Pattaya, Thailand. Information and articles on home building in Thailand. Articles related to building and owning a house in Thailand. Things to be aware of. Home ownership issues. Dishonest builders. How to register property in your name.
Here is a series of articles written by the editor and others, which highlight various aspects related to home ownership in Thailand. Articles which directly show various house components being constructed can be found on our info page. Articles and feedback from readers will be included here.
Digger
Planning czar.
The attempt at planning goes like this. To get an
'official' address and family book, which you will need
to do everything from turning on the electricity to
getting a phone, you must have a architect blueprint
plan of the house draw. However, just
coincidentally the same government employee who must
approve the plan also has a side line business of
creating the plans. And he generally finds plans
done by other architects are not up to snuff!
15-Sep-04
Editor
Engineer
rip-off. Sometimes the best laid of plans go wrong.
Although seldom do you get 'directly' ripped off, here is an
example of one of those times. Sometimes dealing with a
person in business, with an office and taking a receipt for
money prepaid for services is not enough. Bottom line,
prepay (deposit money) sparingly.
10-Aug-04
Digger
Corner
cutters. The concept is simple. Anything to save a
penny. For example, using low grade PVC for the plumbing which
will surely give out later. Saves the builder a little bit but
later will lead to costly repairs. How to spot and avoid them.
10-Aug-04
Editor
Corner
cutter examples. From ultra thin
foundation posts, low grade cement, using
coconut wood to support eves sheeting material,
non grounded electrical, electrical with no
conduit and many more.
20-Aug-04
Digger
Ownership. Can a
foreigner own a house? The simple answer is yes,
but a foreigner cannot own land. Quite a
conundrum, so how to go about building that dream house
in Thailand legally.
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for other great articles.
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