Building Technique

Casa Lirio was constructed in a style much different than is typical of our part of Mexico. A typical house in this part of Mexico is constructed of concrete, does not have any insulation, and has concrete interior walls. These houses get very hot during the summer months because they heat up during the day and release their heat during the night.

However we had a galvanized metal frame house built right on the beach. The outside is stucco, but the inside has fiberglass insulation and sheetrock just like in a U.S. house. This building style we think will provide a cooler home, and will be easier to keep cool with our small air conditioner. We decided to build in this way because our contractor spent a long time in California and Hawaii where he learned to construct metal framed homes and buildings. So, we thought we'd go this route. Is this better than typical building techniques? Only time will tell . . .

Of course the interior walls of the beach house been painted beautiful, bright colors.