As a Builder with 42 years behind me, I was pleased that you guys were wearing "reasonable" quality face masks. Especially as I now have Lung Fibrosis from all the dust from the many many renovations I completed in my Career. Good job lads.
Damn! So sorry! We didn't "know better" 40 years ago. I remember helping a friend tear down a wall and being sick as a dog the next day from the crap we enhaled. 😢
In a world full on anger and conflict, it's like therapy to see nice, regular folk working hard, and with good humor, to bring new life to something that has fallen into dereliction. Great work, gentlemen, and thank you for sharing the process with us!
As a french I support this kind of project. No matter how you paid it, you give value to this house and this village with this work. Instead of letting this house decay, it will now be used. I bought a similar building and paid about 200€/sqm, now 3 people are living in my 3 appartements.
@@shinyshinythingsmay i ask why is that a problem? Or why would it be preferable for a native to renovate a home? Sorry if its reads passive agressive, i truly mean this as an actual question.
@@capuchinosofia4771 maybe it is tackling the notion that people come from the outside and buy up property, making it more expensive for locals, which is especially the case for all the touristy areas. But what I think is much more relevant to this kind of renovation video not being done by locals is, that no local bothers to record themselves renovating an old building. For the "foreigners" or generally often wealthier millenials from larger cities, moving to the country side to rebuild an old house is something more ideological, going along with modern trends of degrowth, slow-living, sustainable living or the popular van-life. This is about people starting a new chapter then, not about ones inheriting an old building and continuing a planned journey.
@@capuchinosofia4771Money, they drive prices up, also called gentryfication. Thats just the way it is, its not inherently bad since its better than let the house rot but that also drives the rent and property prices up for everything in the city
My family bought an old house every year to renovate and this is pretty much what we did. Dad bought an old house, we tore it down usually to the frame, replaced beams, floors, staircases, wall studs and walls, totally updated kitchens and bathrooms. Sometimes we even bought apartment hotels, apartment houses, you name it!!!!
Many people despise manual work. They should see this: pure genius at work. I’m a teacher in France and always tell the kids that intelligence comes in so many different ways.
Exactly. Intelligence isn't a one way street but society seems to think so and letting some children believe they can't accomplish anything if they don't fit the standard. Glad to see you changing the narrative as a teacher ❤
@@JackSmith-t2p Actually, in small villages in France, there are plenty of cheap houses like this one. I know a guy who bought 3 House for €60k but with all the renovations to make of course
This inspires me to buy an older home somewhere in Europe and renovate it as a second home for myself and family to visit each year. The rural villages can benefit from this new economic activity. I can't wait to see the project's completion!
You are absolutely crazy. This kind of old stairway are EVERYWHERE in France, so they have absolutely no value. Even if you give it for free no one would pick it.
@@Wayne72LEVRAI It' you who are crazy, the stair are more than 15000, in France it's normaly houses whith only one floor, the stair are "rare" and in my country more a house or furniture is old more the price is high (if the product is in good condition of course). For comparison, the stair that I am in the process of building cost more than 10000 and it's "modern" (and therefore less expensive because more common)
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It would cost 15000 or more to have it made to measure in France. I live in France and know an escalier artisan and this is about right!
I am happy you're back Ryan. Congratulations on your wedding and wishing you much happiness. It's nice to see the work on your house commencing. You are blessed with many great friends.
Yes. I’m trying very hard myself to understand. Obviously must have worked because the house is still standing. I believe it’s a 17th century built home
It's wood floors covered with packed dirt and tiles on top of the dirt. I believe it was for sound dampening and insulation. There was much less likely to be a fire as long as the chimneys were cleaned or lightning didn't strike. Actually, practically impossible for a fire to start if a fire spilled onto the tiles.
TALK ABOUT A GUT JOB, OH MY GOODNESS. Studs taking it down to the studs! So sorry the wood was so badly damaged, what a load of work for you 3. But when it'll be done, what a grand lady she will be! Well done gents!
I would have started at the top and worked down. Removing a these walls and floors first seems a bad idea to me as there is hardy space to stand on floor to do the renovating. Especially as a amateur you don‘t know exactly which beams/timber and walls are essencial for the stabilisation of the house.
