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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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.
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Once again, a long interval between entries. But the work has been progressing.
Now we have an access ramp to the new gateway.
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It was a long, slow process and it's not over just yet.
The main side of the house is now painted and looking quite good.
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Normally we would expect variable weather conditions at this time of year with wind and rain.
As it has been generally nice each day and the materials for work downstairs have still not arrived I decided to continue painting outside.
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Almost done, at last! It was slow work but worth it.
The new leveling system has helped greatly with tiling the bathroom walls, something I have not had to do for quite a long time.
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After completing the floor of the main room it was time to tackle the bathroom.
Not a large area but there is the shower space to deal with and then the walls.
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After an unusually lengthy delay with delivering our tile order, RMM finally arrived with the goods.
Typically we would wait less than a week but this time it was about a month.
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With the rain stopped, at least for a while, it is possible to see the work done to the outside of the house.
Having some welcome sunshine makes it even better to see and also helps with drying the rendering work.
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After the new year cold had been shaken off I managed to get on with boarding out the walls for Janet's new pantry.
The 'room' is effectively a huge cupboard off the back room, originally the entrance to the dungeon space, part of the plan was to block it off and turn it into a pantry space.
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With a very slow start to the work this year we have actually made some progress.
The ceiling of the new downstairs area (dungeon) has now been painted.
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Due to adverse weather conditions, there has been little progress on the house renovation. This is just a notice to keep the blog up to date.
Luís and the guys came on Saturday 3rd December to make a start with the external insulation to the bathroom.