In addition to bracing in the basement I would get a Mason in and fill the cracks so that water doesn’t get in and behind the stone.

You may want to watch chateau de la ferte. They made the exact same repairs you need. A long cement wall in the basement. He had help. They are super knowledgeable. Fun to watch. Very sweet couple.

As a fellow north american and a builder for over 20 years,I think we are used to worrying about cracks in our country because the houses are so cheaply built and they don’t last . This house was built to last and also built in an era when things were built with true quality and care. If in 150 years those are the only cracks that have happened. That’s a really really good quality built structure . You’ve got a piece of national history there, a true piece of art. Stay the course my friend. The place is solid.

A little wisdom and religion never hurt anyone so thank you for that. I believe that you will figure out how to maintain the structure of your Chateau with the lord's help but remember there is no shame in asking for some as well. Your work with today's youth is important and a worthy cause. Keep on doing the good thing you are doing, and you will be rewarded. Love from NY

Thank you! You can’t take it with you, help others and enjoy life!🇨🇦❤️

I’m not a religious person but I do find such comfort in your vision and words of wisdom. We did live in Saskatchewan so I follow your channel, and adore your renovation and designs by Leslie!

at 150 years old it is entitled to move in that time. if you are really worried about them get a mason to come and look, brick the door ways up where the lintels are sagging and get them to glue stainless steel pins through the cracks.

I really appreciate you sharing this truth, we get so focused on the stuff, life is about living to the glory of God with what we have been given with our time and talents and resources. Stay the Course…there is much work to be done!

I actually loved your philosophic ramblings and agree completely with your premise that everything we're given and everything we have should be used to bring light into the world, give tools for healthy and happy living and ease someone's burden. I love your self-appointed mission and can't think of abetter use for the chateau. If we lose our young people, we lose our future. You two are heroes in my books.

Love your musings! Thought provoking! You and Leslie are two amazing people, and, I, for one, admire you greatly!

Love the way you think and that fact that you're not afraid of being vulnerable. Keep sharing your heart. God bless you from New Zealand.

Living in an old house, I can in a tiny way, agree with you about depreciating assets like old homes and cars. I guess love for antiquity makes us take financial risks that aren't sensible. Your mission to introduce young people to the beauty and culture of Europe and give them a wonderful experience in a wholesome setting.

Daily worries trying to distract you from the reason you are there but you know where to turn to center yourself and return to trusting God to guide you to do what you can in both areas. It's beautiful to see the peace and understanding when guided by faith. Life is a tapstry of all the things that come together for a million different reasons and your influence expanding isn't the least of them. ❤️🙏

Many other chateau channels all have the same issues, wooden lintels under doors fail after 150 plus years and need to be replaced. Chateau de la Ferte is doing complete floor rebuild. As you are using the chateau for commercial purposes, you need to have an Engineering Depreciation report done on the entire structure.

I rarely comment, however it is so true that most of us think only about gathering ever more assets to protect us against. ..... what? When we die, there is nothing we can take with us, so If we can do even a small amount of good for others with what we have, then our lives will have been well lived. Good on you for sharing that . Carry on with your project. x

You have a beautiful chateau! So beautiful! Keep your faith and use your wisdom. The wise thing to do is protect your asset, put in concrete and iron supports before it cracks more. The wood has weakened and aged in time and compresses when it becomes spongey. When there are so many openings like the doors and windows there is less support and can give way quicker. Prayers to your good heart. Hope there is a good mason in your location.

No worries, God's got this. The building will stand , Keep on track.

Thank you so much for this video 🙏 You put into words what I have felt for so many years (and not many around me have understood): that using almost all my money to “just” live in a house is a waste and is not serving a higher purpose - and therefore not giving me the fulfilment of living a purposeful life. So I will definitely try to turn my “stuff” into something that is more shareable and helps others ♥️

Do whatever you can afford to keep that beauty standard. Fill in the cracks so the elements and critters don't creep in. Love watching your videos from Georgia USA 🇺🇸

Enjoy your channel, and the Christian content.

