This Local Man Helped The Nuns 34 Years Ago

[@barbarasmith2693]

Billy! I used to work in an art gallery/professional framing shop. I few suggestions and general information for you. You have invested quite a bit into getting the highest resolution on very good quality paper for your chateau prints. Consider purchasing archival acid free backing board (and matting) if you reframe them. At the very least, remove the paper that came with the frame! Often the paper that comes with ready made frames is NOT acid free and it will eventually discolor the art work from behind if you leave it in the frame touching the piece. Also, plexiglass is MUCH lighter than actual glass and you may find that the frame molding itself will need to be a bit heftier and thicker in general to accommodate the extra weight if you swap out for real glass. If you wanted to keep the frames you have now, you might have to buy more expensive specialty glass that is quite thin so that the corners of the frame won't come loose from the extra load. It's a bit of a trade off. And be cautious about using anti-glare glass. It will significantly reduce the image clarity of the prints, which would seem a shame after the all the care you've taken with the high resolution of the prints themselves. I'd test it on one to see if you mind the reduction in image clarity before ordering enough non-glare glass for the lot. Hope this helps!

[@lisaloy2011]

That's wonderful information. Hopefully, Billy does read these comments.

[@denisemarle4141]

Thanks so much for the info.

[@marindacoetzee6760]

Excellent advice!

[@cynthiav709]

This is such good info. Thanks

[@Julianna9845]

The kitchenette has come together nicely. I like the grout color you chose. It all ties in with the design of the offices so well. Kudo's to everyone for your hard work. Hats off to Ryan for doing a wonderful job filming it all too.

[@janeblandford852]

I can't get over how much overgrowth there is at the back of the convent....unbelievable!! Things are improving daily. Well done Billy and team!! The tiles and the grout look amazing and are perfect for the kitchen! Love the prints too. Thank you Billy for fantastic vlogs....keep them coming!

[@ThePethericks]

Thank you for the support Jane xxxx

[@CynthiaBerry713]

Fantastic listening to Ryan speaking French! Please do it more often! Perfect color grout for the tiles, looks great!

[@lisaloy2011]

Very nice to see some definition of the garden park starting instead of a green blob.

[@floatinglotuswomenswellness]

Is there anything Rick CAN"T do? Woodworking, painting, gardening, and on and on. What a gem!

[@jadepaulsen8456]

I admire Billy's willingness to change his mind and go with it.

[@deborahthomas3475]

A sign of creativity.

[@mprior9780]

Ricks smile is infectious. What a lovely disposition he has! Billy you’re so very lucky to have so many truly nice people helping you.

[@ceeletter5772]

I’m going to start looking for Rick’s smile during each video.

[@janevacani6789]

Amazing that Remi has links with both the chateau and the convent, it's lovely that he gets to help at both and bring back past memories.

[@icuinthelight]

Just and observations, the most common way to grout is to mix grout then let sit for 5 minutes, then remix. Application to grout lines is best with a molded rubber float, then let sit for a few minutes before water and sponging excess off. After light wash off, let dry over night and then dry rub a towel over tile and grout, it will polish up wonderfully!

[@maj6190]

There's something atmospheric about wonderful music in the background as we watch work in the garden and see peaceful views of the convent.

[@dulcede]

Something so peacefull almost i can see the nuns walking arround

[@robertlewis4998]

Billy don’t use a scraper to fill the joints get a plastic lid and cut a hand size square from the lid much better on the tiles the edge of plastic lid thick part to fit in the hand when finished clean and store to use another day.😊

[@The_Robert.Fletcher]

it was so nice to meet that gentleman who did some work for the Nuns. To have that link with the past is great. The tiles look great I do like the high contrast of the tiles and grout.

[@debbenzenberg3575]

Love the black grout in the kitchen, works really well the the color scheme. Love, love, love the prints, absolutely stunning! Well done boys.

[@Robin-xr2tz]

Billy I don’t comment much but would like to express my appreciation for your videos. Your gang of friends and teammates are fantastic. Thank you Ryan for being behind the camera.

