Couple with no DIY experience attempt to renovate rundown £285,000 French château using YouTube videos - and are living without electricity and water during three-year project

Couple with no DIY experience attempt to renovate rundown £285,000 French château using YouTube videos - and are living without electricity and water during three-year projectDimitri and David Petipas purchased nine-bedroom Egmont Manor last monthREAD MORE: Couple who quit London for dream new life in Kent countryside discover £1million mansion they bought will take ten YEARS to renovate - and have to sleep in the extension with their 2 children because there's no roofBy RUTH STAINER, REPORTER Updated: 14:02, 7 May 2026 e-mail 77 View comments