Thread: It's Too Hot . What To Do ?

PS. The tap water up country is in no way, shape or form drinkable.

OK . Enough . ( Thanks Necron ) .

I still don't know why people get so abusive so quickly .

I thought that was why the Forum is here . People who admit they don't know get answers from people who do know .

Why that leads to abuse is still beyond me. Like there are people sitting waiting for any chance to be aggressive .
Even when you try to write an entertaining Construction Thread you get some abuse . Why ?

Still ..... there are enough helpful people to make the asking worthwhile .

To those ( many ) folks --- thanks .

I have enough now to work with.



Wasp

move and plant some big trees to create a shade over the house, look for trees with small leaves, that will allow breeze through, choose one which is higher than the house, without invasive roots. I suggest Indian Cork Tree (ปีบขาว) is a great one for the job, a mature tree cost about 3000-4000 baht. depends on where you are located add another 500-600 baht for planting

Originally Posted by Wasp

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Originally Posted by Wasp

What can I do ?

Put too many ceramic roofs on her
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Sorry Dill .

I don't have any idea what this means .

Iss funny yes / no ?


Wasp

Originally Posted by Wasp

This is going to be my longest stint in Thailand and it will make or break any idea of staying .

And I'm finding the heat too much .

The problem is specifically two walls which get a battering of direct sunlight all through the day .
I wasn't around when these were built .
I had not read a single Construction Thread when Missy was giving the cousin clearance to go ahead and make the walls in single concrete block construction .... which gather in loads of heat and keep it !
He must have bought a load of those bricks they use in Night Storage Heaters .

What can I do ?



It's this wall facing you with the single window and the wall around the corner to the Left which are the heating problem .


The solutions which come to mind are --

1. Try to extend the shortish overhang . But this is not easy . It's a long way up and then it would have to come out a long way and probably angle down to put the walls into shade .
Supporting that wouldn't be an easy thing .

2. Put insulation onto the interior wall . Cover that with board and screed it .

3. Build a second Q-Con wall on the inside ?

4. Spray the walls to cool them down ? A bit primitive and tedious .

Any suggestions from you much more technically-gifted people would be appreciated .



Wasp

That has to be the ugliest fukking house I have ever seen, I would knock it down and start again, try using vegetation to shield it from direct sunlight.

Jeez, what an eyesore. Those Roman pillars.

Another option would be to stay in an air-conditioned hotel for the duration of the holiday.

Originally Posted by taxexile

That has to be the ugliest fukking house I have ever seen, I would knock it down and start again, try using vegetation to shield it from direct sunlight.

Jeez, what an eyesore. Those Roman pillars.

You're not being very helpful Tax,

Considering what his wife lived in before this new house would be a Palace.

Must keep these things in perspective mate.

^ But the old house would have some air flowing through it - one of the benefits of having a wooden house that 'leaks'. It also had wooden shutters on the windows, which would have kept some of the heat and light out.

Reading between the lines,

Considering he ain't here much just Bang in the big fuk off A/C and be done with it.


Just pay the Power bills.

Originally Posted by Neverna

^ But the old house would have some air flowing through it - one of the benefits of having a wooden house that 'leaks'. It also had wooden shutters on the windows, which would have kept some of the heat and light out.

Seems as the newer style [last 15-20 years] of ugly and linear "block" houses tend to retain the heat, as they have less air flow - encased.

Wasp, what abuse??

Folk here are, in the main, giving you advice.Admittedly, some of it is total bollox but then, some here are as daft as brushes.

Look, you seem to think your walls are a heat source. They are at 90 degree angle to the ground. The sun rises here circa 0630 hrs and sets 12 hours later. Of that period it is no less than 8 hours at 80+ degrees to your house. Approaching the vernal equinox it will be 90 degrees to your house most of the time. I assume the hot walls are west facing. Therefore, as a source of direct heat, the sun is banging on that wall for probably no more than 3 hours. Screening and shading might help a bit, but not a lot. Your roof is the bugger given that it looks nearly flat and is capturing as much heat from direct sunlight as possible.

Your walls are fuck all to do with your problem, except the total lack of any shade. It's your roof. Look, have you seen the steeply pitched double roofed teak house with gaps between and long overhangs? They're that way because it was an efficient way of ameliorating the effects of direct sunlight that comes mostly from directly overhead rays.

