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kingwilly · 15-10-2009, 04:59 PM

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And you can use the back entrance (pun intended) Cheers

Loombucket · 15-10-2009, 05:08 PM

This is shaping up to be a good project and a jolly nice thread Hillbilly. Keep it coming.

hillbilly · 15-10-2009, 05:13 PM

One other teensy problem is what is shown in the photo below. What you see is the old neighbor's stuff. I had said that we would give them a month to move all their stuff out. I got in a hurry.

Have I mentioned that I bought this home from a Thailand Policeman? What you see is his baby sister's household goods.

hillbilly · 15-10-2009, 05:18 PM

The bedroom in where my daughter will reside is starting to come along nicely. However, the way Sara has been acting as she begins the tweens age, I am thinking about putting up cement blocks on all four sides.

Nomaifalang · 20-10-2009, 12:33 AM

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Originally Posted by hillbilly

The bedroom in where my daughter will reside is starting to come along nicely. However, the way Sara has been acting as she begins the tweens age, I am thinking about putting up cement blocks on all four sides.

HB, As Mark Twain once said "you raise kids in a barrel with the lid nailed on and feed them through the hole in the side until they are teenagers then you plug the hole"

a. boozer · 20-10-2009, 09:28 AM

Hillbilly, a most interesting thread! Am looking forward to reading about the trials and tribulations of your project.

I have recently been looking at automatic gate closers - the current one has been getting too wet recently, and is now showing signs of developing a cold, despite having a supply of Tiffy and Lemsip at hand! This brand is stocked at Global, the gate closer for swinging gates is priced at 19,000 Baht, may be of interest to you.

Foresee Garage Door Co., Ltd

hillbilly · 15-10-2009, 05:21 PM

Now let's get back to the automatic garage door argument. What the wife has done since I wanted something fancy (like an automatic garage door) is to build a skylight roof over our backyard terrace.

I have been in discussions with these builders all afternoon.

Sdigit · 15-10-2009, 06:58 PM

Sack the wife

DrAndy · 16-10-2009, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by hillbilly

What the wife has done since I wanted something fancy (like an automatic garage door) is to build a skylight roof over our backyard terrace.

Do you not have a "master" plan so that things get done in the order you want?

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 06:17 PM

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Do you not have a "master" plan so that things get done in the order you want?

Had to have a laugh over this one. Sure we have a master plan. However, the problem lies with the timeline. My wife and I have had several projects in the past and no doubt will have one or two in the future.

Our master plans with projects completed have always been accomplished. But her timeline and mine do not always mesh.

My experience has shown that Thai timelines and my falang timelines can drive me crazy at times. I have learned to live and let live. Having said that, if the workers on this project don't finish the wall in the bedroom today, I may go nuts...

DrAndy · 16-10-2009, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hillbilly

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

Do you not have a "master" plan so that things get done in the order you want?

Had to have a laugh over this one. Sure we have a master plan. ...

so you have two different plans, one for you, the other for your wife!

that should be fun

Nomaifalang · 20-10-2009, 12:39 AM

[/quote]My experience has shown that Thai timelines and my falang timelines can drive me crazy at times.[/quote]

My wife is absolutely amazed that things get built so fast in America. We drive down the road and people are living in a house that was forest a month or two ago. She wants it to take 6-8 months.

147SAG · 20-10-2009, 06:20 AM

It took me 3 years to finally get my house finished in Canada, after the contractor walked out on me. At least it is done now. Time to build in Thailand now.

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 06:26 PM

The wife and the daughter of the skylight contractor taking a break.

Done for the day.

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 06:30 PM

The former living room is now going to be the daughter's bedroom. Here you can peak into where her bathroom and walk-in closet will go.

I hope the former owners don't mind that the workers are using the glass coffee table...

Here the plastering of the maid's room is just about done.

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 06:36 PM

A Thai worker trying to fill the holes that I have created.

shunpike · 16-10-2009, 07:38 PM

Interesting thread Hillbilly, but I must admit I'm having a bit of a problem envisioning how the two places come together. Do you have some kind of floorplan, or sketch that we could look at?

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 07:40 PM

Yeah, I do. It is called Thai autocad. Done in the dirt.

shunpike · 16-10-2009, 07:48 PM

^

take a pic!

hillbilly · 16-10-2009, 08:21 PM

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15-10-2009, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Loombucket Cacoethes scribendi Last Online: Today 06:18 AM Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern England and Korat Posts: 3,004	This is shaping up to be a good project and a jolly nice thread Hillbilly. Keep it coming.

15-10-2009, 05:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	The bedroom in where my daughter will reside is starting to come along nicely. However, the way Sara has been acting as she begins the tweens age, I am thinking about putting up cement blocks on all four sides.

20-10-2009, 09:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
a. boozer Thailand Expat Last Online: Today 09:56 AM Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ban Chang, Rayong Posts: 1,440	Hillbilly, a most interesting thread! Am looking forward to reading about the trials and tribulations of your project. I have recently been looking at automatic gate closers - the current one has been getting too wet recently, and is now showing signs of developing a cold, despite having a supply of Tiffy and Lemsip at hand! This brand is stocked at Global, the gate closer for swinging gates is priced at 19,000 Baht, may be of interest to you. Foresee Garage Door Co., Ltd

15-10-2009, 05:21 PM	#7 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	Now let's get back to the automatic garage door argument. What the wife has done since I wanted something fancy (like an automatic garage door) is to build a skylight roof over our backyard terrace. I have been in discussions with these builders all afternoon.

15-10-2009, 06:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
Sdigit It wasn't me Last Online: 20-11-2009 04:19 PM Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: All the way over there> Posts: 2,345	Sack the wife

20-10-2009, 12:39 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nomaifalang Pattaya Last Online: 21-10-2009 09:36 PM Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Virginia and Roiet Posts: 6	[/quote]My experience has shown that Thai timelines and my falang timelines can drive me crazy at times.[/quote] My wife is absolutely amazed that things get built so fast in America. We drive down the road and people are living in a house that was forest a month or two ago. She wants it to take 6-8 months.

20-10-2009, 06:20 AM	#13 (permalink)
147SAG Pattaya Last Online: 10-11-2009 01:26 PM Join Date: May 2009 Location: Ka Kae Posts: 6	It took me 3 years to finally get my house finished in Canada, after the contractor walked out on me. At least it is done now. Time to build in Thailand now.

16-10-2009, 06:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	The wife and the daughter of the skylight contractor taking a break. Done for the day.

16-10-2009, 06:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	The former living room is now going to be the daughter's bedroom. Here you can peak into where her bathroom and walk-in closet will go. I hope the former owners don't mind that the workers are using the glass coffee table... Here the plastering of the maid's room is just about done.

16-10-2009, 06:36 PM	#16 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	A Thai worker trying to fill the holes that I have created.

16-10-2009, 07:38 PM	#17 (permalink)
shunpike Sukhothai Last Online: Today 11:45 AM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Klong Samwa Posts: 328	Interesting thread Hillbilly, but I must admit I'm having a bit of a problem envisioning how the two places come together. Do you have some kind of floorplan, or sketch that we could look at?

16-10-2009, 07:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445	Yeah, I do. It is called Thai autocad. Done in the dirt.

16-10-2009, 07:48 PM	#19 (permalink)
shunpike Sukhothai Last Online: Today 11:45 AM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Klong Samwa Posts: 328	^ take a pic!

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hillbilly Still trailer trash Last Online: Today 01:26 PM Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: BKK & 'D&G Resort' Posts: 6,445

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