Big or small. My first picture thread!

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^^ Same here. just a wee bit smaller.

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Originally Posted by jizzybloke

^^Too nasty for my taste!

Yeah, I'd trip over the raised section, and fall flat on my face.

[chitown]

Again, Mrs. Chi wants to know how much for the bungalow and the pool if we have land already. One / two bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a small kitchen.

Or just the bungalow minus the pool.

[Loy Toy]

Now this is the first house that I built and still is our favourite.
Brought the ground floor as a shell construction and finished it of perfectly in a lot of peoples opinion.
This will be the place I take my family back to live and once the lease term is over.

[jizzybloke]

^that one looks interesting, do you have more photo's of it?

[Loy Toy]

Originally Posted by chitown

Again, Mrs. Chi wants to know how much for the bungalow and the pool if we have land already. One / two bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a small kitchen.

Or just the bungalow minus the pool.

Sorry for the delay Mr and Mrs Chi.

If you do everything yourself, buy your own materials I would expect you can fit the rooms and as requested and do it nicely for about 8,000.00 Baht per square metre.
So if your build will be about 144 square metres your looking at investing about 1.2 million Baht. Of course that does not include your electrical appliances but covers nice tiles and a decent kitchen.
Labour rates and depending where you build will be between 2 to 2.5 thousand baht a square metre.
Im building a property very much like you are talking about and will posts some pictures of this house as well and for your reference.

[bkkmadness]

^^^ Yep love that place, all the open space to sit upstairs and enjoy the day with. Love the colour of the tiling too. I hope there's some fish in the pond though.

How much would something like that go for LT?

[Loy Toy]

Jizzy this is the view of the property that you said you liked and looking from the upstairs balcony down onto the pool area and garden bungalow.

The river is always running and is full of fish.

Great place to chill out.

[Loy Toy]

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

^^^ Yep love that place, all the open space to sit upstairs and enjoy the day with. Love the colour of the tiling too. I hope there's some fish in the pond though.

How much would something like that go for LT?

Mate there is not only fish in the river but some your type of carp as well. The biggest fish I have caught was over 2 foot long but the guy who rents the place fought with a monster for 20 minutes which was over 40 inches long.
Got turtles as well and the odd snake I am afraid.
Like living on the discovery channel with all the birds and wild life and the American tenant loves it.

This house was valued at 20 million and it cost me 8 to build 5 years ago.
It has been rented since the day it was finished though
Cant wait to get back into it and with the kids in tow.

[SirBerzerkAlot]

That first house you built looks just like a house Brian Nash built out at Little Venice

[melvbot]

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Originally Posted by peterpan

I actually don't like the house so much but my customer adores it. I actually sat down with him and done the basic layout and it turned out exactly as he wanted.

It is a standard big Thai house, big but plain looking. The "trick" for want of a better word is to detatch yourself from it and not look at what you want to build but what will sell. I think you've got an advantage with building to order as opposed to just building then trying to sell it on as its just going to take longer.

[Loy Toy]

This is the type of wildlife we have on that property as well as the fish, birds and turtles.
These 2 creatures fought for hours and eventually slithered away in opposite directions. A draw

[jizzybloke]

That place looks a bit special to me LT very very nice! how much land area is it on?

[Loy Toy]

Originally Posted by SirBerzerkAlot

That first house you built looks just like a house Brian Nash built out at Little Venice

As per my quote/ post I brought the bottom floor and gutted it and built the top floor upstairs. Yes it was a single storey flat roof house originally and a lot of work and changes were made and after I brought it from Nashy. I have also brought the property next door and renovated that as well.
He actually helped me get into the property market as Nashy was one of the pioneers of farang style house building in Pattaya and for rent.
Nice area Little Venice.

Have you seen Brian lately?

[Loy Toy]

Originally Posted by jizzybloke

That place looks a bit special to me LT very very nice! how much land area is it on?

Just over 300 talang wah or about 1,200 odd square metres.
You may notice that the driveway runs over a little bridge and I was thinking about making a room for a couple of TD people to live under it.

Of course I am not refering to your good self

[Loy Toy]

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Originally Posted by Loy Toy

It is a standard big Thai house, big but plain looking. The "trick" for want of a better word is to detatch yourself from it and not look at what you want to build but what will sell. I think you've got an advantage with building to order as opposed to just building then trying to sell it on as its just going to take longer.

You are most certainly correct Melvbot.
You must remain totally neutral at all times but fortunately my tastes are somewhat boring which is I am always staying on the safe side when selecting fixtures and decorations. You don't want to end up with a house designed by the Issarn brothers.

In fact I built one little 3 bedroom house which I believe is one of the nicest homes in this area for under 3 million Baht. I used it as a display house and have won 3 more home orders for exactly the same design but slightly larger.
This home concept will be displayed in my upcoming posts.

[SirBerzerkAlot]

What other developments have you built?

[Loy Toy]

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Ah, someone I can finally ask.

Why the need for so many bathrooms in these houses and big condos? Seems to me like it's a waste of space.

Guest toilets on each floor, ensuites off every bedroom and a couple of toilets showers outside and around the pool.

Basically what you have to create is something different and unique that the potential tenants don't have (and usually will never ever be able to afford) at home and to enjoy during their work tenure here.

I have never advertised my houses but get calls almost everyday from people, or more accurately placement companies wanting to rent my properties.

Put the bells and whistles into the house and people want to ring and blow them.

It is not rocket science and if a bucket maker (liker me) can do it anyone can and if they put their mind to it.

[Loy Toy]

We have tried to introduce a fusion of "east meets west" and with regard to the interior designs. As you see we have built a raised platform and within the bay window and we have purchased a nice Thai style lounge to put in that position.
Again something different and as you can also see we are experimenting with the lights.

[ChiangMai noon]

Looks wonderful.

I'm pretty happy with my lot but not so happy that I don't feel a twinge of envy.

You have a great looking lifestyle.

got any jobs for a driver or something?