We had a couple of minor problems installing our wood burning log burner.
An Owl Crashed the Party!
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Cylinder Boiler (300L) vs Space Saving Boiler (80L)
Combi Boilers, Heat Only Boilers and System Boilers. In France, your choice of Electric Boilers is somewhat limited.
Astrological Symbols On Our Medieval Well
Whilst clearing around the well, we noticed the adjoining ancient wall had some strange markings carved directly into the granite.
We’ve found an ancient well
We’ve found an ancient spring and well.
It’s probably much older than our house! Maybe a 1,000 years old or more.
DIY French Electrics
hen we moved into our house there were electric had been disconnected. There was no Linky electricity meter and what remained of the wiring looked liked it came from the 1940’s. There was signs of burning and only 5 power sockets in the entire house.
Budget Bathroom Renovation in France
Building a budget bathroom in France can be a real challenge. Compared with the UK, plumbers seem really expensive, ceramics somewhat extortionate and some materials rather scarce. If you want a budget bathroom you need to hit the auction sites and go full DIY.
Building an Oak Kitchen For Less Than €500
Everyone knows doing DIY in France can be expensive. However, if you are savvy, you can still build an Oak Kitchen on the cheap. With very limited skills and only a few hand tools we managed to build a good looking kitchen that looks semi-professional.
French Budget Bathroom Renovation
broken and the bath was full of mold. There were dodgy electrics hanging from the wall and the tiles were cemented to the walls. The wallpaper had already started to peel itself from the wall it was so ugly.
Did We Find A Reliable Plumber in France?
In order for our French Dream to stop being a nightmare, we either needed to find a reliable plumber or learn a few new skills.
No Bun In the Bread Oven – Part 1
Grande Maison in France has to have it’s own Bread Oven. Our house was no exception, however our oven or ‘four à pain’ had not been used for countless decades.