Our(well her) new house

[sonjack2847]

20 minutes ago, Reboot said:

No tie beam/header over the doorway? 

There is you cant see it from the angle of the photo.

[RBM]

Kev great progress, if they stick to budget previously mentioned your on a winner. Congrats.....

[sonjack2847]

19 minutes ago, RBM said:

Kev great progress, if they stick to budget previously mentioned your on a winner. Congrats.....

The agent who sold me the land did the paperwork for us and I was impressed by his meticulous and professional attitude.Then I asked him if he knew anybody who could do plans and blueprints.That also went without a hitch.He asked who I was going to use as a builder and as I didn`t know anybody here I asked for recommendations. He told me his uncle was a builder so I said ok lets talk.His uncle came down and he was asking me questions which led me to believe that he knew what he was on about.So I hired them and so far so good.I think I just got lucky.When we visit the site the workers and his uncle ask us questions and listen to what we have to say.I see no reason why it wont come in on budget unless I change anything.We did have to change the design of the rentals which made it more expensive but I can see where that money is going.At the moment I would recommend them to anybody. Hopefully it will go as planned or Brett cant have his shed.

[Dave Hounddriver]

7 minutes ago, sonjack2847 said:

I think I just got lucky.

Does your wife know?  

 

Seriously though, it all sounds good.  The one thing I would do different (on my house, if I had to do it again) is to push the contractor to put a ground in to all the electrical outlets.  Its not required by code so they don't do it unless you push them.  Its not all that expensive to do it while building but its an expensive add-on if you want to do it later.  Just my opinion.

 

[sonjack2847]

3 hours ago, Dave Hounddriver said:

Does your wife know?  

 

Seriously though, it all sounds good.  The one thing I would do different (on my house, if I had to do it again) is to push the contractor to put a ground in to all the electrical outlets.  Its not required by code so they don't do it unless you push them.  Its not all that expensive to do it while building but its an expensive add-on if you want to do it later.  Just my opinion.

 

Just to be safe I  checked and he says yes he will be fitting a ground rod

[Reboot]

The wonders of electricity are more exciting without ground rods. It's more fun in the Philippines.

[sonjack2847]

Now they are starting the roof,next week they will start the rentals also.They are moving the bunkhouse out of the way.

[lobojohn]

tie beam/header/lintel... i noticed it too , but im not a trouble maker like you hahahaha joke honestly its standard here , though so are crumbly blocks (so called cinder blocks) properly lain and joints all scored,  2x2 framing, plumbing buried in concrete, and on and on.. an old nail banger like me has had to adjust beyond whats reasonable at times just to keep the peace. its d fils

[lobojohn]

it looks like its going to be a lovely roomy home and i congratulate you sir on what can be a very daunting task. looks like youve got a winner.

[sonjack2847]

57 minutes ago, lobojohn said:

tie beam/header/lintel... i noticed it too , but im not a trouble maker like you hahahaha joke honestly its standard here , though so are crumbly blocks

There are lintels I checked that as it was progressing.They had some crumbly blocks delivered and without me saying a word they didn`t use them.As I wrote before I am happy with the progress and have been checking all of their work and have seen nothing questionable regarding standards.I actually do think sometimes that they go over the top but I am not used to building techniques in the Philippines.