France calling...

[StephF]

Yes, excellent value! we enjoyed the experience a lot. I think the place we got taken too was very good as it was always so busy.

[Mattstrees]

Hi guys

My brother in law lives in Villedieu les poeles (Normandy) and struggles to get firewood, can anyone supply and deliver and what would the cost be?

[normandylumberjack]

Hi guys

My brother in law lives in Villedieu les poeles (Normandy) and struggles to get firewood, can anyone supply and deliver and what would the cost be?

 

PM me his details, thats where i live.

[StephF]

In Vendee (I know its not Normandy) 'chene Sec' , dry oak was 60e a metre (stacked).

Our client buys his at a wood yard and stacks into his trailer, the 'seller' measures his trailer to get capacity 1st, I saw cheaper, but it did not state species or wether seasoned etc, (50e).

[rupert w]

bonjour,i have house near Mauron and Menaec,will be back to Brittany in the new year.:thumbup1:

[rupert w]

that should have read Meneac,nr. st. mean le grand.

[Ty Korrigan]

Hi,

We are often around Meneac, lots of Brits...with no money mostly:sneaky2:

When your around, give us a call:001_smile:

Ty

[normandylumberjack]

Same here Ty, lots of brits, no money, trying to sell up and move back to Blighty.

[Ty Korrigan]

Yes, I have a few clients who are getting their gardens into order to help any potential sale.

Several have properties on sale for 2 years+

In general, we are 25-30% lower when we quote for Brits than French.

Still many here trapped on a lower income but also many Ex-pats scratching for a living off the back of other Ex-pats (builders, low income retired and dreamers) will turn to anything 'chainsaw' to earn a coin and as a result quote super low as they no real idea...

Fortunately, the French represent an ever increasing part of our turnover so although the Brits turn a coin for us we are not wholey dependant on them.

We tend to get the jobs the 'others' can't do, more technical tree work and bigger jobs with more waste to process.

Brits cost more as they are further away and our margin is lower but for now, we will continue to court the Ex-pat euro.

Ty

[normandylumberjack]

I get a lot of calls for over grown garden clearance, from those that have let their garden and land go, while their property is for sale, often 2-5 years of willow and scrub, and ask if i would do it in return for the firewood from it. The first one i thought was a chance, but have had several others, and the odd thing is they seem to get someone desperate enough off angloinfo to do it on those terms. desperate times for many methinks, and i dont see an end in sight for them.