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Façades, apartments and repairs, with the before and the after and an explanation of what was done. Further down, what we usually find on surveys.

The building's façade before the work, with stained and darkened render

The same façade after the work, white, with clean stonework and balconies

Façade restoration

White-fronted building, Lisbon

A residential building of several storeys, with dormers, stone window surrounds and iron balconies. The façade had been darkened by years of dirt and run-off, and the stonework could barely be told apart from the render.

Façade painted over its full height, up to the dormers
Stone surrounds cleaned, standing out from the wall again
Balconies and iron railings with an even look

Location: Lisbon
Building: Residential, several storeys and dormers
Work: Washing, preparation and full painting of the façade

The building's façade before the work, with faded and stained blue paint

The same façade after the work, in bright blue with pale stonework

Façade restoration

Blue-fronted building, Lisbon

A building with shops at street level, a blue façade with pale pilasters and stone surrounds, and long iron balconies. The blue had faded and stained to almost grey, and the design of the façade had disappeared.

Blue restored across the whole façade
Pilasters and stonework in a pale tone, marking out the design of the building again
Long balconies with a clean, even look

Location: Lisbon
Building: Residential with shops
Work: Washing, preparation and full painting of the façade

Interior · Prepared for sale

One-bedroom apartment in Madragoa, Lisbon

A ground-floor one-bedroom apartment about to go on the market. The bedroom had plaster damaged by damp and paint coming away; the rest of the home needed fresh walls and ceilings. We did the work in two stages and the apartment was photographed for the listing straight afterwards.

The apartment's living room after painting, with white walls and ceilings

The apartment's hallway after painting, with the arched bedroom beyond

After

Plaster damaged by damp, coming away from the wall

Corner beside the window with failed render and paint

The bedroom before the work, with damaged plaster below the window

After photographs: the apartment's property listing, used with the owner's permission.

Location: Madragoa, Lisbon
Home: Ground-floor one-bedroom, 55 m²
Stage 1: Bedroom: loose paint and plaster removed, repairs, anti-mould wash and a KEIM mineral system (Innoprim and Innostar)
Stage 2: Rest of the apartment: walls and ceilings in white, bathroom, skirting boards fixed and joints sealed
Duration: About ten working days over the two stages

We told the client, in writing, what the paint would and would not solve: it greatly improves presentation and lets the wall breathe, but it is not a substitute for deep damp-proofing work.

Wall opened up to sound render, before the repair

The wall after being repaired and painted

Base of a wall with paint blistered by damp

The same wall with paint and plaster removed

The living room after the work, with the walls repaired and painted

Interior · Damp

Walls with rising damp, Lisbon

At the base of the walls, paint and plaster had blistered and were coming away because of moisture rising from the ground. We took off everything that had lost its grip, back to sound render, and rebuilt the wall before painting.

Location: Lisbon
Work: Loose paint, filler and plaster removed; repair with mortar and glass-fibre mesh; anti-mould treatment; stain-blocking primer and two coats
Materials: CIN Aqua Primer, CIN Vinylmatt and CIN Artibiose biocide

The quote stated what this job does not include: a permanent cure for the rising damp. The client knew before deciding.

Smaller jobs

The same wall painted white, with the scaffold tower still up

Exterior

Walls and outdoor surfaces

We also take on small jobs. If you want to freshen up a garden wall, a patio or an outside wall, we wash it, treat the mould and paint it. It does not have to be a whole building.

Green door before restoration, with worn paint

The same door with the old coatings removed

The door after restoration, in dark green

Wood and iron

Front door, Lisbon

A timber street door with iron grilles. Old coatings removed, rust neutralised and new enamel in thin coats.

Antique handle with its plate broken in half

The handle was broken in half. We bonded it and rebuilt its shape with two-part filler before the enamel.

Surveys

What we find before we paint

Photographs we took while surveying buildings in Lisbon. This is where a serious quote starts.

Render coming away beside a stone surround

Show us the wall

Two photos and one sentence are enough to get started. We tell you what we think and book the visit.

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Jacaranda in bloom beside a Lisbon façade