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
A bellyband turned sideways and placed vertically makes a great inside corner
If you're color squeamish, don't look at these pictures of plumbing fixtures—
turn away now!
Ceilings in Mexico are often made with bricks laid in “bobeda” style, or in arches between steel beams...
An inexpensive way to give cabinets an antique, glazed look is to darken the kerf along crown molding or door panels using a black marker.
