Escape to the Chateau DIY (2018–2021): Season 4, Episode 2 - Episode #4.2 - full transcript
Erin and JB set out to transform a ruined orangery into a top-class venue, tensions bubble as a new spa is delivered to Tim and Sasha's chateau, and Fiona celebrates her birthday.
I'm Dick Strawbridge,
and along with my wife Angel
and our two children...
Angel: Yay!
Dick: Oh, well done.
Dick, voice-over: we've lived
in this magnificent chateau
for the past five years.
Dick: Look, look, look, look,
look, look, look, look.
Angel: Oh, my God.
That is so beautiful.
Dick, voice-over:
It's not just our home...
Dick: Ohh. And we are up.
Dick, voice-over:
but our business.
Dick: You may kiss your bride.
[Cheering and applause]
Dick, voice-over:
And all over France,
there are other Brits doing
exactly the same.
Woman: Oh, my God.
Dick, voice-over: We'll follow
a new wave
of intrepid chateau owners...
Man: I'll open some windows. It
might help get rid of some dust.
Dick: and some familiar faces,
as they take on these majestic
buildings,
and we'll reveal more about
our own chateau life.
[Daughter saying announcements]
Dick and Angel: Yay!
Dick, voice-over: There'll be
triumphs...
-This looks incredible.
-You like it all right?
Woman: I love it.
Dick, voice-over: and setbacks--
Man: Oof.
Dick: as they battle to renovate
their homes...
and earn their keep.
Woman: OK, I'm ready.
Dick, voice-over: But no matter
how hard the going gets...
Woman: This is probably, yeah,
my worst nightmare.
Dick: they get to live the dream
as custodians of their
very own castle.
Today...
Woman: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God! Oh!
Dick: plans for a new spa...
Man: I'm just hoping the crane
doesn't topple over. We'll see.
Dick: cause tensions
to bubble to the surface.
Woman: Everything is in chaos.
Dick: This owner cracks on
with bedroom renovations...
Fiona: Slosh it on.
That's it. All over.
Dick: that are child's play for
her new apprentice.
Fiona: I'll have to give you
this. Look.
A symbol of knowledge. Ha ha!
Dick: And at this chateau...
Woman: Oh, here it goes.
Dick: as a couple get to work
on a new event space,
a missing bit of kit means
a race against time.
Woman: We only have 30 minutes
to get this tool
before the concrete sets, so
a little bit of pressure. Ha ha!
[Laughs]
Dick: We've never regretted
our decision to buy a chateau,
but there's no doubt that
looking after
one of these magnificent
buildings is
a serious undertaking,
especially when you're
just starting out.
Take the rather splendid
Chateau de Bourneau.
With parts dating back to
the 1400s
but mostly rebuilt in
the 19th century,
it has 50 rooms...
40 acres of land,
and even its own moat.
Woman: Do you want to carry it
sideways so you
can actually see where
you're going?
Man: I'm covered in flowers.
Like, literally covered by
flowers.
Dick: It's home to former
anesthetist Erin
and her French finance
engineer J-B,
who picked up the keys to
this impressive pile in 2018.
J-B: And when we saw
the chateau,
we instantly fell in love
with it.
Erin: You see the turrets
sort of rising
over the wildflower meadow.
It has a real fairy tale feel.
Set in the Pays de la Loire,
Erin and J-B have found living
in a place this big takes some
getting used to.
J-B: We seem to constantly
lose things.
And we spend a lot of time
actually following one another
because we'd just have no idea
where the other is.
Hey, it's me. Will you be free
for, like, 5 minutes
to give me a hand by
the bridge?
Erin: I think we should probably
invest in walkie-talkies.
J-B: Yeah. Ha ha!
Erin: It might be easier!
Erin: Baby?
J-B: Yeah?
Erin: Are you under the bridge?
Ha ha!
Dick: Erin and J-B plan to turn
this chateau
into an events venue
with accommodation.
They have already started
creating
5 en suite guest bedrooms
in their south wing.
Erin: This is, obviously, going
to be a challenge.
Dick: But after recently hosting
a successful
first-ever paid event,
they've decided to put
restorations on hold
and concentrate on
the events side of the business
to get an income flowing
in sooner.
And they already have
the perfect party space in mind.
Erin: Our ruined orangery,
which has so much potential,
and it's a shell essentially
at the moment.
It has no floor,
it has no windows,
but there is something really
charming and beautiful
about that.
Dick: It took some effort,
but our orangery is
now a perfect event space
and the center of
our wedding business.
[Cheering]
If Erin and J-B can do the same
with theirs,
they could be on to a winner.
But before they tackle
the orangery itself,
they have another important job
they want to make a start on.
J-B: Erin and I have decided
to make a gate
for the entrance into
the flower meadow
that leads to the orangery.
Erin: I think it's important
because at the moment,
there's just a bit of
rope there.
It doesn't quite make a grand
arrival space for our guests.
Dick: To save money, J-B is
making the gates himself,
something he's
never done before.
Erin: Oh.
J-B: The way I'm planning to
assemble them all
is to create half-laps, so...
Erin: What's that?
J-B: we're going to cut
a section here
which is half the thickness
of this post.
Erin: OK.
Dick: When two pieces of wood
are cut to half their thickness,
they can be bolted together
where they meet.
That's a half-lap joint.
It's really neat.
Erin: Oh, cool.
Dick: J-B's clearly a man who
loves his carpentry.
J-B: Remove the excess. Make it
nice and smooth as possible.
Erin: There. How did you do it?
Literally tap at it
like that way?
This is very satisfying. Ha ha!
I'm not normally allowed
in the man cave.
[J-B chuckles]
Dick: Finally the gate can be
assembled.
Erin: It's the moment of truth.
Does it all fit together?
J-B: Moment of truth.
So that's how it's gonna--
Erin: Oh, yeah. OK.
That's so nice.
J-B: So we'll just loose fit
at the moment.
And so we're gonna just fit
in place.
Erin: It's gonna be
an impressive size gate.
Actually visualizing
this half here,
I suddenly realized actually
it's going to be enormous.
J-B: Yeah, but you're coming
to a chateau, you know?
Erin: True, true.
J-B: It's like the big gate.
Open the gate. Yeah.
Yeah, fine. Cool.
Erin: Very nice.
Dick: A few weeks later,
J-B and Erin's handcrafted gates
are painted and ready.
Erin: It's pretty solid,
this thing.
How strong are your hinges?
[Laughter]
Dick: Today they're hanging them
in the entrance
to the orangery meadow.
Erin: Well, I have faith in
J-B's engineering skills.
I mean, this is
the first gate he's made,
so it's pretty impressive.
Dick: Here goes.
Erin: Do you want me to guide
it in?
Dick: It all hinges on this.
J-B: Check the wood end piece.
Erin: OK. Yup.
OK. All right.
Nope. OK.
All right. Let's see.
J-B: Ooh. Ooh.
Erin: So that's it?
J-B: Ugh.
Erin: If you've got a reasonable
gap at this spot.
[Chuckling]
Not at the bottom.
Dick: So close, J-B.
J-B: I took my measurement on
the top part of the gate,
where there is a nice
clearance,
but I forgot to put
the bottom part.
Erin: Do you think it's just
a case of altering the hinges?
J-B: Yeah, but I will bring
tools here and try to...
Erin: OK, cool. So let me know
if you need any muscle.
J-B: Ha ha. Yeah, sure. Ha ha!
Dick: It's a minor error.
All it will need is
a little tweak,
and no one will ever know.
120 miles to the east is
the stunning
12th-century 13-bedroom
Chateau du Masgelier,
home to DIY enthusiast Fiona.
Fiona: That's it.
Dick: She lives here
with her 11-year-old son Louis
and has spent the last 6 years
single-handedly renovating it.
Fiona: I really do enjoy
all of the DIY aspects.
I think if I just sat still,
I'd just curl up and die,
really, at the end of the day.
Dick: Tucked away in the central
Limousin area,
Fiona's plans to renovate
the whole of the chateau's
first floor
have temporarily been put
on hold.
Fiona: So she's given me
a brief.
"No birds. No flowers."
Everything I was going to do.
Dick: Instead this winter, she's
working on a bedroom
on the top floor for her
daughter Rochelle,
who's due to visit from the UK
in a month's time.
Fiona: We need to give her
her designated room
and to move all her
junk into,
so when she travels back
and forth from the UK,
she feels at home.
Aah. You're getting it in
the face now. I know it.
Dick: The weather has taken
a turn for the worse,
which means Louis' school is
closed for the day.
The sub-zero temperatures have
also been hampering progress
in Rochelle's room.
The wallpaper Fiona's been
hanging hasn't been drying,
but having had heaters on
for a whole day,
she can now start work...
Fiona: Oh, it's nice and warm
in here, isn't it?
Come on in, Lou.
Dick: with the help of her new
assistant.
Fiona: I'm going to be doing all
the big, long drops today
because it's nice and warm.
And you can do a little bit
under here if you want to.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
You can be my little apprentice.
So what you do, you get
the paste brush.
Hold the brush tight.
That's brilliant.
Dick: With a perfectionist like
Fiona, Louis is sure to get
a thorough lesson.
Fiona: Slosh it on.
That's it. All over.
And if you do the edges, look.
Like this.
You get the edges down.
Mind your hands.
Quickly get it all over.
Louis: I hope Rochelle is gonna
like this.
Fiona: She better like it.
OK, what a job. Good boy.
Do all the edges, though.
Fiona, voice-over: I think he
doesn't really enjoy
getting involved in any of
the restorations.
Fiona: Go over it just
to double check.
