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DIY Guanacaste Stairs

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

We moved into our new cabana about a month prior and had yet to take full advantage of the loft because we didn’t have any stairs.  We had considered several funky stair designs with notched logs and spiral things, but … Continue reading →

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Simple Life at Home in Nicaragua

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

I’ve been in the States for two weeks and I’m getting desperate to be back home. After a year of living homeless, bouncing around from one available cabana to the next, sleeping in a tent, the back of our truck, … Continue reading →

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Building a Cabana in Nicaragua – Walls up and Siding on

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

The walls are up, the siding is on, and our cute little 18’sq cabana is nearly finished! We had to leave Nicaragua at this point and are very excited to get back down there and put in the details like … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Concrete Floor, Tile, and Wood Dilemmas

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

Building in Nicaragua is both much easier and much more difficult than it would be in the States. This project in particular is easier than most since we’re building on Coco Loco property with full access to power (except when … Continue reading →

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Guanacaste Horizontal Siding

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

When trying to figure out what type of siding we’d use for our new cabana we checked out the cabanas at the French Guys restaurant (who also have a few cabanas). They used guanacaste horizontal siding and it looks really … Continue reading →

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Designing an Eco-friendly Cabana in Northern Nicaragua

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Using the Barefoot Architect by Johan van Lengen to get a few ideas during the design process.

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Building in Nicaragua – Palm Fronds for the Thatch Roof

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

Accessing the palm fronds for the thatch roof turned out to be one of the easiest things we’ve had to do so far. There’s a property nearby owned by a friend full of the right kinds of palms, so we … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Is Cutting Mangroves ever Sustainable?

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Mangle, mangle, mangle! We were told we needed to get some varilla to support the palma (palm thatch leaves used for our roof). So we said “OK, where do we get that”? We could either buy it from a local … Continue reading →

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Building in Nicaragua – Shopping for Eucalyptus Video

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

A video summary of shopping for the eucalyptus posts that will become the pillars for our cabana in Nicaragua.

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