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Building the Philippines with Wilma & Greg
Philippines
Приєднався 30 жов 2014
My wife and I created this channel to document the building of our dream home in Dauin, Negros Oriental, Philippines. It would also be nice to be able to assist anyone who is looking to build their dream home in the Philippines as well. We hope you will be interested in our journey. We both retired in July of 2021 and moved to the Philippines. My wife and I bought property to build our dream home. We found a perfect building lot in Dauin, Negros Oriental. Please join us in this journey with all the ups and downs of building a home. We will lay out the entire process from how to find land, how to purchase, title, building permit(s), utility hook ups, find an architect, contractor to get to actual construction and everything in between.
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Greg & Wilma
SUBSCRIBE and come along for the ride !!!
If you wish to donate to this channel, please see the Paypal link below.
Greg & Wilma
Відео
Don't let all your appliances and electronics be ruined by this !!!
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Consider Subscribing to our channel !!! @buildingthephilippines
Infrastructure issues in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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@buildingthephilippines #philippines #infrastructure #retirement
Will you get bored if you move to the Philippines? 🇵🇭
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Retiring to the Philippines as a foreigner and the fear of becoming bored. @buildingthephilippines #life #construction #asia
Retirement living in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Building a home in the Philippines. @buildingthephilippines
A foreigner and a filipina living in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Another storm in our area and how we are handling it. @buildingthephilippines #weather #philippines #life
Understanding cultural differences and accepting them
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Do you need to make adjustments to be happy here? @buildingthephilippines #life #happy
Our retirement life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Join us on a typical day in the Philippines 🇵🇭 @buildingthephilippines #love #life #retirement
We are taking a break. Life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Our simple life in the Philippines 🇵🇭 @buildingthephilippines #love #life #home
Neighbor home build update #10.
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Roof install is underway. @buildingthephilippines #construction #money #life
Solar, Grid, and Generator. Do you need all three in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Join our journey by subscribing to our channel. @buildingthephilippines #construction #solar #life
Always challenges to overcome in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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@buildingthephilippines #construction #home #diy
Join our journey of retirement life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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@buildingthephilippines #construction #home #diy
How scammers scam in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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A public service announcement to make you aware of some of the challenges of building a home in the Philippines. @buildingthephilippines
BEWARE OF THE FOREIGNER PRICE IN THE PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭
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We added a 2nd water storage tank. @buildingthephilippines
Ellen and Sandy's dream home build !!!
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Ellen and Sandy's dream home build !!!
Maintaining a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Maintaining a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Will we have any issues with this project???
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Will we have any issues with this project???
Is STARLINK the right choice for the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Is STARLINK the right choice for the Philippines 🇵🇭
Construction in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Construction in the Philippines 🇵🇭
We finally get some real tech, Starlink and some wireless mics
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We finally get some real tech, Starlink and some wireless mics
How to save money by doing things yourself with your own crew
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How to save money by doing things yourself with your own crew
Cost comparison. How to save money in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Cost comparison. How to save money in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Our guys are starting the dirty kitchen overhaul !!!
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Our guys are starting the dirty kitchen overhaul !!!
You need to look out for your retirement dollars 💸
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You need to look out for your retirement dollars 💸
Building a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭 episode #2
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Building a home in the Philippines 🇵🇭 episode #2
Retirement life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
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Retirement life in the Philippines 🇵🇭
Looking to install SOLAR on your home ? Look to Alpha Solar 🇵🇭
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Looking to install SOLAR on your home ? Look to Alpha Solar 🇵🇭
Nice job! Beautiful Home. My wife (also Wilma "Wing") and I just did a remodel and expansion of our home in CDO Puerto where she lived before we met and she came to Florida for some years.
@stephenpike2529 thanks great, appreciate you watching our video.
Oh my gosh poor people!!!!!
@@gwenosterhoudt6309 buyer beware
Sir how is your solar battery going ? Is it the lVTOPSUN
@@robkelso4397 it's doing great. No issues. Yes, LV topsun
@@buildingthephilippines thank you so much
Good information thank you for sharing.
@@patrickhepburn7867 your welcome
Im a little late .. can you tell me what size transformer yall bought ... we built a home over in Northern samar and are having the same low voltage issues ...
