How this whole thing started.
Building the dock on the canal for Sea42.
Building the House Part 1 and finding the property.
Building the House Part 2.
Building the House Part 3.
I returned to California after spending a fun new year in Barra with my family. The builder had finished one bathroom in the house for us to use. This made life much easier as we all stayed on the boat for the 10 days we were there.
While we were there we completed the design of the pool and the kitchen. We also made a few changes to the layout of the interior. The builder Alex has been really flexible about this. For me that's really important as I like to change things as the project progresses and I finally see how things look in real life for the first time.
Sea42 tied up in our back garden. Most of the rendering on the exterior walls is now complete and the circular support for the palapa is in place.
Lionel our plumber sorted us out with some horses on our trip. We all rode to the top of the local hill that looks over the bay. The girls have been taking some lessons so we could all gallop back home along the beach.
Riding horses around the half built house was quite a novelty
Eventually Mum got to ride as well
Building the spiral staircase. The maestro did all the math in his head and it worked out perfectly.
A final smooth coat is applied to the columns supporting the Palapa
Looking down from the roof where the palapa will be.The chalk lines in the garden are remains of our pool designing session on our vacation.
Palm fronds are delivered. Looks like the palapa roof could be starting soon.
The arched doorway to the TV room is prepared. The loose bricks below the arch are temporary and removed the next day.
Im flying down to Barra for 10 days this weekend to check on the progress and finalize a few of the finishes such as tiles and surface materials.
