How to cast form Concrete walls Easy and Cheap Part 8 Found a MASSIVE CLAM!

[@papadougpapadougsadventures]

Thanks James and Melinda for being such great hosts for my stay last night. I enjoyed our conversation yesterday and our conversation over breakfast this morning. Looking forward to my next trip over and I’ll definitely stay over with you again. The house and grounds are fantastic and the room was very nice. Melinda I’m sorry I didn’t get to say goodbye because I left well you were at Zumba.

[@TexasFilipino]

Shoot I wish you would have been around longer - you was great conversation and company

[@sweetjoesph4073]

Try a half of coffee cup of warm water and a half teaspoon to a teaspoon baking soda mixed in ,for your belly next time ...usually works.

[@uptown4cozzmo]

I don't know if it would grow but I'd love to see some good ol rubarb n those big white radishes growing there could U imagine if those plants could go crazy growing there I think the people would love it 👍

[@thomasevans9326]

So it's like America there too.

[@bubbalawless]

So true about the "banana " talk. I had a 5yr stretch here in the Philippines with an inlaw nephew (732K pesos worth) that finally ended up with me banning all contact with him. Appreciation--Anticipation-Expectation-Entitlement-DEPENDENCY... going on 8yrs now & blessed to be in the Philippines.

[@drewnc6196]

FYI, Bumble Bee Tuna, if you look at the bottom of the can, says "Product of the Philippines" here in the US.

[@chrislewis9345]

Jeez James! So when you finally build out and up that place are you goin to buy a lot next door for the go cart track?putt putt golf?batting cages??lol looking awesome! Started watching this years ago when i started messing w/solar but man did you expand out n up and ever which a damn direction!!currently building our retirement home w/just the wife.subbed the slab/septic we do the rest.its total solar but it takes forever with just a man/wife! Anyway thanks for all the entertainment/ideas/info over the years!!

[@davidlongley534]

Clam shell would make a great water feature

[@gilcri1949]

You ever try using ACC blocks they’re much better than a hollow block. They don’t crumble when you drop them. They don’t break apart when you drop them they stay in tech their light weight and they’re very efficient.

[@vinniegillotti9347]

I know some of the different companies were having adhesive problems with their ACC blocks

[@dwaynedeason5638]

I just learned to appreciate great value tuna! Ha Loving the build! Keep it coming.

[@DR23184]

@uptown4cozzmo may have a great idea. Rubarb and radishes would probably do very well there. Hope your stomach gets better.

[@michaeldowdy3176]

On Tablas Island just north of Boracay in Looc Bay there is a fish sanctuary and you can snorkel or dive and there’s hundreds of giant clams

[@wheellifecycling]

Sorry Charlie, is the lingo the company used in their advertisement. I just got a property in Arkansas and will make a building on my own using that form and pour way for the basement. Love the building process. I know about the philippines already and im cool with only a visit. lol

[@DavidD6969]

You nailed with the banana's..😂😂 and i have friends that work at the tuna canning and they will only eat tuna with oil all the rest with something else is old..

[@mannymanuel7030]

Good job guys 👍🙏

[@jerrymarshall2728]

Y'all are getting much cooler weather than what we're having up north, on Luzon (Pampanga). Greg and Wilma, in Dauin keep sending me screenshots of the weather. 🥵 We're still in the upper 80's to lower 90's here, and upper 70's at night. Y'all will probably get some of the rain in this Tropical Depression that's heading for Mindanao, and Visayas in a day or so?

[@TexasFilipino]

barely anything from it. :)

[@bobloblaw7025]

My ex wife had a giant bearded clam. Oh my soul it smelled terrible, made my eyes water. Ironically she left cause she was sick of me crying all the time. I can still smell it, was like an old rubber boot, and rancid catfish smell. Looked like Willy Nelson with his teeth out. Hahaha

[@1.5Deg_Is_NonNegotiable]

Loved the garden tour. Sounds like you and Mel could use a regular greenhouse. Can you get a ready-mix like what is so plentiful in the US (Sakrete)?

[@TexasFilipino]

No such thing as ready mix here

[@JWDREAM-d3x]

​@TexasFilipino Sure there is you forgetting you have Amazon there now. Almost anything you desire can be brought to your door lmao 🤣 I dont know the price !!!

[@scottsinthephilippines]

👍

[@alanporter2694]

Do you not require expansion joints in the cast wall?

[@TexasFilipino]

You know this is a tropical environment with pretty consistent temps year round. Expansion is the expansion and contraction in temp and moisture conditions

[@marccooper8831]

Hi James. Were you able to get some footage from your area on the "KANLAON VOLCANO" eruption??? I know its a later date than this post.... Y'all looking great... Merry Christmas...

