FENCING Now that the house is complete and the clients occupying it, they have decided that the next phases of development will be site upgrades including wall and fencing. The existing fencing on the North boundary beside the road, consisted of precast cement posts, a knee high cement hollow block wall, topped with chain link […]
ALMOST DONE With only a little over 1 week until the clients are here in the Philippines, are hard work seems to be paying off. For the most part all that is left are some of the details of the finishing. Doors have been installed however we have found some issues. When we unpackaged them, […]
FINISHING DETAILS We are just down to the last finishing details. With all these done and the painting touched up, the only major thing to complete will be the upstairs flooring.
LAMINATE WOOD FLOORING AND CABINET DOORS Well, almost there. We have finished the laminate wood flooring on the second story level and have put on the cabinet doors in the downstairs kitchen. Only thing left is baseboards then a good clean before the clients arrive in 2-3 days, and then it will be ready for […]
FLOOR , CEILING AND WALLS Now that our structural work is done on the floor, we have been able to work on the plywood sub-floor. with the plywood on we now have a walking and working surface to be able to carry on with other upstairs work. We have installed steel stud walls and a […]
While some men are finishing the ceiling and wall insulation and plywood flooring, other men have started framing the interior partition walls upstairs. At the same time, we have dug into the renovation of the kitchen downstairs, which was a client add on. We have gutted the kitchen and are building a decorative suspended ceiling […]
GOING FLAT TO THE WALL The impending turnover deadline is fast approaching so we are working all out with 2 crews and over 40 workmen on site each day. The kitchen renovation is nearing completion with the installation of the granite counter tops and the finishing of the ceiling. Downstairs we have also re-used some […]
Still pushed to the deadline, our men are responding well with dedication and commitment. We are putting on the backsplash tiles in the downstairs kitchen, progressing well with the cabinets in the mini-kitchen upstairs, and have installed a steel frame and wire railing on the outside second floor terrace.
DOWNSTAIRS TILING, WINDOWS AND EXTERIOR PAINTING We have almost fully completed the downstairs tiling and just need to apply the grout. Outside we have finished the exterior walls on the second floor with a 1/2″ cement board with the joints taped and puttied with an epoxy mixture. on the first floor exterior walls we are […]
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 […]