Anyone used this building company since 08/2004 ?

[Floodfamilyagain]

Hello

Our new house is currently under contruction due for completion in the next three months.Advertised on the builders website and literature (that was sent to us at the time we ordered the house 08/2004) was the inclusion of a fireplace/chimney within the base price.

It is still detailed on the building companies website along with our chosen house model.The website is still advertised on all the company literature . Our house however does not include the fireplace/chimney . We did query it at the time (but not enough on hindsight)[:$]

I would just be interested to find out if anyone else has commissioned the same building company in the last couple of years and had the advertised fireplace/chimney included ?

The company name is Vi****  et Dem***** de France.

Many thanks

[BJSLIV]

Don't know your company, but it is pretty unusual to include a fireplace in the base spec.

Are you sure that it wasn't simply the  "upstairs" chimney up through the roof  that was included?. Many French people wait for two years before adding the actual fireplace, insert and chimney breast taking advanatge of the old TVA @ 5.5%. Did the plans  and spec of the house show a chimney breast and fireplace? The specs usually detail all the plugs and sockets, plus the nasty sink and drainer in the kitchen!

In our case the pictures included a fireplace, but the spec amd plans simply showed a reinforced floor and a pipe sticking out of the ceiling.

[Floodfamilyagain]

Hi

Yes we are positive it wasn't just the chimney through the roof that was included. The web-site and literature that we were sent included the full range of fireplaces and the 10 fitted kitchen units (plus extractor) from which you could choose plus the bathroom suite (all at no extra cost)

Our plans show the location in the lounge of where the fireplace would normally be located ( just not ours!)[:(]