Great project planning Greg and Wilma! Appreciate your thought process, very meticulous love the planning, hope the solar achieves your goals, just keep an eye on the batteries! Excellent video as usual !!!
Hi Greg, we have property in Banilad next to Dumaguete, you have a beautiful home, we are building our new house there in November, and going to put solar on our house too, hope we can get together sometime soon so if it's alright we can come see you and Wilma and talk more about and understand your solar system. Keep up the great videos. Very interesting and helpful, Darcy, and Margie
Maybe you need to hire professional gardener to do landscaping on your big front yard to make it more beautiful and enhance the looks of your building.
Mate look into wind turbines and solar panels combo working together generates 6x more energy and if it's not broke don't fix things like the pool small things that cost you got what another maybe another 30 years left in you need money to keep living keep going some time paying BBQ and not lobster will save you lot of money
Sir and Ate Wilma,I really really hope you keep the puppies at your home...they Will guard your home and tell you IF someone try to get in for bad reason...please keep them Sir. John from Sweden..
Looking forward to see the solar system set up you choose, its something that i been interesting for sometime, its also interesting to see how you do it over there compair to us in the UK / SCOTLAND, i have been watching a UA-cam channel called Rose in the Philippines, i think he said that he had a solar company in the US and he said that he is going to install a wind mill to generate electricity when they cannot generate any electricity from the solar. They certainly do things differently from you, i like you way of buying land road access I like the new time of your up load, nice to see how the puppy is coming along, why haven't both of you got a dog.
We are still negotiating the solar plan with the vendor. Appreciate the comment and you watching our videos. No full time dog for us, we want to start traveling.
Hi U2👋. Gotta love ❤️ the puppies 🐶 playing around. Projects are the norm when owning our homes 🏡. Always feels good when we can get them done according & financially affordable like SOLAR ☀️.Agree on proper ceiling👍. Blessings 🙏🌸🌼🌺
Greg, just a suggestion, the 6 foot metal pole aerial, could lightning conductor and blow up your electronics. Might pay to check. All looking very good.
We were concerned about smoke too. Well ventilated with the one side open. Wilma doesn't burn things, lol, and I never see smoke back there when she cooks.
A friend of mine in Texas is installing solar in her home that would cost her $22,000K. I said, no way i would go for it. I'm gonna use that money to pay for my mortgage to lower down the monthly payment.
Works out to roughly 42,000 - 43,000 electric pesos savings per year. The reduction of stress during both scheduled and unscheduled brownouts alone is worth it. Not to mention the fuel cost savings of not having to run your generator nearly as much as if you were without solar. Love the tall metal pole decision...that extra height to gain a stronger signal, plus having a far sturdier post during storms is a win...win. I was just thinking about a month ago how great a Bahay Kubo would look in that area you announced your intention of placing one. The weather being cooler at that attitude, plus a decent sized solar mist fan near the Kubo will have you guys enjoying many comfortable days and nights hanging out there. Smart couple!!!
I just subscribed it today having watched your video on your completed house construction cost. My question is can you get homeowners insurance to cover your house from acts of nature, fire, etc.? if so, how much does it cost for your 150,000 USD house
I just watched another UA-cam channel in the Philippines where they where installing solar. If you want more information I can find it and send it. It may be the same group but I don’t know.
Another great video Greg! Thank you for sharing this with us. Will you run the wire for the antenna in the aluminum tube or attach it to the outside? Take care always.
I attempted to do that 3 times. Kept getting stuck with about 2 feet to go. Ended up just taping to outside of pole. Hot as heck while I was installing.
I STARTED buying lands since pandemic but most of my properties are in bohol island specifically in Panglao… I’m a single mom and I’m scared to build something without a life partner…. How can i find one? Hehehe I’m Filipina living in California..
Very smart to purchase land as an investment. Especially Panglao Island, such a beautiful place. I'm sure you will find your perfect mate. Good luck to you and thanks for watching.
I can't remember if you mentioned it before, but do you guys have water filtration? I am planning to retire in the Philippines in 10 years and your videos are very informative. Any other tips to prepare for retirement? Thank you so much.
My thought is if your water is clean and sand free don't need it. Most people install them, then they bypass them soon after as the filters get plugged and water pressure disappears.
Another question I have about your land and house purchase.. not to sound too negative however, to protect yourself and your investment I think you could have signed with your wife a 50 year lease on the land, giving you the right to own the house that sits on that land. My understanding is a foreigner can own the house, but not the land it sets on and a fifth your lease protect you.
Maximum lease in 25 years with option to renew. No reason to do that for me. Been together a long time. Would make sense for girlfriend or maybe a 10 year or less marriage. Hate to sound conceited, but we are not the typical married couple.
