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Post by AyG on Oct 22, 2015 9:17:13 GMT 7
I've been quoted 56,000 baht to install plastic guttering around a 3 bedroom, two storey, detached house in Bangkok. That strikes me as very steep. The company says that most of the cost is labour, and they have to pay a high wage for workers to work that high up.
Does this price sound about right?
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 22, 2015 11:23:18 GMT 7
Sounds about right, 1,000 baht per meter including fitting. Be thankful you didnt choose stainless steel. Dont know what type of plastic you chose or where you got if from. Tell the company to employ Burmese staff . Yes Thai friends tell me the same about trying to get Thai staff these days.
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Post by AyG on Oct 22, 2015 11:39:42 GMT 7
Thanks. I was afraid I might be being ripped off.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 22, 2015 14:01:45 GMT 7
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2015 14:41:39 GMT 7
Thanks. I was afraid I might be being ripped off. Never heard of plastic gutters before. Surely it would just decay in Thai weather in a few years. Not to mention warping. In Australia lots of northern states that have the wet season don't use gutters because the torrential downpours tend to rip gutters apart, that's if the gutter can even keep up with the amount of water.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 23, 2015 22:07:23 GMT 7
^^^^, there is a lot of truth in what you say ref guttering.
My main concern wouldnt be guttering, but where its going to be drained off.
A lot of houses in Bkk all suffer from the same problem, rising damp.
The first tell tale sign is the green/black mold on the outside of the house wall. The second sign is the tiling done both internally and externally to try and hide the damage.
I notice newer houses are being built raised by about one metre from the height of the road, on a lot of these older moo baans, the houses are lower than the road, so the water from the soi runs off into the houses and gardens.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 23, 2015 22:09:48 GMT 7
Here is an example of what i talk of.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2015 12:06:08 GMT 7
Here is an example of what i talk of. Tropical weather is mould heaven. Worse in Thailand if they build sub standard. Do they even know what waterproofing wet areas is there?
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 25, 2015 15:40:50 GMT 7
Sealants and repellants readily available all over Thailand, you get what you pay for.
Hence the difference in house building costs.
Know a guy that got a bill for thousands to rip out an upstairs bathroom floor and retile, all because a sealant that costs a couple of hundred baht wasnt used. Water dripping down from the ceiling was the first he knew of it. Dont even get me started on grouting.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 11:08:14 GMT 7
Yep I think knowing the building industry to start with boosts confidence building there.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 26, 2015 11:12:07 GMT 7
Heres a classic, some Somchai, hammering screw nails in with a claw hammer.
List your classics.
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Post by rgs2001uk on Oct 26, 2015 14:44:33 GMT 7
Heres another tale from upcountry.
Was visitng a friend, I remarked to him that most people in Thailand have windows that open outwards.
Thats what we are having he cheerily replied.
Well why are those window frames being put in back to front I asked?
Total deer in the headlights look. Priceless.
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Post by siampolee on Oct 26, 2015 16:36:32 GMT 7
rgs2001uk. That reminds me of the time I was having some turf laid on the cheap by a gang of paddys. Had to keep on looking out of the window and shouting ''GREEN SIDE UP.''
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2015 18:00:07 GMT 7
Common one I've seen is laying cement slabs straight on the dirt without laying plastic first. I have a slight suspicion this gets back to rgs and his chat on rising mould and damp, along with poor or no waterproofing in wet areas.
I had more than 2000 bricks torn down from "tradesman" who tried telling me brick wall doesn't have to be straight, we straighten it when we render it! ...fook off.
The number one that scares me is those electric water heaters that run in the shower. I don't trust at all.
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Post by me on Oct 26, 2015 18:51:24 GMT 7
Common one I've seen is laying cement slabs straight on the dirt without laying plastic first. I have a slight suspicion this gets back to rgs and his chat on rising mould and damp, along with poor or no waterproofing in wet areas. I had more than 2000 bricks torn down from "tradesman" who tried telling me brick wall doesn't have to be straight, we straighten it when we render it! ...fook off. The number one that scares me is those electric water heaters that run in the shower. I don't trust at all. www.concretenetwork.com/vapor-barriers/what-are.htmlseems to think the locals have it right
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