Thanks for posting! I been meaning to do the same for my relatives that live there but trust issues arise everytime a transfer of money is spent other than its intended purpose. I love how simple this house is!
Thanks for your comment. Your not alone in having hassles with the money you send home, we hear these stories all the time. Im very lucky in that I have alot of trust in my wifes family and they know in the end we only want whats best for them. Good luck in the future i hope things change for the good.
Hello to you and your wife. My wife and I are also planning on building a house and plann on going home to palawan for a site visit. Hopefully we will be luck you guys! lol. We appreciate the share of your house build and good job on the video! Hopefully, we can share some correspondence for advice/opinion. Since I'm close to my retirement but will continue to save for the house build payments.
using 4 inch block ffor your wall was not safe enough for Typhoon or Earth quakeing a small foundtion could run into devastating irrepairable trouble. when you put your roof on make sure you tie each timber to the wall plat with tico straps every one then your roof will not fly away it is most important also in earth quakes and Typhoon winds, the footing should be at least 18 inches deep x 16 inches cement wide on the bottom to anchor your walls in high winds. you should use a building code of either American coastal areas to have a safe haven
Infact the corner colume should be tie in to the wall with rebars and concrete later. The wall act as a support for the 2 adjacent walls. As it should the depth of the corner colume is important for good structural reason. Based on the many youtube videos on residential construction in the PH, I never see the wall was build with 8"X8"X16 hollow block, like in the US. I am sure PH has it own building codes. If not I will use US code book as a reference.
Hi Tito, Actually the house is surprisingly strong, its survived a few strong earthquakes with no damage at all, all it currently needs is a coat of paint. Roof is tied down with rebar in numerous places, its the Philippines so things are done different to US, but you can do what ever you want when you build its completely up to you. 😊
In the US house designs consider hurricanes while in the Philippines it is not as strong Gust of wind as the US. Otherwise designs become too conservative. Many houses in the Philippines are made of light materials and they survived annual typhoons. Whenever a major typhoon comes such as the yolanda, it would take some weeks to a couple of months to recover. The Philippines is always visited by arpund 20 typhoons a year and so far, they have been resilient and survived with simple house designs. For sure good house designs would provide better protection of your family and property.
I have lived in USA for 40 years, I have seen how they built the houses in the neighborhood. If hurricane hits, I will say they will all be wiped out except for the flooring that are cemented. The hollow blocks in PI are flimsy but during the building process, they reinforced them with rebars and fill the walls with concrete and render them with 2inches on both sides which make it to an 8 inches wall. I rather have this than what we have in USA ( most of the walls are osb boards and vinyl sidings). Well, I know this time you prefer the bamboo roof, however, down the road you might prefer a prefab roofing due to its low maintenance and durability. You build as you go and build what suits your budget and imagination. Good luck, be safe!!!
First thing i did before putting up our house is i spend time going around places scouting for a good and nice house ( not just one but many houses) then i tried to talk to the owner for the possible information of the architect who does the things, that way at least i have the idea.
Hi Helen, Thanks for your comments, yes it does pay to look around because everybody has good ideas and having many good ideas will lead to that perfect house everyone wants.
We also have a 450 meter lot in San Ricardo also build a 2 bedroom house. Being married 8 yrs to a wonderful Philippine living in the states. We need a survey first but when got a price of $700 american money. Know that is not right, that is when we knew we had to be there make sure no miss use of materials and time, married to a very tight wife and she want be take advantage of. Phil & Cynthia
Phil White so how much did you finally end up paying for the survey? Someone tried to tell my wife 30k peso then another 15k peso but to me from my limited research in Davao del sur should be mun 1.5k to max 6k. Thoughts?
Love it. Thanks. Anyway we can hey a cost break down for all in build of house. Then how much for the land? Would appreciate it. Also any concerns for termites since your roof seems to be of a lot of wood vice iron metal? Thanks so much.
Hi it's great that you still found good lumbers in your area(somehow ph government limits the usage of timber, environment concerns) and if that lumber is really kinda hard type (which oftenly expensive in urban areas) then termites are not an issue anymore like the truss in our old house, even hammering nail is not easy. And perhaps their just up at your ceiling and truss parts, as far as I know termites usually occurs whenever your timber is connected directly from your soil or land, their prone from it.
