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I noticed in the rubble opposite the stairs, there is a shutter that looks like it would have worked perfectly. It even has braces on it, that could catch on the stairs to keep it from sliding down! Yes that wheelbarrow Tire needs air
Exactly and since he has at the very least 2 months to wait for planning permission, he may as well take his time get all the little bits done and organized in preparation for 5he big build.
even though it was the most simple ramp possible, just taking one run to get to the top saved you time and energy.....I rebuilt the whole interior of a 100 year old house by myself, I tried to work smart not hard, and in many cases used ramps, levers , pullies ...I called it working like and thinking like the Egyptians who built the pyramids . Worst thing that can happen to you is getting injured by cutting safety corners while you are alone. Cheers Dan
Oh Dan you crack me up.... that ramp....yay!!!! And yes that "scab" was satisfying! Happy birthday Jack. Thanks for sharing a bit of your special day with all of us. 🎂🎈🥳
Toujours étonnée que personne ne vienne te filer un coup de main ! Tout seul, nettoyer ce sous-sol est long ! Mais ça avance bien 👍🏻💪🏻 !! Super gâteau 🎂 d’anniversaire ! À bientôt ! 🌸🌸🌸
The vicarious feeling of acheivement with every barrow out. Its amazing what you have done, alone. The boys are big. When we first met them, in the Lalande days, they were so small. Time!
Put a large tent in the basement for your bed and a tarp as a ceiling over other stuff. Chateau de Montmayer lived in a tent for 9 months and are doing so again.
I love Annalise's hair , it really suits her. She's such a stunningly beautiful woman, with a kind heart and keen intelligence. Great video, the progress on the Chateau is encouraging, I admire how you are making the best out of having to wait at least 2 months before being able to start the big build.
Its hard work but you are achieving so much Dan, great when you have the solar up and running to be able to use better tools etc. The family are looking so well and the boys growing up quickly. 💕🇦🇺
Happy Birthday to Jack! Watchin you and other chateau owners working so hard makes me wish I could turn back time - I love all this work you are doing!
Yay! Ramp. Happy birthday to your Jack. He must be a big boy now. You have done heaps. Look at the rubble pile. That tells you how much you have done. You have little beauties. May you please take care and stay safe.
So satisfying watching that plaster just peel away! Having just spent 3 days removing concrete from stone (only about 4 square meters) this was just brilliant. Happy re pointing 😊
Having a wonderful active TH-cam channel it comes with a huge peanut gallery of Mom's and Dad's worried about your safety! 💙 . Re wheel barrel ramp ! !!!!
You have a good eye, Dan. Always a remarkable cinematic experience watching your videos. And a remarkable ear for music and mood. To think I went to film school for that.
Good morning team ❤ Happy birthday Jack P 🎊🎉🎈 Hope you had a fantastic day … One spade full at a time is one less 😅 The rubble in the background is that the inside of the Château😱🥺😬 Isn’t it amazing how only a little a day is returning this magnificent ruin back into a Beautiful Chateau God about now I wished I didn’t live 11,777 + miles from France … I’d offer my free slave labour to help dig 😁 See you tomorrow ❤
Have a great birthday to Jack! Very foggy there. I hope you save and restore those lovely doors Dan. So much fun to follow your progress. All the best! The ramp is much better and it looks like the tire needs a little air in it. Wow the concrete is very unstable and like a scab for sure! lol
This video just popped up again several months on and wow, the château has already come on so much. The first shot of the track compared with the drive as it looks at the moment!
Hey Dan, She sure looked ethereal in the fog... wow! Have you considered mounting the solar panels on a high stand-alone mount, facing solar south, on the Chateau grounds? Off the building, yet safe and secure. Happy birthday Jack P!!🎂🎈🦕🎁 Cheers from "across the pond"🇨🇦
To be honest Dan I really think a small cabin on the property would make far more sense. The birthday party was absolutely wonderful and those are truly the moments that life is for.
