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[/quote]My experience has shown that Thai timelines and my falang timelines can drive me crazy at times.[/quote]
My wife is absolutely amazed that things get built so fast in America. We drive down the road and people are living in a house that was forest a month or two ago. She wants it to take 6-8 months.
It took me 3 years to finally get my house finished in Canada, after the contractor walked out on me. At least it is done now. Time to build in Thailand now.
^ If you managed to get a contractor to walk out on you in Canada, well I suggest you practise your 'mai pen lai' and 'jai yen yen' before you get started here! :)
Don't worry- it gets there in the end.
Good stuff HB, and good luck with it- an interesting project, I look forward to seeing it progress.
Hillbilly, a most interesting thread! Am looking forward to reading about the trials and tribulations of your project.
I have recently been looking at automatic gate closers - the current one has been getting too wet recently, and is now showing signs of developing a cold, despite having a supply of Tiffy and Lemsip at hand! This brand is stocked at Global, the gate closer for swinging gates is priced at 19,000 Baht, may be of interest to you.
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Nice thread. Will be very interested to see next installments. Good luck.
it may be a bit late for my 2 stang but it seems to me you had a perfect situation to do a hacienda type conversion i.e. build a wall around both properties knock down walls, ad a large garden in the center and use individual doors to sperate rooms that open into the garden hence a combination bali, spanish villa.
I thought that was what he was doing
Well, I have been away for a few days trying to relax. However, rice farming and fishing soon got in the way. Look for these threads coming soon.
However, let's backtrack a bit and see what has been going on. I know the Thai workers must have been working hard because they had to hang their laundry.
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Now this view shows the original bathroom of the old house. Why in the world anyone puts a urinal in the shower is beyond me. :) It is coming out shortly. Anyone need one?
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The skylight framework over our backyard terrace is coming along nicely. All the old sheet metal coverings will be removed hopefully providing a semi-sunny but yet dry environment. Will have to wait and see. Sometimes my plans do not always go according to the way that I thought they should. :)
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A constant problem at the moment is one of rain. This in turns leads to flooding which the Thais say nam tuam.
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My daughter chose these rainbow glass lights that will help to light up her custom made closet. :confused:
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The main contractor's wife working on building a wall that will be attached to a sliding glass door. Eventually, a garden will fill the void between these two homes.
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But one can only work so long...
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Working on the cement fence. Luckily, the old owners left us their wooden storage area. I will have to be the one to throw all this crap away.
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The wife of the skylight boss is doing her best to help out.
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A daughter of the main boss finally says enough is enough.
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The cement fence is coming along. Can anyone guess the tree in the forefront of the photo that we have left standing? It is a word that most visitors and expats of Thailand have heard. :)
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Guava?
Money tree?
farang
:smileylaughing:Quote:
Originally Posted by rawlins
...been looking for one of those...
And we have a winner!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by danno5
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Originally Posted by hillbilly
I suppose not everyone pisses in the shower, HB
quite correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndyQuote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
I suppose not everyone pisses in the shower, HB
the definition of a gentleman is: one who gets out of the bath to piss...........
in the handbasin!
The heavy rains in Bangkok continue to hurt progess on the merging of houses.
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Regardless, the talks between the contractor and the sky light boss continues.
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The wall that separates my daughter's bathroom/closet has been done. Do not worry about the space at the top of the wall. A fantastic open spaced wood framed, sky light extension connecting both houses will be coming soon. Assuming that I have enough money for this idea. :)
The door that you see leads into the living room bathroom. One that one should never micturate in while showering. :)
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Looking into my daughter's bathroom/closet. Now that I am thinking about this, while growing up I shared a small room with 3 brothers and a broken down plywood closet. :)
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This young man from Petchabun province is still plastering away. I just heard that the entire crew is headed upcountry for the next 3-4 days. The reasoning was the needed a tiler and and heavy rains.
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Oi! That's not fair!Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbillyAnd we have a winner!:)Quote:
Originally Posted by danno5
The skylight is moving along so slowly.
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Wrapping up the tools after a day of work.
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We have already started to move stuff into the maid's room. Now where does all this crap come from? Chances are we will never need anything other than the suitcases, but one can only be so careful.
I might add that we do have a maid. Her name is Nut and if you have perused TD you probably know something about her. But regardless, a maid's room. Never had one in my entire life.
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Here is the material that the skylight crew is using.
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great thread. Nice safety boots being used by the workers.
Anyone here ever seen one lose a foot/toes/ankle due to wearing flip-flops while putting in skylights or building a wall?
Or is the Thai way of 'don't think about it, and it won't happen.' actually true.
You ought to see me deep fat frying a chicken! :)
Trust me on this one. The front look will eventually be different.
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This is what a good plastering mixture should look like.
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The backyard skylight is looking much better. The only problem is that they are out of materials. They wanted to know if a different color was ok. I said no. Let's wait a couple of days and get the right color panels. This is the kind of crap that can drive a person crazy.
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Now you may be asking yourself what the hell is this fridge doing in the picture. The truth is I do not know.
Bought this fridge this past week from another falang who had to get rid of it due to personal reasons. Not bad for only B5,000.
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Still plastering the inner walls.
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Perhaps this might show a better view.
YouTube - Plastering in Thailand
Please keep in touch, because we do not know what is going to happen next in Bangkok. :)
no, they use safety flipflopsQuote:
Originally Posted by Chairman Mao
Since we have one roof exposed and the other roof soon to be exposed, I have been thinking about insulation. This company advertises in the BKK Post. What do you think?
SprayMePurFoam
***You will never experience leaking roofs or moving tiles again and your roof space will be up to 7° C cooler.
SPRAYME also puts an end to noise coming through the roof tiles. We provide the ultimate solution for roof leaks on new and on existing buildings. We repair more leaks than anyone, and we fix them right the first time. Our roofers are the most experienced and skilled craftsmen in the roofing industry.We service all types of roofing. And our product is environment-friendly. ***
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Looks interesting. I wonder if it would adhere to wooden shingles?Quote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
If you have any foil installed it will have to be removed. I understand this type of foam also helps with security as it sticks to the tile making it difficult to get in from the roof.
Sounds good, I like the, "up to 7c cooler" bit. If anyone uses this stuff I'd love to hear what they think of it.
Sounds goodQuote:
Originally Posted by hillbilly
I think that a roof vent will be essential though.
The foam will seal the underside of the tiles so you will have no airflow unless you install a vent or two.
they advertise that stuff in Europe too
it is very expensive. Insulating using standard materials works as well and is much cheaper. We have used the foil sheeting, that is excellent stuff. It has a double foil with some padding inside
Nice update hillbilly. I have a good idea what your place will look like when it's finished, just waiting to see if I'm right or way off. Did you manage to get a decent smile, on camera, of any of your dilligent workers yet?
Go ahead with the foam stuff and let us know if it worth it or not.