You can really tell if a house is well built when it can withstand a strong typhoon like Odette; its roof was never blown off by the strong winds even if it sits on a hill, and no visible form of surrounding obstruction that could somehow weaken the winds. It's very well calculated, the windloads that could affect their home's form of sheltering. An engineer's expertise indeed.
Buti nga sa amin dipa nag kakabagyo kase yung bahay ng tita ko maniwala ka sa hindi what you see is what you get, yung lakas ng ulan ganon rin yung lakas ng pag pasok ng tubig sa bahay nya HAHAHAAH kinurakot kaai budget eh
tama po kayo,kaya need tlga jg engineering expertise pagdating sa bahay, kase safety ng family ang nakasalalay. wag lang sa ganda ng bahay kundi tibay ng bahay doat ang unahin
same yung bahay po namin sa Bohol sobrang tibay po Praise the Lord. Lindol nung 2013 di natinag. Pati bagyo odette di natinag. Nasira nga lang ang bubong dahil yung punong mangga ng kapitbahay naputol napunta sa bahay namin tas binaha lang yung loob.
Although Slater’s house was lucky and it wasn’t as bad as others, coming from a guy that experimented having a glass house in the philippines, he is an outstanding engineer. Also having the house on a mountain could have made it worse but, still Slater’s house was very durable even after a really bad super typhoon.
Ang isa pa... Literal na mas maswerte pa rin sila dahil " Yung iba ni makain ay wala as in zero" Sila ayusin lang bahay walang problema dahil may pera pamilya nila. At least walang napaano sa pamilya kaya thankful a rin🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏.
Same din sa amin sa bohol bahay ng lola ko gawa mismo ng tatay at Uncle kung skilled carpenter.din nasira. Not ro brag peru lamang talaga pag experienced ang gagawa ng bahay may chance maka survive anv building
It was probably more on luck, our house and roof survived but its not even that well built and parts of our neighbors roofs flew off. Our house is almost 20 years old and the worse thing that happened was the roof was leaking. Slater said that if the branches we're hit on a different spot their whole house would break down.
OMG. The damage. This is so watered down in all news outlets. As a fellow engineer, I gotta appreciate the structural integrity of your house. I saw the construction of skypod(?) and thought it was an overkill but, whoa... the design definitely kept you safe. Prayers and resources to all those who were affected.
No one's watering down the news. It's simply because there are not enough regional news centers (well ABS had but it was shut down) to report from the provinces. The news teams are also coming down from Manila which would be hard at this time when power and airports are down.
This is one of the reason why we should think and hire the right person when building a house. Yung natural calamities sa atin unpredictable. Yes, mahal pero it will be worth it in time. Glad to hear you and your family are safe, Engr. BANGON VisMin! :)
@@CCSupernova She's just stating the obvious. Of course you have to accept the consequences if something happened to your house if you didn't hire the right professionals for the job. Di naman niya pinipilit ha? Sinabi lang niya na yun dapat. Why the hate?
Well I'm not really sure but civil Engr. should be the one working on the structure of the house like handling heavy typhoon, wind, etc. Idk if Slater young is the one who designed their house or not lol.
Kahit gaano pa kagaling ang gumawa ng bahay kung malakas ang typhoon mawawasak yan. Typhoon is more powerful than tornado kung hnd mo po alam you can google it. Kung ang mga salamin ng buildings na sobrang kapal kayang wasakin ng bagyo lalo na ung kay yolanda at ondoy ang simpleng bahay pa kya? So sinasabe mo po na mahina pag kakagawa sa mga SM malls at ibang giant building?
People here in England don't appreciate just how lucky they are, they moan about trivial things and have nothing like this happen. In the Philippines the people endure so much yet still manage to be happy and family means so much to them. I love the people over there and I miss the place so much, hopefully I will get back there next year. Take care everyone and stay safe
True sir. The Philippines has been in depression for the longest time but the people endured & remain to be happy. Here in the US, when depression hit, you hear a rise in the incidence of suicides & other sorts of mental illnesses. Happy New Year🎉
Kudos to Slater for building such strong foundation for their home! Imagine a glass house on top of the mountain being hit by a super typhoon yet they only get water leaks as a result. Of course their trauma is a different story.
