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Do you have a will?

I have a will
5 (38.5%)
I dont have a will
3 (23.1%)
I have a will in my name only
3 (23.1%)
I have a will in both names
0 (0%)
I dont think its necessary
2 (15.4%)

Total Members Voted: 13

Voting closed: August 23, 2012, 06:47:45 AM

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #30 on: July 25, 2012, 07:50:02 AM »
Are there any books on building a house, in english that you would recomend, you mentioned termites , they spray chemicals before building , and have you heard of treated pine , they use a lot here, i built  a pole house with it , arsenic is pressurised into the wood , termites will not eat the wood at all, do they have treated pine there, you mentioned hardwood , what sort of hardwood do they have, cost?,what did you use, thanks

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #31 on: July 25, 2012, 03:40:12 PM »
I know what you mean. if I lived near him, I'd want to move too!  :D :D bananadance

Seriously though, I once viewed a property not on Thai land but over Thai water. It was on a jetty and very nice too. The farang owner (French, I think) also showed me his Tabien Baan (house book) IN HIS NAME.   

So JT you could always get a houseboat and float further down Moon River when David goes a bit crazy!  party13

Well Thaitanik that's an interesting story.......perhaps I should start building a jetty  love5

David only worries the locals when he walks around his garden in a Bowler hat with a brolly tucked under his arm drinking a cup of tea and talking to his plants! I think we can excuse him as he once was a "city gent" sawadi

Cheers.
JT

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #32 on: July 26, 2012, 06:27:10 PM »
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Assuming you are legaly married, ensure the wife makes out a will leaving you the house, if you succeed her because Thai inheritance laws PLACE THE RIGHTS OF A HUSBAND AFTER THAT OF THE FAMILY DOG!

Can someone explain this to me, in australia i think if the husband dies ,wife gets all, if you divorce 60% goes to her, if i succeed my wife what do i get? IF ANYTHING. 

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #33 on: July 26, 2012, 09:14:08 PM »
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Assuming you are legaly married, ensure the wife makes out a will leaving you the house, if you succeed her because Thai inheritance laws PLACE THE RIGHTS OF A HUSBAND AFTER THAT OF THE FAMILY DOG!

Can someone explain this to me, in australia i think if the husband dies ,wife gets all, if you divorce 60% goes to her, if i succeed my wife what do i get? IF ANYTHING.
Everything goes to her family.

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #34 on: July 26, 2012, 09:24:05 PM »
Back to the topic subject:


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Re: Building a House
« Reply #35 on: July 26, 2012, 11:10:40 PM »
I know what you mean. if I lived near him, I'd want to move too!  :D :D bananadance

Seriously though, I once viewed a property not on Thai land but over Thai water. It was on a jetty and very nice too. The farang owner (French, I think) also showed me his Tabien Baan (house book) IN HIS NAME.   

So JT you could always get a houseboat and float further down Moon River when David goes a bit crazy!  party13

Well Thaitanik that's an interesting story.......perhaps I should start building a jetty  love5

David only worries the locals when he walks around his garden in a Bowler hat with a brolly tucked under his arm drinking a cup of tea and talking to his plants! I think we can excuse him as he once was a "city gent" sawadi

Cheers.
JT
Bought a book " how to buy land and build a house in thailand" by  Philip Bryce. Published by www.paiboonpublisging.com, think in 2009. Second Edition, first in 06. isbn 1-887521-71-2. Quite ok and not so expensive. But also recommend www.coolthaihouse.com and its forum.

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #36 on: July 27, 2012, 09:05:22 AM »
Admin the video "House built in Isaan" will inform anyone not familiar with local building techniques. Thank you for supplying it. I would be interested to hear what the final cost was. I note the lack of re-bar chairs in the concrete floor and the small guage of the re-bar used. I have heard but not seen that bamboo is used for reinforcing the concrete from time to time.
Once again thanks for the informative video it brought back memories of some builds I have been involved with in Isaan.
Regards,
JT

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #37 on: July 27, 2012, 03:48:31 PM »
Thank you to admin , very informative, and the man who suggested the books , olavhome , graet .

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #38 on: July 27, 2012, 07:53:39 PM »
I bought what seems like an encyclopedia of building materials in Thailand. Good coffee table material although a bit heavy - very useful source of information, cost about 800 Baht, as I recall, from the bookshop in Taweekit.

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #39 on: July 27, 2012, 08:05:00 PM »
Thanks for the reply , the actual name of the book would be a help does it have an isbn number at all , thanks  :)

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #40 on: July 31, 2012, 08:50:25 AM »
Can anyone tell me if solar panels are availiable in thailand , has anyone had them installed on there roof , is it expensive in thailand to do .

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #41 on: August 01, 2012, 03:09:56 PM »
Can anyone tell me if solar panels are availiable in thailand , has anyone had them installed on there roof , is it expensive in thailand to do .
If its just for hot water, I checked it in the past and the shower instant electric hot water heaters are much cost effective, there are some other units work on gas which they are also cost effective but more expensive than the electric ones.

Another idea is if you want to produce electric (renewable energy) from solar panels, think about it, Its working VERY well around the world but the investment is high.
sawadi

solar panels thailand:
http://www.saveenergyasia.com/
http://www.pv-magazine.com/news/details/beitrag/thailand--suntech-to-supply-solar-panels-to-44-mw-solar-project-_100001527/#axzz22HNP9MSm
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2012/04/thailand-joins-the-solar-fast-lane




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Re: Building a House
« Reply #42 on: August 01, 2012, 03:38:19 PM »
I have just come across this thread. Not one I would normally look at since my days of house building are I think behind me.

Lo and behold..what do I see. A poll concerning wills.  What is the relevance of a poll on wills to building a house?

Having a will is very important, not least for us farangs and our wives. Yet is buried away in a thread of no relevance.

Admin, may I suggest/request you place the will poll as a separate thread, which everyone will then hopefully see

For the record, a will is strictly personal to the writer, and as such you cannot "have a will in both names"

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #43 on: August 01, 2012, 08:30:03 PM »
The company I work for in Eastern Seaboard, Rayong has it's entire roof solar panelled. Below is a link where it is mentioned.

http://www.boi.go.th/tir/issue/200611_17_10/3.htm

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Re: Building a House
« Reply #44 on: August 01, 2012, 08:53:04 PM »
I have just come across this thread. Not one I would normally look at since my days of house building are I think behind me.

Lo and behold..what do I see. A poll concerning wills.  What is the relevance of a poll on wills to building a house?

Having a will is very important, not least for us farangs and our wives. Yet is buried away in a thread of no relevance.

Admin, may I suggest/request you place the will poll as a separate thread, which everyone will then hopefully see

For the record, a will is strictly personal to the writer, and as such you cannot "have a will in both names"
  you are correct my fault. 

 

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