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Are there small holes in your wood work?

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, property problems, woodworm wood worm April 13, 2015

Normally you hardly notice the small holes in your wood work unless they are on a piece that is painted like this. [caption id="attachment_2792" al...

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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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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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Why choose to work with Castelo Construction ?

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment March 14, 2015

Why choose to work with Castelo Construction ? [caption id="attachment_2703" align="alignleft" width="300"] Before[/caption] It is a question best...

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Doors

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal, low cost build, property problems, refurbishment, Security in Portugal, woodworm wood worm March 12, 2015

Having a house renovated or built from scratch allows us the opportunity to install new back and front doors. We tend to think about style first, the...

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long term empty houses and bank repossessions

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

Buying long term empty houses and bank repossessions in Portugal. I was recently asked to take a look at a house that had not been lived in for about...

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Portugal’s coastal climate

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, House for sale, Living in Portugal, property problems January 19, 2015

When you are sitting in the shade on your holiday it is almost impossible to comprehend that Portugal’s coastal climate could be bad for your home. W...

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How to keep warm in a Portuguese house

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal, Portugal house for rent, refurbishment November 26, 2014

As we are in late November and you are reading this post you are obviously very interested in knowing How to keep warm in a Portuguese house. We do k...

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Front Door

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, Living in Portugal, refurbishment, Security in Portugal November 3, 2014

Most of our clients spend a lot of time choosing the style and materials that make up their front door. Obviously it is one of the first things peopl...

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Good intentions and poor DIY skills have come unstuck

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in buying property in portugal, How to . . ., Living in Portugal, property problems, refurbishment October 8, 2014

Every year we are called out to a couple of rescue jobs where good intentions and poor DIY skills have come unstuck. There are usually a range of tas...

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The best 5 tips on buying a home in Portugal

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Living in Portugal August 25, 2014

5 tips on buying a home in Portugal Know what you are buying. Sounds obvious it isn't. Do you know the boundaries. No1 cause of future disagreemen...

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Questions about building permission and planning processes

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, Building Plot, buying property in portugal, Construction land, low cost build, property problems August 8, 2014

We often receive questions about building permission and planning processes/rules here in Portugal. We recently received this list of questions which...

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Damp proof course

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, damp house, refurbishment July 31, 2014

I had a question from a person having a house built in the south of Portugal. We are asked similar questions to this on a regular basis so I thought I...

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Condensation

Posted By Castelo Construction Lda in Building in Portugal, buying property in portugal, damp house, Living in Portugal February 14, 2014

Condensation is the most common form of damp problem.Condensation is the most common form of damp problem it is also hands down the most expensive for...

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