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two children...
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Yay! Well done.
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..we've lived in this magnificent
chateau for the past five years.
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Look, look, look, look!
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SHE GASPS
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Oh, my God, that is so beautiful.
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It's not just our home...
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Ugh, and we're up.
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..but our business.
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You may kiss your bride.
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GUESTS CHEER
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And all over France, there are other
Brits doing exactly the same.
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Oh, my God!
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We'll follow a new wave of intrepid
chateau owners...
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I'll open some windows, it might
help get rid of some dust.
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..and some familiar faces as they
take on these majestic buildings,
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and we'll reveal
more about our own chateau life.
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Is everyone ready?
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BOTH: Yay!
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There will be triumphs...
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This looks incredible!
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Do you like it?
I love it.
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..and setbacks...
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HE GASPS
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..as they battle to renovate their
homes
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and earn their keep.
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OK, I'm ready.
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But no matter how hard the going
gets...
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This is probably,
yeah, my worst nightmare.
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..they get to live the dream as
custodians of their very own castle.
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Today, one couple continue their
search for their dream castle.
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It's like we've walked back in time.
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At our place, it's a family affair.
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Look, perfect.
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That's my girl.
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At this chateau, job delegation...
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Let's go and see how deep this well
really is.
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..causes a stink.
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It's a bit smelly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
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And these new chateau owners have a
furniture fallout.
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It could be nice if we painted it.
That's such a cliche,
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painted, old furniture. Yeah.
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Relocating across the Channel with
a young family is a big decision.
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It took Angel and I four years to
find our perfect place.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
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Oh, look at that.
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But, it's once the keys are handed
over that the hard work
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really starts.
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North of us,
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a family are right at the start of
their chateau adventure.
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Set in 15 acres of grounds,
16-room
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Chateau Gonneville is a new home to
fashion designer Anna, her Italian
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film-maker husband Philipp and
their two daughters, Lily and Ella.
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I remember just driving in through
the driveway
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and just thinking, wow,
this is amazing.
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I couldn't imagine
buying any other chateau.
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My heart was with this one.
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Located in Normandy, the couple sunk
all their money
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and took out a huge loan to buy
the chateau for £900,000
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with the promise of opening
it as a B&B by spring.
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The real pressure is that we had to
take out quite
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a lot of money from the bank,
and we have to run it as a business.
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We are very much cash-poor, property
rich, so if it doesn't work
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then maybe we'll be forced to sell
it, which would just be too sad.
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I don't even want to think of that.
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They decided to renovate the top
floor into a family
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apartment before transforming
the first floor, where they're
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currently living, into guest
accommodation.
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The wood underneath the window is
equally rotten as the window
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frames themselves.
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But now currently behind schedule,
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the pressure is on to get the place
finished.
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There's no hidden savings that we
could use if everything turns wrong.
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It's a little scary and intimidating
and a bit overwhelming, I would say.
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With Philipp across the major
renovations, Anna's domain is
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furnishing, so today they're bargain
hunting at a local charity shop.
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Specifically today, we were
looking to find a cabinet that we
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could use in our bathroom to
put the sink on,
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and we'll see if there's anything
else that catches our eyes.
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Given your tight budget, that sounds
like a risky business,
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Best to focus on the bathroom
cabinet.
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These places, though, are full of
distractions.
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What do you think, do you like them?
Look, they're Lily-sized.
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We have this little chapel that we
want to restore one day,
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but it's completely empty,
so I think it could be a first
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step of furnishing that chapel,
could be these two chairs.
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Do you like the chair?
"Yes, that's a big yes".
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"I like the chair".
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Philipp isn't the only one who's had
his head turned.
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You see this one, Philipp,
this wardrobe here.
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This one?
I thought it could be nice
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if we painted it for the girls for
their room. Hmm.
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What do you think? No, I don't.
You don't like it? Not at all.
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I think it's quite nice, and it's
only 30 euros.
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I like this idea of this sort of
style of wardrobe and painted.
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I hate the idea of painting
old furniture.
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I'm going to convince you.
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I'm going to show you some...
That's such a cliche,
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painted, old furniture.
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Yeah. Do you like it?
Yes, I like it.
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So, we have our first.
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I don't care. I'm just going to do
it anyway, so.
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Yeah, OK. You don't have a choice.
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I'm staying out of this one.
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This chair here, Philipp,
it's only ten euros.
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It's going to be nice if it's
re-done, yeah, I mean ten euros,
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come on. You can tell it has been
repaired once, and you could imagine
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it with a new fabric, and I think
it's a good project for Anna.
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Anna was always talking about
upholstering...
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Yeah, I want to sort of. ..things,
it's like a fantasy of yours,
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upholstery. Yeah, I would love
to have a go anyway.
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Yeah, let's get it. I think we can
repair that one.
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I think it's ten euros, yeah.
Well, yeah, yeah, good find.
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Now, that doesn't look like a
bathroom cabinet,
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but I'm pleased you've found
something you can agree on.
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No, I've never reupholstered
anything in my life.
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I really want to have a go.
I think I'll be all right.
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I think I could manage.
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That's the spirit, Anna -
nothing ventured, nothing gained,
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and she's not the only person
getting in to the swing of things.
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What do you think of these?
How much are they? 35.
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Yep. Huh? OK. Yep?
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I think we should get it.
We have so many chimneys.
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Yep. Yeah, no, it's beautiful.
That's a beautiful chimney mirror.
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Yep. What do you think about this
mirror? Yeah, this one I like.
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It's a little over-the-top, but...
Why not? ..why not?
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I think it's cool.
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Yeah, cool.
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They certainly aren't leaving
empty-handed, but having
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spent 165 euros, about £140, there's
still nothing for the bathroom.
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Merci beaucoup.
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I think we just have to keep coming
back here.
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Yes. Every week there's new stuff,
so we'll just become regulars.
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That's fine when you have the time,
but you'll need to keep moving
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ahead with the renovations if
there's any chance of opening that
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B&B on schedule.
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160 miles south, Scotsman Iain and
his wife, Kate, are waiting
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to start their own chateau adventure
in the Loire Valley.
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They've spent the last six years
hunting for a property that's
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large enough for their extended
family as well as having
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genuine moneymaking potential.
