My Traditional Thai House Too
Following on from Ciaphas' great effort, ta-da, here is the beginnings of our very own Little House on the Prairie..oops Rice Paddy. Wood is mostly from father-in-law's 30-40 year old Mai Daeng trees, cut 12-18 months ago and left to season under the pig-shed roof. A few bits of wood to be purchased here and there including some floorboards cos the father-in-law underestimated and didn't cut enough. Land raised up 2 metres 2 years ago and settled through 2 rainy seasons.
We have no electricity and no running water, although plenty laying around in the paddies. This is a real country-style build, with a toothless foreman and a bunch of village guys being ordered around by my partner, who has visions of the house being the same quality as a 5-star hotel villa....
When we started 2 years ago we budgeted 400,000 baht but will probably be closer to 600,000 once I add in all the bits I forgot before (the wood milling, transport for the traditional roof tiles etc). Building expected to take 2-3 months depending on the weather and my finances!
Okay Okay you asked for it
The land before, relatively close to the front of our 10 rai and between rice paddies and the mango trees. Hmm, let's see if I can get this picture to post....hmm maybe not!
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