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    Quote Originally Posted by bankao dreamer View Post
    Apologies Wasp old chap what with building my place I dont seem to have the time to check whats on here.
    Excellent thread and what a marvellous transformation well done Miss looks extremely happy.
    Really enjoyed reading about the family matters thank you for sharing. After our place is finished we have to do something very similar ( without Roman Kings though) to the Inlaws home so it was interesting to see what can be accomplished with a few Baht.
    Well Banko .....you're another name that I'm very aware of and yours is another Thread that I am hoarding away to read .

    So you already have my respect and I'm pleased that you took the time to read my stuff ... and that you enjoyed it !

    Would you like to go halves with me and get those split Greek Goddesss columns into production ?

    You can put them into your inlaws home first .

    And if they are fat enough ( not the inlaws - the Goddesses )they can go around my Roman Kings !

    There has to be another Albanian look-alike home somewhere in Thailand to dilute the effect of Missy .

    Sincerely - thank you banko .


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    Quote Originally Posted by koman View Post
    Hey Wasp....I just checked this out today. Very nice job.....too bad the place had to lose a bit of that quaint Thainess while taking on more of a modern Mediterranean look....

    The problem for me is that if the wife sees this, I'll be forced to tear down our square pillars and replace them with those Romanesque ones......so please let's try to keep this low profile if you don't mind..

    Seriously though...looks really nice.....well done!!
    KOMAN !!!!

    I have some EXCELLENT news for you and your wife .

    Me and banko dreamer are going into partnership producing split Greek Goddess concrete columns .

    And after he has put them into his inlaws place I'm having 26 of them to go into Missy's place ............ which means YOU can fulfill your dreams and have the 26 Roman Kings from Missy for your place !!!!!!!!!!!

    At a very low price .

    Now isn't that just a brilliant solution ???? Tell your wife the good news immediately !



    KOMAN .............
    When I ventured into the Construction Threads of Teakdoor I went straight to the most-read Thread ..... which had 96 000 reads and that was hillbilly .
    Of course I enjoyed it immensely and saw a very fine piece of construction .

    I think I simply moved down the list for my second one . Which was sabang with 63 000 and once again I had an excellent story to read .

    I don't know why I chose yours next . I think maybe because it had a 5 Star rating .

    And what a superb Thread it is ! It's a manual . It's a serious building manual with excellent stages and just perfect photos which have taught me a lot .

    After you it would be seriously embarrassing to call mine a building Thread .

    But it was after you that I thought I can't keep reading you and sabang and hillbilly and Roobarb and Marmite and Loombucket and Bettyboo et cetera without making a contribution .

    Hence Missy's
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    I'm very glad that you enjoyed it koman .

    Very glad indeed so thank you for your kind comment .



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    koman - this morning I found a photo that I should have put between the start of the balcony and the end of the job - so I'll put it here .




    Thanks koman.

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    love your work wasp.and a great little pad as well.cheers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by laymond View Post
    love your work wasp.and a great little pad as well.cheers.

    Thank you laymond .

    My wife asked me to address some Christmas cards so I had to ask the names .

    She said " Jacqui " and " Lichard " .

    So I addressed one envelope to " Lichard " !

    Jacqui almost choked laughing !!

    Thank you again " Laymond " .


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    My Dearest Wasp
    I have just read again this thread with the Wife who has enjoyed it just as much as myself. Now as regards to Greco Greek Roman Goddess Sphinx's surprisingly she has a cousins uncle sister bother auntie twice removed who apparently excels in the manufacturing of the above mentioned items with free delivery in the Korat area.
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    Entertaining thread - thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bankao dreamer View Post
    My Dearest Wasp
    I have just read again this thread with the Wife who has enjoyed it just as much as myself. Now as regards to Greco Greek Roman Goddess Sphinx's surprisingly she has a cousins uncle sister bother auntie twice removed who apparently excels in the manufacturing of the above mentioned items with free delivery in the Korat area.

