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This house was done with budget materials such as the prefabricated post columns. The workmanship was OK, but I wouldn't use the synthetic sheet roofing again. It tends not to hold up over time and can develop surface cracks if over tightened during installation. This will eventually be reworked with regular cement tiles, or a metal roof.

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Perimeter Wall


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I was impressed with the perimeter wall team, the labor at the time was 900 per 2.5 meter section and the work was pretty good. Pattaya prices for labor are much more dear, perhaps 500 per linear meter for a 2 meter tall wall. The village wall has held up well over the years.

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dozerAug 05, 2013
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The poured lateral strength support member, called ?¸??¹€?¸• ?¸”?¸¶?¸‡ ?¹€?¸??¸² ?¹„?¸§?¹‰ (stay dung sow wai) beam which holds column in place. dozerSep 28, 2011
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3 hun (9 mm) the specification of the metal strength. For higher grade metals they will have the strength specification imprinted on the metal surface, in this case SR 24. dozerSep 28, 2011
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The upper ring beam partial pour. There are two pieces of 3 hun with the support being 2 hun. dozerSep 28, 2011

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After the exterior walls have been rendered. dozer
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The footing for the bathroom. The ground beam will be on top of this.dozer
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At this stage the roofing has been done (notice if it was heavy roofing the walls would be completed first). dozer
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The interior after the pour of the floor and walls rendered. The floor was poured 8 - 10 cm and broomed rough in preparation for floor tiles. dozer
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Here the foreman is doing the roof structure. The apex of the column is 4 meters (as can be seen imprinted on the top of the column) and is underground about 1 meter leaving about 3 meters. The stick is being used temporarily level the upper room beam. dozer
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Another shot showing the pour of the ground beam. The prefabricated columns have holes which allow the rebar to be affixed to the ground beam. You can see the rebar producing from the column at the 12 o'clock position. The columns are arowan block brand (premium). dozer
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The poured lateral strength support member, called ?¸??¹€?¸• ?¸”?¸¶?¸‡ ?¹€?¸??¸² ?¹„?¸§?¹‰ (stay dung sow wai) beam which holds column in place. dozer
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With this type of roofing the are two parallel c sections done on each ridge. Notice also the roofing is affixed to the metal by using a u bolt which penetrates the roof sheeting. dozer

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