Popular Post JohnoNongBua Posted January 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 19, 2022 Hi guys, New to the forum. Civil Engineer by trade with a good few decades of experience in numerous countries. Living between Nong Bua Lamphu and Udon and have been building property here for a good few years. And I actually mean getting my hands dirty, laying blocks, pouring concrete, welding steel, opposed to turning up for 10 mins a day to find it's all going wrong on your dream house build! Any questions feel free to ask. (English or Thai) 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Isaanlife Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Let's see your house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Have you got a work permit ???? ???? I know, I know... I’m sorry... but some tool will be along soon to ask that question seriously !!!!! ???? Having had disasters with minor construction (kitchen extension), I understand and admire why you have taken the choice to ‘do it yourself’.... especially if you have time and find the project enjoyable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoodThaiMaiDai Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Work samples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirineou Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I Know how you feel . But Impossible to do everything yourself , at 65 I find the mind willing but the body? well not so much. Welcome to the forum. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometimewoodworker Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Welcome to the forum. There are quit a few members who post regularly from the general area you are in, this means a reasonable local area knowledge. Have fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 9 hours ago, JohnoNongBua said: Any questions feel free to ask. Good to have people like you on board. I find question unless simple on building hard to answer unless you can do a site visit. Your also find when advice is given you get no feed back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling. I had the “walk around” floor area outside my house tiled. The tiles are polished concrete I think, they don’t have that ceramic look. Unfortunately, they’re more slippery when wet than I thought they would be. Is there a not too expensive solution to this? Could I just give it a top dressing of cement powder with a bit of sand mixed perhaps. I’ve seen the acid etching solutions, but not sure how effective it’d be. Thanks in advance for any input Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 34 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling. I had the “walk around” floor area outside my house tiled. The tiles are polished concrete I think, they don’t have that ceramic look. Unfortunately, they’re more slippery when wet than I thought they would be. Is there a not too expensive solution to this? Could I just give it a top dressing of cement powder with a bit of sand mixed perhaps. I’ve seen the acid etching solutions, but not sure how effective it’d be. Thanks in advance for any input I can help if OK. Anti-slip adhesive tape applied to most used area. Or apply an anti-slip solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 52 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling. I had the “walk around” floor area outside my house tiled. The tiles are polished concrete I think, they don’t have that ceramic look. Unfortunately, they’re more slippery when wet than I thought they would be. Is there a not too expensive solution to this? Could I just give it a top dressing of cement powder with a bit of sand mixed perhaps. I’ve seen the acid etching solutions, but not sure how effective it’d be. Thanks in advance for any input you could apply a mix of epoxy resin with sand. All you need is a roller brush & tray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 8 minutes ago, steven100 said: you could apply a mix of epoxy resin with sand. All you need is a roller brush & tray. good idea. I wonder if the tiles need to be roughed up first and price of epoxy. I'll look into that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 28 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: I can help if OK. Anti-slip adhesive tape applied to most used area. Or apply an anti-slip solution. have kids running around, which would mean a lot of tape. Will look into anti-slip acid, but not sure if it'd etch the surface enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanuk711 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 14 hours ago, JohnoNongBua said: Hi guys, New to the forum. Civil Engineer by trade with a good few decades of experience in numerous countries. Living between Nong Bua Lamphu and Udon and have been building property here for a good few years. And I actually mean getting my hands dirty, laying blocks, pouring concrete, welding steel, opposed to turning up for 10 mins a day to find it's all going wrong on your dream house build! Any questions feel free to ask. (English or Thai) Welcome to the forum John------ Questions--: I am sure you are going to get a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) 30 minutes ago, lemonjelly said: good idea. I wonder if the tiles need to be roughed up first and price of epoxy. I'll look into that one. no need to rough up the tiles, just ensure they are clean and dust free. I applied this one to concrete and the finish was shiny as I wanted. You could mix sand with it or apply and sprinkle sand on top straight away after the roller .... At just 135 baht a can. You could ask the Shopee supplier how many cans you need for your specific area coverage. Even 5 cans is still only 675 baht. The reason I think this rather than mixing epoxy itself ( Part A & B ) .... is because epoxy is expensive. Anyway, it's just my thoughts .... Edited January 20, 2022 by steven100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 39 minutes ago, steven100 said: no need to rough up the tiles, just ensure they are clean and dust free. I applied this one to concrete and the finish was shiny as I wanted. You could mix sand with it or apply and sprinkle sand on top straight away after the roller .... At just 135 baht a can. You could ask the Shopee supplier how many cans you need for your specific area coverage. Even 5 cans is still only 675 baht. The reason I think this rather than mixing epoxy itself ( Part A & B ) .... is because epoxy is expensive. Anyway, it's just my thoughts .... Thank you so much for the help. I don’t have Shopee, I’ll try to find it on Lazada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorriedNoodle Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 15 hours ago, JohnoNongBua said: Any questions feel free to ask. (English or Thai) Jing leu plow? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FinickyOne Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 16 hours ago, JohnoNongBua said: Any questions feel free to ask. (English or Thai) Who put the ram in the ram a lam a bing bang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Yes, I have a question about floor tiling, medium and big tiles, how it's done in Thailand and how to recognize if the person or company who does the job is good at it. It seems many tile floors in Thailand may look good at the beginning but soon some tile are lose, etc. I plan a renovation with about 100 sqm floor tiles and tiles on the bathroom and kitchen walls. I don't do that myself. But to be able to look for a guy who knows what he is doing I learn the theory by watching lots of videos on YouTube. I.e. this guy, who seems to know what he is talking about. Sal DiBlasi - YouTube In his an other videos on YouTube they use self leveler, membranes and clips, especially on large tiles. All these things seem to be not common in Thailand. Maybe I will find someone or a company who is familiar with those technologies or maybe all this is not really necessary. I don't know. Another option is to select "small" tiles like i.e. 30x30cm, because it seems to be a lot easier to install those. So my question to you is: What do you think about these technologies? Are they necessary, maybe necessary depending on xyz? And if I want to hire a company or a person then I guess it makes sense to ask them for other jobs which they did? Does it make sense to ask them for recent jobs or maybe something that they did years ago? And then what to look for? Lose tiles, uneven tiles? Uneven grout lines? Over to you. Thanks. And you can ask me computer questions in another section for this forum. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris.B Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 "Hi guys, New to the forum. Civil Engineer by trade with a good few decades of experience in numerous countries." ....and I thought being a Civil Engineer was a profession not a 'trade'? Perhaps you mean you are a builder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 (edited) wrongpost Edited January 20, 2022 by Enoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enoon Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 3 hours ago, lemonjelly said: Ok, I’ll start the ball rolling. I had the “walk around” floor area outside my house tiled. The tiles are polished concrete I think, they don’t have that ceramic look. Unfortunately, they’re more slippery when wet than I thought they would be. Is there a not too expensive solution to this? Could I just give it a top dressing of cement powder with a bit of sand mixed perhaps. I’ve seen the acid etching solutions, but not sure how effective it’d be. Thanks in advance for any input Migth be cheaper, in the long run, to go for something designed for the job: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnydrops Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 46 minutes ago, 1FinickyOne said: Who put the ram in the ram a lam a bing bang? Some old sheep herder? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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