Funds have been low, so we haven’t done much work on my son’s house in the last few months. There’s been some wall patching, one bulto (bag) of cement at a time. It’s coming along, but SLOWLY.
The one project that did get finished in February was the fireplace, and it’s gorgeous! As we did for the other two fireplaces, we used stones gathered from La Yacata, which kept the cost down. The idea is that the second floor of my son’s house will serve as a sitting room/bedroom. I’m so impatient for things to be done.
Other projects are underway. The shower tile has been put up and the bathroom fixtures purchased, but not installed. The flooring for the first floor has been purchased. It was too good of a deal to miss. The tile was 40% off until February 29. So, although I couldn’t afford the pegazulejo (tile mortar), I did buy 52 square meters of tile. We’ll see when that gets laid.
The pool was also cleaned and filled this week. I have been in there floating about every day since. I would say that the pool was a great investment overall. It’s been unseasonably hot so far this year, with no end in sight.
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do you have to use pool chemicals? How do you get access to chemicals for the pool?
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Great question! Cholorine (cloro) is available at any corner store and occassionally algacide is available at a local fish/pet store. I ordered a pool pump from Amazon to filter the water and we run it during the day since we use solar panels. We’ve found that we just can’t keep up during the rainy season, so generally we use the water for plants and drain the pool to scrub it out before we jump back in during the hottest part of the year. It might seem like a lot of work, but during the month of May, it is a delight!
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