OK I know this is going to be a bit of a rant but we had the unfortunate requirement to fly to Tours rather than take the Eurostar to Paris and the TGV to Nevers and that means flying with dreaded Ryan Air. Now Tours is 3 1/2 hours away from from our house in-fact it’s basically Le Mans and

OK with the emails we are getting with questions we thought it maybe easier to do an “About Us” post and answer some questions here. About Us I’m (Lee) a 34 year old IT Support contractor , Dawn is 29 and a Training Co-Ordinator . Neither of us have renovated before and at present neither of us have any building

Guys & Girls if your renovating or thinking about renovating there is no better show to get yourself to than The Homebuilding & Renovating Show – London Now you can get all the information you need from their website here : http://www.homebuildingshow.co.uk/london/london.aspx and you can even book tickets if you want, however we would recommend getting over and using THIS

Evernote is THE killer application in my iPhone renovation toolbox and i need to take a little time to explain why before you watch the explanation video which will be easier but I have some very practical examples for you. Imagine having at your finger tips all your scanned ideas, photos, notes, articles etc etc all the time no matter

After much discussion in the house we’ve decided to activate our Twitter account so those of you on Twitter that are following our renovation and information posts and get quicker updates to what we are doing. While we LOVE you coming to the site ( and clicking the Google Ads of course ) we want to start getting information out

Well Dawns been busy reading and now writing up her views on 4 excellent books we have got. Most are excellent, 1 is indispensable and one is now giving her sleepless nights. Click on the Books & Reference section above to get to these MUST READ reviews. Enjoy

This is a GEM – even for French speakers like me! It is split into 2 sections: French to English and then English to French I REALLY wish we’d had this book with us the last time we went over as it would have been so useful – instead I was carrying around with me my dictionary which didn’t have

If you are unfamiliar with the ways of the French and their system then this book is for you. I found it useful even though I had lived in France periodically since I was very young. There is a lot of information here you take for granted, some of the most important is what you need to do to open

We bought this book way back when we first thought there was a possibility we’d be buying in France and that it would be a house that needed work. This book is GREAT! It describes everything from how to go about getting planning permission to what sorts of plaster are the best to use for certain types of houses. It

There are 37 barn conversions in this book detailed and outlined. It doesn’t really matter what kind of interior design you’re into, this book has something for everyone. It is not only inspirational but an excellent way of being able to go and look at other people’s houses without having to step out your front door. Each house details how