Comments on: Pedro de la Montaña’s small slice of heaven in Costa Rica http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/ Small House Style is a web mag dedicated to all things Small House. Visit often. Get news, product info, inspired. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:07:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=7177 By: Pedro http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-733 Pedro Mon, 17 May 2010 21:57:00 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-733 Hola BEV, Sound like you have the notion that I am some sort of builder. Sorry if that is a disapointment but I'm not in that business. I hope you find what you need and have as great a life in costa Rica as I have found. If any otther questions I can answer let me know. But it would be helpful if I had your e-mail. Not sure how we do that thru this site. Anyway. lots of luck. Pedro Hola BEV,
Sound like you have the notion that I am some sort of builder. Sorry if that is a disapointment but I’m not in that business. I hope you find what you need and have as great a life in costa Rica as I have found. If any otther questions I can answer let me know. But it would be helpful if I had your e-mail. Not sure how we do that thru this site. Anyway. lots of luck.
Pedro

]]> By: Bev Nicholson http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-731 Bev Nicholson Sun, 16 May 2010 02:54:05 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-731 hola Pedro I am interested in seeing some photos of small homes. Do you construct homes in the Uvita area in Costa Rica? What is the usual price per sq ft when building a smaller home? Thanks for your time. Bev Nicholson hola Pedro
I am interested in seeing some photos of small homes.
Do you construct homes in the Uvita area in Costa Rica?
What is the usual price per sq ft when building a smaller home?
Thanks for your time.
Bev Nicholson

]]> By: Calling small house dwellers | Small House Style http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-675 Calling small house dwellers | Small House Style Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:01:06 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-675 [...] We all enjoy the dream houses that get featured here on Small House Style and other sites around the web but we hear you loud and clear: you want more posts about ‘real life’ small house experiences – small, modern, affordable residential single-family housing like Pedro de la Montaña’s. [...] [...] We all enjoy the dream houses that get featured here on Small House Style and other sites around the web but we hear you loud and clear: you want more posts about ‘real life’ small house experiences – small, modern, affordable residential single-family housing like Pedro de la Montaña’s. [...]

]]> By: Tom in Portland, Oregon http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Tom in Portland, Oregon Fri, 22 May 2009 14:16:40 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-428 Dear Pedro and your wonderful family: Thank you for sharing your photos of your house. It is exactly what I want for my own place in Valle de Orosi, Palomo, Cartago! You house is designed on a small footprint I am impressed with your eye for details that make you home look so comfortable! Do you mind if I take a few ideas for my placing that I will start to development when I visit my property in September? Several questions please, does the deck side sit on the edge of either a valley or mountain giving you a view? Did you ever think of adding two bedrooms on either end of the house for paying guests with their own bathrooms? (I was sort of thinking that paying guests would have to come down the deck to reach the deck door to get into the house for their breakfast.) Is the whole frame steel welded to the uprights posting in your foundation holes? Finally, since the outside logs seem so handsome, why did you decided on plaster board? Finally, did you apply the plaster board directly to the outside log walls without needing a stud frame? Thanks, Tom on a budget in Portland, Oregon but someday soon Palomo, Costa Rica! Dear Pedro and your wonderful family:

Thank you for sharing your photos of your house. It is exactly what I want for my own place in Valle de Orosi, Palomo, Cartago! You house is designed on a small footprint I am impressed with your eye for details that make you home look so comfortable! Do you mind if I take a few ideas for my placing that I will start to development when I visit my property in September?

Several questions please, does the deck side sit on the edge of either a valley or mountain giving you a view?
Did you ever think of adding two bedrooms on either end of the house for paying guests with their own bathrooms? (I was sort of thinking that paying guests would have to come down the deck to reach the deck door to get into the house for their breakfast.)
Is the whole frame steel welded to the uprights posting in your foundation holes? Finally, since the outside logs seem so handsome, why did you decided on plaster board?
Finally, did you apply the plaster board directly to the outside log walls without needing a stud frame?

Thanks,
Tom on a budget in Portland, Oregon but someday soon Palomo, Costa Rica!

]]> By: Tiffany http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Tiffany Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:09:05 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-313 Hey! Wow - what a story! I was looking for your art work and came across this page. Talk soon! Tiffany Hey!
Wow – what a story!
I was looking for your art work and came across this page.
Talk soon!
Tiffany

]]> By: Pedro http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Pedro Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:49:22 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-293 Hi John and Betty, Thank you. As a former Vermonter I can understand your desire to retire to a country that doesn't have heating bills. The plans for the house was a few scratches on a piece of paper, the rest was winging it. I am sure you and other posters have a lot more questions. I'm still to much of a technofobe (?) [can even spell it!] to figure out a better way to respond. If you'd like more in depth information you can click on the link to my art work. On the info bar click on 'contact'. There you can send an e-mail directly to me and then I will have you e-mail address without making it public. Hope to hear from all of you soon. Hi John and Betty,
Thank you. As a former Vermonter I can understand your desire to retire to a country that doesn’t have heating bills. The plans for the house was a few scratches on a piece of paper, the rest was winging it. I am sure you and other posters have a lot more questions. I’m still to much of a technofobe (?) [can even spell it!] to figure out a better way to respond. If you’d like more in depth information you can click on the link to my art work. On the info bar click on ‘contact’. There you can send an e-mail directly to me and then I will have you e-mail address without making it public. Hope to hear from all of you soon.

