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Norton

Very nice. The wall and the gate are a killer on the bankbook.

TexasRanger

Thanks. It's something else you need to look out for. It started as an Idea to build a little place in the country to store our stuff, then it just escalated from there. Still, when I compare what I paid all in all I probably couldn't buy a garage for my car where I come from. It'll do for me and the more I stay up country the more I like it....

Norton

When it comes to budgeting building and furnishing a house it is next to impossible to get it right. Things inevitably expand. Once one thinks they have the budget "perfect", add 20%.

Norton

What part of the country are you in?

TexasRanger

Sri Songkram near Sakorn Nakorn

Norton

Get up there every 6 weeks or so to buy Thai/French beef just east of Muang Sakorn Nakhon. Nice part of the country.

TexasRanger

Yeah it is pretty nice, unfortunately I am in Bangkok now and getting ready to go to the states to work for a few weeks, still, mustn't complain too much, I need the money and at least I have my job.

Nawty

It is 25sqm for the main room, 20sqm for the front balcony come dining experience, 6sqm bathroom and 4sqm kitchen.

Already started a thread about it somewhere.....survivor mark II me thinks.

stewart888

Small houses on one floor, just make sence.

Marmite the Dog

The obvious problem with this design is that it doesn't fit the standard 4m x 4m grid that the Thais are used to. I'm not saying that it can't be done (steel beams or hefty concrete ones for instance) but it will add to the cost.

Bangyai

True enough, but as I said , the basic rectangles dimensions can be adjusted to suit the experience of the adverage Thai builder. I've already had a go at this using the useful site : Create floor plans, house plans and home plans online with Floorplanner.com with the following result.....




A bit blurred as I had to resize but you get the drift. Bedroom and livingroom can be made 12' wide. I think the main thing is not to go over 12' on any one span.
The rough dimensions of the above plan are a bungalow 30' wide by 24' deep but I'm still tinkering with it as well as other possible layouts.

Marmite the Dog

Yes. And with that in mind, you'll have to put a post in the middle of the French doors in your living room.

Norton

Yeah. There was a muppet on TD who wanted to build a flat roofed glass house and he had the same problem.

Bangyai

Well spotted. Like I said, I'm still tinkering with it and I'm in no hurry. With floorplanner you can drag anything in your design around until it fits the bill ....nothing is set in stone ( or concrete ) yet. From previous building experiences in Thailand I reckon being on site during construction is another must.

Norton

If you have any wish to have the house remotely resemble the plan it is essential.

Bangyai

Too true. During my last project in Khon Kaen about 20 years ago, I wandered off site for a day to do some shopping leaving the father in law in charge to ' keep an eye on things ' . When I got back he had dabbled a few improvised improvements to save a few feet of wood, resulting in a skewiff roof to the carport . It gave me little pleasure to ream the old fart out especially as I knew it was my fault leaving in the first place.

Bangyai

Another 1 bedroom design from a Thai site. This one is quoted as coming in at around 550,000 baht with ' standard fittings ' if built by the company who supply the plans.







Probably beyond the capabilities of the adverage village farmer/builder.

DrAndy

and?....

BillyBobThai

I do not know if it has been mentioned, but supposedly when the square faced one was PM, he had 30 or so house plans drawn up and put on the web free for anyone to download. These plans are suppose to be able to be legally built in all provinces in Thailand. All of the plans are bassed on the Thai building style. I downloaded the design I liked and took
them to a printer in Pattaya who does blueprints and had 2 sets printed. It seems like there are about 12 to 14 sheets.
Everything is included, foundations, walls, roof, plumbing, electrical.

This link, Untitled Document, should take you to the government website and let you download all of the designs.
The only problem is the web site is in Thai.

There is a good web site for house construction in Thailand.
Thailand - Expat Builders' Guide and Forum

sati

If you want to build house by using a company mostly they quote price per square meter but by local Thai builder will be cheaper and for 400,000 bath you can build house bigger than you expect (but also depend on matirials you use and bugget controling).