Meet Ellen and Sandy. Building a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭 episode #1

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Greg and Wilma

[@tinaraphael9783]

Sounds Wonderful the location is remote and quiet.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Nice area for sure.

[@destinationnamibia2658]

Nice video Greg, hope you film the building process as well

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@destinationnamibia2658 Yes, we will. Thanks for commenting.

[@Chickenlegs836]

HI 👋 U2! Brings back memories I bet? Congratulations to Sandy & Ellen building their dream retirement home 🏠 👍🙏. More videos coming I hope 🤞? Nice home rendering 👍Blessings 🙏🌺🌼🌸

[@buildingthephilippines]

It's going to be a great home. Thanks for watching.

[@JoyRockk]

Congratulations to Sandy and Ellen, Happy for them! Thanks for sharing.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, it's going to be a great home for a great couple.

[@sandyPHretirement]

Thank You 😍

[@tumdeedaidee7835]

That home looks fantastic, good luck guys.

[@sandyPHretirement]

Thank You 😍

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thank you. I appreciate the comment.

[@misspimake]

Can’t wait to see the finished build. I was really inspired by mediterranean homes when we visited Portugal a few years ago. If we decide to build in the PI, that’s the type of style I would love to have built.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@misspimake Yes, it will be fun to watch the home be built. Thanks for watching.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Hello Wilma & Greg. Fun going on this field trip with you!! Wow, they are making very fast progress. The structural columns all joined together in that way makes for a super-strong house! The house will never fall down and will last for generations. I agree on building a single-story home to avoid stairs. My home in Japan is also a single story. If Sandy and Ellen are willing to share, I’m interested to hear the land cost there compared to Dauin. They will have a very lovely home. David in southern Shikoku, Japan.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@ShikokuFoodForest yes, will be quite strong. I will talk to couple to see if they are willing to discuss costs.

[@YoLoBong-xs3to]

Looks like a great start.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, it's going well. Thanks for watching.

[@jsully4064]

Ya really like the way they build with columns in the Philippines, both vertically and the horizontal beams. Makes the house very structurally sturdy. Looks like its going to be a nice house. Next video could explain the orientation (east west north south). I the cement road on the south side of the property? Thanks for sharing, Wilma and Greg...Jim

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@jsully4064 I think the road faces east, need to very that. Thanks for watching.

[@steveperyer4850]

Very excited for Sandy and Ellen, and the beautiful build they will have. They have some nice property to build on. Best of luck on the build!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks Steve, nice couple that are building their dream home to enjoy.

[@sandyPHretirement]

Thank you😍

[@gordonb1737]

@@sandyPHretirementI just subscribed to your channel. I look forward to some videos. I love the house design

[@sandyPHretirement]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@gordonb1737thank you 😍our very first subscriber 🥳We will definitely share you guys more updates

[@gordonb1737]

I love their house design

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, they did a great job designing it. Thanks for watching.

[@patrickbersley7355]

Looks like its going to be a great build. Looking forward to following the progress. Can you ask Sandy if he would share his experience in acquiring his property in your next video with him and Ellen?

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@patrickbersley7355 ok, will do. Thanks for watching.

[@cristinateller9107]

thank you for sharing!

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@cristinateller9107 your welcome. Thanks for watching

[@Ray_Warren]

Good start

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, it's going to be real nice once completed.

[@edsteward7717]

Not huge. Looks like a house i would like. Love the lot.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@edsteward7717 very similar to our size. Just right.

[@tedrobertson1344]

Hi Greg and Wilma Have you seen grade beams tying the column together - good safety feature for the earth quakes.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@tedrobertson1344 yes, I will show them on the next video. All columns have what they call here a tie beam at grade level.

[@nitram1342]

Looks like it will be awesome. Very best of luck to them. Thankfully they are there to oversee the build. I heard all the warnings, but wanting to get it started put a project manager in mine while I work overseas. Money went missing, Lumber shop was never paid. He ended up in prison, but I never got my money back. A hard lesson harder learnt. Thankfully all completed now and looking beautiful in Isabela.

[@buildingthephilippines]

I'm glad it finally worked out for you. Lots of stories like yours out there. Thanks for watching.

[@sandyPHretirement]

Thank you 😍

[@nitram1342]

@@sandyPHretirement good to meet a fellow Brit. Sadly Isabela's a long way to pop in for a cuppa but we will watch your build with interest. Good luck, can't wait to see the progress.

[@JimboandGhen]

Wow, very exciting to see how Ellen and Sandy's home build. Love the tress, the greenery everywhere and also all the land. Nice and quiet plus a one level is perfect. Sorry if i missed, how many SQM is the house going to be?

[@buildingthephilippines]

150 sqm, I believe. Thanks for watching.

