Thread: Building the Farmhouse

Great, fun house to watch being built, look forward to it. Thanks for sharing.

Stay with me on this one chaps, builder reckons he'll put tools to earth on the 29th..we'll see..useless bastards...

29th seems to be a "good" day...the monks have decreed this is when our build will start too.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Stay with me on this one chaps, builder reckons he'll put tools to earth on the 29th..we'll see..useless bastards...

Did he or not?

Saying 2nd, 3rd or 4th Nov now..just finishing up another job. We are waiting with baited breath..

Well today is Tod Khatin and tomorrow Loy Krathong so those two days are out...and of course the rest of the week as well...

^ The owner of the firm is Chinese..and I've just recieved a phone call informing me he's on site now..haven't given him any cash yet..perhaps he might forget?
Gonna go check it out in a bit..

Looking forward to it, mate.

So they've finally pulled their fingers out. A bit of measuring up and what-not was done in the morning and I arrived on site to find this bare footed siamese pentioner going hell for leather on this hole..



What? Is that it?



Gives you an idea of the size..fairly humble

Materials used for the prelimenary stages arrived..



A pleasant view out back..



That was about the extent of today. Will update on as regular a basis as poss. Should be quite interesting.

Right on, good to see some action here. Lottsa luck on the build and keep the pix coming!
Cheers!

never underestimate a thai pensioner....we have grandpa on the farm, he works away all day, does a better job and more of it than sveral young bucks we have had work there.

Nice one Slapper. Don't forget the compulsory purchasing of Lao Khao for the workers on a Friday evening. And don't forget the piccies of the event either.

Originally Posted by Nawty

never underestimate a thai pensioner

The old folk know how to pace themselves..the old squat and scrape method, whilst the youths charge head first into the job for half an hour then sleep for the rest of the day.

Originally Posted by withnallstoke

Don't forget the compulsory purchasing of Lao Khao for the workers on a Friday evening

I'm yet to discover the habits of these creatures..they may be of the fortnightly 36 hour binge variety.

Day 3 and we've had some rather heated discussions with some folk of Chinese origin about bastard Feng Shui..the house should be turned round at a right angle because it's slightly near a T-Junction..anyway, bollocks I say, just pop one of those little spirit houses in the garden and it'll cancel out all the nastiness..

so on they plod with the foundations..



Getting ready to build the place up a metre or so..

From the right side of the front..



A couple of pups having a ruck on site..

Looking at the rooms at the back..





Taken from the back. The bags of dust are rapidly dwindling..



Apparently we will be graced with the devine company of 5 monks on Monday who will be present for the erection of the first posts which in turn will make our bungalow suitable for human occupants..I shan't be attending the ceremony..but I shall be paying for the breakfast of 5 ravenous demi gods.

More to follow on the morrow.

I hope you are not daring the feng shui gods are you.....be prepared for lightning strikes and all kinds of boogey's if you dare...

^ I'm double daring those mo fo's..really can't be bothered with old wives tales.

Blocks were laid today.

Starting to build up the base..





The neigbour's poultry arrive religiously at 4.30pm when the builders leave. I don't mind them loitering on the site, its the cockadoodledoodling that gets a tad annoying.



Couple of the fruit trees that remain; papaya and mango..

How long is the build expected to take, start to finish?

I'm following this with interest sts as your budget and scale is about on a par with what we have in mind should we go ahead with our own build. So far so good by the look of it.

Originally Posted by English Noodles

How long is the build expected to take, start to finish?

2 months he reckons..the guy built a friends place, similar scale, in 5 weeks..

Originally Posted by Bangyai

I'm following this with interest sts as your budget and scale is about on a par with what we have in mind should we go ahead with our own build. So far so good by the look of it.

Cheers..we cut a few corners to keep the cost down but the place will still be structurally sound....I hope...

Going down there in a bit to bless some concrete, just incase the feng shui gods try to interfere..

You gunna pee on it ??

^ No, we're gonna stick a banana tree in it for some reason..



An attempt to appease the great Bananaros, possibly.

Still building up the base..it's getting there..