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Notebook · Plan and manage building a house

Plan and manage building a house

Seven chapters on the land-and-build branch, briefing the architect, plans and permits, quotes and the contract, site visits, changes and delays, stage payments, and the handover, always paid by certified planilla de avance, never ahead of the work.

Brick by brick, receipt by receipt 🧱
  1. The brief

    Start in arquitecta Paola’s studio: say what house you want, rooms, one story, the budget range, and understand what diseño, planos, and dirección de obra each cover.

  2. Briefing an architect← You are here

    Start in the studio chat: brief arquitecta Paola on the house you want.

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  3. Reading plans and permits

    Legal before physical: read the planos and the permit checklist before any brick.

  4. Quotes and the contract

    Fix the commercial frame in writing: two quotes, one contract.

  5. On the site

    Live the build: the weekly site visit with don Beto.

  6. Changes, delays, and problems

    The turbulence: changes, delays, and problems, raised early and in writing.

  7. Payments by stage

    The money climax: pay only against progress the arquitecta certifies.

  8. Handover of the build

    The close: the entrega walk-through and the keys to your house.

  9. The keys to your house

    You walked the finished house with a punch list, signed the acta de entrega, and received the keys, months of Spanish conversations built into walls.

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