Jan Pauly bought a nearly 500yearold halftimbered house for just 7,000 Euros. The historic house was completely dilapidated. Floors, walls, ceilings everything had to be renewed. The former event manager set to work and it took a little longer than first thought. But today, after nine years of renovation by his own hand, Jan's house is finished.
Find out why the project was so difficult and why he says he'll never do it again!

CHAPTERS
00:00 An almost impossible task for Jan Pauly
00:55 Before and after
01:57 The music room
03:16 Big mistakes
03:46 Heating technology
04:05 Halftimbered houses in Germany
04:31 How did the project change him?

#architecture #makeover #renovation


CREDITS
Report: Jens von Larcher
Camera: Julian Warkentin
Edit: Christian Kahle
Supervising Editor: Mirja Viehweger


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