Wir waren wieder einmal mit Andrés verabredet, um beim Hausbau die nächsten Schritte zu besprechen. Da es momentan täglich regnet und das letzte Stück des Weges für unseren Wagen eine ziemliche Herausforderung wäre, hatten wir uns wieder an der üblichen Stelle verabredet, sodass er uns mit seinem Jeep den Rest der Strecke mitnehmen konnte. Wir … Read more
A few days ago, Andrés sent us photos from our construction site. And to be honest: At first, we were quite confused. Because what we saw in the photos was completely different from what we had previously known about home construction. No foundation, no walls – nothing we were used to seeing when building a house. … Read more
When we lived in Austria, we never really thought about water. You just turn on the tap. Water comes out. Done. Where it comes from, how it is processed, and the route it took to get to the tap – these are things that don’t really interest us in everyday life. Here in Baja California Sur … Read more
There are days that you probably never forget. For us, that was the day we stood together with our architect Saidee and our foreman Andrés on our property again. This time, it wasn’t just about introducing ourselves; we wanted to determine the exact location – the one … Read more
Anyone who has ever seen our property on a map will usually quickly ask the same question: „Wait a minute… there’s really nothing there?“ And that’s exactly what it is. From the last paved road, it’s still about ten kilometers over a sand path to our property. For many people, that would probably be a nightmare. For us, it’s… Read more
Sometimes we really wonder if we’re crazy. For weeks now we’ve been dealing with a question we probably wouldn’t have thought about a week ago: Which oven should we buy? It sounds pretty unpromising at first. But it’s not. At least not if you’re building a house in the middle of the wilderness in Baja California Sur. In Austria … Read more
We already bought our property in a fideicomiso or company, right? He tells us. Now the next part of our story begins: building a house in the wilderness on our 35 hectares near Todos Santos. Here is the first part of it. The first construction sites: How to build a house in Mexico without losing your mind 😄… Read more
