Finding and Building a Residence for Mr and Mrs MTSINTERNATIONAL

[SEA Traveler]

The work certainly does look good in the pictures, but I can assure you that it looks better in the flesh!

Thanks Khun Boozer for the kind words. We are anxiouse to get over to see the completed product. We will be there soon enough. Best to Mrs Boozer!

[Loy Toy]

Looking good ST.

Hope you sort out all the little things and before you pay the final payment transfer.
Be meticulous and when checking all the wood features in your house (doors, drawers etc) and as from my experience things change over the next 3> 6 months. Wood swells but mostly shrinks causing cracks and misalignment and what at first looked beautiful turns into a disaster.
Good luck with the electrical problem and travel safe back to your new home.
Look forward to your next post Khun ST and take care!

[SEA Traveler]

Looking good ST.

Hope you sort out all the little things and before you pay the final payment transfer.
Be meticulous and when checking all the wood features in your house (doors, drawers etc) and as from my experience things change over the next 3> 6 months. Wood swells but mostly shrinks causing cracks and misalignment and what at first looked beautiful turns into a disaster.
Good luck with the electrical problem and travel safe back to your new home.
Look forward to your next post Khun ST and take care!

Khun LT, got it! be meticulous in the final inspection. understood and will follow the experienced advisement. I'm confident that the electrical issue will be worked out in time and as with everything else, that also will be worked out one way or the other. Thanks for the safe travel blessings.

More updated photos later today. Ciao!

[SEA Traveler]

29 July 08:

Although slow, daily progress is visible and the finalizing of the detailed work around the house is quickly winding down. The Kitchen Island is now completed with the same granite top that will be put on the kitchen counter top and as you will be able to see from the below picture, the front top has a slight overhang of approximately 10 cm. Not the 25 cm that I was looking to have but none the less, enough space to allow for sitting and using as place to eat noodles.

The bedroom and office Makha wood floors have now had several coats of stain and varnish applied and are now complete.

The Storage Room door is shown in a picture below to provide a visual that it is slightly different than the other teak doors in the guest bedrooms, office, master bathroom, and the Thai kitchen doors.

I now have a different angle of the Front Entrance doorway and the stained glass window above the door and have included them below as well.

I suspect that pictures of the completed kitchen counter top with the granite installed and the landscaping will be able to be provided this weekend and if I can ever get the swimming pool contractor to resume work I’ll send some pictures of that as well. In the mean time, Happy Building!


Above Picture: completed Kitchen Island with granite counter top and a slight overhang from the front. The Island is not fixed so it may be moved around as the circumstances dictate. I'll have to locate some stools for this island now. Any suggestions?


Above Picture: from thhis angle a 10 cm overhang of the island counter top is more visible.


Above Picture: Counter Top, cooking surface and tiled wall above the counter is about all that remains to be done in the kitchen.


Above Picture: Master Bedroom Makha wood floor with the multiple coats of varnish really give it a shinny luster. I'm just hoping that the varnish is hard and aids in retarding scratches. Any suggestions for what the best product on the Thai market might that can be applied to a finished wood floor to stop scratches?


Above Picture: The Storage Room door installed.


Above Picture: a close up view of the stained glass window above the front entrance door.


Above Picture: Front entrance view from outside into the kitchen...

[gusG]

Any suggestions for what the best product on the Thai market might that can be applied to a finished wood floor to stop scratches?

Carpet?

[SEA Traveler]

Any suggestions for what the best product on the Thai market might that can be applied to a finished wood floor to stop scratches?

Carpet?

Thanks Khun Gus but that will defeat the purpose for the wood floors to begin with. Possibly a small Persian rug would do the trick... Ciao!

[dirtydog]

the front top has a slight overhang of approximately 10 cm. Not the 25 cm that I was looking to have

25 and it would have been too easily broken without support.

[SEA Traveler]

the front top has a slight overhang of approximately 10 cm. Not the 25 cm that I was looking to have

25 and it would have been too easily broken without support.

