Maison Sept, St Martial De Viveyrols Dordogne

04/05/2023

A few poppies in front of la maison...

28/06/2022

now some pictures of inside including first pics of lime rendering which is still drying.....takes a while to dry.....

28/06/2022

June 2022 We finally start on the lime rendering. House is still in good shape.......Minor issue with the barn, may have to change shape.....all part of the process....

25/03/2021

more of the house, animal friends and nearby area

25/03/2021

some more pictures from last year, exciting developments in progress this year.........😎

13/09/2020

To celebrate completion of drainage channel for front drainpipe, I put some of the nice white stones that we have here in front of the back gate.... And then proceeded to start clearing the wilderness at back of the garden.... Tomorrow I take it to another level.... Watch this space!

12/09/2020

Have given the cart a clean, only minor repair needed and a paint job.... And a big horse!

12/09/2020

Anyone for table tennis?

07/09/2020

Spent a day on this.... Think it's an improvement...

04/09/2020

29/08/2020

Facebook is confusing me.... I will continue to download pictures as they happen, will be a bit disorganised.... Like me.....

29/08/2020

Things still happening here... Will be here for a bit longer, finished bashing walls for the moment, now to concentrate on some other bits and pieces....

14/08/2020

Discovered a vintage cubby hole in the master bedroom near to alternative doorway..... Possibly a space for a candle...

12/08/2020

Discover way a new/old doorway, the floor plan may change again.....

03/08/2020

Fosse is now installed, first window has been revarnished, first pile of rubble moved, monthly market and one of the local sites of Verteillac....

28/07/2020

Latest goings on, now we have a digger in the garden, tree has gone.... And a view of the other side of St Martial de Viveyrols

24/07/2020

Two walls cleared of cement at last!

20/07/2020

Progress made on the new kitchen, all done with my beautiful assistant.

17/07/2020

Dinner at Chez Moran , just down a short bike ride away

17/07/2020

Back in France, putting Donald's old radio to good use....

01/03/2020

let's see if anyone listens.......now is the time.....

track by Q Shaq

31/01/2020

Bathroom looking good, anyone fancy a dip?

19/01/2020

Overhead shot....

19/01/2020

Maybe one day we will buy the field in the middle too....

11/01/2020

A small collection...... Bathroom is getting done first ugly wooden roof cladding off, ugly blue tiles off walls... Was a lovely day today, a view of side of house, the front after leaves swept away and a view from the front of the frost melting in the morning sun..... Is lovely here..... Back in England on Sunday....

06/11/2019

Jour deux

05/11/2019

Next stage for the walls, removing cement so that they can breath again.....

31/10/2019

We are back in the house next week, working on the walls, removing cement. Flashing on chimney has been repaired..... So nice to have a working roof!

12/10/2019

Welcome all to Maison Sept home page, Firstly I give thanks to Ma and Da, without whom this would not have been possible. This page is hopefully going to show the development of the Maison Sept project. It will take a lot of time , effort and work. I welcome your ideas and thoughts...