It has been a very busy few weeks since our last update and the project is rapidly transforming from being a building site into beautiful homes! Over the last few weeks, the aluminium framed windows have been installed, the scaffolding has been taken down from the front of the building, the
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Substantial progress has been made over the last few weeks with the arrival of the alluminium framed windows and sliding doors for the rear of the building, which are being fitted this week. Inside, the carpenter is working to install wardrobes and kitchen cabinetry as well as doors and arc
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Work continues with all of the trades on site and in all areas of the site. Most of the plumbing works (water / sewerage / site drainage and underfloor heating) are complete, the electrical works are well underway, the HVAC systems are entering the final stages of installation and the false
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Another significant milestone was reached last week when the concrete floor of the garage was poured. The garage can accomodate 8 cars and a number of motorcycles and also contains an individual storage unit for outdoor equipment for each home. Works have started on constructing the s
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Progress on site has ramped up considerably following the Christmas break and it is now full steam ahead to get the finishes underway. This week the stonework for the main bathrooms arrived and the tiler will shortly start installing them. The plasterer has finished the main interior
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Works are progressing rapidly. All of the floors are now ready for the final finishes with the completion of the underfloor heating circuits on the ground floor. The bathrooms on the first and second floors are waterproofed and ready for the installation of the tiles - traditional Por
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It has been a very busy time on site over the last few weeks as works continue on all fronts. A major milestone was achieved today with the installation of the wooden framed windows on the facade of the property. Work has commenced on the structural frame for "pocket" doors
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Every room of the development has something going on in it at the moment but the big news last week was that the wooden window frames were installed in the front of the building overlooking Rua Afonso Sanches and the entrance courtyard to Casas Mariana, Amelia and Luisa. Very shortly, the front d
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Today the final section of concrete slab for the roof of the garage was poured, laying the foundation for the beautiful landscaped garden and terraces. Inside the building, works continue by all of the trades - electricians, plumbers, plasterers, HVAC engineers. The Stonemasons ar
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The retaining walls for the garage entrance were finally poured last week allowing the contractor to proceed rapidly with constructing the shuttering that will hold the concrete for the remaining section of roof slab for the garage. It is anticipated that the structural works for the garage
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Last week saw work on site ramp up with all of the essential trades on site. The last stage of finishing the garage was started with the foundations and structural supports being poured and the drainage works to connect the mains drainage set out. Inside the building, work continu
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Starting to see real progress on the background works that will make this building supremely comfortable. The underfloor heating is being installed on the second floor - hydraulic in the main living areas, electric in the bathrooms, (allowing them to work independently) and on the first flo
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With the holiday season now over, works are progressing with all of the trades on site. The last week has seen the start of the installation of the elevator in Casa Amelia as well as the start of the installation of Velux windows on the roof. Installation of Heating, Ventilation a
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As always at this stage of the project, things look worse before they look better as all of the pipework for plumbing, ductwork for air-conditioning and cabling for the electrical services are laid across floors, ceilings and walls. Many of the finishes have been chosen including beauti
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The last few weeks have been spent doing the blockwork to set out the homes and layering up the roof structure before tiles will finally be laid during this week and next. All of the subcontractors are on site, reviewing plans and layouts and of course there have been a few minor techn
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Its been a few weeks since the last update and lots has been happening. The structure of building has been completed including the roof and works has now started on laying out the Casas in block work. The base works of the drainage services have been installed and final decisions
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Lots going on all over the site at the moment with roofworks continuing with sealing and insulating prior to roof tile being fitted. On the ground floor the slab for the terraces and base of the pool / roof of the underground car park was poured and inside on the ground and first floors, se
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Inside the building, with the roof now poured the building struture is complete and the contractor has removed most of the concrete formwork support struts on the ground and first floor, allowing them to proceed with marking out the locations of walls and services. The stone restorers were
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Last week, despite the promised rain, the roof was poured in 2 sections, one on Tuesday, one on Friday. Work will proceed rapidly towards sealing, insulating and tiling the roof over the next couple of weeks. Meanwhile, inside the building, the works continue on the ground floor with
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The structural supports for the concrete shutters on the ground and first floor have been removed and we are starting to see the building emerge properly. The formwork for the roof structure is currently being built out and we expect the roof to be poured this week in two sections. Th
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Here was the first picture we took from the roof terraces of what will eventually be the Mariana Casa. In actual fact, the picture is not doing it justice and it looks better in real life as you can see the waves rolling up to the beaches the whole way to Estoril!
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Last week, works progressed on a number of fronts. The excavation of the garage is nearly complete, although unfortunately a part of the digger didn't survive the rock smashing process and we now have to wait a few days for the replacement to be able to finish the job. In the buil
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Works are progressing and we really feel like we are going up in the world. The second floor slab was poured on Tuesday and we can now clearly see the sea in the distance from the terraces of what will be bedrooms in the Amelia and Mariana houses. Work progresses with pouring the columns
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Excavation works for the garage are progressing and there is now an enormous hole stretching up the site towards the house. The rear wall and side retaining walls of the garage have been cast and now preparations are underway to pour a portion of the ground floor slab that will allow the struc
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Work is progressing on various foundation structures around the site including supports for the rear wall of the building and the supports for the first floor level. Next week will see major excavation for the underground garage and the reinforcing laid for the concrete slabs in the garage
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Slow but steady progress at the moment. The foundations and rear wall of the house / underground garage are in progress and the final columns to support the building are being cast. The carpenter has started building the shuttering for casting the concrete slab for the first floor.
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Work is progressing at laying various foundation structures across the site and the major foundation for the rear wall of the buildiing / underground garage is being set out and poured this week. In addition, the structural support for the elevator in Amelia has been set out and the columns supporti
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Progress was slow this week as a result of torrential rain - however the contractor did manage to make some progress with installing new retaining walls and continued work on the columns.
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Despite some torrential rain that briefly turned the site into a mudbath, work continued with setting the foundations for the columns that will support the building and also on the groundworks for retaining walls for the surrounding buildings. Over the next few weeks we look forward to s
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Slowly but surely, works are progressing and last week so the base column of concrete that will support the main pillars of the building was cast. The onsite archaelogist also made the discovery of an ancient fire pit in the garden, which was really interesting and a really interesting insight
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So after a two year process to get the project fully designed and planning permission through Camara Municipal de Cascais, the Main Contractor, Comprojecto has moved on to site to start the process of preparing the building and the site for the construction works.
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This week, work continued on clearing the site and doing the preparatory testing for starting the foundations. No major issues were found and works are progressing as planned.
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This week, despite heavy rain early in the week, work continued on clearing the site ...
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Despite some torrential rain the site remained workable and significant progress is being made on the structure of the building. The garage excavations and building of the retention walls is well underway and the slabs supporting the rear wall and the first floor have been poured. The concr
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It has been a busy period since our last update although for most of it, not much looked like it was happening. During August the contractor Comprojecto moved onto site and started the painstaking job of removing tiles and other original features that needed to be restored to be returned to
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This was an exciting week as the Contractor for the project, Comprojecto, moved onto site to start clearing works. The garden is a major part of the task and we were amazed when all of the existing growth had been removed just how enormous the garden is, underpinning how exceptional this is
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