Metro Pcs, Thank you for your kind words! I had never heard of Bitume prior to these floors, so many things to learn here!! Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Best movie line ever " don't pay any attention to the man behind the curtain " I use it all the time, after I say something I should not have. Lol 😆... love you guys and miss or misses Judy too 😘
Bob, when we thought about doing this segment the title was the first thing that popped into my head. I love it, and I adore how you use it! 😂😂 Our love to you from the south of France ❤️
Cyd In USA. Dare I say, how refreshing...to see chateau owners show the guts of what is going on. Too often the channels are all too perfect with shopping, decorating and socializing. Your team is so transparent and it makes watching all that much better.
Cyd, I am so pleased that you like our approach. We made the decision very early on that our videos would be about this grand dame of a home and its restoration. Not French lifestyle! Thank you for getting us! Our best from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
Just Binged watched all of your videos. I now have Three new superheroes in my life . Thank you so very much. Judy you are a very very bad girl. Double glasses hahaha. Love from Canada
William, oh wow... superheroes!!! You are too kind, and we love it. Welcome to our crazy family! And Thank you for watching and commenting! PS... Judy sends her love ❤️
Things are moving along nicely! Judy and Mark - awesome - especially the outtake! 🤣OMG Phillip I would have screamed seeing the toad. Not that I am afraid of them, but because it was so unexpected. Have a great week ahead!
Lisa, that outage... ha ha ha ha, I still laugh every time I see it. The toad was a great surprise, but because of their dark colors you are never quite sure that you saw what you saw. Thank you so much!!
Wonderful to see Judy make an appearance again! The work seems to be progressing wonderfully. My husband and I were in your neighborhood a couple of weeks ago, while we would never bother you we gave the horn a toot to say 'best wishes' Keep getting better!! ❤
Glenn, now you know what I am going to say... Bad boys!!! It would have been our pleasure to meet you both and show you around. You better make a promise that you will next time! Judy sends her love.. ❤️❤️
@@atthechateau We will totally stop the next time. And as we are house hunting, THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME> Love to Judy! (Bad boys has a ring to it! ;) )
The most unique of the “chateau” channels. I thoroughly enjoy your vlogs. This home will be spectacular when complete. Hope Mark’s recovery is progressing so he get out there and lay some poop pipes. 🙂🌈
Atomic Rancher, I would love nothing more than to lay poop pipes! I am doing tiny tiny tiny bits better everyday. Thank you for that and your kind words!! ❤️❤️❤️
Carrie, yes!!! Poop pipes are very interesting, especially when they are as long as they are here with so many things entering them along the way. I am also super glad we make you smile and for that we thank you! Our ❤️ from France!
Hi Elizabeth, imagine how my head felt just seeing it happen! 😂🤣 One day soon I will be on my feet and back in trenches, then my head really will explode!! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I love that you are putting floor sockets in. The valley view is spectacular, especially with leaves on the trees. I also think you found the perfect floor restorers! Mark's rabbit lamp is fab and so was the poop segment. :) These videos have been getting better each posting. Love you guys. I'll bet you scared the poop out of the frog!
Mary B, Ha ha ha ha, poop out of the frog! Made me laugh, thank you! The leaves have returned and the park below is incredible right now. Phillip is going to do a new film in the park because we had it completely cleaned and cleared and we are excited to show everyone. Thank you for your kind words and for commenting on the fact that our videos keep getting better because we work hard on them and we have learned so much! Our ❤️ from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
Hi Janet, you are right, it would make a great office... but, if Phillip has his way, instead of a bedroom it will become a music room!! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I bet you are getting tired of the dust. It was nice to meet Alexandria and Olivier and see the pride they have in restoring the floors. I am glad your "poo" has a place to go...it will be so well traveled by the time it leaves the property.
Hi Rochelle, we are so used to dust that when the day comes that it is no more we will not know what happened! Lol... Well traveled Poo made me laugh and laugh for which I thank you!! Thank you for watching and commenting!!
I have just recently discovered your channel. I just watched update two on Mark. I totally understand the aftermath of having intimate care being taken care of from random strangers. I have arthritis in my spine, shoulders and no cartilage anywhere in both knees (big surgery on both at the same time coming soon). I have to do my own physical therapy to get my knees to straighten and bend all the way. As well as strengthening my core. I've had to lose 200 pounds and have another 20+ to go. The less weight the better. My husband divorced me for being disabled and left me to raise my two youngest the rest of the way. I finally found a caregiver who I have had for eight years now. She is the reason I have achieved all that I have. I love seeing Judy! She is precious. And the interview with Mark today was great. Philip is learning to look at the camera more as the videos progress. What a time we have all been through these last few years. I am cheering you all on and will be your most faithful viewer from here on. Someday, I hope that Mark and I can go for a long walk around your chateaux and just marvel in the ability to stop and smell the flowers (or the poo pipes).
Gerri, My heart goes out to you and please stay strong! I know what you mean about caregivers being the most important rock you can have. One person that becomes an extension of yourself for however long it takes is so important. Not a circus of people rotating in and out, it is too much, and more than a mind can bear. I am glad you noticed Phillip getting better at looking at the camera, he has been working on it! Keep cheering, Judy sends her ❤️, and we will take that walk someday very soon. Our love from France, Mark and Phillip
Connie, thank you so much for the compliment... I will go along with you except the neck... I need a neck job! ❤️❤️ Thank you for watching and commenting!
Vivienne, Phillip as Judy, ha ha ha ha ha, he is much too sweet to portray a Judy character! Thank you so much for the lovely compliment, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Always a joy to see you guys and learn more about the château! Floors and pipes , it’s all fundamental to the rebuilding of this elegant house. It’s amazing to see it literally starting from the very basics . Great to see Mark today too !
Hi Seaview, thank you for your wonderful comment! This is the way we work, tear it down to the bones and put it back together, as opposed to just covering it up and worrying about it later. Thank you for your kind words, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Vicki, Judy is sending you 🥰, as are we. As to the rabbit lamp, they are adorable!! but you should see the Giraffes upstairs ! 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting !
The 'corridor' of rooms that are linked to a main hallway system is called an "enfilade" - phonetically in English: "han-fee-lah-dd". Very old and wonderful except when you have bedrooms in the middle...kind of cuts each end off of each other. Nice to see you're putting the bedrooms at each end instead. Good job!
