EcuadorTopic Title: Anyone have a house built in Ecuador?
Author eidsness
Date Posted: 7/13/2009 3:56 PM
Hi Mamakatus,
Your post is almost 2 years old, but I would be interested in having the name and contact info for the architect you mentioned in Cuenca.
Thanks, Carl
Author lindahooks
Date Posted: 12/8/2007 12:30 PM
One thing I have learned is that its always good to get at least 3 estimates and you should be there when they are building weather you know construction or not. I love living in Ecuador but learned they have Gringo prices here. Also because of the class system many will not give sincere references. Believe me the good out weighs the bad.
Author gbeckler
Date Posted: 12/2/2007 10:11 AM
Could you send the architest's contact info I will be in Cuenca Feb 2008. Reply to [email protected]. Thank you.
Author mamakatus
Date Posted: 10/4/2007 6:12 PM
Hi shannon2!
All you have heard about building your own house in Ecuador is true. And even more, the houses there are REAL not the cookie cutter ones like in the USA, cement, brick, cement blocks, adobe, etc... Beautiful!
If you are interested, I know of a wonderful artist / architect who lives in Cuenca and designs award winning houses, and no... It would not break the bank to work with him.
As for using your own generator, I would recommend it only if you are not in a major urban area (there you could have a back up one, but hardly anyone does that, only business). If you are out in the country, yes, definitely.
