How to Renovate a House in France
Whether you are buying an old house, worrying about damp stone walls, struggling to understand lime render, shopping for partition walling, hunting for builders, doing your own plumbing, trying to get planning permission… in short, if you are involved in any way with a renovation project in France, this book will be essential reading.
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The Independent, Property Overseas
The authors have a wealth of knowledge about what French renovation truly entails.
Ouest France (translated from the French)
Superbly illustrated...with an amazing glossary of building equipment terms. This book will help you avoid misunderstandings with your builders.
OLIVER COCKELL, BI-LINGUAL BRITISH ARCHITECT, BASED IN PERPIGNAN
'Well researched and clearly written, this is an invaluable guide for anyone thinking of buying and renovating an old property in France.'
PIERRE WEINGAERTNER, ARCHITECT BASED IN AIX EN PROVENCE, SPECIALISING IN RENOVATION PROJECTS FOR BRITISH CLIENTS
'At last someone has produced the book that asks and answers all the right questions about buying and renovating in France.'
How to Renovate a House in France, June 24, 2004
At last! After a glut of books on how to buy your dream house of age and character in France, here's one on how to make it strong, beautiful and habitable.
The authors have taken what could be deemed - let's face it - a fairly tedious subject and produced a lively, accessible and thoroughly researched book.
'How to Renovate a House in France' takes you through the early processes of assessing any damage linked to your new purchase, selecting your method of renovation, and getting down to the heavy-duty business of weatherproofing roofs and walls. Next come individual sections on floors, kitchens, bathrooms, lofts, cellars (caves), gardens and swimming pools to name but a few. And finally you get lots of essential advice on the basics, such as organising insurance, sourcing materials, dealing with French plumbers, and tackling dreaded "red tape" scenarios.
Oh, and with heaps of high-quality, glossy colour photos illustrating every section, this book is gorgeous to look at.
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Reviews
The Independent, Property Overseas
The authors have a wealth of knowledge about what French renovation truly entails.
Ouest France (translated from the French)
Superbly illustrated...with an amazing glossary of building equipment terms. This book will help you avoid misunderstandings with your builders.
OLIVER COCKELL, BI-LINGUAL BRITISH ARCHITECT, BASED IN PERPIGNAN
'Well researched and clearly written, this is an invaluable guide for anyone thinking of buying and renovating an old property in France.'
PIERRE WEINGAERTNER, ARCHITECT BASED IN AIX EN PROVENCE, SPECIALISING IN RENOVATION PROJECTS FOR BRITISH CLIENTS
'At last someone has produced the book that asks and answers all the right questions about buying and renovating in France.'
How to Renovate a House in France, June 24, 2004
At last! After a glut of books on how to buy your dream house of age and character in France, here's one on how to make it strong, beautiful and habitable.
The authors have taken what could be deemed - let's face it - a fairly tedious subject and produced a lively, accessible and thoroughly researched book.
'How to Renovate a House in France' takes you through the early processes of assessing any damage linked to your new purchase, selecting your method of renovation, and getting down to the heavy-duty business of weatherproofing roofs and walls. Next come individual sections on floors, kitchens, bathrooms, lofts, cellars (caves), gardens and swimming pools to name but a few. And finally you get lots of essential advice on the basics, such as organising insurance, sourcing materials, dealing with French plumbers, and tackling dreaded "red tape" scenarios.
Oh, and with heaps of high-quality, glossy colour photos illustrating every section, this book is gorgeous to look at.
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| Author: | David Ackers, Jerome Aumont & Paul Carslake |
| Publisher: | Ascent Publishing |
| Pages: | 224 |
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