Recovering the original zinc work ( not as expected )

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@projectsfromtheworkbench 22 күн бұрын

Love it when your twin brother comes to help...even if it's only to pick up your coat

@justinanovak8040 22 күн бұрын

Yeh so nice of him to share his coar

@chriswilford3576 22 күн бұрын

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@noahkling4018 22 күн бұрын

It’s so funny! 😂😂😂

@richardhenry5961 22 күн бұрын

Hello Dan, I used to be in the sheet metal industry for 20yrs. Gutters & pipe with hand made Victorian Conductor Heads. I use to blank it out on a punch press then rigged the hand brake to bend and conform rounded bends needed, after that I soldered them together by hand, we did Copper & Galvanized metals. Its becoming a lost art in the states. We had templates samples to go by. I used to be very good on any bending brake. We use to make copper peerless square pipe 10'ft long and bend the seam over by hand with an metal iron on the side of the pipe for support while hammering it with a wooden mallet. Good luck! Europe still has it Craftsman.

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

Skill usually comes at a price though, for a good reason. That's going to be one expensive project!

@richardhenry5961 21 күн бұрын

@@Ragnar8504 I think Dan knows that. Compared to what Dan has spent on Steel alone for the floors. Cost affective for the roof would be a combination of Aluminum Galvanized sheet metal & Copper. Dan has sponsorships helping with the costs. Dan is going to need a 10'ft bending brake LOL!

@gordonnadolni 21 күн бұрын

Cooper is better than Tin, but it is really expensive/

@paulshuppert4975 20 күн бұрын

Still have the craftsmen and skills just too expensive for ordinary people to afford.

@paulshuppert4975 20 күн бұрын

You're going to need, a lot of metal work at least fabricated. Wall flashing, duct work, stepflashings, maybe some copper work. Retired sheet metal worker from the states. Good luck, lots of expensive stuff. Good luck buddy.

@jojo_inthemitten36 22 күн бұрын

I love it when Double Dan is on the scene.

@gordonnadolni 21 күн бұрын

I hope that that tree is the last tree growing on the House.

@carolynh.5158 22 күн бұрын

Loved the two Dans, one taking off the coat and getting to work, and the other picking up the coat, putting it on, then getting to work. Great editing for that fun sequence! Also, love Mr Softy Dan letting the birds nest stay. Surely Dan has earned 'What A Guy' status with that decision.

@Lotterboy 21 күн бұрын

Out if curiosity - how does this work? If you film these 2 sequences and lay them atop each other - shouldn't this kind of overexpose?

@dilaraguney 21 күн бұрын

@@Lotterboymy guess is it is 2 videos half and half on the screen! As long as you do not move anything in the background and move fast enough so the light does not change you can combine them just like a zipper one half on the left one half on the right!

@williamsnyder1205 22 күн бұрын

Big Dan, thanks for letting the bird stay with it's nest for the time being, you're getting so close to topping this 🏰 castle off,we'll see ya tomorrow

@micam.1136 22 күн бұрын

Hopefully the eggs are not getting cold in the meantime!

@tinycotswoldcottage 22 күн бұрын

That was my thought about the egg warmth! She'd probably be too scared to go back to them - especially with the wood gone in front of them

@SP-ki5gn 22 күн бұрын

It's early in the season, I suspect the birds will cut their losses and nest elsewhere.

@sues6384 22 күн бұрын

I thought it was a shame he didn’t put the wood back and move to another part of the chateau

@butzee 22 күн бұрын

Once hatched 14-21 days before chicks fledge! Not sure she’ll return?

@user-gh6sy2mr4j 22 күн бұрын

You should look at the restoration of the Chateau Pernon. They had those same zinc gutters. You may see some helpful info in their restoration.

@charlotter.morrill6503 22 күн бұрын

Yes, and the nice thing about Purnon is that it is on such a grand scale and with the government helping, one can see exactly how it is done, and then figure out how to achieve it on a smaller budget. And the good thing is that Dan does not have to haul all that granite up there for each dormer window, or pay for it.

