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Property renovation in France 4 Mar 2012 | 07:48 pm
The property renovation process is both interesting and rewarding. Watching a derelict house turning into your dream home, or a barn turning into a habitable barn conversion, it is an incredible exper...
About this site 25 Sep 2006 | 08:15 pm
This website has been born from a series of renovation projects that we have undertaken in the south west of France during the past four years. During the course of our own projects – two house renova...
Repointing a stone wall 25 Sep 2006 | 06:11 pm
Preparing the wall First you will need to remove any existing pointing or render. This is best done with a pneumatic hammer and an air compressor which is approximately 50 times faster and easier than...
Restoring stone walls 25 Sep 2006 | 06:11 pm
See also articles on specific techniques for repointing stone walls, and materials – lime, sand etc – to use. A pointed wall is dry, naturally well insulated, and provides protection against the insec...
Utility room design 25 Sep 2006 | 06:07 pm
The need for a separate utility room is often neglected when redesigning a property or doing a renovation. Yet this is one of the most useful, if least frequented, rooms in the house. Much more than j...
Planning your renovation 25 Sep 2006 | 06:04 pm
It is commonly suggested that you should live in a house for six months without making any changes before starting work. That enables you to get a feel for the building, think about how the space coul...
Property surveys in France 25 Sep 2006 | 05:49 pm
You will already have had a good look around the property yourself. If the walls and roof look straight from all angles and there is no sign that water is entering the house through missing tiles, tha...
SIRET numbers and building 25 Sep 2006 | 05:48 pm
All enterprises registered in France will obtain a SIRET number at the time of registration. This is a number that you can check to be sure that an enterprise is correctly registered and authorised to...
Septic tanks in France 25 Sep 2006 | 05:46 pm
A subject that all of us undertaking renovation work come to know and love sooner or later is septic tanks, or ‘fosse septique’ as they are known in France. As someone who has paid for two at the same...
Roof renovation 25 Sep 2006 | 05:45 pm
Roofs are big and expensive, but you knew that already. The roof will almost certainly be the largest single expense in a building or renovation project. This is largely simply because of the size – r...
