Comments on: Pedro de la Montaña’s small slice of heaven in Costa Rica

By: LorencoBap

LorencoBap — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:27:00 +0000

So….. where is toilet? Hehe))) Joke, relax
Thanks for all

By: orlando

orlando — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 23:11:43 +0000

hola pedro, me gustaria conversar contigo. escribeme a thecloud64@aol.com tengo un terreno en puerto caldera y hay una casa vieja que hay que remodelar o sino ver que otro tipo de vivienda se pudiera hacer ahi. un saludo orlando

By: Pedro

Pedro — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:57:00 +0000

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

Bev Nicholson — Sun, 16 May 2010 02:54:05 +0000

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

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Calling small house dwellers | Small House Style — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:01:06 +0000

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By: Tom in Portland, Oregon

Tom in Portland, Oregon — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:16:40 +0000

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

Tiffany — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 04:09:05 +0000

Hey!
Wow – what a story!
I was looking for your art work and came across this page.
Talk soon!
Tiffany

By: Pedro

Pedro — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:49:22 +0000

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

John Strebe — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:18:11 +0000

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

Pedro — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:48:46 +0000

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.