I see 4" hollow block in trench. I hope you put in a level footing? The footing should be twice width of 4" wall, or 8 inches. You could get away from leveling, if you built a crawl space. With the crawl, you start at highest point, at 18" above ground, and build foundation from there. No leveling of land, except foundation trench. If your house was let say 24", you could build a center trench and foundation or piers. Also, if you have local Phil labor and foreman, they may not know how to put in Crawl. But, China can come to rescue: Foam panel walls can be bought for $3,000, with $2,000 for customs and delivery to your sight. I have seen on youtube that you can not only use these 2 ft x 7 ft interlocking tongue and groove panels for walls, but also for crawl space floors. Just have metal beams from center foundation to side walls, every 3.5 feet. Then, you have an easy crawl space, and a floor space to put up the cement foam walls. I have also seen using these cement foam panels for the roof, too. Of course, a HIP roof is best for typhoons. I suggest 100 mm thick. Also, from China, you can buy and ship to Cebu or any place with a large port, insulated metal roof panels. The panels just slip on your roof and into the groove, and screwed in with outdoor screws with rubber insulated metal washers. You can order any thickness metal and any thickness foam. I suggest 0.6 mm metal, and at least 50 mm thick foam.
Thanks Dobie, Our bathroom's probably abit too large but we like it (we get a lot of comments on how large it is haha), Tiles keep it cool, the porch designs are my inlaws idea which give the porch some character. Our builder has built and renovated a few more houses in our village but still insists he likes our best, which makes all the hard work seem worth it.
Life's Journey Philippines Where were you located at ? Have you replaced the roof yet? How is it holding up from leaks so far? I think it was built 2012? and fiber lasts 3-5 years? Have you considered the ?? not sure what its made of, fake type tile looking roofing, but comes in a lot of different colors, prob a light colored will reflect more heat; I've seen them terra cotta colored and look like the REAL thing....Im going to look for them to price them for building. tc ttyl
Dobiedoo2 The house is in Davao Oriental. No we will replace the roof in about 6 months, its 3yrs old? yes I have heard some minor leaks at night, only in real heavy rain tho, however our ceilings are made from Hardiflex so more waterproof than say ply or plasterboard so can handle leaks better. I have seen the roofs your talking about we will inquire more about certain brands and design when we are back there in July this year.
***** Thanks for watching our video :D and for the advise. Yes we'll try to make it a bit longer next time. Still learning how to use the movie maker we have atm. cheers!!!
jon daltrey Labour is really cheap, materials is where the cost is. We paid approx 30k nzd in materials, labour probably 10k on and off over a couple years.
Really enjoyed watching your house rising up! Thanks for sharing! It`s a really nice looking house and a lot too. Nice mountains behind! That was a very good opportunity to have this gravel so near of your property! Your soil seems to be good for growing plants, trees but how about the floods? Is there any? I hope not as this seems to be quite low-lying area? How about earthquakes, is there any? I just am wondering those hollow blocks in the Philippines they seem to be almost everywhere only 4 inches.. and very often too less cement and far too much sand in it. The work seems to be professional and fine quality, you have had fine workers there. Is this place somewhere near Davao, or where, may I ask? Really nice area as what I would prefer to have own privacy instead living in the very small lot neighbors TOO close all around! Are you going to live there in the Philippines and if so, as a young guy, what are you doing for your living. Sorry if I am too curious! Have a nice time! It`s more...not only FUN, but Life in the Philippines! Cheers! Leo
Leksa Thanks for watching and subscribing to our channel :) My wife's parents old house used to flood because it was next to the river that's one reason I built here because its well away from river and they don't have to deal with Floods anymore. I have felt earthquakes there but nothing serious, we live in New Zealand so no more than we would get here. You can get the bigger blocks, they just cost a little more, the builders are used to working with the small blocks and they will know who makes the best in your area or you can even make your own. Our walls are heavily reinforced with steel rebar and filled with concrete, with a 2 inch layer over top of blocks of a concrete/sand mix skim finish. We were lucky our builder had worked on a large subdivision in Davao City and was a very skilled worker who took a lot of pride in his work, his team were very good and all lived in our village which was also great for the village because the workers spent there pay locally thus helping the community. Our Village is quite small 2000+ people mostly kids haha, but our section is big and neighbours aren't close but unfortunately sound travels far haha. The village is in Davao Oriental. We do plan to live there in approx 1yr. My wife's a teacher that will be our main income but there are other ways to make money which I will touch on in another video.
