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1 minute ago, FritsSikkink said:
Then it would help to mention what price range you are looking for. "not break the bank" doesn't mean much.
As speculated by another respondent, we are looking more at the price-per-square-metre. Somewhere around 70K Baht/sq metre is at the upper end of our price range, but of course we would be happier to pay less.
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Thanks for the tip. I have been doing that on another website. It has dealt up a couple of potential target condos, and now I would really like to get personal recommendations from people with experience of specific condo developments and what makes them worth looking at.
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42 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:
I suggest search for the square meter price i.e. here:
That narrows it down a lot.
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Admins: If this should be elsewhere in a property-related forum, please move it.
We have been living up north for more than ten years, and now think it is time to relocate to the capital.
We know Bangkok quite well, and have an idea what we want from life there. It boils down to us looking for an older condo not too far from a BTS station, one that doesn't break the bank.
Can anyone suggest condo buildings to look at that are a bit older, possibly in quieter back streets (e.g. Sukhumvit Soi 39 to 47 or Ekkamai)? We hope to find somewhere with slightly bigger rooms and perhaps with a decent-sized balcony. This rules out the most modern developments, where every square cm is devoted to squeezing as many condos into the building as possible. In any case, we aren't in the market for places in the upper price brackets.
Any tips with names of specific condo buildings or quieter back-soi districts would be most welcome.
pj
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15 hours ago, mikey88 said:
Thanks to everybody for their replies.
I do appreciate it.I’ll look into the advice you’ve given.
Thanks for a useful thread.
I would like to hear about recommended brokers in Chiang Mai that people have had good experiences with. I know one or two were mentioned in the thread, but there must be a few good ones, and I'd like to hear how to find them in order to make enquiries of one or two of them.
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12 hours ago, SammyJ said:
You are correct--always someone to poke at a helpful piece of information. The houses look quite nice and it appears include a great deal of precision work, which is often difficult to have done here without problem. Additionally, the owner shared that the build was three years ago, so plenty of time for any obvious faults to crop up. Finding reliable contractors is a major problem so to have someone available, to at least discuss plans, is a major plus.
Thanks SammyJ,
You're right. Good work can be hard to find, which apart from pointing people to a builder I like and respect, was the only reason I started the thread, despite what the armchair smart guys think.
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I suppose it was inevitable that one or two fearless anonymous armchair warriors would pop up to try and turn this into something that it was never intended to be.
As stated before, the builder was completely unknown to us until a few years ago when someone on this forum recommended him, so the 'brother-in-law' jibe not only accuses me of lying, it's patently untrue. If you can't even imagine someone actually respecting and appreciating and helping out a local tradesman who does great work, then maybe the problem is with you.
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Thanks to the thread my friend Song has already received a couple of enquiries. Anyone else who wants to get in touch just has to send me a message and I'll pass on his phone number.
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1 minute ago, whiteman said:
what area he works in? and do the subbies live in?
He's Chiang Mai-based, but not restricted to one area. I've known him to do jobs in Hang Dong, Doi Saket and Samoeng.
His workers usually live off-site.
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After (eventually) taking advice from Moderator Crossy, It appears that anyone interested in contacting Song should send me a PM for his phone number in order to stop SPAM Bots bombarding his phone with messages.
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1 hour ago, Crossy said:
@properjob No problem posting photos and name.
You should give contact info. by PM to avoid spambots harvesting his details.
Thanks for that. I didn't spot that you were talking as a moderator. Doh.
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5 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:
What did they cost?
Give K. Song a call and he'll give you an idea of what he charges for different projects.
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4 minutes ago, bodga said:
Looks good, see how it is over the next few years, I've seen recommendations before and so far I havent had a good one yet , not saying hes no good.
That was really helpful.
The first house was completed nearly three years ago and is still in excellent condition, requiring no significant work of any kind. The quality of the work he does is very good and the second house, 400 square metres with pool, is available for viewing if anyone is serious about checking out K. Song's work.
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Thanks for the reassurances that I won't fall foul of the rules by posting this. The builder's name and number:
K. Song <phone number removed as per my earlier post, spambots are smarter than you think please PM for contact details> (my weird spacing in an attempt to make it less obvious to SPAM BOTS.)
