Dealing with Dishonest Contractors

[@wndgrm]

thanks for sharing these info very useful. i hope everyone building a starter home or on any bldg project watches this

[@jowil-antonderay3707]

The required strength of the concrete can be monitored and check as you said with various test and choosing the right concrete supplier. Part of the concreting job that is taken for granted is the CURING part that affects the attainment of the target strength. Either there was no curing at all specially in building process or inadequate that will lead to dry shrinkage cracking and reduction in the mechanical strength of the concrete. Aquron 1000 can cure internally, dustproof, densify and strengthen concrete.

[@janellakaye]

Ka gwapo ni scottie oy hahhhaha

[@judithdelacruz5359]

Thank you po now may natutunan ako

[@BAYAWDHAVEHERO]

Merong cheap price .. binabawe sa bilis ng pag gawa .. pero the same quality

[@cydjosol3756]

I saw you at Mazda just now and we asked permission if we could take picture with you...... you said "yes".. You're so kind and down to earth. Thank you, thank you. ❤

[@jeffersonm2873]

Kahit professional dito sa pinas marami parin yung manloloko 😔

[@ZianRamos]

That's true. We hired a contractor, who's an architect with his own company (an architectural firm), for our house renovation project. After 1yr and 1 month di pa rin nya tapos ang bahay namin, though we're already fully paid last year pa 😢 he kept on giving us excuses/ alibis, on top of all the lies he told us. Now, we're looking for another contractor to finally finish all the pending activities sa bahay namin. 😔 Bottomline, kahit legit or professional ang contractor, there's no assurance that the project will go smoothly. Sabi nga ng iba, Swertehan parn daw sa contractor.

[@bertjr]

Same here, architect run away no formal turn over, and kulang kulang yung pinagawa ko…luckily instant karma to the architect he died in a car collision…boom karma

[@marialourdeslopez4014]

"professional" because of their title as architect and engineer. But their work outputs are very unprofessional

[@marialourdeslopez4014]

Sana there is a venue/platform where people can share their experiences with architects and contractors. So home owners can learn from each other and avoid bad performing "professionals"

[@denzlpundamiera6767]

Yes this is true. We're from a steel company here in ph, and we sell all kinds of steel bars that are locally made. And kalaban namin are yung mga chinese suppliers that idk imported siguro. Sakanila namin na encounter yung cheap but inuundersize yung material. (Not to be nosy but inaalam lang namin competitors). Technique nila is they lower their price and since pinoys love cheap products nabubulag tayo. but consumers didn't know na mas maliit ng 0.5 yung thickness. Na we cannot distinguish until we use equipments like calipers. Just saying, sa panahon ngayon beware of cheap materials lalo na sa houses natin. Safety must be our first concern.

[@jaytamayo4694]

Ugali kasi nang Pinoy ung BASTA MAKATIPID. Sa Bahay namin daming gawang Pwe. Ung extended room namin kahoy na medyo nakatabingi. Natakot sa LINDOL nagpagawa bakal na sumsalo. Bara din Ang gawa. If she just MAXIMIZE ung room nya sa kanila no need for it. Naging bodega na lang pati ung dating terrace na Wala ding plano, Walang architect .Daming sayang na space at Pera. Ung Banyo PALPAK din. Noon door lang issue nadagdagan. Ung kisame sa room nya, pinagkatiwalansa Apo. Ayun may tabingi, di ayos Ang plasta, di na uli't pininturahan. Pu**** *** tlg. Pera Pera lang, Makapagpagawa lang, makatipid lang. Parang gusto mo magpaint pero pinipilit mo colored pencil.

[@maryjoycegimena5103]

Very informative and helpful. Nakakabawas ng pagkapraning. Thank you!

[@artifexmom3824]

I agree with you Engr. ☺️👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@progress1482]

This is exactly what i want to know coz ill be building a house in Marikina very soon and planning to elevate the ground due the area as flood prone. I want to know if u can recommend a good contractor and how much u think will spend on the soil (1 meter high) for 190sqm floor area? Anyone?

[@matsunofromyoutube7892]

Good day sir slater! If you remember someone commented on you "17 year old me watching and chilling in your vids" well It's me now I'm 18 y.o and 1st year college with a course of CIVIL ENGINEERING. You inspired me in so many ways I hope to work with you when I graduate. Thankyou for inspiring me and for being a good example of leader I was looking for. Stay safe and have a nice days ahead.

[@floresjadeo8]

Knowledgeable and the content is educational... thanks 👍👍👍

[@mahrieposhdiary]

How about in buying a land? How do you know if the land is okay to build a house?

