Rid your home of Damp and Insulate

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment December 4, 2015

We have been known to bang on about how important it is to rid your home of damp and insulate properly.

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In the first year of being in Portugal many people we meet feel that its much warmer here than where they come from so cannot see the need for making these preparations before redecorating or refurbishing their new home in Portugal.

Later as their first winter sets in they start to feel that dreaded damp and find it hard to keep the house warm chilling them to the bone.

A quick dash to the home electrical supply shop and some shiny new electric fires will do the job. Only to find that the electricity supply (common in most Portuguese homes) is not able to supply enough electricity without an upgrade. So you sit there heating one room at a time and start to reflect. Is living in Portugal going to be how you envisage from your home country ?

Being cold and damp is common reason why people go back to their country of origin it kind of sucks the energy and positiveness out of you.

All of this is avoidable with a little forethought after all a fundamental of living happily is to live in a warm dry home – So plan for it NOW.

Here is a comment from the excellent AngloInfo Lisbon site.

“Anyone interested in staying in our three bedroom 170 plus m2 house in a small hamlet near Tomar. No rent just bills, wood, gas, internet, water. As anyone who has lived in this area knows, houses can be quite chilly inside in the winter. We have gas central heating but it does not come cheap. From 90 euros a month to 90 euros a week if you like to be really warm all the time.

But no rent, so if anyone was looking for a house to rent the bills would be equal to the rental or much less.”

Its all about how cold Portuguese homes are and the high cost of heating them and keeping them warm.

Talk to Castelo Construction about your damp proofing and insulation so that you can enjoy living in your home as you intended.

info@casteloconstruction.com Tel 927168247

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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