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We need to have a business when we
purchase the chateau to
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allow us to enjoy the life and
the lifestyle that we want to have.
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And I think we will need the chateau
to look after itself basically.
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Iain and Kate have sold their home
and a stake in their pharmacy
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business in Australia to
raise £1,300,000 for the move.
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So far this trip, with the help
of their family, they've seen
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four incredible chateaux.
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How beautiful.
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While Kate is drawn to period detail
and grandeur...
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It still has original features
which is really important to us.
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..Iain has an eye for the business
opportunities.
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This is a lovely proportioned
room, isn't it?
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They even had a sneak preview of one
that's
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not on the market, which they loved.
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This is so special, this room, just
look at all the detail in there.
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Got a good feel about it.
I like it.
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Iain and Kate have been impressed so
far, but they have not yet
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made up their mind, so today they're
viewing the enormous 17th-century
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Chateau de Rere, which
boasts almost 6,500 square feet of
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living space.
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Built on the remains of a feudal
castle, it sits in 25 acres
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and has five large outbuildings.
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Just look at that chateau driving
up.
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You can only imagine the events
that we could have here,
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and the family life here as well.
Pretty excited to see inside.
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Located in the Loire Valley, at
around one and a half million
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pounds, it's over budget but has
tremendous business potential.
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Estate agent Bertram is showing
them around.
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How are you? Nice to see you.
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Good morning, good morning.
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Along with their daughter Jade
and her family.
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A lot of history.
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It's 17th century and a real
original.
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It has stayed in the same
family for 22 generations.
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22 generations, wow.
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Let's go inside to visit the
chateau.
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Thank you.
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First, the impressive entrance hall.
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Oh, wow.
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Beautiful condition, beautiful
condition.
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Beautiful beams with original
stairs.
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It is rare to have wood finish
like this.
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Yeah. Cause normally it's stone.
Stone, yeah.
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I like it.
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Let's go to the corridor, and after
you have access to the
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principal room.
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Wow. Wow, look at this floor.
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Yeah, it's a real Versailles floor.
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Yeah.
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With the French gentry's desire to
impress,
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once introduced in the palace
of Versailles,
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it became fashionable in many other
aristocratic homes.
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I love that it's light in colour,
not so dark.
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You know when you usually see, it's
really dark.
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Have a look at some of the detail...
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I know. ..alongside of the fireplace
as well.
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Beautiful, I love it. This is, like,
perfect.
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The original features have
certainly got Kate fired up,
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but they haven't seen anything yet.
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Next stop is the chapel in one
of the chateau's towers.
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Do you like it, guys?
Yeah, it's pretty amazing.
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Yeah, it looks like it's untouched.
Yeah, it really does.
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Like it was like this when it was
first built.
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You can see the vitraille.
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The vitraille. What's a vitraille?
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Vitrified glass.
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So, we call it stained glass.
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Yes, vitre. OK. Wow. It's in very
good condition,
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it's been very well maintained.
Yeah, really.
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So, is this ordained,
is that what they say, ordained?
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We say ordained, so a priest can
come in and conduct the ceremony.
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Yeah.
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Looks like Iain might be thinking
about the potential of this
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place as a wedding venue, a good
call.
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I wonder if it will be love at first
sight in their modern kitchen?
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Ooh! OK.
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Kate, your thoughts?
No, I don't like it.
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How disappointing.
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Oh, well, you get that, I suppose.
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It's a project.
But you could fix that, yeah.
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It's fixable.
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Definitely, cause there's a room
right next door that you
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could knock through to. Yeah. I like
the floor all the way through.
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Yeah, very much, just need to open
up the space. And that's probably
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all I'd keep. Yeah. What do you
think, Jade?
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Just knock it down and start again.
Yeah. We'll knock it down, will we?
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Knock the wall down, will you help
me? Yeah, good man.
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Looks like the whole family is in
agreement.
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Such a disappointment because
everything in the chateau is
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so grand and beautiful, and then you
walk in there and go, oh, OK,
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maybe '70s, '80s.
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Someone had a red moment.
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Well, so far it feels like this
place is in the balance.
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It could all depend on what
they find upstairs.
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Coming up...
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Have you reached Australia yet?
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Well, we've just got to find out
where it's going.
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At this chateau, they're up to their
elbows in it.
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Poor Daddy. He's halfway
up a drain.
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At our place, Dorothy
and her grandad get to work.
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Perfect.
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But we're not the only ones with a
pint-sized apprentice.
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You have to pull it.
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Ouch!
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This is a 17th century
Chateau de Sagonne Ville
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believed to have been
home to one of the three musketeers.
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With six acres of land,
several outbuildings,
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and 42 rooms, it was bought for
£645,000 last year
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by music teacher Becky
and her engineer husband, Mark.
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Becky plans to move here permanently
from the Middle East with
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daughters Charlotte and Sophia
next year.
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We took ten years from, like,
the first day we started
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looking before we found this place,
and we just don't regret it.
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Every day this place just keeps
giving.
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When we open up the windows and look
out onto the garden
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and see the view,
it's just absolutely stunning.
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Sharing this chateau with them is
Becky's retired father,
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George, who looks after it when
they're away.
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These are not nearly as good as the
more expensive ones, unfortunately.
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Located 25 miles from Toulouse
in south-west France,
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Becky and Mark have taken the first
step to making this their home,
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hosting drinks for the village in
their courtyard.
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Mummy! Another visitor!
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Ah, bonsoir!
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Now, before they return to the
Middle East,
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they're turning their attention
to an outbuilding
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they eventually hope will be
let out as a gite.
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That will help to sort of put
a few more pennies aside
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for the day-to-day
running of the property,
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and hopefully going forward
in the next ten years or so,
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once we retire, we'll also have that
as an income coming in to help us.
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They recently discovered a disused
well next to the proposed gite.
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HE GRUNTS
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Oh, my goodness me. Look at that!
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Oh, it's water!
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They're wondering if the well
could be used to supply the gite.
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If the chateau's drainage system
in the courtyard connects to it,
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it may be unusable.
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The whole family's
mucking in to investigate.
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Oh, thank you.
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HE LAUGHS
Right.
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I think we should get the hose and
open up the drain here
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and open up the well.
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See where it's going.
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OK.
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The first step is to clear out
the drains
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to see where the water is going to.
