#06 TIMELAPSE - RENOVATING our neglected old FARMHOUSE in rural FRANCE (1 year in 20 minutes)

[@johnswoboda6625]

The amount of work you have done is fantastic! What a beautiful home you have.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@shirleygraham6229]

Firstly, thank you for speaking English. It was great to hear your story. You are doing well. Your children will always remember your times together, rather than holes in the walls, however temporary. Do you and your husband speak French? Your lovely children will learn quickly enough no doubt. I notice others who have moved, learn the language on line and love that way of doing so. Gaining confidence quickly to communicate with other lpeople. I look forward to your progress. You have done well so far. Best wishes from Australia.

[@petitrevefrance]

Hi Shirley, Thanks for your lovely words. My kids speak French they learned it very fast at school. And we speake it also a little bit but not so good as them. But we learn everyday a little by little. 😃

[@TWROC96]

Thanks for documenting your family's French journey. You have made amazing progress on the home and garden. Best of luck to you and your family and success to your business.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thank you, it will be so much more amazing when all the renovating is done. We did for now a few things.

[@LavenderJergens]

Kids rooms are dreamy and restful 🧡🧡🧡

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Anastasia.

[@greenb5716]

What a great story and great memories you all are making. Not to mention the fantastic work you are doing renovating a piece of history. Well done 👍

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for all your kind words ☺️

[@alliecravulz]

Bonne chance pour la suite du projet et bienvenue en France!

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci ☺️

[@joanneclose7041]

I've subscribed to your channel because it is the only way I can help support your family. Its very brave to pack up & move to a new country! I'm looking forward to seeing all the exciting renovation!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for subscribing Joanne. And your support by watching our videos 😀

[@Tuscanyflower68]

Just discovered your channel and l already subscribed!!! This is going to be exciting to watch you all transform that wonderful property to your own specifications and needs. So glad you got a beautiful dog!!! I love dogs!!! I will be on the lookout for more update videos!!! Be patient, be happy!! Family first!!!

[@petitrevefrance]

Definitely family first 😀 It's the most important thing. In the end it will be a huge transformation. And thanks for subscribing.

[@deborahleclair6173]

Hi, Already a lot of work since you've moved. What a transformation😊😊😊.Really like your property specially the porch (favorite room) for me. The house is going to be wonderful for your 3 kids. Can't wait to see more of the renovation. Bon courage prenez soin de vous tous.💯💯

[@petitrevefrance]

The porch is definitely also our favorite room. And in the end the house will be so pretty for our family.

[@jdrew5367]

I look forward to seeing the changes you make to your home. We all are searching to have a perfect balance between our life work and our families. Thank you for sharing.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for your lovely words 🥰

[@giacomoforesti]

Risultato eccellente dei lavori realizzati finora

[@g.f.-w.9130]

Very impressed by your courage and pioneer spirit!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks a lot 😀

[@myownlittlehouse471]

I just found your channel. Thank you for such an enjoyable video! You both have excellent skills for renovation, and I look forward to seeing all that you do. Love all those wonderful windows!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for your lovely words. 🥰

[@bmhollie]

A gem of a property , just perfect for a family home!

[@petitrevefrance]

that's for sure :-)

[@michelez715]

Congratulations! Your commitment and hard work are bringing you closer each day to the fulfillment of your dreams. How you have managed to do so much, whilst also looking after a young family, is amazing. I wish you every success, you deserve it.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for your lovely words. We done so much but we must do also so much. Because no room in the house is finished yet.

[@TheRhussmann]

Thank you for sharing this dream and hard work with the world through putting this video out on KZbin. You all should be proud of what you accomplished - it's a really beautiful home you have created for your family!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for your kinds words. We hope to inspire people with our story. 😀

[@creativecottage6137]

What a beautiful home you are making for your family, follow that dream love watching how far you have come.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 🥰

[@jennyparsons7049]

Such a lovely video, so good to see your family enjoying your new home and gardens. I especially like the room with all the windows. We had a house like this in England when we were growing up and it was a lovely place for all our family to get together. With very best wishes for all new projects and adventures.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Jenny, it's our favorite room to. I hope you had a wonderful time as a Child..😀

[@cynthiahudson7528]

All your work is looking fantastic. Hope your children are enjoying life in France.

