Have I Destroyed My Beautiful Mediterranean House by the Sea? Real Life, Real Spain

What happens when you start renovating your dream home in Spain and discover that the roof might not be strong enough to support the next chapter? In this episode of Spanish Practices, I take you behind the scenes of our latest building project on the Costa Tropical. We're adding a self-contained bedroom to our Mediterranean house by the sea, but first we've had to rip off almost the entire terracotta roof. From discovering broken sewage pipes and a missing electricity supply when we first bought the house, to uncovering some rather questionable brickwork beneath the roof, our Spanish renovation journey has been anything but straightforward. With torrential rain forecast, the house exposed to the elements and a new extension underway, I'm asking myself whether we've destroyed the very thing we fell in love with. If you're thinking of buying a property in Spain, renovating a Spanish villa or building your dream home on the Costa Tropical, this episode is a reminder that the reality of Spanish property ownership can be very different from the dream. But despite the dust, the rubble and the ever-growing building costs, we still love our house, our view and our life in Spain. Spanish Practices — Real Life, Real Spain.