Home Construction Week 18......
October 2-9, 2006
Well the LPGA golf tournament finished up this past Sunday and we were very happy that our favorite,Lorena Ochoa, won. I will post a blog describing our experiences later this week. But for now the weekly construction progress.
This past week the cement roof for our home was poured. All the roofing except for the living room, dining room, entry, and office are complete. The rooms, other than the entry, will have wood beam ceilings. The ceiling above the entry will feature a dome which will give light to the staircase during the day. The workers are also preparing the support columns for the wooden beams and these roofs will be completed in two weeks. The wood is Michoacan pine. The first photo below shows a part of the wood that was delivered and the second photo shows a beam being constructed to support the living room ceiling.
The photo below shows the plastering of the rooms on the lower floor. The workers have applied two layers of plaster on the ceilings so far. There will be one more layer applied to give the finished look. The final application is mixed with crushed marble and gives a very pleasant texture and look.
The photo below shows the view of the house from the back yard.
The final photo below shows the view of the house from the street above us.
October 2-9, 2006
Well the LPGA golf tournament finished up this past Sunday and we were very happy that our favorite,Lorena Ochoa, won. I will post a blog describing our experiences later this week. But for now the weekly construction progress.This past week the cement roof for our home was poured. All the roofing except for the living room, dining room, entry, and office are complete. The rooms, other than the entry, will have wood beam ceilings. The ceiling above the entry will feature a dome which will give light to the staircase during the day. The workers are also preparing the support columns for the wooden beams and these roofs will be completed in two weeks. The wood is Michoacan pine. The first photo below shows a part of the wood that was delivered and the second photo shows a beam being constructed to support the living room ceiling.
The work on the asador (BBQ) is going well and it should be completed this week. The photo below shows this weeks work. Sandra and I are looking forward to its completion so that we can rest in the shade when we make our daily house inspection. We are also looking forward to our first BBQ!
The photo below shows the plastering of the rooms on the lower floor. The workers have applied two layers of plaster on the ceilings so far. There will be one more layer applied to give the finished look. The final application is mixed with crushed marble and gives a very pleasant texture and look. 
The photo below shows the view of the house from the back yard.
The final photo below shows the view of the house from the street above us.
posted by David & Sandra @ 9:17 PM
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1 Comments:
I've been lurking on your site, watching you as you build your new home. It is going to be lovely. My husband and I hope to retire to Mexico in the not too distant future and reading your blog and watching the progress has been fascinating. Thank you for sharing this.
Yvette
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