Hey, Dan, from Georgia USA. I don't have any advice, just wanted you to know what you're doing to rescue your treasure is extraordinary. Your humor, photography, and music bring me joy. Thanks for working so gosh darn hard.
I Think Dan's "chateau" has some US Construction in it. That's the first time I've seen those rebar bars in any of the French destruction channels I watch. & Dan acts like he's not seen them before. Maybe some things were made with concrete then faced with French/historical ways?
@@marshawargo7238 rebars are not an american invention... in fact it was a french engineer/gardener :D Dans chateau is just a lot younger than others, as he mentioned in earlier videos :)
Y'know Dan, if you bought a funnel it would pay for itself in one chainsaw fill up. ;) I'm so excited to see you devote some time to the chateau. Thanks for all the content. As you build and the channel grows it'll be nice to know that I was "there" right from the beginning. I'm invested, haha.
@@beverlymartin1414 Me: "I like your chateau videos better than the ones at the farmhouse. I find them more exciting. I'm glad I could be here from the beginning of the chateau build" You : "Now listen here buddy, I was here first! So there! (You weren't, but whatever)." Continues to tell me off with information completely irrelevant to the fact that I like the chateau videos more than the farmhouse" With fans like you, Dan certainly doesn't need enemies. "Welcome to Dan's channel, where your opinions get attacked by the one who showed up first!"(You didn't, but whatever).
@@queaniesincetip4363 thank you for saying that. I tend to get into “disagreements-arguments” with people on here trying to tell them to lay off his personal life because it’s none of their business. It is so negative, but yet they still do it. 🤷♀️
Hi,Dan. I agree with everyone else regarding using a funnel or buying a gas can top with the corrugated plastic filling spout. Most fuel containers in Canada and the USA include the fill spout with the jug purchase. Regarding your lack of safety equipment; a hard hat is a good thing. It will prevent small rocks or sapling trees from giving you a bad concussion/ cut,but it won't help you with anything larger. The hard hat is only plastic after all. The MOST IMPORTANT safety items that you DON'T use are steel toed work boots ( with a rubber sole if you work in the woods) and a good quality pair of Chainsaw Pants !!!! This is super important as it only takes a split second to get a really bad cut ( that requires many,many stitches), the loss of some digits or a limb. Worse case...the loss of your life. Its all too easy to get injured while operating a chainsaw.....one small mistake or a distraction can cost you dearly. Try to keep the area that you are working/ cutting in as clear as possible too ( to prevent a misstep or slip while walking around the brush ). Be very careful working in the woods,please .
Good Morning from NZ.I just want to say you are an awesome person. You work so hard and have so many talents. It's inspiring to see what you achieve and also make the time to record ,edit and post your activity. Keep up the good work..and looking forward to watching the progression which has been fantastic so far.
Kia Ora Fellow Kiwi! Dan is indeed a hard working, multi-talented bloke with a diverse, amazing set of skills that make watching the Escape to Rural France video updates incredibly interesting. Yessiree, "Escape to Rural France" happenings are followed in our NZ household also.
Thank you Dan for replanting some of the saplings Mother Earth needs more people like you, who are respectful of and for the environment Many blessings.
From my city apartment in Washington, DC. I watch every day and talk to the screen ( "you!) and enjoy it all. Thank you for the city "Escape"! You are working so hard and the Chateau will be a beauty!
The look you gave when you mentioned you were running short on projects: priceless! When you were attempting to dig up that sapling, I thought, “Ah, Dan the Gardner is going back to his roots!” 😂
As I have found, 1. Don't dig saplings or bushes untill you've had a soaking rain. Digging is easier. Also time of year is important for these rescued plants so they will grow in. I would suggest digging typically in the fall, you won't need to water as much. Oh, if you did have a mechanical digger it would be tons easier.
Love the humor in your vlogs Dan. Your sense of humour leads me to think that your editing is reflecting this too, such as ‘This will really set them off in the comments’!? 😂😂👏🥰
Thank you Dan - you inspire us all! Especially your idea that anything is possible. But you also teach us don't be afraid to put the work in, that's where the magic happens! really appreciate everything you do and the sharing with us - may all of your dreams come true!
Where did you learn about trees? First; if you're going to dig up saplings, make sure the soil is moist, then slice a circle around them, and then try to pry them up. Second; do NOT shake the soil off the roots, the plant needs that and it will assure its survival. Third; have the new hole prepared and ready to fill. Do not plant deeper than it was. It does not hurt to sprinkle a few granules of fertilizer in the hole, too. - signed / a retired landscaper who specialized in trees.
Also, you're using the wrong type of shovel to dig holes with, and point the shovel vertically not horizontally. Get a round point to dig, you're using a square point, good to scoop on flat surfaces or flatten
I saw so many people over the years shaking soil from baby trees, plants they were moving I will now just show your message. Root system and soil it has grown in needs to go too, for survival..Else plant is like Help how do I live in this oh-uh🍃🍂🌱 thankyou for this Amen 🤗
Hey Dan, Just found your project and what a project it is.. I hope it continues as you have it planned.. One thing that would be nice is when you have an aerial view could you give the property boundaries.. There seem to be out buildings or neighbors just not sure.. I will be following for the whole thing keep up the hard work your amazing..
