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I would like to thank everyone for all the useful information you have all supplied, it's been a big help

Thank you

We have had an enquiry, from someone we know, who wants to promote our business, by Advertising & selling on the internet.

They will get paid on commission on sales, but they have not got a Work Permit.

 They will be basically self employed, so who pays for the Work Permit?

Also how much is a Work Permit?

 How do they get one?

  Thanks eveyone

2 minutes ago, neeray said:

Poster "eyecatcher" has given you the correct suggestion of Ban Tawaii Village. If you can't find it there, it doesn't exist! And if it doesn't exist, chances are you will find a wood carver there who will custom carve it for you. There are hundreds and hundreds of shops, 30 to 45 minutes from the old city.

Thanks Neeray

36 minutes ago, eyecatcher said:

If you are heading to CM then I can steer you to a few places.

The small pre made mouldings pictured above they sell in the local big wood yard, Suksawad.

If you want a large moulding then I would try Malika Furniture,  they hand carve mouldings onto beds, chair arms, headboards, and very likely will carve you exactly what you want.

Then we have Ban Tawaii craft village, they make anything and everything that involves trees.

 

One full day should be enough to whizz around all three places, but three is better.

Thanks eyecatcher, not sure how much time I will have, but it's only going to be half a day at the most

4 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Take the most detailed pictures you can and go to wood street it is quite possible you will find something close enough if not the same, and if you take an enthusiastic Thai speaker with you, you maybe be able to arrange for someone there to produce copies.

Thanks, but where is wood street? I will be staying in one of the hotels near the bars, so is it easy to get to by Taxi?

50 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

On Lazada for 64b !!

 

https://s.lazada.co.th/s.RoYl

 

Thanks Charlie, I will leave that as a last resort.

  Thanks again

Hi Charlie, where can I buy that?

Hi, I'm just about to make a four poster bed, I have the wood, Teak, & I've just ordered the posts, but I can't find the carvings I want.

I will make the swan/ goose neck moulding, but the carving I need sits in  the middle of the swan neck moulding on the head & foot board

 & is fan/shell shaped.

  I have attached a picture of a bed with the similar carving at the centre.

  Any idea where I can buy in Thailand, online if Poss.

  I will be in Chang Mia on a bike tour Sat 22nd Dec, is there anywhere up there I can find.

  Thanks everyone

On 5/11/2017 at 10:04 PM, Sheryl said:

Have you tried simple vasoline?

Hi Sheryl, I started to use that last week. I'm using the cream the doctor gave me twice a day, & then putting on loads of vasoline. I keep the gloves on nearly all the time now, & it seems to be working, only time will tell

         Thanks again

On 5/11/2017 at 9:53 PM, Katia said:

I think it depends on what works for you as far as moisture, and what will not exacerbate the problem.  Might require trial and error.  When I lived in the U.S., in the winter my hands would get dry and crack/bleed.  The only thing that worked was cocoa butter applied every night (with gloves); no lotion or other oil would work for long.  I've known other people for whom cocoa butter doesn't work.  Some people find some lotions work really well; others use different ones.  Probably easiest to start with the commercial lotions and see if you find something you like.

Thanks Katia, I will bare that in mind

Thanks Cheryl,

  I forgot to mention, that it is contact dermatitis. I have been wearing gloves most of the time over the last couple of months & I have been taking  Antihistamines for the itching.

Where can I buy emollients in Thailand? I've asked at the doctors & the Pharmacy, but they both say not have in Thailand.  

  Thanks for the Email address, that may be just what I need, but I don't think I will be able to get my records from

 the UK 

Thanks JAS,, never heard of it for Dermatitis, but I will give it a go

Hi, I've suffered from dermatitis on my hands for many years, & most of the time I've been able to keep it under control, but for some reason, the last 6 mths have been bad.

 I have been seeing the skin doctor in Buriram & no matter how bad my hands are, he gives me the same ointment each time. At first it cleared up, then came back worse

 We have a furniture factory, & even though I don't do any work, there is always dust from the particle  boards & MDF. which until coming to Thailand, I've never encountered  before.

  Is there anything anyone can recommend? I've tried Betnovate, cream & ointment, I ordered some Aqueous Cream & E 45 cream from the UK, hoping they would help, but my hands got worse. 

  I was in hospital once for it in England, & I used to have to wear gloves at night with some foul smelling cream, & that cleared it for a long time, but I can't remember the name of it.

  Any idea's would be gratefully received. Thank 

           Hi, we are a small, but expanding company in Buriram, manufacturing European Kitchens, & we are looking for  teams of experienced Kitchen fitters in Surin, Khorat Khon Khean, Udon, if in fact all of the Esaan area, to work on a sub contract basis Does anyone know of anyone in these area's who could do the job, they MUST be experienced & conscientious.
Anyone interested or knows of anyone who may be interested, would the please send me a PM
Thanks everyone

Hi, I would like to buy 2 Industrial woodworking machines from China.

One is a sliding panel saw, big enough to take 8x4 sheets.

The other is a 4 line multi head boring machine.

Can anyone tell me if there is any duty to be paid on these or do they come under the Free Trade Agreement.

I have sourced the same machines here in Thailand, they come from the same factory in China. Thailand price is 700,000ThB

& China price is 300,000ThB, not a lot of difference.