Hello Leslie and Rob! I totally agree with your statements and absolutely no one can take anything with them when they die. The chateau is no different. God Bless both of you and I really wish you would’ve have to go back and leave the chateau.

Love what your doing 🕊️💖🙏🏼 God bless you

Good analogy Rob. Rikki Biermann, Pretoria, South Africa 🇿🇦

I watch Abode often but it dates back to 2008 to 2011. Most of the owners have passed by now. I look up each Estate and most all have been Sold. I cannot wait to begin your series. 3 whole seasons of your "Fairy Tale" existence! I saw you used that word in one of your episodes so I'm teasing a bit. As I began playing your episode I was....oh she married an American but then she spoke! I'm looking forward to hearing what road led you to this Chateau! I've got 100 plus questions! I'd love to tour all three countries who have these amazing estates over a spring to fall for a long deserved trip but budget will not allow. So thank you for taking the time to create all of these Episodes....in ADVANCE. I know this Evansville Indiana gal is in for some educational and interesting moments!

Thank you so much I really enjoyed this vlog. I pray the problem is not serious and can be fixed b

Gosh it really is a pretty chateau. That parable throws me each time I read it, but I finally get it too. Still not happy that the cheater gets praise for looking after himself at the expense of his boss. Nothing on earth lasts nor is it important in the grand scheme of things. So I guess, live your life good, but don't worry about hoarding or building wealth. In my humble opinion you do your best to keep the chateau safe during your life, that's it. The way you are using the chateau for others is a wonderful thing. A safe learning environment with a christian backdrop that should help them throughout their life. What a great opportunity those young people are experiencing.

Wise & Good words indeed 👏 👍 I noticed steel beams under the floor boards , I'm not a structural engineer but Steel sections similar to the Concrete mid section should be good for showing up that wall . It just needs an engineer to draw up plans & put in the Steel beams. The Chatueau is a Beautiful Jewel 😍 And should be used & as long as repairs are kept up it should last atleast another 150+ years .

We all have deep thoughts. Love your vlogs xx

I think you could alleviate most of your concerns if you can get a structural engineer in and evaluate and point out areas of concern and why and you can ask what to look for. A Château is different than a home in America. Heck, age of home in the US makes a difference. Newer homes are crap compared to older homes. Get a list of questions ready and take notes and file them away. Honestly, the rusted out beam under the terrace is likely a mich bigger concern than the sagging under the doors. You will be fine. Have faith in yourself as you have a higher power guiding you.....sure there will be expensive hiccups but you have been resourceful thus far. I wonder if getting a visa and time off to do a solid year of fixing may not bring you the relief from worries you need. You could even add in another study abroad session or two to help make up some income? You made it through the pandemic and still have your home, you can get through this if armed with knowledge. Ask SE for rough estimates of repairs and how they would prioritize too.

Although not Christian, I can agree with the thought of using your stuff for good. A house as an appreciating asset is a North America idea. In other places people value it as a place to live and look at it as a quality of life investment, not a financial investment. And any building, anywhere, of any age, constructed of any material will deteriorate without maintenance. You just happen to have a bigger and older building to maintain than most. The chateau has stood for this long and with a good roof will stand for many years. You made a smart move by calling in engineers. The chateau is in good hands!

Intresting video thank you 🌄🤗🍀💐 Love Sue ❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤

Beautiful chateau!

Hey Rob. Amazing video, so much spiritual truth! I really feel where you are at. Always love when a seller comes back to tell you.. what they didn't tell you. Peace to you guys.

God gave you a vision of the future and it includes the chateau. Keep moving ahead one step at a time, day by day and in a few years time you will be amazed. Like they say in the military...keep at your post.

