Thread: Building our Retirement Home in Nan Province

Liking the final finish on the internal doors. It is being sprayed on.

Short walls cement rendering is continuing. Will be looking to find a cover for the water pump. Was not expecting it to be down so low either. And the electric power point on the wall is going to need some weather protection as well.

Final photo for today is the high component of the fifth load. Bought this metal shelf unit at Costco in Phoenix about three years ago and use it for kitchen racking of things we use a lot in there. Beast of a thing, each of the six shelves is rated to 600 pounds and I don't recall reading there was an overall limit for the whole unit other than all shelves at maximum load. I wouldn't use it for a tenth of that but still use stoppers and cups below it to spread the load a little.

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

Steps being tiled. These steps and the side and front entrance landings/steps will use the same tiles as the covered decks.

Don't know if it bothers you, but those odd sections of tile on the top riser would stick out like a sore thumb and annoy me every time i saw them. He has lined up the pattern on the tread and the top perfectly, then spoiled it by using what looks like 2 middle sections of tile.
Mike.

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

Anyone want to guess why I've put a 40cm x 40cm hole in this front fence. (It appears to have amused the Thais no end.)

Glory hole for an Elephant

double post sorry - my internet is shit today for reason

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

Short walls cement rendering is continuing. Will be looking to find a cover for the water pump. Was not expecting it to be down so low either. And the electric power point on the wall is going to need some weather protection as well.

Why not to make another wall behind the tank, cover by roofing and have a storage room for any superfluous stuff?

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Why not to make another wall behind the tank, cover by roofing and have a storage room for any superfluous stuff?

Klondyke
He is going to do that as he said in an earlier post he is going to store chickens and eggs in there and underneath a whole pile of shit!

Hi mikenot, I hadn't noticed but yeah, did bother me when you pointed it out. Decided to wait until this morning so I could see the view of the landing and steps from the deck and somewhat pleased that that is okay. So I'll live with it. Regards, -BiP

Originally Posted by mikenot

Don't know if it bothers you, but those odd sections of tile on the top riser would stick out like a sore thumb and annoy me every time i saw them. He has lined up the pattern on the tread and the top perfectly, then spoiled it by using what looks like 2 middle sections of tile.
Mike.

Site Visit 28 January 2018

We took our sixth Hilux load to the site this morning. We'll continue to do a load a day and only pay a removalist for one trip involving the bulky items. We're somewhat resigned to the notion that it will be very early February before we take delivery and can move in. The wife is struggling with the uncertainty and I can see is aching to make the move.

Today we had two gents working on the remaining teak shelves, at least one possibly two gents continuing to do the final wood finishes, the gent doing the tiling of the front steps and the general duties gent who we now pay and is sleeping onsite overnight for security. Because the staircase was being given a final treatment we were unable to go up to level 2. We didn't do any cleaning today and didn't stay long.

Side entrance steps look okay. The wife had a gentle word and hoping for the same result on the front entrance landing and steps.

The remaining shelves are being made.

The shelf in the kitchen cutout was being fixed in place.

Chicken hole NPT. They'll free range in the front yard and have a roost and nesting boxes through the hole that will be covered/latched at night. Regards, - BiP

Originally Posted by NamPikToot

Glory hole for an Elephant

Hi Klondyke, I was thinking about something like that a few weeks back but then decided I didn't need something so big. As ootai mentions I'm doing a covered caged between the side entrance and level 1 covered deck steps. Although it looks like I need to find another steel fabricator, the quotes for various items from the gent that did the carport and side gates are a touch too high. Regards, -BiP

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Why not to make another wall behind the tank, cover by roofing and have a storage room for any superfluous stuff?

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

Mate, not a lot of shade happening under the carport.

Happy with that or changes to come?

Just thinking also that the larger concrete slab (heating up during the day) becomes a rather large heatsink and, at night, an emitter.

In the hotter months David the sun will have moved to the north and the carport roof will shade that full slab for the bulk of the day. Any exposure you mention would impact the small bedroom 2 at the front there more than anything else. The aircon in there is oversized about 2000 BTUs. Regards, -BiP

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Mate, not a lot of shade happening under the carport.

Happy with that or changes to come?

Just thinking also that the larger concrete slab (heating up during the day) becomes a rather large heatsink and, at night, an emitter.

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

I was thinking about something like that a few weeks back but then decided I didn't need something so big.

I don't think you can ever have enough storage space, crap just seems to accumulate & I am not a hoarder, you have to know also that Thai's throw nothing away! You really need one room to throw all the plastic crap and freebies they bring home

Originally Posted by BoganInParasite

Kitchen already has the first granite top.

Quick question BiP... what are the distances between your units and the island? and at the end from the island too?

and the island to that wall?

I am wrestling with various kitchen layouts for us and some of the stated minimum distances are huge!

Yours looks about right to me, so whats the 'tale of the tape'?

thanks...

Hi TD, will have to measure it tomorrow and post. I was a little worried accommodating the island might make it a bit tight on one or two sides but pleased to advise that is not the case. Even after adding the heavy metal rack on the hall wall side (photo posted yesterday I think), there is still enough room. Regards, -BiP

Originally Posted by Thai Dhupp

Quick question BiP... what are the distances between your units and the island? and at the end from the island too?

and the island to that wall?

I am wrestling with various kitchen layouts for us and some of the stated minimum distances are huge!

Yours looks about right to me, so whats the 'tale of the tape'?

thanks...

Hi TD, summary is:

- End of island to dining room wall 90cm
- Side of island to dishwashing basin 110cm
- End of island to cooktop 92cm
- Side of island to door wall 146cm

Posting some additional photos later in the day.

Mart our builder is talking about house handover on the 31st. We’re going to try to arrange curtain installation for morning of the 2nd and move in on the afternoon.

Pleased with the teak shelf in the kitchen wall cutout to the dining room. Wanted this to be a sort of servery and it seems to work.