Foret B, we were very fortunate that the Chateau was originally laid out with the 2 bedrooms on the ends. I thank you for the word "enfilade", this is something that I realize that I had known and had filed it away somewhere inside my head, and forgot about it. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Melody, thank you for your kind words! Now that I have to edit myself on video I have decided to start a gofundme campaign... I need a neck job!!!! 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you for the update, Phillip, always interesting. I love Judy, nice to see Mark. You all give me a giggle and raise my spirits! Love the bloopers! Hugs from Washington State, USA. (both of our daughters were born in Napa, Ca so I am familiar with your old stomping grounds! )
Sharon, it is our pleasure to continue to share what we are doing here. Thank you for your kind words from a born and raised neighbor, Oregon!! I have to admit that at times I do miss the wine country of Northern CA, but never enough to leave France. 🤣
I loved the introduction of Alexander and Olivie, and, watching them actually working on the floors. The bits of information she touted about the materials they use and the timing of their process was very interesting. Those floors are going to be unbelievably gorgeous! On another note, I can't wait for Mark to be able to show us his magic and we can get beyond"Chateau Poop" chat!🤮
Bonnie Jean, well, of course thank you for the compliment to Alexandra and Olivier, I will pass it on, but, what's wrong with Poop Chat ? perhaps that should be a new segment in the videos... Welcome to Poop Chat, where we get together to talk shit... 🤣😂🤣😂 Thank you, and... K Bye. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the progress of the floors. Interesting how they are made. What a beautiful chateau. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Just love the vlog.
It's lovely to see you all! Thanks for the historical tidbits about the chateau's earliest toilets and the current poop tour - it's weirdly fascinating! You're quite lucky to be on city sewage, that seems rare in chateau-land. Judy interviewing the Man Behind the Curtain was executed beautifully. See you again next time!
Lora, Poop peeps are weirdly fascinating! Even more here as there are no records of where they are, what they did, and where they go... so a shovel is your only friend. 😂 And yes, we are so lucky to be on a city system, and it is surprising that a village as tiny as this one has a city system! It was a big selling point. And lastly, thank you for the compliment on the interview. I am a novice film make/editor, and this was my first foray into really thinking about how the puzzle would fit together ahead of time. Our best to you from the south of France ❤️
@@ClaraknowsALL221 Clara, ha ha ha ha... Judy is certainly not meant to be creepy, she is simply an odd duck! 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting!! 🤗
Hola Chicos!!! Great advance in the verticals... are all done so far? And the floors.. amazing.- Judy great intervew of Mark, I love the boopers hehe! Saludos
Hola Francisco, I think there are still two vertical pipes to go, they are incredibly destructive! There were three (had to replace them) and now there will be seven!! Crazy... Merci beaucoup and our ❤️ from France, Mark and Phillip
Michael, Thank you! You should see the Giraffes upstairs! We do love our animal lamps, so whimsical in a place like this. Thank you for watching and commenting!
What a gorgeous view and when paved that terrace will be the envy of many Chateau owners. Your floors are a lot of work but had to be done and when finished will be fabulous!!❤
Virginia, thank you for the compliment, and it is true that our terraces will be spectacular! I don't know about envy though, 🤣😂🤗 Thank you for watching and commenting !
I was starting to get worried about you??? I know you have enough going on you can post once a week 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Suzy is such a big help, do try too. I get concerned about Aunt Judy. And Spring in France is breathtaking. Will you put in a small garden?? Just a small one? The floor is looking beautiful, when sanded it will be perfect!!! Yay, Judy! Delightful as always 💗 How are you? Looks like you haven’t taken to strong drink yet and staying on the wine. Seeing progress at your beautiful chateau has to lift a girl’s spirits! The Grand Adventure is so lovely to share with with you! You just have the nicest people helping you!! ❤ How good to see Mark! He is so talented. What did he do in the US for his career. He seems to have such experience in all these matters. I so admire that. My husband before his early death was a simply brilliant engineer who worked all over the world. Mark reminds me of him. Oh Mark, we must deal with “poop” wherever we live, I also deal with cat and dog poop. Well worth it. A giant hug to all! Hope to see you next Sunday, you make my week complete 💗
Sushi, I always love your comments! They make me smile in the wild way that you write them, and I thank you!! We hope to put in a small raised bed garden this year, but most likely it will be next year. I (Mark) cannot take care of one and there just is not a lot of interest from anyone else. But next year I promise. Before coming to France I was/still am a graphic designer dealing mostly with the food and wine industry. My brain thinks in a very 3D way and I took to doing house plans a number of years ago and I never stopped. As always...Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Philip and Mark, the floors are coming along nicely, what a great idea on the floor sockets, they give you better design mobility. The floors are going to be beautiful when finished. Mark nice to see you doing well, Love the Man behind the curtain, with Judy. The valley views are stunning, I see why you fell in love with them. Looking forward to the next video. Love from N.Y.
JONI... Judy is shouting BFF from the corner.. 😂 I am glad that we are getting approvals on the floor sockets, I was a bit worried. But there is nothing worse than tripping over cords running under carpets. And thank you for appreciating the interview... it was the first time I had to think like a real film maker. I am getting the hang of it. Our love from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
A lot of how they speak of the renovations sounds like they had known about and planned most of this. There will always be surprises but if they have had any, they haven't really said anything!
L Camp, we knew of most of it, although I will admit that the amount of rotted timber due to water infiltration was quite the surprise... But one must roll with the punches with a building this old. 🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hi Steph, not too many surprises... as I said to L Camp, the amount of rotten timber under the floors was a surprise, but we just go with it and fingers crossed we will come ou the other side! Thank you for watching and commenting!
As always, you both brought smiles and giggles to the fore! The history of the poop chutes was interesting, not the type of history one generally thinks about but is actually fascinating! Things are coming along, and 4 kitchens?! 😳 Wow! It is great to see what all you have going on and things getting done. I am sure you both want it to be done but when you reach that finish line, it will be that more rewarding! You both are also doing a great job balancing new and old still! I think previous occupants would approve. Speaking of which, because you are renovating; any odd or spooky happenings around the Château?
Steph, it always makes me happy when we hear that we have brought smiles and laughs to peoples faces. We take our job here seriously, but we never take life too serious! Lol... The former owners seem to be pleased with what we are doing, and the ones that are still alive, well they do also! Ha ha ha ha ha... No, nothing spooky, just peace and quiet. ❤️
New here...this must have been a whole village for the chateau in its day..its going to be magnificent.. So sad about the set back on health. Issues..😢 . Hope you're looking back on that soon.
