Painting exterior walls
Painting exterior walls
Most people want to keep their Portuguese properties in good condition, attractive and well maintained. It could be the influ...
Electrical Installation
Electrical Installation
How we love the simplicity of our everyday dealings with the Portuguese electrical supplier EDP
The complexity of dealin...
Cracked Ceiling
Cracked Ceiling
Your new property acquisition in Portugal probably has traditional boarder ceilings which will no doubt be cracked even a little sa...
full refurbishment of an old house
We are about to start the full refurbishment of an old house. Originally well-built in stone it is suffering quite a lot from damp and water ingress.
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Vital information for DIY builders in Portugal
Here is some Vital information for DIY builders in Portugal
We are often asked about how to order various building materials by foreigners living i...
Purchase off plan
Purchase off plan
This detached 3 bed 2 bath property in one acre of land A "New Build House" at a very attractive price Spectacular views all aroun...
Algarve Renovation Project
Algarve Renovation Project
Rustic Property in Need of Render Repairs Occasionally you may come across a nice property here in central Portugal. Good ...
Low cost refurbishment in Portugal
Everyone wants to know how you can carry out a Low cost refurbishment in Portugal
Its easy, but you have to buy the right property in what is the ult...
sagging or cracked boarded ceiling
You have been looking at a property in Portugal for a while, you know ALL the internet sites, magazines and watch property programs on the TV.
You ...
Recipe for Jeropiga
Recipe for Jeropiga
Liquid winter warmth in a glass
Recipe for Jeropiga :- Ingredients to make 20 liters of Jeropiga: 30 Bottles !
15 Liters of you...
Mud bricks, sun dried bricks made from earth and water
Mud bricks, sun dried bricks made from earth and water
Occasionally we are asked to help fix the damp problems in an old house when we take a look ...
House Inspection
House Inspection
Ferreira do Zezere Lat/Long N 9.74. W .4.289
Main house Inspection Outside walls, Materials Stone, clay infill. Only a few short c...
Why is dry rot a problem in old Portuguese houses ?
Why is dry rot a problem in old Portuguese houses ?
Although dry rot is a problem in old Portuguese houses its not usually the first thing that you n...
Brandy making at home
Brandy making at home isn't illegal here in Portugal in fact we have refurbished a house which had a working still in it. We thought that we had bette...