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On 9/13/2023 at 11:57 AM, brianthainess said:

Trat want the same and a home visit. 

I stand corrected. Just went today , and yes they want a house visit too.....

Every year more and more.

I should open a second bank account , because with only one account for all , there is absolutely no financial privacy !! 

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No , they just want to know , and I quote :

Are you currently having any criminal or civil cases pending in the court of justice outsite Thailand .

And second question :

Have you been imprisoned by the judgement of the thai court , or by a lawful injunction, or by the judgement of the court of jurisdiction outsite Thailand , except when the penalty is for petty offence or negligence oe is provided for as an exception in the thai ministerial regulation?

Yes or no answer , with the yes , asked to clarify.

So not really asking  criminal records.

I guess you can lie here , but I'm as clean as a whistle , so no problem.

3 hours ago, BritTim said:

At many offices, they no longer require any for a retirement extension! I guess the official found you handsome, and wanted copies for her personal use. Seriously, which office was this?

Phrae , and definitely not because I'm handsome. 555

3 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Trat want the same and a home visit. 

No home visit yet. 

Anyway , taking those pics doesn't bother me.

Asking 3 things at the bank and paying for it + extra copies of my bankbook, DOES bother me.

Also an extra doc that says that I've not been in trouble with the law , is new this year.

Owner of the place I stay needs to fill in an extra document , I don't know what it is.

Weird enough , this year they asked 4 pics for my retirement extention.

New of course because it is the first time.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The weather forecast for Thailand from 6am today to 6am tomorrow reveals that the northern region will experience thunderstorms in 80% of the area, with heavy rain in some places in Mae Hong Son, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Lamphun, Lampang, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Sukhothai, Phichit, Nan, Uttaradit, Phitsanulok, and Phetchabun provinces.

So often they "forget"  Phrae . 

Nan , Uttaradit, Lamphun, Lampang , but for some reason not in Phrae.

8 hours ago, webfact said:

The New Minister of the Digital Economy and Society Mr. Prasert Chantararuangthong

Since the new government , more p0rn sites are blocked .

So this guy : Mr. Prasert Chantararuangthong is doing it ?

Shut down facebook , yeah !

Don't touch the naughty sites .

VPN is slower.

What you want is cheap sturdy door and make it to a counter for computer and stuff. Unless you really want to see the wood , why not use formica to cover it ?

It will be flat , can stand water and oil , nice smooth , easily cleaned.

Back home wood covered in formica is easy to get in every DIY store , but not so here in Thailand.

It is possible to find the formica but you'll have to glue it yourself . Not that easy but a lot less work and toxic fumes than varnish , PU or paint.

But can a snifferdog smell pills tat are still in their blister package ?

I tend to bring pills , so thanks for the warning not to go through dubai.

What about pills in the checked in luggage ? They don't check that again during a layover in Dubai or elsewhere. It's all in those airplane containers that go from one plane to the other. Just carry on bags will be checked again.

Yes I've been looking at kitchens too , but in nakhon nowhere , choice is limited.

Local Homepro has some for the stone/tile type and it looks reasonable. Just one kitchen western style , with a westerner price of around 430k ...

PVC cupboard are ugly and look cheap.

The 2 doors from Global house will probably be it for me. @1990 , still expensive for what it is.

1 hour ago, transam said:

Just google Dohome> Stores> locations....

Closest " Chiang mai or Phitsanulok.

May go see there next month , but far to transport a heavy toilet.

45 minutes ago, Denim said:

Keep it simple. Go for something bog standard.

Bog standard  are the ugly ones that are not great to clean but simple enough to get repared when bad water make them leak.

I don't see where they are located on their site.

Never heard of them before.

In my neck of the woods it's only GH & HP and some smaller companies

with limited choice.

^ Good link but you can't buy a toilet online , or rather choose one without seeing for real.

This cute one at GH , not even expensive , but with narrow opening.

For the one that suggested sitting on it . Now I don't care what people think of me , but sitting on toilets at global house or homepro , is bit too much !

 
They are all pretty much the same height . A higher waterline gives more splashback. And you can't test the flush , none are connected ofcourse. 
I haven't been in another hotel since 2012 , so I can't compare. And going like in big c or makro , I never sit down .

It's just that the nicest looking toilets all seem to have that narrows opening at the bottom.

Obviously I want a one piece with conceiled trapway with a soft close lit. They are beautiful and easier to clean.
I don't understand how it is fixed to the floor , or how the drain pipe is connected , without leaking.

Is it true that the compressor of an inverter AC never shuts down ? So you put on the AC like at 10 am , and it runs all day , untill you shut it down . Ok maybe at the lowest like 300-400 W , but all the time.

Do they also work as a fan (without AC) , like regular models ?

(side question : does it mean that inverter fridges also never shut down > so it keeps running 24 hours a day ?)

3 hours ago, Expat68 said:

I used to have bad circulation (legs used to swell up) very painful, after standing for 12 hours at work. Since moving to Thailand having retired I no longer have this problem 

I kind of have the same problem . Every time I go to europe , my legs swell up. When I get back to thailand , it's back to normal . I don't exercise here , it's too hot.

9 minutes ago, TimeMachine said:

Yes.  Unless you deal with a sleepy staff member. I use a fast moving sports video of about 480p. And compare how clear and smooth things look.  

What do you mean : sleepy ? Lazy ?

So tv's these days have their own USB input and player ?