Helen, welcome to our crazy family! Yes, the village was created after the former chateau was built in the 14th century. It was built up around the outside of the walls. The current chateau incorporated the village as one of its sides. But it is never a nuisance, with only 48 of us living here you always can find who is doing what and when, 😂😂 and the Chateau dwarfs the village when you see it in person. Thank you for the well wishes and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Petřeková Děkuji, děkuji, jste tak milí! Jdeme stále kupředu bez ohledu na překážky, které nám život staví do cesty. Mějte se dobře a buďte v bezpečí! - Vaši přátelé na zámku
I just love your channel. Mark you are looking well, I hope that means you are on your way to a full recovery. I just have to say how much I appreciate editing in the "previous" footage along with the current progress walk through. Great job fellas, keept it up.
Victoria, you are very kind and we both thank you! I am getting better in tiny tiny increments everyday, patience is now my middle name. Thank you for the compliment regarding the editing, I am a novice who learns more and more every time. Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Will you need to treat the parquet floors ( and the wood in general ) with a wood worm be gone ( can't think of what to call it ) material? Thanks! Love seeing how the work is getting done, what's being used etc. Really appreciate your sense of humor throughout! Love the content! Thanks
Kate, fear not, we bathe everything in woodworm treatment. But in truth, there is so much woodworm here that all you can do is call it Patina !! 😂😂😂 Thank you for your kind words, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Hi Treena 👋🏼 Thank you for such a nice comment. We work really hard to create these videos, and to try to be different from the rest. Obviously comedy is our strong hold. LOL... Thank you so much ! Our ❤️ from the south of France
It’s unbelievable the amount of work that is going into this beautiful building. I hope to come and visit one day :-). You guys are the best, I love you both so much and appreciate the work that goes into making these videos that you share with us.
pworthyart, it is our pleasure to share our adventure and I really do hope to see you at the chateau! Thank you for your kind words!! Our love from France ❤️❤️🤗, Mark and Phillip
Maison journals, thank you for the compliment! Judy may simply be too much for the 3 ladies, they wouldn’t even see what’s coming! 🤣🤣🤣 Thank you for watching and commenting!
Once again your Château is so different from others: no cave or sous sol, and floors on bitumen!? Wow. Ahahahaha Marc is feeling more alaise in front of the camera Judy. 😉 That is an undertaking for the "poop pipes" installation; nit exciting but necessary. I do so like an enfillade! Ahahahaha hair gel, or pomade, Philip!
Mary Jane, that damn Bitume ! you have to watch your step around here !! 🤣🤣🤣 Now I will say that poop pipes can be very fun, not pretty, but absolutely necessary, and we will have brand new ones!! I will pass it on to Phillip about pomade, he has so many products and he is always in to big of a hurry to get the hair job done right... Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Anabela, your comment brought to mind song lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Putting it together - Sunday in the Park with George... “Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution, Everything depends on execution, Putting it together, that's what counts.” Thank you from the south of France
First time I comment. Love following you two, I did from your beginning. It has been a slow start unfortunately for you because of health reason, but you are back and strong at work. I love France, my daughter-in-law is French from Nîmes. Great job you are doing Mark and Phillip to that beautiful Château. Love the fact that you bring a bit of humor with Judy. Loved Judy and Mark chatting together in that Épisode, that was fun. Ciao for now Lyne (french speaking) from Québec, Canada
Lyne, tout d'abord, merci d'avoir suivi depuis le début, c'était un début lent, mais petit à petit je m'améliore et nous sommes maintenant à plein régime. Merci pour vos mots très gentils et peut-être qu'un jour vous viendrez en France, et si vous le faites, s'il vous plaît arrêtez-vous et célébrons-le ! Notre amour du sud de la France ❤️ et merci d'avoir commenté.
Shawn, ah the bells. They are such a small village sound. The ones you can hear on the video are from the next village over, you can't actually hear the Avensac bells behind the castle. Thank you for watching and commenting !
0:15 Hi guys !! what a beautiful place you have! It's really beautiful!! Could you tell us what are the planes for the chateau? It doesn't seem like it's just for you two to live. Mark I send you all the best energy so that your leg recovers its strength !! I have no doubt that very soon we will see you going up and down those beautiful stairs!!!! Thank you for sharing your home with us!!! A big greeting from Buenos Aires
Ola, obrigado por ter reparado e encontrado as traduções! Esforcei-me muito para as criar e fico contente por as estar a utilizar. Obrigado pelas tuas palavras amáveis e por veres e comentares! ❤️
now you know I just adore Judy!! my Mom Judy probably would too. BUT todays vlog was stolen by the YANKEES hat sported by Mark! woohooooo!!! and the last few seconds made me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!! 🥰😂
Hi corricatt, Judy is heart broken, but Mark is glad you noticed his very special Yankees hat!! Merci Beaucoup!! and... those last few seconds make us laugh out loud too! ❤️❤️❤️
Marilyn, to our knowledge yes. The bedroom Phillip was in at the end of the video was the bedroom of the Countess de Lorgeril, and the bedroom at the other end was called the bedroom of honor for special guests. We have not as yet discovered if either of these rooms had other uses when the Chateau was built... the search goes on! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Big fan of your channel! Great job! I just wonder, you probably have separate evacuation pipes for rain and wastewater. But how can the toilet evacuation make it all the distance to the street sewage. I know, weird question, but I heard on other chateau channels that these long distances are a real problem... How to solve this?
pptnl , Not a weird question at all. We happen to have the advantage of being on basically a cliff side. The city septic system is way down below us. Add a little gravity and water and the poop flows downhill ! 😆😆😆 Thank you
Brownowl34, Hey 👋🏼, so far we are lucky and have everything we need, a lot of paint on all of it, but so far nothing that we have to have copied. Of course, time will tell! Thank you!!!
One of my favorite features of 17th and 18th century design is the enfilade. Marc, is your background in architecture or engineering? I have to chuckle because when you made the comment to "ring that bell", I heard in my head Anita Ward singing "Ring My Bell". Oy vey...
Glen, always lovely to see ur name here in the comments! My background is multifold, first as a cutter fitter (pattern maker) for wardrobe in the film and television industry, then a few years as a paper engineer (Popup books), and now a graphic designer. When I was a kid I always thought I would be an architect, but my hands on creativeness took me other directions. Now I will say that I was thinking more Liza Minnelli "Ring them Bells" !! 😂
@@atthechateau You guys are too kind with your comment. Thank you. I asked the question about your background because of the drawings you've shown in regard to the restoration work. Graphic design and the arts are related to architecture. I am an architect who took a 30+ year detour as an investment banker and returned to architecture after earning my Master of Architecture in Historic Preservation. I'll be back at my house in France in a few weeks. Yippee!
