Damian Murray

Hi Steve2112, Are you still looking for a cement mixer?

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

IMHO there are thousands of resorts/B&B's/hotels all over Thailand trying to offer the same product to farangs. What makes you think you can rise above the pack?

I have extensive experience of living in a Thai village. It can get very boring for a tourist looking for excitement and new experiences. Perhaps someone with writers' block.

Bear in mind the difference between high season and low season. High season is three months of the year. One of my best holidays was doing a big loop from Chiang Mai down to Korat, then back up through Buriram, Udon Thani and Loei. In low season. The hotels I parked in had about 3 guests for 500 rooms. Never paid more than 600 baht a night.

It's not about your soulmate. I haven't mentioned her. You're asking if it's a practical proposition. Sorry, I don't think it is.

This is the type of feedback i am looking for, whether it's good or bad it's still feedback, I'm glad to hear that you have the experience of "been there done that" I need to hear everyones story and i dont care what your experience was, but its good to know if my idea will work or not, i dont know if i can rise above the pack or not, maybe a novel attraction would be helicopter tour flights, I am a rated helicopter pilot and if available, I could offer tours over the Udon Thani area

54 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Yes, and probably all based on experience and what we see on this forum year in year out.

The 15yr is admirable and I know some who thought the same at that time but it all went "tits up" as you put it in year 17 and later.

Its your money your decision, you asked for feedback and its been given, the way to make a small fortune in Thailand is start with a large one.

I seriously doubt it will work.

Yes I asked for feedback on the rental market in Udon Thani, not feedback on if I will get ripped off by my gf or feedback on how im not allowed to own land or property in thailand, i appreciate everyones comments but can you all just give me some info on if renting a house on red lotus lake is a viable option or not, it won't make a fortune, but if it makes a living then I'm happy with that, thank you.

Everyone seems concerned about my wellbeing, about getting ripped of by a Thai lady, I have been with my partner/soul mate for 15 years now and have never had to question her motives about anything that she has ever done for me, we have an understanding, what's hers is mine and what's mine is hers, we share all responsibilities towards home and family life, my qusetion, if you read it again was aimed at farangs, if local Thais want to rent then that's good for me but I'm not aiming at them, and the idea of free Thai cooking is for a tourist interested in thai food, and free scooter hire is also aimed at the tourist so he or she can go and visit the local villages and markets when they feel like it, the reason for this post is that I want to try and get an understanding to see if there is any type of demand for a small resort like this so I can weigh up all the pros and cons before investing time and money into something that could well end up, going tits up

Yes, my partner owns the land and other land around the lake, we are just outside Kumpawhapi also and were just thinking about the condo/house rental situation around the lake, is it a good or bad idea, would it make money or prob end up costing us money. I see a lot of posts here and on facebook where farangs have asked for a recommendation for a nice place to go to in issan for a quiet holiday and most people have always suggested red lotus lake as a popular place to go and visit, so I'm just trying to capitalise on these suggestions

Can anyone tell me if building a 2/3 bedroom house on an island on Red Lotus Lake would generate income? Was considering building a 2/3 bedroom house with private swimming pool and either offering a  long term or a short term rent or lease scheme, included in the rental would be free Thai cooking classes, free scooter rental and an experience of true original Thai village life.

I've seen rental charges ranging from £350/month in Udon Thani up to £5000/month for a property 20 min from Red Lotus Lake, so tell me, is there a market for holiday home rental on Red Lotus Lake?

Thank you

No holiday homes around where I am at all which are available to rent or lease 

Can anyone tell me if building a 2/3 bedroom house on an island on Red Lotus Lake would generate income? Was considering building a 2/3 bedroom house with private swimming pool and either offering a  long term or a short term rent or lease scheme, included in the rental would be free Thai cooking classes, free scooter rental and an experience of true original Thai village life.

I've seen rental charges ranging from £350/month in Udon Thani up to £5000/month for a property 20 min from Red Lotus Lake, so tell me, is there a market for holiday home rental on Red Lotus Lake?

Thank you.

