yeah right,,,,paradise does not last that long, he will see,,,,Its just about sex with teenage girl, and thats it. Infrastructure here sucks, noise sucks, dirt and pollution suck....Just a bunch of foreigner pervs, and thats it. Maybe u can find a few relationships that work, but the PI is a dump.....I have been visiting for 25 years, lived in cebu for years. I will never go back, and i grew up with filipinos in the USA. We have over 220k filipinos here in USA in my city, very very few want to visit or live in the PI. They just think all of the foreigners are big pervs, losers and uneducated men,,,,hahaha,,,,Just the facts
You guy's did a great job on the house Scott, personally we gave up on living in the Philippines. The noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution could be overlooked or tolerated when we were in our 20's & 30's but now as we are almost 60 these things are unliveable for us. Of course we will continue to visit for a few months every year but the dream of living permanently died a couple years back. Great job on the house!
If your here ih the Philippines and earning let say 50 dollar a day your blessed already ,because here less stressed and you had freedom ,just be yourself and always have patience and wear the smile on your face all the time and that's it
My wife has a neighbor who waters our plants and he takes so good care of everything. Then my wife's side of the family goes to the house to clean it and I really miss being in the Philippines. Your house looks amazing with everything that you do to upgrade it.
In the Philippines, most houses have their lots surrounded by barrier walls. Is it because of the need for security is so high because the local neighborhoods are unsafe? Compared to houses in the US with open front grass lawns and the people just wring the door bell or knock on the front door.
I think security is the main reason. We have never had any issues but there is not a strong police presence in most places. Ive never felt unsafe but also enjoy the privacy the walls provide.
Your place is coming along very well. Nice updates done on your (workation). That's what I call it when we go home. Always have things to do at the house. LOL!! Good job to the both of you.
On your walls not yet painted, you can use four different collars of paint and paint murals on them. Take a picture you would like on the walls and draw a grid on it like tic-tac-toe. Then draw the same amount of blocks on the picture on the wall. Now just paintwhat is in each block in the picture on the same block on the wall. Don't draw the reference lines to dark. You don't want to see them when you are done. Sorry, I can't see responses to my comments. Looks good.
don't like the cooktop being far away from ventilation area...move it to the right. wall fans(no cord to trip over) in areas where you sit outside with guest...blow them mosquitos away
Hi Scott and Cecile. Thank you for the great content. You've done a very nice job with upgrading the house. The perimeter walls look great and preferable to looking at your neighbors unfinished wall surface. I'm curious if the metal roof has raided the the temperature in that outside space. We put a new fiberglass roof on the dirty kitchen. I was told by my family in Surigao City that the metal roof can make the space hotter. Editing this comment to add that for some reason, UA-cam unsubscribed me from your channel. Not sure why. I'm a Premium Member and I've not seen this happen prior, but you might remind your subscribers to check their subscriptiion to your channel. Cheers.
Thank you for the compliment. We have been having some mysterious issues with youtube lately. Glad you subbed again...thank you! I dont think heat will be an issue since the roof is so high and open on three sides but I believe what your family is saying is true. We experience that on our back porch in the US.
Great improvement. Look real good. Beautiful. Kudos to you... With your work still in states, hate to see you leave so soon after investing your precious time, money and effort. I feel your anxiousness. I'm already retired and still fly bk n forth to enjoy both world. As a DIY'er hate leaving my non stop renovations, projects, projects, projects. 😊
It turned out great! Looks like you found some very skilled workmen that do a quality job. I've got a few questions, if you feel comfortable answering. Did you have to get permits for any of the work you did or do they just consider this maintenance/replacement in the Philippines? Did you consider asking your neighbor on the garage side if you could just render their wall to get the finish you want? That would have saved the time and expense of the block work and the top of your stub wall would have made a great plant shelf for Cecile. :) Again, very nice improvements that really dress the house up. Great vid!
We did not talk to the neighbor about their wall. If it all possible we prefer to have our own rather than share theirs. Strange things can happen here. Id rather have my own wall.
The Philippines is great for a home away from home but you miss the Western culture and quality of everything. But there are some great positives to living in the Philippines but it’s no longer in the top places to retire as the country is changing.
I see OSHA does not exist in the Philippines - LOL. That guy welding up on that wall with no insulating gloves - WOW! Your house looks really good inside and out. Kudos to you and Cecile. Would your opinion be that refurbishing an existing house in pretty good shape is a better route to take than building a new home on a vacant lot in town? Seems like there would be a lot of cost savings. Of course it would be different out in the provinces. Just curious of your thoughts on that - seems like a lot of expats I see on UA-cam are always building new homes. I am also curious, are the countertops and upper cupboards lower than in the U.S. to accommodate Filipinos shorter heights? Take care there.
