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Building in rural mexico (post #183936)

butcher on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 18:20
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Hi long time lurker short time poster. Anyway, I'm in Mexico for three weeks and I'm going to help a widowed mother and her three daughters try and finish her home. I've followed other projects and I thought I might try and post pics etc. I'm going to need help with picture stuff I'm sure. So take it easy on me . I'm no Boss Hog ,or Mike adverse conditions savy. Ok. I'll try with pics of the beach I'm staying on. 85° today

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You really know how to make (post #183936, reply #1 of 10)

by calvin in reply to butcher [original] on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 05:35

You really know how to make those of us on Lake Erie feel bad.

I suppose the widow is good looking too.

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hey, butcher.... have at (post #183936, reply #2 of 10)

by MikeSmith in reply to calvin [original] on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 10:38

hey, butcher.... have at it

we await your presentation

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A widowed mother and three (post #183936, reply #3 of 10)

by Planeman in reply to butcher [original] on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 13:53

A widowed mother and three lovely daughters, on that beach in Mexico and it's 85 outside?

This had better be a good story and not just a bunch of building stuff!

Experienced, but still dangerous!

Ahhhchiuaua! Donde esta (post #183936, reply #4 of 10)

by TomT226 in reply to butcher [original] on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 17:18

Ahhhchiuaua!
Donde esta cerveza frio, en las senoritas bonitas?
Yo perro... ;-)

 

So I am guessing that (post #183936, reply #5 of 10)

by norman in reply to butcher [original] on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 12:18

So I am guessing that building inspectors will not be a problem?

TomT ,you are a funny guy. I (post #183936, reply #6 of 10)

by butcher in reply to butcher [original] on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:19

TomT ,you are a funny guy. I should probably been clearer when In titled this.
The house hase been under consrtuction for three years. The mother died before xmas, so the local gringo's decided to help with financial fundraiser etc. Very little labor support though. I was coming down for three weeks. Two by my self family to follow later.
I'm posting what I see going on now .
And there are no building inspectors to worry about , and who cares anyway.

Sealed exterior ready for (post #183936, reply #7 of 10)

by butcher in reply to butcher [original] on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 15:27

Sealed exterior ready for paint.

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>>And there are no building (post #183936, reply #8 of 10)

by TomT226 in reply to butcher [original] on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 17:17

>>And there are no building inspectors to worry about , and who cares anyway<<
Hell, that's just like Bastrop County Tejas.
Uno menudo grande, con limon en cilantro, por favor...;-)

 

I've been to rural areas of (post #183936, reply #9 of 10)

by OregonBrian in reply to TomT226 [original] on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 11:23

I've been to rural areas of the west coast (Nayarit) a few times, all bldgs = block construction. No good wood. Guys save up pesos for a few sacks of concrete and some blocks, chip away at the job. Almost always rebar was poking straight up, rusted, many feet above the first (or second) floors...all the buildings looked like they had antennas.

Anyway I asked someone who said they leave it poking up to leave it unfinished and thereby not taxed (?). Old wives tale?

Anyway I asked someone who (post #183936, reply #10 of 10)

by JoeH in reply to OregonBrian [original] on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 14:55

Anyway I asked someone who said they leave it poking up to leave it unfinished and thereby not taxed (?). Old wives tale?

More money, more blocks and the next story goes onto those rebar stubs.

Joe H