Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains. Part IX the roof goes on.

Sometimes I can’t quite believe how lucky I am…

Those blue skies you see in these photographs are not touched up in any way, they are simply bright blue, crystal clear, sunny Costa Rican skies and I feel blessed that the sun shines down on us … Practically every day of the year!

This week has been sunny but, also extraordinarily windy so our construction crew has had faced some complicaciones in putting on the roof with the insulation underneath but they have made some progress.

We also received the quotations from the first three companies to supply and install all the windows and the sliding doors leading to the terrace. One quote was for c1,650,000 (US$2,920) another for c8,190,000 (US$14,495) ??? So we’ll find some more quotes before making a decision.

Our good friend and respected attorney Roger Petersen (author of The Legal Guide to Costa Rica) came with us on this trip to meet the crew, visit with the owner of the sawmill who manufactures the log panels and to see the method of construction.

Build Your Own Log Styled Home – My costs in USD so far:

As of the 6th March 2009 the total cost so far in building this vacation or retirement home in the country has been $82,864.70 which includes the cost of the 5,000 square meters of land which – as part of our purchase negotiations – was made ready to build on.

You can see the home we built (and sold) previously in the same geographical area at: Mountain Home For Sale By Owner – Fully furnished with one acre of land. Three online videos.

You can see our previous articles about this construction below starting from the oldest to the most recent:

1. Building A New Log Styled Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part I – 1,775 square feet for under $100K
2. Building A New Log Styled Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part II – A simple summary of progress so far…
3. Building A New Log Styled Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part III – Progress summary US$61,386.47 invested so far.
4. Building A New Log Styled Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part IV – US$63,373.47 invested so far.
5. Building A New Log Styled Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part V – US$64,346.47 invested so far.
6. Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part VI – US$66,791.47 invested so far.
7. Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains – Part VII – US$77,376.47 invested so far but the size has increased by about 25% and so will the cost…
8. Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains. Part VIII. The roof goes on next week
9. Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains. Part IX the roof goes on.

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Written by Scott Oliver, author of How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa and Costa Rica’s Guide To Making Money Offshore.

Andrew Makarik

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Andrew Makarik is the main editor of WeLoveCostaRica, a fan of this sunny country. He is also a loving husband and a has a lovely daughter. By being a devoted family man and the biggest Costa Rica fan, he wants to make more people feel at home there. WeLoveCostaRica unites people and helps them find new home or a new travel destination. This website is a friendly community where everyone can find not only information, but also new friends and travel pals. Andrew is also passionate about IT and programming, so he himself maintains a friendly atmosphere in this cozy environment of WeLoveCostaRica.com.