Just a thought about the stairs & rail...the wooden rail along the top of the balustrades would have been over the top of a metal rail (like the one you showed) which was fixed in place and the wooden rail with a groove underneath would have been fixed over the top to hide it. The fire probably burnt all the wood away. Metal balustrades can be very elegant and, again, perhaps the fire and then exposure to the weather might have eroded / damaged any shape they may have had. Definitely not an expert but I helped upgrade a Georgian townhouse in Scotland and we had to re-instate missing railings and a hand rail.
Hey Dan! From Georgia USA. I love to watch your videos. They make me want to fly over there and help you around your chateau. I see you do alot of work with your hands. So please wear the gloves for your hands' sake.
Don't blame the hard ground Dan for not getting all of the rootball! 😅 Those saplings are reasonably well established. You need to dig roughly about 30-60cm away from the base of the trunk if you're to have (any) hope in hell of getting the main taproots, otherwise it's a complete and utter waste of time, manual or mechanical digging equipment. And if at all possible, a good soaking of the ground the day before digging, would make the job demonstrably easier, aided by a REALLY good soak following replanting & for AT LEAST 12mths afterwards until re-establishment is obvious. MOST people don't have such a sad and sorry replanting success rate for trees.
My husband and I dug up and replanted over 300 Spruce trees when we bought our acreage 45 years ago. To date, they are 40-50 feet high on average. We dug up a good sized rootball, transported in 2 loads from 150km away, and immediately planted into 24” holes that had been prepped with water, fertilizer, and soil. They were babied with water and fertilizer for a full 2 years. It is not easy to grow healthy trees in cold climates, but that was how we had 100% success rate with ours. Wishing you the best of luck with your chateau grounds as well. Much better climate for growing!👍🏻🌲🌴🌳
As my Mum always said “get some gloves on!”. I never did very often and now I wish I had. There’s something about feeling the job with your bare hands.
Here's bit of advice while to go in and out of the building and over the steps. Lay a wide plank/ board over the steps to give you a smooth surface to push the wheelbarrow over the steps easier.
Dan you need to invest in a funnel to fuel up your gas powered items. I'm sure that the 5 to 15 dollar item will pay for itself pretty quickly. Said out of friendly love for you and for your pocketbook. 😁😁😁😁😁😁
A proper shovel would work much better than a spade for digging the saplings...and as other mentioned...a funnel lol... All in all love seeing the progress on the grounds!
I know you plan on building a cabin to live in during construction. A better idea might be a “tiny house”. They are built on a base on wheels. There are lots of TH-cam channels showing various versions of they. They be be off get grid or plugged into mains. The good part is you can move them.
I was thinking if you cleaned out and secured the basement you could use it for living in and a workshop… then it’s putting energy into the main building instead of a separate cabin project…
@@michaelsmithers4900 I can’t imagine living in that basement. I doubt it’s safe enough. I’d rather see Dan spend a bit on a safe, comfortable small home where he can sit back and relax after working so hard every day.
Terrific Tuesday, Dan. Just had a hand-on-the-forehead moment when I noticed the chateau sign for the first time. Lovely! Hope the sun returns tomorrow.
Wow, Dan, the clearing of all that brush and trees makes such a difference 😳, I am so excited for you and Annalise because its one step closer to seeing more of this beautiful chateau come to life once again. It's going to be so much fun to watch, thanks for sharing with us 😃
You never fail to make me smile here and there. Yep, you sure could use a digger, maybe there is one in your future build of this Chateau. See ya tomorra!!!
Yeah, I was gonna say it, but, you're right. It wouldn't have survived a move attempt to get it to an ag museum. At least you've got video documentation, showing what it looked like. Thanks for sharing. :)
You do work hard. No one can deny that. But you also double-handle and make work harder for yourself. I do hope that once you have finished the cottage and moved to the chateau, you will not be so tired so that you can work smarter, not harder. Many of us wish we could go help you. But for the most part, we are all in other countries and it is not doable. But we always wish you good luck and the best of conditions for work. 😊 And of course, despite what you said, some of us wish you hadn't cut up and burned that good old wood from the hay trailer without at least attempting to use it elsewhere first if only to save a trip to town when needing some rough lumber for something. Old wood holds up even when almost completely rotten through.
As you are clearing out more of the brush and trees can you give us a new aerial shot of the property with rough idea as to where the property lines are?
We see other buildings, homes, barns all around. Could you show us on a map view the boundaries and share what types of neighbors you've got (families vs commercial) and the history of when the land was sold to the other neighbors?
No land was sold to the neighbours. It's the other way around. It's the neighbours who sold the ruins and 2 hectares to Dan and kept the renovated house, outbuildings and the rest of the land where he lives with his family.
About the metal pieces-as you were showing the drone footage of the château towards the end, I saw several small balconies that still had metal rails and a flat metal railing that connected at the top. I think the metal pieces you were speaking about were from those balconies and not an interior or exterior staircase. Also, where did you get your taste for R & B?! I enjoy your musical selections!
Possibly. But he say say that they were found in the rubble of the entrance hall along with the other stairway wreckage. So I think that’s where the assumption of the railing parts came from.
Time for a small diesel tractor (4WD) with a high lift bucket. Save your back! It’s amazing what work you can get done in a short time. Carry on. Marvelous project!