[@shimpaylong2330]

New subs here thanks po sir sa info

[@marcellacea8962]

USC should hire you as one of their C.E. Professors. You would be an additional asset to the dept., boosting more COEng’s quality education.

[@ITAYOco]

Kaya kami, we do our Estimates and build talaga according to the design! If the client will feel that the cheaper contractor will be the “better” choice, then we let them go.

[@danicadoroy3526]

❤️

[@aldrintalaogon5611]

Yung ibang nagpagawa ng bahay kumuha nga ng magaling na engr na contractor at the same time, problema naman po ipapa sub conctract din naman ni engr sa iba kawawa naman po yung nagpagawa ng bahay.

[@joshuaagbulos8117]

Meron pa tong Part 2, please help us magppagawa palang 😭😭😭

[@fergeenovaleriano7298]

Please create also content regarding with dishonest architect.

[@songerph]

Dealing with Dishonest Contractors - Sadly there are so many of them

[@ardiboi21]

How can one know that its over price or under price?

[@stewartmcintosh1073]

I am going to move to the Philippines myself I've been watching many videos about building techniques and the Philippines and I'm a builder myself I'm a carpenter to trade have built many buildings all over Europe wooden ones and concrete ones I can see you do not use a vibrating concrete there's no point in mixing your concrete up correctly without vibrating it and there's one job I watched he had a vibrator and a column and they just left it in the column while they were pouring it by hand that is the wrong thing to do what happens all the gravel goes down to the bottom is it a correct way a concrete and you can over vibrate a column or under vibrate a column

[@TheMaykull]

"Independent Engineers to QC" - best move!

[@agenomatter5637]

DPWH kindly listen.

[@kc5169]

How do you find a good contractor?

[@fergeenovaleriano7298]

Paanu habulin yung mga architect o contract sa panloloko nila?

[@anotherstar8125]

...so if you chooce the most expensive contractor you should be good?

[@conicristobal9142]

Good explanation sir slater👍👍👍👍

[@dolgelysantos]

Very well said. Thats why sinasabi ko sa sa customers ko wag masilaw sa mababang quotations ng contractor,the reasons why, kun bakit mas mura sa iba becoz they will use sub standard materials.

[@itsjustmerayray4132]

I've ran projects for over 15 yrs and they range from as low as a couple of hundreds and up as high as in the Millions of dollars. I don't even look at the lowest bid of the three that i accept. The lowest bid goes straight into the trash can because there are so many change orders that will be submitted to you along the way.

[@NM-Collection]

Another thing to take note is not because mahal ang singil ni contractor ay magaling or sure na tama ang gawain nila. I had a personal experience na ang napili naming contractor ay mamahalin actually sila ang pinakamahal na contractor for that specific project. we made our proper research din sa background ng company. Ang problem is kumuha sila ng subcontractors to do the job later nalang namin nalaman nung pumapalpak na yung gawa nila. Hindi kami pumayag na ma fully paid ang project unless ma perfect nila or ma meet nila yung quality na expected namin from them to a point na nagdala pa sila ng attorney with a demand letter na hindi naman tumalab dahil kayang kaya namin silang labanan in court in case mag push sila and for sure sila ang magkaka problem dahil sila ang mali. Ang ending ay napilitan silang gawin ng tama para lang macomplete ang project, nung na gawa na nila ng maayos saka namin sila binayaran.

[@bosstavj]

Thanks again for this very informative video and also for sharing, take good care and godbless sir.

[@lencape6009]

I like the part of hiring a independent contractor to QC.

[@Meneskidok]

I Agree, This must be the reason why government project are so expensive..??? 🤔🤔🤔

[@Dpbherrmann]

Not at all. They overprice them and steal

[@jeanclaudepineda3321]

Meron din tumataga, mahal ng singil pero bitin ang gawa.. it goes the other way around din. Most of the time

[@lorylontoc893]

Sir slater would you be able to discuss the different kinds of roofing? Advantage and Disadvantages po sna. Our contractor kse tilespan ang ikkabit na bubong. Ty in advance po.

[@JLCruise1]

Dapat may nagsusumbong doon sa mga nagbebenta ng sub-standard na mga materyales. Nang sa ganoon, hindi sila maglipana.

[@samdantes2002]

Solar update na engr

[@ATPHive]

I like this video. Sana mag karoon ng series po ito. Part 2 please and sana detailed na po sya.