This was a super enjoyable video Ryan. You are very good making very creative videos. This is a good one to show your kids in 10 years!!! I love all of the work you’ve done so far. I remember when you and Nick installed all of the new joists, it made me happy then and even happier now. Watching Billy and Yanis helping you get the flooring down, yay! I know you have to save to buy more supplies but you should be very proud of what you’ve already done. Nice having you back and again and a huge Congratulations on your marriage!! ❤
What a nice walk down memory lane today !!! Beautiful music in the background too ❤ Look at “ our “ Ryan -- got himself a house AND a wife !!! Wishing you all the happiness and many years to share in your home together ❤❤😘. Can’t wait to see the next installments of the renovation 🎉🎉🎉🎉
So happy that you're back! Missed you and your videos so much! Really enjoy your humor and your positivity. Congratulations on your marriage! 🎉 Wish you both a lifetime of happiness❤
Hi Ryan first of all let me congratulate you on your marriage,I hope you will always be happy, your a lovely human being and deserve only good things in life, I’m a little late with my congratulations as I’m recovering from covid, I’m loving this compilation of the renovation, I love your friends and subscribe to them all, Billy and Nick Moon are the best of men, your lucky to have them and there lucky to have you, one day your house will be magnificent, I can’t wait to see the end product, I’m excited for you and the journey your on! Good luck and much love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You're living a rich full life, and I can't wait to see the rest of the renovations to this gem of a house. You're all a great bunch of guys with talent and a great attitude towards life. I find it very inspiring.
Amazing work so far! I’d recommend wearing an actual respirator though while working. Those paper masks are better than nothing but not the best protect you can get. Also some eye wear. For your hammer drill, there are wider bits would allow for you to take a bigger section of the plaster off
My first house i brought cost 17k, in the usa. We had to completely gut the whole house, and start from scratch. Great adventurres await you! Keep up the good work.
I had forgotten how much you had achieved, it was great to see it all together like that. Looking forward to seeing what's next! Hugs from Down under 🤗👍
So happy to have you back Ryan all the best and congratulations to you and your bride wishing you every happiness now and forever, god bless you both you biggest fan From Canada.🎉
Aloha from Maui!! So glad to see you back; I was becoming concerned!! But you had the best of reasons… congratulations on your nuptials! Wishing you both a lifetime of health and happiness! 🌺🌈🌴🌸❤️💕
Ryan you will have to reinstate the walls on the stairs as they make a fire wall for the only way out in emergency,lots of rot but still surprisingly strong the ancient timbers,wall insulation will be needed to make the damp home warm to modern standards so removing all the wall plaster will maximise the room sizes ,removing the chimney stack will be a big plus to room size on all floors a modern stove and flue could heat the whole house easily just use an original fire surround as a design feature.if you could engineer a flat roof over the kitchen ,wc it would give a terrace and outside space a plus to the home value .
'Cheapest house in France' is a bold and highly relative claim, but it's certainly a beautiful property. Loads of work (no surprise at that price). I'll be glued to this channel - thank you so much for sharing your journey. It must be uber difficult to do all that work and create such engaging video footage at the same time. Top notch chaps.
I bet it's going to be so beautiful when you're all finished. What a great and noble thing to take an old building and give it new life. Bless you both.
The original builders of that home would be so impressed and grateful that you are renovating their work, a task into which they invested lifetime. I LOVE the stairway!! Craftsmanship of another century!!
So much has changed already, I do like the changes so far. I only hope that this 15 grand house that you’re renovating in rural France isn’t going to cost a fortune in the long run. My fingers are crossed for the stars to align and things get easier from now on. Great getting all these wonderful videos lately, forge on intrepid renovator!
As a French person I've also always lowkey fantasized about buying a old house and renovating it, but at the same time the practical and number oriented part of my brain tells me it would probably not be that much cheaper than just buying a comparable house that's already been renovated or even just demolishing everything and starting from scratch. I have a few people in my family that bought this type of houses and the money they've spent in them with the years is insane. Instead of buying a 100k house from 1880 and spending 150k in renovations just to end up with a house still from 1880 that has the looks and the weird, claustrophobic room layouts that come with it I'd rather just buy a 250k house or appartment built this century that needs zero renovation.
@@FromtonQuiPue C'est clair, quelle honte ce type qui ose peser le pour et le contre. Abruti va, tu fais quoi toi à part diffuser ton aigreur sur internet ?
@@FromtonQuiPue "gneuhgneuhgneuh les maison cubiques gneuhgneuhgneuh dans le temps c'était mieux gneuhgneuh". Perd ton temps et ton fric dans des baraques qui intéressent que les 65+ si c'est ton truc, moi je préfère vivre ma vie 2024 et pas il y a 200 ans.
@@CarolLoch-ww7po I do understand your point as I myself fix and restore old clocks but this is on another level. My wife's sister bought an old house and the amount she put in is insane. I think it depends of the person, if you can do a lot by yourself and have fun at the same time then it's great but if you need to pay for most of the stuff, work, take care of your family then it won't be a pleasure.
So happy you are back. Congratulate on finding the love of your life. I would love to see her but truely understand you not showing her. Have a long happy life together. 😊😊
Watching this recap is affecting my health. With the dust I’m coughing in sympathy and my eyes are itching as if I’ve gotten tuff in them. Keep up the good work while I suffer.