You might find loosening the soil around a sapling with a fork as much as you can and then digging around with a spade could increase your success rate with sapling replants. It depends on the type of tree what root structure they'll have - if there's one dominant root and you snap it I think it will be a lower success rate but with some saplings the roots may divide and many young off-shoots could be enough. Put a cost on your time per successful replant and decide if you think it's worth the effort - it might be better to buy or keep some of those that are younger and easier to replant. I don't think many people do this because it ends up being nowhere near as worthwhile as you'd first think.
Watching this video dating 1 year ago , l realise how much l miss your music. I love your taste in music, and l miss it very much. What difference it make a whole year .....incredible job you have done with you faithful friends ❤❤❤
I have been thinking about your project and I don't know if you're doing a restoration or you have other plans. I was thinking it would be cool if you stabilize the outside and build a home inside the structure. Still having tbe elements that make it the classic Chateau that it is and invite a new design inside. I'll watch no matter what I love your TH-cam channel.
That's usually the best plan. But. Dan is defining the boundary in this case. Clearing needs to be done in order to do the major work. As he said, the saplings are free. The bonus being they don't even need to be brought onsite. If they can fill the gaps along the boundary, even as a temporary measure, that's a good use of resources. It's not like he's making a rose garden by the lawn.
Given the sheer scale of the eventual renovations of the grounds, I'd have dug up and replanted any saplings I could find too. But I must have better luck than Dan because I'm a terrible triffid Womble. Rough land near housing are my favourite hunting grounds and I combine a lovely walk with a nice Womble for new garden plants. Best haul was roughly worth ~£200 & was so heavy I could (barely) stop-start stagger to the bus stop to pay the £1•85 fare home - & that included a VERY nice terracotta pot in perfect condition. People who are either, illogical, dumb, or simply have more money than sense, regularly dump their unwanted garden plants in these areas instead of simply sticking them in the Council's canvas provided bag for the purpose, taking a short walk to the front gate - and leaving it there to be collected for composting. Still, their idiocy is my gain and I'm laughing all the way home. I generally get a 98/99% replanting success rate.
@@ChristineKelly1000 i think he's got the boots, the respirator I've seen, but yes. I assume he'll kit up once he gets power on-site and gets into the major stuff. He doesn't want to be that Dad who unfortunately got his head damaged following his dream.
@@gnarbeljo8980 it’s a lucky thing he has us to remind him about safety. Otherwise he is like most DIYers I’ve seen on YT. No appreciation for the potential dangers and gadding about on building sites oblivious to what can happen.
Dan, watching you daily reminds me to open, pleasant, and honest. I'm sure with the many difficulties, challenges and frustrations you face it isn't always easy to be and act the way you want, but Dan you bring it everyday with amazing music!! PS. please do not leave tools on site till you can really secure them. You said you might do so on a video anyone can watch-I hate to see you robbed of really expensive, difficult & hard to tabulate list of tools-they're soooo expensive!!
I think using the brush saw does wonders to that property and good use of your time while waiting for the paperwork to come through. Thanks for sharing your day. 😀
Dan, you work so hard. I wanted to warn you, as a mother, not to let your boys run in the fields or that wire for the border may decapitate them. I know this sounds terrible. Sorry for being blunt.,
If you mulch your gardens in France, you have a huge amount on the Chateau grounds just waiting for a machine to chew it all up ready for weed suppression. Even if you just use the mulch to keep the bracken fern away.
😂😂😂😂 good morning!!! The indoor tree was a very interesting vibe if you were going for a greenhouse foyer. 😂you need more projects. ❤ no ! Yes replant the saplings they will grow .🙏🙏🙏🙏thank you for wearing safety gear. See you tomorrow 😊
Can you get billy to recommend you for the ecoflow or Ed for adverts or sponsership? Then you won't be without power. Also get a funnel when you are pouring fuel ...it drives me daft all the wastage.
Dan, to dig up saplings: dig straight down and encircle the root system, and make sure you do not cut off the taproot. Pot it and set it aside to water. I've done that with rhododendron for 40+ years with great success; I have some 20 foot high rhododendrons.
Is that your neighbor that we see in the video, the chateau seems closer to the boundary line than I thought. Do you have acreage? Just curious. Love your videos!!!
Chateau close to buildings and industrial site behind it ,average is about 15 in garden and swimming pool end in trees also a corridor either side of the drive.
That trailer gave me an idea: why not build a Tiny House on a trailer? That way you can move it whenever you like on the property? Check out Laura Kampf for her latest build. Or Living Big in a Tiny House for inspo.
Her work is wonderful indeed. I think that he needs a bathroom though so an actual small building would work better. Not to mention his kids will likely stay there on occasion too.
@@michellezevenaar He could get a composting toilet that doesn't need a hookup. Or he could build an outhouse. If he builds a permanent structure, he'll have to pay fees and taxes for having it there. Dan's got the skills to make a lovely home in a small space, with plenty of room for the boys. They're still small enough to love bunking in the same room as their dad anyway.
I've been wondering why he doesn't bring in a container for storage and a camper trailer (a "caravan") to stay in when he's on site. There may be some zoning or land use laws that prevent it.
Agree, thinking the same thing. Why not a camper (caravan) and captained. Here in Ontario Canada we can rent pods that can be stored on your property to put items in temporarily.
