Preparing a finca properly for a long absence
Water, electricity, windows, textiles, appliances: a list of what should be done before you leave – and what people typically forget.
Journal
What owners on Mallorca need to know.
We write down what we learn in our daily work – with nothing to sell and no advice we do not follow ourselves.
Pool water balance: why it slips faster on Mallorca
pH, chlorine, alkalinity, hardness: what the four readings mean, why pH comes first, and what hard water and strong sun change on Mallorca.
Finding a pool leak before the bill arrives
Evaporation or a leak? The bucket test settles it in 24 hours. And the level at which the water stops falling often reveals where the leak is.
Rust stains in the pool: where they come from and what helps
The vitamin C test separates metal stains from organic ones. Why shock chlorination is the wrong move here, and where the metal usually comes from.
Filter, pump, run time: the equipment behind clear water
Backwash by pressure rather than by calendar, set run time by turnover rather than by feel, and the signs that give a failing bearing away weeks in advance.
Look after the pool yourself, or have it managed?
Which tasks a pool really demands, which of them cannot wait, and why the answer depends less on the pool than on how often you are there.
Planned subjects
What we are working on.
Pool maintenance on Mallorca: what the climate changes
Why water values turn faster here than in central Europe, and how to tell when the plant needs attention.
Mediterranean gardens: water less, tend better
Irrigation times, pruning windows and the most common mistake people make with olive trees.
What a good property report should contain
How owners can tell whether someone really looked – and which details count if there is ever a claim.
Tradespeople on Mallorca: how to read a quote
Why two quotes for the same work look so different, and which items are worth questioning.
Arrival preparation: what matters in the first hour
How a house should be handed over so the first minutes after you arrive are not spent on small problems.
Questions
Have a question of your own?
Write to us. If the answer is useful to more owners, it may well become an article.