wow your concrete guy was actually smoothing the top with a trowel ! maybe even putting a finish on it ! most times they just dump the concrete in the forms and however the surface comes out thats how it stays! bumpy and rough as hell. you must have found an ''expert'' LOL
Haha we teach our boys, John and I have a bit of experience and knowledge in building and landscaping so it definitely helps but we’re lucky with him he is good with detail and finishing
It is reassuring to note that your residence in Bohol is constructed from concrete, providing resilience against storms and typhoons in the Philippines, especially considering that traditional building materials used for homes and resorts are often vulnerable to the destructive forces of typhoon surges. Coco lumber lacks durability, particularly when subjected to moisture, as it is prone to rotting and termite infestations. It is also crucial to select the appropriate type of wood.
Thanks for your comment! Yes our buildings we made sure are built strong, we are still learning about coconut lumber and hearing everyone’s advice we will be sourcing different wood in the future, we have used solignum on all coconut timber to get some longer life 👍
Hi guys! Been following for a while now. The walls look awesome! I was just admiring the curved stucco look of the wall where that front door is going to be. Please tell us more about it. I'm sure you've talked about it in previous videos or i just haven't noticed. Is it just rendered with a curve to it then painted? I'm doing research on a realistic ways of achieving nice concrete finishes when we finally start building our farm resort near Tagaytay in Cavite. Hope to visit your resort someday when it opens. You guys are doing an amazing job! Congrats!
Thanks so much for following along and your kind words!! We would love to see you here one day. We’ve only showed a few clips of the curve but happy to explain how we did it, we will try and show more when we do another curved wall. We started off with square beams and then we used a grinder to grind the edges down then render to make it more round, then painted it. Hopefully that makes sense :)
It’s been a journey with the staircase, thank god it’s finished just needs some rendering. Yeah I thought that, we didn’t really plan for the bamboo fence to be a long term thing. We just wanted to get something up quick and cheap to give some privacy, we’re sure there’s a few areas that will need an upgrade down the track
Looks like Josh keeps himself in good fit condition, would be good if he does videos on his workout and maybe a run down on his health outlook and workout lifelstyle in the Philippines... does he eat alot of rice...perhaps even about his diet...would be interesting. Good onya guys, your place is coming along...hard work though I reckon but your doing it the right way, nice and easy..I'll be wanting to do a similar project in Siargao. Also if your interested in real estate in Siargao, I'm selling a 3-4 hectare dream real estate in Siargao. Hit me up if your interested...I'll give you a bargain...perfect place for a resort, tourist booming Siargao Island.
Thanks a lot for the comment! I can definitely show more on this, we always forget to show our meals or speak about our health - funny because it’s actually something really important in our life. I do eat quite a lot of rice, mainly because I have a gluten allergy and I can’t eat bread or anything with flour (keeps me healthy though) but Bridget also cooks me a lot of gluten free recipes for pancakes, bread, cakes etc. We both stay away from refined sugar and use alternatives like stevia, coconut sugar and muscovado. I drink a lot of matcha these days instead of coffee and we only eat chicken, eggs, fish, beans as our protein and try to add different vegetables and fruits. That would be awesome, siargao would be a great island for it. We’ve still got a long way to go with this project and our plans for it but maybe one day we could look at the possibility of siargao 👍
@@Bridgeandjosh Good onya replacing coffee, its really bad for the liver and your food replacmenst alternatives are great. Keep up the great work guys, and hit me up if in the future when your ready to expand in Siargao. I see Philippines economy improving so I think your in the right place at the right time, things will get expensive there in the next 5-10 years I would think as tourism grows and a great demand for development and business. Good onya. ❤❤👌
Great progress folks. Every villa/resort needs a swing 👍🏻
Thanks a lot! Very true, gives vacation vibes 🙌
wow your concrete guy was actually smoothing the top with a trowel !
maybe even putting a finish on it !
most times they just dump the concrete in the forms and however the surface comes out thats how it stays! bumpy and rough as hell. you must have found an ''expert'' LOL
Haha we teach our boys, John and I have a bit of experience and knowledge in building and landscaping so it definitely helps but we’re lucky with him he is good with detail and finishing
It is reassuring to note that your residence in Bohol is constructed from concrete, providing resilience against storms and typhoons in the Philippines, especially considering that traditional building materials used for homes and resorts are often vulnerable to the destructive forces of typhoon surges. Coco lumber lacks durability, particularly when subjected to moisture, as it is prone to rotting and termite infestations. It is also crucial to select the appropriate type of wood.
