Thread: Building The Inlaws a House in Sanam Chai Khet

Looks like they adjusted the plan to make the house a simple squarish shape. Lost your bathroom extension, so they pushed it into that "room" thereby making it smaller.

They also plan to build a wall down the center of the bathroom as well. Either to make it 2 separate small spaces or to make some kind of shower wall or something.

Can still use q-con, if you want, or just use block, because:

Originally Posted by outdoorbloke

inlaws told them to do it that way

And clearly they have a mind of their own

Originally Posted by Slick

Originally Posted by crepitas

I also suspect that the expertise of Slick and some other professed knowledgeable posters is limited to google. 5555

Google, yeah, and building a few houses here in Thailand, and, you know, I work for a living in a technical field, and ................

Now don't be sensitive Slick .
crepsss was just practising how to be cynical like me and didn't do it very well . But he's OK .

And I still love you !


Wasp

So Slick is the winner not only have the changed the shape into a square meaning the kitchen wont be undercover any more ,but they have also swapped the living room and bedroom around

Which mean I now have these great big living room windows point south getting the sun all day.

Is it just me or do thais not realize sun shine = hot

Im very rapidly getting to the point for just letting them build what ever they want as thats what they seem to be doing anyway.

I was just foolishly trying to build something that our kids could have in 20 years time when the inlaws are no longer in the picture

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Originally Posted by Slick

Originally Posted by crepitas

I also suspect that the expertise of Slick and some other professed knowledgeable posters is limited to google. 5555

Google, yeah, and building a few houses here in Thailand, and, you know, I work for a living in a technical field, and ................

Now don't be sensitive Slick .
crepsss was just practising how to be cynical like me and didn't do it very well . But he's OK .

And I still love you !

5555 how dare you accuse me of being somewhat inept at being cynical! I'll have you know that I received a healthy C- in both political science and religious studies.!!

Seems OP has given up ....55

!^^^ the last time I looked , the sun rose in the east and set in the west . This axis traversed the northern zone of the sky . Casting shadows towards the south . Direct sunlight onto south facing Windows is unlikely to happen .

Lessons to be learned from experience and exposure.


Perhaps, it'll be better in the next life.

Originally Posted by crepitas

I'll have you know that I received a healthy C- in both political science and religious studies.!!

You could have been Senator Father Crepp !!!!



Wasp

Originally Posted by crackerjack101

There are times when one really does need to put ones foot down.

Luckily I did that right from the start. I told her how it was going to be with her family.Them on the other side of the gate, us on this side. And I give no monies.
We're still together after 12 years with 3 kids. I've never paid, or given her family, a bean. Not even a Sin Sot to her mother.
To be honest, they've never asked for money as far as I know. But I'm sure my missus has told them at some time not to ask.
Does no harm to set yer stall out from dot one.

Prag's got it right, I did the same, told her if she wants to give her family money, it's her money, she has borrowed from me occasionally but always pays me back, been married 8 years and haven't had a problem yet.

Originally Posted by tattooddude

!^^^ the last time I looked , the sun rose in the east and set in the west . This axis traversed the northern zone of the sky . Casting shadows towards the south . Direct sunlight onto south facing Windows is unlikely to happen .

If you are in the antipodes that would be true but Thailand is north of the equator...just saying..55

Just a quick photo update as I have been super busy getting everything for the house . Complaints will follow not really a happy camper

Who's the house next door belong to?

Just another village person no one of significance why do you ask

Ok not for the list of complaints

So you can see from the photos the "fantastic" job they did on the concrete floor.
I called him out on the welding job / lack there of and he quickly came up with the excuse that they had just tacked it on.
Never know some one to tack something on all 4 sides but I will be checking that he has fixed it.

He has been playing games on materials and actually Turning up to do the job the wife told him right from the start that we wanted it built quickly and he was only to work on our job. But even today he was off doing another job.

Wife Is cranky with him and is looking around for other options
As has been said before on this forum homepros service is woeful to say the least
On the other hand been dealing with a company called SKG they are amazing customer service is the best I have experienced both in Australia and Thailand.


As for the design it has changed slightly we are now doing two bedrooms.

On the design front I had a 3D model of the house printed before I left Australia that was the best thing I ever did been invaluable in explaining things and even the thais have been using it.

Well that's my update for now been a very stressfull and busy start to the build

Also the Thai family is really annoying me even the wife is pissed off with mum and dad it is there house but they refuse to go Supervise the build and we have had to go buy supplies etc so workmanship that could have been corrected if some one had been on site hasn't been

Originally Posted by outdoorbloke

Just another village person no one of significance why do you ask

It's too close. Thais are very good at defining their space with markers. In the pictures I see no defining markers leading me to think it's the inlaws old house or it's a family member.

Outdoorbloke when I had my house built the builders sent me into depression. My only advice to you is that you have to be on site for the whole build. Check their work every day after they finish. If you don't like something make them correct it prior to moving on the next day. If there was work I wanted done the farang way I used to do the work myself. I could never rely on them to carry out my instructions. It was always the Thai way with them irrespective.

It's just a perspective to photo the house is at a minimum 2 meters from the boundary there are markers as it is chanote land you just can't see them in te picture. We also have the base of our fence running all the way around just haven't had the money to build the fence

One fault I can see other than the welds is that they normally always paint the metal with red oxide before putting up. Doing it first makes it easier than when in place.
That really isn't a house but two units I'm sorry to say. But in building work finish is everything.

I agree with you they will be painting it with primer I will be making sure of that. I haven't bought the paint for them yet so that was my fault. I am just glad it isn't my house per say so my care factor isn't as high that's not to say I don't care just not as much

My q-con arrived along with the render I got the render early to save on delivery fees
Sure looks like heavy work unloading it. I was keen to give it a try but the wouldent let me.

And the builder got straight to work on the walls

Looking better. As I said before, finish is everything. Who's electric meter are they using by the way?