sometimewoodworker

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I'm lying then ?????

Is Bangkok bank lying on its own website then ?????

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Nan Leaw is lying then ????

Is Bangkok bank lying on its own website then ?????
 

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Everyman is lying then ????

Is Bangkok bank lying on its own website then ?????

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Doesn't matter what links you drag up from the internet

Is Bangkok bank lying on its own website then ?????
 

14 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

it doesn't beat first hand experience

TIT you can bend and break rules with sufficient pieces of pretty pieces of paper.

Does the fact that you were able to do something that is against the rules specifically posted by Bangkok bank make the rules invalid or that they are lying on the website?

11 hours ago, Joinaman said:

so where is the load bearing on a small 4x4 extension ?

If you have the standard posts, often at 4 meter centres and those have a ring beam it the top and if required part way down. The that structure is bearing the weight of the roof so is load bearing, for example like this

if you add fill in walls etc you have a small house, the roof is supported by the posts and tied down to them, FWIW the tie downs on a roof like this must be stronger than an enclosed structure 

If you don’t have posts supporting the roof then the walls are load bearing QED. Don’t forget that Thailand like other countries does have wind! Wind even if not a typhoon exerts force on roofs and walls these forces come in all directions from pushing down on the roof to lifting it up and of course pushing it sideways, post and beams are designed for these forces, Thai AAC over 200mm are also capable of withstanding these forces. Thai AAC at half the load bearing thickness however interlocked the corners are not rated for this use. Can you use them? Of course you can. Is it a good idea? Absolutely not. The cost difference in material between 100mm and 200mm blocks is an insignificant amount when compared to the overall cost of building.

all the talk of comparing Thai AAC 100mm (an unusual size) to UK 100mm blocks is totally irrelevant. The U.K. doesn’t use the same specifications of AAC blocks that are standard in Thailand. Thai AAC blocks are predominantly used in 75mm thickness and always as a fill in wall never as load bearing walls. It is foolish to think that a U.K. building practice can be transplanted to Thailand without all the other design elements surrounding it. 

4 hours ago, Fruit Trader said:

What is the difference between the Thai autoclaved block and the UK autoclaved block? Compressive strength ratings are similar for the various standards available in each country.

There are several, if not many, different grades of AAC blocks, the materials used vary as do the structural strength. There is not one standard, so without doing research into the details I can’t answer your question.

6 hours ago, Pogust said:

I have built several small house extensions using 100 mm AAC blocks. A pump-house and a kitchen. No need for any posts. But do get a lintel above door and window. Doors and windows mounted with polyurethane spray foam, no need for mechanical fasteners.

 

If you ever tried to break down a 100 mm AAC wall you realize how strong it is.....

If a house has been successfully built using materials not rated for the use does not provide any proof that it is the correct way to do it, nor does it give any confidence that the structure is sound.

That the walls are difficult to break down doesn’t prove anything but the glue bond is strong. 

You can build a house using cardboard if you want and if properly waterproofed and sized it could be good enough for a pump house but you would not get me using it, the same is true of your 100mm load bearing wall house, it will work for a time but isn’t rated for the use.

I have found an AAC block that is load bearing at 125mm but not all AAC blocks are equal and the standard blocks used in Thailand have a lower limit of 200mm for load bearing use

On 4/4/2024 at 9:16 AM, Mike Lister said:

3) Overseas property owned by Thai tax residents are not liable to Thai tax on that property.

That depends on if the rental income is remitted to Thailand, if it is it is subject to Thai income tax (since 1 January 2024), if it is held permanently overseas it is not subject to Thai tax.

5 hours ago, Joinaman said:

100mm is standard bock size in many countries. especially the UK. So not sure why the need for a post on the corner when it would be cross bonded, which would be as strong, if not stronger then butting up to a post each side ? Ant the roof would be lightweight steel, mono pitch, bearing on to a steel wall plate, so spreading the light load ? No wind shear to factor in, wil be built between existing buildings, so sheltered from sun and wind 

That is because the standard in the U.K. is not AAC. AAC, to repeat myself, is not rated for non post and beam walls under 2000mm. The makers all rate the thinner blocks for fill in walls. Exactly why the 2000mm limit is there I don’t know, it certainly isn’t for cross bonding, it is probably for compression but for information you should contact Habel the original makers, who by now have almost 100 years experience 

11 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Bangkok Bank - Foreigners can register with NDID - I have uses this successfully to transfer more than 50k baht.

