How difficult is it getting things shipped from Cebu? Never tried it which is why my first options were to explore where to find locally. Shawn
Norm, CMU-concrete masonry unit or what they call hollow block in the Philippines. Been calling it CMU all my life so I forget to say hollow...
John...the footers for the columns are 4' deep and the rebar footer is 4'X4'...1.2 meters for the folks that speak metric. Shawn
Hello, I'm going to use the 3-D panels for the interior and exterior walls since I've heard good things about them and they look like a much...
A few more pics Started laying out the footprint of the house to include getting the footers dug and concrete placed for 3 of the columns. I...
I haven't found anything that green in Afghanistan... We are building in Tanjay, quiet little town and where the better half is from. Yes, we...
Hello...figured I would share some pics from our current house project. We are still working on the exterior wall/fence and nipa hut that will be...
Thanks Brian, I'm back in Afghanistan so I will have the wife ask around to look into sourcing some lime. Shawn
Brian, I've done some Google searches and am not coming up with much on how the lime should be applied under the slab, can you tell me what you...
You bring up an interesting point Brian about the termites. Our lot was a rice paddy, so once we finish the perimeter fence/wall I need to...
Brian...the slab will be inside the block as normal in the PI, I will have a joint between the reinforced slab and the block though (joint sealant...
Thanks Norm, the wife will check out matio next time she goes to Dumaguete. Shawn
Hello, On my house build I was trying to explain to my foreman about a vapor barrier for the floor slab (blank stare). Does anyone know where...
HaHa, actually pretty quiet so far over here leading up to EID.
The better half was able to get a call through to me here for about a minute, assume there are some infrastructure problems since I have not been...
The wife totally freaked out in Tanjay, waiting to hear back on family.
Last time I lived in the US was '96 and am terrible with other languages. I can get by in Korea but am no where close to fluent even after all...
Hello all, I'll be back in a couple weeks and will spend a few days in Manila; any advice on where in Manila to check for the fixtures? Shawn
Hello All, This actually turned into an interesting post, not too sure I'll be 100% on what the intent was for what the original poster started;...
Hello PatO...if it is cool I could PM you my email address to pass on to the 2 folks you mention. I'm a Project Manager and came up as an...
