bobster

hi connolls.. i can do carpentry but im not living in france yet ,so could be tricky. when i do move out there im the man for all  your plumbing needs... have a nice evening...rob

thanks for the advice you kind folk... ill keep you posted on my progress. regards ...rob..

hi all. im at the early stages of planing to move to france and wondered what qualifications i need to get work as a plumber. i have all the relavent qualifications here in the uk,i am gas safe registered and have 20 years experience.i have started to learn french recently, obviously i would imagine this is very important otherwise i will  dismantling folks boilers when all they wanted was a tap washer.. lol..    Also what sort of daily rate does a plumber get in france. any advice would be very helpful. regards... rob. oh yeah not all plumbers in the uk have loads of dough, im proof of that...au revoir...

cheers patf. ... you folk are hot on all this stuff. regards ...rob  

looks like my sort of thing pads. i might take a look when im out there . thanks very much for all this advice. ... rob.

hi plod. hopefully i will be able to buy the place outright and earn money in uk for the renovation. when i eventually move there i hope maybe there will be jobs for plumbers. this is all pie in the sky at mo, but i am very serious about this venture. hopefully you folk can point me in the right direction. quick question... what sort of fees would i be expected to pay for buying a place in france. thanks ..... rob.

hi sprog. good point. that would be ok for me. been reading that its not advisable to bring certain materials over, such as electrical wiring and sockets, also plumbing materials are different i believe, shame i get a good discount here. thanks for advice, keep em coming folks. regards rob...

hi pads. ive seen some places on the net in lower normandy, also western loire and centre.im not sure what these regions are like but ill be visiting them in sept as i said before.any reccomendations pads would be appreciated..... thanks rob....

thanks monika. im at the very early stages of this dream or nightmare. im going to france in september and will be looking at a few places . true what you say about costs of going back and forth to france. im a good swimmer, maybe ill swim the channel. he he. thanks again regards rob.

hi all. im a french newbie and have a few questions. ive been thinking of buying a property in france and have been searching the net for bargains, im looking for a renovation job as im capable of turning my hand to most trades, im a plumber but been in construction a number of years. some propertys ive seen are for around 20000. to 25000 euros, yes these places are in a bad way, but i cant go any higher as im rather poor. my idea was to buy a property of this value and slowly renovate it , involving earning money in the uk and then coming over to france as much as possible for long weekends and sometimes weeks at a time. im not interested in earning money from the property, just would like a home that is paid for and to get out of this uk rat race. wondered if anyone else is doing the same sort of thing, sure there are. any advice on renovating , septic tanks, electrical, water connection prices , building supplies and all that sort of thing. oh yeah i also plan to grow my own fruit and veg, the real good life... i hope. thankyou very kindly for reading this.. au revoir...bob