Meljean , I have two things I would like to share with you. First you said that that was not a big project, but it is ! This is your first house. It doesn't matter what part of the world you live in . If you are building your first house it's a big project, Any where !! Oh , and if I may add, you have handled this project very well, you should be proud of your accomplishments. The second thing I would like to point out is that the 10 things you wish you knew before starting this house project. You should just go ahead and apply all those things to every aspect of your life. If you do that , you will see that it will all work to your benifit. Life is full of little things that can become overwhelming reak quick. If you apply the thoughts you just mentioned to each of lifes little things you will end up stressing less than if you didn't apply them. One last thing, You think this is stressful just wait until you have a little Meljean, or Tom running around. Then you will find out what true stress is. That being said you'll love every minute of it. Great job on the house. TFS
I understand you I'm from Canada married to a Filipina in Cebu province and we built a house and i was not used to how slow the process is here after over a year our house is done but I had to be on site for the last six months or nothing was being done
When you work hard at something weather it’s vblogs or just a regular job building a house that’s going to be your home gives you that sence off achievement , this is my reward for working so long and hard , so reward your self regularly enjoy the house
Oh my, Meljean. I hope you learned that beginning with a complete materials list and shopping that list to make and refine your budget really matters. I have watched you as you made compromises. You did a really good job. Keep doing. Finish what you starded. Keep to your plan because it's a good one. You will be so satisfied and happy when you're all done and sitting o the terrace with a nice beverage. Keep going. Keep vlogging.
You have every right to be proud of what you have accomplished with this house so far MJ. My biggest suggestion, work off a plan, have a budget and add 10% for the unexpected, and look for a builder that keeps their job site clean...after that, cross your fingers, and hope for the best...Salamat
These are very helpful insights. It's really hard to estimate the building cost. Transportation cost is quiet pricey here especially you are located at countryside. The labor is not as costly compare to the city but you really need to hire good ones or else you're fudge. 😅 most province laborers are inexperienced(lack of equipments) with building modern houses so you need to look after their work. I can't wait to see the final outcome!
All on point. When I built a 400 square meter house I was hands on and the same points raise are exactly the same great points of consideration. It was stressful yes but I also like what you said about enjoying the process. Definitely worth it and I’ll do it again.
Thanks MJ for the video! About the windows, they can be replaced with sliding windows later. Just save up your money and if you really want them you can get them later. Take care!
I am always comparing the cost of building a house in Philippines and here in Europe. Here is way more expensive that a bathroom here 3m x 5m is already an entire house in the Philippines worth 2million pesos. But yeah what can I do. It’s more costly here and the standard of living is much expensive. I say you can only relate if the person gave some situations… But still I wanna build my dream home in the philippines 🇵🇭…. Still a Dream …
Many Great Points ... my builder once said ... planning on paper is cheap ..making changes on site is costly ... had one window that was not low enough compared to the rest of the house or have a closet extended into the garage ? You have done well considering your location and availability of materials ... It is working out well ... things are coming together well !!
Materials cost is universal,built two house maybe more but i got my owned Engr dont want any stressed,and im a single parent😃be proud of yourself.i feel you,anyway your house looked great.
HEY THERE MELJEAN ...Loved your video. Just wanted to say that not only did you have a good builder, but you also had an awesome labourer as you had Tom .. I have enjoyed watching you build it, and now near its completion you can get yourself dirty painting and saving you money ... I am sure that tom will help too because he is naturally helpful being Irish /British ... You are a great couple and I love watching all your vlogs.. stay safe and be positive.
I am just utterly baffled as to why hollowblock construction in the Philippines is always SO shoddily done! If anyone in the US laid hollowblocks like the ones I see all over the PH (and here), they would've been fired. I have NEVER seen it done right in the PH; there is always WAY too much mortar (like 4-5cm!) between blocks!), the mortar is always laid too stiff (dry), the mortar isn't tooled after laying (it's full of voids and spillage), and the blocks usually look poorly laid and/or not plumb. Mortar isn't load-bearing (that's the job of the hollowblocks), so putting 4-5cm of mortar between each course makes a wall unstable, prone to water damage, and to catastrophic failure. I don't get it! It doesn't take much more time or material to do the job _right,_ so why not do it right?
