Visiting Villa Feliz l My PI Dream l Interview l House Raid
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2019
- My husband and i are both fan of James of "My Pi Dream" and my husband always watch his daily vlog.MY husband love how james know pretty much everything about carpentry.Now that were about to build our own home ,we got a lot of tips from him where to start from picking the right contractor to building.
We enjoyed the conversation we had a lot of info and laugh.
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Email: retiredandhappyinphilippines@gmail.com
I loved watching James as he built his amazing house. He seems a wonderful man. What a great meet up 🙂👍
Yes he’s a great guy
Great Video! James & Ness are just awesome folks!
I was so AMAZED watching and listening to your very technical questions, etc., and interactions with James related to those things!!!!!!!! WOW!!!
Im a curious woman and willing to learn things.Hope he doesnt get annoyed haha...thanks for joining
Beautiful home. Wow! Looks better than several American homes.
Everybody’s cute I loved to see it and ur hauz is very cool James so nice 👍
A lenghty seminar but fruitful. Happy for you guys, keep Vlogging, Thanks
You're both are amazing. I love your channel. Stay blessed. Lots of blessings with your house. ❤️🇨🇦
Hello thank you ..For joining to our channel,godbless
Beautiful house thanks for sharing from north Carolina U.S.A
Hey James & Ness! Thank you for sharing this video it was interesting. I’ve watched your video from episode 1, love your gorgeous house. I wish I could convince my hubby to live in the Pinas he’ll be retiring in two years from his second job. From Jax Florida!!! 😊
And the house is soooo BEAUTIFUL
It’s funny to see you visiting James and his missus. I watched his build right through just like yours now. But I’m a bit late with yours.
you’re amazing americans in my country. never stop . enjoy sir.
❤️ this couple. I never meet them but they seems very lovely like you guys. 😉
Maricel, Welcome to the PH. House building lessons from our experience. 1. Use no wood in the structure because quality is generally poor and termites are plentiful.
You are using concrete which is a mix of agregate (gravel and sand) and cement. Our mix was 1 bag cement two bags sand and 3bags 3/4 inch hard gravel. Each mix
makes 5 cubic feet of concrete which is 6 bags cement in a cubic meter. Price hollow blocks add render which is 1 cement and 4 sand and makes 4 cubic feet. The hollow blocks
only establish the infill shape to apply 1-1/4 inch of render on, and need the cores filled solid. 4 inch blocks are ugly to fill so use 5 or 6 inch and only a single story on 5 inch. 2 The Philippine government has a downloadable PDF on recommended construction practices for RCCI (reinforced concrete with infill) which is highly recommended. Also wikipedia has formulas
for calculating rebar requirements for columns, beams, and floors. Simple algebra, plug in the numbers and find the best balance of materials cost. Read these two things before
reviewing your architects plans. The calculations should be available if not included in the eight sheets of drawings ( blueprints required, inkjet prints not accepted) because one
of them is for sign off of the structural engineer. If he or she hasn't got at least a work sheet the calculations weren't done. Our calculations showed that poured concrete and
no hollow block was cheaper. In practice however, we still rendered the surfaces which made it more expensive although it is much stronger.
3. We have 570 feet of electrical conduit in the living room ceiling, and probably 3000 feet in the entire building. We still managed to forget conduit for the Cat6 cables. We have
10 doors added to satisfy fire codes and get that permit sheet signed. The result of the added doors is furniture placement problems.
4.We changed to a concrete flat roof with 1/4 inch per foot grade for increased living space. That had some curing cracks due to excess rebar being used. That was repaired
with latex crack filler which looks bad so we will be installing ceramic tile on the roof for appearance and heat reflection.
5.We installed an 8 foot wide concrete sidewalk which is also the rainwater gutter. This keeps weeds from growing against the building.In future there will be gardening
planters around the "moat"
6. First thing to buy is a nepa hut Kubo to hang out in during construction. Ours is 8X8 and delivered set up on piers was P16000.
