, the man Whatever you are thrown at, you always overcome it. Whatever. Same about the decorative plaster. But I am sure you will get a replica of it. Loved watching see yer tomorrow ❤
I have to say Dan, you are a inspiration to me with your dedication to restoring this grand old lady. The labor and sweat and tears you give is amazing. I wish I could do the same however the old buildings here in the USA are normally torn down. Perhaps one day ! Keep it up Dan---your USA fan
Dan, I work in the coving industry (Victorian Cornice Company). Make a cross section template, if you make a cut vertically, try to get it as vertical as possible, if you cut it diagonally it'll come out bigger, we usually use one of those oscillating saws, but you can use a wood saw, Then trace the outline on a piece of card, make sure you mark where the wall and celling line finishes. That'll give you an exact template that any manufacturer can copy. you can cut one of the enrichments off with the saw, then whoever you get to do it can make a mold of it. If you can't get one off intact, you'll have to take a mold in place, build a wooden form to pour silicon in. If you need any advice get in touch.
@Escape to Rural France in case you missed the above advice
Wonderful direction for Dan
What he needs is help. You can tell he is getting overwhelmed by how he goes from one project to another.
can highly recommend Oscillating Multi-Tools for doing a whole tonne of work, especially doing precise cuts into old plaster
This is the best of the Internet. Experts freely sharing tips with the capable so that they can do their best. Cut profile template and a silicone mould give precision to good photos. Much appreciated.
Rainwater collected off the once completed roof on that side could be diverted to a drum and used for the toilet.
OMG Dan! 😮 Don’t destroy the molding! You can brush a heavy coat of melted beeswax over it, then dip thin rag strips in plaster water, mold it to the design & let it dry. The mold should pop off, and give you what you need. 😊👍🏼
You can make a silicone mold pretty easily to save the molding. I've used that technique many times to fix old frames and mirrors.
I was thinking something like this as well. Plaster mold or casing like when they dig out dino bones.
YEs, I did the same in my house where some ceiling ornamets were partly missing
Or shape the same in clay or polystirene and from it to create a mould. Easy task!
This is the way
I thought the same, seeing all the cracks in the piece
Love it. A show with everything you could ever wish for. History, drama, mystery, action and puppies. This is why his subscribership is increasing at such a rapid pace. BRAVO!!!
I concur that, amazing. Along with everything that he does for the videos. He edits and posts them, with setting up all of the cameras.
Don't forget gardening on the roof, excellent day 😉
Yes, but, the further Dan goes on this project (and I have watched every episode I have found), the more sort of 'look at me, I am invincible' sort of attitude he has taken on.
Which is a shame, because, watching all his 'Dan Dare' escapades, I cant help but think he will lose viewers.
Safety, not bravado Dan, one slip is all it takes to end badly🤞🤞
Susanne Johnson, don't forget he is also on the BBC program on Brits who are now " Château owners and renovation ".
That also plays in Ireland and Scotland. That alone brings new viewership and subscribers.
@@WeeShoeyDugless when individuals work in maintenance, construction, and other fields like. The people need to take risks at different times. If someone is an operator in a plant, or somewhere else. At least here in the US, they are protected by OSHA. That means that the machines and other equipment is required to be safe for any idiot who is high on drugs or alcohol, to be around and to operate. That means that there is guards and safeguards against them from being caught in the machines as they operate. There are still a few spots where they could be pinched, snatched, or burned by the equipment, but overall they should survive easily.
The maintenance department is the people who need to operate the equipment, without the guards, or bypass safety stops in order to get readings and to make repairs. Or to check if the repair, or adjustments that are done, is complete and correct. That way, when it is handed over to the operator, they can run it, and production will begin, or continue, with the equipment being able to run at 100%, or as close as possible.
How would you be able to check if a circuit is running bellow the power that is needed to operate, and complete the process to operate the machine? If there is a fuse that is popped or if there is a board that has an defect and it is not allowing the machine to start. The light’s that are in the cabinet are flashing and showing that everything has power. But when the button is pressed, to start the equipment. Then nothing happens, but the lights are still flashing as they were when the button was pressed.
