A hillbilly shack in the jungle...

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 06:23 PM

Now that the rains have stopped for awhile the plumbers can get get busy. What is that old plumbers's saying? Oh yes, payday is on Friday and shit flows down hill. Let's see if that statement stands.

Since the plumbers are working so must the painters. Here is the paint boss starting to work on the eaves. Safety is paramount.

The paint boss is a friend of the wife who has retired from painting in BKK. He still keeps a small crew around the village for special jobs.

**sho1994gun** · 12-09-2006, 06:49 PM

is it paint or more like a stain and protector they use?

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 06:58 PM

Good question. Many times when a final coat of paint appears on the traditional Thai home, the color appears orange. I did not want this, therefore, a first coat of keeping the varmints away and then a second coat of shellac. Hopefully, the third and final coat will be ok...

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:02 PM

The front of the house is coming along nicely, I think. Noticed, I saved the tree at the bottom of the steps.

The plumbers are now confused. You can see one of the fence workers trying to add his advice.

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:04 PM

Between the fence boss and I the back of the house is coming together.

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:06 PM

Now is the time to introduce a new project underway on Hillbilly's land.

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:09 PM

The workers continue to relax in the evening.

What a lovely view from the master bedroom. But at what cost?

**DrAndy** · 12-09-2006, 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by breezer

I will try contact them see if there still in buisness .

I found about 7 businesses selling teak houses between DenChai and Phrae.

HillBilly, do you still have the PM I sent you about them ?

can you send me them to Thetyim, please?

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:14 PM

Here you can see in to the future. You know many important directions regarding life will be debated in this very room.

The outside of my bathroom.

**DrAndy** · 12-09-2006, 07:15 PM

Finally, the main line for the underground electricity arrives. The way that i designed the house one can enter the bathroom from either the master bedroom or the kitchen.

that reminded of me of a flat I lived in. The one bathroom was shared between the main room and the bedroom. The maid was constantly forgetting to lock both doors so, for some reason, I was always walking in on her. She was nice.

**DrAndy** · 12-09-2006, 07:17 PM

anyway, seems like you are making great progress HB

looking good

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by breezer

I will try contact them see if there still in buisness .

I found about 7 businesses selling teak houses between DenChai and Phrae.

HillBilly, do you still have the PM I sent you about them ?

can you send me them to Thetyim, please?

I have checked through all of my pm's and have yet to find the link that Thetyim is referring to. It is my mistake. I will try to find some sites that you might be interested in.

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:21 PM

The view from my bedroom terrace. Now, where is the maid?

Now you can see the big problem with the sliding doors in the bedroom. Hint...insects that love to bite.

**dirtydog** · 12-09-2006, 07:23 PM

hillbilly why have the bathroom fitments been fitted before the tiles go up? never seen that done before.

**hillbilly** · 12-09-2006, 07:32 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

hillbilly why have the bathroom fitments been fitted before the tiles go up? never seen that done before.

You hit the nail on the head. But keep in mind that the wife was involved in the project. Originally, because of money constraints we were not going to lay tile in the bathroom. Ok, I can live with that. So a few days pass. TODAY, a near divorce occured after learning the tiles had arrived. End of the story, the bathroom fittings are coming out and the tile is being installed.

**DrAndy** · 12-09-2006, 08:23 PM

well, easy enough to remove them

hope they go back easily too!

**lom** · 12-09-2006, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Now is the time to introduce a new project underway on Hillbilly's land.

No, no, no. You just don´t use those prefabbed footings.
They are worthless, even for a small sala,.

**sho1994gun** · 13-09-2006, 04:58 AM

can i ask why there are not closed in shower stalls? I have noticed in other pictures of the hotels that it is not done there.

**man with no head** · 13-09-2006, 05:55 AM

No real reason to as usually the toilet and shower are all open in the same room.

I'm designing a house where the toilet will be physically separate from the bath area. Nothing I hate worse than the entire bathroom being useless because someone's taking a dump.

**attaboy** · 13-09-2006, 06:09 AM

Originally Posted by sho1994gun

can i ask why there are not closed in shower stalls? I have noticed in other pictures of the hotels that it is not done there.

Closed stall encourages mold is my guess.

**mrsquirrel** · 13-09-2006, 04:15 PM

No real reason to as usually the toilet and shower are all open in the same room.

I'm designing a house where the toilet will be physically separate from the bath area. Nothing I hate worse than the entire bathroom being useless because someone's taking a dump.

Common in the North East of England in Tyneside flats

**hillbilly** · 13-09-2006, 04:24 PM

Living in the country allows one to experience the wildlife. Here is what the Thais call a sun snake. They said it was deadly and then let the snake go.

Drunk on the job early in the morning.

**in4zip** · 13-09-2006, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

No real reason to as usually the toilet and shower are all open in the same room.

I'm designing a house where the toilet will be physically separate from the bath area. Nothing I hate worse than the entire bathroom being useless because someone's taking a dump.

Common in the North East of England in Tyneside flats

good thinking surasak
standard practice in France and in countries that have adopted the frog building code, bog hole gotta be off on its own ... and it makes sense both from a hygenic point of view and a logical use of the crapper

attaboy, not if properly ventilated and/or the wc cubical is provided with some sort of window!

**hillbilly** · 13-09-2006, 04:33 PM

The one policeman who created such a storm about our Teak logs would often drive by but never stop.

Now here is his home. I wonder how he was able to afford all of this Teak wood?

**hillbilly** · 13-09-2006, 04:58 PM

Notice the body language now between the main contractor on the left and the sub-contractor of the carpenters. We are starting to have a few misunderstandings.

The second protective coating of paint is being applied to the fence. Once again I allowed all kinds of workers on the job site.

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