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All My bags are packed, I'm ready to go...
You got my internet hooked up yet?
not even electricity in the g/hs yet FF
or toilets
or anything
hope you will be comfortable
^Apologies as you've no doubt already answered this in the thread somewhere, but what's the purpose of all this? Are you going to run it as a business (g/h)?
^I think he has just got too much money:)
I used to have Lily, but that is solved now
well Ant, there is no purpose other than we want a house in the ricefields. We may consider letting a couple of the houses on long term leases, but that has not yet been thought through
the three small houses just happened to turn up at an opportune moment and we loved them so....
Great thread and a beautiful compound Andy. Its a dream of mine, and the views you have are just spectacular. I really like the way you fronted the house over the water.
Ok gotcha, cheers. I must say it all looks very nice, just the kind of thing I'd like to get invovled with at some point in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Very nice thread, and great pictures. Well done Andy.
thanks guys
anyway, if you ever want to build your own house in the CM region, my wife can help with design and project management. She has a lot of good contacts, from architects and builders to suppliers, so she would probably save you money in the end. We have seen a couple of acquaintances spend well over their budget due to their reliance on their architect, and also not get the quality they expected.
ad over....
What a coincidence.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
no Marmite, no coincidence
she has presided over renovating our city house, which included a lot of building work, and in the design and construction of this house. I have been very suprised by her talents and her input to the original design.
^ Sorry. Drunk post.
I'll bring my plans up next month for your missus to peruse.
The house looks fantastic, I'm very jealous. I’m sorry if it has been answered already but how much land do you have and how much did you pay for it? I have a plan for the future which is similar to what you have done. I just hope your wife is around to help because I wouldn’t know where to start!
we bought several plots of land at different times, so I may be remembering wrongly. I think we have around 6 rai
The original plot, already built up with earth, with the old farmhouse and ponds, with fairly mature trees etc was around B600,000 per rai. This also had road access, which puts the price up. My neighbour is selling a piece that he wants B1million a rai, but that is a stupid price, so he won't be able to sell that.
We then were offered a couple of rai next to our land, just low lying rice fields; we paid about B370,000 per rai for those. Then we were offered another plot on another side, and they were B320,000 per rai. neither of those had any access except from our own land. They were just ricefields
We are now building up some of that land (where the three guesthouses are) and will be planting it too. The earth works out quite expensive as you need a lot to make the land floodproof.
so madjbs, the first thing you will want to do is find a nice plot of land somewhere. You will have to decide if you want it in a town or village or by itself. There is always the balance between convenience and neighbours, and quiet and some way away from shops etc.
My wife could help you find something if your own wife (I presume you have a Thai wife)) is from a different area.
Its going to be a fair few years yet :)
oh, you haven't even found a wife yet?Quote:
Originally Posted by madjbs
An update on the g/houses progress
First, here is the road bridge leading to them, very high tech
It spans the irrigation canal, and has taken the weight of the fully laden earth trucks
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0838.jpg
One of the small houses. The new wood additions will blend in after a season of rain
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0840.jpg
The little bulldozer could not get the earth underneath, so it had to be done by hand.
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0854.jpg
This shows the exterior cladding; we used the cut-offs from the teak trunks after making planks for the floors etc. Rustic look!
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0858.jpg
This is an interior showing the original shutters; they are not square, and are the same shape as the doors. They are made of one piece of wood.
The floors will need a bit of sanding down and polyU, then the interior will need fitting out - kitchen and bathroom especially
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0884.jpg
We have had a lot of feedback from friends and others on these houses, everyone wants to rent one!! mind you, we haven't decided whether to do that, as they are close to the main house and we value the noise-free environment. And they haven't heard any price! maybe it will depend on the people involved.
Here is a latest view of the main house
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0893.jpg
a close-up look; you can see the rounded pillars now. The front and sides at the base still need rendering, should be fun doing the bit over the pond.