Thank you for your comment. Our upper cabinets and countertops seem to be about standard height as in the US. Hard for Cecile to reach in either country lol. In our case the renovation worked better because we wanted to do the projects a few each year out of pocket. We also didnt have land already. So if we would have built a house we would have had to buy a lot first. Inside the city that would have been expensive. We are a little under 4 million so far with the house purchase and renovations.
what they don't tell you about the pi is the NOISE, chickens, dogs barking, motorbikes, and worst of all loud music at all hours of the night.if you want peace and quiet dont go to the Philippines .had one heighbour whoes 3 dogs would bark all night and morning,we had to move
Who would ever want to go back to the US from this! You are in paradise, my friend.
I agree with you sir
yeah right,,,,paradise does not last that long, he will see,,,,Its just about sex with teenage girl, and thats it. Infrastructure here sucks, noise sucks, dirt and pollution suck....Just a bunch of foreigner pervs, and thats it. Maybe u can find a few relationships that work, but the PI is a dump.....I have been visiting for 25 years, lived in cebu for years. I will never go back, and i grew up with filipinos in the USA. We have over 220k filipinos here in USA in my city, very very few want to visit or live in the PI. They just think all of the foreigners are big pervs, losers and uneducated men,,,,hahaha,,,,Just the facts
wow..thats a nice house guys..i like it..have a nice day guys..
Thank you!
I love how they do construction in slippers
Wait until you see the halfnaked dude wearing his short for a mask. 😆
A great job well thought by you and especially cecile she has taste , great house congratulations 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
Still watching wow awesome . Good job boss ..
You guy's did a great job on the house Scott, personally we gave up on living in the Philippines. The noise pollution, air pollution, water pollution could be overlooked or tolerated when we were in our 20's & 30's but now as we are almost 60 these things are unliveable for us. Of course we will continue to visit for a few months every year but the dream of living permanently died a couple years back. Great job on the house!
Thank you!
Good job, guys. Don't forget to seal and paint the garage floor to make it look even better. Great videos. Keep up the good work. Thanx 😊
Tile is the plan for the garage.
You can also put a cushion and a soft mat on the long chair, the one beside the rocking chair. For comfort and add colours to the plain looking view😊
Yes we plan to do that in the future. Nice for lying down
Really nice job . Just hope you will enjoy it for many years ..👍👍
Thank you!
I think Artificial grass would look nice in that little corner where the bench rocking chair
We've actually considered adding that. Thanks for watching!
Its beautiful Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
If your here ih the Philippines and earning let say 50 dollar a day your blessed already ,because here less stressed and you had freedom ,just be yourself and always have patience and wear the smile on your face all the time and that's it
Hello this is Michael, we just got done with construction at our new house in San Remigio.
Congrats Michael!
My wife has a neighbor who waters our plants and he takes so good care of everything. Then my wife's side of the family goes to the house to clean it and I really miss being in the Philippines. Your house looks amazing with everything that you do to upgrade it.
Thank you very much!
I like the outdoor
Great transformation to the outdoor area 👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you 🤗
Looks beautiful. If I were you Scott, I would stay there year around, i will never go back to the States.
Thank you! Work has us living mostly in the US for now
What a great improvement to the Casa….Ive always been a big fan of this property. I’m sure y’all can’t wait to retire
Thank you Chuck!
In the Philippines, most houses have their lots surrounded by barrier walls. Is it because of the need for security is so high because the local neighborhoods are unsafe? Compared to houses in the US with open front grass lawns and the people just wring the door bell or knock on the front door.
I think security is the main reason. We have never had any issues but there is not a strong police presence in most places. Ive never felt unsafe but also enjoy the privacy the walls provide.
Good job sir.
Thank you!
Your place is coming along very well. Nice updates done on your (workation). That's what I call it when we go home. Always have things to do at the house. LOL!! Good job to the both of you.
Thank you Keith! We appreciate it.
On your walls not yet painted, you can use four different collars of paint and paint murals on them. Take a picture you would like on the walls and draw a grid on it like tic-tac-toe. Then draw the same amount of blocks on the picture on the wall. Now just paintwhat is in each block in the picture on the same block on the wall. Don't draw the reference lines to dark. You don't want to see them when you are done.
Sorry, I can't see responses to my comments. Looks good.
Good idea!
Hi I'm New Sub and This looking so beautiful thank you Sir for video
Thanks Bruce! Welcome to our channel.
Plants need sunlight..just cant place them anywhere because it looks good there
Thanks for the tips but theyve been doing well with indirect sunlight. Theyre actually thriving.
Ms. Cecil must learn how to drive too.