[@jerihill5414]

Hi Billy, a trick I learned doing my last tile job, I used a pastry bag with a small tip to put the grout just in cracks, I used half the amount of grout and clean up was a super easy.😃♥️

[@poelmeister]

Can’t help it but every time I hear a Brit speak French, my heart sings with hope.

[@pamabernathy8728]

Ryan had such a great personality to be your Roving Videographer, Billy. And when you are ready (& you or Michael probably already know this), museum quality glass had no glare & protects from UV light. I have only had it used 3 times in my life: for the poster-sized wedding pictures of our 2 sons & their wonderful wives, & for a small, original, one of a kind cartoon, drawn & signed for me as part of a fundraiser. Blessings for the joy you bring to an old lady in Southern California.

[@ruthhovsepian]

♥♥♥The opening images of the convent in the mist were beautiful. ♥♥♥

[@barbarakloise6790]

BILLY PLEASE SELL SOME OF THESE PRINTS DOWN THE ROAD. I WOULD BUY FOR SURE. COULD BE A GREAT FORM OF REVENUE. THAT BOOK YOU GOT IS AN ABSOLUTE TREASURE! I WISH A COMPANY WOULD BRING THAT BOOK BACK!

[@MK-Farm-Michigan]

Oh also tile grouting looks fantastic. The gray does almost look black. Great job from Shean on floors and the rest of the guys working outside.

[@lizstevenson7801]

The tiles are now highlighted very well and look great, plus the print is beautiful. Clearing the garden is always an ongoing job, and so interesting to hear about the chaps visits in the past to the Convent and the Nuns. Sean does a great job of floors too. Ryan you are great with the camera. Thank you Billy and everyone. 💕🇦🇺

[@mannyortiz4814]

Billy, Ryan, and Rick. Kitchen has come out beautiful with the new tiles. I love the printer prints of the chateau. I wish I was there. See ya tomorrow. Take care and stay safe 🍺🍺🍺❤️😇🕊🌹🎈👍🌞🌈🇺🇸🙏

[@martinedehoef8594]

So nice that you introduce your helpers. Rémi is a real part of your project with is experience

[@IreneSonni]

I just love the dark grout with those lovely tiles. The effect is stunning and pulls everything together. You have great taste, and your office floor is tasteful and a refreshing difference from white everywhere in most offices. ❤

[@swissuz]

Glad to hear Ryan behind the camera...he does a great job with the camera when you need both hands, Billy! What an amazing crew of people you always have assembled. And I still have a soft spot for Sean (is that how he spells his name?) How do you find all these people from the UK or that speak English so impeccably? That has to make the job go smoother when you know you are on the same page when communicating such detail. Tell Sean we love his fun T-shirts. We could send him some classic U.S. T-shirts he might like. I think he's got a brand going there with his work clothes! I have a friend in Agen France who is remodeling a chateau and she needs his flooring expertise! I dare say she's not got the most professional help....but budgeting may be part of the problem. Agen is a good distance from where the convent is, isn't it? I haven't even watched this video and I already love it! Look at all the likes!

[@amyjohnson2000]

Billy love the black with the tiles in the kitchen and how awesome you are making your own wall hangings for your office your whole group of guys are absolutely great blessings to all you and your families

[@marieleelee]

Always happy to see Sean!

[@stephaniegaromon3244]

Love that printer and the chateau prints. Beautiful. Remi is probably loving that you include him in work around the chateau and convent. It’s good all the way around. The tiles look perfect, the floors are a huge improvement and the gardens are coming along. Good video Ryan and Billy. xx

[@lindabryant4292]

I am really liking this new format with Ryan filming. He is so fun and his interactions with the workers are entertaining, Loved the story from the gentleman about his interactions with the nuns. 🧡

[@yvonnepagan9912]

Hi Billy , and co….I’ve often wondered…why don’t they make a sort of cake-icing bag affair to put the grout in and squeeze it into the gaps and then use a narrow rubber scraper to press the grout in deep?!?! Those rough surfaced tiles you have sounds like they are fighting the grouting process! ❤️🦘

[@steveholtum6259]

I enjoy this very mush and would pay to visit your convent - a very large ballroom is very rare these days and could be used many many things including wedding and dance competitions - and what a joy furnishing it - two medium sized room are not !

