I can't be sure how many more days we spent demolating, but our last day involved cement board (vs. regular drywall). HOLY CRAP! Even sister sledge didn't want to bang through that stuff! We have a reprieve on that hard work because Hernan and Henry arrived to start taking down the roof. Mucho gracias Hernan y Henry!
The original original casa was a front-to-back tico house constructed of cinder blocks. Over the years it had multiple additions. One is an ell off to the left that was used for storage and has no access from inside the casa. Another addition is a front-to-back series of separate motel rooms on the right side that also had no access from inside the casa. We were told that a guy who ran a local motel added them for his workers to live in. Then there is an odd-shaped addition to the back.
Each roof (the main casa and each addition) was its own construction with no concern for how to aesthetically tie them in. Tico houses are strictly function over form, which I'm ok with - in fact, it's one of the things I love here.
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| Here's a little "grow room" open to the outside - it's where the back addition connects to the main casa - I use the word 'connects' loosely! |
We had a bit of a debate as to whether to keep the roof as is or tear it down and re-build. Kevin, our contractor, broke the tie - he felt that it should be re-built. Based on the termites and cockroaches that fell out, I'm now happy with that decision!
More on tico casas - concrete sinks and electric hot water showers -
More later...
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