I have watched a few of your videos so far, and they get me real excited. These past ten years have been hell for me living in the US. If I move to the Philippines I just want a one acre homestead growing enough food for two people.
I experienced tin roofs on Boy Scout campgrounds when I was a kid. I too love the sound of the rain, although it can be noisy. In the future you might consider just narrating a slide show of still photos when giving a tour. Your camera movement is a little unsettling at times. Beautiful place. You sound so relaxed.
I used bamboo furniture inside until I could afford better furniture inside. I put the bamboo outside on the porch. My walls were finished both inside and outside. I had two c/r s and a heating coil to take the cold ting off the water. I made my own blocks. I cut trees for the purlins for the roof. Our 1300 Square foot home was about $15,000. You did better than I did. Thanks for sharing.
Just a suggestion - before spending on anything else, strengthen those roof truss anchors. Also, add teks screws for your GI roof. It's only a matter of time before the next big typhoon hits. These measures won't cost much.
There's more clarity in place when expenditures are expressed with a hands-on view of the project. You're not too far off in getting a thousand subscribers now due to your diligent narratives. Good one
Brian excuse my ignorance why build / construct a well in the format that you have done as what we do is Drill / bore drop an 8 to 10 inch shaft to normally 60 to 100 ft place a submersible pump into the shaft pump water on demand and also to 1000 liter PVC storage tank in the attic space or highest point of the house for toilet hot water cylinder as an open well can be prone to contamination
Good question. I did the well the way it is because it's generally the way it is done here. Deep wells are not common so compotent drillers aren't either. Deep wells here half the time get saltwater because I am only 1 kilometer from the ocean. Magnitude 5+ earthquakes happen at least 2-3 times in a 10 year period of time usually destroying the casing. Any 1 of those except the first are reason enough for me...☺
My house isn't finished yet. It is up and has a roof. But need to finish. Had to dump 20 truck loads of gravel for road. And several thousand feet of power line. It is in pangasinan north central Luzon. Pretty much been planning on doing what you and your lovely wife are doing. So it is with keen interest that I keep track of your vids.
Just curious , why not use metal studs and drywall partitions in the interior partition of the house instead of hollow blocks and concrete beams ? drywall partitions are lighter materials meaning its easy to handle :-))....or it's not available in the area ?
Hi Brian! You mentioned that Maricel is from Mindanao . You’re lot is big . How’s the real state situation in your area now? We have land up northern Luzon but it’s getting crowded now and I want to live like where you at! Pls give me advise on terms of land price.thank you!!
The price really depends on the quality of the land and what you want to do on it/with it. Most reasonable flat vacant close to a decent road is 100+ peso per sq. meter. I wouldn't got over 200 unless just a small residential lot.
Your comment illustrates the sickness that is rampant in the US. Over indulgence. When i was a child in the 60's and 70's our family of 6 lived in a house this size. Now a 800+ square foot house is considered "tiny"...
Hi Bryan and Maricel, I thought you might to see this young farmer here in USA did her above ground gardening and hopefully will help your problem with the soil, you can get it more ready for planting your new crops. Me and my family we will try this idea this year. Specially for my amp slays, opponents or payola and varieties of beans 😍😍😍 very for you guys. Say to hello everyone. All praises and glory to our beautiful savior Jesus our Christ. We too can’t wait to meet you all someday soon!! If God is willing. Blessings and favors to you both always 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Your doing great Brain. If you could please slow down on the panning around with the video. One thing that seem to come through clear in all the video you have to stay on sight if you wish a project to be done a certain way.
Just be wise on what you video that is high value... no offense the videos are great, I’d love to move out of Taguig and into Province and be off and away with my little family :)
Brian, you might want to slow down the movement of your camera, being an old Mariner, I almost got seasick watching. LOL Thanks for your information, I really enjoy your video's
Nothing wrong with that house Brain simple but the shelter work to keep you out of the weather i grew up in a high rise wooden house with corrugated tin roof so thats why i love to watch you video it reminds me of back home in Guam. Love and prayers my friends!
