Renovating barns and houses in France

Property Renovation and Barn Conversion Projects in France

Don't miss our new 'property listing' section at property to buy in France - where you can search through properties for sale, including a lot of renovation properties.

The process of renovating an old property is interesting and rewarding. Transforming a derelict  house or ruin into your dream home, or a barn into a magnificent vaulted living space, is an incredible experience. But the experience can also be stressful, and the goal of this web site is to enable you to enjoy the pleasure and satisfaction, while limiting the problems.

 

The site falls into three main parts:

1) Information about general aspects of any renovation project, such as having a survey done, finding a property, finances etc. These items are listed on the menu on this page.

2) The 'renovation factsheets' section - this contains  information about the more specific areas of work involved, such as repairing a wall, laying a floor etc. If there is an additional subject that you would like to see covered in this section please let us know.

3) 'Real life projects' then looks at a couple of actual renovation projects, to see what renovating a property is like in the real world.

NEW: I have added a French - English translation of some common building words HERE

NEW: There is a lot of information on this site, not all directly accessed from the main menus, so I have added a sitemap that includes a summary of all the files, and what they contain, to help you make the most of the site HERE

Buying a barn or house for renovation is exciting. Don't let this site deter you from going ahead with your own project, that is not the intention. The intention is simply to make the renovation process more pleasant and less stressful.

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