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@buildingthephilippines 190 sq. meter total floor area including the carport Greg

[@sandyPHretirement]

Thank you 😍

[@buildingthephilippines]

OK thanks

[@donbuesen3558]

He is funny!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes

[@frankkie3849]

I hope you have an architect building this house,,if not good luck,,😊thanks for sharing,,😊

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@frankkie3849 No, they hired a contractor to build the house. Their architect did design the home.

[@frankkie3849]

@@buildingthephilippines good glad to hear that,,

[@jamesnichols2511]

nice floor plan. are they gonna have a pool or some kind of water set up for soaking in the sun. I like how he gave the contractor a deadline and a penalty for being late. but they need to be careful, putting that kind of pressure may cause shortcuts in building.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Correct, you need to strike that balance between speed and quality. They may do a pool, the couple still discussing that.

[@sandyPHretirement]

With regard to the penalty clause, it was the builder that volunteered the late finish clause, we don’t want them to rush the build, we want a quality build .

[@manwork6545]

are this place still in dauin? BTW thanks a lot for the sharing. Have a good week Greg & Wilma!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Zamboanguita, thanks for watching.

[@laynefischer2021]

Nice

[@buildingthephilippines]

@laynefischer2021 thank you

[@michaeljefferson4338]

Are you sure he's British, he hasn't got socks on with his sandals.😂 Nice size lot.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Haha, 90% brit, 10% filipino.

[@sandyPHretirement]

😂

[@GilligansTravels]

Great land size! Is it the same contractor that did your place?

[@buildingthephilippines]

No, different contractor.

[@GilligansTravels]

@@buildingthephilippines lots of privacy they have

[@vec306]

That rebar needs to coated to prevent rust inside the column. I’ve seen rebar that wasn’t prepared properly it isn’t pretty. I see rust already forming.

[@buildingthephilippines]

I have seen at least 50 homes being built. I have never seen rebar coated. Question, did you coat your rebar. If so, was it the building practice of your contractor/where is the home located?

[@billwangelo9727]

I've been thinking about coated rebar. Do you get them in Philippines?

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@billwangelo9727 doesn't exist.

[@mikeheyjoebuenavistadreamin272]

10% ers unite

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, absolutely.

[@joemelo1372]

I'm curious do they put some type of barrier between the ground and the concrete floor. Like a heavy duty plastic to keep the moisture off the concrete

[@buildingthephilippines]

We will see. Some do, and some don't. If in a dry climate usually contractors do. In the tropics most just layer in gravel and wet gravel before the pour.

[@StephenWestrip]

Sometimes you see a sheet as a termite barrier, if termites are a problem. If I was building in PH I would insist on a moisture barrier although on this property they are on quite high ground so probably not a problem here.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for commenting.

[@joemelo1372]

@@StephenWestrip I live in Florida so the build process is exactly the same because of the hurricanes. But they always put a moisture barrier for the fact that concrete is like a wick it absorbs all sorts of moisture it will actually degrade the concrete

[@scottbaird5674]

Why not AAC Block instead of Hallow block on the non structural component?

[@buildingthephilippines]

Not available here, would need to special order and have shipped in. Also, I know just about every contractor with 20 miles here. Not one has installed that product in and around this area.

[@NorKavon]

Had the same questions when I was building there. Why post and beam with infill instead of real concrete block? The answer is the hollow block is like sandstone. It can't support even a few pounds of load. It's made locally all over the country by hand using cement and sand and various types of forms. Real structural block is only made in a few places and needs to be transported to the islands at great cost.

[@Darren-di7sb]

How much us dollar to build this one? Thanks for the videos😎🌴

[@buildingthephilippines]

@Darren-di7sb I will check with couple to see if they want to share costs.

[@frankmazzie4855]

How's the water pressure situation

[@buildingthephilippines]

@frankmazzie4855 not sure, but I believe Sandy is reading the comments. Maybe he can amswer. I did see a 3 inch main water line going down the road inside that gutter.

[@sandyPHretirement]

@@buildingthephilippinesthey have water there when other areas were in drought

[@yourrighttoknow8654]

Hello, what are the internet speeds

[@buildingthephilippines]

Varies greatly by area. Starlink averages 100 mpbs, in Dumaguete 500 is common. Where I am fiber varies by day 40 to 100. At Sandy and Ellen's, not sure if fiber is available. Probably use Starlink.

[@cressmichael8816]

Another one 😅

[@buildingthephilippines]

@@cressmichael8816 yup

[@scottbaird5674]

How far is a big size city?

[@buildingthephilippines]

30 to 40 minutes.

[@Todpevy]

What does it cost to build in ph ?

[@buildingthephilippines]

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