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Building a House in the Philippines

Philippines informative blog about building a house and anything you need to achieve that; cost to build, architects, contractors.

PHILIPPINES ICF INSULATED CONCRETE FORMS

Posted on Friday June 12th, 2009 at 02:40 in concrete, philippines, forms, form, insulation, insulated, icf

The advantages of ICF or Insulated Concrete Forms (Insulation Concrete Form):- Huge saving on electricity bills for aircon because it keeps the heat outside your Philippine house- The street-noise stay outside your home also; ICF makes your home incr...
Philippines Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC)

Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 21:07 in concrete, contractor, construction, philippines, light, weight, philippine, block, insulation, blocks, ytong, aerated

Biggest Advantage: proven quality and insulation, accepted all over the world.Cost: much higher (highest) than hollow block construction because imported materials. There is not yet one house built here in the Philippines with AAC. I know only one co...
Philippines Light Weight Concrete Panels

Posted on Sunday December 28th, 2008 at 20:43 in concrete, philippines, Manila, light, weight, panels, cebu, philippine, insulation, insulated, insulating

Biggest Advantage: Insulation against Heat and Noise plus the panels are only 25% the weight of concrete (because mixed with polystyrene beads) so the complete building is lighter and thus perfect for steep hills or for lots with soil problems. Panel...