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Forum: France
Sep 26th 2012, 10:35 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,266
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Online Gift Certificates as Presents

Er... I suppose that rather depends on your point of view. I think the feeling was they could send her a voucher she could redeem for something she really wanted. Is that tacky?
Forum: France
Sep 26th 2012, 9:37 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,266
Posted By ruffecandready

Online Gift Certificates as Presents

Bonsoir Tout le Monde!

It's Mrs Ready's birthday soon, and various members of the family have asked what she might like. It occurred to me that a gift certificate for M Brico (or similar!) would...
Forum: France
Jun 17th 2012, 11:30 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 1,793
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Lots of silly questions....LOL!

Hi Yellowduck,

We are doing what you are planning and also have hordes of dogs. There are a couple of things I can help you with:
a) You will certainly get more sun as you move south (see...
Forum: France
Jun 11th 2012, 10:46 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 6,577
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Here we come!

Hi Helena (loving your username!), whereabouts are you moving to... we'll be neighbours! We'll be in Les Adjots. Ditto excitement and nerves... I'll feel a lot happier when we have working broadband...
Forum: France
May 16th 2012, 8:04 am
Replies: 11
Views: 6,867
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Roof: insulate or not?

Thank you so much for this recommendation. We certainly do have access to the inside of the roof and this could be just the job. Am I right in thinking that this would be the first layer under the...
Forum: France
May 16th 2012, 3:18 am
Replies: 11
Views: 6,867
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Roof: insulate or not?

Aha! Very much what I have in mind! If it's not too indelicate, might I enquire roughly how much you had to shell out for that particular service? Also, and forgive me if I should know this by now,...
Forum: France
May 15th 2012, 11:59 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 5,661
Posted By ruffecandready

Dual Fuel Range

Afternoon!

Very keen to install a dual-fuel range.

I will be getting a sparks in to do the electricity bit... I was just wondering what the deal was on the gas installation? We don't have mains...
Forum: France
May 15th 2012, 11:54 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 6,867
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Roof: insulate or not?

Thank you so much for your replies... I feel a great deal happier that freezing to death isn't compulsory!
Forum: France
May 15th 2012, 8:01 am
Replies: 11
Views: 6,867
Posted By ruffecandready

Roof: insulate or not?

Evening all!

We have a pretty traditional roof: large tiles 'floating' on cross laths affording the occasional startling view of the sky. Now... here's the question: do we insulate or not? And if...
Forum: France
May 10th 2012, 11:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,719
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Rendering Conundrum

Thanks Ka Ora... I had started to suspect that what some people were calling crepi was, in fact , Artex! I quite like the renering, I must say, but if I were thinking of tarting it up, I imagine...
Forum: France
May 9th 2012, 8:40 am
Replies: 2
Views: 812
Posted By ruffecandready

Plague?

Hello again!

Here's an interesing one for you architectural experts out there...

On the front of our house, there is a hole. It is about 2/3 foot off the ground and 4-5 inches in circumference....
Forum: France
May 9th 2012, 8:04 am
Replies: 12
Views: 2,719
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Rendering Conundrum

Evening!

Now... this is all fascinating, however, now I don't know the difference between render and crepi. Help!
Forum: France
May 8th 2012, 9:30 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 6,577
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Here we come!

Many thanks for your reply... I will be sure to PM you just as soon as the admin lets me!
Forum: France
May 8th 2012, 9:29 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 2,719
Posted By ruffecandready

Rendering Conundrum

Morning All!

Our new gaff in Charente is a traditional stone-built farmhouse. At some point in the fairly distant past, it has been externally rendered. This has weathered down and is quite easy...
Forum: France
May 4th 2012, 2:02 am
Replies: 1,515
Views: 307,514
Posted By ruffecandready

Re: Introduction Thread (Somewhere to say Hi)

Hello! My wife is in the process of buying a property near Ruffec and she has promised to let me tag along as long as I don't make too much of a mess. We both work in advertising/pr but are quite...
Forum: France
May 4th 2012, 1:53 am
Replies: 15
Views: 6,577
Posted By ruffecandready

Here we come!

Afternoon all! We have had an offer accepted on a house near Ruffec (16) and will be moving by degrees. We would be delighted to hear from anyone in the area with tales to tell, recommendations to...
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