Images will be updated as the build progresses…..
1. Images of the plot
2. Images from the visit to the builders
3. Images of the construction of the foundations
4. Images of the erection of the timber frame
5. Images of the installation of the cladding
6. Images of first fix plumbing and electrics
7. Images of interiors (and choosing them)
6. Images of the Landscaping and external works
Images of the plot
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- Good to see that the sheep still appear well!
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- The plot at Montemboeuf
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- View towards north facing plot
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- View of South facing plot
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- View to the north
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- View towards Montemboeuf
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- View of south facing plot (and sheep)
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- View South West
Images from the visit to the builders
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- Molly and Jess at Marandat
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- Les Garrenes
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- Molly and Jess at Bati Paille
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- Molly on the plot
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- Molly checking the sign is in its proper form!
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- Jess & Molly in Marandat standing by one of our walls
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- Tom & Molly in Marandat standing by one of our walls
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- Tom & Molly in Marandat standing by one of our walls
Images of the construction of the foundations
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- The new driveway
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- Building access
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- Stuart & Tom checking through the plans
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- What to do with the wood?
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- Stuart & Tom checking dimensions
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- Stuart & Tom work out the length of the house
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- Tom working through plans
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- Working out the best place to take in the view
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- Molly checking the sign is in its proper form!
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- Stepping the foundations
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- Foundations
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- Foundations
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- Pouring Concrete
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- Trench footings
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- Lafarge truck
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- Looking South
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- View looking south west
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- Blockwork south facade
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- Blockwork south
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- Blockwork looking east
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- Blockwork west facade
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- Blockwork north
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- Blockwork south facade
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- Blockwork north
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- Blockwork looking south west
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- The blockwork for the South facade
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- Our view looking South West
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- View and service pipes
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- Service pipes
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- Tamping down gravel
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- Service pipes and machines!
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- You can see the distinctive shape of the ublock here
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- Foundations looking east
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- No cracks in our foundations
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- Service pipes
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- Foundations looking East
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- Mesh & service pipes
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- Insulation
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- Polythene film
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- Slab panoramic
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- View looking SW
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- Molly and Tom check out view
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- olly and Tom check out view
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- Tom and Molly
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- Taking a walk on the foundations
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- Slab panoramic
Images of the erection of the timber frame
The walls
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- The house arrives
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- Unloading the house
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- The house starts to go up
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- Walls going to place
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- Walls going in to place
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- Getting to work
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- Unloading the house
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- Our flat pack house
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- Window frame arriving
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- Big crane
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- Bedroom and kitchen
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- Living room & sliding doors
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- Lots of tools needed for this flat pack!
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- East end of the house
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- East facade of the house
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- Beginning to take shape
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- North facade of the house
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- Taking shape
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- North facade of the house
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- South facade of the house
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- West facade of the house
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- French H&S!
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- Checking out the house
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- Tom and I at the site
The roof
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- Roof purlins south
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- Roof purlins
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- North facade
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- North facade
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- Working on purlins
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- Working on pavatex
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- Working on the roof
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- Working on the roof
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- Manitou delivering Pavatex
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- Van, manitou & pavatex
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- Machinery everywhere
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- A very unimpressed looking Molly
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- Molly pointing out the West facade
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- Working on pavatex
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- The north facade covered up
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- The roof is almost there!
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- The roof is on
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- West facade
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- From Chemin de Luguette
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- South facade
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- Molly, Tom and house
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- South facade in the sunshine
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- From Chemin
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- From Chemin
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- South facade in the sunshine
Internal building
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- Tom &Molly in the living room
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- Towards the living room
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- The roof and mezzanine
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- The roof
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- Looking to the bedrooms
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- Kitchen & Living Room
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- Tom and Molly in the kitchen
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- Molly learns about Pavatex
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- View from the living room
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- The roof timbers
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- Mezzanine floor and roof timbers
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- Roof timbers
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- Molly & Jess in the living room
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- Second bedroom to mezzanine
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- Master bedroom
The windows
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- Fitting the Velux
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- Fitting the Velux
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- View from bedroom window
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- View from the master bedroom
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- View from master bathroom
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- Living room doors
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- Living room doors
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- The view from the entrance framing the garden
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- Windows in
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- The new doors from the garden
Images of the installation of the cladding
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- The cladding starts
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- Cladding detail
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- Cladding detail
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- South facade cladding starts
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- South facade cladding
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- South facade cladding starts
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- Roof cladding starts
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- Roof and south facade cladding
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- The wooden ‘envelope’ facade
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- Shutters closed from south
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- Shutters closed from south
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- The house from the south
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- Closed shutters
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- Shutters and terrace from the west
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- The wooden ‘envelope’ facade
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- Close up of wall cladding
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- Wall cladding
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- The pergola from the north
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- Working on the wall
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- The wall is complete
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- The wall is complete!
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- The wall and timber cladding
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- SLM building the wall cladding
Images of first fix plumbing and electrics
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- Master bedroom
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- Master ensuite
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- Master bedroom
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- The framed view is getting there
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- Second bathroom
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- Living room
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- Kitchen wires
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- This is where our kitchen will be
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- Balcony
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- Living room
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- Second bedroom
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- view from balcony
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- living room windows
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- Second bedroom
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- Already in use!
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- We have a bathroom!
Images of interiors (and choosing them)
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- A walk around Leroy Merlin
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- Choosing floor tiles in Leroy Merlin
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- Choosing wall tiles in Leroy Merlin
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- Tom and Molly checking out tiles.
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- To laminate or not to laminate?
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- Comparing prices in Leroy Merlin
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- How much for a shower screen?
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- More double sinks!
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- Checking out the double sinks in Leroy Merlin
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- Choosing poêles
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- So many poêle to chose from
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- So many poêles
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- Kitchen hunt
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- Molly choosing kitchens
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- Balcony
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- Living room
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- White ceiling
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- White walls and ceiling
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- Choosing new floor tiles
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- The screed starts to go down
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- The screed starts to go down
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- Screeding around the staircase
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- Tiling downstairs
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- Already in use!
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- Tom’s brother getting to work
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- Boxes everywhere
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- Work on the kitchen begins
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- Bedroom 4 – Crime
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- Bathroom 4
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- The kitchen
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- View from the master bedroom
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- Bedroom 2
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- The ‘secret room’
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- The living area
Images of the landscaping and external works
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- Work starts on the terracing
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- Work starts on the terracing
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- Terrace
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- The north elevation
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- West view at dusk
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- South east view in the evening
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- South west view
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- South west view
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- North elevation
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- The front of the house
Images of Montemboeuf and surrounds
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- Montemboeuf Mairie
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- Montemboeuf Church
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- La Rochefoucauld Chateau