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Ah, Charlotte.
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Mark, that job's got your name
on it.
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So, we've got quite a few roots
in the bottom of the drain here,
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but it is still draining down
which is good,
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so it's clearly going somewhere.
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We've just got to find out where
it's going.
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Right.
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How are you getting on, have you
reached Australia yet?
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At times like these, it's great
to know your family has your back.
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Poor Daddy, he's halfway up a drain.
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Have we got anything that we could
stick up there
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rather than your hand?
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Not really.
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I think we've gone as far as
we can with this.
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Time to bring in the big guns.
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BOTH: Charlotte.
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Do you want to
bring that water down here?
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With as much gunk cleared out
as possible,
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they try to get some water
to flow through.
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Charlotte, you keep squirting and
we'll see if the water is coming
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through into the well.
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Right, here we go, let's see what
we've got, OK.
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Is there any obvious sign?
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It doesn't look like the water from
the drain
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is connected to the well here.
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That could be good, but as that well
also looks very clogged up,
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you won't be sure until you've
cleared it out - rather you than me.
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Almost 400 miles north in Normandy,
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the target date to move into
the family apartment has passed,
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and they're still months
away from completion.
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Philip is working flat out
as winter's coming.
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While Philip tackles the big DIY
project upstairs,
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Anna's mum Jenny has arrived and is
helping out wherever she can...
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BOTH: Woo!
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..including Anna's new project to
restore her bargain
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from the charity shop.
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Now, we understand why it was only
ten euros.
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This might be the most expensive
ten euros that she's spent.
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We could be opening a can of worms,
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but we won't know
until we've taken this off.
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Well, nothing beats having a go
to learn a new skill.
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This is like a test,
like a learning chair
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and probably one of the most
difficult ones.
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Having taken off the fabric,
they discover the old padding.
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Is it attached to the back?
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SHE GASPS
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Look, look, look.
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Whoa! Oh, that's kind of gross.
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00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:30,960
It's just got bits of hay. Oh, is it
hay, or is it horsehair as well?
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Yes, it's horsehair as well,
actually.
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Before man-made materials were
available,
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horsehair was often mixed with
hay as cheap padding.
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We'll leave these around the edge
here. Yeah.
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I think that's it, pull it through.
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Let's take this off. Oh, gross.
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Shall we get the Hoover?
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I'm not sure I'd want to keep
decades' worth of dust,
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decaying horsehair and hay either.
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Underneath the padding is a knotted
string web
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keeping the springs in place.
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If I take a picture of it,
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and then, like, we can remember kind
of how it went.
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Good idea.
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There's a lot of bits to put back
together again.
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It's going to probably take another
week at least.
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It's going to be very nice
when it's finished.
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It is, I think it's going
to be fine.
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I love it, and I'm really excited to
repair it and restore it
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and see it when it's finished cos I
think it's going to be beautiful,
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and everyone will laugh and say...
That was the chair.
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..it was the ten euro chair.
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A couple of days later,
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Anna's moving on to the next stage
of her chair refurbishment.
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For simplicity and speed,
she's invested in a staple gun to
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put new webbing on the chair
before reattaching the springs.
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I've never done it before,
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and I was really scared but actually
it's not as scary as it looks.
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Lengths of webbing are attached
under the base of the chair
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to form a lattice
for the springs to sit on.
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The more tension the better,
basically,
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and normally you have a special
tool for stretching the webbing,
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but it was quite expensive,
and I kind of found a video online
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that was basically some guy
using a, um, it's a monkey wrench.
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Well, this isn't a monkey wrench.
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I actually should have a monkey
wrench because then you can actually
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fix it. This is just a normal
wrench.
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Sometimes, Anna, you just have to
improvise.
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A while later, with the webbing
done,
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it's time for the next stage -
reattaching the springs.
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OK, hang on.
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Oh, we don't want to
let go of our needle.
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For this job, luckily,
Anna has a little helper.
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OK, pull the strings through
so it's really tight.
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And then with this needle we're
going to go in on the other side
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of the spring.
Push it in, that's it.
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And then we have to grab
it from underneath,
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and then we have to pull it.
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Ow! I know, it's a
bit tricky, isn't it?
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Pull the thread nice and tight...
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One, two, three..
That's it, well done.
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What colour fabric should
we put on this chair, Lily?
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Eh, pink!
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Is that because that's
your favourite colour? Yes.
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Pink here and blue here.
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Oh, we could do that!
A multicoloured chair.
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00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,440
Yeah. That could be funky.
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You're a little way off making
colour choices just yet,
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00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:46,520
but your bargain chair is
really starting to take shape.
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Now, obviously this
is the first time,
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so my skills of upholstery
will improve hopefully.
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I'm enjoying it,
so I'll think I'll keep going.
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I'll do some more projects
after this one, for sure.
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By the time you finish the chateau,
Anna, you'll be a dab hand.
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Spending quality time
with our children
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is one of the joys
of owning a chateau.
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At our place in the
Pays de la Loire,
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when there are jobs to be done,
the whole family loves mucking in.
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Now, now, now,
how's this gonna work?
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Arthur, can you pick up that
one and walk over there?
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Keep walking, keep walking.
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No, no, go to your left.
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Which side's your left? That side.
Yes, pull harder!
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It may not always be the fastest
way to get things done...
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ARTHUR: I can't see!
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I need you to help me.
We're not finished yet.
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00:21:40,600 --> 00:21:44,920
..but it does mean we all contribute
to our life here in France.
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What have we got to do?
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00:21:50,120 --> 00:21:51,840
Oh, come with me!
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One job I recently got Dorothy to do
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was assembling the new
cupboards for our pantry.
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00:21:57,840 --> 00:21:59,440
Yeah.
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00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,920
Right, put that under there
and see if we can get this open.
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00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:04,960
Well done.
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00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:06,320
Wow.
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And she had an eager apprentice
in Grandad Steve...
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Do you know what?
I'm going to do this one.
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00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:15,440
..even if the foreman of
this crack flat-pack team
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was rather easily distracted.
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00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,880
Dorothy?
Right, shall we put this on?
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Once she got started,
she showed her grandad the ropes.
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We need a hammer.
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00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:38,600
Can you just turn my hand so...?
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Gosh.
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Done. Feel that, does
that feel nice and tight?