The maintenance department has to have circuits energized and they have to reach in and probe the different circuits to check if everything is receiving the correct power and if something is not making contact or receiving too much or too little power to trigger the different circuits and equipment.
Safety is important, and when working on extremely high power, there is requirements such as all cotton long sleeve shirts and pants, thick rubber gloves and aprons, face shields and such.
If I remember correctly, anything over 4 ft he should be wearing a harness, and there are many other “violations” that I see, but I can imagine that he has a good head on his shoulders. And he is not going to risk his life, out right. That scaffolding was a little scary for me. But…
If you think about it. If he was doing something that, he ended up being hurt, especially if he was hurt bad. We would not have an video posted.
If he got hurt too bad, he would not be able to post a video, because he would need to get medical attention, and he would be focused on medical attention. And not grabbing the camera to make a video about his condition. The fact that he is by himself in rural France. I believe that he is smart enough to not risk too much.
Sorry for the length, hopefully you understand.
When taking pictures of any cornices, you need to hold a measuring tape up against it so you can read the scale at a later date.
You could also buy a silicone moulding kit and make your own mould of a section of it.
The measuring app on his iPhone can do it as well with “close enough” precision.
For mm (or 1/16th in) precision, you’re going to have to use a tape measure and jot down dimensions on a piece of paper.
Exactly, nobody is trying to restore a 12th century museum piece here, as long as it's pretty close and looks good, it doesnt have to be a perfect museum style restoration of the cornice @@flabreque
Wow the view from the balcony is amazing Dan❤
I was such a skeptic when you first started out - I thought you’d walk away after a couple of months because the project to me seemed insurmountable. Here I am, eating my words 😊
It’s amazing to watch, how much the little increments add up. I would not think that it would be in this condition, this soon. I feel like I am getting closer to the completion of the project, even though I am not there.
Thank you Dan
I felt the same way. Dan is proving us wrong.
Lol I dubbed him “Dan Quixote”😂
If I was making over $9000 usd a month on patreon I would make this project last as long as possible.
@@michaelmcclown5593 He'll need every dime of it.
Your videography amazes me...very often better than the 'professionals' . There are so many instances where you have had to place the camera and then redo the shot from the different angles...wow! And, a winning personality and charisma to boot.
This is what it feels like repairing rust on my 1996 Civic.
Do you have trees growing out of it?
😂
The turquoise thingys are just decorative. Beautiful 💕. I really like that part.
There is a liquid to solid silicone that you can use in situ to make a mold to the plaster molding. It is con only used in restoration work.
YES
Terry and Ash have just used silicon to replicate plaster moulding
We are close to the end of gardenwork in the walls. It looks ever, day less like a ruin, and more like a "standard" shell. Great work.
I celebrate my 66th birthday soon and never in my life did I expect to eagerly anticipate each new episode of a young man rebuilding his chateau. I love that you share your adventure with the world and me.
I am absolutely Living For the first section of roof.
The anticipation is killing me !!
This is different . I don't know of to many people that would take on a project like this . Usually they would want a roof and flooring to start with . , but this ruin is like a pile of rock . what a challenge . Looking at the begining he has come a long way .
You could pick one of the young rooftop tree saplings and plant it on the grounds to commemorate the restoration ;)
I think he tried that earlier, but the trees kept dying. 🤔
Trees don't take to transplanting well when they weren't prepared for it. These tree roots are all buried in the rocks and irretrievable--and the trees are too large to live without their roots.
He could take a green limb and transplant that or graft it onto an existing tree, though.
Yah! he's done that once before . If the tree can grow on a cement wall it is a pretty good plant .
I find this channel extremely relaxing.
I want to take a minute to THANK YOU as I have been in the doldrums and really low for a long time - then one day a young ambitious guy popped up on here ON HIS OWN renovationg the most glorious Chateau and now i am ADDICTED......I CANT SLEEP AT NIGHT as I must wait to see........THAT FLOOR cut back with a slurry paste and polished! But you have brought inspiration back to an old engineer who was 'giving up' on everything even my camper build had grown stale NOW im on it with vigor again digging tons of rubble out of the back to find out if MAYBE I have a pretty floor under the rubble! When I am able there will be a special something on the way to you Dan!👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏🤘🤘🤘THANX AGAIN SUPERSTAR . Tu es le sauveur de Chaumont.
