Video of the Project

Here are a few more videos. They take some time to upload to the site, so stay tuned over the next couple of days for more

Video view from the Captain Perch

Retaining Wall and back patio

Master Bed and Bath

Stay tuned with more videos

Pictures and video

Much thanks to Tyler and Justin Archibald. They took the time away from work and family to complete a quick whirlwind work-trip down south. They worked dawn til dusk for 4 days on the project working with the builder and got a ton acomplished. 3 days out at the house and 1 day with the builder in Managua looking at fixtures, tile, building supplies etc. Special thanks to Justin. He is not an investor in the project but took the time to head south and consult on our project. His help and taste for style is priceless and very appreciated!

Will and Tyler talking to the workers, nice bodega

North side of the house. Tyler is standing in the front door

West side of the house, Justin is standing on the area for the garage and quitidor casa

House in the Jungle. The forest is so green and full right now. View of the Master Patio from the road. Imagine the captains perch with a wrap around railing on the 2nd floor

Example of solid doors

Retaining wall

Patio and Pool Area

Northwest view from the Perch

Southwest View

Examples of our wood windows and doors

Walking up the driveway to the lot

Check out the next post for more video of the house

A couple more views

Hello again all,

Another couple successful days of checking things out around here. They have been very productive to say the least. We have shots of our windows or what they will look like but unfortunately I don't have an SD card reader for that camera. I will get them on here when we get home. The guy doing the windows is the best around and his windows certainly appear as though. One drawback is that he is a bit slow. We decided to go with meticulous but a little slower.

The pool meeting was insightful. We have a few options that I will share in greater detail later. We will be looking at a couple other pools tomorrow on our way to Managua which will also help a bit.

Overall everything is fantastic. We looked at our tiles for the roof and the wood being used for the joists and they all look very nice. They are just letting the wood dry out a bit more and they plan on starting the roof in the next week. In the interim the plumbing, captains perch, and filling will be going on. We can start on the pool as soon as we give the go ahead on size, style, and finish.

I have attached a few more photos but sorry no video right now. I tried uploading one and it took way to long. It has been a far more beneficial trip than I thought it would. I have literally 3 pages of notes of things that we are going to do now based on seeing where things are with the project. There is nothing serious, just changes of light fixtures, electric plugs, a bit of reconfigure of the living area and adding an island/bar in the kitchen. All really good stuff!

Thanks for the comments. It is a pleasure to be down here and seeing all this. We head into Managua tomorrow to choose tile, fixtures, etc and then back home on Thursday.

All the best,
Tyler

Progress looks good

Greetings,

All is well from down south. Our little piece of paradise is looking great. Justin and I went over and toured the house this afternoon after arriving around noon and things are just about perfect. We are meeting the pool guy and Will at 9am tomorrow to go over things in greater detail and start working on the items I mentioned in my last e-mail. I was a bit worried prior to coming about the size of the rooms and the size of the kithen but there is nothing to be worried about. Everything looks really good.

I had forgotten what a wonderful country this is. We have had a great trip so far. The people are great and the surroundings pristine. Everything is just how I remember it.

I have included a few photos. Our retention wall is impressive to say the least. The back patio of going to be epic. It will feel as though we are in the trees.

More to come after a big day tomorrow. Let me know if you want certain shots or have certain questions and I am happy to provide what I can while we are here.

Recent Video of the progress

New Photos

Check out the progress

We have been told to expect a snails pace when building a house in Latin America. Not so much. The combonation of a better than average weather and the building slowdown has awarded us with discounted materials and more than normal available man-power. Things are moving along at a healthy pace.