Thanks for answering and your reply. In my case I haven’t ever married and I’m 73 years old not living in the Philippines yet but maybe …..I’ve been there four times and always date younger Filipina’s.
We did a complete video on that. Simply click on Playlist, go back maybe 30 videos and look for thumbnail what you can build for 60k usd. Complete breakdown of all costs, not just the house.
Just an opinion but I think you should do the ceiling on the carport as well. Right before you started to talk about the solar on a video you focused on the house and a carport just looks unfinished just my personal opinion
@@buildingthephilippines try turning the phone on and off on the phone you have maybe do a hard reset see if that makes a difference because I know on my iPhone it works perfectly but sometimes you have to do a hard reset on the phone when it works it’s phenomenal good luck
Really looking forward to your solar experience good or challenging.
Property be a bit of both. Wish us luck.
Cute pups all my dogs are old and sleeping! Like me!
Naps are your friend.
Great project planning Greg and Wilma! Appreciate your thought process, very meticulous love the planning, hope the solar achieves your goals, just keep an eye on the batteries! Excellent video as usual !!!
Yes, a little nervous for sure. Appreciate the comment.
So far I look like I am the first 👍so far.
Nothing like being #1.
I’m extremely interested in solar too I’ll be watching your progress
Definitely stayed tuned, it will be it's own series I think.
Well, hope that the solar system works out, keep us updated. Thank you both.
Thanks Charles, appreciate it.
Hi Greg, we have property in Banilad next to Dumaguete, you have a beautiful home, we are building our new house there in November, and going to put solar on our house too, hope we can get together sometime soon so if it's alright we can come see you and Wilma and talk more about and understand your solar system. Keep up the great videos. Very interesting and helpful, Darcy, and Margie
Congrats on building soon. Yes, keep watching, as our solar system gets installed.
Maybe you need to hire professional gardener to do landscaping on your big front yard to make it more beautiful and enhance the looks of your building.
Professional gardener in the Philippines? We have a local lady that comes once a week to tidy up.
Plant some sweet potatoes 🍠 they will run vines everywhere. Mine have gone crazy. They will die back here!
Yes, will tell Wilma to plant some.
You have a beautiful home!
Thank you, appreciate it.
Mate look into wind turbines and solar panels combo working together generates 6x more energy and if it's not broke don't fix things like the pool small things that cost you got what another maybe another 30 years left in you need money to keep living keep going some time paying BBQ and not lobster will save you lot of money
Appreciate the advice and thanks for watching our videos.
Sir and Ate Wilma,I really really hope you keep the puppies at your home...they Will guard your home and tell you IF someone try to get in for bad reason...please keep them Sir. John from Sweden..
Thanks John for your recommendation, but we do not want the responsibility of 2 dogs. They will both be adopted.
Looking forward to see the solar system set up you choose, its something that i been interesting for sometime, its also interesting to see how you do it over there compair to us in the UK / SCOTLAND, i have been watching a UA-cam channel called Rose in the Philippines, i think he said that he had a solar company in the US and he said that he is going to install a wind mill to generate electricity when they cannot generate any electricity from the solar.
They certainly do things differently from you, i like you way of buying land road access
I like the new time of your up load, nice to see how the puppy is coming along, why haven't both of you got a dog.
We are still negotiating the solar plan with the vendor. Appreciate the comment and you watching our videos. No full time dog for us, we want to start traveling.
Hi U2👋. Gotta love ❤️ the puppies 🐶 playing around. Projects are the norm when owning our homes 🏡. Always feels good when we can get them done according & financially affordable like SOLAR ☀️.Agree on proper ceiling👍. Blessings 🙏🌸🌼🌺
Thanks CL, appreciate it.
Greg, just a suggestion, the 6 foot metal pole aerial, could lightning conductor and blow up your electronics. Might pay to check. All looking very good.
Yes, I guess it could. It's buried in the ground as the pipe is 20 foot long. So might be grounded by being in the ground.
Very good video
Thank you.
Watching from Cagayan de Oro city
Very nice, appreciate you watching our videos.
Personally, I would not finish the ceiling on the outdoor kitchen. The more ventilation there, the better. And your indoor hood vents there as well.
We were concerned about smoke too. Well ventilated with the one side open. Wilma doesn't burn things, lol, and I never see smoke back there when she cooks.
A friend of mine in Texas is installing solar in her home that would cost her $22,000K.
I said, no way i would go for it. I'm gonna use that money to pay for my mortgage to lower down the monthly payment.
Yes, in many areas of the world it does not make good financial sense. I agree with your approach. Pay down that mortgage.
