These folks deserve more subscribers.

Does Lincoln ever lose it?? He’s so calm and quietly spoken, and methodical bless him. Lovely vlog as usual x

When the chateau was build, the only fuel was wood. It can be more environmentally friendly than oil in the long run if trees are replanted. Solar energy could have some drawbacks, like how many days of sunny vs overcast weather for the region. Those are questions the locals have figured out. An obsolete heating system can be a nightmare, and a newer system would be more efficient. Maybe the cats can be trained to sleep under the duvets?

A well stacked wood pile is a work of art. My husband and I heated our old but not large farmhouse with wood for over 35 years. We discovered hanging a box fan high in the doorway and turning it on for brief periods of time brought heated air down from the ceiling and into the corners of the room. Believe me, a wood splitter is worth every euro you spent on it!

We have a combination oil and wood boiler that works really well. We are set up so that the oil automatically kicks on when the fire gets too low in the wood boiler. Good luck with trying to figure your system out because through our cold winter months here in Maine it really works well.

Can I just say that I love your house from a romantic perspective? The symmetry, the size, the character... I´ve seen many chateaus but yours is just perfect. Now... I understand the costs of running an old house (I´m quite new because I've always lived in apartments) and I ask myself this... how do you deal with spiders? I am terrified of them. Now I have the courage to face them but... how do you get used to it? I´m sure you must see some everyday :/

Make friends with your neighbors. When you're far enough into being close to end of rehabbing the Chateau, start learning French.

I love your vlogs! Your editing, the music, the cinematography, the animals, your sense of humour. I always look forward to new ones! Let’s hope you get heating sorted for the winter. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

I'm an American living in Brittany as well. My house is much smaller than yours but shares so many similarities. Fortunately, due to the size the heating issue was easier to solve. Also, I had the option to re-tile the ground floor. So when I did that I put electric radiant under the new tiles. I'm very happy with it. Additionally I have small electric radiators in each room which are individually controlled, so that I'm only heating the rooms that are occupied.

I love the way you all edit your vlogs. VERY ENJOYABLE ‼️❣️

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Dear Amanda, I have followed your vlog for a while now and I think it’s fantastic!

Your videos have a quiet beauty quality about them ❤️ Thank you for sharing them!

All I can think is, "Get off my ass!" LOL Dominic is a character! On a serious note, I would definitely go with wood, until an alternative can be found. I know the Pethericks use wood pellets. But all wood has rocketed in price. Have a great week!

I feel your pain. When we first moved from Newcastle NSW to Pipers River Tasmania, it felt like we have moved to the southern artic!!! The first winter in our new house, we moved into at lockup stage, so we had only outside walls and no insulation. Saw us huddled together under a blanket thrown over our oil heater at our feet. Keeping the warmth to just us. Our faces frozen!! Our daughter was only 2 at the time, so she got an electric blanket to keep her warm of a night, whereas us adults just had to make do with good ole body warmth. When we purchased our wood heater (second-hand and still going strong after 16years) we debated where to put it. Friends of ours had a fireplace and had so much trouble getting the heat from the fireplace into the room, we decided to put the wood heater in the middle of the room, and what a bonus that turned out to be. What we lost in a bit of room, we made up for in, this wood heater that heated not only the main open living area of the house but the floor of the second story above. So no matter the weather outside, if the fire is on, we can comfortably roam the house in teeshirts!! and not dressed like Oompa Loompas which is how we made it through the first couple of years.

I enjoy watching your channel. In fact, in one evening, I binge watched all your previous episodes.

# 2,3,4 fireplaces are just gorgeous!!❤

Thank you for another great and interesting vlog. Love the donkeys at the end....so cute!!

I love your sense of decoration, your kindness with animals and your courage.we are lucky you are with us in france