Thanks Khun DD for the advisement. I did not realize that granite would break so easily. I always thought that the hardness of granite would have prevented it from breaking. So, in this case, it is a good thing that Khun did not extend the overlap by 25 or 30 cm without support. I am pleased to know that. The fact does remain though, that if I would have been able to remain on site for the duration of the project as so many TD'ers have advised on this forum, I could have provided advisement on my original drawing of the kitchen island that had support undernieth of a 30cm overhang. Fortunately I have Khun as my Project Manager and his wisdom and experience saw me through on this one. Good discussion DD. Thanks. Lesson learned. CIAO!

[HINO]

Walk with bare feet and NEVER NEVER slide anything on the wood without protection

[Marmite the Dog]

I'll have to locate some stools for this island now. Any suggestions?

Stainless Outdoor Furniture | TreeMounT Outdoor Furniture | Stainless Steel Outdoor Furniture

They're in Thailand, not Switzerland.

[Loombucket]

Nice stained glass, Khun Sea, I've always been a fan of it. I am going to have to settle for a few small bits that hang up. Well done.

[SEA Traveler]

Walk with bare feet and NEVER NEVER slide anything on the wood without protection

Khun Hino, the bare feet won't be a problem and over the years, I tried very hard not to have to move move any furniture around once place so I may be in luck there. Will just have to be careful about the sliding of things around. Protection? condoms on the feet of the tables and chairs???

[SEA Traveler]

I'll have to locate some stools for this island now. Any suggestions?

Stainless Outdoor Furniture | TreeMounT Outdoor Furniture | Stainless Steel Outdoor Furniture

They're in Thailand, not Switzerland.

Thanks Khun Marmite! Will have a look. Ciao!

[SEA Traveler]

Nice stained glass, Khun Sea, I've always been a fan of it. I am going to have to settle for a few small bits that hang up. Well done.

Thanks Khun Loom. Last evening when I was showing the wife the pictures, she looked at the closeup of the stained glass window and commented on the fact that she thought the design on the glass was ment to be verticle rather than horizontal. I had noticed that previously but just didn't say anything as it still looked ok to me. My response to her was "good catch, you want to have Khun change it?" but in the end, she seemed content so it will remain as it is. A conversation piece and the story behind the story. Ciao!

[BosseO]

We went by today, merged two pic's and got this.



Not a 100% perfect join, the roof looks a bit funny.

The crew was painting the ceiling and fixing floor. One of them took a p against the wall behind the pump house when we arrived.

[SEA Traveler]

We went by today, merged two pic's and got this.



Not a 100% perfect join, the roof looks a bit funny.

The crew was painting the ceiling and fixing floor. One of them took a p against the wall behind the pump house when we arrived.

Thanks for the picture Khun BosseO! You did a good job at joining the pictures. About the guy who took a p behind the pump house... "Stupid Is As Stupid Does"! Stupid shit, I hoe he gets some sort of fungus on his dick and it falls off. I guess I could consider myself fortunate that he did not p on the floor of the farlongs house. Stupid shit!

Thanks Khun B. Ciao!

[maily]

Looking good. You have a roof tile not sitting right above bedroom, third row up in valley

[SEA Traveler]

Looking good. You have a roof tile not sitting right above bedroom, third row up in valley

I'll have to check this out Khun Maily. Thanks!

[BosseO]

About stools, I know a place that sell handmade stools, swiveling or not, in solid teak and/or makha.

[SEA Traveler]

About stools, I know a place that sell handmade stools, swiveling or not, in solid teak and/or makha.

Thanks Khun BosseO. Sounds like it might be just what I am looking for. We will get together to discuss in a month or so. Ciao!

[maily]

Yoyr kitchen look very nice, can I ask you what the cost of all the cupboards and island bench were please?

[SEA Traveler]

Yoyr kitchen look very nice, can I ask you what the cost of all the cupboards and island bench were please?

I'll send you a PM with some of the details Maily. Ciao!

[maily]

Thank you Sea Traveler

Is this house your own design or was it something that had already been built?

I like the design, it looks very spacious

[SEA Traveler]

Thank you Sea Traveler

No Problemo for another TD'er. Ciao!

[a. boozer]

We went by today, merged two pic's and got this.



Not a 100% perfect join, the roof looks a bit funny.

Well done BosseO. I wish that I could master some of this modern gadgetry, but my "Box Brownie" is a little too old fashioned - a bit like me!