mahjongguy

I will look for sockets that are single and reversible and fit in a standard box & cover. It sounds like the smart thing to do. I have used plug adaptors for this purpose but then tend to wobble. Thanks.

Sorry. I completely failed to make my point. The two sockets need to be reversed from each other, as in the fake photo I posted. This allows plugging in two kitchen appliances (which often have 90-degree "flat" plugs). They are rare but they do exist. Great for phone chargers too.

It was previously mentioned that someone makes a receptacle like this: I'm hoping to get a few, in black rather than white or ivory. Anyone remember the source? I came up empty on Lazada. Cheers

Sorry, I wrote that poorly. I meant they will be standard, with backsplash, hinged doors and/or drawers, just as you would see in most modern kitchens. But actually not standard because they will be custom built to slightly different dimensions from those in the kitchen.

I'm having a house built and I've specified the use of a row of standard kitchen cabinets to build an office area. Just mentioning. Years ago, when I had three CRT monitors that weighed more than 40 kilos each, I went to the big builder's supply store and bought a solid core interior door. I also went from one furniture store to the next until I found one selling metal table legs. Put one in each corner plus a 5th one in the middle of the back edge for extra stability. Since the table was free-standing, I had no need to get it cut to a specific size. Probably a door (80cm x 200 cm) is much more than you need, just wanted to mention that it worked well for me at the time.

I'm learning a lot and I appreciate it. To clarify: if the roof has already been built, with tiles in place overtop the metal foil, is it too late to spray PU foam? Will it adhere to the foil or not?

In my case, the roof tiles are in place. Beneath them is a thin metal film. Soon the ceilings will go in so either I accept it as it is or I jump in asap with at least an inch of sprayed PU foam. I thought that in this thread I'd be advised to use a specific brand/type of PU or strongly advised not to use it at all.

Sorry, I know that insulation isn't a very fresh topic but I'd like to ask just one specific question: I am having a house built in a development where the standard is to use little or no insulation on the ceilings nor under the roof tiles. Today I noticed that the underside of the roof a nearby half-finished house has been sprayed with a yellowish foam. So, whoever purchased that property seems to have insisted on bringing in a 3rd party to do the job. Now, to the point. What is the safest product to use, one that won't burn too easily nor poison me even when it's not aflame? I have just enough time to arrange it before the gypsum goes up. Any tips or pros and cons would be appreciated, but I hope not to revive long-standing disagreements over ceiling vs. roof. Cheers

Haven't seen one in Thai Watsadu etc. but Lazada has them. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i316566794-s634644285.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&tradePath=omItm&spm=spm%3Da2o4m.order_details.item_title.1

Electricity is color blind. There is no technical reason not to use blue PVC instead of yellow or white. Amateurs use blue water pipe because it's readily available, with a great assortment of fittings. Unfortunately, they most often don't glue the small parts, so the connection eventually comes apart, exposing the twisted-and-taped wires to the unsuspecting.

That's for sure, but well before COVID, mail between the US and TH was nothing to brag about. In 2017 I send my form via ordinary Thai Post air mail, using the enclosed pre-addressed envelope. Two months later the letter was returned to me in Thailand, hand-stamped (in Wilkes-Barre) with "No Such Address". <deleted>? It was their envelope.

Your point is valid but keep in mind: Thailand charges no income tax at all on the profit from selling SET-listed equities, no matter how long they were held. If you are American, you will pay the capital gains tax to the IRS instead of Thailand's Dept. of Revenue. In the U.S. there are transaction fees but they are so low that the big brokers offer free trades and absorb the fees. It's the U.S. income tax, especially on short-term gains, that hurts, even though long term gets special treatment at 15%. I'd say don't sweat it. Announcements like this are intended to provoke pushback. By the time the fees are enacted, the rates will be less than half of those currently proposed.

So much outrage here about collecting a 0.1% transaction fee. If I have to pay $100 fee the next time I buy or sell a block worth $100,000 I'll try to remember to be sad about it. Here is what should be making people mad: for selling SET-listed equities there is no special tax rate for long term capital gains. In fact, there is no income tax at all on the sale of SET-listed stocks (only on dividends received during possession). What better evidence is needed to show that Thai laws are written by and for the rich?

True, in that your photo shows a 90 degree plug. Many appliances have them; others have straight-on plugs that don't have this problem. You can also buy duplex outlets where each socket is 180 degrees rotated from the other. That's a nice solution for some locations.

And at the one house, the sensor may not work. Our gate weighs a metric ton and could crush a Panzer. The sensor wiring under the driveway rotted out so we just recently cut the paving to run some heavy duty replacement. I also added an external antenna for the remote control but in truth I never open or close the gate without a quick peek at the running gear. I've seen what it can do to a cat.

Rolling gates usually have adjustable force-resist detection in both directions, but that's to protect the motor if a trash bin gets in the way. This feature does not protect pets or people. However, the motor control boards include circuitry for adding infrared sensors that scan the driveway at about 60cm above the ground. These sensor beams work well to stop the closing gate if the path is blocked by a vehicle, bicycle, big dog, etc.. But not by a cat or a toddler. Still. they are worth the extra few baht, and --not that it matters much-- I believe they are required by law.

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya has Moderna all day every day for 800 baht. I got mine last week on a promo for 500 baht. Walked in, signed up, paid, got vax'ed, walked out. Thirty minutes plus thirty more for observation.