[@TexasFilipino]

We got the ASH !

[@HockeyCraig]

Are your flower beds casted concrete too or did you use hollow block?

[@alsmidlifecrisis8765]

James could you show how your wall forms are attached to the outside edge of the deck? Is there a ledge of the deck left or are the forms flat to the sides of the deck

[@TexasFilipino]

We hang the inside one first then when you put the outside one up you slide the bolts thru and it's self supporting. sometime we will add a 2x2 across the bottom if needed for support.

[@Twobeers1]

If you want to settle your stomach don't drink coke, drink ginger-ale. Don't you know. Another great video from the Texas Filipino. Just sayin

[@TexasFilipino]

and if you dont have ginger ale you drink what you have lol

[@gilcri1949]

Try use your saw saw instead of your rubber hammer be more efficient just remove the blade

[@billstev100]

James, when you’re casting the walls is it good to just tamp on one side like you were doing or do you need to tamp both sides to make the aggregate settle and be smooth?

[@TexasFilipino]

I'm tamping to make it move around a corner

[@garrycharles6396]

wow the Filipino does nice work, well the horse has started , giving isnt always appreciated ,

[@Anonymint-vj7bt]

Starkist it the brand you were thinking of. GV tuna is sourced from Thailand. Century tuna has different grades. Buy only the top grade chunks in water (the red label, not the flakes and never in oil) and it is at par with the best tuna brands in the US. Actually here in General Santos we can buy the raw, frozen sashimi for same price as canned. It is extremely healthy and is actually brain food. Suggest you partake of Dr. Eric Berg's channel. Hey today I was running up a mountain here. I am older than you (59). If you want to live long, you need to be more athletic. No way around it.

[@kalbokano2330]

Where are the vent stacks for your plumbing?

[@TexasFilipino]

They will be to the outside coming up the wall. I ALWAYS USE VENT STACKS

[@jackpiket7643]

Whauw men what a 💪strong construction amazing no PH crab!. A question for you what is the distance between the metal rods to hold the plywood together? one feet or 40 centimeter?

[@TexasFilipino]

1 foot

[@lance9848]

With the knowledge that you possess now, if you were to build a new wall around your property, would you make the wall from hollow blocks or cast form concrete?

[@philmcleod111]

Dragan boat racing is a Chinese celebration. many countries celebrate it every year.

[@andrewwatkins1561]

You’re right about expectations, and no appreciation. I’ve experienced that in the Philippines.

[@joefugate9338]

😊

[@cliffyfellows38]

“Too many decorative plants” huh! Not enough edible plants! Yep, u can take the man outa the farm ……………. !!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@cbrown9555]

STARKISTED……… tuna BUMBLEBEE………..tuna

[@scottbrown3546]

What is the OFW?

[@dwaynedeason5638]

Overseas foreign worker

[@trosenvinge]

No, I don't eat that Century Tuna! Mostly water! so, buy the higher priced with olive oil. That is ok.

[@cbrown9555]

You have too much free time , you need a hobby…..😊

[@TexasFilipino]

I do !!!!!

[@JWDREAM-d3x]

I concur to much free time & a Texan that's not good . That's just asking for Trouble bawahahahaha .

[@t_gitono4Life_Robinson]

Looks like it’s coming along nicely. Can’t wait to visit when I can. Hope y’all have a great day.

[@Anonymint-vj7bt]

I have seen this done with steel casting frames that can be reused. Obviously would not make any sense for a one-off use. Would need to be reused for making many copies of the same structure, such as in a subdivision. No disrespect, but the concrete you are putting into those walls contains far too much water. The concrete will not be as strong. You should be mixing that into a paste-like consistency employing a mechanical mixer, not some locals mixing it with shovels.

[@Alexander_Evans]

He's said before that he started off in the beginning telling his workers to make it with less water like we do in the US, but in the end, the workers knew best and knew how fast the moisture dries up in the tropical heat. I think he mentioned it didn't flow down into the forms as well when it was the "correct" water amount. I may be mistaken though, just remember him saying something along those lines. Either way, it's stronger than most in the PH anyways, I don't doubt that concrete could handle most of what will be thrown at it for years to come.

[@Anonymint-vj7bt]

@@Alexander_Evans I think that’s maybe why we employ "pumped" concrete in the USA for filling up concrete forms? Well I have messed around with concrete in the Philippines and indeed you would have to be on point in terms of massaging it down into the forms with a steel rod perhaps. Also could be if he is attempting to pour the entire vertical 8‘ wall in one go, instead of using half-height forms or something. IOW, I bet there is a way to do it with concrete paste, but probably not convenient nor pragmatic in his situation. Yeah surely better than hollow block construction regardless.