Thread: DrAndy's Wife's New Project in the old city

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

it just amazes me the way they work

Tilers in Thailand do not work by the 'Western basic rules of tiling'

Otherwise Andy wouldn't have the 'filled' gab in the toilet floor

Seems to me they never measure out a centre line to begin from

The tilers are now the renderers, and have started doing the various beams and ceilings




The kitchens have had the Viva board cut and fitted. I have measured the sizes and will confirm with the stone masons tomorrow





another shot of rendered beams; we decided to make them rounded for a softer look





a view through the painted upstairs




fitting cement board to close the gap between roof and tile

Originally Posted by ootai

what or how do you intend to seal the join between the lobby roof and the wall. In the pictures in post #203 there appears to be quite a gap.

the gap is left inside

the ceiling will hide it when fitted

the outside is closed with cement board as in the pic from the previous post

you then get some ventilation of the roof space above the false ceiling

DrA
I apologise for not making my question 100% clear and thank you for your response but I actually meant the gap between the entrance roof and the wall going up ti the second floor. The sheets of ??? that make up the roof of the entrance butt up against the wall that goes up to the second floor and I assumme that some form of angled sheet would be somehow fixed to the wall and over the top of the roof sheets.
Its hard to explain something that you know f#*k all about but I hope you get my drift. I am interested mainly in how your plan to get a water tight seal against the wall as if you got heavy driving rain it could leak thropugh the gap and into the entrance hall.
Just to finish Ilike the arches in the picture you titled "a view through painted upstairs". Can't believe its the same place that you started with.

aha ^ the gap at the top of the roof sheets!





what is normally done is run a fillet of cement all the way along to use as a flashing. That is OK if it is done well and doesn't crack


the best way is to cut a groove in the wall just above the tiles and slot in one of the bitumen based rolls, about 10cm wide, and press down onto the tiles

then apply the fillet; hopefully the bitumen strip will stop any water ingress if the cement does crack

In the UK the best flashing is made of lead

Originally Posted by ootai

Just to finish I like the arches in the picture you titled "a view through painted upstairs". Can't believe its the same place that you started with.

yes, the change is dramatic and it ain't finished yet!

thanks

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by ootai

Just to finish I like the arches in the picture you titled "a view through painted upstairs". Can't believe its the same place that you started with.

yes, the change is dramatic and it ain't finished yet!

thanks

Looking very nice. Are there any other buildings close to yours for sale? Maybe we can start an upmarket area for rentals.

the one opposite just sold out of the bank for b1.5m; he is instantly putting it back on the market for B1.9, and those houses are about half the size of mine!

there is an empty one on my side but I don't know if for sale

The carpenter (who is also the tiler and renderer) has been busy

The new (old) front door for upstairs is being fitted



The new wall separating the two flats is rendered




The back double doors to the patio are being fitted



the kitchen cabinet doors have been fitted





we have a half plumbed in sink



and a towel rail, paper holder, bumwasher

just like a real flat!

and

they have filled in the awful 70's dividing wall

the neighbour kindly agreed



closed off the roof, with slotted board to help ventilation




fitted the back door to the patio, for the upstairs flat






and this is the cement fillet that was being discussed

hooray!

the electrics are working

the kitchen stone worktops have arrived

brilliant stuff doc.

Looking really good now. I like many of the design features, that set it apart from 'just another conversion'. Can't wait to see it furnished and ready to go.

^^^ They what

Nigel, go ahead and start your build thread if you have pics of land and area to show. You are not that far away from starting the build and I look forward to seeing your progress. Where did you say you will be building?

Sorry Doc, didn't mean to interrupt your thread. Everything is looking good so far and you should be renting soon.

The roof with the slotted ventilation will this be a problem in the future with ants and other creepy crawlies , I would have thought the house would be sealed to stop the invasion of creepy crawlies which can be a bad problem ,

^ Not many creepy crawlies will want to live up there, but they are welcome to try

It is a fairly standard way of finishing the eaves; the old fashioned way is with strips of wood

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

looking forward to the nice clean tidy finish

me too, and your new build thread

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

Sorry Doc

no problem, these things happen

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Not many creepy crawlies will want to live up there

I think the roof space gets too warm for most creepy crawlies

I'd like to say that the basic structure of the house looks really solid.
A good starting point for any project.
I learned my lesson the hard way.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Not many creepy crawlies will want to live up there

I think the roof space gets too warm for most creepy crawlies

it does, as long as it is not damp

Originally Posted by DrAndy

me too, and your new build thread

Yea for sure I got real itchy feet now ,, but its gonna be October before we see anything I am afraid Doc , it aint gonna be anything on your scale either just a small 1 bed / bath / living kit room with a balcony etc ,, a kinda weekend / occasional visit home , but people like yourself with much build experience will be able to sit back and chuckle ( edit ) give advice

of course, if you need any help....

Norton is good with a shovel, and Thetyim is a great bricklayer