Construction Update as of October 14
The rebar for the columns and their footings is ready; we're pouring the concretehttps://youtu.be/L5yYoSaH0i0
The construction site as of September 23
Work continues on the foundations, retaining walls, and cleaning out the excavations, as well as preparing the steel reinforcement. https://youtu.be/5bS4wE03jeM
The site at July 25
https://youtu.be/_z_WbzTFkZE Enfin le travail de préparation du sol avec ses rochers et ses anfractuosités est terminé. On a passé des tonnes de béton pour stabiliser l'assise des murets de fondation…
The construction site on July 11
We’re heading down to find the right soil for the excavation. As a reminder, the right soil is when we reach the bedrock above which lies…
Construction Update as of July 9
Yesterday I mentioned that preparing the foundation takes time. In this article, you’ll find explanations of what you absolutely must do to ensure…
Continuing with the foundations
We're still working on the foundations, and we've still got a good month and a half to go on the first two houses. It's long and difficult, the right soil is...
Tulum showcased by ZARA with a line of T-shirts
So Tulum is now THE fashionable vacation destination. Zara has released a T-shirt not about St Tropez or Ibiza, but about...
Mexican electricity heats up
It was late afternoon on Sunday, when my wife and I were enjoying an aperitif on the terrace of a beachside restaurant. My attention was drawn to a...
Foundation of the first house wall
Less than two months ago this place was a jungle, and now, after all the preparation work, we're getting down to business. https://youtu.be/0bXAme6PCrE
Setting up chairs and cleaning the excavations
Nothing crazy, we're just cleaning up the rocks where the base walls are going to be built. To do this, we need to mark out the positions by...