Hi Brian, I was thinking about going the exact sand thing on cebu Island. I'm a little nervous though. Thanks for the help. My wife lives in talisay city cebu
Thats a very nice video Brian. I would like to go back to the simple life I was used to growing up in the Philippines. As of now, I'm taking the stressful life, working in the US, helping my husband pay the bills and the house and preparing for his retirement plan. We are helping each other and in 8 yrs or less, if we can have enough savings, we will move to the Phils. We are done with our first step which is buying a land in Palawan. Oh gosh, I'm jealous of those Pinays who got married to foreigners without coming here in the US. But I think God's plan is better than mine.
I agree with the others, you have a very soothing quality to your voice. You are perfect for radio . Your house is perfect. It can withstand a typhoon cause its concrete.
Hello Brian, I already subscribed because I like your channel, the stuff and your honest attitude. The house is nice and that bamboo furniture looks awesome. I'd like just ask how are You prepared if your area will be hit by typhoon or earthquake? I'm thinking about moving to Philippines and do some farming too, just to have some income and live in coutryside. I'd like to build a house and doing some research how to make it resistant to these elements. Thank You and all the best. Pavel
Amazing, simply amazing;) You sir like Terence are living the dream:) You guys are living like we should be. I feel that man has gotten so far from how God has intended us to live, that we don't even recognize the fake struggle we have allowed to be created by those in expensive suites. I have been living as off grid and basic as I can for the last 3 yrs and love it. I plan to go even more basic as soon as possible. The only thing great about advanced communication is being able to find others like your self and learn and share experiences. Great video:) Blessings to you both:)
Life start at the buttom to top when you know how to climb up slowly for your life to be success. Keep up the good work Brain & Maricel. You’ll get into it very soon..!
Brian, what type of job did you have in the states. You know your stuff. Love the way you layed out your garden. Did you drill some small holes in the Pvc piping and add a water connection will help watering plants. It also will be a nice place to relax after planting season. A few chairs and a table will be good for when you have gatherings. Just an idea. Hope you didn't hurt your back to badly. Relax and stay rubbed down. Take care you and Maricel many blessings. Nice holding tank also. Wish I was there to help, I used to have my own home repair and Hvac business and I went to trade school for plumbing also. Your ideas are spot on. I'm a retired Steam Plant Engineer and Navy Veteran. Also I did some hotel maintenance also. Man I was a workaholic. Lol. I see you are too. The area around the trees should have some good Petemose under the leaves and Beth and Terance can bring you some chicken poop (let dry first) that will help your plants grow larger and bigger Chicken poop is a good fertilizer and you don't have to use a lot one good spread over your garden is good. Than you can use lime to protect your plants from insects. Egg shell around your eggplants will keep worms from around their stems. Dusting with lime lightly after your plants are leafing couple times. I hope this helps. Just some suggestions. I did this when I planted my garden and the results were amazing.
Wow. A wealth of good tips. Thank you Russell. I was a sort of Jack of all trades in my youth, and had a fleet of ice cream trucks for 31 years. Slowing down a bit now..been working full time since I was 15 so a bit weary now.
You are the only expat channel that shares real information with real numbers, I appreciate that. Your place is going to look awesome in the future, I like how your doing a little of everything at once. Hopefully the pigs will pay off huge for you in the future. Good job!
I love your house and words about hearing the rain on the tin roof, simplicity but your happy, I see that your house is built from the heart, thanks for sharing Brian
Nice place you got there. I would love to live like that there, but I have to work here in Australia and my kids are all set up in school etc, but maybe I’ll retire there, hopefully early retirement.
Hollow blocks have any rebar in them or are they just going to crack up in earthquake? About the foundation what's the size of the foundation and how much rebar is in that? All the stuff people don't worry about until something goes bad like an earth quake there was big one just yesterday off of Davao in the ocean. Also I heard that Bohol is possibly on top of shelves similar to parts of manila. Is that true?
