Château DIY
Season 3
TV-PG
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.
Where to Watch Château DIY • Season 3
20 Episodes
- Episode 2
E2Episode 2Tim and Rebecca set out to expand their B & B by creating their first family suite. Musicians Ben and Billy with their daughter have been renovating for 7 years, but believe it is all a lifetime of work. They are wanting to restore the old library so they can hold book club meetings. Angel helps Billy with a display coffee table, to display fossils found on Ben and Billy's property. - Episode 3
E3Episode 3Tim and Rebecca at Chateau de la Ruche struggle to get their driveway ready for guests driving high-end sports cars. They are in the Pays de la Loire area. Neighbour Alan lends them his tractor and trailer to move the gravel. In SE France in a 130 acre property lies an hour and a half from Lyon the new sewage system continues by Amy and Marc. They are also taking down a wall in the guest dining room. - Episode 4
E4Episode 4Rebecca visits Angel to learn how to stretch money for renovations and decorative tips with a bit of creative know-how. A couple renovate a bedroom by getting designer fabric panels for the walls and installing them. Another couple are to host her brother's wedding shortly so they need a lighting plan to showcase the outside of their chateau. - Episode 5
E5Episode 5Tim and Rebecca reach a breaking point as they struggle to complete their kitchen. They have to paint some 2 nd hand door fronts and carefully measure up for the granite counter tops. Ben and Billy are hosting a family member's wedding, so Ben sets up a special bar area for the pre-wedding BBQ. - Episode 6
E6Episode 6Stephanie plans to end the year in style by throwing a Christmas dinner to remember. Jane and Steve have a mound of work to do to get ready for a family Christmas, their chateau is near Toulouse. At Dick and Angel's chateau they are looking forward to their favourite season, Christmas. Angel is looking for logs for the table decorations. - Episode 7
E7Episode 7Stephanie starts renovating her fifth and last B&B suite and visits Angel for help with a mirror. She has to strip wallpaper off and make curtains but she has some fabric already. Lee has a roof leak, the job is expensive to get a tradesman in so he asks a friend with a cherry picker to help, there is one problem, Lee is very afraid of heights. At Jane and Steve's chateau there is some delicate mosaic work that needs to be repaired. - Episode 8
E8Episode 8Stephanie enlists help to get her fifth and final B&B guest room finished. Lee and Belinda plan their first wedding booking, and they make a water feature in the garden. Jane and Steve have a working party weekend as friends come and help with various chores, before they are treated to a wonderful dinner. But before the dinner, a large range stove has to be lifted from a trailer into the kitchen. - Episode 9
E9Episode 9Stephanie sets out to restore the original greenhouse; Lee and Belinda expand their outdoor pergola venue, plus he has to learn how to decorate it for a last minute 60th birthday booking. Belinda's cake decorating does not go according to plan. Dick has to make a more attractive boot jack for the boot room. Jane is busy stenciling the floor of the reception area. Then they go to the plant nursery to buy a few plants for the same area. - Episode 10
E10Episode 10Stephanie has a month to convert her old stable into a studio for the launch of her art weekends, but when she doesn't see eye to eye with mother Isobel about the design, renovations could take longer than anticipated. Belinda's promised a heated outdoor swimming pool on the chateau's website, so Lee starts constructing a solar panel system. Dick saves cash by getting creative on a new lighting project for Angel's treasury. - Episode 15
E15Episode 15The Strawbridge family heads to the beaches of Saint-Malo with Angel's parents to seek out chateau inspiration. Ithaca and Alex's fundraiser in northern France is a logistical nightmare, but becomes a hot ticket. First impressions are important to Angela and Steve, who get stuck in a last-minute fix as they try to restore their chateau's electric gates before the first rental guests of the season arrive.