Hello, nice house....Would like to know if possible, what is the height of the ceiling?..or the measurement from finish floor to top of upper block or beam above window?..I also bought a lot in the PH and planing to build in the near future.Thank you.
Hello, I was wondering what size is your lot? I am used to using 8x16 blocks what is your opion of using the 4 in block? do you feel it will withstand a strong storm?. I enjoyed your video, good luck to you and yours :-)
Hi John, Our lot is just over an acre in size. The smaller blocks are only as good as the guy who made them, meaning some will break apart in your hands some dont, the best idea is try before you buy. We put alot of metal rebar in the walls and there are 10 solid concrete columns this house is solid. Thanks, Take care.
Thanks :). We put Nipa because we like the look of it and we wanted a traditional touch to the house, we were aware it would only last 4-5 years and intend on replacing it this year with a steel roof. Good luck with your house on Bohol :)
+Life's Journey Philippines oh thanks for the reply.been a while.anyway,how much total cost for this house.it will give me an idea the cost for my future house.thanks again :)
Cool video Mate, looks like a Kiwi house when its finished. What part of Phils are you in. Im also a Kiwi with a Filipina wife, we live in Canada at the moment but got married in Cebu in 2009, chat soon.
Hi There, Our house is near Davao city in Mindanao. We spend time in this house and another in the city, try to mix the city country living. Nice to hear another kiwi has has discovered the joys ofcthe philippines. take care.
Presyo na bahay Un bubung nipa Taz un iba sa loob kahoy! Pero sa labas Pag laki na ng mga coconut tree ... Delikado baka pag may bagyo babagsak sa bahay nio
Osang Talaro We have uploaded a video when we changed the roof to a tile span roof last 2015. Yes we knew about the trees hence its more than 5m away from the house. Perhaps the video made it looked too close. Cheers!!! 😀😁
I just want to ask how much the cost of building this kind of house because I'm planning also to build my house can you give some info. Thank you so much.
Hello, Good question, and honestly i dont know how many blocks but must be 3000+ and bags of cement again hard question....alot couldn't even guess sorry.
Nice video and house. But you will want to save and put a good metal roof on soon. Thatched roofs do not last long and they attract mice n rats. Been there done that lol
How much did it cost you to build your house ,and how many bdrm and bath rm I'm getting ready to build our home in Philippines soon.just trying to see how much it gonna cost me thanks Charles
My wife is in PI now building our house If I were you I would buy a hollow block machine and make your own I have a video of my hollow block machine Check it out just put in CJ Sickles in search I did some video for friends and family
Nothings hassle free in the Philippines ;) Foreigners cant own land in the Philippines only condos, land has to be under your wife's name. Getting the title for our land has been a VERY long process, full of twists and turns, and after 2yrs of red tape we are being told 1 more year before we get title, extremely frustrating. I must say our land is in what they call a CARP, I would avoid dealing with land if it involves this.
Jporter6177 We have spent approximately 1m pesos but basically there is no final cost yet as the project is still going. We are going to put a permanent roof on and some enhancement in the veranda. :)
+Bill Brown Hello, We spent roughly 1.4mil peso, it took 2yrs but it was worth it in the end. Im guessing living anywhere can be expensive, sometimes you have to make adjustments in your lifestyle to suit your surroundings and make it affordable, which can be hard. Thanks
+princess princess hello, It really depends on youe design and the materials you use, if you use high quality materials the house will cost more. Yes our house is big but there are bigger houses in the city. 2.mil should be enough to build a very nice house.
