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Building works Travaux de construction

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Here you will find photos of all kinds of building works including:-  Re-builds, New builds, Knock throughs, Decorative stone work, Block work, Structural works.... ~  . Ici, vous trouverez des photos de toutes sortes de travaux de construction, y compris: - reconstruit, nouvelles constructions, les ouvertures, travail de la pierre décorative, travail en parpaings, travaux structurels ....

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Extension, underground summer room & Barn conversion dept 16

For this project Initial works were to create an extension leading to an underground room with a roof terrace above the existing kitchen. Unfortunately the kitchen was not going to be strong enough to support the new concrete floor so we had to demolish and reconstruct. Also we had to dig into the hill to create the underground room. This turned out to be solid rock so larger equipment was needed. More photos to be uploaded as we progress.

View of the

Main house, extension & underground summer room


from the north

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View of the

Main house, extension & underground summer room

from the south

 

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Roof terrace for

Main house, extension

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Roof for

underground summer room

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Gite complex


Old french farmhouses to be converted to 2 gites, with barns at the rear converted to roof terraces.

Replace roof.

Take down south west side gite as structually unsound.

Rebuild  south west Gite


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North west Barn >

Family room & roof terrace

Roof removed.
Floors excavated, membrane, insulation, steel & concrete. 
Outer wall demolished as unsafe.
New footing excavated and wall rebuilt. 
Structural wall built and backfilled with concrete to reinforce south west gite.

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North east side Barn/ Garage & Roof terrace

Roof removed.
Floors excavated, membrane, insulation, steel & concrete. 
Outer wall demolished as unsafe.
Tops of walls prepared for ringbeam then beams ready for concrete.


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To be continued...

 

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The project below included 2 barns to be demolished, leaving a perimiter wall to be caped off and re-constructed where a section had collapsed before the barn was demolished. The rear corner of another barn needed to be taken down then re-constructed. Also 2 out buildings had new roofs plus the one of the houses. You will find these on the roofing page in the horizon 12 section. A 3rd barn was also taken down by a controlled demolition, carefully taking down the structure bit by bit. A perimeter wall remained for a private courtyard with a flat roof constructed over the old cattle shed area.

Le projet ci-dessous comprenait 2 granges à démolir, laissant un mur d'enceinte à recouvrir et à reconstruire là où une section s'était effondrée avant la démolition de la grange. Le coin arrière d'une autre grange devait être démonté puis reconstruit. De plus, 2 bâtiments extérieurs avaient de nouveaux toits plus celui des maisons. Vous les trouverez sur la page roofing dans la rubrique horizon 12. Une 3ème grange a également été démontée par une démolition contrôlée, démontant la structure petit à petit avec précaution. Un mur d'enceinte subsistait pour une cour privée.

Chabanais dept 16 Demolition & re construction

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Leisignac Durand   dept 16   Renovation

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Saint Christophe 


dept 16  


New build

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Aunac


dept 16


Extension

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Cherves-Châtelars


dept 16


Barn rebuild

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Cherves-Chatelars


dept 16


Barn conversion

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Piégut-Pluviers dept 24  Bread oven transformation

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Raised Lintel

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Window and Door Openings

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Window openings

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Stone work

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