Wonderful walk down memory lane. The music was great, I loved the return of the Stateside narrators, and the first cup of tea! Big Thanks to Billy, Yanis and the Legendary Nick Moon🌙
Many 'outsiders' have bought abandoned houses here in Normandy, France. They’re restoring them to their former glory, often using traditional methods aswell. It's amazing to see others interested in our building culture and working to preserve it, especially when locals sometimes struggle to do so. So, thank you, and welcome to France.
Totally entertaining! 🎉 I just found this video today! Hello from Montana USA. Nothing like watching real men doing real work just the 3 of you😮...I think I'm in love!!!❤🥰
Who ever did the editing on this episode deserves an Editing OsCaR, the pace, the banter, speeding up for effect, and then occasionally throwing in “the home i am renovating in rural France”. Reminds me of the movies of the l930’s, keystone cops, etc. Hope you get all the followers you deserve, your views increase and your coffers fill, so that you can bring your lovely bride home to France ASAP, and fill this space with laughter and love and little feet.
You must be joking, this was the most obnoxious editing job I have seen in a long time on TH-cam. How many of us searched for the speed controls to try to fix the ridiculous sped up dialogue? He needs to fire his editor. Or hire one.
You are building a home. The thrill you will get when you look back on what you have achieved. It will make you so proud. Start off little and grow to bigger things is the way to go... You have the best group of friends anyone could wish for. Passing on their knowledge and different skills. A home built on love and friendship. Way to go Ryan. Congratulations and best wishes for a happy future.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Found your vlogs today, Ryan. I knew you were around somewhere, as I follow Billy and company on the Pethericks. I often wonder how this group got together in the first place, and where they all learned their various building skills. Billy and Michael obviously follow in Dad Mick's footsteps, then there is Nick Moon with his horses and ability to rebuild old pipe organs, Simon with every skill you can think of, teaching Yanis new tricks. Alex with his camera work, and Rick with his muscles and tattoos. I do enjoy all the hard work and the friendships. Thank you Ryan for adding another layer to this imaginative group.
Wow, a dirt floor on the 2nd floor amazing, I've not seen that before what a job. Loved the video mates are great to have aren't they. You are all doing a great job. Thank you Ryan for taking us along. God bless.
Too late for this admonission, but,. Be careful of the extent and structural integrity of what IS still standing. An instance: The floor beams of the attic are not just flor beams. They are the collar ties for the roof. If you take all of them out at the same time, the roof may collapse. Roofs are normally supported one of two ways. From the brief view, when your camera swung upward you may have a blend of the two ways. Those ways are either a structural top ridge beam that all the rafters rest against and are supported by that central roof beam that spans from a secure support at each end. The second method is the use of collar ties,, usually the attic floor or top floor ceiling. IF this is the method that secures the roof, then you replace them one or two at a time. A reasonable method might be a two step , Replace every other one and then go back through and replace the ones you skipped. The collar ties have thrust in two separate directions,, BOTH directions must be secure. Colloar ties are well fastened, nailed or bolted to the rafter tails to prevent spreading, and they must be of suitable size to span and hold whatever weight is intended for them In the main body of the house if you remove all the floor joists at the same time, the outer walls can become dangerously unstable, they can bow in or out. Considering the extremely durable materials and mortars (not) of the rest of the house,, Please do one floor at a time. Similar to collar ties,, floor beam do two jobs, Keep the walls stable and support you and your mates walking on the floors. I DID notice at the extraction of one of the beams from the wall socket. That beam had no fire cut on the end. Beam ends should have a bevel cut so that IF the bean fails in the middle,, because of rot or fire, the falling beam does not lever the side walls to fall in on themselves. Read and understand before you replace the floor beams.
So good to see you back home Ryan. Yes, lovely views. Nice more tiles. I've never seen such thin walls. I love what you are doing and you are going to make this such a lovely future home. Can you use these tiles in the basement/tunnel spaces? So thankful Billy and Super Nick Moon are teaching you how to make your home a real home! I loved watching Nick and Billy help you remove all that bad stuff. This has been a nice recap of your and Nick's hard work Ryan. So ready to see how you get on with your restoration. I love the stairway. So glad you can keep it. All the best Ryan.
Wonderful job you are doing. These old French houses are wonderful projects. I have worked on restoration in the UK for years and I have to say to you get a proper cartridge face mask.
Haven't missed an episode of your demo, it was just a random video showing up on my feed and I love it❤ thanks to you i also sub to the Petherickers, The magical Moons, Doing it ourselves, Sean's world and the list goes on and on. Much love from Aus ❤️🇦🇺
Wow, your friends are awesome worry. They come over to see your new home and the first thing they do is wreck it……………oh brother. 😮 congrats on all that has been done. Looking forward to more. ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
Loving your music selection Ryan. I well remember the original videos of the floor and wall deconstructions, lol. Pleased you have such wonderful friends. Did you know Sean could use a large number of those tomettes tiles for his cottage renovations. We told him to get in touch with you. Lots of love from Bournemouth, England. ❤ Congrats on your marriage. 🎉❤
We did this in our present house. I literally had exhaustion flashbacks when I was watching you sweep up and bag all the garbage! Of course our house wasn't that old and while we replaced everything else we didn't have to replace floor beams! We did it on nights and weekends while we lived in a trailer with our very young children! This was so wonderful to watch. Hard work but SO worth it!
