Abandoned Cottage Renovation | Episode 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ย. 2024
- Today we go over what needs doing on my next big project.
Credit to Jack for filming this episode on his camera 📸
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Thanks for watching!
If anyone can do it, you can.
Thanks 👍 😊
You can do it Sean ! I have confidence in you. Crack on! ❤️
Hearing the wind blowing you may look into small wind turbine to supplement any solar.
Nope, can't do it. The property is the 'Parc National Normandie Maine' which prohibits the installation of any turbines. There is one on a property in a neiboring village and it never turns because the people didn't check before installing. If they turn it on they will be heavily fined by the council.
We can’t have wind turbines either because I live near the beach and too many migratory birds
Beautiful landscape.. love the editing.. 🤞you keep a balanced life style so that you can have time to enjoy your home and family..
However it is lovely to watch progress..✨🙏✨
Someone send Sean wind solar gear!
PERSONAL Small wind turbine…not visible to others are amazing!
Sean, you're channelling a Paul McCartney look today👌that wee cottage is going to look amazing
I absolutely love your homestead, it reminds me of my grandmother’s home. I lived in the city but should have been a country girl. It just makes you feel better being in such beauty. You have made my day. Thanks Sean
I look forward to you on your channel as well as on Billy's channel. You are a master craftsman in all you do. I am amazed.
Yes I think you can save that cottage. It would be a great Guest house. Why not ? Have fun renovating. :D
omg!!! Now I really want to live there!!!!!!!!!! Bless your heart for bringing this back to life
What an exciting project, Sean! Looking forward to the transformation! 🙂👍
So cool that you have fresh items available to purchase and you know it's good and you get to help your neighbors! Win, win! Love your videos
If any one can do it its you Sean Lovely to see you working on your own stuff xx
Love your vlogs. Don't miss a single one. Great sense of humor, wonderful skills, interesting content and nice haircut by the way!
So interesting to see this project. Keep it rustic. How calm & clear headed you are Sean. You are clever. 👏👏👏👏🫶 xx 🌸🏡
Excited to see the cottage renovations! Lovely that you left the brambles for the wildlife.
You can do it!
I like the plan to keep the renovation off grid. Thank you for sharing your plans Sean and look forward to watching the progress. Love what you do at the Chateau and Convent and it certainly is going to be a joy watching you doing your own property. Exciting times. Have a lovely day.
What's the history of the buildings, when and why were they built, and their original uses?
I love learning of the histories...🤗
Very exciting projects Sean. Cannot wait for videos !!!!
I've got brambles to attack big time! Since my accident over a year ago, I have reduced mobility and can't stand for long, annoyingly . My family think the garden ends at the patio :( so as soon as it stops raining, I'll start doing what I can!!! You're having the same sort of weather as we are just on the Essex borders.Good luck with your work Sean. 👍👍👍💪💪💪
Your neighbors are beautiful!🐮🐮Thank God you weren't hurt when your mower went over the edge! It will be exciting to see you save and renovate the cottages.
I shall look forward to seeing what you do with the cottage. You certainly have all the skills to make it happen. Xxx
Sean, You do great work on the convent project and I am sure you will make this cottage look great
Sean, the derelict cottage has wonderful potential - I’m looking forward to watching you bring it to fruition. Are you planning on turning it into an AirB&B?
J’ai eu le même soucie dans une maison, la poutre en travers de la pièce. Je l’ai habillé après traitement et fait une contre marche et deux niveaux dans la pièce. Ce qui permet de mettre un lit.
What a wonderful building to redo. I look forward to watching your progress. Thanks for sharing your ideas. Have a Blessed day.
Thank you for sharing. We old people watch you young people work . Great sense of humor.
Sean and Sam see you in the fall. One more full day on this side of the world and then off to the heat of summer.
Hi Darci stay cool 😎
Take care Darci 🥰 see you in October
Those massive brambles make you and the rider mower look miniature. There is nothing lazy about you Sean working all the time. Nice job I've learned a new word "strimmer".....
Wow, that’s exciting. You can turn your hand to anything Sean…….you need an Ecoflow, for sure to enable light etc, but then am sure you know all about them.
Looking forward to your new project Sean. You make things so easy to understand.
I’m so excited Sean to see the next build come up. Who better than you to tackle this. Such an amazing skill to have.
I Loved strimming, my short arms, i had to use a harness, plus you should have safety glasses, not fun when brambles hit your face. But oh so much fun ahead of you.. so envious. Never thought i would miss pointing 😅
Love the cottage and your plans on the reno. Very off grid but doable. You could even make it an airbnb? Glad you are still posting. The Pethericks are all disappearing. Just kidding but Billy will only post on Sundays. Can't blame him. Take care.
