Thread: My new house in the sticks??

I don't think it would be very kind for you to have your house warming before me....

^ He won't , only wishful thinking

You are there, I've been there.
When we built our house, they started slowly in July and with full workforce in August.
Estimated to be finished by new year.
Actually finished in May..

Originally Posted by lom

He won't , only wishful thinking

certain to be done by November.
guaranteed.

I'll save the permalink for that post..

CMN, congrats for the new house, looks good....
Yeah make sure the wife pays daily visits to the worksite as you know well the workers try to skive off when no one around.

When I built my house the contract was in 5 stages, i.e. Milestones had to be acheived before the next lot of money was released to the builder, found it a good way to keep on top of the job.

BTW this method was recommended by a Thai friend

Originally Posted by kk boy

BTW this method was recommended by a Thai friend

thanks for that.
my wife will be supervising all week, she is far more practical than i am.

Originally Posted by kk boy

When I built my house the contract was in 5 stages, i.e. Milestones had to be acheived before the next lot of money was released to the builder, found it a good way to keep on top of the job. BTW this method was recommended by a Thai friend

Yeah that's exactly the way we have it structured also. No complaints thus far, quite the opposite actually.

Just found this thread as I suspected something odd about the Construction forum, and lo and behold it really is construction.

Anyway good luck with the Bahn bachgen.
Just make sure any disagreements (there's bound to be some) you have with your wife are kept private from the workers, so that you are not exploited.

I take your point. In my case my thai was not proficient enough to win to 'discussions' and therefore I lost face in front of the workers. Thereafter I was regarded in a lesser light, despite my paying the bills.

i just got the material costing done.

331,000 baht.
quite a bit less than i expected.

Don't worry, in the end it will be twice as much

bloody well won't nick, certainly not for the materials.
we are buying them and no more.

So if you run out or have forgotten anything, you'll end up with this

Still you can save up for phase two !

I'm planning to spend the next couple of days up at my new place.
project.

build a little wooden outhouse.
a little platformed thingy like you get around the fishing lakes.

anyone have any experience of this?

unfortunately, I just cracked open my third can of the day, mightn't get too far.

^have you got some wood to build it from?

You'll also need: a saw, a hammer, some nails....

Today, 09:51 AM:

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

I just cracked open my third can of the day,

Can we can a volunteer to accompany CMn and photo-document the building of this "little wooden outhouse?" Guaranteed: Educational AND Entertaining.

Originally Posted by NickA

You'll also need: a saw, a hammer, some nails....

plenty of bamboo that I shall be hacking.
no saw.


hadn't thought of that.

maybe just do the chopping today.

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

Can we can a volunteer to accompany CMn and photo-document the building of this "little wooden outhouse?"

might be taking scooter along with me.
fool volunteered to help as and when needed.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

unfortunately, I just cracked open my third can of the day, mightn't get too far.

Very sad.

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Very sad.

not really.
i was awake at 5.00 am, played tennis.
kind of feels like mid afternoon to me.
there were some beers in the fridge and my wife isn't here and it's my weekend and my spirits are high.

Something like this...

^
exactly like that.

thanks Nick.
i shall build something exactly like it only with fairy lights and maybe a banana leaf roof.

How deep do the bamboo columns have to go so as it won't fall down?