Ramil Blog

So for the past couple of weeks, I have been helping my sister rebuild her apartment. She just bought her first piece of property in Manhattan, and it was in poor condition. So, in addition to schnazing the place up a bit, she also wanted to add two more rooms. It was a lot of work, but luckily, my dad builds houses for a living. (See Flipping Out for an exaggerated idea of my father's occupation.) And my brother's pretty good at building stuff, too.

It was really hectic getting the renovations done, because my dad had to leave for Germany last Friday, giving us less than 3 weeks to complete the apartment. Aside from the tight deadline, we had to deal with a lot of structural issues, like identifying load-bearing walls, working around pipes, noise restrictions, and garbage disposal.

But everything worked out, and now my sister and her two tenants are all living happily together in their makeshift apartment. If you're having trouble visualizing what the apartment looked like during the renovations, you're in luck because I've created a video documenting the process.

Oh yeah, and there's something you might need to know before you watch. My sister's name is Amira, but you'll hear me call her "Ate" throughout the video. Ate is Tagalog (the language of the Philippines) for "older sister." So, without further ado, here is "Ramil Builds a House:"