Finally, the Château Facade gets Cleaned!

Finally, the Château Facade gets Cleaned! | Queen's Escape

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Queen's Escape, Château de La Tuilerie

5 ай бұрын

This project has been on the top of our list since we moved in, but as with all expenses, we had to wait for the right time. Bo and his family removed the shutters and began sanding them. We set up a painting station in the Orangery. We applied for permission to add bathrooms to the Orangery so we can hold wedding receptions. And now that we have approval, it's time to get our château camera-ready! The first application of fungicide went on today, soon to be followed up with another. The results should take a few days to a few weeks and months to realize. Dry, warm weather helps. We can't wait.
xxoo
Karen & Bo
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@AtlantaGarden 5 ай бұрын

You cracked me up on the last cake 😂 Thanks for showing all the different kinds - very informative & great for those of us who like understanding French culture 👍 Looking forward to the finished facade of the chateau!

@charisoutofTexas 5 ай бұрын

Terry and Ash from Escape to the Dream cleaned their facade and the roof this summer. You may want to contact them to get helpful information.

@hilda4114 5 ай бұрын

Was just going to say the same thing.

@charisoutofTexas 5 ай бұрын

@@hilda4114 Great minds think alike!😉

@midnightdreemz1509 5 ай бұрын

Yes they did and it looks great but they did all the work themselves.

@clarefrenette9357 5 ай бұрын

Thank you Karen. Hope all goes well with the chateau cleaning. Looking forward to see the results.

@shawnalupinacci8408 5 ай бұрын

I live in Fort Worth Texas now but I'm from Louisiana and my family is Cajun and we keep up with all the French traditions and the kings cakes are always fun! We celebrate Mardi gras and that's coming up soon and we have and share our kings cakes at that time. Congratulations on your win! 🎉

@marilizevandermerwe8343 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! So lovely to learn about the traditions of the French.

@oosterhuisd 5 ай бұрын

Ask the Pethricks for advice on cleaning the exterior of the Chateau

@deirdrecerasa3932 5 ай бұрын

Great time to get the facade cleaned. Loved seeing all the cakes, especially the Epiphany cake. ❤

@briansullivan7398 5 ай бұрын

That was a fun and educational video, Well Done! Best, Brian

@sarahmiller5632 5 ай бұрын

I always get three quotes before I make a decision on work I need for the house.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Smart.

@jillphillips3227 5 ай бұрын

Can.t wait to see the chateau all cleaned free of the fungus! She will sparkle like a pearl! The cakes all look marvelous especially when paired with a hot coffee from your wonderful coffee machine! Bo looked like the french fry guy with all those foam tubes! Cheers!

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Wasn’t he funny. 😂

@JetteBell-cs6nb 5 ай бұрын

Great to get the chateau cleaned. Also good to insulate the pipes. I am excited to see what the year will bring for the two of you🥰

@zurastewart6375 5 ай бұрын

The cleaned facade will be lovely. If you are talking about the iron/fret work repainted in white, consider a color or darker neutral ( black, bronze or champagne). The artistic and architectural details popped. . I don’t recall where I saw this but the results looked great. Maybe play in photo shop? Cheers, Ms Zura from Kansas

@sanco511 5 ай бұрын

I love your informational portion on the Galettes this week. Keep up those wonderful blogs. ❤

@lindsaylow3626 5 ай бұрын

Superb as always Karen & Bo! I learnt so much about Galettes!!! Xx

@normamurray4450 5 ай бұрын

What a difference in the Chateau! Love those cakes! So nice to see you again!

@karenbradley8851 5 ай бұрын

Good to see you again. I apparently was off your subscribe list. I re-subcribed and looking forward to future videos. Looks like I have a few past videos to watch. You have a beautiful chateau.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Where’d you go? 😊 Glad you’re back.

@sylviamatthee8172 5 ай бұрын

What about checking the guttering and seeing if the level is perfect? What about getting more down pipes, so the rainwater/guttering can cope better in order to avoid the black mould. Just a thought. It is hard work, and certainly bank account plundering, but it needs to be done. I wish you two well.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

The gutters are good. It’s below windows where there is no butters and other places where we have problems. We had the gutter guys here recently to replace some gutter high up. They did a good job. Maybe more down pipes. Will have to ask them.

@user-fu8jk6vv2d 5 ай бұрын

the epiphany cake part was an interesting extra!