I just wanted to mention those metal rods that were from the balestrade may have actually been the core of a spindle. I've seen old staircases where they put a metal rod inside of a very thin spindle to give it strength in case someone fell and put their entire weight on it. If the spindles had a metal core/rod the beautiful outside of the spindle would have burnt in the fire with the varnish or wax coating on the wood helping to fuel the fire. Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot
It would be kinda cool, down the road-when the chateau has proper walls, to have a mural painted with The Tree immortalized. It had to go, of course, but it looked kinda cool.
I thank you for your determination, endurance and such a good spirit and great guy. Comical comments. Excitement when you find something beautiful like those tiles. You shine.
This place is starting to look lived in. Cleaned up. I have missed the old wheelbarrow. Not many projects???**!! What about 1/2 roof and bathroom build-out?
I'd burn all that old growth out, leave everything where it's sitting unless it's old tires or pressurized tanks like old propane tanks. Get a handful of old metal sheeting and toss on the ground flat to give yourself a fire break. Get a heavy landscape rake with solid tines and if it starts to get away from you, just rake like crazy and it'll kill the flame from spreading. Do small enough areas that you can easily keep under control, don't do it on windy days and the ash will fertilize the soil and not kill any deep roots. Wait until things start to come up later in spring and thin out the junk and leave what you want to keep. If you seed it with a really hardy aggressive growing grass, it'll choke out most of the weeds from coming back and it'll help contain the erosion to a minimum. It won't hurt the trees at all unless you let the flames get too intense. But I cleared 50 acres that hadn't been touched ever besides some gravel roadway that was laid down to get to pumping units from a prior oil lease. In nature, fires are an integral part of the normal cycle of sustained regeneration.
Hey, Dan, from Georgia USA. I don't have any advice, just wanted you to know what you're doing to rescue your treasure is extraordinary. Your humor, photography, and music bring me joy. Thanks for working so gosh darn hard.
I Think Dan's "chateau" has some US Construction in it. That's the first time I've seen those rebar bars in any of the French destruction channels I watch. & Dan acts like he's not seen them before. Maybe some things were made with concrete then faced with French/historical ways?
@@marshawargo7238 rebars are not an american invention... in fact it was a french engineer/gardener :D Dans chateau is just a lot younger than others, as he mentioned in earlier videos :)
Y'know Dan, if you bought a funnel it would pay for itself in one chainsaw fill up. ;)
I'm so excited to see you devote some time to the chateau. Thanks for all the content. As you build and the channel grows it'll be nice to know that I was "there" right from the beginning. I'm invested, haha.
I just thought that. Dan doesn’t care very good care of his tools.
I thought the same about the funnel!!
@@beverlymartin1414 Me: "I like your chateau videos better than the ones at the farmhouse. I find them more exciting. I'm glad I could be here from the beginning of the chateau build"
You : "Now listen here buddy, I was here first! So there! (You weren't, but whatever)." Continues to tell me off with information completely irrelevant to the fact that I like the chateau videos more than the farmhouse"
With fans like you, Dan certainly doesn't need enemies. "Welcome to Dan's channel, where your opinions get attacked by the one who showed up first!"(You didn't, but whatever).
@@beverlymartin1414 You are projecting onto Dan's personal life, which is not a cool thing to do to Dan or his family.
@@queaniesincetip4363 thank you for saying that. I tend to get into “disagreements-arguments” with people on here trying to tell them to lay off his personal life because it’s none of their business. It is so negative, but yet they still do it. 🤷♀️
Well, I choked on my tea when you said you were saving the axel to the trailer because you were running out of projects!
I love Dan's British humour in saying he's going to save the hay trailer ax for a project, because he doesn't have many projects at the moment! Lol
To a Brit an AXEL by any name is just a ROSE!
Hi,Dan. I agree with everyone else regarding using a funnel or buying a gas can top with the corrugated plastic filling spout. Most fuel containers in Canada and the USA include the fill spout with the jug purchase.
Regarding your lack of safety equipment; a hard hat is a good thing. It will prevent small rocks or sapling trees from giving you a bad concussion/ cut,but it won't help you with anything larger. The hard hat is only plastic after all. The MOST IMPORTANT safety items that you DON'T use are steel toed work boots ( with a rubber sole if you work in the woods) and a good quality pair of Chainsaw Pants !!!! This is super important as it only takes a split second to get a really bad cut ( that requires many,many stitches), the loss of some digits or a limb. Worse case...the loss of your life. Its all too easy to get injured while operating a chainsaw.....one small mistake or a distraction can cost you dearly. Try to keep the area that you are working/ cutting in as clear as possible too ( to prevent a misstep or slip while walking around the brush ). Be very careful working in the woods,please .
Good Morning from NZ.I just want to say you are an awesome person. You work so hard and have so many talents. It's inspiring to see what you achieve and also make the time to record ,edit and post your activity. Keep up the good work..and looking forward to watching the progression which has been fantastic so far.
Ditto! Also from another longstanding NZ Dan fan!
Ditto also New Zealander 👏🏻🇳🇿👍🏻
Kia Ora Fellow Kiwi! Dan is indeed a hard working, multi-talented bloke with a diverse, amazing set of skills that make watching the Escape to Rural France video updates incredibly interesting. Yessiree, "Escape to Rural France" happenings are followed in our NZ household also.
Another kiwi here
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Thank you Dan for replanting some of the saplings
Mother Earth needs more people like you, who are respectful of and for the environment
Many blessings.
