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[*] posted on 12-12-2008 at 01:34 PM
Anyone in Las Tunas, Todos Santos?


We are building in Las Tunas & our builder was scheduled to prepare the site this week in order to break ground by the weekend. Lately he has been a little quiet, and we're wondering if anyone was in the neighbourhood to check to see if anything has been done on our lot .....

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[Edited on 12-16-2008 by BajaBruceFan]
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[*] posted on 12-12-2008 at 01:38 PM


You really need to personally supervize your build .

Otherwise you will probably be disapointed.

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[*] posted on 12-12-2008 at 01:53 PM


Wow, I may be new to this board but I was able to successfully predict who would be the first responder and exactly what you would say. Thanks Ron! :rolleyes:
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[*] posted on 12-12-2008 at 01:53 PM


Not sure if I can help you but certainly willing to try. If you want to U2U me with details.
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[*] posted on 12-12-2008 at 02:00 PM


Ron happens to be correct.
If you are not there or do not have a trusted person who is there to supervise, things will likely be fairly frustrating at times.
Especially frustrating if you are anticipating things to occurr on your schedule.

To have the need to ask your question when your builder has just/almost begun seems a bad sign to me.
But, good luck finding someone to check on things for you; maybe you can pay Ron ?? :light: ;D :lol:
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[*] posted on 12-13-2008 at 09:39 AM


If your builder does NOT have a digital camera, get him one.

He sends you pictures, then you pay.

It worked for us.

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[*] posted on 12-13-2008 at 09:43 AM


Excellent suggestion!!

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Originally posted by Salsa
If your builder does NOT have a digital camera, get him one.

He sends you pictures, then you pay.

It worked for us.

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[*] posted on 12-13-2008 at 12:22 PM


Our new house is almost complete. We got weekly updates with photos by email. We made a few calls to get some details clear, but most things were done by email. You need to know that you can trust and communicate well with your builder. Good luck, and try to stay calm. Mike
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[*] posted on 12-13-2008 at 06:42 PM


You'll be way ahead to be there as much as possible, especially in the early stages. A lot of times plans turn out to be a good place to start. There's lots of decisions to be made, not everything makes it down on paper. I do remodeling in California and always supervise additions, I mostly do kitchens and bathrooms. I've heard lots of horror stories from friends and relatives about unsupervised construction both here in the US and in Baja.
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[*] posted on 12-15-2008 at 07:29 PM


Thanks to Marie-Rose for checking things out for us.

Since we can't be down there supervising construction as much as we would like, we decided to hire Wendy Rains to oversee things for us. She's only been on the job a day & already progress has been made!
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[*] posted on 12-15-2008 at 07:38 PM


CaboRon gave you good advice. In fact I think that is true in general with any builder, anywhere you go but especially in Latin America where I have built several homes over the years in three different countries. You just have to stay on top of the building materials, construction and quality.

If you can get your builder to agree (and follow) a digital photo update schedule that would greatly improve your chances but there is no beating being there yourself...




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[*] posted on 12-15-2008 at 08:00 PM


BajaBruceFan,
I think your in good hands with Wendy. I mentioned her in a seperate thread as the author of the Building in Baja news letters. She comes highly recommended. :yes:

http://buildinginbaja.com
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[*] posted on 12-16-2008 at 09:31 AM


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BajaBruceFan,
I think your in good hands with Wendy. I mentioned her in a seperate thread as the author of the Building in Baja news letters. She comes highly recommended. :yes:

http://buildinginbaja.com


I also think Wendy is a good choice ...

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