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Panthip

Finally the day is here. The ceremony with the monks started at 09:00. The monks walked around the premises while giving blessings. They also lay down a rope for good luck and to prevent Phi-Pop from entering. Let’s hope it works.



It hard work to be a monk it looks like. This gang had to take a break. The oldest monk is my wives uncle, lung Pra. The ceremony is done and the food is eaten.




There are 20 of these holes.



The grid bars are placed over the piles.



The reinforcing cages are lifted in.





There were lots of spectators and I bet a lot of “good” advice



Final the reinforcement for the columns is in place.



The first cages are in place decorated with ribbon, palm leafs, sugarcane and what looks like a fish pot. They symbolize happiness and good fortune. 99 Bath in coins were also thrown into the well for good luck.






Here is my wife’s brother, khun Deng who will supervise the building for us.



Here is Kuhn Tep married to my wives sister. He will do daily inspections and hopefully supply some pictures.




The builder is in the middle. He runs several projects around Thailand.




There is nothing wrong to say about the working clothes. I wonder how he looks when he goes home.




Here is the sign at the building site.
All I got today folks.

hillbilly

Sounds like you are well on your way to an interesting experience!

Panthip

Yes I look forward to the progress and new photos.
Anybody that can explain why is says Chainat below my nick??? Before it was Bangkok, Hua-Hin and so on, why??

baldrick

^ until you have 1000 posts it will be a random place

good work on the thread - it is always interesting to see these building photo threads

any info on pricing ( like the piledriving ) is helpful also

Loombucket

Nice one Panthip, I made it here eventually. I like the position of the road, making for a good aspect. Your plans look good, a bit more palacial than mine. I hope you save some money to get a decent garden going. This has the makings of a very good thread. Keep the pictures coming and the very best of luck with your project.

SEA Traveler

Panthip

Thanks a lot khun Loom and khun Sea Traveler but I have had very good tutors in you both.
When it comes to the piling I’m not quite sure since it is part of the budget but I guess 80000 Bath.
A mentioned before, there are 80 of these, 6 meter long and they are driven 1,5 meter below ground level.
Tomorrow I go back offshore for a fortnight work shift but I will try to keep the tread going as long I get new photos. Nice work, 2 weeks on and 4 weeks off

Marmite the Dog

Bath \/




Baht \/

Panthip

Check my first post. Better to use THB from now on then.

Rdrokit

Panthip,
Best of luck on the construction. Having someone there everyday (like your brother-in-laws) is great. I just had my house completed (April 22) and I tried to be at the site as much as possible to make sure no short cuts were taken. I tried to stop by at lunch time so I took drinks and food each time I visited. The workers told my wife I had a jai dee (good heart). They seem to do the things I asked without hesitation. Were is your construction site? I live in JoHo which is a suburb of Korat.
RD

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Panthip

Hi Rdrokit.
The village is called Ban Na and is close to the Ampeur Ban Luam

Panthip

Finally something happens at the building site again. The crew have been away and finished another house in the neighbourhood. Today 4 person came back and on Sunday there will be more. We also received a lot of prefabricated reinforcement mesh.





The girls are well protected so they don’t become ”si dam”. It must be awful hot indeed.





Then the reinforcements are going in.





And properly placed.





The architect, in the gray shirt, is watching the iron being fixed.





The reinforcement are in place





A small forest is popping up





Finally a better poster sign. So now you can all read the name of the company.

harrymand

Bath or Baht... Its ok. I have seen worse spelling from people that has english as theis native language! Ser ut til å bli ett flott hus. Skal igang selv snart. Did you make your own drawings?

Panthip

Thanks a lot for your nice reply harrymand. I guess when it comes to English the foreigners will always be the underdog. It’s only naturally. But there will always be some funny blokes around.

No, I didn’t make the drawings. An architect in Korat did that. I’m a piping engineer so I cannot draw houses.

Panthip

Today we received some large pipes.




Then the cement truck arrived.



The cement gutter is lined up.



The slurry is being distributed




All hands ready at the gutter.



The slurry floats into the pit.



And the pits are being filled.



A gutter is being prepared for another pit



The crew is making good progress. What will tomorrow bring?

Propagator

Good photos Panthip keep em coming.

Panthip

Cheers mate, I will post some more tonight.

Loombucket

It's looking good Panthip. You have some nice photos there.

Panthip

Its time to fit the pipes it looks like.





Why are you cutting the pipes?





They are lifted on to the scaffolding.





I hope this goes well.





The pipes are lowered down.





And becomes a casting frame





Then dirt is filled back in.





Cement mixing





The slurry goes into the shuttering





Until it looks like this.

Panthip