Chateau poop 😁 People new to Chateau ownership don't realize that virtually all Chateau's were built before indoor plumbing was invented. Electricity was still 209 years into the future as well. All modern luxuries were an afterthought, so many Chateau's require almost a complete redesign from the ground up. It's a big expense on top of any redesign and repairs. Don't be too hard on Mark Aunt Judy 😉 he's doing the right thing ✅
MidnightVisions, I just went back looking for your comment because I thought it was odd that it showed as a blank comment. The read more did not show up... So now I see it all and I want to thank you! The most important part to us when doing a restoration is the infrastructure. It is the first thing we do so that as time goes along we do not have to worry about it, or have future problems. It is sooooooo expensive, much more in France thank we ever thought possible, and it takes soooooo long. Once we get to doing the pretty stuff it will will all go so fast that we will not know what happened!! Thank you for your lively comment! and.... Judy sends her love ❤
Hi Sushi, you are so sweet! new video uploading today. This video was a lot of work, more than anyone will ever know!!! I thank you for thinking of us and hope you enjoy the new video!! ❤️ Mark and Phillip
K March, the grand cuisine is mine (when I am back on my feet that is), the back kitchen is for caterers and volunteers, (no one will be allowed in my kitchen!! LOL), the butlers pantry is a kitchen of sorts with dishwasher, sink, drinks, cocktails, etc, then finally there is a stand a lone kitchen in one of the suites on the ground floor. Now that I think about it, I am wondering if we have enough!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Thank you for watching and commenting!!
4x4offroadersJ&D, we are pleased that you love our videos, we do work really hard on them. I also want you to know that what I love about UA-cam and its platform is that it allows everyone to have and express an opinion. I appreciate that you stood up and expressed yours in a sea of folks who would disagree. Although I am afraid that Judy's fans would storm the castle (ha ha ha) if we dropped her, it seems we have a contract that we cannot get out of and she will have to stay. 🤣🤣 Please keep watching and if you must, use the fast forward!! Thank you for watching and commenting! PS, I love your rugs and that Hat !!
I love this video, great people, full of sense of humor. Nobody wants to smell the bitume. Love it!!! Beautiful place.
Metro Pcs, Thank you for your kind words! I had never heard of Bitume prior to these floors, so many things to learn here!!
Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Best movie line ever
" don't pay any attention to the man behind the curtain "
I use it all the time, after I say something I should not have. Lol 😆... love you guys and miss or misses Judy too 😘
Bob, when we thought about doing this segment the title was the first thing that popped into my head. I love it, and I adore how you use it! 😂😂 Our love to you from the south of France ❤️
Cyd In USA. Dare I say, how refreshing...to see chateau owners show the guts of what is going on. Too often the channels are all too perfect with shopping, decorating and socializing. Your team is so transparent and it makes watching all that much better.
AGREE TOTALLY ! : )
Cyd, I am so pleased that you like our approach. We made the decision very early on that our videos would be about this grand dame of a home and its restoration. Not French lifestyle! Thank you for getting us!
Our best from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
Loved seeing you both Mark you are such an inspiration. Judy is a real treasure love and hugs
Sandy, Thank you for your kind words, we try to inspire and hope that we are loved and understood. Judy sends her ❤️❤️❤️
Parquet floor is beautiful. Boy what a huge job. Magnificently done.
Shirley, Thank you and I will be sure to pass it along to Alexandra and Olivier!
Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Just Binged watched all of your videos. I now have Three new superheroes in my life .
Thank you so very much. Judy you are a very very bad girl. Double glasses hahaha.
Love from Canada
William, oh wow... superheroes!!! You are too kind, and we love it. Welcome to our crazy family! And Thank you for watching and commenting!
PS... Judy sends her love ❤️
Things are moving along nicely! Judy and Mark - awesome - especially the outtake! 🤣OMG Phillip I would have screamed seeing the toad. Not that I am afraid of them, but because it was so unexpected. Have a great week ahead!
Lisa, that outage... ha ha ha ha, I still laugh every time I see it. The toad was a great surprise, but because of their dark colors you are never quite sure that you saw what you saw. Thank you so much!!
Great to see Mark and Judy getting along! 😉
Susanne, it is not easy for the two of them to even be in the same room! 👀 😂
Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Lots of exciting things happening at the Chateau. ❤❤
Denie, there are indeed! sometimes too many things.. 🤣
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Wonderful to see Judy make an appearance again! The work seems to be progressing wonderfully. My husband and I were in your neighborhood a couple of weeks ago, while we would never bother you we gave the horn a toot to say 'best wishes' Keep getting better!! ❤
Glenn, now you know what I am going to say... Bad boys!!! It would have been our pleasure to meet you both and show you around. You better make a promise that you will next time!
Judy sends her love.. ❤️❤️
@@atthechateau We will totally stop the next time. And as we are house hunting, THERE WILL BE A NEXT TIME> Love to Judy! (Bad boys has a ring to it! ;) )
The most unique of the “chateau” channels. I thoroughly enjoy your vlogs. This home will be spectacular when complete. Hope Mark’s recovery is progressing so he get out there and lay some poop pipes. 🙂🌈
Definitely not boring like so many of the others !
And also, not using trickery to lure viewers in !
Well, aside from Judy, but that's different. : )
Atomic Rancher, I would love nothing more than to lay poop pipes! I am doing tiny tiny tiny bits better everyday. Thank you for that and your kind words!! ❤️❤️❤️
Phyllis, I suppose Judy could be considered a hook, perhaps trickery, but never a bamboozlement! 😂🤣😂
Thank you!
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🦘🦘🦘Love you guys. Thank you for posting this really brings a smile each time Who knew poop pipes could be interesting? Love till next time 🦘🦘🦘
Carrie, yes!!! Poop pipes are very interesting, especially when they are as long as they are here with so many things entering them along the way. I am also super glad we make you smile and for that we thank you! Our ❤️ from France!
Amazing! The idea of refitting those floors made my head hurt all the way over in the US, but it looks great!
Hi Elizabeth, imagine how my head felt just seeing it happen! 😂🤣 One day soon I will be on my feet and back in trenches, then my head really will explode!!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Love you guys!
High Seasailing, Our ❤️ to you as well!!! 🤗
I love that you are putting floor sockets in. The valley view is spectacular, especially with leaves on the trees. I also think you found the perfect floor restorers! Mark's rabbit lamp is fab and so was the poop segment. :) These videos have been getting better each posting. Love you guys. I'll bet you scared the poop out of the frog!
