Buying all the wood in FRANCE to create the chateau tower.

Buying all the wood in FRANCE to create the chateau tower.

Discovering how the turret was constructed.

Discovering how the turret was constructed.

Finally, we remove the LAST tree from INSIDE the chateau.

Finally, we remove the LAST tree from INSIDE the chateau.

Can we rebuild the turret with oak from the forest?

Can we rebuild the turret with oak from the forest?

The biggest challenge, our next milestone at Chaumont.

The biggest challenge, our next milestone at Chaumont.

We finished the roof.

We finished the roof.

A big day for the chateau, water connection and a roof.

A big day for the chateau, water connection and a roof.

Ready for the roof.

Ready for the roof.

An amazing mansard roof frame.

An amazing mansard roof frame.

Starting to come alive; getting the symmetry back.

Starting to come alive; getting the symmetry back.

Cutting the bird mouth joints for the mansard.

Cutting the bird mouth joints for the mansard.

Finally the chateau has a lift.

Finally the chateau has a lift.

the main structure of the roof is complete.

the main structure of the roof is complete.

One man V chateau roof frame.

One man V chateau roof frame.

Creating the A-FRAME.

Creating the A-FRAME.

The mansard roof frame starts to take shape.

The mansard roof frame starts to take shape.

The plates are set, its time to start constructing the roof.

The plates are set, its time to start constructing the roof.

Checking how level the WHOLE chateau has stayed.

Checking how level the WHOLE chateau has stayed.

RIGHT... onto the roof then?

RIGHT... onto the roof then?

I risked EVERYTHING to rebuild this abandoned ruin.

I risked EVERYTHING to rebuild this abandoned ruin.

Completing a milestone; 12 months of floor installation come to an end.

Completing a milestone; 12 months of floor installation come to an end.

flaming noggins.

flaming noggins.

discover all the new rooms in the chateau.

discover all the new rooms in the chateau.

The BIGGEST and HIGHEST room in the chateau.

The BIGGEST and HIGHEST room in the chateau.

The LAST floor starts to come together.

The LAST floor starts to come together.

Rebuilding the crumbled unsupported turret base.

Rebuilding the crumbled unsupported turret base.

Its been a long Time coming, but its finally finished.

Its been a long Time coming, but its finally finished.

Building an arch, reluctantly.

Building an arch, reluctantly.

Its the end, its the beginning.

Its the end, its the beginning.

The chateau starts to come back to life.

The chateau starts to come back to life.