Thread: DrAndy's Rachman-style apartments

Excellent story Doc, l also will follow with great interest. We have similar in Nahkon Sawon, no where near as good as your's will be. Mainly cos we purchased the units up and going and as you know, Thai's dont give things all that much thought.

can i come next week and have a look ,as i am searching a 2 rooms apartment in CNX for 1 year at least

Thank you so much for this interesting thread that I am following also.

How much do you plain to spend for this project ?

Hi DrAndy

Was wondering if these units would be furnished and if they have kitchenettes ?

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by sabaii sabaii

How much are you gonna be renting the apartments out for bud ?

Bud is out at the moment, but I think they will be in the B7000-B9000 range

nice modern apartments, near all the action. Not like most of the condo developments which seem to be badly placed

Ehhhh.... for that price, I want one. 1 BR to be used as an office.

Honestly, I think this price is too low. If you're making nice apartments in a prime location, you can ask more.

If you decide to stick with the price, plz reserve one for me, OK? The cool thing about this location is that True 100Mbit cable goes there... woo hoo...

Originally Posted by DrAndy

useless location for business, unless there were some speciality involved

there was a guesthouse at the end of the soi but the owner decided it wasn't worth the effort so now uses it as an office for his coffee production

Totally agree. If you're in some back soi, you really have to make an effort in marketing. That said if you put it on a map, and on Agoda and so on, you'd probably be fully booked most of the time. Location is great, just not one that would be discovered by walk-ins. But, would it be discovered online? Sure. A guest house takes way more effort than rental apartments though. I'd do the latter for that reason alone. Do you really want to deal with whiny guests? Be there 24/7? Etc...

Originally Posted by Sunny70

Was wondering if these units would be furnished and if they have kitchenettes ?

Probably basic furniture (bed, fridge, wardrobe, table, chairs etc) but small appliances would have to be supplied by the renter

and yes, there will be small kitchens for each

more progress whilst I have been away

You can see the infill of the front walls on this pic

but not the wonderful winch to get the blocks up



the guy loading the winch was not wearing a helmet, of course

some frames for the internal doors have arrived



as have some strange looking metal planks; I think these are for extending the second floor across to the front, but I may be wrong (DD?)




here is the interior of the 3rd floor rear flat, showing bathroom and bedroom; the bedroom will have sliding doors into the main area. It looks small but feels nice when you are actually there




looking to the front of the third floor



and the blocks for the new-build penthouse




so it is coming on well, although this is not really such an interesting stage (walls and doors etc....)

Wel done Andy. You also seem to be getting a lot of interest from Teddy's socks.

errgghh, I just don't want to think about those

You quoted 1.5M to the finish line. Thats gonna be a tight race. But all in all, good investment.

How many amp service do you have going to the building?

Good to see your builders using a decent bit of bondwork with the blocks , DD's got a thread going with some rare looking blockwork in it .

Originally Posted by Carrabow

You quoted 1.5M to the finish line. Thats gonna be a tight race

I know, it is all the finishing fittings that make the price add up

Originally Posted by Carrabow

How many amp service do you have going to the building?

no idea, as yet

what do you think? each apartment will have an aircon, which is probably the high user

A quick visit today, as the main-man builder was there

This is the entrance to the rear apartment on the third floor - this floor has quite high ceilings compared to the others



This will be the bedroom, with sliding doors into the living area

it is actually quite a large room so can have a computer station in it too



looking from ther bedroom out into the living area, the bathroom is on the right




and inside the bedroom, with a built in cupboard/wardrobe

the bathroom is on the right, still



inside the bathroom; it actually was a bathroom at one time, from the extant tiles

there will be a short wall across at the end for the shower enclosure, to stop the usual splashes making the bog wet



the exciting part is starting (I hope); the metal beams to build the new penthouse roof have arrived




due to the heavy weight of the solar water heater, and possible roof leaks, we have decided to place the heaters on the flat terrace roof that already exists

that means we will lose some of the terrace sitting space but it is a much more practical solution

Keep it coming, interesting stuff.

How much for the metal for what size? I want to compare our wads of long steel if you dont mind?

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by Carrabow

You quoted 1.5M to the finish line. Thats gonna be a tight race

I know, it is all the finishing fittings that make the price add up

Originally Posted by Carrabow

How many amp service do you have going to the building?

no idea, as yet

what do you think? each apartment will have an aircon, which is probably the high user

I would see what service you have, when I had a apartment on Ratchaprarop we only used 20 Amp (Peak). Being this is new construction, most units and lighting nowadays are efficient. Remember those old hotel units in the ceiling that were the size of a love seat? Scary huh?

Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

How much for the metal for what size?

no idea, ask your supplier

Originally Posted by Carrabow

when I had a apartment on Ratchaprarop we only used 20 Amp

I was wondering more about the total for the building but I suppose that can be calculated later with the electrician

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by benlovesnuk

How much for the metal for what size?

no idea, ask your supplier

Originally Posted by Carrabow

when I had a apartment on Ratchaprarop we only used 20 Amp

I was wondering more about the total for the building but I suppose that can be calculated later with the electrician

How many apartments again? If the ground floor has a shop that will be another figure. From your budget, a lift is out of the question

^ 9 with aircon, around 15,000BThU each

no shop, no lift

hey, read the thread