[@jinjade82]

Pero hindi po makakaila na meron din talagang overprice mag-quote. Lalo kung pakiramdam nila mapera yung nagpapagawa.. Kadalasan ang mga tinataga pa nga mga OFW. And about sa steel, pwede naman itimbang yung standard para siguradong hindi undersize. Yun nga lang, hindi naman lahat ng tao alam yun. Dahil kahit sabihin mo pang standard ang bibilhin mo, pwede rin sa tindahan palang niloko kana. Di nawawala kase sa Pilipino ang pang-lalamang sa kapwa.

[@egai]

Thanks for the inputs, appreciate much‼️💬💯👍🏼

[@wotwot6868]

4:57 Engr, paano naten malaman na "proper" ang isang professional?

[@deonimarranises5272]

Very informative for a CE student like me. Thanks!

[@adastra1448]

Make this a series plssssss!!!

[@hyperkid21]

kahit naman normal price or mamahalin na contractors, hindi ka pa din nakakasigurado. dapat talaga titingnan mo din at may kakilala kang nakakaalam kung ano ang dapat.

[@gilean6179]

thank you slater.

[@aecarina]

Yes, craftsmen who do not know what they are supposed to do are dangerous. We filled in with sand and the rent for the pad machine was more expensive than sand and gravel. we tapped more often than 1m. it took forever. A master craftsman who knows what he is doing can speed up construction and keep costs down. Which many people don't know.

[@crashercrasher9696]

Bro, pls react to vlogger The Armstrong Family bungalow House tour

[@7777Gixer]

Hi, I learnt alot from your videos. I have a question. Is it good to let a company to build my house where they provide their own architects, engineers, contractors and even materials? Or is it better to have separate engineers and contractors for the project?

[@renzgarcia5527]

thank you slater!

[@kompyuter2003]

Thank you for your great tips!

[@shedrique101]

Napaka informative.. but suggestion, please use some illustrations as it will be very helpful to people like me na walang engineering background. 😊

[@nsteve-uu7xg]

Kahit na kumuha kami ng profesional ay hindi pa rin namin alam kung lolokohin kami. best way sa next blog mo Sir Slater ay mga dapat naming gawin regarding sa LEGALITY o habol namin kung napatunayan na naloko kami.

[@cps2404]

I'm just wondering, why is it that whenever there's a gov't project (infrastructure) being planned they always choose the lower bid? Quantity vs quality..?

[@estherstephens1858]

I agree that your decision should not only be made because of the lowest price BUT I also know that paying the highest price can be substandard work/work ethics.

[@mdzpt123]

Shout out dun sa FB groups na sila sila lang din nag tatanungan kung enough ba yung gantong kapal ng rebar or tama na ba yung gantong kapal ng beam or poste.

[@elleceeme]

Ctto to the owner of the toy Pison, Scottieboo hahaha

[@wilhelminachua5624]

Thank you for the valuable info, Engr. Slater! :)

[@samuelrastrullo3226]

Hir Sir Slater.. sna next vid nyo is pano maging earthquake resistant ang isang bahay, dahil sa ngyari pa lng na lindol kahapon sa north luzon.. mraming bahay ang nasira.. anu po ba sna dpat tandaan Sir Slater sa pagpapagawa ng bahay para maging matibay ang pundasyon at di bsta bsta magiba ng lindol? sna magawan nyo ng video.. Godbless Sir Slater and your Family! Ganda ng vlogs nyo mag asawa!

[@jaytamayo4694]

Hi, Mr. Young! Isang problem Dito sa Bansa ay "MEMA CONTRACTORS". Ano Sila? It means mga Kalpintero na nagpapangap na contractors. May personal experience kami. Sa Nagdaang LINDOL SA NORTE may Isang Bahay (out of many) destroyed. Sa Interview with Ted Failon last week lang. Ung Isang Bahay BAGSAK Ang 1st floor, natilt lang ung 2nf floor kasi nabagsakan ung sasakyan nila. Gumastos daw nang 2.5M* peso. Tinanong ni Ted if may building permit, sagot ni Lalo Wala! Walang architect nor engineer. May kapit Bahay lang daw na pinagtiwalaan, tipon Mema lang. Now GAGASTOS pa Sila para wasakin Ang ginastusang Bahay. Yan Ang Kabayaran sa UGALING PINOY NA Panay Ang Tipid sa huli Ang pagsisi! Dpt daw tulungan Sila nang LGU. May neighbor kami IRONICALLY Isang Architect, pero NAGTIWALA SA KAINUMAN! Shit! Estimate ko lang gumastos na sya nang Php.50-65K. Ampaw ung walla na IPINATONG lang sa Amin, kitang-kita ko pagpukpok umumbok. Ung Isang posteng ipinatong KULANG, HINDI PANTAY, LAHAT MALI. di mo kailngang maging Pro OBVIOUS Ang mga Mali. Hindi nya masabihan sa KABOBOHAN. Pinerahan lang. Minsan tinanong ko kailan Ang target matapos sagot ni Kainuman kakasimula pa nga lang daw. GINGINEER, BEERKETEKTO. Magingat sa mga ganyang tae! New term natin Beerketerkto. Wala ding building permit. Sya mismo mismo nagsasabing Patay Oras daw. Eh Ikaw nagpagawa eh. Kwarto daw, Nakita ko pa 3D design. Pero BAKIT SEMENTADO? Gagayahin ba kami na Terrace? Di ba dapat kahoy lang!? Up to now nakatwnga, ung mga kahoy sa kisame still there. What a shame. May ginawa Sila sa Iba, natapos nila. NANAY KO sinasabihan ko na Kumuha nang EXPERTS sa mga future projects n pwedeng Gawin. Ayaw! Haiyaaaaa.

