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Trade Secrets

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment December 30, 2014

We love to see the amazing transition in the photographs that we take during our refurb work transforming a property from hovel or ruin into a comfort...

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Oh my goodness our house is so cold

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, property problems December 22, 2014

Here in sunny Portugal we try not to think about the winter too much but even on a bright sunny day like today you know that as soon as the sun starts...

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What are these marks on the walls of my home

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, Portugal house for rent, property problems December 18, 2014

What are these marks on the walls of my new home they have been growing for a while. If you have black spot like sooty marks on the inside walls or c...

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Dampness in your home

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment December 18, 2014

If you have too much humidity in your home it is not going to be comfortable to live in or to invite your friends around to visit. No one wants to pu...

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Stone house how to keep it warm

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment December 17, 2014

If you have a stone house in Portugal and want to live in it during the colder months this is exactly what you want to know “Stone house how to keep i...

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Dodgy building work in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm December 15, 2014

You could call this our dodgy bumper Christmas collection of bad building work Each year we are invited to provide estimates for refurbishment, remod...

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Santo André das Tojeiras

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment December 12, 2014

Santo André das Tojeiras is a small town of only 747 inhabitants 25 Km from the city of Castelo Branco, Portugal. [caption id="attachment_2561" ali...

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Buying a home in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm December 9, 2014

Considering buying a home in Portugal? There are Three words which top most peoples list of home requirements. Mine would be Safe, Dry and Warm in f...

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Buying a place in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build December 3, 2014

Buying a place in Portugal Here is how not to pay “foreigner” prices. 1, Make sure that you know exactly what you are buying and get this from t...

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Finding the perfect renovation property in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment December 2, 2014

If you are interested in buying an older home there are 5 things to remember which will help you in finding the perfect renovation property in Portuga...

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How to keep warm in a Portuguese house

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, Portugal house for rent, refurbishment November 26, 2014

As we are in late November and you are reading this post you are obviously very interested in knowing How to keep warm in a Portuguese house. We do k...

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How to expose the original stone on an old Portuguese house

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment November 26, 2014

Usually the render on the external walls of old Portuguese houses is washed out and partly detached so it just requires some help with a chipping hamm...

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Dust on your wooden floor

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, property problems, refurbishment November 25, 2014

Strange dust? [caption id="attachment_2531" align="alignleft" width="300"] Dust on your wooden floor[/caption] It looks like fine dust but when ...

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Add some romance to your home with a Juliet balcony or veranda

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., low cost build, property problems, refurbishment November 16, 2014

Add some romance to your home with a Juliet balcony or veranda If you are coming to Portugal from cooler climes you may not really understand the nee...

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