[QUOTE=Thai Dhupp;3835092]New view of the house
TD don't overdo it with yellow, red and gold detailing else you'll you end up with a never ending supply of candles & incense sticks delivered to your door.
[QUOTE=NamPikToot;3835323]Thank you glasshopper..(!) the gold detailing for the windows has already been prepped.
Just waiting for the wood effect paint to the cladding to complete.
SWMBO is the one for buying candles, incense etc so I reckon we wont need the deliveries anyway. more likely she will become a reseller...
Floor preparation...
No...not wooden bench seating.
This is the battens that the Mae Daeng planks will be secured to in the floor.
First though, we have to prep the floor...
Yep... dusty.
That's the grooves cut.
Looking good. I hope that dog moved his tail though.
Are you planning on terra cotta tile on the stairs in background? Will look very nice imo.
I had not thought of that, Norton, but the Sala was originally going to be made from wood. that did not happen (by agreement) but i think the steps are having wooden floor trreads.
Jeez... you would never believe this is my build. ''umm umm, Im not sure ''etc. lol i will have to check what we agreed to do.
The terracotta would look good on those steps i agree...
TD apologies if this has already been said or asked but is you mai deng new wood or old reclaimed?
That exterior wall paint process
OK a couple of you asked how he does the painting to look like wood.
It's a multi-stage process of course - I hope i have captured the essence of it in these photos...
First, he creates the shape of whatever is required - in my case the basic Lanna wall pattern nothing too fancy
this relief - the cladding looks quite rough at this stage
Then he stats to tidy it up - cover the fixing holes, seal around the joints etc.
Then the paint process starts - first a heavy base coat to flat it back and further cover blemishes.
Following that, he starts to build up the colour required, all the while developing the grain impression
It does not look so special at the start - bu this is after only 1 coat
keep building up the base layers
And finally the top layers as seen here around the side (not in front)
TD, i have always felt that, although more expensive in initial outlay and maintenance, wooden floors are the nicest. They feel warm in the morning compared to tiles and remain cool through the hot part of the day and constantly feel nice to walk on. Can be a bit of a slip hazard but the secret is to drink in bed then you reduce the risk of an accidental fall - your place is going to be stunning.
Thanks for your kind words... I intend to be in Thailand with my wife for a long time and since i have not had a house of my own for a very long time..lol... i deserve it!
As I think I mentioned before, the biggest thing for me is seeing MY design become a reality. very satisfying.
Hope is not complete fcuk-up to live in...!!
TD, your spec on the house with the floors, overhangs, roof through draft and large rooms with high ceilings will probably, after you've acclimatised, render your AC redundant for big chunks of the year which is a good thing as i find it dries you out. I foresee your biggest problem and its one we all have at some point (God willing) is ensuring you have a retirement plan - i have no doubt given that your personality seems to be very organised, this is also well in hand. I too am quite organised and tend to plan, which is juxtaposed and therefore ironic being with a Thai.
TD
I see that the battens are being countersunk into the concrete floor but I am wondering what you plan on doing with the gap that will be between the floor boards and the concrete in between the battens. I know that the gap would not be big but I am sure there would be some gaps in places.
Are you going to use a "poly filler" under the floor boards or just leave it?
Another thing which confused me a little was your comment about having carparks between the mango trees.
To me they looked quite a distance from the house so why would you want to park so far away?
Keep posting please the place is looking fabulous!
We also down-specced the AC based on the room sizes and also the fact we used AAC blocks throughout.
I was not 100% convinced the shops, and even my electrician fully understood the advantages of all those heat reduction measures we had incorporated , so I bypassed the local company and spoke direct with Daikin USA. They in turn organised the local guy to liaise with my electrician, to check out the house, rooms etc and recommend based on all those factors.
Some of our units have slightly downsized as a result. not in all rooms but, as they say, 'every little helps'.
Made the overall AC bill a bit cheaper too
Thanks ootai,
I looked back in the 1200 photos so far posted but i cant find one to illustrate the plan view, so here is this one...
This basically shows all the plots surrounding our plot, which is ringed in red.
The yellow one is Ms. I-want-1m THB-for-this. lol .....no chance
On the other side ringed in blue is 'MangoLand', which we recently bought
OK so we are roughly at 40 degrees angle from the road, to the right, and we are currently building zone 1 and 2 (or A and B, depending on what i called them!)
but later, there will be zone 3/C, which will be 4m wide, and will be nearer again to 'MangoLand' (now you can see why it was essential to buy Lady Mango's plot.
so that would put the development needing the car port 'just over the border' into mangoland.
Confused? lol I know I am! it should be clearer once we have built it, but that's project section F and some way off
Last edited by Thai Dhupp; 10-10-2018 at 08:53 PM.
You have not seen the pics yet... cos I only just got them but here's the installation detail in words...
-he casts the floor base (rough concrete)
-he marks out the batten position based on the plank length
-he cuts those 'grooves' and cleans them out
-the Mae Daeng support battens are then placed and fixed in taking care to maintain the even height
-finally he floats a screed between the battens to make a totally level floor.
Pictures to follow - I'm at work and have not got them here
TD, he's obviously experienced in the floor laying thing, you've got seasoned wood so is there any danger of expansion/conraction being an issue?.
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