November 2012 - The Castelo Blog

3 Bed Bungalow

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build November 29, 2012 0 comment

Purchase "off plan" this detached 3 bed bungalow with 2 bath in one acre of land [caption id="attachment_1076" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Off p...

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Low cost refurbishment in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 28, 2012 0 comment

Everyone wants to know how you can carry out a Low cost refurbishment in Portugal Its easy, but you have to buy the right property in what is the ult...

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Exterior Paint in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment November 27, 2012 0 comment

Exterior Paint in Portugal Most people want to keep their Portuguese properties in good condition, attractive and well maintained. It could be the in...

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sagging or cracked boarded ceiling

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 27, 2012 0 comment

You have been looking at a property in Portugal for a while, you know ALL the internet sites, magazines and watch property programs on the TV. You ...

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Recipe for Jeropiga

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in How to . . ., Living in Portugal, Uncategorized November 27, 2012 0 comment

Recipe for Jeropiga Liquid winter warmth in a glass Recipe for Jeropiga :- Ingredients to make 20 liters of Jeropiga: 30 Bottles ! 15 Liters of you...

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Tiling external patios, terraces and verandas

Tiling external patios, terraces and verandas I was looking at ways of protecting the tiling and natural stone that we are going to lay on a large fi...

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Mud bricks, sun dried bricks made from earth and water

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 26, 2012 0 comment

Mud bricks, sun dried bricks made from earth and water Occasionally we are asked to help fix the damp problems in an old house when we take a look ...

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House Inspection

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, Construction land, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 26, 2012 0 comment

House Inspection Ferreira do Zezere Lat/Long N 9.74. W .4.289 Main house Inspection Outside walls, Materials Stone, clay infill. Only a few short c...

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Why is dry rot a problem in old Portuguese houses ?

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 25, 2012 0 comment

Why is dry rot a problem in old Portuguese houses ? Although dry rot is a problem in old Portuguese houses its not usually the first thing that you n...

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Brandy making at home

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, refurbishment November 25, 2012 0 comment

Brandy making at home isn't illegal here in Portugal in fact we have refurbished a house which had a working still in it. We thought that we had bette...

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hand carved stone troughs and beautiful clay olive jars

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, refurbishment November 24, 2012 0 comment

Very often we come across beautiful hand carved stone troughs and beautiful clay olive jars when we are asked to demolish an old barn or house in rura...

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Wood Worm

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 23, 2012 0 comment

Wood Worm Refurbishing a house last week we removed a couple of pieces of wood that had been installed next to each other. The difference between the...

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Keeping out the rain and rising damp is a very common task in the old houses of Central Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm November 20, 2012 0 comment

Keeping out the rain and rising damp is a very common task in the old houses of Central Portugal We get lots of practice in solving the problem of da...

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window, stone wall, opening window, knocking window through

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment November 5, 2012 0 comment

Window, in stone wall, opening window knocking window through or cutting windows into rendered stone work makes it easier to hide them. In a pointed ...

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