Our New Rooftop

We're building a Tajada! That's a tiled patio cover for a portion of our rooftop so we can enjoy our sunsets comfortably out of the wind that often blows in the late afternoon. This is different from when we had a supervisor for building our house; this time we're in charge of the ordering and hiring.

First the bricks are delivered
then the cement and rebar
then the sand, dumped in our narrow steet
The cement is mixed on the cobblestones in front of the house
and they "fly" it in a bucket to the roof, along with the bricks
on a simple counterweighted pully contraption.
One morning at 7 the carved columns and beam were delivered by Sr. Cruz and his wife. They drove all night from Tzinsunan, near Patzquaro, where we had ordered them from their workshop during our recent trip. They slept in the truck until 7am. Here were are at the unloading, almost awake. The two columns aren't visible in the truck, just the 4 meter carved crossbeam.
I was really worried how they would get the giant beams up the three stories to the roof and not have it fall onto a neighbor's house below while they were constructing it, but these guys are pros.
Here it is all together safely with no mishaps. wired with plugs for the margarita blender and ready for the walls to be painted. There is even a special place for Bryan's giant bbq grill from Texas. Come on over! If you're lucky you'll get a sunrise view like this.
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