Buying Building Materials in Portugal
You have found the place of your dreams here in Portugal and are about to set out and refurbish or extend your ...
Damp Portuguese Houses
People often tell us that they were glad that they had chosen to work with Castelo Construction. It’s very nice to be apprecia...
Windows and Doors
For applications separating a garage from a home Fire Doors are used these including high security doors “Portas de Seguranca” norm...
Pre Build or Refurbishment Checklist
Before contractors start work its a good idea to make a list of anything that you want keeping from the property...
Stairs, Staircase, Steps
Whether they are at the entrance to your property of simply to give access from one floor to another. Stairs are major eleme...
Reclamation, Recycling and Deconstruction in Portugal
I came across an article on the internet the other talking about "deconstruction" which intrigu...
House inspection Portugal
House inspection Portugal When you go and look at a property in Portugal are you really clued up on what you are looking fo...
Heavy Chestnut beams
Here in central Portugal the trunks of chestnut trees are often used as the main beam in a house. Usually they are built into st...
Swimming pool Portugal - equipment, going into a pool house can be very confusing and made more so if the various equipment is labelled in Portuguese....
What makes a particular house ideal for refurbishment ?
This question “What makes a particular house ideal for refurbishment?“ must be asked of our t...
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 ...