Rain + Nipa Roof = Water Damage/ Iron Roof replacement...

Speaking of, just talking to asawa, she refuses to allow me to help! FRUSTRATING!! ARRGHH!!! O-|

Yes it is raining, and their Nipa Roof is SHOT! Water is coming in everywhere, Mama & Papa are sleeping in an open Kitchen because it has a metal Roof but it is about 6' x5' in size so are getting wet, Papa will be back at work tomorrow and will be away for the week, asawa and anak are in our room but water is coming in on the bed and into the cr on the other side now the small kitchen between is leaking...

It will be 6 weeks before the local guy in Maluay has the Nipa ready for their roof, the Tarp I bought for our Wedding tore to shreds in the last side kick from the Typhoon...

This picture has me standing in the Doorway, I am 6' tall so estimating the are of the roof I am thinking 20' each side by around the same in length... So would be looking at a Tarpaulin around 40 to 50 feet square.

Do they have Tarpaulins in those sizes there? What I am hoping to do is if I can buy one so that they can temporarily cover the roof for now, then when Papa replaces the Nipa maybe he can first lay down the Tarp as an extra barrier against leakage until such time I can relocate there and save to replace the Roof with Timber Trusses and Iron Sheeting...

BTW:
After I am there, settled in and saved the Pesos;
Can anyone here suggest someone who might be able to build a Roof where I have a few suggestions which I would like carried out instead of the usual building to a budget, I want;
Long Bolts cemented down into the Walls, a Wooden Beam Frame bolted down to those Bolts, Hardwood Trusses that bolt together, bolted to those frames, I want the Iron Sheeting to be glued together using a non caustic Sikaflex/ Plumbers Silicone so wind cannot lift the Iron or force water back up under the sheets, as well as screwed down and sealed around each screw. I will also want Whirlybirds fitted.

Above our area where I am standing, I would like a Room built on top for a little extra living space, where the beams for the floor overhang the wall by around 6' to have a small Patio/Veranda are to sit out on at night or to catch the breeze during the day.

I am sure someone on here will be in the building trade or know someone, what would be an approximate costing for such work? I do not want to win Home of the year award, I want something that is sturdy, functional and can stand the test of time where is an Earthquake tips the place on its ear the room stays intact and doesn't fall down like a Paddle Pop Stick Home...

Cheers, Brian...
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To add to misery, I hear, there is more rain to Come

Brian, so sorry to hear this news, words fail me just now But I do hope, things will get sorted.

I had a word with my Brother-in -Law.mmmmmmmm answer, Shrug of Shoulders. He said that this is the biggest problem in the Philippines and older roofs.

Just like in Europe, (and everywhere else I guess) it will be a Supply and Demand thing and prices will Sky Rocket, Builders and the Like, seem to enjoy the Emergency Work and make a Killing out of it.

JP.

 

Brian, not soure if it is what you are looking for, I bought a couple 20ft by 10ft tarps to make caopies at Rubi Marketing in town. The were used for a garage, dirty kitchen, and drying clothes. The material is not canvas, more of a plastic type.
Oops, Asawa just read my post and said the material is considered canvas.

 

Mandaue foam at the corner of Locsin and Mabini will make any tarp you want, to specs., priced according to what material you want. They made me a "10 year tarp" in 2003, and I thought, "RIGHT". There are still pieces of that tarp in use around the house, and it was getting worn but still all in one piece when it was 10 years old.

Tell them you heard it on Dumagueteinfo!



Larry

 

I have bought several tarps (trapal)from them over the years and will concur with Larry 100% on that .

 

Thanks Guys, just spoken to her again and she is down playing it saying that the Nipa is paid for and hopefully the Guy will get to them soon, as he has a big job on building a Nipa Hut for another Customer. I just find it frustrating how they refuse my help and soldier on because they do not like to ask me or think I will think bad of them if I do help them :/

I bought a thick Vinyl Tarp from one of the local suppliers, I fitted eyes every metre so Papa could run the nylon ropes thru the sides and tie off to give it strength, they said it was the good stuff and should last two years, however I think something was lost in the translation and Papa failed to tie off the sides and once the wind got under it, it just tore it to pieces. :/

For now I am trying to get her to buy some cheap and nasty Blue Tarps just to try and hold off the leaks long enough until the Nipa is ready for Papa to replace the roof, and then I can concentrate on saving once I am there (without all of the Western costs forced upon me to try and survive week to week like now) to do a proper job in good time (no emergency prices needed) and Papa is a Carpenter who helps to build the Resorts between Zambo and Duma but he will need help to do it as he is not a young man anymore and I would like to have it up as quick as possible so would be doing it when it is not the rainy season. (Do they have non-rainy seasons there?)

I will tell her where to go in Duma to grab some large Tarps. Thanks Guys!

 

Brian, the global warming not withstanding, you can normally count on Feb-May as more or less non-rainy season, based on my 7 days here. Always seems to be an April storm popping up though.

 

Guess you mean 7 Years Pat

JP

 

I also agree, I had a custom cover for my 30 sailboat and it lasted 8 years in a very harsh environment.

 

So this is the actual Canvas Tarp material or the thick Vinyl you guys are talking about?
Obviously not the cheap polyester material as that stuff is shot to pieces within a month...

The stuff I bought before Pat0 was thick Vinyl as seen here;
I paid around 5,000 pesos for the Vinyl and Eyelets as well as some Wire and Nylon Rope. I am sure Papa removed the rope from each side before stringing it over the roof, my intention was to tie extra ropes along each side and tie down to try and stop the wind getting under it or tearing the sides. It lasted around a month when he put it up :/
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