Thread: Shoestring Renovation.

Originally Posted by bindog

Is that your blog you are linking to Baldrick?

not my blog

I just said the 63 Amp as that was the size/amperage of his original main breaker

another link to read

https://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/energ...y/testing-rcds

Brilliant stuff shared.

One thing you cannot take away from the Thai guys is their ability to tile well .

Looks like they are making a superb job of your pad Ennis

Love those decorative tiles in the bathroom

Originally Posted by sheldom smith

Brilliant stuff shared.

Thanks Sheldon for your comments.

Ennis

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

One thing you cannot take away from the Thai guys is their ability to tile well .

Looks like they are making a superb job of your pad Ennis

Love those decorative tiles in the bathroom

Hi mate,

Best "tilers" we have seen - bar none. Only wish I had them on my mother in laws project.

The decorative tiles were controversial, because the ladies "nipples" are showing. However, my beautiful bride said we could have them...

Staying in OZ for a while so this blog may go dormant... Not much I can do about it...

Ennis

To those that celebrate a new year on this date calendar

May you all get everything I dream about...

Believe me you will be happy if you do.

Happy new year Girls & Guys

Ennis

Happy New Year, Ennis.

Happy New Year in your new home and many, many more.

Originally Posted by Ennis

The ceiling getting hung....



Ennis

Hi there Ennis, Aussie here also.

Great read, not much BS going on, just the reno pics and the explanations which, IMHO, is the way these threads should run.

I do have a few questions.

When I was watching the framing for the ceiling going in, I thought great, standard ceiling tile set-up ... then I noticed that you went for sheets as opposed to removable tiles.

Having the standard 'removable tiles' create a lot more flexibility when you need to do maintenance work. But the flat sheet, Western Style does look nicer.

So, my questions are ...

1/ you have a wooden framed roof, are you not concerned about termites.
If you get termites there, how will you treat the problem?

2/ you have the original roof tiles. Assuming that they are to brittle to walk on after a decade of use, how do you propose to maintain the roof? Say you get a leak, not uncommon in older roofs. With the sheet style you have used, the water may appear as a mould spot on your gyprock ceiling, but not below where the leak is ... just the lowest spot where the water can pool.

3/ you'll be running air-cons but haven't insulated the roof cavity/ceiling? Was this to save money in the short term?

Originally Posted by Ennis

Where the roof beams exit the house over the wall beams, there is naturally a gap.

Do you plan to close this off?

The new ceiling you've created will make a great playground for rats and cats, sparrows building nests, snakes etc.

It's a roof vent though. If you block it off, do you plan to vent the hot air from the roof cavity?

Originally Posted by Ennis

Ennis

I'm still new here and don't know how to link posts.

A cheap way to fix that gap would be to take the timber which they have used above in this photo and slide it back to where the wall and roof meet.

Then just get a bit of standard timber to replace it and support the tiles at their end.

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Originally Posted by Ennis

Where the roof beams exit the house over the wall beams, there is naturally a gap.

Do you plan to close this off?

The new ceiling you've created will make a great playground for rats and cats, sparrows building nests, snakes etc.

It's a roof vent though. If you block it off, do you plan to vent the hot air from the roof cavity?

That style and technique of ceiling has become blind acceptable standard.
Personally, I've never cared for this process - even though might be beneficial for air circulation and usually inexpensive. But easily to wear down because of the material and design.

I've built three houses here and working on a fourth renovation - not one has this type of ceiling.....and alternative/solid ceiling will last forever.

Originally Posted by thaimeme

That style and technique of ceiling has become blind acceptable standard.
Personally, I've never cared for this process -

Just as you say ..... Missy blindly put up that style of ceiling .

6 years later I took it all down .

Sure enough the space was a total mess of spiders , ratsnests , cobwebs , snakes , dead geckos , bat poo , dead ants ...... just horrible.



Wasp

Great Job mate
I made the biggest mistake ever by insisting I try to build to western standards
I spent a whole heap of money on bigger rebar and sourcing the best quality products
It was a nightmare trying to change the attitude of the local builders I took a lot of work down at the beginning of the build and was getting frustrated by their methods
By the end I was just letting them do it their way and I will fix it later
I ended up with a build I am 60% happy with anyway for 200% more money
I could never recoup the money if we sold
You live and learn
Good on you mate

Originally Posted by jimbobs

Great Job mate
I made the biggest mistake ever by insisting I try to build to western standards
I spent a whole heap of money on bigger rebar and sourcing the best quality products
It was a nightmare trying to change the attitude of the local builders I took a lot of work down at the beginning of the build and was getting frustrated by their methods
By the end I was just letting them do it their way and I will fix it later
I ended up with a build I am 60% happy with anyway for 200% more money
I could never recoup the money if we sold
You live and learn
Good on you mate

Hi Jimbobs,

I do not belong to the super rich, I am a man of very modest means. I do thank people for their comments, however, I do know what you are trying to say. Regardless of what I have done, in this my "second" build, I would still look at a shoestring budget.

