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Elsie Tosta's avatar

I completely feel your pain. We built a house from scratch In Azeitao. We ran into the same issues in the bathroom. For what it is worth, this is what we decided: tile on all four walls because of the condensation when taking a hot shower in the winter…we have noticed that all bathroom walls get slightly damp after a hot shower in the winter. Regarding the shower head: I also hate having my arm wet when opening the shower head and I had a design that would prevent that. My builder, however, convinced me to move the shower head to an outside wall which would have easy access in case of future problems and mold…my arm now gets wet😜. I guess what I am trying to say is that there exists reasons for certain ways of doing things and we as Americans sometimes can’t see them. At the end I love my house and am very happy with the end product..with a few minor changes…always.

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Thomas Hawker's avatar

Wow Nancy, where do I start.....

My wife (Andrea) and I live full time in Portland, Oregon. As Denise and Nancy know, we bought 1 of 4 apartments in the center of VRSA. The building is from the 18th century, and is totally being gutted by a Spanish developer, and Portuguese contractor. The good news for what it is worth, all 4 apartments will have similar finishes, from floors, to walls, appliances, etc. We do get some choices, which we are ok with, because I have to agree with Nancy that there is no way we can manage the rehabilitation from over 5,000 miles away. So glad you two have done your homework, your cost savings is incredible from one supplier to the next. Love the kitchen design, especially the island with built in counter seating "clever". Thanks for the updates, love hearing and seeing the progress.

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