eyecatcher

51 minutes ago, cheeryble said:

Hey Mr Eye aren't the rafters on 120cm centres, and other 4x2 only at ridge and bottom, and valleys?

Does 300bt/m2 sound a lot?

I certainly wouldnt ever set steel rafters at 1200c/c.

600/700/800 are the only sensible spacings.

I reckoned on an arbitrary 100bt/m for 1.8g box section or I.P.

Say 2.5no 1m lengths per m2=250bt

Then the extras, tiling rails, purlins, ridge, collars and ties and eaves, red oxide.

300bt/m2 is probably too low just for steel

8 hours ago, XLance said:

No limestone there,

 

These quarrries are in the Oligocene conglomerate that forms most of Mae Ping valley in Chiang Mai area. Similar formation than in Pha Chor; sedimentation modalities are generally more energetic elsewhere (means more pebbles than Pha Chor which is an alternance of coarse sandstone & medium conglomerate).

 

From what I've heard, these quarries (karstic sinkholes are very rare in non-carbonate rocks) are the result of extraction to build roads and railways more than 20 years ago. I didn't see the records for that.

As for the edge of those quarries, it depends on areas, but the rock matrix is quite coherent to have an exploitation front quite vertical.

 

I may have misread the wicki text on the history. Yes sandstone is the most obvious stone and i should know better than to suggest linestone is used on roads.

However, if wicki is wrong I suggest you can edit their text if your geology is more accurate.

They are limestone quarries.

If you have ever been its quite obvious its an old quarry, but some were further excavated to create the features they required for the water park.

This area provides the largest quantity of stone fill  for chiang mai still.

The op is asking how toseal the inside of the hull, not the underside which he says is in good condition.

Yes i agree the outside was generally done in pitch and finished with yacht varnish.

I see no reason why the rubberised coatings should not be ok for the inside as long as he remembers if it rains its going to stay inside the boat.

I have tried a bunch of sealants on my pond bottom and leaking gutters and the only one that worked for me is a Sika roofseal plus 800bt for 4kg.

On an expanding and contracting aluzinc gutter each day, its coping well with elastometric properties. You will need to line the hull will fibreglass scrim to strengthen it.

TOA do an identical product.

All the rest are very inferior Sista, BesBond, D100, lanko and do not have rubberised qualities.

Warning though...if you tear it or decide to pull on a raised edge, the whole lot will come off like a sheet of polythene.

Great for cleaning the brushes though.

52 minutes ago, Samuel Smith said:

Go solar ????

Get a grip man. 

Setting up a solar powered hot water system is going to cost you the price of 4 new boilers.

It would be easier to boil a kettle and use a watering can

Yes the flexi I was referring is probably better as a horizontal offset,and you are better going with the offset referred to above.

flexi pipe seal.

Standard in the Uk, albeit for horizontal connection. Same priciple.

Time they started sending western s trap side outlet bogs over here. Waste straight out, no fannying about with precise concrete hole measurement that need to done when pouring thefloor slab, 6 months before you really need to think about bathrooms. No leaks, wellnot inside the house anyway.

Yes, you can get one at visa 4 uk, huay kaew road.

Well via them, they will not give you one immediately

What do you need it to feed?

Shower, basin, kitchen sink or all of them?

Is it a multipoint you want or just a typical shower?

A photo of what you have now will give us an idea of what you may need.

And if its just a leak you may just need your nuts tightened????

3 hours ago, faraday said:

How much did you pay for materials, paint etc?

Mine wasnt a painting job, it was steelwork and welding..

On that occasion the lad was the engine driver and I was the oily rag

3 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Softwood in Thailand isn't cheap as it's not native. You don't say where you are or what size of material you are looking for. 

 

In our area you can buy young (2~3 year old eucalyptus for about 100 Baht from the land owner, there are many places selling cut lengths, often for building props.

 

You can go to a building site and see if they will trade fo a bottle of LaoKao,

 

If you want small green wood then find someone who's pruning their garden trees.

 

if you happened to be near me I have a couple of tons of seasoned eucalyptus that I'm working my way through, everything from twig sizes up to small trees. A reasonable amount would probably be free, or minimal trade.

 

this is some I cut yesterday 

Eucalyptus is beautiful, and my neighbour has built his 10k bt house from it.

After 4years I can see its much better as a termite resister than regular hardwood.

What are you planning todo with those cut planks?

maybe start by contacting the nearest PTT station. They organise fuel deliveries for major construction and highway works for all their vehicles.

17 hours ago, elephant45 said:

looks like i have to get a non immigrant O visa, return to Thailand and then sell it. i really can't believe this <deleted>. I don't anymore stupid unnecessary problems in my life.

Why dont you initially try to rent it out,like a property.

Upfront payment of 12months rental will get you a third of its value.

Dont tell the recpient you are not here, then if thry want to renew fine. Just adamage limitation exercise.

Or transfer ownership to a trustworthy individual or dealership to sell on your behalf for a generous comission

Put the sofa on the back of your truck then go to the Pro Auto Car Spa and ask for the full interior and exterior clean for250bt

Just another one of the Eyecatchers money saving tips

This is the diy-ers amongst us may tackle it.

I suppose its no longer politically correct to refer to keys as masters, slaves, sub masters or even to pass.

Not too long ago all hotels, new businesses, condos,carehomes and rented accom used a master system as standard, but giving them out and not having them returned became too expensive, with the likes ofChubb, Yale, Hafele etc charging the equivalent of 1000btforeach replacement.

And  so was born the key card system pretty much universally now.

1 hour ago, Bill97 said:

Oh how can I be 77 years old and never had a bed valance?


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Well most of us cant afford to splash out on a water bed

Your info is far too vague.

My first thought was a dozen buckets as you didnt say whether the roof was leaking like a seive or had complete sections of tiles missing.

At 15*15m and if it was just a few places then pick up some cheap corrugated roof panels and just bodge it.

Infact here is one i did myself yesterday after falling through the roof

Pylon transformers and capacitors exploding during a rainstorm is an every day occurence.

Get used to it, it will knock out power to a local village area thats all.

The 5 hour power outage yesterday hit Hang Dong, Saraphi, MaeHia and oddly at a time there was no rain.

Probably upgrading the system somewhere without notifying anyone

12 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

@eyecatcher I'm sure can tell you how his electrical pipes got full of water ???? 

Absolutely they can. I had what i think was a combination of using the cheap internal wall yellow back boxes on a fence and push fit non cemented pipe joints.

Having said that, if your cable is in one piece its not an issue. The underground conduit only serves the purpose of keeping it safe(r) from a spade cut.