Thread: Building a house in Nakhom Pathom

The guest suite bathroom, on the ground floor. It's the only one to have a divider wall, that they are now building.

Some shots of the ceiling in the master bedroom. I don't know what you call this 2-tier look (Dr Andy, do you know in English ?), but we are doing it in about 4 different places in the house.

The workers making themselves comfortable inside. There's supposed to be a camp, so I'm not sure if I want to be a dick and complain or just let them enjoy the space. I know I made an issue of it last year, when workers moved into our bamboo hut, since PD House wasn't providing the materials for their camp.

They will have to relocate when the granite floor goes in. I believe that starts sometime next week.

One couple is in our future ground floor family room.







And another couple is in the guest suite area.




Hehehe, I guess she didn't want to be in the picture...

Originally Posted by stevefarang

Dr Andy, do you know in English

I think they are called "coffered" ceilings

not to my taste but good for lighting

your place is coming on well

Thanks Andy.

It's good to finally show off something besides the concrete frame and walls.


And dancing girl gifs !!!

Since I got to choose the granite floor downstairs, it's only fair the wife gets to choose the upstairs (after asking what I thought). So we'll go with this floor laminate.

Nice bit of tiling going on there Stevo !

Allthough I have to say it looks bloody weird to me to tile up without having any windows in ,?? WTF ?? still TIT

Originally Posted by nigelandjan

Nice bit of tiling going on there Stevo !

Allthough I have to say it looks bloody weird to me to tile up without having any windows in ,?? WTF ?? still TIT

Thai logic. I've given up trying to understand the way things are done there.

At least it's progressing now. The wife tells me there are a lot of people on the site now. There will be another crew, arriving next week, to install the granite flooring. I think she said 8-10 people. I can't wait for that to get done. I'm eager to see how it looks.

Bet you are to mate ,, especially with you being back in the US earning the money .

Thanks to your wife with the pics BTW

The granite floor is, finally, getting installed. I don't have to look at the rough concrete anymore !

These shots are over in the western kitchen area. My wife just sent these today.






If all works out as planned, I'll be there around Songkran. The house will be very different looking from when I last saw it, finally !!

Steve

Nice mate ^

If you don't mind me asking, what was the total cost of the granite flooring and installation and total square footage/meters? I will be doing similar and am curious how the cost compares to tile. I know it is more, but not as much as what we have to pay in the States.

The floor looks great, by the way.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

If you don't mind me asking, what was the total cost of the granite flooring and installation and total square footage/meters? I will be doing similar and am curious how the cost compares to tile. I know it is more, but not as much as what we have to pay in the States.

The floor looks great, by the way.

Rick, thanks very much.

I don't have the numbers with me, here in the USA. But we compared both the normal marble tile and the granite floor last August. The granite was about 1/3 - 1/2 the price of the marble tiles we looked at first. My wife also likes how the joints seem smaller than with the tile option.

PD House crack engineers told us to plan on 170 sq meters.

I'm hoping it will look even better when all finished and polished up. But it does beat looking at the concrete subfloor. Although the workers will now have to be more careful on it !!

Steve

we were just quoted around B1800 per sq m for the cheapest granite, similar to Steve's. They have several types to choose from

we went for a silvery grey/black stone that was B2000

then they go up to B5000+ for decorative stone

What I'm not easy to understand why the floor is laid already. Consider allt to paint the ceiling is not finished, and they do not care about the floor is finished.

Originally Posted by DrAndy

we were just quoted around B1800 per sq m for the cheapest granite, similar to Steve's. They have several types to choose from

we went for a silvery grey/black stone that was B2000

then they go up to B5000+ for decorative stone

The price quoted for the 170 sq m was a bit less than B1,800/sq m. I seem to recall the price worked out around B200,000-2220,000. The tile was up around B500,000-600,000.

I'm not an interior designer, but I know lighter colors will make a room seem bigger , feel cooler and easier to integrate other colors in. So, as much as I saw some nice darker colors that I would have liked, I stuck with the fairly neutral choice made, although it's looking a little darker than I was hoping. Might be the camera angle as well.

I'm assuming that after the installation is complete, they will do some kind of buffing or polishing.

mfosh, I'm assuming that it is being coordinated with PD House. But I don't think it will be too much of a problem to lay tarps, or similar, down to cover the floors before painting. That's their problem.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that little "base piece" (not sure of the proper term) added to the lower wall. That's a nice touch.

