Looking at houses from readers (17)
As a daily reader of the Thailandblog.nl, we also watch the latest series 'Viewing houses from readers'. With the approval of my son Ton, here is some information about the house he built together with his Thai wife Tan in Kaeng Krachan.
He made the design himself. A functional house with three guest rooms shaded by a large metal roof of 440 m2. Built in 2017. After some start-up problems with Thai contractors, they then purchased all materials themselves and hired the contractor only for labor. The house cost about 3,5 million BHT. In 2019 they had a roof built for their cars.
There was also a question from a reader about the water supply. Because the water from the water pipe is really only suitable for spraying the garden, they had a pulse drilled of 114 meters (!) with an equally long PVC pipe and a pump at the bottom that pushes the water upwards. They have placed two 900 liter storage tanks on the ground floor and two on the first floor to have water pressure in case of a power failure. Now equipped with a water softening installation that works fine. It has yet to be tested, but I think it is drinking water quality.
Here are some photos where we ourselves have equipped the 5 bathrooms during our visits with sinks from a felled tree and bamboo elements for towels, etc.
For those interested in the construction method, Ton has posted the entire initial construction with photos, videos and drawings on Flickr. Everything can be seen at: flickr.com/photos/homekaengkrachan/ With commercials in between.
Submitted by Jo, also on behalf of Ton, Tan and their son Ravel
Dear reader, have you also had a house built in Thailand? Send a photo with some information and the costs to [email protected] and we post it.
What a wonderful terrace. The little one can cycle in circles all day long. The bathroom also looks very tasteful with the use of wood. Enjoy your home and thank you for showing it off.
dear yo,
A great house, but a note about your water installation.
The pump is suspended at a depth of 114m? Is the PVC pipe provided with perforations?
Do you do anything else to the water than just soften it? Please test it for iron and manganese. I don't know the groundwater in Thailand, but in the Netherlands you certainly need a sand filter to remove iron and manganese.
Nice stubborn “Keep It Super Simple” basic design!
But like Leo, I am also curious if it is really PVC for that head, or maybe PE?
You already need roughly 12 bar overpressure for that head. For the long term, PE seems more suitable than PVC.
And Leo, what do you mean by those perforations? Because I really can't just rhyme with (desired?) holes in a pipe with 12 bar...
hi Tony,
A deep well normally consists of a drilled hole with a perforated pipe in the aquifer. The pipe is encased in coarse material sand/fine gravel. The water then flows through “the coarse casing” and the holes in the pipe to pump it up.
If the pipe is not perforated, the water must therefore only flow in through the open bottom and the cap. be very minimal.
I'll ask Ton tomorrow about the material of the tubes. I only wrote PVC, but maybe it's a different material. I did see a picture of the pile of tubes, they were blue, I don't know if that says anything about the material.
Will be solid PVC but won't be a problem either.
Hello Leo,
The water is also not used for drinking or cooking. And they will never do that without a sufficient and reliable test. But it is good water for washing (yourself) and showering. The water from the local water supply is used exclusively for watering the garden plants.
If it doesn't contain large amounts of iron and manganese, that's definitely ok. Washing and, for example, filling a bath with a lot of iron and/or manganese in the water is not attractive.
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'Another beautiful design architectural (simplistic) house, with a beautiful open roof' so that the heat can escape (Theory of gravity Isaac Newton) It is therefore incomprehensible that in the warm countries they do not pay more attention to this? The description fits like a bus' it is a very functional house with many possibilities 'to expand it without much effort and cost to your own taste and insight' (So many people … So many wishes')
PS. Very sorry for this wonderful subject; watching houses of the Thailandblog.nl readers is now stopped so quickly' (?)
Pieter
That is a beautiful house, and the interior design, what I saw of it, is worth it, and not kitsch, but original.
To guarantee privacy a bit, I have not sent any photos of the inside, but many Dutch people could live with the interior. I don't want to advertise here, but in Bangkok there is also a branch of a well-known Swedish retail chain.
All photos seen. What a job man! But with a very nice result. #Grandiose + a little jealous!
What a wonderful idea, I wish I had come up with it myself.
So simple and effective. The house does not get warm and above a sea of space, out of the sun
and in the wind.TOP !!
A terrace of more than 300 m2 is possible on top of the house. I've personally done a lot of it; painting and odd jobs in the shade and there is always a bit of wind. Even good for a Dutchman!
I wonder what happens in the event of a storm or strong wind on such a gigantic roof that can be hit by the wind.
Furthermore, without a doubt a beautiful house.
The roof has already withstood several storms and all steel box profiles have been welded. And because the wind can also pass through it, that makes a big difference in that load. Roof would be due to its location relative to. the sun can also meet the electricity needs of houses in the immediate vicinity. Perhaps a future additional project.
Yet many Thai think completely differently about the design of a house, and that often has to do with centuries of experience.
Many traditional Thai houses therefore stand on stilts where a cool space is created under the house, unlike the metal roof visible in the photo.
A terrace just below the metal roof pictured above is usually very hot without wind and during a downpour, which can often last for hours, produces a deafening noise that echoes far into the living area.
I would therefore like to read an honest opinion from the designer, whether the house is still so good after occupancy and a few years of living experience.
Most Thais stick to their building traditions for a reason.
Yes dear John,
I also have my reservations about the metal roof. As I can see in the photo, they are not even insulated (both heat and sound) plates. In a rain shower, it's just to go crazy when you hear that drumming. I also had a cover for the terrace... I quickly replaced it because it was just impossible to do: scorching hot or noise problems, always something... is the cheapest roofing material, so it is the BEST for many people.
114 meters, that's a nice pump, as said 12 bar minimum, you also have to deal with
loss of pipe resistance. But works ok.
Did your son follow the official route? You must indicate the borehole and the water must be inspected.
Failure to do so may result in a fine and possibly closure.
My Thai wife had also had a well hit and at first did nothing.
However, her mother or other family members knew that it had to be done and thus followed the rules to prevent further nasty consequences.
Nice to hear such a large open space upstairs, but indeed no noise problems when it rains?.
,, Deepwell well, 114 meters deep !!!
Oh, oh, 12 Bar, minimum. “What is it really like now?
That could be true, if the groundwater level is really that deep...
According to the law of nature, you can't suck water higher than about 9 feet,
I also have a deep well, (100 feet is 30 meters) and the groundwater is at a depth of 3 meters. (suction height)
Automatic, centrifugal water pump, working pressure between 1/2 and 1.8 Bar. has been working fine for 12 years.
Normal PVC, 1 inch pipe, higher quality.
(Backwater booster, at the bottom of the well. )
Good drinking water, already had it tested several times in the laboratory.
Good luck from Sri Lanka.