As soon as I am able to live in the van I will camp outside your gates with my tools until I can help you.
I loved this comment ❤️ I hope that Dan gets to read it. Good luck 👍
Merci Beaucoup! Im old but I can still shift a LOT of dirt!@@deegillaspy1939
Really fun episode. I love that when you have to go from A to B that you end up with all the extra stops along the way. Moving the scaffolding to the other side, make room to move it, wood is in the way, remove to water tote to use the cage, transport the cage to the building, sort and stack the wood, shovel the dirt out of the way, move the scaffolding. And as an added project, clean out the pockets, encounter lots of little roots, climb out to the balcony and see what trees you need to remove. After all that you get to enjoy a GREAT VIEW. thanks for sharing and have a great day!
A " Water Tote " I'm glade to find out what that was . I was hoping he would have time to cut down that tree. He almost has all of those over grown trees out of the walls !
It's almost like climbing a mountain - the goal of a great view being the same. Bonus in that these.views will be easily revisited. Eventually.
I dont know why but i really enjoy watching you rebuild this chateau.
It’s Dan. His eternal optimism.
It’s very addictive.
Because Dan is a one man show. 😮wonderful.
We’ve only got one job, watch, while he’s got a gillizion and one in front of and behind the lense.
And sometimes you just want to pull your hair out! 😅
3:50 Is why construction workers usually wear helmets, that could've gone real bad
That and the piece of railing that fell off but was edited out :D
Watching you repair (no, REBUILD) these ancient walls, I am fascinated with the crudity of the original construction and how it has survived the elements for so long!
Everyday Dan, I am in constant amazement! A one man working machine! God love you Dan The Man! Much love from Oklahoma USA Jackie 🇺🇸💖
Dearest Dan
I absolutely love how you are so meticulous in every thing that you are doing.!!!
It doesn't matter what task you are facing, you go about it so well.
I can tell you put a lot of thought into each project before you do it.
Good for you.
This entire project seems so overwhelming!!! Dan is beyond incredible ...
Your pups are so well behaved! A lovely breed.
I'm amazed they don't run off I love how they wag their tail when they see you .
Hi Dan, I live across the pond and I'm just addicted to this channel. I never miss a day. Not sure if this is good, but I find it all so fascinating and wonderful that your rebuilding this chateau with all it's wonderful history. Crack On !!
Dan the Man and his bright Orange Sand.
Looks like limestone cement.
In the Netherlands we have orange yellow castle's.
In south Limburg mostly. 🤗
Made of Marl blocks
One of the best of Dan being Daredevil Super Dan with more camera angles than I can figure out how he does it - just love it and can't get enough. That level four or five is a long way up. Now think about the spire that has to go on that. All in all, it went up a brick or stone at a time during the first build and so shall it be again during the phoenix rising... once the beam holes are cleared out. Hang in there Dan; you're amazing.
Keep getting to that Roof, Dan.
Life will be much better.
Did you put a path in to the Yurt to allow you access without MUD? Gravel? Stones from the Chateau?
You can make a silicone mold or you can use styrofoam trim and apply plaster to it.
Terry from La Lacelle just created incredible ceilings that way.
Super l'entraide entre jeunes anglais sauvant nos châteaux français ! !!
Je vous félicite tous les deux.
Vous êtes des exemples pour nous tous.
Maryvonne de Tours.
(74 ans).
@MaryvonneVaucel Mary, that is a lovely sentiment. The only problem is the French taxes. And Macron doesn't seem to like the English very much.
Oh Dan, I don’t know what I’ll do when you finally finish the chateau, because the first thing I do when I get up every morning is make myself a nice cup of tea & settle down to watch your videos. They are a wonderful start to the day, so interesting, educational & uplifting & sometimes we get puppies ❤️
BEtter than NETFLIX
No words Dan, no words
Why not make a plaster cast of the molding before removing it from the wall - ‘cause it doesn’t look like it will hold up in removal😵💫🤪
@@33piolin Has to come out anyway?
Only Dan can make a video of moving the safety equipment (scaffolding) and it becomes another Daredevil Super Dan coming close (to being impaled by it). Yep better than Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney +, ah hell everything else.
