Thread: New build in Trang

Kitchen almost complete............her indoors chose the colour scheme.......don,t all blame me

Originally Posted by petermik

her indoors chose the colour scheme.......don,t all blame me

No worries Peter. You are not alone on the paint color schemes

The tiles look cool. Can we get a close up pls

Nice! colours nice too....

Where are you gonna plug in the rice cooker etc?
Some drawers might be real handy methinks.
Where you gonna stick the gas bottle....outside with a hole through the wall out of sight behind hob would be tidy and safe.

Love the windows..55.

Are the cupboards plastic? I used 'em in bathrooms...gone a bit yellow now though.

Originally Posted by crepitas

Nice! colours nice too....

Where are you gonna plug in the rice cooker etc?
Some drawers might be real handy methinks.
Where you gonna stick the gas bottle....outside with a hole through the wall out of sight behind hob would be tidy and safe.

Love the windows..55.

Are the cupboards plastic? I used 'em in bathrooms...gone a bit yellow now though.

2 double sockets one to the left on the wall facing and one on the right on the outside wall just under the cupboard..........the gap that is open at the moment is waiting for a 3 drawer unit to be installed-the gas bottle will be under the worksurface behing the cupboard on the left,the builder has left a hole in the corner of the recessed section of the worktop to run the gas pipe-yes the cupboards are UPVC so hopefully they will keep there colour better but who knows

If I was to do a house in Thailand, I would do it very Thai colours, it's part of being there

Electrics finally completed and ceiling "walluped" also-the walls have only been sealed yet as the weather down south last week was wet and humid,not much good for drying paint so the finishing will have to wait a while.....no worries we are not in any rush for completion.The electrics will have to be inspected and passed off before we can be permanently connected,hoping that will be sometime later this week,or maybe not..........TIT (this is Thailand LOL)

Shit happens
The build had been going smoothly....no problems up to date ,then last friday the builder sends us some pics of the tiling in the lounge and although not very good pics it looked to me there was something not right-the girlfriend said maybe its the sunlight making the shadow? I bloody well hoped so so on sunday we drove the 945 kms down here and as soon as I walked into the lounge I could see the problem many tiles were a different shade and they stuck out like a sore thumb shit I said how could the tiler not notice this? we shall never know-his assistant and wife said they had a lot of rain last week with poor lighting and they could not tell until too late "bullshit" I thought-on this forum I had read about checking every single item that is delivered and the tiles (60 sq.mtres) were delivered when we were last here 2 weeks ago-around 9 sq.mtres of tiling were a different shade and at first I thought they could be lifted and replaced-but no-too well cemented (1.5 inches of cement base) and to remove them would require a kango and the vibration from that would probably affect the bond of the remaining,so UP WITH THE LOT-jesus what a mess,we contacted Homepro Trang and they sent someone out-they accepted responsability but all they could offer was a 50% refund what could I do other than accept and take the hit-22,000 baht it has cost me to put it right-yesterday I laboured with the tiler and his wife clearing the rubble from the floors and today they start again as I said at the start things had been going so well-too well maybe-but this is life and this is Thailand and shit happens get on with it and get over it is all we can do
p.s. staying down here until all the finishing is completed LOL

Hello Peter.

Bummer on the tile.

I do not want to come across as grammar nazi but man can you please put some periods at the end of your sentences. I was reading it and the story is one long run on sentence.

