DIY Drawers and Doors – Classing Up the Joint One Room at a Time
This post shows the drawers and doors we made to help beautify, organize and help put this long project to […]
Low Impact Wood Houses in Costa Rica
Low Impact building in Costa Rica. We’ve built 3 structures on our farm all a mixture of wood and rock materials. This section includes information on the types of wood, how we used local materials, roofing and more. Detailed DIY articles and posts. Our goal is to use only what we need and leave to no trace after we are gone.
Cost to Build and Decorate a House in Limon Costa Rica
Working hours are longer but my dream home on this incredible property in Limon Costa Rica is almost complete. There has
Creating the Kitchen, Finishing the Bathrooms and Keeping the Bugs Out
We are saving money by using a few Tico tricks, a bit of American ingenuity and improvising.We are currently working
Varnish in Humid Conditions, the Trap Door and Using Galvanized Steel
This post includes information on the product we chose to varnish with in our humid environment, how we built a
Stair Building, Taming the Rain and Our Dirty Little Secret
Making the bridge from downstairs to upstairs, installing the gutter system and the back side of our house. Step by
Waste Not, Want Not – Making the Most of our Wood and Rental Equipment
Our house building project officially began in March of 2012 when we bought enough electrical cable to make it up
Two Types of Bars, Wood Walls and Natural Supports
Our cottage in the woods – Building a two-story house on our farm in Limon Costa Rica. We have pictures
Why We Chose a Painted Metal Roof, Using Bamboo Poles & Water Problem
Why we chose painted metal roofing, how we used bamboo to help with building, and combating water stains from the incessant
Building Project Costa Rica – Part 4 – Tools & Torque
Our Building Project – Images of the progress since the last post (permission to project start), how very important a
Building Costa Rica – Permission to Project Start
Building Costa Rica – Obtaining Permission to Project Start Part 3 The waiting is over. We are finally starting our
Building Costa Rica – Building with Wood
Why are we Building with Wood? Part 2 Building Costa Rica. We chose to build our home with both wood and
House Building Costa Rica | Road & Septic Cost
House Building Costa Rica Part 1. After buying the farm we needed to build our house. See Part 2 or Part
Buying a Farm or Property in Costa Rica? Things to Think About
Things to think about before you buy a farm in Costa Rica Not everyone comes to Costa Rica with a
DIY Beehive Stingless Bees
DIY Beehive for Stingless Bees We have been wanting to practice bee keeping for a long time. In the U.S.
DIY Outdoor Wood Stove, Oven, Cooker, Grill and Smoker
How to build your own DIY Outdoor Wood Stove,Oven, Cooker, Grill and Smoker. Materials list and step by step photos.
Buy it or Make it?
Buy it or Make it? Do we have to buy everything or can we just make it ourselves? Barry and
Construction Project in Costa Rica – Building the Guest Cabins.
Construction Project number two is going well This is phase 2 of our building guest cabins project down here. It
Cabin completion? Check. Building in Costa Rica (Video)
Building the first wood cabin in Costa Rica Oh yeah, the cabin is finally completed. I have moved in and
A cow and a truck – A love story with updates
A cow and a truck, a love story – Updates on our move to Costa Rica I have so much
Does the road mean progress? Well I do believe it does, I do believe it does.
An all wood cabin and a new gravel road. This is the new road and progress on the cabin. The
Swimming with Birds & Monkeys: Building the Cabin
Enjoying Nature in Costa Rica while building the cabin, our video You may notice that Barry is editing this video.
New Apartment in Costa Rica
Our New Apartment in Costa Rica and getting permission to cut a few trees. We moved to an apartment this
First Days on our Costa Rica Farm, Starting the Cabin Construction and Machete Sharpening
Our first days living on a Costa Rica farm. We were staying on a friends farm and learning everything including Spanish.
Falling through the floor of your dreams
Falling through the Floor Our last blog post included some video discussing how well our residency application/meeting went but not
End of July The Starplate Loveshack
End of July Building the Starplate Loveshack It is the end of July 2009 and this is our loveshack that