Selected aspects of a renovation project

The following are typical of the tasks and projects that you will need to confront as you restore your property in France. Each has an individual article with hints, tips and methods to help you, as well as some of the practical considerations you may not have given thought to...

• restore old beams
• replace the roof
• install a septic tank or microstation
• pointing and jointing a stone wall
• repairing colombage walls
• plan and install a bathroom
• plan and install a kitchen
• doors, windows and shutters
• add central heating
• move and add internal walls
• add an upstairs floor
• lay quarry tiles or ceramic tiles
• plan an electrical layout