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11/05/2008, 11:08 alpina Joined on 11/09/2007 Posts 10 Uneven floor Proving that I may be as green as I am cabbage looking, I have a question... If you had viewed a refurbished stone-built fermette that (aesthetics aside) had a modern tiled floor,which is not completely level i.e. the joists are uneven and in places rise and fall - would you be concerned? Thanks Anne I want to be an immigrant    Report

11/05/2008, 11:50 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Mostly near Bordeaux; Sometimes near Bristol Posts 1,720 Re: Uneven floor Is the floor solid or, as your question implies, is it suspended?   Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

11/05/2008, 11:57 powerdesal Joined on 07/01/2006 Sharjah U.A.E Posts 2,173 Re: Uneven floor That would rather depend on what the tiles were actually laid on, are they on a suspended wooden floor, ie joists with a wooden covering (planks, chipboard etc) or are they actually laid on the solid ground ie previous tiles or a concrete raft or even compacted earth. In other words, is the tiled floor at ground floor or first floor level. Is the underneath visible (ie first floor). Not enough info really. Steve Sharjah (but not for long ) + 50 (in France) ........................................................................... 7 days Ins'Allah (1 with the packers, 2 for the week end, 4 for work)( or maybe 8, or 9, or 10 or 11 or....)    Report

11/05/2008, 12:08 geoff Joined on 06/05/2008 france Posts 69 Re: Uneven floor  alpina wrote: Proving that I may be as green as I am cabbage looking, I have a question... If you had viewed a refurbished stone-built fermette that (aesthetics aside) had a modern tiled floor,which is not completely level i.e. the joists are uneven and in places rise and fall - would you be concerned? Thanks Anne Concerned about the age of the place. or the way it has be refurbished. You say it is stone built so that tells you a lot. G    Report

11/05/2008, 13:36 alpina Joined on 11/09/2007 Posts 10 Re: Uneven floor Not at all concerned by the age or even by the stream that runs along side it or even the small damp patch that seems to be caused by an internal shower room that needs to be vented. The fermette is probable about 100 years old and is built on a cave but I'd say solid floor and yes possibly retiled on tile. Generally I'd say the refurb looks quite well done and my only other concerns are a medium sized patch of woodworm (I hope) in the grange and the piece de resistance... the fosse in the cellar. But other than that the property ticks most boxes and we are getting very tired with looking but of course don't want to commit to buying a 'pig in a poke'. I want to be an immigrant    Report

11/05/2008, 14:01 woolybanana'sbrother Joined on 18/01/2008 Posts 1,321 Re: Uneven floor Well, given that there are tons of places on the market currently you don't have to buy a pig in a poke. And what you have described would make me run a short mile, draw breath and think very, very hard. Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.    Report

11/05/2008, 17:14 alpina Joined on 11/09/2007 Posts 10 Re: Uneven floor Yes, I can see why you would say that, but we aren't looking for a new build and know we aren't going to find a house that doesn't need any work at all (the above needs a lick of paint too). I'm trying to establish whether this one is worth considering as geographically it suits us very well. I want to be an immigrant    Report

11/05/2008, 18:15 geoff Joined on 06/05/2008 france Posts 69 Re: Uneven floor  alpina wrote: Yes, I can see why you would say that, but we aren't looking for a new build and know we aren't going to find a house that doesn't need any work at all (the above needs a lick of paint too). I'm trying to establish whether this one is worth considering as geographically it suits us very well. Is this to be a second home? The reason for the question is that you talk geographically it suits you. So it seems place more then house. G    Report

11/05/2008, 20:58 alpina Joined on 11/09/2007 Posts 10 Re: Uneven floor Home. For at least 20 years (I hope). I want to be an immigrant    Report

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