Roof Problems Get Worse - The sorry end to a sagging roof
In the previous blog we talked about a soundly constructed house with a sagging roof was a ...
Roof Problems
A typical house in central Portugal with a typical roof problem. I often notice this house in Ansiao. The roof is displaying almost all...
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This house design is very popular. It can be built in stone or rendered or a mixture of both. The house has 3 ...
What makes a particular house ideal for refurbishment ?
This question “What makes a particular house ideal for refurbishment?“ must be asked of our t...
Curved Stone Staircase
Curved Stone Staircase Our clients often look back at the original photographs of their homes in Portugal and compare them to ...
Choosing tiles from 2,000 kilometers away from Portugal?
Our clients often start off concerned that they won’t be in control of their refurbishment ...
The style of how your property is refurbished is entirely up to you. Rustic traditional or modern?
Many of our clients want to retain the character o...
Before and after
Before and after Just what can you make from an old ruined house? Obviously the answer has a lot to do with how much money you have ...
Why have an outside dining room?
An outside dining room is a very foreign concept for us British people. However here in Portugal where a kitchen sep...
Pool Problems
Glass mosaic tiles are very attractive come in a vast range of colours, sizes, textures. Truly something for everyone’s taste. They are...
Wet Rot and Rising Damp are surprisingly common in old houses around Central Portugal.
Wet Rot is easily identified and distinguished from Dry Rot b...
Most Portuguese homes have an open fire.
The fire places are attractively built in local limestone. Unfortunately they suffer from being what they a...
Refurbishing your swimming pool
Problems with leaks, your glass tiles falling off or your pool paint not lasting the summer.
Whether it's for a bran...