Thai Dhupp and Princess Joy's Thai House Build

[Thai Dhupp]

I can't wait to be in a position to get one of those spirit-houses because, I'm assuming it's at the end of the build, right?

[dennis4558]

Originally Posted by Norton (Thai superstitions)
Expect many more subject to local norms. Here are a few.

Stairs must be of an odd number.

Headboard on bed cannot be facing west.

The builder of the house owns it until you pay him at the pre moving in ceremony. Auspicious day and food a must.

House will need a Buddha room.

You will need to have the house inspected/approved by a local elder who deems it fit before you can move in. Auspicious day and food a must.

Offerings of money and gold must be placed in the footings prior to continuing construction. Auspicious day and food a must.

Main entry to the house cannot be facing the the end of a road. Ghosts traveling down the road will have a direct path to enter.

A spirit house is required on the property. Placement of it will be critical.

A scarecrow (scareghost) like thing must be placed on road entry to the house.

And finally, a gathering (banquet) of monks and all the neighbors in the house on an auspicious day before it is deemed safe for human habitation. Auspicious day and food a must.

As you move on to landscaping anything planted that cannot be eaten, while not necessarily considered bad luck, should be avoided.

The above take precedence over all other practical considerations such as strength of structure, access to rooms, design for living and other irrelevant things.

Wow that's quite a list, guess I'll have to print it out and save it with my building notes, I knew about most of them but some are new to me.
You're doing good TD you have most of them covered.

[Thai Dhupp]

Originally Posted by Norton (Thai superstitions)
Expect many more subject to local norms. Here are a few.

Stairs must be of an odd number.

Headboard on bed cannot be facing west.

The builder of the house owns it until you pay him at the pre moving in ceremony. Auspicious day and food a must.

House will need a Buddha room.

You will need to have the house inspected/approved by a local elder who deems it fit before you can move in. Auspicious day and food a must.

Offerings of money and gold must be placed in the footings prior to continuing construction. Auspicious day and food a must.

Main entry to the house cannot be facing the the end of a road. Ghosts traveling down the road will have a direct path to enter.

A spirit house is required on the property. Placement of it will be critical.

A scarecrow (scareghost) like thing must be placed on road entry to the house.

And finally, a gathering (banquet) of monks and all the neighbors in the house on an auspicious day before it is deemed safe for human habitation. Auspicious day and food a must.

As you move on to landscaping anything planted that cannot be eaten, while not necessarily considered bad luck, should be avoided.

The above take precedence over all other practical considerations such as strength of structure, access to rooms, design for living and other irrelevant things.

Wow that's quite a list, guess I'll have to print it out and save it with my building notes, I knew about most of them but some are new to me.
You're doing good TD you have most of them covered.

yeah Dennis...but I cant claim any credit or knowledge in achieving it as I was also 'in the dark' for a lot of it! Pure luck!

[Thai Dhupp]

Delivering the septic tanks to site.


Yes...that's correct...tank 1 and tank 2


I like the personal touch - this tank was fabricated by 'Emma' or 'Ems' and apparently ts the 2000th one shes made, same like those engineers sign and number their Bentley engines....lovely.


No, thats not 'junior', found another place to sleep...




I think she was christening it round the back with a sneaky 'no.1'


K.Pot looks like hes not sure what goes where.

[Thai Dhupp]

Grease/oil traps

oh yeah...'Ems' made those too - busy girl... this one was No. 40, quite rare...









2 of these too... one for each grey water line, which does not go anywhere near the black water septic tank...

[Thai Dhupp]

Fitting the termite control pipework

















Another job off the list.

Thanks for the reminder Norton but in fact he had it covered...

[Norton]

He does indeed.

[dennis4558]

By the numbers on your septic and grease trap would I be right to assume the septic is a 2000 liter and the grease trap a 40 liter? I may have missed it if you mentioned it before.

[Thai Dhupp]

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By the numbers on your septic and grease trap would I be right to assume the septic is a 2000 liter and the grease trap a 40 liter? I may have missed it if you mentioned it before.

Oh? so that's not the number of the production line? ahhhhhh...

lol ..you would be right Dennis... capacities it is. The grease trap goes on the grey water line so that oil / grease does not end up clogging your soakaway or drain field, which can be major problems. we have three installations of this set up in total, the 3rd being in zone 3, when we build it later.

[dennis4558]

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Oh? so that's not the number of the production line? ahhhhhh...

lol ..you would be right Dennis... capacities it is. The grease trap goes on the grey water line so that oil / grease does not end up clogging your soakaway or drain field, which can be major problems. we have three installations of this set up in total, the 3rd being in zone 3, when we build it later.