She prefers that I drive but when we first met she drove me around lol. She has her drivers license in the US also!
don't like the cooktop being far away from ventilation area...move it to the right. wall fans(no cord to trip over) in areas where you sit outside with guest...blow them mosquitos away
Its all good as is. No tripping going on and the kitchen is open at both ends. Plenty of ventilation.
Hi Scott and Cecile. Thank you for the great content. You've done a very nice job with upgrading the house. The perimeter walls look great and preferable to looking at your neighbors unfinished wall surface. I'm curious if the metal roof has raided the the temperature in that outside space. We put a new fiberglass roof on the dirty kitchen. I was told by my family in Surigao City that the metal roof can make the space hotter.
Editing this comment to add that for some reason, UA-cam unsubscribed me from your channel. Not sure why. I'm a Premium Member and I've not seen this happen prior, but you might remind your subscribers to check their subscriptiion to your channel. Cheers.
Thank you for the compliment. We have been having some mysterious issues with youtube lately. Glad you subbed again...thank you! I dont think heat will be an issue since the roof is so high and open on three sides but I believe what your family is saying is true. We experience that on our back porch in the US.
Great improvement. Look real good. Beautiful. Kudos to you...
With your work still in states, hate to see you leave so soon after investing your precious time, money and effort. I feel your anxiousness.
I'm already retired and still fly bk n forth to enjoy both world. As a DIY'er hate leaving my non stop renovations, projects, projects, projects. 😊
Yes its tough to finish up all the work and head back to the US. Congrats on your retirement!
Americans want to be in the Philippines and Filipinos want to be in America what an exchange.....
It turned out great! Looks like you found some very skilled workmen that do a quality job. I've got a few questions, if you feel comfortable answering. Did you have to get permits for any of the work you did or do they just consider this maintenance/replacement in the Philippines? Did you consider asking your neighbor on the garage side if you could just render their wall to get the finish you want? That would have saved the time and expense of the block work and the top of your stub wall would have made a great plant shelf for Cecile. :) Again, very nice improvements that really dress the house up. Great vid!
We did not talk to the neighbor about their wall. If it all possible we prefer to have our own rather than share theirs. Strange things can happen here. Id rather have my own wall.
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Need to Paint the floor in the parking Area
Tile will be one of our next projects.
WHere is this? looks nice.
Balanga Bataan
Looking good, I'd have to say owning is expensive but renting not very rewarding, I prefer ownership rights .
We agree!
I had to LOL I saw you wife point with her mouth as she was behind you just In The house getting ready to show us the out side sitting area
Yeah I still laugh at her about the lip pointing...
I love Philippines community and people are so Cool I've got nice fillipna we're going to get married soon
Congrats!
The Philippines is great for a home away from home but you miss the Western culture and quality of everything. But there are some great positives to living in the Philippines but it’s no longer in the top places to retire as the country is changing.
Neat and tidy! Good Job!
Thank you!
Buy 2 more rocking chairs
Weve had that discussion lol. We will buy at least one more.
I see OSHA does not exist in the Philippines - LOL. That guy welding up on that wall with no insulating gloves - WOW! Your house looks really good inside and out. Kudos to you and Cecile. Would your opinion be that refurbishing an existing house in pretty good shape is a better route to take than building a new home on a vacant lot in town? Seems like there would be a lot of cost savings. Of course it would be different out in the provinces. Just curious of your thoughts on that - seems like a lot of expats I see on UA-cam are always building new homes. I am also curious, are the countertops and upper cupboards lower than in the U.S. to accommodate Filipinos shorter heights? Take care there.
Thank you for your comment. Our upper cabinets and countertops seem to be about standard height as in the US. Hard for Cecile to reach in either country lol. In our case the renovation worked better because we wanted to do the projects a few each year out of pocket. We also didnt have land already. So if we would have built a house we would have had to buy a lot first. Inside the city that would have been expensive. We are a little under 4 million so far with the house purchase and renovations.
Wow. Loved ur Haus?you do have a huge loan ?😮
Not much left on our mortgage now
what they don't tell you about the pi is the NOISE, chickens, dogs barking, motorbikes, and worst of all loud music at all hours of the night.if you want peace and quiet dont go to the Philippines .had one heighbour whoes 3 dogs would bark all night and morning,we had to move
We have some of these issues but not to the point where it has become a problem for us. I can see where it could be in many places in the Philippines.
Don’t you live there full time ?
We live and work in the US most of the year.
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Great job on dirty kitchen,you do realise now that your dirty kitchen is better than most normal kitchens in the Philippines ,Provence ,atleast..lol
😊 thank you
definitely needs a wall fan in that area@@Marker44
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Thanks for watching!