20 hours ago, RobMuir said:

Everyone was in 300? Even the boss of the group? 

 

They didn't have a drill? To mix the cement, render? Did they nail the ceiling in or screw it by hand.

 

Those seat benches out the front should have had steel rods drilled into the "sao" to support them.

 

I reckon the blokes I use with their own tools would get it done about 3 times faster to be honest. So 800 per day verses 300 per day works out probably about the same in the end. 

 

And the right power tools are needed to do a quality job on a house build. I reckon they would cut corners because without tools some jobs would be too hard to do properly. Mai bpen Rai.

 

I hope for your sake I am wrong.

 

 

 

 

I  remember the boss builder was a relative of my GF, one of his sisters married to my GF's brother. He wasn't on a wage, I assume he got the profit after costs of materials and labor. 300K baht was the price.

I kid you not, all the cement was mixed manually. The ceiling is suspended from steel strapping, has 6" insulation.

Foundations were dug down about 1.5 metres.

I'm no expert, but to me everyone seemed to know what they were doing.

A couple of photos during the build.

The area is known for earthquakes, have 2 or 3 every year. So far, not a single crack in the walls.

 

What makes you think you need to understand them.

Just hire contractor and pay after the work is done. Many garden or cleaning services available.

On 6/13/2021 at 6:23 AM, ColeBOzbourne said:

The strangest people I ever met was after placing an add in the paper looking to rent out part of my house in order to have a care-taker there while I was off traveling. Never again! One lady said her husband had just got out of prison, he was dangerous, and my house would be perfect because she needed a place to hide.

At least, she was honest with you.

Update, after  a few  ads  on facebook and over 100 replies  all "desperate"  for a job, seems  facebook is  full  of timewasters/loafers, many say they need a  job but never  turn  up, some repeatedly  call saying they  will be there wednesday, thursday, Friday etc, Wife  is  now  being rather  blunt with them telling them a few  home truths, originally from Loei she knows what hard work is and shes  telling them how she dragged herself out of their endless poverty cycle and to stop wasting her  time.

So there you go all unemployed but basically useless and all whinging about   how  poor  they are, poor for a reason  the wife says, just lazy she has no time for the alleged  "poor"

I  carry  on doing it myself, takes me 3-4  hours a  day to keep the place  tidy.

On 6/14/2021 at 4:09 PM, moe666 said:

What makes you think you need to understand them.

Because they whinge  bitch and moan about being poor  as if  money  should  just walk into their  hands for free, but dont  want to make any effort  in life.

On 6/13/2021 at 8:39 AM, tonray said:

Pretty much all the Burmese around here (Nonthaburi, Bang Yai) are fluent in Thai from what I've seen

 

And probably better English than their Thai counterparts.

On 6/20/2021 at 9:55 AM, Rampant Rabbit said:

I  carry  on doing it myself, takes me 3-4  hours a  day to keep the place  tidy.

 

How much does the wife pay YOU?

7 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

 

How much does the wife pay YOU?

this month only 400,000 baht

I will never understand making an appointment then not coming at all and never calling

I guess this is acceptable when you have someone  at home all day