It is looking very grand, good thread
It is looking very grand, good thread
Thanks for the kind words Khun Dr. Won't be long untill it is finished and I have a place to call home...Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Ciao!
Agreed! You have incorporated some nice features in your grand design. The stop block is a nice idea but I would spend too much time falling over the thing. My idea of a carport is more of a workshop with a car half in it. I do like the stone facings on the pillars. I see them, sometimes, on Thai owned houses. They look like they have been done by the boy on his tea break. Yours look ok to me though.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
'A place to call home', sounds good to me. Cheers.
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What's the betting the kerb is an inch too close to the wall?! :)
Thanks Khun Loom. There may possibly be a few things that we find that would fall into the catgegory of Thai workmanship but Khun has kept a pretty good eye on things so I feel rather confident that things have been done correctly. If not, I'll get Khun to fix them when noticed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loombucket
Ciao!
Quite the cynic today aren't we Khun Marmite and almost a good catch but I think that you are mistaken this time? In this case the picture may be a little decieving when it comes to the distance you are talking about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
While at he home construction site back in March and April, Khun and I specifically discussed this concept and the distance between the carport wall and where the curbs were to be placed. We measured against actual vehicles. The curbs were to be placed no closer to the wall than the distance needed to clear the largest requirement as determined by our measuring the various vehicles. So, I have a high degree of confidence that we are safe in this case. That is not to say that Murphy isn't hanging around but I think we have him and the situation under control.
You will hear about me reworking this curb if I find out it isn't enough space. Thanks for the observation though, it is a valid one...
Ciao!
I think its a great idea to put in a kerb in there your garage/carport. I think I will do the same. How was it ankered (if at all) to the floor and at what distance was it placed from the wall, it looks like nearly 1 meter.
Thank you
should measure the distance in the carparks. They all seem to be spot on, regardless of which vehicle parks against the kerb. Not one ever seems to touch the wall.
Khun Johpam, Greetings!Quote:
Originally Posted by johpam
As this concept was something that I indicated to Khun that I wanted and we discussed it during my being on site in March - April, I can not tell you with profounf knowledge exactly how it is anchored. I is my perception and understanding from review of all the pictures that I have received from Khun and and Hino, that the curb is actually the red clay brick that was secured to the carport tile using cement and adhesive then had the smooth cemnet formed over the red clay brick. So, it would be just the cement and adhesive that secures it to the floor tile of the carport. I don't have a problem with that as when/if it ever needs to be moved, a chisel and hammer could do the trick. If I find that the some added anchoring is needed for the curb, a drill, a piece of rebar, and a little cement world surely do the trick. It isn't like I'm going to be using the curb as the stop each time I pull into the carport. It is more of a safety thing more than anything else.
Thanks for the comments.
Ciao!
Khun Travelmate,Quote:
Originally Posted by Travelmate
I think you are probably correct about the 1 meter distance. After analysis and discussin with Khun about the correct distance needed, I did not commit that to memory as there were too many other number floating around inside my head. But 1 meter would not have been too far off.
Ciao!
30 June 2008:
In my absence, Mr. & Mrs. Hino were nice enough to do a home construction site drive by and take some pictures.
The exterior and internal Teak doors have all been stained and started to be installed. The double front Teak doors are pictured below and seem to fit in fine with the rest of the hose from both a color and design aspect. The office Teak door likewise fits in well and I especially like the beveled glass frames I had the door builder include.
The ceiling fans have also been installed in a few of the rooms and the pump house bathroom has been finished.
Things are starting to take shape.
Now, here is a question for the bathroom fixture expert. In the last picture below that I am including in with this series, I notice that the shower water fixture appeared wrong side up. Sure, the hose nozzle is facing up but the water fixture handle looks upside down. It is a Kohler brand faucet and it has a red hot and blue cold dot on the fixture to denote which is which so I asked Khun to check it out for me. I don’t think they reversed the hot and cold water lines. More on this later…
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Above Picture: Double Front Teak Doors. One the drive way is cleaned and the lower front part of the house is painted with the trim color, it should all look rather nice.