Ok, hands up who held their breath when Dan started to move the scaffolding?!
Me. I close one eye. And peek out The other. 😅😅 Is old silly me.
Its when he says "In Theory"
I held my breath when he stepped on the balcony...
Did he cut out the part where the 5 meter tube almost crashed on him?
Did you see the scaffold pole fall off the top. Scary stuff Dan
306k people. Wow! Good for you. I’ve been with you from the beginning. Glad for your success!
Oh wow, Dan! You're well ahead with your subscriber numbers now! 306K smart people cheering you on, wishing you safety and success! Well done. That's a huge achievement! Fantastic!
It amazes me how much work Dan has been able to accomplish nearly completely alone. He has a great work ethic and it shows in the results.
Are you sure he is alone?? He could have a small army working for him & we would never know. He only shows us what he wants to, and really we don't know much has really been done. I say this not because I don't care for Dan, which I do. But I have been VERY fooled by another party on youtube.
Thanks for the info. Nice to know.@@eighmeeloo
Dan! remember when you first walked into the chateau? Wow! look how far you’ve come 👍🏾😉
What an amazing view of the other parts of the château from the balcony. Hurrah more rooftop garden to be removed. 🎉
WOW! I am still here watching in amazement everyday! I usually do not comment any more, well just once in a while. There are so many comments, so I just watch you and all the advertisements. You are doing great fantastic work. Love the new baby dogs!
It’s mind boggling from when he first started, isn’t it?
@@debshaw680 YES! YES!! YES!!! I really did not think it could be done! I have learned a lot just by watching! Not that I could do anything just that it can be done!!!!!!!!!! Dan is amazing! And Nick is pretty wonderful too!!!!!!!!!
Watching all the way from Australia and I’m
addicted to this show love it !😊
Me too🤣🇦🇺
Me too from Melbourne
Me too LAKE MacQUARIE NSW 😊
Me too! 👋😁 Wollongong NSW
Me too! Just binged everything in the past couple of days - hello from Sydney, see you tomorrow
We were alternately fascinated by the crumbling architectural details, the trees flanking the doorway to the balcony and a little overwhelmed by the utterly daunting task ahead of you. My husband calls what you're experiencing with the balcony area 'scope creep.' It's when the scope of the project creeps outward, upward, and entirely bigger and more complicated than originally expected. You've got a very real case of scope creep, Dan, but our whole family is on your side and cheering your efforts and successes!
That’s a great aerial shot shifting the scaffolding!
Dan is moving forward on this restoration and running into more issues all the time but he will persevere.
Dan, using the water cage was brilliant. I thought you were going to hoist it up full of supplies. I was surprised when you didn't. Maybe that's an idea for later.
Good job clearing out all the beam pockets.
Still more trees rooted up there. It will be nice when they're gone.
Cheers
Lol, I love how you go and peek at the balcony..... With your shoe laces undone!!! Makes me chuckle
Wow, the view from your “garden balcony” down the new gravel entrance is amazing. What an awesome property you’ve got. Congrats on all your new subscribers. €€€
Your patience is impressive! Another great episode.
It is a lot of preparations and canners settings , drone etc to make all this shots. Not many people know this. DAN you do a great job mate !
Amazing!❤❤❤ Your demeanor, fortitude and patience is a lesson for all of us!
Great video. Especially when he was expecting the “easy” slide over of the scaffolding …..which actually surprised Dan by how easy it was.
I was sure he would finish cleaning the floor with a broom and make it as 'easy' at it could have been to roll that tower but now I can't remember seeing a broom on that site if I'm honest
@@terryh5060there is an old small push broom missing 1/3 of its bristles somewhere, but I haven’t seen it employed in a while.
@@gloriasmestad3803 Maybe the last 7 bristles finally fell out. LOL
@@gloriasmestad3803he normally uses a leaf blower to blow all the dust away 😂
The puppies got his gloves, so they probably got the broom as well!
Another satisfying video to watch Dan, thanks for letting us take every step with you with the renovations of the chateau 😊
You have such great energy and perseverance... Keep going... Keep positive... You'll be moved in before you know it!!!
