Thread: New Well

Was quoted 18,000 Baht for a 5" bore, water guaranteed, no pump included. Is that a good price?

Depends how deep they'll drill.

For just a 3 meter deep hole in the ground it would be a bit excessive...

^Depends upon how deep they bore. Mine is 30m but I wish I would have gone 40m. I paid 3500 baht in Sangkha, Surin.

Originally Posted by stroller

Depends how deep they'll drill. For just a 3 meter deep hole in the ground it would be a bit excessive...

That I agree on. They should drill to their maximum even if they hit water at 3m.

Originally Posted by Humbert

^Depends upon how deep they bore. Mine is 30m but I wish I would have gone 40m. I paid 3500 baht in Sangkha, Surin.

Is that number right, 3,500 baht to bore a well 30 meters, or is it 35,000 baht?

^3,500 Thai baht in cash in the pocket of Somchai. That's the going price around here.

I don't live too far away but it's currently 15,000 and upwards, depending on bore size and depth. I'm struggling to find a contractor due to their present workload.

Originally Posted by Humbert

^3,500 Thai baht in cash in the pocket of Somchai. That's the going price around here.

Really? Great price.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I don't live too far away but it's currently 15,000 and upwards, depending on bore size and depth. I'm struggling to find a contractor due to their present workload.

The prices around here are closer to yours Prag.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I don't live too far away but it's currently 15,000 and upwards, depending on bore size and depth. I'm struggling to find a contractor due to their present workload.

Nearly all the farangs here in my area including myself have bores ,the going rate is 15,000 baht for a 3 inch bore pipe including the pump the normal depth here is 30 metres .

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

Originally Posted by Humbert

^3,500 Thai baht in cash in the pocket of Somchai. That's the going price around here.

Really? Great price.

A good friend of mine had a bore done over 12 years ago (34 metre's) and even then it cost 11,000 baht with the pump and fittings , 3,500 seems some what low to me .

Originally Posted by piwanoi

A good friend of mine had a bore done over 12 years ago (34 metre's) and even then it cost 11,000 baht with the pump and fittings

Oh, now we are comparing it to a price with pump and fittings? My Mitsan pump with all the fittings cost 8000 baht.

The price I stated was only for boring the well. Pump, pvc and fittings were extra. You got a hellofa deal Humbert.

Originally Posted by Humbert

Originally Posted by piwanoi

A good friend of mine had a bore done over 12 years ago (34 metre's) and even then it cost 11,000 baht with the pump and fittings

Oh, now we are comparing it to a price with pump and fittings? My Mitsan pump with all the fittings cost 8000 baht.

Not much good in having a bore done unless you have the pump and fittings but your complete price compares favourably with the going price today.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

The price I stated was only for boring the well. Pump, pvc and fittings were extra. You got a hellofa deal Humbert.

Rick I think you should shop around , cos I have got a guy standing right at my side who had a 3 inch bore done to 30 metres ,complete with the pump and fittings including wiring it up and piping it to his house water supply for 17,000 Baht Humberts price is quite normal when you take into consideration the price of his pump and fittings , I have just asked Jan my wife how much we paid for our bore ,pump and fittings almost 6 years ago the price was 12,000 .

I/we've been shopping around and the best we, includes neighbour, is 15,000 plus 1,200 for 10m of 6" Upvc pipe. No pump.

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Agree, but have you ever tried to convince a Thai wife to 'shop around?'

I think it depends a lot on the going local rate.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

I/we've been shopping around and the best we, includes neighbour, is 15,000 plus 1,200 for 10m of 6" Upvc pipe. No pump.

Seems steep to me , let me do a few inquiry's and I'll PM you in the day or so .

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Seems steep to me , let me do a few inquiry's and I'll PM you in the day or so

It's the cheapest from a number of quotes mate. Don't put yer self out as I'm told we're going with the quote.

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Was quoted 18,000 Baht for a 5" bore, water guaranteed, no pump included. Is that a good price?

Sent you a PM with all the info on . BTW here if they don't find water you don't pay .

Originally Posted by Humbert

The guys that do the work around Sangkha and Si Narong work off old trucks with drilling rigs fitted on the back. No fancy logos or uniforms just a couple of guys who toil all day in the sun. They cruise around and get jobs by word of mouth or just driving through little villages and getting the word out.
I had mine drilled about one year ago, I doubt if the price has changed much since then.

Yeah just the same here Humbert , they look like siege weapons, nothing fancy but they do the job .

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The same here Humbert. We had one falang here pay 100,000 baht to a big outfit from Udon. It could have been the kiss of death for me here in the village. I have had two wells dug. One at my wife's parents house where we lived for about seven years and another at our new house. One cost about 20,000 all in and the one at my house was 20,000 just for the bore and another 7000 for pump, pvc and fittings.

Looking back, I think we paid too much for the bore job, but I was told that was the going rate. Both times the driller came in an old beat up truck and old equipment.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

^^^
The same here Humbert. We had one falang here pay 100,000 baht to a big outfit from Udon. It could have been the kiss of death for me here in the village. I have had two wells dug. One at my wife's parents house where we lived for about seven years and another at our new house. One cost about 20,000 all in and the one at my house was 20,000 just for the bore and another 7000 for pump, pvc and fittings.

Looking back, I think we paid too much for the bore job, but I was told that was the going rate. Both times the driller came in an old beat up truck and old equipment.

Methinks they heard about your money tree What Humbert said about his price of 3,500 just for his bore seems right to me cos the main expense is in the pump and fittings

And drill bits, but you are on the right track Piwanoi.