Fiona, voice-over: But it's nice
to have him around
and teach him a little bit here
and there.
Fiona: So what you're going to
do is lift it
with your two fingers there.
It's got a T for "top."
Walk over here. Squat down.
Excellent. Look at that.
And what you do is push it
very gently. Don't squish it.
Dick: It looks like with a bit
of help from Louis...
Fiona: Oh, keep going.
Dick: Fiona is getting back on
track.
Fiona: Oh, look at that.
Excellent.
We've only got another
25 drops to go.
Louis: You got to be kidding me.
Fiona: Ha ha!
You're now initiated.
I'll have
to give you this. Look.
The sym--take this.
The symbol of knowledge.
[Chuckling]
Fiona, voice-over: I'll have to
start teaching him
how to cook soon as well,
I think,
and how to use the Hoover,
I reckon.
Oh, and the washing machine.
Dick: Nice thought,
but with a whole other room
to wallpaper and furnish,
it might be best
to stick to this for now.
This is the magnificent
19th-century 39-room
Chateau du Puits es Pratx.
Set amongst a vineyard,
the family-run hotel is owned
by Londoners Sasha and Tim.
Tim: We've been here 15 years.
And we look at it now, and you
easily forget
the work, the sweat, and toil
you've put into it.
Sasha: I certainly don't
want to leave.
For me, this is now home.
Dick: Set in the Occitanie
region of southern France,
Tim and Sasha's main business
is weddings...
Tim: That's perfect.
Dick: which they hold throughout
the summer
with help from their daughter
Lily and her boyfriend Luke.
Sasha: Confetti, confetti,
confetti.
Sasha, voice-over: Working
within this business is
not so much working long hours,
but life is work.
Work is life.
[Cheering]
Dick: With a restaurant
and a hotel to run,
things aren't exactly slow
in the low season either,
especially since they opened
a guest spa
in a small outbuilding.
There is, however, a problem.
Tim: The previous spa we had was
an inflatable home spa type.
It didn't look
very professional.
And it finally came to a death
when we found
we had got a small leak in it.
And it's very difficult to
satisfy guests
when you've got a spa with
a leak.
[Sasha chuckles]
Dick: For Tim and Sasha,
spa breaks are
a key part of drawing in guests
during the low season.
So it's crucial it's back up
and running as soon as possible.
And today, they have a brand-new
Jacuzzi being delivered.
Sasha: So what time
is the monster arriving?
Luke: 2:00.
Sasha: And when are the first
clients coming in?
Luke: Uh, the first client's on
Friday, in two days.
-Friday afternoon?
-Yeah.
Sasha: So 1 1/2 days,
we've got to get it all ready.
Luke: Two days. Yeah.
Luke: So I'd put them all
over there.
Sasha: The guests are arriving
on Friday afternoon.
If the sun's out, they're bound
to want to get in the spa.
Tim: This has been
the pressure round here
because we basically sell
ourselves as hotel and spa.
And we've been without a spa
for the last month.
The spa itself is due to arrive
any minute by train
and be hoisted over the wall
here into the garden.
And the weight of this thing,
apparently,
takes 5 men to carry.
I'm just hoping the crane
doesn't topple over. We'll see.
It'll probably go
perfectly smooth.
Here I might be worrying,
unnecessary.
Dick: We're about to find out
if those are famous
last words, Tim.
The crane with the new Jacuzzi
is here, bang on time.
Sasha: Look at that.
Tim: You don't get a spa
delivered every day of the week.
This crane looks as though it's
capable of lifting
something 10 times bigger.
Dick: They need to get it done
quickly as the crane is
completely obstructing the road.
[Man speaking French]
Tim: The local mayor was
supposed to put out signs
warning people that the road
was gonna be blocked,
but I think he forgot.
Sasha: Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
Tim: Oh, my goodness.
Sasha: Oh!
[Sasha chuckles nervously]
Tim: It looked so small
out there.
It's supposed to be
a 7-seater spa.
Sasha: It's seriously
impressive, isn't it?
Tim: Christmas and birthday
in one.
Dick: Touchdown.
That's the tricky bit done.
Now all they need to do is get
it inside.
Luke: If Tim's
measurements are correct,
they will fit.
If not, then I don't know what
we're doing.
Dick: Here goes nothing.
[Man counting in French]
[Conversation in French]
Luke: We're nearly done.
Tim: Really just got through
the door.
Sasha: Oh, boy. Is it smart.
Sasha: Smart! Hee hee!
Dick: Jacuzzi in.
Sasha: So cool. So, so cool.
Really the business.
Tim: 7-seater for the bride
and her bridesmaids.
Dick: There's a bit more
sprucing up to do,
and they need to be ready for
their first spa booking
in two days' time.
Nearly 300 miles north at
Chateau de Bourneau,
after a few hours of toil...
Erin: Oh, well done.
You managed to fix it.
Tim: Yeah.
Dick: the hinges are
repositioned,
and Erin and J-B's new gate is
good to go.
Erin: * Ta-da *
Well done. Oh, see, they look
really good. I'm so pleased.
Dick: I agree.
They look splendid!
And now Erin and J-B are turning
their attention
to the orangery itself.
It's a grand old building,
but they have some serious work
to do before they can use it
to host an event here,
starting from the floor up.
Erin: We need to start on
the floor first
because at the moment,
it is just dirt.
If we're going to have events
and people have nice shoes,
we don't want them
to ruin their shoes.
And, you know, having a proper
floor will just upmarket it
a little bit.
Dick: Erin and J-B are planning
to pour a new concrete floor,
but first they need to lay
a conduit
that will eventually carry
the electrics.
J-B: It's an electrical pipe
that we're gonna bury
under the concrete slab.
And it's already equipped with
a wire on which you
can attach your electrical wire
and pull in through.
Main points, those two corners,
we want electricity,
which makes sense,
one for power,
one for events sort of thing.
Erin: Great. Ready to, uh...
[Laughter]
get to work?
J-B: Chateau workout again?
Erin: Absolutely.
Dick: First they decide to dig
a trench for the pipe to sit in.
J-B: It's all in the technique.
Should be like a golf swing,
you know?
Erin: Ha ha!
J-B: Bend your legs.
Straight arms. Ha ha.
Erin: He makes it look
real easy, but it isn't.
J-B: Do you want to have a go?
Erin: Right. Here we go.
Ha ha! Yeah, OK.
J-B: And maybe a bit of force,
actually.
Erin: There is a lot of force.
J-B: Practice makes perfect.
Erin: OK, we're gonna be here
for, like, 10 years
if it's up to me to do it.
It's quite a distance...
J-B: Ha ha.
Erin: to go.
I'll leave you to it.
J-B: You sure?
Erin: Yeah.
J-B: You sure?
Start in, boss? OK.
Dick: Digging this kind of
hard-packed earth is tough work.
But do the preparation well,
and Erin and J-B will reap
the rewards.
Erin: The money that we get from
all of our events
and our holiday stays is
the thing that we use
to do up the chateau.
So, actually, the sooner we can
have an event here,
the better.
We'll see how it goes, and,
hopefully, we'll be able to lay
this concrete flat.
J-B: Yeah.
Erin: But, you know,
we're not experts. Ha ha!
Dick: Well, I, for one, can't
wait to see the finished job.
Back at Chateau du Masgelier,
the weather is still
freezing cold.
Progress on the bedroom Fiona's
renovating for her daughter
has been going slowly.
But it will take more than that
to worry her.
Fiona: I'm really looking
forward to Rochelle coming.
I hope it doesn't snow when
the flights are coming in still,
but it's great.
And I think she's gonna really
love the room.
Dick: She's due in a month.
So let's hope you can get back
to it soon.
In the meantime, Fiona has other
jobs to be getting on with.
Her birthday's in
a few weeks' time.
She's planning a party in
her dining room
and wants to reupholster two of
the chairs so they all match.
Fiona: A lot of people would
just say, "Got the chair,
"got the fabric.
"Let's just stick some material
on top,
stick it over on top."
But it's going to make--
the additional fabric
on top of this is just going to
make it too bulbous.
And it's not gonna sit properly
into the chair frames.
So I'll just get
this old piece off.
It'd be nice to have a party
for my birthday
and not be dressed like this
for a change.
Dick: It's not just
an opportunity to dress up
but also show off
her dining room,
which she renovated herself.
Fiona: When I restored
the dining room,
I based it on more of
a Victoriana theme
because that was the last time,
in 1880,
the room was used as
a dining room.
So we're gonna christen it.
It should be lovely.
Oops.
Dick: Having taken off
the old cover, Fiona now needs
to replace it with
the new material.
Fiona: It usually takes
about an hour.
It depends how bad the chair is.
If I can do it, I might as well
do it myself, really,
at the end of the day.
Dick: I tip my hat to you.
Doing as much as you can
yourself is
extremely satisfying.
It's nice and tight,
nice little plate. Perfect.
Dick: Now to see how
the new chairs look
in the dining room.
Fiona: I'm really pleased with
the way that the chairs
have come out.
I think they look great.
A new bit of material makes
a lot of difference,
just re-covering them,
doesn't it?
Dick: That was worth the effort!
Bet you can't wait to get back
to your daughter's bedroom.
At Chateau de Bourneau,
it's a big day for Erin and J-B.
With the electrical pipes now
all buried in their trenches,
the new floor for
their orangery event space is
about to go down.
Erin: We are very excited
because the concrete is coming
for the ruined orangery.
So we're just in the last-minute
preparations
and a little bit of last-minute
refreshments
because when it comes, we got to
get to work.
And I'm not sure how quickly
it's gonna take to dry.
So we need to act relatively
fast, I think. Ha ha!
