A hillbilly shack in the jungle...

[Rigger]

30,000 bht

You got ripped off by 2000bht

[hillbilly]

Besides the house we had to be concerned about the fence. We had bought several parcels of land throughout the years but we eventually settled upon this 2 rai section in which to build my shack.

For you 'exacto' nuts, the land is almost a a perfect rectangle. Let's just say 100 m X 35 m.

Regardless, the fence team begins to show up...

[Spin]

Fok me! he's got a swimming pool as well

[man with no head]

Fok me! he's got a swimming pool as well

Look more like a bamboo gun to me

[man with no head]

If it's a hardwood shouldn't matter much. Soft woods like pine, etc. can warp really bad if not seasoned first.

[flash]

If it's a hardwood shouldn't matter much. Soft woods like pine, etc. can warp really bad if not seasoned first.

Pine is a hardwood, a fast growing hardwood.

[hillbilly]

If it's a hardwood shouldn't matter much. Soft woods like pine, etc. can warp really bad if not seasoned first.

Pine is a hardwood, a fast growing hardwood.

Hell, I'm probably wrong but in the states pine is normally considered a soft wood. Oak, maghony, etc, is hardwood stuff.

[man with no head]

If it's a hardwood shouldn't matter much. Soft woods like pine, etc. can warp really bad if not seasoned first.

Pine is a hardwood, a fast growing hardwood.

Softwood is wood from conifers (pine, spruce, etc).

Hardwood is wood from deciduous trees (oak, cherry, etc).

[flash]

Just looked it up and you are right, i'm going to find my woodwork teacher from school and give him a beating he won't forget.

[Rigger]

heres some nice ones Our Bungalows

[hillbilly]

This local 13-year old girl initially came by in the evenings to earn some money by washing the worker's clothes. I soon had to tell this girl "sorry, can not". Why? The workers would start drinking whiskey and suggesting, well you get the idea.

What is really sickening is that her father (his story coming up) thought it would be a good learning experience for the girl.


To get our goal accomplished we had to hire several main contractors. This is how the system worked. We hired one contractor to build the house, another one for the fence, then for the plumbing, electrical work and so on.

In the photo below you can see the workers whittling away on an outside wall post.

[Freddybear]

What is really sickening is that her father (his story coming up) thought it would be a good learning experience for the girl.

Thanks for ruining my day. Probably goes on where I live, too, but I don't want to know.

[hillbilly]

The cement and rebar begins to arrive.


In the meantime some of our local workers begin to strip the bark off of the Teak wood.

[hillbilly]

These two workers are actually sisters. The youngest one shown in the background has a heart of gold. More on her later.


To build the fence we had to clear a patch of bamboo that was about 50 foot tall. One can not just cut the bamboo down, the roots have to be taken out also. The local guy smashing away at the bamboo is only 51-years old...

[man with no head]

The roots look like a mess. My patch of land has a big bamboo patch in one part. I wanted to keep it but my brothers-in-law have more or less removed it now.

[hillbilly]

The roots look like a mess. My patch of land has a big bamboo patch in one part. I wanted to keep it but my brothers-in-law have more or less removed it now.

I can understand your love of nature, but I will bet you a 100 baht the bamboo will soon ask your fence to move. That is why I decided to remove the bulldozer.

[klongmaster]

excellent thread HB...this is what sets the TD apart from the others

[hillbilly]

The work on the floor continues on slowly.


All the teak wood comes in a rather rough form. Each piece then has to be cut to size and planned.

[hillbilly]

The bamboo patch continues to create a problem. Now the son of the local worker tries his hand.


The home for the fence workers is coming along nicely.

[man with no head]

Well, the reason they gave was that it would come crashing down on the house when it's built. Really I have not much choice due to the odd shape of the land because that's probably about where the septic tank will go. So, yeah, off it goes.

That fence, by the way, cost about 120,000B.

BTW, excellent thread. This is what I came for originally when I joined.

[Boon Mee]

That fence, by the way, cost about 120,000B.

How many meters long and how tall is that fence/wall?

[Bambro]

Well, the reason they gave was that it would come crashing down on the house when it's built. Really I have not much choice due to the odd shape of the land because that's probably about where the septic tank will go. So, yeah, off it goes.

That fence, by the way, cost about 120,000B.

BTW, excellent thread. This is what I came for originally when I joined.

Me too.

[hillbilly]

Nothing like home away from home. Guess who is paying the electricity bill? BTW, the fence boss is on the far right. His idiot brother is standing next to him.


Still, the floor work continues.

[man with no head]

It's about 240 meters total length and around 1-1.75 meters high (varies due to slope of land).

[hillbilly]

More materials arrive. Notice the concrete rings that we will be using for septic tanks. BTW, please take my advice and check the invoice of all deliveries.


Unloading gravel.