]]> By: John Strebe http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-292 John Strebe Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:18:11 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-292 Hi Pedro, what a beautiful house I am from Canada and looking around to semiretire in a couple years I and my wife have not much money but would like to have a small heaven like you. Where did you get all the plans for the house and material?You sure have abeautiful spot it looks like heaven. Sincerely John and Betty Hi Pedro,
what a beautiful house I am from Canada and looking around to semiretire in a couple years I and my wife have not much money but would like to have a small heaven like you. Where did you get all the plans for the house and material?You sure have abeautiful spot it looks like heaven.
Sincerely
John and Betty

]]> By: Pedro http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-275 Pedro Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:48:46 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-275 Thanks to both for the nice comments. My stories can get a bit long so I will give the short answer to your two questions. Plans. What are those? Permits. What are those? Maybe not that simple but darn close. More fotos of my house at: http://picasaweb.google.com/Pedro.de.escazu and Dave...keep in touch and drop by and see what can be done on a shoestring. Hoping to hear from you. Thanks to both for the nice comments.
My stories can get a bit long so I will give the short answer to your two questions.
Plans. What are those?
Permits. What are those?
Maybe not that simple but darn close.
More fotos of my house at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/Pedro.de.escazu

and Dave…keep in touch and drop by and see what can be done on a shoestring. Hoping to hear from you.

]]> By: David Yeats http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-274 David Yeats Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:26:08 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-274 Hello Pedro, I've been looking for examples of small efficient wood houses built in Costa Rica. I have been taking high school students from the US to Costa Rica for the last 11 years. I'll be there from late October through March. I have property in San Carlos, as well as a remote piece on the Tenorio River in Guanacaste. We are ble to produce most of thewood we need to build small houses, and being from Idaho, have a strong preference for wood construction. I like that your house fits it;s site, and blends in nicely with the surrounding community. I've built one house for my students, and another for visitors, and am ready to build one for myself. Do you ave additional information you could share about how you went about building your tri-level? Did you have to go through expensive permitting process? I have a great local carpenter who can build anything, and is ready to go. We've been harvesting standing dead trees, and have enough wood ready to build something the size of yours next dry season. Looks like a project my students could help with as part of their learning experience, and lesson in living lite on the ground. Any input appreciated. Do you have more photos or plans? Our propert is above La Tigra, between San Ramone and La Fortuna. Look forward to hearing from you. Dave Yeats Hello Pedro,
I’ve been looking for examples of small efficient wood houses built in Costa Rica. I have been taking high school students from the US to Costa Rica for the last 11 years. I’ll be there from late October through March. I have property in San Carlos, as well as a remote piece on the Tenorio River in Guanacaste. We are ble to produce most of thewood we need to build small houses, and being from Idaho, have a strong preference for wood construction. I like that your house fits it;s site, and blends in nicely with the surrounding community. I’ve built one house for my students, and another for visitors, and am ready to build one for myself. Do you ave additional information you could share about how you went about building your tri-level? Did you have to go through expensive permitting process? I have a great local carpenter who can build anything, and is ready to go. We’ve been harvesting standing dead trees, and have enough wood ready to build something the size of yours next dry season. Looks like a project my students could help with as part of their learning experience, and lesson in living lite on the ground. Any input appreciated. Do you have more photos or plans? Our propert is above La Tigra, between San Ramone and La Fortuna. Look forward to hearing from you. Dave Yeats

]]> By: Steve Minkler http://www.smallhousestyle.com/2008/09/09/pedro-de-la-montanas-small-slice-of-heaven-in-costa-rica/comment-page-1/#comment-271 Steve Minkler Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:46:18 +0000 http://www.smallhousestyle.com/?p=421#comment-271 Hi Pedro, It looks like you made great use of limited space. Your scenic surroundings are beautiful - it almost seems like a treehouse. Costa Rica sounds like a fabulous place to live. I sure wish that the San Diego building department made things easier for people wanting to build here. There are way too many restrictions and regulations in California. Congratulations on your beautiful home! Hi Pedro,

It looks like you made great use of limited space. Your scenic surroundings are beautiful – it almost seems like a treehouse. Costa Rica sounds like a fabulous place to live. I sure wish that the San Diego building department made things easier for people wanting to build here. There are way too many restrictions and regulations in California. Congratulations on your beautiful home!

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