Category Archives: Construction Update

October 2015 – Update – Wow how far have we come!

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Ian

Well as you know if you have been following our blog that I held up September’s entry to make the most of the Swimming Pool construction. Well to say we were impressed with the company that did the pool would … Continue reading →

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September 2015 – Update

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Ian

Again I have to start with an apology for being late with getting the update to the blog done this month, it’s just time. I am always just waiting for that extra little thing to happen before I do the … Continue reading →

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August 2015 – What a ride!

Posted on September 5, 2015 by Ian

Well August has been a very varied month. We are still having issues with Marco the builder in getting all the work finished. Whilst we have a complete house, we still have a number of snagging issues that we need … Continue reading →

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July 2015 – Update

Posted on August 7, 2015 by Ian

July has started reasonably well. The landscaping seems to be complete, looking really good now, although it looks very naked. We are sure the natural vegetation will gradually find its way back we hope anyway! There was one Orange tree … Continue reading →

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April 2015 – Update

Posted on May 1, 2015 by Ian

Its seems the Portuguese for some reason seem very reluctant to actually do any building work whilst we are on site! Not sure why, but this has happened a number of times now. So you will guess form the last … Continue reading →

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It’s Monday at last – Welcome to our new home

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Ian

Finally the day had come, it was Monday and it’s the day we get the keys! Excited or what, as I expect you can guess it wasn’t too difficult to get up in the morning. We had a good breakfast … Continue reading →

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March 2015 – Update

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Ian

Well firstly, apologises for the latest of the March update, with the deadline of completion of the main build rapidly approaching and the fact we had arranged to visit at Easter, time has just been against us, however here we … Continue reading →

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End February 2015 – Update

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Ian

Well two more weeks have passed since our last blog and it is great to see everything coming together. You will see from the pictures the main focus over the two weeks has been getting the external path in place. It’s … Continue reading →

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Mid February 2015 – Update

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Ian

WOW! – We are nearly there. Progress over the last few weeks has been amazing; it actually looks like we are going to make the original deadline. As progress is quicker at the moment and we are closing in on … Continue reading →

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January 2015 – Update

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Ian

Welcome to 2015 we hope you have all had a great Christmas and 2015 has started well for you. We’ve had an interesting start to the year, some family illnesses have been of some concern, but it just has really … Continue reading →

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