I think people in restaurants noticed that you are not a tourist, but you moved to the island. Local people likes tourists, they spend money and leave the island. I think they do not like people, that move to their island, because they are the reason of flats and houses high prices. About your roof. This foam on your roof will be destroyed by UV radiation. The shouldn't leave this like that. All my information are bad, but don't give up. The most important thing is you feel that Madeira is your home. I feel the same, but first I have to move there.
My husbands family left Madeira back in 1910, would he be treated like everyone else who moves their? Or would his roots on the island ease their cold behavior?
Tradespeople are seemingly terrible in every country. They never call back, they're late, many do shoddy work (like leaving foam gap filler on your roof), many do half a job then go away for some reason, coming back whenever. It's crazy. If you find good tradespeople, you've found gold. Best of luck on your adventure!
The trades guys mugging you off, happens in Lincolnshire too. We also got ignored in Funchal at a crepe/ice cream place. I wish I'd been ignored by the scam artists after my euros lol. Saying all that I would go back if I could afford it
Don`t give up, better do something that nothing at all , I am doing my roof at the moment and I know how hard it is , everything can be repaired its just time consuming and there are no many tradesman on the island, for the dump there is a product you can find here and its called acqua stop by CEYS, for the roof tiles go in there when its raining and see where the water comes from, with time the raft start to bend and need to be pushed back as tiles are no longer lever start to have gaps and usually thats where the water comes from, you need to block the back of the tiles from inside with tiles foams or concrete, you should not see any light from inside the roof.
Wow so much here to talk about. Don't remove the foam from the roof, you'll have a gap there and it will leak there. Really hate that you got ignored at the restaurant. I would hope that this is not an ongoing issue and that other places treat you better. I have heard from others that getting skilled labor can be hit or miss, and that it's part of the culture. Your outlook at the end of the video is so beautiful, hang on to that. Thank you for continuing to share your journey, and good luck getting your home the way you want it! 🙂
Speak with a lawyer about the problems - the cracks, mould and crumbling neighbours wall should have been mentioned during the sale and it seems theybhid these things to the prospective buyer (which is not legal). But try and find a no win no fee one so you don't burden yourself with any more costs.
hi, sorry about your experiences on the island. im a madeirain that lives in uk for 34 years now. i find if the locals speak to me in ingles, sadly i get a better service, so wen im in the island i tend to speak english haha the culture in the island is tourists are priority . the island lives from tourism. about builders, asl at leroy merlin for recommendation of trades people, or their also offer the service of repairing jobs. the madeira island newspaper, is run by expats, contact them or see the adverts for english speaking companies. dont due anything with your roof get the roofers to look at it. all the old house in madeira dont use membrane under the tiles, and no gutters. i had my old cottage renovated in porto da cruz, and had put gutters, no more damp, also instal air vents for air circulation will solve your damp. get vents from leroy with nets for insects not come into house. hope this help love your videos, and dont get ofended even speking the lingo, madeirains are very laid back haha boa sorte xxx
The whole roof can be pressure sprayed dissasembled and set onto a piece of plywood on your best rafters in the attic in one day. Replace bad lumber, etc 600-1200. 4 guys 2 days, reinstall 3 more days with flashing, etc. gutters by week two drywall ceilings 10 sheets? . And one drywall lift 2 days. $10k maybe if its diy with 25/an hour employees in 2 weeks. Outside GC 16000-20000k home equity 5 year
As I mentioned in the other video, is not surprising that you’re having hard times with “handymans”… they get well paid (most of the times net), some don’t even know how to fix it (in Portuguese we say desenrascam), never get the things done in time… yup, you will have better luck if you know someone who knows someone 🤷🏻♂️ Regarding the rest of the video… I would say that is the actual feeling in Portugal tbh, foreigners that come. I can tell you that Portuguese people ate extremely tired of many things and some are not engaging with foreigners as before (due to tourism and many other things) - I know you are talking about the restaurants…And Btw, yeah learn Portuguese (but the “European” one 😅😅)
A good gutter system would be another thing to look into our neighbor did gutters we had a monsoonal rains where I used to live But you have to make sure it feeds away from the foundation.
I was a week ago in Madeira except the touristic places nobody else was smiley or there to advise,they just ignored,beautiful place but the only see you like tourist and money,so like Greece in hospitality for ME there is nowhere i have been in this universe.