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

@@charlotter.morrill6503 Purnon is some 120 years older than Chaumont though, and built from a completely different type of stone (soft, porous, tuffo rather than rock hard granite). Their gutters were also a later modification while Dan's are original.

@charlotter.morrill6503 22 күн бұрын

I had not thought about that. Thank you.

@evy7417 21 күн бұрын

@@Ragnar8504maybe they're a 120-year-more-recent modification? 😁

@sniderspider7034 22 күн бұрын

I just love how this building keeps on surprising all of us. I also love the stairways, no more creepy ladders, now to me that's progress.

@gordonnadolni 21 күн бұрын

It is just now starting to take shape.

@ddfromcalgary2348 22 күн бұрын

Love your bit with the jacket!😂

@icandivideos5743 22 күн бұрын

That is SO clever how you get yourself to interact with yourself!!!! And it is wonderful of you to leave the nest alone until the birdies hatch and leave. 😊

@erics320 22 күн бұрын

But will the bird return?

@janaforster6540 22 күн бұрын

@@erics320I dont think, by this work there...

@Amarcanthe 22 күн бұрын

You definitely should ask the Compagnons du Devoir in Périgueux, it's a 3hr drive from the chateau and they do couvreur-zingueur (roofing and zinc work). I've had the chance to work a bit with them (but in Northern France) and their cultural legacy makes them the most suited workers - and artists - for this job. Cheers

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

That sounds like a great suggestion!

@Suzette__Single__again 22 күн бұрын

Love your bit with the jacket

@user-xl3uz5zm5m 22 күн бұрын

Don’t we all just love a second helping of Dan??? Love and respect from Canada ❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦❤️

@normamurray4450 22 күн бұрын

Another Canadian here....absolutely love it all!

@debo4706 22 күн бұрын

There a lot of Canadians following this channel.

@janlafournaise6505 22 күн бұрын

Saskatoon 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@christinahumphrey9143 22 күн бұрын

Toronto but currently in Whitehorse 🇨🇦

@normamurray4450 22 күн бұрын

@@lorrainemike Hello there! I'm just outside Vancouver, B.C., Isn't this a great site?

@jillshaw362 22 күн бұрын

Dan, do have a look at the KZfaq videos of Chateau de Pernon. The roof of their chateau is being totally renovated by professional stonemasons and roofers and using the original structures to transform and save the roof. The episodes are really informative because the craftsmen explanation each step of the renovation including how to deal with tiles and guttering.

@tommypouncey5667 22 күн бұрын

the bluebird room could be a nice touch

@michellebyrom6551 22 күн бұрын

Blue tit. They have a lot of yellow on them whereas the American bluebirds are all blue. The tails of various tits are held downwards as the move around too. Tits are also slimmer, less rounded in the body. Size is similar though. Blue and yellow room, possibly with the birds on the wall would be an easy theme to run with, like the bees in one bathroom.

@teddieryan2288 22 күн бұрын

Those two-Dan segments are hilarious. Great editing.

@userjarabecko 22 күн бұрын

Nah

@stephenriley9084 22 күн бұрын

The indication is that you need deep troughs to cope with the water off a big mansard roof!

@stephenriley9084 22 күн бұрын

I suspect that the mystery ducts are all about circulating air throughout the building. I work in a building that was remodelled in 1848, and we have lots of grills and vents from the ground floor to the roof. Air circulates through the fabric of the building, which was once lit by gas. Regards, Stephen.

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

Dan found bits of an abandoned hot air heating system in the basement (ducts and furnace bits) and apparently that was quite common for fancy buildings in France at that time, so I assume that's what it is. Les Jerômes removed a bunch of those ducts from their château as well.

@jamesbaker429 22 күн бұрын

Air duct work suggests the air pressure in rooms equalise when doors open and close so you don't get slamming by wind pressures with so many fireplaces across the floors,you need air for safe combustion so air is drawn from the basement is warmed through the building and saves cold draughts from outside , ancient heat recovery!

