Werner's house in the north of Thailand

[DrAndy]

I used to have an Austin Ruby

and where is Werner gone?

[Phoenix]

.... and where is Werner gone?

Got the hump and fled the scene by the look of it

[cambtek]

Werner where are you?
Posts are huge,are they really teak?
i doubt it.
teak unobtainble here in cambodia.
Looked at a house last weekend for removal near phnom penh.
Built in 1960,about 80 square metres they wanted $3500.
Posts were 100 by 100 and timber not bad,no termites but no koki the best khmer timber.
same timber new today would cost about $7000,but wet,no kiln drying.
To pull down and re erect in cambodia about $1000 including transport to our block,not bad.
However vertical cladding a bit ropey so flagged it away,missus wants new house.
What a surprise!!!

[wernerfreitag]

Hi guys,

Sorry for being quiet for a long time, I have been in Thailand since 4 weeks , was very bussy, but main reason for is my very slow SIM-based internet.
I had to change the provider ( from AIS to dtac) to make it bearable.

We are living in our house now . I will continue the story and try to get some answers for the open questions.

Take care!

Werner

[Archer]

Werner.
Good to see you back here. I look forward to hear the rest of your tale.

Cheers
/Archer

[Roelfle]

welcome back,Werner.

[wernerfreitag]

Werner where are you?
Posts are huge,are they really teak?
i doubt it.
teak unobtainble here in cambodia.
Looked at a house last weekend for removal near phnom penh.
Built in 1960,about 80 square metres they wanted $3500.
Posts were 100 by 100 and timber not bad,no termites but no koki the best khmer timber.
same timber new today would cost about $7000,but wet,no kiln drying.
To pull down and re erect in cambodia about $1000 including transport to our block,not bad.
However vertical cladding a bit ropey so flagged it away,missus wants new house.
What a surprise!!!

I asked our builder:
Posts are from ไม้ประดู่ (mai praduu)
Thaivisa:Pradoo/ไม้ประดู่

Scientific Name

Plerocarpus Indicus

Common Names

Padauk

other name

Burmese Rosewood,Burma Padauk

Wood for roof is mai daeng.

Wood for walls and floors is teak wood.

[wernerfreitag]

Looking good now Werner, kitchen looks a little small for me, but nice anyway. Do you have enough room on that plot for a garden and do you have any plans?

Please excuse the language of some of our members, they all mean well. That's another way of saying, ' we are enjoying this thread, so please don't stop now'.

Loombucket,

This is just a small house , will be our guest house later. We stay there for the next 8 to 9 month while our big house is being built. But the kitchen is not really small ( 3 X 3.5m), depending on what you want to do there.
The plot is over 3 rai , filled up with fruit trees.
We ( my wife ) own the 2 plots to the right and to the left, all together about 12 rai.
We try to make this place nice , but a real tropical garden will be with the next house. There is another thread on orchids, where I just found a very useful link

Thai Garden Design - The Thai Landscaping Experts .

Best regards

Werner

[wernerfreitag]

Nice roof. This clay tiles are quite lovely. Did you use any insulation?

Hi Marmite , hi Mooncake,

Insulation is on the ceiling.

Our builder told me that a membrane ( plastic foil) unter the tiles does not work with them , only with the concrete tiles. Anybody who knows more about it ?

Werner

[wernerfreitag]

Was the wood treated for woodworm before assembly or is this not a problem in your area ?

he said it was teak, so no problem

most Thai builders do not bother with woodworm treatment anyway, even with woods that are liable to damage

Thanks for that, I've learnt something. I asked because 20 years ago I built something similar in Khon Kaen but the wood was not teak and we did have a bit of a problem with termites ( plooak ) . Another house 150 yards away was so riddled with holes they had to pull it down, then clear and treat the land. Even in Bangkok you see signs stuck to lamposts all over the place offering termite extermination.

There was not woodworm traetment , but there was a termite treatment to be renewed every year.

[Loombucket]

The plot is over 3 rai , filled up with fruit trees. We ( my wife ) own the 2 plots to the right and to the left, all together about 12 rai.

I found the link to your website Werner, just to see the bigger picture. It looks beautiful. I would be tempted to leave the fruit trees, as there will be some sort of income. Glad to see you back.

*Edit* Thanks for the garden design link.