[@petitrevefrance]

Hi Cynthia, yes they do 😀

[@peter_bazinet]

It's coming along so beautifully. You must be so happy.

[@petitrevefrance]

Verry happy peter ☺️

[@irissaunders4421]

Great video, I’m looking forward to seeing more of the transformation. 🌷🇨🇦

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@lucaspolderman6622]

What a nice video. What a journey. Very courageous to do thai as family but in France you can live peaceful on your land.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Lucas ☺️

[@аля8свк]

просто молодцы! не побоялись работать сделали ремонт так как сами захотели все чудесно! я в восторге! удачи вам во всем! tout simplement géniaux les gars ! Ils n’avaient pas peur de travailler, ils ont fait les rénovations parce qu’ils le voulaient, tout était merveilleux ! Je suis ravi! bonne chance pour tout!

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci 🥰

[@josephvargas6166]

my english is what it is but you have so much "courage " ...yours childrens will be happy in this rural place good luck

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Joseph. 😀

[@charmees6637]

What a wonderful video. Congratulations you have a lovely house and property for your family. It’s nice to see you renovating this old farmhouse and bringing back to life 👏👏

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for watching, we are very happy with our place. It needs a lot of love but it has already a lot of charm.

[@mbp9790]

I am French I am renovating my house. It is very inspiring for me. Thank you ❤merci beaucoup c'est magnifique ! Bienvenue en France! J'espère que votre vie en France sera belle et douce. ❤

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci, renovating an house is so nice to do. As you can see your own vision come in to reality. In witch departement you live of france?

[@connie9523]

Very nice, can’t wait to see more. ❤

[@petitrevefrance]

Thank's connie

[@carolinejohnson22]

Living the Dream 🥰🇬🇧

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks we definitely do 😀

[@TheFiown]

Welcome to France, I hope that it all goes well. I moved here after college in 1978 and despite a lot of travel I always come back. I moved to Dordogne when they began to lock us up in 2020 and love the area.

[@petitrevefrance]

The Dordogne is such a lovely area, we drive through it when we visited the Netherlands. Hope you enjoy it here ☺️

[@johnnatopper6063]

Just found your channel, absolutely wonderful video, your kids will have so many memories. Thk you for speaking English. Look forward to many more adventures. USA FL

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks johna 🥰

[@Jane-3229]

Wow 🤩 you have achieved so much in a year ❤ beautiful transformations. I look forward to more videos. Thank you for sharing xx

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks, It is indeed already a huge transformation.

[@roxyjackson893]

proficiat heel goed gewerkt dat word daar zeker heel mooi

[@petitrevefrance]

Dankjewel, elke dag een stukje mooier. Zoveel al weer meer gedaan sinds deze video 😀

[@John-nb2qm]

A lovely video very beautifully shot. Thank you for sharing your journey- you have lovely taste.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks John ☺️

[@alberthameijer9037]

Ik blijf het een dappere zet vinden ....en het gaat misschien nu niet zo snel als je graag zou willen ,maar alles komt zoals het komt ..en uiteindelijk word het prachtig ,,,,,,,

[@petitrevefrance]

Dankjewel uiteindelijk gaat het zeker prachtig worden. Dat weten wij wel 100% zeker. Dan idd maar wat langer dan gepland.

