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...
If you are interested in buying an older home there are 5 things to remember which will help you in finding the perfect renovation property in Portuga...
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...
As we are in the autumn rainy season here in Portugal we are often asked by frustrated clients to help them solve the problem of sewerage systems that...
Wow we had some rain last night.
We are experiencing the autumn rains which appear every year around October/November. Thankfully we have equipped ou...
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...
When we think about autumn many people dread the heavy rains that accompany the change from hot dry days of the Portuguese summer to the cooler, more ...
It can be a huge gamble when you are buying a property particularly for the first time in a foreign country.
How do you know what to look out for whe...
Replacing a timber roof in Portugal.
These pictures guide you through the process.
There are many insulation product available in Portugal some take...
We often receive questions about building permission and planning processes/rules here in Portugal.
We recently received this list of questions which...