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kitchen archThe kitchen arch now complete made of plasterboard, (Rigips) or what Americans call shitrock?
There are four swivelling dichrotic lights embedded in it.
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Sandstone claddingThe columns in the living room were clad with sandstone bocks. Pity the workers couldn't keep them straight!
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LimeLite blockWe put two of these in the wall between the living room and the 'guest bedroom. The blocks are the same size and thickness as the normal glass blocks. These LimeLite blocks cost between 450 B and 600 B each depending what is inside them. Available from HomePro.
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LimeLite block - turquoiseClick thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzman
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LimeLite blocks: flowerWe put two of these in the wall between the living room and the patio. The blocks are the same size and thickness as the normal glass blocks. These LimeLite blocks cost between 450 B and 600 B each depending what is inside them, and can be bought at HomePro.
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LimeBlock: FishWe put two of these in the wall between the living room and the 'public' bathroom. The blocks are the same size and thickness as the normal glass blocks. These LimeLite blocks cost between 450 B and 600 B each depending what is inside them.
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roof tile battensThese galvanised steel W-section battens will take special self-tapping 'Profast' screws straight through from the tiles. Other 'Profast' self-tapping screws are used to screw them to the rafters. They can tap into the 3.3 mild steel obviating any predrilling. These battens have the huge advantage that laying the tiles is a one-man operation. Thais usually anchor their tiles by passing copper wire through the screw hole with a man underneath to do the tying.jazzman
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Kitchen topNatural granite slabs for the kitchen worktops. This cost about 1,500 per sq.m. It has to be installed by the supplier who cuts out the holes for the hob and sink, and grinds and polishes the edges on site.
Suppliers charge as much again for this service plus petrol (gasline) costs if you are situated out of town.
This granite may seem expensive to some, but it is still much cheaper than that awful formica chipboard kitchen top stuff they use in Europe.jazzman
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cupboard doorsClose up of the kitchen base unit doors. Factory made and beautifully finished. Kanyong in Pattaya, and HomePro and GlobalHouse DIY outlets.jazzman
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Kitchen base units.Frustrated at not being able to get nice wooden base units carpentered locally, we finally bought these nice cupboard fronts and a matching 3-drawer unit in a sale at Global House. Sale? Hmm... still not cheap - this is 22,000 baht's worth of wood !
Nevertheless, factory made and very nicely finished and polished.
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Holes cut in the brick base for the cupboards.The light shining through is a special cupboard for the gas tank. There is a steel door on the outside. You drive up with you car with a new gas tank and push it in through from outside. Saves carrying the heavy tank all the way round the back to the kitchen.
Lacking any better ideas, the fronts were tiled with leftovers from one of the bathrooms.
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?ΒΈ?Base Unit DoorsWe couldn't find a local carpenter to make these with a reasonable finninsh so we had to by factory made ones from Global House. These were the cheapest decent ones and together cost 22,000 baht. (one is a unit with three drawers, the others are just cupboard fronts). The result is a compromise between what we originally wanted and what our Thai workers could achieve. Granito floor will be laid. The blue pipe sticking up is for the floor drain.
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