Hello. How's it going?
J-B: Hopefully, ready.
Erin: Good. Oh, that's looking
a lot better, actually,
now the plastic is down.
Dick: Before the concrete is
poured, J-B has covered
the floor with
heavy-duty plastic
as a damp-proof course.
Erin: Talk me through
the game plan so I
don't royally mess this up.
[Laughter]
'Cause I've never done it
before.
Or even seen it, actually.
J-B: Well, don't worry.
I've never seen it before
either.
Erin: Oh, really? Ha ha!
J-B: Ha ha. So when the truck's
gonna arrive, normally
it should be able to reverse
up to here.
And we'll dump the concrete
here, and we just need
to push it in the corners.
It should start to settle, and
we'll probably have to check
the level of the stage.
I will explain when we cross
that bridge, OK? Ha ha!
Erin: OK. I'm feeling confident.
J-B: Yeah!
Erin: I'm always slightly
anxious
because we don't want
to waste money or time.
Oh! This could be
them arriving.
Ca va?
J-B: Yeah.
Dick: Time is of the essence
after the concrete's been
poured.
They need to move quickly
to spread it out.
[Man speaking French]
Erin: I think the plan is to let
it pile up first
and then we're gonna
start moving it.
Dick: At a cost of £1,300
for this 80-square-meter floor,
it's important for them it goes
right first time.
Erin: Whoa. Here it comes.
[J-B speaking French]
[Erin groans]
[Chuckles]
Oh, it's hard work!
It really is.
He's poured everything.
This is actually naturally
self-leveling.
So we just need to make sure
that we've got
pretty uniform coverage, which,
so far, we think we have.
So far. No disasters, but
there's still time for that.
Ha ha!
Dick: Be careful what you
wish for.
Erin: What's wrong?
Dick: It appears they're missing
a vital piece of kit.
Erin: And what's this tool?
Is it something to help with
the fastening?
J-B: Yeah, it should make it,
like, perfectly smooth.
Erin: Unfortunately, if we need
another tool
which would help with the sort
of next stage, which is
perfectly smoothing it.
I mean, there's always going to
be a problem, isn't there?
Ha ha!
How long do we have, do you
think, until this is
properly set, J-B?
Like, half an hour?
J-B: More or less, yeah.
Erin: Yeah.
More or less, we have to have it
smooth within the half an hour.
Dick: J-B heads off to fetch
the smoothing tool
from the concrete factory
7 miles away.
Erin: Time is of the essence
at the moment because we
only have 30 minutes to get this
tool before the concrete sets,
so a little bit of pressure.
[Laughs]
The guy that came to pour
the concrete said he should,
hopefully,
have a little bit extra.
So we're sort of banking on
the little bit extra.
So, uh, ohh.
Dick: In the south of France,
with Tim and Sasha's new hot tub
safely in position, work is
underway to get
the spa ready for guests
in two days' time.
[Conversation in French]
Dick: And with preparations left
in Luke's capable hands,
Tim and Sasha have other
business to attend to.
They've come to look for
something to give their guests
a truly memorable welcome
to the chateau.
And they're not holding back.
Sasha: Oh, wow! Look at those
lions. I love those lions.
Tim: I need to measure that.
Ever since we've been at
the chateau, we've had
the two columns at
the entrance of the courtyard
with just a thread of thought:
it looks as though it would've
had something in its history.
Sasha: For me, when I first
discovered the property,
it was the magic.
The gates opened.
That's the excitement.
That's the dream that starts
when the gates open.
So for every bride that arrives
or anybody arriving,
those gates, the welcome
and the history is
all part of what we're trying to
preserve.
Tim: So we decided to come out
to this place,
which is quite well-known for,
well, having
a lot of choice of
unusual things.
Dick: Right, then.
Time to get shopping,
and no monkeying around!
[Sasha chuckles]
Sasha: Sorry.
Tim: Sasha, he's marvelous.
Sasha: Can't take him anywhere.
Tim: What a fella.
The plinth is amazing.
It'll sit perfectly.
George.
Sasha: George!
Tim: What about this guy?
[Sasha chuckles]
[Knock knock]
Sasha: Actually, I think we
ought to have him and her.
Tim: That's us.
Sasha: Ha ha!
Sasha, voice-over: Shopping
together with Tim is uni--
Tim: Wonderful, a wonderful
experience.
Everyone should have it.
In honesty, I would love this
fellow over here, this gorilla.
But it might convey the wrong
impression.
Dick: Sounds bananas to me, Tim!
Sasha: Come on!
Dick: Fortunately, Sasha seems
to concur.
Sasha: We could go
the other route.
Tim: That's the alternative.
I quite like that.
Sasha: Oh! What about those?
Tim: These are a meter,
just under a meter.
So the pot would match
the base.
Sasha: They are very nice.
Tim: The molding on here matches
the molding
on the front of the house,
doesn't it?
Sasha: It's just perfect.
Tim: The downside is the price.
590.
Sasha: Oh, what?!
Tim: We might go up to
1,000 euros if we had to.
We'd need to see if he
could do a deal.
Sasha: I've now got to talk to
him very, very nicely
in my faltering French
and see if we can get
the price a little bit cheaper
for two.
Dick: Bon chance, Sasha.
Let's see how good your haggling
skills really are.
Sasha: Oh! Oh! Mwah. Mwah!
Merci. Whoo-hoo.
Tim: That's good news.
Two for the price of one.
Sasha: Right. So he's got
a sale on.
I'm gonna have a look for
some more stuff. Ha ha!
Dick: What a result!
But I'd get Sasha out of
there before she buys
anything else, Tim.
Sasha: We need barstools.
Tim: No, we don't.
Dick: At Chateau du Masgelier,
the snow has finally thawed,
and the sun's shining, not that
Fiona's seen much of it,
as she's been working flat-out
on daughter Rochelle's
new bedroom.
Fiona: This is 4 floors high.
It had to be the top floor with
furniture going up.
I'm gonna try to get round
the bend now.
Now it's a matter of just
bringing up
the last pieces
of the furniture,
and it'll be good to go.
Dick: But the finishing touches
will have to wait,
as for one day only, Fiona is
putting the bedroom on hold.
It's her birthday, and she's
planning a party
in the dining room she finished
refurbishing two years ago.
Fiona: My chairs have come out
lovely. Look at that.
I upholstered them really
beautifully.
I'm very pleased.
I wouldn't have thought anyone
will be sitting down.
My hope is we'll be standing
around, chatting.
And I'll leave the French doors
open as well.
And then the children can go
and run on the lawn
with their chocolate eclairs.
It's going to be
a really nice mix.
It's old friends and friends
that, also, I've made here
while I've been here all over
the years
but all live quite locally.
Dick: She may have downed tools
for the day,
but canny businesswoman Fiona
hasn't completely switched off.
Fiona: When you do something
for yourself, it's always
a good little test run,
isn't it,
for probably more public events
and things.
So you learn by
the rights and wrongs
of what does and doesn't work.
I need quite a few
more glasses, don't I?
Dick: Someone else keen to make
sure the party's a hit is
Fiona's son Louis.
Fiona: Dare I ask you, are you
going to be able to carry these
in for me?
Can you take a big plate?
Louis: Eh, I'll try.
Fiona: I have visions of you
falling over and just--bonk.
[Louis laughs]
Fiona: It's really nice to be
able to use the room
after it took so long to
restore.
I had to build walls,
create a new fireplace.
So it's lovely to be able to use
it now, isn't it?
And look at the weather.
It's supposed to be winter.
Dick: Right. The spread's ready.
Time to make sure you are,
Fiona.
Fiona: I'll just have slippers
off, get my shoes on,
my high heels on, and they will
start arriving.
Bonjour. Debbie! Hi.
[Kiss]
Dick: Glad rags on.
[Pop]
Champagned popped.
It's time to celebrate.
Fiona: OK, we'll do some
gateau first.
You might have to say that in
French now for me.
My translator.
Fiona: Come here, darling.
What would you like?
What would you like?
Woman: Raspberry.
Fiona: Raspberry. Yeah.
And what would you like?
You want to ask Adam
what he wants?
What do you want, Louis?
You want an éclair?
Louis: Éclair.
Dick: The party's in full swing.
Fiona: Brian, that's a big
piece, isn't it? Oh.
Dick: And Fiona's friends are
happy to see her
finally having some downtime.
Woman: It's lovely. We are all
having a gorgeous day.
A lot of people see her mainly
dressed in her scruffy clothes.
It's nice of her to put
something smart on, look good,
and have a glass of champagne
with good friends.
Different woman: Fiona is
real lively person.
And I'm always very pleased to
see her.
Different woman: We love to come
to see Fiona
and see how she's moving on with
her projects.
Fiona: OK, I'd like to just say,
thank you for all coming.
It's really nice to see you.
And I know some of you have had
quite a bit of a drive as well
to come here.
Cheers. Thank you, everyone.
[Woman singing "Happy Birthday"]
Fiona: Cheers. Thank you.
Lucky girl having everybody turn
up today.
It's gone really well.
It's a nice way just to see
everybody
and have a little celebration
on my birthday.
It's been, you know, a long time
since I've done something
like this.
Dick: Many happy returns, Fiona.
You've earned it!
Woman: Au revoir.
Dick: And you've still got
the visit
of your daughter
to look forward to.
At Chateau du Puits es Pratx,
Tim and Sasha's spa is
taking shape.
Sasha: Over this side.
Are we going to
oil that today or not?
Luke: It won't be
dry in time for today...
Sasha: No.
Luke: so we'll have to make do.
Sasha: Fur blankets now.