    Break it to me gently , bankao .

    Is this the end of our business dream ?

    I've made promises to Koman and I don't want to devastate his dreams .

    I think your cousins uncle sister brother's auntie must be married to my wife's cousin's husband's niece who made our split Roman Kings .

    My thanks to both of you for the kind words .

    Keep an eye out for Chapter 2 .



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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog View Post
    Entertaining thread - thanks.


    Thank you Marmite .

    You're another one of the big guns whose Thread I'm looking forward to reading .

    I've only just got to the end of Roobarb ( so far ) and it's a hoot .

    I really am glad that my " Not a Build " was able to entertain you .




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    Just as a matter of interest, how much would it cost to build something like this?

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    ^I'm gonna have a guess at that if I may, be interested in what Wasp reckons. From scratch, a bit of dirt in the ground, you'd be struggling to build it for under 1 million baht, imho.

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    anyone wanting to look at superb building details in brilliant photos just needs to look at koman's thread
    Koman's thread is excellent; but this is a very nice thread. Nice build, nice house, from something average to something to be very proud of. Great stuff.



    Nice. &, a blue roof - class.

    I'd be very happy to live in that house. Nice place. Well done, Wasp, nice commentary too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bettyboo View Post
    ^I'm gonna have a guess at that if I may, be interested in what Wasp reckons. From scratch, a bit of dirt in the ground, you'd be struggling to build it for under 1 million baht, imho.

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    anyone wanting to look at superb building details in brilliant photos just needs to look at koman's thread
    Koman's thread is excellent; but this is a very nice thread. Nice build, nice house, from something average to something to be very proud of. Great stuff.



    Nice. &, a blue roof - class.

    I'd be very happy to live in that house. Nice place. Well done, Wasp, nice commentary too.





    I'm very pleased to get the complimentary responses as I had started out so warily .

    But it quickly became clear who the big guns are ................ In my opinion .

    And you Bettyboo are very much one of these also ....... so I'm very very pleased to have your positive reaction .

    Thank you .

    Costs ? .............. When I say I don't know I really don't know .

    There was no plan . I didn't keep any bills .

    The gravel arrived and had to be paid for so I just paid for it .

    The cement arrived and had to be paid for so I just paid for that .

    Roofing arrived and had to be paid for ........ you get the idea .

    The guys drove around in beat-up 24 year old pickups and nobody upgraded their vehicles so I don't think I was done over .

    I just don't know .

    But the land was free and I know some of you want an answer so I've paused , ruminated ........... and if my total spend was over 360 000 Baht I would be very surprised .

    It's like looking at a wardrobe when it's standing there . Looks like a substantial bit of furniture .
    But when you take it apart and lay it together on the ground there's not much substance .

    I didn't pay for the volume this building takes up .

    Those white " planks " forming the walls upstairs are very cheap . Just a compressed man-made substance .

    The Roman Kings are just cement badly made . Brick blocks are what ? 28 Baht ?? Put some render on them and they look like a real wall .

    She got space . And the space itself ...... is free .

    So I would stand in a Court with my hand on my heart and say we didn't spend more than 360 000 .



    Thank you again for the compliment Bettyboo .

    The bad news is I'm thinking of putting an extension on the end !!!!!!!!!!!!



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    Wasp, I just wanted to echo what many others have said...

    A really interesting project and a spectacular outcome. You were absolutely right that the place is completely unrecognisable from what it started off as.

    I have really enjoyed reading the thread. Well done!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Roobarb View Post
    Wasp, I just wanted to echo what many others have said...

    A really interesting project and a spectacular outcome. You were absolutely right that the place is completely unrecognisable from what it started off as.

    I have really enjoyed reading the thread. Well done!

    The man himself !!! Roobarb !!!!

    I've just reached the end of your Thread ( so far that is ) and I'm enjoying it immensely .

    I had read a different Thread on another website of a house that's very big , most impressive , 100% perfect in every way possible .... and dull as Hell .