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Above Picture: Office Teak Door with beveled glass in the background wiht the living room in the forground.
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Above Picture: From inside the office you get to see the finished Makha wood floor, the Teak Door with beveled glass an the newly installed ceiling fan.
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Above Picture: Master Bedroom Makha wood floor and newly installed ceiling fan.
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Above Picture: Swimming Pool Pump House bathroom.
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Above Picture: The toilet is centered but as I discussed above and as you can see in this picture, the shower water fixture looks upside down. I'll report later on what Khun has to say about this. It just looks odd to me the way the handle faces up.
your getting there mate, loving it loads :)
Thanks Khun Sun! Looking forward to it's completion so I can get on with things.Quote:
Originally Posted by sunsetter
Ciao!
Excellent House building report, thanks for taking the time to post regularly.
The house is looking very good as it nears completion.
Two questions, if you don't mind
1 have you decided to put rainwater guttering at the front of the house?
2 I haven't seen anywhere in the thread about the sewage system you have put in place. can you give details?
House is looking great SEA T!
What sort of railing or barrier will you have on the verandah?
I don't mean on the central part where the front door is but to the right of it.
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Welcome to the Froum Khun Gao.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gao999
Putting the rain gutters on the Front North Side and West Sides of the house is something that we will probably do sometime during the dry season after we move in and have time to oversee that project and before the next wet season. Realistically speeking, I'm thinking next year February or March.
Ther are 2 septics tanks directly associatd with each of the 2 bathrooms and there is a third septic associated with the pool pump house bathroom. As far as size/capacity, I'd have to discuss this with Khun as I don't have a clue.
Quote:
Originally Posted by jizzybloke
Good question Khun Jizzy and an easy one to answer... "NONE", as I intend to use the the side patio French Doors when I have been partying and might need to be careful not to fall off the front terrace.
No, seriously, we made a conscious decision not to put up any type of railing as we wanted a totally unopstructed and open area. Don't anticipate any renegade children running around so there should not be any real issues
or potential for anyone to fall. It isn't all that high either. I'd say a meter at most.
Appreciate your observation.
Ciao!
Its coming on and looking excellent.
SEA Traveler,Quote:
Originally Posted by SEA Traveler
Have just had to re-model our guttering, found a chap in Ban Chang, that provided a very fair quotation and did a good job. Will pass on details when you arrive back in LOS.
Thanks Khun 68 for the kind words... and as with all successful efforts, it did not happen with a lot of up front planning and assistance from multiple sources.Quote:
Originally Posted by AZZZEY68
Ciao!
Thanks Khun Teetotaler (I mean Boozer), I will surely give consideration to any reasonable quote as long as there is proven quality in the workmanship and can meet the personal rqmts that I want established. Best to Mrs Boozer. Ciao!Quote:
Originally Posted by a. boozerSEA Traveler,Quote:
Originally Posted by SEA Traveler
Have just had to re-model our guttering, found a chap in Ban Chang, that provided a very fair quotation and did a good job. Will pass on details when you arrive back in LOS.
Khun SeaT, I know you have many things to do before the rain gutters are installed. Boozer has a good idea but from the gutters I see here they are not very attractive, even the stainless ones you might see.
Another possible alternative is the Upvc or "plastic" ones. I see that the Windsor upvc window company here in Rayong also makes a line of the gutter products. I seem to remember that their prices were not too bad. I think starting around 325 baht/meter which is comparable to sheet metal in cost.
Thanks Khun Hino for the advisement. The fact that the PVC comes in colors and does not have to be painted is appealing. Will have to check it out.Quote:
Originally Posted by HINO
Ciao!
^^That guttering is a good price, normal galvanised is about 150 per meter, and stainless nearer 700baht per meter length.
Thanks Khun DD for chimming in. Advisement appreciated. It is tough for a good man to not belly up to the bar.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
SEA Traveller. The work is looking good, popped around yesterday, Khun reckons maybe two more weeks until completion. The tiles in your bathrooms are a great choice and look really classy - maybe HINO could post a picture or two! The floor in your office is looking great, just waiting for one more coat of gloss - you are going to need a really good desk to compliment it!
