Measuring an old house
No wall in a house from 1755 is straight. The first survey takes two days, and we do it by hand.
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Alfama, Lisbon
First survey in Alfama, a folding ruler and a notebook.
A laser gives a number. A tape and a notebook give a feeling for the house: which floor sags, which wall leans, where the damp comes from.
We draw the plan on site, at the scale of the room, and note everything that will matter later: the thickness of the walls, the height of the old doors, the direction of the boards.
Those two days save weeks of surprises once the builders arrive.
It starts with a visit
Shall we walk through your rooms together?
Tell us about the place, the people who live there and what is not working. We reply within three working days.