Living in Portugal

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Living in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, Portugal house for rent, property problems March 1, 2016

Are you living in Portugal and the coldest you have ever been?

Many people we meet socially tell us that their first year in Portugal is the coldest that they have ever been. For some reason they cannot get their house warm and dry.

This sounds so incongruous and exactly the opposite of what you expect when you come to a warm country. Certainly all those thoughts of outside dining, barbecues with friends and soaking up the sun seem a little fanciful when your teeth are chattering and your walls are covered in black mold.

Although the learning curve is steep It certainly did not have to be because with a little planning they could have spoken to Castelo Construction and chosen from a wide range of services from insulation, new windows and doors to get their home toasty in time for winter. Services like supply and installation of wood burning stoves, pellet burners and central heating.

Just think how nice that would be in January.

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If your house is damp we have solutions for that too.

Quite often in an older house the roof can be a problem in that it lets the rain in. We can re roof, re tile or simply patch your roof in an emergency situation.

We are here to help and our happy clients will confirm the quality of our work. If you are living in Portugal talk to Castelo Construction

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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