Thread: Build a new house in Udon Thani

It's going up, has a house shape.

Foundation, support beams and roof structure. Rooms next, looking good.

We got new photo's

https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u..._122837_3_.jpg

we start to make the roof

^ Thanks for the update UD. Looks like the roof is nearing completion. All you need are a few walls and you'll be done. I bet you're looking forward to heading out to Thailand to see it at some stage.

So far so good. You've got tin foil on the roof and everything...

Are they concrete tiles?

They are Cepac monier concrete tiles

one more picture

Originally Posted by Udon Dreamhouse

They are Cepac monier concrete tiles

The roof looks nice - I do prefer those tiles to the metal/plastic crap I have. You, I presume, need a stronger roof structure and are likely to have more breakages/issues over time, but they do look much nicer, imho.

The roof is done now we have to waith about 2 month before the house will be ready .
First he has to finish a another house

Sweet-looking house !!

Yep, so far so good...

Well done !
You have the important parts done well.....
Keep posting !!!
Mark

We are back .

This will be the sleeping room

the toilet

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but those outside brick walls will make your house feel like an oven. Brick is fine for inside walls and especially bathrooms but not outside walls because of their terrible thermal properties. Q-con aerated block is by far the best, with standard concrete block a distant second and brick a very distant third.

You may be saved by the fact that you are close enough to other buildings and trees, so maybe you won't have the sun shining on your walls all day, but in any case, better get some good air conditioning units....

^^^

I was thinking the same thing, but didn't want to come across as rude. Although I think the brick is commonly used in Thai houses.
I did a simple test at my house on the south wall. Put my hand outside the window and felt that strong warm tropical sun shining on the Q-con block. I then felt the inside wall, in the same general area and it was relatively cool.

I hope you get some good shade trees / vegetation up when the house is finished.

Steve

Originally Posted by stevefarang

the brick is commonly used in Thai houses.

It certainly used to be, but it appears to have become a lot less common in recent years. Anyhow Thai's can handle the kind of heat and humidity that would cause most farangs to expire in half an hour...I watch these guys doing heavy manual work in 40C weather when I'm drenched in sweat and unable to move more than 6 feet from the fan.... they don't even notice the heat or break into a sweat.... but they do drink lots of water.....and M150......

Originally Posted by koman

and M150.

When I put my fence posts in down one side of our place in 40 degree heat I used to inject M150's directly into my veins.