Things to check to see if your workplace is "Fire Safe"
Earlier this week, we heard about the sad news of 72 workers being lost in a factory fire in Valenzuela City. It's quite sad when people...
How long does it take to build a house? (timeline for home building)
One item that is very important in planning to have your house built is the timeline. In as much as the timeline will vary based on your house's size, its design, location and the condition of its lot; let's work on an average 2-storey house in the Philippines just to give us some point of reference. Usually, deciding to have your house built and finally turning it into reality takes quite a long process. There are several milestones that need to be accomplished, one after
How much does it cost to build a house? (2020 Philippines - Construction cost)
One of the first questions that anyone who thinks of having his home built is… “How much will it cost?" For today’s entry, I've tried to gather information regarding this very important question that I'm sure is bugging the mind of every prospective home owner. First place I looked was thru the data base of one of the largest and more credible international quantity surveyors, Arcadis Philippines Inc. According to their Construction Cost handbook for 2020: (TOTAL SER
