Friday 10 January
Asbestos roof removed from the courtyard by a licensed firm. Ground-floor walls drying well behind the new barrier.
Calle de la Reina, Cabanyal
A 1910 fisherman’s house in Cabanyal, ground and first floor, renovated top to bottom in 17 weeks.
Built in 1910 · 118 m² over two floors · 17 weeks · fixed price of €137,900.
What we found
Rising damp on the ground floor, a brick staircase with no handrail, the courtyard roofed in asbestos sheet, and a third of the façade tiles loose.
What we kept
The tiled façade, piece by piece; the solid-brick load-bearing walls, rendered in lime rather than cement so they breathe; and the timber shutters upstairs.
What we changed
Damp
A barrier on the ground floor and lime on the walls.
Courtyard
Opened up again, with a terracotta floor.
Staircase
New, in timber, with an iron handrail.
Bathrooms
Two, one on each floor.
Services
All new, with an air-source heat pump.
The site reports
The owners lived two streets away and still read them every Friday: photos and three lines.
Friday 21 February
Upstairs shutters at the workshop. Back in two weeks, painted the same green.
Friday 2 May
Façade tiles back in place: 64 new pieces hand-painted. Scaffold down on Tuesday.
Have a flat like this?
The visit and test openings cost nothing. Within two weeks you have a fixed price in writing.