Sharp eyes, precise blows
and tender fingers trusting
the carpenter’s aim.
— Fernando Pagés Ruiz is ProTradeCraft's Latin America Editor. He is currently building a business in Ecuador and a house in Mexico. Formerly, he was a builder in the Great Plains and mountain states. He is author of Building an Affordable House and Affordable Remodel (Taunton Press).
I spotted this interesting roof construction in Cuenca, Ecuador: Branch logs as rafters; purlins of split branch logs with thin brick overlaid in two strata
Ceilings in Mexico are often made with bricks laid in “bobeda” style, or in arches between steel beams...
If you're color squeamish, don't look at these pictures of plumbing fixtures—
turn away now!
A bellyband turned sideways and placed vertically makes a great inside corner
Each layer reveals personal and technological circumstances