7. Second thing to buy is a 1 bagger gas powered concrete mixer
8. Only have bags of cement on hand for the next days pour and tie wire the rebar as soon as possible after it is delivered. You can wrap a 3/8 link chain around rebar
and padlock it while it is straight and chain beam and column cages in a group.
9. Use phenolic board for forms. The concrete barely sticks to it and cost is similar to plywood. Plywood, ordinary plywood, and marine plywood are poor quality
with finger jointed cores that have no glue and voids filled with cement that requires carbide tipped saw blades.
10. we assemble all wood with a drywall drill and screws. The screws are twice the cost but reusable and the wood can be disassembled and used again. The
experienced wood is much stiffer than the still green coco lumber. Stack all wood on battens for air circulation or it will mildew in two days.
12. Power tools will greatly reduce the length of build time and improve quality. An angle grinder, better two of those, a 3/8 hammer drill and mitre saw are our most
used tools. Wood chizels, a circular saw, and a 390 amp inverter welder also get a lot of use. Buy the best short handled shovels you can find, and only solid made from
inch rebar baretta digging bars.
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Wow thanks for the great advice...that was awesome information.Very informative sir.Thank you i read it all.
sir, you are a legend.
I did not used wood for the finishing around the door 🚪 I used cement and make it look like wood trims. Only wood in my house is the furnitures. I also painted the bottom of my wall instead of wood trims. Remember also the lézard 🦎 get into the house if you have ceiling with hiding spots they would love that but dripping and dropping of dirt etc I would say better make a straight ceiling without fancy curves or showing trusses for beauty. Beauty will become a full time job vacuuming and cleaning washing.
Thank you 😊 for the blog, my wife and myself are going to start building our house 🏠 next year in Pangasinan, Philippines 🇵🇭
So we are picking up all the tips...👍🏾👴🏾
I find your channel and watch this full view :)
It was a great vlog and interview for both of you :)
Have a blessed week and God bless
Thanks sis
NICE "BONUS" VIDEO GANG... I'VE watched James from the beginning, all his videos. I JUST subscribed to your channel .
Hi thank you , will get more uploads once we start our house
Such a Beautiful Home and Couple. Just think 20 yrs from now Couples will come to your House for a Look....
James and Necie have such a gorgeous house! Lovely. Hope to see that your Building your own too
Were getting close on our build day
I'm happy to watch American loves Philippines 😘😘😘 I feel like to buy a house there area🥰🥰
Yes James is right, take someone honest for your house construction. I am James follower since he started to build thier house.i like ness and James. Dual citizens ok pala para hindi laging mag exit para pag kuha new visa.thank you I enjoyed watching you guys
New subscriber. Love ❤️ it! Beautiful home
Ang sasaya ng mag babarkada....God bless sa inyo.
Hi retired happy in the philippines I have subscribed to your loverly channel and will enjoy following you both and watching you build in the philippines.salamat for doing this great video of james and necie and his beautiful villa feliz. Your new friends scott arlene and baby cj and snowee our boarder collie. Great video great interview with james and necie . I will be looking forward to doing a section 13A as well .salamat .scott expat in the philippines 👍🇵🇭😎🇦🇺👍
Yes 13A is better for us too..thanks for watching.
This is really nice! Co-vloggers in one video. Looking good sis :D
Thank you sis
I’m a new sub from My PI Dreams. I just watched James’ video today and will definitely back track your journey as well.👍🏼
Thank you
I got lost in their Subdivision also, Now no problems, Happy Birthday to you both. I am sure we will meet up before too long.
Yes i always got lost going there but i think i got it if there is a chance to visit again..
Beautiful house and Lovely couple.
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Beautiful house
lovely couple,,,hi im your new subs from cagayan de oro,,❤❤❤
Good visit and info sis..
Good conversation which is true and very important for people want to live in Philippines..