Dick: But it's come right down
to the wire.
Sasha: Guests are arriving
a day earlier than they
were booked in for,
expecting a brand-new spa.
And everything is in chaos,
complete chaos.
So we've got to completely get
the spa up and running.
You all right?
Luke: Yeah.
I'll just go and get
my tape measure.
Sasha: And now we have
the pillars.
Oh, yay. They are cool.
Dick: Sasha's collected some
last-minute bits to dress
the spa with before their guests
arrive this evening.
Sasha: I found them online,
and I'm going to put
plants on the top, but I think
they're meant for candles.
Luke: They are. Right.
Sasha: Luke? Luke?
Luke: Yes.
Sasha: Candles in or plants out?
I'd say plants.
Luke: Yeah, agreed.
Sasha: Mind you, it's quite
romantic having candles inside.
Luke: Yeah, that's true. We'll
just have to keep them away
from the curtains.
Dick: With Sasha and Luke
flat out in the spa,
Tim has his hands full making
sure the chateau will give
the best possible first
impression.
Tim: I just noticed that there's
a "sold" sticker on the side.
Dick: He's hired a forklift to
get the two urns they bought
into position on top of
the 4-meter-high gateposts.
Tim: Perfect.
Dick: That's the first one.
But before their second one
goes up,
there's a spot of
gardening to do.
Tim: At the moment, there was
creeper on top of there--
roots and things like that.
So it would rock,
and it wouldn't be stable.
One thing we don't want is
them blowing off in the wind,
which I don't think will happen.
Dick: Try telling Sasha that.
Sasha: They'll be heavy enough
to stay there without...?
Tim: Yeah. They r--
Luke: They are.
They reckon on their own
they'll be heavy enough.
Sasha: OK.
Luke: But especially so when
we've filled them with gravel
and sand
and earth
and other things.
Sasha: But how on Earth are we
gonna get gravel up there?
Tim: Luke will hold the ladder,
and you go up
with a sack of sand and gravel.
Sasha: Can't we get some in now?
Because if you put a sack of
gravel that we've got
in the driveway there--
Luke: Yeah?
Sasha: put it on where--the man,
his scopic,
whatever it is...
Luke: Yeah, yeah.
Sasha: at least you could get
the gravel in now.
Dick: Well, if you don't ask,
you don't get.
And as Luke has the best French,
it's down to him.
Tim: Have they agreed?
Oh, brilliant. Excellent.
If we had to walk up the ladders
with gravel and bags of gravel,
it would be somewhat precarious.
Dick: A little while later, with
both urns safely weighed down
and in position, Tim can admire
the chateau's new entrance.
Tim: I think they look great.
Once they're colored down
to match the base,
they won't look so new.
But in terms of size, perfect.
And I still wonder whether
the gorillas, if I'd done,
would look good.
Luke: Maybe next year.
Dick: There is something rather
special
about gorillas on your
gateposts, Tim.
And they would be very welcoming
for your guests.
Best ask Sasha, but maybe save
that for another day.
Sasha: I had a surprise this
morning
that guests were coming
this evening, but we're done.
We're ready. We're ready.
That's the main thing.
Dick: In just two days,
Sasha with help from Luke,
have transformed their tired old
spa into a newly renovated space
ready for their guests to kick
back and enjoy some bubbles.
Sasha: I think it looks
magical.
Tim: We deserve a glass of
champagne
because the mission's
successful.
Sasha: And also fun for
the brides and bridesmaids.
Tim: I could be resident barman,
you know...
Sasha: Mm-mm.
Tim: serving drinks.
Dick: I'm with Sasha
on this one, Tim.
I hope the newly improved spa
will give your future bookings
a big boost.
Now better clear off before this
evening's guests arrive.
Back at Erin and J-B's,
the pressure's on
to get the concrete smooth
before it sets.
50 minutes after he left, J-B
is finally back
with the missing spreader.
Has he left it too late?
J-B: And let's see
when it's set.
Erin: Ehh, let's see.
Moment of truth.
J-B: No.
Erin: No? Good. Ha! Relief.
I mean, it looked pretty wet,
so it's good.
Dick: This ingenious piece
of kit jiggles the surface
of the wet concrete to give it
a smooth, flat finish.
And Erin's dad,
who's visiting from the UK,
is clearly impressed.
Dad: That's really shining now.
You know, it's really flat.
J-B: Hey, it looks good.
Erin: It does look good.
It looks really good.
So worth that stressful moment
of getting the right tool.
J-B: Yeah.
Dick: Panic over, J-B can make
sure the concrete has
the smoothest possible finish,
although one member of
the family may have other ideas.
Erin: Now, listen here, Oscar.
Just stay there because I don't
want you covered in concrete.
I know fresh concrete is exactly
what you want to walk on,
but you're not allowed.
J-B: Yeah, it's not a--
pas au toilet, Oscar.
I'm just saying.
Erin: How is it that always at
these crucial moments,
Oscar always wants to come
and get involved?
No.
Dick: Watch out.
Dad: Oscar, no, no, no, no.
J-B: Oh, good reflex. Thank you.
Erin: I know. Ha!
Dick: Well caught.
Erin: Oscar, hey, hey, hey.
You're not allowed, OK? Go on.
Go for a little run.
Sorry. Sorry. But this is
a very crucial moment.
Off you go. That way.
You're so naughty. You are.
Oh, God. You know, I think we
should go inside.
Dick: With success snatched from
the jaws of disaster
and Oscar sent back to the house
in shame,
the orangery floor is finished
off with a final spray.
This coating stops the concrete
from drying too quickly
and cracks appearing in their
lovely new floor.
J-B: We just have this side to
finish, and then this is it.
We'll need to get out.
Erin: * Ta-da *
Dad: Just learning
the technique?
J-B: Hopefully, Oscar is not
gonna walk through that.
Erin: He's been locked away,
so let's hope he doesn't.
J-B: Stage one.
Erin: Stage one.
The floor is in.
I'm really thrilled to finally
see a floor down,
so we're getting there
little by little. Heh!
J-B: And it's gonna be a great
place for us to have parties,
weddings, and it's essential for
us to be able to restore
this property on the chateau.
[Bell tolling in distance]
Dick: As a new day dawns,
Erin and J-B are back to check
their handiwork.
Erin: So how do you think
it set?
J-B: I'm pretty pleased.
There is some marks, but I think
I wonder if it's
the product we used.
But it looks pretty flat.
Think I'm gonna check the level.
Make sure that this
self-leveling concrete was
not just a marketing thing.
Erin: Oh, hey, that's not bad.
J-B: Yeah,
it's perfectly level.
Erin: Oh, well done.
When do you think we can walk on
it officially?
J-B: Although it's tempting,
isn't it?
Erin: I know.
J-B: But I think it's
two days minimum.
Erin: Mm-hmm.
Dick: Guess who can't wait
that long.
Erin: Oh, I see Oscar's
already in.
Just checking it out.
J-B: "Pardon me a minute.
Pretty proud of your work?"
Erin: Whoa, wow. He really is
assessing every single corner.
J-B: Yeah, every single detail.
Look at it. Oh.
Dick: Oscar's clearly in charge
of quality control.
Erin: Don't mind us. Ha ha!
Dick: Well done, you two.
The new floor is a huge step
towards creating
a beautiful event space
and, crucially,
getting an additional income.
And it's already made
a huge difference
to one member of the family.
At Chateau du Masgelier, Fiona's
putting finishing touches
to her daughter Rochelle's
bedroom.
Fiona: I wanted her to have
a room of her own that
she can leave all
her bits and pieces in,
so that each time she
comes to stay,
she's not in a guest bedroom.
Dick: And she's working to
a very specific design brief.
Fiona: She just wants a lovely,
contemporary,
modern-style bedroom.
And so it's actually the only
contemporary room
in the chateau.
I hope I've got the brief
right for her,
exactly what she did want.
And I'll soon find out.
Dick: Rochelle's visiting
from the UK,
so will be able to see her
bedroom for the very first time.
Fiona: I've been trying to keep
her out of the room
so she can't see it because I
want it to be a nice surprise.
You know, I've worked hard
on this room.
Right. All done.
Dick: Over the past few months,
Fiona's battled
freezing temperatures
and woodworm to transform
a derelict room in the eaves
into a warm and inviting
contemporary bedroom.
But it's not me
she needs to impress.
Fiona: I'll take you into
your room, Roche.
Rochelle: Oh, wow.
Fiona: I hope I got
your brief right.
And it's all lovely
and contemporary/modern.
Fiona: I love these fabrics.
I love this. It's really nice.
Fiona: In the afternoon when the
sun comes round into the room is
when it's a very bright room
in the afternoon.
Rochelle: It's completely
different to the rest
of the castle, isn't it?
This is more me. Thank you, Mum.
Fiona: You're welcome, darling.
I'm glad you really, really,
really like it. It was worth it.
Fiona, voice-over: I'm very
pleased with the result.
It made a nice change to do
a contemporary room.
It was a really nice project.
Dick: Great job, Fiona!
This room has truly been
a labor of love.
[All speaking excitedly]
Dick: Next time...
Tim: Just a whisker more.
Dick: Tim and Sasha start work
on a new garden.
Sasha: I've got to get all of my
plants round here.
I've got to get them planted.
So the pressure's on for me.
Dick: Chateau du Masgelier marks
her grand anniversary...
Fiona: So we have to have it all
nice and straight.
Bonjour, ladies and gentlemen.
Dick: and Erin and J-B put their
orangery to the test.
Erin: Is that good enough,
do you think?
J-B: You're
the creative director.
Erin: Oh, God. Don't say that.
Dick: But will it scrub up
as well as they do?