He uses Line, but so far as I know, doesn't use email much.
Anyone who calls can say they got his name from Ron at Floraville. Within reason, he's also welcome to show the newer house (the one with the Thai-style rooflines) to interested parties.
Here are photos of the houses he built for us.
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Three or four years ago I asked here for recommendations for a builder to build a house. One kind and enthusiastic response led me to a guy who has since built two houses for us, and we are seriously impressed by his work. If anyone wants to build a house, we strongly recommend him. Scrupulously honest, extremely reliable, and follows the demands of even the most difficult customers (like us) to the letter. He also speaks excellent English. (Both house projects were ambitious, over 400 square metres each, but he has plenty experience of building smaller homes.)
This is not a business proposal or advertising of any sort. I'm simply offering to pass on the name of a fine contractor who, in these difficult economic days, has a bit too much time on his hands. I am involved with the builder only as a satisfied customer, so other than helping him out, there is nothing in this for me.
Answer here or send me a message for photos or other details.
pj (Ron)
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15 minutes ago, XB12X said:
moose7117, thanks for the first sensible answer.
Don Mega, is macho your middle name? Yours is the most stupid response.
One sensible answer out of 18 can be considered a result in these fora, full as they are of lonely armchair keyboard warriors with nothing interesting to say and no knowledge to base it upon
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My thanks to everyone who has addressed my questions with real information and solid pointers. I'm learning a lot, and really appreciate the advice.
pj
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Probably by a long time banned BM by name of Thighlander ...
Fortunately for the 100's of of BWT farang owners and residents Mr Thighlander left this quiet green enclave many years ago.
Having read a lot of the guff he wrote, for your sakes, I'm delighted to hear it.
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"Unusual" - specifically for the gay community?
Congratulations.
Emmmmm, no.
An older, but beautifully maintained moo ban with mostly large (200+ talang wah) plots, where no two houses are the same and no two plots are the same shape or area, so no lines of identical houses stretching towards the horizon on identical plots on both sides of the road. No roaming packs of dogs. No aircraft or road traffic noise. That kind of unusual ;-)
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I'm not a regular here, so can someone tell me what Ban Wangtan is or point me to a website?
<pj heads off to Google>
Found a long and acrimonious thread on 'BWT'. Sounds like somewhere I'd rather not be. Fortunately we've already bought our plot of land, in a very unusual moo-ban that is ideal.
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I'm not a regular here, so can someone tell me what Ban Wangtan is or point me to a website?
<pj heads off to Google>
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Recently, I made a post on this topic in -
Price per Square Metre for High Cost House Construction
Thanks for that pointer, F37. There's a ton of good information in that thread.
pj
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We are going to have a house built to our own design. A builder we like quotes a cost of 12,700 Baht/sq m as the average price for quotation purposes. Apparently quoting per square metre is 'normal' in Thailand, and as a system is often used in the UK, too.
So if the house is (for example) two storeys and has, say, 120 sq m on each floor, that means 240 x 12,700 = 3.048 million Baht. Of course, extra fancy features such as special lighting and bathroom furnishings will be on top of that.
Simple question: is 12,700 Baht per square metre a fair market price in the Chiang Mai area?
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A final answer to my own OP question. Today we did my wife's 90 day report at Immigration HQ at Chaeng Wattana. At the first counter where we picked up the form, the official immediately said we should do it in Chiang Mai. We told him we were on holiday in Bangkok, and had evidence of where we were staying, so he gave us a new form and sent us to the 90 Day Report section, with instructions to go to a specific desk (J1). At Desk J1 there were two officials working on postal reports; we explained we were resident in Chiang Mai, but in Bangkok on holiday and needed to make my wife's 90 Day Report. It was all over in five minutes, with not even a regular queue to wait in.
So there you have it. It CAN be done. So long as you have evidence of where you are staying in Bangkok.
pj
Older, good-value condo buildings around Bangkok?
in Bangkok
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Good information, thanks. We are not only looking in that area.