@rvhmon656 22 күн бұрын

Those are box gutters for Mansard roofs. The drawback is when they fail from corrosion they direct the water internally to a drain pipe that runs inside the house. When they fail, all the water goes INSIDE. All new tinsmithing episodes....or contract out. But we know you can do it....

@maxv1455 22 күн бұрын

You are absolutely right, the owners of the Château de Purnon faced the same problem during the restoration. But they got rid of this drainage system because it appeared much later than the castle itself. Maybe Dan should also study the history of his castle and find out if this system was originally included in the plans of his castle, or is it already part of the alteration? Respect from Russia!

@juliehilton1701 22 күн бұрын

So is the unexplained chamber inside the chateau where the drainage went down you think?

@ludovica8221 22 күн бұрын

@@maxv1455 Dans chateau is only just over 100 years old( just pre WW1) so the zinc would be contemporary with the rest of the building

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

I don't think the downpipes were internal, I suspect the gutters drained into the two soil stacks by the bathrooms. Chaumont was built well after the modifications at Purnon were done (between 1900 and 1906) so I'd hope the design was better from the start. One major difference is the type of stone, Purnon is built from a very soft, porous, tuffo stone while Chaumont is all rock hard granite. I also seem to remember that the main problem at Purnon were iron fixings for the gutters set into the stone and as those brackets rusted, they expanded and blew up the stone. If the gutters at Chaumont were only fixed to the timber structure, Dan won't have that problem at all. I also think there would be ways around that issue if you were to rebuild such a system today.

@LaReynedEpee 22 күн бұрын

There are external downpipes visible, so hopefully not a problem here.

@Fasciseus 22 күн бұрын

I attended an old brick school built in 1910, the interior walls were made of brick w/ plaster over it and there were air vents like this 3:40 in the walls. There was no way to close the grates and the noise of one classroom would travel thru these vents into the rooms above or below. Heat was steam radiators, so the vents were not some sort of forced hot air from a furnace.

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

Dan found bits of an old furnace and ducts in the basement so I'd guess gravity hot air.

@rumbletruck1 22 күн бұрын

I simply love how you keep finding little mysteries, as well as the lovely progress you’ve made. Fantastic! Keep it up and we’ll keep watching! 👍🏻👍🏻

@gloriasmestad3803 22 күн бұрын

It’s remarkable that intricate zinc flashing, guttering and decorative elements survived. So fortunate you have spotted it and are able to contextualize it. Maybe the blackened chimney vent is from an early kitchen stove that was wood burning, might have been a smaller chimney than a regular fireplace chimney.

@gnarbeljo8980 22 күн бұрын

Yes, those cast iron woodburing stoves really just require a 5 to 6 inch pipe or the quivalent thereof. May even have originally been in the basement, but I'm guessing, behind that steel in the wall, there may be an old fireplace too.

@halvarf 22 күн бұрын

From all we know, the original kitchen was in the opposite wing. Maybe some other kind of stove. The Parisian who supposedly financed the building of the chateau was the inventor of the Choubersky stove after all (or his heir).

@denisemastromina7821 22 күн бұрын

Interesting I'll ave to look this up@@halvarf

@gloriasmestad3803 21 күн бұрын

@@halvarf You most likely have a much better visualization of the floor plan of the chateau than I. What amazes me is that the design plan has so many balconies. With those and the surrounding terraces, IMO it really lends itself to entertaining and enjoying life in the best possible way. Here’s hoping that will happen again in the not so distant future!

@xlerb2286 22 күн бұрын

You're getting pretty fancy with the video editing with that jacket scene. Well done, I'm glad you're still having fun and not letting the chateau get the best of you.