@BrianDodgen our transformer is 25kva, cost 87k pesos installed.
@buildingthephilippines perfect thank you
Pretty nice house with beautiful scenery.Sir is there any available lot near where you are?
@Sissyvlog-M sorry, all spoken for.
Good morning, great video 👍
@@RobertsIslandLivingAdventures that was a video from the archives!!!
We will put up a dense mesh screen shade over our pool Our neighbour has it, it is great UV rated
Buy UPS for Starlink
Is yout UPS designed to be outdoors? You still have a lot of humidity. They have UPS that are designed for outdoors. The dampness from the humidity probably will become a problem.
@@timb4224 it's not rated for outside, but it's as humid indoors as outdoors.
@buildingthephilippines Very good point. If by chance this one doesn't make because of the humidity, maybe consider an outdoor version next time.
@timb4224 great idea, I did not know that was an option. Thanks.
Nice place and great video
Thank you
Great videos very useful information I’d never even considered voltage drop but will look into it now. Thanks.
Thank you
Whats the name or model brand of the alarm system. I'm looking for one. Thanks
Daytech 4G wifi Tuya on Shopee
Prince looking awesome and great tips. Thanks for sharing.
@datravels thank you appreciate it
👍👍
Thanks
I love that security system
Seems to work pretty well. We are happy with it.
Are the Philippines safe? Yes, until you get on the roads! 😂🤣 Or a Typhoon goes past you 😲🌬🌧🌴🇵🇭 Fortunately everything here was okay, and the construction crew was prepared, and got most things inside, and secured the outside. We stopped by the house last night, when we got back from Manila (fun drive! 😲🌬🌧), to check. Thank you for your concern about us, my friend! ❤️ Can't wait to hear the story about this homeowner and the big mix-up! 😲🤔😵💫🇵🇭🌴 It's more fun in the Philippines? 😂🤣
Glad to hear all went well for you guys up there. We dodged another one. Take care.
Does your security system have the ability to communicate with a monitoring center to dispatch the police or fire department,
Lol, local dispatch? Have you visited a local police station here. Our system has the capability, but fire/police here are not that modern. I go with the thought, I'm responsible for my own safety.
He finds out he owns the empty lot. I hope he did not empty his wallet 😰
I'm sure quite a bit he did.
Did you even have a Starlink video??
Peace of mind additions are priceless! 👍🤙
Absolutely
Are your new neighbors foreigners?
Yes
Everything looks so beautiful…..❤❤
Thank you
Hi Guys..I'm curious about your security. Where does Prince stay at night? I would think he would Hear and Bark at least with any type of noise outside the house? 🐕🦺
Yes, he does bark during the night if he hears something.
Good stuff
Thank you
I wonder if that person you are referring used Michael O'Riordan consulting company there in Dumaguete. I'm assuming not.
I have no idea who that is?
How expensive is starlink in the Philippines
You can get the hardware for as little as 14,000 pesos, then 2,700 pesos per month.
dont forget you have a fur covered burglar deterrent system also..(prince) prince gnawing on the bone would be a good short video were the home break in against foreigners or local filipinos ?
Nice Tesla shirt!
Definitely a fan
Very nice 😊
Thank you
Omg it amazing how fast prince is getting his legs... GETTING BIG
He's a big boy
Great to see a new video, and as always, great information. Hope you are all ready for the holidays during the ber months. If your star link reboots, it is not as big as having bad internet. At least you found a good solution. Security, no matter where you live, is a good thing. The system sounds like the one i had in my retail stores back in the day. Community that are good should look out for each other. Being pro active is always the plan. OMG, that goat story is frightening. Take Care as always😊
Thanks, Steve, we keep making little improvements to our home. We enjoy the work. I need to arrange for that meet up with that gentleman.
Thank you both for sharing your experiences and feedback.
Thank you
Good morning Greg and Wilma. im curious about the solar set up, is it possible to be 100% of grid, solar only? Everyone i have asked seems to say that it has to be a hybrid set up. My preference is completely off grid, is it possible? I apologize if you have covered this previously . Cheers from Canada, Kevin
Yes, you certainly can be just off grid. Just purchase an off grid inverter. They are actually cheaper.