MJ you have a good head on your shoulders. Once it is completed you will have a home you can enjoy and live happy in. You are oing everything right and proper. Am proud of you even i never met you. ALSO SMILE AND BE SAFE ALWAYS.
I watch all your shows, all the way to the end , every time , i love you guys. I member when i bulit my first house ...your right, something always messes up . ,, but im like you are i had it took care of, and your right, it always pays to be there, if you can be ...
If the materials are hard good solid wood then the cost is worth it but if its plywood and drywalls amd still costly that would be a problem specially Philippines is a humid and termite prone areas
It’s all new to you MJ, it was bound to be a big learning curve. Projects always cost more than the original price, and you will probably change your original plans as you progress, and realise that there are improvements you can make. Stress is always worse with your first house, it wouldn’t be as bad if you ever decided to do it again. There will always be some minor problems to fix after completion. Be proud of yourself, you’ve done great.
LUCKILY,YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DEAL WITH, WE HAVE CODES FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUILDING PROCESS, PERMITS,INSPECTIONS,ELECTRIC, WATER,UTILITIES HOOKUPS,ENVIRONMENT ECT... $$$, after you buy the land the cost about $20,000 just to start to build the house after paying off the government ,complying.
I understand everything you've saying . I have been paying rent for 14 years in the US and I should've already owned.a home. Fear of the unknown stopped me and now I want to retire I don't have a house. I trust in God and my faith will take me through it and I know that God will provide me with the very best.
Did you have a working drawing? To eliminate all the draw back and delays it’s best to have a working drawing and a builder that can follow and knows how to read the plan, saves a lot of hassle. From your working drawing you can use or your builder, quantity surveying or you can do it yourself. Well done guys you learnt a lot.
Just a little improvement though if she likes. This is definitely not a criticism, her English is very good, but maybe it can even be better if she chooses to say “the” thhee not de or “those”, thhows, not dows. Also very few tense slip ups like I really stuck not stick to my plan, since it’s past tense.
If your builder was not doing it on the side from his main job, it would have been tiled and finished. Working just when and if makes it so much longer. love the video...
It is depends on how you want your house to look like and what kind of materials you gonna use. Materials cost and you need to pay for the transportation to bring all materials to where you build you house specially if you are a bit far from the store. Also make sure that you already compute how much it cost for you paying a labour and carpenter. I definately would build a concrete house because its not complicated to build whereas if you build a wood house it will be complicated and it takes so much time and it will doble the work and ofcourse you gonna pay for a carpenter twice. You can save more in building a concrete house. I think you are paid in youtube and you can finish your house soon!
She doesn’t have that many followers in the big picture. She is not making as much s you think. God bless she saved and yes she got help from her patrons on RUclips. So yes she gets help from them but not from RUclips.
Yes Ms Vie Diary - sometimes foreigners will make things complicated because we only know what we usually work with such as wood. My part of Canada is too cold for terminates.
Great vlog and insire to building the house MJ. As always plans dont come to fruition and you have to make other plans, example budgets constraints. I too am looking to build in the province, Maine cebu. Research where to build, simple like your house is all I need. Looking forward to seeing the completion of your house. Take care n stay safe always. Cheers 🍺🍺
Hello Meljean!!! All those things you are talking about the building process should be avoided if you make a plan and blueprints of the entire house, from foundation to the rooftop, everything describes in one page, for example, foundation measures, then another page of rooftops measurements then another page of the walls construction, another page with electrical wire circuits, another page of water plumbing and sewage, and so on like the floor tiles specifications etc. then stick to the plan as much as you can also getting quotations before buying makes you safe some money, but after all your house is getting so beautiful day by day have fun and keep it up👍🏼😎🇵🇷
Hello, first Thanks for sharing the update of constructing your house which in our daily life the most important you have your own shelter no matter how simple it is. I am interested following your journey for I also plan to built one supposed to be I will built this year 2020 but because of Pandemic I can't travel, and while watching you, I also feel what you feel but no matter what go ahead, little by little and you will find the result it is all worth it.
Good to see. Congrats on the house. Is there any room for future add on rooms for the house when you start having kids. When they are older it would be good if they have their own room.
