SOLD-Building Your Own Retirement Home Part XVII. 17 weeks and US$64,385.45 invested in construction so far.

With the three coats of sealant now coating the majority of our vacation home in the mountains, the wood has become more honey coloured.

Outside at the rear of the house they have started putting in the log wood panels for the cochera (garage area), the bodega (storage area for firewood) and the pila (the place where the outside sink and the washer and dryer will be located).

What you can see in these photographs is just the bodega (for firewood) and the pila, the garage area will come next…

Inside the house, Julio has now finished building the fireplace and the chimney up through the second floor office and through the roof. He has thankfully followed the measurement as specified by the Brick Industry Association that I gave him although the outside design is not quite was detailed in the photograph that was left with him… But this can be changed.

Next week they will start laying the river rocks onto the walls of the fireplace and the chimney. We are ‘hoping’ that it will look as good we have envisioned…

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 1st May 2009 the total cost so far in building this vacation or retirement home in the country has been US$64,385.45 plus the cost of the 5,000 square meters of land.

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…
14. Building Your Own Retirement Home in Costa Rica – Part IV. 14 weeks and US$58,696.34 invested so far.
15. Building Your Own Retirement Home Part XV. 15 weeks and $60,563.88 invested in construction so far.
16. Building Your Own Retirement Home Part XVI. 16 weeks and $63,945.35 invested in construction so far.

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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.