All rustic beauties. Typical Thai village places. Family homes. Neat and tidy but not something most foreigners would live in.Originally Posted by Humbert
One neighbor (in pic). No one in the back and only 2 houses across the road.
All rustic beauties. Typical Thai village places. Family homes. Neat and tidy but not something most foreigners would live in.Originally Posted by Humbert
One neighbor (in pic). No one in the back and only 2 houses across the road.
You haven't mentioned any termite protectionOriginally Posted by Norton
what do you use?
Nice looking place. Good design and well constructed it appears. Thanks for sharing your experience.
Only problem we've had with termites was imported in the wood used in base board. It was not Mai Daeng. Got rid of them. No termites in the Mai Daeng flooring.Originally Posted by DrAndy
I spray a couple times a year around the house foundation. Use Chaindrite mixture. So far no termite damage anywhere in the house. Knock on wood.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect,"
Why do they sometimes build with those little red bricks and sometimes with the semi hollow breeze blocks? Is one way meant to be better than the other, one cheaper?
Nice house.
Red brick is better than the concrete brick. Qcon is preferred these days but was very pricey and hard to find locally when I built. Concrete block is cheapest. Red brick only a bit less than QCon now.Originally Posted by xanax
Nice looking house Norton thank for sharing
Lookin great Nort's
I am going to spend some time in the forest gathering wood for our Wat... When I get home.
We lost everything. Everything
Fook
Nice looking place Norton. Very peaceful.
So now you've shared the pictures can we expect the announcement of the TD members house warming party any time soon ?
The house got warmed 6 years ago. Lot's of pics but can't post in order to protect the guilty. A few have been back since.Originally Posted by Bangyai
Why did you install the big water heater? Instead of independent shower water types? One source for all faucets? do you utilize it for wash and other household needs other than bathing?
Nice looking house. I have never seen the red blocks with 4 holes in Thailand, Only the ones 1/2 the thickness with 2 holes. The 4 hole ones are very popular in Brazil, They use them for everything. Smart idea putting the office off the master bedroom.
Primarily. There are mutipoint demand heaters but I find the boiler type work better when mixer faucets are used. I've had problems with flow fluctuations with demand heaters. You don't need to worry with a boiler (storage) tank.Originally Posted by ltnt
Yes all water faucets have hot and cold supply.Originally Posted by ltnt
Good point. Anyone building new should do it. Wasn't aware of the system at the time. Just finished a house. Put in tubing all under house. Very easy and inexpensive. Note small black tubing. Guys come around and nuk em with termite killer.Originally Posted by DrAndy
Last edited by Norton; 03-09-2012 at 08:33 PM.
same same but different,nice house norts, cheers for the pics, can we see the garden please?
Nice one mate well done
Nice looking place. I really like the wide awning.
What was the draw program you used? Does is render 3D images?
Thanks in advance.
This from 2 years ago. All have grown in now. Update in order. On my to do list.Originally Posted by sunsetter
https://teakdoor.com/farming-and-gard...pe-thread.html (Norton's amateur DIY landscape thread)
Nice looking house Norton and thanks for posting.
3D Home Architect. I find it very good. It does render 3D images.Originally Posted by MrG
3D Home Architect
Good impression of building that house Norton.
Thanks :-)
Thanks for that. Great post. Any idea what it would cost today?
No insulation other than the 'Cool Roof'? I don't see any evidence of A/C. Our house also built in Issan appears almost identical to yours, (materials and procedure). I have since added A/C in each bedroom and will be adding A/C to the main living area later this year. Temperatures in our house are unbearable even with cross draft windows and industrial sized fans moving the air about.
Simple 3D progams are a good tool to help visualize a design but I also suggest building a simple scale model if you don't want to go thru the learning curve of learning a rendering program. The most important thing for a do-it-yourself home designer to do is create a scaled layout plan that can become the basis for various layers that can be used for estimating the job properly by a contractor. A dimensional wall plan, floor electrical plan, plumbing plan, floor covering plan and reflected ceiling lighting plan are essential. Elevations and sections through the structure are also important.
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