[@alberthameijer9037]

@@petitrevefrance wij willen ook iets kopen in frankrijk ,,,een klein huisje max60m2 met beetje grond ..dus als je wat hoort of een idee hebt geef een gil .... ook wij mogen graag klussen al zijn we wel wat ouder

[@petitrevefrance]

Er is meer dan genoeg te vinden hier, zeker kleine huisjes. Wij keken graag op de Franse marktplaats voor huizen..aangezien ze hier geen funda kennen en er ook echt enorm veel makelaars zijn. Maar vele adverteren dus op de Franse versie van marktplaats leboncoin heet deze. Heel veel succes met de zoektocht en het is echt de moeite waard.

[@giacomoforesti]

Scelta del posto della casa è meraviglosa ma impegno costanza che mettete nel lavoro👍

[@petitrevefrance]

Grazi ☺️

[@beverlymurray6554]

Great job!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Beverly

[@mslcreative]

An enjoyable video thank you 😀

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@maurawhelan3530]

Happy for you! Lovely place

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@kimowen339]

You are working so hard but the rewards will be amazing!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@JayReddy-h9h]

Congratulations you have created a wonderful home. May I suggest that you replace the living room window with French doors. It will add more ligh.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks, for your kind words. And the video that you watched was Just ad the beginning of our renovation. At this moment we have done so many more things already. In the future we hope to replace it with doors or a Window that comes to the floor.

[@SílviaFernandes-z7g]

your house is looking great. I wish you all the best in this renovation aventure. A lot of courage I must say. And by the way, I just checked your web and you wall papers are just amazing. Keep on with the great work!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for checking our wallpaper brand also 😀 and for al your lovely words.

[@missylearned9821]

Yes, y’all are truly inspiring! Loved watching the transformations thus far. Can’t wait to see future videos! Will be watching from Georgia, USA.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks, for your lovely words 🥰

[@Arcanesse]

je devouvre donc avec un peu de retard ...bienvenue en France..bravo pour votre courage ..

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci 😊

[@marywest2896]

do you and your family speak French? if so, I think it is so wonderful to be able to speak so many languages...I am happy your family has been able to live your dream.

[@petitrevefrance]

Hi Mary, our kids haved learned it at school this year. And my husband and i also speak French but not so good as our children.

[@pascalebernege4769]

Hi neighbours ! As I can see, we live quite close because, I live at 10mn from Eymet ;-) Such a hard work you have already made ! You home is beautifull !

[@petitrevefrance]

Hi where living a 45 minutes of eymet, at Clairac. But we visited it a few times. Do you live in the lot et Garonne our the Dordogne area?

[@pascalebernege4769]

@@petitrevefrance, I live in Lot et Garonne. I know Clairac very well because my grand-parents and my uncle had a farm at 2 km from Clairac many years ago and I live there for few years when I was young. May be it will be possible to visit your propperty for real one day !?! Have a nice continuation !

[@redleafhill]

Good work!!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Carmijn. 😘

[@a_highland_life]

Just discovered you and have caught up on all your videos and I know I am going to enjoy them. I hope your subscription numbers take off.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for the kind words. We are happy with all the subscribers we have already, but taking off some more will makes us 🥰

[@edmeza9053]

OMG I can’t believe you took the parquet flooring up 😮or at least salvaged it 😢

[@petitrevefrance]

It looks lovely but it has al lot of mold on it. So not healthy otherwise we had definitely let it lay. And it was not complete anymore, 😢 there where a lots of gaps. We have plans to reuse the good ones in an other place.

[@ТатьянаМорозова-л1ф]

Отличное видео! Пусть мечты сбываются... Спасибо Вам!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@annedodd5888]

A huge undertaking and an awesome amount of work but your house is now a beautiful home. One question : which part of France did you chose and why?

[@petitrevefrance]

We choose for the lot et Garonne area, in the south west. It has a warm climate in summers, and we liked the hills. And It's 3 hours away from ski resorts in the pyrenees. So we can go on ski trips.

[@karinavandamme804]

gefeliciteerd...harde werkers en goede ouders.

[@petitrevefrance]

Dankjewel ☺️

[@poodlegirl55]

Thank you for sharing. You have gottem an amazing amount done in such a short time. nd have worked so hard. Its all lovely.

