BUILDING A HOUSE IN THAILAND ? solar & cooling tips/options !!!
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- PART 3. Building a house in Thailand can be a daunting process. In episode 3 we discuss solar power, different options for keeping your house cool, storage ideas and security. I reveal the paint used for my house that has remained unpainted for a full 17 years. Building a house in Thailand can be daunting, so hopefully this series will help give you options and ideas for your future build in Thailand.
Chaweewan Group solar (Christian contactable through messenger)
/ 300126774329850
I'm not affiliated with this company in any way. Info. given solely for helping those interested in this subject.
Energy recovery ventilator TH-cam video.
• Energy Recovery Ventil...
![[Live] ศึกมหึมันส์มวยไทยสังเวียนเดือด เวทีมวยชั่วคราวสวนสยาม | จันทร์ 30 กันยายน 2567](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pM1k6f7JXUc/mqdefault.jpg)
Don't forget to subscribe (it's free) 😎👍 . Christian's FB group link is in the description.Thanks for watching😎🙏Hope everyone is well 👍
Builders in Thailand don't like to use Primer and Undercoat but charge you for it .
As always an excellent breakdown and insight on the intricacies of building a house. Great Shout Out to Duncan too. "Painstaking attention to detail" comes to mind with Duncan. He is very well read and informed. Top Shelf. Thank you James. All the best. Mitch 🙏
Cheers Mitch and yes, Duncan is a top bloke. Helped me out with insurance info. on a past video. His house sounds amazing. I'd love to check it out if possible in the future. Take care mate.🙏👍
James, regarding security, have you considered CCTV and maybe a firearm (my wife tells me a registered handgun is allowed). Also, do you speak Thai fairly fluently (sorry if you've covered this question previously - I'm new to your channel)?. How much interaction do you have with your local Thai community? Do you feel accepted by them?
Yes, I might well install cameras especially if I'm spending time away. The technology is better and quite inexpensive now. You can own firearms with a license and my wife does own one (policeman's daughter). I speak Thai ok but should be better TBH. It does help a lot with integrating into the community. I haven't felt any animosity from locals and yes certainly feel accepted. I think it's a case of you get out what you put in. All the best.👍🍺
Sorry James, i called you Janes last time ! 🤪....You can get magnetic window cleaners now, cleaning both sides at the same time, depending how much clearance you have from bars to window ! My mate has geo-therme in England, to HEAT water for radiators, but still needs to boost the heat with a burner ! I can't imagine it "cooling", but i'm NO expat !😂
I might well get those , had a look on lazada. I'd have to take the bars off lol. Yes, not sure geo thermal is worth the hassle TBH. Don't worry mate, I've been called worse. 😁👍
James when do you honestly think THAILAND will be open for all without restrictions/quarantine Thanks 🙏🏼
To be honest Jay, when a vaccine is readily available. Even when a vaccine is found, I think health certificates and insurance will still be needed late into next year. Infection spikes around the world aren't helping. 👍🙏
James Abroad yes it’s not looking good for later this year. Thanks for reply
Nice video James, very informative
I am setting up an agribusiness farm and we are looking to incorporate solar and battery storage for water irrigation and to power the small farmhouse that has just been built
I will get in touch with Christian and see if he can offer any recommendations
Cheers kev. Yes, Christian is a nice guy and will definitely be able to give you advice. Good luck with the new venture.🍺👍
Yes great video there James. As I've said I didn't really have any say in the build of my wife house. Her parents, sister and niece live there now, it's a proper thai house now. They do have sort of ventilation in the roof space, do have a crawl space under the floor but best not go in there as it can have snakes in there. I often thought why don't you see more houses with solar panels on, it is more efficient and cheaper than ever before. I live in the UK so not much sunshine. Ah well. Bri and frei east Yorkshire.
Thank you Brian. Yes, always amazed me why there isn't more solar. I investigated it 17 years ago and there was really nothing here. Things are beginning to change so it might become a more regular sight in the future. Hope you're both doing well. 👍🙏
Bro, try a right angle drill for the screws. And I didn’t even need Absolute.
Yes, I might need to invest in one of those, windows are filthy.👍🍺
My plan is no exterior wood or paint (other than factory finish roof panels possibly) and no bars, done!
