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rodie 20/05/2008, 22:18
Hi ,i am a new member ,, we have a barn nr rouffignac 24580 dept 24 that we are just about to restore , we live in the uk at the moment , just saying hi to every one

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Dick Smith 20/05/2008, 22:25
Hi back at ya!

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Regards

Dick Smith

Nowhere is there warmth to be found
Among those afraid of losing their ground

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Cathy 21/05/2008, 22:34

Hello Rodie.  Welcome to the Forum.  Do you have any photos of the barn that you can post (using photobucket.com)?  What is it like?  How big is it?  Have you any artisans lined up?

 

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Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.

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Renaud 21/05/2008, 23:23
Hi Rodie

Good luck, have patience and hold on to your sense of humour!

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Gus
www.relax-in-france.com

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nounoupie 21/05/2008, 23:50

Hi Rodie

 

haven't seen you around for a long time!!! from another forum / s.

 

 

hope all ok with you and yours and the little one is giving you joy

 

 

xx

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rodie 22/05/2008, 22:13
 hi Cathy ,the barn is 12.2m Lx 5.4m w its got an ok roof  and it is build of some volcanic and some honey colored stone ,its on a 2 acre plot which is pretty flat but say on a 1degree tilt , we have owed it 2 yrs nearly but we have had trouble with planning as we used a uk guy who did not know the french system so it was thrown out ,no we dont have any builders lined up ,im a plumber -htg guy myself so i can do a bit , we have just had a baby so we cant do tooo much ,but we cleared out the barn ,it was full of hay and it took all day ,the barn is in a little hamlet of about 7 houses so its a good spot

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Cathy 22/05/2008, 22:37

Sounds idyliic.  But with a brand new baby, don't expect to get much done for a couple of years...  (I speak as a mother of -nearly - a cricket team of children).

I would say that a 1 degree tilt is flat.  Isn't the planet Earth tilted by that much anyway?

Quite the hardest thing about barn conversions in France (apart from planning and getting artisans)  is the fosse septique.  There's been loads written about this on the Forum so you could do a search.

http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/1172925/ShowPost.aspx

http://www.completefrance.com/cs/search/SearchResults.aspx?q=fosse&f=&u=

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woolybanana'sbrother 22/05/2008, 22:40
If you have several acres, use a bucket and the field!

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Do not try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.

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Cathy 22/05/2008, 22:43

WBB:

It's all right for you men.  Splashback is a problem for us ladies.

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