Not according to the Bangkok Bank website 

Quote

• For Thai nationals only

https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Digital-Banking/NDID

 

Quote

National Digital Identity (NDID) Platform
The National Digital Identity Platform (NDID) is intended to provide a
flexible and highly secured method of self-identification for any Thai citizen. The platform
must be able to leverage any reliable identity the user currently holds. Examples of reliable
identity could be, for example, Citizen Id, Bank Accounts, Passport Number, Tax ID,
Biometric Data.

https://www.oecd.org/tax/forum-on-tax-administration/publications-and-products/Thailand-National-Digital-Identity-Platform.pdf

20 minutes ago, Joinaman said:

they are reasonably solid, unlike the cheap concrete hollow blocks, and are bonded with adhesives rather than sand and cement 

If you are talking about AAC blocks they are not structural until you get to 200mm this is not opinion, it is in the specifications 

The blocks are not structural, so that could be a good reason.

1 hour ago, Srikcir said:

On 4/5/2024 at 4:29 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

the first primer coat to be significantly diluted

Not with JBP Contact-F. Albeit it has the appearance and consistency of water. Applied with roller brush. Never tried air spray.

@Srikcir it is really a good idea to quote a reply. Is bad form and discourteous to edit a reply so you change it to suit your narrative. What I actually posted was 

On 4/5/2024 at 4:29 PM, sometimewoodworker said:

many manufacturers allow/recommend the first primer coat to be significantly diluted, 50% is mentioned on some cans 

So congratulations! You have a paint that is so dilute you have no reason to add water/thinner. That also means that you will need more than 2 coats ( usually first thinned, second full body) to produce a good base for your paint.

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Your advice in this thread has been poor.

 

Give an example of poor advice please, so I can ensure that I don’t repeat it.

39 minutes ago, ThunderRd said:

I am interested in specific information regarding the Udon office and their [perhaps unique?] requirements, as that's the town where my kids go to school and where I would likely reside, should I get through all the red tape.

Udon office do not require that your verified overseas income is anything but overseas income. They accept Wise transfers to a very few banks as proof, Bangkok bank is the only guaranteed bank as these Wise transfers are coded as international if you request Wise to designate them as for immigration purposes, there are 2 other banks that are OK but I don’t have direct information about them.

This information is from first hand reports and experience of using the office. The staff are generally helpful and there are few, if any, esoteric requirements.

there is a thriving local forum, if you add the words udon map com in the correct configuration you will find it, it is certainly smaller than this forum but more relevant for those in the northeast 

14 hours ago, Liquorice said:

You're very good at criticising those trying to give advice, yet you offer no alternative advice yourself.

I do but you choose not to read it.

there's none so blind as those who will not see

14 hours ago, Liquorice said:

Can you guarantee that for the OP?

I'm stating facts from Immigration orders, not hypothetical assertions.
Amend 138-2557 (2018 ) clause 2.18-2.22 for Thai bank income ENG.pdf 

2.22 Retirement.

1) Evidence showing pension - a letter of certification on deposit in the bank in Thailand and bank statement showing money transfer from overseas every month for the past 12 months.

You should know by now that individual immigration offices will follow or do not follow the exact letter of the immigration rules. I am not referring to any under the table payment but the policy of the office in general.

I know of several offices that are in the do not follow camp, I also know that there are a few in the will follow camp

I do not make any guarantees with immigration, I am not stupid, but is seems that you are making a guarantee that I know is not supported by actual immigration office practices

6 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

Let's start with CW. Do know what that office requires to satisfy income method. 

No and I have never suggested that I do. I rely on reports.

Let’s continue with Udon immigration office. Do know what that office requires to satisfy income method?

1 hour ago, ThunderRd said:

Ok, well that shoots that idea then 😀  I'm not quite old enough to show pension payments yet.

Ignore his statement as there is a better than even chance that he is wrong.

2 hours ago, Liquorice said:

2. For extensions based on retirement, Thai Immigration only accept income from pensions, investments, or dividends .......................... not from employment.

