The construction of Ms. Buad hai's house

[Marmite the Dog]

Not one of your better posts.

[Thetyim]

If they put in temporary power then move in but don't pay the full amount due. You must hold back a decent lump until everything is completed, as in the contract, or it will never get done.
By the sounds of it you will never get the underground cables so hold back as much as you can.

[El Gibbon]

BH, sounds a little like you were an early adopter, one of the first to buy off the plan and then get your home completed.

If this assumption is correct you may be fighting an uphill battle until a greater percentage of the homes are ready to be occupied.

I've seen a lot of 'buy-off-plan', both here and in Malaysia, that just don't work out very well for the initial construction phases. No implication in regard to your situation but just not something I would like to do.

Purpose built on an individual basis OK, but not in a 'development' of any type here in Asia. And, it is an Asian deal.

In Malaysia one of my engineers made "house" payments for a year prior to the breaking of ground. After 37 months of making payments he was ready to go in and knock down some walls to get his modifications done. Seems they build only one style and anything else is up to the owner to accomplish after taking over the property. Gist of it was that it was 4 years after making a down payment and monthly payments that he actually moved into his home.

Hope your not caught up in a similar situation.

E. G.

[buad hai]

BH, sounds a little like you were an early adopter, one of the first to buy off the plan and then get your home completed.

I don't know what "off the plan" means. Please explain.

We're certainly not the first to buy. I would say at this point about 1/4 of the houses are done or nearly done.

We put 20% down and haven't made any payment since then.

No one will make any more payments until they move in so I don't see what the advantage is to the developer to delay things. They have already purchased all the stuff they need for the underground power, so the delay seems at least as disadvantageous to them as it is to us.

[Thetyim]

I don't know what "off the plan" means. Please explain.

Means buying without seeing the house.
You only saw the plans and maybe a cute little model and an artists impression.

[buad hai]

Means buying without seeing the house.
You only saw the plans and maybe a cute little model and an artists impression.

No, five houses identical to ours were finished or nearly finished when we made our deposit. They built those as "model" homes before they even started selling. Some of those have been sold since then. I think only one of those remains unsold.

Of course, in phase 1, across the road, there are dozens of houses just like ours; built and occupied for three or four years now.

[El Gibbon]

Good that you've got 80% of the money in your control...

Does phase 1 have underground untilities????

E. G.

[buad hai]

Does phase 1 have underground untilities????

No. I don't know of any subdivision in this area with underground power lines.

[Spin]

^ not even Land and Houses Company's estate in west Korat has underground power lines and they were the first company to go national with it.

[buad hai]

Latest word is the we should know "by the end of this month".

I'm out of patience....

[William]

^need some help? (as a friend?)

[buad hai]

^Sure, you have an idea?

[William]

no, but send me some docs - "where there's a will, there's a way "

[buad hai]

You mean the house contract? PM me your e-mail address and I'll send you a scan.

[buad hai]

We had originally asked the developer to build out the kitchen. They had promised to start right after Songkran, but it hasn't happened. So, we found someone else who is supposed to start today or tomorrow. We bought "Smart Kitchen" cabinet faces. The salesman did up this plan for the builder:



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Yesterday I counted 15 houses that are completed or will be complete within a week. This out of a total of about 53 plots of land available. So, they've got lots of product ready for sale which they can't move until they sort out the power problem. We will talk to them today about temporary power....

[WhiteLotusLane]

Noyce. I like it that so many builders these days can come up with proper drawings, often even in 3D rendering..

[buad hai]

Well, we're just back and the good news is....

The developer has finally received approval for the underground power lines. They will start to do the work within the week and promise we can move in by the beginning of next month. We'll see....

The kitchen builder will buy the materials today and start work tomorrow. Completion in four or five days. We'll see....

[Marmite the Dog]

It's so exciting!

[buad hai]

Or, perhaps, anticlimactic....

[ChiangMai noon]

Glad about that BH.
Now go and buy a couple of changs to celebrate.

[klongmaster]

well that's good news BH...and nooners is on the button...time for a few beers to celebrate...even if it is for next month...

[buad hai]

The kitchen materials have arrived: cement, gravel, sand, bricks, rebar, lumber:



Now time for those beers....

[ChiangMai noon]

Are you sure they've delivered enough sand?
I sense another crisis..

[buad hai]

^Thanks loads....

I have no idea. There's lots in big piles all over the development. Perhaps they ordered a minimum amount for show and plan to nick the rest. (We were about to suggest midnight shopping anyway.)

[El Gibbon]

The kitchen materials have arrived: cement, gravel, sand, bricks, rebar, lumber:



Now time for those beers....

Make sure they don't "mix" on your patio! normal practice here.

Nice to hear your making some progress, are all the orchids ready to move?

E. G.