The construction of my new house..

[ChiangMai noon]

Am looking into those revolving extractors at the moment.

has anyone got a picture of one of these.
My wife has no idea what I'm talking about.

can't blame her, my description isn't great.

[Thetyim]

^
I think BG has them fitted and photographed
Check his gallery

[ChiangMai noon]

^
I did that.
I even searched all of blackgang's op's a while back.

think i did a search for the word "chimney"

you wouldn't believe how many are in MKP.

[Thetyim]

ATCO air vent Turbine Ventilator , Roof Turbine Vent

[ChiangMai noon]

^
thank you very much for that.

i had given up.

thought you'd rise to the challenge.
have another green.

[ChiangMai noon]

just how much wind is needed to get these things shifting?

it's pretty still up here most of the time.

[Thetyim]

This is BG's house

[ChiangMai noon]

^
that's the picture I was looking for.
I knew I'd seen it.

[Thetyim]

just how much wind is needed to get these things shifting?

I haven't got one fitted but the ones I have seen were turning slowly when there was little or no breeze at street level

[oldgit]

This one?

[ChiangMai noon]

Any idea of cost of these things.

can't find any on the web site.

doesn't mean it's not there somewhere.

[Norton]

just how much wind is needed to get these things shifting?

Not much they spin pretty easy. Also the heat rising from the attic creates air movement which makes them operate albeit not much. Just having the vent will help a lot. See you have the tiles in place already so too late to put the heat reflecting foil in now so you really should invest in the ceiling insulation as it will make a big difference on keeping the house cooler.

[ChiangMai noon]

so you really should invest in the ceiling insulation as it will make a big difference on keeping the house cooler.

thanks.

it's on the itinerary for the day.
if we manage to choose the floor tiles before shop closing time.

not so bad, we only spent 3 hours coming to a non decision yesterday.


i think i'll start gardening this afternoon and leave the house to my wife.
we are at stalemate and experience tells me to defer.

[AntRobertson]

This is BG's house

...


Where are the burning crosses?

[oldgit]

Thetyim beat me to it, I suppose they make them to suite all types of tiles, house coming on fast CMN looking good.

[ChiangMai noon]

Thetyim beat me to it,

quick isn't he?

you get a green anyway.

house coming on fast CMN looking good.

speaking with the guys yesterday, they think it will be ready by the middle of March.
unfortunately we have to wait for an auspicious date to move in and stuff.


I don't mind the wait to be honest, but I need to know when I can safely rent my current house out.

Is it worth me furnishing my old place with crap furniture or would people rather rent unfurnished?

[AntRobertson]

^ Furnished I'd say. Remembering that here the expectations of a "furnished" house are somewhat lower than the norm from back home. Kinda depends who you're wanting to rent too as well - Thai or Falang?

[ChiangMai noon]

Thanks for the answer, but see red repo for use of the 'f' word.

[AntRobertson]

^ See repo calling you a cock in return, cock!

[ChiangMai noon]

^
that's just petty.

geting back on track.

mistakes made so far.

kitchen is too small.
enough for basic cooking needs, but should have made it much bigger.

should also have gone for a second bathroom.

We chose the design based on cost estimates and a limited budget and the fact that i wanted as much of the land as possible to be a garden since I've never had one before.
looks like we are going to come in over a hundred thousand under budget and I definitely regret not making the house a fair bit larger.

[oldgit]

What direction does your computer room face CMN, Doisaket market? just wondering if we should draw the bedroom curtains at night as we're spitting distance from you, (I think).

[ChiangMai noon]

It faces East as far as I can tell.

I think towards Mae On.

where exactly do you live?

are you the foreign person with a very large house about 3 kilometres from me near a little private petrol station?

[Rigger]

little private petrol station?

Whats a private petrol station ?

[ChiangMai noon]

^
I mean a little one with little pumps that isn't one of the big names like shell or caltex.

"independant"?

[ChiangMai noon]

going up later to help with making the bench area on the front porch.
also going to make a tiled terrace around 3 by 3 metres to the right of the entrance.