Life in an abandoned Château: Our First Year of Renovations!

Описание: Our first year living in a french chateau - complete renovation timelapse and highlights from restoring the abandoned Château de Pican in South West France!

It's hard to believe we've been living in a chateau for a year, but here we are heading into our second summer at Château de Pican. This fast-paced year recap covers our chateau renovation journey from arrival in April 2024 through our biggest restoration projects, challenges, and triumphs.

From tackling an abandoned chateau with over a decade of neglect to creating our dream home in France, we're sharing the highs and lows of chateau life. Watch as we transform rooms, restore historic features, navigate French bureaucracy, and build our new community in rural France.

This episode of our chateau diaries has been emotional to create—revisiting some hard times but also celebrating incredible achievements. See how our lives changed, the restoration projects we completed, new skills we learned, and the amazing friends we've made on this french renovation adventure.

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Buying Our Abandoned French Chateau - The Journey Begins
0:51 First Visits to Château de Pican Before Purchase
1:41 Moving Day - Arriving at Our French Chateau
2:22 First Night Celebration at the Chateau
2:58 The Arrival of the Horses
3:24 Divining Water Damage & Flooding Discovered
4:21 First Month Living in an Abandoned Chateau
5:35 Clearing Top Floor Rooms. Defenestration Style.
6:13 Clearing Decades of Abandoned Chateau Clutter
7:01 Hidden Treasures Found During Renovation
7:24 Discovering an Infestation - Of Cherubs
7:43 SECRET BATHROOM RENOVATION - Complete Transformation Timelapse
9:01 Major Structural Problem #1 - A Rotten Wall Support Beam
9:23 Major Structural Problem #2 - Barn Roof Collapse
9:42 Exploring the French Pyrenees Mountains
10:32 Replacing the Dangerous Rotten Staircase
12:01 Building Our DIY Outdoor BBQ Kitchen
12:53 EAST WING SUITE TRANSFORMATION - Full Renovation Timelapse
14:35 Daily Life with Our Horses
15:43 Chateau Grounds Restoration & French Garden Revival
16:51 EPIC Tractor Drive
17:42 STABLE BUILDING PROJECT - Complete Construction Timelapse
18:43 Our First Christmas in the Grand Salon
19:31 One Year Reflection - What We've Accomplished

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