    Somewhere to just sit and look smarmy .

    YOUR Thread with the wonky walls and the tribulations of tiling the kitchen is brilliant !

    So you have my respect - even if you didn't answer my 2 questions .

    As with Marmite , Ootai , Norton , BkkBill , Steve , Yemen ,bankao , laymond .... and the big dogs Bettyboo , Marmite , koman and your good self .. I'm really pleased that my bit of froth got accepted amongst your more serious builds .

    So thank you again
    Roobarb .

    What did Arnold Schwartzenegger say ..... ?????????


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    Great news the distant cousin is happy to franchise his Corums for onle Eeeesip Baht each so as soon as I fashion a mould out of disused charcoal we are in business.

    On a slightly more technical note a standard 6m by 6m village house on 9 columns without roof and windows can be bought for 80,000 Baht. If you are lucky enough for a passing lorry with one on the back to go by. Some neighbours bought one a year ago like this. Throw in a basic sheet roof some shutters and a few bottles for the locals to throw it up and you can have a basic house for 150,000 Baht.

    Technical note 2
    I blue tooth my house photos from my phone to the Wife's MacBook Pro then when on the upload photo bit of the Gallery when I click on choose file it goes straight to the uploads on the laptop I click open on the file and then continue and the pics upload. When posting pics from the my gallery I click on info for the relevant pic then copy and paste the text in the info box.
    I am not sure if this can be done on any PC but it works fine for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bankao dreamer View Post
    Great news the distant cousin is happy to franchise his Corums for onle Eeeesip Baht each so as soon as I fashion a mould out of disused charcoal we are in business.

    Remember ...... koman is waiting patiently for his shipment of 26 Roman Kings .
    I think Marmite is showing some slavering interest too .


    So some speed in the acquisition of charcoal , ability , cement , skills , map reading , Bahts and motivation ..... would be a good thing .



    Technical note 2
    I blue tooth my house photos from my phone to the Wife's MacBook Pro then when on the upload photo bit of the Gallery when I click on choose file it goes straight to the uploads on the laptop I click open on the file and then continue and the pics upload. When posting pics from the my gallery I click on info for the relevant pic then copy and paste the text in the info box.
    I am not sure if this can be done on any PC but it works fine for me.
    Yes well ..... this technical note 2 is of great interest to me bankao.
    Except for every word you've written in it .

    What language is this ?

    I might as well show it to the indolent brother . Or one of the chickens .

    Does this mean I have to go out and buy a Macbook shady lady of the night ? And I don't have a blue tooth . I've looked .
    If I had such an off-coloured tooth would I have to come round to your phone so I could contact one of Macbook's nighttime employees ?

    And where is your Gallery ? Bit upper-class for me .

    And I'm sure I couldn't do it on a PC cos we'd fall off .

    These are undoubtedly good intentions but it's in a language only 8 year olds understand .
    And I'm old now . I'm well over 20 .

    Best stick to conquering the Home Renovations World with poor-quality split Roman King Greek Goddesses manufactured by cousins of cousins .


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    I've just reached the end of your Thread ( so far that is ) and I'm enjoying it immensely .
    I'm delighted

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    So you have my respect
    Gosh, in spite of my ratty building standards...

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    even if you didn't answer my 2 questions
    Sorry, I missed them. I just have...

    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    What did Arnold Schwartzenegger say ..... ?????????
    Good god man, another question...

    Apparently Schwartznegger's said a few choice things over the years:

    - "Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer"

    - "I think a gay marriage should be between a man and a woman"

    - "Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million. I was just as happy when I had $48 million."

    - "If it bleeds we can kill it"

    - "The future is green, sustainable, renewable energy"

    - "I have a private plane, but I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences"

    I'm guessing here that you're saying you'll be back

    Look forward to it...





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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    What did Arnold Schwartzenegger say ..... ?????????
    - "Milk is for babies. When you grow up you have to drink beer"

    - "I think a gay marriage should be between a man and a woman"

    - "Money doesn't make you happy. I now have $50 million. I was just as happy when I had $48 million."

