Hi Terry, apparently it not respectable to have it draining onto neighbours land,, I wanted it sloping away but its all OK cos guttering and down pipe stops it running onto land at back.
Hi, thanks, I'm not completely sure about Square M, probably somewhere in the region of 130 or 170 if you include the work shop/storage area under livingroom.
Hi, I’m an OCD, I noticed the front purlin is arse about, because the diagonals are apposed differently to the other two, it won’t matter for engineering though. Good cover for the outside now.
Hehe yea my mate pointed it out too, I don't think they realised that they put it up like that, I'm not saying anything as he will want to take it down and fix it. Or at least he would have before the roof was on but I can live with it although I have severe OCD too and it will bug me a little.
How are you finding life in Nakhon Phanom? I'd assume being the only foreigner in town eventually takes it's toll from a mental and social aspect (especially if you aren't versed in Thai-Esarn dialect).
Hi, thanks for the comment and concern, I have friends close by, there are lots of falling in the area, at least 5 within 2 min from us. So not to bad. I need to learn Isan to.
Hi mate, 25mm copper cable from the pole to your house will be enough to power everything you have in your house as long as you have enough juice at the pole,how many span of lv overhead line runs from the transformer to your house and how many customers are of it ??? also I notice you only have phase and neutral, have you got your own earth ??? I don’t think they have a combined neutral & earth system in Thailand though I could be wrong
Hi, thanks for watching and comment, we are eventually putting a pool in and 4 more small holiday homes that will be supplied from the 35mm cable too, so 4 more AC units 4 more electric showers and water pump for pool, sorry I didn't mention that in video, yes we have a 2M earth rod in the ground, trying to find out if they had a combined NE was near on impossible, luckily our electrician new the system better than the authorities.
Good pal, I did the same with the deep driving earth rod… BUT, the guy wanted to run aluminium from the copper earth rod to the consumer unit and I’m like WHAT ? and his answer was aluminium is cheaper. WTF but as they say T.I.T and don’t get me going on the guy that came to install the water heater for the kitchen sink, but i suppose that’s why we love Thailand. Anyway your house looks brill pal hope you enjoy 👍🏴
What type of Electric meter did you go for 30/100A, I went for an upgrade of my meter & I was told I have to upgrade to 3phase 30/100A from the PEA due to the amount of stuff in the house.
We have the 30/100 however there is a misunderstanding about meters, the numbers are just an accuracy level which if you use between 300 and 100 Amps you pay an accurate rate, it doesn't mean you are restricted on current, however if you are not on a main supply and you are running a pool etc you may need 3 phase into your own transformer, be carefull they may make you buy the equipment ie transformer, cables etc, but when they connect them PEA automatically take ownership of the stuff YOU bought. You might find it more cost effective to go fully off grid, solar with battery storage, I watched a video on TH-cam about it and it was cheaper to go solar. However you will need a substantial battery bank and a large array of solar panels.
Hi, The house on its own was 1.8M Baht, that includes bathroom fittings, sanitation systems but no kitchen units or worktops, you need to buy yourself and have concrete bases built or be ripped off with IKEA
Hi paul im loving your videos do you have a breakdown of total rough cost for your house build yet? My Wife and I are just starting to decide what design etc to build in Pak Chong within the next year or two while we are working overseas
Hi, a very rough cost so far, fixed price for house build, 1.8M THB, car port 150,000 THB and Thai kitchen which was an add on was 100,000 THB, I am not including the price of the land as ot wax purchased a few years ago and farmed for a time. Thanks for watching and commenting, good luck with yours when you start.
@@LIFEbytheMEKONG Thanks for the reply mate, we have land already so we just deciding what size shape etc, but im liking the style of your house , i will be eagerly waiting for your next videos on progression an cant wait to see it all complete
Hi, thanks for commenting, sorry I forgot to mention we will be adding a pool with pumps, lighting etc also 4 holiday homes so more AC and showers, so just future proofing it.
Hi, OK so there are 6 windows in the living room, the curtains on that wall are closed permanently anyway, it doesn't block any light because of the height and size, it was purposely built like this to shade that side of the house, most houses in Thailand have areas like this, some go completely around the house, light in the house just means excessive heat. But thanks for you concern.
Sorry to say , but this is just your opinion and my opinion is that it is by far better to keep the sun off the windows and of course the walls as Paul said even on the inside of the walls you can feel the warmth from the sun. There would still be light coming in the windows if the curtains were open and due to the carport being built I imagine that there would also at times be a cool breeze passing through the carport and you could open the windows to the fresh breeze. Looking great Paul. ✔️ 👍 👌
@bravefart1000 hi, I don't think this guy has any concept of the heat here, and that keeping the sun off your house is a priority, thanks for comment and for understanding why it was built this way, if he watched the other videos he would have also seen that there are 6 windows in the livingroom, mmmmmm in the UK you may have 1 or maybe 2, my house in Scotland has only patio doors in livingroom and its more than bright enough.
Hello Paul, the car port looks really well built and is a great place to be outside out of the sun.
Hi, yea the plan is to use it as an outside space in winter. To many bugs etc to use it after dark in summer or rainy season.
Nice carport! But I don't know why the roof slop is going from the front to the back of the house.?
Keep the videos coming.
Hi Terry, apparently it not respectable to have it draining onto neighbours land,, I wanted it sloping away but its all OK cos guttering and down pipe stops it running onto land at back.
Nice view
Thanks.
Looks great. Can I ask how many square meters your house is not including carport.