Mary B, Ha ha ha ha, poop out of the frog! Made me laugh, thank you! The leaves have returned and the park below is incredible right now. Phillip is going to do a new film in the park because we had it completely cleaned and cleared and we are excited to show everyone. Thank you for your kind words and for commenting on the fact that our videos keep getting better because we work hard on them and we have learned so much! Our ❤️ from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
That bedroom would make a great office
Hi Janet, you are right, it would make a great office... but, if Phillip has his way, instead of a bedroom it will become a music room!!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@atthechateau music room sounds lovely
I bet you are getting tired of the dust. It was nice to meet Alexandria and Olivier and see the pride they have in restoring the floors. I am glad your "poo" has a place to go...it will be so well traveled by the time it leaves the property.
Hi Rochelle, we are so used to dust that when the day comes that it is no more we will not know what happened! Lol...
Well traveled Poo made me laugh and laugh for which I thank you!!
Thank you for watching and commenting!!
I have just recently discovered your channel. I just watched update two on Mark. I totally understand the aftermath of having intimate care being taken care of from random strangers. I have arthritis in my spine, shoulders and no cartilage anywhere in both knees (big surgery on both at the same time coming soon). I have to do my own physical therapy to get my knees to straighten and bend all the way. As well as strengthening my core. I've had to lose 200 pounds and have another 20+ to go. The less weight the better. My husband divorced me for being disabled and left me to raise my two youngest the rest of the way. I finally found a caregiver who I have had for eight years now. She is the reason I have achieved all that I have. I love seeing Judy! She is precious. And the interview with Mark today was great. Philip is learning to look at the camera more as the videos progress. What a time we have all been through these last few years. I am cheering you all on and will be your most faithful viewer from here on. Someday, I hope that Mark and I can go for a long walk around your chateaux and just marvel in the ability to stop and smell the flowers (or the poo pipes).
Gerri, My heart goes out to you and please stay strong! I know what you mean about caregivers being the most important rock you can have. One person that becomes an extension of yourself for however long it takes is so important. Not a circus of people rotating in and out, it is too much, and more than a mind can bear.
I am glad you noticed Phillip getting better at looking at the camera, he has been working on it!
Keep cheering, Judy sends her ❤️, and we will take that walk someday very soon.
Our love from France, Mark and Phillip
Mark Phillip Judy, soooooo happy to see you, the floors are beautiful 🌼🐈🌸🌹‼️🌻❤️🇺🇸
Connie, Thank you! and we are so glad you watched!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you. Enjoyed this. Informative. Fun. Especially the ending 👍. Well done.
sonia, thank you for the wonderful compliment. That last outtake still makes us laugh every time we see it!! Our ❤️ from the south of France!
The floors look great. Will be nice to get all those things done. Thanks for sharing.
Claudia, it is our pleasure to share our great adventure, and we thank you for the compliment.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Love the Judy segments. Makes your show different from all the other’s!
Cathy, You are going to love the video we posted today ! 😂😂😂
Thank you
Mark
You look great Mark! God bless you, praying for your recovery!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️😘🙏
Connie, thank you so much for the compliment... I will go along with you except the neck... I need a neck job! ❤️❤️
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Only now did I realize that Judy is Mark and not Philip! Lol! Love your work guys!😂🎉😊
Vivienne, Phillip as Judy, ha ha ha ha ha, he is much too sweet to portray a Judy character! Thank you so much for the lovely compliment, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Always a joy to see you guys and learn more about the château! Floors and pipes , it’s all fundamental to the rebuilding of this elegant house. It’s amazing to see it literally starting from the very basics . Great to see Mark today too !
Hi Seaview, thank you for your wonderful comment! This is the way we work, tear it down to the bones and put it back together, as opposed to just covering it up and worrying about it later. Thank you for your kind words, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
This place will kill you...don't do it
Love the new segment addition
Rebonjour Tammy, thank you! As much as I do not want to do it, I am going to continue. It is very bizarre to edit ones self!! 😂
@@atthechateau I can imagine but love seeing you both
JUDY … you are so funny… love you guys… love that lamp Judy!! ( right behind you ).. a lot of work needed
Vicki, Judy is sending you 🥰, as are we. As to the rabbit lamp, they are adorable!! but you should see the Giraffes upstairs ! 😂
Thank you for watching and commenting !
The 'corridor' of rooms that are linked to a main hallway system is called an "enfilade" - phonetically in English: "han-fee-lah-dd". Very old and wonderful except when you have bedrooms in the middle...kind of cuts each end off of each other. Nice to see you're putting the bedrooms at each end instead. Good job!
Foret B, we were very fortunate that the Chateau was originally laid out with the 2 bedrooms on the ends. I thank you for the word "enfilade", this is something that I realize that I had known and had filed it away somewhere inside my head, and forgot about it.
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I just love watching your channel. You guys are just amazing, thank you so much for letting us watch.
Cindy, It is our pleasure to share our great adventure, and we thank you for your kind words, and Thank you for watching and commenting!
Mark and Judy love you both look forward to each video❤❤
Judy, you are very kind and we really appreciate it. ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for watching and commenting.
The floor was interesting ❤
Betty, thank you very much!
Also, Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good to see Mark again! I love your vlogs and watching the progress being made!
Melody, thank you for your kind words! Now that I have to edit myself on video I have decided to start a gofundme campaign... I need a neck job!!!! 😂
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you for the update, Phillip, always interesting. I love Judy, nice to see Mark. You all give me a giggle and raise my spirits! Love the bloopers! Hugs from Washington State, USA. (both of our daughters were born in Napa, Ca so I am familiar with your old stomping grounds! )
Sharon, it is our pleasure to continue to share what we are doing here. Thank you for your kind words from a born and raised neighbor, Oregon!! I have to admit that at times I do miss the wine country of Northern CA, but never enough to leave France. 🤣
Have a great week
Patrica, Thank you! You as well
I loved the introduction of Alexander and Olivie, and, watching them actually working on the floors. The bits of information she touted about the materials they use and the timing of their process was very interesting. Those floors are going to be unbelievably gorgeous! On another note, I can't wait for Mark to be able to show us his magic and we can get beyond"Chateau Poop" chat!🤮
Bonnie Jean, well, of course thank you for the compliment to Alexandra and Olivier, I will pass it on, but, what's wrong with Poop Chat ? perhaps that should be a new segment in the videos... Welcome to Poop Chat, where we get together to talk shit... 🤣😂🤣😂 Thank you, and... K Bye. ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for the progress of the floors. Interesting how they are made. What a beautiful chateau. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. Just love the vlog.
Destined for greatness, it is our pleasure to share our great adventure and I am glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Delightful!!
John, Thank you kindly!
Also, Thank you for watching and commenting!
With all those sewer and waste pipes you could have a facade looking like the Centre Pompidou in Paris!!!
Kevin, Oh my, that would be a lot of pipes!! Lol...
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Everything is looking great!