@@SoulfulShuffle wow…thank you for the great insight. I’m interested in beach or island properties. Would you recommend Crete - for beaches, food, culture, hiking, accessibility and of course… pricing? I’ve heard and seen great things online thus far. E
@@charismao5515You are welcome,now for prices i cant advise you but Crete is one of my favorites,1)Its a beautiful island,the people are so hospitable i didn't want to leave,and the thing than made me crazy was the food,i cant explain it..i miss it so!!and has also hiking spots and there music is crazy good!!One of the places i could leave easily!
@@SoulfulShuffle wow…thank you so much! You are a wealth of knowledge. You should start a you tube channel as well. I love to see women’s courageous solo journeys. Your amazing! 💕
Are you friends with any handymen in the UK? If so maybe you could buy one a plane ticket, have him stay at your house for a week and fix all the things you can think of. It sounds like importing your own worker is the only way to get these important things done (or, of course, continue to do them yourself).
Hi, it’s very bad at the moment with handyman Etc there is too much work with the building of the new hospital Etc. If you need any help or somebody to talk with, you can reach out, me and my wife have contacts here on the Island. Ps I am off the island till the 9th January
That's a classic Portuguese roof, no membrane, lichens on the shingles and punky wood underneath. I'm replacing mine with sandwich panels as soon as the dry season hits. You're likely best to rebuild/replace all of it. Otherwise, you'll constantly be chasing problems.
I think people in restaurants noticed that you are not a tourist, but you moved to the island. Local people likes tourists, they spend money and leave the island. I think they do not like people, that move to their island, because they are the reason of flats and houses high prices.
About your roof. This foam on your roof will be destroyed by UV radiation. The shouldn't leave this like that.
All my information are bad, but don't give up. The most important thing is you feel that Madeira is your home. I feel the same, but first I have to move there.
My husbands family left Madeira back in 1910, would he be treated like everyone else who moves their? Or would his roots on the island ease their cold behavior?
Tradespeople are seemingly terrible in every country. They never call back, they're late, many do shoddy work (like leaving foam gap filler on your roof), many do half a job then go away for some reason, coming back whenever. It's crazy. If you find good tradespeople, you've found gold.
Best of luck on your adventure!
The trades guys mugging you off, happens in Lincolnshire too. We also got ignored in Funchal at a crepe/ice cream place. I wish I'd been ignored by the scam artists after my euros lol. Saying all that I would go back if I could afford it
Yeah don't let them put you off - come back!
Don`t give up, better do something that nothing at all , I am doing my roof at the moment and I know how hard it is , everything can be repaired its just time consuming and there are no many tradesman on the island, for the dump there is a product you can find here and its called acqua stop by CEYS, for the roof tiles go in there when its raining and see where the water comes from, with time the raft start to bend and need to be pushed back as tiles are no longer lever start to have gaps and usually thats where the water comes from, you need to block the back of the tiles from inside with tiles foams or concrete, you should not see any light from inside the roof.
Thank you for the tips!
Wow so much here to talk about. Don't remove the foam from the roof, you'll have a gap there and it will leak there. Really hate that you got ignored at the restaurant. I would hope that this is not an ongoing issue and that other places treat you better. I have heard from others that getting skilled labor can be hit or miss, and that it's part of the culture. Your outlook at the end of the video is so beautiful, hang on to that. Thank you for continuing to share your journey, and good luck getting your home the way you want it! 🙂
THANK YOU for your kind words! Means so much!
Speak with a lawyer about the problems - the cracks, mould and crumbling neighbours wall should have been mentioned during the sale and it seems theybhid these things to the prospective buyer (which is not legal). But try and find a no win no fee one so you don't burden yourself with any more costs.
hi, sorry about your experiences on the island. im a madeirain that lives in uk for 34 years now.
i find if the locals speak to me in ingles, sadly i get a better service, so wen im in the island i tend to speak english haha
the culture in the island is tourists are priority . the island lives from tourism.
about builders, asl at leroy merlin for recommendation of trades people, or their also offer the service of repairing jobs.
the madeira island newspaper, is run by expats, contact them or see the adverts for english speaking companies.
dont due anything with your roof get the roofers to look at it.
all the old house in madeira dont use membrane under the tiles, and no gutters.
