Fully Renovated 4 Bedroom Detached House

This property has to be seen to be appreciated. We have completed the full renovation over a 4 year period ending in Feb 2009. The work included:

New Roof,

New Septic System,

New Plumbing,

New Electrics,

New Doors  and Windows,

Complete Internal Restructure,

New Floors,

Luxury Bathrooms,

New Kitchen,

New Wood Burner,

State of the art Kalirel Electric Central Heating. etc…etc… this list is endless.

Location:

Set in beautiful countryside south of Plumaugat and has exceptional; all round views. St Meen Le Grand 1 min Main St Brieuc/Rennes route 6 min Rennes and airport  30 min St Malo and coast 45 min Dinard Airport 35 min Dinan 20 min Major supermarket, banks, schools, bars 5 min

Exterior:

The property is detached and stands centrally south facing in a 1200 sq mtr plot. There are unspoiled views both front and rear. The house is cob and stone built and estimated to be over 200 years of age. It was originally two dwellings that have now been made into a single large residence and now has the following features:

New double glazed doors and windows. Complete new tiled roof with Tyvek breathable waterproof membrane.

Double layer roof insulation. Sand/lime/cement render to the front retaining original character.

Douglas Fir cladding to the rear with Tyvek breathable membrane to offer further protection against north facing weather.

Gravel and hardcore (170 tonne) driveway with land drains front and rear.

3000ltr septic tank system with pump and 25 m³ sand filter.

Feature porch handmade from timber and tiles.

New chimney flexi liner.

Outbuilding with new roof, concrete floor electric points and light.

External lights to both front and rear.

External power point.

External tap(full pressure).

Oak trees.

Interior:

The house has Kalirel Electric Central Heating and has been completely rewired with media (Telephone, Computer Network,TV,) connections to all bedrooms, lounge and kitchen ready to accept buyers choice.

Entrance Hall

Features Natural Stone Floor (Travertine)

Kitchen/Diner

A stunning 35 sq mtr room with Oak Shaker cabinets, island unit with power, 8 burner range, De-Dietrich dishwasher, Extractor, Space for Large Fridge-freezer. 4 Lighting circuits, Natural Stone and Oak Parqet floors, stunning views.

Laundry and WC

Situated conveniently off the kitchen the small laundry area has space for washer and dryer(stacked or French slim line top loaders side by side)The plumbing and dryer extraction are installed. The Separate WC has hand basin and wall mirror.

Lounge

30 sq mtr Real wood floor, stunning views, traditional ceiling and fireplace with Dru64 duel fuel fire place. New chimney liner and plate.

Ground Floor Bedroom 4/Study

Sunny south facing room with real oak laminate floor. This can be used as a study or double bedroom 11 Sq Mtr.

Landing

South facing split level landing with real wood floors

Master Bedroom (1)

Large traditional room 22 sq mtrs. Feature ceiling showing original A frame timbers. Inglenook feature and 4 lighting circuits including Chandelier.

Dressing Rooms

There are 2 small dressing rooms (his and hers) off the main bedroom

Ensuite

A Beautiful room with half tiled walls, integrated WC, full height vaulted ceiling with Velux. 80cm x 100cm shower with body jets and hand shower, Column tap and sit on bowl sink.

Bedrooms 2 and 3

Both of these rooms are double sized (2.5mtr x 4.5mtr approx) with full media wiring and stunning views one to the south (front) across countryside and one to the North(rear) to the Church in the distance at Plumaugat.

Main Bathroom

A luxury room by any standards, Whirlpool type spa bath from Swisspool Balneo featuring both air massage jets and variable water jets. Integrated WC, full vaulted ceiling with Velux. Double 80cm x 120cm shower with body jets and hand held features. Total internal area 155 sq mtrs

Rear of the property and out-building:

Often in France, especially with cob and stone built houses the rear of the building is left untouched. It is because of this that it is worth mentioning here that the rear of this property has been given added protection. The property faces south therefore the rear takes the brunt of the northern weather. It was because of this that the decision was made to add a secondary skin to the rear of the property that allowed the cob to breath and protected it from the elements. Thus adding a further level of insulation. The method used was to add skin of 25mm Douglas Fir cladding over a layer of breathable membrane and a cavity between this and the existing wall. Douglas Fir naturally repels infestation. However for peace of mind the timber was given two treatments and a number of coats of protective paint to ensure a long life. The result is both pleasing to the eye and practical.

Services:

Electricity:

The house has been fully rewired to a high standard. The supply is 18kw three phase (3 x 6kw) and is fully balanced to spread the load of heating, cooking etc. Many kilometres of cable has been used and over a kilometre of conduit is used to carry the cables. The house has two consumer units due to the extensive circuits all with the latest trip switches. The houses benefits from low peak electricity between the hours of 10.30pm to 6.30 am.

Water:

The plumbing and waste system is all new. The water is heated by a very efficient 200ltr hot water tank which is situated in the cupboard on the landing. This location was chosen to reduce the distance the hot water had to travel to the 2 bathrooms. The whole plumbing system runs via two manifolds which can be found in the en-suite cupboard. The top manifold controls hot water and the bottom manifold controls cold water. This means that all parts of the plumbing system can be isolated. Hot or cold for the bathroom, en-suite or kitchen. The hot water tank supply can also be isolated here.

Telephone:

Telephone has not been connected to the building. Internally the property is ready to receive a supply. There is a green underground conduit running from near the telegraph pole at the top of the garden which exits near the earth spike at the lower end of the building ready for France telecom to connect.

Potential Annex Extension:

When the original planning permission was applied for in 2005 there was also an application made to add a 6.75mtr x 8mtr annex to the west end of the property (left hand side). Permission was granted in August 2005 for this. We felt that the house was large enough and so didn’t go ahead with the extension. Whilst this application has now expired (current regulations give a 3 year time period plus an optional one year extension if applied for before the expiry date) it would a relatively simple formality to renew it. This annex could be used as a Granny flat, sun room, games room, office suite etc. This would add a further 50 sq mtrs to the external area to the property and as all supplies are present would be an easy addition.

Summary

This truly is a beautiful property that we think has been carefully renovated. A great deal of thought went into every stage. We did this during a period when we lived in France but have had to return to the UK so the house has been completed to a high standard as it was for ourselves to live in and not just a renovation to sell project. All of the rooms are therefore practical sizes. We could have squeezed more bedrooms in (The master suite takes up a total of 1/4 of the property) . We decided not to do this as we wanted all of the rooms to be a good size and didn't want half the floorspace of a room to be unuseable due to to pitched walls etc. We are reluctant to sell as we have given our heart and soul to the house but we know it will make a beautiful family home for a lucky family. Our family still live near the property so viewings are easily arranged. We have a few more notes that can be emailed to anyone interested however it is an 8MB file in total so may not get through to some folks.