Can anyone tell me the Thai name for a vibrating poker as it's called here in Ireland, also where's the best place to hire/buy one please, I'm based just north of Udon Thani, thanks guys, great thread.

On 12/26/2018 at 2:44 AM, apalink_thailand said:

He’s the brother of a friend actually. Its not the wind farm project though. 

Could you get me contact details for him please, maybe a facebook page or something similar, thank you, Damian

Just now, Damian Murray said:

 

Just now, Damian Murray said:

Do you have any contact details for your friend please? Is he based in udon thani? This is the type of cranes that I usually operator,  thank you , Damian 

On 12/19/2018 at 4:31 AM, apalink_thailand said:

I know a guy who is here for a project and running heavy cranes. This is a specialist position.

Do you have any contact details for your friend please? Is he based in udon thani? This is the type of cranes that I usually operator,  thank you , Damian 

On 1/25/2013 at 9:15 PM, Fabes said:

Hello, Was wondering if anyone has built a home in Thailand out of the icf blocks since the first question was asked? where you got the blocks from? how did the home turn out and would you recommend building a home out of icf blocks.

It's been a few years since this thread was started but has anyone yet to build a house with these ICF blocks yet? What's the pro's and con's please? Thank you.

22 hours ago, eyecatcher said:

There actually really isnt a need for cwi here,, especially using the thermal benefits of aerated concrete blocks.

You can still have your cavity between two 100mm blocks or just use a 200mm block and if you really wanted insulation then you can buy poly bonded plasterboard for the internal face.

Polystyrene sheets are available in sheets upto 150thick but stockists few and far between. I think but not sure that the SCG stores can get it.

The aerated concrete block has no real load bearing capabilities as i intened to build a cavity wall and place a wall plate on top of the wall to carry the roof, its not a standard thai house but a typical western (uk) build and the insulation is just to keep the heat out, I don't believe it's possible to get a standard 9" block here either???

Can anyone tell me where I can buy 8'x4' sheets of polystyrene foam or something similar for cavity insulation in or around Udon Thani please, thank you.

2 minutes ago, baansgr said:

Hes not been on line for 5 months, either the missus kicked him out already or even worse 

I've just seen he's been another thread a couple of months ago with pics of his roof but I guess the silence here doesn't bode too well

Hi cashboy, do you have a Facebook page please?

I meant to ask, is block and beam popular in Thailand?

Cheers Alan, I appreciate the advice mate, what's the rate for machine and driver, ie, what type of money would you charge? It's just to give me a rough figure do I can work out a budget, cheers mate

Can anyone tell me the going rate to hire a 5ton digger for a couple of days in Udon Thani please, self drive, and where is the best place to get one? It has to be at least a 5 ton machine.

Also, best place to order concrete and rebar for foundations in Udon Thani.

Thank you

Great advice, thank you very much. I was offered this Mahindra jeep beside me at home in Ireland for £6500 it's a 1994 model with a 2.2 diesel engine, a very clean motor but I want one in Thailand,  maybe when I get there I'll go looking for a barn find lol

My partner who is from udon thani, has priced just a few items from the likes of global house and compared to irish/uk prices some items work out more expensive, I was just thinking if a few people wanted take advantage of my container and source items cheaper in Ireland or uk I'd be more than happy to let them ship with my items.

Some advice please, my Thai partner and I are planning on building a house in udon thani next year and we were looking at shipping a 20ft container from Ireland to Bangkok with the likes of western style kitchen and any other items that we can find cheaper, question 1, do you think it is worth while? And number 2, if it is worth while would anyone else be interested in using my container to ship some goods for themselves for a small fee? I also believe there is not much of a difference in price between a 20ft and a 40ft container so if enough people were interested in using my container I'd probably go for the latter and ship a 40ft, so tell me guys, am I just day dreaming or would I save money? Thank you. 

On 9/9/2018 at 5:34 AM, KhunBENQ said:

I see some from time to time.

And the internet shows offers (for quite crazy prices like 350k to 600k).

Refraining search to Isaan seems difficult.

 

I think this thread would be better in the Motor forum?

Thank you KhunBENQ, I'll POST a message there as well