Photographs of the cottage painted by us in the summer of 2007
Wednesday 20 August 2008
MARVÃO - A RESTORED SELF CATERING COTTAGE
Welcome to my blog about the restoration and conversion of a our small cottage in the village of Barretos, located near Marvão, Alto Alentejo, Portugal.
We went to see the cottage, a ruin then, in the summer of 2005, fell in love with it, and the village where it is located. It finally became ours later on in that year.
We sketched our ideas for the rebuild and conversion and hired a local architect and engineer to make to sure the plans were approved by the local council. It only took one month for the approval.
We met with some builders, and decided on the recommendation of João the engineer, and chose Francisco Batista from Castelo de Vide. We waited for about 9 months until he could start as he was busy with other projects. This turned out to be the right choice as we now have become friends. A good relationship with your builder is essential.
You will now see from the folllowing pictures and posts the devolpment of our Cottage, which will be ready to rent in the summer of 2009.
See the original advert above taken from a real estate magazine.
We went to see the cottage, a ruin then, in the summer of 2005, fell in love with it, and the village where it is located. It finally became ours later on in that year.
We sketched our ideas for the rebuild and conversion and hired a local architect and engineer to make to sure the plans were approved by the local council. It only took one month for the approval.
We met with some builders, and decided on the recommendation of João the engineer, and chose Francisco Batista from Castelo de Vide. We waited for about 9 months until he could start as he was busy with other projects. This turned out to be the right choice as we now have become friends. A good relationship with your builder is essential.
You will now see from the folllowing pictures and posts the devolpment of our Cottage, which will be ready to rent in the summer of 2009.
See the original advert above taken from a real estate magazine.
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