[@petitrevefrance]

thanks :-)

[@coralgardiner6695]

What an inspiring vlog. I loved watching the transformation and am in awe of what you have achieved. Did you learn 'on the job' or did you already know how to build and plaster and put up fences etc. before buying the house? PS: Your children are gorgeous

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks it,s just a small transformation till now. We must do a lot to make it even nicer. Nothing is finished yet. The fences where already in our house, but we had a lot of DIY experience from earlier houses in the Netherlands.

[@geraldinecarney7255]

absolutely beautiful!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Geraldine

[@mohumphries7149]

Well done you two ,your home is beautiful 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@ranacronecreations2542]

All that work without proper protection like a mask😮. Perhaps buying was a stretch but in the end it will be worthwhile. Mooi domein!

[@petitrevefrance]

We have one but not always use it 😅

[@suzieq2958]

Thank you for deciding to do your KZbin in English! I'm sure it will mean you reach a huge audience 😊 I wonder, do you watch other channels to get ideas or is it all done with experience? Congratulations on what you've achieved so far and I look forward to seeing the progress 😊

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Suzie, We have indeed chosen English so that we can let more people enjoy it, because few people can understand Dutch . We also watch other KZbin channels of people who have done this. But we have done a lot of DIY in previous houses etc. So that is a lot of experience we have gained over the years. Making KZbin videos is new for us.

[@PS-bs8oe]

Jongens, ik had zo graag gezien wat voor vochtige muren en arbeid je daarvoor verricht hebt. Bon courage et félicitations. Die balk erinrammen op die moyenne steamer en Fleurs mooie rustgevende kamer waren hoogtepunten. Ook intéressant fie betonvloer, het schern me zo moeilijk, maar jullie maken het haalbaar ;-) Qui ne tente rien, gagne rien.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@y.lelivelt2619]

Sjonge jonge,wat hebben jullie lef gehad om te gaan met drie kiddos op de bonnefooi naar Frankrijk.Maar ik zag in dit filmpje dat jullie een super leuk huis hebben gevonden en dat de kiddos heerlijk kunnen spelen.Jullie hebben keihard gewerkt,mijn respect daarvoor.groetjesuit Nederland 🇳🇱.

[@petitrevefrance]

Dankjewel, het was spannend maar we wisten ook dat het vast goed zou komen. Soms moet je gewoon enge dingen doen.

[@liverpoollass8615]

House is beautiful ❤

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@kelly33SR]

Such a hard work, enjoy your home and life there!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Kelly

[@mariebambelle7361]

Your children have French names (at least Fleur and Jules. Luca would be more likely spelt Lucas here) ! You DO love France !

[@petitrevefrance]

Yes fore the 2 youngest we choose french names. Before Luca was born we haven't been in France so he has more an Italian name. Also a a very beautiful country by the way. Here it is more Lucas but Luca has another child in his class with the name Luca.

[@matimunizf8993]

Qué maravilla! Todo me gusta!!!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@MrHuismeester]

Volg je dromen en volg je Hart....ook al botst dat soms maar hou altijd de stip aan de Horizon als jullie einddoel. Prachtig verhaal en een les in optimisme en doorzetten, wellicht soms met vallen en opstaan maar dat hoort erbij ! Wens jullie alle goeds toe en succes met het verwezenlijke van jullie dromen! Hopelijk volgen er nog meer video,s !!!!

[@petitrevefrance]

Dat doen we zeker, we weten dat het altijd goed komt. Ook als er dingen tegenzitten. Hebben al heel wat tegenslag gehad in ons leven. En we blijven zeker ons verhaal vastleggen.

