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    You could call it 'Do good house designs grow on trees...or are they a rotten idea ? '


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    Only just seen this Stewart, what an adventure, good luck!


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    Step one:

    Try to find out WHAT species your wood/lumber is...

    Some interesting links here:

    http://www.idewood.com/index.php?pid=8
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    http://myphilippinelife.com/our-phil...ect-carpentry/

    In the Phils I've built lots and lots of aviaries and cages, plus a decent sized shop, all from various kinds of lumber, but for my house project I chose reinforced concrete, and concrete blocks.


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    Peter,
    Yes, it might be worth developing as a thread..... if only to say "no, it doesn't work" at the end of the analysis, or "beware of these pitfalls" if it does turn out to be a viable option.

    How about
    Kit Houses - a viable option for the Philippines ?"

    But I bow to thoughts of others on here.
    No man is an island, but Barry is


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    It sounds interesting.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluebirdjones View Post
    Guys (esp Imagine, Jake, Fred...)
    I'm thinking about the idea of buying a kit house (timber construction) from a Malaysian, Aussie or other regional supplier, and then shipping in a container to the Philippines.

    Any of you aware of others who've done the same/similar ?

    Any pitfalls other than the obvious ? (customs duty, make sure wood is treated, excavate to get rid of termite nests)

    I'm thinking something like this:
    http://www.house-uk.co.uk/Lauri147.html
    or
    http://www.alternatedwellings.com.au/kornalla.asp
    as an idea
    's certainly an interesting post, Marc and ...

    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    Probably ought to have its own dedicated thread as it's very interesting and could well develop over time.
    ... yes, with Peter - it's definitely more than worthy of its own thread, IMHO!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
    ... yes, with Peter - it's definitely more than worthy of its own thread, IMHO!
    ... Fred appears to have beaten you to it, I'm afraid!


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    Quote Originally Posted by imagine View Post
    ground floor 60sqm, 1st floor 40 sqm, roof top 40 sqm,estimated 5 years to return the investment from rental, at investment of 1.6 million ,possible could exceed 1.6 million, but im happy with that,return income is based on renting all three floors, but it may make a difference running the roof top caffee ourselves, I would think if run well will exceed any rental incomeDepending on the finishing i reckon 1.6 to 1.8 million should be about right.

    (Oops..Jake`s original post lost)


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    Quote Originally Posted by jake View Post
    Yep!!.. That's what I reckon.
    The above was not my reply to Stewart's post Mods do you have any idea why that might have happened? The 'Yep!!' makes me think it might have something to do with Fred

    Stewart,

    Depending on the finishing, I reckon 1.6 to 1.8 million should be about right.

    If you can get your initial investment back within 5 years....superb


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    Quote Originally Posted by jake View Post
    The above was not my reply to Stewart's post Mods do you have any idea why that might have happened? The 'Yep!!' makes me think it might have something to do with Fred

    Stewart,

    Depending on the finishing, I reckon 1.6 to 1.8 million should be about right.

    If you can get your initial investment back within 5 years....superb
    Sorry!! I clicked Edit instead of Quote.. (dumb Mod!) Ive done this a lot in the past but usually correct the mistake before its noticed!!
    I`ll fix it now though..

    Edit: Oh Shiiittt..I cant!! Lost your original post.
    Really sorry about that..
    If you can remember what you posted just click edit and re post.. UGGHH!


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    If you can remember what you posted just click edit and re post.. UGGHH!
    Meh!!

    It had something to do with crop rotation in the 14th century
    No problem Fred


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    Quote Originally Posted by jake View Post
    Meh!!

    It had something to do with crop rotation in the 14th century
    Yep!!.. That's what I reckon.


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    in the beginning was our hollow blocker started a few months prior to start of project and completed today 4000 6 inch blocks and 700 4 inch blocks, all made to class A ,



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    the rear of our project before start of construction

    view from the front through to back of project, the old is completely demolished,


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    The Ritual. PADUGO, 1st day of start of project


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    You're very posh............we had only chicken


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    Just went to a friends project here and he has one of these on site..Made it himself and I wish I had one to grade sand for finishing cement render..
    Unlike the video,his makes no noise at all.. Fine sand production is fast efficient and cheap.





    Here`s a better one.. A lot quieter.


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    Quote Originally Posted by imagine View Post
    The Ritual. PADUGO, 1st day of start of project
    We had a pig with it's throat cut. They splashed blood over the clean white multi cab then proceeded to make a mess in my premises WTF! I didnt even know this was about to happen Then the local preist came along doin likewise with the holy water. I was half expecting Samatha Eggar to come flying in on her broomstick


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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    You're very posh............we had only chicken
    guess we must be cos we also had 3 chickens plus the goat


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    Quote Originally Posted by gWaPito View Post
    We had a pig with it's throat cut. They splashed blood over the clean white multi cab then proceeded to make a mess in my premises WTF! I didnt even know this was about to happen Then the local preist came along doin likewise with the holy water. I was half expecting Samatha Eggar to come flying in on her broomstick
    our pig is next , before the pouring of cement for posts


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Just went to a friends project here and he has one of these on site..Made it himself and I wish I had one to grade sand for finishing cement render..
    Unlike the video,his makes no noise at all.. Fine sand production is fast efficient and cheap.
    my connection not good enough to play vids yet, but yes i get the idea , very good,
    i will get a better look later


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    Quote Originally Posted by imagine View Post
    our pig is next , before the pouring of cement for posts
    All good fun Stewart I hope you're settling ok. You look happy enough in the pics


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    Stewart we have been following your Construction Project,what about exploring other finishes to the hollow block work externally,there most be alternative possibilities,to cement render,in this country we have seen lots of external finishes,maybe worth considering,your wife might help with sourcing them,Good Luck and thanks for the Photos ....


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    got our permission to pour the concrete for posts, by lunchtime we had our pig and blessed the posts with blood, then the pouring began





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    the frontage of our store




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    Crikey!! Was you a safety officer in the U.K??
    I wouldn`t even know where I could buy that many hard hats here!!
    My blokes all wear flip flops!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Crikey!! Was you a safety officer in the U.K??
    I wouldn`t even know where I could buy that many hard hats here!!
    My blokes all wear flip flops!!
    I bought them good quality hard hats, the cheap ones are poor quality, 26 hats all in all

    green labourers, yellow skilled, blue foreman and my liaison officer, white me, Lolita, architect, and electric design engineer


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    and whatever happened to our pig



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    i bought a new portable welder for the construction, its made in austrailia, ( cigweld 130.170 inverter arc.) oddly it has a 3 pin 13 amp fused plug, identical to uk, now this welder is 20amp, but the type of welder it is makes it compatable to a 30 amp welder which means its light weight and no worries about the transformer on the power supply or causing problems with the stores near our construction,

    the thing is ,,, the fuse keeps blowing,no 13 amp fuses here available, lucky i brought some from uk, dont ask why i did, must have had a second sight

    we contacted the hardwear store its a big store well known here, they say put a 20 amp fuse in it and they will take responsability if it gets damaged,

    the only 20 amp 210 volt fuses are glass fuses but longer than the 13amp, i dont like the idea of this but i have adapted the plug to take the fuse, and will try 1st with a 15 amp fuse,
    this welder cost 23,000 p thats with the discount, im wishing i had just bought a cheap 8,000 kamato instead, i didnt because im told they are cheap and unreliable but so is the one i have.
    i was thinking the safest way was to get a voltage regulater, but what size for a welder

    anyone any idea how to resolve this?


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