Old Hippie Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 <<60K or so for the village! >> OH you really are gulable! My wedding, which I didn;t know had happened cost me 5000 baht in total, A few years later I had a huge party, Movie show, food, 2 x karoke, etc for the house 20 000 baht DOG Honey, I was going buy what my friend spent for her wedding, and what SSG suposedly spent for her party (I declined the invite). They hired a Morlam group and had all sorts of shit...the price could have been exagerated a bit...but who knows...and why are you so cranky lately? Hormone therapy bothering you? Me also, I have the surgery in 3 weeks, will send pictures, keep this in PTs for now...ohhhhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Pictures - COOOOOL only if there is blood though! DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Errr.... how much for the spare parts? I've had a few complaints about mine lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadfly Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 PS : Please if possible refrain from elaborating on silly falangs building houses for ex hookers , I know all that . She is different Even though I serously doubt that any are different, I will refrain and give you a serious answer. The amount sounds about right, but be careful with construction here. My experience here is that even in upscale condos in Bangkok (Bht 20+ million) everything will look great on the outside, but the workmanship is often pretty poor and the materials you don't see (the stuff on the inside) are often second rate. Consumer protection here is a joke and contractors everywhere are notorious (no offense to contractors here) but they are particularly bad here. Thais get ripped off all of the time, but Farangs are even bigger targets. My suggestion: invest about three times as much time as you in the West in checking on your builder. Look at other places he built. Assume you will pay a bit more than Thais, but if you can get a decent contractor, it is worth it. Hell, if you are going to build a house for a BG, might as well spend 700,000 Baht instead of 600,000 Baht for a decent contractor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted February 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 OH , I will make this another thread once I am a bit further , but pigs are not an option ; cows are . I have been looking really into this and it might be a solution for others as well . Needs some cash but is feasible , reasonable investment . BuBi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 The only experience I have had with upcountry construction was sister-in-laws house about 5 years ago. Something like 5 meters across, maybe 20 deep. Concrete slab and columns with concrete block wall, wood rafters (made onsite) with composite roof tiles. Whole thing was about 120K. Maybe was cheaper as most labor was provided by family. Here is a picture showing part of the house. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 prior to cementing in downstairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 You should be able to find a book that tells how much it cost to do (build, etc.) each item. For example, to pour footers, is should cost so much for each cubic yard of cement. Hardest part is finding such book. You could be standing right in front of it and not recognize it. Also for land, you should be able to see what other land was purchased for nd how much the land really is worth. Another route you might want to take is go look at what building materials cost at some of the Thai wholesale places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 Yeah fuck the pigs Billy, half my village have got a couple in the backyard and they squeal and stink. Looking at cows is very restful too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Hippie Posted February 5, 2007 Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 I will toss my vote in for Fish/Prawn ponds...also turtles and frogs (but Frogs do make noise!). Usually a self dealing venture, as in you drop food in the water, and they sort of handle themselves. JUST MAKE SURE you dig/build it above the run off levels, so farm fertilizer doesn't run off with the rain into the pond and kill the product. Have a friend in Sakhon Nakorn who's father does very well with this, and claims it is very little work once set up. He does catfish, Tilapia and prawns. He sells to restaurants and middle men. Of course, it comes down to what BuBi's Gf's family knows best and can handle...and maybe Bubi aspires to be a "Texas style cattleman." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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