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29 minutes ago, sanuk711 said:

A lot depends on the distance that are working from--- you are advised to get it from somewhere that they are excavating.......or you will be paying for the machinery as well as the trucks. Look around your area --are they doing any (larger) building work,

Well, there is a new village being constructed. I guess I should should check there. 

I need to fill a hole in my garden 5m x 2.2m x 1.2m deep.

Quality of the soil is not important as we will cover it with stones. 

Does anyone have any idea of the cost or any contacts? 

Many thanks. 

2 hours ago, Bagwain said:

Sorry for your misfortune! Ground water is nearly always and issue in BKK. Most probably will need piling or a hydrostatic valve at least! Better to have a pool and not use it rather than not having one and want a swim! I have been in the industry over 25 yrs with 17 in Thailand. I can recomend a good pool builder who has done a lot of work for me and some colleagues in the industry! He is Thai and has all the right equipment. (Especially if he recomends piling)!

John Putipong 0626397963 Just mention Aussie from Pattaya!

 

Thanks for the reply, the water is about 12 inches deep but it's going down everyday. I've had a few pool companies come over the past two days, all say it's not a big problem. However, the quotes they are giving are around 450-500 k and we have to buy the tiles on top.. We already have the pump, filter and all fittings! It's a small pool and the digging has been done already. I think they are trying it on, as it seems very high for what is essentially labour. 

Our original builders already put piling under the pool before they laid a concrete base to walk on.. I guess the water would have gone by now if there was no concrete there. 

 I called John, but he must have changed the number, the man who answered just said it was the wrong number. 

6 hours ago, James26 said:

This happens all the time and moreso to Thai people. You should read the Thai forums on this topic. The problem is regulatory, consumer protections and weak enforement of the law.

Yes, I was hoping we’d got lucky with these people. They did a great job with other work they did for me on the house.

5 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Yeah, sadly this does happen, as it has to you. Not to me thank God. First off I'd get a pool builder recommended by a reputable architect. If you are having a devil of a time call Khun At 'Botanica' in Bang Tao, Phuket  (https://www.botanicaluxuryvilla.com/) ask him for a referral to someone in BKK ... he might be able to help you. He's a top notch architect/developer of the highest quality. Never did me any wrong on a large custom build. Meticulous in build and standards.

Thank you for the reply. Will get in touch with Khun At and see if he can recommend anyone.

3 hours ago, Saanim said:

If you have got already the reinforcement, use it for the floor, once you get rid of the water. For the wall 125cm high you do not need reinforcement.  You can build the wall with cinder blocks laid in double in the wall thickness, there is no high pressure on the wall. For better security you can lay a steel wire 3 mm (1 hun) horizontally under the block layer (every other one it's enough). And continuously backfilling the soil behind the erected wall whenever it is hard enough.  

 

Not to forget embedding a pipe for bottom outlet before pouring the floor concrete. The bottom outlet is good not only for emptying the pool (what's actually not needed in years) but good for sucking 50/50 together with the surface sucking (either with skimmer or overflow).

 

For such small pool I would strongly recommend an overflow at least at one of its longer sides. Not only good for surface cleaning but for better feeling at swimming, no water in your nose, reducing the waves that would beat you in the narrow pool.

 

All this you can manage with village brick-layers organized by your wife for either daily rate or a lump sum (Mau 40 - 60,000 Baht). The material (simple cement, sand and tiles) you buy by yourself at the nearest shop.  All that under your daily supervision, it's not so difficult.     

 

Many thanks for the reply. 
 

I will definitely have a look at your option if I cannot find anyone else to do it for me. Unfortunately, after a recent health problem I’m not as mobile as id like to be at the moment.

Regards

6 minutes ago, jvs said:

Yes this does happen but there is no reason why you should not finish the pool.

The water can be pumped out and it is not going to rain much more.

You had one"fly by night" builder but there are many good ones also.

Did you have a contract for a sum of money or did you pay per day?

Hi, It seems like the water is ground water as after I pumped it out it filled up again over approximately 12 hours.

We were paying daily rates plus a couple of lump sums for materials, they didn’t come back after the second lump sum.

So, I guess I am not the first person this has happened to and  I won't be the last.

Our friendly builders have walked out halfway through making our small pool and disappeared off the face of the earth with some of our cash. I’m not looking for sympathy or condemnation, just some advice on whether to go ahead or cut my losses and if I go ahead, does anyone know builders in the Bangkok/Pathumthani area who can finish the job at a reasonable price.

I have already purchased the equipment/fittings for the pool and the builders have prepared all of the steel for reenforcing the floor and walls. I have a big hole in the groud that has quite a lot of ground water in it. I’d like someone to tell me if this water is going to cause problems or not.

I am attaching some photographs of the ground and the metalwork that has already been completed.

The size of the pool will be 4.8m x 2.1m and it will be 1.25m deep.

Any reccomendations will be much appreciated, especially contacts for builders who could possible finish the job for us.

Many Thanks

Hi, 

I went to a well known pool supplier in Bangkok who told me they never fit Hydrostatic relief valves to their pools, they didn't even have them for sale. 

Out of interest, does anyone here have experience with these and should one be fitted? 

Many thanks 

1 hour ago, Saanim said:

Such a pool for plunge, beside its sizing, is nothing else than a pool for swimming. Hence, the pump(s) and filter(s) will not be different, depends on where it will be bought. 

 

What might be different is an overall price, when the look is to be probably more for a show than for a swimming.    

Thank you for the reply. You are right, it will just be for cooling off and relaxing rather than swimming but the mrs is keen to have it looking good too, she’s more interested in the tiles of course.I just want to make sure I get the right size pump/filter and it’s not going to fall to pieces in a year. 

2 hours ago, Bagwain said:

Where are you situated?

Hi, I’m in Pathumthani, Lamlukka

I'm sure this is all in the posts somewhere, but couldn't find all of the answers with a search.

We are considering building a plunge pool (approx 6m x 2m). 

What are the absolute essentials that we need? We obviously don't want to spend a fortune, but we also want to ensure the pool looks nice and is easy to maintain. It will be an outdoor pool with the option of roof/awning at a later date.

What would I need to buy in terms of pumps, filters etc.. (any price guide would be appreciated)

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I completed secondary school in the UK about 30 years ago and took CSE/O'level exams, I dont have copies of the results. I am being asked for the following for the WP:

• Education degree (signed copy) *

• Transcript (signed copy) *

Will i be able to make do with a letter from the college saying I attended? I have yet to call the college in the UK but I heard from a friend they don't keep records going back that far.

Any advice/pointers will be much appreciated.

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