Wood substitutes like shera are good and better than wood in the long run. I'd have bars on the windows but that's just my opinion. Good luck with everything.👍🍺
100% correct people in Thailand don't look or know what a radiant barrier is, but if done correctly will bring loft temperature down to a maximum of 40c. Plus whirly bird on the roof. Using insulated wall panels again keep heat out www.speedwallthailand.com very good and www.roofingheat.com for the roof. Shading and use of trees, rainfall harvesting, solar power and reflective paint.
A lot Westerners want to build a home in Thailand using traditional Thai techniques but EU style! Look fantastic but soak up the heat and cost a fortune to run.
We will be building a eco friendly resort in Rayong hopefully starting in 2021. Hoping vlogger Bryan's Thailand will do it www.casablanca-rayong.com
So our thought is keep the heat out lots of shaded terrace and save the planet.
Fantastic vlog as always James thanks for sharing we can never learn enough
Thanks Tom, the eco resort Sounds fantastic. Yes lot's of options out there and using a few in combination can definitely cool things down. Would love to see the build your planning. Hopefully can see on Bryan's channel or maybe start up your own channel mate. 🙏😎
Of all the vloggers out there your home is my favourite. Bob and you do a great job cheers
Hi, this is the 'daughter' of christian speaking.
I love the fact that ypu put ny dad in your video!! So i wanna say thank you
You're welcome. Hopefully your Dad got a few customers from the video. All the best.👍
@@jamesabroad8589 wow, I read this message from my daughter now, great stuff. She is 10 years old :).
great information James, good to see Bob is ok, will look for the paint next time im in home pro. stay safe
Thanks Tony. It's a bit more pricey but worth it in the long run. Hope the Leo's going down well mate. 🙏👍
Another fellow to check out for solar is Bryan's Thailand. He is a very knowledgeable builder and has installed many solar systems. A very good point on the window bars.
Yes Bryan has a very good channel. Hope things going well mate.👍🙏
@@BryansThailand Cheers Bryan, appreciate it mate.👍🙏
Hi James, enjoyed your video. I found it as I am a friend of Christian on FB. I have installed solar and an E.R.V. in my Thai house build. I also tried geothermal. You can see details on my blog EcoHouseThailand.com. I would recommend looking at my design criteria first to better understand why I built the way I did.
Thanks a lot Paul, I've pinned your comment so others can see your blog. Looks fascinating and will definitely take a closer look. All the best mate. 🙏👍 Do you have a YT channel?
@@jamesabroad8589 Thanks James. I don't really have a TH-cam Channel, I just use it as a place to upload videos for my blog.
I've had a look Paul and some very interesting things you've been doing. I think Duncan and yourself would have a lot to chat about. He's also a member of Christian's group. All the best Paul.🙏👍
As always a great watch.
Cheers Jay. Appreciate it mate.🙏👍
I live in Phoenix AZ, kind of hot. Also lived in humid areas too and I fixed up homes to sell. I've done some experiments on this AC thing. Heat penetration from the roof is easy to test, Get your head up at the ceiling to see how hot it is. Touch the ceiling. Here in Phoenix it's regularly 130-150F in summer. Heat penetration is a big issue. I added vents both at the overhang and peak. Really made very little difference. Current thinking is to put the insulation against the roof deck so in theory the attic would be more like the temp of inside the house rather than venting. My next house if in a hot climate I will build 2 roofs. The upper roof just for shade. Here in Phoenix shading the roof completely drops the attic temp in the high 90's even when the outside temp is 105F. I also made my walls 8" thick, insulated. Shade, shade, shade.
Radiant barrier does reflect penetrating heat wave lengths. I learned this when in an attic and there was a little radiant barrier and wow, felt like touching a hot stove. Does have to be installed correctly with an aire gap. Rarely installed correctly. And with a double roof I'd make the upper roof steel and with the air gap between the 2 roofs and excellent air flow I doubt radiant barrier would do much. Easy enough to test though.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching mate. 👍
Great info
Thanks, a few things to think about. All the best.👍🍺
The crawl space idea is clever, although is there any issue with damp in the rainy season or maybe animals/bugs?
