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

What's the green pipe for ?

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It will make a small step UP into the bathroom but you have to make some compromises!

Make a sign. I broke a toe on a bathroom fitting like that. Its not natural.

See your using PPR fusion welded hot water pipe same as we did on our last build. Seems to be good stuff.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

What's the green pipe for ?

hot water; we will have a multipoint water heater feeding the bathroom sink, shower and the kitchen sink

Originally Posted by aging one

Make a sign. I broke a toe on a bathroom fitting like that. Its not natural.

oh dear

I made a sign just now (crossed fingers behind my back)

anyway, I bet you only did it once!

^ yes, cheaper than copper and much easier to use, if you have the correct tool

we used that in the apartment block too

I can't understand why they don't clean up the crap BEFORE they do any plumbing. At least get out of the way would be my thought. TIT I guess.

I suppose they are going to make more crap.....

they have taken away lots of bags of rubbish from their works so far.

They will have to clean that area before any work starts there anyway

I understand there making NEW crap everyday but, why not get rid of the OLD shit BEFORE trying to run NEW piping?

Originally Posted by Eliminator

I understand there making NEW crap everyday but, why not get rid of the OLD shit BEFORE trying to run NEW piping?

don't worry, Elim

It will all work out in the end

I too would prefer a clean working environment, safer and healthier as well as nicer

Luckily I am not doing the work

Originally Posted by DrAndy

I too would prefer a clean working environment, safer and healthier as well as nicer

Luckily I am not doing the work

Drove me nuts when we built our house. Eventually, my wife kicked me off of her building site. And, order did eventually develop from squalor and chaos.....

Originally Posted by DrAndy

It will make a small step UP into the bathroom but you have to make some compromises!

Bad compromise

You know thais, their water jars, and their refilling the water supply

"Oops !! I forgot I had the water running"

At least let the floor fall to the drain

Or put in a doorstep,and seal it; that'll give you an idea how submariners live

Originally Posted by helge

At least let the floor fall to the drain

of course that will be done, quite normal

We can have a look at the existing drains, if you like

here is the new box to take all the grey water from the house (shower, kitchen, basins etc)




this will run into the existing drain at the back, which needs a little cleaning out




luckily the pipe is quite a large size so is not completely blocked


This is a pic of the pipe inside - you can just see some light at the end of the tunnel


there is another access at the other end, so it should be fairly easy to clean out




They have fitted the kitchen door sets

We intend to make the kitchen in a more simple manner rather than the horrible poured concrete top

on those supports we will just lay a piece of 1" Viva board, or similar

we then will put the granite tiles on top of that

whilst that may not have the structural strength of the poured cement top, it will be strong enough to take some clumsy workman standing on it

In addition, we do not have to decide the exact placement of sink and hobs yet, as we would need to with cement (although we do know)



some of the neat wiring in the roof space....

I think they will tuck it away!




and another mistake in the same bedroom, the woman assuming we wanted a window at the side, then being told too late we didn't

so the blockwork is a bit weaker than normal, but they have put bits of iron in for strength

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Drove me nuts when we built our house. Eventually, my wife kicked me off of her building site. And, order did eventually develop from squalor and chaos.....

yep, I am the same as you and Elim, I like a clean working area and always leave the last few minutes of the day cleaning up

All looking good, Andy so no major hiccups yet, lucky you.

^ yes, I noted that in my post

Originally Posted by DrAndy

and another mistake in the same bedroom, the woman assuming we wanted a window at the side, then being told too late we didn't so the blockwork is a bit weaker than normal, but they have put bits of iron in for strength

I couldn't be bothered to make them redo it

as the wall is not load bearing it should be Ok unless there is a severe earthquake

Originally Posted by DrAndy

^ yes, I noted that in my post

Originally Posted by DrAndy

and another mistake in the same bedroom, the woman assuming we wanted a window at the side, then being told too late we didn't so the blockwork is a bit weaker than normal, but they have put bits of iron in for strength

I couldn't be bothered to make them redo it

as the wall is not load bearing it should be Ok unless there is a severe earthquake

Sorry Doctor!!!

I thought you were referring to the blocks on the outside wall. If you OK with it then that's all that matters.

KCC

cheers Rick

Davis, renting out property is always a risk, you just have to try and minimise that

Check out your tenants, provide decent accomodation for a reasonable price, keep everyone happy

The new wall for the front bedroom being rendered

and the new wiring




The downstairs bathroom; we demolished the existing wall and will rebuild nearly to the plastic tie hanging down. The lavatory will sit with the cistern against the new wall and lots of extra space created

What was a tiny cramped bathroom becomes acceptable




The frames for the bedroom sliding doors; these have worked out quite expensive, so maybe the space they save is not worth it



a view down the hallway...looking good!




Top view of the patio for Eliminator

sad that the plants were blown down in last weeks storm, they made a nice screen




The downstairs kitchen, rejigged





The only woman worker

she has been in the building trade for years; when she started she earned B8 a day

Thanks for the view, I do wish you all the best in your project.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

The only woman worker

Where?

don't get all sexist

not all Thai women are beautiful and cute like our wives