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Clearly a chip off the old block.
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And to finish the job off,
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Dorothy called for the
sacred Strawbridge mallet.
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Oh, look. Perfect.
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That's the special one.
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Just tap it.
439
00:23:03,520 --> 00:23:05,360
Right, you hold on.
440
00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:07,840
Right, go.
441
00:23:07,840 --> 00:23:10,120
Keep going.
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00:23:10,120 --> 00:23:11,840
Ouch!
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THEY LAUGH
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00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,280
Ah, well, you can't make an omelette
without breaking some fingers.
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That's my girl.
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And a couple of days later,
and with all the cupboards built,
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Dorothy left Steve and I to
start fixing them to the wall.
448
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Now, you're gonna lift it up. Yep.
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I've got this side.
450
00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,560
I can't see a thing from where I am.
451
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It's on.
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OK.
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VOICEOVER: And a few hours later,
the pantry was finished.
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Many hands, old and young,
make light work indeed.
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Back in the Loire Valley,
Kate, Ian and their family
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are viewing 17th-century
Chateau de Raire.
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00:24:00,600 --> 00:24:03,120
While the kitchen may
have thrown Kate off,
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the rest of the
downstairs impressed,
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so now they're checking out the
eight en-suite bedrooms upstairs.
460
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This is nice.
Yeah, this is a good size.
461
00:24:13,760 --> 00:24:16,720
Yes. Yeah, the
original floors again.
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And lots of natural light coming in.
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ESTATE AGENT: Between two bedrooms,
you have a bathroom.
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Yeah. Yeah, excellent.
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This chateau's been run as
a B&B for the past ten years,
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00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:34,360
so there's real
business potential here.
467
00:24:34,360 --> 00:24:36,920
I like these thick walls. Mm.
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00:24:36,920 --> 00:24:38,800
You could turn it
into, like, a suite.
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Like, a bridal suite or something.
Do you want to go to see the roof?
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Yeah, this will be interesting.
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00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:47,880
The interiors have impressed,
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00:24:47,880 --> 00:24:50,200
but it's important to see
that the bones of the building
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are in good nick, too.
474
00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:53,480
OK. The roof looks new.
475
00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,680
It's a new one, yeah. Yeah.
476
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:59,080
Yeah. No, really good.
Very happy with that.
477
00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,400
Within the last couple of years
they've done this, so...?
478
00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:04,400
Five years ago. Five years? Yes.
479
00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:07,920
Still looks very good.
Yeah, it's in really good condition.
480
00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,960
Good news, but will it be enough
to seal the deal for Ian and Kate?
481
00:25:15,360 --> 00:25:16,840
It's exceeded expectations
482
00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:19,200
with regard to the actual grandeur
of the place.
483
00:25:19,200 --> 00:25:22,080
The fact that it has a moat there,
as well, is an added bonus.
484
00:25:22,080 --> 00:25:24,040
The chapel is just outstanding.
485
00:25:24,040 --> 00:25:26,080
So very happy indeed.
486
00:25:26,080 --> 00:25:29,320
I'm probably not as in
love with it as Ian is.
487
00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,240
It's very grand.
It is very beautiful.
488
00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:33,880
I don't know.
489
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,520
It'd need a lot of work
for it to be homely for me.
490
00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:38,560
Yeah. So, I'm not sure.
You'll come round.
491
00:25:38,560 --> 00:25:41,080
I'll come round!
You'll see the light.
492
00:25:41,080 --> 00:25:43,520
Yeah, maybe not.
KATE LAUGHS
493
00:25:43,520 --> 00:25:45,880
Thank you very much for your visit.
Lovely to meet you.
494
00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,200
Thank you very much.
It's beautiful, thank you so much.
495
00:25:48,200 --> 00:25:49,640
Thank you very much.
496
00:25:49,640 --> 00:25:52,000
With a substantial amount
of money on the line,
497
00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:55,760
it's vital Ian and Kate are
certain about this huge decision.
498
00:25:55,760 --> 00:25:59,480
The question is, can they
agree any of the five chateaus
499
00:25:59,480 --> 00:26:02,080
they've seen is the place for them?
500
00:26:04,600 --> 00:26:06,560
Coming up...
501
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:08,920
I've seen people doing this online.
502
00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:11,520
It's once floor unto
the breach for Philip.
503
00:26:11,520 --> 00:26:14,520
I will try to get on
and finish this tonight.
504
00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,240
I don't want to think
about the other five rooms,
505
00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:19,160
or four rooms, that I have to do.
506
00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:21,160
And in south-west France...
507
00:26:21,160 --> 00:26:24,040
Oh, well, you've got
pristine green boots on.
508
00:26:24,040 --> 00:26:26,560
Yep, well, that's why
I'm not going in the hole.
509
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,480
..all is not well.
510
00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:30,200
Ugh, it's a bit smelly.
511
00:26:30,200 --> 00:26:31,880
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
512
00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:41,720
Becky and Mark are trying to
find if the courtyard drains
513
00:26:41,720 --> 00:26:44,080
feed into the newly discovered well
514
00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:47,640
ahead of returning to the
Middle East in a week's time.
515
00:26:48,960 --> 00:26:52,280
So they've hired a digger
to clear the surrounding area...
516
00:26:57,760 --> 00:27:00,360
Ugh, it's so tight.
Oh, God, that's heavy.
517
00:27:00,360 --> 00:27:03,200
..before removing the heavy iron lid
covering the well.
518
00:27:03,200 --> 00:27:04,240
C'est bon!
519
00:27:10,960 --> 00:27:14,040
The digger today did an amazing
job, but the size of the roots
520
00:27:14,040 --> 00:27:18,440
that we had to dig up were
far bigger than we'd imagined.
521
00:27:18,440 --> 00:27:22,320
Now they can access it, Mark's
roped in his father-in-law, George,
522
00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,800
to help clean the well out.
523
00:27:24,800 --> 00:27:28,440
OK. Let's go see how
deep this well really is.
524
00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,800
So, what we're trying
to do is to find out
525
00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:32,840
the source of the
water that's in the well.
526
00:27:32,840 --> 00:27:35,960
We'll be able to identify
how much of it, if any,
527
00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:40,760
we can re-use as we develop the
outbuildings around the chateau.