That statement is demonstrably wrong. Some immigration offices will require the proof you suggest. Other offices do not, in general the number of offices that just require proof of income transfers from overseas is greater than the few offices that require it be pension income not from employment.

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

This must be Europe because I've never heard of this in the US. I don't see how it's any business of the bank where I reside X number of months per year and don't think US banks even concern themselves with taxes. Europeans always they say the left because it was nanny state, maybe this  is what they're talking about? 😂

Well every Thai bank will require you to file a statement that you are or are not a US taxpayer (all us citizens are) because of the reporting requirements of the worldwide reach of the US tax authorities, so you haven’t heard of it for the US because you are already being reported by the Thai banks.

26 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

What country is this? has Thailand requested that all banks must request a TIN for their customers?

it is not Thailand that is making the request its the overseas bank and yes all overseas banks have or will ask this. 

For Thailand they do not require citizens or others to have a TIN, However you are required to pay tax if it is due, the fact that the Thai revenue department will basically ignore the 50% of the population who have so little liability making them file returns is of no revenue benefit is Thai a demonstration of pragmatism of saving money in enforcement and work for the RD.

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

... DO NOT ADD any water to primer or paint, no matter what any idiot suggests or tells you.  You immediately change the chemistry & properties of both.   Really can't be emphasized enough.

for anything excluding the first primer coat i agree completely, however many manufacturers allow/recommend the first primer coat to be significantly diluted, 50% is mentioned on some cans 

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

The problem in Thailand is that import and retail , are concerned with a price point that is affordable to the majority of their marker, so consequently thy import and stock cheap merchandise.  

You can find quality products here, they cost as much or more than an equivalent foreign sourced product as the market is small for the expensive items. The problem is finding where to get them

39 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

WD40, several doses, was tried, without success.

Therefore, either use a hacksaw to cut off the head of the screw, or use a drill.

In my case, the only option seems to be a drill.

There is no room for a small hacksaw.

If you have good motor control then gripping the underside nut with mole grips to stop it moving in the hole then using an angle grinder to very carefully cut the head of the bolt off but leaving a fraction of a millimetre is going to be a far better idea than trying to use a hacksaw

4 hours ago, Polar Bear said:

Google says it could be low refrigerant or dirty/blocked air filters, but if that was the case, I'd expect it to happen all the time, not just at this specific time of day. 

It can happen anytime.

The common causes are one or all of:

• blocked or dirty filters
• dirty or damaged fan
• blocked or restricted water out flow line
• low refrigerant 
• restrictions on the pipe set between the 2 units.

it is likely that the time of day is a factor 

37 minutes ago, Thaipwriter said:

There will be a small pool filter / pump there also so probably run 2x4mm2 NYY in plastic conduit to it.

FWIW NYY is rated for direct inground use. Plastic conduit is not required but if used and glued is virtually certain to fill with water. That is a reason to make sure if you use conduit make sure that it is not glued so the water can escape. The conduit can provide a moderate degree of protection from digging tools, so not a bad idea 

35 minutes ago, Thaipwriter said:

there seems to be no code for electrical installation available.

There is a code published in Thai often not respected. @Crossy will have a link

35 minutes ago, Thaipwriter said:

First question is if I have every single wire installed in the whole house fully enclosed in plastic conduit pipe it is ok to use single core THW 1x2.5mm wire throughout

Yes, though you may want a few THW 1x4mm~6mm circuits 

35 minutes ago, Thaipwriter said:

Third question relates to RCBO which I see I now "mandatory", the panel I bought came with a 63a 2p RCBO as the main breaker. I will be on a 15/45 meter and suspect I should have ordered a 50A instead, should I change that out now or wait and see if it fails inspection? 

Leave it in, only change it if asked (you may decide to have a 50A available to swap in)

35 minutes ago, Thaipwriter said:

Fourth question relates to running a cable outside to the pad where the water pump will sit. It seems on rental houses I've stayed in they are buried VAF 2x1.5mm2 or 2x2.5mm2 in the yellow plastic trunking about 5 inches below grade. This seems a bit dodgy. Is that the accepted thing to do or is there an improved way?

It is dodgy and against the regulations. Use the correct double insulated cable rated for the job NYY or NYY-G

https://www.bangkokcable.com/system/product/file_upload/211102_450!750V 70C NYY-G_2-4core_Rev04.pdf