J-B: Everything seems to be
under control.
So what could possibly
go wrong--ow!
Sorry. I burned myself. Ha ha.
and along with my wife Angel
and our two children...
Angel: Yay!
Dick: Oh, well done.
Dick, voice-over: we've lived
in this magnificent chateau
for the past five years.
Dick: Look, look, look, look,
look, look, look, look.
Angel: Oh, my God.
That is so beautiful.
Dick, voice-over:
It's not just our home...
Dick: Ohh. And we are up.
Dick, voice-over:
but our business.
Dick: You may kiss your bride.
[Cheering and applause]
Dick, voice-over:
And all over France,
there are other Brits doing
exactly the same.
Woman: Oh, my God.
Dick, voice-over: We'll follow
a new wave
of intrepid chateau owners...
Man: I'll open some windows. It
might help get rid of some dust.
Dick: and some familiar faces,
as they take on these majestic
buildings,
and we'll reveal more about
our own chateau life.
[Daughter saying announcements]
Dick and Angel: Yay!
Dick, voice-over: There'll be
triumphs...
-This looks incredible.
-You like it all right?
Woman: I love it.
Dick, voice-over: and setbacks--
Man: Oof.
Dick: as they battle to renovate
their homes...
and earn their keep.
Woman: OK, I'm ready.
Dick, voice-over: But no matter
how hard the going gets...
Woman: This is probably, yeah,
my worst nightmare.
Dick: they get to live the dream
as custodians of their
very own castle.
Today...
Woman: Oh, my God.
Oh, my God! Oh!
Dick: plans for a new spa...
Man: I'm just hoping the crane
doesn't topple over. We'll see.
Dick: cause tensions
to bubble to the surface.
Woman: Everything is in chaos.
Dick: This owner cracks on
with bedroom renovations...
Fiona: Slosh it on.
That's it. All over.
Dick: that are child's play for
her new apprentice.
Fiona: I'll have to give you
this. Look.
A symbol of knowledge. Ha ha!
Dick: And at this chateau...
Woman: Oh, here it goes.
Dick: as a couple get to work
on a new event space,
a missing bit of kit means
a race against time.
Woman: We only have 30 minutes
to get this tool
before the concrete sets, so
a little bit of pressure. Ha ha!
[Laughs]
Dick: We've never regretted
our decision to buy a chateau,
but there's no doubt that
looking after
one of these magnificent
buildings is
a serious undertaking,
especially when you're
just starting out.
Take the rather splendid
Chateau de Bourneau.
With parts dating back to
the 1400s
but mostly rebuilt in
the 19th century,
it has 50 rooms...
40 acres of land,
and even its own moat.
Woman: Do you want to carry it
sideways so you
can actually see where
you're going?
Man: I'm covered in flowers.
Like, literally covered by
flowers.
Dick: It's home to former
anesthetist Erin
and her French finance
engineer J-B,
who picked up the keys to
this impressive pile in 2018.
J-B: And when we saw
the chateau,
we instantly fell in love
with it.
Erin: You see the turrets
sort of rising
over the wildflower meadow.
It has a real fairy tale feel.
Set in the Pays de la Loire,
Erin and J-B have found living
in a place this big takes some
getting used to.
J-B: We seem to constantly
lose things.
And we spend a lot of time
actually following one another
because we'd just have no idea
where the other is.
Hey, it's me. Will you be free
for, like, 5 minutes
to give me a hand by
the bridge?
Erin: I think we should probably
invest in walkie-talkies.
J-B: Yeah. Ha ha!
Erin: It might be easier!
Erin: Baby?
J-B: Yeah?
Erin: Are you under the bridge?
Ha ha!
Dick: Erin and J-B plan to turn
this chateau
into an events venue
with accommodation.
They have already started
creating
5 en suite guest bedrooms
in their south wing.
Erin: This is, obviously, going
to be a challenge.
Dick: But after recently hosting
a successful
first-ever paid event,
they've decided to put
restorations on hold
and concentrate on
the events side of the business
to get an income flowing
in sooner.
And they already have
the perfect party space in mind.
Erin: Our ruined orangery,
which has so much potential,
and it's a shell essentially
at the moment.
It has no floor,
it has no windows,
but there is something really
charming and beautiful
about that.
Dick: It took some effort,
but our orangery is
now a perfect event space
and the center of
our wedding business.
[Cheering]
If Erin and J-B can do the same
with theirs,
they could be on to a winner.
But before they tackle
the orangery itself,
they have another important job
they want to make a start on.
J-B: Erin and I have decided
to make a gate
for the entrance into
the flower meadow
that leads to the orangery.
Erin: I think it's important
because at the moment,
there's just a bit of
rope there.
It doesn't quite make a grand
arrival space for our guests.
Dick: To save money, J-B is
making the gates himself,
something he's
never done before.
Erin: Oh.
J-B: The way I'm planning to
assemble them all
is to create half-laps, so...
Erin: What's that?
J-B: we're going to cut
a section here
which is half the thickness
of this post.
Erin: OK.
Dick: When two pieces of wood
are cut to half their thickness,
they can be bolted together
where they meet.
That's a half-lap joint.
It's really neat.
Erin: Oh, cool.
Dick: J-B's clearly a man who
loves his carpentry.
J-B: Remove the excess. Make it
nice and smooth as possible.
Erin: There. How did you do it?
Literally tap at it
like that way?
This is very satisfying. Ha ha!
I'm not normally allowed
in the man cave.
[J-B chuckles]
Dick: Finally the gate can be
assembled.
Erin: It's the moment of truth.
Does it all fit together?
J-B: Moment of truth.
So that's how it's gonna--
Erin: Oh, yeah. OK.
That's so nice.
J-B: So we'll just loose fit
at the moment.
And so we're gonna just fit
in place.
Erin: It's gonna be
an impressive size gate.
Actually visualizing
this half here,
I suddenly realized actually
it's going to be enormous.
J-B: Yeah, but you're coming
to a chateau, you know?
Erin: True, true.
J-B: It's like the big gate.
Open the gate. Yeah.
Yeah, fine. Cool.
Erin: Very nice.
Dick: A few weeks later,
J-B and Erin's handcrafted gates
are painted and ready.
Erin: It's pretty solid,
this thing.
How strong are your hinges?
[Laughter]
Dick: Today they're hanging them
in the entrance
to the orangery meadow.
Erin: Well, I have faith in
J-B's engineering skills.
I mean, this is
the first gate he's made,
so it's pretty impressive.
Dick: Here goes.
Erin: Do you want me to guide
it in?
Dick: It all hinges on this.
J-B: Check the wood end piece.
Erin: OK. Yup.
OK. All right.
Nope. OK.
All right. Let's see.
J-B: Ooh. Ooh.
Erin: So that's it?
J-B: Ugh.
Erin: If you've got a reasonable
gap at this spot.
[Chuckling]
Not at the bottom.
Dick: So close, J-B.
J-B: I took my measurement on
the top part of the gate,
where there is a nice
clearance,
but I forgot to put
the bottom part.
Erin: Do you think it's just
a case of altering the hinges?
J-B: Yeah, but I will bring
tools here and try to...
Erin: OK, cool. So let me know
if you need any muscle.
J-B: Ha ha. Yeah, sure. Ha ha!
Dick: It's a minor error.
All it will need is
a little tweak,
and no one will ever know.
120 miles to the east is
the stunning
12th-century 13-bedroom
Chateau du Masgelier,
home to DIY enthusiast Fiona.
Fiona: That's it.
Dick: She lives here
with her 11-year-old son Louis
and has spent the last 6 years
single-handedly renovating it.
Fiona: I really do enjoy
all of the DIY aspects.
I think if I just sat still,
I'd just curl up and die,
really, at the end of the day.
Dick: Tucked away in the central
Limousin area,
Fiona's plans to renovate
the whole of the chateau's
first floor
have temporarily been put
on hold.
Fiona: So she's given me
a brief.
"No birds. No flowers."
Everything I was going to do.
Dick: Instead this winter, she's
working on a bedroom
on the top floor for her
daughter Rochelle,
who's due to visit from the UK
in a month's time.
Fiona: We need to give her
her designated room
and to move all her
junk into,
so when she travels back
and forth from the UK,
she feels at home.
Aah. You're getting it in
the face now. I know it.
Dick: The weather has taken
a turn for the worse,
which means Louis' school is
closed for the day.
The sub-zero temperatures have
also been hampering progress
in Rochelle's room.
The wallpaper Fiona's been
hanging hasn't been drying,
but having had heaters on
for a whole day,
she can now start work...
Fiona: Oh, it's nice and warm
in here, isn't it?
Come on in, Lou.
Dick: with the help of her new
assistant.
Fiona: I'm going to be doing all
the big, long drops today
because it's nice and warm.
And you can do a little bit
under here if you want to.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
You can be my little apprentice.
So what you do, you get
the paste brush.
Hold the brush tight.
That's brilliant.
Dick: With a perfectionist like
Fiona, Louis is sure to get
a thorough lesson.
Fiona: Slosh it on.
That's it. All over.
And if you do the edges, look.
Like this.
You get the edges down.
Mind your hands.
Quickly get it all over.
Louis: I hope Rochelle is gonna
like this.
Fiona: She better like it.
OK, what a job. Good boy.
Do all the edges, though.
Fiona, voice-over: I think he
doesn't really enjoy
getting involved in any of
the restorations.
Fiona: Go over it just
to double check.
Fiona, voice-over: But it's nice
to have him around
and teach him a little bit here
and there.
Fiona: So what you're going to
do is lift it
with your two fingers there.
It's got a T for "top."