Very useful vid for anyone thinking of building, you covered many topics I hadn’t ever considered and certainly not heard others mentioned. True knowledge sharing, nice one 🙏👍🏻😎
Thanks Simo. Not a problem in Tak with damp really but a few bugs unfortunately. Yes mate good to know what's available if you're going down the building route. Hope you and the family are well mate.👍🙏
James Abroad all good thanks, UK having somewhat of a heatwave - low 30s recently. Also, come to accept our 2.5wks in Thailand has become 1wk in Devon 😜 Roll on 2021/22.
Take care mate.
Great information as always. 👍👍
Thanks Nannapat. Appreciate it.👍🙏
Interesting vlog security is everywhere I had the window bars put on the outside making it easier to clean the windows
How is cleaning the outside of the window ? Maybe just my bar design causing me problems. Take care Barry. 🙏👍
Doesn't that just move the problem to the outside...?
@@jamesabroad8589 they don't fit flush to the windows and as mine slide it's easy to clean inside and out
I had a 16 panel system on my house in England. Basically paid for running my hottub. Just rented my roof space to a company. My thoughts are that vehicle batteries don't last long here so would be very wary of battery manufacturer's claims. I do think that the authorities are missing out here though. Good video mate👍👍👍
Cheers Wayne. I asked Christian about batteries and he said they don't use them. From what I understand the solar system works in conjunction with the grid. Still getting my head around the technology but could be worth another look a bit further down the line . All the best mate. 👍🙏
Good stuff...made me think about a few things as we will start our build next summer....I definitely need to think about alternative energy systems....
Cheers Craig. Yes there are a few options available out there. Good to know what you want before the build process, but things like solar and roof fans can be put in afterwards. All the best.👍🙏
James, thanks for the short series on building a house. As I'm writing this I'm just mulling over the plans of a friends new build in Nong Khai for ideas on room sizes etc. Many a good tip taken from your advice, PS, I'm also partial to Absolut and have had similar moments of inspiration at the broken end of the bottle. If only the £ exchange rate was where it was 10 years ago when Yisa and I got married things would be an awful lot easier, Giving serious though to coming out in 2021 and renting in Udon Thani for or a while to really see the lie of the land.
Yes, I'm still living in pre 2008 when the pound was over 70. Still hurts every time I change money. The pound is at its strongest since before brexit, about 41 now. I think renting for a while is the best option until your sure of your next move. All the best Nick.🙏👍
All good advice James, you can't beat experience with a dash of hindsight.. Thanks.
Thanks Jim, appreciate it mate.🙏👍
Fascinating video James, Absolute seems to be the answer! Stay safe down there in Tak! 🙏
Yes had a bit to much Absolut in the past, so back on the beers 😎. Hope things not effecting you with the flooding mate.👍🙏
You're welcome mate. Storage is a biggy for me too so we will be having a lot of built-in storage. Great summary vlog of things people can think about. Thanks for the paint brand tip👍👍👍
Yes, storage is something I overlooked, but I'm sure you're on it mate.🙂 Anything Scandinavian seems well made in my experience and from the new Jotun brochure, they're saying it reduces temperature too.👍 Thanks again for your great info. and time Duncan. 🙏👍
Hi James, many thanks for the summations, many of which I’ve been quietly pondering for the last few months. Solar panels are certainly on our must have list. First things first, when we next get to our farm we will decide exactly where the house will be and then gave that section raised up a couple of meters. I’m told to then let it all settle for a year or so which suits our timescales. You mentioned to built in a water tank, was this simply a concrete underground tank or is it the more usual small tanks you see to the side of some houses. ? Best, Nick & Yisa.
Yes Nick, soil is usually left through the rainy season, so through the wetting and drying process it can harden sufficiently. We had a water tank built underground that rapped around the back of the house. If I remember rightly a special type of concrete was used to seal the tank. We built it because we weren't initially connected to the government water. If you have government water connected , overground water storage tanks for emergencies and the garden should suffice. All the best to you both.👍🙏
another enjoyable video, thank you James 🙋🏼♂️😉
Cheers Victor, appreciate it mate. 👍🙏
Sawadee krap James ... good video pal .. great advice and food for thought ..