As a Builder with 42 years behind me, I was pleased that you guys were wearing "reasonable" quality face masks. Especially as I now have Lung Fibrosis from all the dust from the many many renovations I completed in my Career. Good job lads.
Thank you so much for sharing this as an experienced builder. So many people ignore it on TH-cam. I appreciate your efforts.
Damn! So sorry! We didn't "know better" 40 years ago.
I remember helping a friend tear down a wall and being sick as a dog the next day from the crap we enhaled. 😢
Yeah, but with that crap, I think I'm reaching for a proper 3M respo and cans with pre-filters. Too easy to get leaks with the 'paper' disposables.
even with simple jobs as sweeping etc wear a mask. you never know what you end up finding after you already tore out a bunch of things.
Even with respirators, I don't think it is safe. Some of the dust must be getting through.
In a world full on anger and conflict, it's like therapy to see nice, regular folk working hard, and with good humor, to bring new life to something that has fallen into dereliction. Great work, gentlemen, and thank you for sharing the process with us!
I totally agree with you ;)
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Was it to sell?
Spent decades doing home repairs...now, retired & find it a great break FROM politics !!!
Yes, thank you from the epicenter of the anger storm ⛈️, America 🇺🇸.
As a french I support this kind of project. No matter how you paid it, you give value to this house and this village with this work. Instead of letting this house decay, it will now be used.
I bought a similar building and paid about 200€/sqm, now 3 people are living in my 3 appartements.
I’m happy to hear this from a local. There seem to be a lot of these videos made by foreigners.
@@shinyshinythingsmay i ask why is that a problem? Or why would it be preferable for a native to renovate a home? Sorry if its reads passive agressive, i truly mean this as an actual question.
@@capuchinosofia4771that does seem a bit sad that foreigners buy houses instead of locals
@@capuchinosofia4771 maybe it is tackling the notion that people come from the outside and buy up property, making it more expensive for locals, which is especially the case for all the touristy areas. But what I think is much more relevant to this kind of renovation video not being done by locals is, that no local bothers to record themselves renovating an old building. For the "foreigners" or generally often wealthier millenials from larger cities, moving to the country side to rebuild an old house is something more ideological, going along with modern trends of degrowth, slow-living, sustainable living or the popular van-life. This is about people starting a new chapter then, not about ones inheriting an old building and continuing a planned journey.
@@capuchinosofia4771Money, they drive prices up, also called gentryfication. Thats just the way it is, its not inherently bad since its better than let the house rot but that also drives the rent and property prices up for everything in the city
My family bought an old house every year to renovate and this is pretty much what we did. Dad bought an old house, we tore it down usually to the frame, replaced beams, floors, staircases, wall studs and walls, totally updated kitchens and bathrooms. Sometimes we even bought apartment hotels, apartment houses, you name it!!!!
Sounds beautiful
Sounds like he rebuilds not just renovates! Surprised its cost effective!
Did you ever have friends over for a sleepover? Or was it all construction all the time?
I love that
@@lysmykyta1199 It's cost-effective when you do the labor yourself.
Many people despise manual work. They should see this: pure genius at work. I’m a teacher in France and always tell the kids that intelligence comes in so many different ways.
This kind of work can be incredibly satisfying and rewarding. You can SEE what you've accomplished.
Exactly. Intelligence isn't a one way street but society seems to think so and letting some children believe they can't accomplish anything if they don't fit the standard.
Glad to see you changing the narrative as a teacher ❤
That staircase was reason enough to buy this house! Your home is going to be glorious! CRACK ON!!
I noticed the psychedelic wallpaper on the ceiling over the staircase. Looks like the 70’s!
I want to understand the brick wall on the stairs. Just, why?
wait until you see his neighbors, france isn't france anymore, he might as well buy a house in the congo
as a French (Parisian) girl this video has zero interest without the price and place of this purchase ? I need more precisions
@@tarantellalarouge7632 paris is lost. all of france is lost.
I'm living my dream of remodeling an old, French house through you guys. Thanks for sharing. Loving every moment. ❤
Good luck finding a $ 15 K onee !!!
@@JackSmith-t2p Actually, in small villages in France, there are plenty of cheap houses like this one. I know a guy who bought 3 House for €60k but with all the renovations to make of course
Why do you want a French house? You should dream of Canada.
@@ЯрославКривич-ч4э No? This person can prefer a house from France
These have GOT to be the two BEST FRIENDS in the WHOLE WIDE WORLD! This is SO MUCH WORSE than helping you to move!
or a ride to the airport.