I live amongst villagers, many richer than I will ever be, but most with standard Thai style village houses. When finished this house will be comfortable and safe. Thanks - in part - to Baldrick and others, for spotting something I would NEVER have seen.

The eves will be enclosed and a new roof is going to be put on. A sheet-metal imported from Australia - reasonably priced and it too is insulated with bonded polystyrene

The wooden beams were treated with a "substance" that locals tell me is safe and will prevent white ant's for years to come.

The ceiling is insulated.


With access to large sums of money, like - it seems - many posters here, this Aussie, "old age vermin", probably would have spent more... But that is not to be.

Ennis

Just returned from OZ after a 9 month stay.... Back to our shoestring reno.

No issues whilst we were away (with the house) but of course no one broke in and painted it for us....

I will (over coming days) post pictures of the work done in the last 12 days we have been here.

1. We fitted two Air Con units.... Details and prices will follow
2. Replaced ALL the windows with aluminium windows & fly screens - Details and prices will follow.
3. Put on two fly screen doors - front/back. Details and prices will follow.
4. Purchased new curtains, curtain rods and fittings - Details and prices will follow
5. Rewired what will become the kitchen - Details and prices will follow.
6. Fitted new external lights- Details and prices will follow

Must have been a hot Mar/April because I lost a few tree's.... Mostly Longon & one Mango

Ennis

April May mate 45 days in a row of temps over 40 somewhere in Thailand. The longest hot spell I have ever been through. No rain and blazing sun as well...

Thailand is no place to be in those crazy arsed months, so glad I can leave.

Good to see this thread fire up again, looking forward to reading your updates Ennis - wasn't much cooler in Oz in some parts, not bad here in Qld.

Hi Guys & Girls,

Selling my trusty ute (Pickup) B55,000

See the add here on Teakdoor...

https://teakdoor.com/classifieds-help...ml#post3308781

Originally Posted by FatOne

Good to see this thread fire up again, looking forward to reading your updates Ennis - wasn't much cooler in Oz in some parts, not bad here in Qld.

You have heard of the North Pole
You have also heard of the South Pole.

I was in Walpole - the centre of the world

Beautiful summers down that part of OZ and the third largest tree's in the world 85m (About 280 Feet) tall.

OZ is a beautiful (expensive) land.

^

I'll be landing in Perth 30 September this year for 2 months and fly back to Los 1 December before the mad arsed Perth heat sets in.

In October November South of Perth is fookin glorious especially Walpole and the massive Jarrah forests.

Spring down the South is brilliant, I do that road trip every year.

Plenty of Free camping and the price of fuel is well down, very cost effective if ya have ya own wheels and Van.

December January touring Northern Thailand is on Par as well.

All good innit.

Originally Posted by terry57

^

I'll be landing in Perth 30 September this year for 2 months and fly back to Los 1 December before the mad arsed Perth heat sets in.

In October November South of Perth is fookin glorious especially Walpole and the massive Jarrah forests.

Spring down the South is brilliant, I do that road trip every year.

Plenty of Free camping and the price of fuel is well down, very cost effective if ya have ya own wheels and Van.

December January touring Northern Thailand is on Par as well.

All good innit.

These short movies are for Terry and of course anyone else that wants to look.

Ist one is a FOUR minute film of the forests in Walpole area Western Australia.

2nd one is an one minute tour of my home city PERTH - I think it is beautiful and clean.

http://bit.ly/2aYN8Yc

Now I will get back to my renno..... Ennis

We returned to the beautiful province of Lamphun and settled in to our "other" life.

The pull of OZ is very strong... Our skill set, is in some demand, hence we get MANY offers of employment... Tempting high salaries with all the fruit (+++Car, house, utilities & food paid, etc...)... The one we got a couple of days ago is VERY tempting... Approx 500,000 baht a month - NET. (Combined with "she that MUST be obeyed" - always!!!) Whilst we have exceeded that combined salary in the past, the story is the same all over the world - "there is nothing for nothing" - one works dammed hard.

Anyhow, back to my renno.. When wee returned several weeks agoit was like we were in a timewarp. Nothing of course had advanced since we left about 10 months ago. We picked up the pieces and or first order of the day was install AIRCON.

We have (to date) installed two. One in our lounge a 15,500 BTU inverter, brand TOSHIBA.

Also one in our bedroom a non-inverter type 9000 BTU, also Toshiba.


The prices you see INCLUDED installation, they were a "promotion" from Big C.

We neither have a large lounge nor a large bedroom. Our home is very comfortable, VERY quickly...

More to follow....