We need a gate and gate posts to finish securing the garden to stop the dogs escaping. We took advice where was a good place to go to buy them. Off we went to a local merchant called V&M and asked how much would two gates of 2m each in wood cost? We were really looking for something simple like a 5 barred field gate to be honest, but apparently the French don't do them. The lady said that she would get a price for us and email us, but the pillars to go either side - they don't do wooden gate posts either apparently - would be 450 euros. At the current exchange rate that's about £350. We thought that was expensive, but when we got the quote for the gate we were..... absolutely gobsmacked!
They didn't do them in 2m, only 1.5m and the cost.....
1540 euros/approximately £1200!
And it doesn't include the handles, hinges or bolts either.
So to put in a simple wooden gate and a pair of stone gate posts would cost us well over £1500!!!
Guess what, we didn't buy them. We're now looking at shipping something over from the UK! I'll keep you posted!
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