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concrete formwork office windowThe full width bay windows of the office and the master bedroom are based on five sides of an octagon. We wanted the corner pillars between the windows to be as narrow as possible, but allowing the wall to be an additional support for the relatively heavy tiled octagonal roof above.
jazzmanFeb 17, 2007
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brick formwork for ground beamsInstead of using expensive wooden shuttering, the formwork for the beams is built at ground level with the Thai 'cinder' blocks. These are extremely cheap, and they stay in place afterwards thus adding even more strength.
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzmanFeb 14, 2007
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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.jazzmanFeb 14, 2007
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sau romain, fixing the capitalContemporary Thai architecture favours fake Roman columns. (Like the Brits with their pseudo Edwardian porticos, some people love it, some find it totally kitchy - problem is, you can't choose and build your own house in the UK). Some local Thai workers refuse to build to any other design. We refused to be pressured into Doric columns at over 5,000 baht each, we used concrete drain pipes to have Tuscan pillars.
Click an thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show.jazzmanFeb 14, 2007
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formworkFormwork 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.
jazzmanFeb 07, 2007
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deliveriing CPAC (ready mixed concrete)CPAC 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.jazzmanFeb 07, 2007
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2/3/2007 17:42Glass goes on the two sides, the fish tank will go in the middle (the part with no glass).tcthFeb 04, 2007
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2/3/2007 17:42The front section. The main problem with this project was that the surface of the desk is not level. It isn't noticable to the human eye, and will be OK for the fish tank (which sits on foam), but the glass doesn't sit nicely on the surface.tcthFeb 04, 2007
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1/26/2007 13:22Of three sections, two have 2 supports and this one has four support posts. tcthFeb 04, 2007
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1/26/2007 13:22A Thai furniture makers favorite tool is a power nail driver. Nails are strong enough, but wood screws are much better. Next project I specify the use of wood screws throughout. One reason is if you want to change something, the thing can be disassembled.tcthFeb 04, 2007
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2/3/2007 17:43Finished kitchen cabinets, this stage of the project was 16k. I liked the way it turned out.tcthFeb 04, 2007
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2/3/2007 17:43Section which supports the TV. I would give the furniture maker a B on this since the surface isn't level, but it looks nice. tcthFeb 03, 2007
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