Ca commence avec les surprises

I met the team on Thursday 28th January: Mr D, Mr M and his son who is doing the electric (M&M) and the painter and the plumber. We shook hands, went over quotes, over the schedule, cracked a few jokes about the general strike in France on that day (hahaha), and I rounded off this merry meeting by signing a few deposit cheques. The next day, M&M and Mr D. came by again and we got a nice surprise. There is no need to redo the insulation of the house! What we found was two thick layers of polysterene (complete with cavity). Now it is not the "greenest" material and possibly not the best insulant however it would be silly to destroy something that is in good condition and works satisfactorily. Although i am saving a substantial amount, it is disappointing to abandon the idea of the super insulation of hemp (Laine de Chanvre)...