Week 28 January 15, 2012

Well we have had quite a time with internet access here and I have not been able to upload for about 3 weeks so here goes with a current batch of photos.

First we have a couple of photos of the New Year Eve party we gave to the construction crews with our neighbor Julio who is building across from us in Santa Maria.

Here is Carlos our construction site foreman

Here is the X spot photo for Dec 30, 2011 or week 26

Now we move to wek 27 and show the roof tiles stacked creatively while they await installation

Our second floor room's floor is now ready for tiles

The floor on the 2nd floor veranda is also pored with drains in place and ready for tiling too

Roof tiles going on the first row is cemented in and then the tiles are laid on the wooden cradles.

Close up of how they build the roof.

Now we go to the photos taken this morning at end of week 28:

First though we have to show our morning greeters at the gate.

Here we now have a good solid base for the new street going into the development

X spot was a little hill which has been graded away in the preparation for landscaping here is my best estimate for the shot for this week.

From the same spot looking to my right down the property line we see how they are rerouting the irrigation/drainage ditch- they will soon pout large rock at bottom and cover it over. I think the outer property wall for the development will be built about on top of this line.

The ditch continues from the corner out toward the font of the development.

Here the walls are being skim coated in preparation for the white paint.

Here is a shot of the roof and flashing coming around the second floor Veranda.

Detail of roof edge next to upper veranda with veranda drain over the edge flashing.

Well thats about it for this week thanks for visiting.

Week 23

Well I am a little late updating the blog this week, but we start with a view of the entrance to Santa Anita, hopefully it will eventually look a little bit more finished.

Here is the X spot photo the strips for the roof tiles are coming along over the garage

 

and another view of the garage portion of the roof

This week they finished all the window openings, they are now ready for window frames. here is a view of the walk in closet and Yoga room windows.

Workers created some of the groves for the tubes to hold the wiring this week

and here are some with the dtubes installed at the top of the stairway

And our parting shot from the right front this week

More soon.

Week 22

Welcome back things are really heating up now, closing in the roof is almost completed. Interior walls and ceilings are starting to be skim coated with a mixture of cement and window openings are being shaped up.

                                                Here's our X Spot photo for the week:

Most of the roof was covered on Friday with rubber seal called CHOVA

 

                                          Trimed beams at roofs edge start to shape things up.

Inside we see how the application of skim coat starts

                                                         Office Ceiling after skim coat

Master wing still not finished but coming along

                                          Here a shot from out upstairs balcony shows how some
                               of the beams need to be hand hewn so the roofline will be even.

                                             Creating wood chips on floor of Master Bath

Here the windows in the garage have been smoothed up getting ready for the window frames

A final shot from the front shows that it really is starting to look like a house!

Well with the rainy season upon us the roof is getting finished just in time, see ya on your next visit.

        

                                        



Week 21

Wow, the roof is really growing, here is our X spot of the week with the great room (living, kitchen and dining) totally covered.

                                                                               

and more shots of this wing from different angles:

And here is a shot of the kitchen dining room exposed beams from inside:

The Master bedroom and bath are all that remains and then we start wiring, plumbing, flooring and walls and windows etc.

When we arrived this weekend to take photos the horses were up near the house and their owner, Bolivar was there too. Bolivar is also the electrican who will bring the electrical utilities into the development underground.

Thats all till next week,

Week 20

This Week we have gotten the livingroom-kitchen and garage/storage areas "rafters" up and in place and more of the lathe and cement covering done. Here is the X spot shot for the week.

And just moving over to the right of the X spot we see the roof is coming along everywhere except the master bedroom and bath.

and from the front you can see the first layer of the roof is about 1/2 done.

Now things are going to be going internal with kitchen cabinets, electrical, plumbing and bathrooms so we are now getting busy with those decisions and choices.

See ya next week.

Week 19

This weeks X spot photo shows the continuation of roof construction.

From the rear of future courtyard we see plastic protecting newly applied cement roofing system.

From the front we see the entry roof taking shape after they finished walls to correct height - guest room and office to the left already roofed.

View from Right front - Looks more like a house every week!!

Started working on Ecuadorian Drivers License about the same time we broke ground for the house and finally got it this week !!!! and also got our car, (Well, we do have a garage and need something to put in it :) )

Future roof beams await cutting and carving etc,

Ane rescues rope bound mare visitor.

Well thats it for this week, thanks again for visiting.

Week 18

This Week it starts to look like a house so I am starting with a picture from the approach:

And the X spot looks good too

As the roof continues first they put up a fine screen mesh,

And then the lath and as you can see on the second floor the Cement goes on to complete the first stages.

And as we left i took another approach shot from front corner