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bajaguy
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Dennis has PLENTY of Cold Pacifico's....even one for me on Sunday the 6th!!! 
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fishbuck
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
In Ensenada these days, good quality wood is available. Canadian White Pine, clean, straight, good length. Home Depot has Doug Fir if you don't
mind the price. The days of bringing it from the states are over for me. If I need it, I buy it and throw the receipt in the box, go to the fridge
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Dennis, I'm going to Ensenada to register my FM3 next week. I also what to scout out some building supply places. The Home Depot is obvious. Any
suggestions for the best deal on concrete block? Best place for cement?
Are building supplies more expensive than in the states?
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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DENNIS
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Fishbuck -------
Let me correct myself on what I said above. I refered to Canadian White Pine which is a pretty crappy wood. I meant to say Hemlock Fir which is
what I used. It's all here.
Can't help you on block construction prices except to say the prices have gone way up recently. I don't want to speculate why on this thread. It's a
whole other issue. Cement should be reasonably priced since it's made here in town but, I think it's around twelve bucks a sack. Pretty much the
same around town since competition is unheard of here. It's more of a price fixing environment. I'm not trashing it. I'm just saying that's the
way it is.
I think if you start at Home Dpo, you will get a general idea of local prices. Some other places may be a bit better or a bit worse and finding them
is like prospecting for gold. It's where you find it.
Most everything is more expensive here than in the states. I'm waiting to see a new book published, "Mexico on a hundred dollars a day."
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sylens
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in ensenada
we are building a 420 sq ft addition with sistema metal. it's a second story (over basic concrete block, mexican bunker style house:lol and we're getting lots of windows facing west and east, and none on north and south
walls. three of our walls have significant (41" high) preexisting concrete block bases, reducing the cost of the building labor and materials.
construction includes a small wc, and a wet bar, and we plan on tiling bathroom and using laminate wood flooring in the rest of the room. initially
quoted about 50/sq footk we found another builder (introduced to us by our plumber/electrician) who is doing it for between 35 and 40/sq ft.
we started april 11 and expect to be finished may 11. i know, i know, expectations are ridiculous when building, especially south of the border, but
work has progressed at an amazingly fast rate to date.
of course, we are not finished yet, so there may be unexpected expenses that will raise the final costs.
lili
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fishbuck
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Sylens, what is sistema metal? I tried looking it but nothing. That is a very encouraging price per sqft.
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Capt. George
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| Quote: | Originally posted by anmdivers
How much is it to live there now ? We lived on Cozumel also & the cost was not to high.
Here on Roatan, The cost has gone up so much in 3 years & so many people building, we want out & get to a small place.
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are you aware how much Baja has grown the last few years?
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shari
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When buying your cement blocks, be aware there are different sizes and of course quality. Here blocks go for 6.5 for the crappy ones and 7 for bigger
better ones and cement is 95 pesos a bag in Vizcaino and 105 here in Asuncion. The really costly stuff is the rebar. Labor totally depends, some
charge 50 pesos a square meter up to a hundred. Make sure you talk to all your neighbours to see who is reliable...some you give an advance and they
go on a bender for a few days...ooops. Most do want advances as they live hand to mouth so they need to eat and drink!! Make sure they use 3/8"
rebar...some builders use this little chicken sh*t stuff that will fall down sooner than later...and keep an eye on your bags of cement as the workers
find a way to slip some into their pockets...we're always getting offered deals on a few bags of cement some workers have...hmm...probably ours to
begin with. Also it is traditional when workers lay a cement floor...beer must be provided...just some tips for ya.
Building in Mexico is an amazing journey...I just had to lend my tile guy money to get his tile cutter out of hawk! then it didn't work! patience is a
virtue.
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DENNIS
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Fishbuck -----
I think Sylens is refering to metal frame construction. Steel studs etc.
In Ensenada there is at least one outfit which will sell a package, from design to material, steel frame. Kinda like an erector set with some
cutting required. The company is out of the states and still overseen by the parent company. Very legitimate.
Where are planning to build?
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anmdivers
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Hi Capt. G
My dad has a house in TJ & I have frinds that live in Playa & a friend that has her vaca home in Mulege. They all have told me how it has
grown, but we still want to be back in Mexico.
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anmdivers
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We are looking at a place just south or Mulege. We will meet my dad in TJ then drive down with him to look at it.
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