This blogspace chronicles the ups and downs of our house renovation project in Vale de Prazeres, Portugal from first purchase in November 2019.
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We know things go slowly here in Portugal and I'm sure this is no record.
Originally ordered in April, the garden wall coping stones and pillar caps have finally arrived.
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At long last, we have a fully usable guest suite.
The last part of the work, the curtains, arrived and have now been fitted.
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One last bit of tiling was needed to finish the steps down to the guest suite door.
The original step down to the door was too high for safety, so I had to create an intermediate step.
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With the hot weather and the lack of water flow in the pond, the water has become very green and thick.
It was time to change the water and clean the silt from the bottom of the pond.
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The work has taken longer than hoped, just like most of the other jobs, but we are very near to completion of the guest suite.
The curtains have been ordered for a couple of weeks and should arrive by the middle of September.
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Finally, the rear patio tiling is complete.
But I suspect that there is a little more tiling to do at the front of the house.
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We recently took a trip to Castelo Branco in search of items to finish the bathroom.
Some towel hangers, a toilet brush, a soap dispenser, towels, etc.
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After two years of working around, and walking on the stairwell cover, we recently opened it up to access the dungeon.
Although we still need to source and install the granite risers and treads, the stairs are perfectly useable with care.
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The painting of the exterior of the house is now done.
Because the weather has been so warm we were limited to working later in the day when the sun had passed round the house.
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With the inevitable delays and then an extra week taken while Janet and I were in Lisbon for a short Portuguese course, the kitchen (first phase) was finally delivered and installed.
Although the build quality is equally as good as the main kitchen there are a couple of annoyances.
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The new bathroom has been basically done for a week or so but is not being used.
The shower needs finishing and we are still waiting for the storage cupboards to be made and delivered.
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Things have moved forward quite a bit since the dungeon has been sealed from the outside environment.
The bathroom is almost complete and the water supply has been connected.
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The new door set and windows are now installed.
Originally ordered (and the deposit paid) in January we now have the basement room sealed from the outside environment.
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A quick update with two subject pieces.
Now we can really see some progress on the outside works.
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After losing a whole week due to a bout of suspected food poisoning I was able to get back to the painting.
This phase was at the rear side of the house and was fairly easy as the scaffolding could be placed on level ground.