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Living room floor
So the planks are largely down but there is a lot more to it than that...
The space between planks is 'caulked' with mae daeng sawdust and each edge is then watered to ensure a good fit between the planks.
After that comes the sanding and sealing.
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En-suite bath
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Personally I don't think it is in the right place - bit too 'open' for me but Princess Joy is a bit of a 'free spirit' so maybe I will be taking a shower only when we get in the place.
Pity ...'cos the bath was mine once...
We are getting the manufacturer to plumb and connect it when it is in the bathroom, because I really don't want to be electrocuted!
Water heater
We went for this 100 litre model to supply around the house.
Should be big enough for a few showers and sinks, and my bath-time ablutions!
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I believe this is a good and reliable brand...?
The very best!Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Excellent brand. What I have. Some cautions however. Depending in your water quality, lime/salt will build up in the boiler over time. Periodic checks and if needed flushing is is required or you will have probs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Coincidentally, just did mine yesterday. About 6 months after last time. My water sucks even with outside filter I have so I have another small filter mounted next to water heater.
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Mazuma Water Filtration 1 Step Model : FH-5000
I have the same brand but they are in-line heaters, 8kw - trouble is they struggle to get the water hot enough for a comfortable shower up here in the "cold" North east during these "winter" months, how many KW is yours TD?
Thanks for that confirmation I'm. ..good to know I am on the right track..Quote:
Originally Posted by lom
A good point Norton and something to keep an eye on in the future.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
Thanks for the heads up....
And...here we are again..another year almost complete.
At the start of 2018 - February 1st in fact...we started the piling for TD Towers. Now at year end we are almost finished (the house, not the piling!). A little time over run...isn't there always? !...but we are on the threshold...literally ...of completing stage 1 and 2. Khun Pot has already started stage 3
....and you have all been part of my 'lil build thread'. Meeting us. Calling us. Messaging us. commenting. Even just reading along with us. Thanks to friends old and new.
We wish everyone continued health, happiness and prosperity in the coming year. Wherever you are...raise a glass at midnight to all good things in 2019.
We wish you good luck and... Happy New Year!!
TD & PJ
So.. 1st post of 2019... window and folding door frames arrive
There was a bit of delay in getting these - they are from the same sawmill as the flooring, and they too are Mae Daeng
Hopefully this dense wood will minimise any seasonal movement - we will see...
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One man delivery, and no-one to assist - could be a long day...
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That's the first one on the floor
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Wow - these things are heavy!
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In the swing of it now...
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you notice - K.Pot still has not laid the wood flooring in the dining room. guess we will not be doing the final stage payment for a little longer.
Window and folding door frames 2
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Now the pile is growing
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...now to get them fitted and glazed.
STAGE 3 - ground clearance
As I mentioned earlier, K. Pot has already started stage 3 -boundary wall.
Here is the ground clearance before he starts the footings work.
The ladies (who else!?) have already made a lot of cages
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Taking out the mango trees and stump / roots
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...it helps to have that excavator but even so, the job was almost too big for it to tackle
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Once those trees were out he went to the bottom side to clear the overgrowth using the bucket and blade...
Ground Clearance
Those two trees will be retained until I decide what to do with them, much to the disappointment of a couple of the workforce who planned to sell them
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We had to wait for the OrBorTor engineer to call as we have to give up a small strip of land for drainage building in the future, if we are building a wall
hmmm.... not sure what happened there.... seems to have duplicated those pictures..
let me try again:
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checked and this time has worked - maybe i am hung over?!
Probably mentioned somewhere in the 2k+ posts above but is this the only wall you intend around property?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Hi Norton, welcome to your 1st post to the thread for 2019 and... Happy New Year to you yours!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
Yes... this will be the boundary wall, enclosing our original plot and the Mango-land plot we acquired , as one plot.
However, there will be some small walls between the house exterior and this boundary wall so that, for example, anyone entering by the front gate could not just walk directly into the pool area and house interior.
