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- Sun Apr 13, 2008 8:44 am
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Curtains
- Replies: 8
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- Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:46 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: External painting - does cream paint last longer??
- Replies: 18
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I was quoted over 10,000 Euros plus IVA :( to paint our 3 bedroomed villa, interior, exterior and swimming pool walls. I thought it was very expensive so my wife and I decided to do it ourselves. It took us 16 days working 12 hour days (so that works out at about 30 euros an hour). We also used good...
- Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:19 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Sky
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8496
Rob, I too suffered interference on specific channels at approximately the same time of day during late November/early December (BBC2 and Channel 4 I seem to remember). I do have a big dish so it may well be down to the dish alignment. I'm coming out again at the end of February - so let's keep in t...
- Sat Jan 20, 2007 6:43 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Sky
- Replies: 16
- Views: 8496
:( My limited understanding is that BSkyB do not have a license to operate outside the UK, but being a satellite service, dishes can be tuned to receive the Sky signal and the local authorities tend not to take any interest. Sky cannot knowingly activate a Sky card without a UK address. Hence the ne...
- Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:16 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Patio Furniture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2696
Patio Furniture
Many thanks for the replies - I'll check them out when I come out in March
- Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:57 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Patio Furniture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2696
Patio Furniture
Does anyone know of a good place to buy wooden patio furniture?
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:35 am
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Automated Irrigation Systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4299
- Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:19 am
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Planning permission for an extension
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9440
If you are still looking for a good architect, I can recommend Carlos Lucas of Lucas Constroi lda. He is very artisitic and uses high quality materials. He completed some building extensions on my villa and is very willing to show you other villas in the area that he has designed and built. He does ...
- Sun Nov 12, 2006 1:32 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Automated Irrigation Systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4299
- Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:16 am
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: decorating costs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2698
Decorating
I have a 3 bedroom villa, and was quoted 12,000 Euros (+21% IVA) for painting both the interior and exterior. In the end, my wife and I did it ourselves. It took about 360 man hours and cost us less than 1,000 Euros for the paint and other materials. It was exhausting as we worked 12 hour days for 1...
- Sun Oct 29, 2006 5:24 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Automated Irrigation Systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4299
Automated Irrigation Systems
Many thanks for the reply, Piglet. I never thought of doing it myself, I'm sure I'd botch it up - I'll certainly take a trip to your recommended supplier when I'm next out in CV in November.
- Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:21 pm
- Forum: Property owners forum / Portugal living.
- Topic: Automated Irrigation Systems
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4299
Automated Irrigation Systems
Does anyone know of a company who quote for and install automated garden irrigation systems?