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.