Ellen and Sandy's dream home build !!!

[@jsully4064]

Awesome, thanks for the video, Wilma and Greg...Jim

[@buildingthephilippines]

You bet Jim, thanks for watching.

[@keithadd8903]

Ellen and Sandy's house is looking good. Coming along very well for 7 weeks. Your mics are working well.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Definitely nice progress in those 7 weeks. Thanks for the feedback on the mics.

[@jerrymarshall2728]

Microphones sound great, Greg! 👍 Sandy and Ellen's house is progressing nicely. Good idea for a cistern. Dry season can be tricky, and having extra water for plants and emergencies (wild fires?) could be a lifesaver!

[@buildingthephilippines]

@jerrymarshall2728 Yes, I agree. Better to have it and not need it. I have learned water storage is important here.

[@jmfarrell5]

Always appreciate a PH house build tour. Solid sound quality. 👍🏻

[@buildingthephilippines]

Glad the mics are working well. Thanks for watching.

[@marifeinbohol6186]

Very nice

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@marifeinbohol6186 thank you

[@charleshill71]

Thank you for the update. I was wondering about this build. I know you two stay busy with y'alls place, & next door to you.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, Ellen and Sandy's build is coming along nicely.

[@PATRICKMCKILLIP]

Mics sounding good, both of you guys.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@PATRICKMCKILLIP thanks for the feedback

[@jackpiket7643]

Hai Greg. nice progress. BUT the rebar of the beam can not end without a 90 the grades angle in a kolom. Otherwise it is not secured in the kolom. Now the rebar is ending in the kolom without a angle. The most srtucture presure on the beams is in the first 100 centimetre from the kolom into a beam.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Appreciate the feedback. Building practices definitely vary here. One story home, so very little weight on the columns and beams. They used 16mm for the columns where one story homes here call for 12mm. Thanks for the information.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

you are correct i saw this as well...

[@justaguy-69]

yes its not done correctly, you need to get the right guy to be the boss of your project here, thats the most important thing .

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@peteswanson-j4i😂

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@GeeGee19]

It's really incredible how strong they built those houses.

[@buildingthephilippines]

I agree, they handle typhoons quote well.

[@Digne1d]

Nice tour. Could you post the floor plans and elevations for us the follow while you walk around.

[@buildingthephilippines]

I will ask for them in my next video.

[@coco19661]

Nice video

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thank you

[@justaguy-69]

it would have been best if you painted the rebar with iron oxide primer before using them to prevent rust. a fine rust powder forms on the exterior of rebar and then the concrete is not in contact with the actual rebar. using some sahara water proofing in the concrete will help protect the rebar as well.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@justaguy-69 with all the miles of rebar in these homes, you would need a team of people to paint the rebar. Similar to painting your nails or screws in a traditional western home.

[@justaguy-69]

@@buildingthephilippines i painted all mine before using it, it wasnt that big of a deal.

[@justaguy-69]

i just laid it all out on top of some hollow blocks and brushed it then when it was dry rolled it over and painted the underside.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

yes i painted mine as well , once i saw all const here with chunks of cement that had fallen off and the rusty rebar inside. you could tell the rebar was separated from the cement before it failed. some of the rebar looks swollen too i'm sure that helped to push the concrete apart.

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@tedrobertson1344]

Greg Do they also put gade beams to tie the columns below grade?

[@tedrobertson1344]

Ok, 5:01 th minute of your video gave the positive answer Thx Greetings

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, tie beams are under grade as well.

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

No sound for now. Where is this ? Nearest city , island ?

[@buildingthephilippines]

No sound? House is in Zamboguita, Negros Oriental Philippines

[@SmeeUncleJoe]

@@buildingthephilippines I assume you mean Zamboanguita. I'm watching in bed with a nearby sleeping family. My speakers are broken and headphones in another room. Good luck with your build. Be sure to test your blocks for strength. I've bought cinder blocks before that looked just like the ones we get in the USA , Canada or Europe, except they were cured improperly without steam, or not at all. I could kick a hole in them with sneakers. In fact, I'd be tempted to make my own, that's how bad the other ones were .... this was in Mexico mind you, but I wouldn't expect better in the Philippines. Tyler Ley has a great channel on concrete for lay people and how to make it much stronger.

[@frankkie3849]

We used a water pump and large water hose every 2 days to pack the dirt..😊also spread termite poison once a week with the water,,😊

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@frankkie3849 I believe they are praying for rain.

[@Theravadadann]

The mics are good!