[@lisaloy2011]

Sean does very neat floor work. He's very precise when placing it down.

[@DownButNotOutYet]

Morning Billy, so much has been happening at the Convent. The clearing of the grounds, what a team. Shaun is working magic with the flooring and the grouting turned out beautiful. The Canon printer is wonderful, those prints are exquisite. A pity so many of the old chateaux's got so badly damaged and neglected. The detail is amazing and needless to say the building of those enormous walls and towers are mind blowing. It takes a long time to restore and then to refurbish the inside is not an easy task. I am sure the office will look amazing once it is all done. You have done yourself proud Billy, restoring and binging the past history of France into your daily lives. Amazing work. It all comes together with dedicated workers. It was most interesting to hear the story about the gentlemen that helped the Nuns. Go well, have a great weekend.....

[@anamaria2053]

Billy, The tile is absolutely gorgeous. They’re so beautiful, in fact, that they deserve a border to set them off. I highly recommend setting pencil tiles around the border. You’ll be amazed at how it will look.

[@GrannyV29]

I am so loving the videos. So glad you have help with filming so that you get jobs done easier and the documentation is still done. Also we get to enjoy so much more of the processes.

[@ThePethericks]

Thank you Veda! Ryan is so helpful and its making life easier

[@familydutton6568]

The prints are so stunning! Perhaps you could have Sean build you some frames out of some of the reclaimed wood from the Convent?🤔 Everything is coming along nicely! Such a terrific team! Nice job on the videos, Ryan! Cheerfully awaiting a video from "The Life of Ryan"! 🌟🌍🌏🌎🤩 Thank you!

[@rosemariedeschenes7013]

Love the tiles and grout in the kitchen. Loved the story of when he was at the convent when he was 22 y/o. That new printer is amazing. Thanks for sharing 😍😘

[@kiethee]

Hi billy it’s so nice to hear the stories from a man that used to work at the chateau and the convent as well I think it was meant to be and another addition to the both projects and the picture will look great in the office it’s all beginning to take shape now and having extra help will move things along

[@monalingan9523]

So much work being done on the gardens. In the end you will have a lovely place to take respite in from a strenuous day. It also be lovely for your guests should you decide to convert part of the convent into a events center.

[@ehpeachylove]

Beautiful video Billy, great editing Ryan, Sean always perfection in his work, Rick doing a super job in foots and the gardens are looking so much better. Loved hearing the story about the nuns. Such great teamwork. ❤❤❤

[@joellenmeek658]

I was hoping you’d use a dark grout in the kitchen because it is easier to keep looking new. White tends to yellow. It also makes your tiles stand out. The prints are amazing quality.

[@KathleenPhillips-k1q]

Billy this kitchen looks amazing just like all your other things like the organ I never thought I would see anything like this restored so well and so you are my building gold medalists ! All of you

[@tomhemmings]

Really enjoying this new format with the mixture of Billy vlogging and Ryan covering other work around the convent. Keep up the good work guys!

[@leeproulx7412]

The tiles looked incredible with the black grout. Loved the first hand account of the nuns, from the gentleman that knew the convent. You know you are doing something right when he said, that the convent looks very much the same, as when he worked there before it was abandoned.

[@chrisdavis2040]

So great you've got someone who knew the Convent before. Incredible how he and all his family used to be at the chateau as well.

[@susannehodgson]

You could of done with a piping bag just to get directly into the space, tiles are beautiful

[@valw3212]

Billy when framing leave more space at the bottom than the top in your matting. My Mom was a framer and this is a trick she told me. It's the way the eye travels. ♥

[@watermelon2223]

He doesn’t read comments

[@roseharvey2664]

I agree, I am not a framer but would do that myself with shop frames.

