Our houses

[Gavanddal]

Yes, and it's interesting to hear what people are paying for extensions, kitchen, windows, doors, roofs etc.

For example, an English guy in Southern Leyte told me he paid £300 to have all his windows and doors hand made. If I can find someone to do that I'll be well impressed.

Without having researched it thoroughly yet, it seems harder to find reputable builders than in the UK. By that I mean that many don't seem to advertise so it's mainly word of mouth?
I saw 3 construction sites whilst I was last out there and thought about just asking the head honcho if he could give me a quote.

As far as sourcing building products is concerned, how easy is that? I found some small "builders merchants" but with very little choice. I have visions of shipping many things in from a large city like Cebu.

[andypaul]

Yes, and it's interesting to hear what people are paying for extensions, kitchen, windows, doors, roofs etc.

For example, an English guy in Southern Leyte told me he paid £300 to have all his windows and doors hand made. If I can find someone to do that I'll be well impressed.

Without having researched it thoroughly yet, it seems harder to find reputable builders than in the UK. By that I mean that many don't seem to advertise so it's mainly word of mouth?
I saw 3 construction sites whilst I was last out there and thought about just asking the head honcho if he could give me a quote.

As far as sourcing building products is concerned, how easy is that? I found some small "builders merchants" but with very little choice. I have visions of shipping many things in from a large city like Cebu.

Also if buliders and bulider merchants were being reviewed and recomended to other whiteys it would possibly help them out and their workers as well as the people requiring their services.