Right during pandemic all the way to the current wars happening in Ukraine and now Iran, moving ICF blocks from the US or Canada to the Philippines or Asia have become impossible due to the shipping costs and logistical hoops. ICF builders tried to get ICF from China but the quality is not the best …
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Spacious Farmhouse in Antequera Bohol with Insulated Walls
This farm house have very spacious kitchen and living room. The bedrooms are bigger than most average homes in the country today. The entire ground floor is an open type space designed for a backyard farming type of living as the lot is more than a thousand square meters nestled in the middle of a …
Insulated Composite Concrete pre-Fabricated Wall Panels (ICFp)
ICFp or insulated composite concrete pre fab wall panels is your next great choice if the original ICF (Insulated Concrete Form) is currently beyond your budget range. These insulated pre fab wall panels costs lower than ICF but is slightly faster to build but its major difference is that the factories are only in major …
How to build an ICF home in the Philippines
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 …
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 …
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. …
Renovating a church
Renovating a church requires a lot of scaffolds since most big churches such as catholic churches have very high ceilings. You need to secure your workers when they work – thus you need a lot of scaffolds. Some workers are comfortable with metal scaffolds while most workers especially those coming from the rural areas prefer …
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