Buriram Expats
Buriram Province - General Category => Real Estate, housing, house and land ownership => Topic started by: JimNasium on October 25, 2012, 01:50:22 PM
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It's a long term project started about a month ago.
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First floor going in:
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Whats the overall size and buget Jim?
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Whats the overall size and buget Jim?
56 square meters per floor x 3 floors. Budget is around 1 million Baht.
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Progress over the last week:
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Going up...
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Starting to build the walls...
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The last week's progress...
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Going up...
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Working on the inside walls:
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I've heard Big C are keeping a close eye on you!
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Recent progress and the roof going on:
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How big is the car park?
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How big is the car park?
How long (wide) is the street?
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Jim, 3 Storeys high, you must be (or will be) a fit man soon after you move in :)
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Jim, 3 Storeys high, you must be (or will be) a fit man soon after you move in :)
You will notice there is also a lower ground floor below street lelvel. This is where I will reside. Man cave...
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Couple of ideas for your man cave Jim thumbup
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Yes thanks. Lots of good ideas here: http://www.mancavesite.org/index.html (http://www.mancavesite.org/index.html)
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Coming along nicely Jim. bravo1
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Yes thanks. Lots of good ideas here: http://www.mancavesite.org/index.html (http://www.mancavesite.org/index.html)
On a serious note Jim, the build is coming on very nicely.
If you manage to complete it within your budget that will be a bonus as well.
Unlike some, I like the Thai way of building. As long as there is a lot of consultation (helps to speak Thai or have a good translator) you can end up with a solid product.
Wife's brother paid to have the parents wooden house re-built in Buriram for an amazing 320K bht !!!! a couple of years ago.
But that's another story and I wont hijack this great thread with the details.
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Thanks guys. I stay out of all the shopping for building materials. Either my wife or her brother do that and get the propper prices. My wife also looks after most of the building. And I would'nt want to work for HER! I only go check in from time to time but plan to be there most of the time when they start with the finishing. That should start real soon.
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56 square meters per floor x 3 floors. Budget is around 1 million Baht.
How much over budget will you be prepare to go ?
Most people up the spec on the finishing,ie tiles, bathroom fittings ,kitchen and so on :)
Its looking good Jim thumbup
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56 square meters per floor x 3 floors. Budget is around 1 million Baht.
How much over budget will you be prepare to go ?
Most people up the spec on the finishing,ie tiles, bathroom fittings ,kitchen and so on
Its looking good Jim
I will tell you the budget when all the work is done. I know that it always goes over budget but it shouldn't be too bad. Anyway, I'm prepared to go over budget with as much as it takes to complete the job.
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Latest progress:
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Looks like you'll miss out on the Xmas rush
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Which way is the building orientated Jim ?
Would be very nice sitting on the top floor balcony early morning with a cuppa.
Or late afternoon with a tonguebar2
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The front of the building is facing SSE. Large windows on all sides of the "Penthouse" suite makes it light and airy hopefully eliminating the need for an AC unit up there.
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The front of the building is facing SSE. Large windows on all sides of the "Penthouse" suite makes it light and airy hopefully eliminating the need for an AC unit up there.
I hope your right but somewhat doubt it. Greenhouses tend to get a bit hot too but if you get a good breeze, you may be right.
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The last month or so was a frustrating time for me. I wanted to spend time to oversee finishing but with Christmas, New Year and two funerals in the villages, the builders had an easy month and spent only about 2 weeks doing any work. At least the electricity was installed. I insisted on three point, earthed wiring. Now that I’m back at work, the building is progressing again with speed. Current projection is completion by mid-February. We shall see...
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Stairs:
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I may want to convert the Penthouse to a boxing ring for forum members... boxingguy and the basement to an open bar... party4
The posibilities are endless.
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Completion!!
All it needs now is a spirit house and a house party. Oh, and furniture. Any donations welcome.
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Looks great Jim. Well done bravo1
How close to your estimated budget were you?
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Congratulations. Job well done. thumbup bravo1 party4
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How close to your estimated budget were you?
Thanks guys.
Of course it went over budget but I expected that. In all, it came to about 1.5 million Baht. I'm well pleased.
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Well done Jim and thanks for sharing this project. bravo1
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very good mate congrats...how did the man cave go...all done?
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The "Man Cave" is no more. It will make way for another business venture to be announced at a later date. We’ve got to milk this building for all its worth now.
This was my second building project here. The first was our house a few years ago and I learned a lot from that. This project went much smoother following my previous experience and the information gained from this forum also helped a great deal. Choose your builder carefully and agree on a price for labour before starting. If the builder knows what he's doing, this should be no problem. There is nothing wrong with Thai style building. Even my house that was done on the cheap is still in good order. By comparison, the shophouse was built with better materials, deeper foundations, sturdier re-bar constructions and better quality cement and should be good for a very long time if well looked after.
A budget is very important but must be flexible. Ultimately, your budget should be the absolute limit to what you are prepared to spend. My budget for this project was 1 million Baht. But knowing that finishing a building always costs more than planned, I was prepared to go to 2 million Baht if it was necessary. As it turned out, the project was less than my absolute limit.
Supervision is crucial. I could not always be around to check up on things but I'm lucky to have a wife that not only knows what she wants but will also make sure that she gets it. That trait together with a good builder is a winning combination.
But I'm glad it's done now.
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Great photos. I really enjoyed following this project, I think these kind of sharing is much appreciated by the community inside and outside of Buriram community and I hope more people will share their building projects as well. Many thanks! Great to have you in the forum. Sawadi
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Beautiful. I will be planning something similar a bit later down the road, but your experience posted here is of great value to me and I am sure many others. Thanks for sharing.