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                                   Building Our House in the Caribbean

                                                                                 House from Park
                                                                
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                                                                                           Step 89 - Mosaic Sidewalk

                                                                          Sidewalk Waves


                                                                        Step 88 - More Materials Delivery and Preparation                                                                            

                                                                      Delivery1


                                                                                  Step 87 - Mosaic Screen Wall Part 2
          
                                                                      Salt River Part2a


                                                                                  Step 86 - Installing a Security System
                                                        
                                                                          Sec1


                                                                                    Step 85 - Wiring the Main House
   
                                                                           Wir1


                                                                                         Step 84 - Turtle Mosaic
           
                                                                                Turtle5


                                                                               Step 83 - The Master Bedroom Walls

                                                                          MBR5a


                                               Step 82 - Tiling the Apartment Porch and a Mosaic for the Apartment Entryway
                                                                         
                                                                      Wav9


                                                                                               Step 81 - Landscaping the Driveway

                                                                          Clada plants driveway
                                                                                  

                                                                                    Step 80 - Pouring the Lower Driveway

                                                                      DR96



                                                                                    Step 79 - Prepping for Plastering
                 
                                                                       Window Trim4


                                                                                         Step 78 - The Half Bath

                                                                                   Half Bath Wall



                                                                        Step 77 - The Hallway Closet and Linen Closet                                                               

                                                                                     Hallway Closet3

                                                                                   Step 76 - More Driveway Preparation

                                                                         Lines12


                                                                         Step 75 - The Guest Bedroom Ceiling and Walls

                                                                         GBR Walls13a

                                                                              Step 74 - Pressure Testing the Main House
                                                                         
                                                                                         Pressure Test3     

                                                                         Step 73 - Constructing a Built-In Dining Booth

                                                                          Booth10


                                                                             Step 72 - Finishing the Garage Interior

                                                                                   Garage Ceiling1                                                                       
  

                                                                           Step 71 - Excavating the Lower Driveway  
                                                                             
                                                                          Pipe17                                                   


                                                          Step 70 - Installing the Apartment and Workshop Air Conditioning

                                                                                   ac1



                                                                                 Step 69 - Tiling the Whale Deck

                                                                             Whale Installed                                                                          


                                                                                  Step 68 - Front gate is fixed up

                                                                       Gate Re-do1              
                                                                            Step 67 - Rat Run is prepped for storage
  
                                                                          Rat Run1

                                                                                   Step 66 - Apartment Furniture  

                                                                        Rolling cabinet1                                                                          

                                                                                      Step 65 - Mosaic Screen Wall
 
                                                                     MO26                                                                        

                                                                                  Step 64 - Tiling the Pelican Patio

                                                                    PT30

                                                                             Step 63 - Creating Custom Tile Designs

                                                                    
Pelican13                                       

                                                                Step 62 - Building an Entertainment Center in the Apartment

                                                                                 Ent Cen3

                                                                              Step 61 - Installing Doors in the Apartment

                                                                           Doors5

                                                                                  Step 60 - Building an A/C Screen Wall

                                                                        AC Wall5

                                                                                           Step 59 - Painting the House

                                                               HP59


                                                                                      Step 58 - Selecting the Colors

                                                                             HP61


                                                                       Step 57 - Prepping the Exterior for Painting

                                                                                  HP52


                                                                         Step 56 - Installing the Window Sills

                                                                         HP41



                                                                         Step 55 - Recoating/Coating the Roofs

                                                                         Chip grinds3
 

                                                                              Step 54 - Finishing Woodwork
                                                                     Finishing Rack


                                                                               Step 53 - Plastering the Exterior
                                                                              Plastering20

                                                                Step 52 - Constructing the Apartment  Patio and Steps
                                                                    Downstair pavers finished


                                                                                     Step 51 - Installing a Closet in the Apartment
                                                                                            Chip
        builds closet                                                                                         

                                                                        Step 50 - Final Grade Lower Level
                                                              Final grade7


                                                                              Step 49 - Apartment Kitchen
                                                           Chip installs backsplash3                                                                     

                                                                                  Step 48 - Garage Doors
                                                                       
                                                                       GD5

                                                                                Step 47 - Workshop Floor

                                                                       Chip cuts plastic tile

                                                                                      Step 46 - Moving In

                                                                         Clothes Rack

                                                                                       Step 45 - Tiling

                                                                             Clada in MBR


                                                                                       Step 44 -  Plastering
                                                                            Country and Augustin mix plaster