[@lindasprout9526]

The print is amazing! Great idea for the office walls 😊

[@solitairesmith3553]

I love your choices on the tile. It's absolutely perfect for this kitchen. The prints you've been working on are absolutely stunning. I can't wait to see them hung up and showcased on the wall. This convent is really looking fantastic. I'm really loving these videos

[@lisaloy2011]

I really, really love the dark gunmetal grey grout. It ties in the cabinetry and doors etc...Billy you have a good eye for color, detail and balance (ie.. furniture pieces you've chosen and placed at the chateau show that).

[@lrlasvegas6427]

Wow! 👀 Excellent choice of grout, Billy! That dark color really ties it all together! 👏 👏👏

[@georgiaobree]

Great work team - well done and the convent is looking great!! xxg BRISBANE AUSTRALIA

[@lisaloy2011]

It's always lovely when you all do an entire video of the grounds.

[@amymcdonald8397]

Ryan, your filming and editing have come so far. You are doing amazing work!!!

[@dorothyhillbarnes7347]

There is a product call non glare plexiglass and yes your print is popping out the bottom of the mat. If you bring me to France I can cut or teach you how to cut custom mats🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had to try. Keep it up, Crack on.

[@pattiburns211]

Watching from Victoria, Australia 🇦🇺 😍 ☺.... loving the garden transformation. 😀

[@eva_fr]

The quality of the printer is insane. What a great purchase! WOW And the kitchen tiles are beautiful. great job, everyone. 👌🏼 I love that office space.

[@kwwa7982]

Billie, I so appreciate you sharing your own mental health issues like OCD :"And I HATE messes." I have heard you talk about this before and it makes it more of an open topic because so many people live with same issues and you provide ways to move on even with them.

[@shell1951]

His Ocd is not a mental health issue...just a form of perfection seeking

[@jessicatorretto159]

Ocd . stands for obsessive compulsive disorder. It about been obsessive with anything in there life's. not just cleaning.

[@bubashalom8274]

Yes! A fine Job Billy and your certainly dressed for the Job with those perfect tennis shoes?

[@deannayoung5311]

Good Morning Our Gorgeous Men at work 💪👷😘 Great music boo 👌 Right off Rick Working in the garden is adorable 😍 Yah Sean hello darling... Lovely seeing everyone 💕 Your 🎥 filming Ryan is Truly spot on You All Make My Day So Much Brighter 🌟💪

[@simoneconsciousobserver3105]

That garden is massive. What a job you guys are doing. Some kind of accommodation function makes sense. *Q&A* Are you planning on renting out any of those apartments? I see Sadie renovating one

[@LittleRaeOfSunshine1]

The dedication to the convent restoration is heart warming. So grateful you share your journey with the world. What a unique and majestic building it is. So much history, seems appropriate to revive and reshape her to come alive in this modern world with renewed purpose. I am equally fascinated in your high resolution Château Pictures! Do you have any idea of the history of any of them? If you do, it would would be truly amazing to say while your printing and framing them to know. I wonder how many still stand today? So much history and architecture lost all over the world to wars, or the aftermath, evolution, depression ect that has shaped the running of such incredible structures. I am in awe of your team, what amazing people you have around you, truly inspiring. Make sure your not burning the candle at both ends Billy, no one could ever question your drive and work ethics. Your KZbin contents reaches far and wide. From way down under, too close to Antarctica in winters for my liking! Thank you 🙏

[@sunhildwalker-kier9114]

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[@cherylgoff8955]

The tiles look great, and the floor and Ryan's office is also very nice! So much is getting done you guys know how to crack on

[@Supercheeseburger666]

The tile work in the kitchen came out nice, the floor in Ryan's office came out nice and the garden is looking great. 👍 The interview with the guy who knew the Convent was also interesting. Thanks for sharing your day! 😀

[@lotusdolphin]

What a wonderful background Remi has. And connected to both the Château and the convent. The kitchen is coming out really nice Billy. Sending joy from California💜🤟🏻😎🇺🇸

[@Rhett662]

I like you idea for the Convent but I have a suggestion for the garden area it would make a lovely flower garden with all different varieties and walkways through so if people came to the convent and I could also stroll through the garden it would be lovely

[@milkweeddreams8828]

Oh my that tile and grout is perfect, you have such an eye for detail Billy, same with the prints of chateaus, perfect...but the aerial views, stunning...the drone is worth it's weight in gold, it gives everything a grand perspective and us viewers definitely love it...just WOW...

