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Kitchen view 2The cooker hood was got cheap for 6,500 baht from Home Pro, Udon. Normal price was baht 13,000 but it was in a sale because it had been a demo on a display board in the shop. The two-ring glass cooker hob cost about 4,000 baht (if I remember rightly) from Global House, and the stainless steel double sink and drainer cost about 2,700 complete with tap (faucet), drains, and underneath plumbing pipes and U-bends.jazzmanOct 28, 2010
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Kitchen view 1We keep adding bits to this kitchen and it's still not complete. A breakfast bar still has to be built from the left hand side near the fridge to halfway across the archway. And the fridge will be replaced with a side-by-side. Cost: there is about 65,000 baht's worth of KITZCHO?® units. The solid granite counter tops cost about 18,000 baht including installation. jazzmanOct 28, 2010
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wall 5Then it fell over. One night of rain was enough. This wall will be rebuilt using correct engineering and correct drainage. Another 40 trucks of dirt will be needed to top up the infill that was washed away. Probable total cost: around 250,000 baht.jazzmanJan 29, 2010
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Windows and doorsPictured is the best available quality in locally assembled aluminium window and door parts. It's what is used in modern hospitals and clincs. The paint is hi-bake epoxy powder enamel and will last for decades. The extruded aluminium parts for the windows and doors were cut to size and assembled on site for perfect accuracy.
This cannot be done with uPVC frames because the welding has to be done in the factory - requiring greater degree of accuracy in the measurements. Nevertheless, some minor adjustments to the masonry will always be necessary. jazzman
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LimeLite blockWe put two of these in the wall between the living room and the 'guest bedroom. The blocks are the same size and thickness as the normal glass blocks. These LimeLite blocks cost between 450 B and 600 B each depending what is inside them. Available from HomePro.
Click thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzman
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Window framesWooden (Mai Deng) window frames for louvre type windows. 1 x 1.2 m. 700 baht each from local village hardware store. There were some cheaper ones but I decided to go for the better wood with a better finish - I worry about wood warping in the rainy season. These will be sanded, primed, and painted off-white to match the doors and door frames.jazzman
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Wall extractor fanThis fan is only 28W but poweful and very silent. We have one in the bedroom it helps clear the perspiration on hot nights. Sorry about the green hue - the color seems to get everywhere...jazzman
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EnIn spite of a harmonious design by Mrs Jazzman, the builders managed to use THREE different shades of grout on the floor tiles although the bags were laid out and labelled.jazzman
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AfterForeman's own initiative, and I must say, it looks quite neat. I would personally have mitered the fascia boards, but one can't expect everything, and this is a budget build after all.
I finally got the price of the plot of land down to one sixth of the Pattaya price. I still think I paid a bit over the odds, but it's really worth it to have a perfectly rectangular piece of land, and to avoid anyone building near my house.
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Protecting the concrete.In the tropics it is indispensable to prevent large pours of concrete from drying out before it cures. We covered the freshly poured ground beams with rice sacks which we drenched with water and kept damp for a week.
Click on thumbnail to see an enlargement then click the clapperboard to start a slide show. jazzman
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Socket used in the motel.This brand is cheaper than the bTicino?® I used in the house. But it is still not the cheapest.
Not the cling film to protect them from scratches and paint.
The escutcheons will be removed for painting the walls. Most workers don't think to do this and get paint everywhere.d.jazzman
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