Shopping in France

French stores seem to combine the role of diy and builders merchant - the range of oak (chene) products (windows, doors, flooring and timber) was good, as was traditional heavy iron (balustrades, decorative ironwork). Oh - and Facom tools at good prices.

LaPeyre

Generaly I grab all the catalogues Mr Bricolage, BricoDepot etc when I'm over there.

Anna Kettle International!

Cool!

Make sure they fit, first. We looked at French taps a couple of years ago. Prices were good, fit wasn't.

French taps tend to be supplied with tails ending in a 3/8" BSP female connection with a rubber washer. You can use a compression 15mm to 12mm adapter to connect to 15mm pipe. Just take off the nut and olive from the 12mm end and file the end flat if it has a sharp edge.

Roger.

Leroy Merlin are pretty big.

Bear in mind that all French taps are designed for high pressure feeds and do not suit all UK installations especially older ones.

Bob

I've seen a Bricolage shop so will dive in next time I'm passing

Not seen one of them yet but will keep my eyes peeled

not suit all UK installations especially older ones.

I have a lovely high pressure system at home :-)

I have a day off work tomorrow while the basecoat sets up so I will go browsing. It will be good if I can usefully fill up the van for the return journey.

Anna

PS 12degC, sunny, view through the hills to the Med from my bed (are you all jealous yet?!)

They may also come with C on the hot tap and F on the cold tap, which can confuse people.

Owain

M Bricolage is much like the UK DIY sheds. Castorama is a bit more professional, while still catering to the DIY market. Leroy Merlin are builders' merchants and tend to be on out of town industrial sites, rather than the commercial centres you will find the others on. There is also Bricomarche - part of the Intermarche (Musketeer) chain and usually near one of the supermarkets. That is also much like the UK DIY sheds.

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That's not warm enough to make me jealous and that is one reason I sold my place in southern France last year.

Colin Bignell

Same as pretty well all those available in UK sheds, etc. You have to search to find ones suitable for low pressure these days.

Just swap the taps, or the tap tops over, and you will have:

C for cold,

and

F for "F___!! That's HOT!"

When connected to a typical combi such marking is perfectly logical and is nothing to do with the French language.

C = cold

F= f*cking cold

:)

I thought it was "Cold" & "Freezing".