Home repairs in Vila do Conde

As along the whole coast, sea air in Vila do Conde attacks fittings and window frames. Near the historic centre there is older building stock with wooden blinds, which can be repaired but need slats cut to measure. Mindelo and Vila Chã grew mostly in the last decades of the twentieth century, and there is more electrical and heating equipment that needs regular servicing.

Both banks of the Ave: the old town, Caxinas and the southern coast

The town sits on the north bank of the mouth of the river Ave. Across the river is Azurara, once a town and council seat in its own right. The oldest houses are in the historic part of both, around Rua da Igreja and below the Santa Clara convent.

North of the centre, Caxinas and Poça da Barca grew mostly in the twentieth century on what had been dunes and small fields, home to a fishing community. Today they run straight on from the town, a short walk from the beach.

To the south, Árvore, Mindelo and Vila Chã are steadily filling up with houses and new estates. Part of this coast is a protected landscape that includes the Mindelo bird reserve, and the Vila Chã beaches draw summer visitors. Inland, in Vilar and Touguinha, houses stand further apart.

Blockages: old house, block of flats or house with a garden

In an old house in the centre, the plumbing is rarely all from the same period. It was redone in sections, and blockages tend to form where a new run meets an old one. In the town's blocks of flats, if water backs up in more than one fixture, the problem is in the shared soil stack.

In houses in Árvore, Mindelo or Vila Chã, waste runs through inspection chambers in the garden before reaching the main sewer. That is where tree roots and kitchen grease build up. Our drain unblocking in Porto service covers this coast too: we work through the existing access points, with an electric snake or jetting, and in most cases nothing needs breaking.

In a beach house that has been shut, a sewage smell is not always a blockage. The trap has dried out. Run water down every drain before calling anyone.

Wooden blinds in the old town, PVC and aluminium on the coast

The wooden roller blinds in old houses can be repaired, but the slats rarely match anything sold ready made. We measure, have them cut to size and tell you how long they will take rather than inventing a date. Straps, springs and winders are replaced on the spot.

By the sea, the tracks collect salt and sand and the blind starts to scrape. PVC suffers from years of sun: slats warp and stop rolling straight. Newer houses often have electric blinds with a motor and remote. Blind repair in Porto is done through the box, and most jobs are finished in the same visit.

Sofas, mattresses and houses that only open in summer

A beach house shut all winter keeps the smell of damp in the sofa, the mattresses and the upholstered chairs. Before the season, or between two lets, it makes sense to book sofa cleaning and mattresses in the same visit.

It is booked work with its own line: +351 933 535 818, by phone or WhatsApp. It is not a 24 hour service. Drying time depends on the fabric and how well the room airs, so leave a few days in hand.

Newer estates also have boilers and hot water cylinders, and an annual boiler service before winter avoids a call on the first cold day. For that, and for plumbing, electrics, locks and water heaters, use the general line, +351 928 286 711, at any hour.

How to give us the address, from the centre to Touguinha

Give the parish and the locality, not just the street: Caxinas, for example, is a locality within the parish of Vila do Conde. In Vilar, Touguinha or the housing areas of Mindelo, a landmark helps: the church, the school, a café, the name of the house.

If it is a holiday home and you will not be there, someone you trust opens the door and stays during the work. We agree how you will pay on the phone before we set off, and the quote is free, given on site before any work.

Parishes and districts

• Vila do Conde
• Caxinas
• Azurara
• Árvore
• Mindelo
• Vila Chã
• Labruge
• Modivas
• Vilar de Pinheiro
• Macieira da Maia
• Fajozes
• Gião
• Guilhabreu
• Junqueira
• Aveleda
• Vairão
• Fornelo
• Malta
• Canidelo
• Retorta
• Tougues
• Rio Mau
• Arcos
• Bagunte
• Ferreiró
• Outeiro Maior
• Parada
• Touguinha
• Touguinhó
• Vilar
• Mosteiró

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