Llantony Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 We are hoping to buy a garage (parking in our bastide village is v scarce). The notaire tells me there are traces of the passage of termites in the beams/floor.It would not be too worrying - but the car would go upstairs (very steep our village) with storage below. So the floor needs to be pretty strong.I phoned the termite inspector who says we should get someone to treat the wood and it will last 10 years. He said it may cost 10,000francs! Is this about £700? Seems a lot and the seller won't reduce the price or get the treatment done.Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 No there were about 10ff to the pound, so that would be around £1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Expat Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 We found a superb house that was just what we wanted - except for the termites. Vendor would not treat the infestation nor accept an offer. Total cost was some £700 for the treatment and a further £1500 for the affected timbers to be replaced. That was about four months ago, we know that the property has been on the market for over two years and is still for sale!Forget that house - an even better one will turn up - eventually!Bob & Jane (47) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llantony Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 [quote]We found a superb house that was just what we wanted - except for the termites. Vendor would not treat the infestation nor accept an offer. Total cost was some £700 for the treatment and a further £15...[/quote]'Forget that house'I don't think you read my post - it's not a house, it's a garage and we're very unlikely to find another one in a hill village with very few garages and limited parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Wow, termites in France! WHich regions do they occur in? We're looking at moing to the Loire Valley. Do they exist there?Sounds a lot o money to treat those termites though. Think we paid about $200 AUD to have our timber house inspected & treated here in Australia. Took them a few hours too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyh4 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 They are gradually migrating northwards and can now be found just about anywhere south of Paris.They don't seeem so keen on high mountain areas, but I would think that a purcahse in the Loire would mean an automatic termite survey is required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Some seem to have got across the channel as they have been discovered more and more in Devon and Cornwall now.Anyone discovering termites where non before must inform the local mairie and gendarmerie as they are a national nuisance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobdude Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 Here in the Indre (dept 36) termite inspections are not compulsory - yet! We are not far from the Loire so it's possible the situation is the same there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eslier Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 If parking is scarce in your bastide then the garage will probably sell anyway. What you have to ask yourselves is "if the garage had been put on the market at 1,000€ more than it was, would you still have been interested in buying it". I suspect the answer would be yes. Swallow your indignation and go ahead with the purchase and have the treatment done. You'll only regret it if you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Avery Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 [quote]Some seem to have got across the channel as they have been discovered more and more in Devon and Cornwall now.Anyone discovering termites where non before must inform the local mairie and gendarmerie ...[/quote]Why the gendameriie Val ???, They going to shoot the pesky things or issue them with speeding tickets as they race northwards up the A10 across France.My neighbour works in The Marie and she told me to drop a note to the Mayor informing him that termites had been found, even though there were no live ones and the infection appeared to be a little "ancient". The affected beams you would never have known were affected until the screwdriver went right though them, but the affected boards had been nailed over with other boards in typical French peasant farmer style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llantony Posted July 14, 2005 Author Share Posted July 14, 2005 [quote]If parking is scarce in your bastide then the garage will probably sell anyway. What you have to ask yourselves is "if the garage had been put on the market at 1,000€ more than it was, would you still...[/quote]Yes, I think we may buy anyway as there won't be another - and if we come to sell the house a garage would be a big plus. The seller won't reduce the price tho and we'll have to get a loan for it.A bit worried as have heard nothing for quite a while, the notaire said he'd send a copy of the report and the termite man said he'd get a specialist termite treater to fax an estimate. Nothing. They don't answer emails either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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