Thread: Rural Surin just SW of Ratanaburi

Great thread Carrabow and looking forward to seeing your home develop.

All the best to you and your missus.

Did anyone else think this was going to be a thread about Rural Surin being spotted just SW of Ratanaburi?

Looks like a big project, good effort Carabow.

Originally Posted by chitown

Did anyone else think this was going to be a thread about Rural Surin being spotted just SW of Ratanaburi?

Yes, at an elevation of about 16 degrees and 15 minutes, in the western sky just after sunset, between Venus and Aldebaran.

Jammed directly between Dr. Andy and Ray Carey's butt cheeks.

don't get over-excited Chi

Originally Posted by DrAndy

don't get over-excited Chi

No worries doc

I am still confused...

Originally Posted by chitown

Did anyone else think this was going to be a thread about Rural Surin being spotted just SW of Ratanaburi?

Maybe I am RS with another nick or a split personality. Did that ever cross your mind?

Originally Posted by Looper

Looks like a big project, good effort Carabow.

Originally Posted by chitown

Did anyone else think this was going to be a thread about Rural Surin being spotted just SW of Ratanaburi?

Yes, at an elevation of about 16 degrees and 15 minutes, in the western sky just after sunset, between Venus and Aldebaran.

Thanks Looper,

The reason I raised the land the way I did is because when I first came to this area they had a really bad rainy season and this whole area was under 4 feet of water. We did not want to be in the middle of the village and I need elbow room. Dirt is cheap and the retaining wall was a product of something I have always wanted to do living next to a river and a lake in the Chain O' Lakes area (Chi will get this).

Originally Posted by hillbilly

I am still confused...

Don't worry HB, I am too.

Enjoying watching this one come along....it is a very interesting build and seems to be coming along as you wish it be. Well done

Ahh, bending steel by hand. Not fun but necessary. Bending all the bits for the footing cages. After several failures on my part I actually got good at this too. Luckily concrete hides mistakes well.

You always get the local drunk who comes over and has to give you "The way it should be done" I would just look at Yem and ignore the rest.

Originally Posted by Carrabow

The reason I raised the land the way I did is because when I first came to this area they had a really bad rainy season and this whole area was under 4 feet of water

a good reason!

I am not one for formalities, this is Great Great Granny saying her prayer or final inspection before the corner stone gets put in. This day was for their culture, my day was wasted so me and Granny X 3 got liquored up at 6 in the morning

You all have seen this before so I will spare the pics, you will notice my dog is in many of the pictures. This one will be hard to replace when he's gone. Nothing goes unnoticed by him and is very protective.

First one in and many to go

All day for that, but out of respect they got their ceremony and I got a buzz. Tomorrow is gonna be a busy day

Next day... Hung over but quickly shrugged off and ready for punishment of the day.

Mid afternoon next day. But there was previous steel work done prior to this.

Most of the men you see working are family, being in a farming community we pull together. These guys were paid and fed well during the projects. But even today I can bang on the coconut and everyone will come and help. This goes the other way around as well. I have also helped all of them on their projects as well as their fields. We fish together, drink together and fight together. We have all pulled together and put a roof on a village house lost in a storm on more than one occasion. Children are corrected by all.

This is the alluring part of my existence to this community. I am also a country boy at heart.

This is the basic setup with the piles, where and when the rebar can be welded to the baket from the pile it is done. The columns are interconnected to the basket and the load is centered on the pile.

This looks like a runny mix, it is not. After the pour and time to set up, water is added to the top to permeate the surrounding soil so it can cure slow