Walk over here. Squat down.
Excellent. Look at that.
And what you do is push it
very gently. Don't squish it.
Dick: It looks like with a bit
of help from Louis...
Fiona: Oh, keep going.
Dick: Fiona is getting back on
track.
Fiona: Oh, look at that.
Excellent.
We've only got another
25 drops to go.
Louis: You got to be kidding me.
Fiona: Ha ha!
You're now initiated.
I'll have
to give you this. Look.
The sym--take this.
The symbol of knowledge.
[Chuckling]
Fiona, voice-over: I'll have to
start teaching him
how to cook soon as well,
I think,
and how to use the Hoover,
I reckon.
Oh, and the washing machine.
Dick: Nice thought,
but with a whole other room
to wallpaper and furnish,
it might be best
to stick to this for now.
This is the magnificent
19th-century 39-room
Chateau du Puits es Pratx.
Set amongst a vineyard,
the family-run hotel is owned
by Londoners Sasha and Tim.
Tim: We've been here 15 years.
And we look at it now, and you
easily forget
the work, the sweat, and toil
you've put into it.
Sasha: I certainly don't
want to leave.
For me, this is now home.
Dick: Set in the Occitanie
region of southern France,
Tim and Sasha's main business
is weddings...
Tim: That's perfect.
Dick: which they hold throughout
the summer
with help from their daughter
Lily and her boyfriend Luke.
Sasha: Confetti, confetti,
confetti.
Sasha, voice-over: Working
within this business is
not so much working long hours,
but life is work.
Work is life.
[Cheering]
Dick: With a restaurant
and a hotel to run,
things aren't exactly slow
in the low season either,
especially since they opened
a guest spa
in a small outbuilding.
There is, however, a problem.
Tim: The previous spa we had was
an inflatable home spa type.
It didn't look
very professional.
And it finally came to a death
when we found
we had got a small leak in it.
And it's very difficult to
satisfy guests
when you've got a spa with
a leak.
[Sasha chuckles]
Dick: For Tim and Sasha,
spa breaks are
a key part of drawing in guests
during the low season.
So it's crucial it's back up
and running as soon as possible.
And today, they have a brand-new
Jacuzzi being delivered.
Sasha: So what time
is the monster arriving?
Luke: 2:00.
Sasha: And when are the first
clients coming in?
Luke: Uh, the first client's on
Friday, in two days.
-Friday afternoon?
-Yeah.
Sasha: So 1 1/2 days,
we've got to get it all ready.
Luke: Two days. Yeah.
Luke: So I'd put them all
over there.
Sasha: The guests are arriving
on Friday afternoon.
If the sun's out, they're bound
to want to get in the spa.
Tim: This has been
the pressure round here
because we basically sell
ourselves as hotel and spa.
And we've been without a spa
for the last month.
The spa itself is due to arrive
any minute by train
and be hoisted over the wall
here into the garden.
And the weight of this thing,
apparently,
takes 5 men to carry.
I'm just hoping the crane
doesn't topple over. We'll see.
It'll probably go
perfectly smooth.
Here I might be worrying,
unnecessary.
Dick: We're about to find out
if those are famous
last words, Tim.
The crane with the new Jacuzzi
is here, bang on time.
Sasha: Look at that.
Tim: You don't get a spa
delivered every day of the week.
This crane looks as though it's
capable of lifting
something 10 times bigger.
Dick: They need to get it done
quickly as the crane is
completely obstructing the road.
[Man speaking French]
Tim: The local mayor was
supposed to put out signs
warning people that the road
was gonna be blocked,
but I think he forgot.
Sasha: Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
Tim: Oh, my goodness.
Sasha: Oh!
[Sasha chuckles nervously]
Tim: It looked so small
out there.
It's supposed to be
a 7-seater spa.
Sasha: It's seriously
impressive, isn't it?
Tim: Christmas and birthday
in one.
Dick: Touchdown.
That's the tricky bit done.
Now all they need to do is get
it inside.
Luke: If Tim's
measurements are correct,
they will fit.
If not, then I don't know what
we're doing.
Dick: Here goes nothing.
[Man counting in French]
[Conversation in French]
Luke: We're nearly done.
Tim: Really just got through
the door.
Sasha: Oh, boy. Is it smart.
Sasha: Smart! Hee hee!
Dick: Jacuzzi in.
Sasha: So cool. So, so cool.
Really the business.
Tim: 7-seater for the bride
and her bridesmaids.
Dick: There's a bit more
sprucing up to do,
and they need to be ready for
their first spa booking
in two days' time.
Nearly 300 miles north at
Chateau de Bourneau,
after a few hours of toil...
Erin: Oh, well done.
You managed to fix it.
Tim: Yeah.
Dick: the hinges are
repositioned,
and Erin and J-B's new gate is
good to go.
Erin: * Ta-da *
Well done. Oh, see, they look
really good. I'm so pleased.
Dick: I agree.
They look splendid!
And now Erin and J-B are turning
their attention
to the orangery itself.
It's a grand old building,
but they have some serious work
to do before they can use it
to host an event here,
starting from the floor up.
Erin: We need to start on
the floor first
because at the moment,
it is just dirt.
If we're going to have events
and people have nice shoes,
we don't want them
to ruin their shoes.
And, you know, having a proper
floor will just upmarket it
a little bit.
Dick: Erin and J-B are planning
to pour a new concrete floor,
but first they need to lay
a conduit
that will eventually carry
the electrics.
J-B: It's an electrical pipe
that we're gonna bury
under the concrete slab.
And it's already equipped with
a wire on which you
can attach your electrical wire
and pull in through.
Main points, those two corners,
we want electricity,
which makes sense,
one for power,
one for events sort of thing.
Erin: Great. Ready to, uh...
[Laughter]
get to work?
J-B: Chateau workout again?
Erin: Absolutely.
Dick: First they decide to dig
a trench for the pipe to sit in.
J-B: It's all in the technique.
Should be like a golf swing,
you know?
Erin: Ha ha!
J-B: Bend your legs.
Straight arms. Ha ha.
Erin: He makes it look
real easy, but it isn't.
J-B: Do you want to have a go?
Erin: Right. Here we go.
Ha ha! Yeah, OK.
J-B: And maybe a bit of force,
actually.
Erin: There is a lot of force.
J-B: Practice makes perfect.
Erin: OK, we're gonna be here
for, like, 10 years
if it's up to me to do it.
It's quite a distance...
J-B: Ha ha.
Erin: to go.
I'll leave you to it.
J-B: You sure?
Erin: Yeah.
J-B: You sure?
Start in, boss? OK.
Dick: Digging this kind of
hard-packed earth is tough work.
But do the preparation well,
and Erin and J-B will reap
the rewards.
Erin: The money that we get from
all of our events
and our holiday stays is
the thing that we use
to do up the chateau.
So, actually, the sooner we can
have an event here,
the better.
We'll see how it goes, and,
hopefully, we'll be able to lay
this concrete flat.
J-B: Yeah.
Erin: But, you know,
we're not experts. Ha ha!
Dick: Well, I, for one, can't
wait to see the finished job.
Back at Chateau du Masgelier,
the weather is still
freezing cold.
Progress on the bedroom Fiona's
renovating for her daughter
has been going slowly.
But it will take more than that
to worry her.
Fiona: I'm really looking
forward to Rochelle coming.
I hope it doesn't snow when
the flights are coming in still,
but it's great.
And I think she's gonna really
love the room.
Dick: She's due in a month.
So let's hope you can get back
to it soon.
In the meantime, Fiona has other
jobs to be getting on with.
Her birthday's in
a few weeks' time.
She's planning a party in
her dining room
and wants to reupholster two of
the chairs so they all match.
Fiona: A lot of people would
just say, "Got the chair,
"got the fabric.
"Let's just stick some material
on top,
stick it over on top."
But it's going to make--
the additional fabric
on top of this is just going to
make it too bulbous.
And it's not gonna sit properly
into the chair frames.
So I'll just get
this old piece off.
It'd be nice to have a party
for my birthday
and not be dressed like this
for a change.
Dick: It's not just
an opportunity to dress up
but also show off
her dining room,
which she renovated herself.
Fiona: When I restored
the dining room,
I based it on more of
a Victoriana theme
because that was the last time,
in 1880,
the room was used as
a dining room.
So we're gonna christen it.
It should be lovely.
Oops.
Dick: Having taken off
the old cover, Fiona now needs
to replace it with
the new material.
Fiona: It usually takes
about an hour.
It depends how bad the chair is.
If I can do it, I might as well
do it myself, really,
at the end of the day.
Dick: I tip my hat to you.
Doing as much as you can
yourself is
extremely satisfying.
It's nice and tight,
nice little plate. Perfect.
Dick: Now to see how
the new chairs look
in the dining room.
Fiona: I'm really pleased with
the way that the chairs
have come out.
I think they look great.
A new bit of material makes
a lot of difference,
just re-covering them,
doesn't it?
Dick: That was worth the effort!
Bet you can't wait to get back
to your daughter's bedroom.
At Chateau de Bourneau,
it's a big day for Erin and J-B.
With the electrical pipes now
all buried in their trenches,
the new floor for
their orangery event space is
about to go down.
Erin: We are very excited
because the concrete is coming
for the ruined orangery.
So we're just in the last-minute
preparations
and a little bit of last-minute
refreshments
because when it comes, we got to
get to work.
And I'm not sure how quickly
it's gonna take to dry.
So we need to act relatively
fast, I think. Ha ha!
Hello. How's it going?
J-B: Hopefully, ready.
Erin: Good. Oh, that's looking
a lot better, actually,
now the plastic is down.
