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Notes from the sites
Notes from the sites: what decides a budget, what goes wrong, and what we do about it.
Energy retrofit: what actually works in old buildings
Insulating an old building like a new one is the most expensive way to create damp. The physics has to come before the product.
3 min read →1 November 2026Choosing a carpenter in the Alps: the questions that matter
The difference between a good joiner and a catalogue is not the wood. It is what happens at the junctions.
3 min read →1 November 2026A new kitchen: the 3D plan, the lead times, the traps
Most kitchen disappointments come from a plan drawn on a catalogue rather than on the actual walls.
3 min read →1 November 2026Snow clearing: what falls to the owner, what falls to the council
The boundary is not the gate. It is the limit of the property — and on that boundary, an uncleared path becomes the owner’s liability.
3 min read →1 November 2026Clearance after a death: what the notary expects
The clearance is the last task in a succession and the one families postpone. Done in the right order, it takes two days instead of two months.
3 min read →1 November 2026Works in a co-ownership: approvals, hours and common areas
A flat renovation in a building is never private. Here is what is asked, what must be voted on, and how a site stays acceptable for the neighbours.
3 min read →1 November 2026Renovating a 1970s chalet: where to start
Most chalets from that decade share the same defects. The order in which you fix them decides whether the renovation works or traps moisture in the frame.
3 min read →1 November 2026What drives the cost of an apartment renovation in Sallanches
A price per square metre answers a question nobody asked. Here is what actually moves the budget — and how to compare two quotes honestly.
3 min read →A question we have not covered?
Ask it: we answer about your project, not in generalities.