The construction of my new house..

[NickA]

^Have you had a dump there yet?

[Marmite the Dog]

Looking good, Noony.

April 16th.

Just make sure you wrap everything in plastic first.

[ChiangMai noon]

can someone ban nicka from my nice thread?

[NickA]

^Well I always think of home as the most comfortable place to take a crap, so until you've done that you won't know it's home yet. Squat or throne?

[ChiangMai noon]

Squat or throne?

are you kidding?

[rawlins]

It's a fair question.. have you curled one off in your new home yet?...

[NickA]

^^I don't know, am I?.... no, I don't think so... just an honest question

[ChiangMai noon]

^^I don't know, am I?.... no, I don't think so... just an honest question

I haven't gone quite that native yet Nick.

it's a nice toilet.
around 5,000 baht I think.

[NickA]

^Pictures please.

[ChiangMai noon]

I haven't taken any toilet pictures nik.

i'll ask my wife to get a few tomorrow.

[Norton]

Looking good CMN. Moving in 15 April. Will be a good chance to throw away all the stuff you have collected over the years. You will be amazed at how much stuff you really have! Will you do the usual monk party ceremony on move in?

[ChiangMai noon]

these pictures were taken this morning.

not a lot left to do now.

the paint has been applied inside and outside and this morning the windows were fitted.

tiles are being laid a the moment too.

should be finished in a week or so.

this is our little kitchen so far.

can't for the life of me remember choosing these tiles for the work top.

[ChiangMai noon]

here are the tiles going down in the living room.

i loved the tiles when i saw them at first, but not so sure any more.



i even ceremonially laid 2 myself.

there's a chap fitting the front door...

the cost of the windows including fitting was 38,000 baht.

do you like my summer yellow and mint green paint combo for the living room.
i do.

[Lady Hawk]

Wasn't sure those colours would go to gether but looks great.
What colours the guest room?

[ChiangMai noon]

our bedroom is mint green.





the spare bedroom is a blue colour that my niece chose even though she is unlikely to sleep in it until she is 18 or something.
she's 6 already and doesn't like to sleep alone.

[ChiangMai noon]

my computer room is my favourite shade of green.

welsh dragon green.

we had a storage area built in for me to stick junk like guitars and printers.

[ChiangMai noon]

how do you spell scurtain board?

anyway.
we bought this from a local wood dealer in sansai.

the homepro price was very expensive, around 10,000 baht for 100 metres.
identical stuff in the local shop 2,700 baht.

[ChiangMai noon]

and this is the outside as of this morning....



all in all very happy.

we did an audit of all our bills last night.

land: 400,000 baht.

all our millions of material receipts : 470,000 baht.

labour 126,000 baht.

total cost with no more major outlay.

996,000 baht.

[Norton]

^^All in all it's just great. Colors are well matched, windows look to be good quality, glass block is a good touch. Tile so, so like you say but not too bad. Wiring inside the wall as well. Very high so! Kitchen looks good. Will you be installing cabinets/doors under the counter?

You've done well considering your self professed ignorance regarding houses.

[Norton]

996,000 baht.

Good number. You got your monies worth. Does look a little like the prices in some of the shops though. You know the 999 baht vs 1,000 baht ones.

[ChiangMai noon]

You've done well considering your self professed ignorance regarding houses.

thank you so much norton.
really happy.

my wife has done extremely well i think.

i have been very impressed indeed.

[ChiangMai noon]

Good number. You got your monies worth. Does look a little like the prices in some of the shops though. You know the 999 baht vs 1,000 baht ones.

that was the number we came up with after the audit.
honestly.


and believe me, we have been on a very tight budget.

accounting for missing bills and cash in hand transactions, maybe an extra 15,000ish.

also glad we did it when we did.

inflation is happening and the cost of materials like cement and sand increased as we went along.

[Lady Hawk]

Looks really good CMN can't belive how quickly it has been built.
Really happy for both of you

my wife has done extremely well i think.

she's done a job to be very proud of

[Norton]

also glad we did it when we did. inflation is happening and the cost of materials like cement and sand increased as we went along.

Just joking about the price. Doesn't matter anyway. Close enough "around a million". You're right waiting would have cost you more. I just finished mine a little over 8 months ago. Hate to break this to you but you have a few more things to be 100% finished spending money. Kitchen stuff, curtains and furniture to name a few.

[ChiangMai noon]

Kitchen stuff, curtains and furniture to name a few.

that's all coming from our present house except the curtains that we don't like.

Looks really good CMN can't belive how quickly it has been built.
Really happy for both of you

amazing to think that when we went on our christmas trip we didn't even have a plan.

seem like yesterday I was round at your place waiting for the building team to arrive.