Building A House - How Much?

[Ritti]

My girlfriend has a block of land in Bangkok so we are looking to bulid a decent sized house with a small pool.

2 storey place that wraps around the pool.

Has anyone built in Bangkok? Any photos or prices would be great.

I have not thought of a budget yet but it will not be huge.

Thank you

Edited April 6, 2009 by Ritti

[apetley]

You can build a very nice house with excellent quality fixtures and fittings for around 10k bht per sq metre if you are careful.

I suggest that you have a look at some of the housebuilding books available in bookstores and Tesco Lotus.

We have been quoted between 700 and 800 k for a basic pool 12 x 4 metres.

Have a look at the building blogs in coolthaihouse.com for some home build stories.

[PattayaParent]

I have one mate that built a house with pool for 10 million Baht (excluding land).

I have another mate that built a house without pool for 600,000 Baht (excluding land.

So somewhere between the 2 should see you right.

[trogers]

My girlfriend has a block of land in Bangkok so we are looking to bulid a decent sized house with a small pool.

2 storey place that wraps around the pool.

Has anyone built in Bangkok? Any photos or prices would be great.

I have not thought of a budget yet but it will not be huge.

Thank you

At least Bt20k/m2 (excluding the pool, deck and garden) since such a house layout will have more perimeter area with glass and a compound roof with hips and valleys.

I would have a house with floor to floor height of at least 3.5m for the 1st floor and 2.8m for floor to ceiling at the 2nd to combat Bangkok's hot season.

Edited April 7, 2009 by trogers