Cheers Peter. Appreciate the kind words 🙏👍
oh golly, I wish my old place had detachable bars, clean them windows was a nightmare
Yes mate, still haven't cleaned some in a very loooong ! time. 👍🙏
very interesting 👍😎
Great advice. It will be helpful when we build our house in Thailand. Thank you for your videos
Glad it was helpful Tim. 👍
Cleaning windows... What's that ? 😅😅
For real mate. A spatula with one of Annie's old school socks. 😎That's why my windows are so dirty. 😁🙏
Great channel with great information thank you James :)
Thanks Ronan. Hope you're well mate. 🙏👍
Great info, hopefully one day we will build in Thailand!
Yes, hope the video gave you some ideas.🙏😎
haha, "5 foot wife"...smaler the Bob :)
Take care m8, love your videos, keep them coming.
Thanks mate. Bob is growing outwards more than upwards at the moment.🙏😎
@@jamesabroad8589 Maybe same as wife, haha shhh dont say
Ummm well young man I’ve never had a electric bill for 3500 wow most was 2890 lol
But would think them old out of date aircon systems would burn it up
We’re lucky I went for these newer more up to date systems but new stuff now on the market to blow these old system s away!
But you’ve got a tipical expat house big and spacious we had 20yrs planning and me educate men into western logical thinking
When discussing the property it was her idea
2 bedroom bungalow enough because one day I’ll get old and who wants to clean a wacking great mansion!
So my education paid off
We didn’t foresee the non rental of the other property in jomtiem But good investment 👍
Ummm seems I take it your a Jazz fan then 🤔
You could well be right Michael. Still doing the job but like you say, not the most efficient. Turning them off once in a while might help a bit too 😁. Hope you're well mate.👍🙏
James Abroad Yes James returning to normal after a few worrying signs Tuesday sees the renewal application once again of the annual marriage extension AGAIN 😬 stay safe 🙏👍
Did use a primer when you painted your house? Thanks for your video. Please make your videos longer.
Yes mate, the painting guys did a great job.👍🙏
I didn't here you talk about it. Thanks
Its called a crawl space for a reason.
You can just about swing a cat down there, but not much fun looking for something late at night. 😎🙏
James Abroad , I bet, lol
James Abroad I had a crawlspace like that before where it was a nice space underneath but a small opening at one end… And indeed the crawling in and out was bonkers… So what I did was I got some metal rails and put everything on small platforms that can be moved around like a Lazy Susan at the dinner table, all I would have to do is reach in there and push to one side and the other end would come around until I got to the box I needed kind of like an oval track system totally cheap and easy…
@@retiredinthailand24 Genius mate. I need something like that. Getting too old for crawling.😆🙏
Cool vlog James, interesting options mentioned cheers.
Thanks Mick. Appreciate it mate. 🙏👍
Indeed usefull info, cheers James. 🙏
Thanks Arnout, glad it was of some use.👍🙏
Re: - storage, when I lived in Hong Kong we used to have wardrobe heaters to stop mould developing on clothing; is that sort of thing necessary in Thailand?
Never experienced it here in Tak to be honest mate. However, this is one of the driest parts of Thailand. Maybe in wetter parts of the North/NE this could be a problem.🙏👍
@@jamesabroad8589 love the whole series. Subscribed too. I am an executive so who knows I may look to have some property in Thailand some day. Every time I visited HK, SG, and Thailand and frankly every other part of South Asia it is bloody humid. Is it fair to say that your part of the country is not as humid? This is the main issue with me not planning to live all year in a humid location.
Hi James, all your advice in this video is gold! Storage, cooling and security should not be neglected when designing a house for Thailand. Ref solar, I have a simple equation on sizing .... you've done the money saving bit already. So here's my bit and if any viewers or yourself would like to correct me or add more I would appreciate it, please note that the example is not for totally off grid working.
Look at your KWH usage and divide it by the number of days e.g. mine is 3082 KWH @92 days, which equates to 33.5KWH per day. Therefore Thailand has an average of 5.5 Solar hours per year, divide the 33.5KWH by 5.5 yields ~ 6.09 KW. Therefore for me a 6.4KW solar system with with adequate battery should suffice in Thailand..
Thanks for the kind words. Your calculations look pretty accurate. Christian from the FB group said they don't use batteries but a hybrid system. You should chat with Christian more on the subject , he knows his stuff (there's a link to the FB group in the description of the video). All the best. 👍🙏
@@jamesabroad8589 Thanks James, please keep your content going as it is the best. Unfortunately I don't have or use Facebook so I'll need to research Christian's info via other means.
