Thread: Sawang Daen Din Remodel...

We just left the Isaan and left a remodel project for the family to complete in Amphoe Sawang Daen Din. The wife cannot navigate stairs well anymore due to illness, so decided to enclose the downstairs to facilitate having a ground-level sleep-area.

We purchased some materials while there and left money for the rest. Do these prices sound inline for the current market? Red-brick with design, 4-baht each. We purchased 3,500 of these. Floor-tile, 15" size, 160-baht per box of six. We purchased 40 boxes of these. Pre-made window-frames, 700-baht each. We purchased five of these. Shutters with glass-panes 800-baht each. We purchased ten of these. Door-frame 1,000-baht, purchased one. Ornately carved door, 2500-baht. One of these was purchased.

Family was drafted to do the labor. Two are brick-layers/masons, two are carpenters and many will do labor-duties. Pay will be made upon completion of the project. The one that is a brick-layer said he would work the project for 10,000-baht as pay. We hope to see a viable abode when we return. This is the crew that built the traditional, stilted, Isaan home for us originally. So, we know that they can work together.

I am just curious as to the current prices on the market in the Isaan. It has been
almost a decade since we have done any construction.