@niabhinghy 22 күн бұрын

you need to put back the piece of wood in the nest cause otherwise larger birds will eat the chicks, if the mother even comes back which she might not

@gnarbeljo8980 22 күн бұрын

I think that bit of steele they put up covers most of the opening like the wood did before. If she/they can find their way back abd recognize the hole they should be safr from intruders. Hoping they will. The chick's will be ready to leave in a couple of weeks.

@gato-nero 22 күн бұрын

⁠Dan, please let us know if she does come back.

@PreservationEnthusiast 22 күн бұрын

That wood won't go back in because of the beam. Best he can do is block the remaining hole such that it was as big as when the wood is there. But the bird might not come back because of all activity going on. Sometimes they just abandon the nest and start again somewhere safer.

@Vanadisir 22 күн бұрын

I thought the same. Dan absolutely did the most logical thing given the scenario, but the eggs may also be cold by time mum returns. Hopefully the update is positive.

@neilbosher4350 22 күн бұрын

Because they stayed there for so long that nest is going to be abandoned. Should of walked away immediately.

@lindabrooks8242 22 күн бұрын

Love all the "surprises", and I'm sure there will be more to come. Prayers for the bird family 🙏 Thanks, Dan, for sharing this ❤️

@wandacasper5612 22 күн бұрын

Dan, u have a kind heart an soul. Thank u for taking us along

@judynail1690 22 күн бұрын

Those double screens are hilarious.

@joannebolton1 22 күн бұрын

Less than a minute in and you already have us smiling... love the swapping of the coat scene👌

@kimberlyobrien4677 22 күн бұрын

I just watched Fanny's journey. The movie about Fanny Ben-ami. What a wonderful movie. The home they showed was nothing compared to the chateau in real life but the movie was a wonderful story and at the end they told about the lady that lived at the chateau and another person that was willing to give their lives for the children. I cried but I loved it and it was so touching

@suecollado8696 22 күн бұрын

💕A good roofer has machines where they make guttering in long sections on site💕Hopefully that little birdie will sit back on her eggs until they hatch💕Maybe you could put up bird boxes in some of the trees around your chateau💕

@jacquelynhollinger4006 22 күн бұрын

The unique craftsmanship in the zinc and guttering alone is amazing. Thanks for sharing these beauties.

@avivat3010 22 күн бұрын

I'm glad that you are taking your time for doing other things. Editing every night after a very, very full day's work must have been brutal. The zinc details are quite beautiful. Thank you for sharing! Kudos to you and Nick for all of the progress.

@lamarnewmeyer2747 22 күн бұрын

CLEVER CUT AT THE BEGINING!! Well done, I was amused and great work on the chateau!

@patriciahill6839 22 күн бұрын

I am full of admiration for you and your team. Enjoying watching your efforts from Kettering in England. Hopefully the bird ad its eggs will be okay

@rostallar4243 22 күн бұрын

The stair cases look amazing making it easier & safer to get up & down, well done Dan & Nick.

@annickmassy9675 22 күн бұрын

Hello Dan ! Merci pour le nid ❤ c’est adorable ! Pour les gouttières ce sont plutôt des ”Chéneaux ” ( sortes de baignoires pour recup d’eau de pluie, puis direction une gouttière descendante). Pour le decor en zinc, je pense qu’il faudrait contacter ”les compagnons du devoir” de ton département, seuls capables d’un tel travail.... bonne continuation ! J’admire ton travail,😊😊😊

@cathielee9400 22 күн бұрын

Cute editing in the beginning ❤

@LaReynedEpee 22 күн бұрын

I suspect the bird will abandon the nest with all the disturbance. She probably needs to be sitting on those eggs to keep them alive.

@sallyward517 22 күн бұрын

hopefully she will start again somewhere else.

@NanouPeb-vy3ug 22 күн бұрын

J'aime toujours autant vos vidéos, j'espère que l'oiseau va revenir couver bon courage à bientôt

@MaximilianBocek 22 күн бұрын

HA! Excellent coat business! Another really interesting way of presenting your work on the chateau. Your series should be required viewing by student filmmakers.

