Update # 7 - Building a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭

Always smart to make construction changes during the initial build.
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[@jmfarrell5]

Nice tour of your neighbor’s project…. BUT your design and layout is still one of my favorites. 👏🏻👏🏻

[@buildingthephilippines]

Wilma and I appreciate that. Thanks for commenting.

[@garykelder]

Seeing the landscaping reflects well on Wilma's green thumb. 😊

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, she put forth much effort keeping those fruit trees alive during this long drought. Good seeing you guys today.

[@ChristopherKnN]

It's great to see Sandy. She looks very healthy. I really like your neighbor's fortress wall. It looks very traditional. If they do a clay shingled roof, it will look like a remnant Spanish outpost.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Sandy is doing real good. The wall gives a castle look.

[@jerrymarshall2728]

A good idea to put a ramp going into the house. Not necessarily for a wheelchair, but it would make moving appliances and furniture into the house much easier. Stair are a real pain to use a hand truck!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, that makes sense. Always best to complete while major construction is still going on.

[@coco19661]

Nice video

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks

[@charleshill71]

Thank you for the update.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Your welcome Charles. Thanks for watching.

[@mpnsfilipinoretirement]

Interesting video Greg. Talk about making changes NOW… I love his “typhoon/ work shop “ area but he needs to think about adding windows (?) on the carport side for ventilation. Thanks for your work. Take care.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for the comment, appreciate it.

[@mpnsfilipinoretirement]

@@buildingthephilippines Yeah, just thinking, because we actually have to spray inside our cabinets because they get so musty if they remain closed too long with this humidity.

[@buildingthephilippines]

@mpnsfilipinoretirement yes, airflow is very important in the tropics. We learned that lesson in our walk in closet.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

Hello Greg. Very thorough, detailed tour of the construction progress. Sandy looks healthy and a happy girl. Nice to see her. The new house looks very expansive. They will have so much living space. Too big for me. I now prefer smaller living space, since I’m totally an outdoor person. Watch your head walking under and around the scaffolding. The rains have really allowed the vegetation to green up and recover as you said. Is all the surrounding land around Dauin that was all brown and suffering so much from the drought recovering now?? David in Japan.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for commenting. House will be very nice when completed. Yes, need to be so aware of your surroundings so you don't get hurt. Sandy is doing great.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

@@buildingthephilippines I’ve learned the hard way. Here in Japan, I’ve hit my head more than once walking under and around scaffolding while checking out new house construction I’m interested in. The steel scaffolding is very hard! Now I understand why carpenters here often wear hard hats. They use so much scaffolding in Japan.

[@bethgaudreault8031]

enjoy your videos glad for the rain

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for watching, so glad we are now getting some rain.

[@salomejoyce4731]

Nice! Looks like a floor plan is elevated! It needs to be elevated because it helps prevent flooding from heavy rains, alots of rains in the Philippines 😂my house that used to have in leyte is very elevated. That is why no problem of resale..👍

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, definitely what to ensure water flows away, not towards your home. Thanks for watching.

[@johnulriksson2505]

My God..Sandy is very kind pretty girl,I am sure Prince Will like her big time..🥰

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, Prince and Sandy are friends.

[@steveperyer4850]

Thanks for the update of the building next door, your lawn and garden, and the star Sandy😊. You still sound congested in the video, or you have a new microphone during this video. The home build is coming along, and you know that changes are going to happen. Take Care and love the videos 😊

[@buildingthephilippines]

Definitely still congested, Wilma more so. Sandy got some air time. Build is moving along. Thanks for watching Steve.

[@quill6211]

Keep the videos coming!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks

[@damonottaway3648]

How awesome is it to design and build your own custom house. I’ve designed and build a few myself, and when you have a view like that, taking advantage of it is number one priority. Although everyone has their own preferences, that house has so much wasted space and a few layout flaws. The three most used areas are kitchen, living and master bed. The living area is perfect except that step down divides the two spaces and makes it less usable. The kitchen should be right behind the living area with no divider wall with full views of the ocean. The master bedroom is in the perfect spot. Why a TV room? It’s pointless when you spend plenty of time in a tv area, it should be part of the living space with that awesome view. That said, just my opinion with view homes. Each to his own though. Great video and looking forward to seeing more. 👍

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for your comment, appreciate it.

[@rorybellamy2533]

This building looks very stout and solid! could just like to have greater space between the building lots .

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, it's a little close, but these lots are pretty narrow. Really no choice.