From my city apartment in Washington, DC. I watch every day and talk to the screen ( "you!) and enjoy it all. Thank you for the city "Escape"! You are working so hard and the Chateau will be a beauty!
The look you gave when you mentioned you were running short on projects: priceless! When you were attempting to dig up that sapling, I thought, “Ah, Dan the Gardner is going back to his roots!” 😂
Literally :)
As I have found, 1. Don't dig saplings or bushes untill you've had a soaking rain. Digging is easier. Also time of year is important for these rescued plants so they will grow in. I would suggest digging typically in the fall, you won't need to water as much. Oh, if you did have a mechanical digger it would be tons easier.
Love the humor in your vlogs Dan. Your sense of humour leads me to think that your editing is reflecting this too, such as ‘This will really set them off in the comments’!? 😂😂👏🥰
You may be on to something….😂.
The digging seems to never end! Crack on!
Thank you Dan - you inspire us all! Especially your idea that anything is possible. But you also teach us don't be afraid to put the work in, that's where the magic happens! really appreciate everything you do and the sharing with us - may all of your dreams come true!
Where did you learn about trees? First; if you're going to dig up saplings, make sure the soil is moist, then slice a circle around them, and then try to pry them up. Second; do NOT shake the soil off the roots, the plant needs that and it will assure its survival. Third; have the new hole prepared and ready to fill. Do not plant deeper than it was. It does not hurt to sprinkle a few granules of fertilizer in the hole, too. - signed / a retired landscaper who specialized in trees.
Also, you're using the wrong type of shovel to dig holes with, and point the shovel vertically not horizontally. Get a round point to dig, you're using a square point, good to scoop on flat surfaces or flatten
I don't think you meant it to be rude but helpful. I think it was informative and helpful.
Agree with this tree man!
Are you retired or were you fired for rudeness? You can be helpful without being unkind.
I saw so many people over the years shaking soil from baby trees, plants they were moving I will now just show your message. Root system and soil it has grown in needs to go too, for survival..Else plant is like Help how do I live in this oh-uh🍃🍂🌱 thankyou for this Amen 🤗
Hey Dan, Just found your project and what a project it is.. I hope it continues as you have it planned.. One thing that would be nice is when you have an aerial view could you give the property boundaries.. There seem to be out buildings or neighbors just not sure.. I will be following for the whole thing keep up the hard work your amazing..
Just a thought about the stairs & rail...the wooden rail along the top of the balustrades would have been over the top of a metal rail (like the one you showed) which was fixed in place and the wooden rail with a groove underneath would have been fixed over the top to hide it. The fire probably burnt all the wood away. Metal balustrades can be very elegant and, again, perhaps the fire and then exposure to the weather might have eroded / damaged any shape they may have had. Definitely not an expert but I helped upgrade a Georgian townhouse in Scotland and we had to re-instate missing railings and a hand rail.
Hey Dan! From Georgia USA. I love to watch your videos. They make me want to fly over there and help you around your chateau. I see you do alot of work with your hands. So please wear the gloves for your hands' sake.
Don't blame the hard ground Dan for not getting all of the rootball! 😅
Those saplings are reasonably well established. You need to dig roughly about 30-60cm away from the base of the trunk if you're to have (any) hope in hell of getting the main taproots, otherwise it's a complete and utter waste of time, manual or mechanical digging equipment. And if at all possible, a good soaking of the ground the day before digging, would make the job demonstrably easier, aided by a REALLY good soak following replanting & for AT LEAST 12mths afterwards until re-establishment is obvious. MOST people don't have such a sad and sorry replanting success rate for trees.
THIS! ☝️
My husband and I dug up and replanted over 300 Spruce trees when we bought our acreage 45 years ago. To date, they are 40-50 feet high on average. We dug up a good sized rootball, transported in 2 loads from 150km away, and immediately planted into 24” holes that had been prepped with water, fertilizer, and soil. They were babied with water and fertilizer for a full 2 years. It is not easy to grow healthy trees in cold climates, but that was how we had 100% success rate with ours. Wishing you the best of luck with your chateau grounds as well. Much better climate for growing!👍🏻🌲🌴🌳
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LOL!! "I really haven't many projects going at the moment." Truly made me laugh out loud. Just glad I had already finished my coffee.
Me too! It had me laughing.
As my Mum always said “get some gloves on!”. I never did very often and now I wish I had. There’s something about feeling the job with your bare hands.
"Hey, Spielberg! You watchin' this? This guy knows how to set up a shot and how to frame a story."
Just got to say that the music you choose is awesome. Very upbeat and happy.
It's the single biggest element that keeps me from subscribing. I have to constantly mute out the terrible 80's rock.
@@PenelopeFluffingtonExactly! Beautiful surroundings and natural sounds! Don’t need that background music!
Here's bit of advice while to go in and out of the building and over the steps. Lay a wide plank/ board over the steps to give you a smooth surface to push the wheelbarrow over the steps easier.
A proper shovel with a pointed tip is faster and easer than a flat shovel but hey live and learn
Dan you need to invest in a funnel to fuel up your gas powered items. I'm sure that the 5 to 15 dollar item will pay for itself pretty quickly. Said out of friendly love for you and for your pocketbook. 😁😁😁😁😁😁
He has never been one to take care of his tools.