In the rebuilding process, consider maybe a room or bunker in the house that’s designed as a typhoon/flood/earthquake shelter of some sorts, where occupants could survive in 2-3 days and wait out these types of calamities.
I hardly finish the video kasi nakakadurog ng puso ang nangyari diyan sa region ninyo.. All our prayers are with you guys and those who are also greatly affected by the typhoon. Babangon muli and tulong tulong tayo! God Bless!
I’m from the Philippines living now in Florida and here we experiences strong hurricane or typhoon and we do a lot of preparations before the hurricane. The windows are boarded that means we cover the windows with plywood or now a days using aluminum shutters. The reason for covering all the windows and even the doors is so that if a flying object hits it won’t break the glass that would then let the water in the house. I remember helping my husband doing all these things. The other things are… bringing in all the potted plants, patio furnitures inside the house so that they won’t be lifted by strong winds and be a flying weapon. Next is preparing enough foods and water that will last you for couple of days. Have candles, flashlights with good batteries, manual can opener, gas for the grill so you can cook even without electricity and tap water to use for bathing and flushing the toilet. Put your vehicle inside the covered garage or transfer them to a secured garage even if you have to pay. Fill up your car. Lastly, take some cash out from your bank in case because after the storm if there is no power, ATM won’t work. It’s a lot of work. I understand your situation and feel your pain. Stay strong!
As your fellow Engr, I salute you Engr. Slater for the structural stability of your house that withstand such super typhoon. It only shows that it is far more vital to take serious measure when it comes to stability of an structure.
It's a pity the great majority of Filipino's can only afford to build a structure of corrugated iron, if that. This house of Slater's shows what wealth can do.
I really agree to Sir Slater, this super typhoon got me so traumatized. Even a simple vibration of the 10 wheelers truck all the memories happened recalls back. Hoping and praying not to experience those kind of natural disaster again.
Here in Bicol as we experienced so many typhoon. We learned a lot from it and be innovative before a typhoon comes. We trim big trees or cut it down when it's near our house, we use sand bags to hold our roofs,it's very proven effective cause it gets heavier when wet.
Here in Catanduanes part of Bicol na palaging unang tinatamaan, houses were build with slab roof or part of their house na slab. We also have double typhoon guard for windows. Every after a typhoon, may renovation or update sa mga houses for the next. We learn to live and survive.
Yes I agree po. Im also from Catanduanes. Basta may signal lahat ay nag reready. Di na kailangan mag force evacuation kasi sila na mismo ang kusang lumilipat sa mga matitibay na bahay. Basta makinig po tayo sa babala ng pag asa. Maiiwasan ang malaking sakuna. Ok na masira ang bahay. Basta walang mawawala na member ng pamilya.
A lot of people here are commenting that it isn't advisable to built a glass house here in the PH. Well, as you can see their house had minimal damage from the typhoon compared to the other houses. Stop questioning their decision in choosing a glass house. It was super typhoon, dude. Glad they're all safe and the house wasn't even damaged at all.
Not in my region which is Bicol. Glass house is a NO NO. Typhoon every single year. Last year we had 5 typhoons sa loob lang ng isang buwan. Signal #5 (Rolly) the rest are 3 & 2 and had no power up until january of this year.
Call it lucky or engineering expertise that made the house withstood the brutal winds but for me talagang Devine protection, kasi as what Slater said kahit isang glass na mabasag everything will fall apart and to think na may isang malaking tree branch that fell but never hit the glass window ay talagang big deal na yun to say Thank you Lord!
Praying for everyone affected by Typhoon Odette. Not just cebu but also Negros Occidental, negros oriental, siargao, leyte and so on. These provinces are not getting alot of media coverage and there are multiple casualties and families that lost their homes. Let’s do what we can to help them 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Not a lot of media coverage because there are not enough regional news centers (well ABS had but it was shut down) to report from the provinces. I don't know how independent local provincial news transmit their news to the big networks. The major networks and publications' news teams are also coming down from Manila which would be hard at this time when power and airports are down.
Liteblock is amazing it has withstand the wind damage than hollow blocks! Such a good source of an alternative construction materials. This is a must have tlaga!