Good to hear. My biggest worry about buying a house is that who know what kind of materials were used to build that house. I worry about lies and short cuts. By the way What area do you live in?
The garden is shaping up, Maricel doing a good job making sure it will be a home. Way to go Maricel.
I have watched a few of your videos so far, and they get me real excited. These past ten years have been hell for me living in the US. If I move to the Philippines I just want a one acre homestead growing enough food for two people.
Keep watching 😊 glad to share and help any way I can
Very informative thank you
I experienced tin roofs on Boy Scout campgrounds when I was a kid. I too love the sound of the rain, although it can be noisy. In the future you might consider just narrating a slide show of still photos when giving a tour. Your camera movement is a little unsettling at times. Beautiful place. You sound so relaxed.
Thanks for watching and welcome to our channel Joe😆
I used bamboo furniture inside until I could afford better furniture inside. I put the bamboo outside on the porch. My walls were finished both inside and outside. I had two c/r s and a heating coil to take the cold ting off the water. I made my own blocks. I cut trees for the purlins for the roof.
Our 1300 Square foot home was about $15,000. You did better than I did.
Thanks for sharing.
thanks for sharing.... looks pretty big for a 2 bedroom house, and nice long veranda too,..
We like it. Just looks big on camera I think..
Just a suggestion - before spending on anything else, strengthen those roof truss anchors. Also, add teks screws for your GI roof. It's only a matter of time before the next big typhoon hits. These measures won't cost much.
Great house. I love it.
Thanks, we love it to👍
There's more clarity in place when expenditures are expressed with a hands-on view of the project. You're not too far off in getting a thousand subscribers now due to your diligent narratives. Good one
Thank you Alberto. We are amazed.
Love all he videos can wait to meet you both in December
great video, I love the simple living there in the Philippines and can not wait until I can make that move
Nice place!!and quiet..love it
Brian excuse my ignorance why build / construct a well in the format that you have done as what we do is Drill / bore drop an 8 to 10 inch shaft to normally 60 to 100 ft place a submersible pump into the shaft pump water on demand and also to 1000 liter PVC storage tank in the attic space or highest point of the house for toilet hot water cylinder as an open well can be prone to contamination
Good question. I did the well the way it is because it's generally the way it is done here. Deep wells are not common so compotent drillers aren't either. Deep wells here half the time get saltwater because I am only 1 kilometer from the ocean. Magnitude 5+ earthquakes happen at least 2-3 times in a 10 year period of time usually destroying the casing. Any 1 of those except the first are reason enough for me...☺
My house isn't finished yet. It is up and has a roof. But need to finish. Had to dump 20 truck loads of gravel for road. And several thousand feet of power line. It is in pangasinan north central Luzon. Pretty much been planning on doing what you and your lovely wife are doing. So it is with keen interest that I keep track of your vids.
It’s not easy to get things done in Pl but I love the people the clock is turned back there .
It’s all good man your doing great
Thank you Pat and welcome to our channel.😆
Brian n Marcel I'm a new subscriber from Sydney Australia
You are a pretty handy guy. An asset to the Philippines.
Thank you. I try..
Just curious , why not use metal studs and drywall partitions in the interior partition of the house instead of hollow blocks and concrete beams ? drywall partitions are lighter materials meaning its easy to handle :-))....or it's not available in the area ?
Nice place sir very nature,like our place.
Do you have a vlog as well?
A Foreigner Farming in the Philippines yes, I have just started but I'm not using a good camera,.just a tablet 😃 but just good enough 😄
I'm a follower of Beth and Terrence your friend
Your channel is named what?
Where do you live?
Brian please wear a hat when outside always sun is dangerous. Listen to Maricel!
Dev Ogle absolutely agree wihh you .
