Thread: A "not so Grand Design" in Ubon Ratchathani

Ok, I'm stupid...what do you mean by "rendering", is it putting the top coat of plaster/concrete on the walls?

^ usually yes

Originally Posted by Topper

Ok, I'm stupid...what do you mean by "rendering", is it putting the top coat of plaster/concrete on the walls?

rendering = plastering. Applying either a sand and cement mix over brick walls, or using a special pre-made mix for AAC blocks as we have.
Such as this stuff:


I think the americans call it "stucco" ?

^I think stucco refers to a certain type of finish, from what I understand how it's done here in PH. You can choose not to paint over a stucco-finish wall. (from what I've seen in projects here)

Rendering = plastering = "palitada" in Tagalog (for Topper)

From what I've seen here in PH, after the wall has been made using CHB, they render it using a cement-sand mixture. Then if not skimping on money, they apply a skim coat before painting with primer. (If low budget, sometimes they skip the skim coat.) They apply 2 coats of primer then the top coat.

@mike - I hear you re: choosing tiles & whatnot. I've been to a Wilcon Depot (large depot here) and there are so many tiles, paints, bathroom fixtures etc to choose from! I wasn't doing a house build then but the depot was near an office that I visited, so I made the detour. I've taken pics of the tiles & paints that I fancied. Lol.

Thanks for the updates!

Originally Posted by mikenot

Never again will I subject myself to that trauma.

I'm hearing you Mike. Loud and clear. Compared with the rest of the fit-out, tile selection stands alone as an item that still causes my blood pressure to rise. Never again.
At least 10 trips to Do Home, Home Pro, Global House and various tile stores in and around Surin, including a trip to Prassat.
Then there was getting stock from other stores as Do Home Surin didn't have enough in stock for the tiles we selected. Luckily they were able to scrape together enough to fill our order.
All in all very energy draining. Fortunately we had a master tiler. He and his wife are an excellent team, and made up for all the hassle in selecting the various tile combinations.
We ended up with a great result; the best part of the build.

I like your stove and range hood selection using your experience. Wish I had a similar level of knowledge. SWMBO took charge of ours, so I'm not sure what our range hood will be like once it starts getting used.
We opted for an induction stove rather than gas. Still not sure whether it will prove to be a success as it hasn't been used yet, 8 months on....

Great updates!