Thai Dhupp and Princess Joy's Thai House Build

[Thai Dhupp]

It looks like it's going to be a big house. How many square metres of floor space wil it have, TD?




* Sorry if you've already posted the details and I've missed it.

Hey Neverna, I did post before, long ago, but no problem to refresh the information

zone 1, with the master bedroom suite, the dining room, office, bedroom 2 with ensuite, Buddha room, kitchen and 2 w/c - 20m x 6m - 120m2 x 2 floors = 240m2
zone 2 with the 10 x 8 outdoor room, and incorporating the outdoor incinera.... thai kitchen, plus part of bedroom 3 when we build zone 3 .....................= 137m2
zone 3 (when we build it) with beds 3 n 4 and en-suites, the gym and the tv room / cinema (call it what you will) plus the pool changing area .................= 112m2 (14 x 4 x 2 floors)
.................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ...........so...489m2 approx

[Neverna]

Thanks. I look forward to seeing the finished build.

[Thai Dhupp]

Thanks. I look forward to seeing the finished build.

Lol... me n u both!!

K.Pot is racing now... I think he has a lot of work on.. hes got 3 crews, over 30 workers out there.

[Thai Dhupp]

Internal Wall rendering

Really starting to look and feel more home-like now they are smoothing over the block walls...


The finishing gang is hard at work...


A lot of concentration - most of these guys n gals have worked with K.Pot for years - and it shows.


Not a bad finish - what do you think?


Of course - there will always be flip-flops and trestles...


...and as always - the ladies are in the thick of it.

[Thai Dhupp]

General Progress


Rendering materials ready for the walls


The attention to detail - K.Pot's building crew know to tie the work cabling out of the way to reduce the chance of accidents


Access scafolding for the electrical cable installation


Initially this was too short (though it was to plan) - now the overhang has been lengthened


Bringing the floor for one of the WC's up to level ready for the tiling

[Thai Dhupp]

The walls will all be finished with wooden skirting boards
(no...not got a picture of those yet as K.Pot has not bought the wood!)

[Thai Dhupp]

Let's build a roof!

So... can you remember waaaaay back? we started the roof?

Here's some flashback pics to help you remember...


Ridge support in place...


fitting the trusses




Remember? Complete with that dodgy welding (now fixed)


...and fitting the supports for the secondary roof over the windows.


Great view over that Palm plantation though...

[Loy Toy]

Coming together nicely mate. Well done.

[Thai Dhupp]

Coming together nicely mate. Well done.

Cheers LT... its nice to have a visitor.. I thought everyone left the forum!!

I wish I was there now, lol a lot going on. its under control but still, I want to be "in the action', so to speak...

[Thai Dhupp]

What about some battens...?

Starting the placement.


Can you see it? Right on the corner....battens!


They work quick, hope no-one fell...


Looking from the living room towards zone 1




''Yeah...OK... take 5...''


The other guy cracked on though, towards the steepest bit now.


Plenty of batten material on site.

[Thai Dhupp]

Battens, part 2...


You can't be scared of heights...


Looks good but I know there is still a load of work to do...


View from inside the upper rooms. note the electrics have all been laid in...


Roof curve detail...


Great mix of old and new - traditional bamboo looks up at new metal roof battens




Two pictures of the gable end showing the roof overhang at an angle, as per the Ayutthaya design






That same view over the palm plantation

[Maanaam]

This is going to be an impressive house!

[Thai Dhupp]

This is going to be an impressive house!

Thanks, Maanaam...

The thing that impresses me the most is pretty selfish actually...

lol ...it's the fact that this is my design, no one else's (though I pinched a couple of bits from other houses along the way).

From my original sketches on the back of a scrap-book, to learning how to use online plan-drawing software, to getting that turned into an auto-cad 'drwg', and then a set of 'proper' plans and finally...

... the OrBorTor office engineer saying.. 'yes.. that is good enough to build', without any changes was a great feeling for me.

But even that pales somewhat when those paper drawings become real 'brinks and mortar', and the house you envision becomes the house you can see for real.


