Not looking for any highly technical tips here, just wondering.
I see all these houses in various parts of the island that mainly have flat roofs and are made of cinder block.
Now, I can understand the blocks for walls as it's a lot cheaper than other building materials (namely wood). But it occasionally is used for the foundation as well, which I find strange.
What I began noticing is numerous second story dwellings that appear to have been built right atop one of the flat roof structures and thus becoming a quasi duplex.
Are these dwellings built that way, in stages, or are they planned out engineering wise with weight loads, stresses and other details in mind?
Does anybody know?
Is there a bulding inspector that passes these and is it Bo. specific?