Horizons Vendeens

This week, how can we see that works have been going on in the “Horizons vendéens” for the gites and the interior pool? The answer cannot be categorical because craftspeople work hard on both sides:

• tiles on the floor are almost finished in the gite 2 “la gentilhommière”, where only remain any seals to do.

• works in the pool, with the white strengthened covering and the beginning of the water filling.

Today, I prefer showing you the pool… the next post will relate you the tiles of the gite.

So if you come into the pool space by the door -oly reserved for the gite 1 “l’hosterie”- you can see hereafter this:

So if you come into the pool space by the door -oly reserved for the gite 2 “la gentilhommière”- you will see this:

Please wait once week more before diving in the pool, just on one hand, to have the pool entirely filled with water and on the other hand, to warm water.

For further details on the gites and the interior pool, let us know:

• either by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

• or by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

I have forgotten to mention you a craftsman -who will work for us in the next few weeks- in our partners’ details for the restoration of the gites and the pool.

In order to secure the mezzanine, we needed getting a banister, and to keep the character of this gite, we should appeal a craftsman working with the wrought iron. Indeed, a banister made of another material could alter the character of the house. Moreover, the wrought iron has the advantage of not warping in time and of being thougher, compared with wood for example.

The chosen company is l’ACMIF; with this following link (http://acmif.com/), you can see its abilities, skills and works.

Before the banister will be in the gite, you can find below a sketch:

For any further details about the gites and the interior pool, let us know with:

• contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

• or by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

For the gite 2, “la gentilhommière”, we have been waiting impatiently for the works of cleaning out the walls so that we have been able to get a more precise idea of this gite. Indeed, it has been hard since almost 1 year to imagine this stone building, from ruin to a residential “use”. Unfortunately, weather did not help us today for the photos…

The front façade of the gite “La gentilhommière:

The gable end wall of the gite:

For further details about the gites and the interior and common pool, let us know your requirements:

• by email: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

• by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

As explained in the previous posts, the wall built in breeze blocks in the front façade of the 2nd gite had to be covered with stones in order to have the original look of these old stone buildings. This work has required patience for everyone: for the stoneworkers, for the craftspeople working after the stoneworkers, and also to us;

Indeed, we was eager to see this wall finished; finished in order to clean out the stones and most of all, to take photos for the website.

If all goes well, the coating and the cleaning out the stones of this gite should be done before the end of this week… in the meanwhile, let’s see the development of this wall with photos:

For any details about gites and/or the pool, dot not hesitate to contact us:

• either by mail: contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

• or by phone: 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

Just few words to confirm you that the gite 1 has really 3 bedrooms, so can sleep 6 persons. But with my previous post “what about bedrooms in the 1st gite“, photos have shown you only 2 bedrooms for this gite. An explanation shoul be required…

As works go on in the both gites, we need space to stock plants and also furniture -beds, wardrobes, sofas, households appliances…- for both gites, and the mere room, which was available and spacious enough -19m²- and also was able to be closed to avoid dust and any risk to damage furniture, was the 1st bedroom.

After having shown photos in the mezzanine, we can follow our visit towards bedrooms -upstairs- in this gite 1. Furniture and wrought iron beds  are now available, just wait and see the decorating and to make beds in order to welcome tourists…

Bedroom 2 with the 2 single beds:

Bedroom 3 with the double king size bed:

For further details on the gites and the pool, do not hesitate to contact us:

• 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67

• contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

Works are going on the swimming pool place with the tiles:

If you need more details about the gites and the pool, do not hesitate to contact us:

• 00 33 (6) 23 00 13 67
• contact@horizons-vendeens.fr

Little by little, gites start taking shape! Before long, restoration works will come to a close, craftspeople make way for tourists…

Below, photos show you the screed in the gite 2, which has covered the heating floor and that has being dried since 2 weeks. One week more, the tiles will be put down.

In the gite 1, photos are more scarce but after these finishing touches, see below the ground floor of this gite, more particularly the mezzanine with its quiet spot -on the left, while coming up the stairs- and its space for children -on the right, above the kitchen. Now we should furnish this place but above all, secure it with a banister made of wrought iron.

For further details about gite and pool, do not hesitate to contact us either by mail contact@horizons-vendeens.fr or by phone -00 33 (0)6 23 00 13 67 

Soon, in the 1st gite, photos will show you the kitchen, that will be ended in the following days…