Any Civil Engineers here?

[ozcity]

may question lang ako...PM na lang..heheheh thanks

[mikaztro]

Architect here...but I can refer you to my associates who frequents Tsikot.

[5Speed]

ano ba tanong mo? baka mahirap.....hehehe

[ozcity]

"according to building code, we cannot have a structure that is to be constructed equally to the lot area"

is it true?

[mikaztro]

"according to building code, we cannot have a structure that is to be constructed equally to the lot area"

is it true?

Ozcity:

Yes it is true. You can only construct a building not more than 80% of the lot area. The remaining 20% is reserved for the open spaces(setbacks) of the lot. Moreover, the building construction depends on the type of lot eg. Interior, thru, etc.

So the rule of the thumb is do not construct more than 80% of the lot area. However, You can contruct more than 80% of the lot if you build a multi-storey building. But the rule still stays in each and every floor.

eg. 100 sq.m. lot

You can build 150 sq.m. of building area (80 sqm. ground floor and 70 sq.m. of 2nd floor).

Also, consider having firewalls if you allow the maximum buildable area in your lot and check for building restrictions in your area.

Hope this helps.

[tagalnasaabroad]

yes, in the book of phil national building code..after sometime wla nayang book book nayan sa mga low cost housing vicinities..

[the_wildthing]

Madaling bigyan ang inspector... Pero wag na lang. Sumunod na lang sa batas. May rason kung bakit ganyan. Safety I think or something else...

[flakez]

pano naman ung dikit na bakod ung bahay. i mean, ung bahay mo bakod na rin? sa tingin ko kasi dapat hindi pwede un e.

sa amin kasi ginawa ng erpat ko dikit talaga sa bakod. tapos un, nagkaroon ng bahay sa tabi namin. dikit din sa bakod, nangyari tuloy wall to wall kami. e ang masama diyan ung kabilang bahay walang contractor, ung tipong nag hire lang ng mga karpentero. nangyari tuloy, bumabagsak ung side ng bahay namin na nakadikit sa kanila. puro crack ung kwarto ko. tingin ng erpat ko mahina daw ung foundation ng bahay, nangyari tuloy nakasampay sila sa bahay namin. tsk tsk. natatakot tuloy ako pag lumilindol.

[the_wildthing]

Uy, hindi sila dapat makigamit ng wall ninyo. Dapat may sarili silang wall, unless lampas yung wall ninyo sa property line ninyo...

[flakez]

hindi naman lampas ung wall namin. sakto lang talaga sa bakod. firewall kasi. e ginawa nung kapitbahay namin ganon din. dinikit sa firewall ung bahay nila. dikit talaga. hehehe. yan tuloy para kaming apartment. e mahina ata ung foundation nila, bumababa ung bahay nila, damay tuloy kami kasi nakadikit. ung amin naman matibay foundation kaya tuloy ung sa side lang na nakadikit sa kapitbahay namin ung bumababa. puro crack tuloy bahay namin.

kaso kakilala ng erpat ko, nahihiya siguro magreklamo. kaya hinayaan na lang.

[mikaztro]

Wall to wall or "firewall" consrtuction is legal as long as you follow certain minimum standards like 0.5m height of firewall above from the top of the existing roof. Moreover, there is a minimum use of firewall, only two sides of the property. So long as you follow the building code requirements and city ordinances, there is really no problem at all.

Flakes: You better check the construction of your common wall. It should not have any cracks at all even if your neighbor's wall is sagging or drifting downwards unless your house construction is sub standard which I doubt. Usually, both party walls should have individual wall foundations so as not to impede the structural integrity of the property walls.

[mikaztro]

By the way, there is an existing law for low-cost housing construction. It is called Socialized Housing Law.

[ozcity]

mikaztro salamat...ok na kami nung engineer..

100sqm lang yung lot ko and planning to have a 3flr building