LEAD PAINT removal! Transformation of the château entrance! Château Restoration Progress #2

Published 2023-12-10
Château de Purnon's Louis XVI interiors are heritage listed for their craftsmanship and neoclassical design. Over the centuries many of her grand spaces have been covered in toxic lead paint to reflect changing fashions. In this episode we receive a visit from a representative from Smart Strip, a lead paint removal product, to assist us in starting the huge task of safely removing hundreds of square meters of toxic lead paint.

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Published 2023 by Hardie Grant.
Photography by Laura Edwards, Antoine Doyen & Felicity Selkirk

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All Comments (21)
  • Makes me want to cry in French seeing the original stonework restored. It really does make the room look even larger than it looked before and the texture and stone shapes really brings out the symmetry and brighten the space up.
  • The paint removal created such a change to the entrance. But, wow! What a change to the outside. The right side of the chateau during the introduction was incredible. The chateau will look magnificent when it the outside restoration is done.
  • @cath7336
    Felicity, you looked like a proud mama when the architect was so impressed. ❤
  • How fortunate that you have this product to safely remove the lead paint. What an enormous task. Love the original color of the stone. Bonne chance 🍀😍😘
  • @amypratti7478
    I'm so excited to say I've seen an orb move, time stamped 15:26 as she's talking about removing the lead paint from the patch done previously, through the doorway behind her close to the floor you can see the orb move from behind her into the room she is standing in. I'm not saying it's haunted but it definitely has a spirit.... Which is beautiful to witness ❤. To me it signifies the previous owners are happy to have their beloved chateau restored ❤
  • @patjac2545
    C'est Frédéric Didier l'architecte en chef de Versailles qui s'occupe du chantier, c'est top BRAVO❤❤❤
  • Le vestibule va devenir splendide ! Et comme le disait M. Didier : on a effectivement l'impression que les murs soudain respirent. C'est très beau !
  • @greghammer5321
    please donate to these people who renovate a beautiful chateau the right way
  • @Sandy-lj2lo
    Just got my copy of "Chateau Reawakening". Congratulations! It's beautifully written and produced. I'm enjoying it thoroughly. Thank you!
  • @raeraewells7053
    This is a great product but I cannot imagine how much it would cost to coat all the areas you have in the chateau to do. I am thankful for this video because I’ll need this product soon for a home I’ve inherited. But I’ll probably only need one bucket 😊
  • @claudiamann7111
    What an amazing product. The entrance hall is going to look incredible. Can't wait to see how it progresses. Thank you so much for sharing.
  • @MarzNGrama
    Stunning stonework! Beautiful! 💖✨🇺🇲
  • Bonjour a vous , merveilleuse realisation , un grand merci pour votre generosite 💜🙏
  • you should have way more subscribers this is true restoration and the building is important
  • @RaySqw785
    Felicity bravo pour ton français qui s'améliore, impressionnant, il faut laisser respirer la pierre pour avoir quelque chose de stabilisé !