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KevinCorr

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  1. Me too! I have posted also on coolthaihouse.com, yahoo, and LP with no luck. I did get a lot of good advice. Some PMs too giving very good info, but no contractor names have surfaced. Mine is a remodle to a small old wooden 2 story house near ON NUT. The walls got eaten out by malang. The up side is that I can make the house more energy efficient and inspect the wiring too. Want to make a few other improvements too, like add a bath and air con.

  2. Look in the photo albums section here for Jai Dee's pics of his house under construction.

    Tons of pics showing the construction methods.

    Thanks for the info. Interesting. A lot of good info on this forum. I also posted the other forums. So far I don't have any references in BKK other than family. Some good ideas presented. I have hear that the 1 mil est could be valid and others have said you could build the whole house for that.

  3. 1mil! Well I guess some things aren't so cheap in Thailand. That is discouraging. I could do it cheaper here in Ak. I was also thinking cement materiels would be more permanent than replacing the wood. Still have to insulate and cover though.

  4. I don't know anything about their building techniques. A whole new subject of study. For now I am at the elementary stage of guestimating the cost so we can make a plan. Hope to start next winter. It seems that if insect infestation in wood walls was the problem, that rebuilding the wall in concrete of some kind would be more permanent. Then of course the problem of insulation and siding for energy efficiency. In my work we see a lot of tin studwork in commercial blds. Now getting way ahead of myself. Thanks, kc

  5. Remodeling an old house in BKK. Close topic. Guess this would be a place to start. We are now in the US but plan to repair my wife's house when we return. Her brothers got an estimate of 1 million Baht. You should be able to completely rebuild it for that. Let me say that the contractor has no knowledge of farang money being involved. I am in construction here (Alaska) and could probably fly some guys over there, buy tools and do it cheaper. Just seems wrong to me. Anyone have contacts who would be willing to bid or to help me do it?

  6. Maybe the myth that trucks and Urban Assault Vehicles are safer is based on a common sense assumption. Unfortunately it is wrong. Please do some research befor you tell me otherwise.

    They are also a waste of fuel (money),

    are used offroad about 1% of the time.

    I do own several trucks which I only use as trucks, ie hauling. Otherwise they sit.

    Good luck on the wiener situation. Lots of ads online to help.

    kc

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