@ReiMonCoH 22 күн бұрын

In that period, all that metal work was catalog ordered. Look up old architecture catalogs, you’ll find pics👍🏻

@sparklepea 22 күн бұрын

Do you watch the restoration at Chateau Purnon? Your guttering system looks a bit like the 19th century version they had there that’s being replaced with something that better fits with original roof design. It’s interesting because the zinc flashing and guttering placed on top of the walls ended up allowing water penetration into the walls as it degraded over time

@LaReynedEpee 22 күн бұрын

These materials will degrade what ever you use, I've just replace 90 year old cast iron guttering myself.

@lawresmith2294 21 күн бұрын

Dan mate I am a welsh slate miner and manufacture slates on daily basics, them slates are capitals can get you good price top quality welsh slate 👍

@jwthrussell8786 22 күн бұрын

Love the chirping birds and the jacket pick up!! 🆙 ⬆️ Conserving the eggs…so good and all that Zinc crafting is a revelation! As you point out it’s up there but I think people would’ve been going up there to enjoy the view etc and may therefore have enjoyed the window work?! So great to share in all your revelations There existed such amazing crafting in those days. Magnificent structures brilliantly created. Cant wait for the ongoing videos.And roof top revelations! Looking to the day you can hold a party up there!

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

I'm not sure how much of that you'd have been able to see from inside.

@JeanBray-cj3lu 22 күн бұрын

Dan, we do love your little tricks with the video, featuring your twin! Thank you for respecting the birds nest 😙😙😙

@cherylmcnair5594 22 күн бұрын

Fast work Dan your up to the top floor, the flashing and gutters are very fancy it will be so nice to see them replicated 😊

@yeahitsprivate4697 22 күн бұрын

You are the hardest worker I have ever seen,and you still manage to get a video out every few days for us. Good Luck on all your endeavors for you and your family.

@shannydavis1973 22 күн бұрын

I love it when your twin shows up to help!😂

@allanyeager1147 22 күн бұрын

What a clever videographer you are! All aspects of your channel are delightful.

@wb8517 22 күн бұрын

Amazing that you found so much of the old roof, gutters and window cladding!

@moonlightsnowfall6734 22 күн бұрын

You might find zinc shapes such gutters, downspouts, leaderheads, cornice trim, and finials are available pre-made. I know you can get them here in the US. Some of the manufacturer's around New England are using old molds and dies to make these products so they are the same as they were 100 years ago. Good luck! Its fun to catch up on where you are on this massive project.

@marilynnorourke56 21 күн бұрын

The void that has been blackened may have been soot from the fire and not from a fireplace. Soot can be very thick if the smoke flows slowly and cools quickly. Thank you for being so humane to the birds. Were they part of an endangered species? Wishing you all the best!!!

@kaydonahue 22 күн бұрын

Glad your Duplicate can assist!

@lindaedwards6683 22 күн бұрын

ok, the coat thing made me laugh. And I really needed a laugh today.

@chrismoyler 22 күн бұрын

Thickness of slates.... 1990's.. When roofing a large building with welsh slate, the roofers graded them into 3 thicknesses. The thicker ones were used on the lower courses, medium in the middle then the thinnest ones in the upper courses. Natural products, unlike man-made roofing, vary considerably in thickness. One more thing....slate varies greatly in durability. I was involved in reroofing a,Victorian property in London. Most of the slateshad badly delaminated. I was told that these were inferior Spanish slate, not Welsh slate. Dont know if this was true, but the slates could not be reused. In contrast, I saw plenty of slate from other Victorian roofs which was certainly reusable- no delamination at all. Every blessing to you Dan for a very successful project. Chris. UK

@tamc4762 22 күн бұрын

Great job, I love seeing the progress. This sure beats modern cable or TV shows!

@GrandmaK-px3kk 22 күн бұрын

Why oh why do you not wear safety glasses or a mask when drilling? One bad move and you will be injured so badly. Please be more careful.

