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ceiling tiles living roomWe chose the modular, totally fireproof solid plaster tiles. Advantages: breathe, letting warm air escape upwards; Rapid installation, easy change to redistribute light fittings, fans etc ., . or just for a change of pattern! Price: from 22 baht per sq.m. The supporting rails cost next to nothing. Disadvantages: Some really kitchy pattern/colour combinations are available - your wife will LOVE them :)
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

aluminium 2Frame for a double sliding window with sliding fly screen in octagonal bay (Master bedroom) 1.5mm extruded aluminium, white expoxy enamelled.
Click to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

aluminium 1Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show.
Frame for a fixed window in the octagonal bay. 1.5mm extruded aluminium, white expoxy enamelled. uPVC frames for the windows and entrance and patio doors had been considered, but the cost fell outside the budgeted parameter.jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Aluminium 3Frame for a double sliding window with sliding fly screen. 1.5mm extruded aluminium, white expoxy enamelled.
Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Aluminium window frame 4Frame for a fixed 5 or 6 mm glass pane.1.5mm extruded aluminium. White epoxy enamelled.
Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

lintels for windowsThe formwork for the concrete lintels and corner posts of the octagonal bay window. The idea was to keep the corner posts as narrow as possible to allow for wide windows, whilst providing additional support for the octagonal roof.
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Local tradition.BEFORE 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 commentsjazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Aligning the formwork for the columns.Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. The formwork was aligned to be perfectly vertical. Millimeter accuracy was achieved using a combination of traditional Thai methodology with fishing line and a spirit level, and a modern tripod mounted laser level.jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Bathroom plumbing.??n absolute minimum of plumbing goes under the floors. In the side-by-side bathrooms it was kept as close to the outside walls as possible. In the UK, plumbing like this is often on the outside wall - a headache for those cold British winters - where it can be recognised by its swathes of lagging - strips of sacking!
Prepared and installed correctly, PVC piping is perfectly adequate. A lot of it is used in Europe.
For hot water piping see http://www.siamgpi.com/solarpower/multipipe.htmljazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Back filling the floor spaces.The floor spaces between the runs of ground beams were filled in using the leftover earth from the footings and some of the earth that came out of the hole for the swimming pool.jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Compacting the back fill.Once the floor areas between the footings had been filled with the leftover earth from the foundations, it was compacted every 10 cm. This is essential, as this will be a support for the concrete floor until it has fully cured, a process which will take a t least 28 days.
Thai builders don't think about doing this, and these had never used one before. This one costs about 25,000 baht to buy, but you can rent one for the duration of your construction for about 500 B.
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargementjazzmanFeb 17, 2007

Protecting the concrete.In the tropics it is indispensable to prevent large pours of concrete from drying out before it cures. We covered the freshly poured ground beams with rice sacks which we drenched with water and kept damp for a week.
Click on thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 17, 2007

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