Hi Brian! You mentioned that Maricel is from Mindanao . You’re lot is big . How’s the real state situation in your area now? We have land up northern Luzon but it’s getting crowded now and I want to live like where you at! Pls give me advise on terms of land price.thank you!!
The price really depends on the quality of the land and what you want to do on it/with it. Most reasonable flat vacant close to a decent road is 100+ peso per sq. meter. I wouldn't got over 200 unless just a small residential lot.
A Foreigner Farming in the Philippines thank you Brian for the reply!Wi’ll continue to follow your channel!
New subbie
Thank you Joyce and welcome to our channel.
its a little hard to see, video seems to be zoomed in a lot
@robots4sale:hi
Brian, are you retired expat? And are you also trying to grow your business to supplement your income?
I am retired from my former occupation but will now support myself here from this farm. No retirement income like a pension..
Well, good luck Brian. Wish you all the success. You're inspiring.
Tiny houses are the "in thing" in the U.S.
Your comment illustrates the sickness that is rampant in the US. Over indulgence. When i was a child in the 60's and 70's our family of 6 lived in a house this size. Now a 800+ square foot house is considered "tiny"...
Will I need to find a property agent in Town when I get out there re: finding a lot to purchase ?
Absolutely. And a lawyer. I can recommend a site called Property 24.
Sorry not a new sub
Hi Bryan and Maricel, I thought you might to see this young farmer here in USA did her above ground gardening and hopefully will help your problem with the soil, you can get it more ready for planting your new crops. Me and my family we will try this idea this year. Specially for my amp slays, opponents or payola and varieties of beans 😍😍😍 very for you guys. Say to hello everyone. All praises and glory to our beautiful savior Jesus our Christ. We too can’t wait to meet you all someday soon!! If God is willing. Blessings and favors to you both always 🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Your doing great Brain. If you could please slow down on the panning around with the video. One thing that seem to come through clear in all the video you have to stay on sight if you wish a project to be done a certain way.
Just be wise on what you video that is high value... no offense the videos are great, I’d love to move out of Taguig and into Province and be off and away with my little family :)
But never settle in the central visayas and mindanao...filipina gold chassers abound in those regions!
Brian, you might want to slow down the movement of your camera, being an old Mariner, I almost got seasick watching. LOL Thanks for your information, I really enjoy your video's
Yeah Dev you are right. We are still new at all of this..
Dev Ogle his just just excited showing every thing sir...
I also like the video😍
Dev Ogle lol i was dizzy too.
Dev Ogle put eyeglasses Sir if you have an eye problem
he need too buy a gimbal
Brian I think your home is fab.....it will happen ....good things take time
Nothing wrong with that house Brain simple but the shelter work to keep you out of the weather i grew up in a high rise wooden house with corrugated tin roof so thats why i love to watch you video it reminds me of back home in Guam. Love and prayers my friends!
Goodluck guys living in my country philippines hope you love your nieghbor pilipino
Hi Brian, I was thinking about going the exact sand thing on cebu Island. I'm a little nervous though. Thanks for the help. My wife lives in talisay city cebu
Subscribers are growing so fast .Good luck B!
Thats a very nice video Brian. I would like to go back to the simple life I was used to growing up in the Philippines. As of now, I'm taking the stressful life, working in the US, helping my husband pay the bills and the house and preparing for his retirement plan. We are helping each other and in 8 yrs or less, if we can have enough savings, we will move to the Phils. We are done with our first step which is buying a land in Palawan. Oh gosh, I'm jealous of those Pinays who got married to foreigners without coming here in the US. But I think God's plan is better than mine.
I agree with the others, you have a very soothing quality to your voice. You are perfect for radio . Your house is perfect. It can withstand a typhoon cause its concrete.
You're comfy. Yes, in time your home will be completed. In the meantime you are doing well to prioritise development if your property.
Can't buy what you both have xxx
New Subscriber here!! I like how organized and neat your home is even if its not done yet. God bless you guys!!
