GREAT PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLETION The deadline for the turnover is fast approaching, and we do not have any leeway. The client and his family is packing up all their belongings in the U.S. and make a final move here to Dumaguete in only 8 weeks. When he arrives , we have to be done. To […]
Author Archives: Gordon Mckissock
03
Jul
Jul
GETTING READY FOR FRAMING On this project, we have been working on the interior walls because though it is an open type structure, there is a washroom storeroom and a semi closed kitchen area. These walls are being built with concrete hollow block sitting on reinforced concrete wall footings. We have also received all our […]
03
Jul
Jul
STARTING THE FINISHING WORK Over the past week or two we have been working on several different things. We have installed all the Amakan soffit on the underside of the eaves and fitted on fascia boards. We have also started the framing of the terrace which will be native style with Lauan wood joists and […]
03
Jul
Jul
SKIM COATING OF WALLS With all the electrical and plumbing roughing done, we have turned our attention to finishing all the walls. What we have found to be best for this is a product called Zemcoat which is applied over the rough cement parging finishing of the concrete hollow block walls. With that process nearly […]
12
Jun
Jun
CONSTRUCTION RIGHT ON SCHEDULE Saying the construction is right on schedule is something we very rarely hear in the Philippines. Honestly as hard we try, staying on schedule during a project here is difficult with almost daily frustrations in terms of manpower and materials. More commonly we face issues of suppliers out of material stock […]
12
Jun
Jun
EXCAVATION PREPARATION FOR FOOTINGS We have finished the layout of this single story cottage on the beach and now have started with the excavation. We will be going down a minimum of 1 meter, and maybe more depending on the soil conditions. As it is only one story and will not have high structural loading, […]
12
Jun
Jun
PREPARING FOR CLOSE IN OF STRUCTURE Currently we are working on numerous things on this project. We have just about finalized all the rough in for plumbing and electrical and have been parging all the walls with cement. At the same time we have been fabrication and installing all the roof trusses, purlins and steel […]
12
Jun
Jun
ENTERTAINING OFFERS FOR AN ACTIVE BUSINESS PARTNER Our business has experienced tremendous growth and success in the past eighteen months , however with that success, comes challenges. We have grown our business on high quality builds and exemplary customer service and we need to maintain those qualities regardless of the increase in demand for our […]
04
Jun
Jun
PHASE 2 – MAIN RENO With washroom renovation now complete, the clients have visited and left and are preparing for the final move here in late 2017. With their departure the real work begins as we start the second phase of this project which is the addition of a second story. We begin by stripping […]
04
Jun
Jun
STARTING THE OPEN AIR LIVING STRUCTURE The 3 bedroom and washroom phase of this project has been turned over to the clients and now we have turned our efforts to the last remaining structure, which is an open air kitchen, living and dining room. We have also constructed a new native stile fence made of […]