I'm Gonçalo Araújo

How I work

I'm Gonçalo Araújo. I work with aluminium, steel and plumbing from Barroselas, in the municipality (concelho) of Viana do Castelo, for homes and small businesses across the Minho.

The way I work is simple: listen to what you need, give you a clear price, do what we agreed and leave everything clean. None of that is complicated, but it is what people tend to remember about a job. I would rather tell you honestly that a repair isn't worth doing than sell you something you don't need.

Almost everything I make is made to measure, so no two jobs are quite the same. That's why I always ask for photos and measurements before giving a price, and why the website has scale drawings and calculators: the better you understand what you're paying for, the better the job goes.

Why aluminium, steel and plumbing

In a house, these jobs often go together. In a renovation you might replace a window, the front door, the balcony railing and the bathroom plumbing all at once. Having one tradesman for all of it saves time, phone calls and delays, and you don't have to coordinate three different firms who each wait for the other to finish.

What you can expect

Whether it's a new set of windows or a small repair, this is how it works with me:

• A free quote, with no obligation.
• A fixed price agreed before the work starts.
• Materials suited to the damp Minho climate and to sea air.
• A reply on WhatsApp, usually the same day.
• Honest advice, even when the answer is that you don't need me.

About this website

The guides, comparisons and material sheets on the Portuguese site are written to explain, not to sell. When an article mentions rules, standards or government grants, I give the sources so you can check them yourself. Photos marked as illustrative are not of my own work: they are only there to show the kind of job.