Everyone will be directed to the sala area first...
Good thinking. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
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lol... I cant quite make you out in that photo...!!?:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
when you come to visit we will not need to corale you too much I think....
2,200.Quote:
Originally Posted by Norton
I am totally humbled by the level of interest, comment and advice I have received for my build. So much great contribution from Teak Door members.
thanks all....
Question time!
Anyone know what this bush is?
I was thinking of planting it OUTSIDE the boundary wall, as a 'deterrent' (along with my crocodile) as it seems to be very thorny
Any reason why a cannot plant this for this purpose?
Thanks in advance
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The bush
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The thorns
Alternatively...any other / better suggestions for thorny plantings to deter attempts to climb the wall.
(I know the determined will always 'find a way', I/m thinking of all the others!)
No reason you can't use it. Bougainvillea makes a nice hedge. Grows well here. Perhaps inside and outside wall. Very colorful.
Wishing you and the good lady, all the very best for the new year, in that beautiful new house of yours :UK:
TD & PJ happy new year too you both.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Playing a bit of catch up, noticed the frames and see the light wood on the frames above. Now i don't know what the wood is but that usually denotes sap wood which you really don't want?
Thanks Norton...so that's what this is? I really had no idea. it was growing amongst a banana plantation next to a fishing lake we were using a couple of days agoQuote:
Originally Posted by Norton
I think.. isn't that the bush that adds a splash of colour to so many Mediterranean countries?
TDQuote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Just be careful with the bougainvillea, while it looks very nice and there are quite a few different coloured flowers available it grows wild and needs to be well controlled.
The problem is because of the thorns it is difficult to prune. We have a little growing in a pot and it rips me every time I cut it back and then when I try to pick up the cuttings.
I once trod on a thorn and it when straight through the sole of my shoe into my foot and the tip broke off. I had to get it cut out.
Looks good, would make a prefect barrier but can be nasty to handle. I don't know about around your area but here it is growing in the middle of the highway in the drainage ditches so shouldn't be hard to get cuttings.
Bougainvilla (FuangFaa) if kept in pot does not spread up so hugely as the one with roots in free space. Anyway, it's easy growing, liking a lot of sunshine, no need a watering. When having a support it can form a good fencing, gate, etc. A regular trimming is advised, with a bit protection (gloves, good shoes) is not really life threatening.
Many thanks DM, and of course, here's to all good things for you in 2019.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dead Metal
As I finish Stage 1 and 2 (and 3), I will look forward to seeing your construction take place this year!!!
Any start date firming up yet?
Hi NPT...thanks for the New Year message and same to you and yours!Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
Here's to a great 2019 for all of us.
Those window frames are Mae Daeng which has some colour variation. we have a similar thing on one or two planks in the bedroom flooring. Jeeez ...I hope that's what it is, anyway!
I think it is OK, but thanks for the heads-up ... that's just the sort of thing I would totally miss
hi ootai,seasonal greetings to you and yours, and good luck for 2019Quote:
Originally Posted by ootai
thanks for that ...
wow a very bad experience
good that the thorns might offer some protection against those that are aware of this danger though...
I will make sure that strong gloves (gauntlet type) and sturdy shoes are obtained and used by Princess Joy when she is doing the pruning work
it does sound like the plant I want, Klondyke, based on all the comments.Quote:
Originally Posted by Klondyke
O f course, I will not be letting it get too high as I do not want to create a direct route over the wall for snakes, etc.!!
Question time (again!!)
We are installing the 4000lit water tank, hopefully next week, after I have returned to Dubai.
K.Pot pointed out we will also need... a water pump!
OK.. I admit.. I did not think of that, but it is pretty obvious.
So yesterday we were in Thaiwasadu checking out some other stuff and went to take a look at what pumps were available.