[@buildingthephilippines]

OK great, thanks for the feedback.

[@justaguy-69]

the rebar in the ring beam is not supposed to 'end' there,in the corner, they need to bend 'around' the corner and be tie wired to the upright rebars in the column, and staggered at all different lengths, for example one may bend around the corner column rebar and extend 3 feet onto the adjacent wall, another may go around the corner and be 5 feet long past the corner, etc. then the next rebar continuing down that wall will overlap 3 foot of those and continue on. so all the places where the rebars are overlapping (joints) are not in the same place and are staggered. never have a rebar in the ring beam 'end' in the column or corner. never have the rebar joints in the same location. i dont know what you were talking about when you said "weld" what is going to be welded ?

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@justaguy-69 Appeciate the comment

[@peteswanson-j4i]

i agree, there are many videos showing the mistakes they make in india doing that. ..and the consequences !

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@peteswanson-j4i😂

[@justaguy-69]

the stirrups going around the upright rebars in the columns should have had their ends in the 'center' of the columns , not laying 'along side' the upright column rebars, that prevents them from opening in the event of an earthquake and allowing material to exit the column causing failure. its too late for that now and its not as important in the beams such as the ring beam, mostly its important in the support columns especially the bottom half where the weight is the greatest and movement in earthquakes is greatest. its also wise to have the stirrups spaced closer together at corners and where beams meet columns and beams meet beams and at the tops and bottoms of columns and ends of beams.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

thats the way they did mine but i had a good guy doing that part, he was 500 peso a day and i made him my foreman, the other laborers got 350 per day. he knew what he was doing i saw right away and promoted him to boss!

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@peteswanson-j4i😂

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@justaguy-69]

@@sandyPHretirement you seem very happy talking about construction !

[@Voltis-5]

I'm curious. Are most of the houses built in the Pi made of mostly of hollow blocks or concrete? My house in iloilo is being built with aluminum/steel framing and concrete poured in between the framing. Is this normal as well?

[@buildingthephilippines]

Hollow block and columns/beams are the most common method in the Philippines.

[@AnthonyCataldo-ez5ej]

Was interested in how they did the plumbing. interesting.

[@buildingthephilippines]

I will focus on a future video(s) on the plumbing and electrical.

[@AnthonyCataldo-ez5ej]

@@buildingthephilippines The 3 BR 2 Ba house I am renting is 84 square meters, interior measure. We do not use 2 of the bedrooms. I keep trying to learn how things are done here. I think I want 85 square meter loft house with kitchen island like yours and put bamboo guest house and outdoor bathroom for guests instead of a guest room that may be used only on rare occasion. I continue to be fascinated by the small kitchens in PI houses. I like to cook and can spend 2 hours slicing and dicing for a meal and on one extreme occasion spent nearly 5 hours on a meal. I do not want to look at a wall or cabinets when doing this. Stay well.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yeah, we agree with you. Wilma wanted the kitchen a certain way. Dirty kitchen as well.

[@tonymccreath4540]

Lovely efficient layout. Great retirement home. Only concern, most who make such small guest bedroom regret not making it 2 ft wider , giving option to using a double bed comfortably. Currently, it appears it is only possible to have a single bed in the guest room. Marketability in the future is likely affected.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Appreciate the comment. You don't want to make a guest bedroom too comfortable. The guest may never leave. Lol. Thanks for watching.

[@tonymccreath4540]

@buildingthephilippines Inlaws top of that list only too often. Lucky for me, my better half has a wonderful Filipino family. 😆 😂 😆 😂

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@tonymccreath4540 me too

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@buildingthephilippines😂

[@Ray_Warren]

Mics sound very good.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@duramaxmak]

The mic are great

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@marcforsyth9610]

Would love it if you could do a walk thru to change your starlink for idiots like myself with starlink lol

[@buildingthephilippines]

I plan on doing another video on starlink soon.

[@davidwelty9763]

These may be the most well built homes in any country, developing or not. That house will be able to withstand Hurricanes and earthquakes. I read once that the Philippine islands are the most natural disaster prone place on earth. I’m glad they take building seriously.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Homes here are built very strong. Lots of concrete and rebar, all toes together. The Philippines islands are part of the ring of fire, so in the thick of things regarding volcanic activity and earthquakes. Don't forget about the Typhoons.

[@peteswanson-j4i]

if you pay close attention you can see errors in the rebar design.. for an earthquake area especially !

[@justaguy-69]

@@peteswanson-j4i yes me too...