528
00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,880
What's rather interesting is
the use of the word "we",
529
00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:48,200
because I think it's me,
530
00:27:48,200 --> 00:27:50,760
and he'll be giving the
orders, as happens as usual.
531
00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,680
Yep, that's what project
management is all about.
532
00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:55,440
Poor George.
533
00:27:56,720 --> 00:27:59,480
Oh, well, you've got
pristine green boots on.
534
00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:02,760
Yep, well, that's why
I'm not going in the hole.
535
00:28:02,760 --> 00:28:04,280
Right, you ready?
536
00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,680
It's going down. It is.
It's going down. Well, exactly.
537
00:28:08,680 --> 00:28:10,000
That's why you need to go in
538
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,520
because I'm a lot
heavier than you are, so.
539
00:28:12,520 --> 00:28:14,280
At least you admit it.
540
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:18,080
That's from sitting around
in offices all your life.
541
00:28:18,080 --> 00:28:19,720
So says the desk jockey.
542
00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:24,920
Ugh, it's a bit smelly.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
543
00:28:24,920 --> 00:28:26,560
I know where that's
going. Thank you.
544
00:28:28,840 --> 00:28:31,200
On with clearing,
and all this rubble
545
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,320
is a first clue as to why
it's got so clogged up.
546
00:28:34,320 --> 00:28:37,720
Now, what I'd like to do is to get
some of this silt
547
00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,680
into a wheelbarrow. OK.
548
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,560
Do you think you can get it
a little bit closer, do you think?
549
00:28:52,520 --> 00:28:54,880
Once enough silt
has been cleared out,
550
00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,480
they should be able to see
if any water is coming in...
551
00:28:58,480 --> 00:29:00,080
# Mud, mud
552
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:02,040
# Glorious mud. #
553
00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:03,160
One bucket.
554
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:07,120
..even if that may take a while,
one bucket at time.
555
00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:10,560
If you can fill it,
I'll empty it on the roses.
556
00:29:13,520 --> 00:29:15,360
Oh, my poor roses.
557
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:22,960
Yes, but I'm already dirty. Ah!
558
00:29:24,560 --> 00:29:28,080
A lot of graft and stinky
buckets of mud later,
559
00:29:28,080 --> 00:29:29,760
George spots something.
560
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:32,200
That's clean water. It is, indeed.
561
00:29:32,200 --> 00:29:36,560
Goodness gracious me,
we have found gold.
562
00:29:36,560 --> 00:29:38,360
We've found the water, there you go.
563
00:29:40,160 --> 00:29:42,520
They found where the
water's coming in,
564
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,800
but they still need
to investigate more.
565
00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:52,160
For now, though, George at least
has more pressing concerns.
566
00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,040
I think I might need a wash.
567
00:29:54,040 --> 00:29:56,600
I think you might need a hose-down.
568
00:29:56,600 --> 00:29:59,080
So, we haven't got a lot of time
left, we have just under a week
569
00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:00,600
before we leave.
570
00:30:00,600 --> 00:30:02,640
We'll probably have to get a pump in
571
00:30:02,640 --> 00:30:05,720
to suck out the remaining
water from the bottom.
572
00:30:05,720 --> 00:30:08,080
So it's then going to
be easier and quicker
573
00:30:08,080 --> 00:30:10,000
to dig out the mud.
574
00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:13,440
You agree? Yes. Well, as usual,
I'm left with the dregs.
575
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,120
Exactly, well, you know.
576
00:30:16,960 --> 00:30:20,280
I think I'll leave you two
to sort out who does what.
577
00:30:24,120 --> 00:30:27,520
Back in the Loire Valley,
after viewing five chateaus,
578
00:30:27,520 --> 00:30:29,840
Iain and Kate have made the decision
579
00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:33,640
to return to the magnificent
18th century Chateau de Nuits.
580
00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,360
It's so pretty.
581
00:30:35,360 --> 00:30:37,880
Actually, this is probably
my favourite view of it.
582
00:30:37,880 --> 00:30:39,840
The chateau isn't on the market yet,
583
00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:43,400
which means they could save tens
of thousands of pounds on fees.
584
00:30:43,400 --> 00:30:47,120
They already knew owner Francois
from holidaying in a gite here,
585
00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:48,600
so they got a sneak preview.
586
00:30:48,600 --> 00:30:50,600
Wow. You see the dining room.
587
00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:52,160
This is so special, this room,
588
00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,440
just look at the level
of detail in there.
589
00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:57,760
And despite it
needing a lot of work,
590
00:30:57,760 --> 00:30:59,440
they fell in love
with its character.
591
00:30:59,440 --> 00:31:03,840
We pull into the driveway here,
and it does feel like home.
592
00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:08,240
I can imagine myself being
here on a full-time basis.
593
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:11,200
I'm very comfortable with this
place from a business perspective
594
00:31:11,200 --> 00:31:14,400
because it has revenue
streams rolling in already.
595
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,840
So it will allow us
the permission to then go on
596
00:31:16,840 --> 00:31:18,600
and make the chateau grand again.
597
00:31:22,080 --> 00:31:25,080
Today, they're having
a second viewing on their own
598
00:31:25,080 --> 00:31:28,760
for a closer inspection of
what they could be taking on.
599
00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,440
Love this room,
the heart of the home.
600
00:31:31,440 --> 00:31:34,080
It's important Iain and
Kate don't get carried away
601
00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,400
and remember what
they're looking for -
602
00:31:36,400 --> 00:31:38,040
somewhere that feels like home,
603
00:31:38,040 --> 00:31:40,680
but with that all-important
business potential.
604
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,880
Love these doors, they're beautiful.
605
00:31:43,880 --> 00:31:46,960
First up is the grand salon.
606
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,920
It's such a beautifully detailed
room, isn't it? It's beautiful.
607
00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:51,800
I forgot how much detail is in it.
608
00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,120
It's preserved in time,
isn't it? It is.
609
00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:56,440
It's like we've walked back in time.
610
00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,080
The floor needs
a little bit of love.
611
00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,440
Shall we go and have
a look upstairs at the...
612
00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:03,400
Yeah, great, that'd be lovely to
have a look. ..other rooms?
613
00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,480
Even though they've been here
before, now they're on their own,
614
00:32:08,480 --> 00:32:11,840
Iain and Kate can have
a really good dig around.