Or swap to a pouring cap for the fuel container.
Just cut any plastic pop bottle in half- makes a great funnel.
I can’t watch it…
I thought he was pouring water one time! Then I realized it was gas and I almost fell over! 😂
You might need another project lol!! I am loving watching things happen here at the Chateau. Would love to come and help!
A proper shovel would work much better than a spade for digging the saplings...and as other mentioned...a funnel lol...
All in all love seeing the progress on the grounds!
Loved the video. It’s always exciting to watch the transformation and your tenacity when tackling something. Great job! 👍🏻
I know you plan on building a cabin to live in during construction. A better idea might be a “tiny house”. They are built on a base on wheels. There are lots of TH-cam channels showing various versions of they. They be be off get
grid or plugged into mains. The good part is you can move them.
Hang some flags on your boundary markers to save anyone tripping over them.
I was thinking if you cleaned out and secured the basement you could use it for living in and a workshop… then it’s putting energy into the main building instead of a separate cabin project…
@@michaelsmithers4900 I can’t imagine living in that basement. I doubt it’s safe enough. I’d rather see Dan spend a bit on a safe, comfortable small home where he can sit back and relax after working so hard every day.
The tiny home is a great idea. And it can be sold and moved off property when no longer needed. So may websites that give info on building one
I'm cheering for Dan to build a pool house to live in temporarily, 2 birds 1 stone. cgzone8
Terrific Tuesday, Dan. Just had a hand-on-the-forehead moment when I noticed the chateau sign for the first time. Lovely! Hope the sun returns tomorrow.
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Wow, Dan, the clearing of all that brush and trees makes such a difference 😳, I am so excited for you and Annalise because its one step closer to seeing more of this beautiful chateau come to life once again. It's going to be so much fun to watch, thanks for sharing with us 😃
Annalise and Dan broke up more than a year ago.
You never fail to make me smile here and there. Yep, you sure could use a digger, maybe there is one in your future build of this Chateau. See ya tomorra!!!
I look forward to watching you’re videos each day. It’s going to. Be a beautiful place once again.
Yeah, I was gonna say it, but, you're right. It wouldn't have survived a move attempt to get it to an ag museum. At least you've got video documentation, showing what it looked like. Thanks for sharing. :)
You do work hard. No one can deny that. But you also double-handle and make work harder for yourself. I do hope that once you have finished the cottage and moved to the chateau, you will not be so tired so that you can work smarter, not harder. Many of us wish we could go help you. But for the most part, we are all in other countries and it is not doable. But we always wish you good luck and the best of conditions for work. 😊
And of course, despite what you said, some of us wish you hadn't cut up and burned that good old wood from the hay trailer without at least attempting to use it elsewhere first if only to save a trip to town when needing some rough lumber for something. Old wood holds up even when almost completely rotten through.
How do you know that he didn’t save it???
Dan definitely puts out a Viking energy....😜❤👍
Good idea to reuse those sapling . You know they'll😊 grow well . Same soil and all that You an amazing hard worker so positive . Good one Dan 😊
As you are clearing out more of the brush and trees can you give us a new aerial shot of the property with rough idea as to where the property lines are?
We see other buildings, homes, barns all around. Could you show us on a map view the boundaries and share what types of neighbors you've got (families vs commercial) and the history of when the land was sold to the other neighbors?
He said the person who sold him the château and part of its land lives in one of the nearby houses
No land was sold to the neighbours. It's the other way around. It's the neighbours who sold the ruins and 2 hectares to Dan and kept the renovated house, outbuildings and the rest of the land where he lives with his family.
Dan. Please do a garden vlog of the Chateau. Are there any Daffodils coming up or any other flower 🌸 under the trees and by the pond. 🌼🌺
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About the metal pieces-as you were showing the drone footage of the château towards the end, I saw several small balconies that still had metal rails and a flat metal railing that connected at the top. I think the metal pieces you were speaking about were from those balconies and not an interior or exterior staircase. Also, where did you get your taste for R & B?! I enjoy your musical selections!
Possibly. But he say say that they were found in the rubble of the entrance hall along with the other stairway wreckage. So I think that’s where the assumption of the railing parts came from.
Time for a small diesel tractor (4WD) with a high lift bucket. Save your back! It’s amazing what work you can get done in a short time.
Carry on. Marvelous project!
You might find loosening the soil around a sapling with a fork as much as you can and then digging around with a spade could increase your success rate with sapling replants. It depends on the type of tree what root structure they'll have - if there's one dominant root and you snap it I think it will be a lower success rate but with some saplings the roots may divide and many young off-shoots could be enough. Put a cost on your time per successful replant and decide if you think it's worth the effort - it might be better to buy or keep some of those that are younger and easier to replant. I don't think many people do this because it ends up being nowhere near as worthwhile as you'd first think.
Watching this video dating 1 year ago , l realise how much l miss your music. I love your taste in music, and l miss it very much. What difference it make a whole year .....incredible job you have done with you faithful friends ❤❤❤
I have been thinking about your project and I don't know if you're doing a restoration or you have other plans. I was thinking it would be cool if you stabilize the outside and build a home inside the structure. Still having tbe elements that make it the classic Chateau that it is and invite a new design inside. I'll watch no matter what I love your TH-cam channel.