You should be very proud! Hope you’ll share the total cost some time soon. I’m having my Mama’s old home in the province of Masbate repaired and want an idea of how much it’ll cost me. I want to start with the cost of the bubong and hollow blocks walls first. 😊
Meljean Agree with everything you said has me and me Filipina wife building a house in Palawan and at the moment it costed £24,000 UK money and we started on the second part of our house now and hopefully be finished this year and hopefully can retire to Palawan in 4yrs We lucky because we brought land with her brother and he supervised the building of our house
I do hope you will be charging Tom rent when the house is finished and you both move into it? He will be quids in as he has not contributed to the cost of the house and he won't be paying rent for his place in Cebu. I think the going rate for Irish men renting from a filipino is 10k a week...lol...I ment a month
Very nice ... Well MJ ... I solidly agree with you .. the major mistakes always happened not only with you but with most of people they discard the planning step of any small or big project they intend to execute and they get interested to execute the things ASAP .. while in other hands it cost them more than what they budjeted bcz they did not plan in advance .. in my life I have learned that plans should be fixed and written down on piece of paper and aware of everything should go into constructing a house or any other project ... Plan .. plan .. plan .. always ! Enjoy the new house & God bless your ❤️ home ! Say hi to Tom
Thanks for sharing this video with us it's really helpful for me cause I'm starting to build my house this time and it's true I feel so stress right now, congrats and God bless
It's getting close to being finished now. Looking forward to house blessing. It's a simple house but looks quite suitable considering your budget. Very well done to you.
Building your first house is a huge thing. A big learning experience. But you should be proud how you have handled it. You have created something beautiful on a bare grass space. It's a home and in your heart forever. Many on here have enjoyed your journey..all the upsets and joys involved. No matter where we are located watching this...I am in England...we have all learned something....
Thank you for advice explaining your house building. My guapa girlfriend talked of building a house. Lots of things can go wrong but keeping a positive attitude can see you through the process.
Things will cost more then you think no matter where you are in this world. There is always the little things that seems cheap at the time but add up over the course of the build. Not sure why at this stage you are renting 2 apartments. Just think how much you will save after it is finished. You will have your house paid for so no rent just your monthly expenses.
Next year...it would just cost that much more...you have investment but most important a home! Enjoy feeling fortunate.... All new homes have some issues (flaws). Thnx and all the Best to you and yours.
Yea agree with you Meljean, if possible you can manage ourself or to whom u can trust one of your family. I got scam from engineer to whom we know from another town. Where I trust to do finished my parents house, because l wasn’t their. So I let him manage cause my parents already old so I don’t want them them to be stress. So I agree with you very stressful, when u visit my parent last 2015 I decided to continue finished my parent house so it’s end up I’m construction women not a vacay but anyway I did it finally, praise God
The best investment for all people I know that have big money is. Own property. Property with house is always a winner. All my American friends that live I Philippines have rental homes in USA. Keep investing in yourself. It's a bit frustrating to see your savings that you work your ass off to have. In the long run it will be a great business deal. Hang in there MJ. After this project do it again.
It always depends with whom you have a long-term relationship in the Philippines. State pension, from 60,000.00 pesos each month, no Filipina receives. We German immigrants of retirement age have them transferred to the Philippines every month. You can count on it every month without making bad investments and having to owe.
New subscriber here ,that’s true inday me too I’m really shocked the expenses,most especially the color roof etc so expensive! But anyway your house looks so nice ,I hope you will make a vidoe how much the cost of your very nice house, watching here in the Nederland 🇳🇱 congratulations to your new home 🏡
Yung akin nga iniiyakan ko talaga ehh, di makatulog Kasi nag-iisip saan nanaman kukuha ng budget the next day, pero ako nga mas better na may inumpisahan kaysa Wala, lalo at kasambamhay lang ako
Well you and Tom have been exciting to watch bcz i miss the Philippines alot. My wife and I met their and married their also. We are looking too buy land and build our home too in the Philippines. We are here now in the US, California where we work and live but some day lol...we be there. So, away great vlogs and keep up the work.. God bless you too and family stay safe k...
Even if it is more expensive as planned, the Houses belongs to you. Paying a single penny in terms of rent should not means that the house belongs to you.... Nice investment!!!!!
being a house designer, project manager, finance officer, interior designer, time management, material delivery == stress 🤯 you are brave to push-forward and keep going to the end 💪🏽 Quality Reputable Builder is key and of paramount importance, great advice 🙅🏽♀️⚒🛠📐🪓
The house is looking great. Keep building with what you can afford. Remember you can always upgrade things at a later date and time.
