# French Reno Diaries UNCENSORED Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906.md RSS feed: https://media.rss.com/french-reno-diaries-uncensored/feed.xml Official site: https://www.frenchrenodiaries.com/ Author: Rosie Ellis, Micala Wilkins and Sue Peake-Russell Episodes: 20 ## Resource French Reno Diaries UNCENSORED is your honest, no-fluff guide to renovating, restoring, and surviving property projects in France. Whether you’re a first-time buyer, a seasoned renovator, or just dreaming of owning property in France, we provide real stories, insider tips, and actionable advice to help you avoid mistakes, save money, and navigate your renovation journey with confidence. From understanding French planning laws and insurance requirements to choosing the right people for the job when you haven't got the skills, time or qualifications to 'do it yourself', you'll find it here. And if you like hanging out with us, you can join us in between the 'meaty' shows for our 'rants and bants' episodes - where we get everything off our chests, no holds barred! Hosted by Rosie, Micala and Sue - three women who, along with their partners and husbands run trade-related businesses here in France and have completed a fair few renovation projects of their own - expect honest advice, plenty of laughs and a few WTF moments. Get more French Reno Diaries UNCENSORED! Subscribe to the podcast on your favourite listening app. Find downloadable guides based on each in-depth episode and sign up… ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906.md ## Episodes - [Before you turn your French renovation into a business - the taxes, the costs and the exit strategy, with Lisa Clapisson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/before-you-turn-your-french-renovation-into-a-business-the-taxes-the-costs-and-the-exit-strategy-with-lisa-clapisson) — 2026-06-16T08:59:20+00:00 - [How to design and decorate your French renovation - without wasting money, with Christina Rougerie](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/how-to-design-and-decorate-your-french-renovation-without-wasting-money-with-christina-rougerie) — 2026-06-02T06:07:00+00:00 - [Don't buy that French ruin until you've listened to this — with veteran estate agent Dan Newton](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/don-t-buy-that-french-ruin-until-you-ve-listened-to-this-with-veteran-estate-agent-dan-newton) — 2026-05-12T06:07:00+00:00 - [Living on site while renovating in France - how to survive the dust, the chaos and each other](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/living-on-site-while-renovating-in-france-how-to-survive-the-dust-the-chaos-and-each-other) — 2026-04-28T06:07:00+00:00 - [Rants & Bants! (The one where the London brain meets rural France)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/rants-bants-the-one-where-the-london-brain-meets-rural-france) — 2026-04-14T06:07:00+00:00 - [Rants & Bants! (The one where we consider doing Bulgarian Reno Diaries)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/rants-bants-the-one-where-we-consider-doing-bulgarian-reno-diaries) — 2026-03-31T07:31:35+00:00 - [Do you really need a project manager for your French renovation?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/do-you-really-need-a-project-manager-for-your-french-renovation) — 2026-03-24T07:07:00+00:00 - [Rants & Bants! (The one where everyone's an expert)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/rants-bants-the-one-where-everyone-s-an-expert) — 2026-03-17T07:07:00+00:00 - [Women in reno in France (and why visibility matters more than ever)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/women-in-reno-in-france-and-why-visibility-matters-more-than-ever) — 2026-03-10T07:07:00+00:00 - [French Reno Diaries - Rants & Bants! (The one where the dream meets French paperwork)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/french-reno-diaries-rants-bants-the-one-where-the-dream-meets-french-paperwork) — 2026-03-03T06:27:00+00:00 - [How to be a good client (and get the best out of your artisan)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/how-to-be-a-good-client-and-get-the-best-out-of-your-artisan) — 2026-02-24T06:07:00+00:00 - [French Reno Diaries - Rants & Bants! (The one where Micala gets nostalgic about Burger King)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/french-reno-diaries-rants-bants-the-one-where-micala-gets-nostalgic-about-burger-king) — 2026-02-18T15:32:20+00:00 - [Planning a dream, not a nightmare: Everything you need to know about planning permits before renovating in France!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/planning-a-dream-not-a-nightmare-everything-you-need-to-know-about-planning-permits-before-renovating-in-france) — 2026-02-10T06:07:00+00:00 - [French Reno Diaries - Rants & Bants! (The one where Rosie slips on her Riot Women shoes)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/french-reno-diaries-rants-bants-the-one-where-rosie-slips-on-her-riot-women-shoes) — 2026-02-03T06:07:00+00:00 - [Why insurance IS worth the paper it's written on (despite what you're being told on Facebook)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/why-insurance-is-worth-the-paper-it-s-written-on-despite-what-you-re-being-told-on-facebook) — 2026-01-27T06:07:00+00:00 - [French Reno Diaries - Rants & Bants! (The one where Sue sticks it to the man who bought a village)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/french-reno-diaries-rants-bants-the-one-where-sue-sticks-it-to-the-man-who-bought-a-village) — 2026-01-23T06:07:00+00:00 - [The reality behind the dream: What YouTube and TV shows don't tell you about renovating in France](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/the-reality-behind-the-dream-what-youtube-and-tv-shows-don-t-tell-you-about-renovating-in-france) — 2026-01-20T06:07:00+00:00 - [Why budgets blow: The brutal truth about renovation costs in France](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/why-budgets-blow-the-brutal-truth-about-renovation-costs-in-france) — 2026-01-13T06:07:00+00:00 - [Our uncensored French renovation stories - and what we wish we'd done differently](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/our-uncensored-french-renovation-stories-and-what-we-wish-we-d-done-differently) — 2026-01-06T06:07:00+00:00 - [French Reno Diaries UNCENSORED - the trailer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-7634906/french-reno-diaries-uncensored-the-trailer) — 2025-12-27T15:16:13+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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