Building costs

[DrAndy]

Well, we are hoping to build sometime on our newly acquired land.

I have drawn rough plans for a house - it will be approximately 120 sq m in plan, with three stories

what should I expect the cost of building to be, assuming reasonable cost materials. If I want granite etc, then I can add extra costs.

I suppose a basic concrete skeleton with infill, wooden windows and tiled floors. That costing would give me a basic price to work from.

thanks

[ChiangMai noon]

How many square wah is that Andy, i can't think in metres any more.

[dirtydog]

basic cost, and I mean real basic would 6,500baht and up per square meter.

[DrAndy]

so that would be 120 x 3 x 6500 as there will be three floors?

that is quite a lot! especially as people build complete houses for half a million!

it works out at 2.5 mill.

I think CMN, that 120sq m is 30 sq wah

[ChiangMai noon]

I don't think so Andy, I believe there are 2.2 sq m to the sq wah.
Obviously dog is the expert but 2.5 million sounds excessive.

[DrAndy]

oh dear, I thought there were 2m=1wah, so a sqm = 4sqwah

and yes, it does seem a lot for a basic price

[friscofrankie]

Doc. don't listen to the welshman he's a bit off you know. 2 wah = 1 meter
1sq wah = 4 sq meter

[DrAndy]

yep, that is what I had been told FF

Never mind CMN, you will have to recalculate everything now!!

[ChiangMai noon]

Are you sure Frankie.
My house is about 55 square wah and I always thought it was 120 square metres, great my house has just grown.

[in4zip]

Andy, if I may suggest keep the place 'sprawled' out horizontaly rather than verticaly (age and stairs don't mix well unless you're plannig a lift)

[in4zip]

ff is spot on (i know i'm a civil engineer rarara)

1talangwa=4 sqm
1 rai = 400 talangwa = 1600 sqm

[in4zip]

cmn 55 times 4 = 220 sqm..

[ChiangMai noon]

So it's confirmed then, my house has just got lots bigger..

[DrAndy]

Andy, if I may suggest keep the place 'sprawled' out horizontaly rather than verticaly (age and stairs don't mix well unless you're plannig a lift)

well, the land is in the centre of town, so not so big itself

maybe I will have to build another in 30 years when I can't manage the stairs!!

[in4zip]

in TH the locals will quote the size of the land not the sq mets of the house per se.. of which usually they don't have a clue how big it is

[ChiangMai noon]

Is it inside the walled area of town Andy..assuming you are talking about ChiangMai.

[in4zip]

Andy, if I may suggest keep the place 'sprawled' out horizontaly rather than verticaly (age and stairs don't mix well unless you're plannig a lift)

well, the land is in the centre of town, so not so big itself

maybe I will have to build another in 30 years when I can't manage the stairs!!

are you 20 now..?

[DrAndy]

Is it inside the walled area of town Andy..assuming you are talking about ChiangMai.

yes CMN, right inside, near the 3 kings monument, down a quiet soi

and in4zip

are you 20 now..?

there are days I feel like it

[friscofrankie]

Andy, if I may suggest keep the place 'sprawled' out horizontaly rather than verticaly (age and stairs don't mix well unless you're plannig a lift)

well, the land is in the centre of town, so not so big itself

maybe I will have to build another in 30 years when I can't manage the stairs!!

are you 20 now..?

Hey Zippy!!
special present form us 50+ guys

[in4zip]

ff thanx man
hate to tell ya but you are my junior by one year
you ingrate young fok

[DrAndy]

I still need an answer to the bit about

if there are three floors, do I multiply the figure B6500 by three?

[friscofrankie]

Old bast'd.

[machangezi]

Why don't you buy one from the housing projects Doc? I bought mine a year ago. Its 67 wah square (fock knows in sq m) and it only cost me 2.5 m.

[machangezi]

Actually its 47 wah square pluse 20 wah square for the garden.

[ChiangMai noon]

^
He's already got the land in the city centre... all the villages in ChiangMai are at least 10 km outside (like mine)