TerrazzoGuy
American looking for information about Ecuador
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Registration: 13 June 2015
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Yeah I hear that. I've got to get a tractor in here and do some grading and clear the roadway a little to the property for better access, but fortunately I don't need to bring in any fill, just move around what's already here just to ... Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Met with the architect in the municipality today. Since I already had an architectural drawing of the house all he has to do is add plumbing,sanitary and electrical pages, stamp them and request a permit. He said I should be good to start building ... Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Just flew into Guayaquil last night. Going to start building in Lopez and hopefully make some progress over the next two month. As was the case last time customs was a breeze. This time we had SIX of these big Rubbermaid type bins from Home Depot. ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
I would like to formally retract my previous statement. I would also for future reference like to leave this here.. an路ec路do路tal 藢an蓹k藞d艒dl/ adjective adjective: anecdotal (of an account) not necessarily true or ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
^^^That being said - and based in anecdotal evidence - get in the country, obtain an extension, enroll your boys in school, then apply for a visa. If your kids are enrolled in an ecuadorian school you are "almost" guaranteed a hasslefree ... Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Good to hear! Maybe I was just really lucky but when we just flew into Guayaquil we literally just walked through customs no issue, had new iPhone and Ipads in boxes in addition to the used phones and tablets and computer parts, car parts, etc. no ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
Keep in mind that your property does not qualify you and the family for residency visas. As I recall, you bought the lot for 5K. That is 20K less than the municipally-assigned value necessary for using the investment for a residency visa ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
And again this is less about me applying for a visa as it is about getting into Ecuador via the cruise port in Manta. Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
I will be maintaining my U.S. Business, but can do so remotely. We are planning to fly down soon and start building the house - extending our tourist visa at that time. (Or possibly shoot up to the embassy in Washington ahead of time and take care ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
My best friend has been living in Lopez for several years,is a document translator, has helped several people obtain visas, has been given power of attorney and purchased land for me -in my name- in Puerto Lopez,and has multiple connections with ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
My best friend has been living in Lopez for several years,is a document translator, has helped several people obtain visas, has been given power of attorney and purchased land for me -in my name- in Puerto Lopez,and has multiple connections with ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
Technically, you're supposed to have proof of passage for eventual exit from Ecuador to keep indigents from entering the country without enough cash for later. This passage could theoretically be something as inexpensive as a bus ticket to Peru ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
Show your passports to any customs agent...disembark...hop into your waiting taxi van into town...clean up at your hotel...and take the family out to dinner. At that point, you are pretty much on your own. I would avoid Puerto Montt, Chile, this ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
You may go through customs, but one's passport does not get stamped when one enters a foreign port with a USA passport.Why not get off in Peru and bus into Ecaudor?I'd be interested to find out about that. It surely can't be as easy as ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying? by TerrazzoGuy
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ...
Meh...we go on a cruise every year anyways, plane tickets are already $1500-1800 round trip for the three of us... You need to check if they will let you debark in a foreign port. You may not be able to enter the country in Manta.The cruise line ... Read More
Cruise to Manta vs Flying?
So we're moving from Florida to Puerto Lopez. Just had a crazy thought. There's cruises from Miami to Peru with a stop in Manta..sooooo... Instead of flying with a couple checked bags why not just take a nice relaxing two week cruise through ... Read More
Financial Question... how do I stack up? by ExpatInWaiting
Hi. I鈥檓 probably in the same boat as a lot of people who are considering an expat lifestye鈥� I work a good job but, given today鈥檚 U.S. employment market, my job will probably disappear before I鈥檓 ready to retire. I look at ...
I thought I was the only one who noticed... :whistle: Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Yeah i mean i can split it up between my wife,myself and my daughter's luggage, but i figure one big luggage with a bunch of used dirty tools, a copy if my building plans and escritura of the property i think should be fine. Idk,last time we ... Read More
Why Move to Ecuador and Seek Out a Gringo Lifestyle? by cccmedia
On an obscure thread on 大咖福利影院's Mexico forum, a poster named Anne Stromberg asked a compelling question... [b]Why move to a foreign country and seek out an Expat environment?[/b] In a response that I marked as :top: ... member ...
This question doesn't really make sense to me, unless it's being asked by someone with some kind of ascetic agenda wherein they feel they must live as the "locals" do to feel some kind of fulfillment.... Some people just want to ... Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Yeah I was thinking about having he interior doors done locally as I can get really creative with them, but the exterior doors are all going to be sliding glass and I do not think I can get that done locally. Also does anyone know what the rules are ... Read More
Back from Ecuador! by LaureeJ
So I discovered a lot of things about Ecuador on my travels. Mostly where I do not want to live. I didn't like Quito - too cold and busy. Bahia is where I thought I wanted to live and that quickly changed. It's not my kind of place. Too busy ...
I just got that email too, that's basically what I'm building. Ocean view, up the hill from the "city" and malecon but still walking distance to the beach,two bed two bath with a flat roof terrace. I figure if I stay in Lopez long ... Read More
Building materials/home construction on the EC coast by suefrankdahl
We have a new member, Terrazzo Guy, who is requesting info about building materials as he is planning to build a house on the coast. I hope that he will be able to get some feed back here from those with experience and knowledge on the subject
Just saw this thank you! As she said I'm currently in the design phase of a house I'm building in Lopez. I'm in contact with Hormi2 about getting pricing and delivery of SCIP panels, and ventanasmagicas.com for windows. If anyone knows ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
No, it is not, just standard construction methods but in accordance with this PDF document in Spanish which gives an overview of seismic construction standards for ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
Very cool. That's a beautiful house, is that SCIP construction? I'm looking forward to actually building the home, it won't be my first build. I've already got a good pool of laborers down there to pull from, and the design is pretty ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
Hey guys sorry I got a little hot last night, just had a kindof frustrating day yesterday. I also felt for some reason that I was immediately being talked down to because I had bought land in Lopez, which really didn't make sense to me... I do ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
A: I'm not an "expat" retiree... For one thing I honestly don't like the term "expat"... I'm in my early thirties and have a successful enough business that I can build a second home in Ecuador and Lopez is where I ... Read More
Fielding Your Questions: expat.com Members Want to Know... by cccmedia
Welcome to the free-wheeling questions area of the Ecuador and Colombia forums, New Members and other inquisitive minds. :) We notice that many of you need information or want follow-up on your issues. :unsure Previously, we have pointed out ...
I am currently designing a home to build on our property in Puerto Lopez. Currently live in Florida and want to limit trips down until we are ready to actually start building. The problem is there is almost no information online in regards to ... Read More
New members of the Ecuador forum, introduce yourself here 聳 2nd quarter of 2015 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Ecuador forum? Don聮t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi all, Myself, my wife and our 3 year old daughter are currently planning on moving to Puerto Lopez, Ecuador sometime early next year. Just purchased property in Lopez and currently designing a home that we hope to start building sometime this ... Read More