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what documents did they ask for? workpermit?

im curious but is WISE now connected to Dee money, ive heard you can use Wise to send money from Thailand and it may utilize dee money in some way. anyone know more?

Yes my thoughts also, i need some creative construction ideas. The water run off is my main concern & damaged adjoining walls. A water pump lol, yes i could also redirect my entire roofs run off to come down directly onto their plastic roof, i was testing it with my pressure washer yesterday, its loud. Lol

Yes thanks for the replies the property was a good price and was next door to our existing property, so it was a land grab for possible extension, the land is 3 sizes more than the house & just 100m from a New skytrain station. not the ideal neighbors, but it is what it is. some ideas ive had. instead of the concrete drive i dig a gravel drainage channel say 50cm wide around the perimeter so run off goes down the wall and into that. I am also contemplating rendering the wall and using some kind of waterproof roof sealant. as for the other side with blue tiles & spikes. Hmmm a higher wall perhaps with guttering added? im actually on friendly talking terms with both neighbours. But i have not brought up these issues yet, just testing the waters & thinking of a work arounds.

Yes had one around a few days ago, just wanted some secondary advice from foreigners that may have had similar walls they have rendered. I know if not done correctly it will fall off, i have seen it done with galvanized chicken wire type structures and bonding agents.

Your absolutely right it is next to the airport. I know my options are somewhat limited and i am aware of these so called law abiding citizens (opportunistic) ways. if i can put forth some construction ideas to each side to consider so my side does not take all their rain water, i think it could be a peaceful proposition. if however it gets ignored, technically it should be a clear win. But tit…

After the pressure wash yesterday.. would a render skim stick do you think? I remember my father years ago rendering a wall that always got wet and damp and it all crumbled off a year later.

Thanks i did pressure wash it yesterday, whilst a lot of paint and black does indeed come off. but The walls are too badly damaged, the brick is crumbling partly from the neighbours deciding to build their house to the wall and then some… which caused stress cracks and the water runnoff too.

Any thoughts on whether its possible (or wise) to render old semi painted walls such as these? i have considered knocking them down but the neighbors are well! Lets not go there the pics speak for themselves. there is also the water drainage issue ????

Recently purchased an old house to renovate. The house was empty for a few years and during that time both neighbours on either side thought it would be fun to build structures that not only break building regs & laws, but really affect my property during rains, which im Noticing a lot today. Such as flooding, water damaged walls, cracked walls,blocked drains, concrete drive collapsing, moss growing on everything blocking drains etc. not to mention windows being built against my boundary and over, and a roof run off with no drains going directly onto my patio.???? surely a double win in court? fun fact, one side is a family of lawyers, the other side is retired police? any advice, i know i could file a court case but what are my odds of winning? any other alternative? Ideas? much appreciated here are their clever designs 1st set are the lawyers house 2nd retired police

Could not find the yellow boxes on rs th website though.

Thanks yes thats the logo the contractor showed me. I think its that one.

and over 100 yellow boxes to replace ???? back to the consumer box - din rail versus plugin? i was going to get a din rail but a contractor i had in says the dsquare plugin fuses are good quality and lasted 30 odd years already, to get a schreiber and reuse existing breakers? Any more arguments to go din over plugin? Aside from Schreiber being the only choice of box. crossy mention din is good for upgrades? forgive me ive only ever messed about with plugin types.

Thanks crossy great info, much appreciated.

Thanks crossy, i see there are cheap brands of yellow box and others costing 100baht plus per box. Just curious if there are any recommended brands that can deal with extreme heat and wont fall to pieces. i was looking at the nano brand, any thai brands i can keep an eye at. A contractor told me to look for the thai safety standard logo on the box but gave no brand name.