“Hell of a lot of work…..”…..understatement. But Sean, I think you and your boy can do anything.
Can’t wait to see this project. You’ve all the skills and more. ✅✅✅✅✅✅👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
The right tools in the hands of someone who knows how to use them can accomplish miracles.
🚜🛻 You are doing great !!! Keep on keeping on ,Brit. Super show on your work !! Great show, again !!!❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
Very cool property good luck! It will be wonderful! Love the off grid idea and reusing things it allows for creativity. I saw what looked like stone sinks at one of the flea markets you went too…very cool for cottage kitchen sink!
I loved the drive-by berry snatch, lol. I have to watch again, I didn't hear how old the cottage was. It will be fun to see what you do with it. 🧡
It will be fantastic to see the progress you make on the cottage.
Really interesting project. Can’t wait for you to get started! 👍
I love the idea of those cottages being off-grid. That's really going to make it very efficient. Can't believe you fell off the side of that hill!!!! Holy crap. Glad you weren't injured.
Sean, good job of Striming (?). It's looking fine.
You will do an excellent job on the reno. I look forward to seeing all the progress.
Cheers
Hi Sean, sounds a good plan. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Cheers Trish
That sounds like a great Project. Pretty sure you will turn it into a "amazing Space", like George Clarke would say :)
Very exciting project, Sean! It will be wonderful seeing you putting your wealth of excellent skills to use for your own space. I love the low cost, low energy aspect. Do you have plans for the apartment as a family/friends accommodations or a rental? It's great to have options. Best of luck! 😃🛠 🏘
Wonderful that your allowed to buy unpasteurized milk in France. Here in Canada we have the dairy board that controls the milk and how much each farmer produces in turn the prices and it’s only allows the big companies to to buy and pasteurize and ofcourse they removed the nice thick cream so can’t even make our own cream or butter.
Restoration of this cottage is a wonderful project for viewers to follow! I would love to see you restore all of the buildings as potential B&B's or long term rentals. Monthly rental income would alleviate your financial stress and provide a comfortable retirement for you and Sam. I know you value your privacy, but I'm sure there are renters who are seeking a quiet, low key lifestyle and would respect your space.
Great video! Keep up the great work! Can't wait until you start the cottage.
Love the ladies next door 🐮🐄. Love your property Sean it has so much potential
I think Billy's crack on attitude is catching! ☺️ Good for you Sean. I think you are going to enjoy this project.
Great project, Sean! Thanks for sharing your plans, especially the solar aspect. Can't wait to see how you approach that. (BTW, do you have a harness for your trimmer? Seems like the work would be easier with one.)
Look forward to seeing more of your new project Sean you are the man for the job with all your knowledge.
I love seeing all the lovely ladies in the field! The cottage looks like an exciting project! It’ll be a lot of work, but I can definitely worth it at the end. I look forward to seeing your progress. Love from Vermont.
Love those buildings!
Hi Sean and Sam, working outside is the best relaxing work ever. Just being in the fresh air and enjoying the day. God bless you all from Wisconsin USA.
May I suggest that you take pictures along the whole project. When it’s done you can self-publish a companion coffee table type book to accompany the project.
Can’t wait to watch the cottage be restored. I love you videos of beautiful France. The beauty of the countryside and churches makes me want to live in France.
I love this new project and doing it as off the grid as possible adds more interest. I love how you always think about the environment by repurposing things and finding second hand items. In todays economy, this project will be very enjoyable to watch. I’m glad you didn’t fall off the edge!!! xx
Really love your videos. I’m sad the Pethericks cut back as it became a source of pleasure. But I’m happy that you keep letting us into your life. Everyone needs a Sean in their life. You are amazing in so many ways. Thank from Maryland U.S.A.
Very much respect, Sean, for going off-grid. It's the future.
I love seeing your hard work and all the beautiful country landscaping that you uncover.
Who says a grass cutter must be fast? Think of it as a ZEN experience. Love you Sean❤️
That's lovely property you have. You are one skilled person.
Sounds like one heck of a project you have lined up with that cottage. Good luck to you.
Great Sean more renovations, they will be fabulous when finished 😮
Gorgeous cows. Isn’t it nice to be able to enjoy them without the responsibility.
