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SFandH
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Are you going to put bars on the windows? House burglaries are common in ole Mexico
Some good metalwork, with twisted bars and curlicues.
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surabi
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Best to use round stock, not flat. Much easier to clean. Don't really need curlicues or twisted, also get covered in dust and hard to clean, But some
nice design is necessary, lest you feel you are living in prison. My bars are actually like opening windows which lock from the inside. So if you
don't want to look out through bars, you can open them. However, you couldn't do that with windows that open upwards to the outside.
The most important thing is distance between bars. My welder told me 12cm is the minimum. Anything larger than that, they can put a kid through.
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advrider
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The place looks amazing. How was it over all to build in Mexico?
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surabi
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So that hole with the grey water storage tank, RF- make sure to keep all tools, parts, etc, well away from the opening when you open the hatch. I have
a similar tank, which is actually my cistern, under my bodega floor. Several tools have rolled or gotten knocked down into there, and fell down on the
side of the tank, where they are irretrievable, as well as a really nice brass hose end. And the extending magnet wand that a friend loaned me to try
to retrieve the tools with :-)
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Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  | Are you going to put bars on the windows? House burglaries are common in ole Mexico
Some good metalwork, with twisted bars and curlicues.
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For being a community of gringos living behind a gated entrance, rancho nuevo subdivision has more break-ins and thefts than any neighborhood i know
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RFClark
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Yes, it’s those rich folks down in the front row. They don’t bother us poor gringos in the back.
No problems since they hired a guard,
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surabi
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| Quote: Originally posted by pacificobob |
For being a community of gringos living behind a gated entrance, rancho nuevo subdivision has more break-ins and thefts than any neighborhood i know
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The more it looks like you have something worth stealing, the more likely you are to be targeted. Flaunting one's wealth here is a really bad idea.
Once I hired a Mexican friend of mine and his buddy to trim the branches of a huge ficus tree in the property next door that hung over my balcony. I
knew the homeowners and had already talked to them about it.
My friend started to climb over their wall, and I said, "Oh, you don't have to try to climb over the wall, the gate around the side is open".
My friend (who is definitely not a thief) said, "We're Mexican- we can get in anywhere".
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SFandH
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Thieves operate with impunity in Mexico. They're not concerned about getting caught.
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RFClark
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SFandH,
True, you can break in or out of any place. What you want is to be the hardest to break in to. The thieves go for the low hanging fruit.
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RFClark
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Front View Finished
Rain gutters and down lines installed, final paint finished
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WestyWanderer
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House looks really good. Can’t wait for a final photo montage if the whole place!
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RFClark
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Pictures soon we’re down to flooring and final details.
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RFClark
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Some inside pictures
Progress, the floor is finished. Still a few doors left to do.
Stairwell to 2nd floor
The hall at the top of the stairwell out the double door is West.
Living Room looking North
Master Bedroom looking East
Master Bedroom entry and Bathroom
Master Bathroom looking South
[Edited on 7-15-2023 by RFClark]
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JDCanuck
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Looking great, what type of flooring did you put in? Looks like some type of laminate or vinyl?
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RFClark
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It’s Costco Laminate 10mm flooring.
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RFClark
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First exterior shutters installed
Steel frames 5/8 plywood panels
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SFandH
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On average, how much per hour did you pay your workers?
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RFClark
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SFandH,
Not sure the subs I hired gave me a per week bill.
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surabi
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You don't know how much you were paying your crew? That's a bit strange.
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1st you're a climate change expert telling us on how to run our lives. You have now branched into a Mexican construction expert and conformance
office. Wow! All from your little abode. You are something. Muliti talented in UBI.
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