Before the start, I never thought I could do it, but now it taking shape exactly as I planned - totally unbelievable!!!

[Airportwo]

You can't be scared of heights...

I'm not - shit scared of falling though!
Coming along nicely, still a fair bit to do though if he has 30 people on site won't take that long.
Are you going to put an alarm system in?

[Thai Dhupp]

I'm not - shit scared of falling though!
Coming along nicely, still a fair bit to do though if he has 30 people on site won't take that long.

Hi there AP2... thanks for dropping in again!

I probably wasn't to clear earlier.

He's got 3 gangs in total... about 30 people 10 x 3 gangs, but only one gang working with me!

i.e. 2 other jobs running.

He's busy, not surprisingly...

[Thai Dhupp]

Are you going to put an alarm system in?

yeah... full security system, starting with the discrete CCTV round the perimeter

A 2m + wall around the boundary + solid gates and external wall doors

zone alarm system in the house itself

We can close the shutters when away and i have a security system for the large-opening folding doors too

then there's the razor wire on top of the wall.

2 foot spikes sticking up from the shrubbery both sides of the wall ready for when any one jumps down

Im going to electrify that razor wire too and the external gate handles

and lastly... the previously-mentioned crocodile (hungry)

(those last 4 might not make it to the final version)

'spose I better make sure PJ knows how to lock the gate too...

[mikenot]

yeah...

then there's the razor wire on top of the wall.

2 foot spikes sticking up from the shrubbery both sides of the wall ready for when any one jumps down

Im going to electrify that razor wire too and the external gate handles

and lastly... the previously-mentioned crocodile (hungry)

(those last 4 might not make it to the final version)

'spose I better make sure PJ knows how to lock the gate too...

You had better make it plain old barbed wire, razor wire is illegal as it is classed as a “war weapon”.
When the police raided the “flying saucer temple” a while ago when looking for the abbot for money laundering, one of the few charges they could make stick were for planning breaches and possession of a war weapon.....the razor wire they put up to keep the cops out.

[Norton]

I look at this photo and wonder what is going to prevent this section of the roof from from being overwhelmed by the weight of the tile over time
What am I not seeing?

Those wooden supports perhaps.

[Thai Dhupp]

Those wooden supports perhaps.

Exactly!!!

[Thai Dhupp]

You had better make it plain old barbed wire, razor wire is illegal as it is classed as a “war weapon”.
When the police raided the “flying saucer temple” a while ago when looking for the abbot for money laundering, one of the few charges they could make stick were for planning breaches and possession of a war weapon.....the razor wire they put up to keep the cops out.

Razor wire 'outlawed', Mike but broken glass stuck into concrete on the to of the wall is still 'OK"!!

see it a lot ... still being done. pretty gruesome. at least razor wire is visual, glass less so.

Maybe I just run the parallel wires with 5000v across the top. .... lol 'frying tonight'.

No ones going to break in anyway cos I'm friends with them all and they all know I am unique - the poor farang so nothing worth stealing...

[Airportwo]

^ That should suffice though you may want to consider a moat for the crocodile!
Are you not going to run the wiring for the alarm system before they finish the walls?

[Thai Dhupp]

^ That should suffice though you may want to consider a moat for the crocodile!
Are you not going to run the wiring for the alarm system before they finish the walls?

lol... if i tell you everything 'bout the alarm system, AP2, (esp 'where the wires are') then its not going to protect much when you come looking for some replacement Mogen toilets while I'm on a trip somewhere!!!



(p.s. the spare front door key will be under the plant pot on the left of the door, same like it is in 50% of UK households......)

[Norton]

Looking up literally and figuratively TD. It is going to be a thing of beauty and a joy forever when all done.

[Thai Dhupp]

Looking up literally and figuratively TD. It is going to be a thing of beauty and a joy forever when all done.

Well... thank you kindly.... as I said... really starting to look like a 'house' now. Finally can see the reality of my sketches from so long ago.

I cant wait to finish here and get over there!time is racing a bit... half a hear finished already.

[Maanaam]

^ You may consider selling your plans to others. It really is looking like something that others would want.