VILLA FELIZ - EPISODE 7: BUILDING MATERIALS ARE ARRIVING (House Building in the Philippines)

Today we receive the beginning of the building materials for construction, I meet with a special person for lunch and grocery shopping at SM Supermarket.

[@iamsilent4731]

Your a happy guy.. You be happy anywhere I would think

[@garyschwitz3383]

I enjoy all of your videos and am working through the hundreds of them with interest. Thanks for your work it means a lot to me!

[@MyPIDream]

Welcome Gary. Thanks for being a loyal subscriber and taking the time to watch the videos.

[@jejujohn]

That is a cool short cut you get to walk through to the build site. Those are huge star apple/kaimito trees you stopped under at 14-15 minute mark. At least I think that is what they are. It should be coming into season soon, maybe April. So delicious!

[@MyPIDream]

There are so many fruit trees here with names I can't even try to pronounce, but I guess I'll have to learn in about 8 months when it comes to planting in my back yard.

[@philam1973]

Have you considered some type of portable generator system in the house to power a portion of the house like the kitchen? With the amount of brown outs, I would think it would be worth looking into.

[@MyPIDream]

Absolutely. We already have it built into the plan. It will be located in the basement and wired to a transfer switch next to the main breaker panel on the first floor. My friend who lives in Mt. Malarayat has this in his home and when I saw that I noted this is a "must"!

[@MyPIDream]

We're going to check out the water pressure before everything is installed and if needed we'll be getting one of those for sure. Thanks for the advice Robert!

[@theswabbie30]

A water tank will give you a good amount of water when you loose pressure. That is if the subdivision alows.

[@MyPIDream]

The subdivision does allow, you just aren't allowed to put a pressure pump inline between the street connection and your tank.

[@dannyozales7964]

Is there a Farmers Market inside subdivision or outside near your apartment??

[@MyPIDream]

The Farmer's Market is in Lipa Proper. Also, once quarantine is over and travel isn't restricted Padre Garcia has a great Farmer's Market as well and also has a great meat market.

[@ralphray5002]

consider also installing solar panels

[@MyPIDream]

We did and unfortunately due to HOA restrictions, we hit a roadblock. The front of our house faces south and the optimum placement of solar panels would of course be oriented where they have the best exposure to the sun all day. This would be on the front of the house. The front of our house faces the street and the HOA D&R states that solar panels cannot be seen from the front of the house. I believe the HOA at some point will reverse this restriction as going "green" is the right thing to do these days and I suspect the D&R's will change over time. I might bring this up with my builder and have the appropriate electrical pre-run from the attic space to the area where the main breaker panel is located. Food for thought!

[@ralphray5002]

My PI Dream wow thanks for the reply!

[@wildypantoja4541]

I'm just wondering I don't see a porta toilet onsite. Isn't it a requirement by the building dept?

[@MyPIDream]

I have yet to see a port-o-potty at any build site over here in rural areas.

[@robertmaluka2763]

I have CENCO here and I just go on there web site and it will let you know what areas will have a brown out. If they doing normal work on the lines. Yes there are times we get a short brownout for about 30 mins to 1 hour. Not often anymore. Not like when I first moved here. The power would go out at 7 or 8 in the morning and back on at 6 at night. for weeks at a time

[@MyPIDream]

We're always warned of scheduled brownouts and they're usually pretty close to the times they post. We have more of a water problem than electricity. It's the local pump station that's not engineered properly and like today, it blew the pump. No water since 04:55 this morning :(

[@jaomap]

6:45 does he have 2 right hands?

[@jbuzzy]

That lunch looked great. How much did lunch cost today? After watching I think I'll make myself a ham and cheese sandwich. I'd rather have what you had for lunch. Thanks for the update. Jon

[@MyPIDream]

Not sure as my sweetheart of a niece treated me out. But if I remember correctly, the mami soup and siopao were probably only around P80 plus the shumai was maybe about P30. So around P110 (~USD$2.20).

