Portugal is well known for its 300 Days of sun and it may be true. However we can have week upon week of continuous rain.
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There is something very adventurous if a little bit daunting about buying a plot of land in Portugal.
Maybe its that everyone wants to claim their ow...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
You could call this our dodgy bumper Christmas collection of bad building work
Each year we are invited to provide estimates for refurbishment, remod...
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...
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...
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...
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...