MaiDong

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Single-storey, with usable roof.

I'm thinking of a stand-alone/detached building, surrounded by trees, no neighbours 🙂

I've read about this, and have found the govt website, but the designs all seem to be new build constructions, which look terrible. Perhaps, like you say, an actual visit to an office might offer different info. I'm planning a build in Bueng Kan - approx 50kms East of Bueng Kan town - in a small village by the Mekong. Most houses there are standard cement downstairs, wood upstairs, but I'm planning on plonking a shophouse-type building there, with a few twists too, but I'm trying to gauge what's possible.

The purpose of the inquiry is to determine how much a certain type of structure would cost me - but that's for another thread...lots of fun to come!

Hmm.

Hmm, ok then, how about if just using this pic as reference?

Yes, I think so too. Look at the size of the pillars, they look 30-40cm thick, whereas in my old townhouse the pillars were approx 20cm(?) So perhaps a shophouse would be somewhere inbetween?

I thought that, then I thought it might be number 23 - Commercial building?

From the attached list, what is this type of property called?

Indeed. There's a new road near me, every single new house build there uses AAC, they're all very high quality houses, very expensive too!

Does the time saved on construction make up for the extra cost of the blocks?

I just found this post and I'm so glad I did, this is excellent info! 12 years on, how are your walls?

I'd love it if someone has the original 'framehome' designs from this website - I've looked at all the available designs and they're mostly 'modern'(I use that term loosely) designs, not the old shophouse designs, although I understand that the dimensions and finishes are close or identical.

What are the estimates in today's world? For a 2 wide, 3 storey shophouse in any small-medium town in Thailand? What was decided to be the cost 13 years ago when this thread started?