Dick: Before the concrete is
poured, J-B has covered
the floor with
heavy-duty plastic
as a damp-proof course.
Erin: Talk me through
the game plan so I
don't royally mess this up.
[Laughter]
'Cause I've never done it
before.
Or even seen it, actually.
J-B: Well, don't worry.
I've never seen it before
either.
Erin: Oh, really? Ha ha!
J-B: Ha ha. So when the truck's
gonna arrive, normally
it should be able to reverse
up to here.
And we'll dump the concrete
here, and we just need
to push it in the corners.
It should start to settle, and
we'll probably have to check
the level of the stage.
I will explain when we cross
that bridge, OK? Ha ha!
Erin: OK. I'm feeling confident.
J-B: Yeah!
Erin: I'm always slightly
anxious
because we don't want
to waste money or time.
Oh! This could be
them arriving.
Ca va?
J-B: Yeah.
Dick: Time is of the essence
after the concrete's been
poured.
They need to move quickly
to spread it out.
[Man speaking French]
Erin: I think the plan is to let
it pile up first
and then we're gonna
start moving it.
Dick: At a cost of £1,300
for this 80-square-meter floor,
it's important for them it goes
right first time.
Erin: Whoa. Here it comes.
[J-B speaking French]
[Erin groans]
[Chuckles]
Oh, it's hard work!
It really is.
He's poured everything.
This is actually naturally
self-leveling.
So we just need to make sure
that we've got
pretty uniform coverage, which,
so far, we think we have.
So far. No disasters, but
there's still time for that.
Ha ha!
Dick: Be careful what you
wish for.
Erin: What's wrong?
Dick: It appears they're missing
a vital piece of kit.
Erin: And what's this tool?
Is it something to help with
the fastening?
J-B: Yeah, it should make it,
like, perfectly smooth.
Erin: Unfortunately, if we need
another tool
which would help with the sort
of next stage, which is
perfectly smoothing it.
I mean, there's always going to
be a problem, isn't there?
Ha ha!
How long do we have, do you
think, until this is
properly set, J-B?
Like, half an hour?
J-B: More or less, yeah.
Erin: Yeah.
More or less, we have to have it
smooth within the half an hour.
Dick: J-B heads off to fetch
the smoothing tool
from the concrete factory
7 miles away.
Erin: Time is of the essence
at the moment because we
only have 30 minutes to get this
tool before the concrete sets,
so a little bit of pressure.
[Laughs]
The guy that came to pour
the concrete said he should,
hopefully,
have a little bit extra.
So we're sort of banking on
the little bit extra.
So, uh, ohh.
Dick: In the south of France,
with Tim and Sasha's new hot tub
safely in position, work is
underway to get
the spa ready for guests
in two days' time.
[Conversation in French]
Dick: And with preparations left
in Luke's capable hands,
Tim and Sasha have other
business to attend to.
They've come to look for
something to give their guests
a truly memorable welcome
to the chateau.
And they're not holding back.
Sasha: Oh, wow! Look at those
lions. I love those lions.
Tim: I need to measure that.
Ever since we've been at
the chateau, we've had
the two columns at
the entrance of the courtyard
with just a thread of thought:
it looks as though it would've
had something in its history.
Sasha: For me, when I first
discovered the property,
it was the magic.
The gates opened.
That's the excitement.
That's the dream that starts
when the gates open.
So for every bride that arrives
or anybody arriving,
those gates, the welcome
and the history is
all part of what we're trying to
preserve.
Tim: So we decided to come out
to this place,
which is quite well-known for,
well, having
a lot of choice of
unusual things.
Dick: Right, then.
Time to get shopping,
and no monkeying around!
[Sasha chuckles]
Sasha: Sorry.
Tim: Sasha, he's marvelous.
Sasha: Can't take him anywhere.
Tim: What a fella.
The plinth is amazing.
It'll sit perfectly.
George.
Sasha: George!
Tim: What about this guy?
[Sasha chuckles]
[Knock knock]
Sasha: Actually, I think we
ought to have him and her.
Tim: That's us.
Sasha: Ha ha!
Sasha, voice-over: Shopping
together with Tim is uni--
Tim: Wonderful, a wonderful
experience.
Everyone should have it.
In honesty, I would love this
fellow over here, this gorilla.
But it might convey the wrong
impression.
Dick: Sounds bananas to me, Tim!
Sasha: Come on!
Dick: Fortunately, Sasha seems
to concur.
Sasha: We could go
the other route.
Tim: That's the alternative.
I quite like that.
Sasha: Oh! What about those?
Tim: These are a meter,
just under a meter.
So the pot would match
the base.
Sasha: They are very nice.
Tim: The molding on here matches
the molding
on the front of the house,
doesn't it?
Sasha: It's just perfect.
Tim: The downside is the price.
590.
Sasha: Oh, what?!
Tim: We might go up to
1,000 euros if we had to.
We'd need to see if he
could do a deal.
Sasha: I've now got to talk to
him very, very nicely
in my faltering French
and see if we can get
the price a little bit cheaper
for two.
Dick: Bon chance, Sasha.
Let's see how good your haggling
skills really are.
Sasha: Oh! Oh! Mwah. Mwah!
Merci. Whoo-hoo.
Tim: That's good news.
Two for the price of one.
Sasha: Right. So he's got
a sale on.
I'm gonna have a look for
some more stuff. Ha ha!
Dick: What a result!
But I'd get Sasha out of
there before she buys
anything else, Tim.
Sasha: We need barstools.
Tim: No, we don't.
Dick: At Chateau du Masgelier,
the snow has finally thawed,
and the sun's shining, not that
Fiona's seen much of it,
as she's been working flat-out
on daughter Rochelle's
new bedroom.
Fiona: This is 4 floors high.
It had to be the top floor with
furniture going up.
I'm gonna try to get round
the bend now.
Now it's a matter of just
bringing up
the last pieces
of the furniture,
and it'll be good to go.
Dick: But the finishing touches
will have to wait,
as for one day only, Fiona is
putting the bedroom on hold.
It's her birthday, and she's
planning a party
in the dining room she finished
refurbishing two years ago.
Fiona: My chairs have come out
lovely. Look at that.
I upholstered them really
beautifully.
I'm very pleased.
I wouldn't have thought anyone
will be sitting down.
My hope is we'll be standing
around, chatting.
And I'll leave the French doors
open as well.
And then the children can go
and run on the lawn
with their chocolate eclairs.
It's going to be
a really nice mix.
It's old friends and friends
that, also, I've made here
while I've been here all over
the years
but all live quite locally.
Dick: She may have downed tools
for the day,
but canny businesswoman Fiona
hasn't completely switched off.
Fiona: When you do something
for yourself, it's always
a good little test run,
isn't it,
for probably more public events
and things.
So you learn by
the rights and wrongs
of what does and doesn't work.
I need quite a few
more glasses, don't I?
Dick: Someone else keen to make
sure the party's a hit is
Fiona's son Louis.
Fiona: Dare I ask you, are you
going to be able to carry these
in for me?
Can you take a big plate?
Louis: Eh, I'll try.
Fiona: I have visions of you
falling over and just--bonk.
[Louis laughs]
Fiona: It's really nice to be
able to use the room
after it took so long to
restore.
I had to build walls,
create a new fireplace.
So it's lovely to be able to use
it now, isn't it?
And look at the weather.
It's supposed to be winter.
Dick: Right. The spread's ready.
Time to make sure you are,
Fiona.
Fiona: I'll just have slippers
off, get my shoes on,
my high heels on, and they will
start arriving.
Bonjour. Debbie! Hi.
[Kiss]
Dick: Glad rags on.
[Pop]
Champagned popped.
It's time to celebrate.
Fiona: OK, we'll do some
gateau first.
You might have to say that in
French now for me.
My translator.
Fiona: Come here, darling.
What would you like?
What would you like?
Woman: Raspberry.
Fiona: Raspberry. Yeah.
And what would you like?
You want to ask Adam
what he wants?
What do you want, Louis?
You want an éclair?
Louis: Éclair.
Dick: The party's in full swing.
Fiona: Brian, that's a big
piece, isn't it? Oh.
Dick: And Fiona's friends are
happy to see her
finally having some downtime.
Woman: It's lovely. We are all
having a gorgeous day.
A lot of people see her mainly
dressed in her scruffy clothes.
It's nice of her to put
something smart on, look good,
and have a glass of champagne
with good friends.
Different woman: Fiona is
real lively person.
And I'm always very pleased to
see her.
Different woman: We love to come
to see Fiona
and see how she's moving on with
her projects.
Fiona: OK, I'd like to just say,
thank you for all coming.
It's really nice to see you.
And I know some of you have had
quite a bit of a drive as well
to come here.
Cheers. Thank you, everyone.
[Woman singing "Happy Birthday"]
Fiona: Cheers. Thank you.
Lucky girl having everybody turn
up today.
It's gone really well.
It's a nice way just to see
everybody
and have a little celebration
on my birthday.
It's been, you know, a long time
since I've done something
like this.
Dick: Many happy returns, Fiona.
You've earned it!
Woman: Au revoir.
Dick: And you've still got
the visit
of your daughter
to look forward to.
At Chateau du Puits es Pratx,
Tim and Sasha's spa is
taking shape.
Sasha: Over this side.
Are we going to
oil that today or not?
Luke: It won't be
dry in time for today...
Sasha: No.
Luke: so we'll have to make do.
Sasha: Fur blankets now.
Dick: But it's come right down
to the wire.
Sasha: Guests are arriving
a day earlier than they
were booked in for,
expecting a brand-new spa.
And everything is in chaos,
complete chaos.
