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Interresting Building Information 1 2 3 4 5

By Old55, September 12, 2009
- 47 replies
- 34.3k views
- virginprune
- July 5, 2017
Moss and Mold 1 2 3 4 5

By BrettGC, February 1
- 47 replies
- 657 views
- Mike J
- 1 minute ago
Who lives in a house like this 1 2

By stevewool, March 8
- 16 replies
- 441 views
- Kingpin
- Friday at 02:52 PM
Building our house 1 2 3

By gbmmbg, July 11, 2022
- 23 replies
- 966 views
- gbmmbg
- March 9
land listing way much above "market" price 1 2 3 4

By Patryk, February 22
- 33 replies
- 620 views
- stevewool
- February 23
Condo Living, Illogical Policies, and Privacy 1 2 3 4 6

By KenM, May 8, 2022
- 51 replies
- 1.8k views
- Joey G
- February 2
Plastic gutter?? 1 2

By Viking, January 31
- 14 replies
- 249 views
- hk blues
- February 2
Steel door

By Viking, January 30
- 9 replies
- 128 views
- Viking
- January 30
110 Volt Power 1 2 3

By Tommy T., January 24
- 27 replies
- 467 views
- hk blues
- January 28
Rental property 1 2

By stevewool, January 25
- 16 replies
- 379 views
- Kingpin
- January 27
Replaced some outlets 1 2 3

By Viking, January 17
- 27 replies
- 513 views
- jimeve
- January 25
Surprise 1 2

By Viking, January 9
- 10 replies
- 341 views
- Mike J
- January 13
Housing in Dumaguete 1 2

By Nickleback99, January 3
- 11 replies
- 419 views
- Nickleback99
- January 11
Fixing gaps in the ceiling? 1 2 3 4 5

By Viking, November 27, 2022
- 41 replies
- 814 views
- hk blues
- December 8, 2022
Positive surprise

By Viking, December 7, 2022
- 7 replies
- 138 views
- hk blues
- December 8, 2022
Treating wood before painting

By Viking, December 3, 2022
- 7 replies
- 108 views
- Tommy T.
- December 4, 2022
AVR or surgeprotector for new fridge? 1 2

By Viking, December 1, 2022
- 18 replies
- 409 views
- Snowy79
- December 4, 2022
Repainting the house 1 2 3

By Viking, November 24, 2022
- 23 replies
- 539 views
- Dave Hounddriver
- November 27, 2022
Tin roofs 1 2 3

By stevewool, September 2, 2022
- 25 replies
- 1k views
- hk blues
- November 24, 2022
The Dreaded Property Disputes Begin 1 2 3 4

By jlobrist, October 21, 2022
- 39 replies
- 1.4k views
- Snowy79
- November 15, 2022
Water Well Cost 1 2

By Greglm, October 3, 2022
- 11 replies
- 435 views
- Greglm
- October 25, 2022
Condo Purchase Negotiating and Who Does the Broker Work For 1 2 3 4

By KenM, October 4, 2022
- 38 replies
- 1k views
- Snowy79
- October 25, 2022
New Road

By OnMyWay, October 17, 2022
- 2 replies
- 141 views
- Mike J
- October 18, 2022
Anyone recommend a consultancy company in Manila?

By conwat, September 28, 2022
- 5 replies
- 181 views
- Jollygoodfellow
- September 28, 2022
Advice needed buying and building 1 2 3 4 7

By Scooter, July 12, 2022
- 66 replies
- 2.3k views
- russellmania
- September 27, 2022