Late September. It is that time of year again in Portugal when the walnuts are ready for picking and the rainstorms come with a vengeance. Not normall...
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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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...
You could call this our dodgy bumper Christmas collection of bad building work
Each year we are invited to provide estimates for refurbishment, remod...
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...
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 ...
I had a question from a person having a house built in the south of Portugal. We are asked similar questions to this on a regular basis so I thought I...
To understanding why your house is damp what is it that you need to know ?
The FOUR things that you need to make your house comfortable and a pleasur...