[@jbuzzy]

Great price for a very good lunch.

[@zoeymaicaboo]

I think that quote you got for the mahogany buffet is a tad bit high. You can get one made with a better quality hardwood at around the same price :) but if you're set on mahogany it might be best to have a local or better yet, your wife buy them for you. You know how some shops tend to hike up the price for foreigners 😁

[@wjdonner]

Good to see from your video-graphing in the supermarket that you know how to point the camera at items of interest, letting the camera follow your eyes. I hope you will develop the same kind of interest in your natural environment as well when walking in town or on the real estate while commenting in the background. There is nothing more rewarding and inspiring than `raw nature` and the city scenes. It`s all free to look at and never the same when truly appreciated. For us viewers it`s also more enjoyable. In a stationary position you can point the camera at yourself and comment, but please don`t gang-up on us, forcing us to walk backwards. It`s very annoying. If possible also check out the `My Philippine Journey` vlog by master-vlogger and videographer Mike Philippine. The man really knows how to enjoy and present his natural surroundings. Real viewer enjoyment.

[@MyPIDream]

Vlogging all new to me so any tips well accepted. All about "process improvement". Thanks for the comments!

[@wayneseymour1]

'The Mahogany trees on your property you maybe should have kept to make your furniture projects later down the road, they would have had time to dry out and could have saved a few bucks...just saying. Mahogany is a life-time wood that ages great and is very durable. termites hate it.

[@MyPIDream]

I donated them to the local church. They needed new benches for the members.

[@escatnilerg]

Hi sir what are the size of the deformed bar they will be using in your foundation column? Thank you

[@ForwardGuidance]

After you get your haircut, you'll look even more like Walter. EDIT: THUMBS UP!

[@rdmevX]

Was that Maryann at 13 minutes and 30 seconds?

[@MyPIDream]

Yes, that is Maryann. She was the guard dog for another construction crew who abandoned her here in the subdivision.

[@rdmevX]

Super awesome that you guys took her in, she's a sweetheart!

[@wjdonner]

On the quality of materials `ALWAYS` coordinate with your architect. He has the specs on all available materials. Be careful with trusting the opinion of users, they may get commission on recommending brands or may have used the materials for too small a time-frame.

[@MyPIDream]

How true!

[@evertnyburg6546]

my "girl " said to me she would be happy whith that tin shed . as long as we where together. im a lucky lucky man

[@MyPIDream]

You are quite the "lucky man"!

[@neliasparks8141]

May I ask where are you building your house?

[@MyPIDream]

Lipa City, Batangas

[@sirliner8035]

Just an FYI, I think the "holiday" jeepney problem was actually the result of a strike by drivers in Manila protesting the government's plan to start restricting older jeepney's from operating. The idea supposedly to help alleviate traffic congestion in and around greater Manila. To show solidarity with their fellow brothers, many other drivers around the country joined in the protest. Could have spread to your neck of the woods.

[@MyPIDream]

Good to know. Not sure if you are familiar with public transportation around Lipa, but we have no cabs here like unlike the thousands in Manila. All public transportation here are jeepneys and tricycles. I think if they restricted older jeepneys around here, I'd be walking a lot more!

[@williamkendrick247]

What is the cost of your house thanks

[@MyPIDream]

Hope you don't mind doing some work yourself William. We share calculations in episode 27 to give people an idea how much it costs to build here. Our actual numbers are very close to those but we like to keep our finances private. Review the episode I mentioned above. Our house living space is about 221 sqm. and our basement is about 160 sqm. The price we're paying for construction in the basement is discounted because its not living space, so you'd have to deduct about 50% for that area. If you're building, use my calculations I explain in episode 27. You can save a lot on your finishing materials. Or you can spend a lot but have a high quality finish. All depends on your budget. Hope this helps! Show less

[@williamkendrick247]

Thanks so much will watch episode 27