Building our house and garage in the Philippines
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It is something the wife designed and had built while I was away at work. It works quite well, once you have had a wood fire burning inside for a while, heats up and stays hot for ages. I'm not too sure why there are two ovens, neither is the wife, but she liked the design.
The odd thing is that no matter how hot it gets inside it still feels cool on the roof. It uses proper fire bricks for the most part, though the bulk of the mass is just filled with rubble and concrete.
It takes the dogs a couple of weeks to clean all the soot out, after it has been used, sort of like mobile flue brushes....
The odd thing is that no matter how hot it gets inside it still feels cool on the roof. It uses proper fire bricks for the most part, though the bulk of the mass is just filled with rubble and concrete.
It takes the dogs a couple of weeks to clean all the soot out, after it has been used, sort of like mobile flue brushes....
I just read your whole thread. Thanks so much for the details and pictures! I'm getting ready to build here in Cebu starting next month. The plans I'm looking at are 8500cm X 8000cm our home is also two story with a rooftop garden and room with CR. What is the size of your house and how much did it end up costing (not including the garage/pool)
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[quote=King Herald]
Them dogs taste a whole lot better if you shave them 1st.
Better off eating them as pups as well, as they fit into a burger bun. I bet you had to cut that one in several pieces before it fitted in a bap.
You live and LURN LOL! top work my friend keep posting.
I miss Asia soooooooo much.
Them dogs taste a whole lot better if you shave them 1st.
Better off eating them as pups as well, as they fit into a burger bun. I bet you had to cut that one in several pieces before it fitted in a bap.
You live and LURN LOL! top work my friend keep posting.
I miss Asia soooooooo much.
2forCebu said:
What is the size of your house and how much did it end up costing (not including the garage/pool)
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Our house is 9m wide x 8m deep. The house itself cost 2.6 million, but I beleive we were under charged, as the builder went bankrupt and ripped off the owner of the next house he built. Thanks
spanky9067 said:
Thank you for posting, what a beautiful house and garage. I'm in the early research stage. Toss up between Bamban Tarlac and Angeles city area, what thoughts can you share about the builder and AC in general. I know about fields and want no part of it. Thanks again and be well.
We fell out with our builder eventually, too much BS, but the house came out okay despite the stress involved. You really really need to be there when they are building, and you need to do your research and know as much as you can about the whole process. I really know nothing about Bamban, but it would probably be cheaper than in AC itself.
King Herald said:
...a guarded and fenced ‘secure’ subdivision called Timog Park, so we bought 300 square metres
...An 8' wall was built around two sides of the property, as we found the 'secure' subdivision seemed to be lacking perimeter wall right where our land was
Forgive my ignorance (and if it's mentioned somewhere in the 10 pages - still reading through), but why all the security!?...An 8' wall was built around two sides of the property, as we found the 'secure' subdivision seemed to be lacking perimeter wall right where our land was
Are the Philippines like those parts of South Africa where violent crime is such a problem & people live in fortresses?
Pierscoe1 said:
King Herald said:
...a guarded and fenced ‘secure’ subdivision called Timog Park, so we bought 300 square metres
...An 8' wall was built around two sides of the property, as we found the 'secure' subdivision seemed to be lacking perimeter wall right where our land was
Forgive my ignorance (and if it's mentioned somewhere in the 10 pages - still reading through), but why all the security!?...An 8' wall was built around two sides of the property, as we found the 'secure' subdivision seemed to be lacking perimeter wall right where our land was
Are the Philippines like those parts of South Africa where violent crime is such a problem & people live in fortresses?
Well, im not sure how I stumbled across your 'Moving out of England' thread to this one but I have just spent the last hour and three quarters watching your property come together. Looking back at the start with the bare plans/walls to see it now is lovely!
I was thinking earlier today sitting at my desk, answering a call to someone about something very simple that there must be something more out there. Inspiring stuff Mr Herald! Thankyou for that. Cant wait to see the garage/hotrod when they are both finished and im sure the house will be fantastic once finished.
Hats off to you sir!
I was thinking earlier today sitting at my desk, answering a call to someone about something very simple that there must be something more out there. Inspiring stuff Mr Herald! Thankyou for that. Cant wait to see the garage/hotrod when they are both finished and im sure the house will be fantastic once finished.
Hats off to you sir!
Thank you gents. 
I must admit, not long before we moved I was in the same frame of mind: there must be something more out there. And there is.
The house and garage are not far off finished really, still lots of tiny little jobs to do, which is probably a never ending thing.
Metalwork, welding etc, has always been a bit of a pastime of mine, I'm actually a mechanic offshore, very little welding required.
This was the last project I did at home:
I must admit, not long before we moved I was in the same frame of mind: there must be something more out there. And there is. The house and garage are not far off finished really, still lots of tiny little jobs to do, which is probably a never ending thing.
Metalwork, welding etc, has always been a bit of a pastime of mine, I'm actually a mechanic offshore, very little welding required.
This was the last project I did at home:
Thanks. 
My wife has often told me that, but where I live, unless I can think of something really innovative and unusual, the local guys would copy it immediately and turn it out for a fraction of the price even I can.
I'd love to have a casual business doing interesting stuff to order, 'exclusive' designs for rich people with more money than sense, but then wouldn't we all.
My wife has often told me that, but where I live, unless I can think of something really innovative and unusual, the local guys would copy it immediately and turn it out for a fraction of the price even I can.
I'd love to have a casual business doing interesting stuff to order, 'exclusive' designs for rich people with more money than sense, but then wouldn't we all.
King Herald said:
I'd love to have a casual business doing interesting stuff to order, 'exclusive' designs for rich people with more money than sense, but then wouldn't we all.
XJSJohn said:
the internet is your friend here, ir get in with one of the furniture shops in Dempsey hill, Singapore to consignment / build to order pieces. Their customer base is firmly targeted at expat wives with no sense and husbands that can furnish them with more money
They'll want container loads of the stuff though, to make shipping financially viable, and I'm lucky if I put out one item a month. It is something I need to be motivated to do, or interested in, and once I've made one, tackled the logistics and challenges, I'm usually bored with it.
Next time I get home I have a bathroom shelving unit to make, probably going to use the same type of wood I made the table top with, but thinner, and leave it the same finish. It is just local cheap timber, I have no idea the tree it comes from, but it looks good and is cheap.
King Herald said:
They'll want container loads of the stuff though, to make shipping financially viable, and I'm lucky if I put out one item a month.
King Herald said:
My wife has often told me that, but where I live, unless I can think of something really innovative and unusual, the local guys would copy it immediately and turn it out for a fraction of the price even I can
Surely if you can design nice innovative stuff and can find a target group willing to pay a good price for it then you can employ the local cheap workforce to good effect?
As long as you own the customer base then you've got a sustainable business.
You could almost run it in parallel with your offshore work.
Seek said:
Surely if you can design nice innovative stuff and can find a target group willing to pay a good price for it then you can employ the local cheap workforce to good effect?
As long as you own the customer base then you've got a sustainable business.
You could almost run it in parallel with your offshore work.
But getting all the variables together, the employees, the place to operate the business, the transport, export licenses, taxes, moving money, etc would be a major headache. I am too feeble of brain for such things.
And besides, what I build is not really revolutionary, though my wife and friends keep telling me it is wonderful. She says I don't have any confidence in my abilities, but that may be because this stuff is so simple to me to make and design.
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