615
00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,640
Let's investigate.
616
00:32:14,760 --> 00:32:16,320
Yes, this is it.
617
00:32:19,400 --> 00:32:22,400
Love this room, look at
the detail in the roof.
618
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:25,360
I'd forgotten how much I love it.
619
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:26,920
That fireplace.
620
00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:29,200
I know. Isn't it amazing?
621
00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:31,160
And the wallpaper.
622
00:32:31,160 --> 00:32:33,400
I'd forgotten all of these details.
623
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:37,600
There is a lot to be done.
624
00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:42,000
Like, there is, you know,
damage that needs to be fixed.
625
00:32:42,000 --> 00:32:44,360
But don't you think it would just
be like a joy working in here?
626
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,720
Yeah, exactly. Like, you're
working in an environment
627
00:32:46,720 --> 00:32:49,080
that's actually just so
nice, that you'd be like...
628
00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:50,480
..and once you do
a job, like, you know,
629
00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,400
whether it be restore
that or restore that.
630
00:32:52,400 --> 00:32:55,040
Very satisfying. You'd be just
like, yeah, very satisfying.
631
00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:58,560
And the treats don't
end here with this room.
632
00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:02,120
Kate, there's something
in here as well.
633
00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:03,280
Wow.
634
00:33:04,640 --> 00:33:07,640
I love that! Hey! Perfect.
635
00:33:07,640 --> 00:33:09,160
Excellent. Yeah, good.
636
00:33:10,240 --> 00:33:13,920
The secret bathroom is one of
four bathrooms on this floor,
637
00:33:13,920 --> 00:33:16,240
along with eight bedrooms.
638
00:33:16,240 --> 00:33:20,840
But there's a fair bit of work to
bring it all up to B&B standard.
639
00:33:20,840 --> 00:33:26,120
OK, this is where the renovation
mainly needs to be done.
640
00:33:26,120 --> 00:33:31,120
Nice big space. This is a big space
that he's already demolished. Mm.
641
00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:33,160
But, really, he's just cleaned out.
642
00:33:33,160 --> 00:33:35,160
Yeah. And you can just
start again, can't you?
643
00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:38,040
Beautiful and light,
considering there's no... Yeah.
644
00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:39,800
Great views, double aspects here.
645
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:41,320
Yeah, this could be
a beautiful room.
646
00:33:41,320 --> 00:33:44,200
Both the canal and the park. Great.
647
00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:46,720
This room definitely has potential,
648
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:51,440
and while it needs major work, they
seem to be up for the challenge.
649
00:33:51,440 --> 00:33:54,800
I wonder if the six-year
hunt for the dream chateau
650
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:56,800
could soon be coming to an end?
651
00:34:00,040 --> 00:34:02,400
Back in Normandy
and under pressure,
652
00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,760
Philipp is still working
on the attic apartment
653
00:34:04,760 --> 00:34:08,200
in the race to get the family
in before winter arrives.
654
00:34:08,200 --> 00:34:11,640
The next major job he has to do
is laying the flooring,
655
00:34:11,640 --> 00:34:14,600
starting with the girls'
13 metre square bedroom.
656
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:17,360
And Philipp, being Philipp,
has done his research
657
00:34:17,360 --> 00:34:21,320
and come up with a novel plan for
the chateau's skewwhiff floors.
658
00:34:21,320 --> 00:34:24,600
We're using a flooring system
that involves these little granules
659
00:34:24,600 --> 00:34:27,960
to even out the old wonky floor.
660
00:34:27,960 --> 00:34:31,760
And on top of these granules,
we put some flooring boards.
661
00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:33,800
We bought three and a half cubic
metres of these,
662
00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:36,960
and this should be enough to even
out the whole floor
663
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:39,640
of our four bedroom apartment.
664
00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:45,560
The granular board system
Philipp's chosen for the floors
665
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,400
works out at twice the
cost of standard flooring.
666
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:53,000
Given their stretched budget, I
hope it's a decision that pays off.
667
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:56,920
I've seen people doing
this online for hours!
668
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:01,560
The first step is to
lay down a simple membrane
669
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,160
to stop any of the
granules making an escape.
670
00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:05,840
Step one, accomplished.
671
00:35:05,840 --> 00:35:09,120
It looks OK. It looks OK,
ready to go with the granules.
672
00:35:11,160 --> 00:35:14,560
The trick here is to make
sure they're completely even
673
00:35:14,560 --> 00:35:16,400
before laying the flooring on top.
674
00:35:16,400 --> 00:35:18,040
It looks level to me.
675
00:35:18,040 --> 00:35:20,520
So, now we need to do the
same on the other side.
676
00:35:28,120 --> 00:35:31,200
And a little while later, the
floor's ready for the next stage.
677
00:35:32,960 --> 00:35:35,320
I think we're done with
the preparation of that room.
678
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:38,600
So, we are ready to
get the floorboards in.
679
00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:42,040
The boards and clay granules
help insulate the sound,
680
00:35:42,040 --> 00:35:43,760
and with two children running amok,
681
00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:47,360
that's good news for the eventual
guests in the suites below.
682
00:35:47,360 --> 00:35:50,120
Er, now, we need the second one.
683
00:35:51,400 --> 00:35:54,400
I think that looks like success.
684
00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:57,040
So far, so good,
but it's slow going.
685
00:36:02,920 --> 00:36:04,440
DRILL WHIRS
686
00:36:04,440 --> 00:36:06,920
I will try to get on
and finish this tonight,
687
00:36:06,920 --> 00:36:09,400
even if it's going to be a late one.
688
00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,960
Given how far behind
schedule you are, Philipp,
689
00:36:11,960 --> 00:36:15,040
I doubt it will be your last one.
690
00:36:15,040 --> 00:36:17,360
Still, a couple of hours later,
691
00:36:17,360 --> 00:36:20,320
this is one job that can
be ticked off the list.
692
00:36:22,240 --> 00:36:24,280
I think that's it.
693
00:36:24,280 --> 00:36:27,840
Nothing squeaking, it's flat.
694
00:36:27,840 --> 00:36:29,000
Ah!
695
00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:34,280
And for the first-time, I can
walk on a floor that's not dirty,
696
00:36:34,280 --> 00:36:37,080
that's not dusty, that's not wonky.