[@veroniquep.1930]

Bonjour à toute la famille. Très beau travail et beaucoup de courage mais la maison sera magnifique à la fin. Bravo

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci ☺️

[@jcguerrin]

Bonjour jolie famille 😊. Je suis Isabelle, maman et nonna (= grand mere) d une petite fille de bientot 9 ans. Je suis francaise et j aime profondément mon.pays ,memecdi depuis 40 ans ....les politiques le détruisent...il reste des français attaches à leurs valeurs chrétiennes et traditions françaises de chaque département. 😊❤❤.je zuis franco russe et italienne par mon père 😊😅mais j ai un amoyr profond pour la France, qui est si diverse par ses paysages coutumes,nourritures,vins chants !traditions etc....nos villages avec l eglise au milieu sont l âme de la vrai france et qui aime son.pays et ses caractéristiques 😊❤❤❤❤. Soyez heureux wen bonne santé et que vôtre travail vous permette devfaire vivre la famille correctement et d être en harmonie dans votre maison et lacterre de France. Tout le meilleur, quecdieu et la vierge marie vous guident et vous protègent. Isabelle guerrin, Besançon, département du Doubs region franche comte 😊❤❤❤❤ Bisous au chien adorable ,nous avons 1 golden retriver blanc et 1 loulou de pomeranie 😊❤qui vous envoie plein de calins a vôtre chien Ils s appellent luigi ( mon golden) et sunnah la chienne de lotre fille.❤

[@petitrevefrance]

Merci Isabelle pour vos aimables paroles. Nous connaissons Besançon, nous y avons séjourné une fois. Les environs sont magnifiques. Les golden retrievers et les poméraniens sont des chiens très doux. Notre teddy est un vrai bon à rien.

[@yvonneculley5626]

I’m from Australia, I absolutely love your house and how creative you are… It has such stunning look…. You are very creative… how do you cope with speaking in French… How do the children go at school? They must speak French…. I’m curious about heating… You pulled down the lower callings and open it up , which looks amazing … how does it go for warmth in winter… Well done…..

[@petitrevefrance]

Hi Yvonne, thanks for watching our videos. We speak a bit french. But it goes better everyday. Our kids learned it at school. The ceiling is a little bit higher than before. But we gonna isolated again but then against the sloped ceiling. We luckily have not so cold weather here in the winters.

[@angelaa8118]

Muito bem! Parabéns....

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@silvielarischova6137]

velmi zajímavé

[@thordrewsean]

amazing, i am 2 weeks away from travelling thru France to find our forever home and suitable premises for our mushroom farm, great point on documenting it all for future memories. Where are you in France? the village looks stunning, and your place.

[@petitrevefrance]

Good Luck with finding you forever home here in France. We are in the Southwest in the Lot-et-Garonne area.

[@healtyhairbeautybysandra6144]

heel mooi om jullie verhaal te volgen eerst op insta en nu op youtube. Hier wagen we ook de sprong om te verhuizen naar Frankrijk. Momenteel een bod gedaan op een huis en nu spannend afwachten of het aanvaard word. En dan kan onze droom ook beginnen. Wie weet komen we elkaar eens tegen ;)

[@petitrevefrance]

Ahh superleuk dan, hopelijk snel uitsluitsel over jullie bod. Ik stuur je even een prive bericht op Instagram.

[@N-A-uw5fp]

What country are you from? What a fantastic journey. May you make even more lovely memories living there. 🎉

[@petitrevefrance]

We are from the Netherlands. A very small country just above france

[@NookLéonne]

Ooo that great woodfloor from the boys bedroom... you took that away? Why

[@petitrevefrance]

Yes it had to come out unfortunately. A large part was full of mold on it and underneath on the concrete as well. I think because the previous owners had put a vinyl floor over it. Several boards were also missing already. In our own room it is also there. But unfortunately exactly the same there and our health is most important so he will go out there too. But maybe we will reuse the part that is still good in another place in the house with less floor space. After all, we haven't thrown it away yet.

[@Lorraine--on3ij]

For health safety, you need to be wearing a protective mask for breathing, when dealing with the dust, and "mold" in old houses. Also gloves. Take care...

