Another Wall, Another Wow – Coach House Restoration Update

Your ambition is fantastic I hope you will be successful with all the renovations

The stone masons are artists. They did a fantastic job.

My husband and I chipped the mortar from our pool tiles several years ago. There were 300 of them and it took us four months of weekends, but it was incredibly satisfying when we were able to reuse them for the replastered pool. Definitely wear eye protection when you tackle the project, because the mortar sometimes splinters and ricochets.

Ago old craftsmanship is a joy to behold!

I will never recover from the trauma of watching what I thought was Ziggy jumping to his death. The way I gasped.

Hope all the tiles clean as good as that one. The outside is looking great

Ziggy is so handsome! I have a Rhodesian Ridgeback who is also very handsome.

Can you have some small brackets or eye hooks installed and then rendered around for your roses?

OMG, that was hilarious!! Ziggy provided THE best comic relief ever…. I was rolling laughing so hard. You actually made my eyes water. The funniest part was him afterwards posing like an angel, as if to say, “see, I didn’t do anything“. Oh Gosh, that was good… I really needed that laugh - thank you. I now have strength again to get up and finish my task.

Plastering is coming along great. I’m happy for you that it’s getting done so beautifully by experienced experts.

CHEERS - Enjoy

You could ask the masons how to attach something to the wall for the roses—they probably know how to do it without hurting it

Ziggy is a very 'regal' looking dog when he wants to be.

You always end up with more stuff to plug in than you think—esp in an office

Here in Florida the code calls for receptacles every 6 ft.

Anna + Tiles = MAGIC. Philipp, just let the girl clean her tiles! 😂

Dan on his chateau has put up light switches that are wiles run

Why not use bluetooth light switches. No cables required.

You need lots of power outlets… future proof

No extension cord’s. It is a safety issue. Could start fire. Please NO EXTENSION CORD’S!

How about making a small incision between the bricks and fixing a rust free metal piece in the slot with a hole on which you can attach a rope to keep the roses against the wall…

I loved watching the masons, and their supervisor is very handsome! The project is looking beautiful!

The pink roses are postcard Perfect.💗🌸🌺🌸🩷 Perhaps inspiration for another wallpaper design Anna😊

Omg those roses are so beautiful! I agree a trellis would be good to support them as they climb.

For your roses on the facade might I suggest you you a screw-in eye hook and attach the screw eye to the underside of the roof facade and attach a thin wire down to either a screw eye about 4’ from the ground or a stake just behind the rose bush this give something for roses to attach to with them having to attach themselves to your newly restored facade

You shouldn't let Ziggy around any mouse or rat droppings, they can cause serious illness. Great job on the coach house. 😊

Love watching the craftsmanship of those gents doing the plastering….simple tools with experience makes for beautiful results

Please be careful, the old age of these materials is toxic to us. Wear masks. It’s not worth the future health consequences. Aspestos, etc

Those bits are called “shutter dogs”. Keep them!

Great achievement Anna!

You can also submerge the tiles in water. It takes a few days for the grout to soften, making it easier to clean.

You can also get wireless switches etc

Seriously impressive rendering😁

I love your videos, except for the music, it makes you so very nervous,

Amazing job done by the Masons and you both God bless!

If you have a snow shovel, it may make your job of cleaning up a little easier. Less taxing on your back.

Check with Michael Petherick. He cleaned. Bunch of tiles.

Have you seen the light switches Dan Preston put in they are wireless no wires just put into a hole in the wall, amazing idea maybe helpful for you.

Soak a couple buckets full of tiles in water then remove the mortar.

Plug sockets are a relatively inexpensive thing to add. Depending on the breaker box, try to have as many as you can. I can really see that this beautiful historical building is going to be amazing. Lots of reasons, because you both work so dang hard, and because you both are very creative and artistic. I think as long as Ziggy doesn't give you bombastic side-eye, you're on the right track. 😊
edit: hey guys I looked up the best way to get mortar off terracotta tiles, it said to soak them in a vinegar and water solution, as that will break down the mortar and its connection to the tile without damaging the tile.

Get a dremmel drill

I saw Ziggy step onto the window sill and my heart stopped! Everything is looking good.

This coach house renovation series is a notch more interesting than the chateau because of 3 reasons IMO
1) It is a creative redesign of the space as opposed to the chateau which has a legacy residential design
2) Philip's well honed video editing given the vast expertise gained in the past years
3) The careful steps of planning each small step (plumbing, electric, carpentry), not to mention the sprinkles of the oh-so-natural hilarious banter between Benoît and Philip.

Nooo, please, no rodent pooh tiles. I will unsub then! Ffs gross!!! & disown my Frenchie ancestors hauis !😮

Ziggy acting like he didn't do anything wrong when he actually scared 70K viewers and his pawrents. (T_T)

I love how Ziggy thinks he is the main character of the show, well he is really!

That rose bush is stupendous! I hope you can save it.

Those old radiator/heaters could make for special upcycled side tables with a marble slab on top 🤩🙌🏼

The roses are smiling against your beautiful coach house. Just so beautiful.

Don't bend the rose back too much or you may snap the canes lower down. You can absolutely attach it to a cheap garden trellis and then just lean it back onto something temporarily. Ask the masons to embed strong stainless hooks, then use tension wires for the rose to be reattached.

Ziggy thinks it will be really nice doghouse.