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11 viewsThis shows hot and cold PVC pipes which are to be poured in cement on the back of the house. (07-Jun-04)dozer
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11 viewsThis is an example of a 75 liter wall mount water heater. There are many different sizes and brands of central water heaters, one like this costs about 10,000 Baht. However these haven't really caught on yet (the normal type used is the individual shower water heater) so you will need to hunt to find someone to install it and do the hot water plumbing correctly. Also, using a central hot water heater like this raises costs more than you would think, from copper pipe to hot/cold faucets, the cost really isn't in the unit itself but all of the associated plumbing. This is a good decision to make before you start building the house, ie. central hot water or individual hot water heaters? (21-Jun-04)dozer
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11 viewsA bathroom sink enclosure being tiled. (22-Jun-04)dozer
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11 viewsThis is a large socket box with 5 grounded receptacles and a phone cable outlet. These are configurable, you can get many different face boxes and configure each one as you would like it. Further there are many styles which can be purchased. The middle sockets in the example shown here don't add much benefit, since the sockets are so close together not all can be used at the same time.dozer
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10 viewsStone as used to make concrete. (20-Apr-04)dozer
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10 viewsCement mix is prepared depending on what is being done, but a normal mix would be 2 parts cement to 3 parts sand. Add in 4 parts stone to yield concrete. (20-Apr-04)dozer
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10 viewsFine sand as used to mix cement. (20-Apr-04)dozer
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10 viewsA lower grade of TPI cement (bun kiaw). Cements of this grade should normally be used in outside applications and are not suitable for walls or flooring of a house proper. (21-Apr-04)dozer
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10 viewsThe best and most expensive hand-mix is elephant brand red (chaang). It is about 10 % more expensive than the tiger brand.dozer
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10 viewsAn example of a premix cement. The cement comes ready mixed with sand (but no stone). This is used primarily for small jobs where it isn't worth it to get a load of sand brought in.dozer
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10 viewsThis shows 2 hun and 3 hun strands.dozer
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10 viewsA stick is used to designate the height of the pour. Here we used a height of 7 centimeters for the pour (allowing 3 centimeter for the tile).dozer
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