If you have bought an old house or apartment in Lisbon are you sure that you did enough detective work before you purchased an old house or apartment ...
The estate agents information will tell you that "the electricity supply is nearby and easy to connect".
You may have to take a large pinch of salt w...
External wall insulation systems are widely used in Portugal both for new build and renovation or refurbishment projects.
Many people wish they had i...
Render problems are very common in Portugal.
Cement, lime-cement and mud renders are used widely in Portugal virtually every home has some kind of re...
We were asked to take a look at insulating a typical stone house in Portugal.
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Many Portuguese homes are built with lightweight hollow bricks often rendered on the outside. It is usually easy to cut doorways or cutting an arch in...
If you are searching Portugal for a property to buy you will have no doubt studied many websites.
Found a region that suites your taste and pocket an...
If you are asking yourself how do I do a property survey? You have come to the right place and particularly if you are looking at properties in Portug...
Injecting damp proof cream Portugal
There are many names for it but most of us call it injected DPC liquid. It comes in the form of a liquid or cream...
In Portugal many homes have render on the external walls. Most homes have either cracked render or external paint that is in bad condition and very of...
Have Polished concrete floors had their day ?
There was a time during the last three years when a lot of clients asked us if we could lay polished co...