Timbob, why thank you sir!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
It's lovely to see you all! Thanks for the historical tidbits about the chateau's earliest toilets and the current poop tour - it's weirdly fascinating! You're quite lucky to be on city sewage, that seems rare in chateau-land.
Judy interviewing the Man Behind the Curtain was executed beautifully.
See you again next time!
Lora, Poop peeps are weirdly fascinating! Even more here as there are no records of where they are, what they did, and where they go... so a shovel is your only friend. 😂 And yes, we are so lucky to be on a city system, and it is surprising that a village as tiny as this one has a city system! It was a big selling point.
And lastly, thank you for the compliment on the interview. I am a novice film make/editor, and this was my first foray into really thinking about how the puzzle would fit together ahead of time.
Our best to you from the south of France ❤️
Your alter ego Judy is creepy...it is giving "Silence of the Lambs" vibes.😮
@@ClaraknowsALL221 Clara, ha ha ha ha... Judy is certainly not meant to be creepy, she is simply an odd duck! 😂 Thank you for watching and commenting!! 🤗
Hola Chicos!!! Great advance in the verticals... are all done so far? And the floors.. amazing.-
Judy great intervew of Mark, I love the boopers hehe! Saludos
Hola Francisco, I think there are still two vertical pipes to go, they are incredibly destructive! There were three (had to replace them) and now there will be seven!! Crazy... Merci beaucoup and our ❤️ from France, Mark and Phillip
Great to see you both on todays video! Love the rabbit lamp next to Mark!
Michael, Thank you! You should see the Giraffes upstairs! We do love our animal lamps, so whimsical in a place like this.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Absolutely love your videos ❤
They are informative, hilarious and full of 💩. In a nice way of course. Have a great week.
Cathy, Thank you so much, you comment made me laugh!
Also, Thank you for watching and commenting!
💩 ha ha ha ha ha ha
What a gorgeous view and when paved that terrace will be the envy of many Chateau owners. Your floors are a lot of work but had to be done and when finished will be fabulous!!❤
Virginia, thank you for the compliment, and it is true that our terraces will be spectacular! I don't know about envy though, 🤣😂🤗
Thank you for watching and commenting !
Such a massive, massive undertaking! I applaud you and will be faithfully watching! 😊
Hi Linda, we are so happy that you will be watching and we love to hear it!!! Thank you for watching and commenting!!
I was starting to get worried about you??? I know you have enough going on you can post once a week 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Suzy is such a big help, do try too. I get concerned about Aunt Judy. And Spring in France is breathtaking. Will you put in a small garden?? Just a small one?
The floor is looking beautiful, when sanded it will be perfect!!!
Yay, Judy! Delightful as always 💗 How are you? Looks like you haven’t taken to strong drink yet and staying on the wine. Seeing progress at your beautiful chateau has to lift a girl’s spirits! The Grand Adventure is so lovely to share with with you! You just have the nicest people helping you!! ❤
How good to see Mark! He is so talented. What did he do in the US for his career. He seems to have such experience in all these matters. I so admire that. My husband before his early death was a simply brilliant engineer who worked all over the world. Mark reminds me of him. Oh Mark, we must deal with “poop” wherever we live, I also deal with cat and dog poop.
Well worth it. A giant hug to all! Hope to see you next Sunday, you make my week complete 💗
Sushi, I always love your comments! They make me smile in the wild way that you write them, and I thank you!!
We hope to put in a small raised bed garden this year, but most likely it will be next year. I (Mark) cannot take care of one and there just is not a lot of interest from anyone else. But next year I promise.
Before coming to France I was/still am a graphic designer dealing mostly with the food and wine industry. My brain thinks in a very 3D way and I took to doing house plans a number of years ago and I never stopped.
As always...Thank you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Hi Philip and Mark, the floors are coming along nicely, what a great idea on the floor sockets, they give you better design mobility. The floors are going to be beautiful when finished. Mark nice to see you doing well, Love the Man behind the curtain, with Judy. The valley views are stunning, I see why you fell in love with them. Looking forward to the next video. Love from N.Y.
JONI... Judy is shouting BFF from the corner.. 😂 I am glad that we are getting approvals on the floor sockets, I was a bit worried. But there is nothing worse than tripping over cords running under carpets.
And thank you for appreciating the interview... it was the first time I had to think like a real film maker. I am getting the hang of it.
Our love from the south of France, Mark and Phillip
The work on the floors and pipes is amazing. Did you expect that much renovation work?
A lot of how they speak of the renovations sounds like they had known about and planned most of this. There will always be surprises but if they have had any, they haven't really said anything!
L Camp, we knew of most of it, although I will admit that the amount of rotted timber due to water infiltration was quite the surprise... But one must roll with the punches with a building this old. 🤣
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Hi Steph, not too many surprises... as I said to L Camp, the amount of rotten timber under the floors was a surprise, but we just go with it and fingers crossed we will come ou the other side!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
As always, you both brought smiles and giggles to the fore! The history of the poop chutes was interesting, not the type of history one generally thinks about but is actually fascinating! Things are coming along, and 4 kitchens?! 😳 Wow! It is great to see what all you have going on and things getting done. I am sure you both want it to be done but when you reach that finish line, it will be that more rewarding! You both are also doing a great job balancing new and old still! I think previous occupants would approve.
Speaking of which, because you are renovating; any odd or spooky happenings around the Château?
Steph, it always makes me happy when we hear that we have brought smiles and laughs to peoples faces. We take our job here seriously, but we never take life too serious! Lol... The former owners seem to be pleased with what we are doing, and the ones that are still alive, well they do also! Ha ha ha ha ha... No, nothing spooky, just peace and quiet. ❤️
Judy - 'pipes ? what are pipes' ?
Mark - 'evacuation systems' !
Me - ' poop - shutes ' !
: )
Thanks again for sharing with us, from San Diego
Phyllis, I think I need to hire you... if only I had thought of that one! 😆😆😆😆😆
and, always our pleasure!!
@@atthechateau ohh, I'm full of them ! : )
i absolutely love your blogs and you guys are doing an amazing job , keep up the good work, hugs from illinois
Bridget, thank you for your kind words, they really do mean a lot to us! Our ❤️ from the south of France
@@atthechateau i love judy
New here...this must have been a whole village for the chateau in its day..its going to be magnificent..
So sad about the set back on health. Issues..😢 .
Hope you're looking back on that soon.
Helen, welcome to our crazy family! Yes, the village was created after the former chateau was built in the 14th century. It was built up around the outside of the walls. The current chateau incorporated the village as one of its sides. But it is never a nuisance, with only 48 of us living here you always can find who is doing what and when, 😂😂 and the Chateau dwarfs the village when you see it in person.
