Up on the roof....

Hi friends, sorry for the lengthy delay in posting.





This set of photo's was taken the first week of August when Rob and Kent were on vacation. So Gerardo took them. I found his choices really interesting. He has a gift for photo work I think.





The first photo is stepped back so you can see the whole structure. Most of the roof purlings have been installed in this picture. But I think you can figure out now the full shape of the roof, and the upper 'cupola feature'. A few friends have brought up the concept of doing something more with that level. I think Dick and I need to actually be there before we can answer that.








This second photo was particularly interesting to me. I'm honestly not sure which of the two directions this is actually looking, but is a picture from the top of the cupola feature. You can see Marlon below the roof level, and a nice view of rooms below. If we were going to put in a clear roof, this is what monkey's would see when they cross over! I really find the photo choice interesting. It is from the highest structural point.








This last photo is of the kitchen gable end (from above). In our original plan this was going to be a hipped end, like the rest of the roofing. But as we progressed during our last trip we had a much better idea of kitchen detail, and decided having all glass above those cabinets would brighten the space. Keep in mind that as sunny as Costa Rica can be (not right now, but during dryer seasons); we're pretty much under a jungle canopy and so however we can add natural light is a good idea.



This final photo shows much of the work Gerardo and crew have been doing this week. Clearly NOT one of MY favorite activities, painting. They are hand painting all the steel work with a special rust inhibiting paint (made for tropics). We needed this because we were unable to source galvanized soon after we started. So important we coat all of this before construction continues... I'm fairly certain this is from the upper veranda looking towards the top of the stair. You can see how cool looking the American Beam detail is.

More to post soon, and I won't wait over two weeks to do it.

Thank you for reading this posting. If you're not current on the prior posts, look at the links on the left to find the first and subsequent posts for this blog.

Bueno!

Ricardo y Jeeeem

ps - Jim set up a NEW BLOG which will set about to give the history BEHIND this construction project. Several parts have been posted, others to follow as this blog evolves... Link is: http://jimdicktdacasainthebeginning.blogspot.com/