Foundation Pilings for Small Home

[50baht]

Going to make small Home for Thai Mother-In-Law

I was ascked to make a contribution to

cover the costs of the Foundation..

What is Approximate costs PER PILING ?

I believe it will have 9 in total

AREA Near Mukdahan ISAN....On Rice Farm

Elevation Dirt is in place for past 2 years settling.

THANK YOU

[rocketboybkk]

How much are you being asked for?

Let's start from there

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[rgs2001uk]

How deep will they be, cost in Bkk is 1000 baht per metre,eg ,piling will cost 20k baht per metre, so 20 metre piling will cost 20k baht.

Who told you need pilings?

On rice farm, LOL, has planning permission been granted at the local land office, if so , who signed off on it?

What plans were submitted?

[50baht]

no amount $$ was sited....I see other Homes on Cement Stilts/Pilings.....Maybe lost in comunication ?

Wife was saying ned to Build...WE, (ME) pay for Posts to hold up house.

I took that as a Foundation ?

New to the Buy-me-a-house game.

[rocketboybkk]

Your new the the buy me a house game

Once built you'll be a member of the stupid farang built in laws a house club

You read it here now, think twice

Don't become one of the many

Be brave & say no

How long have you been married?

How many houses do you see built in rice fields? Exactly, there's a reason for that too

Stop now & say no

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[sipi]

The wife tells me 1000b for the shorter outside ones and a bit more for the longer central ones (approx). Total around $300US for 9.

[kannot]

Shes talking about the concrete pre cast columns which is 100% normal its NOT pilings, just buy em if shes a half decent Wife

These are dropped into the ground maybe 60cm if youre lucky

Tells us how long the short ones are and Ill tell you how much they should be.

[sipi]

The wife tells me 1000b for the shorter outside ones and a bit more for the longer central ones (approx). Total around $300US for 9.

Yes the pre-cast ones. The building supplier will give a receipt.

[beachproperty]

Had 10 pilings (1 meter holes formed with bore machine, steel placed, and concrete pored in) to a depth of 9 meters for a 3 story building in Rayong. Total cost was 120,000 Baht.

[50baht]

Your new the the buy me a house game

Once built you'll be a member of the stupid farang built in laws a house club

You read it here now, think twice

Don't become one of the many

Be brave & say no

How long have you been married?

How many houses do you see built in rice fields? Exactly, there's a reason for that too

Stop now & say no

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not IN A RICE FIELD.... NEAR....to give insight to what construction cost might be like ?

[50baht]

The wife tells me 1000b for the shorter outside ones and a bit more for the longer central ones (approx). Total around $300US for 9.

THANK YOU !...seems that they requested litle of me. 9-10k baht is nothing.

I thought much more thank you again

[50baht]

Had 10 pilings (1 meter holes formed with bore machine, steel placed, and concrete pored in) to a depth of 9 meters for a 3 story building in Rayong. Total cost was 120,000 Baht.

Thank you...Only 1 story.....but gives me better idea

[kannot]

Had 10 pilings (1 meter holes formed with bore machine, steel placed, and concrete pored in) to a depth of 9 meters for a 3 story building in Rayong. Total cost was 120,000 Baht.

Thank you...Only 1 story.....but gives me better idea

His story is irrelevant to your situation ( and cost) those were PILES you have pre cast columns, totally different. Not to be confused with piles which need medication

[casualbiker]

Going on the initial story. He was saying the house is being built on reclaimed rice paddy, 2 rainy seasons since the fill.. That's probably going to need piles or at least digging down to the original hardpack earth. No?

[sipi]

Normally they only go down about 600mm even on filled land. The poles have a broad base (maybe 450mm square) and everything locks together.

[eyecatcher]

Those concrete posts 150x150 are so cheap is ridiculous and for a very simple basic structure they are perfectly adequate.

As a comparison. Lets say you get some labour and want to dig a foundation pit and then erect your concrete columns traditionally with reinforcement and shutters.

For this example I will work on 16 columns to give a reasonable average.

Concrete to pads say 5m3 at 2100bt=10500

Reinforcement to pads and stems 350m at 21bt 7350

Concrete to sub floor stems 1m3= 2100

16 columns at 200x200 and 2.6m high is 1.75m3 concrete=3675bt

Shutters to rent will cost 64no x 3bt a day…say 200bt a day for 3 days=600bt

170m of 12mm rebar at 21bt/m=3570

275 links at 4bt =1100bt

Total 29,000bt /16 columns = 1800bt each

Ok based on 16 that should give you an idea per column traditionally. To do the above would take a team of 3 about 10 days. 30man days say 500bt because you are jai dee.=15000bt. That’s 900bt per column.

So we have established a more robust approach each column will cost about 2700bt each

You can buy the 150 columns and to be honest that’s the easiest and quickest way to go.

[rocketboybkk]

When I had a house built they said we dig down 600mm & put in concrete posts. I said no thanks, you dig down 1000mm & put on concrete posts reinforced with steel.

The footings are what gives stability & a the foundations for life

Don't scrimp on this process or try to be a cheap Charlie.

Dig die at least 1000mm, more if you or your architect think necessary

Once the house starts moving the builders may return but the damage is done

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[rgs2001uk]

Theres a reason why the Thais build Thai style houses in paddy fields, why the farangs never learn and want to build a farang macmansion is beyond me.

[Gumballl]

When I had a house built they said we dig down 600mm & put in concrete posts. I said no thanks, you dig down 1000mm & put on concrete posts reinforced with steel.

The footings are what gives stability & a the foundations for life

Don't scrimp on this process or try to be a cheap Charlie.

Dig die at least 1000mm, more if you or your architect think necessary

Once the house starts moving the builders may return but the damage is done

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Here's a pic of my brother in law digging away... the hole looked like it was anywhere from 1.5 to 2 meters deep.

As far as the concrete posts, he made his own. In the final pic, the steel framing for the roof is being set in place.