Brian when you have the funds go back and retrofit your roof I've notice there's no hurricane ties
Maybe you just did not notice the 20mm rebar coming out if the posts and headers twisted around the trusses?👍
Seriously, do you have a rodent problem? Tks
We don't
IM very happy for both OF you and I admire you Brian for living the Filipino way, so simple and happy
Hello Brian, I already subscribed because I like your channel, the stuff and your honest attitude. The house is nice and that bamboo furniture looks awesome. I'd like just ask how are You prepared if your area will be hit by typhoon or earthquake? I'm thinking about moving to Philippines and do some farming too, just to have some income and live in coutryside. I'd like to build a house and doing some research how to make it resistant to these elements. Thank You and all the best. Pavel
Hi Brian, it's all coming along nicely, when you say "it's by no means grand" remember, it's your home.. Take care guys. 👍
You can build a house like that for $8,000 in Philippines
brian the place is getting very cool great job i watch all vids we enjoy them
thanx for your time
Nice place love it
The vegetation around the pump needs to be removed for security and maintenance
nice place & nice house and good Video very clear & silent we really understand will..keep it up & God Bless
6*6*12*5.9=2548.8 gal of water
Or 6x6x12x(28.317L) = 12,063L
It's a very nice house and very comfy. .more powers to both of you.
It looks fantastic.
Love the videos.
Thanks Barry 🤠
Hey Brian. This is the other Brian hello from Philadelphia. It's about 3200 Gallons in your tank.
Thanks for the conversion 🤠
Amazing, simply amazing;) You sir like Terence are living the dream:) You guys are living like we should be. I feel that man has gotten so far from how God has intended us to live, that we don't even recognize the fake struggle we have allowed to be created by those in expensive suites. I have been living as off grid and basic as I can for the last 3 yrs and love it. I plan to go even more basic as soon as possible. The only thing great about advanced communication is being able to find others like your self and learn and share experiences. Great video:) Blessings to you both:)
Thank you Joe. I'm sure you would like it here.
@hi Joe flores
Thanks for sharing this awesome video.
I think I need to subscribe too. You got me guys
You said 3k for water tower. What about the rest?
fresh air, no smog, no traffic, lots of peace and quiet. it beats living in the city anytime.
Yes it certainly does.
Hello, I'm new here. Could you please tell me which island/area you're living in the Philippines?
Bohol island, near the town of Talibon👍
Hello maricel & Brian, new subscriber watching from Texas USA!
Thank you Cherrie and welcome to our channel. Some of my family was from Roxton. .
Good job and it take time to build a house and if you are happy that is all you need to live your life well
Just finished watching your video about (A Tour of your House). Thank you for sharing and I will
continue the support. Have a great day!
Regards/Ned
No rush Brian, it will get there soon. Just enjoy and smell the flowers.
Looking like a good plan ,already alot has been done thanks for sharing.
I'd love to be in your shoes. Great setup you have there. Rome wasn't built in a day. No deadlines is the way to live.
Absolutely correct Nobby. .
Life start at the buttom to top when you know how to climb up slowly for your life to be success. Keep up the good work Brain & Maricel. You’ll get into it very soon..!
from a mansion to a hut.. the typical move of Americans on the island this.
Your point?
hello new here,such nice daily simple living,keep it up,God bless
Thank you Malou, don't forget to subscribe and share👍
I love this video. Thanks for showing your house.