I am sad about the damage Odette did to others. But I am happy for me. My wife had just finished building a nice house in Bohol province but we hadn't moved in yet. All brick, steel roof with heavy steel trusses. Odette caused a bit of damage to one roof corner. We had them go back and use good Hurricane Truss Tie Downs on the entire roof. Now our house is typhoon proof. Thank you Odette for testing it for us. I want your generator now :)
The closed regional TV channels could really help during these times sana 😞 Thank you Slater for showing us even a glimpse of how bad the damage is on your region. Praying for the recovery of Cebu and all the affected areas 🙏🏼
Abscbn and gma regional network did NOTHING when yolanda hit north cebu. Kinsa man say motan-aw anang abc-cbn oy? Sorry ka netflix, tiktok, youtube, fb na among source of entertainment namong taga Cebu and we’ll have our own media company that caters Cebuano speaking audiences
Lets all be thankful that no one is hurt, that's it. Material things, mahahanapan ng solusyon yan, yung buhay natin pag nawala, wala na, kaya lets all be thankful. We can do this together.!
"A lot of people in Manila are messaging us like 'Hey, meet your deadline' parang business as usual." - Hits different because you know this is true. Life here in Luzon continued like nothing happened with our people in Visayas and Mindanao.
Kudos on your mindset! Acknowledging what is most important - your loved ones are safe. Being grateful for what you have left in the midst of a calamity and going so far as to think of unselfishly helping others.
When I lived in Wilmington,NC, a lot of hurricanes would cause yearly damage. One tip was to have an old fashion telephone line (yong May jack) so if there’s a power outage, one still has a phone to use.
Hi Slater, I am from the northern part of Cebu. we're good here. yung nasa Cebu city and other neighboring cities are coming here to rent a hotel, buy necessities, and others. Yung problem lang is yung iba naghohoard ng gasoline just to sell jan sa city then they double the price. kaya nauubos yung supply ng gas dito samen. Yung ibang gasoline station is nagclose na. I experienced yolanda at I think ganun talaga kalakas yung tumama jan sa inyo. buti nalang maliit lang casualties pero nakakasad paren. Ingat po kayo jan.
@@rezt3797 nahandle na po ng mga police and may mga nahuli na. naglabas naren ng memo halos lahat ng city and town dito na bawal bulk purchase ng gasoline.
Amping mo diha, Slater. You're definitely blessed to still have your home intact. I admire how you're stepping up to help your fellow Cebuanos. We have families in Dalaguete, Cebu and we heard it was a mess there. They're expecting power to be back in 2-3 months pa. 😢
Just want to say...the tip you mentioned a year ago with sir/ Architect Oliver about always having a silicone gun and cartridge on hand really helped a lot...it didn't stop the leak but it totally helped in preventing more rain water from getting blown inside the window because of the strong wind, it also didn't adhere or sealed off the window frame after since it's already wet so there was no concern about the frame sticking to the track.
Slater our prayers are with you. Hoping you can sort it all out. I know your heart is in the right place when you kept mentioning others that were worst off and you figuring out how to help. God Bless
Youre family is the first one who comes to my mind the moment i heares about the damage..the skypod is almost glasses..its good to know that you are all safe..everything can restore but the life cannot..God is good
Not just Cebu that needs help but also Bohol, Samar, Leyte and many other places. Just watch out for enterprising scammers. I was already partly scammed by a former neighbor. He didn't distribute as was said and kept most for himself. But I understand. Necessity turns people to become bad. He wasn't that greedy before this happens.
Praying for Cebu and the Philipines. All I can say that I am glad your family safe and I hope after or post typhoon you will have an idea on how you will renovate your house, I believe you are a great engineer and will come up with a safe better post typhoon house (you should build a bunker, I remember houses in the USA that have typhoon/hurricane have a bunker). Stay Strong Slater, Kryz and baby Scotty. 💜 ( i know this is maybe too much in remote area there are friends of mine that has satelite telephone it was useful when there was a Tsunami / earthquake or remotely faraway . Old landline usually works too)
In Gods protection and to the engineers and architects who designed the house, Thank you to all of you,they are safe. Love and light to your family sir slater and to all vismin people affected by typhoon.