Works out to roughly 42,000 - 43,000 electric pesos savings per year. The reduction of stress during both scheduled and unscheduled brownouts alone is worth it. Not to mention the fuel cost savings of not having to run your generator nearly as much as if you were without solar. Love the tall metal pole decision...that extra height to gain a stronger signal, plus having a far sturdier post during storms is a win...win. I was just thinking about a month ago how great a Bahay Kubo would look in that area you announced your intention of placing one. The weather being cooler at that attitude, plus a decent sized solar mist fan near the Kubo will have you guys enjoying many comfortable days and nights hanging out there. Smart couple!!!
Thanks for the comment and watching our videos. Appreciate it.
Some of us hate dogs!!!!!
Lol, nothing wrong with that.
I just subscribed it today having watched your video on your completed house construction cost. My question is can you get homeowners insurance to cover your house from acts of nature, fire, etc.? if so, how much does it cost for your 150,000 USD house
Yes, homeowners is available. We have a quote being put together now, so don't know price.
Ok…. your house and pool looks super nice. So congratulations on accomplishing mission.
Thanks
I just watched another UA-cam channel in the Philippines where they where installing solar. If you want more information I can find it and send it. It may be the same group but I don’t know.
Yes, send the channel name. I will check it out.
I circled it in red at your messages
Another great video Greg! Thank you for sharing this with us. Will you run the wire for the antenna in the aluminum tube or attach it to the outside? Take care always.
I attempted to do that 3 times. Kept getting stuck with about 2 feet to go. Ended up just taping to outside of pole. Hot as heck while I was installing.
I STARTED buying lands since pandemic but most of my properties are in bohol island specifically in Panglao… I’m a single mom and I’m scared to build something without a life partner…. How can i find one? Hehehe I’m Filipina living in California..
Very smart to purchase land as an investment. Especially Panglao Island, such a beautiful place. I'm sure you will find your perfect mate. Good luck to you and thanks for watching.
Where are the puppies now?
They were both adopted.
Look up Heart Worm ~ It is fairly common in the Philippines.
it is really horrible
Yes, we know about that. Thanks for commenting.
I can't remember if you mentioned it before, but do you guys have water filtration? I am planning to retire in the Philippines in 10 years and your videos are very informative. Any other tips to prepare for retirement? Thank you so much.
My thought is if your water is clean and sand free don't need it. Most people install them, then they bypass them soon after as the filters get plugged and water pressure disappears.
Another question I have about your land and house purchase.. not to sound too negative however, to protect yourself and your investment I think you could have signed with your wife a 50 year lease on the land, giving you the right to own the house that sits on that land. My understanding is a foreigner can own the house, but not the land it sets on and a fifth your lease protect you.
And I mean a 50 year lease protects you from having to vacate the house in case things go south
Maximum lease in 25 years with option to renew. No reason to do that for me. Been together a long time. Would make sense for girlfriend or maybe a 10 year or less marriage. Hate to sound conceited, but we are not the typical married couple.
Understood, answered question above. Thanks for commenting and I understand your reasoning for asking.
Thanks for answering and your reply. In my case I haven’t ever married and I’m 73 years old not living in the Philippines yet but maybe …..I’ve been there four times and always date younger Filipina’s.
Understand.
What are your all-in costs...land an construction, pool, landscaping. Square footage of land and home. How long to build?
We did a complete video on that. Simply click on Playlist, go back maybe 30 videos and look for thumbnail what you can build for 60k usd. Complete breakdown of all costs, not just the house.
Thanks so much.
how many square meter is your lot
Hi Doris, 1100 square meters.
Just an opinion but I think you should do the ceiling on the carport as well. Right before you started to talk about the solar on a video you focused on the house and a carport just looks unfinished just my personal opinion
Thanks for your suggestion. No plans to do carport ceiling. It's a carport. Appreciate the comment.
Did you buy your generator in Cebu or Dumaguete?
Handyman DO It Best in Robinson Mall in Dumaguete.
@@buildingthephilippines Thank you. I might buy one in the future
Have you tried using Wi-Fi calling on your mobile phones?
I clicked on it, but seems not to make a difference. Is there any other settings to activate?
Is your phone on the same Wi-Fi? It should work perfectly.
I will try it again.
@@buildingthephilippines try turning the phone on and off on the phone you have maybe do a hard reset see if that makes a difference because I know on my iPhone it works perfectly but sometimes you have to do a hard reset on the phone when it works it’s phenomenal good luck
OK will do, thanks.
How much is the cost and how many kWh does your panel generate per month. What is the better price??
Will go over specs and costs once the system is installed and operational.
Okay I sent it to your messenger!!
OK great, thanks.
Hello sur whate is your emaile for solar info thank you
Send me a Facebook message at buildingthephilippines.