The paneling in the Grand Salon is beautiful. To clean the paneling in a chateau I have been working on, I did a three-step process. First, I vacuumed the walls with a shop vac to remove as much dust as possible and cobwebs. That was followed by cleaning the wood with murphy's oil soap and water. After completely drying (at least two days), I used an un-tinted liquid wax that dries to a flat finish then buffed it. As an architect and historic preservationist I was very happy with the result. Cheers-

The salon room is so beautiful. The paneling is gorgeous and I read a comment from another viewer on how to properly restore. This bit of advice or suggestion is valuable. Your family is so fortunate to have this experience of living in such a historic mansion. I would have loved this opportunity when I was younger. 71 now and have no desire to fly anywhere.

The Pethericks used the brand Osmo to beautifully restore the wood in their chateau.

Your screen installation is genius. It is so important to our health to have fresh air.

Recognize that this video is a year old but for my cedar trees, I got a long “drip” hose that was permanently placed along the fence where the trees were. It was easy just to turn it on and off and not have to move heavy hose. As well, there is expandable hose. When it fills up, it stretches out and when you turn off the water and when you close the nozzle, the hose shrinks down to nothing and is extremely light weight. How lucky to have peaches growing up a wall! Magic!

💜 the cats

Bats in the belfry ... 🦇 (🙃)!

Great rooms to be restoring - we’ve been restoring for 22 years seemed to just finish then rooms needed doing again a never ending treadmill but fun ! ❤

best wishes to you

I like the longer videos

You two have found the very perfect chateau. Everything is so incredibly beautiful and the grounds! All,the detail that are still in place like inside shutters. You just hit the jackpot!

My neighbor did just what you’re talking about. She has different spigots!

If couples and family can stay together through the trials and tribulations of chateau renovations then their relationships are golden. 🤣 I can't even watch my hubby do chores because he does the opposite of what I would do. 😂 I really give chateau families so much respect because the hundreds of jobs cannot be easy even at the best of times. Kuddos to you! 🥰

It’s great to see a pair of Americans bringing this old home back to life again. A few years ago my husband and I sold everything we owned, and moved into a derelict stone schoolhouse in rural northwestern ireland. From a lifetime in NYC to a soggy field in the middle of nowhere - in one smooth step. (We were both in our 60’s - and bought the schoolhouse online without ever having seen it “in person”)

Carole from Chateau de la Ferte, a neighbour of Billy Petherick, has just restored another of the ceilings in their chateau and goes into a lot of detail on how she did it. I am sure, if contacted, would be able to help out with any restorations or questions about ceiling repair. I love how all of the different chateau owners help each other out with info, etc., All wonderful to watch. Thank you for your videos as they are great to watch!

All beautiful. It takes time. Pace yourselves. Appreciate the kitty cameos. The shutters are huge.

I removed wallpaper from plaster in my 100 yr old home. Used a vintage steam machine ...it blew my old glass fuses. So l did it by hand...l now consider myself Dame Christina..lady of the home. I will never do it again 😅😂😊. It was rough. I send you

I would relocate all Hydrangea's across the gravel, where the lawn starts, or at least 6 metres from the house. This enables you to look at them from the inside but also when you sit outside with your back to the chateau. They are easy to multiply so make the whole front a stunning blue hydrangea border

Lovelovelove the tall windows and their shutters, and the wood in the grand salon is fantastic! The fireplace in the petit salon is really different. So pretty! Glad you're able to keep your garden watered!

You have an incredibly beautiful property. It will be one of the best when it is restored- slowly but surely. Good work on your beautiful garden.