Building a house in Rural Thailand - Oct 11 update

[billbus12]

Good video but still very expensive for me .What do you get for about a million baht?

[lifeinthailand]

@billbus12 A 1 bedroom Townhouse is about a million, Or a nice little studio condo, Lots of choice in the cities for a million or less.

[wreckdiver001]

Very interesting video, I have built two houses in Thailand and it was quite a learning curve!

[lifeinthailand]

@wreckdiver001 I hope I never have to do it again, A nightmare from day 1.....lol

[lifeinthailand]

@wreckdiver001 I hope I never have to do it again, A nightmare from day 1.....lol

[mcycleserv]

how is the house going

should be finished by now

[lifeinthailand]

@mcycleserv It should be finished but it is not, Maybe next month.

[mammoudi1]

Woooooow your new housse look great iam hope one day buy some housse in thailland 

[blitzblaumedia]

Looks very nice! Good luck! Sunny greetings from the Baltic Sea! And thanks for sharing...

[lifeinthailand]

@blitzblaumedia Thank you for taking the time to watch.

[bwild61]

Looks like the work is progressing pretty well. I hope the rest goes smoothly and quickly!

[lifeinthailand]

@bwild61 Things are going better right now so with any luck it should be all over by the end of the year, Fingers crossed.

[BROWNBEAR219]

Cool.

[mcycleserv]

send me your email address so I can keep in touch

[mcycleserv]

could you tell me the cost to build

I am moving back to bkk next year

[lifeinthailand]

@mcycleserv My house is costing me 2.68 million, But cost depends on what material you use. Good luck with your build.

[Lost8Wizard]

@lifeinthailand What is that in US money? thanks

[lifeinthailand]

@Lost8Wizard The house should cost about $100,000 US, But I have not added it up yet so not 100% sure. It might go a little over....... But not much.

[HelmetReality]

Looks like your happy with whats happening for now. You have to take what there is I guess.

I heard on the news that Thailand is 1/3 flooded & the prime minister doesn't want to declare emergency & help. I guess it doesn't affect you either (???).

[lifeinthailand]

@HelmetReality Were lucky, No flooding in our area but 1/3 of the country is not as lucky.

[HelmetReality]

@lifeinthailand That's good, Paul. I'm glad for you that you are lucky. Be safe, my friend!!

[userwl2850]

it,s looking nice. i,m having my small bungalow extended while i,m in england.

[lifeinthailand]

@userwl2850 Good luck with the extension, Hope it goes as planned.

[ExtraordinaryTK]

Hello, another one settle down in thailand am looking to build my own house in thailand aswel but not in a long time yet but hey can i ask the land these day in thailand what the cost per what ever you call it ?

[lifeinthailand]

@ExtraordinaryTK I did not have to buy the land, It has been in the wife's family for generations. But land costs depends on location more than anything in Thailand, Anything near the ocean is very expensive, Inland is much cheaper.

[Kehmet14]

@ExtraordinaryTK One Rai of land = 4 Ngan = 1600 Square Meters

1 Ngan = 100 Talang Wah = 400 SqM

1 Talang Wah = 4 SqM

[doggydimepicker]

@lifeinthailand-The tile thing reminds me of an old woman in my wife's village stealing a bottle of whiskey from a guy's house who at the same time was stealing some lumber from the old woman's house and they meet half way between each other's houses. "What are you doing with my whiskey?!"..."What are you doing with my lumber?!"...They kind of looked at each other for a few seconds and went their merry way.

[lifeinthailand]

@doggydimepicker lol

[Cslacko]

amazing how much is done by hand. I'm betting all the concrete was mixed by hand! What a nightmare to deal with all the issues. Hope the floods this weekend don't effect the building or you.

[lifeinthailand]

@Cslacko All concrete with the exception of 2 trucks loads was mixed by hand. We are lucky, No flooding in the area.

[goldenpeninsula]

How many Farangs are in that village already?

[lifeinthailand]

@goldenpeninsula 0 in the village, and only 1 in the area, But I have not meet him yet so I don't know if he lives there full time or not.

[mhpgardener]

Thats pretty cool. Looks like its gonna be a really solid house. Is block the typical method of construction there?

[lifeinthailand]

@mhpgardener Yes most new houses made of block. Wood is hard to get and hard to take care of, Bugs like to eat it...

[doggydimepicker]

When my wife was building a house 33 Km south of Chiang Rai, I found our blue roofing tiles patching roofs all over the neighborhood.

[lifeinthailand]

@doggydimepicker Not a surprise, We have people sleeping in the house now because things are walking away every day.

[fightforlove8]

Wadee Pii;-)kittueng vidioo Kun naa kap??Baan nii mai gliat naa kap pom chorp...Suu suu le mai pen rai ok mai?Chok dee puan italian*---------*!!!!!

[redneckbryon]

Nice looking place, what country?

[lifeinthailand]

@redneckbryon Thailand

[brujaderio]

Nice work. Thailand is a great country. How is the flooding condition in Thailand now?

[lifeinthailand]

@brujaderio 1/3 or Thailand is flooded right now, Were lucky its does not affect us.

[brujaderio]

@lifeinthailand Sorry to hear that, Thais are great people. We have friends who live in Bangkok...hope they all have canoes!

[quicksilvver]

Very nice, I was wondering when you would be posting another update video!

I love the area you house is located in, very jealous as I live in a big metropolis and I hardly ever see any agriculture.

[lifeinthailand]

@quicksilvver I am tired of city living, I am looking forward to the move.

[lextalionis2001]

what is the size of the lot ?

[dalecalder2003]

Lots of progress since your last update I think the finished job is going to be a very nice looking home. What are electricity costs like in Thailand will you have air-conditioning or is that a very expensive proposition. It never gets hot enough here to need it but I'm always amazed when I travel in the hot areas of Europe people just would never dream of air conditioning or a cloths dryer because it would cost a fortune to run.

[lifeinthailand]

@dalecalder2003 The cost of electric is reasonable but the AC can add up quick if your not careful. I am only putting AC in the master bedroom, But I am hopping with the thick walls and roof insulation I well not need it much, But I am ready if I do need it.

I well not be buying a cloths dryer, Even in the rain season it is not needed.

[Civitvy123]

Its nice house thank you for update.

[lifeinthailand]

@Civitvy123 Thanks for watching.

[MicknFumi]

Its getting there!

[lifeinthailand]

@MicknFumi Slowly slowly

[DenverDee303]

very nice house, the place is very peaceful ;)

[lifeinthailand]

@DenverDee303 Thank you, Its a small village in the middle of no where.

[DenverDee303]

@lifeinthailand just out of curiousity, are you white? cause if i have a choice to move to another country i'll consider Thailand living somewhere near the beach

[lifeinthailand]

@DenverDee303 Yes I am white.

[theravster09]

How did you manage the bloody workers? The house looks good!

[lifeinthailand]

@theravster09 I have a contractor that manages everything, There are good and bad points of doing it this way for sure.

[cisjohn2616]

Your house should last forever !

[lifeinthailand]

@cisjohn2616 I told the contractor it had to last 100 years, He just laughed.....lol