[@petitrevefrance]

We mostly do, but sometimes we forgot. 😅

[@sarahhansen762]

Great video. I just subscribed.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks Sarah 😀

[@Susan.I]

The sound goes in and out!

[@petitrevefrance]

We did,'nt noticed 😅

[@dsds4656]

Bravo, well done! Do you speak french? You mentioned you closed a business...would you be interested to discuss some p/t casual property research work? (I buy old/abandoned unique [chateaus/castles/historical] properties and these often need to be researched to track down owners/agents/local council ect)

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks, we speak a little bit french 😅 but we learn every day.

[@dsds4656]

You mentioned you closed a business...would you be interested to discuss some p/t casual property research work? (I buy old/abandoned unique [chateaus/castles/historical] properties and these often need to be researched to track down owners/agents/local council ect)@@petitrevefrance

[@petitrevefrance]

You can always send a mail [e-mail] with what the job offer is.

[@katharinedavis4947]

Do you find renovating a house stressful ? I did 3 houses in my life . I had always wanted to do it and found it very satisfying. The first 2 were when I was married and I wonder looking back whether the stress contributed to my marriage breakup . The last one I did alone but had builders in to do it , and lived in rented accommodation until it was ready . So less stressful. Kay

[@petitrevefrance]

We haved living together in 5 houses, and 3 of them where renovating projects. We love it. Everything rebuilding ourselfs to our own ideas. Sometimes it can be stressful but one step at the time.

[@katharinedavis4947]

@petitrevefrance I'm glad you didn't find it stressful. Kay

[@katharinedavis4947]

@@petitrevefrance Yes I'm glad you didn't find it too stressful. I think I wasn't good at managing stress in those days . Kay

[@Susan.I]

Scary while the scaffolding moves while your husband was on it!

[@petitrevefrance]

Gladly he moved it him self, because the wheels where of the blockage. And he wanted him to an other space 😅

[@kathleenbifulco8129]

You didn’t show the final interior of the entire house. I just spent all this time watching you work on it and I’m so unsatisfied not to see how it turned out!!

[@petitrevefrance]

Kathleen all the rooms are not finished yet, we only show the progress of what we did on it till now in a half year sinds we got the keys😅 The room of fleur is the only one who is kind of finished and haves somes furniture, but need some painting and wallpaper. In a few weeks we hope finally to show some results of a room who is fully finished and decorated.

[@petitrevefrance]

In the 2 and 4 episode on our channel we give a tour of the house, with how the house looks inside..Mostly before we started renovating the rooms. On the long term the house gonna looks so different than now, but we did it all the things ourselfs, so that's the reason why nothing is finished yet.

[@Beejayize]

I wish that I and my family had moved to the South of France, East or West , when Britain was in the EU. Now I am much too old and my children have flown the coop.

[@petitrevefrance]

That's a real shame you never did. It's so beautiful here. Hopefully a lot of your other dreams did come true.

[@jimrebstock4012]

What a lovely story, and you have done so much. But you and your husband need to be wearing filter masks when sanding and demolishing all that. Please be careful.

[@jimrebstock4012]

There they are. Glad to see the masks.

[@petitrevefrance]

Yes sometimes we where them, and sometimes we forgot 😅

[@anneaudet1737]

bRAVO!!!

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks 😀

[@juliaconway5866]

I like your content but the background music needs to be changed or lost altogether. It's unpleasant - too fast and too loud for such a relaxing, nice voice as yours. I found I needed to turn the volume down and put on closed captions.

[@petitrevefrance]

Thanks for the compliment about my voice.

[@HairFeather-t7l]

Masks for dust protection! Life Renovators

[@petitrevefrance]

Yes i know we forgot it often 😅

[@irynavaughn1986]

So many pieces removed for nonsense,could be fixed and reused..

[@petitrevefrance]

Everything we demolish we reuse in other places. Insulation that was on the floor will return to the ceiling. The old wooden 70s ceiling was used as a fence outside.

[@fuensantacampillogomez3288]