Tofer

27 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

Bl..dy tease - where can I find it and the prostate giggler?

Bangkok Bank without a doubt. They even gave me a foreign currency account when I was only a regular visitor and wanted to transfer $ from an account I had in Philippines. Money transfers coming in arrive same day, brilliant service.

17 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

Thats ok you stuck up ponce 

Sorry, must leave you - have to dress for dinner.

2 minutes ago, jeab1980 said:

Thats ok you stuck up ponce 

Thanks for the compliment.

Not fair I can't find the laughing beer swiller icon, where is it?

1 hour ago, jeab1980 said:

Have to say although this is a very loose thread with regards to the op its great no falling out no nasty snipping good humorous fun.

What do you mean you scruffy arrogant b.....d...

Just joking..

1 hour ago, jeab1980 said:

Actualy i have worn shorts in the the artic

Was that the ARTIC truck you drove.

1 hour ago, jeab1980 said:

You forgot the tie or cravat. What about the sox suspenders. 

Whatever floats your boat.

I've got to say this thread might be nonsense, but it's bl..dy good for a laugh.

Just what I needed, thanks guys!

40 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

Well good luck,  roofing has been nearly all my working life & your 1 2 & 4  are all possible as for what sounds like your other high end build products l feel GH could provide something to your taste.   

http://www.yellowpages.co.th/en/profile/521971740132001

There's a Global Hse in Bangkok too.
 

Many thanks. Maybe I'll put my dress shorts on and have a trip up there...

19 minutes ago, roo860 said:

 

Most old men seem to have feet like an 'abandoned donkey '.

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Never really studied them myself. I mustn't be as old as I thought...

Don't actually give a toss as long as they are clean and well manicured and definitely don't smell.

3 hours ago, jeab1980 said:

Answers is required:  Stupid.

The rest of your post is if i may say so is drivel. I and many others where wearing shirts out as you call it was wearing shirts like that in the 70's with no beer gut in sight.

What looks stupid is an oversized 'T' shirt hanging below you're a..e.

Dress shorts tucked in, beach / pool shorts out if not ridiculously long.

3 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Well I am a Scot and there are plenty of guys, not ladyboys, in skirts over there.

When I worked in Scotland a colleague told me kilts are sized so that when you are on your hands and knees p.....d, you don't drag the hem in the swill....

Same applies to shorts, knee length chaps, no longer and not much shorter in the street.

5 hours ago, ThaiWai said:

Keep finger and toenails professionally maintained and shave any hair off your feet/toes if you wear sandals.  Ears and nose must be waxed not clipped to be proper.  Last tip: Bleach your <deleted> if you intend to take it out in public.  If you are an <deleted>, bleach your whole body.

Sorry, you're going to have to elaborate, bleach what if you intend to take out in public. You're not a flasher are you?

Jeeze, it's not rocket science, make yourself presentable, unless you're a slob.

What's wrong with pink?

Socks & sandals - hmmm. Personally I don't think so...., unless you're feet are really disgusting.

On 3 April 2017 at 8:35 AM, wwest5829 said:

555 I am so backward! I actually want to have at least a friendly rapport with a girl before having her handle my pieces parts. Stopped some time ago, attracted by a cute little massage girl. Told her I just wanted a foot massage. I was thinking that if she was friendly, flirty well, I would come back a few times and work up to a happy ending (hey! I said I was backward, never having a massage with a happy ending). well, the girl started running her hands up my shorts toward the end of the hour. 555 I just about ran out, embarrassed. Hope the story brings a laugh and a shake of your head confirming that one hears all kind of stories here in the LOS.

My stepfather once told me that was a sign you're growing up - wanting a conversation before the other, when I complained about the insincerity of it all.....

However, for the OP, there's that little boy in all of us. Life's too short, do whatever you fancy as long as nobody gets hurt. You are at least supporting the local economy! If your wife is a traditional Thai lady she won't care as long as you pay for it and don't come home to brag.

