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Save up to 30% on Construction Cost in the Philippines

With the correct planning (design/blueprints) you can save up to $3 for every $10 that you spend on the total construction project.

Typically people let an architect make blueprints (design) and then ask a few contractors to quote (project bidding-tender) based on the same blueprints. BUT they forget that the highest impact on cost are found in the planning- and design-stage; NOT in bidding.
With the bidding-process you can save a few Dollars (and mostly lose quality!) but a GOOD design can save you up to 30% of the total construction project cost by optimizing the FUNCTION of ALL parts of your project.

Asking a friend or relative to make a quick-cheap design might NOT be a good idea.

The solution is our 'Know-How Network' which includes experienced architects who work together with experienced engineers to make a planning/design which saves you money by using 'Value Engineering':

We do not 'cheapen' your building nor do we 'cut corners'.
We remove unnecessary expenditures and find alternatives.
We simply use knowledge which other Philippine architects and contractors fail to recognize due to lack of information, shortage of time, rigid application of standards, reluctance to seek advice, habitual thinking, failure to admit ignorance, poor human relations, resistance to change or they make decisions based on feelings rather than facts.

Spending a little more on planning, design/blueprints will save you much more than you think.
And our price for blueprints is the same as any other architect...
 

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Building a House in the Philippines?

-  If you are looking for 'Cheap' we can not help you  -

Lately we hear more and more stories from our website-readers about the problems which they encounter because of the fact that they get the 'services' of a Philippine 'contractor' or an 'architect' which happen to be a friend or relative without an office, without a contract...And they are offered very low prices...

The result is:
- 'contractors' disappear when the house is half finished
- houses that look nice when built start to crack/leak soon because the low price you pay forces the 'contractor' to use cheap materials
- 'architects' make a ridiculous design with a foundation of half a meter thick (yes believe it, we have seen this ourselves!)

Most of these problems occur because people select the cheapest services without thinking long-term.
It is possible to have Quality, Service and Durability but it will cost a little more...

 

  

 

   

 

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Philippine Hollow Block Construction

More than 50 Mistakes that can be made - and the Solution for those


In Philippines Construction probably 99% of all residential- and commercial buildings are made with hollow blocks. You only need sand and gravel from the nearest river, cement from the nearest factory and steel bars from the nearest hardware store. Ample available and thus the obvious choice to use for building.

First they form the columns (posts) by pouring concrete (sand + cement + gravel + water) between forms (mostly made out of plywood) where steel bars (reinforcement or 'rebar') are placed. When the concrete is dry enough, the forms are removed and what is left are 'steel-reinforced' concrete columns that can carry the next floors and the roof.
*Note that the walls do not carry anything but their own (heavy) weight.

Between the columns they build up the walls out of hollow bricks by simply stacking- and glueing them together with mortar (sand + cement + water) and again reinforce with steel bars.
*Note that the walls do not carry the next floor or the roof! The columns do that.

Building with hollow blocks is still the most affordable way of construction here and since they use it also for 20-storey buildings it have to be a good option obviously...but make sure that not only the contractor is experienced; the construction-workers are the one who do the work and that's where most problems occur.

Most hollow blocks are made literally in someones backyard as a family business where they have a few wooden forms in which they pour concrete to dry in the sun.
They should use a certain minimum amount of cement (expensive) to make a strong hollow block...
Then why is it that when you drop a hollow block on the floor it breaks in many pieces?
Are they using enough cement? We have ways to make sure the hollow blocks are of better quality.

Hollow block walls have steel reinforcement bars inside; but the wall is still 'as strong as the weakest link', which is the hollow block, which is mostly 300 Pound per Square Inch.
So make sure the blocks are of good quality.
Any hollow block wall is 'victim of its own weight'; outside walls have to be 6 inch thick (according to the Philippine Building Code) often resulting in cracks at the window-corners when the workers do not exactly know how to avoid this.
The cracks let raining-water through that might even reach the steel bars in the wall and that means Rust.
The wall can maybe resist pressure but not uneven tension which occurs because of the high total weight plus weak hollow blocks between strong reinforced steel concrete.

