Thread: Buying a Ready Built House

Originally Posted by Bangyai

I bet you could sell dog poo to Baitong Boy if the price was right

You been reading my mail?...

^ funnily enough my house is near Bang Na.

Originally Posted by ltnt

When the non-stop motorcy shop opens next door and the noodle shop is opened on the other side, what business do you plan to open? Bar?

maybe i'll just start dealing yabaa. or a farang massage parlor. but then i'd prob end my days wanking off old men. beats tefling i guess.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

German technology

Pruksa has purchased the technology right to use the German machines and design right? Not the only nor the first in this technology, but perhaps available in Thailand as an exclusive by Pruksa/German partnership?

This method is called "Tilt-up," in the USA. Long standing technology from the 60's when modular housing and building construction was looking to cut costs. Popular as warehousing and office structures that lack imagination, often referred to as "cigarette boxes."

Not often used in the single family home business in the USA. Apartments and the usual industrial buildings lend themselves to this economic trend.

Originally Posted by armstrong

maybe i'll just start dealing yabaa. or a farang massage parlor. but then i'd prob end my days wanking off old men. beats tefling i guess.

Same, same imo, but everybody's got to be somewhere.

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by Bangyai

Originally Posted by Necron99

Seems to be a few of us in the immediate vicinity, maybe a bbq is called for.
I'm sort of behind the tesco on Kachanaphisek in bang bua tong.

I know the big Tesco on the Kanchanaphisek ring road, about 8 k south of Bangyai. Is that the one you mean ? Thats not Bang Bua Tong though ??

In any event, sounds like a good idea for the new year .

I don't know where I live, I only know how to get there, and from there to the beer shop.
Bang Kruai apparently.
Just redoing my garden, I post an invite when it's done.

Yep, that would be it.

Might have driven by your house then taking the back route to Tescos. You're well situated for gardening supplies down there. No shortage of nurseries in that area for all sorts of garden stuff. Just wish our ' garden ' was bigger than 2x1 metres. Good luck with it.

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by Bangyai

German technology

Pruksa has purchased the technology right to use the German machines and design right? Not the only nor the first in this technology, but perhaps available in Thailand as an exclusive by Pruksa/German partnership?

Yes, it might have been an exclusive right before but I notice that a lot of building companies besides Preuksa are now building using this method. See them popping up everywhere hereabouts. Land and Home also using this method now .

I'll say one thing, and that is the walls themselves are bloody strong. A lot stronger than tradition Thai red brick or Q block. Where problems do occur its normally during assembly on site. With Preuksa each team of workers is assigned to assemble a certain number of homes in one terrace. In our last village there were no complaints except against one team that managed to bolt the walls together in such a makeshift manor that cracks appeared between each slab. Only happened to houses made by this particular team and it cost Preuksa a lot to put things right. The foreman of this team was sacked.

Lots of interesting info on this thread. Cheers Bangyai, and you too Armstrong.

Originally Posted by Bangyai

I'll say one thing, and that is the walls themselves are bloody strong. A lot stronger than tradition Thai red brick or Q block.

why do you need strong walls?

because the buildings use the walls as structural components, whereas most concrete houses use the beams and columns as the structure, so the walls are just infill to keep the animals out

Originally Posted by Bangyai

I'll say one thing, and that is the walls themselves are bloody strong.

Actually not as strong as the red bricks compressive strength. Precast concrete walls are flexible, but lack the compressive strength found in layering of red brick.

Cracking of the precast is due perhaps to lack of curing or incorrect adjustment in setting. Could also be caused by subsidence. Vertical cracking is normally "stress cracking."

Do you know what PSI rating is for the precast concrete? 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 psi?

ltnt sounds like you know a lot about this. Any info on the sound proofing qualities of different materials? In our house they used q block on the outer walls but those thin grey blocks that are part hollow on the party walls. I had them put in another one so it's twice as thick, but still lets a lot of noise though. Thinking of having another done for which there is just room in q block, what do you think?, just downstairs. House is a semi not town type.

In actual builders shops they sell a form of soundproofing made out of foam. Its honeycombed and absorbs the external as well as you interior noise. In the old days we used "cork."

I think your noise could be reduced by sealing off your ceilings or roof with layers of insulation. Concrete block does little stop noise or even reduce it.

If you look about your residence and its proximity to external noise you may find that there are exterior factors that reflect the sound directly into you premises.

If you were sitting between two opposing residence common walls, then you need to put sound proofing between those walls and yours then build an additional interior wall to seal the soundproofing in between your residence and the
neighbors.

If you are unfortunate and are stuck between floors and are being attacked below and above by those neighbors, I suggest you either move or commit suicide.

I haven't lived in an apartment type situation in 50 years. Common sounds, smells, unanswered calls for help, moans, grunts, arguments, comings and goings, loud music, crazy people as neighbors, drug dealers, whores and pimps. Just the thought of all that should make anyone with half a brain stay away from apartments, condo's or other shared domestic endeavors.

You're in Thailand, I'm sure there's a whole new meaning to the word, "neighbor."

living in a semi in the Uk I spent a lot on 'sound proofing' the party wall only to find it had minimal effect. In our condo where we have been for 6 years n Bkk we have neighbours all around but never hear anything. At the new house it's noisy even with a double wall. However they seems to be out all day so rather than spend another load of money for little result think will just put up with a noisy weekend.

^"Ear Plugs work sometimes." How do you cope with the smells?

Smart move with the big wall, did they complain?

No, but they don't like us either so win win.

The partition idea is quite a good 'un

Originally Posted by armstrong

The kitchen.

Armstong is your Mrs 6' 6"? that oven is up high

Did you figure it out 7 years later that it's a townhouse that you bought, not a house.

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Armstong is your Mrs 6' 6"? that oven is up high

We have steps