Removing the Roof from a 200 Year Old Barn! | Farm Renovation in Southern France #111

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SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Buymeacoffee | https://buymeacoffee.com/domainesauvage Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/DomaineSauvage (watch ad-free) ✨Some of you asked how to send a little something for Gracie. Our Buy Me a Coffee link is up here, only if you wish.✨ FOLLOW US Subscribe | youtube.com/@DomaineSauvage Follow | https://www.instagram.com/domaine.sauvage In this video, we take you back a little in time to the moment we first began work on the old barn roof, earlier in the autumn, before Gracie was born. With help from family and the use of a neighbor’s telehandler, we start what will become a major phase of the barn renovation. We remove the old roof tiles and quickly realize that reusing or selling them is not a realistic option due to their condition. As the rain inevitably shows up, it gives us the perfect chance to see how the driveway, French drains, and water management systems are already improving the site in wet conditions. Along the way, we also talk through how we imagine using the barn in the future, with living spaces upstairs and a workshop on the ground floor, once the structure is fully repaired and secure. This video marks the very first steps of bringing the old barn back to life and preparing it for the years ahead. If you did not get a chance to watch our Year 2 recap, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/fj7zLvFozPo SUPPORT THE CHANNEL Buymeacoffee | https://buymeacoffee.com/domainesauvage Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/DomaineSauvage (watch ad-free) ✨Some of you asked how to send a little something for Gracie. Our Buy Me a Coffee link is up here, only if you wish.✨ FOLLOW US Subscribe | youtube.com/@DomaineSauvage Follow | https://www.instagram.com/domaine.sauvage This week we begin one of the most anticipated projects on the property. With Thierry’s help and his fifteen-ton excavator, we finally start reshaping the steep soil walls behind the barns. It is a project we have wanted to tackle ever since the hill was excavated, and seeing it take shape feels like a big step forward. Along the way, we uncover several natural water springs, address one of our biggest long term water issues, create a new access road to the upper part of the property, and dig a wide, shallow swale to better guide the rainwater around the barns. Later that week Philippe and I head to the vegetable garden to harvest our winter vegetables, including Brussels sprouts and broccoli. That same evening, life takes a beautiful turn when our baby girl, Gracie, decides it is finally time to arrive. We share a few snippets from those first precious days as we begin settling into life as a family of four. Odin meets his baby sister for the first time, family comes to visit, and we take a moment to simply be together before everyone returns to Belgium and we slowly find our new rhythm. By the end of the week, Philippe and Odin return to the project behind the barns to add a final touch. They plant the young willow trees along the newly dug swale, giving this reshaped landscape a bit of life and setting the stage for how this area will grow and change in the years to come. If you did not get a chance to watch our Year 2 recap, you can find it here: https://youtu.be/fj7zLvFozPo °°° Our Story: We're Philippe, Anicia and our little explorers are Odin & Gracie. In the summer of 2023, we left the comforts of our lives in Belgium and purchased an old farmhouse in the south of France, specifically in the Dordogne region. We produce weekly videos documenting our progress on the property, with the ultimate goal of renovating it and restoring it to its former glory. Join us on our journey of transforming this French homestead as we aim for a simpler, yet more fulfilling life closer to nature. #france #homestead #offgrid #farmhouse #movingtofrance #frenchcountry #renovation #renovationproject #countryside #chateau #livinginfrance #building #countrylife #restoration #slowlife #renovating #youngfamily #renovatinginfrance #FarmhouseRestoration #restoration #excavation #frenchcountryside #frenchfarmhouse #slowliving #offgridliving #barn #barnrenovation #catexcavator #wildlifecam #building #slowlife #slowliving #hardwork #family #bobcat #restoration #thwaites #dumper #bobcat #DIY °°° MUSIC | We use epidemic sounds for our music: https://www.epidemicsound.com/music/featured/