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Property Renovation Terms - A
abri
- shelter
agglomere - chipboard
aggrandir - to extend (ie enlarge property)
agrandisement - extension
alimentation - supply (water, electricity etc.)
aménager - to convert
ampoule - light bulb
antenne - aerial
ardoise - slate tile
a rénover - to renovate
a réstaurer - to restore
are - 100 square metres
artisan carreleur - tiling expert
artisan maçon - builder
atelier - workshop
auge - mixing trough
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Property Renovation Terms - L
laine
d'acier - wire wool
laiton - brass
lambris - grooved wood panelling
lamp à souder - blow lamp
lavabo - wash basin
lave-mains - hand basin
liege - cork tiling
lime - file
linteau - lintel
lisse - smooth
loqueteau - door catch
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Property Renovation Terms - B
baguette
- beading
bac - shower tray
balcon - balcony
bancaire - bank
ballon d'eau chaude - hot water tank
batiment - building
bêche - spade
béton - concrete
bétonniére - concrete mixer
boiserie - woodwork
bouche d'aeration - air vent
boulon - bolt
brouette - wheelbarrow
bûcher - woodshed
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Property Renovation Terms - M, N, O
maçon
- builder
maillet - mallet
manchon - straight coupling (plumbing)
manchon reduit - reduction joint (plumbing)
marquise - porch
marteau - hammer
méche - drill bit
menuiserie - woodwork factory
meuleuse - angle grinder
mortier - mortar
mortier colle - tile cement
moulure - moulding
nettoyant - cleaning fluid
niveau - level
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Property Renovation Terms - C
cadenas - padlock
cadre - frame
calcaire - calcium
cale - wedge
caoutchouc - rubber
carillon - door bell
carrelage - ceramic tiles
charniere - hinge
charpeniere - carpenter
chantier - building site
chaudière - water heater
chauffage central - central heating
chauffe eau - hot water tank
chauffage par le sol - under floor heating
chaux - carbonate of lime
cheminée - chimney
chêne - oak
cheville - expanding wall lug
cisailles - shears
ciseau à bois - wood chisel
citerne apparante - above ground gas tank
citerne enfouie - buried gas tank
clef - spanner
clef a molette - adjustable spanner
climatisation - air conditioning
cloison - partition
clôture - fence
clou - nail
colombage - half timbering
colombier - dovecote/ pigeon house
colle - glue
comble - attic
commodités - lavatory
compteur - meter for water, gas, electricity
contre plaque - plywood
coupe carreaux - tile cutter
couvert - covered
crépe - stucco
cuivre - copper |
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Property Renovation Terms - P
papier
peint - wall paper
parquet - wood floor
peinture - paint
pelle - shovel
pépinière - garden centre
perceuse - drill
pièce - room
pierre - stone
pilier - pillar
pin - pine
pinceau - paint brush
pince universal - pliers
pipe à sortir - evacuation pipe
piquet de terre - earthing pin
plafond - ceiling
planche - plank
platre - plaster
plomberie - plumbing
poignée - handle
ponceuse - orbital sander
ponceuse à bande - belt sander
portail - garden gate
porte coulissante - sliding door
poste de soudage à l'arc - arc welder
poteaux - post
poussiere - dust
poutre - wooden beam
poutre apparent - exposed beam
poutre en fer - girder, RSJ
prise - electric socket
prise de terre - earthing socket
prolongateur - extension lead
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Property Renovation Terms - D
dallage
- paving
dalle - flag stone
débarras - box room
décapant - paint stripper
décorée - decorated
défonceuses - router
dépendance - outbuilding
délabré - dilapidated
démenagement - moving house
démeure - building, can refer to a grand property
dépendance - outbuilding
délabré - dilapidated
depôt de vente - sale room
détendeur - gas pressure regulator
devis - bill estimate
disjoncteur - electric trip switch
douche - shower
duplex - apartment on two floors |
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Property Renovation Terms - R
quincaillerie
- hardware shop
rabot - plane
raccord - connection
radiateur soufflant - fan heater
ramoneur - chimney sweep
rangements - storage space
rateau - rake
règle niveau - spirit level
réservoir - cistern
restauré - renovated
retraite - retirement place
revetement - surface
rive de toit - roof edge
robinet - tap
rosace - ceiling rose
rouleau - paint roller
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property renovation - E
eau
de javel - bleach
ebénist - cabinet maker
echafaudage - scaffolding
échelle - ladder
éclairage - lighting
ecrous - nut
écurie - stable
encadrement - framing
enduit - filler
ensoleillement - in sunshine
entretien - maintenance
eppaiseur - thickness
équerre - set square
équipé - equipped
escabeau - step ladder
escalier - stair
espace - space
espagnolette - shutter/window fastening
établi - work bench
étagère - shelf
etage - storey
etanche - water-tight
étau - bench vice
évier - kitchen sink |
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property renovation - S
sable
- sand
salles de bains - bathroom
salon - living room
sapin - fir
scie - saw
scie circulaire - circular saw
scie à meteaux - hacksaw
scie à ruban - band saw
scie sauteuse - jig saw
scie vilebrequin - ceramic tile saw
seau - bucket
séjour - living room
serre joint - clamp
sol - ground
sous couche - under-coat
sous-soll - underground
store - roller blind
store vénitiens - venetian blinds
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property renovation - F
faîttière
- ridge tile
fer - iron
ferme - farm
ferraillage - ironwork
fers à souder - soldering iron
fibres dure - hardboard
fil à plomb - plumb line
finitons - finishings
fongicide - fungicide
fôret - drill bit
fosse septique - septic tank
four - oven
foyer - fireplace
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property renovation - T
tamis
- sieve
tartre - lime deposit
teck - teak
terrain - grounds
terre cuite - terracotta
tissu - cloth
toiture - roof
tondeuse - lawn-mower
tournevis - screwdriver
tout a l'égout - main drainage system
tréteau - trestle
tronçonneuse - chain saw
truelle - trowel
tuile - roof tile
tuile à canal - roman tile (curved)
tuile de rive - edge tile
tuyau - tube/pipe
U V vanne - heavy duty tap
variateur - dimmer switch
vernis - varnish
vitre - glass
vis - screw
volet - shutter
volige - thin plank
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property renovation - G,H,I,J,K
garde-corps
- railings
gardien - caretaker
gazon - turf
gond - shutter hinge pin
gouttière - gutter
grange - barn
grattoir - scraper
gravier - gravel
grenier - attic
griffe - tile scorer
haie - hedge
huile de lin - linseed oil
inter horaire - time switch
interrupteur - switch
isolation - insulation
jardin - garden
joint - grouting |
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Property Renovation - Suppliers
Leroy
Merlin
Mr
Bricolage
Bricorama
Bricoman
Castorama
Point
P
Lapeyre
Cedeo
Bricomarche |