Hope you have some help lined up for the solar panels. Jack is 5 - oh wow so much time has passed since I first starting following your channel. He’s such a sweet boy. It’s nice you and Annalise had a party for him together. Much love to Jack P.!
Dan, Dan, harder to push a wheelbarrow when the tire is low, believe me, I have tried!! Happy Birthday Jack!!! So glad you got the Ecoflow, it will help in the process of renovation of your Chateau.
I always get a laugh out of some quip in your videos Dan! You are definitely making progress and don’t you wish you could fit a small machine in the basement to scoop up all that material in a flash? I bet! Happy special birthday Jack. 🎁🎉🎈🎂🍰
Crikey 🎉 happy 5th birthday time does fly ❤ . Getting slowly clearing Dan the man well done you on the new improvised wheelbarrow ramp 😂 works a lot better and safer. Loved watching 👀 see yer tomorrow x
Lovely to your little family again and Annalise, Hope Jack P had a really special day, all go on the solar for today hope you get it all together and light up that Monumental Lady!! Take care and look after yourself.
You know we love your content Dan but I have to say you're sharp....editing top notch sound effects wow finding that perfect angle of sun/fog. Your videos are so good I watch them over again just to savour those fleeting moments of genius 👍👍👍👍
You’re doing a great job clearing out that basement! Sure there’s lots left, but look how quickly you’re getting it gone! And Happy Birthday to Jack! You have a couple of lovely boys!. 🥰
Happy birthday Jack! You are just the sweetest!! You are doing a good job Dan, with all of the things you got going on your life! You can see the fruits ☺️
Longer days and warmer weather on the way, solar power to run tools and lighting, all you just need is the water supply and bathroom facilities sorted then get somewhere to stay on site, I think the log cabin might be a while yet, then onwards and upwards. Happy Birthday Jack. The boys are growing up fast!
I think you have to do something about that poor tyre Dan it would help your back and you have enough problems having to push the wheel barrow upwards. You must be exhausted. That was lovely celebrating Jacks birthday, a lovely cake. Happy Birthday Jack!
I've watched your channel since you bought the chateau. Seen your work with Stephanie. I really want to see you succeed, but I wish you had some help in the cleanup.
What in the world are people going to comment on now that you have a proper wheelbarrow ramp? Maybe that you could some air in the wheelbarrow tire now? 🎉 🎂🎈🎁 Happy Birthday Jack P!
That's a lot of work for one person, rope in a couple of friends and have a rubble party - whoever shifts the most rubble gets small cheese and wine prize! Happy cake day Jack.
Looks like JP had a great 5th Birthday 🎉 Well done Mum and Dad 😊 Can’t wait to see how the solar works out. Also would love to hear your plans for waterproofing the floor you’re currently clearing. So good to see progress on this Big beautiful project.
Dan, your eyes are positively glowing for several minutes of the video. Are you going feral on us? What a lovely party for Jack P.! Your boys are precious. Enjoy them at this age - it goes so very, very quickly. ❤
For goodness sake dear Dan Followers, GIVE THE GUY A BREAK!! He is a grown up - he has read the comments; don’t keep on at him. He will learn from his mistakes (as we all have). He does what he can afford! He works the way he has chosen too. Peace ✌🏽 🌹🇳🇿
You’re right -Dan is a man of his own means and quite independent but I was wondering what happened to his friend Calvin who had plans to help. Maybe I missed that??
The sad thing is I think he doesn’t read most of the comments. I have stopped watching as often as there are other You Tubers who appreciate their subscribers and at least answer them.😢
Hey Dan--one wheelbarrow at a time, eh?? Out of curiosity, where does all that debris and old concrete and plaster that you dig out go?? Is there a skip that takes it to a landfill and what are the fees involved with safe disposal of trash like that? Oh, and a new tire for that wheelbarrow will make rolling much easier. I am so excited for these solar panels but fear that they may need to be installed on the ground until the frame of the house is more stable...And happy birthday to your little man!!!