@TheBluebellMoon2 22 күн бұрын

Brilliant progress!!!! Get some rest & stay warm - dry for a few days. 👏👏👏👏

@Dan-ud8ob 22 күн бұрын

Really REALLY wish your vids were longer..love the channel

@laurensouthgate2458 22 күн бұрын

A nest what a surprise find I hope after they hatch mom will find them a new home. Nice to have the old zinc surround , glad you want to replicate that.

@mousetreat 21 күн бұрын

Your infamous safety squint is still no substitute for safety glasses. Loved the video!

@rumpelppilz 21 күн бұрын

It's so boring without one video from You. I wait for every day. A day without a video from You is a lost day.

@mavep2855 22 күн бұрын

What an action packed episode! Nick is like a whirling dervish on that machine. Bet that Mama bird is surprised that her nest has been discovered and disturbed, hope she comes back. See ya in a few days when it drys up.🥳❤️

@carlotta4th 22 күн бұрын

If she doesn't come back he's going to smell those eggs later. Not very well thought through to block it up before they're gone!

@Rottingboards 22 күн бұрын

Slate roof is going back on....fantastic!

@AtlantaGarden 22 күн бұрын

CLEVER editing!

@susancharbonneau1891 22 күн бұрын

Grant is back! You & Amaury have to get together for laughs 😊

@nikkorain680 22 күн бұрын

I love when you do Double Dan scenes.

@michaelschuenemann3505 22 күн бұрын

Dan/Dan at Work - wow ! Birds - Eggs - Chimney - Zinc - Roof Tiles - Today was a Day of Discovery ! Steel Beam is in - Progress! More Rain ! Great Video and many Cheers from Australia !!!!

@Neicorr 22 күн бұрын

Need more subscribers so that you have the money to get such intricate details remade. Dedicated watcher.

@yellowbeardjamesgibson9297 22 күн бұрын

Keep up the Amazing work 💪 The like button ✅ has been Crushed 😁👍👍😎 Warmest Regards from the Sunshine State of Florida 🇺🇲🌅☀️🌞🏝️🌍

@edablearchitecture679 18 күн бұрын

Someone else may have already suggested this - but the mysterious vents up the side might be a fresh air supply for the fireplaces and chimneys to work properly. Just a thought.

@jeanwoodhouse8899 22 күн бұрын

Amazing surprises at the Chateau today. It's a shame you really don't have a twin to help with the work. 😜👍🇦🇺

@rosemariedeschenes7013 22 күн бұрын

What a neat discovery regarding the zinc gutters. Love seeing double Dan 😂😍😘

@Cali-at-the-beach 22 күн бұрын

Love the jacket scene!

@IzzaMeanCat 22 күн бұрын

Fascinating about the zinc work. Who knew?! Wow. ✌️🐾🐾🇱🇷

@annetteenchelmaier2474 22 күн бұрын

I loved the way you filmed the beginning. You taking off your jacket while the other you came from the other side and put on your jacket. Very clever.

@gingermonette7455 22 күн бұрын

Little rain never stops Dan!

@bksbracelet 22 күн бұрын

Dan your passion for this project is amazing and as a much older fan of your vlogs I hope I am around to see the start of some of the inside work

@Diana4359 20 күн бұрын

Same here ... know the shared passion, seeing Dan do this is something I have so much respect for and appreciate at my ole' age, I can enjoy the feeling via Dan.

@chantalpinsonneault1299 22 күн бұрын

Ooh, I love when the trees growing in the house & wall come down!!!