@@TheLookherenow LOL thought that as well!
sounds like you’re a terrible friend
what amazes me is how good friends you are, helping to renovate this old house. greetings from 🇩🇰
This inspires me to buy an older home somewhere in Europe and renovate it as a second home for myself and family to visit each year. The rural villages can benefit from this new economic activity. I can't wait to see the project's completion!
Congratulations on your marriage, Ryan. So glad you are happy and back in France. Now its time to crack on. X
Those walls!!! Good heavens forbid!
That stairway itself is worth more than $15,000! It’s gorgeous!
It’s in France it’s worthless lol
You are absolutely crazy. This kind of old stairway are EVERYWHERE in France, so they have absolutely no value.
Even if you give it for free no one would pick it.
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It' you who are crazy, the stair are more than 15000, in France it's normaly houses whith only one floor, the stair are "rare" and in my country more a house or furniture is old more the price is high (if the product is in good condition of course). For comparison, the stair that I am in the process of building cost more than 10000 and it's "modern" (and therefore less expensive because more common)
It would cost 15000 or more to have it made to measure in France. I live in France and know an escalier artisan and this is about right!
ir's thousands and thousands of cheap houses like that in French. And yes, we put oak in the oven...
I am happy you're back Ryan. Congratulations on your wedding and wishing you much happiness. It's nice to see the work on your house commencing. You are blessed with many great friends.
Hand made tiles over a dirt cobble stone floor. Be still my heart.
Yes. I’m trying very hard myself to understand
Yes. I’m trying very hard myself to understand. Obviously must have worked because the house is still standing. I believe it’s a 17th century built home
It's wood floors covered with packed dirt and tiles on top of the dirt. I believe it was for sound dampening and insulation. There was much less likely to be a fire as long as the chimneys were cleaned or lightning didn't strike. Actually, practically impossible for a fire to start if a fire spilled onto the tiles.
@@ralphlazio505 Doesn't look like that going by the window shape and size, plus some of the plaster used...
I was about to ask: is it a common building practice in Europe to insulate floors with dirt? The idea of laying dirt over a subfloor boggles my mind.
TALK ABOUT A GUT JOB, OH MY GOODNESS. Studs taking it down to the studs! So sorry the wood was so badly damaged, what a load of work for you 3. But when it'll be done, what a grand lady she will be! Well done gents!
Such fun to see this recap!!🎉🎉🎉🎉 You and your mates should be so proud of everything that your hard work has accomplished!! 👍🏻👍🏻💖🙏🏻
I totally agree ❤❤❤
It is fantastic what you do -saving a beautiful past for the future.
For someone whom has little to no experience in DIY renovations - you are doing amazing.
It doesn't look like they're amateurs.
@@julpasali it does look like they're huge amateurs
@@arnaudFbrWhy do you say so. I am not hatining just genuinely asking as I would like to open such company but I have little to no experience!
@@FilippoCastana-ne5pm You should get this experience!
I would have started at the top and worked down. Removing a these walls and floors first seems a bad idea to me as there is hardy space to stand on floor to do the renovating.
Especially as a amateur you don‘t know exactly which beams/timber and walls are essencial for the stabilisation of the house.
I especially love it when you knock down walls that reveal that beautiful staircase.
British humor is unique, love it.
So you bought yourself a $15k demolition adventure! I have a lot of skills but would've been overwhelmed by that project. Good on you!
This was a great recap. I enjoyed the summary of the progress so far. It is also great for new viewers to see what you have taken on!
Ryan, I have missed you. Your humor is great!
This was a super enjoyable video Ryan. You are very good making very creative videos. This is a good one to show your kids in 10 years!!! I love all of the work you’ve done so far. I remember when you and Nick installed all of the new joists, it made me happy then and even happier now. Watching Billy and Yanis helping you get the flooring down, yay! I know you have to save to buy more supplies but you should be very proud of what you’ve already done. Nice having you back and again and a huge Congratulations on your marriage!! ❤
Clearly the house was ready to end it all and your love gave it the will to live.
Thank you for keeping as many of the tiles as possible
What a nice walk down memory lane today !!! Beautiful music in the background too ❤
Look at “ our “ Ryan -- got himself a house AND a wife !!! Wishing you all the happiness and many years to share in your home together ❤❤😘. Can’t wait to see the next installments of the renovation 🎉🎉🎉🎉
So happy that you're back! Missed you and your videos so much! Really enjoy your humor and your positivity. Congratulations on your marriage! 🎉 Wish you both a lifetime of happiness❤
Hi Ryan first of all let me congratulate you on your marriage,I hope you will always be happy, your a lovely human being and deserve only good things in life, I’m a little late with my congratulations as I’m recovering from covid, I’m loving this compilation of the renovation, I love your friends and subscribe to them all, Billy and Nick Moon are the best of men, your lucky to have them and there lucky to have you, one day your house will be magnificent, I can’t wait to see the end product, I’m excited for you and the journey your on! Good luck and much love xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx😘❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
You're living a rich full life, and I can't wait to see the rest of the renovations to this gem of a house. You're all a great bunch of guys with talent and a great attitude towards life. I find it very inspiring.
