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build a house in isaan
Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
build a house in isaan
build a house in isaan
- From the BuriramExpats.com forum (March 1, 2008): I noticed that in this forum have not discussion about house buildning at all. It would be nice if here would be own category for buildning issues. It would contain so called data bank which contains material prices. That kind of information would help many people who mainly live in abroad and desing some buildning project. I dont know is it possible to ask from shops if they could make some list what they sell and which price. Other way is that every people who buy something would add information in this forum. Maybe it would need somekind of excel sheet where everything is clearly to read.
- The opening thread of a post on the ThaiVisa.com forum (December 28, 2008): I`ve seen this topic come up a lot lately and it always seems to generate a lot of interest so I thought I would share a few photos of my new house that has just been completed with a few details as it is always interesting to read others stories and gather knowledge.
In the bigger Cities like Bangkok, Pattaya etc I think it is easier to find a reliable quality contractor who can do the work for you and deliver a good home but when you are looking to build a new house in Isaan it is nerve wracking experience (well it was for me) as there are not as many choices up here as far as builders go and you have to tread carefully.
Myself and my wife bought a small plot of land about a year ago which suited us as the location was good near to her family about 45 mins from Nakhon Phanom. We went about the process of screening some contractors and looking at examples of houses that they had completed recently, most of them for falangs. We short listed a couple and then made our decision putting our designs forward to them to get their views. I did most of the design myself as I knew what I wanted such as open plan kitchen, hot water in all rooms, walk in shower and basically a better finish than some of the properties we have seen over the years here. We decided to make it a 2 Bedroom instead of 3 and make the rooms bigger as we don’t have a large family. This turned out to be probably the best move of all as the rooms really are huge with plenty of space and lots of light.
It took them about 5 months to build the home but we are very happy with what they have done and it has gone beyond our expectations in terms of quality and finishing’s (which were upgraded from original specs). There were a few minor teething problems along the way but I think that comes with any new build and were always rectified. Here are a few images picked at random of the house just before completion and the carpentry work. Any questions feel free to ask or send me a message.
Thanks.
- Also from the ThaiVisa.com forum (January 29, 2010): I fall in love with the rose of the north..
Now i would like to stay here for the rest of my live.
I would like to build a house here for my wife and me. The two kids are at scool in europ.
Land i have enough.
My questions:
- Where can i find idees for hous designes?
- Who are the good architects, constructors, enigneers?
- Does anybody know some good workers or a good firm?
Please tell your experiance… Thanks!!!
- An excellent article entitled Building A House In Thailand starts of thusly: This is not intended to be a carefully researched paper with details about such things as legal ownership of property, long term leases, forming a company or anything of that nature. Rather it is a personal account and will (hopefully) provide practical advice, personal experinces, do’s and dont’s.
- Of course, be sure to check out the AlanTheBuilder.com Website mentioned in the BuriramExpats.com reference that opened this post.
- An interesting submission to StickmanBangkok.com is entitled The New House in Isaan, and is a rather interesting account you might enjoy reading.
- You might even care to check out these two Isaan real estate sites: IsaanRealEstate.com and Isaan-Properties.com.
- Another Isaan real estate site is IsaanProperties.com.
- A thread on the TeakDoor.com forum opens as follows (May 26, 2008): I’m well qualified to write this guide because when it comes to construction, I’m a Dummy. I also speak next to no Thai, and have the healthy mistrust of Isaan standards of craftmanship and forthrightness that only a resident expat can have. My sole qualifications to embark on this project were a Thai wife, whom I trust, and a certain knowledge of how business should be done- combined with a healthy cynicism as above, and a functioning ‘Bullshit meter’.
The mandate- put up a decent but basic bungalow in a village about 30 km outside of Ubon Ratchathani, to serve as both my mother in laws residence, and our upcountry retreat (the house is in my wifes name). The original budget- 800K baht, plus sundries. The end result- it cost 900K, plus sundries. Say a million baht- but the end product surpassed my expectations, and was in fact completed not on schedule, but three weeks early.
There it stands- 2 bedroom (actually adjusted from a 3 BR plan that I stole- more on that later), two bathrooms, a Thai and western kitchen. More photoes to follow of course, but lets start at the beginning.
Any feedback welcome- fair price, did I pay too much, did I get a good deal?
I’m a Dummy, remember.
- A post entitled Building a house in Isaan country (January 21, 2008) is on a blog called Isaan Style! An earlier post (January 2, 2008) is similarly titled Building a house in Isaan Country.
- If you’d like to peruse some actual designs, then by all means check out Thai House Design Ideas.
And I think this should do for now to get you pointed in the right direction for information!
Thai House Design Ideas
vettev2 — April 07, 2010 — Ideas for expats who want a starting point when planning build in Thailand. http://www.thailand-isaan.com
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