Hi guys
New to the board
A few pics to get you started on the contructions of our house which started today with the ceremoney with the first pillar going up, more pics to follow soon.
Thanks
Mark
Opps once i get my post count up
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Hi guys
New to the board
A few pics to get you started on the contructions of our house which started today with the ceremoney with the first pillar going up, more pics to follow soon.
Thanks
Mark
Opps once i get my post count up
Looking forward to it. Building threads are always a good read.
Go play a few games in the Games Room and then you should be ok. We always like to see what other people are building.
Thanks will try that
Finally some pics
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...b_IMG_0010.JPG
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...b_IMG_0009.JPG
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...b_IMG_0004.JPG
More to follow soon
Whats the best way to make them bigger?
Use the proper link to the image.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbs
Your first image's URL is this h t t p://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/userpics/33694/thumb_IMG_0010.JPG
You notice it has 'thumb' in there?
Make sure you copy the image's location from the full sized image in the gallery, so you'll get something like this; h t t p://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/userpics/33694/IMG_0010.JPG
Which results in this...
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...4/IMG_0010.JPG
Good stuff Mark.Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbs
How many monks did you have at the ceremony and is your missus a looker? :)
As adverse to blind? :mid:Quote:
Originally Posted by Loy Toy
The perimeter wall was done last month waiting for the missus to send over the pics from today so not sure.
Thought you asked was she a hooker first before i looked again
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...33694/noi1.jpg
^ Yes you are quite a lucky man and she has a great smile, have a green. :)
Love a building thread.
Keep up the good work.
Plans? How high do you plan to build? Doesn't seem to be any foundations, as such... How long did you leave the ground to 'settle' for?
It will be a 2 storey 3 bedrooms upstairs ensuite, 1 bedroom downstairs.
The ground was raised up around xmas time.
Here is a model but it will be without the side part off the house and a different colour roof
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...mal_house4.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/land8.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/land7.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/land6.jpg
Looks very nice, good luck with it.
I was told with these types of buildings (and land reclaiming) that you either leave the base for 12 to 24 months, or dig solid foundations, but I don't really know what I'm talking about, so...
Are you gonna buy a red Pontiac too?
Should be on footings which are deep enough to reach about half meter below the original level of the property.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bettyboo
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u.../DSCF1047r.JPG
Once the footings and columns are in a concrete beam connects to them at ground level. The house is completely supported by the footings and cross beams. No weight on the landfill so really no need to wait to build but expect to lose some landfill in the first rainy season due to surface erosion.
Sorry. I'll butt out now and let Mark continue.:)
Looking good so far. Keep the pics coming.
land is how many talangwa?
Im i england at the mo, so waiting for the missus and the builder to send some more photos over plus i will be out there in five weeks to check progress.
Not sure on the size in Thai but will ask tonight when i speak to her
I understand that the footings were dug a few weeks ago before the rains came and the colums were starting today as it was considered a good number today to start.
Any advice is much appreciated from you all.:england:
Very interesting to me how they build here. Hope to have my own place built there one day.
Good luck with the new house wilbs, will be looking forward to more photos :)
^ Norts, interesting post.
Wilbs, keep up the good work.
I've got a really decent father in-law, so any work that needs to be done anywhere for any reason, I make him foreman (pay him a salary, make sure everyone knows he has final say), and everything works our fine. If you've got a family member who has proven themselves then get them involved - keep the women out of building decissions!
Thanks for starting this thread. Good luck and hope it all "goes to plan" :mid:
keep up the good work,good luck on your build.
Photo of the plan of the house not great copy but hope you can see the idea
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...694/plan9w.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan5.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan8.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan7.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan6.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan5.jpg
Floors plans to follow
^ No natural light in the stair well? What's the reasoning behind that?
Thanks for noticing this can make changes as still at foundation level at the mo, a few glass blocks will be enough i think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
All the best with the new house build wilbs..... keep the pics coming when you can, I am also relying on updated pics from my wife on our new build also, cheers :england:
Good luck with build.
By the look of your plans the roof seems a little bit small - more over hang = more shade = cooler house = less electricity bills :)
Your lady is truly a looker.
Hope you and her have many happy years in your new home when its completed.
I'll second that : looks like a heat trap.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ban H
Did you get that design from a thai architect ?
How about getting at least some ventilation openings in the roof ? That helps the hot air to get out. If you mount a whistle in it, will also tell you when tea is ready. :chitown:
Hi guys
Here are the floor plans
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...694/plan2l.jpg
https://teakdoor.com/Gallery/albums/u...3694/plan4.jpg
:england:
SunTzu
All the plans for this house are on the Thai Government site. Cannot remember the link, sorry.
Here they areQuote:
Originally Posted by maily
Untitled Document
Living in Asia
:england:
Thats it, thanks Wilbs, been trying to find again.
just what I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by maily
Was meant for the OP - mix up of who the OP was....doesn't matter.
Isee, why am I listening to you and SunTse?????????????
The trouble with insulation in a "hot-box" is that it can keep the heat inside.
I definitely agree that you need to redesign the roof to have a greater over-hang.
You may consider having eaves over the ground floor, as well.
You dont have to, we're just talking.Quote:
Originally Posted by maily
Remember the sun comes at roughly 45 degrees inclination (depending on where you are in the LOS), and when it hits the walls, the walls store the heat and give it back to you at night. That's just the time when you'd like to be fresh, and will use A/C.
A possible solution, that doesnt require to mess around too much with the plans you got, is to make the eaves wider, to limit the direct insulation your walls get. Having vents in the roof will also help the hot air get out and refresh the place.
Any plans to get some trees around ?
Hi SunTzu, wrong guy, not my house.
I would be making all the eves a lot wider and as someone said, have eves over all the lower floor windows as well.