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Wall sockets.For more on the motel electrics, see the Electrical Fittings album.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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220 V and co-ax TV sockets.Most TVs and audio surround systems have 2-pin plugs,so these sockets a re ok for equipment that does not need earthing.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Used in the motel.Light switch and fan controller.
Fan controllers are supplied with the fans.
The trick here is to use one conduit under the rendering for both the light switch and the control box.
jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Socket used in the motel.This brand is cheaper than the bTicino?® I used in the house. But it is still not the cheapest.
Not the cling film to protect them from scratches and paint.
The escutcheons will be removed for painting the walls. Most workers don't think to do this and get paint everywhere.d.
jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Ceiling fan recessPlasterboard (sheetrock) teams do some of the neatest work of all Thai labour.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Aluminium foil insulation.This is most effective (Australian & Californian university research) when installed directly under the tiles.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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This 9 cm thick breezeblock is for heavy duty use. It is made with high grade portland cement. It can be used for load bearing walls if rebar is used and the holes a re filled with concrete. They can also be used for building small swimming pools.
They cost 8 baht each.
1 commentsjazzmanMar 20, 2009
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ceiling: suspension: railsA view of the rails partially installed. Some of the electrics still have to be completed.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Ceiling suspension: stripsThe rails are suspended from the rafters or tile battens by aluminium strips.jazzmanMar 20, 2009
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Ceiling suspension: clpisThe rails cost 25 baht per 4 m length. One is installed vertically, the other horizontally. The metal clips that hold them together cost 1.20 each.jazzmanMar 20, 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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