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S Landreth · 10-09-2009, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wernerfreitag

nice view

wernerfreitag · 10-09-2009, 03:04 AM

Thanks Looper, It worked with [IMG]....[/IMG] , still do not know what is wrong with the "normal" way of uploading. Connection is good , I am in Europe at the moment. I will check the browser. Wood worm : I don't think there was a special treatment.

wernerfreitag · 10-09-2009, 05:35 AM

More pictures of the construction process

Uploading pictures is ok again, still no idea what is going on.

Nawty · 10-09-2009, 10:26 AM

Great looking little house werner, very nice to see such projects.

How much did the wood cost you in total ??

BKKBILL · 10-09-2009, 11:43 AM

Werner is is looking good the view and the build.

DrAndy · 10-09-2009, 03:44 PM

Treating the wood seems the easy way to go for termites, but it is not done...must be a reason for that (ask the Aussies)

The normal way to deter termites is to install a system of injection into the foundations. Poison is then pumped in once a year to keep the little sweeties away. I have heard that in Aussie they make a barrier in the foundations that will not crack at all so that a permanent deterrent is in place

Roelfle · 13-09-2009, 07:07 AM

hi werner.
very nice house,i like this style.

wernerfreitag · 14-09-2009, 05:45 AM

Marmite the Dog,

If you do check this thread again , please change the title. I do not know what
"oop norf" means.
This was not done by me !
If you do think my English is not good enough for Teakdoor just tell me. I will stop posting immediately!
Werner

Bangyai · 14-09-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wernerfreitag

Marmite the Dog,

If you do check this thread again , please change the title. I do not know what
"oop norf" means.
This was not done by me !
If you do think my English is not good enough for Teakdoor just tell me. I will stop posting immediately!
Werner

Oh dear ..... perhaps a translation will help. ' Oop norf ' means ' up north '. People in the north of England have a regional accent that makes the latter sound a bit like the former.

Loombucket · 14-09-2009, 03:43 PM

Looking good now Werner, kitchen looks a little small for me, but nice anyway. Do you have enough room on that plot for a garden and do you have any plans?

Please excuse the language of some of our members, they all mean well. That's another way of saying, ' we are enjoying this thread, so please don't stop now'.

Roelfle · 24-09-2009, 01:39 PM

hi werner.
please let us know more about your house.
dont give up about some stupid members.
i cant send some pn to you,i dont have enough postings.
please contact me per pn.
kind regards from germany.
rolf

wernerfreitag · 15-10-2009, 04:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loombucket

Looking good now Werner, kitchen looks a little small for me, but nice anyway. Do you have enough room on that plot for a garden and do you have any plans?

Please excuse the language of some of our members, they all mean well. That's another way of saying, ' we are enjoying this thread, so please don't stop now'.

Loombucket,

This is just a small house , will be our guest house later. We stay there for the next 8 to 9 month while our big house is being built. But the kitchen is not really small ( 3 X 3.5m), depending on what you want to do there.
The plot is over 3 rai , filled up with fruit trees.
We ( my wife ) own the 2 plots to the right and to the left, all together about 12 rai.
We try to make this place nice , but a real tropical garden will be with the next house. There is another thread on orchids, where I just found a very useful link

Thai Garden Design - The Thai Landscaping Experts .

Best regards

Werner

Austin 7 · 24-09-2009, 04:10 PM

This house and surrounding countryside looks great. Can't wait to see more pictures, keep up the good work.

DrAndy · 24-09-2009, 04:56 PM

I used to have an Austin Ruby

and where is Werner gone?

Phoenix · 24-09-2009, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrAndy

.... and where is Werner gone?

Got the hump and fled the scene by the look of it

cambtek · 01-10-2009, 10:07 PM

Werner where are you?
Posts are huge,are they really teak?
i doubt it.
teak unobtainble here in cambodia.
Looked at a house last weekend for removal near phnom penh.
Built in 1960,about 80 square metres they wanted $3500.
Posts were 100 by 100 and timber not bad,no termites but no koki the best khmer timber.
same timber new today would cost about $7000,but wet,no kiln drying.
To pull down and re erect in cambodia about $1000 including transport to our block,not bad.
However vertical cladding a bit ropey so flagged it away,missus wants new house.
What a surprise!!!

wernerfreitag · 13-10-2009, 09:14 PM

Hi guys,

Sorry for being quiet for a long time, I have been in Thailand since 4 weeks , was very bussy, but main reason for is my very slow SIM-based internet.
I had to change the provider ( from AIS to dtac) to make it bearable.

We are living in our house now . I will continue the story and try to get some answers for the open questions.

Take care!

Werner

wernerfreitag · 15-10-2009, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cambtek

Werner where are you?
Posts are huge,are they really teak?
i doubt it.
teak unobtainble here in cambodia.
Looked at a house last weekend for removal near phnom penh.
Built in 1960,about 80 square metres they wanted $3500.
Posts were 100 by 100 and timber not bad,no termites but no koki the best khmer timber.
same timber new today would cost about $7000,but wet,no kiln drying.
To pull down and re erect in cambodia about $1000 including transport to our block,not bad.
However vertical cladding a bit ropey so flagged it away,missus wants new house.
What a surprise!!!