Hi, 3000sqm ang fenced property but 1100sqm lng pina title in our name. Left the rest in my mother's name as it is her inheritance from my maternal grandfather. 👍
Most foreigners, mostly Americans and British, I know that Pinays are married to are not good looking. But, yes, they are generous in giving and eventually build a house for them in the PH. Some of these foreigners, however are being kicked out, soon after the house has been built. Poor 'forenjers,' In the PH, they always see foreigners, good looking, because of their light skin, blonde hair and blue eyes, but actually not considered good looking in their homeland. Similarly, their bank accounts are very limited back home, as well, but heir dollar value can stretch considerably in the PH. These men have difficulties finding females back home, the reason they go to the PH to try their luck. Good luck PH.
Gago Pala Co funny lol!!! But not all foreigners are handsome nor will build their pinay wife or gf a house 😀. But I pray that everyone, pinay or foreigners will find a genuine and lasting love regardless of whether they build a house or not. All the best. Pinay wife here ☺😀
Great end result looks lovely nice and airy lots of light
Thanks you! 😊🍻
ANG GANDANG IDEA YUNG GANITO, HALONG MODERN AT NATIVE HOUSE.
GOOD JOB.
Thanks for posting! I been meaning to do the same for my relatives that live there but trust issues arise everytime a transfer of money is spent other than its intended purpose. I love how simple this house is!
Thanks for your comment. Your not alone in having hassles with the money you send home, we hear these stories all the time. Im very lucky in that I have alot of trust in my wifes family and they know in the end we only want whats best for them. Good luck in the future i hope things change for the good.
A perfect home spot with a perfect view dito na ko. Salamat pagshare kabayan
Its definitely a beautiful part of a beautiful country ❤🇵🇭
Hello to you and your wife. My wife and I are also planning on building a house and plann on going home to palawan for a site visit. Hopefully we will be luck you guys! lol. We appreciate the share of your house build and good job on the video! Hopefully, we can share some correspondence for advice/opinion. Since I'm close to my retirement but will continue to save for the house build payments.
Emer78 Thank you 😊 Yes im happy to share advice as i made many mistakes along the way and would like to help others do it better.
Great .. encouragement to build a house...
Yes anythings possible if you really want it, good luck 👍😊
good share my friend
using 4 inch block ffor your wall was not safe enough for Typhoon or Earth quakeing a small foundtion could run into devastating irrepairable trouble.
when you put your roof on make sure you tie each timber to the wall plat with tico straps every one then your roof will not fly away it is most important also in earth quakes and Typhoon winds, the footing should be at least 18 inches deep x 16 inches cement wide on the bottom to anchor your walls in high winds.
you should use a building code of either American coastal areas to have a safe haven
Infact the corner colume should be tie in to the wall with rebars and concrete later. The wall act as a support for the 2 adjacent walls. As it should the depth of the corner colume is important for good structural reason. Based on the many youtube videos on residential construction in the PH, I never see the wall was build with 8"X8"X16 hollow block, like in the US. I am sure PH has it own building codes. If not I will use US code book as a reference.
Hi Tito, Actually the house is surprisingly strong, its survived a few strong earthquakes with no damage at all, all it currently needs is a coat of paint. Roof is tied down with rebar in numerous places, its the Philippines so things are done different to US, but you can do what ever you want when you build its completely up to you. 😊
Oh and we dont get Typhoons where we are 😉👍
In the US house designs consider hurricanes while in the Philippines it is not as strong Gust of wind as the US. Otherwise designs become too conservative. Many houses in the Philippines are made of light materials and they survived annual typhoons. Whenever a major typhoon comes such as the yolanda, it would take some weeks to a couple of months to recover. The Philippines is always visited by arpund 20 typhoons a year and so far, they have been resilient and survived with simple house designs. For sure good house designs would provide better protection of your family and property.
I have lived in USA for 40 years, I have seen how they built the houses in the neighborhood. If hurricane hits, I will say they will all be wiped out except for the flooring that are cemented. The hollow blocks in PI are flimsy but during the building process, they reinforced them with rebars and fill the walls with concrete and render them with 2inches on both sides which make it to an 8 inches wall. I rather have this than what we have in USA ( most of the walls are osb boards and vinyl sidings). Well, I know this time you prefer the bamboo roof, however, down the road you might prefer a prefab roofing due to its low maintenance and durability. You build as you go and build what suits your budget and imagination. Good luck, be safe!!!
