Cortez burned his ships, we cut off our tongue

[Bullfrog]

Faced with overwhelming odds, Cortez knew his men would want to leave so he burned his ships.

We cut the tongue off of our trailer to build the new bano..

The chain wall is going in. These people build things to last...

 

[j.w]

You won't be going anywhere soon...................errrrrr, except to the bano :biggrin:
That will be nice for you guys when its all done and up and running. I like the way you can pretty much do whatever you want there w/ no one hovering over you w/ permits and regulations. I suppose tho there must be some kind of rules for your neighborhood eh?

 

[Bullfrog]

You won't be going anywhere soon...................errrrrr, except to the bano :biggrin:
That will be nice for you guys when its all done and up and running. I like the way you can pretty much do whatever you want there w/ no one hovering over you w/ permits and regulations. I suppose tho there must be some kind of rules for your neighborhood eh?

You can build a 10 square meter bano with no "taxes" or penalty. When you build the house, which will be soon, you turn in a drawing to the contractor and he gives you a bid. You then pay a one time "tax" of 11 %, but no annual taxes after that. This place will be here long after we are gone for my children and grandchildren to enjoy. There will be only four rooms, but they will be large, sturdily built rooms that will ride out a hurricane. Everything here is built with that in mind.

 

[j.w]

OH wow you gonna build a house? I didn't know that, just thought you were already good to go as it was. This will be fun to watch!

 

[Bullfrog]

This thing is bulletproof, I wouldn't be afraid to ride out a cat 3 hurricane in it. Walls going up...

All cement is mixed with sand and gravel on the ground..

Then carried and poured one 5 gallon bucket at a time...

The plumbing and electrical going in...

The top layer is filled with broken cinder blocks to give the upper level strength and spine...

The ceiling is in...

They stuff wet cement bags behind the electrical boxes so no cement will fall into the hollows...

The stucco is applied, then smoothed with a wet sponge..

 

[j.w]

They are really making good progress and it is looking great!

 

[dieselplower]

I'm slightly lost here but in Spanish, bano is bathroom and it reminds me of the saying built like a brick s-house

 

[Bullfrog]

The roof has steel reinforcement, the “polyducto” conduit is laid for the wiring..

Then cement is poured, leveled and smoothed..

Finished..

The guys work till 6 or 6:30, then ride their bikes home..

I introduced them to Texas chili, they really liked it. There is no chili here…

 

[j.w]

What no chili down there? I thought that chili got its start down in Mexico.
If I remember right doesn't your Texas chili have a real kick to it?

 

[Bullfrog]

What no chili down there? I thought that chili got its start down in Mexico.
If I remember right doesn't your Texas chili have a real kick to it?

No, chili, not even canned. And yes, my chili will peel paint.