We are having a house built by a local engineering firm. We also talked to 3 other builders and went to see their completed builds before we chose who to use. 3 months in and we are very pleased. Great video.
It's always a good idea to look at their previous work. Johnny, the guy having this place built, did the same thing and also got recommendations. If you go about it the right way you can get a great place for not a lot of money, but there are lots of cowboys to be wary of! Good luck with your place in Udon!
Interesting vid Phil especially the termite system, Definitely would like to see this when completed 😊 I just wish there was more adventurous architecture by farangs in TH, like more passive cooling features like central courtyards /airwells, more interesting roof designs like a very high ceiling with skylights or jackroofs.... 😊 It's good that they've raised the floor as high as possible so no flooding 😊, is the floor actually hollow?
A few foreigners buy a plot of land and design their own house. Potentially, you could build the house of your dreams for relatively little money here. Controlling Thai workmen is another issue though and - as my wife pointed out to me recently - if we did decide to build our own house we would need to employ a good foreman to manage the project and workers. There are some very attractive houses, but mostly concrete blocks. Bangkok is improving and nowadays there are some very attractive buildings in the capital, just as there are in Singapore, but not many in the provinces. Passive cooling is a great idea and it's one way that Thailand has gone backwards. When you look at the old teak buildings they were designed to stay cool by themselves. Nowadays, people just rely on A/C which is expensive and not good for the environment. Our floors are solid. They drive in the foundation piles first and then fill the ground floor with concrete.
I've seen this a couple of times now and I must say I'm impressed, TH-cams algorithm fed me some other videos and those houses are ugly McMansions with no taste or theme. Well done Jognny, I'm happy for you and envious as well. My type of place.
There have been a few comments that it's expensive, but presumably from people who live in rural Isaan. The price of land in Hat Yai is crazy. He got the land at a good price, and the new university campus being built nearby will increase prices. It's a nice place with a big garden, which I don't have. It's a quiet location, but close to the university (old and new campuses), and easy to get into Hat Yai. I'm with you! I think he's got a very nice place for the money.
The theory is quite simple - the sugar attracts the ants and the borax interferes with their digestive system and kills them. There are different ways to administer the solution. Mix with water and spray it directly, soak cotton wool balls, mix the two ingredients in a box, or add some flour and make little sugar and borax dough balls. From what I have seen on-line it seems to work for ants, but isn't as effective with termites. However, termites are the real problem here because of the damage they do. I've just discovered a red ant problem in my garden. I planted a mango tree several years ago, but this year is the first year it has borne fruit. We are pleased to see some mangoes at last, but the fruit has also attracted red ants - which we never had before. Red ants climb up your legs and bite you, the bite can be quite painful. I think I will order some borax on-line and try this myself.
On the map you will see Poonnakan Road, which runs alongside and behind the university. The following is a link to a temple, which is in the general area where a lot of development is taking place. I've always liked this area. It's fairly rural, but still close enough to all the useful places in Hat Yai. It's also on high ground, so there isn't really a flooding problem. Since the new university campus was made public, land prices have shot up considerably. A lot of land is now being cleared and offered for sale. goo.gl/maps/wbNMtvU6o4enAVAV8
The land prices in Hat Yai are crazy. I saw a video where a guy had bought 2 rai in Chiang Rai province for, I think, Bt400,000. Nothing like that here.
I would definitely get Brayn in Thailand to look at this build. Probably save him a lot of money.
Thanks for the advice.
We are having a house built by a local engineering firm. We also talked to 3 other builders and went to see their completed builds before we chose who to use. 3 months in and we are very pleased. Great video.
It's always a good idea to look at their previous work. Johnny, the guy having this place built, did the same thing and also got recommendations. If you go about it the right way you can get a great place for not a lot of money, but there are lots of cowboys to be wary of! Good luck with your place in Udon!
Interesting vid Phil especially the termite system, Definitely would like to see this when completed 😊
I just wish there was more adventurous architecture by farangs in TH,
like more passive cooling features like central courtyards /airwells, more interesting roof designs like a very high ceiling with skylights or jackroofs.... 😊
It's good that they've raised the floor as high as possible so no flooding 😊, is the floor actually hollow?
A few foreigners buy a plot of land and design their own house. Potentially, you could build the house of your dreams for relatively little money here. Controlling Thai workmen is another issue though and - as my wife pointed out to me recently - if we did decide to build our own house we would need to employ a good foreman to manage the project and workers. There are some very attractive houses, but mostly concrete blocks. Bangkok is improving and nowadays there are some very attractive buildings in the capital, just as there are in Singapore, but not many in the provinces.
Passive cooling is a great idea and it's one way that Thailand has gone backwards. When you look at the old teak buildings they were designed to stay cool by themselves. Nowadays, people just rely on A/C which is expensive and not good for the environment. Our floors are solid. They drive in the foundation piles first and then fill the ground floor with concrete.
I've seen this a couple of times now and I must say I'm impressed, TH-cams algorithm fed me some other videos and those houses are ugly McMansions with no taste or theme. Well done Jognny, I'm happy for you and envious as well. My type of place.
There have been a few comments that it's expensive, but presumably from people who live in rural Isaan. The price of land in Hat Yai is crazy. He got the land at a good price, and the new university campus being built nearby will increase prices. It's a nice place with a big garden, which I don't have. It's a quiet location, but close to the university (old and new campuses), and easy to get into Hat Yai. I'm with you! I think he's got a very nice place for the money.
Would like to get more info on how Johnny use borax and sugar to prevent ants.
I'll ask him.
The theory is quite simple - the sugar attracts the ants and the borax interferes with their digestive system and kills them. There are different ways to administer the solution. Mix with water and spray it directly, soak cotton wool balls, mix the two ingredients in a box, or add some flour and make little sugar and borax dough balls. From what I have seen on-line it seems to work for ants, but isn't as effective with termites. However, termites are the real problem here because of the damage they do.
I've just discovered a red ant problem in my garden. I planted a mango tree several years ago, but this year is the first year it has borne fruit. We are pleased to see some mangoes at last, but the fruit has also attracted red ants - which we never had before. Red ants climb up your legs and bite you, the bite can be quite painful. I think I will order some borax on-line and try this myself.
Can you send a map link to that area?
On the map you will see Poonnakan Road, which runs alongside and behind the university. The following is a link to a temple, which is in the general area where a lot of development is taking place.
I've always liked this area. It's fairly rural, but still close enough to all the useful places in Hat Yai. It's also on high ground, so there isn't really a flooding problem.
Since the new university campus was made public, land prices have shot up considerably. A lot of land is now being cleared and offered for sale.
goo.gl/maps/wbNMtvU6o4enAVAV8
1.7 mill for 1 Rai?
The land prices in Hat Yai are crazy. I saw a video where a guy had bought 2 rai in Chiang Rai province for, I think, Bt400,000. Nothing like that here.