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Upper Level Floor Planchangnoi00000
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View from the end of the Soi50-70 metres from the riverbank is where we will build but hopefully high enough above the floodlevel that seems to be occuring lately.changnoi00000
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Front View from the SoiHouse was built about 35-40 years ago. Apart from a kitchen and bathroom add on at the back not a lot changed in that time. Some great wood floors, was tempted to keep it for use in the new house but no where to store so gave in and recycled it with the locals.changnoi00000
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Rear View of the HouseWe will be building across this space and where the current house is in the picture about 300 sq metres of land.changnoi00000
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After the knock down for Wood and Roof TinThis is what was left after the guys came early one morning after mother-in-law had struck the deal. Not much left thats for sure. A couple of other people came and tookbits and peices over the next couple of weeks. Was surprised what lengths people would goto to salvage the metal from the concrete stairs and columns.changnoi00000
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The courtyardthomas.fontaine00000
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Consumer unitsEach room has its own mini consumer unit with a 32A 2-pole main breaker, a 10A and a 20A MCB. The units cost 500 baht each, fully equipped.
Doing it like this will ensure that if a guest overloads a circuit in the room, only the room breaker(s) will trip and not leave all the rooms in the dark.
The entire building will have a larger consumer unit with an RCCB - of course.
For more details of this and other consumer units, see the Electrical Fittings album.
jazzman00000
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Wall sockets.For more on the motel electrics, see the Electrical Fittings album.jazzman00000
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Ceiling fan recessPlasterboard (sheetrock) teams do some of the neatest work of all Thai labour.jazzman00000
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ceiling: suspension: railsA view of the rails partially installed. Some of the electrics still have to be completed.jazzman00000
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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.jazzman00000
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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.

jazzman00000
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