    - "If it bleeds we can kill it"

    - "The future is green, sustainable, renewable energy"

    - "I have a private plane, but I fly commercial when I go to environmental conferences"

    I'm guessing here that you're saying you'll be back

    Look forward to it...[/QUOTE]


    Good Grief Rooby . Where do you get these quotes from ?

    The one I meant was " I want more money next time . "



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    I'm guessing here that you're saying you'll be back

    Look forward to it...
    [/QUOTE]


    This is kindly spoken Roobarb .

    I'm now enjoying other people's more substantial building Threads ... such as your very own .... and I have one pretty serious problem with continuing later .

    It was difficult enough building a whole Thread out of 2 photos , access to Photoshop and talking about anything at all to distract from the paucity of photographs !


    Problem now is the only other thing we have built is a platform for Buddha , a rickety ( even for Thailand ) fishing platform , and an outside drinking area that is really an oversize dog kennel made from the off-cuts of Job 1 .

    But there are photos !

    It will be like hanging washing on a single filament of spider line ...... but I think it can be done .



    Hope all is well in Delhi .


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    Hey Wasp......we have fishing piers.....real proto-type things which our guys knocked together in about 20 minutes. They are pure Thai in nature.....I'll try to dig out a photo or two for you if you like and we can compare ricketiness .... but today we are off on another buying trip....sigh....

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    Terribly sorry about technical point 2 but my 8 year told me what to do !!!! I don't understand it either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by koman View Post
    Hey Wasp......we have fishing piers.....real proto-type things which our guys knocked together in about 20 minutes. They are pure Thai in nature.....I'll try to dig out a photo or two for you if you like and we can compare ricketiness .... but today we are off on another buying trip....sigh....
    Koman ,

    That's not a fair competition at all .


    Anything your guys " knock together in 20 minutes " is going to rival the Palms development in Dubaii .

    I surrender without looking .

    If you dare dig out a photo or two I'll never get any more even crap work from my guys .
    They'll be busy sharpening their machetes to deal with your guys .

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    Quote Originally Posted by bankao dreamer View Post
    Terribly sorry about technical point 2 but my 8 year told me what to do !!!! I don't understand it either.
    Well that's a relief bankao .

    I hope you have ordered the Charcoal for our business designs .

    Marmite and Koman are very keen though they are cleverly concealing their enthusiasm behind a veil of indifference .

    I think we can even flog some to Roobarb . He'll buy anything that's not perpendicular !!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    Marmite and Koman are very keen though they are cleverly concealing their enthusiasm behind a veil of indifference .
    I'm not being indifferent....I adore your Romanesque columns.....it's just that my square ones have already been rendered and have had the special fittings installed for the 18 Carat gold embellishments the wife tells me we are having....

    I'll try to talk her out of it, but after the kitchen cabinet buying trip today, I'm definitely on a loosing streak.....

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    Quote Originally Posted by koman View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    Marmite and Koman are very keen though they are cleverly concealing their enthusiasm behind a veil of indifference .
    I'm not being indifferent....I adore your Romanesque columns.....it's just that my square ones have already been rendered and have had the special fittings installed for the 18 Carat gold embellishments the wife tells me we are having....

    I'll try to talk her out of it, but after the kitchen cabinet buying trip today, I'm definitely on a loosing streak.....
    We are prepared to get you drooling by throwing in some of the new-to-be-designed-and-developed-whenbankaogetshisfingerout - bankao and Wasp coproduction Greek Goddess columns !!!

    Go tell your wife . Quickly now man !!!

    Looking at your house you could take about a thousand or so .

    Take the cabinets back !



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    Quote Originally Posted by Wasp
    Take the cabinets back !
    Not that bad an idea really. At the present time we have nearly everything sitting around in cardboard boxes and it seem to work fine.....actually easier to find stuff than rooting through a dozen wall mounted cupboards ...

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