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its pretty simple here, if its not fenced off its a free for all
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On 7/19/2022 at 9:40 AM, unheard said:
That's not correct.
From what I've seen the established high volume house builders (not cheap) will directly employ specialized crews being sent to remote sites.
If not directly employed then at least utilizing vetted contractors on a long term bases.
All depends on quality of the builder and who they employ.
Quality cost money, as everywhere else.
Ive employed out of town "quality" construction crews before twice, I got rid of both within 2 days, the first were to put in piles for me, sent me a fancy video of pile cutting machines screwing them in and bashing them in....when they turned up it was no machines, hand digging then 8 of them standing on a plank to bash them down, pathetic to watch, they also cut the piles in half claiming it was too stony......the price for a 33 metre length of 2 metre piles at 1 metre spacing was 190000 baht, I paid them a fraction of that and got rid of them. The other was a well drilling company, similar story, fancy brochure shoing all the latest gizmos, none appeared on the day just a normal water blasting knackered old drill. They were both from Bangkok and I am out in Praxchuap.
In the end I did my own piles.............. the few piles they put in werent even neatly cut off just smashed with a hammer and half the length they should have been....Id put up their wonderful video and name them but of course you cant do that here and therein lies half the problem with Thailand....similar with architects way back in 2008 hugely expensive price and told me when I questioned it that NONE of their other customers were bothered by the prices and perhaps I should choose a lesser company....designed it myself in the end.
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18 hours ago, unheard said:
btw, the higher prices charged by the out of town builders will also include the expenses for housing their teams in near proximity to the building site.
The reason you don't see any of those in your area is there for the very obvious reasons.
Quality is not cheap.
my idea of quality and yours may vary........wildly..........spent 30 years in construction, ive seen it all
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13 hours ago, GarryP said:
"there is alos the problem if hiring staff who come and go often, the foreman often can only get the dregs locally."
But they don't hire locally, as in the same district/town. The project managers/contractors hire specific teams that serve that region. Teams that handle only foundations/footings and other concrete parts, teams that only handle roofing, tiling teams, etc. That is unlesss you hire the local jack of all trades to build your house, in which case you really can't blame anyone. You get what you pay for.
Out in the boonies I dont see any of those, they all hire the local villagers where all of them are "changs"..............of the sloppiest kind.
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8 hours ago, MrJ2U said:
With insurance, food, etc
It's really easy for a family to rack up debt.
There's very little work even if you live in a city like Bangkok.
My wifes friend was happy to get a 200 baht a day job working at a restaurant 10 hours a day.
Depressing to think about.
Nonsense many of them are too lazy to work, the works there they just dont want it, In 10 years Ive struggled to find someone to work on our land, I pay one lad 15k a month as I know hes good, 99% of the others who came to work here were bone stinking idle. My lads Burmese and at 41 not so much of a lad.....and before all the TV whiners chip in, about the "poor" YES I have and do work on the land I know EXACTLY what the works like and how hard/easy it is, theyre just bone idle.
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On 7/18/2022 at 11:39 AM, carlyai said:
Great job ???? Bet your place looks brilliant when a the lights are on.
Unfortunately the garden is in and I really wanted them to shine up under the cane palms outside the pool fence.
Thanks.
There are some cheapish solar stand alone spotlights which will last about 3-4 years and give a fairly good light for about 6-8 hours IF they get full sun, I have about 15 and they held up fairly well
https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i1764254952-s5118184249.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1
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On 7/18/2022 at 10:21 AM, OneMoreFarang said:
Maybe you are the specialist in everything.
I am now
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8 hours ago, unheard said:
That's not correct.
From what I've seen the established high volume house builders (not cheap) will directly employ specialized crews being sent to remote sites.
If not directly employed then at least utilizing vetted contractors on a long term bases.
All depends on quality of the builder and who they employ.
Quality cost money, as everywhere else.
you did read the bit where it says "locally"
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Saw that you can get reinfected after just 28 days now with ba4-5 report out of Australia
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3 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Maybe you are the specialist in everything. But how many of us are on that level?
