[drainage]

Can anyone tell me where I can obtain a diagram of the French wastewater and sewage system. We have recently had a manhole installed in our garden in France which connects to the main drainage, so that we can connect the house and extension to it at a later date, but there are 2 pipes in the manhole instead of one as in England and these connect to the 1 large pipe in the road.I would be grateful if anyone can help me. Thanks Tony.

[Pointing stonework.]

Can anybody tell me the correct mix when re pointing stonework with lime mortor, I think it is 5 x sand, 1x cement, 1x lime. Also does anyone know if there is a type(brand) of lime used in France.Thanks Tony.[^o)]

[connecting to main drains]

The quote is from a contractor who the Mairie advised us was the only person who could do the job.

[connecting to main drains]

We have just received a quote to connect our house in Normandy to the main drains which run past our house, the man hole being approx 4ft from our land. The estimate was for 968 euros. Does anyone know if we are able to obtain a grant to help with these costs or where we could obtain advice from regarding this. Thanks.

[yellow pages]

Thanks to those who replied to our question about stone and plumbers, but how do you get hold of the local yellow pages?

[connecting main drains]

Does anyone know of a plumber/builder in the area of Flers, Orne Normandy?

[Stone]

we are considering building a small extension and wondered if anyone knows of how we can obtain some stone in the area around Flers, Orne , Normandy.

[lead]

Thanks for the reply, we've just received the report in French, we're now in the process of trying to translate it! Tony.

[bathrooms]

Does anyone know anything about grants for bathrooms when renovating a property without one?

[lead]

we are in the process of buying a small house for renovation in Normandy, on the compromis it says about the house being in an area at risk to exposure of lead or lead poisoning report as the English translated version states. Does anyone know anything about this?

[connecting main drains and electric]

Does anyone know of any English speaking contractors in the area of Orne Normandy, who would be able to connect main drains from the road to the house, or does anyone know if we can do this work ourselves? Also for the same area, contractors who can help with having the electric connected? Thanks Tony.

[French wiring regs]

Does anyone know of any books that have french wiring regs in and where I might get hold of a copy?

[Where can I buy a pretend woodburning stove?]

Hi your prob sorted now but if not i've seen them in Rapids at Liverpool today and they looked quite effective.

[Connecting to main drains]

Can anyone advise on how we should go about connecting to main drains that run past the house and if we are able to do the work ourselves or we require a registered contracter. We are in the process of putting in an offer for a property(as a holiday cottage) but our inititial offer, which included connection to services close by, was rejected. The vendor has dropped the price of the property but this means we have to do the work ourselves.

We are greatful for any advice as new to this game.