Originally posted 2013-06-17 20:37:29. Penetrating damp is the result of water coming through the walls. Once you’re sure no water is coming through the roof by following the previous article...
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Originally posted 2013-06-11 21:48:26. Damp in your old house and how to deal with it. Part Two in a series explaining where damp in old buildings comes from and what you can do to combat it. Mos...
https://www.rodfleming.com/why-your-house-is-damp-and-how-to-fix-it-2/
Originally posted 2013-06-07 17:16:53. DIY materials for your house in France A good many incomers to France have no idea where to go to get the materials for their DIY restoration of an old F...
https://www.rodfleming.com/diy-in-france-where-to-get-stuff/
Originally posted 2013-06-07 12:19:52. Just about the first thing that everyone notices when they get their dream house in France, and I base this on an admittedly unscientific but extensive post...
https://www.rodfleming.com/why-your-dream-house-in-france-has-damp-walls/
Originally posted 2013-05-24 17:53:48. Everything Is Shut On Monday. Not for the French the quaint Anglo-Saxon habit of neighbouring towns staggering their half-days—or even taking half-days in...
https://www.rodfleming.com/in-france-everything-shuts-on-monday/
Originally posted 2013-05-23 15:17:59. “No,” I cried, and summoned up the best of my then limited French, “Cas d’urgence!” But this made no impression on the battle-axe, who shook her...
https://www.rodfleming.com/in-france-everything-shuts-at-twelve-part-two/
Originally posted 2013-05-17 13:38:11. One thing the guidebooks never bother to tell you about France is also one of the most important of all that you should know. In fact this piece of inform...
https://www.rodfleming.com/in-france-everything-shuts-at-twelve-part-one/
Originally posted 2016-07-30 18:45:38. In the past walls were rendered and plastered with lime. Lime is a truly wonderful material that can be bent to a whole series of uses, but as a render on s...
Originally posted 2014-02-18 12:54:42. Wood is, along with stone and earth, one of the principal materials used in the construction of buildings, and particularly older buildings. The principal v...
Originally posted 2021-01-08 11:55:56. Fifty-Two of the Best: Highlights from Rod Fleming’s World Fifty-Two articles from the popular site Rod Fleming’s World, covering Travel, Sex, Politi...