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Local tradition.1949 viewsBEFORE you start, please remember that all prices cited in this story are now nearly FIVE years old. Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the tiny clapperboard if you want to start a slide show (but without the comments). 15 November 2006: After the foundation holes had been dug and the reinforcing wire cemented , the whole family and the village turns out for a ceremony with the monks. Some mumbojumbo takes place and well wishers throw flowers and coins into the foundations.1 commentsjazzman

Floor drains1926 viewsThe drains in the the bathrooms and on the terraces were protected with PVC film and screwed into their pipes to serve as further height guages. Their height will be adjusted again later to be flush with the tiles. These diecast drains cost 140 baht but turned out to be not very good so we got the much more expensive one in the next picture instead.jazzman

so they tiled the roof...1885 viewsWe thought we could catch up on a long overdue trip to Nakhon Pathom, Bangkok and Jomtien while they tiled the roof. Mail me, PM me, or simply post in the forum if you can spot the TERRIBLE MISTAKE they made while we were away. This was the only problem during the entire project. It was easily rectified, but it proves that expert supervision is needed all the time.jazzman

grease trap finished1830 views'Grey water' - that's the stuff from kitchen sinks, washbasins, washing machines and showers - generally doesn't contain contain solids that need to be bacterially decomposed, and is already largely disinfected by the additives in soaps and detergents. These detergents float on water and can be separated in a grease trap before the water is led away to leach. Keeping the grey water separate from sewage also helps prevent the bacteriological process in the septic tank from getting over-diluted. jazzman

Sewage Farm1826 viewsNo everyone's tastiest topic for discussion. This is a correctly designed double chamber system, separating the grey water and the black water. The back yard will be raised flush with the tops of the silos and the pipes will be buried.jazzman

septic tanks 11816 viewsDigging the holes for the septic tanks. These are not seepage tanks - the treated water will be piped to a leach (soak away) system on the land about 35 metres away.jazzman

formwork1806 viewsFormwork for the 18 colums. It had cost us roughly 1,000 baht in wood per column. But wood for a house like this would normally be about 30,000 baht, a major consideration in a low budget project. This picture resembles some kind of mediaeval battle engine.
jazzman

Blueprint - Budget: 560,000 baht1787 viewsClick the pic for a full screen image.
Own design. Quality construction. Contractors' quotes: 1.0 to 1.3 million baht. My DIY: 560,000 baht (materials & labour 2006). This floor plan was later vastly improved at no extra cost to the construction; and we opted for some slightly more expensive extras, taking us about 100,000 over the original budget. jazzman

deliveriing CPAC (ready mixed concrete)1765 viewsCPAC is a brand name that is used as a generic like 'Hoover', 'biro', Kleenex', 'Scotch tape' , 'Sellotape', 'Tesafilm', 'Tempo' etc. Totally indipendent suppliers even paint their trucks in the blue & white CPAC trademark colours. See Jazzman's sticky on the forum for all you need to know about concrete.jazzman

Floor before the pour.1736 viewsFloor (about half the house is in the photo) ready to pour. The wire mesh is anchored to the walls and is propped up to prevent sinking during the pour. Height pegs with orange day-glo paint have been inserted to ensure level smoothing to the required height. The next day will be an early start with CPAC (1,400 baht/cu) arriving at 7 am. jazzman

Tuscan Pillars1720 viewsThe drain pipes were carefully lifted and let down over the rebar and filled with concrete. If you wanted to save a lot of time and money and did't mind having round columns everywhere instead of square section ones, you could make them all this way. It would be a very strong construction, and give rise to some interesting comments about your architecture. We will be building our hexagonal sala (gazeebo) this way
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzman

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