Building a house in Rural Thailand - July 7th update

[StrikerTripleThree]

So are you going layout the plumbing on the kitchen floor and jackhammer them out or but some of the water lines in the walls.? Looks like you have a fine crew this time,Good Luck with your new home.

Peace,Striker

[lifeinthailand]

@StrikerTripleThree Still not sure about the kitchen plumbing. The normal way in Thailand is to hide the pipe in the wall, But out plans had them in the floor, Which still can be done easily, I well leave it up to the engineer, That's his job, I just did not like it when the foreman lied to me and said it was as per the plans.

Update video coming soon.

[GetMeThere1]

Looks like it's gonna be a nice house though. Best of luck with it!

[lifeinthailand]

@GetMeThere1 It has been a very slow and stressful experience so far, Every day I think it can only get better. lol

[Soomp1]

why are there women working instead of men?

[lifeinthailand]

@Soomp1 There are both men and women.

[dutchethai]

Nice video - best of luck with the house Paul.

[lifeinthailand]

@dutchethai Thanks for watching. It has been a slow and painful experience so far. lol

[Cslacko]

I'm going to subscribe and watch the house progress! My friend has built a house, a store, and a guest house upcountry. It was fun to watch from a distance! Good luck!

[lifeinthailand]

@Cslacko It might be fun to watch from a distance but it not much fun to do, lol Thanks for watching.

[MsChelleBean]

Glad things are going better with the new crew, seems if you don't be there every other day, you'll never end up with a house.

[lifeinthailand]

@MsChelleBean Things are moving along better now, But that can change at the drop of a hat.

[bnbob01]

Good to see some progress & that you got a better crew...

Have a good one

[lifeinthailand]

@bnbob01 Working on the 2nd level now, This new crew is moving right along.

[JaxRL]

Good to see its moving along. This crew seems to be working hard. I hope all goes well for you from here on out.

[lifeinthailand]

@JaxRL Well we know there well be more problems but for now things are going good.

[dalecalder2003]

I must have missed one or more of your updates last I saw was the getting started ceremony. I think building your house is a nightmare the world over. Mine was built in the 70's and I still say I would never do it again. With me it was government and bank inspectors that almost drove me crazy. This new crew is really earning their money hand mixing cement and lifting it to the second story in your heat and humidity is very hard work. Looking good BTW.

[lifeinthailand]

@dalecalder2003 Well there are no inspectors here so you need to make sure everything is as it need to be yourself. I know building anything can be a nightmare anywhere, Here is no different.

[Watsamadoing]

Go tha Girl power!!! Good luck with the new crew.. Hope it all turns out.. It's not only in thailand that you have to watch them like a hawk! Cheeky buggers..

[lifeinthailand]

@Watsamadoing Cheeky buggers is right...lol

[NightBazaar]

Good to see more of the ongoing progress and to hear the new crew is doing a better job than the others. Sadly, I can certainly relate to finding broken glass and garbage scattered everywhere, various screwups (even if they are minor), and being handed a load of BS. TiT.

[lifeinthailand]

@NightBazaar Its the BS and lies that I can't handle, Screw ups can and well happen, I am sure there well be more.

[NightBazaar]

@lifeinthailand I completely agree. Lying just leads to a needless time-wasting hassle. But it happens. You're doing a great job in keeping on top of the construction. Yeah, the foreman looks pretty useless. LOL!

[lifeinthailand]

@NightBazaar The only thing the foreman is interested in is the lady in the mini mart across the street. lol

[NightBazaar]

@lifeinthailand Must be nice to have a job that lets a person sit in the shade and ogle the local ladies. LOL! Apart from that, does he actually do anything in relation to building the house?

[lifeinthailand]

@NightBazaar We he is the boss, So he tells everyone else what to do, lol

As long as he don't screw up to many times and keeps the crew under control I well leave him alone, But he is being watched closely.

[joelp63]

Hopefully they'll do a better job.

[lifeinthailand]

@joelp63 So far so good, Fingers crossed.