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Your ideal home in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build March 27, 2015

What is your ideal home in Portugal Many of us are seduced by large homes in even larger plots of land when we are house hunting in Portugal. We thi...

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Lime Render in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., low cost build March 27, 2015

Truth be told we don’t see a lot of it (lime render) in Portugal. [caption id="attachment_2720" align="alignright" width="300"] Render has washed off...

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Why choose to work with Castelo Construction ?

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment March 14, 2015

Why choose to work with Castelo Construction ? [caption id="attachment_2703" align="alignleft" width="300"] Before[/caption] It is a question best...

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Flashing

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, damp house, How to . . ., low cost build, property problems, refurbishment March 12, 2015

Flashing ? Flash Gordon, flashing blades and lightning flashes we have all heard of. The subject of today’s blog is “Flashings” most of us won’t kno...

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Doors

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, Security in Portugal, woodworm wood worm March 12, 2015

Having a house renovated or built from scratch allows us the opportunity to install new back and front doors. We tend to think about style first, the...

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House Renovation

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, low cost build, property problems March 9, 2015

House renovation is something that many people ask about. We have received inquiries and technical questions from the USA, Turkey, Italy Germany and ...

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New Roof

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in How to . . ., low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm March 4, 2015

Your house in Portugal needs a new roof what should you choose. What are the options and what issues affect your choice. [caption id="attachment_2683...

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Natural Wooden Flooring

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., low cost build, property problems February 25, 2015

Natural Wooden Flooring in Portugal Although ceramic and clay tiles are very popular here in Portugal there is still a place for natural wooden floor...

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Planning permission

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, low cost build, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm February 17, 2015

Planning permission in Portugal “Reality denied comes back to haunt.” ― Philip K. Dick, We work with clients from all over the world and very ofte...

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Buying land in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, low cost build January 15, 2015

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...

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Trade Secrets

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment December 30, 2014

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...

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Dampness in your home

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment December 18, 2014

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...

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Dodgy building work in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm December 15, 2014

You could call this our dodgy bumper Christmas collection of bad building work Each year we are invited to provide estimates for refurbishment, remod...

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