French Masonry for your house near the sea

CONSTRUCTION

Masonry

The accuracy and the precision of stone work constitute the spearhead of EPC.

The straightness of the elements and their perfect squaring allow to satisfy:

• the installation of tiling rigorously parallel to the front of the house.
• the absence of mortar filling for chaining perimetric or filling between elements of masonry, responsible for cracks in future.

Choice of building materials

The majority of constructions are carried out in breeze blocks with Optima doubling in insulation.

However, EPC can also suggest you alternative building material called monowall which is a partitioned red brick used for mechanical as well as thermal purposes.

Energy - Heating

The usual electric convectors will be quantified to you, but EPC may equally suggest you a radiant underflooring heating system with a temperature inferior to 28°C. This heating brings a high level of comfort on the floor itself as well as a uniform temperature in the room. It is also an energy saving system.

There exists various types of energy as an alternative to the French national network 'EDF':

• geothermics via a heat pump for your underfloor heating.
• solar energy or wind power for your daily use hot water, heating and swimming pool.
• wood burning store which is nowadays a good energetic efficiency.

Aspect

1. Tiling and earthenware tile: a vast choice is available at 'Aix carrelage' at 23 Euros/m2.
2. The completion of the 'rustic' coating usually chosen, reminds you of the Provence. EPC will carry out the colour of your choice from a catalogue or a show house.

Roofing

EPC offers you different types of roofing from the roof truss type to the traditional roofing in order to see the beams from your living room.

Long thrusts can be elegantly reached thanks to the use of the 'Lammated timber" technique which consists in sticking together strips of wood to make it longer and more resistant than traditional beams.