Meljean , I have two things I would like to share with you. First you said that that was not a big project, but it is ! This is your first house. It doesn't matter what part of the world you live in . If you are building your first house it's a big project, Any where !! Oh , and if I may add, you have handled this project very well, you should be proud of your accomplishments. The second thing I would like to point out is that the 10 things you wish you knew before starting this house project. You should just go ahead and apply all those things to every aspect of your life. If you do that , you will see that it will all work to your benifit. Life is full of little things that can become overwhelming reak quick. If you apply the thoughts you just mentioned to each of lifes little things you will end up stressing less than if you didn't apply them. One last thing, You think this is stressful just wait until you have a little Meljean, or Tom running around. Then you will find out what true stress is. That being said you'll love every minute of it. Great job on the house. TFS
I understand you I'm from Canada married to a Filipina in Cebu province and we built a house and i was not used to how slow the process is here after over a year our house is done but I had to be on site for the last six months or nothing was being done
u should have gotten a contractor so u have a set deadline, than a day to day payment for the workers
This house will be cheaper than paying rent for all your life
When you work hard at something weather it’s vblogs or just a regular job building a house that’s going to be your home gives you that sence off achievement , this is my reward for working so long and hard , so reward your self regularly enjoy the house
Oh my, Meljean. I hope you learned that beginning with a complete materials list and shopping that list to make and refine your budget really matters. I have watched you as you made compromises. You did a really good job. Keep doing. Finish what you starded. Keep to your plan because it's a good one. You will be so satisfied and happy when you're all done and sitting o the terrace with a nice beverage. Keep going. Keep vlogging.
You have every right to be proud of what you have accomplished with this house so far MJ. My biggest suggestion, work off a plan, have a budget and add 10% for the unexpected, and look for a builder that keeps their job site clean...after that, cross your fingers, and hope for the best...Salamat
These are very helpful insights. It's really hard to estimate the building cost. Transportation cost is quiet pricey here especially you are located at countryside. The labor is not as costly compare to the city but you really need to hire good ones or else you're fudge. 😅 most province laborers are inexperienced(lack of equipments) with building modern houses so you need to look after their work. I can't wait to see the final outcome!
All on point. When I built a 400 square meter house I was hands on and the same points raise are exactly the same great points of consideration. It was stressful yes but I also like what you said about enjoying the process. Definitely worth it and I’ll do it again.
Salamat...the quality, good, honest builder with good intentions is the key...👍🏽
Thanks MJ for the video! About the windows, they can be replaced with sliding windows later. Just save up your money and if you really want them you can get them later. Take care!
I am always comparing the cost of building a house in Philippines and here in Europe. Here is way more expensive that a bathroom here 3m x 5m is already an entire house in the Philippines worth 2million pesos. But yeah what can I do. It’s more costly here and the standard of living is much expensive. I say you can only relate if the person gave some situations…
But still I wanna build my dream home in the
philippines 🇵🇭…. Still a
Dream …
Many Great Points ... my builder once said ... planning on paper is cheap ..making changes on site is costly ... had one window that was not low enough compared to the rest of the house or have a closet extended into the garage ? You have done well considering your location and availability of materials ... It is working out well ... things are coming together well !!
Materials cost is universal,built two house maybe more but i got my owned Engr dont want any stressed,and im a single parent😃be proud of yourself.i feel you,anyway your house looked great.
HEY THERE MELJEAN ...Loved your video. Just wanted to say that not only did you have a good builder, but you also had an awesome labourer as you had Tom .. I have enjoyed watching you build it, and now near its completion you can get yourself dirty painting and saving you money ... I am sure that tom will help too because he is naturally helpful being Irish /British ... You are a great couple and I love watching all your vlogs.. stay safe and be positive.
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I am just utterly baffled as to why hollowblock construction in the Philippines is always SO shoddily done! If anyone in the US laid hollowblocks like the ones I see all over the PH (and here), they would've been fired. I have NEVER seen it done right in the PH; there is always WAY too much mortar (like 4-5cm!) between blocks!), the mortar is always laid too stiff (dry), the mortar isn't tooled after laying (it's full of voids and spillage), and the blocks usually look poorly laid and/or not plumb. Mortar isn't load-bearing (that's the job of the hollowblocks), so putting 4-5cm of mortar between each course makes a wall unstable, prone to water damage, and to catastrophic failure.
