YorkshireTyke

Not buying online.

But you paid less than 5k each ? Or is that what she told you......................

Just looked at their website, they have Deestone at 3900 each, all the rest are around 10k+. Bridgestone Potenza 9960.

One guy has sent photos of tyres with sticker still on. Definitely says Bridgestone Potenza.

Year 23/24. Not online, they all have outlets. One quoted 500 Baht for balancing all 4 wheels if I buy his tyres. Actually checked B quik online and they don't stock my size.

245 35 19 size

I need a set of tyres as I have just changed my wheels but the tyres that came with them are too big. B quik , Cockpit, etc want 10-12k per tyre. Many advertisers on FB are offering tyres for as low as 1,800 incl Bridgestone, Goodyear, Kumho , Toyo etc Year 23/24 What's the catch?

Mmmmmm, more to it than I thought. I just liked the idea of a few homegrown fruits. Thanks for the detailed reply though.

Is LS24 the only gardener on the foum?

I have acquired 4 .small fruit trees in pots (without any fruit). A Pomegranate and a Star Fruit, both about 4 foot high, a Lime, about 3 foot high and a Tangerine about 2-3 foot high. Do I leave them in the fairly large pots or do I transfer them to the ground? If they need planting in the garden which ones need lots of sun and which need shade? TIA.

I will buy the paint myself to ensure I have the best product hence my interest in the OP question rather than leave it -to Somchai to turn up with cheap sh*t. I got the number of a Thai who was painting a house and exterior wall nearby as I walked the dogs, looked a decent job, using 2 colours on the surrounding wall, one colour for the pillars and lighter colour inside which is common here and looked neat. I will ask him for a quote.

I own the building, have done for about 10 years. Thanks for reply.

I was going to ask the same question as the OP but a quick search brought up this thread. I'm no painter so would ask Thai painter to do it. Before reading this thread I presumed he would just paint over the existing paint after scraping away any flaky bits (not many) and filling any cracks. But this thread talks about primer and 2/3 coats etc, is this necessary ? I need to know so I can ask the painter what he intends to do. The current paint is reasonably good, but it is a type of magnolia so I was going to change to white. It hasn't been re-painted since new, about 12-14 years ago.

Yes and yes. They took photos of the roof space, said all looks good, no leaks, all dry etc. And measured the area. One guy who quoted 8k has said it will take his team one day, not sure how many men that includes.

Has anyone had this done and if so at what cost? I thought it would be a one day job, around 100 sqm, but I'm getting quotes of 8,500, 11,000 and 15,000 Baht for labour only. One guy, who is a one man band who said he can do it hasn't quoted me yet but he's on another job building something with large heavy steel beams and he's posted on FB he needs help and offering 600 Baht per day! I'm waiting for his quote.............

Was these istalled during the build or after ? Can they be installed on any roof style?

I would agree with you, I'm happy to pay extra for the 6'' over the 3'', I won't be doing the walls, only the ceiling. I've just had a quote from another guy who didn't visit the villa but he' quoting 85 Baht per sqm, he didn't ask if 3'' or 6''. A lot more expensive than I thought for labour, I presumed just roll the stuff out and job done in a few hours........90-100 SQM

No I don't, I would love to install vents/whirly bird thing but not sure if it's possible/feasible.

Not helping the OP but this thread seems to have the know how I need. I'm going to have my roof space insulated, one storey villa with tiled roof but no insulation in the roof space, villa about 10-12 years old. Looking at the SCG or Sunshield Extra Cool from Homepro, one is R-38 one is R-37 and a bit cheaper, does it make a difference ? One is 3'' and one 6'' thick, I prefer to go with 6'' The main Q is I'm not doing it myself so getting some Thai chaps in to give me a quote. The guy who came today said 6'' is more difficult to lay, takes longer so labour will be more. He says most people use 6'' in the walls, only use 3'' in the ceiling. Any thoughts please?

It's not any old white paint, it's actually called Sunblock, available in Home pro and quite effective for a few years.

Does it have Catchup?

I had to change a tap in a very tight space on my kitchen sink and had to remove part of the waste pipes. Where the waste pipe was pushed into the outlet pipe to take the water away it had some sort of brown rubbery sealant around it. I had to remove this to complete the task and now reassembled it leaks from this 'joint'. What can I use to reseal this 'joint' please. (obviously its not a joint with a thread, just one pipe pushed into another.

Wow, that would be great, thanks. Yes, small Thai community, no English spoken.

That would be great, thanks. I've seen the front loaders for sale with the coin machine but at a high price. It isn't for me, I don't live in Surin but my friends village/community. She has just built a modern house on her familys land (all the community have old teak houses)and installed a washing machine outside. Her mother wants to install the coin machine to let the community use it so she can make a few bob !! She's very savvy when it comes to making money, done enough to put two daughters through Uni in BKK through her farming.

yes, I did look on Lazada but they all seem to be for top loaders.