We’ve had precious little progress this last week as our contractor’s truck broke down, he had to order a special part which took a few days and, as you can clearly see from the main photograph above, it has also been raining very heavily.

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It was a dark and stormy day for sure when these photographs were taken with lots of mud, mud and more mud…

The propane gas laser water heater has been installed in the pila area with the outside sink – or the pila. This is also where the washer and dryer will be installed when we’re ready.

The bathroom mirror has been put up as well and the shower doors have been installed.

My girlfriend, who simply can’t wait to spend a few well earned restful nights up at the mountain, has started testing positions for the living room furniture.

 

We have yet to install the kitchen furniture so I hope there won’t be too much dust flying around …

This week they should be installing the bathroom cabinet and sink as well as the kitchen cabinets and sink.

Build Your Own Log Styled Vacation Home – My costs in USD so far:

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Construction began during the first week of January 2009 and as of the 29th May 2009 the total cost so far in building this vacation or retirement home in the country has been US$73,997.09 plus the cost of the 5,000 square meters of land.

You can see the home we built (and sold) previously in the same geographical area at: Mountain Home For Sale By Owner – Fully furnished with one acre of land. Three online videos.

You can see the 20+ articles about how you can Build Your Own Retirement or Vacation Home In Costa Rica here.

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