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Depending what you will use it for, there are many hardwoods here that chippers can't handle easily. I have a 13 hp chipper that works reasonably well with soft wood like leuceana, moringa, sesbania. It's not fast, for smallish things like mulch to the weg garden it's OK. I very rarely use it, easier to just chop and drop around fruit trees.

You need a permaculture designer. If you contact me directly I might be able to help. I'm in Rayong area.

Fungus need food to grow. Dust/dirt in the air sticks to door and fungus has a place to live. Cleaning often will stop fungus growth. Hot moist climate and dirt in air is the main problem. Some paints (and maybe some plastic doors) have anti-fungus chemicals in them and reduce growth. A glossy paint will make it easier to keep doors clean.

Not an answer to your question but.... If I had clover over the whole area I would be very happy. It stays low and green with small yellow flowers. It is a legume so collect it's own nitrogen from the air, no need to buy fertilizer. And no need to mow. If you want to get rid of it, sow something that out-compete it and grows more vigorously. If you have seeds in the ground it will come back, after digging or spraying. There are plenty of grasses in Thailand that will take over.

I have built 3 houses using 20 cm Q-con or same blocks of other producer. One story buildings with lightweight roof constructions. No need for 25 cm walls in this climate. 7,5 or 10 cm for inside walls. Fast and easy building if the workers understand how to glue AAC blocks. There was G4 load bearing blocks available some years ago, don't know now. Anyway a light construction with 20 cm works in most cases with G2 if you have some concrete beams involved. If you build two story house of course it's another construction with lots of concrete and rebar. I used both steel roofs and the SCG fiber. Steel roof with the insulation glued to it helps with heat. I found that a 5 cm insulation mat above the ceiling is all I need, even with the fiber cement roof. Looked at both alu and plastic windows but went with quality hardwood in the end. If you are in the south you are probably not far from the sea and don't get so high temps as up in Issan. Thus no need for extreme insulation. If you send pm I can supply pictures and explanation of my constructions.

Items small enough is best sent with China Post. It can take some time but much cheaper than Fedex or similar service. If small enough parcel it can slip through without any tax.

I believe it's the climate that makes things deteriorate much faster here than in Europe. Heat and humidity. Don't think IKEA sells anything here that's not sent everywhere else. Most made in China today. So better think where we place the furniture, chipboard are OK in many places but not all. I had a cupboard door in the washing room loose part of it's surface coating due to Wife splashing water around a bit too much. That probably wouldn't be a problem in a dry climate as it dries up fast but here it did cause a problem.

Modern freezers has so good insulation that it doesn't matter much if keeping it inside. Doesn't have the outside condenser either anymore that could collect dust. They are not using much power/generating heat if kept closed. When opening door, exchanging air inside they need to run. A chest freezer will not exchange much air with a top lid so warms room less than a normal fridge/freezer.

https://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/blog/cocoa-through-the-lens-a-chocolate-revolution-in-thailand/ https://bartalks.net/the-thai-cacao-struggle/ I bought the Chumphon 1 variety for 25B or 40B each depending on size from farmer in Chanthaburi .

I bought one of the Chinese small chain saws a year ago. Recently ordered 2 new chains for it. Paid around 1500 for it on Lazada. They are around 1000 now. It has a 6 AH battery that lasts a few minutes actual cutting time. Cuts branches sup to 50 mm without problem. I would buy another if needed, but with 2 batteries instead. Thought it was a toy but it works OK for small cuttings. Do not buy any machine with smaller battery! Greenworks seem to have the same battery connection as mine, but fewer AH. For a chainsaw 6 - 10 AH is necessary or it will spend most time in charger.... You need 2 batteries. and you don't need longer blade than 4-5 inches, it will never cut anything thicker. Just unsafe climbing trees with long blade.

Vowen geotextile on Lazada. There are also thin carpets sold on Thaiwatsadu etc that will work. I used that for leach fields. Helped a friend make open drains around his house some years ago. He found some square concrete half pipes that were 150mm if I remember correctly. I think they were meant to be put together to make form for concrete post, but were perfect for this. There is also thin walled concrete round pipes that can be cut lengthwise with a diamond disc on angle grinder.

I use storage heaters in my houses. There are very cheap available from China now if you don't need Stiebel. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/40l-60l10-tops-market-i616890799-s1171894858.html? I bought one of those for my guesthouse and it works OK. For this price I can buy a new if it stops working. Comes with safety cut and electric isolation for the water pipes. Advantage is you only need 10 amps, there is hot water available when power is gone for several showers, it can serve several places. Mount it up under the ceiling and it's out of the way.

I would suspect there is a leak in the roof material that allow drops to keep the board wet and make it moldy. Suggest first check roof for leaks. Can be further up the roof as water tend to follow beams and drop off at another point. If this is the only moldy place that is the most probable reason.