[@kerrylynnparsons9441]

So many fantastic projects going on. Remi has an interesting story! 😁❤❤❤🍁🍂🇨🇦🇫🇷

[@jenniferhill8233]

Adding vinegar to the water really helps to get the grittiness off after grouting. It smells buts dries with no smell. Squeaky clean!

[@ivysavage5569]

Well I didn’t see anything wrong with the frame I would have just put it up on the wall, but you have such an eye for detail Billy 😊 Love the team cracking on with the work

[@fedupnow61859]

what a hard worker Rick is. All of you make such a great team.

[@plaxedeskatonha4314]

Apart from everything else,Sean brings skillful expertise to everything he does. Loving the chateau.

[@FngrsXd-n25]

Wonderful video as always!! Enjoy it daily. And those prints are beautiful Billy.

[@darlenewebber7706]

Everything is looking fantastic Billy. You should be so proud of what you guys have accomplished. ❤

[@Ex-patKiwi]

You need non-reflective glass on those frames. I had to chuckle at the “no messes”. OCD much? Keep up the great work, everyone.

[@barrymccabe5931]

Love watching daily, and enjoy the restoration of old structures. Plus you make it fun and entertaining to watch. Is that keyboard in the desk..if so that's really cool. Crack on! has become my favorite saying, thanks.

[@JaxonsDd007]

We need t-shirts right😉 with a Pethericks logo on the front..In a thin cotton I bought the perfect type from a Ray LaMontagne concert.. not all t-shirts rate the same in my book. But Crack On the backside with a nice logo on front left side like the youtube design..Sell for $24.95 would be great..

[@teepeeX]

I hope Remi has finally got an inside your now lol . Billy tiles look great , everybody hard at work ... PS GET RICK A DECENT BROOM 😂😂😂

[@mavep2855]

Lots of activity at the convent today, great progress! You and Ryan are really doing a great job of vlogging , excellent content, filming, commentary and editing. Crack on!🙏🏻❤️

[@lindabarnes4128]

I've been putting off a grout job for ten years and you've given me the confidence and example to proceed. Great work from you all,and marvelous video and editing. You make it look so easy!

[@michaelcoffey3165]

Do yourself a favor.. don’t use a drywall taping knife to apply the grout, use a grout float. It’s purpose is to fully push the grout into the gaps. Not just skim the top. It will make for a longer lasting application. And pay attention to the type of grout. Sanded vs. non-sanded depending on gap width. Very important

[@jeanetteblake6359]

I love watching you're videos!!! Being disabled and unable to get out much, it takes me away to a beautiful place on the daily!!! Ryan you're doing an ace job filming and editing!!!! Also love you're videos as well. Keep up the great work!!!!!❤

[@msilas5577]

Interesting and helpful to get first hand information from Rémy. Ryan must be sure to film at least 30 secs of Rick each time please. Thank you!

[@jenniferc2023]

So great to see Sean! Wonderful video, Ryan. The editing is getting better and better. ❤

[@reillybb1]

I’m amazed how well you work together and how neat the work you all do. 😊

[@susancollado5290]

💕Remi is very knowledgeable about the château & convent a good man to have on your team💕

[@wernerdanler2742]

I think Ryan sounds better in French than he does in English. 😆 🤣 😂

[@carolinegooder7091]

Yes, I agree. 😘

[@retiredlor]

Ryan's French is superb. He went to a posh French school so he has a posh French accent. I could listen to him speaking French all day.

[@chrismc1975]

I agree too! It's beautiful and I could listen to him teach me every day too! I learnt from Yr 7 to Yr 9 and would like to recall and learn more. Love to visit France ❤

[@normamurray4450]

The back splash looks great Billy! I noticed the green tape on your boots...I have red tape on my garden shoes....works well in the moment!!! Nice to see Sean, Rick and now the nice fella that used to deliver food to the Nuns and has become a friend of the family. That was a treat! Well done again Ryan!

