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Column brickworkDifferent view of the brick workpklongballMar 18, 2009
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Column brickworkHere we have a lady mason and helper laying the outer bricks to a column for that finish laterpklongballMar 18, 2009
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BeforeA clear view of the double C-section ridge beam. Needless to say, all the welds are retouched with red oxide before anything is irreversibly clad or ceilings are closed off.
Our land is L-shaped; today I started negotiating the purchase of the 1/3 rai (about 133 sq. wa, 155 m2) bit in the angle of the L. What a headache - he started off with a price higher than a plot in Pattaya!
jazzmanMar 13, 2009
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AfterForeman's own initiative, and I must say, it looks quite neat. I would personally have mitered the fascia boards, but one can't expect everything, and this is a budget build after all.
I finally got the price of the plot of land down to one sixth of the Pattaya price. I still think I paid a bit over the odds, but it's really worth it to have a perfectly rectangular piece of land, and to avoid anyone building near my house.

jazzmanMar 13, 2009
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Plasterboard suspension.A lot opf people on site today, electricians installing the consumer units in the rooms and the fans, and the ceiling men working in all the rooms at the same time. We had also started touching up the welds and scratches on the steel with red oxide, but gave up and started digging footings for the perimeter wall instead.
The materials for the ceiling come to almost exactly 100 baht per square metre.
The complete invoice details have been posted on the forum.
jazzmanMar 13, 2009
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Ceiling fansCheap, 48", only 590 baht in GlobalHouse. This one is just spot welded to the beam. It will be taken down again and the tube will be cut to the correct length for suspension in the circular ceiling recess.. The hook will then be securely bolted to the beam and the welds repainted.jazzmanMar 13, 2009
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11 March 2009The outer kitchen wall up o the level needed for the lintel beam install. On a wall with no windows a beam will be built in about halfway up the height of the wall.pklongballMar 12, 2009
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11 March 2009Laying the rebar into the block groove before the glue and the next course of blockpklongballMar 12, 2009
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11 March 2009Here we have a start on the outer bathroom walls and one interior wall between the bath and 2nd bedroompklongballMar 12, 2009
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11 March 2009This is the beginning of the master bedroom outer wall.pklongballMar 12, 2009
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11 March 2009More block to be installedpklongballMar 12, 2009
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11 March 2009Stacks of block waiting for installationpklongballMar 12, 2009
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