Apenas com uma tenda pequena e uma cozinha de 10m2 de área coberta, estava a ser muito desconfortável viver aqui. Necessitava de algo mais e também inspirado pela Casa dos Amigos, no alentejo, comecei a pensar numa caravana. Em sites de classificados só encontrei uma barata que precisava de remodelaçao e como não tinha documentos, também precisaria de transporte. Um balúrdio. Com esse dinheiro ou menos colocaria um telhado no casebre e teria menos trabalho.
Procurei soluções ecológicas como um telhado verde (com plantinhas) que requer inúmeras camadas e é caro. As paredes também não poderiam suportar algo muito pesado. Também pensei num telhado com giestas mas tem de ser renovado todos os 3 anos e quem sabe fazer isso por aqui? Giestas até não me faltam. Lá me rendi à placa sanduíche que toda a gente sugeria. Para quem não sabe, o pão é chapa cor de telha e o conduto ´uma camada de esponja que isola termicamente e torna o telhado bem leve.
Construção
Falei com o Joaquim 'Mandongo', aqui de Santo Estevão, que já cá tinha vindo para dar um orçamento à minha ideia inicial de remodelação geral, de que desisti após saber o valor desse mesmo orçamento. Este só cá poderia vir aos sábados, acompanhado de um ajudante. No penúltimo sábado, que era o meu último aqui, antes de ir para a Tailândia, paguei-lhe o serviço, apesar de senhoras próximas, não concordarem com pagamentos antecipados. A minha fé continua a ser: se não acreditarmos em pessoas boas, elas desaparecem (como os animais em extinção).
Cerca de meio ano depois, os meus pais vieram até aqui e aperceberam-se que o último sábado não tinha chegado a acontecer. De pronto, a minha mãe arranjou o seu número e ligou-lhe. deve ter vindo com o rabo entre as pernas colocar as últimas placas (de uma área total de 21 m2).
Utilização
Apesar do 'Mandongo' dar juz ao seu nome, o telhado é o projecto com maior impacto (também o mais caro). Agora os verões são mais confortáveis e os invernos possíveis. De ruínas passou a casebre e abrir uma porta enorme a novos projectos e comodidades.
Melhorias
Ainda existem fendas que têm tornado o meu contacto com osgas mais íntimo e faltam umas chapinhas para tapar alguma esponja que ficou à vista. Ele virá cá em breve para esses acabamentos.
Sendo chapa, a chuva e vento são bem audíveis que espero melhorar com um tecto falso.
Custo
2000€ (Há quem diga que fui enrabado)
Sucesso
★★★★☆
Only with a small tent and a 10m2 kitchen of covered area, it was being very uncomfortable to live here. I needed something more and also inspired by the House of Friends in Alentejo, I began to think of a caravan. In classified websites I only found one cheap that needed restoration and since it had no documents, I would also need transportation. Too much. With that money or less I would put a roof in the hovel and would have less work.
I looked for green solutions like a green roof (with little plants) that requires numerous layers and is expensive. The walls can't stand anything too heavy, either. Also I thought of a roof with genistas but it has to be renewed every 3 years and who knows how to do it here? But I have plenty of it. There I surrendered to the sandwich plate that everyone suggested. For those who don't know, the bread is tile-colored sheet and inside is a layer of sponge that works as a thermic insolation and makes the roof very light.
Making
I spoke with Joaquim 'Mandongo'(dirty) , here from Santo Estevão, who had already come here to give a budget to my initial idea of general remodeling, which I gave up after knowing the value of this same budget. He could only come here on Saturdays, accompanied by an assistant. On the penultimate Saturday, which was my last one here, before I went to Thailand, I paid him for the service, although close ladies didn't agree with advance payments. My faith continues to be: if we don't believe in good people, they disappear (like endangered species).
About half a year later, my parents came here and realized that the last Saturday hadn't happened. Right away, my mother got his number and called him. He should have come with the tail between the legs to put the last plates (of a total area of 21 m2).
Use
Although 'Mandongo' does justice to its name, the roof is the project with the greatest impact (also the most expensive). Now summers are more comfortable and winters are possible. From ruins it went to hut and open a huge door to new projects and amenities.
Improvements
There are still crevices that have made my contact with geckos more intimate and some little plaques to cover some sponge are missing. He'll be here soon for these finishes.
Being metal sheets, the rain and wind are well audible that I hope to improve with a false ceiling.
Cost
2000 € (Some say I was fooled)
Success
★★★★☆
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Only with a small tent and a 10m2 kitchen of covered area, it was being very uncomfortable to live here. I needed something more and also inspired by the House of Friends in Alentejo, I began to think of a caravan. In classified websites I only found one cheap that needed restoration and since it had no documents, I would also need transportation. Too much. With that money or less I would put a roof in the hovel and would have less work.
I looked for green solutions like a green roof (with little plants) that requires numerous layers and is expensive. The walls can't stand anything too heavy, either. Also I thought of a roof with genistas but it has to be renewed every 3 years and who knows how to do it here? But I have plenty of it. There I surrendered to the sandwich plate that everyone suggested. For those who don't know, the bread is tile-colored sheet and inside is a layer of sponge that works as a thermic insolation and makes the roof very light.
Making
I spoke with Joaquim 'Mandongo'(dirty) , here from Santo Estevão, who had already come here to give a budget to my initial idea of general remodeling, which I gave up after knowing the value of this same budget. He could only come here on Saturdays, accompanied by an assistant. On the penultimate Saturday, which was my last one here, before I went to Thailand, I paid him for the service, although close ladies didn't agree with advance payments. My faith continues to be: if we don't believe in good people, they disappear (like endangered species).
About half a year later, my parents came here and realized that the last Saturday hadn't happened. Right away, my mother got his number and called him. He should have come with the tail between the legs to put the last plates (of a total area of 21 m2).
Use
Although 'Mandongo' does justice to its name, the roof is the project with the greatest impact (also the most expensive). Now summers are more comfortable and winters are possible. From ruins it went to hut and open a huge door to new projects and amenities.
Improvements
There are still crevices that have made my contact with geckos more intimate and some little plaques to cover some sponge are missing. He'll be here soon for these finishes.
Being metal sheets, the rain and wind are well audible that I hope to improve with a false ceiling.
Cost
2000 € (Some say I was fooled)
Success
★★★★☆
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