So we've got to completely get
the spa up and running.
You all right?
Luke: Yeah.
I'll just go and get
my tape measure.
Sasha: And now we have
the pillars.
Oh, yay. They are cool.
Dick: Sasha's collected some
last-minute bits to dress
the spa with before their guests
arrive this evening.
Sasha: I found them online,
and I'm going to put
plants on the top, but I think
they're meant for candles.
Luke: They are. Right.
Sasha: Luke? Luke?
Luke: Yes.
Sasha: Candles in or plants out?
I'd say plants.
Luke: Yeah, agreed.
Sasha: Mind you, it's quite
romantic having candles inside.
Luke: Yeah, that's true. We'll
just have to keep them away
from the curtains.
Dick: With Sasha and Luke
flat out in the spa,
Tim has his hands full making
sure the chateau will give
the best possible first
impression.
Tim: I just noticed that there's
a "sold" sticker on the side.
Dick: He's hired a forklift to
get the two urns they bought
into position on top of
the 4-meter-high gateposts.
Tim: Perfect.
Dick: That's the first one.
But before their second one
goes up,
there's a spot of
gardening to do.
Tim: At the moment, there was
creeper on top of there--
roots and things like that.
So it would rock,
and it wouldn't be stable.
One thing we don't want is
them blowing off in the wind,
which I don't think will happen.
Dick: Try telling Sasha that.
Sasha: They'll be heavy enough
to stay there without...?
Tim: Yeah. They r--
Luke: They are.
They reckon on their own
they'll be heavy enough.
Sasha: OK.
Luke: But especially so when
we've filled them with gravel
and sand
and earth
and other things.
Sasha: But how on Earth are we
gonna get gravel up there?
Tim: Luke will hold the ladder,
and you go up
with a sack of sand and gravel.
Sasha: Can't we get some in now?
Because if you put a sack of
gravel that we've got
in the driveway there--
Luke: Yeah?
Sasha: put it on where--the man,
his scopic,
whatever it is...
Luke: Yeah, yeah.
Sasha: at least you could get
the gravel in now.
Dick: Well, if you don't ask,
you don't get.
And as Luke has the best French,
it's down to him.
Tim: Have they agreed?
Oh, brilliant. Excellent.
If we had to walk up the ladders
with gravel and bags of gravel,
it would be somewhat precarious.
Dick: A little while later, with
both urns safely weighed down
and in position, Tim can admire
the chateau's new entrance.
Tim: I think they look great.
Once they're colored down
to match the base,
they won't look so new.
But in terms of size, perfect.
And I still wonder whether
the gorillas, if I'd done,
would look good.
Luke: Maybe next year.
Dick: There is something rather
special
about gorillas on your
gateposts, Tim.
And they would be very welcoming
for your guests.
Best ask Sasha, but maybe save
that for another day.
Sasha: I had a surprise this
morning
that guests were coming
this evening, but we're done.
We're ready. We're ready.
That's the main thing.
Dick: In just two days,
Sasha with help from Luke,
have transformed their tired old
spa into a newly renovated space
ready for their guests to kick
back and enjoy some bubbles.
Sasha: I think it looks
magical.
Tim: We deserve a glass of
champagne
because the mission's
successful.
Sasha: And also fun for
the brides and bridesmaids.
Tim: I could be resident barman,
you know...
Sasha: Mm-mm.
Tim: serving drinks.
Dick: I'm with Sasha
on this one, Tim.
I hope the newly improved spa
will give your future bookings
a big boost.
Now better clear off before this
evening's guests arrive.
Back at Erin and J-B's,
the pressure's on
to get the concrete smooth
before it sets.
50 minutes after he left, J-B
is finally back
with the missing spreader.
Has he left it too late?
J-B: And let's see
when it's set.
Erin: Ehh, let's see.
Moment of truth.
J-B: No.
Erin: No? Good. Ha! Relief.
I mean, it looked pretty wet,
so it's good.
Dick: This ingenious piece
of kit jiggles the surface
of the wet concrete to give it
a smooth, flat finish.
And Erin's dad,
who's visiting from the UK,
is clearly impressed.
Dad: That's really shining now.
You know, it's really flat.
J-B: Hey, it looks good.
Erin: It does look good.
It looks really good.
So worth that stressful moment
of getting the right tool.
J-B: Yeah.
Dick: Panic over, J-B can make
sure the concrete has
the smoothest possible finish,
although one member of
the family may have other ideas.
Erin: Now, listen here, Oscar.
Just stay there because I don't
want you covered in concrete.
I know fresh concrete is exactly
what you want to walk on,
but you're not allowed.
J-B: Yeah, it's not a--
pas au toilet, Oscar.
I'm just saying.
Erin: How is it that always at
these crucial moments,
Oscar always wants to come
and get involved?
No.
Dick: Watch out.
Dad: Oscar, no, no, no, no.
J-B: Oh, good reflex. Thank you.
Erin: I know. Ha!
Dick: Well caught.
Erin: Oscar, hey, hey, hey.
You're not allowed, OK? Go on.
Go for a little run.
Sorry. Sorry. But this is
a very crucial moment.
Off you go. That way.
You're so naughty. You are.
Oh, God. You know, I think we
should go inside.
Dick: With success snatched from
the jaws of disaster
and Oscar sent back to the house
in shame,
the orangery floor is finished
off with a final spray.
This coating stops the concrete
from drying too quickly
and cracks appearing in their
lovely new floor.
J-B: We just have this side to
finish, and then this is it.
We'll need to get out.
Erin: * Ta-da *
Dad: Just learning
the technique?
J-B: Hopefully, Oscar is not
gonna walk through that.
Erin: He's been locked away,
so let's hope he doesn't.
J-B: Stage one.
Erin: Stage one.
The floor is in.
I'm really thrilled to finally
see a floor down,
so we're getting there
little by little. Heh!
J-B: And it's gonna be a great
place for us to have parties,
weddings, and it's essential for
us to be able to restore
this property on the chateau.
[Bell tolling in distance]
Dick: As a new day dawns,
Erin and J-B are back to check
their handiwork.
Erin: So how do you think
it set?
J-B: I'm pretty pleased.
There is some marks, but I think
I wonder if it's
the product we used.
But it looks pretty flat.
Think I'm gonna check the level.
Make sure that this
self-leveling concrete was
not just a marketing thing.
Erin: Oh, hey, that's not bad.
J-B: Yeah,
it's perfectly level.
Erin: Oh, well done.
When do you think we can walk on
it officially?
J-B: Although it's tempting,
isn't it?
Erin: I know.
J-B: But I think it's
two days minimum.
Erin: Mm-hmm.
Dick: Guess who can't wait
that long.
Erin: Oh, I see Oscar's
already in.
Just checking it out.
J-B: "Pardon me a minute.
Pretty proud of your work?"
Erin: Whoa, wow. He really is
assessing every single corner.
J-B: Yeah, every single detail.
Look at it. Oh.
Dick: Oscar's clearly in charge
of quality control.
Erin: Don't mind us. Ha ha!
Dick: Well done, you two.
The new floor is a huge step
towards creating
a beautiful event space
and, crucially,
getting an additional income.
And it's already made
a huge difference
to one member of the family.
At Chateau du Masgelier, Fiona's
putting finishing touches
to her daughter Rochelle's
bedroom.
Fiona: I wanted her to have
a room of her own that
she can leave all
her bits and pieces in,
so that each time she
comes to stay,
she's not in a guest bedroom.
Dick: And she's working to
a very specific design brief.
Fiona: She just wants a lovely,
contemporary,
modern-style bedroom.
And so it's actually the only
contemporary room
in the chateau.
I hope I've got the brief
right for her,
exactly what she did want.
And I'll soon find out.
Dick: Rochelle's visiting
from the UK,
so will be able to see her
bedroom for the very first time.
Fiona: I've been trying to keep
her out of the room
so she can't see it because I
want it to be a nice surprise.
You know, I've worked hard
on this room.
Right. All done.
Dick: Over the past few months,
Fiona's battled
freezing temperatures
and woodworm to transform
a derelict room in the eaves
into a warm and inviting
contemporary bedroom.
But it's not me
she needs to impress.
Fiona: I'll take you into
your room, Roche.
Rochelle: Oh, wow.
Fiona: I hope I got
your brief right.
And it's all lovely
and contemporary/modern.
Fiona: I love these fabrics.
I love this. It's really nice.
Fiona: In the afternoon when the
sun comes round into the room is
when it's a very bright room
in the afternoon.
Rochelle: It's completely
different to the rest
of the castle, isn't it?
This is more me. Thank you, Mum.
Fiona: You're welcome, darling.
I'm glad you really, really,
really like it. It was worth it.
Fiona, voice-over: I'm very
pleased with the result.
It made a nice change to do
a contemporary room.
It was a really nice project.
Dick: Great job, Fiona!
This room has truly been
a labor of love.
[All speaking excitedly]
Dick: Next time...
Tim: Just a whisker more.
Dick: Tim and Sasha start work
on a new garden.
Sasha: I've got to get all of my
plants round here.
I've got to get them planted.
So the pressure's on for me.
Dick: Chateau du Masgelier marks
her grand anniversary...
Fiona: So we have to have it all
nice and straight.
Bonjour, ladies and gentlemen.
Dick: and Erin and J-B put their
orangery to the test.
Erin: Is that good enough,
do you think?
J-B: You're
the creative director.
Erin: Oh, God. Don't say that.
Dick: But will it scrub up
as well as they do?
J-B: Everything seems to be
under control.
So what could possibly
go wrong--ow!
Sorry. I burned myself. Ha ha.