Some More From the Build Site

Here are a few more photos from the build started with the last group.  This is a job everyone can get involved with.  Olivia (4 years old) decided her small hammer wasn't good enough.

Baling wire, then tar paper.

The family we are building for has been helping from the beginning.

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At the end of the day, the house has a roof, is wrapped in chicken wire and is ready for stucco.

Troupers and Some Mexico House Construction

When you plan to come work with Amor months in advance there really is no point in checking the weather.  Checking shortly before you come, however, is a good idea.  Memorial Day weekend was the first trip to Mexico I have been on that included a nice cold rain and gusty winds.  It is amazing what a fire can do for you even while it is raining.  This group had high spirits as they gathered around the fire to warm up and dry off.  Their clothes where steaming as they dried.

One person in the group was prepared though.  He used to be a boy scout.

  

The group was determined to stick it out.  Good call on their part.  The rain stopped by 9:15am and the sky was clear and sunny by the time afternoon came around.  They were able to build and stand the walls and roof sections over the slab they poured the day before.

Mixing concrete for the the slab.

Building a walls in the street.  It is a small lot.

More wall construction going on on top of the finished slab.

Walls are starting to go up.

Getting the roof sections squared and attached.

Rosarito Camp - Basic Necessities

 The end of the spring building season and beginning of the summer season has been accompanied with the dismantling of camp in Tecate and building camp in Rosarito.  This time I remembered to bring a camera as we were once again building baños.

The shower house.

Open field, check.  Deep hole, check.  Baño parts, check.

One piece at a time.  This is an art my friends.  Put them together in a certain order and you don't have to fight it too hard, and in the mean time, take care not to fall in the hole.

 Two sets of seven baños.  Done.