i had my old cottage renovated in porto da cruz, and had put gutters, no more damp, also instal air vents for air circulation will solve your damp.
get vents from leroy with nets for insects not come into house.
hope this help
love your videos, and dont get ofended even speking the lingo, madeirains are very laid back haha
boa sorte xxx
Thank you for your kind words of encouragement :)
The whole roof can be pressure sprayed dissasembled and set onto a piece of plywood on your best rafters in the attic in one day. Replace bad lumber, etc 600-1200. 4 guys 2 days, reinstall 3 more days with flashing, etc. gutters by week two drywall ceilings 10 sheets? . And one drywall lift 2 days. $10k maybe if its diy with 25/an hour employees in 2 weeks. Outside GC 16000-20000k home equity 5 year
Might consider a what?!
You got this, you are an inspiration. Don’t give up. Can’t wait to see this beautiful renovated house someday.
Thank you for the encouragement Dr Bowen! Means a lot :)
As I mentioned in the other video, is not surprising that you’re having hard times with “handymans”… they get well paid (most of the times net), some don’t even know how to fix it (in Portuguese we say desenrascam), never get the things done in time… yup, you will have better luck if you know someone who knows someone 🤷🏻♂️
Regarding the rest of the video… I would say that is the actual feeling in Portugal tbh, foreigners that come. I can tell you that Portuguese people ate extremely tired of many things and some are not engaging with foreigners as before (due to tourism and many other things) - I know you are talking about the restaurants…And Btw, yeah learn Portuguese (but the “European” one 😅😅)
Hey Pedro, it's always great to get your insight! :)
A good gutter system would be another thing to look into our neighbor did gutters we had a monsoonal rains where I used to live But you have to make sure it feeds away from the foundation.
I was a week ago in Madeira except the touristic places nobody else was smiley or there to advise,they just ignored,beautiful place but the only see you like tourist and money,so like Greece in hospitality for ME there is nowhere i have been in this universe.
Question: Are you saying that Greece is hospitable and friendly?
@@charismao5515I am saying Greece because i was leaving there yes in islands and villages and most part of Greece yes they are!
@@SoulfulShuffle wow…thank you for the great insight. I’m interested in beach or island properties. Would you recommend Crete - for beaches, food, culture, hiking, accessibility and of course… pricing? I’ve heard and seen great things online thus far. E
@@charismao5515You are welcome,now for prices i cant advise you but Crete is one of my favorites,1)Its a beautiful island,the people are so hospitable i didn't want to leave,and the thing than made me crazy was the food,i cant explain it..i miss it so!!and has also hiking spots and there music is crazy good!!One of the places i could leave easily!
@@SoulfulShuffle wow…thank you so much! You are a wealth of knowledge. You should start a you tube channel as well. I love to see women’s courageous solo journeys. Your amazing! 💕
Are you friends with any handymen in the UK? If so maybe you could buy one a plane ticket, have him stay at your house for a week and fix all the things you can think of. It sounds like importing your own worker is the only way to get these important things done (or, of course, continue to do them yourself).
Yes trying to get my carpenter friend out hahah!
You probably want to buy some of that spray sealant or there's a spray insulation if it's a side wall you need to fill.
I hope there's a positive outcome to your situation 🙂
All the best my dear 🤗
Thank you Rue!
Hi, it’s very bad at the moment with handyman Etc there is too much work with the building of the new hospital Etc. If you need any help or somebody to talk with, you can reach out, me and my wife have contacts here on the Island. Ps I am off the island till the 9th January
Hi Sergio, would you mind sending me an email so we can continue the conversation please? pheepsheep@gmail.com
Obrigada!
That's a classic Portuguese roof, no membrane, lichens on the shingles and punky wood underneath. I'm replacing mine with sandwich panels as soon as the dry season hits.
You're likely best to rebuild/replace all of it. Otherwise, you'll constantly be chasing problems.
Sandwich panels... googling now, thank you!
No even in the States it was very bad during COVID for 2 to 3 years so people fell really far behind. I mean as far as maintenance people
Ola. Living. Madeira.
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It's a Madeira thing, I don't know why, It's annoying for sure.
Yes and yes! Council tax is cheaper than in the UK obviously and called IMI
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Is the language barrier, people in Madeira who does that kind of jobs they don't speak english
Still working on my Portuguese and hoping to become conversational in it :)