Expensive buildings don’t retain their value well at all. It makes sense that a 5000sqft building clad in marble, with chandeliers, and huge wood beams should cost a million dollars. But no one wants to spend a million plus dollars on a building that needs structural work and can’t be used right away. That’s one of the reasons many buildings in big cities are torn down and rebuilt by big companies. They know everything is new and will last longer even if it’s more expensive upfront

Maybe talk with Dick Strowbridge at Escape to the Vhateau. As an engineer, he has dealt with his chateau.

@angeladallimore8079

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Good old Dick !

Thank you )

This is a great video !

Thanks for sharing!

Anything can be fixed for money. Hang in there. It will stand for another couple hundred years. Patrons will help with repairs, roof and structural. I would build back the end cap chimneys, to original. Try not to worry. God will provide. Your the caretaker of the chateau for your lifetime. Enjoy it. Your chateau is absolutely stunning

This Chateau was built to last at that time ! the wood used on the top of the door was probably the heart of oak trees with sadly wood is not for 150 years life , you do a great job !

Good reminder ,Rob. Often we get hung up on having things that really won’t last the passage of time. I often think of that verse in Luke 12 about those who have much , much is required. And I do support various Parachurch organizations ,plus give to those in need quietly, and of course, tithe to my local church. I also have a son, in ministry as teacher in Christian university courses in .Nfld., his wife a youth pastor. He’s doing his PhD in Philosophy online at a Welsh Christian University, so I’m supporting him in that. All that to say there are times when I feel I’m not doing enough with what God has so graciously blessed me with. And sometimes I feel guilty spending money on a bauble for myself. But God continue to bless you and Leslie for all the joy of experiences you bring to your students. Don’t ever worry about your chateau for” God is able to do more than we ask ,according to the riches of His Glory”.

You are a CHATEAU OF OASIS ‼️✝️. Keep spreading the love of Christ.

Great talk!

Right on, just how we as Christians believe!

A great lesson!!

It is just a house. God bless you and your wife and the chateau.

Great summary. This is what we are doing with our stuff

Right on, Rob. We know from the doctrine of eschatology that the earth will be destroyed and made new. So absolutely. Everything we see around us (no matter how beautiful and "valuable") will eventually crumble. The message then is, set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Right now, my wife and I are simply trying to put both daughters through a private Bible college, and that goal requires a big chunk of change. So while money is ultimately of little importance, it can be very important in the short term to achieve long-term goals. I see you doing the same thing (making a difference in lives) through the chateau.

I wouldn't worry too much about the cracks. All buildings shift and settle with time as the earth moves over years of time. But definitely fill in the cracks to prevent mold and mildew and any other unwanted from invading your premise. Beautiful place on a beautiful location.

Good lesson Teacher

My recommendation, please stop using the expression "trigger warning". You sound like Fox making fun of liberals. I am not Christian and have no interest in being converted. I had no idea where you were going with the depreciable asset conversation, but I continued to listen. Your parable was interesting. I really appreciate your insight. The kids who study with you are lucky. You took an extravagance, a chateau in France and turned running it into a thoughtful conversation on taking care of each other. I've turned into your channel to watch the renovation and stay for your conversations.

We were taught that you can't take it with you. So enjoy it and maintain it and maybe even improve it until it is no longer yours to do so.

“I’m probably losing people e mass” 😂 Not us chateau lovers!

Lovely

In the basement space it might be a good idea to check for radon with a radon kit and use air purifier.

Not hard to see how your roof is appealing to winged critters--it looks like a great big, beautiful bird house.

Good message. I was recently cheated out of quite a bit of money. Your thoughts are making me look at this as not such a bad thing. Karma will get the cheaters and I will survive just fine. BTW I do not have a religious bone in my body but your chats that include religion are interesting, certainly not offensive. Really enjoying what you are accomplishing.

Comments are interesting as always. The fact that your perspective grows and changes is a good thing. Regardless of the sensitivity of some to faith related topics it seems to me that your world view is of value in very down to earth issues. The Bible addresses aspects of practical life as well as or in tandem with the story of redemption. Much of that reality came from the way the world was then. Essentially human nature and physical circumstances don’t change. You are touching lives and stimulating consideration of how we all fit in and what our true responsibilities are to others, to the culture, and to the world. Keep it up!

