Measuring to Build

Good day,

So I’ve started uploading videos from the build, I’ve been filming daily but really behind. That said, I’ve got a gig in Hong Kong soon which means I will catch up, I have no choice. This is from the day I measured the house out so when the builders came it would move fast.

Today, I poured 25 sacks of cement, 50 sacks of sand and 17 sacks of gravel into 12 pillars which was the official start of Alta Vista which means high view. It’s a two storey building on top of the hill and just the other day a neighbour started building… They are further down the hill and around the bend but the trees they cut down opened up this view I didn’t know I had; mainly reef.

I’ll tell you this, the gent who watched the pour today while asking questions and making suggestions was decidedly different than the man who showed up ~two months ago to build the first house. The first one which you are seeing here is on my small lot and 25×25 feet with two bedrooms a small patio on the front. It’s on small lot which is still plenty big but small in the world of acreage.

That house is almost done just like I am writing this post. It’s only 9:52 but I’ve been busy as these days and tomorrow the circus starts again at 6am. That said, I love the circus and besides blogging / over sharing online I think building could be my next big passion. Building, like blogging is creating something and it’s good times for those of us who are into that type of thing, yes?

You’ll meet Dave briefly in this post and he’s an older friend of mine who built this radically different building than anything else on the island. We hang out drinking coffee while the majority of the island and world sleep while talking about big ideas that will probably never materialize; that said this is happening so who knows?!

Tips hat,