Extension started

[tiger31]

1379390_752498168097182_1484924534_n.jpg labour charge 5.71 for the builder and half that for his helper can,t argue with that

[Trefor]

You'd better teach them what a spirit-level is!

[tiger31]

lol don,t worry about that it will be straight trust me they have some unorthodox ways of doing things here but its their way of doing things here lol.

[Michael Parnham]

Busy Busy, Tiger!

[stevewool]

Looks like you are having a garden wall built

[sars_notd_virus]

labour charge 5.71 for the builder and half that for his helper can,t argue with that

lol cant argue with that ,...5.71?? bargain!!
make sure that the ''pay'' for the labor is just half of what your pay for materials

[tiger31]

Looks like you are having a garden wall built

nope gonna be a roof sloping down which will keep the sun from hitting the front of the house .i,m extending all the way round front side and rear because its cheaper to buy a small house and then double its size yourself .more pictures will follow as work progresses.

[Michael Parnham]

I'm sure it'll be ok when it's finished Tiger!

[fred]

Tiger.. Im just a tad confused.
Which building is which? I m assuming that the units painted different colours are separate or are they all yours?
What is the roof made of at the moment and what size rebar is that?
Looks like 8mm.. Should be at least 12mm IMO.. BTW thats not a criticism and I may well be wrong!!
571.00 a day seems an odd wage request.. Normally its 200.00,350.00, 550.00 or 600.00!!
But 571?
Onli in di Pilipins eh!!
Good luck with the build BTW!!
Cheers,
Fred.

[fred]

You'd better teach them what a spirit-level is!

They use a far more accurate tool than a spirit level.. Same principle,just far more accurate..
They call it a "Level hose"..
Its basically a long clear plastic tube almost full of water.

[tiger31]

Tiger.. Im just a tad confused.
Which building is which? I m assuming that the units painted different colours are separate or are they all yours?
What is the roof made of at the moment and what size rebar is that?
Looks like 8mm.. Should be at least 12mm IMO.. BTW thats not a criticism and I may well be wrong!!
571.00 a day seems an odd wage request.. Normally its 200.00,350.00, 550.00 or 600.00!!
But 571?
Onli in di Pilipins eh!!
Good luck with the build BTW!!
Cheers,
Fred.

400 pesos a day divided by 70 pesos to the pound at the current exchange rate = 5.71 a day .The beige and red building its actually a semi detached 2 bed bungalow .I am adding another bedroom covering over the driveway to the side and extending the kitchen .The roof is just the usual tin stuff I believe but never been up on the roof .I looked at another extension on someone elses house which is the same as mine and really liked the layout so i,m using the same builder for mine .The misus wants to use the place for an income so the front will be used for 8 computers as a small internet cafe and to the side she wants a store and more computers to the side .I will place more pictures as it progresses its kinda hard to visualise it at the moment .The total cost of all the work and labour will be around 200,000 pesos for what they will be doing to the place I consider it a bargain.not sure what size of rebar it is but because its only single level i,m not really bothered it looks strong enough for me .

[fred]

400 pesos a day divided by 70 pesos to the pound at the current exchange rate = 5.71 a day .The beige and red building its actually a semi detached 2 bed bungalow .I am adding another bedroom covering over the driveway to the side and extending the kitchen .The roof is just the usual tin stuff I believe but never been up on the roof .I looked at another extension on someone elses house which is the same as mine and really liked the layout so i,m using the same builder for mine .The misus wants to use the place for an income so the front will be used for 8 computers as a small internet cafe and to the side she wants a store and more computers to the side .I will place more pictures as it progresses its kinda hard to visualise it at the moment .The total cost of all the work and labour will be around 200,000 pesos for what they will be doing to the place I consider it a bargain.not sure what size of rebar it is but because its only single level i,m not really bothered it looks strong enough for me .

Ahhh... Sorry..I was being dumb.. I thought you meant 571.00 Pesos!!
Look forward to the pictures as things progress.. Interesting to see how it turns out.

[tiger31]

Ahhh... Sorry..I was being dumb.. I thought you meant 571.00 Pesos!!
Look forward to the pictures as things progress.. Interesting to see how it turns out.

LOL i,m just the financier the misus is dee boss .she hates the fact that I pay for everything and wants to contribute to the household income.we done the same thing in lapu lapu and made very little as she said because i interfered ,so this time she will do it her way ,she also own an internet cafe when we met so she knows whats she,s doing .

[jake]

With that colour scheme, i thought you where building your own Mcdonalds franchise.

Out of stock sir.... the owner ate them all

[tiger31]

With that colour scheme, i thought you where building your own Mcdonalds franchise.

Out of stock sir.... the owner ate them all

young jake no point in painting the front until extension is complete but its going to be glasgow rangers blue thats for sure lol

[tiger31]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...levant_count=2 day 6 of the build rain has interupted us a bit but plodding on thats doras brother on the wall .

[tiger31]

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[tiger31]

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The roof goes on .

[fred]

Looking good Tiger!!
What about your A/C exhaust? Stays where it is?

[tiger31]

Looking good Tiger!!
What about your A/C exhaust? Stays where it is?

well thats a good question its a pain in the .... may have to run a little tube along the inside but i,m thinking of putting in split level aircon and have the unit beside the post on the left.

[stevewool]

nice job

[tiger31]

Looking good Tiger!!
What about your A/C exhaust? Stays where it is?

hi fred after you asked me the question about the water run off from the A.C I had a look and racked ma brains lol and what ive decided is that I will run a pipe chiselled into the wall down under the AC and burried under the concrete along the floor through the wall and an elbow attached so that it drips away from the outside wall but a few inches off the wall onto the street as I will be tiling the inside walls and floor so you wont see any ugly pipes on the inside .i,ll attached a tiny funnel just under the AC leading into the hidden pipe job done .

[SimonH]

Just a thought, but couldn't you extend the a/c pipework and mount the condenser unit on the new roof

[tiger31]

Just a thought, but couldn't you extend the a/c pipework and mount the condenser unit on the new roof

well that was a possibility but the work is almost complete burying the pipe so when all the tiling is done there will be no un sightly tubes running all over the place .

[SimonH]

Not trying to change your mind but.........

Doesn't the condenser blow out the hot air, and therefore you're going to have a room full of hot air, maybe worth rethinking before you possibly turn it into an internet room with more electrical equipment making it more like a sauna.

[tiger31]

Not trying to change your mind but.........

Doesn't the condenser blow out the hot air, and therefore you're going to have a room full of hot air, maybe worth rethinking before you possibly turn it into an internet room with more electrical equipment making it more like a sauna.

yes I know what you mean but its going to be with grills on the front no windows we will put fans on the ceiling .its not as hot here as in other places like cebu I can actually sleep without the aircon on .I more worried about the rain getting in during a storm although the roof will overhang about 2 feet .we are just trialing this at the moment we intend to put more computers on the side of the house as well its all planned and hopefully it will work .the misus owned a net cafe before with 30 computers so i,m trusting her to know whats she,s doing .I ,ll post pictures as things come together to let everyone see .

[tiger31]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...count=3&ref=nf

[tiger31]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...count=3&ref=nf

let me know if you can all see the pictures

[stevewool]

i see no pictures

[mickcant]

let me know if you can all see the pictures

It says they are currently unavailable.
Mick.