Thread: Off we go ! Our little home construction in deep Issan

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

a terylene gun

It used to be a finishing 'coat' in the UK. On top of the rendering.

Used one of those fooker's many moons ago. Hand cranked!



I actually did a wall in the house with the coloured mixture.

Lucky for you I can't copy and paste Chas on this pad 555

Its coming on well Nig, and I was enjoying the chat with your missus, my daughters thought Jan was great, we enjoyed the day.

Sorry I did call you and Marmite a couple of fat ducks.

Too late now mate I'm a sensitive little duck, all though I can't say the same about your chauffeur.

Glad you enjoyed the day, , us to take care yourself mate

Ive definalatey got to check this out, don't be surprised when me and mrs bld show up. Need anything brought over from Laos? A mate of mine in udon always requests Brussels sprouts(frozen)reckons they give him a Johnson that won't quit, the Viagra of the vegetable world he reckons, he is even older than peterpan to

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Here we are 2 weeks and a day in and we're on first fix electrics

I'd have a word with Andy. Those back-boxes are nowhere near wonky. WTF is he playing at?!?!? Farang ba!

I'll go and bang em up a bit tomorrow, , we don't wanna confuse the locals too much.

Nige, I am thinking about building a structure on my other piece of land that lies on the main road. It would be about 30 meters long and about 20 meters wide which would be split in thirds for three shop spaces. Nothing fancy, but I am wondering what the cost would be using your lego blocks versus posts and Thai block with rendering. Do you happen to have a cost per square meter for your lego block? I seem to remember seeing a piece price, but not a sq meter price.

I will be arriving back in Udon this Friday and would like to take a look at your build if you don't mind. It looks extremely strait and tidy, which is unusual for this country. Great choice!

One more question Nige. Do the blocks have to be rendered, or can they just stand on their own? I rather leave them raw without rendering, if possible.

Rick 2 answers, , yes and yes come on down, ,, I'll pm you my number great to see you.

I'd like to come and see yours a bit later to.

You can discuss with the builder, but I can tell you know he's booked solid for about a year I believe

^
Thanks for the number Nige. I will be contacting you soon as I mentioned in my message reply. Are the blocks for sale without the builder? My BIL has been doing block work for about 30 years and should be able to figure things out since it will just be a simple structure.

You are welcome anytime to my place. I will give you the coordinates or directions once I see you and we can compare notes.

Great progress on the build!!

Cheers Rick btw I have told you wrong, , you can build without render.

Also you can have the blocks without the builder BUT THERE IS A BUT OK, ,,, You can discuss about this with Andy when you come ok

Thanks again Nige. Looking forward to seeing your build and chatting. If you know your sat nav coordinates, go ahead and PM them to me. I get lost with the simplest of directions. If you do not know what they are, I will spend a week trying to find you, if need be.

Blimey, talk about a rapid build! Great stuff Nigel. Keep it going.

Dang !! That's fast !!

Looks good Nigel !

Originally Posted by peterpan

I will purchase a GPS before the weekend

Who's going to operate it for you?

I have more chauffeur offers than just you, I have spent the morning with my nice American friend down the road, and lunchtime with the nice American next door.
So one could say I am all Americanized now.

Red sent ^

Ok now here is the view my wife will have doing the washing up

Roof beginning to take shape today,, sorry photobucket seems to be blurring some pics

Very interesting, Nige - quite different from other builds. (Is the roof structure resting on the walls? How is the roof held by the foundations?)

You'll be needing to create some usable outdoor space?

A closer look up on the roof frame

Sorry Betty I thought I covered that earlier.

Metal plates are made up with feet welded on em, , then concrete is poured in some of the top blocks and the plates are set into that,, then the long beams are welded to them etc.


Outdoor area will be a covered balcony on the front, table, gas hob etc meanwhile I shall be round the back in a little painting cave with NO ENTRY signs