The Kiwi's do that..tastes good ...the aborigines just through it on the fire..then eat it ..
The Kiwi's do that..tastes good ...the aborigines just through it on the fire..then eat it ..
Everything looking great, JPPR2.
Agreed. When I bought 'Gazza Mansions' I decorated inside and out and furnished all rooms within a couple of weeks. For months after, it felt like I was living in a show house of a housing project.Originally Posted by Norton
It was only when we started buying ornaments, paintings, hanging framed photos etc., and the newness of everything waned, also no longer fearing the ruffling of pillows or touching a painted surface lest it left a fingerprint, that we could then relax and settle into our homely home.
We have 2 wells on our property. We decided to do the same brick around the cement tubes but opted to install a different cover. This is all SST except the wood looking part, that is printed aluminum. We will likely put some plants on it. We put the covers over the wells for safety reasons. These are inexpensive to have made and look nice.
I like that...."Gazza Mansions".
To your point, Its nice to go buy all the pretty stuff but you have to use it to feel like its yours and not some rented stuff. In the US people do that all the time, they buy thousands of dollars worth of very expensive furniture and furnishing for a living room and people can never sit in it. Its like a model home.
I am using it all as soon as its installed. I could die tomorrow.
So with all good plans there are always mistakes. Well sort of. For anyone building a home one thing is the Kitchen and eating area. You can plan on one thing but be prepared to have it change. When my wife and I embarked on our home we built in a nice kitchen upstairs. What happened was we set up an outdoor eating area with some furniture we brought over and it just stuck with us. Our house always has an excellent breeze all the time so we we decided it was far more convenient and comfortable to cook and eat down stairs. We still use the upstairs kitchen area at night and for other stuff but it will never be fully utilized. It isn't a bad thing but just something to consider.
With that said we have built an enclosed kitchen out back. The construction team built it in when they built the car park area. We took some very old Teak furniture that we had from my FIL and refinished it and moved it into the kitchen area. We also bought some table tops and sink area from Thai Watsadu cheap. My FIL plumbed in the water lines and drains. We will have a small table in the middle to enjoy meals. I had to sacrifice my fridge where I kept my beer and soda's to the kitchen.
One thing I get a big laugh about here in Thailand is it seems everything you buy at Homepro or Powerbuy they give you a microwave oven. We have 4 of them now in a box. You can see one on the floor in one pic stacked on another we just took out. I told my wife "Quit taking them, I do not care if they give them to us, we can't seem to give them away" Of course we all know our Thai wives...they will take anything. My wife never ever uses a microwave when cooking.
JPRR2 , I would buy one of those if the price is right. I need one for a special experiment. 555
Really, if you want to sell one, please let me know what brand and price.
Thanks,
ELI
Agree with that terranss .
This is a perfectly good - in fact above average Thread . Neat . Nice photos . Informative .
Why does the language and abuse seep into even this ?
( Very very pleasant stuff JP. )
Wasp
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Terry, Wasp and Eliminator, we have been around this forum environment for a long time. While I appreciate Eliminator tossin some one liners at Sweaty for the bit of a harsh comment, sadly it changes nothing. I have found its best to ignore and move on. Sweaty is a multi nic clearly but in the end it doesn't matter, I respect he didn't like the water deal but its his opinion. I didn't buy it for Sweaty. I just shared it with all. Again the intent of my thread is to pass on ideas, suggestions and trial and tribulations(and to have some fun).
good one mate, , I did the same, married a cracking bird and bought a house as apposed to building one, 10 years later and plenty of renovations it's the way I want it , ive spent some wedge on it, but I think it's in a good location, everyone's chuffed at the result, if your gonna live in Asia might as well do it right, I take my hat of to you sir, lovely looking residence,
Heh...The Barby Thread...Gotta love it, guys...
BLD,
Thanks and I agree 100%. Why move somewhere and be put out and not live like one wants. I wouldn't have done it in the US, so why here...right?.
