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Not surprising people respond when they're treated with genuine respect and appreciation.

What is surprising is that so many think they come out ahead by not behaving/thinking in that manner.

Second story roof pour today. Already an hour and a half into it, those guys aren't so clean looking anymore. Check the scaffolding.

Yikes!


Pssst: how was the swell down there?

And this from the guy who fully intended to try to make his workers used little red mushroom-shaped rebar safety caps? Welcome to the world of reality....Mexican style! Sometimes it a toss-up between being amazed at the ingenuity....or being scared to watch! None of those guys look the slightest nervous to me!

I don't think it is that sketchy; as long as you have complete confidence in *that one angled member. Each individual landing only supports a guy(or two) and his load.

For sure admire the ingenuity. It's a pretty elegant solution using those materials.


*On closer scrutiny, check out the splice on the one we can see...

Double yikes!

Maybe it's just insurance on a slight check in the wood, rather than holding two separate pieces together.

Is this how the Egyptians did it?

Originally Posted by Marty Cortez

Yikes!


Pssst: how was the swell down there?

There was a swell??

Originally Posted by Nighttrain

Is this how the Egyptians did it?

That's what I thought!

Originally Posted by BigWooo

There was a swell??

{snicker}

Someone told me it wasn't quite picking it up there, but still word got out.

Wow guys,

Your place is sure coming along nicely!

Boy, you guys are really in the Dark Ages. This is how we pour roofs in Loreto...

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Originally Posted by ncampion

Boy, you guys are really in the Dark Ages. This is how we pour roofs in Loreto...

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I can't speak for ola and wooo but if their digs are anything like our place, it would be next to impossible to get a rig like that out there...

Originally Posted by BajaGringo

I can't speak for ola and wooo but if their digs are anything like our place, it would be next to impossible to get a rig like that out there...

You could get the rig in here, but I doubt the owner would risk damage that the road might do to such an expensive rig. If they have Cement trucks in Loreto, that's the closest place to us that has them. I wonder how the concrete would fare after 6 + hours of driving ?

Originally Posted by ncampion

Boy, you guys are really in the Dark Ages. This is how we pour roofs in Loreto....

BigWooo & Oladulce aren't in the dark ages, the fact is that they're simply in a remote location where the luxury of pumper trucks simply aren't available nor feasible! It's one of the trade-offs that they were aware of when they chose the perfect location for themselves.

Wooo, I counted 14 guys in that one pic...you guys musta drained the entire local labor pool that day!! Way to support the local economy!

Looking great!!

I was just kidding about the "dark ages". We were really excited when we found out that a company had a pumper truck in Loreto. It was a fairly recent happening when we built. We are also remote, but not as far out as you guys. We are a few miles North of the town on a dirt road with no services (elect, water etc.) and that's just about right for us. Nearest neighbor is about 1 km away. We just finished up our construction process a few months ago and glad that is over. Although I can say that we had the greatest construction crew and everything came out perfectly with few it any issues.
Woo, your place is looking great and I'm sure you'll really enjoy it when you get moved in.

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WOW, one tough job... punking up 5's of concrete .... by the way, what was the temp the day they poured... just a guy that used to do construction when very young... and I still remember working in heat well about 110º ... it's not a lot of fun... and slows a job down... somewhat

These guys look pretty good still... a little dirty but.. .looking good...

Your crew deserves a fiesta upon completion .... Hell of a job... working with "old tools" .. Your "back and arms"........

Have stopped many a time to watch guys work SOB... they work in rather different labor conditions than most NOB... big time... a credit to "men"... who "get er done".....

Thanks for the pic's... some great shots... of your place and what's going on... really do enjoy all ya folks getting the chance to live out a dream... thanks for sharing to all ... again..

I really do like their scaffolding by the way. These guys down here never cease to amaze me with their ingenuity...

The scaffolding was pretty amazing. There were 16 guys total. The head mason put out the word that workers should show up at 7:00 a.m. Guys started showing up at 6:15 to claim their positions before it was even light out!. He had to turn away about 5 or 6 guys.

It was actually a perfect day to pour. Overcast, light breeze and only about 84 degrees.

We cleaned out the local taco stand, and bought most of the Ballenas in stock at our closest cerveceria. It was pretty fun after.

Woo, I am impressed ! lookin good.

Something like our Contractor in Puertecitos---here they are installing new windows in April 2011.

Congrats on your progress. Everything looks great It gives me hope that one day WE might be able to do something like that.
I've been down to my casita in SADM only twice this summer. Once with the wife, another time alone. Still praying for a miracle she'll come around to my way of thinking. But I'm not holding my breath. Hey, it's all good & they're people a lot worse off.
Again, really enjoy your updates. Continued success.