Well folks here it is the opening of a beginners build in Thailand. With all the encouragement and prodding I'm attempting this thread and going to utilize "photobucket," for my photo downloads per instructions and my personal reluctance.
History of this decision:
We purchase this piece of land over a year ago almost two. 4 Rai in a small Moo Ban in Northern Thailand named Ban Doi or Mountain home. We are approximately 20 kilometers south from Chiang Saen and 45 kilometers north east from Chiang Rai. As is the case for most of us who choose to live here with our Thai wife/partners we seem to end up living in or near her family and place of birth.
We lived in Phuket for 9 years and have a house there that we had built in the area known as Ratchada. Near Tesco Lotus, Central and all the rest. As is our case Phuket began to drag on us years ago with its popularity for tourism and the onslaught of builders and developers. so we began in earnest two or three years ago searching out new destinations and possible life changes. I won't bore you with all the trips searches and disappointments, but finally we found our place and haven't looked back since.
Chronology:
I will attempt to take you from the first stage of our land discovery through its clearing on to its leveling and pre-move efforts. We were fortunate to find and purchase a property that already had a local Thai house on it. We live in it as we write. More later in photos.
Photos:
I will try and keep them to those that follow the chronology of the build. If I mess up and have to retrace my foot prints give me some slack. so now folks I'm going to offer this up and then save it online and then open my photobucket account and download some very first photos as I stated. It may not be perfect but I'm trying.