Cold Winter Hot Summer

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, refurbishment April 14, 2015

Early April in Portugal and its getting warm outside. People are sitting out in the sun its 27 degrees with a warm wind blowing.

The perfect drying day.

As the summer heat gradually turns up and up quite a few of us will be wishing that we had insulated our homes better because our homes are badly effected in a Cold Winter Hot Summer

I remember just a couple of months ago when the weather was decidedly chilly and wintry. People were contacting us with questions about insulating old stone Portuguese houses.

Those same cold old stone houses are now going to start getting very hot in the evening something that makes sleeping very difficult particularly for visitors.

We have heard people say that stone homes were like heat sinks which once hot gave back the heat into the living area. I personally have never experienced that. What I have experienced is stone houses which when heated by the full summer sun can feel warm inside and the uninsulated roof tiles store the heat and radiate it back into the bedrooms when you are trying to sleep.

We always insulate roofs. Even the roofs of our outside kitchens and Alpendre, sun shades so that they dont radiate heat and are comfortable to sit under even on the hottest day.

It is possible to make cool or warm even the oldest home in Portugal.

The first step is to have a chat with Castelo Construction

email info@casteloconstruction.com and we will get back to you so leave your phone number or Skype address

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About Castelo Construction Lda

Castelo Construction Lda are builders in Central Portugal. We have 12 years’ experience of working with and delighting clients in Portugal. Tel 00351 927168247 or kelvin@casteloconstruction.com If you need an English speaking builder for renovation or new build work we will provide free estimates, fixed prices and carry out your work to a very high standard. Many of our clients are not in the country full time so rely on our regular photographic updates and written reports. They are always surprised when they make inspection visits. New Construction and Refurbishment of Portuguese Property It’s exciting for both our team and of course our clients to mark out on the earth the site of a new home. We will have been with them during the design process and have spoken to the architect many times so we will be comfortable with what we are about to do. For many clients, this stage is a little daunting as it’s hard to see without experience just where the house is going to be in relation to other things on the property. Once the foundations are dug out the house normally looks smaller than they thought, As the pillars and foundation wall start to go you get a much better idea of scale. You can see with your mind’s eye the location of the kitchen, bedrooms and so on. Once the walls are up and the first floor is in place the rooms start to looks smaller again (something to do with the light absorbing properties of the bricks) once the walls are plastered the rooms look a lot larger and it starts to feel more like the home our clients imagined building. As the build progresses we are involved with many specialist subcontractors and it is our job the get them on site at the right time so that the trades do not overlap and time is not wasted. Once the roof is on and tiled it is traditional in this area to have a dinner on site. Everyone who is involved in the build is invited to share a suckling pig dinner with local bread, oranges and of course wine. This is a great way for the clients to enjoy some local hospitality and meet the craftsmen who are building their new home. We also invite the near neighbors so that they get a chance to see what’s going on (when the house is at a very basic stage) and it gives our clients a relaxed opportunity to make their acquaintance. As we always accompany our clients to choose, kitchens, tiles, bathroom fittings or whatever they want. We can help with translation and of course negotiation! As the house is coming to completion we always have them professionally cleaned so that when we hand over the keys it feels more like a home than a building site. 2 months after the house is finished we are back to check for any small faults that may need attention and of course we are available to help and advise should that be needed. Central Portugal builders