Thank you for the well wishes and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Loved Judy's interview.
Susan, Thank you!!! 🥰
Jste opravdu moc úžasní a milí lide,držím palce at se rekonstrukce a obnova zámku daří.A hlavně vám přeji zdraví.Zdravím z ČR
Petřeková
Děkuji, děkuji, jste tak milí! Jdeme stále kupředu bez ohledu na překážky, které nám život staví do cesty. Mějte se dobře a buďte v bezpečí! - Vaši přátelé na zámku
I just love your channel. Mark you are looking well, I hope that means you are on your way to a full recovery. I just have to say how much I appreciate editing in the "previous" footage along with the current progress walk through. Great job fellas, keept it up.
Victoria, you are very kind and we both thank you! I am getting better in tiny tiny increments everyday, patience is now my middle name. Thank you for the compliment regarding the editing, I am a novice who learns more and more every time. Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Hi Mark and Philip
Tammy... Hey. 👋🏼👋🏼👋🏼❤️
nice to see😊
Sandra, Thank you, and Thank you for watching and commenting!
Love love love it when Judy is on. Phillip, your hair looks great🤗
Sarah, Judy sends her love ❤️, and Phillip sends his sincere thanks!!!
Looking good guys. An Alabama boy living vicariously through you French vloggers...
Randy, I love Alabama boys !! and I am glad you are watching. Thank you!
Lovely video again. I really enjoy the humor in your videos.
Spiroffd, Thank you, thank you, thank, you !!!! ❤️
Will you need to treat the parquet floors ( and the wood in general ) with a wood worm be gone ( can't think of what to call it ) material? Thanks! Love seeing how the work is getting done, what's being used etc. Really appreciate your sense of humor throughout! Love the content! Thanks
Kate, fear not, we bathe everything in woodworm treatment. But in truth, there is so much woodworm here that all you can do is call it Patina !! 😂😂😂 Thank you for your kind words, and Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Great work guys!❤
Alison, Thank you so much! ❤️
You two, sorry, three, are adorable. I watch several chateau videos,but I must say I so enjoy yours immensely. Take care. Love and hugs.😊x
Hi Treena 👋🏼 Thank you for such a nice comment. We work really hard to create these videos, and to try to be different from the rest. Obviously comedy is our strong hold. LOL... Thank you so much ! Our ❤️ from the south of France
It’s unbelievable the amount of work that is going into this beautiful building. I hope to come and visit one day :-). You guys are the best, I love you both so much and appreciate the work that goes into making these videos that you share with us.
pworthyart, it is our pleasure to share our adventure and I really do hope to see you at the chateau! Thank you for your kind words!! Our love from France ❤️❤️🤗, Mark and Phillip
Fabulous as always , thank you, would be fantastic to see Judy on chateau wrap up, she would fit in well with the ladies xx❤
Maison journals, thank you for the compliment! Judy may simply be too much for the 3 ladies, they wouldn’t even see what’s coming! 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for watching and commenting!
I am excited to watch the restoration of your Chateau, Thank you for sharing, Tell Judy Hi, I have a sister Judy.
Jeanie, it is our pleasure to share our great adventure, thank you for watching! and commenting.
PS, Judy sends her ❤️
That view is gorgeous! Love your videos and all the added comments! Lol, love the sense of humor. Keep up the good work......I'll be watching.
Debbie, I am so happy you are watching and enjoying our videos! Thank you so much for your kind words!! ❤️
Once again your Château is so different from others: no cave or sous sol, and floors on bitumen!? Wow. Ahahahaha Marc is feeling more alaise in front of the camera Judy. 😉 That is an undertaking for the "poop pipes" installation; nit exciting but necessary. I do so like an enfillade! Ahahahaha hair gel, or pomade, Philip!
Mary Jane, that damn Bitume ! you have to watch your step around here !! 🤣🤣🤣 Now I will say that poop pipes can be very fun, not pretty, but absolutely necessary, and we will have brand new ones!! I will pass it on to Phillip about pomade, he has so many products and he is always in to big of a hurry to get the hair job done right... Thank you for watching and commenting!!
With views like that I would have bought it too. Glorious
Robert, it was hard not to buy it. We had looked at 30 plus properties and this one we kept coming back to.
Thank you for watching and commenting!
What a great idea, Judy and Mark made poop talk very interesting!😂
Robin, your comment made me laugh out loud! Thank you!
such wonderful progress - the floors will be lovely
Raxx, it is important to us that the doors look like they have always been there. Old, lovely, and lived in. Thank you 😊 Mark
The floors are looking amazing.
Peter, why Thank you sir!
The floor is coming up beautifully 👍
Anabela, your comment brought to mind song lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Putting it together - Sunday in the Park with George...
“Bit by bit, putting it together...
Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art.
Every moment makes a contribution,
Every little detail plays a part.
Having just the vision's no solution,
Everything depends on execution,
Putting it together, that's what counts.”
Thank you from the south of France
That internal layout is called enfilade. Popular from the baroque period
Lina, you know what they say, if it ain’t baroque, don’t fix it! Sorry I couldn’t help myself. 😆🤣😆 Thank you for watching and commenting.
First time I comment. Love following you two, I did from your beginning. It has been a slow start unfortunately for you because of health reason, but you are back and strong at work. I love France, my daughter-in-law is French from Nîmes.
Great job you are doing Mark and Phillip to that beautiful Château. Love the fact that you bring a bit of humor with Judy. Loved Judy and Mark chatting together in that Épisode, that was fun.
Ciao for now Lyne (french speaking) from Québec, Canada
Lyne, tout d'abord, merci d'avoir suivi depuis le début, c'était un début lent, mais petit à petit je m'améliore et nous sommes maintenant à plein régime.
Merci pour vos mots très gentils et peut-être qu'un jour vous viendrez en France, et si vous le faites, s'il vous plaît arrêtez-vous et célébrons-le !
Notre amour du sud de la France ❤️ et merci d'avoir commenté.
I totally love Judy!
Miss Catalina, you are too kind, Thank you ! and Judy sends her ❤️
Your captions make me laugh, and I love that!
Robin... hee hee hee hee, thank you!
Wonderful video. Beautiful floors, can't wait to follow your journey. Yall are doing a great job
Johnna, welcome to our family, and thank you for watching and commenting.