Yes im still scouting for the good and right contractor,.And its very hard to find here in Philippines and you have to be careful because you work hard on saving dont let the guys take advantage of you because you are from other country .Thats the thing here in Ph if they hear english speaking it means $$$
We're almost done the house pinas pala,hehe..we decided not finished inside house until we get there..gusto kasi ako magdesign loob nang bahay lahat..from kitchen, dinning, living room at bathroom..
We built simple house 3bedroom and 2bathroom..then loaf sa taas for storage and personal stuff..soon excited na kami..
Always extra careful sa pagpili nang gagawa..
One more thing pala make sure ikaw yung bibili sa gamit sa factory or any store kasi malalaman mo iyung mga prices nila
Sis pag contractor sila lahat
Sis hindi ako kumuha contractor, gusto hubby but I decided built local help and guide sko brother,papa and brother in law..
Yung brother in law ko naglagay sa steel sa taas ang linis pagkagawa..then sa roof kapitbahay namin..nakamura ako kasi kakilala lang. Medyu mahal materials pero kung doon sa factory nila makakamura..siguro sa labor mahal
Masakit sa ulo sis pag ako ..
ganda nman ng lugar nila dame puno
I do know Dans Erik ice cream when I was working in paranque they use to serve when there were bdays. It’s creamy and I love more than magnolia or selecta.
They creamy and fruity😍
Love that James is so honest with all his experiences in the Philippines
Yeah i know
Wow...beautiful mansion😲👍👍
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Nice talaga
Thanks for sharing very inspiring ..new friend here 😍
Hello thanks po balikan kita
Great guard dog lol... he's seems to be even friendlier then James haha!
Yeah right,hapon stop barking after i called his name
Woww that was a beautiful visit
Thank you kabayan bago po sa bakod nio.
Binisita na po kita ,salamat
Very interesting and entertaining
My God...i watch these Logs and I wish i had a Pina wife...they are THE BEST....¡¡¡
You house is better built than most homes in the US and well thought off. One missing is the solar panels and maybe a Tesla power wall unit. You might have to do some re-wiring on your auto transfer switch to include the solar power input or put a manual transfer switch between your generator or solar power input. Solar only works when you have sunlight so at night some folks have battery backup ( less noisy than the generator). Its a big investment but will cut down on your power bill). Or you can have full solar and use the utility as a backup. You can also sell excess power to your electric utility company’s grid if they allow it ( net metering).👍
He have solar panel only for water heater
nice house.. its spacious
You should start building your house too, that would be nice. Cause I've been watching James's house since episode 1. And I would love to watch you guys if you build your house too and vlog it of course.
Hi thank you, were actually getting close to break the ground for our house here in Lipa
Hi sis new friend here, I saw this video of Mr. James channel. Wow maybe in the future we can visit this guys also. We are a big fans and inspired of how they building their house. We almost retire and we gonna move to Philippines as well.
Hi sis thanks for checking out our channel, when you guys moving and where..im sure you and your husband cant wait to move here soon.
2 years from now sis sa camotes island Cebu. We can’t wait to move. We are excited.
Thats a paradise ,lucky you😍 .Goodluck sis in your big move..
Nice!
Ganda sis
Salamat sister
Today I saw my previous Stennis shipmate Andrew C via this video and he and his wife decided to retire in PI.
Although the American gentlemen speak in English, they look well adapted into the Filipino culture, and even act like one-playful and happy personas :-)
James, can you post your water system link. I remember watching a part of that project but having issue finding it
Hi this is actually not james we just had a collab,you probably have to ask james what episode he have the water filter system...
Hi retired and happy in the philippines loverly video guys what a great video .james and I have become good friends since james started building villa feliz it's been great and I ask on some tips on doing dyi projects. James and necie are so loverly we are hoping to get there and meet them next year at christmas time so I and arlene will be coming home to cebu mactan where we have our house and our two blocks of land one in sogod the othere just outside of cordova .I loved the video very awesome salamat great to see you got to meet james and necie. Scott expat in the philippines 👍🇵🇭😎🇦🇺👍
Yes hope our house will be done by then🤪.James and ate necie are awesome they are great help too for us..
