Bob Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 can anyone recommend a reliable english speaking builder for working in dept 85 Lucon/ST. Hermine area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted February 17, 2006 Share Posted February 17, 2006 Try this sitehttp://artisan-anglais.com/entrymap.htmThey are all English speaking artisans.Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 19, 2006 Author Share Posted February 19, 2006 Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterG Posted February 19, 2006 Share Posted February 19, 2006 No Problem Bob. By the way you are only about 50 miles from us. You must be on the verge of the Venise Vert. What a beautiful part of the country.Regards Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 22, 2006 Author Share Posted February 22, 2006 Yes Pete. we do live in a bootiful part of France. Quite rural, nearest town Lucon, about 9 miles away. We have a slow running river about 200 meters away, with reputedly lots of fish! No grafiti, no hooligans, very few English speakers altho we have met one or two other expats who live a couple of miles away. The only real gripes are that their is no handy little open all hours shop, and the DIY and builders merchants arn't very close either. Due to the usual Brit urge to renovate (is it summat genetic?) we spend so much time in La Roche Sur Yon 's Brico Depot that the manager is thinking about charging us rent.I have read the classic Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence and can assure you that that delightfully lighthearted piece literature is a long way from our experience. Due to language difficulties a dodgy wood burner and a plumbing system that could be of interest to an industrial archeologist, We are about to sue for our ..I think .. .4th divorce but will probably think it over..again.. after a glass or two of the local brew. Absolute Utopia it is not, but certainly better than what we left behind in the UK. err.. I'm about to get in full flight again Pete. I had better log off now. Now where did I put that glass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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