@@buildingthephilippines Thank you!!
Thanks for your video.
Your welcome, thanks for watching
Since I was considering Philipines, I’ve watched all things pertaining to homes, including homes for sale. This has been the niggling brain worm I ignored at first gah 😖. Security bars on windows! It’s NEVER mentioned on sites or news-do you HAVE a LOT of home burglaries??? Why such fear if not? I get safer, but is it a thing-breakins??? Thank you, and I’d have done the same with the starlink box etc and cover too be safer. You guys seem to cover many bases well. Love to Prince 🐾🐾🐾🙏🏻😎❤️
Some areas, break-ins tend to be more common when properties are unattended. Just like in the u.s.
We have so much glass in our home, bars would look pretty awful. I don't like the prison look of bars either. Break ins are more common, in this area, I believe, to the larger concentration of foreigner homes. It always seems when you hear of a break in a foreigner lives there.
Agreed
When we shopped for houses, security was one of our priorities. The house we bought doesn't have any bars on the windows, or barbed wire on the fences. The majority of the houses in our subdivision are the same. There are a few older, original homes that look like prisons, but you can't always get people to change their ingrained ways of thinking, and they've lived their entire lives believing they need to live behind bars and wire to be safe. I pay HOA fees for a gated community with roving armed guards. Then I don't have to go to prison, every time I go home
Gated community gives a good sense of security. Bars on windows is a no go for me. Security system is pretty cheap and easy to install.
Why they gotta be so scummy there?
Scams happen all over the world. Definitely not unique to the Philippines.
Can get an uninterruptable power back up just for a modem for less than 500 pesos on Shopee works great.... says 4-5 hours and we came close to 4 hours once before it died ... only tested that long once and I imagine it will deteriorate over time but I bought 2 for the planned all day power brownouts we get from time to time so we'd have nearly 8 hours
That's great, appreciate the comment
We also want to put in automatic change over switch. The main power circuit is clear on instructions.But the control circuit that controls the switch.Not clear at all. Can you make small video to show how its connected.
Do you mean the automatic transfer switch?
When building in the Philippines, did you require lien releases before payment? Did you pay the contractor for both materials and labor, or did you pay the material supplier directly?
I used a contractor for the build. Materials and labor. I was on site every day, monitoring quality and timeliness of completion. Moved in day 184.
Very wise to be proactive with the various layers of security in the Philippines in general. Continued success. Stay safe!
Thank you, appreciate the comment.
Hello Greg, could you post a link to the alarm system you purchased. Did you install yourself? We have moved into the house we built now and an alarm sounds like a good idea - like you said I’m also not worried but I like the ideas of layers of security as this would be additional one to our cctv.
Daytech 4g wifi Tuya on shopee. Several choices to choose from. I installed myself. Very easy.
very nice your home ma'am and sir👍♥️
Thank you
I believe it. It's the Philippines.
It's the wild wild west all over again.
@buildingthephilippines Have you watched the latest Old Dog video ?
Yes, his land is not far from us. Very unfortunate. They are a great couple.
You need ,c4 charges on your perimeter.that about do it.😅😅😅
with trip wire
Extra bonus-clear the brush!😝😝😝😆
@@buildingthephilippines😂😂😂
My electric bill (dumaguete )is half of what we paid in Bohol
What was the cost per kilowatt watt in Bohol? Probably the cost hike directly related to all the grid infrastructure damage during Typhoon Odette.
@buildingthephilippines Odette was bad no water or electric 47 days I don't know the klw cost but my bills were 10 k here only 5 k plus we purchased inverter appliances
Wow, huge difference.
FIRST! Let’s do this.
Let's go
I’m learning a lot Greg. I’ve been taking electricity for granted here in USA.
@rosemariealmero1214 yes, very much so. It's a definite issue here.
I would like to know who your builder is. My husband and I are planning on relocating to the Philippines since my husband is Filipino but raised in America. Can you help please?
@@jenniferjones8660 TLC construction
@buildingthephilippines Thank you!!!
@buildingthephilippines Your home is stunning 😍 BTW.
@jenniferjones8660 thank you
Is it always a hip design . Can it be angled ir slop design
@@patrickhepburn2324 not sure what you mean?