Here in the Philippines there are major stumbling blocks when trying to build an ICF Insulated Concrete Forms home. The stumbling blocks are: 1. Local building code requires columns and beams; 2. Its very hard to find a concrete conveyor. Ready mix concrete companies here usually only have high pressure pumpcrete; 3. Workers need in …
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Insulated Concrete Forms ICF wall construction
The footing in an ICF build is a continuous footing since the entire wall of an ICF build is a load bearing wall that needs to be continuously supported. For a 2-3 story ICF house with 6 inches thick cores, footing size is prescribed to be 30 by 60 cm footing with four pieces of …
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) Foam insulated walls for cooler homes to keep the heat out in the Philippines
Here now is the answer to make cooler homes. Westerners mostly Canadians and Americans who like to have a vacation home or retirement home in the Philippines can now enjoy our tropical climate in their own insulated homes using insulated concrete forms on their walls. Sometimes usually during summer the heat is just unbearable and …
Submeters for your apartment
If you have not originally planned to turn your residence into an apartment – rental rooms, then you have not also designed your electrical connections to have a submeter to read the electrical consumption of each room/unit. You will have to do some electrical modifications to your current circuit. To connect a sub meter, you …
Wide tiles always bend over time
You have noticed here in the Philippines if you use wide tiles – they always bend over time – and when they bend – they detach from the floor causing accidents and other problems. Wide tiles like the 60cm tiles easily bend over time because it’s wider surface area means there are more chances of …
Black and brown contrasts for very elegant modern exteriors
Black and brown are great contrasts to achieve a very elegant modern exterior. Using wood panels for the brown contrast gives it a very rustic effect, while a plain brown or light brown contrast matched with led strip lights can give it a very futuristic look especially if you make the black contrast glossy using …
Industrial scale reverse osmosis water treatment for your house
How about having your own water treatment right at your roof top so you don’t need to buy outside and you can assure your water is the cleanest since you directly maintain your water purification. All tap water supply systems anywhere in our country are now just used for bathing and washing the cars. Unlike …
Base cost commercial structure in Medellin Cebu
This 3 level commercial structure owned by the kindest couple in the Medellin area is designed to give budding businesses in this northern part of Cebu a good start on their business. The location is very strategic – slightly out of the busy part of town and halfway towards the subdivision areas. Great for those …
Quick and fast pre cast 2x8ft panels for your walls
In the traditional way of constructing homes and buildings, people have relied in the hollow blocks for decades now until something new came along – the pre cast walls. The main advantage of pre cast walls is the rate of speed at which it can be piled and installed to make walls or partitions for …
Metal Doors advantages and disadvantages
Metal doors have been around a while yet most builders and home owners still prefer the traditional wooden doors despite it being more expensive compared to metal doors. Here’s a few reasons why most builders prefer traditional wooden doors despite it being more expensive. Wooden doors are more popular thus you can easily order it. …
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