[@jsully4064]

Very interesting build. thanks for sharing. Do they not put in the plumbing during the build or do they do that afterwards. Sorry if I missed it but did not see anything for the drains. Do they use vent stacks for the drains? Liked that they closed the window on the side, that would have been just a view of the front of your house anyways. Glad to see you are doing well. Thanks for the video, Greg...Jim

[@buildingthephilippines]

The plumbing typically goes in on the floor, right before the pour the concrete floor. Then the run the piping up the walls by chipping out the walls. I will definitely male a video on that.

[@TomBTerrific]

Thanks for giving us the details description and run through on your neighbors house. I was looking as some of that hollow Block during your walk through. I just hate the workmanship ! With all the voids and globs of mortar. This is so typical and albeit better than other block construction I’ve seen in the Philippines. If I every build in the Philippines I won’t use them except maybe on perimeter fences. I also don’t like all the debris lying around. To me it just shows a lack of caring and sloppiness. Okay I’m done complaining. I agree that you do want water being retained or hydraulic pressure building up behind the rock wall. That home unfortunately looks like it is going to diminish your views a little bit. It’s nice to have neighbors and see the development grow.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for commenting, appreciate it.

[@Ray_Warren]

Looks to be slow and steady on the construction. Any progress on the Russian’s house or the next lot. We’re struggling to get the designer to finish things for the builder so we can get this locked in on our place.

[@buildingthephilippines]

No construction happening on either of those 2 lots. The one house is just a completed shell.

[@RONALD......]

Very nice 👍🏾🇺🇲🇵🇭

[@TheBigBananaaa]

Not keen on too many steps in a property especially when you get older it makes life harder 😮 with the elevated build it’s just necessary to put these steps in.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Yes, steps are not your friend for sure.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thank you

[@bobburke4366]

They look like quality cinder blocks for the Philippines. Are they making the blocks themselves?

[@buildingthephilippines]

No, they are buying them local. Thanks for watching.

[@victoramor]

greg, where is the septic tank of this new build located and at what level is it.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Behind the carport as I understand it. They are buried, usually 3 or 4 chambers sealed.

[@misspimake4578]

Hello, I have a few questions if you don’t mind me asking…how long did it take from start to finish on building your home? Do you have an HOA (I’m curious about this because we would like to eventually raise some chickens)? Is possible to have in ground sprinkler system on most property? Thanks in advance!

[@buildingthephilippines]

Our build was quick. 200 days or just shy of 7 months. House, wall and pool. Usually 10 to 12 months. No HOA here, but some SD do. Sprinkler maybe. Very low water pressure here. Would have to use your pressure pump often to make operational.

[@bethgaudreault8031]

Hello Wilma and Greg we have had a pretty busy month making our way back to Dumaguete this coming week maybe we could meet up for a coffee and a chat Tom and Beth Canadian Filipino couple

[@buildingthephilippines]

Are you guys in and around the Dauin area?

[@bethgaudreault8031]

@@buildingthephilippines Dumaguete but we could go out that way not a problem thinking of heading back there on the third we are in Guihulngan at the moment just come over from Moalboal

[@buildingthephilippines]

@bethgaudreault8031 ok reach out once settled back in Dumaguete. Travel safe.

[@bethgaudreault8031]

@@buildingthephilippines will do thanks

[@johnulriksson2505]

Sorry sir..! We still waiting for episod of Prince....!!!!!?

[@buildingthephilippines]

I need to do that video soon. Thanks for the reminder.

[@marcvivori1561]

Where’s the pool?

[@buildingthephilippines]

They are not building a pool. Thanks for watching.

[@maryannpena5736]

hi do you know Finn Snow he is also building a beautiful house there in dauin. hope you network with him too.

[@buildingthephilippines]

No, I have not met him yet. Thanks for watching.

[@conradthorp681]

Why do you make the ceilings so high?

[@buildingthephilippines]

In the tropics the roof gets so hot, the higher the ceiling the cooler it will be at floor level.

[@ShikokuFoodForest]

@@buildingthephilippinesYes, heat rises. Ventilation up high can help with passive cooling. 12’ ceilings are nice and high. My house in Japan has 8’ throughout. But, it’s subtropical so not as hot throughout the year as the Philippines. 10’ would be cooler in summer, but more volume to heat in winter.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Good point. If you don't need to heat the space, then the higher the better. If you need to heat the space for part of the year, you need to strike a balance with ceiling height.

[@sixtyplus1839]

Most of this video was just you filming your arm.

[@buildingthephilippines]

Thanks for the advice, let's see if others have the same criticism.

[@timb4224]

My wife and I always enjoy your videos. Do you have an email address where we could ask you something one on one? Thank you, Tim and Gie

[@buildingthephilippines]

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