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Can anyone recommend a good product that is very water resistant and ant fungal, anti dust or anything?

THanks

So which company did the spray foam insulation in Phuket??

Okay guys, I will keep you posted. I suspect the correct answer is what Blackcab wrote (consulting and invoices used make it fine) and whether tax has been paid and the work description fits.

Also, I doubt it is a "criminal" offense in these types of cases but might warrant a small fine, if anything. 

Nice to know the court does not typically put much weight on this type of petty thing, if that is true.

Anyways I will consult the lawyers and aim to report back in a week or two.

13 hours ago, zzzzz said:

if ur child is American an heading to the states for university, check out QSI
My daughter did her last 3 years there of hs

may I ask where she was prior, and how did it compare?

Headstart is a bit pricier and has better facilities and is more owned by foreigners. KIS is fully Thai owned and the facilities are just mediocre.

Also KIS is a semi Christian school pretty much, they do nativity scene shows for Xmas (at least they had a black baby Jesus....).

It seems Headstart is way ahead on the arts and some things.... I am thinking to switch mine.

I am entering a court case where our opposition has people who were working without a WP.

On our side, I have a WP but under another of my companies (not the same company that is in the dispute, it was not added).

Does this pose a problem for me?

Hi, I am thinking to install two layers of the "pe foam" type of insulation on top of the ceiling in my home. Each layer is R-11 so I think this would bring it to R-22 and help me save a lot of energy on aircon electricity. Does this seem like a good idea?

I know it should be installed by professionals so that electrical equipment in the ceiling does not overheat.

I am choosing this over the fiberglass type, since I think it is more durable, safe and less susceptible to mold etc.

Anyone, please share your thoughts on this?

Thanks for your replies.

Who owns the other 49% of the first company? 
It is owned completely by a foreigner. So the foreigner has 49% of Company A which has 51% of Company B.

The foreigner is also a director of both companies and is the sole director of company B. In doing so, company B is 100% controlled by the foreigner + her nominees in company A.

Effectively then, company B is using nominees and company structures, and foreign ownership, in a way that may or may not be legal, and violate the law. Any guidance on this?

Now the people who rented out that land without a proper title on it all, are threatening to kick my friend's co. out in 2 weeks if they dont pay the orbortor under the table for a building permit and start building.

Does my friend have any recourse? He doesnt want to build on that land subject to extortion! They need time to sort it out and make a new design which costs a lot of time and money usually.. 2 weeks is a lot of pressure.

Someone leased my friend land that has a public road through it without disclosing! They had 3x Sor Kor Sam titles. But when the survey people came out, it was shown that there is another piece of land in the leased area, which has space set aside for a public road on it.

They cannot lease out this entire parcel legally, right?

Is it a criminal or civil offense if they did anyways?

Would it be a bad idea to build anything on that land?
Would it be a good or bad idea if someone pays the Orbortor to look the other way, and grant a permit nevertheless?
If doing so, who should be liable to pay that -- the leaser or lessee?

...Bad situation!!! Any advice is much appreciated.

Here it is guys! Your thoughts???

Hi guys, its for a warehouse type of building. No internals. Just a shell.

Hi can anyone recommend a company which specializes in building with ISO walls? Insulated panels, also known as sandwich panels or prefabricated walls? I am based in Phuket but there is only 1-2 here that I found!

Here is what I'm looking to build:

Does it seem to be a competitive quote?

We have experts working on it @bluejets but thanks for your valuable observation.

On 11/13/2022 at 1:06 PM, Crossy said:

 

 

Do you have an itemised quote for exactly what PEA are going to provide?

I think soon we will have, I'll let you know. Thanks

On 11/3/2022 at 12:34 PM, Crossy said:

 

Incoming supply overhead or underground? Is there a HV supply at the road where the transformer will be located?

Yes it seems there is the HV available. Incoming supply is along conduits on fences.

Hi guys, thanks for your advice. We calculated load by amps and would like to be able to run up to 400 amps at once minus a cushion for safety as needed. There is no motors unless you consider aircons as. Yes 300A without a new transformer + 100A line might be the solution to avoid the transformer. Still we would need to run some thick cables up the road, which can add up to a substantial cost I believe. We do have qualified engineers helping us with this but it's great to hear your ideas. I was unaware that PEA can supply that list of qualified contractors.

This is really bad!

On 11/3/2022 at 12:34 PM, Crossy said:

Is your "400A" single or 3-phase?

 

3-phase at 400A per phase would be about 260kW which is indeed a lot of grow-lights

 

What's the project? Have you or your contractor done a proper prospective load calculation?

 

Incoming supply overhead or underground? Is there a HV supply at the road where the transformer will be located?

 

We need a total amp draw of 400 for the project. What type of transformer do we need? I've heard the price is 1 million THB for a transformer but I would love to shoppe around!!!!

We were also quoted 40,000 THB to by a professional contractor to put together a design/quote and interface with PEA on it. Is that reasonable?

We are doing a project that needs at most 400 amps of electrical service infrastructure in Phuket.

We were quoted 30,000 THB * 70 Meters = 2.1 million THB for a cable.

And another approximately 1 million THB for a transformer. Of course the PEA did not itemize the quote.

My questions:
 

• Do these numbers sound kind of wild and if so, what are the more reasonable costs?
• Who are the alternative installers/suppliers we can contact to get this done/supplied for a reasonable rate?
• Doesn't the government electrical authority need to cover the cost of offsite wiring?
• Would it make sense to instead have an affordable 300 amp service + LPG generator for spikes + backup power?

 I have been looking at importing some high value quality planting nutrients for my garden.  Most of the sellers do not send them directly to Thailand, so I contacted some freight forwarders at their suggestion, and they said that it's fine to send it to them for them to send it to Thailand. 

However upon researching it more I could see that importing of fertilizer really is supposed to have a department of agriculture license.

 Here is the question: do I risk it and try to send 25 pound bags through a shipping company or freight forwarder; or just return the bags to the shop and forget this whole idea?

After vacuuming the bottom, it turned out that my pump chamber had lots of sand in it. I had to keep vacuuming a lot and keep removing the sand that built up, until it was all gone.  A few days later, my pool got clear again.

Thanks everyone for your advice.

4 hours ago, Bagwain said:

How old is your filter media.

Nothing will work if it is old & stuffed!

Sand last at best 2 yrs in Thailand!

It is beyond 2 years more like 3 now. Thank you for the advice. Others can concur?

Thanks also for the link @unheard Ive opened the same thread over there...