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The cost IS the reason. I was referring to the Thai market in general and not to your particular case. As @proton has previously mentioned, most Thais prefer to have their houses built with many windows and multiple sliding doors. Cheap, Thai standard windows. The vast majority would never even consider getting western standard, thermally efficient units due to the costs.

Pretty much the reason for the energy-efficient windows being so uncommon in Thailand.

Yes, the residual moisture (if any) left from manufacturing or maybe just a minor ingress of the not too humid air in the case of a minor seal compromise. But it won't last long.

Congrats. You win! Can I go now? ????

Nothing to do with being gas charged (mostly). And everything to do with air leaking in and out of the void between the panes (broken seals).

Do you?

I really don't understand your point in regards to labor. As In regards to foreign based U.S. located auto plants... To have access to a highly protected auto-market. Also to be insulated from currency exchange rates fluctuations (which is the case with the Japanese). And often to take advantage of the local tax breaks (job creation incentives). Did I pass the quiz?

Are they gas charged in Thailand? So far I haven't seen any evidence of that. But I'd admit not closely looking into it. btw, gas filled as in inert gas, not air. ????

Labor is widely considered to be the biggest cost of doing business in the U.S. It's a fact.

The vast majority of Thai windows are of the aluminum frame/single pane or upvc frame/single pane cheap variety. There's no much reason to discuss similarly built dual pane windows, if available, since they would be of similar quality. What normally referred to dual pane windows in this discussion is associated with windows manufactured up to the western standards by farang-run shops (upvc, complex shaped frames, thermal brakes between the panes, coated glass). Not sure if they offer inert gas filling over here. In the west most of double pane windows come argon filled.

Labor costs are normally the biggest expense in the US manufacturing, or whatever has left of it which led to a huge push into automation.

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Labour costs and costs of regulations (environmental, taxation, employment, insurance etc.)

The updated Fortuner won't arrive until 2024, at the earliest. More likely to be released at the end of 2024 as a 2025 model.

Yeah, but you weren't able to get any discounts over the financing option.

Is that a common thing now to have discounts for new car purchases when paid in full?

If you try to price them (basically western prices)... The reason why they're rarely installed in Thailand.

Well designed houses are not the norm over here.

But again that particular technique of spreading and smoothing cement powder, which is very popular and common in Thailand, has nothing to do with real polished concrete floors and shouldn't be referred to as a real thing. There are also other techniques and materials which include resins and coatings to achieve the appearance of polished concrete. Most of them are just cheap imitations but can be quite durable as a floor finish. Real concrete polished floors are superior on every level, but very expensive in comparison and over here can normally be seen only in commercial buildings.

Yeah, in the beach areas. But inland? Even in the areas where the night temps are almost always cool and comfortable. The amount of heat a virtual greenhouse will absorb during the sunny day would be tremendous.

The OP hasn't mentioned what kind of the roof exhaust he's talking about if any. If there are no openings in the upper area of the roof or if they're relatively small then there's no any need for any additional soffit holes.

And unknown levels of formaldehyde out-gassing.

Also available in a variety of non-slip grades - recommended for wet floors.

@CLW "Terrazzo or polished concrete. Haven't found out a pricing yet. " Polished concrete is a great option but it's almost impossible to get one in Thailand, at least at reasonable prices. The other possible option that looks like polished concrete is a paint on coating. I think it's fairly cheap to apply and looks relatively good if you like that kind of a look, but it has nothing to do with polished concrete and doesn't offer any of its qualities.

Sounds like the only way to get to water in your particular place is by utilizing percussion air hammers driven by a powerful air compressor. Those things are not cheap. I think you need to expand your search to the nearby bigger cities. Also get prepared to pay north of 200K to the company that is properly equipped for your local geology.