What to look for when buying an old house in Portugal Archives - Page 4 of 14

Render Problems

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment October 20, 2015

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...

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Hand carved stone troughs planters

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, refurbishment October 8, 2015

Hand carved stone troughs/planters If you are from northern Europe you will have seen many similar examples of stone animal troughs being used as gar...

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Home building and Renovation

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Construction land, damp house, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, Roof, woodworm wood worm September 29, 2015

If you are coming to Portugal either to buy a property or already own one you will no doubt be interested in the Home building and Renovation Show whi...

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Self Generation of solar power in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building Plot, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, low cost build, refurbishment September 28, 2015

Solar power or Self Generation of solar power in Portugal means different things to different people. Some people want to save money by self generati...

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Tools

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, refurbishment, Rental September 28, 2015

The hire of building tools is not very common here in Portugal. So you may be tempted to look around for a cheap alternative to rental. No1. Don’t b...

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Flat Roof Problems

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, Roof, woodworm wood worm September 7, 2015

Beware a flat roof and flat roof problems. The main problem with flat roofs in Portugal is not usually the type of material forming the weatherproof ...

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Decking

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment, swimming pool September 3, 2015

Decking in Portugal is different It can be a very attractive addition to your home making stunning pool side areas, flooring in a garden sun shade or...

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insulating a typical stone house

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, low cost build, refurbishment, Roof September 1, 2015

We were asked to take a look at insulating a typical stone house in Portugal. [caption id="attachment_2679" align="alignleft" width="300"] Keeping ou...

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Building and renovating in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Construction land, House for sale, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment August 20, 2015

Building and renovating houses in Portugal Problems can be encountered when building and renovating a house in Portugal. May I share my advice gaine...

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Are you one of us

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal August 18, 2015

Are you one of US sunshine dreamers who came to Portugal on a short holiday of perhaps a business trip and thought. You know what. I could get used t...

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Cutting an arch into a house wall

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, How to . . ., low cost build, property problems, refurbishment August 13, 2015

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...

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Buy a house in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, property problems August 11, 2015

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...

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Looking after a swimming pool

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in How to . . ., Living in Portugal, Portugal house for rent, Rental, swimming pool, Swimming Pools: All you need to know July 22, 2015

Looking after a swimming pool is rather like looking after the lawn back in the UK and the work required is as regular but in this sunshine not as ted...

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