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The “old or new?” Dilema

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Construction land, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, Portugal house for rent, refurbishment September 4, 2019

For sure, both have their charms. Both have their positives and negatives. Old Property pros You can see clearly how it sits on the land - parti...

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Choosing a house in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Heating your house, Living in Portugal, refurbishment, woodworm wood worm June 26, 2019

Choosing a house in Portugal You’re ready to choose a house in Portugal. Sounds straightforward enough and you have certainly watched the place in ...

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Cold Plates – Electricians, Electrical laborers, electrical engineers

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal June 13, 2019

Cold Plates - Electricians, Electrical laborers, electrical engineers Electricians, Electrical laborers, electrical engineers. They all have one th...

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Cold Plates -Winnie-the-Pooh

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, Cold Plates, Living in Portugal, property problems June 5, 2019

Winnie-the-Pooh Today unannounced we had an early morning visit to our home of Winnie-the-Pooh. Not the fictional character created by English a...

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Condition of a roof or floor

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, property problems, Roof, woodworm wood worm June 3, 2019

People often ask about the condition of a roof or floor when they are showing us around their newly acquired home in Portugal. Woodworm problems! ...

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Answers to your questions

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, Roof, woodworm wood worm August 22, 2018

Here are my answers to your question. “I also wonder what general advice you can give us on a future thermal insulation of this house, not the w...

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Renovation on a budget

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, House for sale, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment August 2, 2018

Renovation on a budget - Low-cost renovation Low-cost renovation [caption id="attachment_2441" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Demolition of le...

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Rain pouring into homes

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, Roof December 14, 2017

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Cracked walls

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal December 9, 2017

Cracked walls [caption id="attachment_3475" align="aligncenter" width="300"] cracked walls[/caption] Horizontal cracking, vertical crack...

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Gas bottles

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, property problems, wood burning stoves. November 25, 2017

Gas bottles You may not have used portable gas bottles before unless you had a caravan or a boat. Gas is the most common source of hot water and coo...

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Bought a house in Portugal is the boiler is safe

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, Heating your home, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, wood burning stoves. November 20, 2017

Bought a house in Portugal is the boiler is safe Most people are so preoccupied with the location, views and the property structure when they buy a...

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Portuguese home warm in winter

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, damp house, Heating your home, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, wood burning stoves. November 18, 2017

When you are staying in Portugal for holidays or even living here for the warm nine months of the year it is almost impossible to contemplate how to m...

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