@@retiredandhappyinphilippin3329 hi maganda umaga yes I love your channel very informative and that's great for me cause I will get to know what we are up for when we build our house on our land in sogod north of cebu and danao city .good contractors are hard to find and can be a bit expensive. I watch and look forward to seeing you start building on your land your dear friends scott arlene and baby cj and snowee xxxx scott expat in the philippines
👍🇵🇭😎🇦🇺👍
Im excited to start our house
@@retiredandhappyinphilippin3329 yes it is exciting to see and watch and be involved in your house building as I watched james and necie build villa feliz.it was great to see it all take shape .scott expat in the philippines 👍🇵🇭😎🇦🇺👍
Ours is gonna be simple and easier i think but it will be interesting to input some american touch
Hi James, I plan emigrate Phils from Ireland. what was total cost of your build Inc furniture and fittings. Square area house and garden . What part Filo you live. Love your house, love your blog. Cheers
You have to show both US snd Phil
Passport to get stamped if you will be staying more than a year or indefinitely. I have both passports. I haven’t stayed more than 30 days in the Phil so I just use my US passport but I can use my Phil passport to visit Vietnam with no Visa. If u have US passport you need to get a visa which is easy you can apply online and pay it too.
Can anybody put a link on James YT channel. I would like to see thier videos to get some house inspo and advises. Their house looks phenomenal.
czcams.com/channels/s2CLB04I8SLTDd1i4eievQ.html
Beautiful house tour. Are the hosts also retirees from the US? Thanks for sharing.
Yes
beautiful house wow ..unahan na kita sis
Houston.. just North of you. From Dallas.
I noticed the wet market prices are about the same as in Canada which is typically more expensive than USA. Maybe I just go to expensive wet markets, haha.
New subscriber Po 🇵🇭♥️
Dropping by from my favorite video... my pi dream! I'll be checking you guys out!
Thank you so much
Its so Funny...I lived in the Philippines for 3 years. I started off in the Province. It was so much a Struggle to me taking Cold shower..and lack of Food. The Mosquito just ate me up. I moved to manila and I loved the Energy and fast paced life. So much Variety of Food. Than i moved to Cebu..I rented a home with a maid and life was so much easier. But the Food in the Philippines i could never get us to. I normally just eat pork twice a Year and maybe fish once a year.
Goodmorning this was a very nice episode. Me and my wife also want to built a house. we have proporty on Leyte. We follow you with intrest. Regards Jack ..Royal Air Force of the Netherlands
Thanks for the support, were getting close on constructing our house maybe early Nov .Goodluck on your Future house..
Do you have solar panels around where you are ?
I'm a new subscriber from NY and was born in Manila. .that's so awesome. ...Enjoy my country and now your country as well Sirs 🙏❤😷🇵🇭 btw which province is this? Maraming Salamat po.
Lipa ,batangas province
CHOOSE PHILIPPINES! People here will embrace you whatever country you came from just respect and follow our law and we all good..
Hi
Can you recommend a place in the Philippine where I can retire & build a nice home in a gated subdivision somewhere it’s secured & safe.
Ang ganda na man ng bahay
Milma Lythgoe opo ganda talaga bahay ni james
@@retiredandhappyinphilippin3329 dyan na kayo na nirahan dito kami sa Oregon naktira
Milma Lythgoe sa pinas na po kmi nagstay for good wala na km sa seattle
Labor cost is high in St.Lucia
How much did it end up costing with the land and the build?
I dont know ,better ask james ,my pi dream channel😉
I'm trying to build a massive house out there; is it hard find a builder? how bath is the weather as far as storms go?
No issue with the typhoon here.
Are you retired US military? I retired from the Army 24 years ago and now I am retiring from my second career of 23 years with the county a year from now. I will then move to the Phillipines. I was wondering about the VA clinic. I already am approved for the FMP when I get to the PI. Any comments on the VA there?
