Tag Archives: renovating an old house in France

Three Tonnes of Freestone

Posted on April 18, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

Now that the practice window is coming along nicely and we’ve bought the secondhand stone sills and bricks for the kitchen windows, the next step is to buy some freestone blocks for the window on the back façade so it will … Continue reading →

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Old Bricks, a Cloche and a Priory

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

While the concrete sill on the practice window (made with our new secondhand concrete mixer) is drying, Jean Michel is planning the logistics for the two large windows in the kitchen. We’ve already bought two stone sills for the rear façade … Continue reading →

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Invited for Dessert

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Rosemary Kneipp

We haven’t seen Mr and Mrs Previous Owner for quite some time, what with moving, retirement blues, Christmas, New Year, the flu, Granada, getting over the flu and finishing the glass doors and shutters. However, we are now sufficiently en … Continue reading →

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