@bdlodahl 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing the pictures and info about all the different Galette des Rois. Very interesting variations from region to region! The first one with apples or pears appealed to me!😋

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

That was the Parisian. So very nice. It’s the most popular in France.

@eggman969 5 ай бұрын

I didn’t realize you had a KZfaq channel. We made reservations at the chateau a few months ago, looking forward to seeing you in July.

@queensescape 4 ай бұрын

How wonderful! See you soon.

@user-pl9ls2zp1v 5 ай бұрын

Lovely video, all the galettes look delicious. Just a friendly thought. It may be worth asking any future vendors, if they can provide recent references for work completed, (vs their website) where you can actually view yourself in person. A friendly vendor /subcontractor tip. I learned this the hard way. When subcontractors came for a quote. I started to notice their hands. You can tell a person who devotes time to their craft and puts in a hard days work. Additionally, anytime a vendor appears to spend money on embroidered jackets, that is a no go for me, from the beginning. Plus start noticing shoes! Also, have you given any consideration to buying a scissor lift and or your own scaffolding? It seems that it could assist you with future renovations, and work you take on by yourself. In the longevity, it may be a wise investment when your budget permits.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Good tips. We’d love scaffolding. It’s pricey, but certainly on our long list.

@marynorthcutt9263 5 ай бұрын

Your French King cake to so much better than our Louisiana King cakes. Can’t wait to see the clean and shiny chateau.

@shirleycowell1514 5 ай бұрын

I remembered someone using some stuff they clean statues with can't remember what Chanel it was

@inabates8919 5 ай бұрын

I think lichen is the word you’re looking for!

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I think you’re right.

@brucemarshall5110 2 ай бұрын

You look SO Great "without your makeup"!! Leave the black eyebrows & the heavy eyeliner behind.....You look beautiful!!!

@queensescape 2 ай бұрын

Wellll, thank ya. 😊

@judithschrim145 5 ай бұрын

You'll probably repaint the inside on the "ground level" door and window shutters...I feel sure...this is going to look so nice..I'm sure you're more than excited. Love how your chateau is laid out..and hope all turns out like you expect and want it to...

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Thank you.

@judysoubry5146 5 ай бұрын

Nice video !

@colleenwilliams1452 5 ай бұрын

Yes i know immediately if someone is trying me out with pricing. When I start breaking a price down ie. what is hourly rate, how long etc, they start backing down. I get the same stuff on my house. It was done, and as they had a guarantee and the mould was still there, I made a complaint. Three squirts] from one bottle was supposed to clean everything, which of course takes TIME. I know all the key words. Yours is going to need actual physical scrubbing. It is black mould which I have in my lungs at the moment and is in my head and I’m in hospital. Take my advice, mask up EVERYWHERE. All they use is chorine and charge the earth. The bad bits need SCRUBBING.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Oh no. We haven’t been scrubbing. Spraying horrible chemicals, yes. 😊

@predatornz.5493 5 ай бұрын

We had the 2 story house cleaned here in NZ and they used a very wide fan of water with the cleaner in that , hell did it clean the walls up the house looked like it been repainted , so I hope there hose type thing cleans all of the Chateau for u . ❤❤

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I have been wondering why they don’t have such a nozzle. I hope ours cleans up as well.

@MidnightVisions 5 ай бұрын

And some of the black marks are not mold, but a side effect of atmospheric pollution causing an acidic reaction in limestone and lime mortars. The good. News is since the 1990's the majority of that problem has diminished from environmental laws on factory emission levels, and the withdrawal of leaded gasoline in cars.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I hope we can get out the stains.

@lisareagan3839 5 ай бұрын

Have you thought maybe using the title Queen's Escape, Chateau De la Tuilerie to get viewership up. That way anyone looking for new Chateau channels would find yours. Love your channel.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

That is a really helpful suggestion. I’ll have a look at it. Thank you, Lisa. (I did it. I hope it helps. Thank again!)

@Cherlann 5 ай бұрын

There is a family on KZfaq who also have a chateau and they actually cleaned the roof and walls themselves. They made it look easy. I think they used some safe acid products, which sounds not safe but it was amazing looking when done. Sorry I cannot remember the name of the channel or the chateau

@AtlantaGarden 5 ай бұрын

You may be thinking of Terry & Ash at Chateau Lalacelle.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

That’s great.

