Masonry walls at the main house going up

Progress shots

Building Colonnade Arches at the pool terrace

Building the knock-out portion of what will be an arch. The shape is formed an allowed to cure then the structural beam is poured on top and down the pre-formed sides of the arch. After concrete cures the formwork is removed and the knock-out portion taken down leaving the arch in place.

Viguetas y Bovedillas in place. The pre-tensioned concrete beams and the masonry planks in place for what will be the kitchen floor. It is unusual for the Yucatan but my house will have a crawl space. This resulted from having the kitchen area elevated a little more than a meter over the natural grade level. Initially this area was to be backfilled and compacted but after a cost comparison came about even I decided to have a "losa" floor put in. That will give me some storage room under the kitchen and makes for easier installation of gas lines and water.

. Some of the masonry walls along the back terrace area are starting to go up.

This is a view of the terrace and the pool area from the kitchen back door.

Working on the second half of the kitchen floor. The kitchen is about 7 meters wide by 16 meters long.