[@TheOchoCinco]

Contractor's gonna give a affordable initial quote but as the work progress you'll notice it's increasing, that is when you'll realize you got fked

[@berlsgatuski]

nabitin ako grabe, I thought mahaba pa ung video po :) , thank you so much for the new knowledge :) I appreciate it so much.

[@Benpani716]

Ingat din sa may maraming project kasi Yun iba short din sa funds sa mga project nila . Kaya mura quotation nila. Pang funding nila yun binayad mo sa ibang project nila.

[@sheannegagani08]

Love Sunday because of you and Kryzz 😁😀 for Kryz learned about real life inside the house or as a Mom and you I love the Information in engineer perspectives that I getting from each videos.

[@useemehere2]

Lesson learn to those na nagtitipid lalo kang napapamahal kaya I do believed na sa umpisa palamang ay gawin ng tama para nakakasigurado ka na di papalpak.

[@nicoleveloso6561]

lol! loved the toy truck and house!! great for learning :)

[@ashblueashblue9736]

I’ve learned something in this vedio thanks Engineer slater.

[@kentohlund4966]

Hi Slater! Thanks for yet another great video! I am a Swedish viewer for over 3 years now, that plan to build a house in south Cebu, so I try to find all info concerning building subject, and your videos is great but I still don't speak much Cebuano so I have problem to follow everything you telling in the videos, so could you not do them only in English? I know that its many other except me that would predicate that! Thanks!

[@poiqweee]

Most importantly, you need to find an honest and reputable Filipino engineer who attended a quality civil/structural engineering college with 5+ years of experience and who was ranked high in their college graduating class. An ethical individual, who will oversee the entire construction project from start to finish. They typically know who is an honest, quality construction contractor/foreman who will not cut corners or skimp on cheaply made materials (Chinese made rebar, wood, nails, screws, angle bar, roofing, tie wire, square bar, etc.) Footings, foundations and lower and upper ring beams are the most crucial part of a construction project in the Philippines, so focus your attention on those above all else. Next, quality welded steel angle bar roof trusses that are properly connected/secured to the upper ring beam and use quality roofing material like Galvalume on a hip style roof, or if you install a quality flat solid cement poured roof with rebar reinforcement and steel pan decking you need competent cement roofing installers. Lastly, be certain if you install western style slider windows that they have weather stripping or they will leak when you get strong wind blown rain. Same with the doors, use weather stripping and a weather proof threshold or rain will come in under the door. All the aforementioned are the most crucial to be earthquake and typhoon proof in the Philippines. Poured concrete walls is what I have, but you can use Liteblock too, if you want quality walls. Good luck.

[@russellmania9157]

@Kent...You will build in a subdivision, or you bought a lot in province?

[@lanaya3880]

minsan nga binabawasan yung grounding rod para magamit pa next project HAHAHA

[@MisterandMissisK]

Salamat Sa insights bro! Very helpful! Cheers from IRELAND 🇮🇪

[@kiroreyes]

Learning so much. Thanks Slater!

[@imeldageneroso8369]

Ohhh yeah . That's is very true.

[@liz8973]

Very informative and a big help for us who have zero knowledge of building and renovating a house.

[@alexlim3985]

every price quote should be dealt with some suspension, para somehow mabawasan yong chance mu na maloko. whether the price is high or low, specially if you don't know construction.

[@jrgallano2931]

kaya nga when looking for contractors dapat ang may ari eh hindi businessman but architects and engineers. they have licenses at 15yrs liability sa lahat ng napirmahan at nagawa nila. kaya kung magkamali sila at mayreklamo sa gawa nila, the clients are open to report them sa PRC. Hire Professionals! Wag mag DIY. most people think DIY is cheaper. 🙄

[@Cristian-xy4kq]

Engineer Slater is really a great colleagues towards Architects alam niya yung pagpapahalaga sa bawat profession. As an Architecture student I'm impress big respect sayo sir slater.