 
Plastering or Rendering

Look around you here at Philippine buildings; mostly the outside walls have cracks in the plaster; it almost seems normal.
Walls that are made with hollow blocks have to be covered with a seperate layer of a cement-sand mix (rendering or plaster) without steel bar reinforcement; it easily peels of or cracks when not enough cement is used. The cracks let raining-water through that might even reach the steel bars in the wall and that means Rust.

But even if they use the correct amount of cement, there are more problems that are not easy to control when the construction-crew is not educated; rapid evaporation, uneven shrinkage and lack of knowledge are only a few of those.
Rapid Evaporation: when the water from the concrete-mix evaporates too fast during the process of setting (hardening), it results in uneven shrinkage which gives cracks.
So the workers have to keep the complete wall surface wet to avoid quick evaporation BUT that's a lot of work...
The thicker the layer of plaster, the bigger the difference in evaporation (the outside part of the plaster loses water first) and the more chance of developing cracks.

Labor is relatively cheap here which is maybe the reason why not many Philippine contractors focus on improving construction technologies.

Plaster is labor-intensive and time-consuming, even redundant and unnecesary when you see the next technologies; you don't need hollow blocks nor plaster.

But for those who still prefer the hollow blocks; we identified more than 50 mistakes (and the solution for those-) that can be made. For example the mistake that workers add water to a concrete-mix that became dry while they have their lunch...not knowing that the chemicals in cement have done their work and adding water doesn't change anything; it has lost its strength.

Our skilled workers are educated to avoid all the above mentioned problems by means of new insights in structural engineering plus we have the latest Philippine plaster-additives available to avoid cracks.

Ask for our 'extra service offer'; a laptop with wireless Internet and camera-connection (CAM) at the construction-site to see for yourself how we progress.

 


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  • The project is built faster; commercial buildings can start their business quicker.

  • Insulated; Air-conditioning is seldom necessary.

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Solid Concrete Walls   Cost: little higher than hollow blocks but 10X stronger (3,000 PSI). Typhoon and Earthquake resistant. American construction method.
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Insulation Concrete Panels   Cost: little higher but Insulated (K-factor 0.2) keeps heat/noise outside, providing comfort and saving on aircon-bills. Perfect for steep hills because LIGHT-WEIGHT!
No plaster = No cracks. Two times faster built. Walls hard as granite. European construction method.

  


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You want to know EXACT how many steel bars and sack of cement is used?
The solution is our 'Supervision Package'; you pay a fixed amount (a percentage of the estimated total construction-cost) to us to manage/supervise your project. We arrange all the paperwork, materials and labor BUT you are the one to pay those (not to us) during the construction. You don't have to be available all the time; you receive receipts for all materials and labor that have to be payed.
This 'Supervision Package' quarantees also that the project will be finished within the agreed time-frame.

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SHARE YOUR OPINION or ADVICE PLEASE

We want to educate and advise our readers about the best way to build a house in the Philippines.

How do YOU avoid the noise from rain on a Philippine steel roof? What did YOU use to construct a home; hollow blocks or...?

Do YOU have any positive or negative experience?

Did you ever build in the Philippines with ICF or SIPs or EIFS? Zero Energy? Solar Panels? ECO?

 

  

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 Philippines architects1: Most important is COMMUNICATION. It's YOUR house so please tell us all about your plans/wishes; location to build, when, how many storey, rooms, floor area, budget-range etc. so we can give you the best (FREE-) advice.

 Philippines house designs2: We let you chose a house-style from example homes (Mediterranean, beach, country, farm, vacation, luxury etc.) which will be the basis of the ultimate design.

 Philippines construction3: We inspect your lot (and take pictures) and evaluate the exact location, the logistics/accessibility, regulations/restrictions of the local government or subdivision, soil-type, neighbor-buildings, availability of local skilled labor, source of electricity/water etc. because they effect the design/price.