Loved your video! We have Facebook groups to share anything that we no longer need in our lives. Going well.

You are on to something. Property is almost always inflation-busting and in the long term is always safer than any other investment category…but it could be different with really old houses. Really liked this vid. I am not buying into trigger warnings. It’s called Free Speech. Keep it going ☺️

I can sort of relate being a big old home owner. You never know what challenge is next! If this chateau were mine I would look into a metal roof. The pitch on your roof is perfect. The slate roof is beautiful but hard to maintain I’m sure. I’ve seen other chateau owners go to metal. Your chateau roof is very ornate and pretty!

@stephjezo6470

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They may have historic regulations to follow and that may not be possible. It is actually wise with these roofs to get a cherry picker and learn to fix and redo parts yourself.

@eliza295

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@@stephjezo6470, agreed! I’m so scared of heights! I give anyone credit working on these roofs!

@stephjezo6470

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@@eliza295 Yeah, even I would be challenged but a $20k lift and cost of materials for fixes vs. $100k+ for a new roof would be a huge motivator for me!

@eliza295

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@@phyllismekoleske3332 , understandable. Chateau roofs are a restoration challenge I’m sure. I follow a chateau that the town put a metal roof on to save it from ruins. Too bad more can’t be done to save these beautiful historic chateaus.

Your home is beautiful and will last forever. If you keep it maintained . Enjoy God's beauty.

Great philosophical evaluation. You mean, 'he who dies with the most toys, wins,' isn't a valid lifestyle? LOL Rlph

I sometimes puzzle over why so many non French want to save these buildings and make a life and a living from them. Your approach is different. You want to use it for good and not to make money from it. The paradigm shift came to me when we had to decide to renovate our simple house or buy a newer and better one. In the end we decided our present house was sufficient for our daily needs, a newer, bigger house would not change the way we lived. I thought how our resource should not be tied up in buildings, as you say, but the quality of life we can share with others.

Thank you for sharing your worries with us! Relax my brother, continue your mission for God! He has not forgotten you, or the maintenance of his chateau! Continue on with your love of mankind, spreading the love and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ! 🙏 Amen!

Lay up your treasures in heaven where we live forever with the One who paid the debt for our sins. Hallelujah! God bless you and your mission to serve young people.

I Really do just love your chats to us all you know it just makes us think please check out that massive tree that is to the right of your chateau as you face the building you see trees as big as this one needs plenty of water and as you know at the moment there is not much rain the roots of the tree just sucks all moisture from the ground and the you get the grand problem of subsidence to your property believe me it happened to me and I don’t live in a chateau I live in a Victorian property and when those cracks appear it is at a great cost trees are lovely to look at it is nature but when the roots pull at your property you will find trees are not so nice after all

Dark thoughts are negative thoughts and you need to stay in positive thoughts.

The chateau is amazing, but it needs a major restoration.

Amen...Matthew 6: 19-21 😊✝♥

If you are using the Chateau for Christ, then he is surely invested in it too! He probably sent your neighbor there warn you about the cracks & structure problem so that you can work on it & shore it up before the facade falls off. Simple

Don’t stew in your juices. As my sister says. Things always work out.

Amen brother, ultimately the riches will be in heaven! You are correct, we need to lead those to the walk in Christ so they too will have riches. So we all need to use what we have for the kingdom of God!

It's a bad time to sell a Chateau right now.

Sadly gravity will pull us all 6 feet under.

Is that a hole at the base of one of the remaining chimneys in the red bricks. It looks like one on the vids.

I agree totally. Too much stuff.

Slot of chateau owners reinforce with concrete blocks.

I think definitely dont negate your fears. Have someone do a once over and point out every potential risk/flaw etc. then you know what you are dealing with. After all you are the one living there and making your living from the place - not them.