Making lotsa dust there and doing great job on the walls Dan😅 Love the mouldings so hope you can replicate somehow. Pups look happy🐕🐶🐶👏🐾👋
I can feel a 'Movember' thing in the air or in the hair ! 5000 more subs in a few days congrats !
I know what it is... almost everything you attempt by yourself is dangerous, scary, no net, and so much work for what most people would say isn't worth it and yet you go on. Plus in every room I see the children so happy after all their trauma. There are only your friends, family and fans watching you do this ... holding our breath half the time. You do know how to do and capture the drama and the emotion Dan... and we love it!
I wish he'd at least hook himself to the scaffolding with a rope. That way if he fell (or something falls out from under him) he wouldn't fall to his death.
Trauma?
@@lindalawson7600Pretty sure they're referring to the Jewish refugees, not Dan's kids.
@@Sgirl yes
Great job Dan. Amazing how the trees find interesting places to grow🤪
Damn you Dan! I discovered your chateau adventure this week and was instantly hooked. I binched all 145 episodes in 4 days. What am I going to do now?!? So: damn you Dan! (but keep it up and keep them episodes coming as fast as possible 😃)
Suddenly everyone thinks they’re an expert…..apart of course those who actually are experts because they work in the trade! People should respect Dans way of doing things it’s his Chateau and he’s working jolly hard to make a family home. Those of think they could do better …..well you could always come volunteer your services for a week or two, I’m sure Dan would welcome someone to sweep up and mix the mortar and general fetch and carry. Basically unless you have constructive and professional advice or something nice to say, then it’s better to keep quiet.😉
Oh and someone mentioned Dan keeps flipping from one thing to another within the Chateau, sometimes we forget what we see is excerpts from a whole day. The fact it’s like he’s flitting about shows his skill in putting the videos out seamlessly.
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Managed to watch all of your vids in two days, yes, ALL. Sittin’ here waiting for the next one like an addict. You’re doing a beautiful job!
The Homestake Opera House in western South Dakota suffered a similarly devastating fire about the same time as the Chateau, and in recent years, when they were still posting pictures of the repairs, they showed a silicone mold they'd made of some of the surviving plaster ornamentation so they could replace the missing sections as they continue to rebuild the auditorium.
Great work Dan, I’m glued to this channel daily
It also really helps to hold a tape measure in front of the items you are taking pictures of that way if you do have to remake them you can remake them to scale.
I'm a tad addicted to your renovation! Cheers from New Zealand 💚 🌏
Wow , how one job leads to another, you are so right. What amazes me is how trees grow and seed that high . Good luck !
I love the turquoise triangles. Have since the first time you showed us the chateau.
I envy his complete lack of fear for heights... would never trust that balcony. the tree removal on the top of the wall was insane.
I know, right? I got such butterflies just watching!
Love every thing about these blogs! Especially Dans tenacity xo
Thank you for taking us with you through this whole process!
I love how you greet each day with such enthusiasm
Hello from PEI Canada. Yes i did hold my breath as Dan moved the scaffolding and these videos are better than Netflix
Great way to organize and store your wood scrapes. Bless your heart Dan ... I am so proud of he way you work, wish you had some help! You are getting closer to getting the roof on.
Great progress. I did not think you could move the scaffolding all alone. You are full of surprises. Hope you are not getting a cold.
Greetings from Chicago, Dan. Always look forward to watching your videos. What amazing progress you have made!
I just binged your entire 145 videos of the chateau. This is so amazing!
Can you show us around the yurt though. I'm really curious what you filled all that space with
Amazing how you refix the crumbled castle. It's a pleasure to follow the progress.
Daily fix came early ,Yahoo!!! Keep up the great work Big Dan !!! We'll see ya tomorrow 😊
You are just the best ! I happened across a video of yours and I was hooked! Love the work you are doing on this beautiful chateau and never do I cease to be amazed with what you can do! I love your accent and your positive state of mind you possess along with the I think I can attitude! I am held spellbound. Keep it up and please always be safe! God bless you and yours!
Another winning video for us to savour. Thank you, Dan.
So good to be back to theory and new holes and gardens sticking out of them.
