Results 61 to 90 of 106
Thread: Our new home
-
25th March 2015 #61
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- Location
- Marikina City
- Posts
- 26,785
- Rep Power
- 150
I can imagine how you feel Steve.
It's not so easy to find 'good' tradesmen here.
-
25th March 2015 #62
-
25th March 2015 #63
-
26th March 2015 #64dont let them skim the walls with neat cement,it will give cracks in its coat , use skim coat its a white color , it can be sanded and smoothed when dry
They used to call it "Patching compound" and they face fill the walls with a 4 " putty knife! Takes forever..
These days we use a product called Mondo skimcoat. It has to be mixed with either white or grey cement and it bonds like .... to a blanket,extremely tough and of course sand-able.
Unlike ordinary skim coat it is not very porous.
If pure white cement is mixed with it,the walls are already white and very easy to paint.
I always get the masons to put it on with 12" float trowels... Quick and easy.
http://www.tuugo.ph/CompanyProducts/...o/022999415136
-
26th March 2015 #65
-
26th March 2015 #66
OK..Yeah we have used super kinis but we have had some fall off the wall..Also if there is any dust residue on the walls after sanding,the paint cannot adhere and that falls off!
The Mondo is a bit more pricey but never had any issues with it yet..
I was a painter for 30 years in UK but over here I have had to learn all over again as the whole process (and products)are quite different..
Oh how I wish Dulux would open a factory here!
E
Edit..
Although Mondo is more expensive there is no need to buy Flat lax to mix it with..Just pure cement so thinking about it,the price is about the same.. Not 100% sure though.
-
27th March 2015 #67
The latest pictures , the pictures are not the greatest quality but you can see what is happening
Attachment 9340Attachment 9339Attachment 9341Attachment 9342Attachment 9343Attachment 9344Attachment 9345Attachment 9346
Again we are so pleased with what is happening, the builders are doing everything we are asking and even though they are saying it will be another 2 to 3 weeks over the date they gave us, the fixed fee is still the same
-
28th March 2015 #68
Nearly there!
-
3rd April 2015 #69
Just had some more pictures taken of the house, its coming on fine, the roof is on and its weather proof too, just the last few bits to be done and thats it, ready for us to put our mark on it, pictures to follow
-
4th April 2015 #70
here are some more pictures
-
4th April 2015 #71
-
4th April 2015 #72
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Pangasinan
- Posts
- 25,597
- Rep Power
- 150
That looks like a rather large house.
-
4th April 2015 #73
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- Location
- Marikina City
- Posts
- 26,785
- Rep Power
- 150
Thanks for continuing the photographic updates Steve.
Very interesting to see something grow.
-
4th April 2015 #74
-
4th April 2015 #75
-
4th April 2015 #76
The lot is just over 180 sq mtrs and the house is just over 73 sq mtrs each floor, down stairs is the bedrooms of Ems dad and Brother, plus bathroom and kitchen and living room, upstairs is our living space, somewhere to share plus somewhere to get away too, the roof terrace well thats my space, somewhere to try to grow things and to get some pictures of the night sky too, so yes its a big house but for a very good budget so far
-
4th April 2015 #77
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Pangasinan
- Posts
- 25,597
- Rep Power
- 150
Ah, I see.
The place I had built out there was about the same...80sqm each floor (ground floor restaurant, first floor living accommo' and rooftop for aviaries, clothes drying ,etc).
-
12th April 2015 #78
the latest pictures, taken on the 10th April
Attachment 9373Attachment 9372Attachment 9374Attachment 9375Attachment 9376
-
14th April 2015 #79
Its coming along nicely Steve
Why is the left hand side of the building only plastered on the ground floor?
-
14th April 2015 #80
-
15th April 2015 #81
Jake i tell a lie, Ems told me that the rest of that side will be plastered later on once they have finished the front,then they can move the scaffold to that side
-
15th April 2015 #82
-
15th April 2015 #83
-
15th April 2015 #84
-
28th April 2015 #85
Attachment 9382Attachment 9383Attachment 9384Attachment 9385 here are the latest, these was taken last Saturday, and we have been told that this Saturday they will have finished what we have asked them to do
-
28th April 2015 #86
Almost there!
-
28th April 2015 #87
- Join Date
- Jul 2005
- Location
- Pangasinan
- Posts
- 25,597
- Rep Power
- 150
Very nice Steve.
-
29th April 2015 #88
- Join Date
- Aug 2010
- Location
- Marikina City
- Posts
- 26,785
- Rep Power
- 150
Looks like a great job done Steve
You have my greatest respect for the way you took the responsibility and controlled what looked like the beginings of a potentially uncontrollable situation.
Well done Steve and Emma
The results speak for themselves and in a relatively short time too.
-
29th April 2015 #89
Again thanks for your support boys and girls,
Yes Peter even i thought i was taking on to much but with a very firm hand and even tighter wallet it does look rather grand,
The best thing that we did was to get over there and to see what was happening, there was plans to do this and to do that from members of the family and the work had even started too, but a big NO NO from me that stopped, and thats when we did it the way i wanted it done,
Ems dad has been a big help and Roland our foreman well what a great chap, we spoke to him today and we asked for a quote to do other work and hopefully it will be what we are wanting again, i shall keep you all informed about our next project, thanks again everyone for these nice and welcoming comments
-
30th April 2015 #90
Thread Information
Users Browsing this Thread
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Similar Threads
-
Home Office bottles it over Go Home Vans
By Dedworth in forum News UKReplies: 5Last Post: 15th August 2013, 11:35 -
Home sweet new home
By febmary in forum CelebrationReplies: 9Last Post: 25th June 2012, 09:43 -
home
By Moy in forum Living in the PhilippinesReplies: 6Last Post: 9th April 2012, 23:46 -
Home again...........
By aromulus in forum UK ImmigrationReplies: 2Last Post: 5th September 2008, 00:42 -
home at last
By dave65 in forum Loose Talk, Chat and Off TopicReplies: 10Last Post: 16th February 2007, 02:52