In general I am not bad in DIY, but not in everything. I.e. I looked at at least 20 videos how to lay tiles. In theory I am sure I am pretty good at that. The only problem is that I never actually did it. That makes it extreme unlikely that everything will be correct if I do it myself.
There are expert builders out there in Thailand. How do I know? Look at all the high price hotels, condominiums, shopping malls, etc. Many of them are made by professionals who know what they are doing. But obviously these people are more expensive than Somchai.
It's good if you know what you are doing. But it's also good if many of us know that criticizing someone else work is a lot easier than doing it ourselves better.
whoever is building is highly unlikely to find any professionals like you mentioned. they will already be working for big companies and often overseas...........under the veneer of those condos and malls is a <deleted>fest of crapp, there is alos the problem if hiring staff who come and go often, the foreman often can only get the dregs locally.
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Build it yourself, its the ONLY way to be sure EVERYTHING is correct.........after watching Thais construct anything thats what I learnt, if you want concrete like soup with stones in, water pipes not prepared ie sanded cleaned with cellulose thinner and glued correctly with the correct strong not weak green tin glue, no earths, wrong colour cables, wrong size cables, door stops in the wrong place, <deleted> welding like bird <deleted>, blocks laid without staggered joints, leaking roofs...........then go right ahead and hire Thailands finest. If you do get a crew in you WILL have to be onsite 24 hours a day watching EVERYTHING as they surely will do all of the above if left alone
Experience built 3 houses alone with no help as they cant even mix mortar correctly. This one was for my staff...........before they arrived
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Durability will be your main issue, the led strings are junk in many cases. I put 25 lights aroud my land using NYY 1.5mm cable buried a foot down over 200metres length then each light set on a concrete footing a foot deep bolted down with stainless screws. I found lights that have GLASS covers as the plastic one s will go <deleted> looking real fast and brittle and break. Lights were about 1200 baht each, all 3 core earthed and on elcb with earth rod, the lights came from homepro, thai watsadu do a cheaper crapper copy for about 800, the main thing is with the sun they just dont last if plastic, these are aluminium and glass, been in 4 years now. Do it once, do it right, or just keep doing it if you dont, the only thing ive had to change is apart form bulbs is the dusk sensor to turn them on..............the crappy plastic covers break in about 3 years
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20 hours ago, frantick said:
Concentrate on the good events in your day, not the bad. You'll have a more peaceful, happy life.
Ignorance is bliss eh, christ when I get like that I hope Im put down
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3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Intelligent people understand things fast - in general.
They might undertsand it like my Dad but if asked to lay a brick wall could never do it, theoretical and practical for me, with both of those thats the genius.
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3 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:
Did you ever participate in an IQ test?
no.
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2 hours ago, greeneking said:
More like his sponsors.
if no one voted for their party there would not be a party, so it appears many Thais must want him there.
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9 minutes ago, daveAustin said:
Einstein and Newton were geniuses...
Ive known some of these geniuses genii? and many couldnt cross a road without being run over, the real geniuses are those people who can instantly understand ANY subject those bastewarsd who can learn anything , just for fun, theres nothing they cant understand or learn, those swines who decide to learn a language or the piano and after a few days could play chopins fantasie impromptue blind fold with their feet.............you know the sort....jealous? yeah damn right I am
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1 hour ago, jacko45k said:
As I am of an age in the high risk group I will do what I feel is sensible. Europe/USA with its high infection and mortality rates should not be held up as shining examples ....
France... that is a good laugh.....
it could turn out to be a latitude thing not a western mindset thing
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how this pos gets into govt and remains in govt says a lot about the electorate
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Just now, transam said:Wearing a helmet is the law, but if folk choose to not wear one, that's their choice, same as wearing a mask....????
were not discussing laws but whether thais follow like sheep................baaaaaa
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if only they had a transgender Asian/ mixed race applicant then they really could tick all the boxes, if you askl me, minorities in the govt on all sides are well and truly over represented
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47 minutes ago, transam said:
I don't think Thai folk would do that on mass, so not a relevant comparison.....????
They all dont wear helmets so Id say it was
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Advise for first time building a new house. What mistakes did you make, what would you (NOT) do again.
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and for just a few baht they could add GANZUM (waterproofing) to the concrete............probably dont even know or care, or the very small cost