How We Build Houses in Masaya
Our house design is simple but very sturdy. Each house costs about $2,500 to build.
The procedure for building a house is to get all the block and steel up, then pour a crown of concrete on top. Then roof beams are welded together, and covered with corrugated zinc.
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The houses are tied to the ground and held together with columns of reinforcing rod. |
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A concrete crown is poured on top of the block walls to hold them together and support the roof. |
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The roof is supported by welded steel beams. Here, the welder is finishing up, while the crew is starting to screw on the corrugated zinc roof. |
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This is a finished house, from the inside. The floors are tile. |