It's a miracle that your home got minimal damage, thank God for that. What's also important is All of you are safe. ❤️ Prayers for all the affected of Typhoon Odette, may God give you strength (physically, mentally and emotionally) so you will able to rise again from this calamity. ❤️❤️
@@rogirobles being hit by a super typhoon (signal #5) and suffering from water leaks + a small hole in the roof, i think thats minimal, no? needless to say, their house is located on top of the mountain. just imagine how strong the wind was tapos glass house pa sila
I admire you so much slater the way you accept damage to your house and in your project as well.. anyway you're inspiration to others who've lost their homes too, godbless you slater!!!
This is one of the strongest typhoons that i have ever experience aside from Yolanda, you could really hear the strong winds and things outside crashing everywhere. very scary, no signal as well. T_T
@@lynabc3826 No, Odette was stronger than Yolanda. The reason why it had more casualties was because of the Storm Surge. Yung tubig dagat bumaha sa lupa dahil sa land formation ng tacloban. . Kaya ang daming na lunod/ namatay .. but Odette had more wind strengh.
i feel so sad for everyone who were affected by typhoon. I pray and hope for all of you to recover fast. This vlog of yours show that even good engineers or family of engineers at that can still be affected by this kind of calamities. I just wish you all the best for the coming days
Thanks for sharing, Slater! Good to know you guys are safe. I have a colleague who is based there in Cebu as well, they are okay. Praying for everyone's safety...
yes as someone who lives in Negros Occidental, it's my first time also to experience such very strong winds. The howling was scary. Malayo pa ang bagyo super lakas na nang hangin. After 30 years lumusot ulit ang Bagyong ganitong kalakas sa Negros. Most of the time kasi Bacolod don't experience such things Kasi humuhina ang bagyo kasi naka Shield ang Mt. Canlaon. and mga bukirin na part. Although humina nga naman ang hangin instead of 240kph, bumaba. Pero super lakas parin talaga.
I agree. We never experienced typhoon wind like this one, but we're still lucky mga puno lang at poste lang na buwal. But I wish I could say the same with our neighbor cities like Sipalay and Kabankalan. 😔
We are continously praying for the eventual recovery and the safety of all families whose lives and properties were ravaged by the typhoon Odette. Thank God at ligtas kayo, Engr. Slater. At least your house is still quite intact despite the damaged parts. Keep safe and always lean to God. Babangon din kayo, Visayas and Mindanao. Kayang-kaya ninyo iyan.😢😟
My heart goes out to you and your family and the people of the Philippines. So sad to see all these disasters in all these places. Stay strong guys, take good care of each other. Always have faith and hope 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for sharing this video... very raw, very real. Planning is everything, as you said. Kahit pa one year ang planning, now we all see, sulit talaga! We learn and we adapt, then innovate. I’m sure you have learned many things from this, Engr, and you will find innovations na naman. Thank you for taking up vlogging talaga. We pray for your safety so you can help more people! Merry Christmas, kahit ganito ng nasira ang lahat, what’s important is that you are all safe. In the end, this is what matters most. We can rebuild lalo na if we all work together.
You are so blessed engr Slater young …God keeps u all safe …thank u Lord Praying for all the people of cebu and all rest of the province ,city …may God Provides all your needs …stay strong po God cares😇💖
Same here Slater, were we in Cebu City as well during the typhoon luoy jud naang family kami we adopt them as well with kids ages 4, 5, 8 and 11 in Punta Princesa Cebu City in our house kasi wala na electricity ug water nag kaws kami everyday. Thankfully we are all safe that's the most important thing. God is good. We are now back in Manila we just let the family (our staff) stayed temporary while their house ginagawa pa.
I'm so glad you're all safe, but I've always wondered how well your house would fare in a typhoon, with all of that glass. I assume you discussed this with the architects and builders while you were building. It's so critical to consider when house building. My heart goes out to all of you in that area. God bless and please be safe ❤
For awareness on how strong the typhoon is, will you share cctv footage of the typhoon ? We only see the aftermaths, but the actual strength we have no idea.
I think they can’t show the video of how strong the typhoon because this happened during nighttime. I was not also able to record it and was shocked nlng to see the damage the next morning.
Dito mo makikita kung gaano kaimportante na mag hire ng Professionals in building your home. Hindi lang kayo SWERTE Slater. Talagang nakita namin kung gaano kahalaga ang QUALITY sa pagbuild ng bahay. Ginastusan nyo yang bahay nyo ang ginamitan nyo talaga ng durable materials kaya na-withstand yung Odette. Kung ibang bahay yan, REALTALK, wasak na. So worth it lahat ng gastos nyo and you really did a great job in planning and building your home❤️ stay safe SkyFam!
