Cement, concrete block supplier. Larger sizes good quality

[notrub]

I am looking for cement blocks about 20cm thick , deep of good quality.  Sort of standard farangland size.  All I see around here are the 6 or 7 cm thick ones.  I want to build a pool so the height and width is not so important but I need the depth to be able to fill the cells, the hollow parts, with concrete and rebar.  (For the walls only on to a poured slab) I have seen blocks like this in the south around Suratthanni but not up here.  Any ideas please?  Thanks.

[Pichai]

Good quality wall blocks as you recall in your native country are in stock at Ruangsangthai. These heavy duty load bearing blocks are made with Portland cement in a plant run by a UK expat in Lamplaimat. They are strong enough to be used on an attractive well built home in Thailand. They are 19cm wide and 39cm long.  However, this is not the type of block used by the #1 swimming pool builder in Isaan Thailand. If you check the web pages of Isaan Pools you will understand the double blocks, then steel, then shuttering and high strength ready mixed concrete pumped into the wall area. Before you self build a swimming pool in Isaan you might consider seeing swimming pools under construction in September 2017 in Buriram Province and Surin Province under the direct supervision of Isaan Pools. I deliver steel, PVC, plywood for shuttering to several swimming pool contractors in Buriram Province, Surin Province, Maha Sarakham Province. The OP might gain from looking at the web site swimming pool construction photos and from taking a drive in person to see actual professional swimming pool construction this month in Isaan. I have two pallets of the load bearing wall blocks in stock and can easily have more delivered to your swimming pool site. Thank you for your Support. Mr. Pichai. Ruangsangthai has in stock swimming pool fittings, tile grout, filters, pumps, chemicals and pool accessories. Swimming pool tile made in Thailand is a one week special order item.

[Freddy]

Issan Pools built my pool and also a neighbours. Well worth a look if you want a pool structure that will stand the test of time and can also be emptied without ant structural integrity concerns. Highly reccomend this company.

[notrub]

Thanks Freddy,  I am looking to build a small pool 4x8 only 1.5 deep.  What sort of pool do you have and about how much did you pay please?  On a bit of a tight budget so cost is important and cannot go for a high priced job.  I will call them and see.  Thanks again.

[notrub]

Pichai, Thank you.  What is the price per block please?  Are they in stock or special order?  What is the size please?   19x39x?  Thanks

[Freddy]

Hi Mate,
Mines 12x6. 1.8m at deep end. Salt water chlorinator, 2 ladders, 6 lights and top tiles. Was 1,00,059 THB.
Issan pools are for sure not the cheapest but you do get a top job. Their website has a pool calculator. If you put in your measurements, go with a chlorine pool and no extras it will give you a very ball park price.

If your looking to do it yourself or with Thai labour and you project managing to keep costs down I'd make 2 suggestions. Don't skimp on the steel. 2 layers is good. Order 300 strength concrete for the walls.

Wish you well with it.

[Woody]

 
I would also recommend Isaan Pools. Did one very good job at mine. Think cost for the Long term not only initial cost. Their online calculator at www.isaanpool.com gives a very good indicator of price....but you should ask for an official quotation as well. Also superb after sales and support... which is and will be important....

Use proper rebars (double) and concrete as Freddy mentioned...

[Pichai]

Notrub: The load bearing Nano Blocks in stock at Ruangsangthai in Buriram, and made to order for larger projects including custom homes, sell for 53 baht each in small quantities. The transport and handling of any basic building material adds to the retail price. For much larger multi pallet load sales of the 39cm by 18.5 cm by 18 cm high strength blocks please come in person to see me or the foreign sales team of Ruangsangthai. I'll go on record as stating you should seriously consider the less expensive blocks as used by Paul Bodkin of Isaan Pools with proper high strength rebar and proper vertical concrete forms left in place as show on the www.isaanpools.com web site.  The high strength Nano blocks are appropriate for home building, wall retention and other uses other than to build a swimming pool in Isaan.  My family owned store has the lowest discount prices on large orders of name brand products including United Technologies Carrier Toshiba Inverter Air Conditioners when bought for an entire resort. Today I have stock of central air conditioning made in Thailand, not Mexico, by United Technologies Carrier Toshiba. There are many fine air conditioned stores to price split inverter air conditioners in Buriram, including Homepro, Power Buy, The Power, Global House, yet if you are building or updating a resort of hotel in Buriram Province you owe it to your budget to see the warehouse rock bottom discount prices of my family owned store. Mitsubishi inverter air conditioners and Mitsubishi central air conditioners are another special order commercial product sold at deep discount by my family owned builders merchant store in Buriram. Thank you for your support. Mr. Pichai.