How to Actually Buy Stuff on Alibaba (Without Getting Scammed)![Daniel Sobrado]()
Why Buy Factory Direct? Because everything you buy at the mall comes from China anyway.
You're just…
September 02, 2024
1 min
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Surviving a Super Typhoon (Odette Lessons)![Daniel Sobrado]()
I saw roofs flying like frisbees. During Typhoon Odette, I saw 50-year-old trees snap.
I saw "solid…
September 02, 2024
1 min
One-Sided Roofs![Daniel Sobrado]()
One-Sided Roofs (Shed Roofs) Daniel here.
Was looking at roof designs yesterday for a friend's…
September 02, 2024
1 min
Earthquakes (Will your house survive?)![Daniel Sobrado]()
We live in the Ring of Fire. It's not a question of "if", but "when".
Construction in the…
September 01, 2024
1 min
My "Bunker Style" Roof Design![Daniel Sobrado]()
Why standard roofs fail Truss. Purlin. Sheet.
Connected by screws.
Wind hits -> Screws loosen…
August 25, 2024
1 min
The "Sacrificial" Overhang![Daniel Sobrado]()
The Catch-22 We live in the tropics. We need shade.
So we build big overhangs (eaves).
But big…
August 10, 2024
1 min
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