You might be able to contain heat from invading the living space by screening the underside of that roof with foil. It will however also contain ambient heat which rises. If you were truly serious about doing something you would be best to fit more, larger windows but without glass, just louvres and a fly screen, to assist airflow, and whack in some overhead fans.

Frankly, you're still just jerking off with the problem and need to lose that roof before you do anything else.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

Wasp, what abuse??

Folk here are, in the main, giving you advice.Admittedly, some of it is total bollox but then, some here are as daft as brushes.

Look, you seem to think your walls are a heat source. They are at 90 degree angle to the ground. The sun rises here circa 0630 hrs and sets 12 hours later. Of that period it is no less than 8 hours at 80+ degrees to your house. Approaching the vernal equinox it will be 90 degrees to your house most of the time. I assume the hot walls are west facing. Therefore, as a source of direct heat, the sun is banging on that wall for probably no more than 3 hours. Screening and shading might help a bit, but not a lot. Your roof is the bugger given that it looks nearly flat and is capturing as much heat from direct sunlight as possible.

Your walls are fuck all to do with your problem, except the total lack of any shade. It's your roof. Look, have you seen the steeply pitched double roofed teak house with gaps between and long overhangs? They're that way because it was an efficient way of ameliorating the effects of direct sunlight that comes mostly from directly overhead rays.

You might be able to contain heat from invading the living space by screening the underside of that roof with foil. It will however also contain ambient heat which rises. If you were truly serious about doing something you would be best to fit more, larger windows but without glass, just louvres and a fly screen, to assist airflow, and whack in some overhead fans.

Frankly, you're still just jerking off with the problem and need to lose that roof before you do anything else.

Realistically, needs to do the whole thing over.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Put some plastic pipe horizontally along the top of the wall. Punch holes it the pipe and run a plastic pipe up the wall. Drill lots of small holes along the pipe pointing into the wall. Connect it to the water supply and turn it on

Good idea. Then, you save money to travel to sauna in the nearest city.

roll up bamboo stick blinds would probably be the easiest cheapest way to go.

Originally Posted by runker

roll up bamboo stick blinds would probably be the easiest cheapest way to go.

Possibility, as bamboo absorbs heat and sunlight.

Originally Posted by OhOh

Put some fabric sun screens over the roof and walls.



Put some plastic pipe horizontally along the top of the wall.The water running down the wall will cool it.
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Thank you for this OhOh .

I like the canvas screens .

I had never given the windows a lot of thought because I was already surprised enough how damn hot the walls can get . But when I touched the tinted glass it's scorching .
The windows are not that big but they are like two radiators working at full power.

I've started with the slats but I like that canvas screen enough to go and look for it today .

The water ....... I'll see how the slats go .



Wasp

Originally Posted by Wasp

I like the canvas screens .

You will be replacing 'canvas' every year due to the extreme climate. A tensile solution will also be expensive especially if it's done with a synthetic fabric made for the purpose.

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Originally Posted by Wasp

Makes me miss drizzle and solitude

Not so bad, really. True happiness comes from within.

Except, of course, if returned to the people by Gen Phrayut.

Originally Posted by terp80

Originally Posted by Wasp

Makes me miss drizzle and solitude

Not so bad, really. True happiness comes from within.

You're right .

It does .

And Thailand has never been a search for happiness . I'm very happy in the UK .... it's just the financials . Like so many many people there comes a point where downscaling is the only way to get through the last quarter of living and Thailand offers a way to do it .

That's the only reason .

FIL falling over drunk and Grandma pissing in the corner of her shack are not the allure you might think them to be.



Wasp.

Too hot?
Wondering what's the issue about.

I have been making fire every evening, morning in my fireplace (tau), lucky that I have got plenty of firewood free.

I am enjoying starting the fire without any paper, firing up one splinter full of resin (from the mountain trees) just with a lighter. And a good scent. Do you know that? Can be bought in the local markets.

(Wondering how Cnx37 will fare in Fang Mountain during this cool spell)

Originally Posted by Wasp

FIL falling over drunk and Grandma pissing in the corner of her shack are not the allure you might think them to be.

Oh . . . my . . . gawd!