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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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Cold and Damp in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems May 13, 2015

The warm weather here in Portugal is amazing. Rarely too hot and rarely to cold AS LONG AS you have made adequate provision to keep your home warm an...

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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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Treasure Island Vs Solar Island

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, Construction land, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment May 12, 2015

You have heard of Treasure Island right? What about Solar Island ? One is a fun read and the other provides off grid electricity in a package that is...

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Is your bathroom smelly not dirty just constantly smelly

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal April 26, 2015

A smelly bathroom is one of the most common things people complain about when staying in hotels or going to restaurants in Portugal. [caption id="att...

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earthquake

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, refurbishment April 26, 2015

The terrifying events in Nepal with over 2,000 people killed serve as a tragic reminder of the risks that earthquakes pose to our lives and our homes....

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Stone around windows and doors

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, refurbishment April 20, 2015

Is there anything that highlights a house as being Portuguese more than stone around windows and doors. [caption id="attachment_2804" align="alignl...

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Cold Winter Hot Summer

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, refurbishment April 14, 2015

Early April in Portugal and its getting warm outside. People are sitting out in the sun its 27 degrees with a warm wind blowing. The perfect drying d...

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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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Bathroom Questions

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, refurbishment April 1, 2015

Whenever we plan to fit out a bathroom there are always lots of questions and choices to be made. Take tiles for instance - Colour, size texture, til...

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swimming pools

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in How to . . ., Living in Portugal, refurbishment, swimming pool, Swimming Pools: All you need to know March 30, 2015

We had a client meeting today Pleased to say that they are very happy with our work and wanted to talk about phase 3 of their property refurbishment....

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Your ideal home in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build March 27, 2015

What is your ideal home in Portugal Many of us are seduced by large homes in even larger plots of land when we are house hunting in Portugal. We thi...

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Lime Render in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., low cost build March 27, 2015

Truth be told we don’t see a lot of it (lime render) in Portugal. [caption id="attachment_2720" align="alignright" width="300"] Render has washed off...

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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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