Hi, thanks, I'm not completely sure about Square M, probably somewhere in the region of 130 or 170 if you include the work shop/storage area under livingroom.
Hi, I’m an OCD, I noticed the front purlin is arse about, because the diagonals are apposed differently to the other two, it won’t matter for engineering though. Good cover for the outside now.
Hehe yea my mate pointed it out too, I don't think they realised that they put it up like that, I'm not saying anything as he will want to take it down and fix it. Or at least he would have before the roof was on but I can live with it although I have severe OCD too and it will bug me a little.
How are you finding life in Nakhon Phanom? I'd assume being the only foreigner in town eventually takes it's toll from a mental and social aspect (especially if you aren't versed in Thai-Esarn dialect).
Hi, thanks for the comment and concern, I have friends close by, there are lots of falling in the area, at least 5 within 2 min from us. So not to bad. I need to learn Isan to.
Hi mate, 25mm copper cable from the pole to your house will be enough to power everything you have in your house as long as you have enough juice at the pole,how many span of lv overhead line runs from the transformer to your house and how many customers are of it ??? also I notice you only have phase and neutral, have you got your own earth ??? I don’t think they have a combined neutral & earth system in Thailand though I could be wrong
Hi, thanks for watching and comment, we are eventually putting a pool in and 4 more small holiday homes that will be supplied from the 35mm cable too, so 4 more AC units 4 more electric showers and water pump for pool, sorry I didn't mention that in video, yes we have a 2M earth rod in the ground, trying to find out if they had a combined NE was near on impossible, luckily our electrician new the system better than the authorities.
Good pal, I did the same with the deep driving earth rod… BUT, the guy wanted to run aluminium from the copper earth rod to the consumer unit and I’m like WHAT ? and his answer was aluminium is cheaper. WTF but as they say T.I.T and don’t get me going on the guy that came to install the water heater for the kitchen sink, but i suppose that’s why we love Thailand. Anyway your house looks brill pal hope you enjoy 👍🏴
@dougiehamilton2622 hi Dougie yea you just need to learn to deal with it hehe.
What type of Electric meter did you go for 30/100A, I went for an upgrade of my meter & I was told I have to upgrade to 3phase 30/100A from the PEA due to the amount of stuff in the house.
We have the 30/100 however there is a misunderstanding about meters, the numbers are just an accuracy level which if you use between 300 and 100 Amps you pay an accurate rate, it doesn't mean you are restricted on current, however if you are not on a main supply and you are running a pool etc you may need 3 phase into your own transformer, be carefull they may make you buy the equipment ie transformer, cables etc, but when they connect them PEA automatically take ownership of the stuff YOU bought. You might find it more cost effective to go fully off grid, solar with battery storage, I watched a video on TH-cam about it and it was cheaper to go solar. However you will need a substantial battery bank and a large array of solar panels.
That should read 30/100
Nice house you got there paul. About how much did you spend ? I am looking to build one too itll be helpful to know
Hi, The house on its own was 1.8M Baht, that includes bathroom fittings, sanitation systems but no kitchen units or worktops, you need to buy yourself and have concrete bases built or be ripped off with IKEA
@@LIFEbytheMEKONG thanks for the details. Does the price also include the fencing around the house ?
Hi paul im loving your videos do you have a breakdown of total rough cost for your house build yet? My Wife and I are just starting to decide what design etc to build in Pak Chong within the next year or two while we are working overseas
Hi, a very rough cost so far, fixed price for house build, 1.8M THB, car port 150,000 THB and Thai kitchen which was an add on was 100,000 THB, I am not including the price of the land as ot wax purchased a few years ago and farmed for a time. Thanks for watching and commenting, good luck with yours when you start.
@@LIFEbytheMEKONG Thanks for the reply mate, we have land already so we just deciding what size shape etc, but im liking the style of your house , i will be eagerly waiting for your next videos on progression an cant wait to see it all complete
Ho many different companies did you use to build the house and car port?
1 company for house and 1 for car port,
Hi Paul, I’m a trading Nic registered electrician in the UK 25 mm from the suppliers main supply near your property is more than big enough
Reason you were getting volt drop the way it’s wired now it’s because you’re coming from. I believe a supply quite a distance from your property.
Hi, thanks for commenting, sorry I forgot to mention we will be adding a pool with pumps, lighting etc also 4 holiday homes so more AC and showers, so just future proofing it.
Hi, yes it's about 400M of 25mm aluminium cable, also 35 to 40deg c ambient temp.
Sorry to say, but it's build way too close to your home all the light from window will be blocked me by is it my opinion
Hi, OK so there are 6 windows in the living room, the curtains on that wall are closed permanently anyway, it doesn't block any light because of the height and size, it was purposely built like this to shade that side of the house, most houses in Thailand have areas like this, some go completely around the house, light in the house just means excessive heat. But thanks for you concern.
Sorry to say , but this is just your opinion and my opinion is that it is by far better to keep the sun off the windows and of course the walls as Paul said even on the inside of the walls you can feel the warmth from the sun.
There would still be light coming in the windows if the curtains were open and due to the carport being built I imagine that there would also at times be a cool breeze passing through the carport and you could open the windows to the fresh breeze.
Looking great Paul. ✔️ 👍 👌
@bravefart1000 hi, I don't think this guy has any concept of the heat here, and that keeping the sun off your house is a priority, thanks for comment and for understanding why it was built this way, if he watched the other videos he would have also seen that there are 6 windows in the livingroom, mmmmmm in the UK you may have 1 or maybe 2, my house in Scotland has only patio doors in livingroom and its more than bright enough.