Château DIY

Season 6

Many Brits have moved to France to buy crumbling French chateaus to renovate into stunning homes. This series follows their progress and sees them try to use their homes as a business for events, etc.

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30 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1An ambitious project to transform caves under Chateau Lagorce into a wine venue and event space, and a reinvented terrace with a parterre style garden.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Edward sets out to rebuild the pool house - closely supervised by Anna. Debbie and Nigel move into cellar while they turn their bedroom into the new family suite.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Anna and Edward's invite Bordeaux's wine community to the launch of their caves project. Metal-detecting enthusiast Lee goes on the hunt for artefacts at Château Mareuil.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Kent couple Lydia and Gary embark on the adventure of a lifetime trying to find a chateau that could also be run as a donkey sanctuary. Ben and Billie start a complicated project creating a new honeymoon suite complete with a luxury bathroom. However, coping with the wonky walls soon gives Ben a headache.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Ben and Billie have a tricky task on their hands as they push to install the jacuzzi bath in the honeymoon suite's bathroom. Ben and Vanessa breath new life into their very own ballroom with gold leaf and a hand-painted ceiling fresco, complete with paintings of their children. Meanwhile, at Chateau La Perriere, Karen has lots to learn as she takes over the reins from the caretakers.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6New chateau owners Helen and Matt create a homage to Napoleon and a mural based on Caravaggio's painting of Cupid. Tim and Rebecca finish the first floor of their gîte renovation.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Helen and Matt create an armoury in one of their towers - and build two cannons to guard their chateau. Donna and Paul start work on demolishing a wall and removing a staircase.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8At Château la Briance, DIY novices Helen and Matt create an elaborate ceiling for their bridal suite and have to hoist the four-poster bed in through a window.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9It's a big day at Chateau la Briance, as Helen and Matt get ready to finally open their chateau to guests on Valentine's Day. After weeks of hard work, Donna and Paul have to be creative with their cornicing as they finally complete their guest salon.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10Anna and Philipp discover some unwanted wildlife in their chimney and finally move into the renovated top floor apartment of the chateau. Donna and Paul start work on their Victoria Suite and its lush en-suite bathroom. However, Paul's not so sure about the décor.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11Angela and Steve try to create a toilet in one of their turrets by upcycling a champagne bowl into a basin. Wendy and Marcus come unstuck with an attic conversion.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12Angela and Steve continue to renovate their Monet suite, but the decision to install a bathroom in the bedroom leads to further problems. Amy and Marc start to reinstate a medieval well in the garden at Château Les Rosieres, and Alison and Zion visit a derelict place that has lain abandoned for years.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13In the Loire Valley, Stephanie and her friend Gerry embark on a flamboyant makeover of the entrance hall, using 4,000 euro wallpaper. Donna and Paul host a tour de France event.
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14At Chateau de Lalande, Stephanie and Gerry go bold with a colourful project in the tower staircase that Stephanie wants to turn in to a pigeonniere - a place to keep pigeons. In cognac country, Sarah and George are under pressure renovating a bedroom in time for a wedding in just a week's time. Cameras also return to Chateau de la Ruche, where Tim and Rebecca's gite conversion has moved on to the next stage.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15Tim and Krys embark on a massive, exciting new venture as they leave their old chateau and start work on an abandoned and forgotten building that had been taken over by squatters. Tim and Sasha try to create a winding `path of discovery' through their massive bamboo forest to reveal a hidden view.
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 16Matt and Helen introduce a touch of the UK with an English bandstand - only to find it has arrived as a flatpack. Ben and Billie begin renovating their 19th-century ballroom.
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 17Matt and Helen hope to attract wedding parties by converting their orangery into a reception venue, putting pressure on Matt's DIY skills. Sarah and George begin to convert their cellars into a tasting venue and even find time to learn some cocktail making tips at a local distillery, while Ben and Billie's ballroom restoration gets under way.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18Sarah and George complete their cellar conversion and make a discovery in one of the old barrels. Tim and Krys finally move into their new chateau and get to work on the garden.
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 19Philipp starts a colossal ongoing project to reinstate their formal garden, and despite Anna's concerns, he gets chainsaw-happy with some unexpected consequences.
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 20Incredibly wet weather has meant delays for Julia's swimming pool project, but she cracks on with finishing the renovation of the barn into a wedding and events space.
  • Episode 21
    E21
    Episode 21Donna and Paul discover their floorboards are riddled with termites, while Clive takes the opportunity to teach his daughter some DIY skills while putting together a bridal salon.
  • Episode 22
    E22
    Episode 22Abbie, Clive and Karen decide to convert a disused outbuilding into state-of-the-art function rooms. Donna has ambitious plans to turn an old sideboard into a grand statement bed.
  • Episode 23
    E23
    Episode 23Angela and Steve set out to convert the old wine store into a wedding space, and after two years of hard work, Tim and Rebecca finally complete the first room of their gîte.
  • Episode 24
    E24
    Episode 24Angela and Steve's wine store conversion gets even more challenging, as planning permission means they must create a stone arch for the three-metre-high new doorway that matches the other doors at the chateau. Abbie, Clive and Karen get inventive with the bar area in their function rooms and their top-of-the-range LED dance floor arrives, while Edward faces his fears as he attempts to fell a 100ft oak tree that is threatening to damage the building.
  • Episode 25
    E25
    Episode 25As Angela and Steve come to the end of their wine store conversion, they get inventive to safely install the heavy three-metre-high double doors and have some creative ideas for the interior. Arguments bubble as the finish line comes into sight for Abbie, Clive and Karen's function rooms. Near Bordeaux, Edward tries to help Anna learn new DIY skills as they try to make glossy entrance signs for their chateau.
  • Episode 26
    E26
    Episode 26Debbie and Nigel think creatively when it comes to fixing a wonky fireplace. In the far south, Sasha creates a xeriscape garden with her daughter, Lily, while Tim embarks on a challenging and unusual project to build a vast tunnel to provide shade for flowers entirely out of bamboo.
  • Episode 27
    E27
    Episode 27Belinda and Lee clash over the lighting for their gallery space, Tim gets creative with Sasha's bamboo tunnel and Stephanie plans to transform a fishing pond into a swimming pool.
  • Episode 28
    E28
    Episode 28The discovery of an old postcard inspires Janet and Philip to rebuild a lost turret. Donna and Paul think laterally when they decide to reinstate a statement window.
  • Episode 29
    E29
    Episode 29Questions are raised in the south of France when mortar refuses to set during Janet and Philip's ambitious turret project. At Chateau Lagorce, Anna and Edward hope to make the dream of their six-year-old son Charles a reality when they try to build a tree house on a grand scale. Plus, Ben and Billie's ballroom restoration project reaches the decoration stage - meaning Billie must face to her fear of heights to paint the ceiling.
  • Episode 30
    E30
    Episode 30It's a huge day at Chateau de la Fare when Janet and Philip's new turret is finally ready to have its spire installed. The pressure builds in the run-up to the reveal event where they've invited the local mayor. Having struggled with months of delays caused by the winter floods, Julia's new pool is nearing completion and she's determined to bring her artistic talents to the project.

 

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