Thanks Khun Boozer for the advisement. Hino's pics have alreaqdy been incorporated in this forum stream. By the way, I have the perfect desk for the office room.... Ciao!Quote:
Originally Posted by a. boozer
Yes the place is looking real smart. The floors are great.
I think a visit this week is in order to see what's new.
Thanks Khun Hino. Always looking forward to an update...Quote:
Originally Posted by HINO
8 July 2008,
My weekly phone conversations and almost daily e-mail with Khun ensure continuity of the project and make sure that any adjustments that need to be made can be done so without much rework. But if it were not for the pictures taken and forwarded to me by Khun and Mr. & Mrs Hino, I’d be fumbling around as if in the dark. Thanks Khun and Mr. & Mrs Hino again for the updated progress pictures.
Detailed work and final touches on the inside and out continue. From the first picture you will see that the shower water fixture in the bathrooms has been made right side up. The actual shower has also been installed now. Other recent focus has been on completing the staining of the kitchen, bathroom, and walk in dressing room cabinets as well as putting the hardware on the interior doors. You will notice that glass has now been installed in the Western Kitchen door. That was the wife’s selection and turned out not so bad. The hardware for the kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors is being installed so the doors are back off the cabinets. The frame for sliding doors, 1 from the Master Bedroom into the walk in dressing room closet and 1 from the Master Bathroom into the walk in dressing room closet, are completed and the doors are almost ready for installation.
The front driveway and pedestrian gates have been completed and installed. The motor for easy opening of the driveway gate will be installed later.
The swimming pool pump house outside shower area is being completed. The same brick fascia used on the bottom part of the columns in the front of the house is being used at the pump shower area wall.
As it relates to the finishing of the swimming pool itself, the pool contractor has been advised that they can resume work in the pool area. The surge/balance tank will be completed, the tile will be placed in the pool, the sandwash will be applied, and the pool pump and filter equipment will be installed. I have the Jandy Never Lube valves on their way to country so any further delays in progress with the pool should be minimal. “But where is Murphy? As sure as it is hot in Thailand, I’m sorry to say that Murphy will in all probability reappear”.
And finally, an updated picture of the West side of the house with grounds in the foreground.
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Above Picture: Bathroom shower handle hardware made right side up with the shower nozzel installed.
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Above Picture: Western kitchen door with glass installed and stained kitchen cabinets with doors off for the hardware to be installed.
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Above Picture: Glass installed in Western kitchen door.
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Above Picture: Front pedestrian gate.
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Above Picture: Front driveway gate.
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Above Picture: Stone fascia beiong installed on the pump house shower area wall.
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Above Picture: West side of house with pool in foreground.
That's all for now... until next time. Ciao!
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Nice gate you have there SeaTraveler. May I be rude and ask what they set you back?
Appreciate the kind complements Khun Loom. Actually Khun Loom, the costs for the front gate that you see in this picture were consolidated with an electric motor with 2 remote controls to open and close the gate, a pedestrian gate as shown below, approximately 40 meters of iron/steel grating (see below picture) at the top of the wall and the installation of all mentioned. Check your PMs.
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Pedestrian Gate...
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Iron/Steel Grating at the top of the wall.
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Iron/Steel Grating at the top of the wall... close up.
The wifey picked out the gate design. It took us about 45 min or so to look through the who catalog and discuss. After finding the style and design of the gate that we liked from the catalog, we altered it slightly and came up with what you see here. Not too bad. I like it also. It provides some privacy while at the same time provides some visability through the gate although limited. As we wanted it to be.
Ciao!
Wifey and I went by today to have a look at your 'Grand Palace'. Your crew was busy making furniture for your bathrooms. Everything was really looking nice.
One of the comment from the lil'un was, 'And a gate for a King'.