Maybe it’s best wait to plant….and just focus on the clearing up ….you have a huge task before you Mr. Dan…great job so far. See you tomorrow ❤
That's usually the best plan. But. Dan is defining the boundary in this case. Clearing needs to be done in order to do the major work. As he said, the saplings are free. The bonus being they don't even need to be brought onsite. If they can fill the gaps along the boundary, even as a temporary measure, that's a good use of resources. It's not like he's making a rose garden by the lawn.
That was funny “I might save the axle for another project”😂
Given the sheer scale of the eventual renovations of the grounds, I'd have dug up and replanted any saplings I could find too. But I must have better luck than Dan because I'm a terrible triffid Womble. Rough land near housing are my favourite hunting grounds and I combine a lovely walk with a nice Womble for new garden plants. Best haul was roughly worth ~£200 & was so heavy I could (barely) stop-start stagger to the bus stop to pay the £1•85 fare home - & that included a VERY nice terracotta pot in perfect condition.
People who are either, illogical, dumb, or simply have more money than sense, regularly dump their unwanted garden plants in these areas instead of simply sticking them in the Council's canvas provided bag for the purpose, taking a short walk to the front gate - and leaving it there to be collected for composting.
Still, their idiocy is my gain and I'm laughing all the way home. I generally get a 98/99% replanting success rate.
Love your videos and the music in them. Amazing work Dan!
You need to make a wood pile out the side/back for a fire pit to use whilst you're building and maybe when you start living there. See ya tomorra ❤
Yes, a wood pile, as well as a compost pile for all your leaves. Nothing formal, but a place they can decay and get reused.
I wonder how many times Dan's gonna move that wood around the property?
How about we all chip in and buy Dan a funnel? 🤣🤣🤣
Send it to Lalande, with a decent hardhat.
YES! And a Hard Hat and steel tipped work boots!
🙌 I'm IN!
@@gnarbeljo8980 and protective clothing, masks, respirators, googles, safety glasses, knee pads and steel toe caps ….
@@ChristineKelly1000 i think he's got the boots, the respirator I've seen, but yes. I assume he'll kit up once he gets power on-site and gets into the major stuff. He doesn't want to be that Dad who unfortunately got his head damaged following his dream.
@@gnarbeljo8980 it’s a lucky thing he has us to remind him about safety. Otherwise he is like most DIYers I’ve seen on YT. No appreciation for the potential dangers and gadding about on building sites oblivious to what can happen.
Dan, watching you daily reminds me to open, pleasant, and honest. I'm sure with the many difficulties, challenges and frustrations you face it isn't always easy to be and act the way you want, but Dan you bring it everyday with amazing music!! PS. please do not leave tools on site till you can really secure them. You said you might do so on a video anyone can watch-I hate to see you robbed of really expensive, difficult & hard to tabulate list of tools-they're soooo expensive!!
While we're all chipping in and buying Dan a funnel, can we also get him a good pair of steel toed work boots? Those wellies make me nervous!
Another great video thanks for sharing Dan great work as always
I think using the brush saw does wonders to that property and good use of your time while waiting for the paperwork to come through.
Thanks for sharing your day. 😀
Dan, you work so hard. I wanted to warn you, as a mother, not to let your boys run in the fields or that wire for the border may decapitate them. I know this sounds terrible. Sorry for being blunt.,
Yes, my thought too. Maybe put some
Fluorescent tags along the cable.
Great point!🤔 I hope Dan will build a wooden fence, instead of having potentially dangerous wire at small-child neck height.😲🤯🥺
@@saraheschweiler4939 or an animal
I don’t know how Dan puts up with these comments from busy bodies “warn you as a mother” is so patronising
Dan, great work, great music and really good vlog.
busy busy and what a opportunity to do what you are doing a long journey but definitely will look great with time.
If you mulch your gardens in France, you have a huge amount on the Chateau grounds just waiting for a machine to chew it all up ready for weed suppression. Even if you just use the mulch to keep the bracken fern away.
He needs a few goats.......will save him loads of time clearing things.
Great music Dan. You can make a funnel out of a water bottle. All the best.
' I haven't REALLY got many projects on the go at the moment' says the man rescuing a burnt-down chateau...:-)
😂😂😂😂 good morning!!! The indoor tree was a very interesting vibe if you were going for a greenhouse foyer. 😂you need more projects. ❤ no ! Yes replant the saplings they will grow .🙏🙏🙏🙏thank you for wearing safety gear. See you tomorrow 😊
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"I don't have really not a lot projects on the go for now"... Hahahaha😂
Just what you need, another project! It’s worth saving the axle for something.
Nice work today! To dig use a pointed spade.
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Do you need to put some red flags 🚩 on those cables so you don’t run over or trip on them⁉️
Dan doesn’t listen to any of us! 👍🤣😂
Who digs with a spade anymore? The guy who is single handedly renovating a ruin!
great firewood for the future..Axle would be great base for a Roulotte..? thanks for the vlog
Can you get billy to recommend you for the ecoflow or Ed for adverts or sponsership? Then you won't be without power. Also get a funnel when you are pouring fuel ...it drives me daft all the wastage.
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Great video Dan.
Pour liquids from the deeper side/ handle side of the hole so they don’t blob and surge out. Just a thought to not waste fuel. 😊
Funnel would help tremendously.......
progress..... sooo many things to do, so many box that need to be checked, I would tip my hat off to you, if I had one ;) Cheers!
