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by LICY
Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:49 am
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre
Replies: 15
Views: 10253

Re: Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre

Thanks. another place to try in the future. LICY :lol:
by LICY
Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:45 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Water thief's and irrigation
Replies: 51
Views: 17281

Re: Water thief's and irrigation

I have a small garden and an irrigation system, well I suppose you could say I've had three systems, the first two stolen, the thieves removed the little computer thing that controls the timing, it appears they're very saleable, twice they struck, until I had it "securely"connected in a boiler hous...
by LICY
Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:38 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Water thief's and irrigation
Replies: 51
Views: 17281

Re: Water thief's and irrigation

Bruce do you have brass and a lot of thirsty plants? Did you get the irrigation installed and if so who do you recommend. you say high bill but is that all your water consumption? What is a typical annual charge? glad the wife had some enjoyment this morning. :? Actually whilst Bruce may have brass...
by LICY
Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:43 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Water thief's and irrigation
Replies: 51
Views: 17281

Re: Water thief's and irrigation

Bruce do you have brass and a lot of thirsty plants? Did you get the irrigation installed and if so who do you recommend. you say high bill but is that all your water consumption? What is a typical annual charge?
glad the wife had some enjoyment this morning. :?
by LICY
Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:15 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre
Replies: 15
Views: 10253

Re: Aqua Portimão Shopping Centre

Where is it in Portimoa? LICY :roll:
by LICY
Sat Mar 26, 2011 8:43 pm
Forum: General Carvoeiro
Topic: Sesmarias / Lagoa/ Gramacho Golf
Replies: 27
Views: 13213

Re: Sesmarias / Lagoa/ Gramacho Golf

We stay at Gramacho in an apartment over looking the 18th fairway. it is lovely but then we do not go out to the bars and in any event we would drive. we Tend to go for up to a week. we have stayed for most months of the year and not noticed problems with flies. end of the day what sort of holiday a...
by LICY
Sat Mar 26, 2011 5:50 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Water thief's and irrigation
Replies: 51
Views: 17281

Water thief's and irrigation

Just been looking on the forum at an old issue of stolen water in the latter part of 2009. We are having our villa built and are close to Joanne who had problems herself. not sure if systems are fitted any differently now, but should we put locks on the water meter taps and if so is it the DIY versi...
by LICY
Tue Mar 22, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Wardrobe doors & internal sections
Replies: 17
Views: 7576

Re: Wardrobe doors & internal sections

Pretty sure someone will need to do it for us. We only need the front door. Probably sliding as the brick walls are already installed. I want it to look real wood, light oak as we don't like dark wood. Thanks as the price gives us an idea although I think what we need will be cheaper unless we need ...
by LICY
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Wardrobe doors & internal sections
Replies: 17
Views: 7576

Re: Wardrobe doors & internal sections

Sorry widge not widget! :oops:
by LICY
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:02 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Wardrobe doors & internal sections
Replies: 17
Views: 7576

Re: Wardrobe doors & internal sections

thanks Sam you are right we do need a lockable cupboard. we have a hall cupboard which we will also need to install a door which I forgot about as it's not in the bedroom. We also have a basement room with a door at the back of our hall which may be another store. until we get the villa looking like...
by LICY
Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:52 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Wardrobe doors & internal sections
Replies: 17
Views: 7576

Re: Wardrobe doors & internal sections

Thankyou. I have had a quick look on the website. not sure about the doors, but very interesting about gates. clearly lots of things on that site so it may be OK for other things.
thanks laserblazer for your comments. :)
by LICY
Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Wardrobe doors & internal sections
Replies: 17
Views: 7576

Wardrobe doors & internal sections

In our villa plans our wardrobes are being installed from the usual brick/render shell to 3 sides. these are all away from outside walls. the build does not include installation of the wardrobe doors etc. our architect is a real fan of IKEA. have to be honest went there today and fail to see what is...
by LICY
Sun Mar 20, 2011 4:42 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Buying furniture home or Algarve
Replies: 59
Views: 38284

Re: Buying furniture home or Algarve

As with anything we can invent issues and find problems. All I said was we shipped a whole house (4 beds) full of quality furniture, linen and accessories via the warrington company. We experienced excellent service, collected fom our door. Whilst a cost is involved, we still saved £s and knew what...
by LICY
Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:09 am
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: Buying furniture home or Algarve
Replies: 59
Views: 38284

Re: Buying furniture home or Algarve

Thanks all helpful advice. I have no idea how heavy a sofa would be. don't think my weighing will handle that! :?
by LICY
Fri Mar 18, 2011 4:45 pm
Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
Topic: changing UK plug for Portugese
Replies: 12
Views: 3722

Re: changing UK plug for Portugese

I found that plug sockets are rather flimsy and using the converters does not always make a good connection. So when you have a collection of plugs - ie for a TV+DVD+Sat box, Coffee machine + toaster + blender+grinder+chip pan, or computer system or multiple Hifi system etc. I found it easier to bu...