Bad boy Dan. Never climb up the outside of the tower, thats what the hatches are fir on each level.
in theory but this is dan he finds a way who else seen the water cage being used as a wood store he surpassed himself 😂
He should be able to use that on the new hoist location to save himself going up & down for nogs etc
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Dan always thinks outside the box 😊
So close to getting a roof!!
@@jeffreylear9966wow aren’t you a little ray of sunshine?
@@jeffreylear9966😂😂
did you have seen a real castle in your life? Do you know how roofs are? It is impossible he can made a castle roof as original alone
Dan! I’ve seen those exact moulding… that’s the sad thing that we lose the craft of the way it was done. There are plasterers still that do it the old way. Maybe take a course
You maybe should have took an opportunity to make a molding of it while it was still on the wall. That's how many people get copies of these unique details when they are far to fragile to remove easily. The fire, weather & time has really aged this chateau far faster than anything else.
Dan it's so impressive and inspiring how you motivate yourself every day to work step by step a little futher. Although there's so unbelievable much work left to do. I think you can barely tell whats harder, the physically work or the mental.... love watching the progress on your chateau!
Good morning team Dan 😊
Love the fact you can Utilise the water container frame for the extra wood and noggins ….
It will all come together 😊 but at the moment it’s a bit here a bit there kinda reno and sometimes a bit Daunting and overwhelming… we are here to support and encourage ❤❤
Stay safe and we will see you tomorrow ….
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Working smarter, not harder! Great idea! Chateau is looking good!
Dan, I hope everyone is amazed at your filming skills and you really on your own with no film crew. How you do it all I don't know....amazing
I love watching you walking around at the top of the Chatue.
As a retired architectural designer, there are companies that can recreate those molding in concrete or plaster. It looks like a common design and may already be something they've done before.
And yes, you could make a plaster mold to recreate them yourself, but how much is your time worth.? It may be more cost effective to have a company do them for you.
Love the new wood bin. Fill the water tank before it blows away. Keep at it.
Your blog brings me peace and serenity. Thank you, Dan.
Thanks for showing a close up of the green ceramic piece! I’ve been fascinated with them since the beginning 😄
BTW, Dan now has 60 million + views - amazing Daredevil Super Dan
Dan, so much advice!!!! Do much good advice!!!! My hope would be an incredible volunteer to help with some of these intricate restorative projects. Fondly, your adoptive worrying mum.
Dan, it's obvious from your pictures that the tower extends far above the tree line which makes it vulnerable to lightning strikes. The usual way to overcome this is to fit a lightning conductor earthed a ground level to 5 to 8 ohms.
But this has the effect of raising the potential from ground to roof level, usually negative, but not always.
Now imagine a big positive cloud rolling past with now a reduced distance and therefore resistance to earth, bang a weak negative strike goes from the tower to the sky ionising the air, instantly a responding more powerful positive strike from cloud to tower follows. So okay if the conductor can handle the strike, if not blast damage and possibly the start of a fire.
Now you can overcome this with fitting 'glass discharge tubes' at the tower end, as used by the telecoms industry.
If struck these allow the strike to pass harmlessly to earth via the conductor, but don't invite the strike in the first place.
This may have happened before and caused a fire, as I don't see any evidence of a lightning conductor previously fitted.
Hope this helps, carry on the good work.
William
We have a product called pinkysil here in Australia. It's a fast setting silicone, goes hard in 5 minutes or so. I'm sure the french have something similar. The easiest way to take the mould is to clean off what you have in situ and then build an open toped box out of laminate. then you dry fit your box, make sure it's not got any gaps, mix up the silicone and pour it in from the top. Then you hold your box while it goes off and you're done.
I love all of these ideas you guys have submitted . I am sure he will read them and be better off for it .
You make all this look so easy Dan.
For some reason I really really love the instrumentals playing at the beginning of the video. They're playing quite often in your videos, I just find them really soothing :D
You are never phased Dan, the man
Whatever you are thrown at, you always overcome it. Whatever. Same about the decorative plaster. But I am sure you will get a replica of it. Loved watching see yer tomorrow ❤
I have to say Dan, you are a inspiration to me with your dedication to restoring this grand old lady. The labor and sweat and tears you give is amazing. I wish I could do the same however the old buildings here in the USA are normally torn down. Perhaps one day ! Keep it up Dan---your USA fan