Well that was a bit of a shocking phone call! There was no paperwork, no inspection, no photographs just a chat on the phone with some figures from our builder with a cost to repair and then a “Yes Mrs Caller that’s completed, the money will be in your account on Monday”… WHAT WHAT

In the grand scheme of things with the damage and loss of life these large storms in France have caused we’ve got to think of ourselves as very lucky. This time we got away with only minor property damage but again it’s the roofs on the barn & grange that have suffered&#

With the groundwork already done by Dawn & her Dad (Eric) (in this post : HERE) it was now time to get the tiles removed, the roof opened up and wooden beams taken down so we can really start to see the potential in the space we then have and that was a job for me and my Dad! Here

Well the photos are in and the damage assessed and here are some images for you. We have an insurance assessor coming to the house the week beginning March 9th when we’ll be over there so we’ll keep you posted

The weekend rush to the house produced some news both good and bad but none of it terrible which was a big plus. The house and the grange have both suffered damage from the storm. For the most part it’s lost tiles and flashings.  The shutters did their job and all windows and doors survived. Unfortunately the outhouse attached to

Just wanted to bring you some news and some photographs of what unexpectedly happen. I am now tonight (Friday 13th Feb) booked on the late ferry to drive to the house and inspect any damage, but here is a report from out neighbours in Montpillard. “In the early hours of Tuesday 10th we had a massive and very destructive storm

When and how do you make the decision to actually tear something down? The overriding desire for our renovation is to keep as much of the old house as we can where possible and where that isn’t possible we want to restore the section in the same style, after all we fell in love with the way the style of