697
00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:38,920
I'm really pleased with it.
698
00:36:38,920 --> 00:36:41,760
I don't want to think about
all the other square metres
699
00:36:41,760 --> 00:36:43,200
I still have to do,
700
00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,360
which is certainly more
than a week of work, but...
701
00:36:46,360 --> 00:36:49,560
And if it all goes as smooth
as this room, I'm really happy.
702
00:36:53,720 --> 00:36:56,200
Whilst the family
apartment isn't finished,
703
00:36:56,200 --> 00:36:58,560
and they're not in
when they wanted to be,
704
00:36:58,560 --> 00:37:01,680
Anna and Philipp have certainly
had a busy first five months
705
00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:03,160
as chateau owners.
706
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:05,440
Oh, my goodness.
707
00:37:05,440 --> 00:37:06,960
From picking up the keys...
708
00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:09,240
OK, there's a lot to do.
THEY LAUGH
709
00:37:11,520 --> 00:37:13,760
..to starting to plumb the place.
710
00:37:14,840 --> 00:37:16,280
High five. Well done.
711
00:37:16,280 --> 00:37:19,440
And despite the
setbacks they've faced...
712
00:37:19,440 --> 00:37:23,160
It used to be a beam,
and now it's dust.
713
00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,440
..Anna and Philipp remain positive.
714
00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:26,800
Nice.
715
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,640
We're happy, aren't we?
We love it here.
716
00:37:28,640 --> 00:37:32,480
We have definitely no regrets about
our move. Absolutely not.
717
00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:34,840
Like, we've learnt
a lot of new skills,
718
00:37:34,840 --> 00:37:37,600
and it's taken us a lot of
time to figure things out,
719
00:37:37,600 --> 00:37:40,640
but I feel like we're...
once we get going,
720
00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:43,520
we're gonna speed up,
and I think we'll be fine.
721
00:37:43,520 --> 00:37:45,840
Well, I'm staying positive anyway.
722
00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:48,400
But with no end in sight
for their family apartment,
723
00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:52,040
they're feeling the strain,
as the deadline to open as a B&B
724
00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:54,320
looms ever closer.
725
00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:56,840
There is a pressure, obviously.
726
00:37:56,840 --> 00:38:00,880
It's a little scary to think
about how much is left to do.
727
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:02,720
Good luck, you two.
728
00:38:02,720 --> 00:38:07,160
It's always tough at the beginning,
but I'm sure it'll get easier.
729
00:38:09,800 --> 00:38:11,280
Coming up...
730
00:38:11,280 --> 00:38:14,080
Have you found the
gold yet? No, no, gold.
731
00:38:14,080 --> 00:38:15,960
..Mark gets down and dirty...
732
00:38:15,960 --> 00:38:18,320
It's just a nice
break from the day job.
733
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,640
..and Iain and Kate edge
closer to a momentous decision...
734
00:38:21,640 --> 00:38:26,000
I can see us growing old here. Yay!
And our family growing with us.
735
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:27,960
You like it. Yeah, we love it.
736
00:38:27,960 --> 00:38:29,520
It's lovely. It's lovely.
737
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,400
de Nuit for the second time.
738
00:38:37,400 --> 00:38:41,120
Ian and Kate are viewing Chateau
de Nuit for the second time.
739
00:38:41,120 --> 00:38:43,600
They've been looking
for their forever home
740
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:46,160
and somewhere to run as a
business for six years.
741
00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:48,520
And although this place
needs a lot of work,
742
00:38:48,520 --> 00:38:50,840
that doesn't seem to
have phased them.
743
00:38:50,840 --> 00:38:51,760
The flue.
744
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:56,000
The place isn't yet on the market,
745
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:59,360
so it's time to sit down with owner,
Francois.
746
00:39:01,760 --> 00:39:02,760
Hello!
747
00:39:04,040 --> 00:39:06,960
Everything all right?
Good to see you again.
748
00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,600
Well, thank you very much for
your hospitality and letting us
749
00:39:09,600 --> 00:39:11,320
look through your beautiful chateau.
750
00:39:11,320 --> 00:39:13,640
We can see us growing old here.
Yeah.
751
00:39:13,640 --> 00:39:16,080
And the family growing with us.
752
00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:18,560
It's just a wonderful place
and all credit to you.
753
00:39:18,560 --> 00:39:21,520
You like it? Yeah. We love it.
754
00:39:21,520 --> 00:39:22,800
It's lovely.
755
00:39:22,800 --> 00:39:25,320
It's lovely, and we've seen
a lot of chateaus.
756
00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:26,960
And some big, some small,
757
00:39:26,960 --> 00:39:30,320
but nothing quite with as
much heart as this place.
758
00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:33,120
Look, on the basis of that,
Francois,
759
00:39:33,120 --> 00:39:36,920
we'd like to put an offer in for
the chateau to buy because it's
760
00:39:36,920 --> 00:39:41,840
so beautiful and it just feels
so authentic and right for us.
761
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:46,240
So, I hope we can come to a
deal that works for you
762
00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:49,120
and works for us as well
over the next little while.
763
00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:52,000
Thank you very much for being
so frank and nice.
764
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,000
Yes.
765
00:39:57,960 --> 00:39:59,160
So.
766
00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,760
Thank you very much, Francois,
for your time
767
00:40:01,760 --> 00:40:03,640
and also for your hospitality.
768
00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,360
We will speak soon. Goodbye.
769
00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:07,880
Thank you very much, all
the very best. Thank you.
770
00:40:07,880 --> 00:40:09,360
Ah, bye.
771
00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:13,760
I'm very happy to report that a few
weeks later, Kate and Ian had
772
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:16,320
agreed a price with Francois
and signed on the dotted line.
773
00:40:16,320 --> 00:40:19,520
Everyone that we know will be
in shock that we finally made
774
00:40:19,520 --> 00:40:22,360
a decision because it has
been going on for so long.
775
00:40:22,360 --> 00:40:26,160
It's just one of those dreams
that never comes true,
776
00:40:26,160 --> 00:40:28,760
but we're determined to
make it come true.
777
00:40:28,760 --> 00:40:31,400
I have no worries that this
will be successful here.
778
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:34,880
Ian and Kate are currently
back in Australia preparing to make
779
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:37,360
the full-time move to
France in the spring.