Happy birthday, Jack! You’re growing up right before our eyes. Great Vlog Dan! Got to get that tire blown up though. It will help immensely. You are just banging right on. Solar panels will be a great addition! Hope you and the boys. Have a wonderful Easter. Possibly see you at the Château Lalonde.? 💜🤗🤟🏻🇺🇸🦔🐇🐇🐇
Nothing more important than your son's Birthday. Happy Birthday to Jack.
The round of applause when you made it up the ramp cracked me up 😂
Happy Birthday to Jack! 5 is a magical age! they start getting so independent at that age! the wheelbarrow ramp still makes me laugh.
Me too especially when he recorded the ‘YAY’ once he achieved rolling it over. He knows us only to well! 🤣
I noticed in the rubble opposite the stairs, there is a shutter that looks like it would have worked perfectly. It even has braces on it, that could catch on the stairs to keep it from sliding down! Yes that wheelbarrow Tire needs air
loved that slow mo of the render coming off, exposing the beautiful natural stone, making great progress, well done. Happy Birthday to Jack
Every shovelful of dirt into the wheel barrow is that much more accomplished towards the finished chateaux. Your are doing great.
Use your battery powder pack to air up your wheelbarrow tire. It will roll better. I cringe ever time I see how soft the tire looks. 😮
I thought the same thing lol
As did I.
Ditto!
He has a way of making things hard for himself I notice
He is always in a hurry but makes hard work for himself. He so needs a helper.
Oh come on, the wheelbarrow is comedy gold! 😂
Such a sweet boy! Happy Birthday Jack! Good work today!
Well done Dan. Slowly, slowly catches the monkey! Every job done is one less to do. Happy Birthday Jack! X
"Softly, softly, catchee monkey"
Exactly and since he has at the very least 2 months to wait for planning permission, he may as well take his time get all the little bits done and organized in preparation for 5he big build.
even though it was the most simple ramp possible, just taking one run to get to the top saved you time and energy.....I rebuilt the whole interior of a 100 year old house by myself, I tried to work smart not hard, and in many cases used ramps, levers , pullies ...I called it working like and thinking like the Egyptians who built the pyramids . Worst thing that can happen to you is getting injured by cutting safety corners while you are alone. Cheers Dan
Oh Dan you crack me up.... that ramp....yay!!!! And yes that "scab" was satisfying!
Happy birthday Jack. Thanks for sharing a bit of your special day with all of us. 🎂🎈🥳
Love your humor (that little 🎉 when you got the wheelbarrow up the ramp) LOL
Dan, get yourself a bicycle tire pump at least to add air to the wheelbarrow tire. It won’t be as hard to push. Save your back!
My thoughts exactly. We don't' want you having to stop publishing on this channel because of a sore back 😇😃
You will kick yourself for not doing it sooner when you find out how much easier it is !
Maybe the tire won't hold air?
Toujours étonnée que personne ne vienne te filer un coup de main ! Tout seul, nettoyer ce sous-sol est long ! Mais ça avance bien 👍🏻💪🏻 !!
Super gâteau 🎂 d’anniversaire !
À bientôt !
🌸🌸🌸
The vicarious feeling of acheivement with every barrow out. Its amazing what you have done, alone. The boys are big. When we first met them, in the Lalande days, they were so small. Time!
Such a happy day! Little boys having fun and celebrating is so much fun to see. Sweet dreams tonight to all of you. You are the best Dan!
Put a large tent in the basement for your bed and a tarp as a ceiling over other stuff. Chateau de Montmayer lived in a tent for 9 months and are doing so again.
That sounds miserable in cold and heat. Nevermind being able to see your kids...
Well if Dan will get air in that wheel of his wheelburrow you all stop watching lol. We luv you Dan, please keep your humor xxx
You’re too funny! I want you safe! Very satisfying scab pick!
Love the applause Dan as you wheel the barrow up the ramp BUT you forgot to put air in the tyre TUT TUT 😂😂😂😂
Love! the cowboy music during the entrance to the Château. And happy birthday to Jack!
Happy birthday Jack 🎂🎈🎈
When the render fell I wanted to say Timber 😂😂😂😂
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Loved the slow motion “derendering” of that wall!
