Thai Dhupp and Princess Joy's Thai House Build

[NamPikToot]

Ah Gardening then.

[Thai Dhupp]

Ah Gardening then.

Actually, I am struggling my way through 6 days of Eid holiday after the challenge of Ramadan....

I wan't fasting though, just fast-eating.

[Thai Dhupp]

Pedestrian Gates

We got the same company that made the main gate to also make the pedestrian gates, for continuity.

Once fitted and stripped of their plastic cover, the colour is pretty close to that of the wood on the house.


delivery was on time


QAQC were straight on the case.
2 doors? check.
delivery here? check.
Customer waiting to watch installation? check.
Get on with it? yes!


Although they measured it before they made the gate frame (least ways...I hope they did!).. a final check was made


These were those gates waiting in the factory...


Didn't take long to place them...


A bit longer to align them


Not sure we will stay with these handles long term - I want an auto opening release so that i don't have to traipse down to the gate every time someone comes round


it does not look too bad, I think...





here's the back door also in place


Yep - they do actually open 'n' close - a key feature requirement!


its a solid stainless steel frame but i will probably do some more work on the back - looks a bit 'industrial ' for me

I might just paint the steel the same wood colour, or i might face it with something...not sure yet


Ooops - nearly forgot this one - the door with all the plastic travelling protection removed

[NamPikToot]

Pedestrian Gates We got the same company that made the main gate to also make the pedestrian gates, for continuity.

Anyone got a PM from TD asking for scaling ladders, i fear the new doors have been fitted to Thai standards.

[Thai Dhupp]

Anyone got a PM from TD asking for scaling ladders, i fear the new doors have been fitted to Thai standards.

Lol actually I am stuck in that fast-growing thorny bush growing outside the boundary and the crocodile is asleep at the bottom!

Actually, not a lot to tell at the moment..... the 6-week snagging list time is all but up, and we are now on with setting the rottweiler (sorry, I mean K.Ek) from the OrBorTor Engineers office to go give it the once over with his trained eye.

He found a few things, and K.Pot is in process of closing them out. Then they do a final check together and ...that's that, and he will want the final payment

I am next there in August, when my son is also arriving from UK to become the first 'guest' to stay over. I have told him that it will be more akin to camping with a 'concrete tent' but he is not dissuaded!

Note to self - need bed. and fridge. and sofa. and internet. and TV package

[Thai Dhupp]

...And here's the newly installed 30/100 meter



Lil' bit of testing and its good to go...

[Klondyke]

Lil' bit of testing and its good to go...

...and already 2 kWh have been consumed..

[Norton]

Ooops - nearly forgot this one - the door with all the plastic travelling protection removed

All passers by will know for certian the owner is not Thai.

[Thai Dhupp]

TerraCotta tile sealing

Love terra cotta but as we all know... its porous.

That means it will stain easily when the red wine gets split.

So...its got to be sealed, and K.Pot finally got round to doing it...
















PJ's bro checking if its still sticky...

[IsaanKid]

And here's the newly installed 30/100 meter

Plenty looks like.

[IsaanKid]

So...its got to be sealed, and K.Pot finally got round to doing it...

A must do. Will have to do again in a few years.

[David48atTD]

TerraCotta tile sealing

What is the slip factor like?

[Thai Dhupp]

What is the slip factor like?

Slip factor has increased David, but not really by so much.

this was more about getting a seal to stop staining.

the sealant sinks in to the terra cotta surface rather than lacquering a glass-like top to the tiles - the tile still grips the foot enough.

Will have to repeat after time of course but rather that than trying (and failing) to remove wine or grease stains from the many parties we will be having!

[IsaanKid]

Thank you for this thread. Very detailed. Must read all but will take a couple days to digest.

[Thai Dhupp]

Thank you for this thread. Very detailed. Must read all but will take a couple days to digest.

Hi IK... you are more than welcome and glad you enjoyed it...

Yes I went to town on detail but that 'cos I want to encourage others to jump in with builds too.

Anyway, zone 3 coming soon and then I am stopping!

(apart from the pool)

[NamPikToot]

Anyway, zone 3 coming soon and then I am stopping! (apart from the pool)

And the resort...don't forget the resort

[Thai Dhupp]

And the resort...don't forget the resort

That is on a whole different plot, in a whole different timescale and will involve a whole different thread

I need a rest after my version of War and Peace... only one epic adventure at a time, please!!

[Maanaam]

Not sure we will stay with these handles long term - I want an auto opening release

You may or may not be pleased to know that the mechanism is not in the handle or latch but in the box or catch.

[IsaanKid]

You may or may not be pleased to know that the mechanism is not in the handle or latch but in the box or catch.

TD will still have to replace the lock and key with a remote device.

[Maanaam]

The release mechanism is in the catch, in the door jam.

[NamPikToot]

I suggest saving the tennis balls from your gated tennis club TD. Cut em in 1/2 and stick to the bottom of a set of flip flops - for the rare occasion when your able to see over the yard arm.

[Thai Dhupp]

I suggest saving the tennis balls from your gated tennis club TD. Cut em in 1/2 and stick to the bottom of a set of flip flops - for the rare occasion when your able to see over the yard arm.

lol you know me so well......

[Klondyke]

Just watching on French TV5;

THE LOUVRE ABU DHABI
The first universal museum in the Arab world, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is home to a museum city of more than 64,000 square meters. Its construction represented an extraordinary architectural challenge, between tradition and modernity. Behind the scenes of a construction site that will last ten years, from the first idea to its completion.

Directed by: Patrick Ladoucette (France, 2017)
Le Louvre Abu Dhabi

Very impressive, TD perhaps something you are nearby?

[Thai Dhupp]

Just watching on French TV5;

THE LOUVRE ABU DHABI
The first universal museum in the Arab world, the Louvre Abu Dhabi is home to a museum city of more than 64,000 square meters. Its construction represented an extraordinary architectural challenge, between tradition and modernity. Behind the scenes of a construction site that will last ten years, from the first idea to its completion.

Directed by: Patrick Ladoucette (France, 2017)
Le Louvre Abu Dhabi

Very impressive, TD perhaps something you are nearby?

I know it, and was going to work there until the job I was on over ran by a year.

It's an amazing structure, would have been v good on my resume.

its not as near as you think as it is tucked away in the Saddyaat / Reem area of Abu Dhabi and I am now living in Dubai

I may visit there again before I leave the Middle East

[Klondyke]

The Opening of the Louvre Abu Dhabi

Topped by an enormous signature dome of overlapping geometric lattices that weighs more than 7,500 tons, the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, will open to the public this weekend, on November 11, 2017. The new museum will showcase hundreds of works of art from around the world. Back in 2007, the Louvre Museum in Paris signed a $525 million agreement to allow the government of Abu Dhabi to use the “Louvre” name for its new museum for 30 years, and $750 million more for ongoing management advice and assistance. The project, more than a decade in development, drew criticism for the use of migrant workers in its construction, with the history of abuse and exploitation of such workers in that region. Although the architect recently defended the treatment of the workers, and UAE authorities say they have made progress on labor rights, critics maintain that conditions remain appalling.



https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/20...-dhabi/545333/

(sorry TD, off your topic - but no so much off...)