Originally Posted by petermik

Shit happens
The build had been going smoothly....no problems up to date ,then last friday the builder sends us some pics of the tiling in the lounge and although not very good pics it looked to me there was something not right-the girlfriend said maybe its the sunlight making the shadow? I bloody well hoped so so on sunday we drove the 945 kms down here and as soon as I walked into the lounge I could see the problem many tiles were a different shade and they stuck out like a sore thumb shit I said how could the tiler not notice this? we shall never know-his assistant and wife said they had a lot of rain last week with poor lighting and they could not tell until too late "bullshit" I thought-on this forum I had read about checking every single item that is delivered and the tiles (60 sq.mtres) were delivered when we were last here 2 weeks ago-around 9 sq.mtres of tiling were a different shade and at first I thought they could be lifted and replaced-but no-too well cemented (1.5 inches of cement base) and to remove them would require a kango and the vibration from that would probably affect the bond of the remaining,so UP WITH THE LOT-jesus what a mess,we contacted Homepro Trang and they sent someone out-they accepted responsability but all they could offer was a 50% refund what could I do other than accept and take the hit-22,000 baht it has cost me to put it right-yesterday I laboured with the tiler and his wife clearing the rubble from the floors and today they start again as I said at the start things had been going so well-too well maybe-but this is life and this is Thailand and shit happens get on with it and get over it is all we can do
p.s. staying down here until all the finishing is completed LOL

As they say shit happens...came back after shopping to find that the boss man tiler had told his ladies to rip up about 50sqmetrs.....in open area under house. They just dumped the tile with attached mortar into rubber farm....luckily had over ordered...never did find out what the problem was...TIT

^^^
More of tiles and tilers:
We have two concrete external stairways up to living area and a veranda around 2 sides of our house.
I turned up with the truck loaded down with attractive small square, sand coloured leaf pattern tiles.
Tiler says they are too small and I should take them back and get big ones.
Anyways they laid them…They were laying the veranda tiles when I laid a spirit level on them and noted that they were canted toward house…they had to rip up half of them…velly unhappy tilers....

Hmm.. Actually what I wanted was exposed aggregate pea gravel for all external areas but sadly could not find anybody back then that understood what the f.. I wanted…sigh!

Originally Posted by crepitas

Hmm.. Actually what I wanted was exposed aggregate pea gravel for all external areas but sadly could not find anybody back then that understood what the f.. I wanted…sigh!

Yeah I mentioned that too and I got a puzzled look. I will just do it myself as it will not be a huge area. Funny how easy it is to do.

But I will say that all the Thais I have interacted with have always taken it all in and want to learn. I have never had any say "No Can do". They are willing to learn. I showed them the back splash process behind our stove/oven and they did a good job in finishing it. Not sure I like it now that its done but that's not their fault.

All good fun…
Built a substantial wooden deck with a shade cloth canopy for her indoors’ orchids’. Bamboo shade cloth frame and deck rotted out after a couple of years.
Replaced with concrete under shade now provided with flowering trees/climber.
Went to buy pea gravel….nah “no have”. So used a stiff brush to rough up surface and now is covered in mossy green stuff which is very rural down on the farm and looks just fine; have to brush it off now and again as can get a bit slick in wet season…lol


As to kitchen counters and back splash..I took onto myself to use/lay tile. Frickin grout has it's own ecosystem...will change to granite or...another of many round tuits.

Looks okay but do not look TOOO close!

same same after I try again

The offending tiles removed and concrete bed broken up...........what a mess

Well newly dug-18 metres down they found water,one week later it was two thirds full.....................quality wise I will have to get it checked out

Water tower and tank now in place

Looking better
Newly laid tiles/skirting/doors-the girl friend is sat on her ass talking with the tilers wife who is grouting the tiles on the terrace

Tiling almost completed on terrace as we left last saturday-front doors looking good and stonework sealed on the concrete pillars...............windows to be installed after painting the interior.
Outside paint job can wait..........until rainy season improves.

Originally Posted by crepitas

Hmm.. Actually what I wanted was exposed aggregate pea gravel for all external areas but sadly could not find anybody back then that understood what the f.. I wanted…sigh!

im going through the same same Peter, keep trying to explain to the wife that all we need is that pea gravel down the side of the house once the pools complete , but cannot get her head around it , she wants it tiled, the pea gravel looks alright to me

P.S
Nice build. Except for the green kitchen counters. But, that is in no way under your control.