Judy!!!!😂😂😂😂❤️
JIMMY ! Where have you been?? Judy misses you! 😂😂❤️❤️❤️
One word, technology. 🤦♂️❤️ it appears you’ve been very busy vlogging. I’m still playing catchup 😉❤️😂xx
@@jimmyconnolly3461 Ha ha ha ha ha... you have been missed and it is nice to see you back! ❤
Thanks so much for all the great work you do )) come to visit us soon )) Philippe and sergey
sassiap1, Boys ! Philippe and Segey, so happy to see your comment here! and glad to have you watching. We would love to see you! Merci and ❤️
Glad things are going so well
Sherry, one day at a time ! 😂 Thank you!
Great video! Judy, Judy, Judy...😅😂
Linda, Judy send her love!!
At 2:12, the bells! ❤
Shawn, ah the bells. They are such a small village sound. The ones you can hear on the video are from the next village over, you can't actually hear the Avensac bells behind the castle. Thank you for watching and commenting !
0:15 Hi guys !! what a beautiful place you have! It's really beautiful!! Could you tell us what are the planes for the chateau? It doesn't seem like it's just for you two to live. Mark I send you all the best energy so that your leg recovers its strength !! I have no doubt that very soon we will see you going up and down those beautiful stairs!!!! Thank you for sharing your home with us!!! A big greeting from Buenos Aires
Jorgelina, thank you for watching!!
Love the new segment, very amusing whilst being informative. How many kilometers of pipes will there be?
Jen, I am beginning to wonder if there is any pipe left in France after this job! In all honesty, we do not know, so we will go with.. a lot
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Ola ,que bom ter tradução e partilharem conosco vosso trabalho 😂❤ bjs 😍🇵🇹
Ola, obrigado por ter reparado e encontrado as traduções! Esforcei-me muito para as criar e fico contente por as estar a utilizar. Obrigado pelas tuas palavras amáveis e por veres e comentares! ❤️
@@atthechateau tudo está bem e nao tem que agradecer e um gosto partilhar opinião. 👍🇵🇹
now you know I just adore Judy!! my Mom Judy probably would too. BUT todays vlog was stolen by the YANKEES hat sported by Mark! woohooooo!!! and the last few seconds made me LAUGH OUT LOUD!!! 🥰😂
Hi corricatt, Judy is heart broken, but Mark is glad you noticed his very special Yankees hat!! Merci Beaucoup!! and... those last few seconds make us laugh out loud too! ❤️❤️❤️
@@atthechateau 🥰🥰🥰
We're the ground floor bedrooms off the library always used as such?
Marilyn, to our knowledge yes. The bedroom Phillip was in at the end of the video was the bedroom of the Countess de Lorgeril, and the bedroom at the other end was called the bedroom of honor for special guests. We have not as yet discovered if either of these rooms had other uses when the Chateau was built... the search goes on!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Big fan of your channel! Great job! I just wonder, you probably have separate evacuation pipes for rain and wastewater. But how can the toilet evacuation make it all the distance to the street sewage. I know, weird question, but I heard on other chateau channels that these long distances are a real problem... How to solve this?
pptnl , Not a weird question at all. We happen to have the advantage of being on basically a cliff side. The city septic system is way down below us. Add a little gravity and water and the poop flows downhill !
😆😆😆
Thank you
@@atthechateau Thank you, that is very reassuring to me 😅😉
💖Judy 💖
Wendy, Judy sends her ❤️❤️
I’m curious about door / window furniture? Are you having to hunt for additional’ ware’ or getting things made?
Brownowl34, Hey 👋🏼, so far we are lucky and have everything we need, a lot of paint on all of it, but so far nothing that we have to have copied. Of course, time will tell! Thank you!!!
One of my favorite features of 17th and 18th century design is the enfilade. Marc, is your background in architecture or engineering? I have to chuckle because when you made the comment to "ring that bell", I heard in my head Anita Ward singing "Ring My Bell". Oy vey...
Glen, always lovely to see ur name here in the comments! My background is multifold, first as a cutter fitter (pattern maker) for wardrobe in the film and television industry, then a few years as a paper engineer (Popup books), and now a graphic designer. When I was a kid I always thought I would be an architect, but my hands on creativeness took me other directions.
Now I will say that I was thinking more Liza Minnelli "Ring them Bells" !! 😂
@@atthechateau You guys are too kind with your comment. Thank you. I asked the question about your background because of the drawings you've shown in regard to the restoration work. Graphic design and the arts are related to architecture. I am an architect who took a 30+ year detour as an investment banker and returned to architecture after earning my Master of Architecture in Historic Preservation. I'll be back at my house in France in a few weeks. Yippee!
Chateau poop 😁
People new to Chateau ownership don't realize that virtually all Chateau's were built before indoor plumbing was invented. Electricity was still 209 years into the future as well. All modern luxuries were an afterthought, so many Chateau's require almost a complete redesign from the ground up. It's a big expense on top of any redesign and repairs. Don't be too hard on Mark Aunt Judy 😉 he's doing the right thing ✅
MidnightVisions, I just went back looking for your comment because I thought it was odd that it showed as a blank comment. The read more did not show up... So now I see it all and I want to thank you! The most important part to us when doing a restoration is the infrastructure. It is the first thing we do so that as time goes along we do not have to worry about it, or have future problems. It is sooooooo expensive, much more in France thank we ever thought possible, and it takes soooooo long. Once we get to doing the pretty stuff it will will all go so fast that we will not know what happened!! Thank you for your lively comment! and.... Judy sends her love ❤
I hope you are OK??? I always worry when you don’t post! Thinking of you all, hoping you are just busy! ❤
Hi Sushi, you are so sweet! new video uploading today. This video was a lot of work, more than anyone will ever know!!! I thank you for thinking of us and hope you enjoy the new video!!
❤️ Mark and Phillip
Four kitchens? Why so many?
K March, the grand cuisine is mine (when I am back on my feet that is), the back kitchen is for caterers and volunteers, (no one will be allowed in my kitchen!! LOL), the butlers pantry is a kitchen of sorts with dishwasher, sink, drinks, cocktails, etc, then finally there is a stand a lone kitchen in one of the suites on the ground floor.
Now that I think about it, I am wondering if we have enough!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
Thank you for watching and commenting!!
Love your videos please dump the Judy bit it sucks.
Says Who? Says You?
99.9% of the viewers disagree with you.
I think you are outnumbered, seriously !
4x4offroadersJ&D, we are pleased that you love our videos, we do work really hard on them. I also want you to know that what I love about UA-cam and its platform is that it allows everyone to have and express an opinion. I appreciate that you stood up and expressed yours in a sea of folks who would disagree. Although I am afraid that Judy's fans would storm the castle (ha ha ha) if we dropped her, it seems we have a contract that we cannot get out of and she will have to stay. 🤣🤣 Please keep watching and if you must, use the fast forward!!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
PS, I love your rugs and that Hat !!