Legalities
Insurance: In principle a wooden house need not cost more in insurance than a regular brick one. It is all dependent on the location and the environment in which it is to be erected. Forest areas which could fall prey to a fire would increase the premium.
If one may build, a building licence must be applied for covering the concrete foundations and the septic tank.It is probable (differs per area) that a plan of the wooden structure must accompany the application, just for the record.
Planning permission / Building licences: In accordance with all CE laws, Portugal now too excercises stricter control over the environment by regulating the building laws for all types of construction. For the erection of a wooden home, one has to firstly ascertain at the local Council whether the area in which the land finds itself, is designated for building or green area.