@peterwhite9261 5 ай бұрын

OMG! Those pastries! I will have one of each, please. Thanks for lesson on each ones origin and ingredients. You did that very well. I look forward to the after cleaning photo of the chateau. Just wondering, is there some device that you can put in your mailbox that would notify your phone to let you know that you got mail. That would be helpful. Whoever stuffed your mailbox needs to be evaluated. It happens here, too. Best wishes, both.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I get a notice from Amazon when a package is delivered and usually go out. Just wish they’d bring the big ones to the house. Le sigh.

@sandravitiello4278 5 ай бұрын

the cakes look yummy

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

So good

@tracey4474 5 ай бұрын

Lichen and moss Karen x every older building gets it

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Lichen… that’s the word.

@marilynwade9448 5 ай бұрын

You look great with no make-up

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Aren’t you a peach! Than you. ❤️

@elleeg.9413 5 ай бұрын

Have you checked out Restoring the Dream? They cleaned their own exterior. The invested in scaffolding and it came out amazing. I don t know if you have reached out to other Chateau owners but they might have helpful ideas for you. I hope the house cleaner finishes your home soon. Best to you all.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

It’s a funny thing. Once you become an owner all the time watching chateau shows seems to evaporate! It’s on my list to try and watch more. 😊

@Sunshine007Bo 5 ай бұрын

They probably are using Sodium Hydrochloride which is Bleach which will get the stains and mildew off anything. Then pressure washing. I know this as we cleaned all kinds of things years ago. Hate you had to pay so much. I know you are glad to get it done ❤

@amysimpson646 5 ай бұрын

Professional pressure cleaners in the US use liquid pool chlorine to clean exteriors.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

That’s interesting. It smells a little like that.

@user-xh1ie9pd3z 5 ай бұрын

I think some of the marks are rust coming off the metal window guards

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I wonder if it will come off.

@MK-Farm-Michigan 5 ай бұрын

My neighbors mailbox was wipped out, then the end of their chain lake fence, as well as the fence bar. Then they ran over ours and broke it to pieces, even bent a metal T post at the bottom. Probably drunk driver found several pieces of cart parts around.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

For heaven’s sakes!

@oosterhuisd 5 ай бұрын

Or maybe hire a Project Manager with in the Chateau or a On-Site Handiman ?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

With unlimited funds, you can do unlimited hiring, of course. Its not a fiscally responsible solution for our situation.

@recastRE 5 ай бұрын

Those "galettes des rois" were mouth-watering! Were you happy with the results of the exterior facades, or will you share it in another video?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

It will take several months for all of the black fungus to come off, so I think in the spring we should be able to share the after. I hate waiting. 😂

@recastRE 5 ай бұрын

@@queensescape I am sure it will look stunning by then, and like we say, patience is mother of all virtues! :)

@monicariske 5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised with the small focused nosil they used, for the first coat. Trusting the process, though, right!!?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

We may yet on our other buildings / in the future. It’s not just the pressure washer price, but the cost of a cherry picker or the risk of one of us climbing so high on a ladder. Not for the faint of heart. 😊

@guyindiman8701 5 ай бұрын

Black Mold? Would "Mildew" be the word you are looking for?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

I’m not sure.

@MK-Farm-Michigan 5 ай бұрын

Why can't you power wash with vinegar or soap and water?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Mostly bc of the height and the desire to get a guarantee that stains will be removed and stay gone 10-15 years. It mostly the height.

@oosterhuisd 5 ай бұрын

I’d say, start with the roof cleaning, but take it with a grain of salt because what would I know?

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

That is not on our to-do list at present. Just not as urgent for potential wedding photos. But would be lovely.

@iu.5146 5 ай бұрын

It probably algae on the facade

@margiemistretta8885 5 ай бұрын

Compare with another company

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Oh, we’ve been getting quotes for this job since we got here. It’s never great, but this one was the right time. 😊

@MidnightVisions 5 ай бұрын

Don't refer to it as a Chateau, call it a 'money cemetery' a French term for Chateau owners who have expended their fortunes on the building. That way contractors won't treat you as a having a boatload of 'Chateau money' to spend.

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Yes. I am careful to say big house. Haha.

@evelyndunham5135 5 ай бұрын

Don’t pay up front!!

@queensescape 5 ай бұрын

Oh I hear you! We don’t get to dictate the payment process to all vendors. In this case it was a minimal deposit and we negotiated to pay the rest in several months, which is good bc we’ll have a chance to see the results before paying. 😊