First thing i did before putting up our house is i spend time going around places scouting for a good and nice house ( not just one but many houses) then i tried to talk to the owner for the possible information of the architect who does the things, that way at least i have the idea.
Hi Helen, Thanks for your comments, yes it does pay to look around because everybody has good ideas and having many good ideas will lead to that perfect house everyone wants.
We also have a 450 meter lot in San Ricardo also build a 2 bedroom house. Being married 8 yrs to a wonderful Philippine living in the states. We need a survey first but when got a price of $700 american money. Know that is not right, that is when we knew we had to be there make sure no miss use of materials and time, married to a very tight wife and she want be take advantage of. Phil & Cynthia
Phil White so how much did you finally end up paying for the survey? Someone tried to tell my wife 30k peso then another 15k peso but to me from my limited research in Davao del sur should be mun 1.5k to max 6k. Thoughts?
Love it. Thanks. Anyway we can hey a cost break down for all in build of house. Then how much for the land? Would appreciate it. Also any concerns for termites since your roof seems to be of a lot of wood vice iron metal? Thanks so much.
Hi it's great that you still found good lumbers in your area(somehow ph government limits the usage of timber, environment concerns) and if that lumber is really kinda hard type (which oftenly expensive in urban areas) then termites are not an issue anymore like the truss in our old house, even hammering nail is not easy. And perhaps their just up at your ceiling and truss parts, as far as I know termites usually occurs whenever your timber is connected directly from your soil or land, their prone from it.
Good job
Thank you👍
I am glad you chose Nipa palms as your roof or else it will be like living inside an oven during summer time even your hot wife is around.
I see 4" hollow block in trench. I hope you put in a level footing? The footing should be twice width of 4" wall, or 8 inches. You could get away from leveling, if you built a crawl space. With the crawl, you start at highest point, at 18" above ground, and build foundation from there. No leveling of land, except foundation trench. If your house was let say 24", you could build a center trench and foundation or piers. Also, if you have local Phil labor and foreman, they may not know how to put in Crawl. But, China can come to rescue: Foam panel walls can be bought for $3,000, with $2,000 for customs and delivery to your sight. I have seen on youtube that you can not only use these 2 ft x 7 ft interlocking tongue and groove panels for walls, but also for crawl space floors. Just have metal beams from center foundation to side walls, every 3.5 feet. Then, you have an easy crawl space, and a floor space to put up the cement foam walls. I have also seen using these cement foam panels for the roof, too. Of course, a HIP roof is best for typhoons. I suggest 100 mm thick.
Also, from China, you can buy and ship to Cebu or any place with a large port, insulated metal roof panels. The panels just slip on your roof and into the groove, and screwed in with outdoor screws with rubber insulated metal washers. You can order any thickness metal and any thickness foam. I suggest 0.6 mm metal, and at least 50 mm thick foam.
Jerry Herold interesting thanks for your suggestions
Nice house. I love the large bathroom and everything tiled; and the decorative touches on the porch.
Thanks Dobie, Our bathroom's probably abit too large but we like it (we get a lot of comments on how large it is haha), Tiles keep it cool, the porch designs are my inlaws idea which give the porch some character. Our builder has built and renovated a few more houses in our village but still insists he likes our best, which makes all the hard work seem worth it.
Life's Journey Philippines Where were you located at ? Have you replaced the roof yet? How is it holding up from leaks so far? I think it was built 2012? and fiber lasts 3-5 years? Have you considered the ?? not sure what its made of, fake type tile looking roofing, but comes in a lot of different colors, prob a light colored will reflect more heat; I've seen them terra cotta colored and look like the REAL thing....Im going to look for them to price them for building. tc ttyl
Dobiedoo2 The house is in Davao Oriental. No we will replace the roof in about 6 months, its 3yrs old? yes I have heard some minor leaks at night, only in real heavy rain tho, however our ceilings are made from Hardiflex so more waterproof than say ply or plasterboard so can handle leaks better. I have seen the roofs your talking about we will inquire more about certain brands and design when we are back there in July this year.
***** Thanks for watching our video :D and for the advise. Yes we'll try to make it a bit longer next time. Still learning how to use the movie maker we have atm. cheers!!!
