INTRODUCTION & Staking and excavation
INTRODUCTION February 2015,I met Oscar on the Internet. We clicked immediately.Oscar Chavez Orozco- architect/developer/builder had a home under construction and he did not hesitate to try
Foundation Rock work
January 26,2016 The excavation was finished as planned last night. Large gravel and Lime powder was delivered to the site. Today four people started on
Structure-start of masonry work
Week of February 22, 2016 A Forest of castillos… Oscar is telling me that when they build the brick walls, they only build 3′ in
Aljibe-underground water tank, 2000 gal
February 2016The city water in Ajijic, while “unlimited” it is not pumped through the system 24/7.I don’t know what the reason is, but the
Walls on First floor
March 1, 2016 Today, Tuesday, they started the brickwork. They are going so fast, I have to keep up with them, making sure the windows
Roof over First floor
May 25, 2016Wow, I can’t believe it had been seven weeks since my last post. The house detailing and Interiors are keeping me really
Building the second floor
June 13, 2016 We are up and going…we are four and a half months since we starting excavation. All the fancy arches and building of
Concrete floors
November 6, 2016 Pouring the concrete floors is one of the big last steps towards the completion of the structure of the house. In
Roofing the second floor
July 8, 2016 The Boveda ceilings on the second floor, in the Guest Bedroom area is done first. On top of it will be
Plaster work
November 6, 2016 It has been a long time since I last posted. I somehow lost the link to the Editing page, turns out I
More plaster work
Well, we were supposed to be close to the move-in date at this time, but we are still a couple of months away. The house