[@jaames]

As a general rule of thumb I get at least three different bidders and gravitate towards the ones offering the median price. The cheap ones usually cut corners and use substandard materials, and the most expensive ones are just downright being greedy with kickbacks.

[@teiyoow]

I like this discussions especially now na nagstart kaming mag site visits. I have a lot of learning from your channel so far

[@eugenemarlatiu2916]

Educational content 😁

[@ki.tarts2415]

hindi lahat pero marami rami narin mga contructor na mapagsamantala... gagamit ng substandard materials para may mabulsa

[@Huehuehue-v6b]

DPWH Contractors Left the Group. Haha

[@hungrychad]

Thanks for yet another informative video!

[@saedricedquila7805]

Pakibalik po ang laruan na compactor ni Scottie, Engr hahahaha

[@idselseno2306]

Standard and sub standard measures. May malaking hardware supplier na ganyan sa Cebu. I think I know who is that hardware supplier. It's an open secret to Cebuano builders.

[@abegailjeanne7970]

More please, it helps us pursue our dream job to do better.

[@imeldageneroso8369]

Kaya nga easy yaman ang contractors na magaling mag cheat. Specially doing road/ paving , lakas kita dyan.

[@annarevilla4215]

Pls make more videos on how the contractors make short cuts

[@takeurtime8807]

Integrity is very important

[@oliveaares3358]

Sana talaga mabago ang bidding system natin dito sa Pinas.

[@zenaidaparcon2935]

Very informative Mr. Slater……. Thanks 😀

[@juanantoniocruz2937]

Re: compaction; you perfectly described whats been happening to our home. Our home is less than 14 years old, the floor in our house already looks like its sinking and it also sounds hollow when you walk on it. I am so not prepared to face this headache when repairs are needed na

[@ponnex]

I think it's never too late. Go have a professional check before may mangyare. Mas magagastosan kapa pag pinapatagal mo pa yan or may mangyayari na. Kung wala pa budget have it quoted ask for timeline kung kelan needed paayos asap sa kaya mong pnahaon para mapag handaan mo ng maagi.

[@juanantoniocruz2937]

@@ponnex hey thanks, yeah we had an engineer friend look at the house a few months ago. Its a 120sqm single storey house. He gave us somewhere around 6-8 years para sa estimated na remaining lifespan nung structure in its current condition. Since lumulubog yung sahig, yung walls nag kaka crack na din. Tapos sabi niya, if we were to have the floors leveled using expanding foam or fillers, magiging masyadong magastos daw kasi its not a common service here in the philippines. Also, kahit na i-level yung floor, paulit ulit din gagawin over time kasi the fill/compaction was poorly done the first time so hindi talaga solid yung ground na pinagtayuan. It either needs to be re-done or re-engineered ata. So i was thinking the best option would be to rebuild na lang talaga, as in literally from the ground up. Given the timeline, meron pa naman oras para makahanap ng malilipatan temporarily, as well as time to create plans for a new house, grabeng sakit ng ulo lang talaga, yung akala mo set ka na kasi may bahay ka na matitirhan for life, pero di pala

[@jaytamayo4694]

GET OUT NA! Baka dumating Ang The Big One mamatay kayo. Read my comment, ung bumagsak na Bahay.

[@LadyElsie]

Wow, so bad you'll have to rebuild the house. Did you get the cheapest contractor? Or a medium budget contractor?

[@lavinajampit]

ON POINT AGAIN 💖

[@quenjyd596]

Nice one! ❤️

[@katieespino1]

I hope you can make more videos like this.

[@cafekath]

Thank you slater for this content! I agree with actually madaming contractors talaga na nanloloko. We had an experience, baba ng price pero grabe substandard ang gawa. Kaya invest also sa architects and engineers when building a home, an office, a shop, etc.

[@teeeerooon4857]

May I know what's the brand of your plain Black shirt sir?

[@shookedt]

As much as I know po from Miss Kryz's vlogs, Sir Slater likes Uniqlo shirts

[@gabsl1552]

Cheap will be always be cheap means bad quality and unsafe. Avoid made china all the cost such as tiles, faucet, cement, etc. waste of money and time

[@imeldageneroso8369]

True yan Slater, you will hear a lot of owner, I don't need Architects or Engineer too expensive, I can build and manage it..... oh yeahh..goodluck!