Forum Support Old55 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Forum Support Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Not all bad. Edited January 3, 2015 by Old55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Forum Support Posted January 3, 2015 Bob, on the move again. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert k Posted January 3, 2015 Posted January 3, 2015 Pop65z showed some really basic 1500 piso and sweat equity houses in a fairly recent youtube video but a couple years ago he showed a $5,000 USD house with concrete floors and a basement! I won't hazard a guess of the cost of a nice native style house but I will say I think it should have metal roof which extends outside the walls for 1.5 to 2 metes on all sides. The native house I lived in a year ago had significant overhang and rain rarely ever touched the walls, as in had to blow sideways to touch the walls. They had no trouble with mold. Do be careful not to decapitate yourself walking around the corner though, the corners of the metal were bent up for good reason, the edge of the roof was only about 5 feet above the ground. I believe this provided more shade while still allowing airflow, it was generally pretty comfortable after you acclimatize. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Support Old55 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Forum Support Posted January 3, 2015 RV'ing in da Philippines. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 Our project study was to design and build a one bedroom bamboo house that would last 50 years. The production cost was less than $10,000 using bamboo treated with a boron salt that makes it resistant to termites, wood boring insects and fungi. The salt treatment also makes it fire resistant. Roof is a polycarbonate material that looks like grass, but it won't burn. The material is used as roofing in the United States for resort bars and restaurants to give a more tropical look. The structure can withstand winds up to 160 kilometers per hour. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virginprune Posted January 4, 2015 Posted January 4, 2015 I have been informed that I can get a 2 bedroom, treated bamboo. Inside finished with cm plywood on a concrete base with metal roof for around 200,000p. I have not looked into this fully as I want to rent for a while first. This is around Surallah just outside of Marbel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methersgate Posted February 11, 2015 Posted February 11, 2015 (edited) K wants to add a bedroom to her parents' place - which is not a nipe hut but which is a traditional wooden building.. She has been talking to her brother and he reckons 30,000 to add one bedroom. Edited February 11, 2015 by Methersgate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJReyes Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 (edited) I have been informed that I can get a 2 bedroom, treated bamboo. Inside finished with cm plywood on a concrete base with metal roof for around 200,000p. I have not looked into this fully as I want to rent for a while first. This is around Surallah just outside of Marbel. Be sure to ask what they use to treat the bamboo. Diesel is commonly used in the Philippines. It is not fire resistant and there is a distinct odor only a mechanic would love. Some manufacturers bury the bamboo in tidal pools using rocks and corals. It is a good, inexpensive solution, but not as effective as boron salt which comes either from the United States or Turkey. The boron salt is very fine and it penetrates the bamboo. This is what makes it fire resistant. Japanese farmhouses built with bamboo last more than 200 years. There is usually a hearth or fireplace in the middle of the main room. The smoke cures the bamboo. Artisans love to use aged bamboo for craft making. Old farmhouses that are destined for dismantling command a huge price. Edited February 12, 2015 by JJReyes 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris49 Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 Craig got me thinking. Just what would a nice Nipa Hut cost these days? Something like 40sq m cement floor thatch roof wet kitchen outside toilet. Located out in da Provinces. A few years ago a place like that in Talisay would go for about 60K peso. Talisay, Batangas? And assuming that's on family land? 200k the structure inc the roof. Don't forget the daily labor charges, 2 workers probably over 3 weeks. 50k the outdoor toilet, minimum, no running water, you carry your own. Wet kitchen? That could be variable...100K. We started one...7x5 so that's 35 sq m...we changed our mind midway and went with a conventional wood and galvinized roof, sliding glass windows....est cost about the same because you are paying people to work with the bamboo and it may take longer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewool Posted February 14, 2015 Posted February 14, 2015 We are thinking of having a little hut outside so people can smoke in there and it will be used for Ems dads Friends rather then just sitting out in the sun playing chess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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