Jesus gives us opportunities each day to show kindness and love to one another, but we miss many of those opportunities because we are not living in the moment. Mostly we are in the past or the future within our thought processes. Enjoy while you can and be kind to everyone. Enjoyed hearing you thoughts. Thanks for sharing.

Those trees to the side of your chateau is just sucking up all the moisture from the ground and is or can cause subsidence then hence the cracks start to appear I have first hand experience of subsidence to my home as a result of one large tree just like you have cut it down before you have more problems sorry Rob it is to the right side of your chateau

If the Good Lord wills it, that chateau and what it represents will last forever . . .

New drone or the one that was stuck in the tree?

But didn’t you worry that buying a chateau would be a huge depreciable asset before you bought it? Maybe you should open it as a small hotel, during the seasons you don’t have students there.

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The previous owner has been careful with his timing to disclose to you that this is the line he trod: you are at risk of under capitalising on the chateau therefore it is a deteriorating (not necessarily depreciating) asset that you just need to prop up and hold on to long enough - in the right financial climate sell and it will have appreciated in value.

I have not seen much of you lately

Why the trigger warning? The Bible is full of wonderful and terrible stories that we can all learn from no matter our religious beliefs unless the point is to force change. There’s a reason the Bible has lasted through time. It’s beautiful allegory. When I think of Christianity I think of people who understand that love is the best response to everything. You are really living the Christian philosophy Rob. I throughly enjoyed hearing your thoughts. I regard my religious philosophy as Christian/Atheist as I gave mentioned in other comments here. I know that’s a difficult term to make sense of but it truly defines my beliefs. You guys are doing a great thing with the chateau helping young people understand other cultures and the vastness of the world!

@ChristineKelly1000

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You can’t have Christian beliefs and be an Atheist. Atheist means you don’t believe in God. Are you trying to say you have Christian beliefs but don’t believe in organised religion? Or maybe you are Agnostic?

What is Bible reference for that parable. Don't remember ever hearing anything like that one.

@chateaudelagrifferaie953

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Luke 16, it's a tricky one for sure:)

Tanks for telling us all this, and the christian view. the bible also say, no man is perfect, not even one. but it does not mater, at the end off our time being here, whe can look back and say, it was al wrong what i did, but i tried to do the best i could, and looking forward into a bright future. if whe only whant to believe so. all the best wishes for you, and lots off succes.

Houses became an expense in the ‘80s. That is misconception about appreciating over time. Prior to ‘80 yes but them the value of money depreciated so houses do not appreciate and should be treated as an expense. I am not finance specialists but math major and did some research before buying a home because I was single female. I personally believe the chateau is also an expense. You have to look at the value of money it is not appreciating but it is in fact depreciating so you can’t compare apples to apples.

Put your worries about the structural integrity of the chateau, into the hands of our Dear Lord! He brought the chateau into your life, and he will provide for its upkeep! All things on this Earth belong to our Father, he will do with it as he sees fit! We are at best, merely custodians of all of his assets! Nothing is worth loosing a nights sleep over! What you are really worried about is your future! God has that taken care of that also! Faith, Faith, and then more Faith, in our Holy Father, that is the key! Turn it over to him, and then assumed it has been taken care of!

I know what you can do with the Chateau. I know my kids would LOVE ❤️ to do your learning abroad minus the bible sessions (sorry). This way even if it was one session a year you could make some money towards the Chateau and yourselves. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE Also I know it’s a France thing but why do everything only operate in Summer? Aussies travel all year round. We would love a Christmas markets trip

I have watched almost all of your blogs, even looked forward to them, but, as a Christian, I hate when you call out a “Trigger Warning “ for those who don’t want to hear the word of God… there’s a really good chance that those who are tuning out at that point are those who would need to hear it most!🙏🏻❤️

If you can discern the times, know good from evil, you can lie to the devil who is the evil one. The thief comes not, but to steal, to kill and destroy. The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. You have dominion over the works of God's hands. Be the good Steward. He who has power to do good, should... Bless you. He who has much, more will be given. God has entrusted you with much... Keep fighting the good fight.