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Chronicle of a House

Ajijic in Mexico  Some Pictures of the Construction of Lot 21

July 2007 to January 2008

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Blueprint Main Floor Ajijic May/June 2007
Main Floor
Blueprint Mirador Ajijic May/June 2007
Mirador


Foundation
The foundation is set.
The Bricks go up
The bricks go up
Steel, round and square
Steel reinforcements
Well Laid out
It's all laid out well
View from the road
A view from the road
The house is growing
The house is growing
The roof goes on on a house in Tres Canadas in Ajijic at Lake Chapala
The roof goes on
The back patio is shaping up
The back patio is shaping up
The niches at the entryway of house in Tres Canadas, Ajijic
Niches at the Entry
The entry door for the house in Tres Canadas, Ajijic is being manufactured
The front door is being
manufactured
Notice the ledge where the Boveda ceiling will gain support...also the view from the living room
Notice the ledge where the Boveda
ceiling will gain support...also
the view from the living room
View of the interior court yard
View of the interior court yard
The roof now covers the garage and back two bedrooms, note the driveway
The roof now covers the garage
and back two bedrooms,
note the driveway
The stairs to the second floor for the house in Tres Canadas, Ajijic
The stairs to the second floor for the house in Tres Canadas, Ajijic
Aljibe
Aljibe
Outside the main bedroom
Outside the main bedroom
Step by step...
Step by step...
Master Bed Room plastered inside and outside
Master bed room plastered
inside and outside
The Barrell
The Barrell
Each Front starts as itself
Each Front half starts as itself
Continuing to close
Continuing to close...
Magic - it's finished!
Magic - it's finished...
The Barrell from the inside
The Barrell ceiling
from the inside
The primer is put on
The primer is put on
View of the inside of the house
View of the inside...
The wine cellar door is being cut
The wine cellar door
is being cut
Interior arches are being created
The interior arches
are being created
The niches are now in arch form
The niches are now
in arch form
The mirador is taking shape
The mirador takes shape...
The driveway is being based
The driveway is being based


Back of the house
Interior of Mirador prior to floor
Interior of Mirador
prior to floor
Front of the house
Front of the house
Soffit at the barrel ceiling
The moulding at the barrell
ceiling from the inside
The outside of the barrel ceiling is being plastered
The outside of the barrell gets
the plaster
Step by step, a construction site becomes a home
Step by step the construction
becomes a home
The fireplace is already waiting
The fireplace is already
waiting for a nippy evening
The Canterra spouts for the front drainage are already in
The Canterra spouts for the
front drainage are already in




The living room fireplace is being done
The living room fireplace is
being done
The fountain is in and the stairs are ready for marble
The fountain is in and the stairs
are ready for marble
The driveway is almost done, all in slate - beautiful
The driveway is almost done,
all in slate - beautiful
The master fireplace is almost completed
The master fireplace is
almost completed
The front walls of the house are practically done
The front walls of the house
are practically done
The Chimenia is just about done on the Mirador
The Chimenia is just about
done on the Mirado
The kitchen kick stands are waiting for the cabinetry
The kitchen kick stands
are waiting for the cabinetry
A view of the interior with arched recesses
A view of the interior
with arched recesses
Inside of the Master Fireplace
Inside of the Master Fireplace
Acid washed Boveda ceiling ready to be finished
Acid washed Boveda ceiling
ready to be finished
Top Mirador
Top Mirador
Canterra Fireplace in the Living Room
Canterra Fireplace in the
Living Room
Almost finished!
Almost finished!
The hand made railings are being completed
The hand made railings
are now completed
Now the hand made tiles are put on the roof
The hand made tiles
are put on the roof
A View from Above
A View from Above
Master Bedroom with a View
Master Bedroom with a View
A Master Bath with a Whirl
A Master Bath with a Whirl
What a Ceiling!
What a Ceiling!
Inviting Interior
Inviting Interior
 
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