3 hours ago, sekmet said:

Yes, but you will probably end up at Phi Phi, which is worse.

In Chalong you can get a decent AC room for 400B, beer for 50B, a sizeable breakfast with real espresso for 150B  and no tuk tuks.

I agree it has a lot of facilities I sometimes yearn for, but it's still Phuket unfortunately, and 37 years on from my first visit there it's now unpalatable.

I caught that ferry and bypassed Phi Phi for Koh Lanta - it may be a bit too quiet here for some but still an undeveloped / unspoilt / unpolluted paradise. Maybe I can get rich as well when prices escalate with the inevitable changes to come... TIT

2 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

l personally wouldn't use any roll type roof finish covering in Thailand.

 

We built many moons ago and we are northern located,  l would say nowadays in Thailand your can get just about any buildings materials from ground up now.

 

I don't bother looking much but someone like Global house l would think can supply just about anything you want,  if not there's many other outlets that could.  

 

We don't have GH in the South that I've seen so far. I'll check on line, thanks.

We've scoured the merchants around Krabi, Phuket, Surat Thani, Trang even some recommendations in Bangkok and only come up with the options I mentioned. I'm sure they are all offering pretty much the same stuff, it's just difficult getting any trustworthy / knowledge based advice. 

I tried being clever and using my UK product knowledge and directions to local (regional) suppliers, but this turned out horrendously expensive, e.g. Centor sliding folding doors in Malaysia  with those fancy horizontal roller insect screens, who quoted about half our entire build budget just for the doors / Windows....

I think you're right about availability of most products but cost is a consideration, particularly with the weaker pound hitting our budget with a 20% reduction, and the capabilities of our local contractors. After much angst I've finally consigned my design aspirations to the bottom drawer and realise we just have to get it built, particularly as our 4 year building permit deadline is closing in.

Very good of you to lend your moral support and technical advice, much appreciated. Hope you are enjoying your home in the North.

Cheers.

15 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

In the many home building Thailand stores  e.g. Home-mart,  Global Hse etc etc there are a selection of interlocking roof tile which are the same profile as shown in link below.

 

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/671740100639973912/

 

All that's needed in these low pitch roof applications is a properly installed roof underlay of which there's many types these days.

This is a bit OTT but an example.

 

 

Thanks again. I see this roof used the SIP panel, is that available in Thailand?

This is exactly what I was thinking of for the Araya type roof we liked but thought it would get a bit expensive and as you say, a bit OTT. Certainly should be belt and braces with tile and counter battens, although I would run the sarking / roof felt over the counter battens for added security.

We originally designed our roof thinking we would use the 'Sopralene stick roll of granule covered bitumen, hence the low slope (OK to 4 degree), laid in the vertical direction and joined at the roll sides over a bead to replicate the appearance of a standing seam roof. Having visited the supplier we later decided it was not so practical as it relied only on the sticking aspect with no mechanical fixings thereby relying on the OS board structure being very clean - a bit difficult to guarantee in this environment, so raised the roof pitch from 7.5 to 12.5 degree to facilitate bitumen shingles as an alternative finish.

We we also wanted to maintain as much sea view as possible above our roof from our rear plots for the next phase of villas. Also we were constrained on the planning side by the orbortor as we can only build 75m2 per block with a min. 4m space between within the 30 - 50m zone from the high tide mark, so have to split the roofs to shade ('cover') the 'link'. The overlapping modern style, low slope roof seamed to be the perfect solution to avoid valley gutters or flat roof sections linking traditional panachart roofs. 

In hindsight more advanced planning and research would have been sensible, but we were not in country at the time and had to get the building permit as a matter of urgency as the orbortor were threatening a rule change to exclude any building within the 50m zone instead of the 30m zone, which would have killed our personal villa plot. 