Thank you for sharing this information, its nice to hear that everyone in your family are safe, thats the most important thing.. Please take care and continue to pray. Unforgettable Mae
First of all its nice to see you safe yun ang pinaka importante sa lahat. Grabeng lakas talaga ng bagyong Odette, giniba nya ang SKYPOD, isa sa mga hinahangaan kong bahay structurally wise na sinubaybayan ko hanggang finishing at akala ko typhoon proof na talaga ito but still the damage is very minimal pero nakakapanlumo pag nakita mo ang dream house mong devastated it's Hurting, pero tama ka you're still lucky compared to others. We pray for all the Cebuanos and all affected areas in Visayas.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Oh man. I've recently found the channel and have seen your videos. Seeing the damages and how the typhoon ruined the once beautiful work is depressing. Seeing your family safe is the best thing this day.
It's so sad to hear about the damage that Cebu took on due to typhoon Odette. Glad to hear that your family is safe. Take care everyone. Praying for everyone. God bless.
That is terrible. But compared to other homes, I think you made out pretty well thank god. I’ve seen the destruction to the poorer neighborhoods and everything is gone. And not to mention they’re not as well off. So hopefully everyone will be able to help those who are in dire need with life and death situations. I pray everyone will recover quickly🙏🏼
Maaan! Whaaat.. I am lost for words. Kinikilabutan ako. Thank goodness you are all safe and well and may you continue to sustain the strength and courage to carry on. xx
Slater Young, man, I can feel how you are putting your brave faces on. This is heartbreaking but I felt in your voice, the look in your eyes... heartbreaking. but as you said, you are super lucky still and it is great to hear that in the midst of your devastation you still have humanity. You still have the care of and for others. With your character, as they say, it will be alright on the night.
Watching this and Krizzy’s vlog made me cry because I remember how we were during st yolanda in 2013. Yung literally sira bahay nyo because water was everywhere even on the walls tapos we cannot fix them until now because of financial constraints. Marami nangyari sa family namin since Nov8,2013 mostly health concerns and urgent medical needs of my mama that we had to prioritize over fixing our house. The only thing we were able to fix was our roof because it leaked and we needed to get it done because my late mother was a well-known diabetic and my nephew was 9mos old at that time and they were immunocompromised. I haven’t cried since that day and seeing this now flashes back all of the memories and ordeal we had to go through kasi ramdam mo gaano kahirap and kacostly for the couple and all of disasters survivors to reset and rebuild everything. But God is good, darating din time makakapag paayos kami ng bahay. Be strong, survivors. There is no hurdle that we cannot overcome. God bless you. Merry Christmas 🎁
On a brighter side, good advertisment to para sa liteblock. At sa gumawa na rin ng haws kasi legit ang ganda ng pagkakagawa, hindi masyadong damaged ang haws. 👍🏻🙏🏻
This is just a friendly comment re the very recent vlog seen about roof leaks problem of your house. The roof profile that you used was "rib type" this type of roofing is designed with only one lapping installation as recommemded by the supplier, and check that out based on experience that is the big issue.
Maybe, a good challenge to engineers like you is to design or set building standards that are “Odette-proof” so to speak so that rebuilding in the aftermath of this devastating experience is not only a learning opportunity but a chance to rebuild the calamities brought about by climate change. And there’s a lot of facets to these challenges to improve the people’s habitat.
How was carcar Cebu Po Sir slater? I have a brother living in that area it bothers me I can't contact his mobile phone. Thanks for the reply in advance. Hoping carcar Cebu and the people there are safe..🙏🙏🙏
As an engineer and influencer, is there anything you would like to lobby to our legislators about safe residences and secured buildings from calamities?
I am an avid follower .I am thinking about your beautiful house after experiencing the typhoon here in southern leyte. I am very glad ur okay. U have no idea how happy i am watching this video. Keep safe po.
Thank you for helping other people kahit na kayo mismo ay nasalanta din. God bless you. God bless all our kababayan in PH who suffered badly from the super typhoon.