Mr. Salesman thought he was on to a good thing - sell the stupid farang the biggest pump he could pull from stock based on house size... hmmm
''this is a 400,'... shows us a torrential downpour coming from 4 seperate taps ...' but for the size of house, you need an 800 minimum!!''. went straight to the most expensive one (of course) at around 14,000THB.
I let him play his game for 60 seconds or so, and was shocked to see how gullible PJ is... nodding with him then he and she trying to persuade me.
Lordy.. give the girl a job in the sales-force!!
Then I told her to ring K.Pot
just as I expected, and apparent by he face change after listening to him... we need a 200-250 maximum, and he recommends the 200 only.
Lil Mr. Salesman was quick though, changed tack and started pointing to 200-rated units, after dissing all of them as under powered, cheap, liable to fail and 'not a good buy', suddenly the most expensive ones were in fact, OK, good and 'the right choice'.
Coincidentally, the unit price was how he determined which the 'right' 800 unit for me was.
Which brings me to the question... which or these, or others is actually any good!!??
Any one got a good or bad tale to tell?
or, if not these in the photos.. which???
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Thanks in advance for any info or guidance...
Seconded. nasty stuff but you could let the slaves worry about that cutting :)
A milliom Mitsubishi users can't be wrong? Eventually after many, many years the steel tank will spring a leak because of corrosion then you simply buy a new stainless tank fro a Mitsubishi pump shop.
Same goes for the internal non return valve spring. Available as a kit from said Mitsubishi pump shop.
There maybe some small advantage to going to a constant pressure pump but if the pump is correctly sized IE not too big a "standard" one will run continuously while you have a shower.
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I'm not a heartless boss... I will make sure it's quality PPE and that shes had all the training.....:)Quote:
Originally Posted by NamPikToot
Thanks for that - very useful. I am keen on getting a brand I have heard of as a starting point so..Mitsu ticks that box.Quote:
Originally Posted by VocalNeal
I forgot to mention in the first post... we will have the standard supply coming in to the tank - nothing strange about that, but the water will then feed to both a hot water supply tank in the roof (100Lit Steibel Elton) AND the cold water lines.
Does that change any thinking?
Also, the schematic we were looking at in THAIWASADU showed the incoming line going to both the tank/pump line AND a second line directly into the house system. I think making use of the mains pressure to put at least some water into the system without the pump
1. is that viable everywhere and 2. does it make that much saving for the pump?
TD is second VNs Mitsu suggestion, the engineering quality seems to be some of the best available in Thailand.
+ 1 Extensive plantings in AustraliaQuote:
Originally Posted by Norton
Bloomage (if that word exists) is moisture dependant. Little water before flower set really increases the display (in Australia) ... maybe they flower year round in Thailand?
Light pink and orange are two popular colours.
Go with Mitsu. 250 will be just fine as Kpot says.
Plumbing from pump into all cold water in at mixers and to heater. From heater to all hot water in at mixers. Hot water plumbed with UPVC.
KPot should have all this sorted by now.
The tank in the roof is obviously higher than the rest of the taps/faucets in the house. So the rate of water filling the tank will slower when having a shower if someone else is peeling potatoes or watering their potted plants.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
On the positive side the extra height evens out at the shower mixer. I had a 200 series Mitsubishi and had an instant water heater on the third floor. It worked fine for me. If you have a rain shower or a posh waterfall one you may have to factor that into the pump size. They pretty much all have the same head just pump a bit more water.
All the bleaters on here will tell you not to pump directly from the mains but a lot of shop houses in Bangkok do. From a supply security point of view it wouldn't hurt to have a cold water storage tank . i understand the storage hot water idea as it doesn't need as much wattage as an instant heater.
I have this but only use if pump fails. A pump bypass essentially. Pressure on incomimg line is the trick. If to low as mine is then almost useless. Also, if to low and your filter needs higher pressure to backflush, then will need to plumb from pump.Quote:
Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp
Welcome to building your own infrastructure. :)