Thread: Off we go ! Our little home construction in deep Issan

And my room?

Nigel ............ You keep asking people to bear with you but I am finding this a really interesting item . And the photos are excellent .

Waiting a bit impatiently for the next installment now .

Best to you .

Wasp

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Good thread, i'm keen to see more pics of the construction.
Regards
CCC

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Sorry bout yesterday EG we had " issues " in Home Pro

Plenty more time eh ?

I doubt I will be there long enough to paint much mate ,, the bog wall kinda faeces N/ E direction

All I can say Nigel is prepare, the issues on your build are sadly just beginning. Maybe not from your builder, but all the other dickheads you must deal with for various things.

Originally Posted by patsycat

And my room?

You will get a nice willow basket with a nice pillow I am sure. Perfect for cats.

Nice thread, Nigel.

Sounds good Nige. Looking forward to more.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Well the thing is Wasp I guess people will be used to the kinda speed I post at from home on my Mac book plus the fibre optics it runs through, , this is very different in the jungle with 0.3 mgb of treacle.

Anyway just to keep you all updated before the pics at the weekend, you won't be disappointed, this week, things certainly are taking shape!

Yes ..... but we don't see that it takes longer or is slower . If one post took a split second and the next one took 2 days I wouldn't know ! I just see the post when it appears and your photos are lovely . Very clear - well framed - nice and big - and appropriate . Just a damn good thread you have going here Nige ! And I have no way of knowing if it came through a fibre optic or a ton of treacle !! I'll have a cup of coffee and some toast and biccies ready for the weekend post !

regards Wasp



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Thank you kindly Wasp for your words of encouragement very much appreciated.

If you or indeed any one reading has done a photo thread you will know it takes a certain amount of effort to get it all together.

I try to make it interesting as I can as we go along with a bit of humour injected where I can.

Anyone who knows me, knows I don't take life too seriously.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

If you or indeed any one reading has done a photo thread you will know it takes a certain amount of effort to get it all together.

Agree 100% with that.

I really have the deepest respect for all our 'correspondents in the field' (I wanted to avoid the expression 'bush reporters') who after a long day of frustration are then happy to relive their day's pain and misery through the circle of hell that is uploading pics to post on Teakdoor with an erratic broadband connection.

Good on yer Nige, keep us updated as you can. As Wasp said, a damn good thread so far for us armchair observers

Posting up a decent Photo thread usually means putting aside a day. My last one I started around 9.00AM and finished at 10 PM.

That's an average one consisting of 5 pages on a fast Internet connection.

Tel when I get a decent connection I am looking fwd to going through your last one mate,, sorry all them pics you have about Vietnam jam this poxy thing solid.

Will get there mate and will appreciate it.

I can just about send greens but cannot comment in the report box

khor that krup and all that.

BTW were above window height here now with the blocks,, marching on,, gonna get a water tank and drive pump to walk it into the build soon.

BTW ..... Take cover I was being facetious about the rust, , sorry

We love you Nigel, we do, we love you Nigel, we do, we love you Nigel, we do, ooooooooooooooooooo, Nigel we love you...

Now, get on with those farkin pics, mate.

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

BTW ..... Take cover I was being facetious about the rust, , sorry

My bad. Sometimes I don't get that when I should.

Im really glad that this is going to be a very british looking dwelling he he

My builder had the same reaction when he saw your bricks as a farm labourer did when he first saw a threshing machine.

^555 yes I can imagine ,, its the talk of the backarseend of somewhere here now .


Anyway I am gonna try to upload a few pics today ,, sorry this crap place I,m uploading from has all dodgy software and I,m about pissed with closing 20 warning windows every click ,, so I will go to the SIL,s hospital tomorrow to finish up.


Now then we have all the base filled and compacted with earth then some hin kook and plastic membrane then rebar ready to pour the floor.

CPAC have the job this time ,, although he wanted the trees cut so he didn't scrath his new lorry ..

And we have strictly come dancing in cement ,, please don't try this at home !

Once the dust had settled the next morning we could see a nice screeded slab floated off nicely ready to take our tiles later on.

The shower tray area has been reserved ready to form a nice sloping area for the drain hole ,, meanwhile alongside to the right a bit the old poop shoot has been firmly installed .







Now these 3 layers of blocks up to floor level are to be filled with cement with stone plus in certain areas re bar is added ,, all in all a bloody solid lump to work up from .

Going UP !

This is where the kitchen come living area will be

One of th elads who normally makes the blocks has joined us this week to help ,, mixing concrete to pour into some of the blocks in the balcony wall .





And I am sorry lads that's it from me for today ,, I just cant be arsed closing 20 odd windows every click telling me I am using illegal software ,, will be back tomorrow hang in cheers Nigel

Great. Bit like a big boy's Lego set!