 Philippines house4: We explain- and show you different methods to construct; hollow blocks, solid concrete walls, insulated panels (keep the heat and noise outside), 'green-building' (ECO-) etc.

 Philippines home5: With your help and directions we make a rough sketch of the house (colored schematic design) and floor plans to fit your LOT, WISHES and BUDGET.
This is subject to relevant revisions; you change it until perfect.
Then we give a cost-estimate with material specifications and timeline.

 Philippines home builders6: If approved by you; we make the final blue prints, apply for a building-permit and start building.

 

  
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We deal with many clients from countries all over the world. They also refer their relatives and friends to us for building a home or commercial structure in the Philippines.
We think it's fair to reward this and therefore we now give commission for any prospect that you refer to us and who will let us build their house or commercial structure.
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Tips for Building a House in the Philippines
By guest-writer Mr. Steve Brall

 

There is no such thing as 'the perfect design or construction method' because it depends on your wishes and location etc.
After living here for more than 15 years I would like to share the following thoughts with you.
( But remember the old saying: an opinion is like an ass; everybody got one )


Heat Insulation
Electricity rates in the Philippines are at least 100% higher than in the USA.
Insulating your house can save a lot of money; lower electricity bills and a smaller aircon is possible.


Sound Insulation
If you dont want to listen to your neighbors Karaoke or noise from room to room or the loo flushing upstairs then the best solution is ICF.


Consider screen doors and -windows
Unless you do not mind flies landing on your face and food or mosquito bites or spiders, snakes etc.


Window Frames
PVC or wood or aluminium?
I know a Dutch ship-maker (with obvious knowledge about durable building-materials for the harsh sea environment) who let his contractor make wooden sliding windows (with quiet nylon wheels) for his beachhouse; salty air. Simple, affordable, functional.

 

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Also he knows that durable door-knobs, hinges etc. (test it with a magnet) you can not buy in any shop here; there are only a few places where you can buy them in Manila, not in Cebu.


The Walls (basic structure)
Hollow blocks are the cheapest option (not insulated).
Everybody builds with it because it is what all contractors offer...
So it is the biggest market and thus almost no contractor offers better methods.

A little higher cost (5%?) is 'cast-in-place' (USA method); 10x stronger than hollow blocks and also not insulated. The Dutch ship-maker mentioned above has built with it.

There are a few local construction methods for insulated walls but only one is used all over the world; ICF. It is also used in tropical regions like Africa so now they are starting to offer it in the Philippines also.


Roof
Almost all roofs in the Philippines are made of corrugated steel (galvanized sheets).
Because it is what contractors offer...despite the following disadvantages:
1) you can fry an egg on it so you have to insulate under it at extra cost
(paint the roof dark color and it will become even more hot)
2) a falling coconut will dent it
3) The noise of the rain hitting the roof can often be deafening

Better solutions are available but your contractor will not likely offer it like SIPs made by bonding a sheet material — plywood, steel, or fiber-cement — onto both sides of a foam core. Once they’re made into panels they can be used for structural elements like walls, roofs, and floors.
I know a Philippine contractor who built houses using SIPs; he also builds 'Cold Storage Facilities' out of it so it must be insulating indeed.


Kitchen
Cooking inside a closed-windows house means the smell and the water-vapor stays inside.
Consider to make a 'Dirty Kitchen'.
It is the name for an 'extra' or 'second' Philippine kitchen where you don't have to worry about the smelly fish you fry or the smoke when you want to cook with wood or about the cooking-oil splattering all around...
Because the kitchen is built out of view and is not meant to have visitors checking what you do.
I can be four walls with a roof; that's all you need.
It's where Filipino's enjoy cooking with friends (and talk about us foreigners when we are not there) and it's not designed to be beautifull.


Cost
The cost to build a house in the Philippines depends on how you look at it.
Building with insulation maybe cost more at this moment but over the years you will save money (and have the comfort of a quiet home).
 


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