@marcelhelfert1687 22 күн бұрын

Die Dachrinne ist gar nicht so kompliziert, eine Simsabdeckung aus Zink, darüber eine halbrunde 333er Rinne, vorne eine Blende davor und von innen den Rinneneunhang,dann kann geschiefert werden,vorher müssen natürlich die Gauben noch verblecht werden. Die Zierelemente gibt es zum Teil als Standardteile und müssen "nur" zusammen gefügt werden,ein Teil bleibt aber Handarbeit und muss angefertigt werden....ich bin auf das Ergebnis gespannt,schon aus beruflichen Interesse 😎👍🏻

@mannyortiz4814 22 күн бұрын

Dan,Nick my construction workers. Putting the steel beam in place with the crank lift is amazing. The rain is good for the plants,flowers, and trees. It does bring work to a slower pace. Until next time. Please, take care and stay safe. Love ya 🍺🍺🇺🇸🙏🕊🌈🌞❤️👍😇🌹

@paulcockman930 22 күн бұрын

Great video editing, your efforts are appreciated. You are brilliantly documenting your recovery of what most people would think is a completely derelict chateau. And with all that rain you must feel at home.

@milkweeddreams8828 22 күн бұрын

So satisfying watching you walk up the makeshift stairs, progress for sure and what about that zinc, truly a thing of beauty...as was that tree hittin' the dirt...CHEERS...!

@janvanstaalduinen6409 22 күн бұрын

I'm afraid that the blue tip didn't dare to return while work was in progress around its nest. Most likely the eggs went cold and the embryos died 😢 Having said that, I'm immensely impressed by the ongoing effort and ingenuity of Dan, Nick and others involved. Couldn't stop watching and have seen all 700 videos in the past 4 weeks. Cheers from Rotterdam, the Netherlands ❤👍🏻

@debbierudolph9489 22 күн бұрын

They don't die that quickly

@janvanstaalduinen6409 17 күн бұрын

@@debbierudolph9489 I hope you are right, Debbie. It has been very quiet though, since that last vlog 🙄

@gerryhartung736 22 күн бұрын

Nice to have your twin back on the job! Great video work!

@clairecooper9931 21 күн бұрын

That’s some serious intricate metal work. I hope the bird gets back to those eggs to keep them safe 🤞🏼

@sandrakicklighter2735 22 күн бұрын

Love when your clones visit

@richardphelan8414 22 күн бұрын

Mate I'm getting real excited about your work here on the Chateau I will be as happy as you when you get the roof sealed off and get it water tight

@kathysteele7669 22 күн бұрын

I so enjoy your edits of one self.

@richardstoc 22 күн бұрын

I have seen so many that regret ever seeing Box Gutters they have destroyed so many grand mansions and chateau's because they leak like crazy over time. great progress good luck

@LaReynedEpee 22 күн бұрын

All gutters perish in time and have to be replaced, I've just replaced 90 year old cast iron ones.

@Luci.589 22 күн бұрын

Nick should build some bird boxes up the trees, in case birdie doesn’t come back and needs another nest !

@karenmorrison8112 22 күн бұрын

We need precious birds, pleased you left the nest. Makes my heart race with those steel beams just balancing on what ever. Pleased Nick is there to.

@marcuswardle3180 22 күн бұрын

The intricate zinc shapes might have been formed around a wooden structure. It was mentioned that the zinc flashing went round a window frame? perhaps the window was made of wood, including the decorative parts, and the zinc sheeting was then beaten to form around individual parts of the window frame. The wooden window was put together and installed, then the zinc flashing pre-formed placed on top and soldered into place.

@Ragnar8504 22 күн бұрын

Yes, the large bit used to surround a dormer window.

@ronaldhorton2438 22 күн бұрын

Glad to see you enjoy the edits. Nice job. The window flashing is really intriguing. Good luck with that. Thanks, Dan. 🎉❤🎉❤🎉😊

@ITALJET183 22 күн бұрын

Merci pour votre travail sur ce patrimoine français. J’espère que vous serez heureux parmi nous.

@winmarfbd909 22 күн бұрын

Hello, all! 🖖 From Michigan USA 😊

@GeminiWoods 22 күн бұрын

Some clean editing right there lol.

@paulette6087 22 күн бұрын

Love all the discovery of secret passages and hidden birds nest. I am surprised you just found one nest. What a perfect spot to protect from elements and predator.