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7 hours ago, cocteau2x said:

I am sure they could be repainted .

I guess .

But, taking them off and painting.. then putting them back on? .. hmmm

 

I just got the colored plastics replaced .. I am SURE they replace the black panels too .

You can buy all the pieces or pick and choose.

 

Re-chroming plastic? .. not sure if you can do that. Chrome plating is electroplating a thin layer of chromium onto a metal object .. ??

I would certainly think buying new would be cheaper ..

 

Painting .. ? I would paint the bike if I wanted a different/non-standard color ... but, the out come would be so dependent on the skill of the painter .. the paint shop cleanliness..

Etc .

Risky at best

 

4000 baht .. maybe 5? For a totally brand new looking bike? .. less than $200 USA money...?

 

Personally I would buy new parts..

How much do you estimate paint, etc to cost?

 

How much do you want to sell it for?

 

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4000 baht is okay for all restoration. I thought that was just for the red panels. There are some chromed parts that is in metal, i think, that needs some new chrome like the handlebar and its fittings. I will go and ask them next week. Thanks cocteau2x

3 hours ago, cocteau2x said:

 

YES ... I KNOW THE PERFECT PLACE ..

It is on Pattaya Klang ...

Sells all and ONLY original parts for PCX ... I got a whole new set of plastic body panels and badges for my GF's 2012 PCX there .. $4000 baht ... installed while you wait .. you will leave with a brand new looking bike

 

Central Pattaya Rd

 

https://goo.gl/maps/rNiBUYhbyE22

Maybe that link will work? ... store looks closed on street view .. but very much open and busy

 

So ... on Pattaya Klang ..(central road) ... about 40 meters down (coming from beach) .. after d road .. on left hand side ..

I always find it by going down (away from beach) Central Road . Until I see TESTOSTERONE/MEN'S HEALTH CLINIC .big yellow sign on side of wall ... on corner of 3rd road and Central Road

 

Then motorbike shop about 3 storefronts down ... on corner of alley

 

 

Shopping sorry about up directions .. but this is THE PLACE to get what you need ..

 

Maybe ask member .. Papa Al...

 

 

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Thanks cocteau2x
Is 4000 baht for just for the red panels (on a red/black PCX) or even all the black painted panels as well? Do they do the rest of the re-chroming and restoration work as well? One guy told me that the plastic panels could be repainted with some vinyl/plastic spray.

I'm going to sell my 2012 PCX150 with only 3990Km on the clock. But it looks terrible and all the red plastics are sun bleached and has a white milky color. Possible to repaint or need to buy new ones? Chrome details needs to be polished or re-chromed, etc etc.

Anyone who knows any skillful company/in individual  in Pattaya/Jomtien who can restore it to almost "new" again within a reasonable fee?

I paid the social for 11 years as Director, and never used it. Almost 200,000 baht in total i think. Can I still get any advantages from it, even though I have stopped working do you think?

2 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

Wouldn't think so on DIY forum,  steel-work engineering web sites would be more useful IMO.

 

Don't understand why supplier would talk of space, if they say costs are the same.

 

 

Seems to be a few professionals here as well who might be able to help. And I did, as you suggested, posted in a structure steel forum so we if any answers :-)

One supplier, with the best price, is suggesting trusses instead of I-beams. They say that it is much cheaper and easier to assembly well here on site. The saving is $6000. 

Shipping cost is the same they say, but it seems that trusses would require much more container space.

Anyone here who can advice me here regarding this?

On 5/1/2017 at 11:13 PM, CharlieH said:

Ear planes are specialy designed to equalize the pressue. 

 

http://www.healthyhearing.com/report/52447-Airplanes-and-ear-pain-why-it-happens-and-what-you-can-do

 

https://www.amazon.com/EarPlanes-Value-Pack-3-pairs/dp/B001HTWL8C

Great, the Toynbee maneuver, but with water in her month seems to work for her: fill your mouth with little water, close your mouth and nose and swallow the water several times until pressure equalizes. :-D

Hi, GF hate flying as she cannot depressurize her ears and she gets a terrible pain. She have tried everything like nasal spray, chewing-gum, yawning but nothing works.

Any suggestions or just head right away to hospital?

25,000 baht seems rather low. I would like to know who to contact. I have been quoted everything from 57,000 to 280,000 baht for a company registration incl all (VAT, Social, one Visa and WP).

Getting quotations from China on a prefabricated steel building with sheet metal walls and roof for $35/sqm or $40/sqm for sandwich walls and roof with 2 normal door and 2 4x4m "garage doors". Anyone here who have order any similar from China and assembled here in Thailand?

Ok, playing around with a new software and using a more common roof design. Not sure if beams or trusses is the best way to build it in Thailand though. Added a 5x40=200sqm second office and storage floor as well. All parts bolted so it can be moved if needed as it will be built on a rented land.

15 hours ago, xvend said:

I often read this forum before going to bed so I can feel better about myself.

 

Thank you for your ridiculous post as I may now sleep soundly.

Happy to help making you feel better about your self, if that is what you need.

I am not native English so I may have difficulties expressing my self correctly in this, for me, foreign language. But what is so ridiculous about it? Yea it may be a whining post, but this is my reflection over the years. Yesterday I had a chat with a hotell owner who told me that his bookkeeping agent had urged him to pay 45,000 baht a few days ago for penalties for some late social securities payments. He got suspicious and he and gf went to the social security office, but there were no penalties issued to them. This had happen before as well but with smaller amounts.... Needless to say, but he is also asking around for bookkeeping agent recommendations.

Do you have the same problems with law and bookkeeping firms as me?

