Hello all,

 

we bought a few rai land (rice paddy) and start next year to develop it into a place to retired for me and my wife.

 

Few questions:

I planning to build a 3 meter wall all around the area, the problem i am looking at is the area between my land and a rice paddy, how to prevent erosion and keep the wall standing up.

House will be 2 or 3 floors (parking area for cars on first floor) size about 12 x 22 meters. reinforce concrete or steel construction?

(first floor wide doors and all on elderly standards and sizes so when i need to move around in a wheelchair i do not need any constructional changes),

 

I need to raise the land, some i get from the fishing pound i make but mostly need to buy, any advice on soil for construction sites ( building and roads)

and gardens area's.

 

Thank you all and have a great day.

 

 

 

 

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I planning to build a 3 meter wall all around the area, the problem i am looking at is the area between my land and a rice paddy, how to prevent erosion and keep the wall standing up.

 

Enclosing walls like this are build on pylons in many places in Thailand. These pylons don't need to be as deep as those for houses. 

 

Place gravel along side your wall as surface cover to create a neat permeable finish.

 

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I need to raise the land, some i get from the fishing pound i make but mostly need to buy, any advice on soil for construction sites ( building and roads) and gardens area's.

 

 

I think, your choices would be limited. I.e. what soil is available within the area. If you only have some heavy clay soil, I would recommend to have sand for your garden area that you can cover with humus. Areas for roads and buildings should just have additional layers of gravel on top of the soil. Local builders tend to use sand for this instead to marginal reduce cost; not a good idea I'd say.

 

Where abouts in Thailand will this be?

 

 

PS: @Crossy, this might be better in the DIY forum.

On 10/30/2017 at 10:01 PM, Morakot said:

 

Enclosing walls like this are build on pylons in many places in Thailand. These pylons don't need to be as deep as those for houses. 

 

Place gravel along side your wall as surface cover to create a neat permeable finish.

 

 

I think, your choices would be limited. I.e. what soil is available within the area. If you only have some heavy clay soil, I would recommend to have sand for your garden area that you can cover with humus. Areas for roads and buildings should just have additional layers of gravel on top of the soil. Local builders tend to use sand for this instead to marginal reduce cost; not a good idea I'd say.

 

Where abouts in Thailand will this be?

 

 

PS: @Crossy, this might be better in the DIY forum.

Kanchanaburi, thank you for the reply

Anywhere there's slab on grade construction ie; carports, sheds, driveways, patios, ect, you would want fill that will compact quickly ie; crushed concrete/asphalt, gravel, sand. Not fill with organic waste ie; tree branches, leaves, ect. It takes years for decomposing & settling. Not too much clay in these areas either, also takes a long time to settle.

Fill under construction with columns/pillars shouldn't matter much as long as the builders are putting the footings below the rice roots on solid virgin soil.

any suggestion on witch materials to use for the fence.

 

Thank you and a happy and healthy 2018

15 minutes ago, needforspeed said:

any suggestion on witch materials to use for the fence.

 

Thank you and a happy and healthy 2018

Hmmm.  Maybe a broom and a conical hat?