Building services, and property maintenance in the Allier, Auvergne, France

If you are going to employ my services then you will need to know a bit about me.

I am registered in France with the Chambre de Commerce to provide general building and maintenance work, so you can rest assured that I can assist you in many aspects of renovating and/or keeping your property in good order, and where necessary I will work alongside local artisans such as electricians, plumbers, etc. I can be a helping hand working alongside you, the owner, to help you keep costs down and work within your budget.

Before moving to France I successfully run a property maintenance business in the UK for 20+ years. Having bought our property at La Platriere I (along with my wife Jackie) spent the next 2 years involved in the major renovation, turning an old farmhouse into the beautiful cottage and Chambre d'hotes (B&B) in which we live in today. During this time I gained valuable experience of French building products, suppliers, plus a good network of professional enterprises to call on

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	Jackie and Andrew Diaper Telephone: 00 33 (0)4 70 67 94 26 ~ Fax: 00 33 (0)4 70 67 94 26 French Portable/Mobile: 0671962225 Email: info@laplatriere.co.uk Please note: We check our e-mails daily, so if you do not receive a reply within 24 hours please telephone as we may have not received your e-mail.

If you are looking for a property to buy in this region, I come across houses and barns for sale all the while and at all various stages of repair, from the rundown to the completely finished. So let me know if you are looking and I'll see if I can help you.

"Lynn and I wanted to let you know what a wonderful job you did in converting the upstairs of our holiday home from a barn into 2 spacious bedrooms, and that Lynn is especially delighted with the recently installed bathroom.

We realise that carrying building work for an absent home owner is not always the easiest task for builders, it requires trust on both parts and you never let us down.

Your ability to clearly communicate with us, as your client is a great asset to have; one I know other builders do not possess. We were thankful for the regular updates (and photos!)you provided. Your honesty and clarity ensured smooth progress was made in getting the house habital.

Lynn and I both felt very comfortable working with you (and still do - burt pipe emergencies etc). We could not have achieved our French dream without you, thanks again and we would not hesitate in recommending you to any fellow Brits looking for an honest builder in France." Lynn and Andy Parkinson, Nottingham, Uk

"I requested various artisans to visit my house to give me a quote for the work to be done, which was painting the outside of my house which was long overdue. So many appeared half hearted and really wouldn't complete the job to my satisfaction. Andy was the only one who appeared and was very professional about his work. The complete job was carried out with total satisfaction and I would not hesitate to recommend Andy to anyone needing his expertise. He is such a professional persoon in every way and gave me loads of tips on other matters too" Marian, Puy de Dome.

" Andrew Diaper did some works in our house, specially our kitchen: Restyling, restoring and painting the kitchen walls; Restyling and painting of the beams, window and doors, Electric works: new lighting and new plugs, Finishing works with placing of new modern tiles

Repairing of some electric heathers; Other outdoor work, Replacement of a outside door in the stockstorage. In the future we will trust on him for indoor and outdoor works. We can recommand his professional way of working" Greta and Jean Paul Leemans

Adress in Belgium: Kievitenlaan 20, B-1702 Groot-Bijgaarden, Belgium.Tel: 0032(0)497 55 55 93

@: jeanpaul.leemans@skynet.be

"I was always very pleased with the work Andy Diaper had done on my Victorian house in Bury St Edmunds. He organized and carried out damp proofing work, rebuilt a lean-to conservatory roof with expertise adjusting drainpipes etc. and responded to emergency situations promptly. He was quick and efficient and I had no problems with the work carried out. I would recommend him highly." Jenny, Suffolk, UK

"I have known Andy Diaper for over 20 years and during that time he has undertaken major and minor building projects. The biggest, most difficult and complicated of these was to build a room in my roof. This project was not straight forward due to the confined space and because a previous (do-it-yourself) owner had made such a mess of it! He built a spiral staircase and utilised every possible space for storage. I was delighted with the result.

He is reliable and honest – he always does what he says he is going to do and stays with a job until it is finished. In addition, he has a unique way thinking which enables him to solve seemingly unsolvable problems. I have no hesitation in recommending him." Mary, Bury-St-Edmunds