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Too hot to sleep

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems July 9, 2015

Too hot to sleep is a complaint people often have on their first couple of days of a Portuguese holiday These sunny and hot days that we are currentl...

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Buying a house without mains water

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building Plot, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems June 29, 2015

Are you looking at buying a house without mains water in Portugal. Have you checked that your chosen property has water connected? [caption id="at...

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Now is the perfect time

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment June 26, 2015

It may not feel like it with day time temperatures in the 30’s however take my word for it NOW is the perfect time to buy and install a pellet stove o...

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Summer

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment June 24, 2015

Sitting in the sun (mid May 2015) with a cooling breeze wafting over the fields its is feeling like summer is on its way. A time of year that we like...

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We are experiencing the first real heat of the year

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, refurbishment, swimming pool, Swimming Pools: All you need to know June 24, 2015

Summer is almost upon us. It is 36 degrees and there is a real feel-good vibe in the air. [caption id="attachment_2851" align="alignleft" width="300"...

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Bought a house in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, low cost build, refurbishment June 12, 2015

[caption id="attachment_2844" align="aligncenter" width="640"] bought a house in Portugal[/caption] Here are some typical features of a Portuguese ho...

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Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal May 25, 2015

Have you seen these figures from the UK NHS ? Proof your home in Portugal against personal injury They are describing the first year of treatment cos...

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Polished concrete

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm May 25, 2015

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...

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The THIRD biggest problem in Portuguese houses

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems May 12, 2015

Here is the third biggest problem in Portuguese houses Heating and ventilation we have already covered Insulation and Damp in previous posts and comi...

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Dream property in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, How to . . ., property problems April 6, 2015

I am sure there are many people reading this blog post who are looking for their dream property in Portugal. Of course everyone’s dreams are differen...

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Green is not always nice

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, damp house, House for sale, property problems, woodworm wood worm April 6, 2015

While inspecting an old house recently for clients we came across this on the underside of this roof "Green is not always nice" [caption id="attachme...

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Castelo Construction

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, woodworm wood worm April 2, 2015

Castelo Construction. Helps people like you to get the very best out of your new home in central Portugal. Whether it is an old house that you want t...

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Planning

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment March 21, 2015

Many people moving to Portugal and intending to extend, refurbish or remodel their Portuguese property may decide not to talk to the local council abo...

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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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