ALL the technical installations have been completely removed and built new with latest technologies and safety and health considerations:
complete new circuits : electrical, gas, plumbing, drains, heating
telephone & interphone, cable television, door phone with video and light control,
internal and external lighting, alarm systems. IT & Internet, cable and music Networks.
The façade has been sanded, rejointed and had a fungicidal and water repellent treatment.
All the woodwork has been treated or replaced (roof cornices beams plinths stairs doors)
All the floors and ceilings (but one in TV room) have been rebuilt.
All the plastering has been removed and redone Numerous lintels have been replaced.
All the window frames have been replaced, externally in black lacquered aluminum with thermal rupture. (No painting or upkeep) Double glazing has been fitted everywhere Exterior protection roll-up blinds on the northern side of the house. (groundfloor)
All the existing walls and cellar walls have been treated against potential ascending humidity (only present in cellar in old house) with permanent silicone under pressure injection (technology used in Channel tunnel against water infiltration).
All possible thermal and humidity insulation techniques used.
Sophisticated new technologies lighting systems
Electrical installations with extra large potential Mono and tri-phased installations Night and day counter for reduced rates.
Construction materials used of top quality, resistance and ecologically acceptable.
Optimal space usage: built in volumes everywhere lots of storage spaces.
Sophisticated anti-intrusion alarm system with direct external contact and double warning system 4 types of detectors and central monitor.
Outside lighting with time switch or movement detector.
There are protected electrical power points all around the house and in the garden.
Pipes have been laid from technical room to various places around the house for potential needs. (to draw other cables to outside places).
All techniques have been carefully studied in order not to create any disturbing electro-magnetic fields.
A complete geo-biological survey has been made before buying the house for location and external potential interference. The expert architect-geo-biologist has, during the refurbishing, eliminated various negative telluric currents with antennas placed adequately in concrete of floors. The iron rods in the concrete have been earthened.
There is also a fully protective lightning conductor installation
(controlled by licensed official agency) and a gas leak control system.
There is a water softener system and a water filter and several different circuits according to needs (5 different types of water supply in the kitchen: for plants, drinking water, fridge, steam oven, dishwasher, sink = as it comes for the plants / softened / heated with gas / instant electrically heated / filtered or not ).
Outside there are water taps all around the house (10), in the garage, in the greenhouse, at the compost boxes, on the windowsills, on the terraces, flat roofs etc
In all the rooms inside and outside there are masses (hundreds) of power points, some controlled from a central wall switch for decorative lampshades.
In the workrooms and some mixed use rooms there are cable / power / network liners everywhere (offices kitchen library)
There are 4 central fuse cabinets with 86 fuses in all and 7 safety differentials. The electrical cabling of the entire house has been made with armoured cables.
The major part of the lighting has been carried out in low tension (halogen spots) with either protected transformers (to avoid hazardous electromagnetic fields) or regulators.
Ancient moulded doors have been recovered, stained glass windows
« art nouveau » as well. All the doors with glass windows and internal
windows have been recovered or remade with original style lattice beveled windows.
All door fittings are in brass new or antique.
There are 2 TV / FM / Internet cable connections and 5 TV cable plugs in different rooms.
Telephone functions through a central exchange: there are at the moment 6 incoming lines 1 ADSL pro connection for Internet server - 2 ISDN 1 cable 2 Analog and 1 fax / alarm line in direct connection without going through the exchange.
There are 18 telephone connecting plugs and 12 telephones installed for access to different external and internal lines.
The Siedle front door control system + external visitors video control + 4 remote electric door opener and entrance hall light switch also has a magnetic door key system with adjustable coded data for safety.
There is a built-in music network to several rooms of the groundfloor, connected to the central Hi-Fi installation, with separate control.
There are 2 IT / Internet networks installed - one RJ45 10/100 Mb + Hub - one Coax cable direct connections.
