Expat to France - Maison Laurent

• Our Blog is relocating 6 years ago This way to Brèzilhac and Le Petit CinqMany thanks to all of you who have been following us since the first blog we ever posted in 2008, before we even left England.Escape to France followed our progress as we searched for, found and renovated what came to be known as Maison Laurent. Many of you...
• Nearly there ... 6 years ago Pool and terrace almost done - just the finishing touches to add; lighting around the pool, a little more hard landscaping and a few more plants, eh voila! There are brand new sun-loungers eager to welcome willing guests and a couple of huge parasols. Summer here we come!Le Petit Cinq is perfect...
• OPENING SOON !! 7 years ago You may recall Maison Laurent, with its beautiful rooms and wonderful, relaxed atmosphere. Well, we hope we have created something just as special in our new home. Brézilhac is one of the Razés villages, situated between Limoux, Carcassonne and Mirepoix in the newly-titled Occitanie region...
• Landscaping the gardens... 7 years ago There's still plenty to do but we are pretty much on target. The gite now has four walls and a new roof  and the windows and doors arrive next week. Tiling starts the week after, then, finally the outside will be rendered and we will be ready to fit the kitchen and bathrooms. By early May our gite...
• Progress... 7 years ago ...of sorts. New double glazed windows, miles or should we say kilometres of cabling for electrics, pipework for plumbing and reversible heating/air conditioning, along with masses of thick insulation (it gets cold here, too) behind all the new plasterboard walls and ceilings. All these things...

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