You’ve got a special dear boy in your son, Jack P. Sweet soul!
I love Annalise's hair , it really suits her. She's such a stunningly beautiful woman, with a kind heart and keen intelligence. Great video, the progress on the Chateau is encouraging, I admire how you are making the best out of having to wait at least 2 months before being able to start the big build.
Its hard work but you are achieving so much Dan, great when you have the solar up and running to be able to use better tools etc. The family are looking so well and the boys growing up quickly. 💕🇦🇺
Thanks Dan for sharing little Jacks birthday. So cute. Happy birthday Jack ❤🎉
Happy Birthday to Jack! Watchin you and other chateau owners working so hard makes me wish I could turn back time - I love all this work you are doing!
Happy Birthday Jack! 5 already? Where had the time gone? Lovely to see Annaliese briefly too
Hooray for the ramp! Disappointed? Nah! 😂 HB Jack!
The wheelbarrow ramp at present is just funny Dan.😂
Well better a scab than having to chisel each piece ...so here here to ease in any work at the chateau. 🎉👏👏👏👍awe happy 5th Jack wow growing fast
What were they thinking of covering the walls with cement render. Let it breath and lovely natural stone. Happy Birthday Jack.
Yay! Ramp. Happy birthday to your Jack. He must be a big boy now. You have done heaps. Look at the rubble pile. That tells you how much you have done. You have little beauties. May you please take care and stay safe.
Hi Dan yes I felt that easiness too through the ether! Cracking on with the clearing. Happy Birthday Jack x😊
So satisfying watching that plaster just peel away! Having just spent 3 days removing concrete from stone (only about 4 square meters) this was just brilliant. Happy re pointing 😊
Only Dan could build a ramp that is more of a trip hazard than nothing at all. 😂😂😂
Actually, this ramp IS an improvement!!! Remember the short little ramp that wobbled so, I thought it would fly up and smack him. 😱
😂❤hugs but he gets things done just please think more about safety
Exactly what i thought. And Dan is on his own if he fell and was not near his cell phone to get help. Eeek!
Lol More than anything I was giving him a bit of a hard time. Don't take my comment too seriously, folks!
Having a wonderful active TH-cam channel it comes with a huge peanut gallery of Mom's and Dad's worried about your safety! 💙 . Re wheel barrel ramp ! !!!!
You have a good eye, Dan. Always a remarkable cinematic experience watching your videos. And a remarkable ear for music and mood. To think I went to film school for that.
I appreciate the way you make the videos interesting for us by constantly resetting the camera angle. It’s gotta be hard and takes lots of extra time.
Very excited about the solar panels. Looks like Jack had a great birthday - happy birthday to him!
Good morning team ❤
Happy birthday Jack P 🎊🎉🎈
Hope you had a fantastic day …
One spade full at a time is one less 😅
The rubble in the background is that the inside of the Château😱🥺😬
Isn’t it amazing how only a little a day is returning this magnificent ruin back into a Beautiful Chateau
God about now I wished I didn’t live 11,777 + miles from France … I’d offer my free slave labour to help dig 😁
See you tomorrow ❤
Have a great birthday to Jack! Very foggy there. I hope you save and restore those lovely doors Dan. So much fun to follow your progress. All the best! The ramp is much better and it looks like the tire needs a little air in it. Wow the concrete is very unstable and like a scab for sure! lol
Posso permettermi di dire che vedere che eravate tutti insieme per festeggiare, credo sia stato il regalo più bello che il piccolo ha ricevuto. 😘😘😘😘
Hey Dan... Thank you for the Western audio there. We ranchers give you a tip of our 🤠 hats to you!!
Every little bit adds up! Glad to see your progress. Happy birthday to Jack. Time flies so quickly. Enjoy! 🧁🎉
This video just popped up again several months on and wow, the château has already come on so much. The first shot of the track compared with the drive as it looks at the moment!
Happy Birthday, Jack!!! Château ramp has made your life easier, not to forget how the solar panels will help the job site. Bravo.
