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New waterproofing admix compound brand

Has anyone noticed the difficulty of sourcing Sahara water proofing compound? Some hardware stores don’t even distribute it anymore… In our search for a good supply of this popular brand, we encounter a different brand instead – which seemed to be posed as a direct competition – even the name itself “Savannah” is in direct …

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CCTV monitoring on work site

A few months back we were planning to install CCTV to monitor the work site specifically to check on the workers to see who should be retained and who to let go. Now that we have the equipment and the system to install the CCTV we are now a little hesitant to pursue the installation …

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Dr Arcaya affordable house expansion

Dr Arcaya thought they needed to move back to their ancestral home in Lapu-lapu City amid the pandemic since they no longer need to be close to the schools in Cebu City as everyone is going online, thus he decided to renovate the home where he grew up and move there for a change of …

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Building permit processing assistance

If you’re processing your building permit for the big cities like Cebu City, Mandaue City, or Lapu-lapu City and you get really difficult hurdles in the different departments in the city hall, even though you thought you have already attached all the necessary documents and your design is already good as per the building code, …

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Poly carbonate is beautiful when new but breaks ugly over time

All you poly carbonate lovers out there – it looks beautiful and stunning when new with its sharp and bright color looking great as a roof for parking, prayer shacks, over pass, or canopies, but it gets ugly and breaks and even falls apart over time in just about 3-5 years – depending on weather …

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Beautiful but high maintenance parapet due to dead leaves and other debris stuck in the parapet walls and gutters

Parapet is beautiful as it hides your roof edge but debris and dead leaves get stuck in the parapet walls and gutters so fast… With a parapet roof design people would even wonder where your roof go or how you keep the rainwater flowing as it hides your roof edge and gutter. Parapet and gutters …

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Pascua Bungalow Residence in Ilocos Sur

This 120 square meter bungalow sits on a very large lot of about 2000 square meter. Because of its generous space allocation, it has 4 standard sized bedrooms, a relatively large living room, and a medium sized kitchen with back entrance to possible dirty kitchen or barbecue area on the rear. The house shape is …

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Cheapest way to transport materials from large suppliers

Getting the materials for your project can be a daunting task especially if you’re not hiring your own driver to try to save operation cost or don’t even have a truck to avoid hiring a driver. Since you don’t really need a big truck everyday – how about you just use your supplier’s truck to …

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Usual requirements for the building permit

You need a building permit for your structure because without it you cannot apply for electrical connection and water connection as they usually require it, and the Office of the Building Official (OBO) – the agency tasked to enforce the building permit – can also issue a violation against you, and they can even order …

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Pre-cast pre fabricated walls

If you’re looking to save on the cost of your structure – you can reduce the cost of labor by using pre-fabricated (pre-fab) walls that is still concrete based but light weight, thermally efficient, fire resistant, and acoustically effective. Pre-fab / pre-cast walls have recently gained popularity due to its ease of use (installation), and …

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