Thanks everyone

I have now reduced this bike to 395,000, that's a saving of over 100,000

Kawasaki Vulcan Classic 900cc, Reg Nov 2012

Metalic Gray with Cream Tank Panels

As new condition, only 6,502klm on the clock never dropped or thrashed, sold with genuine Kawasaki screen [cost 24,000thb] Bought new from Kawasaki Khorat & still under warranty.Possibility of Finance. Genuine Reason for sale. 450,000ThB Tel Ron 0818778874

Thanks again for all the sound advice. I'm sorry I didn't explain myself very well, when is said about not wanting pillars, what I meant was, I didn't want to see the pillars, that is why I asked about double block or plasterboard to hide the pillars, sorry. I did think of not useing pillars at one time, but it's going to be hard enough as it is without confuseing the builders any more than I have to.

The house is not for MiL & yes I do live in the city & belive it or not Buriram is a good place to live, it 's got everything I need.

I'm trying to keep the cost below 1mil & judgeing by all your coments I should not have a problem.

Thanks for the offer card holder, when i have a bit of time I might take you up on that & thanks for the advice on the plans.

Thanks again everyone

Thanks aarn

I would like to thank everyone of you for all your coments. The land is the only thing we have at the moment, & before starting on anything, I want to get has much information has I can about everything. The plot of land is only small, 20mtr x 16mtrs, but I want to try to get a 3 bed 1 storey house on it if I can. I won't be going for anything fancy, but I will be putting a European Kitchen in, & a decent bathroom, but cheeryble I'm sure they won't cost me to much. As CharlieH says, I know i'm going to have a lot of pain with all the problem, that is why i'm asking now before I start on anything. The stage payment plan is sound advice & seems to be the way to go. There's a lot of variation in price, so I will take the average & go from there

Rgs200uk, no, at the moment I haven't any of those, I have found a shop in the centre of Buriram which designs houses for around 20,000baht with no fees to pay if the planing permission is refused, I have only inquired there so I don't know yet how good that price is, & as yet I haven't looked at any finished houses they have designed, but I will look & also ask around to find out about other designers in the area

One thing I don't want in the house are them dam pillars, other than building double brick, is there any way of avoiding themI. I was also thinking of just doing the shell in brick & then useing the U shaped aluminum & plaster board to do the individual rooms, but someone sugested I may have trouble with termites, what do you think? & would it be any cheaper taking into acount it would have to be plastered.

Thats all I can think of right now, but i'm sure i'm going to have a lot more to ask before I start, let alone finish, but I will be going slowly to try & avoid any problems.

Thanks again to everyone

Can anyone tell me the average cost of building, per mtr, a one storey house in Buriram area?

Also in your considered opinion, which is the best way to go about it, ie, do I find a building company to give me a quote on the job, or do I find someone to give a daily rate, & then find someone experianced, & who speaks good English to oversee the project giveng him a bonus if the job is finished on time? everyone i've asked all have different idea's

Thanks everyone for your coments, good or bad. I was originaly going to build useing a metal frame, & then on the outside use Shera Board, which is a cement composit board. On the inside I said about useing stud partions, I would have either used Shera again for the frame,[ studs] they make something similar to a 2x4 in the same material, or the u shaped aluminum, then I was going to cover them with plasterboard, & then have it plastered, nowhere would I have used wood. A lot more people are useing plasterboard now then 10 yrs ago, but mainly on the ceilings, I never gave it a thought about termites eating the paper.

I have spoken to the local bank, & after a lot of confusion, they have told me that, yes they will lend money on a house useing steel frame & Shera board clading, but they won't lend the same percentage as they would if the house was built of bricks & morter. So if I was to build useing Shera board or anything else for that matter, which was not bricks/blocks & morter, it would make it harder to sell, if I was to sell, because the person buying would have to find extra cash for the deposit.

I hope all that makes sense, I'm not the best when it comes to explaining things.

Thanks again

Hi, thought I would update you on my buying a Classic Vulcan. Yes I did buy one & i'm enjoying every minute of riding it. It's the first bike i've bought without testing it { I couldn't test it either } so I was worried, but I have had no regrets. I never had a cruiser until I had my dragstars, so everything is based on that. The power seems a bit down compared to the 11000 dragstar, but to be fair, i've only done 3,000klm aprox, & even though i've had it up to 140 it did feel that it would do more, but at my age thats fast enough now. It's a lot lighter than the dragstar, so for me it's a lot easier to handle in trafic, & I can get it right over on the bends, it's also less tireing on long runs. I haven't worked out the petrol consumpsion, but the tank is the same size & with the Yam I would fill up every 200klm, the Vulcan will do over 300klm before haveing to fill up, it also has a fuel gauge, which is nice. It only has single discs front & rear but it stops when you need to. Haven't had problem with burning my legs, but it gets a bit warm sometimes. I've added a Kawasaki screen, it's a bit pricey at 22,000 B, but on long runs, it is worth it, I don't get any neck ache. Did a 4 day tour last month around Mukdahan, up the Mekong & ended up at Khon khean bike party, not one problem which is more than I could say about the harley rider, but thats another story. If I had to buy again would I buy the Vulcan, the answer is yes, it's light, manoverable, economical, & looks good, what more can you want. Oh & it's 100% legal which is more than you can say about a lot of Harleys. Safe riding everyone