I don't get it! It doesn't take much more time or material to do the job _right,_ so why not do it right?
"Not Invented Here" is a real thing.
I agree with you 100%! Laying hollow block with mortar properly is not difficult to learn at all.
MJ you have a good head on your shoulders. Once it is completed you will have a home you can enjoy and live happy in. You are oing everything right and proper. Am proud of you even i never met you. ALSO SMILE AND BE SAFE ALWAYS.
I watch all your shows, all the way to the end , every time , i love you guys. I member when i bulit my first house ...your right, something always messes up . ,, but im like you are i had it took care of, and your right, it always pays to be there, if you can be ...
If the materials are hard good solid wood then the cost is worth it but if its plywood and drywalls amd still costly that would be a problem specially Philippines is a humid and termite prone areas
this wonderful woman could lead the effort to solve the homeless problem in PH
It’s all new to you MJ, it was bound to be a big learning curve. Projects always cost more than the original price, and you will probably change your original plans as you progress, and realise that there are improvements you can make. Stress is always worse with your first house, it wouldn’t be as bad if you ever decided to do it again. There will always be some minor problems to fix after completion. Be proud of yourself, you’ve done great.
The house is finally complete. The interior is a little more. Please proceed without rushing
Yes it is hard to estimate building cost
LUCKILY,YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DEAL WITH, WE HAVE CODES FOR EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUILDING PROCESS, PERMITS,INSPECTIONS,ELECTRIC, WATER,UTILITIES HOOKUPS,ENVIRONMENT ECT... $$$, after you buy the land the cost about $20,000 just to start to build the house after paying off the government ,complying.
Hi Meljean...i have been following the progress of your house building from the beginning. Congratulations to you. You have done it well👍
Great attitude about the building process. Keep smiling. You are right when you say that it is all worth it. Thanks for the videos.
Nice to know channel I am working my ass off in abroad and planning to build a house .
Hello Ma'am Meljean and everyone here, stay safe always God bless 🙏❤️
I understand everything you've saying . I have been paying rent for 14 years in the US and I should've already owned.a home. Fear of the unknown stopped me and now I want to retire I don't have a house. I trust in God and my faith will take me through it and I know that God will provide me with the very best.
Did you have a working drawing? To eliminate all the draw back and delays it’s best to have a working drawing and a builder that can follow and knows how to read the plan, saves a lot of hassle. From your working drawing you can use or your builder, quantity surveying or you can do it yourself. Well done guys you learnt a lot.
First of all U are beautiful n intelligent , really like ur speaking skills accent 😍💞👌
100% agree 🥰
Really I agree with that .. I previously shown how she is perfect in speaking & language skills ... Really I am proud of such girl !
Just a little improvement though if she likes. This is definitely not a criticism, her English is very good, but maybe it can even be better if she chooses to say “the” thhee not de or “those”, thhows, not dows. Also very few tense slip ups like I really stuck not stick to my plan, since it’s past tense.
Thank you soo much For sharing your ideas
If your builder was not doing it on the side from his main job, it would have been tiled and finished. Working just when and if makes it so much longer. love the video...
Thank u so much for this wonderful idea. I’m also planning to buy land and build house in countryside in future. Your idea really help. Thanks sis 🤗
do not forget to add typhoon protection
It is depends on how you want your house to look like and what kind of materials you gonna use. Materials cost and you need to pay for the transportation to bring all materials to where you build you house specially if you are a bit far from the store. Also make sure that you already compute how much it cost for you paying a labour and carpenter. I definately would build a concrete house because its not complicated to build whereas if you build a wood house it will be complicated and it takes so much time and it will doble the work and ofcourse you gonna pay for a carpenter twice. You can save more in building a concrete house. I think you are paid in youtube and you can finish your house soon!
She doesn’t have that many followers in the big picture. She is not making as much s you think. God bless she saved and yes she got help from her patrons on RUclips. So yes she gets help from them but not from RUclips.
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Yes Ms Vie Diary - sometimes foreigners will make things complicated because we only know what we usually work with such as wood. My part of Canada is too cold for terminates.