                                                                                                 Step 43 - Garage Ramp and More Walls
                                                                  Retaining Wall Braced


                                                                                     Step 42 - More Excavation
                                                                               Chip and Art work with Stanley


                                                                                      Step 41 - Cypress Ceilings
                                                                              Rafter Girl2

                                                                                         Step 40 - Site Logistics

                                                                      Tile
            arrives



                                                                               Step 39 - Constructing the Garage Roof

                                                                                               Garage
        roof2


                                                                           Step 38 - Constructing the Courtyard Patio

                                                                                     Courtyard ready for pour


                                                   Step 37 - Extending Large Retaining Wall and Installing Plumbing Lines

                                                                       footing dug
                

                                                                               Step 36 - Small Concrete Projects

                                                                Meter
            wall next



                                                                   Step 35 - Constructing the Great Room Bond Beam

                                                                                   Rafters get repaired and sanded

                                                                              Step 34 - Constructing the Master Bedroom Bond Beam
                                                                  MBR
            rafters

                                                                                             Step 33 -  Building a Retaining Wall
                                                                            Tight Quarters

                                                                                       Step 32 - Installing Main Electrical Lines
                                                                    Glenmore and Chip
           


                                                                                   Step 31 - Building the Guest Bedroom Bond Beam
                                                                      guest bedroom bond beam done

                                                                           Step 30 - Constructing a Small Fence

                                                                 Stanley digs fence footing                                                                  

                                                                                        Step 29 - Building the Garage Bond Beam

                                                                          garage roof half done

                                                                                    Step 28 - Preparing to Construct the Peaked Roofs

                                                                                          Rafters
        Painted


                                                                                Step 27 - Drainfield Constructed
                                          
                                                              Half a Drainfield


                                                                                                   Step 26 - Flat Roofs Are Poured

                                                  Flat
        Roofs Finished



                                                                               Step 25 - Upper Level Walls Go Up

                                                        Walls Done


                                                                          Step 24 - Main Level Foundation Poured

                                                        Big
            Pour Done

                                                                   Step 23 - Installing an Underground Propane Tank

                                                                                          Propane Hole Filled


                                                            Step 22 - Main Level Steel, Plumbing and Electrical Installed

                                                                 Clada Supervises2

                                                                                               Step 21 Repeats - Landscaping Part 2

                                                                        More seagrapes2


                                                                                                          Step 21 - Landscaping

                                                                         Banana1


                                                                                       Step 20 - Dump Run

                                                                  Dump
            Run

                                                                                    Step 19 - Garage Foundation
                           
                                                                                             Garage
        Compacted

                                                                               Step 18 - Backfilling the Main Level

                                                                          Backfill Main Level2

                                                                    Step 17 - Constructing Main Level Support Forms

                                                                             Main
            Level Floor Forming1

                                                                                                          Step 16 - Temporary Power
                                                                                  Meter
            Box

                                                                                        Step 15 - Constructing the Master Bedroom

                                                                    MBR
            Decking

                                                                    Step 14 - Constructing the Generator and Pool Pump Rooms

                                                                            Pool
            Pump Room Poured1

                                                                                    Step 13 - Constructing the Main Floor Footings

                                                                           Footings2

                                                                                                 Step 12 - Preparing the Cisterns

                                                        Chip
            Paints Cistern


                                                                                     Step 11 - Constructing the Upper Level Patios

                                                                                 Patio Forms 2



                                                                       Step 10 - Constructing the Breezeway and Lower Level Retaining Walls

                                                                                         Breezeway Footing



                                                                                            Step 9 - Constructing the Lower Level Walls

                                                                    Forms
                  Removed3


                                                                         Step 8 - Constructing the Foundation

                                                                            Clada Pours Concrete      
            

                                                                   Step 7 - Preparing to Construct the Foundation
                                                                             
                                                                          getting filled


                                                                        Step 6 - 20 Foot Container On Site

                                                                                20 Ft Container


                                                                      Step 5 - Gray Water Cistern and Pumproom


                                                                                      Concrete Cometh   
                                                           

                                                                     Step 4 - Materials Are Delivered To The Site

                                                                                            Truck with Materials


                                                                            Step 3 - Septic Tank Is Installed  

                                                                                             Septic Tank5


                                                                                Step 2 - Site Preparation

                                                                             
FrontLoader 1


                                                                          Step 1 - Getting a house designed
                                                             
                                                                            Model Salt River View                                                                      
                    


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