Nice looking property, you must be happy with the results!
Makoy Unggoy im happy yes, my wifes family happier haha they now live in most beautiful house in village.
Yeah but are you happy coz afterall u didnt build for ur inlaws right ? I lost everything after i was scammed
would like to know the full cost of the property you built and what you paid in labour costs
great video mate
jon daltrey Labour is really cheap, materials is where the cost is. We paid approx 30k nzd in materials, labour probably 10k on and off over a couple years.
thanks for that really appreciate it
Life's Journey Philippines
YOU CAN CHANGE IT WITH TILE SPAN FROM PUYAT STEEL. IT WOULD PROBABLY COST YOU P100T ($2,200) TO MAKE IT LOOK BETTER AND MODERN.
Thanks Roy, I see they have a branch in Davao also, we will go visit them in july.
Really enjoyed watching your house rising up! Thanks for sharing! It`s a really nice looking house and a lot too. Nice mountains behind! That was a very good opportunity to have this gravel so near of your property! Your soil seems to be good for growing plants, trees but how about the floods? Is there any? I hope not as this seems to be quite low-lying area? How about earthquakes, is there any? I just am wondering those hollow blocks in the Philippines they seem to be almost everywhere only 4 inches.. and very often too less cement and far too much sand in it. The work seems to be professional and fine quality, you have had fine workers there. Is this place somewhere near Davao, or where, may I ask? Really nice area as what I would prefer to have own privacy instead living in the very small lot neighbors TOO close all around! Are you going to live there in the Philippines and if so, as a young guy, what are you doing for your living. Sorry if I am too curious! Have a nice time! It`s more...not only FUN, but Life in the Philippines! Cheers! Leo
Leksa Thanks for watching and subscribing to our channel :) My wife's parents old house used to flood because it was next to the river that's one reason I built here because its well away from river and they don't have to deal with Floods anymore. I have felt earthquakes there but nothing serious, we live in New Zealand so no more than we would get here. You can get the bigger blocks, they just cost a little more, the builders are used to working with the small blocks and they will know who makes the best in your area or you can even make your own. Our walls are heavily reinforced with steel rebar and filled with concrete, with a 2 inch layer over top of blocks of a concrete/sand mix skim finish. We were lucky our builder had worked on a large subdivision in Davao City and was a very skilled worker who took a lot of pride in his work, his team were very good and all lived in our village which was also great for the village because the workers spent there pay locally thus helping the community. Our Village is quite small 2000+ people mostly kids haha, but our section is big and neighbours aren't close but unfortunately sound travels far haha. The village is in Davao Oriental. We do plan to live there in approx 1yr. My wife's a teacher that will be our main income but there are other ways to make money which I will touch on in another video.
Hello, nice house....Would like to know if possible, what is the height of the ceiling?..or the measurement from finish floor to top of upper block or beam above window?..I also bought a lot in the PH and planing to build in the near future.Thank you.
Felix Alomar ceiling heights in the house vary, its 2.8m in bedrooms, Cr, but living area its much higher it goes right to roof line.
Hello, I was wondering what size is your lot? I am used to using 8x16 blocks what is your opion of using the 4 in block? do you feel it will withstand a strong storm?. I enjoyed your video, good luck to you and yours :-)
Hi John, Our lot is just over an acre in size. The smaller blocks are only as good as the guy who made them, meaning some will break apart in your hands some dont, the best idea is try before you buy. We put alot of metal rebar in the walls and there are 10 solid concrete columns this house is solid. Thanks, Take care.
Nice house! Simple but nice and looks spacious.
Thanks, that's exactly what we wanted, Simple, nice and spacious :) we wanted an easy build, less room for mistakes and a lot cheaper.
What's your column size and the qty/size of rebar used?
Nice house,but why you used nipa roof?it lasted only like 3yrs that nipa.i plan to build one mine in bohol philippines.thanks for sharing.
Thanks :). We put Nipa because we like the look of it and we wanted a traditional touch to the house, we were aware it would only last 4-5 years and intend on replacing it this year with a steel roof. Good luck with your house on Bohol :)
+Life's Journey Philippines oh thanks for the reply.been a while.anyway,how much total cost for this house.it will give me an idea the cost for my future house.thanks again :)
Cool video Mate, looks like a Kiwi house when its finished. What part of Phils are you in. Im also a Kiwi with a Filipina wife, we live in Canada at the moment but got married in Cebu in 2009, chat soon.