Hey Dan,
She sure looked ethereal in the fog... wow! Have you considered mounting the solar panels on a high stand-alone mount, facing solar south, on the Chateau grounds? Off the building, yet safe and secure. Happy birthday Jack P!!🎂🎈🦕🎁 Cheers from "across the pond"🇨🇦
To be honest Dan I really think a small cabin on the property would make far more sense.
The birthday party was absolutely wonderful and those are truly the moments that life is for.
Hope you have some help lined up for the solar panels. Jack is 5 - oh wow so much time has passed since I first starting following your channel. He’s such a sweet boy. It’s nice you and Annalise had a party for him together. Much love to Jack P.!
Happy Birthday to Jack! Glad you told us why you are working in the basement, as I was just about to ask! Tomorrow!
Dan, Dan, harder to push a wheelbarrow when the tire is low, believe me, I have tried!! Happy Birthday Jack!!! So glad you got the Ecoflow, it will help in the process of renovation of your Chateau.
P.S. The kids laughing when you made it to the top of the ramp was a great touch. LOL!
I always get a laugh out of some quip in your videos Dan! You are definitely making progress and don’t you wish you could fit a small machine in the basement to scoop up all that material in a flash? I bet! Happy special birthday Jack. 🎁🎉🎈🎂🍰
Ohhhh the fog and seeing the chateau standing there , beautiful
Dan, very good job indeed! Really like video of Anna and the boys w/ Jack P's birthday:)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK! Your cake looks soooooo good! I hope you enjoyed your cake and your day! 🎂🎉 🍕
Ohh really good cake. And ice cream. Lovely jubbly.
Picking scabs is so satisfying. Especially when they come off that cleanly.
Crikey 🎉 happy 5th birthday time does fly ❤ . Getting slowly clearing Dan the man well done you on the new improvised wheelbarrow ramp 😂 works a lot better and safer. Loved watching 👀 see yer tomorrow x
You can almost feel the walls take a breath when the concrete falls off !
Mate, that birthday 🎂 cake looked primo! The French know how to live, for sure!
Happy Birthday Jack! 🎂Great work Dan and best of luck with mounting the solar panels! 💪💛
Ooh, that concrete peeling off of that wall was satisfying! 😄
You're amazing Dan, a lot of progress. Happy Birthday Jack! 🎂🎂🎂
Dan no climbing on the balcony before it’s secure… you can prop them up anywhere for now.
Lovely to your little family again and Annalise, Hope Jack P had a really special day, all go on the solar for today hope you get it all together and light up that Monumental Lady!! Take care and look after yourself.
You know we love your content Dan but I have to say you're sharp....editing top notch sound effects wow finding that perfect angle of sun/fog. Your videos are so good I watch them over again just to savour those fleeting moments of genius 👍👍👍👍
I totally agree. You can also see Dan's influence in other vloggers' videos.
Enjoyed the scab falling in slow mo. Happy Birthday, Jack.
Very cool cleaning blog😂Looking forward to see the it all clean and ready to be covered by roof. Thank u for every day entertainment 🎉
Love the ramp Dan! Thanks for answering my question about living in the basement. Happy Birthday Jack P!
WHAT A BLOODY GOOD JOB. !!!!!!!! Well done matey 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dan, when are you going to pump that tire up on the wheel barrel or replace it? Happy 5th birthday Day dear Jack P enjoy that cake and ice cream.
Happy Birthday Sweet Boy!!! Enjoy them while you can because soon enough they will be out of the house.
Jack must have been more than delighted by that super special birthday cake! Happy birthday!
You’re doing a great job clearing out that basement! Sure there’s lots left, but look how quickly you’re getting it gone! And Happy Birthday to Jack! You have a couple of lovely boys!. 🥰
Happy birthday Jack! You are just the sweetest!! You are doing a good job Dan, with all of the things you got going on your life! You can see the fruits ☺️
Longer days and warmer weather on the way, solar power to run tools and lighting, all you just need is the water supply and bathroom facilities sorted then get somewhere to stay on site, I think the log cabin might be a while yet, then onwards and upwards. Happy Birthday Jack. The boys are growing up fast!
