Photos of construction at Baan Suan Mok
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Steelwork for the padstones and the foundation pillars
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Padstones are 25 cms thick and 120 cms wide, reinforced with 16 mm steel
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Rebar for the ground beams tied into the rebar for the pillars
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Shuttering in place, ready to pour the concrete for the ground beams
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Ground beams completed
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Pouring 12 cms of concrete on top of the floor slabs
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The pillars are cast. All are 15 cm square,
except the two on the patio which are 20 cms round.
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The welding team starting on the roof frame.
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Start of the wall block work.
This is the 14 cm "big cavity block" for enhanced insulation.
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The roof and the walls taking shape
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It took 6 men 5 days to complete the roof construction
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... and they did very good job too.
All the welds will now be cleaned and the whole construction repainted.
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The roof tiling takes five days to complete ...
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All done except the copings, and this roof looks very nice indeed!
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Today they started on the carport roof
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Ridge irons for the coping tiles
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Routing and conduits for the electrical system
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The kitchen archway
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The roof is now complete and the facia board is mounted
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Internal rendering finished and suspended ceiling work started
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External rendering and decorative stone work in progress
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Septic tank and soakaway system for the second bathroom.
There's another behind the house for the master bathroom and kitchen.
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Gypsum board ceiling work in progress.
These boards have a reflective aluminium foil back for heat insulation.
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8,000 litre underground freshwater tank under construction.
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You can see it's a double-wall steel-reinforced construction,
similar to the way swimming pools are built.
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Internal wall plastering in progress.
This work gives a very smooth surface, much better than the standard concrete render.
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Adding the finishing touches to the stepped ceilings.
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The water storage tank now has a smooth, rubberized concrete render
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Plumbing first fix and pouring the bathroom floors
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The master bathroom starts to take shape
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... and the second bathroom too
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The first coat of anti-fungal primer paint
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The door and window frames arrive.
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The first coat of surface paint applied
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Door and window frames mounted
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Tiling of the living room and bedrooms underway
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and the bathrooms too
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Preparation of the 50m road and the driveway to plot 2.
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The roadway is now sanded, compacted, and the steel is in place
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Pouring and spreading the concrete at the plot 2 end of the road
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Pouring and spreading the concrete at the entrance to Baan Suan Mok
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And smoothing the road surface
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The furniture maker installing the windows
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Drilling a hole for the transformer post
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Erecting the post
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Now ready for the transformer and connection to the grid
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Bath installed in the mater bathroom, now ready for the granite tops
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Bathroom two tiled completely and now ready for granite
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The doors are looking very good.
We've chosen the lightest Thai redwood we can find
and given it a light teak stain and polish.
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The windows are of the same wood, with brass fittings.
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Fitting the glass
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Fitting the skirting boards
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Granite counter tops and sanitary ware fitted
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The chief furniture maker preparing the window sills for stain
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and the beautiful, shining result
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Underground cables for electricty and telephone
being protected with a three inch layer of concrete.
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Mounting the 3-phase connection and meter cabinet beside the transformer
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Building the fitted kitchen
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Woodwork now all done, ready for staining and polishing
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Connecting the transformer
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The retaining wall and concrete posts for the pickett fence
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Granite work tops now fitted in the kitchen.
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