Hi Ms. Meljean, oo tinuod na mkastress ang magbalay..But Happy for you! Your silent followers here..Happy New Year 🎉
You so did the right thing. You can even add to it later if you want. Do you have an ac? When I was in the PI. You really needed ac most of the year.
Great vlog and insire to building the house MJ.
As always plans dont come to fruition and you have to make other plans, example budgets constraints.
I too am looking to build in the province, Maine cebu.
Research where to build, simple like your house is all I need.
Looking forward to seeing the completion of your house.
Take care n stay safe always.
Cheers 🍺🍺
No pain no gain. Give yourself a big pat on the back you’ve done really well. I’m so happy for you.
Love watching your videos
❤ your videos
Hello Meljean!!! All those things you are talking about the building process should be avoided if you make a plan and blueprints of the entire house, from foundation to the rooftop, everything describes in one page, for example, foundation measures, then another page of rooftops measurements then another page of the walls construction, another page with electrical wire circuits, another page of water plumbing and sewage, and so on like the floor tiles specifications etc. then stick to the plan as much as you can also getting quotations before buying makes you safe some money, but after all your house is getting so beautiful day by day have fun and keep it up👍🏼😎🇵🇷
Hello, first Thanks for sharing the update of constructing your house which in our daily life the most important you have your own shelter no matter how simple it is.
I am interested following your journey for I also plan to built one supposed to be I will built this year 2020 but because of Pandemic I can't travel, and while watching you, I also feel what you feel but no matter what go ahead, little by little and you will find the result it is all worth it.
What was total cost of building your house.
Meljean I know it is not easy keep the faith hard work always pays off!
Well done ma'am, and thank you for talking English. It allows me to watch :)
Congratulations! Your house has nearly finished and it looks very nice!
Good to see. Congrats on the house. Is there any room for future add on rooms for the house when you start having kids. When they are older it would be good if they have their own room.
You should be very proud! Hope you’ll share the total cost some time soon. I’m having my Mama’s old home in the province of Masbate repaired and want an idea of how much it’ll cost me. I want to start with the cost of the bubong and hollow blocks walls first. 😊
Meljean
Agree with everything you said has me and me Filipina wife building a house in Palawan and at the moment it costed £24,000 UK money and we started on the second part of our house now and hopefully be finished this year and hopefully can retire to Palawan in 4yrs
We lucky because we brought land with her brother and he supervised the building of our house
Yes it id stressful we build now.but very exciting at the same time .dont worry you be happy with the result
Thank you so much for your videos. I want to retire there and this is very helpful. The costs and ideas are great. And you are a cute couple.
Congratulation! You did the right thing. I learned a lot and enjoy watching your videos. Keep going ,I can tell you've got a huge future ahead of you.
I do hope you will be charging Tom rent when the house is finished and you both move into it? He will be quids in as he has not contributed to the cost of the house and he won't be paying rent for his place in Cebu. I think the going rate for Irish men renting from a filipino is 10k a week...lol...I ment a month
Very nice ... Well MJ ... I solidly agree with you .. the major mistakes always happened not only with you but with most of people they discard the planning step of any small or big project they intend to execute and they get interested to execute the things ASAP .. while in other hands it cost them more than what they budjeted bcz they did not plan in advance .. in my life I have learned that plans should be fixed and written down on piece of paper and aware of everything should go into constructing a house or any other project ... Plan .. plan .. plan .. always ! Enjoy the new house & God bless your ❤️ home ! Say hi to Tom
Thanks for sharing this video with us it's really helpful for me cause I'm starting to build my house this time and it's true I feel so stress right now, congrats and God bless
It's getting close to being finished now. Looking forward to house blessing.
It's a simple house but looks quite suitable considering your budget. Very well done to you.
Will keep this in mind, thanks for the heads up! Well done, Meljean! Amping kanunay! Scarlett cutie pie uy! 😘
building a house... is no joke.. from experience, it cost me 60% materials and 40% labor.
congrats to your new 🏠 house
Building your first house is a huge thing. A big learning experience. But you should be proud how you have handled it. You have created something beautiful on a bare grass space. It's a home and in your heart forever.
Many on here have enjoyed your journey..all the upsets and joys involved. No matter where we are located watching this...I am in England...we have all learned something....
Thank you for advice explaining your house building. My guapa girlfriend talked of building a house. Lots of things can go wrong but keeping a positive attitude can see you through the process.