Yay on the ramp. Seems to be holding! Must admit to holding my breath every time you went up there! I imagine you were too 😁
Good to see you wearing that dust mask thing... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACK! 🎉🎂❤️
Happy Birthday to Jack P, I loved your number 5 birthday cake. I would say you had a productive day at the office. See ya tomorrow🙏🏼❤️
I think you have to do something about that poor tyre Dan it would help your back and you have enough problems having to push the wheel barrow upwards. You must be exhausted. That was lovely celebrating Jacks birthday, a lovely cake. Happy Birthday Jack!
I've watched your channel since you bought the chateau. Seen your work with Stephanie. I really want to see you succeed, but I wish you had some help in the cleanup.
What in the world are people going to comment on now that you have a proper wheelbarrow ramp? Maybe that you could some air in the wheelbarrow tire now? 🎉 🎂🎈🎁 Happy Birthday Jack P!
I admire your enthusiasm and determination. :) Your boys are so adorable. Maybe someday when they're teenagers they'll be working alongside you?
Happy Birthday, little guy. This made me smile. My grandson is five in a couple of months time. We're planning some extra special stuff, too.
That's a lot of work for one person, rope in a couple of friends and have a rubble party - whoever shifts the most rubble gets small cheese and wine prize! Happy cake day Jack.
Happy Birthday sweet Jack P🎂🥳🎈 Love how you took care of that “scab”! (I think it would have driven me mad if you hadn’t done it!)
Looks like JP had a great 5th Birthday 🎉 Well done Mum and Dad 😊 Can’t wait to see how the solar works out. Also would love to hear your plans for waterproofing the floor you’re currently clearing. So good to see progress on this Big beautiful project.
I echoed the canned cheering when Dan first used the new ramp.
Dan, your eyes are positively glowing for several minutes of the video. Are you going feral on us? What a lovely party for Jack P.! Your boys are precious. Enjoy them at this age - it goes so very, very quickly. ❤
Yes you did tell us your plans for the basement but it doesn’t hurt to repeat it as we have short attention spans. 😂
😅😅😅 Yep, pretend we're all new viewers!😅😅😅
Hello from Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. You're just amazing how hard you can work especially on your own. Take care Dan. I love your work.
Happy birthday Jack🎉❤ give some air to the weelbarrow weel! Please 😅❤
For goodness sake dear Dan Followers, GIVE THE GUY A BREAK!! He is a grown up - he has read the comments; don’t keep on at him. He will learn from his mistakes (as we all have). He does what he can afford! He works the way he has chosen too. Peace ✌🏽 🌹🇳🇿
You’re right -Dan is a man of his own means and quite independent but I was wondering what happened to his friend Calvin who had plans to help. Maybe I missed that??
The sad thing is I think he doesn’t read most of the comments. I have stopped watching as often as there are other You Tubers who appreciate their subscribers and at least answer them.😢
Great work you are doing Dan!!! ❤
And Happy Birthday to Jack 🎉
The basement is looking good, baby steps. Thanks for sharing.
Woo Hoo! Step by step! Happy Birthday to adorable Jack!
Hey Dan--one wheelbarrow at a time, eh?? Out of curiosity, where does all that debris and old concrete and plaster that you dig out go?? Is there a skip that takes it to a landfill and what are the fees involved with safe disposal of trash like that? Oh, and a new tire for that wheelbarrow will make rolling much easier. I am so excited for these solar panels but fear that they may need to be installed on the ground until the frame of the house is more stable...And happy birthday to your little man!!!
Every time you open the gates and drive down to the chateau, I think “wow”.😮
Happy birthday, Jack! You’re growing up right before our eyes. Great Vlog Dan! Got to get that tire blown up though. It will help immensely. You are just banging right on. Solar panels will be a great addition! Hope you and the boys. Have a wonderful Easter. Possibly see you at the Château Lalonde.? 💜🤗🤟🏻🇺🇸🦔🐇🐇🐇