Home repairs in Valongo

Ermesinde is the most populated parish in the council, with residential blocks built mostly between the sixties and the end of the century. It is the kind of stock where gas water heaters reach the end of their life at the same time, and where replacing one means reviewing the flue. In Alfena, Campo and Sobrado there are more houses and more outdoor plumbing work.

Ermesinde, Alfena, Valongo, Campo and Sobrado: five different places

Ermesinde, with the river Leça running through it, grew up around the station where the Minho and Douro railway lines split. Its population more than doubled between the seventies and the eighties, and today it is one of Greater Porto’s commuter towns, with neighbourhoods such as Gandra and Travagem. Most people live in flats.

Alfena, in the Leça valley, also grew fast and has an industrial zone to the south. The city of Valongo, seat of the council, has been known for centuries for its bread and biscuits, and has the Santa Justa and Pias hills, part of the Parque das Serras do Porto, alongside.

Campo is slate country, with its own slate museum, and Sobrado has stayed more rural, surrounded by hills and woodland. The river Ferreira runs through both. That is where most houses with land are.

Blockages: from the building stack to the garden chamber

In a block, the kitchen sink blocks with grease and the toilet with wet wipes. While the plug is in one flat’s branch pipe, it is that flat’s problem. Once it forms in the soil stack, it reaches everyone connected to it. In Ermesinde, then, the first thing we check is where the plug is, so the bill goes to the right party.

In Sobrado and Campo, waste from houses runs through chambers in the garden. Roots get in at the joints and grease builds up at the bends. We work through the existing chambers with an electric snake or high pressure jetting. Our drain unblocking in Porto service covers Valongo at any hour.

When you call about a blockage, it helps to tell us:

• Which fixture is blocked and whether water is coming back anywhere else.
• Whether water is showing in the flat below.
• At a house, where the inspection chambers are and whether we can get to them.
• Whether you have already poured in a drain unblocking product.

Blinds: worn straps, tired springs, silent motors

Strap blinds are common in the blocks of Ermesinde. After years of going up and down, the strap frays, the spring loses strength and the blind drops or jams halfway. We carry straps, springs and slats in the van, and most blind repair in Porto jobs are finished in the same visit.

If you have switched to electric blinds, the faults are different: a remote that has lost its pairing, the switch, the motor. We check in that order, because it is not always the motor. If a blind has jammed, do not yank the strap: a slat snapped in the track makes a simple job harder.

Sofas by appointment, emergencies on the main line

Sofa cleaning has its own line, +351 933 535 818, and works by appointment. The upholstery team comes on the agreed day, tests the fabric on a hidden spot and cleans by hot water extraction. It makes sense before handing back a rented flat, when a baby or a pet arrives, or to clear the smell from a home that has been shut up.

For everything else, the main line is +351 928 286 711, at any hour. In Ermesinde’s blocks, a gas water heater, the esquentador, that lights and goes out, or turns lukewarm when another tap opens, is giving a warning, and our water heater repair in Porto service starts by checking the flame and the flue. At houses in Alfena, Campo and Sobrado there is more outdoor plumbing work, such as garden taps and pipes in the ground. Locks and door opening too.

Arranging a visit in Valongo

When you say Valongo, tell us whether you mean the city or the whole council. Ermesinde and Alfena are cities in the same council, and some people say Valongo meaning all of it. Giving the parish and street first saves time.

In a block, give the floor and door and mention any garage or basement chambers. If the stack is the problem, tell the building administrator, and your landlord if you rent. For a house in Sobrado, in Campo or near the hills, give a landmark such as the church, the school or a factory, and send your location on WhatsApp.

Parishes and districts

• Ermesinde
• Alfena
• Campo
• Sobrado
• Valongo

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