Thursday, December 20, 2007

Building permit!

Well - we have a plan, we have the builder(s), we have the piece of land & so far, we have the balls (or stupidity!) to begin building a house in a country that we're not native in.

The next step is to find an overseeing Mexican architect - he's the guy that checks that everything is done according to regulation (of which there are thousands!) & no short cuts are taken. He also represents us to the local council & applies for permission to build our wee abode.

Brian (the builder/designer) comes through again, with a great guy, Leon - he's only available as he's had health issues & wants some smaller projects to keep him going. He has great credentials & knows a lot of people (definitely what you want in Mexico!).

So, with a few copies of a lot of paper work - the permit is applied for & received! Now we're really "good to go"... Yikes!

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