Last Updated Friday July 04, 2008
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Here are the latest photos of the construction on our house in Mazatlán.
Go here for the Older Construction Photos.
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We are excited about getting the apartment ready for rental. It's almost done, just needing some appliances and furniture. Marvin and his crew has done an outstanding job on this project and we are very happy with the results.
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The upstairs apartment now has it's own entrance from the street, complete with a steel gate at the top of the stairs for security.
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The apartment now has it's own terraza with a nice tiled floor and a concrete overhead for shade. It's a block away from the beach but there is still some views of the ocean.
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The apartment now has two bathrooms, the original off the dining room and a new one in the new bed room. The tile accents are similar but not the same. Nice and bright with all brand new fixtures.
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The old windows have been refurbished and new windows made to match. It's beautiful wood with double pane glass to reduce the street noise.
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The kitchen is ready for a new stove and refrigerator. The colorful tile sets off the sink and counter. There is now room for a stove next to the counter and a refrigerator in the alcove opposite the sink.
In this installment (January, 2008) of the construction story the wall around part of the roof and the new front stairs goes up and the arched top kitchen window goes in.
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The section of the roof one must cross to get from the new front stairs to the apartment did not have a railing or wall around it. Here a wall is installed both for safety and security. You see the start of the wall in these photos. Parts of the existing roof was removed to allow the rebar of the new wall to tie into the existing structure. The base of the concrete columns embedded in the concrete of the roof.
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A view of the new wall from the palapa of the apartment. The wall has not been covered with stucco yet so you can see the concrete columns that contain steel rebar. The rest of the wall is filled in with brick.
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At this point the wall around the roof is done and José is working on the wall at the bottom of the stairs
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Looking down on the new wall from the head of the stairs. The wall provides security, noise reduction and protects from falling off the stairs on one side. We will install a railing on the open side of the stairs.
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Looking up at the new gate at the head of the stairs. The new wall and gate make it very difficult to get up to the roof when the gate is locked. This should prevent unauthorized entry into the apartment and the house.
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The old arched top window in the first floor kitchen as removed and recycled into this window overlooking the garden and pool. The curved wooden window frame must have been a lot of work. The woodwork is top-notch all the way.
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We added a new bedroom and bathroom to the apartment and converted the old bedroom to a living room and entrance. The small bathroom window is on the far left, the two new bedroom windows on the left and the new living room entrance door on the right. The floor of the new palapa is covered with tile with a bold design.
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The new bedroom with windows and doors. There are two sets of windows on the left (one not visible) that look out on the palapa and are shaded from the afternoon sun by the new roof. The single door in the center leads to the new master bathroom. On the right are quad doors that open onto the small balcony overlooking the pool. The tile on the floor is a plain tan.
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The new master bathroom with colorful fixtures and tile. The walls are white tile all the way to the ceiling and a single row of colorful accent tile. The floor tile is small light blue grid pattern for a non-slip surface.
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The apartment kitchen is small but functional. The sink backsplash goes all the way to the ceiling with gleaming white tile. The edge of the counter has colorful tile with a blue stripe along the edge. The floor tile is light blue with a non-slip surface like the bathrooms.
Views from opposite sides of the roof of the new palapa (covered porch) for the second floor apartment.
The highest roof has been expanded to provide a huge deck with views of the ocean, islands and the Zona Dorado tourist area in the distance. The big black tank is the tinaco that is our water supply. The copper pipes on the roof are now buried in the concrete so the roof is cleaner and thieves aren't temped to steal them.
While digging to repair a wall the workers found this iron toilet that is probably over 100 years old. Though the house was built in the late '40's or early '50's the property obviously has some history.
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Above are some montages of construction photos that Adolfo assembled for us. Click on the thumbnails to expand them.
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