780
00:40:37,360 --> 00:40:39,320
I wish them all the very best.
781
00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:46,120
In south-west France,
782
00:40:46,120 --> 00:40:49,680
Mark is keen to finish cleaning
out the well before he
783
00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,640
and Becky return to the Middle East
in a couple of days' time.
784
00:40:55,080 --> 00:40:58,520
He plans to use an electric pump to
clear out the standing water
785
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:00,120
and silt.
786
00:41:00,120 --> 00:41:03,600
He should then be able to
understand how the water fills it.
787
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:07,960
So, just by lifting this you can
now hear the motors operating.
788
00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:10,560
MACHINE CHUGS
789
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:12,920
You can actually see the water
levels dropping.
790
00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:20,000
What I am seeing is there is
what appears to be water
791
00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,320
coming in from the wall.
792
00:41:22,320 --> 00:41:26,080
It's just a small
stream right down in the corner.
793
00:41:26,080 --> 00:41:29,560
Good to see, but there's still
a lot of silt to remove.
794
00:41:29,560 --> 00:41:32,720
Becky, though, has other
things on her mind.
795
00:41:32,720 --> 00:41:34,520
Have you found the gold yet?
796
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:36,320
No, no, gold. Still not.
797
00:41:36,320 --> 00:41:38,080
Oh, OK.
798
00:41:38,080 --> 00:41:40,920
Oh, well, at least Mark seems to
be enjoying himself.
799
00:41:42,480 --> 00:41:46,320
Getting in the bottom of a well
and trying to clear out the mud,
800
00:41:46,320 --> 00:41:48,800
it's just a nice
break from the day job.
801
00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:55,200
So it's, you know, that's part
of the joys of owning a chateau.
802
00:41:55,200 --> 00:41:57,080
You're doing something different.
803
00:41:57,080 --> 00:41:59,080
It's different all right.
804
00:41:59,080 --> 00:42:01,680
Let's just hope all this hard
work pays off in the end.
805
00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:09,120
I do think that's going to
be about as much as we can do,
806
00:42:09,120 --> 00:42:11,400
if I am indeed
standing on the bottom, so.
807
00:42:13,880 --> 00:42:17,640
After hours of pumping, and with
plenty of silt yet to clear,
808
00:42:17,640 --> 00:42:20,440
Mark's about to call it a day...
809
00:42:20,440 --> 00:42:22,720
..once he's got Grandpa
George's input.
810
00:42:23,840 --> 00:42:27,640
What you started earlier with
me is not finished,
811
00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:32,680
but we are now at a point where
confirmed the bottom, so.
812
00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:36,760
OK, well, well done.
That's very good. Yeah.
813
00:42:36,760 --> 00:42:39,320
Nice to see you got muddy as well.
814
00:42:39,320 --> 00:42:43,680
For me, I think the biggest concern
is getting something on top of it
815
00:42:43,680 --> 00:42:45,960
for fear of somebody falling down.
816
00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:51,120
Sounds wise, George, although Mark
is already thinking ahead.
817
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:55,160
So, you've got about 2,000 litres
of water capacity in there,
818
00:42:55,160 --> 00:42:58,920
and if we lined it and then
allowed it to fill fuller,
819
00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:01,200
we could get to about 3,000 litres.
820
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:03,480
So, what's the plan?
821
00:43:03,480 --> 00:43:06,200
We could put a liner into this.
822
00:43:06,200 --> 00:43:09,720
We should be able to then have
water come into this,
823
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:12,720
but also effectively try
and retain most of it,
824
00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:17,240
and then we could start to use it to
pump water into the, well, initially
825
00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:21,640
into the garden and then for the
gite as a reliable water source.
826
00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:23,960
Nice to see you working,
actually, for a change.
827
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:25,840
MARK CHUCKLES
828
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:30,120
I've been watering the garden
practically daily
829
00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:31,760
for the last little while
830
00:43:31,760 --> 00:43:36,560
and I'm very conscious
of the water meter.
831
00:43:36,560 --> 00:43:38,240
Quite right, George,
832
00:43:38,240 --> 00:43:42,560
but I'm afraid for the moment, using
the well water is some way off.
833
00:43:46,120 --> 00:43:48,640
It's been a busy first
chateau summer
834
00:43:48,640 --> 00:43:51,080
for Mark and Becky's whole family.
835
00:43:51,080 --> 00:43:52,960
Along with discovering the well,
836
00:43:52,960 --> 00:43:55,240
they've given their
courtyard a face-lift...
837
00:43:57,320 --> 00:43:58,560
Oh, that's a bummer.
838
00:43:58,560 --> 00:44:00,880
That's not meant to happen.
839
00:44:00,880 --> 00:44:02,640
Now, that looks lovely.
840
00:44:03,720 --> 00:44:06,960
..and successfully hosted a
drinks party for the whole village.
841
00:44:08,200 --> 00:44:10,560
Fete de voisins at the
beginning of the holiday.
842
00:44:10,560 --> 00:44:12,400
It was lovely to have the gates open
843
00:44:12,400 --> 00:44:15,560
and see all the villagers coming in,
and I think we won them over.
844
00:44:15,560 --> 00:44:19,240
And with their place in the local
community now cemented,
845
00:44:19,240 --> 00:44:21,680
the family can look forward to
joining Grandpa George
846
00:44:21,680 --> 00:44:24,400
and moving here full-time next year.
847
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,920
I'm very sad to be leaving.
I really am.
848
00:44:26,920 --> 00:44:28,760
There's lots of things I want to do.
849
00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:31,720
It already feels like
home and, you know,
850
00:44:31,720 --> 00:44:35,240
we've barely lived in this
house for two months.
851
00:44:35,240 --> 00:44:37,080
It's no longer just a holiday home.
852
00:44:37,080 --> 00:44:38,920
It is home.
853
00:44:38,920 --> 00:44:42,280
Well, at least George will be
here to look after
854
00:44:42,280 --> 00:44:43,760
the place in the meantime,
855
00:44:43,760 --> 00:44:47,120
and once you do make the move, I'm
sure it will be all you ever wanted.
856
00:44:47,120 --> 00:44:48,760
I know it was for us.
857
00:45:15,480 --> 00:45:18,400
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