Thanks for your comment! Yes our buildings we made sure are built strong, we are still learning about coconut lumber and hearing everyone’s advice we will be sourcing different wood in the future, we have used solignum on all coconut timber to get some longer life 👍
Hi guys! Been following for a while now. The walls look awesome! I was just admiring the curved stucco look of the wall where that front door is going to be. Please tell us more about it. I'm sure you've talked about it in previous videos or i just haven't noticed. Is it just rendered with a curve to it then painted? I'm doing research on a realistic ways of achieving nice concrete finishes when we finally start building our farm resort near Tagaytay in Cavite. Hope to visit your resort someday when it opens. You guys are doing an amazing job! Congrats!
Thanks so much for following along and your kind words!! We would love to see you here one day. We’ve only showed a few clips of the curve but happy to explain how we did it, we will try and show more when we do another curved wall. We started off with square beams and then we used a grinder to grind the edges down then render to make it more round, then painted it. Hopefully that makes sense :)
@ yes! It actually does!!! Thanks so much!
Make sure to cover the bamboo on the top, so no water can go in.
Thanks for the comment! The bamboo pieces are flat (not whole bamboo) we got them in slats so luckily no water can get in :)
Your grand staircase 👍👍
However , I don't think your {coconut wood frame} for the bamboo fence will last long. That wood disintegrates rapidly.
It’s been a journey with the staircase, thank god it’s finished just needs some rendering. Yeah I thought that, we didn’t really plan for the bamboo fence to be a long term thing. We just wanted to get something up quick and cheap to give some privacy, we’re sure there’s a few areas that will need an upgrade down the track
spray that fence all down and the support coco lumber with neem oil one good soak and you can save it for years. "sustainenvironres.biomedcentral"
Keep an eye on termites which is common in the countr. Treat all wooden materials against these pests. They destroyed parts of my childhood home.
Oh that’s sad! They are a pest. Thanks for the reminder, we’ve tried to use solignum on all the timber and a few traps
Looks like Josh keeps himself in good fit condition, would be good if he does videos on his workout and maybe a run down on his health outlook and workout lifelstyle in the Philippines... does he eat alot of rice...perhaps even about his diet...would be interesting. Good onya guys, your place is coming along...hard work though I reckon but your doing it the right way, nice and easy..I'll be wanting to do a similar project in Siargao. Also if your interested in real estate in Siargao, I'm selling a 3-4 hectare dream real estate in Siargao. Hit me up if your interested...I'll give you a bargain...perfect place for a resort, tourist booming Siargao Island.
Thanks a lot for the comment! I can definitely show more on this, we always forget to show our meals or speak about our health - funny because it’s actually something really important in our life. I do eat quite a lot of rice, mainly because I have a gluten allergy and I can’t eat bread or anything with flour (keeps me healthy though) but Bridget also cooks me a lot of gluten free recipes for pancakes, bread, cakes etc. We both stay away from refined sugar and use alternatives like stevia, coconut sugar and muscovado. I drink a lot of matcha these days instead of coffee and we only eat chicken, eggs, fish, beans as our protein and try to add different vegetables and fruits. That would be awesome, siargao would be a great island for it. We’ve still got a long way to go with this project and our plans for it but maybe one day we could look at the possibility of siargao 👍
@@Bridgeandjosh Good onya replacing coffee, its really bad for the liver and your food replacmenst alternatives are great. Keep up the great work guys, and hit me up if in the future when your ready to expand in Siargao. I see Philippines economy improving so I think your in the right place at the right time, things will get expensive there in the next 5-10 years I would think as tourism grows and a great demand for development and business. Good onya. ❤❤👌