Hi James, solar power is an interesting subject .. will Thailand buy energy from you? And have you researched how much solar you would need to power your aircon? Im guessing many batteries to keep it going at night..
How about the rain? Have you seen much? There has been too much up in Chiang Mai.. flooding on our land..
Yes mate, enough rain for the farmers to start planting up the paddies but no flooding as of yet. According to Duncan who has similar electric bills to myself, a unit costing 4.5k pounds would power all household appliances. Yes the government would buy back electric much like the UK system. Setting up is still a tricky process but hopefully new legislation will make it a serious option. All the best 🙏👍
Hi Steve, Buying a suitable battery setup would be expensive in any country so I recommend you actually don't do that and just do a standard Grid Tie solar system at first so use the grid essentially as a battery backup. The only down side to this is if the grid goes down so too does your solar (for safety reasons) but for me the main reason for doing solar is to have as close to zero energy bills as possible and to try to pay off the cost of the system with savings in about 5 years or so, which is possible here in Thailand if you have a grid tie system. You could always add on batteries and more kit like extra inverter in the future to have a hybrid system to allow you to have power even if the grid goes down but it's quite a large extra cost and with technology improving all the time, especially with storage, in a few years time there may be much better and much cheaper options.
Duncan Bradford hi Duncan, thanks for your advice. I had solar fitted 5 years ago in London, batteries weren’t ready then also.. i had thought Tesla had invented an improved system included in their advertised roof solar tiles system that claimed self sufficiency for 10 years.. but ive not seen any follow-up marketing videos since, so im guessing not lol
@@stevecarroll8513 there are many battery storage options available from simple lead acid battery banks (cheapest) to lithium which should be more efficient and last longer but are more expensive. Tesla battery walls are good I hear but not seen them in Thailand but in the US they're around $7,000 each I believe and a house may need one or even two. I think in a few more years there will be more options for better price so I intend to start off grid tie and look to change to hybrid later when I think time and price is right
Great video.
Regarding security get a Glock 17.
If you or your wife doesn’t like a legal firearm in you house, then get a “Glock sticker” and put it next to your entry gate and mail box. 99% of the locals do get the message 😉
Wife's dad offered us an M16.😁👍🍺
@@jamesabroad8589 😅😎
Getting better all the time, James...
Cheers Harry. Will be touching on some of your tips in the next episode. All the best. 🙏👍
Great vlog as always. Good tip on paint.😎
Thanks Mick. Appreciate it mate.🙏👍
Off topic for a moment - Does anyone here have any experience of the Korat Immigration Office... Thanks...
Harry join this group. I'm sure guys in Korat can help you. facebook.com/groups/koratexpats/. All the best.👍🙏
@@jamesabroad8589 - many thanks James... but I'm too old-fashioned to have "social-apps"... Maybe someone there will still do emails... 555
excellent info
Thanks mate. 👍🙏
Hey James, you said before that electric bills were far less in other videos. Different times of the year in Tak you probably don't need aircon I would think. Also with panels you'll have to maintain them, even if you leave for extended periods. So what is the real electric figure?
It can go as low as 1000 in the cold season and has touched 4k - 4.5k in the hot season. So over the course of a year it probably averages about 3k-3.5k a month.
@@jamesabroad8589 that's mental! I lived in CM and bangkok. Never went above 2000b. But I only cooled my bedroom
@@stevenobinator2229 3 aircons going at times in the hot season and one is 24000 btu which doesn't help. Highest bills were 6000 bht. when my parents visited. Aircons going 24/7.
Elec. costs are very subjective. We don't like living in a/c so we just have a unit in the bedroom which goes on when it's hot, but only for half an hour - to "take the edge off"... so our monthly bill is only 750-850 - and with minimal insulation. Being fair-skinned I always had problems with sun & heat in the West... but I seem to have got used to it here, fairly well.
Very occasionally we fall asleep with the a/c on... and wake in the early hours shivering... which always makes me smile, as I could be doing this in the West for free... 555
@@jamesabroad8589 you're a kind man. Id be beating my wife and child if they did that.