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	<title>Property Renovation</title>
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	<description>Barn and property renovation in France</description>
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		<title>About this site</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This website has been born from a series of renovation projects that we have undertaken in the south west of France during the past four years. During the course of our own projects - two house renovations and a barn conversion - we spent a lot of time researching methods and practices, and found several [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/about-this-site/61</link>
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		<title>Useful contacts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here I will provide some selected useful contact information. If you have a site that  you would like included here (on subject matter related to the content of this  website only) please let me know.
Renovation, home improvement and real estate resources
All French Services Advertising portal for agents and private sellers of French  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/useful-contacts/60</link>
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		<title>Repointing a stone wall</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Preparing the wall
First you will need to remove any existing pointing or render. This is best done  with a pneumatic hammer and an air compressor which is approximately 50 times  faster and easier than doing the job manually, and doesn&#8217;t leave you with  terrible wrist problems. The hammer and air compressor can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/repointing-a-stone-wall/57</link>
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		<title>Restoring stone walls</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See also articles on specific techniques for repointing stone walls, and materials - lime, sand etc - to use.
A pointed wall is dry, naturally well insulated, and provides protection against the  insects and small animals that will otherwise enter your house through the  walls. Old unpointed walls can look nice and rustic, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/restoring-stone-walls/56</link>
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		<title>Utility room design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The need for a separate utility room is often neglected when redesigning a property or doing a renovation. Yet this is one of the most useful, if least frequented, rooms in the house. Much more than just somewhere to put the washing machine, a well thought out utility room will prove invaluable.
What goes in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/utility-room-design/55</link>
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		<title>Planning your renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is commonly suggested that you should live in a house for six months without  making any changes before starting work. That enables you to get a feel for the  building, think about how the space could best be organised, and clarify your  requirements, and avoids making expensive mistakes.
The principal is the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/planning-your-renovation/54</link>
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		<title>Property surveys in France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You will already have had a good look around the property yourself. If the  walls and roof look straight from all angles and there is no sign that water is  entering the house through missing tiles, that eliminates the majority of  possible problems straight away. It is also quite hard to conceal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/property-surveys-in-france/53</link>
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		<title>SIRET numbers and building</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All enterprises registered in France will obtain a SIRET number at the time of registration. This is  a number that you can check to be sure that an enterprise is correctly registered and authorised to work on your property.
An enterprise must be not just registered, but registered to do the kind of  work [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/siret-numbers-and-building/52</link>
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		<title>Septic tanks in France</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A subject that all of us undertaking renovation work come to know and love  sooner or later is septic tanks, or &#8216;fosse septique&#8217; as they are known in  France. As someone who has paid for two at the same property, I recommend you  budget for this in your initial calculations.
During the last [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/septic-tanks-in-france/51</link>
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		<title>Roof renovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Roofs are big and expensive, but you knew that already. The roof will almost  certainly be the largest single expense in a building or renovation project.  This is largely simply because of the size - roughly 20 - 50% more than the  &#8216;habitable space&#8217; area of one floor of the interior.
First consideration [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.france-renovation.com/roof-renovation/50</link>
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