Great sounds Dan!
Looking good! Wish the saplings had come up like you had hoped!
Dan, to dig up saplings: dig straight down and encircle the root system, and make sure you do not cut off the taproot. Pot it and set it aside to water. I've done that with rhododendron for 40+ years with great success; I have some 20 foot high rhododendrons.
Definitely cut straight down and around sapling and KEEP as much dirt around the root to transplant. Cover with dead leaves
Dan do you have a funnel to fuel up your chainsaw? Makes it easier and you don’t spill any. Love that you taking on such a magnanimous task. ❤
Dan walks (and works) to the beat of his own drum...
I was going to say the same think.
Yeah, spilling gasoline over rural France. Nice job.
Magnanimous? “Forgiving towards a rival or less powerful person”. I think you mean big. And you are right this is BIG.
I was shocked when I saw what he did!
Bet wish you had a magic wand then you could get a Digger just like that 😂😂😂😂see you tomorrow 🤗👍
Loved Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
Is that your neighbor that we see in the video, the chateau seems closer to the boundary line than I thought. Do you have acreage? Just curious. Love your videos!!!
Chateau close to buildings and industrial site behind it ,average is about 15 in garden and swimming pool end in trees also a corridor either side of the drive.
@@jamesbaker429 Hey thanks a lot, now I can picture it.
Great Job Dan ….
Keep going 🚂
I think I can, I think I can …..
I know I can, I know I can 🥳
Brisbane, Australia 🇦🇺 👋
I see a bonfire in your future 🔥. Good idea to save the axel, you really need another project--LOL. See ya tomorrow 🙏❤️
3:46 I am attacked, sir.
Should save the trailer hitch also besides the tires could make a small tow for logs on property
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Listen Everyone: Dan's views on a funnel is, "Can't be bothered."
I love watching the progress on the chateau ❤
Every little bit helps get it all done. Blessings,
That trailer gave me an idea: why not build a Tiny House on a trailer? That way you can move it whenever you like on the property? Check out Laura Kampf for her latest build. Or Living Big in a Tiny House for inspo.
Her work is wonderful indeed. I think that he needs a bathroom though so an actual small building would work better. Not to mention his kids will likely stay there on occasion too.
@@michellezevenaar He could get a composting toilet that doesn't need a hookup. Or he could build an outhouse. If he builds a permanent structure, he'll have to pay fees and taxes for having it there. Dan's got the skills to make a lovely home in a small space, with plenty of room for the boys. They're still small enough to love bunking in the same room as their dad anyway.
I've been wondering why he doesn't bring in a container for storage and a camper trailer (a "caravan") to stay in when he's on site. There may be some zoning or land use laws that prevent it.
Agree, thinking the same thing. Why not a camper (caravan) and captained. Here in Ontario Canada we can rent pods that can be stored on your property to put items in temporarily.
Intrigued to see neighbours fairly close by. Sandi x
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I just wanted to mention those metal rods that were from the balestrade may have actually been the core of a spindle. I've seen old staircases where they put a metal rod inside of a very thin spindle to give it strength in case someone fell and put their entire weight on it.
If the spindles had a metal core/rod the beautiful outside of the spindle would have burnt in the fire with the varnish or wax coating on the wood helping to fuel the fire.
Blessings from South Eastern Australia, Dot
You have soooo many projects you need a “ I have projects” tee shirt. Hugs from NY
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It would be kinda cool, down the road-when the chateau has proper walls, to have a mural painted with The Tree immortalized. It had to go, of course, but it looked kinda cool.
I’m wondering, are any of these trees being cleared are able to mill for later use in the château?
I thank you for your determination, endurance and such a good spirit and great guy. Comical comments. Excitement when you find something beautiful like those tiles. You shine.
Can I suggest a good pair of gloves when gardening and a funnel for the petrol that goes in the chainsaw 😊😊👍
do you have a grave yard on your property? i just love your videos. im from Idaho usa. we dont have awesome castles here like yours.
It was really cute, the hay trailer. It would have been good as a rustic 🌺 planter
Always on point with the music 😄
I enjoy the music as much as the content.👏✌️😊🙏🌻🇺🇲
This place is starting to look lived in. Cleaned up. I have missed the old wheelbarrow. Not many projects???**!! What about 1/2 roof and bathroom build-out?
I'd burn all that old growth out, leave everything where it's sitting unless it's old tires or pressurized tanks like old propane tanks. Get a handful of old metal sheeting and toss on the ground flat to give yourself a fire break. Get a heavy landscape rake with solid tines and if it starts to get away from you, just rake like crazy and it'll kill the flame from spreading. Do small enough areas that you can easily keep under control, don't do it on windy days and the ash will fertilize the soil and not kill any deep roots. Wait until things start to come up later in spring and thin out the junk and leave what you want to keep. If you seed it with a really hardy aggressive growing grass, it'll choke out most of the weeds from coming back and it'll help contain the erosion to a minimum. It won't hurt the trees at all unless you let the flames get too intense. But I cleared 50 acres that hadn't been touched ever besides some gravel roadway that was laid down to get to pumping units from a prior oil lease. In nature, fires are an integral part of the normal cycle of sustained regeneration.
Defo a job for the digger. Hopefully Nick will bring one with him.