The roof is finished!! Ruben's house is now dry, we can start working on the Panete inside. (the inside finishing coat for the walls, kind of like stucco). I have learned a lot so far about building a house in this country. It's quite different and follows the same simplistic rules the rest of life seems to follow here. There is no OSHA (communist US govt agency designed to steal money from the working businessman). No city inspections or codes to follow, and generally you have only about 3 or 4 materials that are needed, the main being concrete. Even the way in which things are built are quite different. Decisions on structure or durability is generally decided by whoever knows the most that's working that day. There are no subdivision covenants that say you can't park a boat or RV in the driveway. (Not that they would ever have any of those things, including a driveway). And putting in a yard is somewhat foreign. I've had to convince everyone to save the good dirt we are digging up to use it for a top layer to grow grass, otherwise your yard is usually all the scrap block and concrete from the construction. All in all we are on our way to a beautiful house for our friends in need. What do your friends need? 
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