As you can see from the photographs, this week was window week… All of the sliding windows have been installed in our retirement home as well as the two large sliding doors or puertas corredizas.

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All of the windows and doors can be opened from either side and they have done an excellent, ‘perfectionist’ job which is why we chose Jimmy in the end anyway…. The only little job that remains for Jimmy – our window & door man – is the one large sliding glass door for the shower.

They have finished putting the grouting on the terrace floor tiles and have also installed the floor tiles and wall tiles in the bathroom but have yet to finish the grouting in the bathroom.

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My lady can’t seem to resist buying plants so we already have a dozen or so bougainvillea planted soaking up that hot Costa Rica sun… She has even brought a few items of furniture.

They also began installing the canoas or as we would call them – the gutters along the roof. The rainy season is not that far away so part of the crew will be getting to properly sealing all of the wood on the house this week.

 

Next week will be significantly more expensive for me as we have to order all the materials for the chimney and the separate building which will house the garage area, the bodega and the pila which is where the washer and dryer will be stored…

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

Construction began during the first week of January 2009 and as of the 10th April 2009 the total cost so far in building this vacation or retirement home in the country has been $58,696.34 plus the US$40,000 cost of the 5,000 square meters of land (US$40,000).

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.

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You can see previous articles about building our own vacation home 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.
  10. Building Our New Vacation Home in the Mountains of Costa Rica. Part X – Ten weeks and the roof is on…
  11. Building Our New Costa Rica Mountain Home. Part XI – US$52,874.15 invested in the home so far plus the land.
  12. Building Our New Costa Rica Mountain Home. Part XII – US$56,103.94 invested so far in the construction.
  13. Building Your Own Home in the Mountains of Costa Rica – Part XIII – Inches and fleas…

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