Building Your Own Retirement Home Part XV. 15 weeks and $60,563.88 invested in construction so far.

The construction crew have been working diligently sealing both the outside and the inside of the house. We are going to use three coats (manos) and as you know this Flood sealant is very expensive so it had better do the job well…

All the gutters are in place so when the rains start we should hopefully be protected… Only time will tell.

A lot of the raw materials are being delivered now to begin on the construction of the garage area with the pila and bodega. This will be a fairly simply project and should not take too long, weather permitting.

This weekend we have to run out and buy the toilet (inodoro), all the door handle mechanisms (llavínes), electric wall sockets (tomacorrientes) and start buying the light (lámparas)…

Fortunately for us, this weekend there is a sale (Especial de iluminacíon) on at the large EPA hardware store in Escazu so hopefully we can pick up a lot of what we need there at reasonable prices.

Next week the bricks for the fireplace should also be delivered. We are using the exact dimensions as specified by the Brick Industry Association in Reston, Virginia so hopefully we won’t see the usual wild and wacky freestyle chimney that you would normally see in this kind of a home in Costa Rica.

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

Construction began during the first week of January 2009 and as of the 17th April 2009 the total cost so far in building this vacation or retirement home in the country has been $60,563.88 plus the cost of the 5,000 square meters of land.

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.

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…
14. Building Your Own Retirement Home in Costa Rica – Part IV. 14 weeks and US$58,696.34 invested so far.

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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.