⌛ building a two story house in dumaguete????

No worries Claire...hope it all goes like clockwork for you. If you're worried about the small animals..and really the only animal of concern in Dumaguete..or the rest of the country thru the roof....is the rat...not a huge issue.... throw some warfarin (rat poison) around the manhole, inside the ceiling, and they'll soon stop farting in church.

If you want to elevate your house...you might check out Queenslander on google. Just google the word. That's how we deal with hot, humid, climates here. Built for the climate and works great. Seen a few in Bacolod area - but didn't notice any in Dumaguete. Make sure all your wood is well treated for termites....and feel free to spray the area around your abode yourself. I do it - buy the chemicals from my local hardware store. Cost about one-tenth of what an 'expert' would charge me.

I don't live in Queensland but my house design incorporates some of their ideas (high roof, verandas..etc) and I'm comfortable enough on hot days...we don't use the A/C much....

 

Thank you again sir. Sure I will keep it in mind. In the future I might post a picture of my house once it is done. And hoping to be a help to others like I am receiving much help from the informations that forum members are giving to me. Thank you again.


Sir, this is abit off topic but can you tell me which part of australia is always hot. Actually I am looking for some ideas for the future and australia is one of my choice. But I do suffer alot from cold so if you could give me an idea of where is the hottest place in australia. Thank you in advance.


claire

 

Darwin is the hottest place....look it up on Google. Is the most expensive place than any other city or state, but has alot of potential. If you like Travelling, its so cheap to fly from here to the Singapore hub. From there you can go anywhere!

Apart from not being able to swim 6 months of the year, there are lots of other things to do like fishing, fishing or fishing

They have just built a new convention centre and wave pool.

There are lots of filipinos who have migrated on the skilled 457 visa which has boosted the filipino community making it one of the largest ethnic groups here. The visa class has now been renamed since this year, but its still the same.

How do I know? I live here!

 

hello sir ninja,


Thank you for the reply. I read in the internet that a part of australia is always hot. I am not really into tourist type. I am thinking about the possibilities for my family in the future. And I really seems to like australia just I can not really carry on during winter time. Already here in italy I have more that enough struggle. Anyway I prefer a place that is very modest and not expensive. But still competitive with regards to jobs, education, and health facilities. For example sir , how much does it cost to rent a house there. And how much does a small family like mine needs to live comfortably. The budget should cover food , bills , and if I want to send my son to a kinder school. I think I better start a new thread about my inquiries. Thank you in advance sir .


claire

 

Building a house in Dumaguete

Hello,
Of late, prices of construction materials particularly deformed steel bars have gone up and there are no indications that they will go down sooner.

If you hire a contractor, they charge you between 14k-15k per square meter of the floor area of your house. This is the average cost you will pay for a house. For some contractors, this already include the designs and securing building permits, otherwise you will have to look for a third party to do these for you or do it yourself. This price already considers superior quality materials but this does not include the fence and the landscape.

Just make sure the lot you plan to build your house on is titled and free from all encumbrances.

One option you may want to consider is to buy a house and lot. This will save you from a lot of hassles relative to building a house. I know a couple of houses being sold within Dumaguete and you may want to view them before you make your final decision.

You can buy 2-3 bedroom house in the range of Php 2M to 3M.

If you need further information about building a house in Dumaguete, email me at dannyt.cabahug@gmail.com

 

It would be interesting to know how many members have built a house where the builder didn't totally complete the project.

 

My next door neighbors, an Austrian and a German married to two local sisters had houses built by contractors on a large lot next to mine, neither were completed as they should have been.
Depending on the quality of the house you want built, for western standards you will pay more like 18k per sq mtr + for upgrades. You get what you pay for here, sorta....

 

A big, BIG rule to follow....

Never, ever give a builder or contractor here the bulk of the payment until he is completely finished to your satisfaction.

 

Hi Claire, as I had mentioned to you earlier, I built a two storey house in Valencia last year. It is not hot in the house, upstairs or down. I have no air conditioning, just fans and we are always comfortable. Granted, it is a little cooler in Valencia but I am in the town so not a really big difference. There are a few things you can do to help: keep the roof and exterior wall colours as light as possible, like beige or ivory, good ventilation in the roof, (the Philippine style vents in the eaves work well) lots of windows, high ceilings, shade trees. I don't have whirly bird vents, had them before and they are only good if you can lubricate the bearings occasionally. If they are turning with no wind, they are not helping to exhaust heat, they are actually resisting the hot air trying to escape from your roof. I will try to post pictures if I can reduce them.

 

I have attached a picture of my house showing the roof and wall colours as well as the roof vent, the shade trees and number of windows. Note that there are no windows on the back side of the house since I built with a firewall but the house is still cool. The dark glass on the windows might help also.

There is also a photo of the steel deck that is visible above my carport. I used this decking to make the entire second floor. It cost me about Php35,000 for around 70 square meters but I saved on the cost of plywood and coco lumber normally needed to support the ceiling. Also, the concrete requirements are less; I only put 4 inches of concrete (3 inches nominal due to the corrugation of the deck) instead of the six inches stated in my plans. I used only one layer of 12mm deformed bars crossed at every 30cm instead of the double layer required by code if using regular concrete. That, along with the labour savings pretty well balanced out the cost and I believe it is much better. The deck is available at DN Steel, on Perdices St. before the Banica River Bridge.