Building a House

Greetings,

I’m busy building a house and figured I’d check in here before this blog drifts off into oblivion like so many before it. That’s not going to happen here and building a house is arguably one  of the coolest things I’ve done to date. This photo is of the work crew on the first day inspecting my measurements which turned out to be alright.

I’m building more of a cottage really, a 25x25ft home built of concrete blocks so I can throw big bars on the windows and have a safe rock to swim under in the dark of night. I plan on spending a few months a year here, mainly winter before going elsewhere. You see, when I first arrived I really liked the place and figured it would get more expensive.

Fast forward a few years and I’m still loving the place and prices have indeed gone up. Not substantially but it’s coming and having a place to crash rent free in the Caribbean seems good to this gent. It’s also an interesting project and learning lots. The plan is to get this built as a test pilot then start on my big house which is on another property about a few hundred meters away as the crow flies.

I’m at the job site from 7am – 4pm daily just to make sure things keep moving forward and I’m there for any decision. Already learning lots but too much to discuss for the purpose of this blog post. Also, for some reason I’m staying up way later than I should socializing with people who I probably shouldn’t in the grand scheme of things which makes for one tired Dubz.

The Caribbean is a blessing and a curse. It’s a place people often wish to retire to and many go to get away from it all and let loose for a while. Now try and run a business, build a house and keep the momentum going when really, you’re just happy being. It’s important to keep moving forward though as this isn’t the end of the line for this gent.

Once I get back to Europe this summer I’ll be grateful for everything I’ve done, regret what I haven’t for a moment and move on. I’m going to start dumping photos here but they are all on my other iPhone so this should give you an idea. It’s being built on a plot ~33m x 15m or ~50ft x 115ft; by no means large but big enough.

I’d go on but I’ve got other pressing obligations I’ve been letting slide that I must attend to. That or finally get a much needed solid sleep; the ideal routine for this gent is bed early and rise at 4:30am with the roosters to get some work done in peace then hit the job site then do whatever. I will note that it’s an odd season this year and with more rain than normal; in like a lion out like a lamb? We shall see.

Oh, before I go.

I’m about two weeks into the build now and we’re quite a solid ways away, I need to go back to Managua at some point soon to buy lots of finishing products. After NYC I got terribly ill and spent a solid week laying in bed feeling as though I had the plague. Not sure if it’s the flu from up north or some weird whatever from down here.

My building crew was getting bored and I was told I needed to come out asap. I was still ill but I managed to get on a standby flight at the end of January and started building two days later. I’m doing a video blog of the whole thing but have let that editing slide as well so yours truly needs to get in gear or it’s a matter of time until I drop the external hard drive I’m storing the data on or just lose interest in editing it.

Tips hat,

P.S: Tommy Lee is a legend around here.

 

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