I asked our builder:
Posts are from ไม้ประดู่ (mai praduu)
Thaivisa:Pradoo/ไม้ประดู่

Scientific Name

Plerocarpus Indicus

Common Names

Padauk

other name

Burmese Rosewood,Burma Padauk

Wood for roof is mai daeng.

Wood for walls and floors is teak wood.

Archer · 13-10-2009, 11:18 PM

Werner.
Good to see you back here. I look forward to hear the rest of your tale.

Cheers
/Archer

Roelfle · 14-10-2009, 04:28 AM

welcome back,Werner.

10-09-2009, 05:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
wernerfreitag Angthong Last Online: 19-11-2009 08:39 PM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dorsten/ChiangDao Posts: 39	Small house in the north More pictures of the construction process Uploading pictures is ok again, still no idea what is going on.

10-09-2009, 03:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 01:33 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 12,803	Treating the wood seems the easy way to go for termites, but it is not done...must be a reason for that (ask the Aussies) The normal way to deter termites is to install a system of injection into the foundations. Poison is then pumped in once a year to keep the little sweeties away. I have heard that in Aussie they make a barrier in the foundations that will not crack at all so that a permanent deterrent is in place __________________ keep 'em coming

13-09-2009, 07:07 AM	#7 (permalink)
Roelfle Pattaya Beach Last Online: 03-11-2009 12:39 AM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: wang samor/isaan Posts: 8	very nice hi werner. very nice house,i like this style. Last edited by Marmite the Dog : 13-09-2009 at 10:13 AM. Reason: No foreignish please

14-09-2009, 05:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
wernerfreitag Angthong Last Online: 19-11-2009 08:39 PM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dorsten/ChiangDao Posts: 39	To Marmite the Dog! Marmite the Dog, If you do check this thread again , please change the title. I do not know what "oop norf" means. This was not done by me ! If you do think my English is not good enough for Teakdoor just tell me. I will stop posting immediately! Werner

13-10-2009, 09:14 PM	#17 (permalink)
wernerfreitag Angthong Last Online: 19-11-2009 08:39 PM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dorsten/ChiangDao Posts: 39	Back again Hi guys, Sorry for being quiet for a long time, I have been in Thailand since 4 weeks , was very bussy, but main reason for is my very slow SIM-based internet. I had to change the provider ( from AIS to dtac) to make it bearable. We are living in our house now . I will continue the story and try to get some answers for the open questions. Take care! Werner

10-09-2009, 03:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
wernerfreitag Angthong Last Online: 19-11-2009 08:39 PM Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dorsten/ChiangDao Posts: 39	Thanks Looper, It worked with [IMG]....[/IMG] , still do not know what is wrong with the "normal" way of uploading. Connection is good , I am in Europe at the moment. I will check the browser. Wood worm : I don't think there was a special treatment.

10-09-2009, 10:26 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nawty Boxed Member Last Online: Yesterday 03:37 PM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: in a box marked 'fragile' Posts: 5,756	Great looking little house werner, very nice to see such projects. How much did the wood cost you in total ??

10-09-2009, 11:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
BKKBILL Chaweng Beach Last Online: Today 10:06 AM Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: BKK Posts: 78	Werner is is looking good the view and the build.

14-09-2009, 03:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
Loombucket Cacoethes scribendi Last Online: Today 06:18 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern England and Korat Posts: 3,004	Looking good now Werner, kitchen looks a little small for me, but nice anyway. Do you have enough room on that plot for a garden and do you have any plans? Please excuse the language of some of our members, they all mean well. That's another way of saying, ' we are enjoying this thread, so please don't stop now'.

24-09-2009, 01:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
Roelfle Pattaya Beach Last Online: 03-11-2009 12:39 AM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: wang samor/isaan Posts: 8	hi werner. please let us know more about your house. dont give up about some stupid members. i cant send some pn to you,i dont have enough postings. please contact me per pn. kind regards from germany. rolf

24-09-2009, 04:10 PM	#13 (permalink)
Austin 7 Pattaya Beach Last Online: Yesterday 11:48 PM Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Khao Lak Posts: 9	This house and surrounding countryside looks great. Can't wait to see more pictures, keep up the good work.

24-09-2009, 04:56 PM	#14 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 01:33 PM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 12,803	I used to have an Austin Ruby and where is Werner gone?

01-10-2009, 10:07 PM	#16 (permalink)
cambtek Krabi Last Online: 18-11-2009 09:35 PM Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 62	Werner where are you? Posts are huge,are they really teak? i doubt it. teak unobtainble here in cambodia. Looked at a house last weekend for removal near phnom penh. Built in 1960,about 80 square metres they wanted $3500. Posts were 100 by 100 and timber not bad,no termites but no koki the best khmer timber. same timber new today would cost about $7000,but wet,no kiln drying. To pull down and re erect in cambodia about $1000 including transport to our block,not bad. However vertical cladding a bit ropey so flagged it away,missus wants new house. What a surprise!!!

13-10-2009, 11:18 PM	#19 (permalink)
Archer Bang Tao Beach Last Online: 19-11-2009 03:05 AM Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Udon Thani Posts: 14	Werner. Good to see you back here. I look forward to hear the rest of your tale. Cheers /Archer

14-10-2009, 04:28 AM	#20 (permalink)
Roelfle Pattaya Beach Last Online: 03-11-2009 12:39 AM Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: wang samor/isaan Posts: 8	welcome back,Werner.

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