Brian, what type of job did you have in the states. You know your stuff. Love the way you layed out your garden. Did you drill some small holes in the Pvc piping and add a water connection will help watering plants. It also will be a nice place to relax after planting season. A few chairs and a table will be good for when you have gatherings. Just an idea. Hope you didn't hurt your back to badly. Relax and stay rubbed down. Take care you and Maricel many blessings. Nice holding tank also. Wish I was there to help, I used to have my own home repair and Hvac business and I went to trade school for plumbing also. Your ideas are spot on. I'm a retired Steam Plant Engineer and Navy Veteran. Also I did some hotel maintenance also. Man I was a workaholic. Lol. I see you are too. The area around the trees should have some good Petemose under the leaves and Beth and Terance can bring you some chicken poop (let dry first) that will help your plants grow larger and bigger Chicken poop is a good fertilizer and you don't have to use a lot one good spread over your garden is good. Than you can use lime to protect your plants from insects. Egg shell around your eggplants will keep worms from around their stems. Dusting with lime lightly after your plants are leafing couple times. I hope this helps. Just some suggestions. I did this when I planted my garden and the results were amazing.
Wow. A wealth of good tips. Thank you Russell. I was a sort of Jack of all trades in my youth, and had a fleet of ice cream trucks for 31 years. Slowing down a bit now..been working full time since I was 15 so a bit weary now.
You are the only expat channel that shares real information with real numbers, I appreciate that. Your place is going to look awesome in the future, I like how your doing a little of everything at once. Hopefully the pigs will pay off huge for you in the future. Good job!
And we appreciate your interest and kind words. Salamat! !!
👍
Work in progress but what counts is love and what's in the home God bless
I was in Cebu and my friends mom's home in Garcia Hernandez awesome job
I loved it very much
I love your house and words about hearing the rain on the tin roof, simplicity but your happy, I see that your house is built from the heart, thanks for sharing Brian
Simple living....less stress in life. Nothing beats living in a peaceful place.
New subscriber
It seems a nice place.
Nice place to live in. Quiete and peaceful. Nice video.
i wish to have land and provide something that i need to build a house oneday ,,,your lucky GOD bless you
Nice place you got there. I would love to live like that there, but I have to work here in Australia and my kids are all set up in school etc, but maybe I’ll retire there, hopefully early retirement.
Your surrounding is absolutely beautiful very clean i love it....
God bless
Hollow blocks have any rebar in them or are they just going to crack up in earthquake? About the foundation what's the size of the foundation and how much rebar is in that? All the stuff people don't worry about until something goes bad like an earth quake there was big one just yesterday off of Davao in the ocean.
Also I heard that Bohol is possibly on top of shelves similar to parts of manila. Is that true?
There is over 1 ton of rebar in this house and yes there are quakes here..
Good to hear. My biggest worry about buying a house is that who know what kind of materials were used to build that house. I worry about lies and short cuts. By the way What area do you live in?
We are on Bohol island near Talibon
Pls.slow down your cam Brian. Have a great day
question why is the mortar never tooled in philippines on the block walls?... nice your getting settled
How do you keep out all of the creepy crawlies from a place like this?
Everything is looking great, cant wait to be there and sit down and have a cup of coffee with you on the porch.
Looking forward to it D
Hi @dewayne H.
Nice Houses Love It! Simple and Rock! Compared to my $1,300 Studio rental in Boston!
I love simple Life! Love it!
simple life happy life😍
Your place looks amazing and your channel growth is phinominal. CHeers
Thank you. And we are amazed as well with our channel 👍
Very informative.Thank you for passing your experience on.I plan to move there within a year.
This is an old video cos your house looks much much better now.
Nice
Hello. I just did the math myself, and the conclusion I came up with is the same as Mr.Joseph who posted before me. 😳
Ohh you guys are the friends of Terrence and his wife -A foriegner in Philippines. Nice house...
Yes we are. Both very nice people and have been a great support to us both.
Yes,you know,that was a nightmare for us to have elecricity in our farm....and cost us fortune....
Nice! Simple, and cozy. Ideal life style for me. Have a loving harmonious, and a peaceful life together Brian & Maricel. 👍✨❤️
Thank you Dyol
Hi, friend, I am enjoying your videos.. thank you very much for sharing and loving the Philippines.
My pleasure and thank you as well for your interest in our channel.
More blessings to you both!