Building 4 Apartments from the Ground Up with My Dad in Puerto Rico. Doing Nearly Everything Ourselves!

Hey everyone, just wanted to share our progress on a long-term DIY project my dad and I have been working on. We’re building a 2-story, 4-apartment structure on our family’s land in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It’s our way of trying to help with the housing situation here — rents have gone crazy (some places listed at $1,200+) and wages haven’t caught up. Each apartment will have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, dining, living room, and laundry. We have made a good team doing everything we can ourselves. We’ve done most of it by hand so far, but materials are expensive and slowing us down big time. We’re trying to stay motivated and push through, so I figured I’d post here and maybe connect with others doing big DIY builds. Happy to answer questions or share pics of where we’re at now! submitted by /u/jaljay26 [link] [comments]

May 30, 2025 - 02:58
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Building 4 Apartments from the Ground Up with My Dad in Puerto Rico. Doing Nearly Everything Ourselves!
Building 4 Apartments from the Ground Up with My Dad in Puerto Rico. Doing Nearly Everything Ourselves!

Hey everyone, just wanted to share our progress on a long-term DIY project my dad and I have been working on.

We’re building a 2-story, 4-apartment structure on our family’s land in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. It’s our way of trying to help with the housing situation here — rents have gone crazy (some places listed at $1,200+) and wages haven’t caught up.

Each apartment will have 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, kitchen, dining, living room, and laundry. We have made a good team doing everything we can ourselves.

We’ve done most of it by hand so far, but materials are expensive and slowing us down big time. We’re trying to stay motivated and push through, so I figured I’d post here and maybe connect with others doing big DIY builds.

Happy to answer questions or share pics of where we’re at now!

submitted by /u/jaljay26
[link] [comments]