I have had 4 businesses in Thailand during my soon 14 years in Thailand. I have many business friends as well in Thailand within a wide range of different businesses, everything from Hotels, food production, software, to renting out oil-rig items.

One thing that strikes me, is how we all constantly have problems with bookkeeping firms and law-offices. I have worked with a handful  firms over the years NO ONE have delivered or they have been right up fraudulent, or even ran away with deposits/tax/soc payments or scaring/blackmailing/misinforms us to extract money from us. I hear and read the same story again and again from my friends and others. How can a whole business sector be so screwed up? In my home country I have been working with one law office and one bookkeeping office for 20 years. They always puts the customers first and maintains the relation with care.

I'm going to register a new company again and asking my friends if they can recommend a decent firm to handle it for me..... No one would recommend anyone and mentions that they have the same problems as me and are also looking around for one to replace the current one.

So, I emailed 8 agents found on Google, One week later 2 have answered with just a copy/paste answer with no regards of my questions, one quoted a 6-8 times higher than normal price (Almost 300,000 baht plus government fees for a 51% Thai / 49% Foreigner company with one visa and WP)  and one answered with an engaged answer and with decent pricing and i'm hoping for this one to be good. I called another one (seems to be only Thais running it) of the ones who did not answered yesterday and they promised to answer my email today, but still (3:20pm) no answers. 

I have worked with some of the old sponsors here as well..... And no thanks.

My friends with larger companies do not recommend outsourcing the administration at all but to keep it in-house and I agree. But that would be hard for startups. I had 3 great administration girls in-house before, but one got married and now work for her husband and the other two moved abroad, so I have to start from zero again.... 

So, Do you have the same problems with law and bookkeeping firms? Let us know. If not, please let us know who you are working with and for how long.

20 hours ago, Anthony Loh said:

If you are renting the land, be careful of the paperwork. As you don't want to end up, build a free factory for the landlord.


 

Yea, How to protect my right to the land? Have heard about "Usifrut" I that applyable in my case do you think? Heading out to look at two land lots right now.

34 minutes ago, Anthony Loh said:

My advice is, half using concrete column by casting on site till the top of brick wall level, after that install the I-beam from the concrete column till the height that you need. This matter will safe you some money.

By the way, I be coming down to sattahip chonburi next month with my family for holiday and will be staying for a week in Pattaya. If you need more advice, maybe we can meet up for a coffee as a friend. Just PM me if you interested.


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Yes, If designing concrete columns correctly, We might even be able in the future to mount a small crane/lifting device just under the roof if we want.

We have been looking around for a warehouse to rent but it would cost us 1-1,5 million baht (100-150 baht/sqm) per year. If we can build this for just above 1 million, we would probably rent a piece of land and go for it....

Budget so far.... I have looked around and Thais are building roofs with much less material. Need to put some effort on the roof design and also add a few supports in between.

How much for concrete workers, welders and crane rent?

5 hours ago, Anthony Loh said:

It is more difficult to set up the precast column because of the height ( 8 m above ground and also the base foundation complex with the steel column as it involved a lot of frame work to hold and support it. Same to the roof beams as the load weight. 

 

It were be batter if you can provide us the layout plan so that we can share our advice to you. Regards

Look at post 16 and 18. click on the ling for pictures. I cant add pictures of some reson

What about precasted columns and roof beams in concrete? More costly?

6000 bricks later and more steel beams.... Need to work on the details and then run some load simulations and hopefully reduce the roof weight significantly. 

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I will probably make a 4 meters brick wall as well and the transparent plastic sheet panels on the upper wall and some on the roof... 

Hi, I do not intend to build it my self. I just wanted some input on what material so I can make a rough cost estimation. I have never build a house before and will probably never do.

I did played around little with my CAD-tools for a few hours, my first rood design ever :-) and this steel construction weights 18,5 metric tons made by 120x80 i-beams and the columns are 400x155mm. To that comes roof panels. Heavy indeed.

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3 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

If this is simply a roof, than the lighter you build the cheaper it will be. It is hard to beat sheet metal for accomplishing that goal. As a roofing material it is nearly weightless.

Your next problem is  strength. A roof that big catches a lot of wind. You'll need to study up on roof shapes to reduce the amount of lift. Also you will need to design a truss system that takes the load of that wind and disperses it. As far as pillars go, 8 meters is way up there. You can go with concrete with re-bar or steel, but I like steel. You can do more with it. You can add to it, and drill holes through it. Concrete is no where near as friendly. You will need to find a good welder or two.  Last roof I put up, that was just a roof, I used steel for pillars and it came out cheaper than concrete, But I was only  4 meters high.

Thanks for the information. How big was the roof and what did it cost to build?

Hi,

We need to build a large 800 sqm (20x40m and 8 meters high) roof and want to do it at as low cost as possible. I'm a mechanical designer but I have never designed a house or roof before.

Should I use steel or concrete pillars, prefab or made at site? 

What kind of roof trusses?

Sheet-metal or ceramic roof panels? 

We might make a concrete slab as well if not too expensive.

Location, Sattahip Chonburi

Please advice me :-)

No answer or no PM from you Eric. Anyhow, I am going to give this a try. But I will not buy the Chinese condo system as I have designed my own system. It is a high-tech automated (my profession) crab fattening system. Going for soft shell crabs production as it seems to be highest in demand. I will starts with a test system with 1000 crabs and if it works out well, a 50-100 000 crab system would not be impossible if the crabs are in demand. And as I mold them from from my own plastic tool the investment will be on an acceptable level.

Eric, how did it work out. I sent you a PM