I want to be comfortable and relaxed. I have a nice circle of friends here both business and personal. I wanted a place that I could BBQ, sip a good Tequila or Scotch, relax and have some good projects to keep me busy. Its likely I will be tossing in a swimming pool soon. Maybe first part of next year. I am still on the fence about it.
Cheers
Well, I think it is a lovely water feature and i love those big pots.
You know Terry, there are many foreigners/expats living a very comfortable life here in Thailand(albeit most are in BKK). I have been to a few of their homes and seen others in pictures. We just never see them on forums as they are usually working or just too busy. But a house size does not define ones happiness or comfortable state. Some have chosen to pare down their living life styles to suit their personal needs and expectations. I built my house for my wife and I as we wanted the space to stretch out.Originally Posted by terry57
With that said however there are some that are as you mentioned. They are living on the edge, drunk in bars all the time or moved out into no mans land not giving any consideration long term to their decisions. Those are usually the ones that post on forums about the horror stories and how its always somebodies else fault or how they got scammed by the bargirl they met or how the previous wife cleaned them out.
Hey Thanks Patsycat. Its not super fancy or over the top but I actually like sitting by it at breakfast when I can and listen to it.Originally Posted by patsycat
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Yes well,
I respect the Expat who comes here and lives a decent life with a few buks in his pocket to see things through.
In other words, he is not working for 30 K a month with no money in reserve and just waiting till the next disaster happens with no way out.
I've known a few guys who high tailed it out of here in their 50's who had lived here for many years just getting by.
Both scampered home with fok all.
Plenty of them around just hanging in by the skin of their balls.
Oh Yeah Terry, I concur I have known quite a few. Thought they could live the dream in Pattaya for $50K US in the bank and a pension checking coming every month. Soon they realize they have squat. Some resort to teaching to sustain themselves and that also runs its course and they realize its not such a glamorous deal. the ones that bail out back home have very little.
Mate, I like your place heaps, nice fusion of building styles and you have married them them well.
Could I offer one humble suggestion?
The outside air-conditioning unit (above) does visually break the clean aesthetic lines you've established.
You could possibly erect a small faux Juliette style balcony, just a little deeper then the compressor unit (but as wide as the window) in the same wood panels you have used in your adjoining balcony.
(please excuse the amateurish photo mod)
Because of the angle, the wood panels would allow freedom of the airflow needed and, looking up, would mask the visual impact of the AC unit.
Great build, I'm a jealous as heck.
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I started to read this Post from David but I was looking at the photo and thinking " Lovely house but horrible air-condition unit " .
Then I realised the Post is in fact all about that !
So I can only agree . That a/c unit detracts from a beautiful home.
Wasp
Originally Posted by David48atTDDavid and Waspy. I can't tell you how long I struggled with that. Originally the installer was going to put it on the balcony to the left but that had its own set of problems, 1) the piping across the front would look even worse, 2) the hot air would blow across anyone standing out there. We were going to set it on the ground like we did the Master bedroom but there was a concern about the effectiveness being the compressor might be taxed to cool the TV room having to go a long way up and of course now we have a compressor on the ground in front of the house.. Along your lines of thought we considered a small cover made of teak wood and I did a few photoshop concepts for the wife and we didn't like either. So we decided at this juncture to leave it alone and think about it. The hardest part is that its the front of the house. The installers did a super clean job so I am happy it is not some hack job that's crooked and the piping looks bad. We discussed painting it the same color as the house and we still may try that.Originally Posted by Wasp
Thanks for your suggestions and feedback. Its always appreciated.
Now that we are here and living through the first rainy season at the new house we are seeing some things that need to be addressed. Originally we did not install any gutters on the house and for the most part that has been a good call with the exception of the front area by the entry stairs. We installed a cover in the front and the rain does not hit the stairs but it does jettison off out in front and I personally do not care for it. My wife does care but I do.
We are having a gutter installer come up and offer some ideas for that one section. I saw a house not to far from ours that did a nice gutter set up. One thing one has to consider is as we all know when it rains here....it really rains. With that will be where to channel the water. I have a few ideas about how to direct the water back to the well in the front. Going to have to put on my thinking hat for that.
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