[@lisaakinlabi]

It was such an awesome find when you found the book of chateau prints. The Image you created on your printer is fabulous! I agree with you, it needs nonglare glass and a nice presentable frame and matting. You could make some good money selling prints! It was great to hear the gentleman speak of his connection at the convent when he was younger. Every tidbit of history is very interesting. I also think you could put a book together of images of the convent in regards to the renos, the history, the little things you have found and what you will be putting in the convent (like the bell and statue), like a diary of your experiences taking on such a task. I don't know really, my mind just keeps coming up with "stuff". LOL 😅 Anyway the tiles are looking awesome!

[@sheilaghk6350]

Well it's all captured on the vlogs anyway.

[@lisaakinlabi]

@@sheilaghk6350 Indeed, but there is something nice about having a good book in our hands and enjoying the fact that the best is compiled to peruse at your leisure.

[@juliatownsend2324]

Love watching the cutting down of shrubs etc., visual impact straight away. Have you found any more treasures??

[@doriskovalcik442]

The grout looks great and everything you do to the convent is bringing it back. So much work!

[@Randy8923]

Great video Billy. Nice to hear more history of the running of the convent. the prints are excellent. Enjoyed.

[@marylouisefox-wilhelm4367]

Hello from small town Inola Oklahoma USA again. LOVED!!! The music that started your video out today. Would you mind letting me know the name and artist of the music? Also every day you and your crew accomplish so much. Exceptionally talented diy. You and yours are very blessed. It's so nice to see that in a group of people working together and the friendships you have. ♥️♥️♥️

[@catherinerodeback2494]

Billy, I love your daily videos and I also think that Ryan has really matured and improved in his content development skills. I have always thought that the convent could be developed into a fabulous regional Hospitality Training School. With dorms on the third floor, and administration offices on one wing of the second, with a limited number of high end suites on THE second. I envision a Cooking school in the expanded kitchen. The chapel available for weddings, concerts, lectures. The rectory for conference meetings, wedding parties, etc... The gardens as an Organic Farm to Table training center with an apprentaship focused on marketing and supporting the training school perhaps a program in Per a culture design. A small Hotel management school using the higher tier suites as a training center. This could be an entire Regional Area revitalize economic engine. Horticultural school. My brain is on over drive with the possibilities. Love your determination and hard working friends and helpers. Thanks for something to look forward to every day.

[@me-l-9910]

Nicely, well thought out ideas! The potential here is looking wonderful. You refer to the "rectory," its actually called a "refectory." A rectory is specifically a residence for priests in a parish setting. This renovation journey is such a treat to see unfold. 😊

[@sallycarpenter1584]

Thanks Billy and the Gang,Very interesting to hear the man who delivered food to the convent,would be great to hear more information from him, The prints are really impressive,but yes you need anto reflection glass.xx

[@sallybarker5109]

Rick is a rock star of handymen! I need him at my house!

[@donnalewis4895]

Beautiful print. Love the grout in the kitchen. Can't wait for my first cup of coffee in there. Crack on guys. Hugs

[@peterwhite9261]

Billy the grout on the tiles really makes the tiles standout. Nice that Remmy has the memory of the convent. Great work Sean on the floor and might I add it looks as if you have been earning out and losing a few pounds. Rick and Steve great work also. Lots of exciting good things happening at the convent.

[@patdowney4984]

It was so good to meet Reni very interesting x Ryan is so good at presenting and talking to everyone x great job Billy x

[@nomebear]

It's amazing to find a man familiar with the history of the property. That happened to me with a ancient residence I once owned, and it was great learning the history of my acquired property, and disconcerting at the same time...there had never been a successful marriage of any of the previous owners. There had been a murder in the kitchen, and there were ghosts.

[@julieknowles7063]

What a team of workers you all are! and the pictures you are printing off are stunning. Ryan is doing a great job with the videoing, and the garden will look fantastic when it is finished. I hope you've kept a log/diary of the work you have/are doing at the convent and the chateau and will put it in your family tree. Your children will have a wonderful story to tell their own grandchildren. (Don't forget Remy's story either)