❤ great
Not to mention maintenance cost after few years down the road. Need to think ahead. I'm still concern about the electrical safety. oh well....
End well all well. You did it very well. No one should do it better. Just do it !
Things will cost more then you think no matter where you are in this world. There is always the little things that seems cheap at the time but add up over the course of the build. Not sure why at this stage you are renting 2 apartments. Just think how much you will save after it is finished. You will have your house paid for so no rent just your monthly expenses.
Always waiting for your vlog.
How much you spent so far? I am planning to build a small in the province too.
Next year...it would just cost that much more...you have investment but most important a home! Enjoy feeling fortunate.... All new homes have some issues (flaws). Thnx and all the Best to you and yours.
Thank you for the vlog and very informative simple beautiful House and Neat 😘🙏
Yea agree with you Meljean, if possible you can manage ourself or to whom u can trust one of your family. I got scam from engineer to whom we know from another town. Where I trust to do finished my parents house, because l wasn’t their. So I let him manage cause my parents already old so I don’t want them them to be stress. So I agree with you very stressful, when u visit my parent last 2015 I decided to continue finished my parent house so it’s end up I’m construction women not a vacay but anyway I did it finally, praise God
11 You should a partner when building your house.
Hello Meljean building permit is a must b4 you start the works of your house??? Or Blueprint needed ?
Thanks for the helpful advice MJ , I have a question on finding a good builder, how do you find one in the Philippines?
I love your accent, when you are saying❤❤❤💖💖
Soo nice voice Love it💕💕👏👏👏👏
The best investment for all people I know that have big money is. Own property. Property with house is always a winner. All my American friends that live I Philippines have rental homes in USA.
Keep investing in yourself. It's a bit frustrating to see your savings that you work your ass off to have. In the long run it will be a great business deal.
Hang in there MJ.
After this project do it again.
It always depends with whom you have a long-term relationship in the Philippines.
State pension, from 60,000.00 pesos each month, no Filipina receives. We German immigrants of retirement age have them transferred to the Philippines every month.
You can count on it every month without making bad investments and having to owe.
Congrats sis its a nice house..
Full watching sis..
Scarlett needs her own RUclips channel..😎🌞
The is soo cute, always include her in your vlog....
Your house is looking good maam..congrats
Maka addict lagi ka meljean
I have another question? With those windows how do you keep the bugs out when you have the windows open ?
New subscriber here ,that’s true inday me too I’m really shocked the expenses,most especially the color roof etc so expensive! But anyway your house looks so nice ,I hope you will make a vidoe how much the cost of your very nice house, watching here in the Nederland 🇳🇱 congratulations to your new home 🏡
So far well done on your house. Thank you for sharing the process of building the house with us. Again Well Done on your house Meljean!
Yung akin nga iniiyakan ko talaga ehh, di makatulog Kasi nag-iisip saan nanaman kukuha ng budget the next day, pero ako nga mas better na may inumpisahan kaysa Wala, lalo at kasambamhay lang ako
Very nice, so how much did it cost to build it total without the land?
Well you and Tom have been exciting to watch bcz i miss the Philippines alot. My wife and I met their and married their also. We are looking too buy land and build our home too in the Philippines. We are here now in the US, California where we work and live but some day lol...we be there. So, away great vlogs and keep up the work.. God bless you too and family stay safe k...
Even if it is more expensive as planned, the Houses belongs to you.
Paying a single penny in terms of rent should not means that the house belongs to you....
Nice investment!!!!!
all local builders built a frame and a roof from wooden blocks, termites will eat it in five years
being a house designer, project manager, finance officer, interior designer, time management, material delivery == stress 🤯
you are brave to push-forward and keep going to the end 💪🏽
Quality Reputable Builder is key and of paramount importance, great advice 🙅🏽♀️⚒🛠📐🪓
Did you have architect to plan your house??
Love the accent :)
Came here since I'm looking for tips in building the house. Thanks!
Hire professionals initially 😅 esp Architect and Engineer
Hi ms intelligent 💕😁!
Yayyyy.... Hi sister...🌹
👌👌👌👌truy love u vidos sta safe groeden uit pallawan
Hi ! Me learn always some new Meljean ant tour hardware store. Your house me will have there 😉
Would you build a container home
I am also stress for my house 😂It's been over year and the house is not yet done.