Amazing work so far! I’d recommend wearing an actual respirator though while working. Those paper masks are better than nothing but not the best protect you can get. Also some eye wear. For your hammer drill, there are wider bits would allow for you to take a bigger section of the plaster off
I love people who see beauty and possibilities instead of trash & trouble. ❤❤❤
Love seeing your bubbley face in Rural France 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Much love from the States 🌴🌴
Prayers for those in the areas of the Southern US affected by the hurricane 🙏🏻 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@LJCasey-sd4eu We got away from the storm, but Thank you for the well wishes ☺️
So glad to see your friends helping out Ryan- hope you have a good week. Way to to go !
My first house i brought cost 17k, in the usa. We had to completely gut the whole house, and start from scratch. Great adventurres await you! Keep up the good work.
17k?? Where can I find this?
There were still pretty curtains hanging on the window, so sweet☺️You should keep them
I always say, nothing beats the view of a parking lot out your homes windows.
I think there may be a small memorial plinth down there too!😊
😂😂😂
You have some good friends, there.
Have you friends from another countries?
I had forgotten how much you had achieved, it was great to see it all together like that. Looking forward to seeing what's next! Hugs from Down under 🤗👍
So happy to have you back Ryan all the best and congratulations to you and your bride wishing you every happiness now and forever, god bless you both you biggest fan From Canada.🎉
Hard hats, fellas!
What an amazing desire to bring an old building back to life again. I can't wait to see the finished product.
Your house could be the most stunning one on the block. It's neat looking.
I love the angular facade. Very quaint.
Aloha from Maui!! So glad to see you back; I was becoming concerned!! But you had the best of reasons… congratulations on your nuptials! Wishing you both a lifetime of health and happiness! 🌺🌈🌴🌸❤️💕
Ryan you will have to reinstate the walls on the stairs as they make a fire wall for the only way out in emergency,lots of rot but still surprisingly strong the ancient timbers,wall insulation will be needed to make the damp home warm to modern standards so removing all the wall plaster will maximise the room sizes ,removing the chimney stack will be a big plus to room size on all floors a modern stove and flue could heat the whole house easily just use an original fire surround as a design feature.if you could engineer a flat roof over the kitchen ,wc it would give a terrace and outside space a plus to the home value .
'Cheapest house in France' is a bold and highly relative claim, but it's certainly a beautiful property. Loads of work (no surprise at that price). I'll be glued to this channel - thank you so much for sharing your journey. It must be uber difficult to do all that work and create such engaging video footage at the same time. Top notch chaps.
How much did he paid for it?
15K he said @@NT_Investicijos
15k @@NT_Investicijos
I bet it's going to be so beautiful when you're all finished. What a great and noble thing to take an old building and give it new life. Bless you both.
Fun to see 30 days in 30 minutes!
Go, Ryan!
(Hi, Billy! Hi, Nick!)
All the hard work you guys have put into repairing and restoring this old house should last for a very very long time !
The original builders of that home would be so impressed and grateful that you are renovating their work, a task into which they invested lifetime. I LOVE the stairway!! Craftsmanship of another century!!
The window iron work and staircase are stunning. This will once again, be a gracious home if you treat her right.
Franchement pas mal pour 15k €, pas mal de place dans cette maison, hâte de voir la suite !
So much has changed already, I do like the changes so far. I only hope that this 15 grand house that you’re renovating in rural France isn’t going to cost a fortune in the long run. My fingers are crossed for the stars to align and things get easier from now on. Great getting all these wonderful videos lately, forge on intrepid renovator!
Nice recap Ryan. So happy to have you back.
Look forward to the project rebuilding of your future home.
Much love to you and Downey.
So glad to have you back and with your friends! Happy for your recent surprise and wishing you both the greatest of health and happiness!!!
Awesome video; that rural town house is so beautiful; I'm really happy that your bringing it back to life!
As a French person I've also always lowkey fantasized about buying a old house and renovating it, but at the same time the practical and number oriented part of my brain tells me it would probably not be that much cheaper than just buying a comparable house that's already been renovated or even just demolishing everything and starting from scratch. I have a few people in my family that bought this type of houses and the money they've spent in them with the years is insane. Instead of buying a 100k house from 1880 and spending 150k in renovations just to end up with a house still from 1880 that has the looks and the weird, claustrophobic room layouts that come with it I'd rather just buy a 250k house or appartment built this century that needs zero renovation.
And miss out on all that fun 😊 nah xxx
Comment participer à la destruction et déconstruction de notre pays et en trouver des excuses.