Nakakalungkot yung nangyari sa cebu... now slater needs to post something to recreate the skypod that is built for a disasters like this would be a great content to share some to us as well para mas safe... yung mga tipong wala ng glass puro concrete at stainless lahat lol
I think their house is a proof that glass is okay as long as high quality ung gamit and maganda pagkakabit. Their parents’ house as well, parang walang damage ung glass.
Wala naman nangyari sa bahay nila. Pinagsasabi mo?? Pumasok lng konti yung tubig dahil sa lakas ng ulan at hampas mg hangin. Pero walang major damages yung bahay nila.
The branch on your roof ba I don't think it's from the pinetree.. because if you look at the leaves, it's different.. it came from another tree and the wind brought it there. So grabe jud diay kaayu ang hangin ato na time
I am glad that you all were safe despite of all these horrible typhoon. 🥺🙏🏼 May God bless u all! Our prayers are with you all. Sending love from Bahrain 🇧🇭
THANKS TO THOSE HILLS NEARBY, IT SERVES AS A SHIELD FROM A VERY STRONG WIND COMING FROM DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THE POSITIONING OF YOUR HOUSE MADE IT SAFE FROM STRONG WINDS
napaka solid ng bahay nila. I’m sure after nila mapapaayos tong bahay nila. mag papagawa na sila ng bunkers sa bahay nila para in case mag ka bagyo or sakuna ulit tatago nlng sila dun at kampante sila na safe sila at mag imbak ng supplies nila. kung ako magiging successful pag dating ng panahon. pipili tlga ako ng lugar na kung saan mag papagawa ng dream house ko. oo di natin masasabi kung san tatama ang bagyo or lindol or ibang sakuna. pero mas ok na yung umiwas sa dinadaanan lagi ng bagyo yung lugar at sigurado dpat may extrang pera tlga for emergency at mag baon ng panalangin lagi. ang dami kong napapansin na mga mayayaman napaka daming properties sa mga lugar na laging binabagyo ot binabaha. sasakit tlga ulo nila at umaaray sa gastos. sa panahon ngaon dpat safety first tlga at planado lahat at mag research kahit papano maiiwasan natin yung problema. lalo na ngaon pandemic.
I am just about to start planning (and building) my retirement home in a climate safe location - away from the shore, higher elevation and nestled in a valley like place - but I am not taking any chances. It will be built strong and will aim for disaster resiliency. I now have ample ideas on how to achieve this with the goal of no water ingress (steel shuttered windows and doors) and most likely composite concrete roof slab. I still plan to let a lot of light in by way of extensive use of tempered glass but it will have easy to engage steel shutters (maybe even automatically initiated). The idea is to limit the effects of 280Kph typhoons to minor cosmetic damage as a result of any projectiles that are generated. The garage, utility/store rooms and water/generator/solar control rooms will follow the same design objectives. Landscaping and external features will also consider reduction of potential hazards during high wind events and should be easy to restore. Ambitious it may seem (and expensive) but I've been telling my friends - BUILD STRONG, BUILD SMART, BUILD ONCE. And have a "Disaster Recovery and Preparedness Plan" by always having secure stockpiles of food and water in a secure storeroom... Most did not listen and have to learn the hard way. If this house I have envisioned were already in place during Yolanda or Odette - my family would emerge largely unscathed and be totally independent of the utilities and quickly resume whatever life offers post disaster. Our cars will be intact, we'll have power by way of an undamaged Genset and potentially my Solar Panels (which will also have protection) .. What about communications and Internet? Now that's where Elon Musk's Starlink (starlink.com) comes in... with an easily collapsible and portable dish antenna - I can be quickly reconnected with the rest of the world and even share it with my neighbors.
Here in Puerto Princesa the damage is also severe. In our place, this is already the 11th day na walang water and electricity. Big tree fell on our pool and part of our garage roof flew. It took us a week to remove the tree out of the pool. For almost 5 days no cellphone reception and internet. We cannot check whether our families and friends were ok. We are just lucky na walang nasaktan sa amin.
I always have this huge spot for Cebu, i lived there for 8 years and i felt shattered as well seeing the feeds brought by the typhoon Odette. Bangon Cebu, barog lang. Praying for total recovery of the entire Cebu and all areas in VisMin affected by Odette.