The whole downstairs area is tiled, so now needs cleaning up and we can move some of our furniture in. Table and benches, etc, put the hammock back in the best position, get out the Brasilian cotton hammock too
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0834.jpg
We still have not had a solar water heater built, so will have to chase the guy to do that. The problem with the ones for sale is that the tanks cannot take the varying pressure from a pump, so they need a pump after the tank rather than before. I want to use the same pump for hot and cold water, direct from our storage tank.
just an aside, we have decided to infill the small pond as it is not much use anymore. We pumped it out and now the trucks are filling it up
There were a few fish, one over a kilo, but not as many as expected
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0843.jpg
a lot of fun; this area will make a nice courtyard eventually
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0848.jpg
and so to bed
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0863.jpg
in case you haven't noticed, it has rained recently and when you put new earth down it tends to be sticky
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0917.jpg
never mind, over the dry season it will settle down and rough grass will keep it happy
next, we have had the floorboards sanded down
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0910.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0912.jpg
as you can see, the wood is beautiful; I am not sure of the type though. Some of the boards are approx., 18" / 45cm wide
we also had the verandah done
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0906.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0907.jpg
there was no time to polyU it so we went home
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0931.jpg
You nail varnish is rather funky, Doc. :)
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0917.jpg
^
Well spotted
thanks Marmite, it took me ages to get the correct shade
We found some more wildlife, this time a nest of rice-rats
they are good eating when they get bigger
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0983.jpg
these are too young too drink milk though, they need their mummy
no ratties, that is not your mummy
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...l_IMG_0974.jpg
I am afraid they got thrown in the pond and eaten by the fishies
boo hoo
^ That happens quite often, is you start sucking on the wrong tities..:)
^ Oh crap....IF not is..sorry..
thanks for that
we are trying to find someone to PolyU the floor now
and maybe sand down the lower deck and then the guesthouse floors
the problem with the lower deck is that it is exposed to rain (windblown) so that the polyU would flake off after a while. Anyone can recommend something tougher that is available in Thailand. Maybe I will have to bring some Yacht varnish or can you buy it here?.
I'm pretty sure I've seen Yacht varnish in a variety of places here, Andy.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
In CM or nearer the sea? Sometimes what they call yacht varnish is not really up to the job
Varnish isn't up to the job for floor-boards regrardless if it is Yacht or interior. Why not a decent clear oil? or as exterior floor boards natural unfinished is fine. Teak weathers well and has good non-slip properties. if you're going to bring a coating back try Deks Olje
Good stuff, and very easy to lay down if you just use #1 alone. If you want a gloss (why on and exterior floor?) the Dek Olje #2 is still easier to put down properly. May sound like a broken record but a good epoxy coating has excellent wetting (penetration) properties is a strong barrier against water there are clear coatings available that are uv resistant & epoxy is wear resistant; should give you a few years between refinishing. Varnish, every year; you sand and re-coat, maybe two. Deks Olje? every two - three years. Epoxy should give you five or six. If you're looking for a one time deal and insist on a coating epoxy. It will penetrate deeper than any of the other coatings and is the most robust of them all.
Again if it's old, well-seasoned teak (if I remember, it was ) keeping it natural will be the least work, I like that nice grey patina teak earns over a couple years of sun, rain and foot traffic.
your memory is failing FF
the lower deck is not teak, just some old wood we found. I am not sure oiling would do the trick for that. I suppose we could just sand it down and let it weather, but some protection would be better
what is epoxy coating? I have never used it, and is it available locally?
Further back in the thread I think someone mentioned a local source for it. I have no idea on local availability.
Ah, Here it is...
No store names but maybe Thetyim can offer that up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thetyim
OK FF
It was already in the thread?, oh dear, this thread is too long!!
offer it up Thetyim, and where from
The epoxy I bought was for a friend so the details I have forgotten now.
I bought it in a wood shop on the road that runs from the Super Highway to the airport.
The paint comes in two tins which have to be mixed first and then used.
thanks Thetyim, I will have a look around
We saw a shop that had loads of different types of varnish, but you'll have to ask Frankie where it was.
Your house is cracking mate, sorry we didn't get there earlier, but we were busy beavers looking for our own pieces of utopia. I did manage to get one photo though...
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...c-2007-093.jpg
I hope you gave the bugger who started that fire a kick in the nuts. My eyes are still stinging.
That's OK, I got some fillerQuote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
as for PolyU, we have that sorted as we found a good decorator who knows whats what, as well as some info from the paint shop
anyway, last week I ate some rice rat for lunch, freshly caught
this week I ate a lovely yellow eel, BBQd, it was in the pond mud and found when we were moving the mud around
pics to follow
Rub some Johnson's Paste wax in every few weeks. Don't need it to be glossy as its a floor.
An electric buffer (or a Thai) will do the trick. Gob of wax on the floor and rub it around.
Also works great as a furniture finish, lots more labor though as you've GOT to get a gloss on every little bit.
E. G.