Building our house and garage in the Philippines
Discussion
Bench is nearly finished, and was in action today as I made mounting brackets for the spun alloy fuel tank for the hot rod:
The chaos is slowly getting better.
Pool is getting there, very slowly, as we desperately want to use it. Temp here is 35C most days now.
Wifes pizza oven barbie grill is still 'different'...
The chaos is slowly getting better.
Pool is getting there, very slowly, as we desperately want to use it. Temp here is 35C most days now.
Wifes pizza oven barbie grill is still 'different'...
Pools finished:
It has this rather complex filter and pump mechanism on now:
The wifes barbie has been test run, pizzas have been cooked etc:
I've built an island for the wifes kitchen. it was supposed to have granite tops, but someone, ahem, cough, dropped the slab and smashed it.
I've hung up some of my junk in the garage to try and make some room:
Hot rod has made minimal progress:
It has this rather complex filter and pump mechanism on now:
The wifes barbie has been test run, pizzas have been cooked etc:
I've built an island for the wifes kitchen. it was supposed to have granite tops, but someone, ahem, cough, dropped the slab and smashed it.
I've hung up some of my junk in the garage to try and make some room:
Hot rod has made minimal progress:
moi tabachoi said:
Hi Sir, just new in the forum. i was just wondering how much did it go to ship your cars to the philippines. are the requirements bit hard?
I've never shipped a complete car, just the 'glass body shell of the hot rod. Moving a car there would be a nightmare of bureaucracy and taxes, unless you have contacts in the right places. 
Thanks guys. 
This has certainly been the most frustrating, yet incredibly rewarding project I have ever undertaken.
And I seriously don't know where we got the money to do the house from. We (I) just scratted around digging out savings, selling off unpaid holiday leave, sold some shares I'd be saving for retirement, made a small loan off an old American pension.
But stood on the roof garden, cold beer in hand, looking out over the local neighborhood, jungle, trees, with the warm, balmy tropical weather, it sure as hell was worth every cent.
This has certainly been the most frustrating, yet incredibly rewarding project I have ever undertaken.
And I seriously don't know where we got the money to do the house from. We (I) just scratted around digging out savings, selling off unpaid holiday leave, sold some shares I'd be saving for retirement, made a small loan off an old American pension.
But stood on the roof garden, cold beer in hand, looking out over the local neighborhood, jungle, trees, with the warm, balmy tropical weather, it sure as hell was worth every cent.
Looking really good now the end is in sight, love the Garage & Cars, well done.
I have just done the opposite after 24yrs o'seas and moved back to Blighty,and really please so far, biggest problems so far changing my left hookers back onto U.K. plates.
Looking forward to seeing the Rod on the road.
I have just done the opposite after 24yrs o'seas and moved back to Blighty,and really please so far, biggest problems so far changing my left hookers back onto U.K. plates.
Looking forward to seeing the Rod on the road.
Kneetrembler said:
Looking really good now the end is in sight, love the Garage & Cars, well done.
I have just done the opposite after 24yrs o'seas and moved back to Blighty,and really please so far, biggest problems so far changing my left hookers back onto U.K. plates.
Looking forward to seeing the Rod on the road.
We tried living back in the UK for 8 years, but just got bored eventually. And you know where the grass is greenest. I have just done the opposite after 24yrs o'seas and moved back to Blighty,and really please so far, biggest problems so far changing my left hookers back onto U.K. plates.
Looking forward to seeing the Rod on the road.
I head back home in two weeks, and plans are to made a dedicated push to get the hot rod done, for a week, before I start on house stuff again. it is pretty much just the body that needs finishing and painting, and all the bits hooking up.
The wife wants security grills made for all the downstairs windows, plus some sort of window shades, to keep the rain and sun off the windows....
And gates in the garden to keep the right dogs in the right areas....and on and on....
My better half hails from Batangas, Philippines. She had her own place built recently, sending money home , 4 beds, 2 baths, lots of space. Cost under $30k. Quality isn't too bad either. All it needs is a hot water tank (yes, I found there is no hot water heater during my first shower and shave!). Oh, and I'd like a pool like King Herald's!
King Herald said:
I've never shipped a complete car, just the 'glass body shell of the hot rod. Moving a car there would be a nightmare of bureaucracy and taxes, unless you have contacts in the right places.
How will you get it registered and running in the roads? or have you registered it already? any advise on the matter?This query goes coz im planning to import my audi tt back home as well as a corvette engine and tyranny.. i hope it wont be as hard as i thought it could be.
Targarama said:
My better half hails from Batangas, Philippines. She had her own place built recently, sending money home , 4 beds, 2 baths, lots of space. Cost under $30k. Quality isn't too bad either. All it needs is a hot water tank (yes, I found there is no hot water heater during my first shower and shave!). Oh, and I'd like a pool like King Herald's!
We could have gone a lot cheaper with this, different design, different locale, but we kinda like it where we are, so had to bite the bullet and go for what we really wanted. Hot water is very nice, especially in the 'cold' season. Water is usually plumbed underground to houses and it feels bloody freezing first thing in the morning. Hot water tank is on my short-list of jobs.moi tabachoi said:
How will you get it registered and running in the roads? or have you registered it already? any advise on the matter?
This query goes coz im planning to import my audi tt back home as well as a corvette engine and tyranny.. i hope it wont be as hard as i thought it could be.
I'll need to cultivate some acquaintances and connection in the LTO office and see what I can find out. There are ways and means to do just about everything, if you know the right people and grease the path with a little 'coffee money'. This query goes coz im planning to import my audi tt back home as well as a corvette engine and tyranny.. i hope it wont be as hard as i thought it could be.
I finally got the wife and daughter involved with building stuff, some bedroom cabinetry for the daughters room. Just simple stuff, made from 3/4" marine play again, but it was fun doing it and makes life easier for me when they do all the sanding and painting.
Edited by King Herald on Saturday 4th August 16:19
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