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Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal May 25, 2015

Have you seen these figures from the UK NHS ? Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury

They are describing the first year of treatment costs in relation to people over 65 (2011 figures) It is obvious that if you are over 65 years old you are not as agile as you once were so it is a good idea to Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury.

The sections listed give a very good guide to how you should proof your home in Portugal against personal injury.

Excess cold: £848m

Time to get that heating system sorted out once and for all. No more portable electric or gas heaters to trip over. No more heavy logs to carry in from the cold.

Falls on stairs: £207m

Steep narrow stairs or stairs with no riser (open tread stairs can be altered and made safer.

Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury,Casteloconstruction.com — **open stairs with no riser are dangerous**

Falls on the level: £128m

None slip (Anti Ripante) tiles will make your veranda, terrace and safer for you and the grand children especially in the rain.

Falls between levels: £84m

Are your banisters and railings up to the job. Can you clean your windows from inside the house.

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Fire: £25m

Popper, effective home heating, log stoves not open fires are the way to go.

Falls associated with baths: £16m

Strong hand rails suitable for bathrooms are quick to fit and can make a real difference. Bathroom seats also make life safer and more comfortable. Non slip bathroom floors are a must and while you are about it why not have some electric underfloor heating just for the bathroom it is bliss! on a cold morning.

Damp and mould: £16m

You can see it you can smell it and you can feel it in the air – So can your friends and family. Its easy to get rid of so who not do it NOW

contact info@casteloconstruction.com

Lead: £14m

If you have an older refurbished home check that the paint isn’t lead paint. If it is have it removed.

You may have come to Portugal for a safe and trouble free retirement. Now is the time to proof your home in Portugal against personal injury.

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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