Looking for advice on a multitude of projects

[Joyosa]

Hi all

I stumbled on some articles on heat pumps and thought this would be a useful group to join, to hopefully get some direction as possibly add things I have learned along the way.

We have been living in Rural France and have found it impossible to get reliable people to finish work, be it electrical, plumbing, building etc. Much of this is a language issue, but even for the locals, they have similar difficulties - so doing what I can, myself.

It is turning out to be quite a learning curve, which can be quite daunting as well as rewarding.

Anyway looking forward to the ride

[markc]

Good morning and welcome, getting reliable people is difficult in UK, rural France must be a nightmare.

the learning curve is all part of the fun and process of building

[Joyosa]

Very true, I found the same in the UK, but at least my level of English made things easier.

But it has allowed me the excuse to get lots of new tools

[SteamyTea]

Welcome.

 

Was there not a book about all this.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Year_in_Provence

[Mike]

On 06/03/2025 at 08:46, Joyosa said:

so doing what I can, myself.

A good solution, but France isn't quite as DIY-friendly as the UK, so be aware of the French legal peculiarities of the garantie décennale and your liability for vice cahé (latent defects).

[Joyosa]

On 08/03/2025 at 22:54, Mike said:

A good solution, but France isn't quite as DIY-friendly as the UK, so be aware of the French legal peculiarities of the garantie décennale and your liability for vice cahé (latent defects).

Good to know. Hopefully my fixes are not defective

[Joyosa]

On 06/03/2025 at 19:20, SteamyTea said:

Welcome.

 

Was there not a book about all this.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Year_in_Provence

The funny thing is that the book could have been written yesterday, as nothing seems to have changed.

[SteamyTea]

35 minutes ago, Joyosa said:

The funny thing is that the book could have been written yesterday, as nothing seems to have changed.

We lived in Provence in the 70's and early 80's.

It could have been written then as well.  The real horror though, is that older men still wear 'budgie smugglers' on the beaches.

Edited 4 hours ago by SteamyTea

[Joyosa]

1 hour ago, SteamyTea said:

We lived in Provence in the 70's and early 80's.

It could have been written then as well.  The real horror though, is that older men still wear 'budgie smugglers' on the beaches.

Not a pretty sight. We have an old guy round here, in his 80's, still wearing leather trousers and platform soles