The VA clinic is good for your disabilities and that is all they will help with!! They will give you a months supply of pills if you really are in a pinch of an item that isn’t part
Of your disability!!! To me they are good for yearly check ups and to get my meds that are disability related... my doctor that is assigned me to me seems to be great and has been working there over ten years!!
@@retiredandhappyinphilippin3329 Thank you so much. I thought a mix of the clinic, the FMP and tricare would cover most of anything I need. 9 months and i retire after 44 years of federal and state service. Getting 3 retirement checks is going to be great.
This is such a Beautiful Home for the Philippines. But I find it Rather Strange to get overlying Excited about a Home that is just Average if it was on U.S. or Great Britian. I have been in Big Homes in the Manila Area and one was owned by Ku Ledesma the Singer. I Guess its a Great Accomplishment to build a Home from the Ground up but its not really much to Show off coming from the West...
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James hit the cost of living on the head! 100% I cant tell you how many times I have seen these channels that are geared towards expats droning on about their 100$ USD a month cost of living in the Philippines (give me a break). My wife and I are retired here and have foreign income coming in Euros and I still shudder at the bill at S&R. If one is not looking that bill can easily hit 55,000 PHP in one go. Food and electronics are the most outrageously priced here in the Philippines.
Youre right,electronics here is a lot
$100 a month? I visited my home country for 2 weeks and used my a/c only at NIGHT (9-12). My bill was $150. The electricity in The Philippines is one of the most expensive in SEA.
Yeah food can be high in Philippines but import food is the worse.
Hello Sir mam ganda po ng blogs nyo. San po ba location ng Villa Feliz ? Salamat
Tierra maria
Salamat
Who names your house?
New subs here
ronald marcos welcome to our channel
How much to build or buy James house???
Should be around 30m pesos I guess
Oh boy who’s who vlogging 🤣😂😅 he’s blogging ur vlogs.....🤣😅😂 just kidding... nice house 🏠
How much to live there.
watch James' videos. very informative and a real gift. cheers
Seatbelts?
🤫
I will my pi dream
Yah, try working 8 hrs.
are you folks not worry about getting health care in the philippines especially if you have serious illness? it is nice to live in the philippines, but the health care system is not that good unless you have unlimited supply of money or very very rich.
We have tri-care plus I also have FMP which is a VA program!! For the most part we pay out of pocket for small stuff but if need to have a large and expensive procedure done we would go to a large hospital in Manila that takes tri-care with only 25% out of pocket but we will be doing a supplemental insurance once I have my 13A visa!!! Helps pay for the upfront cost!! There are many different plans here to look at and you need to get what fits You the best if your going to go that way!!!
Duel nationality is allowed for the Philippines and the two countries do not report to one another. My wife is in the same situation and manages two passports. Very simple.....she enters the Philippines on a Filipino passport....she exits on a Filipino passport. When re entering the Eurozone - she presents her other passport. No issues, no complications, no extra stamps and nonsense with the Bureau of Immigration at NAIA.
Thank you i will use my Ph passport then when coming back to phil
Be very careful when using philippine passport only when exiting and entering the country.. I will suggest using both passports and getting it stamped.. my sister in law used a Philippine passport only befor from Europe.. upon her exit she n daughter were questioned what she does in UK.. she didn’t bring her UK passport.. in short the immigration people were asking for 200,000 pesos to be allowed board their plane since she didn’t have her english passport or proof that she lived n worked there... she didn’t pay and she had her passport sent from England and proof of employment...
Josephine Talanay wow thanks for the advice
@@joferdy2208 200,000 php im not so sure of that. This is the way it use to be in the 90's for sure with BOC and BOI. Not anymore too many eyes watching, too many checks and balances with electronic system, internal and external audit and over haul of senior management.
Yes u cannot do that here in the US ,either you use the Philippines passport or American passport my friends she has a dual citizenship u can only use one u cannot stamp both she got in trouble with that ....
Makapag asawa din nga ng foreigner para umasenso buhay ko.
We aint rich thats why were livin here in the philippines 😜