info please

[spikebs4]

hello to you all. i am moveing to klong pie near pak chong end of december 2008 ,,, me and thai g/f got some land ,, ive set up company so its legal to build house and long term lease /as legal as it can be llf / going to build myself ,,, well have a go anyway . looking for advise from ppl who been there and dun it so to speak ,, back in uk i work in the building game / groundwork civil eng side / so i know a little bit / will be looking for a sparks in the furture as thats something i would not touch , also is there a good internet company in the area . have been told its best to get ipstar . any info will be very much appreceated ,,, many thanks

[Norton]

also is there a good internet company in the area

Does your land have access to a phone line? If so many isp options available.

have been told its best to get ipstar

ip Star may be ok if you are really out in the sticks but CDMA wireless would be better if you are close enough (less than 7 km) to a CDMA tower.

[blackgang]

And an electrician is easy to find as any Thai will tell you he is the best there is.
As far as a licensed electrician, forget it in Thailand, if they even had em then anyone could buy it just like they do a drivers license.

[Nawty]

Not all Sparkies are useless as BG points out, sma eas not all Thais are useless....a big percentage maybe, but not all.

Sparky that did my last house did such a good job that my friend from Singapore that has a huge worldwide lighting company, came to do the final programming for the lighting system and he said the Sparky did a first class job and he was expecting huge problems based on Thai workmanship...but had zero.

Unfortunately he is in Bkk and not Pak Chong and is to busy also. I am building in Pak Chong area also one day, next year maybe, maybe not....

[spikebs4]

norton,,, phone line next to land ,,, so far so good ,, as for sparks what im looking for is to get house earthed .. if the guys good its worth paying a bit more .. how much does labour cost not only sparks but for ppl who got some ideal how to help build .......

[Rural Surin]

And an electrician is easy to find as any Thai will tell you he is the best there is.
As far as a licensed electrician, forget it in Thailand, if they even had em then anyone could buy it just like they do a drivers license.

Licensed? As if this certification would guarantee anything....FOK! We've always done our own here. Always stable electric works.