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I Have Just Received The Finished Construction Version Of The Thai House Plans To Build Our Retirement House In Thailand

Yesterday, September 29th, 2010, I received a set of construction drawings from our Thai architect to allow us to move forward on the road to building our retirment home in Thailand.

The house plans consisted of a set of very detailed Thai house plans, 46 sheets in all covering, Architecture, Structural, Electrical and Sanitation works.

I was delighted with the quantity and the quality of the drawings. I will describe what I received here in the post and show one or two of them but to do justice to the house drawings I have displayed them in the Galleries Section of the website.

Or you can go directly to the Architectural Construction Drawings Gallery

Samples Of The Thai House Plans – Construction Drawings – Designed By Our Thai Architect In Bangkok

Above, a sample of one of the construction drawings. This is the architectural layout for the second floor.

Construction Drawing Our Pakchong House End Elevation 2

Above, another example of one of the construction drawings. This is the front elevation.

Construction Drawing Our Pakchong House End Elevation 1

And above is the side elevation of the drawing for our our retirement home.

Construction Drawing Our Pakchong House Section BB

Above, another sample of the Thai house plans designed by our Thai architect. this time it is a section through the house that is shown.This is the last of the Thai house plans that I am displaying in this Post. I will be uploading more of the Thai house plans to a separate web page.

How Many House Plans Do You Need To Build A house In Thailand And What Level Of Detail Is Necessary?

There is a minimum quantity and level of detail that your house plans need to satisfy in order for you to build your hosue in Thailand. The minimum level depends upon the size of the house (i.e. how many rooms) the capability of the builder and the degree of control over the detail in the finished article that you want.

For our small house to be built in Pakchong, it is only 200 m2, our Thai architect has produced a set of house plans of construction stage quality and comprising 47 sheets of drawings. Here is a summary of what the set of construction drawings comprises:-

We Are Moving Closer to Our Dream Of Retiring In Thailand

The last week has been really busy and we have moved forward a couple of steps towards our dream of finally retiring in our dream house in Thailand.

We have received a set of 19 almost complete drawings from our Thai architect to review and Kanyah has booked her air ticket to visit Thailand on 23 September 2010.

Thai Architect’s House Plans Received For Review

As you know from the Post “A Thai Architect In Bangkok Is Making Our Retirement House Plans“, we have employed an archtiectural company from Bangkok to design our retirement house in Pakchong, Thailand. I have even posted images of some of the preliminary drawings they have produced for us on the Post “House Plans For Our Retirement House Produced By A Thai Architect“.

Now, we have received 19 construction drawings that are 90% complete for our review. I estimate there are about another five or six drawings to make, bringing us to a total of around 25 drawings. That is a LOT of drawings. I’ll be uploading them to a web page when I have time. If you want me to let you know when they are ready to view online please join the Announcement List and I’ll send you an email when they are uploaded.

The architect has said that he expects these to be complete before the end of the month. So, at the end of September 2010 we will have a set of drawings that we can use to:-

• Submit to the Or Bor Tor Office to get the Building Permit.
• Issue to Thai builders to get quotations to build our retirement house in Pakchong, Thailand.
• Form as part on a contract with our selected builder to construct the house.
• Build the house from.

All that’s very exciting but nothing in Thailand will happen while we are here in U.K. That’s why my Thai wife, Kanyah, is going to Thailand in a weeks time.

Kanyah Is Going To Thailand to Build The House

Kanyah has her air ticket booked for the evening flight from London Heathrow to Bangkok on Thursday 23 September 2010.

In Thailand she will have a lot to do to get the house-build started. Our original target was to have the house plans finished by the end of August, start building in September and have the house finished in time for me to stay in on my Christmas visit. That has all been put back now, not only because the house plans aren’t finished yet, but also because we are beging to realise the difficulties we will be facing.

The difficulties in building our retirement house in Thailand mostly lie in Kanyah’s lack of knowledge about construction and project management. Therefore she will need my help to:-

• Review the builders’ quotations
• Explain to the builder any changes we want to make from the Tender drawings
• Negociate and agree the details of the contract with the builder
• Obtain and finalise a contract with the builder

So, because she has so much to do before we even get to that stage, we have agreed that the construction will not start until my planned visit to Thailand on 19th December 2010.

Until then she has plenty to do including:-

• Collecting our new Toyota Pickup from her daughter’s house in Bangkok and driving to Pakchong.
• Finding some reasonable accommodation in Pakchong. Most likely to be “The Mansion”.
• Receive the hard copy version of the final Construction drawings from the architect.
• Decide on all the finishes and fitting fopr the house. things like floor and wall tile patterns and colors, wood floor type and color, bathroom fittings etc.
• Submit the Construction Drawings to the Or Bor Tor Office and receive the Building Permit.
• Arrange temporary electrical and water supplies for the construction.
• Get the land cleared of vegitation ready for construction to commence.
• Make multiple copies of the Construction Drawings.
• Locate some Thai building companies and give them a pack of Construction Drawings so that they can prepare a price to build the house.
• Receive the prices to build the house from the builders.
• Learn to use email so that we can exchange information over the Internet. Yes, she has no idea how to use a computer and has never sent an email in her life.

In addition she has to get a Thai driving license and renew her Thai passport.

Quite a lot of things for her to do, before I arrrive in December to help her get the house build under way.

Budget Price For Building A Retirement House In Thailand

This is just a short note to let you know that I have now received a guideline budget price for building a house in Thailand and you can see a summary at http://retiringinthailand.net/house-build-thailand-2/thailand-house-prices

The budget price is given as a total in Bhat for the retirement house I plan to build in Thailand for when I retire to Thailand, and also as unit rates (cost per square metre) in Baht/m².

Also I have received a fee proposal from a Thai Architect in Bangkok for producing the house plans that can be used to obtain a firm price for building the house from a Thai house building company.

I will be posting the full response as received from the Thai building company on the website and the link to the full details are on this web page: http://retiringinthailand.net/house-build-thailand-2/thailand-house-prices

Building A Retirement House in Thailand

We are more than just planning to build a retirement house in Thailand we are well on with the house plans. You can see some of those on this website at http://retiringinthailand.net/house-build-thailand-2/

Those plans I made myself on AutoCad but did I did start with a basic house design I downloaded from this Thai website:-

http://www.dpt.go.th/download/PW/house_model/framehome.html

The next stage is to obtain budget quotations for my house design before moving to the next stage. I’ll be doing this over the internet and will tell you exactly how when I have been through the process myself.

But before I seek the quotes, there are a few things I need to do to the house drawings to provide more information. (These may well be done when you read this – depends upon what time you came to this post).

Here’s what I’m going to do next to the drawings for of our Thai retirement home:-

• Add to the drawings:-
  • Sink and drain in the Workshop
  • Designate the WC and shower area walls as being made from brick
  • Add a finishes schedule showing what materials and finishes are to be used for walls, floors and ceilings
  • Add the folding windows to the Living room
• Make a cross section though the building
• Add some Thai language notes

So you can see I still have plenty to do before I start to get budget quotations from Thailand for our planned retirement house.

Keep in touch and I’ll update the web page holding the Thai house drawings as soon as I’m ready.