Thanks all.

Steve

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My understanding is that the grey and black granite is the least expensive. Any other variations of colors may go up from there. When I venture over to Tak, I wonder if there will be two prices, a Thai price and a Farang price?

Either way, I am still wanting to put stone in my house to cover about 200 sq meters. Good progress on the house Steve, just make sure the Thais use drop clothes for your finished floor.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

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My understanding is that the grey and black granite is the least expensive. Any other variations of colors may go up from there. When I venture over to Tak, I wonder if there will be two prices, a Thai price and a Farang price?

Either way, I am still wanting to put stone in my house to cover about 200 sq meters. Good progress on the house Steve, just make sure the Thais use drop clothes for your finished floor.

We went by the listed price posted next to the granite at the shop. There didn't seem to be a 2-tier price system. But I had my wife, her cousin and mother boyfriend (I trust both guys to make sure no funny business is pulled on me), all involved in the discussion. And I was the only farang around, it was very much a Thai oriented place.

We saw an assortment of choices, but I wanted the most neutral choice. I seem to recall other color choices were in the same price bracket, but it really doesn't matter.

Don't forget, this stuff is heavy. If you are planning to use it on an elevated floor, be sure to take the weight into account when choosing your columns and supports. We initially thought about using granite for the upstairs, but PD House was very concerned about the weight it would add, after the frame had been already built. So, we are sticking with wood laminate upstairs for now. Maybe in 5-6 years, I'll look into installing some tile in the main areas, such as the upstairs family room, don't think it will have the weight of the granite.

I'm still here in the USA, waiting for a couple of PO's for work to come through before I can get back over. I'm assuming they will use drop cloths and I will be walking through looking for paint splatter on the floor when I finally get there. I will also be having discussions with PD House about their failure to answer my questions, such as why is there no water supply/drain in the kitchen area ? I'm really not happy with PD House customer service, especially since they seem to want to get more farang business.

200 sq m ? !! Damn, that's even bigger than my place ! And everyone keeps telling me how oversized our place is ! Damn !!! Be sure to post pics. I want to see "Castle Rick" !!

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Yes, I probably went too big, but I have a thing about being claustrophobic. Good information on buying the stone and it is always good to have family with you when making such a large purchase.

Here is the link to my house build, if you are interested:

https://teakdoor.com/construction-in-...don-thani.html (New Build Near Udon Thani)

Keep up the good work and I am sure you can't wait to get back and see the progress.

Originally Posted by rickschoppers

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Yes, I probably went too big, but I have a thing about being claustrophobic. Good information on buying the stone and it is always good to have family with you when making such a large purchase.

Here is the link to my house build, if you are interested:

https://teakdoor.com/construction-in-...don-thani.html (New Build Near Udon Thani)

Keep up the good work and I am sure you can't wait to get back and see the progress.

Ah ok, I thought you were just in the planning stages of a build.

Yes, my wife also keeps telling me we should have gone smaller, but like you, I want some room inside to bounce off the walls.

Things are humming along now.

It looks like most of the ground floor has the granite installed.



I think what's mostly left is the tricky bits of fitting in the rounded edges and stuff.




The main entrance is yet to be done.



They need to install this decorative tile we bought last year. It will give it a more formal look. It's thinner than the granite flooring, so I'm assuming they will put some more concrete, or fill, underneath to keep it flush with the granite.



Peeking into my office space.



And inside the office, with that great banana tree outside the southwest corner of the house.



They still have to do the MIL (aka maid) room and the area out to the carport.



A shot of the master bedroom with them working on the coffered ceiling.



And, finally, a view from the upstairs family room looking out over the rice paddies. Off in the distance, you might make out the huge chedhi that Nakhom Pathom is famous for.

They haven't finished the floor in the guest suite either. Doorway on the right leads to the bathroom. Door way on the left leads out to the central living area. You can just make out the entrance to my office space.

the floor ties it all together, makes a big difference

and the views are really good

Thanks very much Andy. I'm happy to see the granite go in. And yes, we have some views around the property. And we haven't really done much with landscaping yet.

Although, after looking at this shot, I'm wondering how the door will be fitted in the opening for my office. That little granite piece, sticking up in the doorway (I'm assuming it's the same on the opposite side that you can't see), is going to block the door. Visually, it looks nice, but...



This will be a tricky one to ask the wife. My Thai is NOT that good.

Steve