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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After a two week delay, the first batch of materials for the walls in the upstairs area had arrived and it is time to start building.
This section of the project is going to be way more complex than the kitchen and even the tray ceiling in the back room - but why make things easy if they can be difficult.
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Back in December we ordered a new double door set for the back room. The old steel doors were a poor fit, let in water when it rained and were beginning to rust in various places.
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Just a week after the new floor/ceiling was finished, the concrete is nicely cured and we are ready to commence work on the new walls in the upper level.
The first batch of materials is on order and we are awaiting delivery.
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Four days of serious hard work (for those doing the work anyway) has brought the new floor to reality. The concrete surface was poured yesterday and it will take at least a few days to cure.
It is so nice to have a flat and level floor in the old building.
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Even though the weather has really dampened things down, the delivery of materials makes us think that we are on the way forward with the project.
Whilst demolition is great fun, the construction is the exciting part.
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The work started on February 1st to replace the floor in the old part of the house. As agreed, the guys turned up at around 08:30 and, after unloading the tools and equipment, began tearing the place apart.
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Once again, a delay in getting the latest post published, things are becoming quite hectic around here again.
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o Natal está chegando !
With the year 2020 entering it's last month and the festive season looming on the horizon we [Janet] decided that we should prepare for Christmas and begin decorating the house.
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With a little over a month to go before our first Christmas here in Vale de Prazeres we have a plan to use the newly opened up space and expand our living area temporarily by removing most of the existing walls.
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As the recent cold nights and clear sunny mornings have proved, we now have a different problem to deal with under the new roof.
Fortunately, I think it will be easy to resolve though.
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I managed to demolish yet another more wall a couple of days ago.
The room is looking even more open and voluminous.
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Although much of our time (and expense) has gone into the roof repairs in recent weeks, the garden is still receiving some attention.
We harvested a few kilos of the persimmon fruits and apples from which we made various puddings, cakes and some jam.
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Now that the roof is done and the upper ceiling has been removed we are able to remove the interior walls in the upstairs part of the house and open it up completely.
Sounds like a pretty simple task but, as usual, looks are deceptive.
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The weather was damp and foggy this morning so it took until afternoon to get some more pictures. So, in all its glory, the new roof ...
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Ok, the roof is finally, still almost done. Rather, the roof itself is actually finished it is just a matter of installing the gutters and downspouts when the time is right. No pictures yet because the rain began falling just before the guys completed their work, then it got dark. Amanhã, as they say!