Alex H

We have stone walls in the kitchen, bedroom above and grenier above that. because the quality of the large stones was not good, we repointed  and then limewashed over the whole lot. The result is not at all dusty. :-) This is the bedroom [IMG]http://i648.photobucket.com/albums/uu210/alexh01/House.jpg[/IMG] The white band at the top is concrete where the grenier floor has been replaced. Chaux does not stick well to concrete. What was the addition of cement to the mix for?

[quote user="crossy67"] the dust and bits of mortar and stone dropping off if you brush past it..  [/quote] Curiosity has finally got the better of me :-) Why are bits "dropping off" as you put it? What have you pointed the stone with?

I've used it a couple of times successfully, but not for something that big :-)

Ah! That's not so bad, I thought you meant like this "desrever gnieb era seltitbuS" :-)

To die for

[quote user="pachapapa"]Le Bon Coin. The prices are higher than a car boot or an auction sale. http://www.leboncoin.fr/ [/quote] I agree. Try and get as many prices as you can though, some people advertising here clearly live on a different planet to the rest of us!

[quote user="Val_2"]Makes you wonder what some of these film makers/writers are on when they produce such work. [/quote] To quote the director as per Dog's link "It is art" Pardon????

Lets see if it works for me..... [img]http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz152/wynkindeworde/BMR69s.jpg[/img]

Google 'concrete varnish'? I think thats more like what you want..............

[quote user="JohnM"] Pffah. Those zig zags are imitation.... these are real zig zags.... http://vuedenhaut.free.fr/blog/index.php?2008/01/31/97-les-lacets-de-montvernier [/quote] Does that road just go up to the wee white house or is there another set on the other side?

[quote user="Riggy"]Cheers! B T W, I can't seem to find an option to update my profile.....anyone point the way please? Riggy.[/quote] click your username at the top of the page where it says 'Welcome Back Riggy'

[quote user="EmilyA"] you will have to explain Anglo-Saxon to me, because I haven't a clue what it means. So please, exactly what does it mean?[/quote] 'English-speaking; British or American' Source http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Anglo-Saxon

[quote user="EmilyA"] you will have to explain Anglo-Saxon to me, because I haven't a clue what it means. So please, exactly what does it mean?[/quote] 'English-speaking; British or American'

I've not done this, but this may help; http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/low-sugar-baking-tips.htm

[quote user="tinabee"]Another option is to buy a LHD car in the UK - you can sometimes get French registered ones from specialist places like this http://www.lhdplace.co.uk/car-details/11761/RENAULT-LAGUNA-18--16V-EXPRESSION.aspx If you google "LHD cars" I am sure you will find other places [/quote] They will register the car for you  - I bought a Spanish one from there and had it registered in the UK until I was ready for the final move, but they will do French registration if you are going straight there.

[quote user="Simon-come-lately"]Yep - coops is completely correct - you need to declare all non French accounts opened, closed or used during the tax year in question. Use form/s 3916 on-line or the paper version. The fines for not doing this are pretty hefty ranging from 1,500 € up to 10,000 € depending on where the account/s are located (i.e. fiscal agreement with France or not) and they are multiplied by the number of years of non declaration! By the way - same goes for Assurance Vie contracts taken out. Simon :-)[/quote] Interesting! Having just filled my first return and taken it to the Hotel d'Impots and had it checked by the staff, I asked about declaring bank accounts in the UK and was told 'No you don't have to do that'. I'll fill in a form anyways :-)

There is this place http://www.reclamation-yard.com/ in Confolens, but it does tend to be expensive. Still, if he has what you need........

How about trying a reclamation place, or do you need new boards?

[quote user="Patf"]As hinted from the last few posts, the big problem would be collecting the tax. Even if it's made as an add-on to taxH. or taxF., the people who are due to pay it aren't resident in France and can be very elusive if they wish [;-)] [/quote] But, if you add it on to the taxH or taxF and don't pay it, the amount just continues to rise with each succesive non-payment. If at the end of it all the non-resident wishes to sell his/her house, who handles the paperwork - a tax collector!

One cafetiere per day using 2 tbl spoons coffee = 40ml 25 days = 1 litre 1500 litre fosse 102 years to fill with coffee Assuming used coffee has a smaller volume than dry then it will take longer. Surely you would have it emptied before then? I can't do smilies, so please assume lots of smiles here ................................................................................

[quote user="Théière"][quote user="Anton Redman II"][quote user="Alex H"][quote user="Théière"]Point is the speed limits change very frequently and the lorries often obscure the signs indicating a change in the limit so a satnav with the current limit displayed is vital these days especially if you are not in familiar territory.  [/quote] Are they parked by the signs? :-) If you can't see the signs you are driving too close. (think that one through Alex) [/quote] No they are running about 3 feet apart from each other to save fuel.[/quote] (so much easier with a proper browser) [:)] The speed limit signs need to be in the central reservation for all to see along with the direction signposts, this applies to the UK too, [/quote] Well, I must have missed the bit where dual carriageway was mentioned, on a single carriageway road my comments apply.  However, in addition, around here the speed limit signs are in the central reservation and at the side of the carriageway.

[quote user="Alan Zoff"]But to me it seems barmy to spread a setting paste over every surface and then have to dig through it to hide or to get at cables and pipes. Use modern technology to the best effect, subject of course to having an acceptable appearance. [/quote] Well, the 'modern way' is to encase all your cables in a plastic tube, so you still won't be able to get access to them unless there is a junction box. The same goes for pipes running through walls :-)

Try here http://www.portail-montgolfiere.com/france/ or Google translatified http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&sl=fr&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.portail-montgolfiere.com%2Ffrance%2F&act=url Seems this one is near you ? http://www.atlanticmontgolfiere.com/

[quote user="Théière"]Point is the speed limits change very frequently and the lorries often obscure the signs indicating a change in the limit so a satnav with the current limit displayed is vital these days especially if you are not in familiar territory.  [/quote] Are they parked by the signs? :-) If you can't see the signs you are driving too close.

[quote user="Dog"] I guess if the house is kept empty they avoid habitation tax. [/quote] I don't think that's right. Habitation tax is payable on empty properties as well, otherwise I want a refund! They probably sleep in the caravans because they don't like houses :-)