Originally Posted by
Thai Dhupp
Welcome back! (thought you had been kidnapped)...
Knowing the 'Thai way' of one socket outlet per room and then fill in the requirement with one or two gang sockets out of it, when I did our electric plan, i went (maybe) OTT with what I wanted.
lol...sockets everywhere, and all doubles. eg.. kitchen got 8, , living room got 5, etc etc.
Builder sees the plans, says nothing to me, but i heard from PJ he questioned the need when a gang socket was so easy!
yeah.... electrician also passed same comment - I guess its hard to change culture. they see it as waste, I see it as safety and future-proofing.
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Anyway, if you look in my contract (on page 16 of my build thread), signed by all,
3. The Contractor is contracted to build a 2-storey Thai Style (Lanna / Ayutthaya) house, exactly following the approved plans provided by The Employer
4. The contract shall strictly follow the details in the approved plan 62/2559, issued from Orbortor Office in
26. The electrical plans (within approved plans 62/2559) shall be followed exactly. The type and number of electrical sockets shown in the approved plans in each room must not be reduced and the socket locations must not be altered.
27. Some light switches work of a 2-switch system (e.g. top and bottom of the staircase) and these 2 switch arrangements shall be followed exactly.
you can see the benefit of really labouring the point. luckily I knew how they wanted to do it so the contract stated how I wanted to do it.
I even had one if for keeping the site tidy:
53. The Contractor is responsible for the removal of all construction wastes generated from the project
(thanks to TD members for that suggestion)