Greetings Khun BosseO. I see you made it back to LOS just fine. Thanks for the kind words and for stopping by. Your place should be just abuot finished by now. Anyway, see U in August... Ciao!Quote:
Originally Posted by BosseO
14 July 08:
Finishing details of the house continue. Kitchen cabinets are now completely installed, stained, and have the door hung on them; wall baseboard and ceiling trip is being placed; pump house plumbing and exterior is being completed; and the construction of the kitchen island is near completion. Here are a few updated photos:
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Above Picture: Entrance to the walk in closet and bathroom from the Master Bedroom both have sliding doors. In this photo, the carpenters are applying the wicker type covering on the insert part of the door. The Mrs actually saw this type of door at one of the hotels we had stayed at and liked it so this was one of her design features inputs. Good choice!
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Above Picture: The custom made island for the kitchen is near completion and is seen here drying fron the 1st coat of stain. The island will not be fixed to the floor so we will retain the flexibility to move it around as needed... breakfast table, kitchen preparation counter top, room seperator, and probably most likely, the bar...
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Above Picture: Khun added a sink to the Pump House bathroom... don't want any one swimming in the pool without clean hands.
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Above Picture: the brick facade on the pool side of the pump house where the shower will be is now completely installed and the pvc piping for the sink on the inside of the pump house is now covered with cement on the exterior. I'm guessing the shower and associated hardware installation is next.
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Above Picture: Not gone from the work site but a few weeks and already I have some potential squatter issues that I'll need to contend with.
Looking good, I like the bathroom tiles on the wall, look very nice in the photos at least.
Do you. or your builder, have a team doing the built in furniture ? We have a seperate team, subbies, supplied by the builder and they are somewhat disappointing considering the quality we required.
I have a number for 2 other cabinet makers/carpenters (carpenters seem to have a different class here than back home) that I am going to do a walk through with upon completion and get their cost quote for the same, their comment on quality and then go look at some of their completed work prior to the next project.
Actually Khun Nawty, the carpenters that Khun uses are carpenters that he uses regularly for his interior remodling work. Apparently they have worked as a team for some time now as they remodel condo interiors etc. The cabinets and buit in furnitre work that I saw his carpenters do in his own house is what convinced me to have the custom built in furniture. In fact, a few years ago when they were working on Khuns house, I saw the custom bed and built in furniture being made and installed. As for the actual work they have done on my house, I'll have to wait a few more weeks to see and then a few years to see how well it holds up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nawty
Appreciate the comments.
Ciao!!!
I would like to know a price, but then its hard to relate it back to my stuff for comparison etc. Regardless I want to find a new crew for the next lot as they are not doing a top notch job.
Khun Nawty,Quote:
Originally Posted by Nawty
PM coming your way with contact information.
Ciao!
21 July 2008
Progress seems slow on a construction site when the focus of the effort for completing a house is on the finishing details. And so it is the case in this instance. Within the last few days the baseboard wood work is now installed in the living room and has been stained, the airconditioning units and compressors have started to be installed, more of the the metal grating for on top of the perimeter wall is being fabricated and installed and painting continues. The following few pictures reflect some of this most recent progress. Thanks are extended to Khun Hino for the snapshot photos.
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Above Picture: Completed living room baseboard wood work and kitchen cabinets with the handles yet to be installed.
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Above Picture: Kitchen exhaust fan.
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Above Picture: Living room/ Kitchen Air Conditioner, baseboard wood work, and kitchen cabinets.
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Above Picture: Added metal grating to the top of the perimeter on the South side.
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Above Picture: Front car and pedestrian gates and driveway.
The Jandy Never Lube Valves for the connection of the swimming pool filter, pumps, and other connections have arrived in country and are now in the hands of Khun to be made available to the swimming contractor when installing the equipment. Discussion with the swimming pool contractor today revealed that the pool tiles will be delivered anyday now and that installation of those tiles will begin shortly afterwards and in conjunction with a rebuild of the surge/balance tank. Sandwash of the pool perimeter walkway will follow along with the installation of the lights and pool equipment. Then I guess it will all have to functionally tested to make shure all is working properly and to get the water balance to where it needs to be. Estimated completion date for the pool and everything house related is now mid to late August. I'll continue to post as circumstances and availability of pictures permit. Ciao!