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| Last additions - DrDave's Gallery |
Gypsum CeilingI don't know how they were able to keep out of each others way, but the gypsum ceiling guys and the tile guys were working at the same time. Here, the steel supports in the living room are going up. We used foil-backed gypsum, and it took about 3 working days to complete all the ceiling work.DrDaveApr 28, 2009
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Day #42 - TileStarting to lay the tile. They began by laying a few rows straight from the rear to the front of the house. This view is from the kitchen, looking into the living room at the front of the house.DrDaveApr 28, 2009
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Bedroom TileTile in the front bedroom almost finished.
First, they laid the "field" of the room (all of the tiles in the center that didn't need to be cut). Then, the next day, they could walk on these tiles to cut and lay all of the perimeter tiles.
Since this picture was taken, a 4" baseboard (skirting) has been installed in all rooms.DrDaveApr 28, 2009
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Bedroom TileTile in the rear bedroom almost finished.DrDaveApr 28, 2009
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| Random files - DrDave's Gallery |
Kitchen CounterCommon wall with the living/dining area. This section of the counter will have a simple 2-burner gas hob in the recessed area of the top.DrDave
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Bedroom ViewThe view from the 150x100 rear bedroom window. The entire land plot is about 2 rai, with other family houses on either side. To the rear are banana trees and a klong, affording a nice view.DrDave
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Day #1 - Foundation LayoutOn the first day of construction, the house footprint was located on the land from some rough markings my wife and I had placed before we returned to Phuket two days earlier. All of the land under the floor beams, as well as the holes for the column footings was hand-dug.DrDave
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Breaker Box (Consumer Panel)First they put it in the front bedroom. Then my wife told them to move it to the kitchen rear wall, above the washing machine, where it would be in a "utility area" out of sight. Where they actually put it was in the kitchen entryway, in plain sight when sitting in the living room. Really ugly. D'oh!DrDave
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Day #15 - Roof StructureApparently, the family forgot to take pictures the previous week, so now we jump ahead to all of the columns having been poured, and the majority of the steel roof structure fabricated, painted and put in place.DrDave
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Front PorchHalf-wall at the front of the porch. DrDave
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Bedroom TileTile in the rear bedroom almost finished.DrDave
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Day #42 - TileStarting to lay the tile. They began by laying a few rows straight from the rear to the front of the house. This view is from the kitchen, looking into the living room at the front of the house.DrDave
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