I also plan to build a retirement home in Udorn outside the ringroad. If you could give me specifics on your contractor I'd appreciate it..

I agree with the group opinion that having "family" build the house is a no-win situation.. I had relatives build a small studio-bungalow on our land which turned out OK but it was a real headache getting them to build it to my specs.. I always bot the "bo ngarm" when I tried to get them to do it my way.. A solid contract with a builder would be more to my liking..


Dave FrazeeDK@hotmail.com

but it was a real headache getting them to build it to my specs..

Frazee,my mate popped home for a couple of weeks and came back to find the toilet located in the very centre of the bathroom.The funniest thing was that the toilet roll holder was on the wall a good few steps away

FrazeeDK wrote:I also plan to build a retirement home in Udorn outside the ringroad. If you could give me specifics on your contractor I'd appreciate it..

I agree with the group opinion that having "family" build the house is a no-win situation.. I had relatives build a small studio-bungalow on our land which turned out OK but it was a real headache getting them to build it to my specs.. I always bot the "bo ngarm" when I tried to get them to do it my way.. A solid contract with a builder would be more to my liking..


Dave FrazeeDK@hotmail.com

No problem Dave, I'll PM you the details later when I have found the address of their office in Udon.

With one caveat, the builder he is using on mine has made a few mistakes from the plans (one to my advantage ) , and has tried to cut a few corners. The Contracter has inevitably fixed them when it has been pointed out, but it does need the other oft given advice.. check it all the time

John

FrazeeDK wrote:I also plan to build a retirement home in Udorn outside the ringroad. If you could give me specifics on your contractor I'd appreciate it

Just as a sort of amusing aside...I did'nt find it amusing at the time! Very narky Farang...LOL

At first we went to a guy with a big new office up near Home Mart

5000B (Bargain I thought!!!), plans from scratch, he even did a beautifull model, his office is full of them. Showed us a few properties under construction, including a very nice house outside Udon. So I coughed up.

After the plans were complete, I just questioned the pillar in the middle of the lounge area, it held the apex of the roof up if you followed the plans. I am no structural/civil engineer but I could see that. So I asked, could he redesign it, strengthen the beams across so it was not needed. A big smile, no problem

The next day, new plans, he had Tippexed (typists corrrection fluid) it out! I walked away at that point

TIT, a lesson learned.... but the same as everywhere, you pay peanuts and you get monkeys

John

p.s. We kept the model, its excellent!!!!

John....has the model got a tippexed support beam as well??

BobHelm wrote:John....has the model got a tippexed support beam as well??

I tried to peer inside; unfortunately opaque windows, although he did paint the model patiently and beautifully.

I was very impressed.....errrrrrrrr

John

Its your one and only time I suspect that you can brag that you have taken a very expensive model back to your house

It is...more than my life is worth

John

I came across this method of having relatively safe water to drink, though it has its limitations. It is literally a staw, so only one person can use it; and supposedly the life of the product would be for about a year for that one person. It's initial cost was about $2 U.S.

http://www.gizmag.com/go/4418/1/

This article also gave a link to the product's own website:

http://www.lifestraw.com/

Obviously, it would be a nuisance for most of us to have to drink every sip of water that we took with this straw; but I suppose in areas of the world where water-borne diseases are the penalty for consuming the water directly, survival would bear out making do with the imposition.

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yorkman wrote:

FrazeeDK wrote:I also plan to build a retirement home in Udorn outside the ringroad. If you could give me specifics on your contractor I'd appreciate it

Just as a sort of amusing aside...I did'nt find it amusing at the time! Very narky Farang...LOL

At first we went to a guy with a big new office up near Home Mart

5000B (Bargain I thought!!!), plans from scratch, he even did a beautifull model, his office is full of them. Showed us a few properties under construction, including a very nice house outside Udon. So I coughed up.

After the plans were complete, I just questioned the pillar in the middle of the lounge area, it held the apex of the roof up if you followed the plans. I am no structural/civil engineer but I could see that. So I asked, could he redesign it, strengthen the beams across so it was not needed. A big smile, no problem

The next day, new plans, he had Tippexed (typists corrrection fluid) it out! I walked away at that point

TIT, a lesson learned.... but the same as everywhere, you pay peanuts and you get monkeys

John

p.s. We kept the model, its excellent!!!!

How about roof? Did he make calculations included to that price?

We have drawings and paid 6000 thb, not including final calculations, stamps etc. Those will be done after we accept drawings.

You are picking up on a thread that is some 2 years old here, so I doubt you will get an answer!

Thread probably ought to be moved to "House & Land"?

Mod Note:

Done, and a new thread started, and this one locked.