Dean1953

I think that it’s clear that I should have kept my mouth shut and fixed it when I come back in December. From now on, any project that isn’t done before I leave gets shelved until I return because of the Thai losi face concern

A neighbor built my upstairs patio out of tile and concrete. He would have concrete drill bits but was too busy to spare 5 minutes to drill my holes.

The local shop sold me the concrete drill bit. When I took it back because it would not fit my U.S.drill, they said Thai drills allow bigger drill bits. I wasn’t going to argu with her. I’ll bring a set of concrete drill bits in December.

The wood would have been fine before I had the stone veneer installed last September. Now, other than taking the piece of wood off would be to prime then paint it black to match the numbers. I’d still prefer the numbers directly on the stone.

I just got back to the U.S. from 3 weeks of working on my house. I got done with everything that I wanted to finish. Except that I had a metal sign made that I was going to screw into the stone facade, using inserts that would go into the holes and the long screws would go securely into the inserts. Unfortunately, I only had wood drill bits for the Milwaukee cordless drill that I had brought with me from the U.S. I bought a concrete drill bit but it’s diameter as too big to fit into my drill. With 4 days before leaving, I couldn’t find anyone that could spare 5 minutes of time to drill 4 holes. I explained what I wanted to the lady that takes care of my house ( and handling the supervision of teak window screen frames that I’m having made). I even started the 4 holes in the facade, so there was no guesswork in where to drill the holes. I just got pictures of the finished work by the person making the teak frames. Not exactly what I wanted and I don’t think that it looks nearly as good as it would have without the piece of wood. I told the lady that I wasn’t happy with it and would fix it when I returned in December I should have told her it was fine and just fixed it later. After having worked with Thais in construction for 20 years, I should’ve known better, leaving the completion to their devises but I thought that my instructions were clear. Now, I feel bad, telling the lady that I didn’t think it was beautiful.

I thought that I could get some recommendations from locals where I live, in Bosang, but haven’t found any to date. My neighbor, who takes care of my house while I’m in the U.S., had a local carpenter come do a small job at her house (next to mine) yesterday and was supposed to come by my house to look at what I’d like done. However, I guess party time trumped my estimate and he never showed. I’ve got a teak house that’s had a small amount of termite damage that needs to be replaced. I’ve got teak windows that push open. When the house was built, the builder put in screen coverings. The downstairs has screens with wooden frames. I’ve never had any problems with them. The upstairs has screens with metal frames. I do have problems with them and would like them replaced with the wood screens like I have downstairs. I’m here for another 2 weeks. The work doesn’t have to be done in that timeframe but I’d like to get the details sorted out and my neighbor can handle letting him in to do the work. If someone knows of a shop or person that can build and install the wooden screens, that would be helpful. Thanks in advance

My wife owns a restaurant in Kansas City, Lanna Thai restaurant. She asked me to find someone who can carve Lanna Thai or Lanna Thai Restaurant into a teak board and frame it. Any suggestions?

I leave for Chiangmai in a week. Coming from my house in Bosang, is this shop just before I would cross the Ping river, to the right? If so, they worked on the first Used Honda mower that I bought 20 years ago. I’m curious if honda dealerships in Thailand offer the same warranty offered in the U.S.? I’ll probably buy it regardless but would feel better turning a brand new lawn mower to a neighbor while I’m in the U.S. I have a lot less on my list of projects this time. I have to hire someone to monthly spray my teak house for termites. I’ll finish the painting, which should take about a week. I may work on the lawn, although I won’t try to kill the weeds and bad grass until I move back permanently. I may try to do a small area behind the house It won’t cost much or take much time The house will look nice when my wife and 2 of our children come over this summer. I stay at home to watch what my step son does and make sure he doesn’t burn the house down smoking in bed (and having parties).

I leave for Chiangmai in a week. Coming from my house in Bosang, is this shop just before I would cross the Ping river, to the right? If so, they worked on the first Used Honda mower that I bought 20 years ago. I’m curious if honda dealerships in Thailand offer the same warranty offered in the U.S.? I’ll probably buy it regardless but would feel better turning a brand new lawn mower to a neighbor while I’m in the U.S.

Thanks Dr. Treelove. I’ve been messaging Buriam for 2 months. I didn’t realize until last fall that Husqvarna has gotten out of the push mower business. I’ve also been corresponding with Husqvarna in Bangkok over whether they can supply parts for my 2006 Husqvarna and have that one fixed to keep as a spare. They also gave me the name of a shop in Chiangmai that works on Husqvarna mowers. I would really prefer to buy a honda lawn mower locally, where I can drop it off for repairs if necessary. I get back on February 16 for 3 weeks and plan on going by Sriyont to buy the J216 and possibly a trimmer, if the one in my garage can’t be fixed. Now, I just have to find someone locally that is willing to cut my grass in Bosang.

I did use Denral world last October. He also pulled a tooth that didn’t have much left above the gums. To replace the pulled tooth, I considered an implant. However, it was a two step process. The first, installing a plate that will hold the implant. Then, 4 months later, installing the implant. I think at age 70, I’ll leave the space open.

I’ll be over for two months, primarily working on my house and a house that my wife recently inherited. I’ve had a lot of work done at a local University Dental clinic in the Kansas City area over a 3 year period. I thought that I was going there to have a tooth replaced that was knocked out by a kick back from a board on a table saw. They ended up eventually replacing the tooth with an implant, but not before pulling 2 wisdom teeth, removing 3 inlays that I had done in Bangkok 15 years ago. They all had cavities, so they wanted to crown them, after drilling out the cavity and filling the tooth. After 3 years, I had had 2 students work on my mouth and lots of retired Dentists. The problem is the new retired Dentists wanted to do root canals on all 3 teeth and I didn’t because I didn’t think that the roots had died. Last summer, while flossing, I managed to pop out the largest filling and after one visit last fall, the Dental school wanted to do an implant, which I had I also refused. I just need a recommendation for a competent Dentist that can do inlays and crowns. If they can’t replace the filling that popped out, I’ll have the Dentist clean the area towards the back of my mouth (there is a rod sticking out of the hole now that was put there to stabilize the filling) and leave the space vacant, as long as it doesn’t get infected. I have a Thai friend that can translate for me, so it doesn’t necessarily have to be a clinic that caters to foreigners. Thanks!