The Loire Valley and especially Blois
Today we planned to return to the Garden Festival at Château de Chaumont but when we saw the number of cars in the parking lot we decided to go for a walk in the village of Thenay instead. After our walk, We had our first outdoor table experience since October – house-made ice-cream and cider …
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Now that the rotten beams have been safely encased in steel and the beams supporting the upper floor have been cleaned and treated, the next step is to make a new floor with OSB structural panels before redoing the roof. An efficient electric hoist is needed, i.e. one that is the right speed for someone …
Continue reading “Barn Renovation Stage 2 – Renovation de la grange 2ème étape”
The horizontal wooden beam is badly damaged in two places – behind the tree on the left and at the right corner so Jean Michel has prepared three iron reinforcements that will form an upside down U when in place. It’s all a bit tricky as the iron is a lot straighter than the timber …
We have found a great picnic table at an old washhouse in Chambon sur Cisse that we often cycle to in the evenings. We’re eating a selection of our homegrown heirloom tomatoes. Nous avons trouvé une table de pique-nique devant un lavoir à Chambon sur Cisse où nous allons souvent en vélo le soir. Nous …
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Our outiings at the moment are not very exciting – tonight we went to buy cable conduits and rebars. It was very eerie and golden among the sand bags though. Nos sorties en ce moment ne sont guère intéressants : ce soir nous sommes allés acheter des gaines électriques et des fers à béton. L’ambiance …
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Today Jean Michel started on the new window in our kitchen which should be 1 m 10 by 1 m 30. The bad news is that there is an electricity duct and a water pipe in the middle. Not an obstacle in itself but extra time-consuming work! At least the wall didn’t collapse which was always …