@@FromtonQuiPue C'est clair, quelle honte ce type qui ose peser le pour et le contre. Abruti va, tu fais quoi toi à part diffuser ton aigreur sur internet ?
@@FromtonQuiPue "gneuhgneuhgneuh les maison cubiques gneuhgneuhgneuh dans le temps c'était mieux gneuhgneuh". Perd ton temps et ton fric dans des baraques qui intéressent que les 65+ si c'est ton truc, moi je préfère vivre ma vie 2024 et pas il y a 200 ans.
@@CarolLoch-ww7po I do understand your point as I myself fix and restore old clocks but this is on another level. My wife's sister bought an old house and the amount she put in is insane. I think it depends of the person, if you can do a lot by yourself and have fun at the same time then it's great but if you need to pay for most of the stuff, work, take care of your family then it won't be a pleasure.
So happy you are back. Congratulate on finding the love of your life. I would love to see her but truely understand you not showing her. Have a long happy life together. 😊😊
Watching this recap is affecting my health. With the dust I’m coughing in sympathy and my eyes are itching as if I’ve gotten tuff in them. Keep up the good work while I suffer.
If only the hard hats, actual respirators and work gloves were matched by safety sandals.
Wonderful walk down memory lane. The music was great, I loved the return of the Stateside narrators, and the first cup of tea! Big Thanks to Billy, Yanis and the Legendary Nick Moon🌙
Many 'outsiders' have bought abandoned houses here in Normandy, France. They’re restoring them to their former glory, often using traditional methods aswell. It's amazing to see others interested in our building culture and working to preserve it, especially when locals sometimes struggle to do so. So, thank you, and welcome to France.
Totally entertaining! 🎉 I just found this video today! Hello from Montana USA. Nothing like watching real men doing real work just the 3 of you😮...I think I'm in love!!!❤🥰
Great production editing done right and a twist of Ryan humor. Keep going 😊
Who ever did the editing on this episode deserves an Editing OsCaR, the pace, the banter, speeding up for effect, and then occasionally throwing in “the home i am renovating in rural France”. Reminds me of the movies of the l930’s, keystone cops, etc. Hope you get all the followers you deserve, your views increase and your coffers fill, so that you can bring your lovely bride home to France ASAP, and fill this space with laughter and love and little feet.
You forgot to mention it's rural Fraaaaaaance. Just that touch, jajajaja
really? I found it to be quite jarring at times, like when sentences just got cut off. It really threw me off the storyline.
You must be joking, this was the most obnoxious editing job I have seen in a long time on TH-cam. How many of us searched for the speed controls to try to fix the ridiculous sped up dialogue? He needs to fire his editor. Or hire one.
its either a horrible editor or he used ai to edit his video
@@CC-gu3zeliterally just did the same thing. The last quarter of this video has to be a mistake.
Good video Ryan. Congratulations on getting married. Good to have you back. 👍😁💖
I'm watching every minute to see if you are going to reinstall those beautiful floor tiles. 12 minutes in and loving it
There is so many beautiful houses in France for cheap. Great project.
You are building a home. The thrill you will get when you look back on what you have achieved. It will make you so proud.
Start off little and grow to bigger things is the way to go...
You have the best group of friends anyone could wish for.
Passing on their knowledge and different skills.
A home built on love and friendship. Way to go Ryan.
Congratulations and best wishes for a happy future.🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤
Found your vlogs today, Ryan. I knew you were around somewhere, as I follow Billy and company on the Pethericks. I often wonder how this group got together in the first place, and where they all learned their various building skills. Billy and Michael obviously follow in Dad Mick's footsteps, then there is Nick Moon with his horses and ability to rebuild old pipe organs, Simon with every skill you can think of, teaching Yanis new tricks. Alex with his camera work, and Rick with his muscles and tattoos. I do enjoy all the hard work and the friendships. Thank you Ryan for adding another layer to this imaginative group.
Fantastic job on the house 🏠. Looking great. Nice to see you. Congratulations on getting married. ❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hello Life of Ryan, we did say you have the best work clothes. Thankfully you have helpers. Wishing you All the Best!! Bob and Jim in the USA.
Ryan, I have really been enjoying your videos about your house transformation ! I'm looking forward to more of them !
Great job Ryan. Love love your humor. Hugs from seoul for you and your bride!!!.
Wow, a dirt floor on the 2nd floor amazing, I've not seen that before what a job. Loved the video mates are great to have aren't they. You are all doing a great job. Thank you Ryan for taking us along. God bless.
it's a sand-ish material added there intentionally for sound insulation, it's pretty common in old buildings
there are 10 story buildings in NY that have dirt floors.
Ive never seen that sort of flooring! What era was that?
The dirt floors were genius if you ask me. Perfect cheap protection from fire damage.
Also great thermal properties sound deadaning damn but they used their resources cleverly in the old buildings.