No need for apps like MPC-BE , KMP or Potplayer , or are they build-in . 

I read here that some of you take a USB drive to the store to test the tv ?

Do they just let you stick a USB drive in the tv ?

Just regular mp4/mkv video files (264-265) ?

I have not watched live tv for 15 years , I do not have a tv , but thinking of buying one to watch movies/series from the computer , so just using it as a big monitor.

Does this mean I do not need to connect the computer (via HDMI , DP , USB3) , but just put the files on a USB drive and the tv has a player that plays these files ?

What about overscan when used as a monitor ?

When you buy one of these cheaper ones (10k-20k or discounted) at bigc, homepro, global house , makro or dedicated appliance store, they give you the showroom model ?

Those big ones like 55 - 75 inch are on a stand . How stable are they when a cat leans on the front or back ?

I doubt those cheaper ones have gorilla glass , so can cleaning the screen , or cat claws damage the screen ?

24 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

That is completely your choice, and your comfort is your choice, but just because it will never be yours should only be one factor. How valuable is your comfort?
 

However complaining that building methods or items are not available in Thailand is completely false. Virtually every method and item is available.
 

The problem is that different methods and materials are common in Thailand and so are available cheaply, uncommon methods and materials are available but are considerably more expensive.

 

The west uses double and triple glazing and standardised sizes so it is cheap, Thailand doesn’t, so it isn’t.

Small province , not much choice . The company that made those 4m ones said that I will not find longer ones.

So did another builder that finished a house a little further. That was only a ground floor too and no concrete ceiling.

" but just because it will never be yours should only be one factor. How valuable is your comfort? "

Yes I value my comfort , but lives can change on a dime. What is the saying here ? Don't spend more than you're willing to loose ?

I wouldn't call double and triple glazing in the west cheap !

How much a month is ToT , only internet ?

45 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

If you are saying that your build has to be cheap then you cannot have what you want.

There is grey Low-E glass it can be (I have it) built into custom sized IGUs (I have them) it is not cheap. To have sound control you must correctly seal the building and install correct windows and doors (I have them) It Is Not Cheap nor is it easy 

 

You can get hollow core concrete planks of any length (within reason) they are not cheap.
 

You can get concrete slabs as wide and long as you can pay for, just look at shopping centres, building like that is not cheap.
 

Our main room is 6.7 meters x 7.6 metres with no pillars, it is always 5~8 degrees cooler than outside with the AC not running 

Yeah , good video , thanks.  I don't need convincing , I know about double glazing , but most Thais don't.

But like I said above , it will never be my property , so I cannot spend too much .

2 hours ago, McTavish said:

I'm sure you have commercial builders in Phrae with shop-house construction experience wherein floor/ceiling spans are ~6m wide.  An engineer can specify detail according to your plan though I would expect a 6m span to be supported on 20 x 20cm posts with a 450 x 200 top/perimeter beam. 

Pre-cast planks can be employed as a base for a poured concrete topping provided adequate steel mesh is fabricated and tied into exposed rebar in the perimeter beams  Under no circumstances should fencing mesh be used despite it being common for ground floor construction.

The preferred method is by using form board, fully supported and the concrete roof slab poured all in one go.  Many builders in Chiang Mai are now (finally) using this method including my preferred building team of Burmese workers.

Window companies can deliver all around the North although some will insist on your paying of the extra cost for an onsite measure unless you order precise sizes and sign a waiver against incorrect measurements supplied.

Double glazing is well worth the hassle.  My house lot came from Bangkok along with the installation crew, but that was before SMK or D&W.  I would never use local Thai-made windows again. The heat/noise/dust insulation is essential PLUS quality windows keep geckos and insects at bay.

When I wrote in first post : I 'm getting an upgrade as in a new build room , 

it is not with my choice of builders . It is adapting the bungalows/rooms like they built several 

more to what I want better , and paying to do so , but I don't own it.

So I'm limited . I did get through to get a double wall (second = qcon) at the south & west side.

But I'm glad to have posted here , because I now see the risks in pushing a concrete ceiling

when it might not be safe . 

Yes I've seen builders make floors with reinforced concrete , but that is not going to fly here.

The costs will be too high , even if they agree to it.

I will never own it , and the location is not good enough to work out some ground rental deal, 

and really make it my little house.

1 hour ago, McTavish said:

Get a builder who knows suspended concrete construction.  It aint rocket science and 6m or more spans are common.  2 builders near me have such projects nearing completion.  One goes by the name EDAB, Euro Building and Design.  Another is Chinese Thai I think, no company name seen.

Plenty of double glazing companies around the North, one being SMK in Chiang Mai.  http://www.smkaluminium.com/  Another was DW doors and windows from memory.

1 hour ago, lopburi3 said:

Just FYI the normal ceiling is either suspended cement or gypsum board and for either fiberglass insulation batts can easily be placed on them to greatly reduce heat transfer.  This is normal Thai construction that all will know and not expensive.  I would not be keen on living below a local installed cement ceiling myself; even knowing there are not many earthquakes here.

 

As for windows locals can make single but probably not double.  But using thicker glass is an option with single that helps a lot for noise.  And local made can be local repaired.

These are semi professional builders . The question is , do I trust them with a concrete ceiling over me or my car ?

And do I trust these locally made concrete plates. But I haven't heard of floors of shop or townhouses falling down.

I'll email those window companies tomorrow , I live in Phrae , so even Chiang mai is pretty far.