Comments on: Sand, sand and yet……….. http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/ A New Zealander with one foot firmly in central France, the other frequently in his mouth writes of life, the beloved French, property transactions and how to run a successful B n B and Gite business Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:22:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Chris Comley http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-143 Chris Comley Sun, 19 Aug 2007 11:53:32 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-143 Is it horizontal? Level? Our predecessors build a loverly terrace outside the french windows, room for two for breakfast (four at push) in the morning sun. And it's 100% perfectly level. Which means when it rains the water runs equally off all sides, and we get equal amounts of black lines and stains down the rendering. Oh how we wish he'd made it ever so slightly "downhill" so all the rain runs off one corner. http://www.laverrerie.org/photogallery/photo00011406.arl/imagepages/image7.html Can't blame him, he's good at concrete and tiles and stuff and did a perfect job, it wouldnt' have occurred to us until hindsight to aim for anything less than level! :-) Is it horizontal? Level? Our predecessors build a loverly terrace outside the french windows, room for two for breakfast (four at push) in the morning sun. And it’s 100% perfectly level.

Which means when it rains the water runs equally off all sides, and we get equal amounts of black lines and stains down the rendering. Oh how we wish he’d made it ever so slightly “downhill” so all the rain runs off one corner.

http://www.laverrerie.org/photogallery/photo00011406.arl/imagepages/image7.html

Can’t blame him, he’s good at concrete and tiles and stuff and did a perfect job, it wouldnt’ have occurred to us until hindsight to aim for anything less than level! :-)

]]> By: bruce http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-145 bruce Mon, 20 Aug 2007 09:52:25 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-145 We are fascinated with what appears to be the general attitude to water run-off, even inside the house! We had a big rain storm not long after we first lived in Provence, water started to drip down a couple of internal walls. We were told, don't worry, it will be gone tomorrow. It was!! We are fascinated with what appears to be the general attitude to water run-off, even inside the house! We had a big rain storm not long after we first lived in Provence, water started to drip down a couple of internal walls. We were told, don’t worry, it will be gone tomorrow. It was!!

]]> By: Chris Comley http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-146 Chris Comley Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:11:43 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-146 We get ONE or maybe two storms a year where the exact angle and force of rain and wind somehow gets water up into the tiles. From where it drips down onto the ceiling lagging, runs down to the corner, and drips down the wall. Last year it happened whilst we were there, we got a roofer up. He changed out about a dozen smashed tiles. Not seen a drip since - thoughy "yay" - then this year, with tennants in residence, we had That Sort Of Storm... It may be it just can't be 100% cured. We get ONE or maybe two storms a year where the exact angle and force of rain and wind somehow gets water up into the tiles. From where it drips down onto the ceiling lagging, runs down to the corner, and drips down the wall.

Last year it happened whilst we were there, we got a roofer up. He changed out about a dozen smashed tiles. Not seen a drip since - thoughy “yay” - then this year, with tennants in residence, we had That Sort Of Storm… It may be it just can’t be 100% cured.

]]> By: rowena http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-148 rowena Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:33:56 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-148 I remember that lovely terrace in St. Rhemy, and appreciated the cool evenings up there while hoping to get a glimpse of Elle doing the daredevil strut on the rooftop. How I would have appreciated it even more had I known how much effort went into the completion of it! I remember that lovely terrace in St. Rhemy, and appreciated the cool evenings up there while hoping to get a glimpse of Elle doing the daredevil strut on the rooftop.

How I would have appreciated it even more had I known how much effort went into the completion of it!

]]> By: bruce http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-149 bruce Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:47:03 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-149 Heh there Rowena, I thought you were somewhere between Le Marche and a Sicilian wedding??!! Heh there Rowena, I thought you were somewhere between Le Marche and a Sicilian wedding??!!

]]> By: rowena http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-150 rowena Wed, 22 Aug 2007 11:56:41 +0000 http://purelyfrance.com/2007/08/19/sand-sand-and-yet/#comment-150 I love how your comments are set up so that I can reply back by following the link from my email! We will be off shortly to Sicily...I just figured that it would be best to get Le Marche off of my post drafts as I am sure there will be loads to tell about Sicily. At least while there, I doubt that there'd be any opportunity for me to get the urge to stir up trouble in a bat cave. Only how much I was able to eat! ;-) I love how your comments are set up so that I can reply back by following the link from my email!

We will be off shortly to Sicily…I just figured that it would be best to get Le Marche off of my post drafts as I am sure there will be loads to tell about Sicily. At least while there, I doubt that there’d be any opportunity for me to get the urge to stir up trouble in a bat cave. Only how much I was able to eat! ;-)

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