Hi There, Our house is near Davao city in Mindanao. We spend time in this house and another in the city, try to mix the city country living. Nice to hear another kiwi has has discovered the joys ofcthe philippines. take care.
Presyo na bahay
Un bubung nipa
Taz un iba sa loob kahoy!
Pero sa labas Pag laki na ng mga coconut tree ... Delikado baka pag may bagyo babagsak sa bahay nio
Osang Talaro We have uploaded a video when we changed the roof to a tile span roof last 2015. Yes we knew about the trees hence its more than 5m away from the house. Perhaps the video made it looked too close. Cheers!!! 😀😁
but if you change the roof and furniture from old to modern one, this house will be fantastic.
I just want to ask how much the cost of building this kind of house because I'm planning also to build my house can you give some info.
Thank you so much.
What kind of roof is that? And how long is it expected to last?
Its long run steel, Hopefully 20+yrs, no guarantee on product thou.
Very nice house where is it?
Mindanao, Davao Oriental.
that is so cool
Beautiful house ,is 1m cost including THE workers?than you and appreciate your reply
Iriene Faas yes, however building in the province is cheaper than building in the city. 😊
Very nice
Mary Real Thank you 😊
hi, how much was your total cost for the house construction?
Nice house how much your budget
I really like the mountain
Yes its beautiful, I hope to hike to the top of the mountain this xmas, stay tuned for a video. 😊👍
where in the phils is this? looks nice
Ikz Chop Mindanao, Davao Oriental.
how many block did you used this house,and how many bags of cement?
Hello, Good question, and honestly i dont know how many blocks but must be 3000+ and bags of cement again hard question....alot couldn't even guess sorry.
Really nice house!
Kung Markatta Thank you 😊
I will visit Philippines for the first time this Winter. It seems to bee a really Beautiful country!
Nice video. I miilion peso is the right investment to build a house. I just subbed you.
Yes 1mil would do it, you can cut corners also when finishing walls, floors etc, depends on how much you want to impress others or at all. 👍
Lovely house
Risa Jessie Suyu Thank you 😊
Do you have damp problems? Or do they use DPC
Brian Ventham the bathroom gets a little bit damp but the rest of the house is dry.
Nice video and house. But you will want to save and put a good metal roof on soon. Thatched roofs do not last long and they attract mice n rats. Been there done that lol
New roof on! Check out the video 😊
How much did it cost you to build your house ,and how many bdrm and bath rm I'm getting ready to build our home in Philippines soon.just trying to see how much it gonna cost me thanks Charles
My wife is in PI now building our house If I were you I would buy a hollow block machine and make your own I have a video of my hollow block machine Check it out just put in CJ Sickles in search I did some video for friends and family
Hope you treated all that wood for termites.
good day, how many sqm is this?
Is getting clear and legal titles to property there hassle free?
Nothings hassle free in the Philippines ;)
Foreigners cant own land in the Philippines only condos, land has to be under your wife's name. Getting the title for our land has been a VERY long process, full of twists and turns, and after 2yrs of red tape we are being told 1 more year before we get title, extremely frustrating. I must say our land is in what they call a CARP, I would avoid dealing with land if it involves this.
@@LifesJourneyNZPhilippines hi hope you wont mind me asking but how big the floor are of the house thanks
120sqm
@@LifesJourneyNZPhilippines how much it cost you till you finished the house?
@@jeaninashant8411 hi, Ive answered this question many times, read thru the comments its there somewhere 😊
May I ask how much it cost you for this house?
what is your work in new zealand bro? Maybe someday I can be there.
Hi There, Im a tradie, hopefully not for much longer and i can kick my feet up under a coconut tree with a beer. 😊🍻
Nice. final cost?
Jporter6177 We have spent approximately 1m pesos but basically there is no final cost yet as the project is still going. We are going to put a permanent roof on and some enhancement in the veranda. :)
nice house..
