Guy F. Posted November 27, 2015 Author Posted November 27, 2015 So sorry, but there will be no more public photos of my new house. Mrs F has laid down the law. She is too uncomfortable about posting stuff like that publicly. Wish I could find an estate sale or an expat giving up on the PI & moving back to the old country so I could get all necessary furniture & so on as a package deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy F. Posted December 11, 2015 Author Posted December 11, 2015 We have been occupying the house for 2 days now. It was substantially completed twelve days ahead of schedule. I am extremely pleased with how well outside noise is kept out. We have a list of defects to be corrected and we shall see how expeditiously they get corrected. For example, there are no electric outlets above the kitchen countertops. And 2 of the electric outlets in bathrooms are 3.3 meters above the floor! WTF?! I was worried about the fencing crew working wothout a contract. They seem to be on budget and on schedule. I got lucky with that. It turns out we can't get unlimited broadband internet here. The connection is extremely fast but it has a limit of 800MB per day, so we won't be watching much internet video. I'll sorely miss Comedy Central. Life is very good. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support scott h Posted December 11, 2015 Forum Support Posted December 11, 2015 It was substantially completed twelve days ahead of schedule. I am extremely pleased with how well outside noise is kept out. Gratz Guy. I know the feeling when the house is finished. I don't remember all the specifics of your new home. Thought I would pass on what I learned. Inspect the outside walls very carefully if they used (what they call here) Bistay sand plaster. Crawl around and insure that everything is plastered really well. I learned the hard way that if they missed an area because it is either hard to get to or not seen at a casual glance it might not get plastered. Exposed block is not water proof nor bug proof. Just thought I would share a lesson learned Have fun decorating the house :hystery: . (the construction process was much more interesting, decorating just means following the wife around and carrying the credit card :1 (103): ) :mocking: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 Saw this house today,inside and out..Very impressive indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted December 12, 2015 Posted December 12, 2015 I am extremely pleased with how well outside noise is kept out. :thumbsup: Assisted by double glass? there are no electric outlets above the kitchen countertops. And 2 of the electric outlets in bathrooms are 3.3 meters above the floor! WTF?! Perhaps it's of security reasons, it's hard to be electricuted if not reaching :lol: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy F. Posted December 12, 2015 Author Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) I am extremely pleased with how well outside noise is kept out. :thumbsup: Assisted by double glass? there are no electric outlets above the kitchen countertops. And 2 of the electric outlets in bathrooms are 3.3 meters above the floor! WTF?!Perhaps it's of security reasons, it's hard to be electricuted if not reaching :lol: Maybe the high-up electric outlets in the showers are meant for those water heaters that are part of the shower head. But since we have solar water heating they are superfluous. No, the windows do not look to be double glass. They were supposed to be, but I won't complain about that. In the master bedroom noise from other rooms is well muffled. Noise reduction is doubtlessly augmented by the six foot high perimeter wall. Edited December 12, 2015 by Guy F. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Posted December 13, 2015 Posted December 13, 2015 In the master bedroom noise from other rooms is well muffled. Noise reduction is doubtlessly augmented by the six foot high perimeter wall. I suppouse you have proper ceilings. Without such sound can "bounce around" over the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy F. Posted December 29, 2015 Author Posted December 29, 2015 The builder took care of the high-priority deficiencies promptly. There is a long list of minor flaws. We will propose that we be excused from paying the last 10% in exchange for fixing everything ourselves. What looks like plywood in the attic photo is plywood, but it's 5 centimeter (2 inch) thick Marine Plywood. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intrepid Posted December 29, 2015 Posted December 29, 2015 (edited) What looks like plywood in the attic photo is plywood, but it's 5 centimeter (2 inch) thick Marine Plywood. I must be missing it. What is the post number with the attic photo with 2" plywood? And what is the need for 2" plywood? Sure is a good looking house. I hope you are very happy and proud of it! I have some young missionary friends living in Bohol and plan to visit them next year. If your home at that time maybe we can get together. danny Edited December 29, 2015 by intrepid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy F. Posted December 30, 2015 Author Posted December 30, 2015 Post #23, last picture, captioned "wiring detail, attic." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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