Think of a number, double it.

St Paterne

So. The window/door/stairs man came today with his quote for the new front door and the stairs to the attic.

Ouch.

I drew in a sharp intake of breath and looked at Jon.

'Of course', said Monsieur D, 'I could do you a staircase for 700 Euros but it would be of a very poor quality and it wouldn't last very long.'

I translated, paused and Jon said .....

'Seems OK to me'.

It appears his mental ball park figure was a lot higher than mine.

We ordered the stairs and the new door.