One Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Tiles

If you build a house in France, well, it is - at best - a challenge. Most of us have heard all about the delays, mistakes, builders going bust...blah, blah, blah...but, it seems to be true.
We have had many B&B guests, from the UK, stay with us while following up on their house construction. We've become more aware of the many difficulties people are facing with new construction and consequently we became involved in assisting our B&B guests through the building process. Our own experience in building, renovating, buying and selling homes in Brittany has helped us to help others.

About a year ago, Brian and Rosemary were one of over 30 couples that had a builder take their money and run. It was a terrible, long and complicated experience for everyone. And just one example of What Can Go Wrong in building a house. Or, in that case, what can go wrong with the builder.

But it looks like Brian and Rosemary are going to have a happy ending soon!

Brian and Rosemary have stayed with us often. We've had their 1,360 tiles stored in our garage since September and, hooray!, this week we're getting the tiles ready to move into their new house!

They have been putting a sealant on the tiles all morning and
Tony is quite happy to stop for cookies and a cuppa!

Rosemary looks satisfied with her work so far

and I think Brian is saying

how much he likes having his photo taken...

did I hear that right?

Will they finish today?

Brian is The Inspector...
will the last completed tile be as good as the first?

Here are just some of the
one thousand three hundred sixty tiles
piled up
ready to load in the van
and take to the new house.

I'm going to put my feet up now.
Their work is soooo exhausting!