Cannot WAIT to see what you do with the home - each room and all the flooring, decorating, etc….
Great re-cap Ryan! I look forward to seeing your renovation progress. 🇨🇦❤️
Ryan a wonderful montage of you, Billy, Yanis and Nick.
Good boy! And I love the fast forwarding of voices! Looks excellent.
Too late for this admonission, but,. Be careful of the extent and structural integrity of what IS still standing. An instance: The floor beams of the attic are not just flor beams. They are the collar ties for the roof. If you take all of them out at the same time, the roof may collapse. Roofs are normally supported one of two ways. From the brief view, when your camera swung upward you may have a blend of the two ways. Those ways are either a structural top ridge beam that all the rafters rest against and are supported by that central roof beam that spans from a secure support at each end. The second method is the use of collar ties,, usually the attic floor or top floor ceiling. IF this is the method that secures the roof, then you replace them one or two at a time. A reasonable method might be a two step , Replace every other one and then go back through and replace the ones you skipped. The collar ties have thrust in two separate directions,, BOTH directions must be secure. Colloar ties are well fastened, nailed or bolted to the rafter tails to prevent spreading, and they must be of suitable size to span and hold whatever weight is intended for them
In the main body of the house if you remove all the floor joists at the same time, the outer walls can become dangerously unstable, they can bow in or out. Considering the extremely durable materials and mortars (not) of the rest of the house,, Please do one floor at a time. Similar to collar ties,, floor beam do two jobs, Keep the walls stable and support you and your mates walking on the floors.
I DID notice at the extraction of one of the beams from the wall socket. That beam had no fire cut on the end. Beam ends should have a bevel cut so that IF the bean fails in the middle,, because of rot or fire, the falling beam does not lever the side walls to fall in on themselves. Read and understand before you replace the floor beams.
You guys are very brave. This video is just perfect. I wish you the best.
i love how all of you help each other what a great friendship circle you all have their out in France, looking forward to seeing how it turns out.
So good to see you back home Ryan. Yes, lovely views. Nice more tiles. I've never seen such thin walls. I love what you are doing and you are going to make this such a lovely future home. Can you use these tiles in the basement/tunnel spaces? So thankful Billy and Super Nick Moon are teaching you how to make your home a real home! I loved watching Nick and Billy help you remove all that bad stuff. This has been a nice recap of your and Nick's hard work Ryan. So ready to see how you get on with your restoration. I love the stairway. So glad you can keep it. All the best Ryan.
The trip through time was marvelous! Glad you’re back!
Wonderful job you are doing. These old French houses are wonderful projects. I have worked on restoration in the UK for years and I have to say to you get a proper cartridge face mask.
Amazing teamwork. You are blessed to have such good friends. (Be safe! Hard hats and gloves)
Welcome back, looking forward to your updates!
It may not look like it but it's come a long way from that first video reveal. Hoping the renovations will get funded and continue soon for you.
That was fun Ryan. Love your video style. Entertaining as heck. 🤗
Renovating an old house in France as well, very inspiring video ! Looking forward to seeing the next videos !
There will be nothing left! 🤣Best of luck guys fascinating to watch.
Haven't missed an episode of your demo, it was just a random video showing up on my feed and I love it❤ thanks to you i also sub to the Petherickers, The magical Moons, Doing it ourselves, Sean's world and the list goes on and on. Much love from Aus ❤️🇦🇺
Wow, your friends are awesome worry. They come over to see your new home and the first thing they do is wreck it……………oh brother. 😮 congrats on all that has been done. Looking forward to more. ☺️👵🏻🇦🇺
Omg, I work in an old building like this. It has been better maintained. And I am grateful for that. What a job!!
Limestone block for the foundation;
I thought the cheapest is the tiny house between them. Or it was a shed?
1.8 MILLION views, Ryan! YEAYYYYYYYY!
LOVE that you exposed that curving staircase! It's going to be really beautiful when you get done. Whew! What a big job!
Loving your music selection Ryan. I well remember the original videos of the floor and wall deconstructions, lol. Pleased you have such wonderful friends. Did you know Sean could use a large number of those tomettes tiles for his cottage renovations. We told him to get in touch with you. Lots of love from Bournemouth, England. ❤ Congrats on your marriage. 🎉❤
Keep going doing well so far. Now do your magic I'm sure the wife will be happy when its done.
Ryan, you and Nick rock. Great Job 👍
You have to love doing this! It must be so incredibly rewarding at the end.
We did this in our present house. I literally had exhaustion flashbacks when I was watching you sweep up and bag all the garbage! Of course our house wasn't that old and while we replaced everything else we didn't have to replace floor beams! We did it on nights and weekends while we lived in a trailer with our very young children! This was so wonderful to watch. Hard work but SO worth it!
Nobody said it was going to be easy. Remember that. And whatever you do, don't panic...love