Elsame Tuyac Thank you 😊
how big it is in square meter??i mean the house only??
Hello, The House is approximately 120sqm.
+Life's Journey Philippines it's seems big...
Nice Job. :)
So what Island/region
are you on?
We are on Mindanao in the Davao region. Its very beautiful here and safer than people say.
+Bill Brown Hello, We spent roughly 1.4mil peso, it took 2yrs but it was worth it in the end. Im guessing living anywhere can be expensive, sometimes you have to make adjustments in your lifestyle to suit your surroundings and make it affordable, which can be hard. Thanks
Ya but your roof needs real shingles...That nipa roof won't last the typhoon.
Hi There, Steel roof on the house now. 😊
What is the approx. square footage of your house?
Oh wait! I see the answer to my question below. 120 Square meters. That's approx. 1,300 square feet.
Expected budget?
Jow much is the cost
nice..
hi there can I know how big is your property in sqm
3500sqm approx
how much you spent for that house not include the land??
Hello, Approximately 1 million pesos.
wow so if i build house worth 2.5million that would be big then?
it looks big..isn't it or its just the video make it look big???
+princess princess hello, It really depends on youe design and the materials you use, if you use high quality materials the house will cost more. Yes our house is big but there are bigger houses in the city. 2.mil should be enough to build a very nice house.
Thanks for info.. did you hire an architect??
Samoka sa atop uy!! 😂😂😂
Winner!!!👏👏🎆
Denny Salarda naa mi video giupload sa pag change sa amung atup katong 2015.
Hi
How much it will finally cost me for this all $ ?
It's ok I got it from your comments below
But is it allowed for me to make 3 floors in that area?
+Mrwili hello yes you can build as big as you like, you may need a permit but they are easy to get.
thank you very much dear
How much the cost of this house
Gaano kalaki po ang lupa nyo jn sir
Hi, 3000sqm ang fenced property but 1100sqm lng pina title in our name. Left the rest in my mother's name as it is her inheritance from my maternal grandfather. 👍
Most foreigners, mostly Americans and British, I know that Pinays are married to are not good looking. But, yes, they are generous in giving and eventually build a house for them in the PH. Some of these foreigners, however are being kicked out, soon after the house has been built. Poor
'forenjers,' In the PH, they always see foreigners, good looking, because of their light skin, blonde hair and blue eyes, but actually not considered good looking in their homeland. Similarly, their bank accounts are very limited back home, as well, but heir dollar value can stretch considerably in the PH. These men have difficulties finding females back home, the reason they go to the PH to try their luck. Good luck PH.
Sugg: insulate the roof
Jo Ban yes i would Recommend doing that to reduce heat.
Why do they put 3 inches of shite under floor tiles
Needs sturdy foundation so the tiles wont be hollow underneath and just break
Nice house thanks for sharing. Hope you can visit mine too..stay connected.
Thank you.
This is why filipinas wants to marry Foreigners. They're handsome and they will build u a house 😁
Gago Pala Co funny lol!!! But not all foreigners are handsome nor will build their pinay wife or gf a house 😀. But I pray that everyone, pinay or foreigners will find a genuine and lasting love regardless of whether they build a house or not.
All the best.
Pinay wife here ☺😀
christopher smith did she really ask you to build her a house? Or she said she wants to build a house for her family?
christopher smith Philippines is the country and Filipino is the citizen
alan henderson what do you mean? 😀
Bullshit you’re wrong
Misqo NA ang pinas at ang bhayqo
why on earth u use that thing as a roof
Charlie Majanah we changed it on 2015. A video was uploaded
Excellent to see that woodprix has new plans what helped me save some money and energy to build it.
it kills me how they make the beams.. they tried to make my place the same way as urs.. they dont care about whts best, only whats cheapest
nipa bubong tapos may kisame.pag palit ng nipa.tanggalin muna kisame😂😂😂😂
That's one noisy subdivision
Its not a subdivision its a small village, but noise pollution is everywhere in Philippines 😉👍
Old fashion house,not so nice,furniture is so ugly.
aljay lopez thank you for your opinion. cheers!
That is a big lot
How much did you spent to build your house?
Have a read thru the comments, I've mentioned it a few times 😊