Work on the Mexico house continues

**left field** · October 3, 2023

For those interested.

Will move garage to the other side.

Doors and windows will be reconfigured to be fill size and steel and glass.

Ripped out half the interior walls and put up steel beams to support the roof.

Walls, ceilings and floors will be burnished concrete on right.

Roof of back terrace in.

With room for mango tree.

Full shot of back terrace.

Pool. That's pretty much solid rock. And a stump which will be pulled out.

Once a month on a Friday, the workers make lunch for everyone. Last week - pulpo.

And then payday poker.

Under a watchful eye.

Edited October 3, 2023 by left field

**left field** · October 3, 2023

Thanks.

Will be moving within a year.

Inland, but 45 minutes to ocean and two hours to great tarpon fishing.

Hunting is waterfowl, ocellated turkey, brocket deer. A new buddy down here has the world record for brocket with a bow.

This is his turkey.

Edited October 3, 2023 by left field

**mowin** · October 3, 2023

I remember this from the old site IIRC. Neat project. Please post pics as things progress.

**Ncountry** · October 3, 2023

Nice project!

Do you join the poker games and get your money back? 😆

**left field** · October 3, 2023

52 minutes ago, Ncountry said:

Do you join the poker games and get your money back? 😆

I deliberately lost to make them feel like they got one over on the "boss." We had a good time.

Other than the jackhammer they used to "dig" the pool, the entire house has been built by hand by guys in flip flops.

Edited October 4, 2023 by left field

**Otto** · October 4, 2023

Love the progress pics. I enjoyed your pics from your winter stay last year too.

**2BuckBizCT** · October 4, 2023

Interesting project. Do you have to worry about mold?

**nywaw** · October 4, 2023

Wow this is interesting to see a build process from there. Good luck with the project! Keep it coming! :up:

**grampy** · October 4, 2023

Great thread. Stuff like this is soooo cool! Keep us up on the progress!!

**crappyice** · October 4, 2023

Very cool!!! Getting there!!

**left field** · October 4, 2023

13 hours ago, 2BuckBizCT said:

Interesting project. Do you have to worry about mold?

Yes. The Yucatan is basically a huge aquifer. There's so much groundwater that the streets flood out during a heavy rain as there is nowhere for the water to go. And it's very hot and humid. But if you keep that air moving with fans you can mitigate the mold.

Edited October 4, 2023 by left field