Septic tank excavation dug and first three tanks in place. Fourth tank on site. Getting this done before the rains arrive in next month and water table rises. Walls advancing quickly, reaching first floor height.
Cement reinforced soil beneath what will be the front terrace. 18 sacks of cement spread around this area, watered in then manually re-compacted. Rebar being erected. Walls going up.
Foundation trenches and footings being dug out. Steel rods being prepared into beam cages for rebar structure. First footings and columns down.
Walls going up, waves out front going OFF!
Grid is up around the building pad. First delivery of steel rebar on site. Work underway preparing footings. Some footing excavations have been dug on ocean side of project.
Most footings and foundations under concrete, walls going up.
Lots of activity this past week. Transformer has been installed, most foundation trenches/ footing excavations are dug, first rebar columns have been erected and some footings have been poured.
Work underway digging foundation trenches and footing excavations. First deliveries of steel on site and rebar columns being prepared.
Building pad complete. Ready to put up grid, draw out foundations and get the pick-axe squad to work on the foundation trenches and footings excavations.
Work proceeds raising the level of the building pad up to the height of the brow at the beach end of the property. A thick fill is necessary as the site has a pronounced dip where the main house is sited.
Terraces for main house and garage complete, builders shed is up, electric supply is ready. Some work done on excavation for beachfront swimming pool.
Access to the building area has been cleared. Staking out the footprint of the construction.
Main building and garage pad being raised and compacted.
Some sand has been excavated and refilled with rubble.
The site has been cleared where necessary. Work will soon begin excavating sand before refilling with rubble and compacting.
Generator and auto transfer installed. Double pane PVC window frames being installed. Cabinetry, door-frames and interior doors being installed. Work started on beach shower and steps.
Kohler LPG generator and automatic transfer delivered. Cabinets on site. Roof on beach rancho. Pool tiling half complete.
Wrought iron gates and rails delivered. Form work removed from swimming pool. Pool patio tiling underway. Finishing off terrace tiling. Driveway.
Concrete has been poured for the swimming pool. Holes dug for pool gazebo footings. Piedra Laja work on turret complete. Built in balcony BBQ underway.
Most walls primed and floor tiling almost complete. Swimming pool rebar complete, floor poured and form up for walls. Domestic water tank in place.
Floor tiling well underway and work has begun prepping rebar for the swimming pool. Septic tanks which were delivered last week are in place and connected.
Floor tiling started with first few laid on the stardeck. Work continues enclosing eaves. Ceiling work complete except for in master suite. Steel staircase from beach level to balcony underway.
Floor tiles on-site, ceiling grid complete and approx half gypsum ceiling panels up. Work underway enclosing eaves. Floors being readied for tiling. Metal spiral staircase from ground to first floor.
Work continues hanging aluminum ceiling grid, tiling roof and rounding off corners. Foundations for concrete block beach retaining wall.
Roof tile going on, ceiling grid being hung and corners being snubbed. Fine stucco being finished off.
Fine stucco complete. Roof structure complete over 1st floor and galvanized tin sheets going up. A/c tubing and electric cables in place and awaiting installation of units.
Cupola slab has been poured. Steel roof structure going up over first floor. Copper tubing and electric cabling being embedded in walls for air conditioning.
Cupola rebar is complete and ready to advance with slab. Running electric cables between circuit panels and outlets. Galvanized tin sheets going on steel roof frame.
Cupola form is complete and cupola rebar work underway. First floor water tubing getting connected to ground floor. Ground floor being refilled & compacted ready for concreting.
Work continues with the roof frame, stuccoing walls, running electric cabling and water pipes. Slab done for star deck. Form made for cupola dome.