Check today's video! Not really showing in details how it is poured, but half results and how they got up there with the concrete! Thank you for watching!
Brownouts suck! Just moved to a new location yesterday and asked, "How often is there no electricity per month?" Got told, "Month? No, no, weekly." Glad I brought my generator. Welcome to the Philippines, I guess! 😅 By the way, at 8:22 in the video, we can see you again with the truck saying, "More sand!" 😂 Regarding the road, I think it will crack more, but once the heavy trucks are gone, it should be an "easy fix" as long as you only use it for normal cars and bikes. "Hot and Humid" yep... the humidity is really hard for me lately, I guess it's because we are born in Scandinavia. 😅
I agree, yes. I'll need a solar option in the future. The road will definitely need work every now and then, I'll make a video later on about all the small issues we have with the entire build (might be a long video). I can't do humidity, especially with heat, my body just shuts off. But Baguio had good climate (except 6 months of fog and the constant mold) as does the higher part of Bukidnon. I strongly suggest for all descendants of Vikings to look for such areas (leave the beach and jungle for others, lol).
Thank you for watching! The cables here aren't copper, so not worth the same, but that's not the only reason why people leave stuff like that alone. Not saying I would leave a shovel outside etc (it would definitely grow feet) but especially in the province - everyone knows everyone and the favorite past time is gossiping (chica chica, chismis, marites...they probably have more words for it, lol). I paid for everything, yes. If you live near main line/in a city, it probably (?) works different, but where we are I had four options: 1) live in the dark 2) wait for two years and see if the road gets electric poles 3) pay to hook up to grid or 4) go solar. Had the house been complete (including planned expansion) I probably would have gone full solar, if I could afford it.
@@ABetterLifePH That’s great you were able to string power so far. I have a 6 acre plot in Goldendale,WA and it cost me $12,000 US just to bring the power in 300’. I love your can do attitude. That’s an amazing view you have. I look for your updates every morning when I get. Thanks for sharing your and your wife’s adventure.
@@ronsorenson7196 The quality of your cables should be a lot better though. Here it's typically aluminum, with a thin copper coating at best. Labor costs are just...different. Minimum wage in the US is...what...15-20 bucks an hour these days? Maybe that's just California? Anyway, here you can find people willing to do hard labor for less than 5 USD a day. We try not to abuse our workers of course, make sure they get rest/pay them extra and so forth, but it's so different from the West (especially the lack of entitlement). I'm trying to get rid of as many negative traits as possible, especially my negative thinking (which is deeply ingrained in me through personal history and Swedish culture). Filipinos are not only usually happy/friendly, they are also hard working and the most practically pragmatic people I've encountered. If I can't figure out a solution - I just let my wife/other Filipinos handle it. The solution may not always be what we in the West would call "safe", but they get the job done! Thank you for the kind words and for watching!
After the construction, it will be better if you could invest on solar panels.just asking are the men working is a legit architect or engineer.crew to be sure and safe.
My thought is that we'll go for solar a bit depending on how unreliable the grid is. If we get constant brownouts, it becomes a priority, otherwise we can postpone it. I'd rather have the house expanded first, so we have more space for batteries etc.
