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Even when people do spend the money, they generally fail to make sure that that the contractor understands what they want. The same people might ask the staff if the tum-yum is cooked with organic, gluten-free, low-fat coconut milk. And then, because the staff nods, smiles and say "yes, tum-yum have coconut" (in Thai) they think that's what they're getting. Then when they find out that's not what they're getting, they claim they've been cheated. If it is not clear in the order documents, it is not clear.

You seem to know less about the construction industry than you do the petroleum industry. I have visited hundreds of commercial, industrial & residential jobsites in Thailand and my experience simply does not match yours.

How are penny stocks a scam? Plenty of DotComs still making money, some making a lot of money. Enron was a publicly traded company, run by cheaters that went broke. How does this compare to crypto? Subprime mortgages are still creating a lot of money for a lot of people. I bet 90% of the people in the mortgage business when the bubble burst that are not dead or retired are still writing loans. Yes, Bernie Madoff was a cheater and he was jailed, how does this compare to crypto? What happened to BitConnect and OneCoin? Yes, Elizabeth Holmes was a cheater and she will likely be jailed, how does this compare to crypto? Yeah well you have to make hay while the sun-shines. A lot of people sold early, and kept all the money they made with most everything you listed, yes? Why does your buddy insist you made so little with Apple? And how would he know anyways? You really should set the record straight...

Software is great, but (IMO) nothing really beats paper-dolling a layout. Do your layout to scale, and print out it out on large paper, a couple times with all the furniture and fixtures, and once with just a bare floor-plan. Lay the bare drawing on a table, cut out all the furniture and fixtures from the other drawings, then move everything around in different ways. Every time you get a layout you think you like, make a copy with the software and save it. This works great, and it works even better with a few people sitting around it. It is also easy to have your contractors make suggestions moving the stuff around. I know it's hard to believe, but many of them are smart, know what works, know what's available, and want you to be happy. Remember, if it's not in the order documents, it's not in the order. You may get it, but if you do not, it's your own fault. I knew an electrical contractor that had a Hatteras in Huntington Harbor names "Change Order"

The first thing you need to do is figure out exactly what you want, and know what the materials you want will cost. This takes time. Were it me, I would live or at least stay in the unit a good bit to be sure what I wanted was going to work. It took me a year to figure out how I want my place, but it's a shophouse, not a condo. Condo should be easier. Write down everything you want, and how you want it. So she will be working as your general, correct? She needs to know exactly what you want, and how you want it, and she needs to transcribe it to Thai. Once it done, you need to determine what stages you want it done in, What you're going to do, and which contractors are going to do what. People have homes built base on a one page quote they can't read, and because the contractor nods his head every time they talk they think the contractor knows what they are saying, and agreeing to whatever it is. You have to have everything you want in writing, and it has to be understood by everyone BEFORE you ask them to quote. How much $$ should be almost the last question you ask. When you review the quotes, they should match what you want. If they don't, they need to be revised such that they do match what you want. The price means nothing unless whomever is quoting the work understands what you want, and is agreeing to do what you want. If you want things done is stages, you just need to have progress payments outlined in the order documents that reflect that.

1. Make sure all of your expectations are outlined clearly in the order documents. Have you worked as a general contractor before? Do you speak fluent Thai?

It does not look nor appear to work anything like the buss-duct & plugs used in the US.

I have not seen it either, but trunking and surface-mount boxes are very cheap, are very easy to install, look pretty good and are available everywhere. Trunking in HomePro's search box. Ragging the corners with silicone sealant really dresses them up nice...

Seems like a lot of sour grapes to me. People that did not get in throwing rocks at those who did. At the end of the day, if something makes money for people, it is creating value, at least for the people making money from it.

Does Krungsri have banks that aren't yellow?

Why do you so adamantly assume I misunderstood it and that you are correct? How do you know what lkn's financial situation is? Are you the same guy with two usernames? Why not let him weigh in? Substantively it was the same as the post that got deleted, but without the emojis you seem to love so much. Hmmm, I don't think mine was the only post that was deleted, but whatever. Banks: Kasikorn, Krungsri, Bangkok & Chase ISP: AIS Neither my understanding nor my positions have changed. Wow, another emoji, how cute. Saying you were never able to define "value creation" is is not the same as saying a definition does not exist. I think what I said was that because value was subjective, any definition would have to be subjective as well, or something similar. So who did you say your broker was?

Out of quota? Perhaps the company is a going concern?

As stated above, find a home builder in your area, pick a model and have them quote it. What's cheapest does not make any difference if you can't find anyone to do it, or if the construction is inappropriate for the area. What's cheapest for the area, is likely going to be what everyone else all the Thais are doing in your area. You also need to decide what level of comfort you expect. Construction with and without AC would be very different.

If the company actually has operations, I think the cost will be significantly higher than if it is just set up to own the home.

You have to remember several things when dealing with Thai Contractors of any kind. Make sure all of your expectations are outlined clearly in the order documents. If this is going to be your home, cut your losses and get a new contractor.

Coffee-spitter first thing, it's going to a good day...

No they don't. "Anti social juveniles” are typically busing getting petitions signed to eliminate leaf-blowers, and showing up with security to complain about the smoke from someone cooking hot-dogs in the common area for their kid's birthday... Jeeze how I wish dude lived next door to me.....

See what I mean? And it needs to be the engineering students, as the liberal arts students are too busy getting petitions signed by/for the intelligentsia...

Into the hallway

And can you even hear worth a flip any more. I know that to me, nothing sounds as good at it used to, and it is much harder to differentiate between okay, good and great speakers.

See?

Ruskin and Mason both build quality sound control products in Thailand. You likely do not want to buy from them, but both companies have good websites that you can learn a lot from. There are also websites dedicated to inexpensive noise reduction. Some make sense, some not so much. After studying both, it will be relatively easy to design something "on the cheap", that will perform nearly as well as the Mason and Ruskin products.

So after you "let it go" and MY post was deleted, you felt compelled to respond to my re-post, correct? And now you're starting back with the emojis, what's up with that? Is this the joke thread or are we trying to have a serious discussion? I do not know why anyone would not tell anyone who their broker was. It's like asking where you bank or who your internet provider is. What do you think, that if someone knows your chat-room user-name and that you trade with Morgan Stanley you're going to get hacked? Sure. Just don't respond, and if you see me asking our buddy about how he got rich buying Apple at $2.50, you can assume I am asking him, and that you are in no way compelled to interject. So getting back on topic. I think it safe to say that crypto is a high risk "investment", that it could well be a zero-sum game, and while you can argue whether or not it creates "value" and in fact, what value is, you can't deny there are many people that have made a ton of many with it, and many people that continue to make money with it.

Unfortunately the intelligentsia do not agree, and they do not care how hard other people have to work, how much it costs other people, or how their policies negatively impact others.

Did you ever get this fixed?