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ChiangMai noon · 10-01-2008, 07:41 PM

^
what are the upright metal contraptions for?

is it some sort of re-bar?

lom · 10-01-2008, 07:45 PM

Reinforcement for the concrete columns.
The guy with the hat is holding what is the beginning of a wooden box for making columns.
The metal will be inside the box.

ChiangMai noon · 10-01-2008, 07:46 PM

cheers.
that's what I meant.

bongthom · 10-01-2008, 09:15 PM

nice pics noony. i look forward to sipping some pale welsh ale on your porch sometime in the future

Fabian · 11-01-2008, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

^
they usually use a female Burmese immigrant and a shovel.

Are you sure it's a shovel and not a spade?

NickA · 11-01-2008, 07:31 AM

I'm not sure if you mentioned it before, but how long is it expected to take?

buad hai · 11-01-2008, 10:42 AM

Good pics. Is it a new camera or a steady hand now that you don't drink?

ChiangMai noon · 11-01-2008, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by NickA

I'm not sure if you mentioned it before, but how long is it expected to take?

they say 3 months maximum.
I'm not overly bothered so long as it doesn't turn into a buadhai saga.

Quote:

Originally Posted by buad hai

Good pics. Is it a new camera or a steady hand now that you don't drink?

thank you.
same machine.
I think the light seems right for pic taking up there especially when my wife is holding the camera.

NickA · 11-01-2008, 10:54 AM

3 months and 1 million?

I say 7 months and 1.4 million

Don't mean to be negative, but this seems about right for other similar projects in Thailand. They never factor in time and money for problems, mistakes, extras...

Good luck though and if you can do it as expected I will give you and your wife a gold star.

ChiangMai noon · 11-01-2008, 10:57 AM

^
it will end up being more than a million for sure.
hopefully not a great deal more, just a bit more.

best thing is that the builders are very local, all from the little village we are moving to.

That thread of thetyim's neighbours house gave me hope.

Completed in 2 months and under budget.

Thetyim · 11-01-2008, 11:04 AM

I reckon they will try and get it finished for SongKran.

Have you planned a fitted kitchen?

ChiangMai noon · 11-01-2008, 11:06 AM

^
they are saying before songkraan, yes.
the kitchen area is quite small, but big enough for cooking.

not sure what to do with it yet.

NickA · 11-01-2008, 11:44 AM

^probably some cooking would be a good idea.

ChiangMai noon · 11-01-2008, 11:46 AM

^
That sounds familiar.
Wouldn't happen to know a certain troll called T.......m would you??

Thetyim · 11-01-2008, 11:48 AM

^
Are you calling me a troll ?

BosseO · 11-01-2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buad hai

Good pics. Is it a new camera or a steady hand now that you don't drink?

The wife took 'em!!!

a. boozer · 11-01-2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bongthom

nice pics noony. i look forward to sipping some pale welsh ale on your porch sometime in the future

Felinfoel maybe?

Certainly would be feeling foul after a good session on that!

a. boozer · 11-01-2008, 01:41 PM

Out of interest, assume that you have electricity to the plot, but what about water, have you a mains supply or do you have a well?

ChiangMai noon · 11-01-2008, 02:14 PM

Both mains water and a well which is handy for watering the garden.

Norton · 11-01-2008, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I was quite shocked to see a cement mixer on site.

Nice cement mixer but take note! It might be cheaper to mix your own cement but could in the long run be really expensive. If the boys get the cement, sand, gravel ratios wrong in your columns and beams you are going to have big problems. I strongly suggest you look into premix from Siam Cement or ??.

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10-01-2008, 07:41 PM	#81 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,056	^ what are the upright metal contraptions for? is it some sort of re-bar?

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lom #&§~ Last Online: Today 01:50 AM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dark side of the room Posts: 5,234	Reinforcement for the concrete columns. The guy with the hat is holding what is the beginning of a wooden box for making columns. The metal will be inside the box.

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ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,056	cheers. that's what I meant.

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bongthom 3 Pagoda Pass Last Online: 01-09-2008 05:34 PM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: rejectdoor Posts: 591	nice pics noony. i look forward to sipping some pale welsh ale on your porch sometime in the future

11-01-2008, 07:31 AM	#86 (permalink)
NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,396	I'm not sure if you mentioned it before, but how long is it expected to take?

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buad hai Gone Fishing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ratsima Posts: 3,727	Good pics. Is it a new camera or a steady hand now that you don't drink?

11-01-2008, 10:54 AM	#89 (permalink)
NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,396	3 months and 1 million? I say 7 months and 1.4 million Don't mean to be negative, but this seems about right for other similar projects in Thailand. They never factor in time and money for problems, mistakes, extras... Good luck though and if you can do it as expected I will give you and your wife a gold star.

11-01-2008, 11:04 AM	#91 (permalink)
Thetyim ssshhhhh Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mousehole Posts: 15,496	I reckon they will try and get it finished for SongKran. Have you planned a fitted kitchen?

11-01-2008, 11:06 AM	#92 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,056	^ they are saying before songkraan, yes. the kitchen area is quite small, but big enough for cooking. not sure what to do with it yet.

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NickA This is not my avatar Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 11,396	^probably some cooking would be a good idea.

11-01-2008, 11:46 AM	#94 (permalink)
ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,056	^ That sounds familiar. Wouldn't happen to know a certain troll called T.......m would you??

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Thetyim ssshhhhh Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mousehole Posts: 15,496	^ Are you calling me a troll ?

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a. boozer Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 07:53 PM Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ban Chang, Rayong Posts: 1,518	Out of interest, assume that you have electricity to the plot, but what about water, have you a mains supply or do you have a well?

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ChiangMai noon punk douche bag Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: o dan y bryn Posts: 28,056	Both mains water and a well which is handy for watering the garden.

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