Hola, buen dia, thought you might enjoy these photos.
This is the second portion of the big roof beam.
After it cures for about 28 days, the guys will come and take out the remaining walls
and we will have one big open space.
Then Senor will start the barro blanca roof over that section.
In the meantime, they are building this wall out to match the existing wall.
Our dining table will go about where that pile of ladrillos is in the lower right corner and there will be a stone fireplace on that wall.
I am still acid staining the floor tiles and they are looking pretty darn good. I love the process, it's very artistic and requires about 4 coats that bubble and smoke when they are applied.
Senor tells me that after they finish this wall and while the beam is still curing, he will start working on the portal floor.
I am very sick and tired of tripping on rebar; it is really my only complaint around here. I don't trip often but when I do it is always because I am moving too fast and am distracted.
Hmm, I said........when exactly will that happen, that you will put down the floor...............i want a date...............he would not give me one.That is so like him. Wouldn't you think he would be smart enough to just say a date, any date, pick it out of a hat and then when we got there he could just change his mind and push it out further.
FAOT, the music festival, is going on and the weekend was crazy.
We didn't go to town much, just too crowded.
In fact yesterday we escaped to a ranch about 45 minutes outside of town. We like to visit the family who lives there and yesterday we left the ranch with some smoked deer meat. What a treat!
We stayed a little late though and on the drive home, which is on a dark dirt road, we got stopped at 2 very large lighted military checkpoints. The men chatted and laughed with us for awhile at both stops and then sent us on our way. Not once did anyone ask us...........what in the heck are you doing out here, in the dark, in the middle of nowhere.
Okay, off to stain a few more tiles.
Que le vaya bien!
Linda Lou
2 comments:
Wow,that is some beam. It looks like the house is really coming along. Please send pictures as it progresses.
I am curious as to how the floor will look. I haven't seen one like that before. It kind of reminds me of what they call Giraffe houses in the south.
Good luck and keep blogging.
Robert Gill
RVhund@aol.com
There's no turning back on that, indeed. I'm looking forward to how that is going to look like at the end of the process. I'm sure the new roof is going to be fantastic, especially with the level of effort and added service that you have managed to employ. Keep us updated of the progress. All the best!
Pleasance Faast @ Shelton Roof
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