Love the old sign that says Bar/hotel/restaurant. 👍🏻👍🏻
hydroelectric is another great off the grid power source 👍🏻
Love to see some beautiful bird houses 🐦
Sean my darling. Lucky you that you have a place or cabin you can renovate. The potential is great. Time hopefully will show a new home. Well my love take care and stay safe. See ya next time. Love ya 🍺🌹🕊👍🌞🇺🇸😇🙏❤️🌈
Look forward to watching this building progress. I have seen your skills on remodeling on Billy's channel so I know this will be fun to watch plus your gift of repurposing items to use for your projects is amazing!
Can’t wait to see the work Billy would be lost without you
ya'll need to do group work days like when they used to do barn raisings. Provide food and beer to your buddies.
Love the cows, especially the Jersey....so pretty and cute!! Glad to see you back at your property Sean. Wow...crazy brambles. Great camera work too! Veluxes (spelling)....dormer windows? I am in Canada and haven't heard of that word before. The cottage removation sounds very exciting and look forward to it! Green and off grid is amazing!
Someone else said that it was a brand of skylights that is very popular in Europe.
Tes voisines les vaches, celles qui ont de grandes taches rouge sont des Montbéliardes. Elles viennent de Franche-Comte et certainement du Jura ;-) leur lait a un pourcentage de gras plus élevé et permet de faire de bon fromage !
I love the fact that you are taking a low impact approach and using second hand products if you can. Anyone can restore a house if you have plenty of money to run out buy whatever you need. But doing repairs and upgrades with what is available seems more fun and interesting.
Piece of cake for a pro like you, Sean. If you keep that huge cross member in place and make it one big room, you'll have space for a nice big chandelier.
The camera/filming seems as though I’m standing right there with you, very impressive! Love the row of buildings, looks like stepping back in time. The cottage will be wonderful!
Great project Sean. Maybe you can recruit some summer time helpers?
Looking forward to following your process in the rescue of these lovely old buildings. Great videography, Jack; I love the first and last frame of the "cow-type ladies" and of the Dandelions growing just inside the doorway. Thank you for sharing, Sean, Jack and Samantha. ox
Excited to see you reno the cottage! Love that you are leaving some brambles for habitat as well as berry picking.
I love cows! I have a life size original painting of two cows in my sitting room, By the wonderful artist Shun Miller from Taddiport, Devon, England, looking straight at you, and I love it! How wonderful to get the raw milk from them. It is good to see you are aware of your safety whilst doing the gardening, and thank goodness you were side saddle on the ride on mower, so you survived, while it went tumbling down the hill! Maybe wear goggles though when strimming, as those brambles are evil, as I am sure you have found out?! We need you here Sean! You work so hard both at yours, and at Bill's Chateau. Thank you for your videos, we love them. Blessings from Jilly & Madge the rescue greyhound, from Devon, England. xxx
Gosh! That’s a lot of work to be done. Sure it will look great once completed
Lol, that cow looks at you then looks at the other cow like " who is this guy " 😆
Can't wait to watch you do this project
Love the off grid, low cost, low environmental impact, recycling ideas Sean, Very exciting. I’m done with grand designs I want some grassroots, innovative, experimental creations. Can’t wait to watch it all happen. All the best.
Looking forward to this renovation. Brilliant that it's going to be off grid.
You always have your priorities well in hand. Time and finances are always the items in short supply for most of us 👍🏻🥴. I really appreciate how you stick to your principles and that you are trying to be as off grid as possible.
Enjoying your videos. Your a funny caring knowledgeable man. Stay strong and carry on! You can do it!
Thanks for the intro to the girls, 😂😂loved it. Sean, you are a sweetheart.
Very exciting happenings! Looking forward to watching it all come together.
This cottage will be beautiful when you have finished renovating it I'm sure. A lot of work but very well worth it Sean. 💕🇦🇺
It is a very worthwhile project saving this cottage. The timbers are lovely and sturdy. They don't seem to have any worm damage. It would be nice to leave some timbers exposed and treated with stain. It will be a nice place to live. I like the chimney in the room. Gives a historic flavor to the cottage. Thank you. You are very interesting.
Looking forward to this renovation journey Sean. ❤ 👋 🇦🇺
Really excited to see this project …love seeing you work…
Your work ethic is incredible. You know so much and hope you pass some to your children. My father taught me wood working. And I am grateful for that.
What a great project Sean, the cottage will make a lovely living space xxx💕
Everything requires gigantic tools- industrial strimmer, big tractor for the garden growth
We all know there is nothing you cant do Sean! I think your plan for the cottage sounds wonderful!😊
What an exciting project. Extra plus for the ecological aspect and at the same time preserving historical buildings for the future! Looking forward to the continuation!
Your neighbours are gorgeous. I love the brown and brown and white ones.
So a lot of the flooring and bricks that you got from the Convet that Billy gave you should come in handy for your new project