need work?

**charlie** · 11-06-2006, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by charlie

Originally Posted by hillbilly

You got any pics, charlie?

yes, I will post, maybe It'll be interesting to see, however I've got a dial up and I have had other shit to do lately on the www = no time.
Poor at time management!

THE WALL
by Thai Flawed

before the rainstorm

14 inch column foundation

column foundation

2 metres high becomes 2 metres wide

zzzzzzz

tail end

farmer neighbour

bor-nam still working

dominoe effect

at least the trees are solid

finished replacement in stone.

5 minutes after collapse

demolition dudes

**spliff** · 13-06-2006, 03:29 PM

[quote=dirtydog]

Originally Posted by lom

But honestely a normal price would be 2,000baht per meter length for a 2 meter high wall, you start beating the price down from that then the builder needs to cut some corners to maintain his profit margin.

What if the "builder" (ie. no builder) is just a couple of guys who get 200B per day for building the wall. Is the price still that high...can't imagine it would be even close...

**dirtydog** · 13-06-2006, 05:13 PM

Well I suppose if you are building a big wall then it would be worth your while buying the tools for them to use and that, lets see, now you would need a cut off wheel for cutting the rebar, reasonable one costs 6k baht, circular saw for cutting the wood for the form work, 3k baht, concrete drill about 6k baht, plus all the cheap stuff like trowels, plumb lines etc etc, also you would then have to order all the materials and at times have to transport them your self.

**dirtydog** · 13-06-2006, 05:14 PM

Charlie, I take it your original wall fell down in some storm?

**Dougal** · 13-06-2006, 06:15 PM

From looking at pics 2 & 3 I'm guessing that the foundations were a little undersized for a 2m wall.

**spliff** · 14-06-2006, 01:12 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Well I suppose if you are building a big wall then it would be worth your while buying the tools for them to use and that, lets see, now you would need a cut off wheel for cutting the rebar, reasonable one costs 6k baht, circular saw for cutting the wood for the form work, 3k baht, concrete drill about 6k baht, plus all the cheap stuff like trowels, plumb lines etc etc, also you would then have to order all the materials and at times have to transport them your self.

Yeah...my father in law has all that junk already.

**charlie** · 17-06-2006, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Charlie, I take it your original wall fell down in some storm?

DD..... correct, songkran day deluge.

**charlie** · 17-06-2006, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Dougal

From looking at pics 2 & 3 I'm guessing that the foundations were a little undersized for a 2m wall.

My whole property was a collection of shortcuts and low quality finishing by the local Thai builder. I was just glad to see the back of him.

He has since defended his construction by saying it was only guaranteed for 2 years. I just laugh.

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