I thought they were going to use precast slabs for first floor but I guess labor is cheaper then slabs, that was a lot of fill needed to fill that all in.
I thought they were going to use precast slabs for first floor but I guess labor is cheaper then slabs, that was a lot of fill needed to fill that all in.
If they are not going to use precast, has there been any sign of them making the concrete "cakes" for spacers underneath the rebar mesh ? Or are they going to let the mesh sit on the ground instead of being in the middle of the concrete where it belongs ?
I got notified that the daughter didn't tell contractor that all pipes, water, electric and sewer drains were to be underground, so that will be an extra, better to catch it now then put up with lines on the outside of buildings. It should be a easy fix they only have to do a little digging, all loose fill dirt.
I got a response, not what I was expecting, builder gave me the specs/dimensions of the wire mesh being used. I guess his English isn't the best. Wife was going to ask him again in Thai, will let you know what he says. I know here all the concrete I've poured we don't use chairs but we make sure the wire mesh is pulled up as we pour.
Thanks to TD's thread I posted some pictures of his concrete chairs and we got the message across. He said OK, so does that mean he's knows what I mean and is going to use them or just knows what I mean and will pour without the concrete chairs
^ Pulling the rebar up "might" be ok ....if they do not walk all over it again and tread it back to soil level. There is a big new house going up near us in Muang Samsip, easily going to be the biggest house in town. 2 storey, 34 columns, plus another 8 column garage/workshop/?, lots of baht being spent on it, but when pouring the slab I noticed that the workers walked all over the mesh after they had lifted it up.
Before we left BKK there was a new condo being built next door by one of the big name developers, they had a couple of the burmese women continually making thousands of those concrete spacers. I guess labour is so cheap they don't need the plastic chairs here.
I see the front entry and front bedroom don't have fill in them, my guess maybe sewer lines are going through there, any other guesses.
You would think that the sewer line would go direct from the toilet to the septic ...where are they going to be ?
My guess would be that they will fill the empty spaces there with the fill they now have to dig out of the bathroom and kitchen.
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Another bit of info I was told by wife, nephew asked if plastic was going to be installed under concrete and builder said it was, that's another good sign everything is going in the right direction.
No photos today, daughter slept all day, she's a night owl, sleeps all day and up all night. As you may have noticed most of the pictures were taken at sunset.
Dennis, I'm curious ... how did you come across the land?
Given the size and dimensions of the lot, the style and standard of the surrounding dwellings,
your place will be at odds with the neighbourhood.
Hi David, We found the lot by coincidence, one of the times when we were there the owner heard we were looking for land and she was selling and desperate for money so we got a good deal.
The house won't be much different as far as size, there are 2 story town houses next to old house next to us, on front most are single story so we will tower over them, there are a couple new houses in the area but single story but similar style, because of the narrow lot we were limited as to how we could build, I'll like the idea that when the family comes I can retreat to the 2nd floor living room and do my own thing.
Forms are off and pillars wrapped in plastic.
View from the front. As you can see I guessed wrong about sewer going through front bedroom and entry, those spaces have both been filled.
A little farther back, bathroom is space not filled with dirt.
Standing in the outdoor kitchen look to the front.
Small building in back, I'm not sure of the height of the poles but it looks like I may be able to add a loft for storage, always need a place to store junk that you never use
Didn't see any pipes coming out of the floor, had some discussions with builder, he didn't know what we were talking about, until I sent him a picture.
An artist I'm not, after we sent picture we haven't heard a comment, I'm guessing what I call underground is not the same as their definition, I'm thinking partial underground to them is the same, because I'm sure he was thinking of going out the side of the house then go underground. I wanted to catch them before he poured the floor so he couldn't use the excuse that it was too late, we'll see what happens.
I found out this morning the floor pour was put on hold until the pipes get dug in. I'm getting very impressed with this builder, he seems capable of whatever we have asked so far. Getting our point across is a little difficult but it's like they say a picture is worth a 1000 words.
The insecticide guys were on site yesterday after plastic and wire mesh was put down.
Must be some nasty stuff, for them to be wearing full clothes, gloves and masks.
Injecting around the posts.
Spraying along the beams,
Didn't see any pictures where they hooked up to underground pipes, maybe already did it or will do later.
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