Water Water Everywhere

Our builder called us last week from France to say that the twelve continuous days of rain they have suffered has started to take its toll on our petite maison and that it is flooded out with rainwater because of the gaping hole in the roof, as can be seen from the photograph.

The worry being that the chestnut floor boarding will need to replaced if the water continues to penetrate the structure. Also the timber kingpost roof truss is being stained by the weather. We took the decision to carry out a repair on the roof even though at this point in time we aren't the legal owners of the house. However, we needed to protect our investment as our Compromis de Vente clearly states that the vendor cant be held liable for any deterioration of the property during the period that the Contract is being prepared .

As a matter of courtesy we obtained the permission of the owner through our agent Christophe. Unfortunately the work to repair the roof has been half completed as the heavens opened during the morning of the work. So once the rain stops, probably next week, the work will be completed and just maybe the flooring will have been saved.

 On the upside our builder told us that the views over the of the countryside is "stunning" when viewed from the tower scaffold, something we haven't seen as the grenier doesn't have windows at the moment. The builder said he would take some photos for us when he goes back up to complete the work. So when we get these we will post them on here. But for now we have posted what we have taken of the garden area