3 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

 

Traditionally, a minimum roof pitch of 20° was recommended in BS 5534, but modern tiles and slates have now been designed for applications as low as 15°. It is uncommon to find a roof below 15°  but for those very low pitch applications, there are interlocking clay pan-tiles available, suitable for use down to 12.5°.

Thanks again. Do you know which clay pan-tiles are suitable for that pitch.

18 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

If you like Prima cori roofing it will be OK at 12% if sealed as you say laps and side laps.

Get the longest sheet lengths that are available and increase end cover laps more than recommended.

Thanks for your response.

Unfortunately the Prima range are only 650mm long and with proprietary clips give a 150mm overlap. We could overlap say 200mm with standard clips or screws but anything more would not look so good as there would be little of the tile remaining to show.

Our builder and the supplier are sceptical about using silicone at the joints as they reckon it will only last a couple of years or so. Dilemma!!

We are building a house on the seafront with a modern style, low pitch (12 degree slope) roof, necessary for various design reasons.

1. We've considered metal sheet but are concerned about corrosion, although Bluescope say it should be OK with their 0.4mm aluminium coating. Some have insulated the underside of the sheeting with spray foam for thermal & noise resistance, also integrity reasons as the clip lock fixing system (we liked) was used and they were unsure of the resistant to strong winds with this system.
2. Another consideration is corrugated fibre cement sheets - we like the 'Prima product and colour range but it is only recommended for roofs over 20 degree pitch. Would a continuous bead of silicone between tiles be sufficient to resist leaks on our 12 degree pitch? We've seen other products in corrugated sheet which claim to be OK down to 10 degree pitch, but don't have a great range of colours.
3. The obvious choice looked like being the asphalt shingle roof (guaranteed to 10 degree pitch), but I'm not a great fan of the appearance and am very concerned with installing it in the rainy season as a moisture / termite resistant OS board, which is used as the base, is going to get saturated and then the workers will proceed to install the underlay asphalt sheet and shingles as they just want to get finished and go. Will it dry out satisfactorily from beneath? I've also seen the manufacturers websites showing possible defects, e.g. curling up, cracking and blistering, which are all very off putting.
4. Our favourite is the SCG 'Ayara modern' tile, but is only good for slopes over 25 degree pitch. The local supplier told us there was some sort of underlay used on a modern example shown in their catalogue on a low modern style roof using prestige tiles, but couldn't show us or explain adequately for us to understand. Anyone have any ideas?

We have talked to the suppliers / manufacturers but are unsure of their technical acumen and motivation.

Contributors opinions and knowledge / experience would be very much appreciated - thank you.

On 31 May 2017 at 7:21 PM, sekmet said:

ALL of Phuket is overpriced, overdeveloped, congested, polluted and mafia controlled.

The Pier Road area of Chalong is nice.


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Is that the end of the pier where you catch a boat to get the hell out of there.

4 hours ago, JohnJay said:

Always make a habit of looking left and right as you drive through the green light. It's saved me from wiping out a couple of times.

Not only traffic lights, everywhere you pull out from. Had a woman on a motorbike come screaming across our exit from a petrol station the wrong way on a dual carriageway, she's alive today only thanks to my wife who's the best back seat driver ever - and the most annoying, bless her.

7 hours ago, nchuckle said:

Anyone have a recommendation for a vpn to access BBC iplayer? According to their site it blocks access when it thinks/ detects a vpn. Also if it is good as a general purpose vpn simply to gain access to sites rather than an anonymity aspect. Express vpn has been mentioned in a previous thread but think relating to Netflix rather than anything else.

I use 'TV when away' (£40/ ann, next year £50). Had the same problem and solved it by registering with BBC, a request that kept popping up on screen (using a UK family address where they have a tv licence), and downloading the iplayer and news apps.

11 minutes ago, jesimps said:

Yes, this makes me pear shaped too. The car in front of you lets the vehicles ahead get away while they dodder through leaving you stuck on red.

It's called farang baiting.....