That's a good sized septic tank, I was hoping to get by with a 1600 liter with 2 baths

[dennis4558]

Did they or are they going to pressure test your water lines before they pour the floor? Last year when I was in Roi Et working on one of my wifes condo's, the water was leaking under the floors so had to surface it into the unit through the drop in ceiling, also had a leak in the walls on 2nd floor had to go through the floor and surface run that also, it was a mess, got done 2 days before we left. The plumber must have had a bad night the day before he did that one. So that's one thing I'm going to make sure I get done is pressure test water lines.

[David48atTD]

That's a good sized septic tank, I was hoping to get by with a 1600 liter with 2 baths

Why would you run the bath water through the septic tank.

Round my neck of the woods, in the West, bath/shower water, in a non-sewered situation is usually treated as grey water.


In Thailand, it (bath/shower water) just runs directly into the Klong ... Thai plumbing and all that

[Thai Dhupp]

Why would you run the bath water through the septic tank.

Round my neck of the woods, in the West, bath/shower water, in a non-sewered situation is usually treated as grey water.


In Thailand, it (bath/shower water) just runs directly into the Klong ... Thai plumbing and all that

Absolutely, David - none of my grey water will enter the septic tank system. will go direct to the soakaways or out to the drain field. I don't have the luxury of any water course next to my plot.

Later, as I said much earlier in this build thread, I will see if its possible to water any of the garden with some of the uncontaminated grey water... but that's for a long time ahead!

[dennis4558]

Why would you run the bath water through the septic tank.

Round my neck of the woods, in the West, bath/shower water, in a non-sewered situation is usually treated as grey water.

In Thailand, it (bath/shower water) just runs directly into the Klong ... Thai plumbing and all that

I guess I didn't word it correctly, I meant the sewage from the stools in 2 bathrooms.

[Thai Dhupp]

That's a good sized septic tank, I was hoping to get by with a 1600 liter with 2 baths

Actually Dennis, I will have THREE of those tanks when we complete zone 3!! And none of the bath/shower water will be going through them! They are fitting 2 on this build.

[dennis4558]

I'm curious how they are doing your floor without crushing those termite lines, on other builds I've seen they went under the beams.

[Thai Dhupp]

I'm curious how they are doing your floor without crushing those termite lines, on other builds I've seen they went under the beams.

I am also curious Dennis, but he's the builder and the expert, and so far hes been flawless. I'm sure he has a plan and when i get the photos, I will reveal all!!

[mikenot]

That's a good sized septic tank, I was hoping to get by with a 1600 liter with 2 baths

I assume you mean 2 bathrooms, ie 2 toilets and not actually 2 baths ? Your bath water (and shower, kitchen sink, washing machine, etc) should not go into the septic tank as all the chemicals in your soap, shampoo, etc can be detrimental to the bacteria in your septic tank. Grey water to a greasetrap and then soakaway, only black water into the septic.

[Thai Dhupp]

I assume you mean 2 bathrooms, ie 2 toilets and not actually 2 baths ? Your bath water (and shower, kitchen sink, washing machine, etc) should not go into the septic tank as all the chemicals in your soap, shampoo, etc can be detrimental to the bacteria in your septic tank. Grey water to a greasetrap and then soakaway, only black water into the septic.

I concur Mike !! keep all chemicals away from the septic tank to let the 'good' bacteria go to work. Also any massive water throughput would surely disturb the 'sludge' layer, forcing some of its contents into the bigger system, which is to be avoided...

[Thai Dhupp]

Digging the septic tank holes...



















Another job finished - now to install the tanks and connect up..

[Thai Dhupp]

Extending / completing columns...


Those columns at the front (un-cast) are for the sala


Mr. Termite-control


The 2 thicker columns they are working on are the front view of the dining room


There will be folding doors from the dining room both front and side to create al-fresco dining when we want.


Front view again


From inside office, looking (through walls) to dining room




This one also shows the footings for the small terrace outside the dining room

Not so sure why he's adding a bit to those columns - there must be a reason (and I don't mean because they were too short !).... just cant see it at the moment. I will check.

[Loy Toy]

The initial termite spraying...

The initial termite spraying is important but as a yearly back up I put an irrigation system around the inner footprint of the house plan before the base concrete was poured.

Through this system I could pump insecticide fluid yearly under the slab which also kept Ants and other pests out of the house. Four inlet ports was all that is needed.

[Thai Dhupp]

The initial termite spraying is important but as a yearly back up I put an irrigation system around the inner footprint of the house plan before the base concrete was poured.

Through this system I could pump insecticide fluid yearly under the slab which also kept Ants and other pests out of the house. Four inlet ports was all that is needed.

Yes, I'm doing the same LT... the black irrigation pipework and spray nozzles has been fitted under the floor slab.

Are you spraying every 12 months? i was not sure what the 'norm' or the requirement was. I have read, 2 yearly, 15 months, etc etc... just wondering.

[David48atTD]

How long did he leave the plastic on the concrete posts?

[Thai Dhupp]

How long did he leave the plastic on the concrete posts?

Not totally sure but the OrBorTor engineer is going there today so I will get the update later...