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...
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...
We may not all have the charisma to carry of the "Grand Entrance" when entering a room but we certainly can have a Grand Entrance when it comes to des...
Every year we are called out to a couple of rescue jobs where good intentions and poor DIY skills have come unstuck.
There are usually a range of tas...
Replacing a timber roof in Portugal.
These pictures guide you through the process.
There are many insulation product available in Portugal some take...
We had a very nice afternoon out today enjoying the Medieval Fiesta of Penela. It quite an event with hundreds of local people involved. In the organ...
It occurred to me recently while talking to a client about gates that the Portuguese terms used when talking about gates are not part of our normal Po...
We are often asked what types of damp can affect my home in Portugal ?
The three kinds of damp that you hear the most about are rising damp, penetrat...
This heavy rain and high winds that we are currently experiencing may be the worst for 80 years but they do show up all the short comings that our bel...
Regarding the always thorny subject of sewerage treatment.
I describe it as thorny because it always involves upheaval and cost. Heres an explanation...
Two of the “Top 3 Problems” that people searching this blog appear to have is “damp walls in stone houses” and “how do I insulate stone walls”
Hardly...
Damp Walls Portugal
Its inevitable at this time of year (October, November) that we regularly receive torrential rain storms depositing three to six ...