Thread: My new house in the sticks??

Hey CMN,

Surely something must have happened since you raised the fence. What gives? Curious to see how the spread is turning into shape.
More pics if you have them.

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very little actually.
I'm in a net cafe at the moment on my way back up there.

in a bit of a cash flow quandry at the moment.

might be resolved this week, next month or next year.

no real hurries though.

i am rather enjoying it as my weekend get away as is.

My wife refuses to stay there owing to outside toilet and not wanting to sleep on the floor.

seems our roles have reversed somewhat.
I am starting to wonder who is the more Thai.

yep, we are all waiting for you to get it all together

Surely you don't need your neighbours to spur you on!

That door is going, going... gon...

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

That door is going, going... gon...

has it seriously gone Ant.


my financial worries have eased and we are going to be starting the build this week.

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No, but it's pretty bloody close to it! You have until the 1st of December to comply!!

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grand.

my folks are arriving today so we'll be hiring a car sometime over the next week.

I'll let you know.

Sweet as... you want those shutter doors too? There's some other stuff as well, can't remember exactly what though.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

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grand.

my folks are arriving today so we'll be hiring a car sometime over the next week.

I'll let you know.

Do you have pics of your folks arriving? Common man! We want pics!

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Sweet as... you want those shutter doors too? There's some other stuff as well, can't remember exactly what though.

I'll take it all mate.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

i am rather enjoying it as my weekend get away as is. My wife refuses to stay there owing to outside toilet and not wanting to sleep on the floor.

I don't understand, there's nothing to do there and you're staying there all weekend without your wife and all there is is a shack and some fields..... and some animals... oh, errrrm, oh, ok, got it... hush hush....shhh

Strange how some women get used to modern living and don't want to go camping again

Back a few pages to the chainsaw question

No problem with buying and owning a petrol driven chain saw but the blade length must not be bigger than 16 inches ( or near that ) - its so you cant cut down hardwood and deprive the Mafia of their dodgy logging profits)Not that for a minute do I believe that illegal logging goes on in LOS !

We have finally decided on a house design and chosen a team of builders.

the house was taken down quick smart.

we are hoping to use some of the wood that we have.

doesn't look good I'm afraid.



the worst toilet in thailand is still standing.

some of that wood might make a decent floor.

unfortunately we can't start building until the 10th of january as that was deemed by monks 400 miles away to be an auspicious day.
Argument is futile.

I'm not going to be blamed for any future ill luck because I wanted to start building on the 26th of December.

^ Good luck with it, lot of work to be done.

Thanks.

Lucky i don't have to do any of it.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

doesn't look good I'm afraid.

Doesn't look to bug eaten so you might be pleasantly surprised at how much the builder can reuse.

Seems now you've lost your weekend wank shak. What to do? Have you got a decent tent?

What sort of house are you having?
Can you describe it

It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, i kitchen, i living room thingy on one floor. (this was the argument and why it has taken so long, wife wanted 2 storeys)

the living room / bedroom area is on a split level.

we have basically copied/adapted the floorplans of a place that we both saw and liked.

a repossessed place.

I will get pictures soon.

the builders quoted 126,000 for labour.

they claim it will be done inside 3 months.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, i kitchen, i living room thingy on one floor. (this was the argument and why it has taken so long, wife wanted 2 storeys) the living room / bedroom area is on a split level.

Sounds interesting. Concrete or wood construction. BTW good you stuck to your guns on the 1 floor. You're not getting any younger and climbing steps all the time can be difficult.

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it's going to be concrete.
easy and low maintenance.

Originally Posted by Norton

You're not getting any younger and climbing steps all the time can be difficult

sod off.

Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon

they claim I will be done inside 3 months.

No arguments there