I'm glad Mark has a good attitude, there is alot of land there for the improvements he wishes to make, hopefully you can make a follow up video and show what his ideas are going to look like. Good deal or not, the first rule that I keep hearing from others is "Don't let family build your house". Electrical is the first thing to repair, it can kill someone in a second at 63 amps, the circuit breaker won't trip until after you are dead if it gets ahold of you in the shower. Need to make darn sure that there is a deep ground rod that is functional on all circuits, I'm thinking there isn't. I am writing this in hope that Texas Mark reads this and makes it priority, safety first.
Thanks for the comment, after reading your comment, I went back to the breaker box and took another look. Turns out the number we were reading is the series number of the Chint breakers. The amperage is written below in smaller letters. Ignorance on my part.
@@terrellfiveo Thats awesome, makes me feel better. Look for a ground rod buried a few meters down, very important for it to be installed. We both like the water tower and screens, we will implement those in our house build hopefully late next year. Appreciate the replies.
Nice to meet you Mark ! And just FYI my wife still has the plastic on the gage glass of the dashboard in her 2014 car….and a few other things. I think it has to do good luck blessings for the future or along those lines. It’s a “buddist” thing ….oh….you said you were going to buy a dryer to go with the washing machine…a clothes wrack was my wife choice, as Thailand is made for drying clothes….big savings on the electric bill and the clothes smell fresh and clean….and it gives me something to do in my “elder” years. Ahh..as always, it’s up to you. Your home looks nice from all angles…..welcome to Thailand..:-))
Thank you. I want a dryer because I don’t like it when my shirts get stretched out from hang drying them. Individual preference I guess. When it comes to the plastic wrap, I don’t know if she’ll ever take it off. It’s a small compromise that I’m willing to make.
@@freelancetravels Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I can speak from experience; this next year will fly by, and you'll be in Thailand before you know it. S/F!
Hi Kenny...and Mark (Thank you for your service). That is the exactly same accordion screen "door" I have. Not sure if that would work on your back door. Love Grandma 555...
I love those screens, but I looked at my door framing and the wall is not thick enough to accommodate the knob and the screen. I would need to add something to surface mount it out from the door "trim".
@@ParadiseNThailand You need to reverse the door so it opens the other way...I might be in Surin this weekend, I will Line you if I am in the area.....
@@ParadiseNThailand understood. I respect everyone’s right to privacy. Maybe in the future he’d be willing to enable followers to ctc him. Thanks again. Keep up the great videos.
Yes, as I said, "They will not trip". = BURNT wiring. The problem now is, we do not know what is wired to which breaker. It would take a one-at-a-time circuit test to figure it out.
Nice house, well done Texas Mark. I like the outside kitchen / living spaces. At 92sqm do you think my design at 220sqm is a bit of over kill 🤣. Builder is reworking my design as we speak. The one thing I didn't want to happen was family/village/locals building the house because there will always be short cuts and dodgy work done.
@@AorPaulsThailandthe one thing I can assume about a bigger house is that there is a lot more to keep clean. It’s a daily job to keep things clean around here.
Nice video, Mark nice guy and his wife did a good job on the build, nice place will be even nicer when all the outside is finished.
Yes, will do a follow up when they finish. Thanks PL
I'm glad Mark has a good attitude, there is alot of land there for the improvements he wishes to make, hopefully you can make a follow up video and show what his ideas are going to look like.
Good deal or not, the first rule that I keep hearing from others is "Don't let family build your house". Electrical is the first thing to repair, it can kill someone in a second at 63 amps, the circuit breaker won't trip until after you are dead if it gets ahold of you in the shower. Need to make darn sure that there is a deep ground rod that is functional on all circuits, I'm thinking there isn't. I am writing this in hope that Texas Mark reads this and makes it priority, safety first.
63A, likely the wiring will melt or burn if it's an overload situation. Finding that and/or correcting it will be a PITA.
Thanks for the comment, after reading your comment, I went back to the breaker box and took another look. Turns out the number we were reading is the series number of the Chint breakers. The amperage is written below in smaller letters. Ignorance on my part.
@@terrellfiveo Thats awesome, makes me feel better.
Look for a ground rod buried a few meters down, very important for it to be installed.
We both like the water tower and screens, we will implement those in our house build hopefully late next year. Appreciate the replies.
Thank you to Mark and his wife for showing us around
Yes appreciated visit.
Nice to meet you Mark ! And just FYI my wife still has the plastic on the gage glass of the dashboard in her 2014 car….and a few other things. I think it has to do good luck blessings for the future or along those lines. It’s a “buddist” thing ….oh….you said you were going to buy a dryer to go with the washing machine…a clothes wrack was my wife choice, as Thailand is made for drying clothes….big savings on the electric bill and the clothes smell fresh and clean….and it gives me something to do in my “elder” years. Ahh..as always, it’s up to you. Your home looks nice from all angles…..welcome to Thailand..:-))
Thank you. I want a dryer because I don’t like it when my shirts get stretched out from hang drying them. Individual preference I guess. When it comes to the plastic wrap, I don’t know if she’ll ever take it off. It’s a small compromise that I’m willing to make.
Hello Terrell
Hey RL, Mark is monitoring the comments, so he will see suggestions
Outstanding, thanks!
Thanks Joe
Great tour, guy is perfectly happy with whatever his wife wanna do :D ..he knows that happy wife = happy life ..haha 😂
Many of us could learn from him!
Mark is quickly experiencing all the crazy house issues us farangs deal with and has still got a smile on. 🤠
He is still in the "honeymoon" stage, only been here a few weeks.
indeed I am.
@@terrellfiveo Thanks for the homestead tour, brother. Retiring next year and moving from Okinawa to Thailand...we're lookin' forward to it! Cheers!
@@freelancetravels Congratulations on your upcoming retirement. I can speak from experience; this next year will fly by, and you'll be in Thailand before you know it. S/F!
@@terrellfiveo Thank you! It's getting closer by the day. Feel free to drop any tips, ha. SkillBridge is set up and things are moving. Semper Fi!
Hi Kenny...and Mark (Thank you for your service). That is the exactly same accordion screen "door" I have. Not sure if that would work on your back door. Love Grandma 555...
I love those screens, but I looked at my door framing and the wall is not thick enough to accommodate the knob and the screen. I would need to add something to surface mount it out from the door "trim".
@@ParadiseNThailand You need to reverse the door so it opens the other way...I might be in Surin this weekend, I will Line you if I am in the area.....
Great video. Thanks to Mark and fam for sharing. How to PM or ctc Mark would be nice. Thanks.
I will never share anyone else's contact information on this forum. I might be able to get you an email address for him if you like.
@@ParadiseNThailand understood. I respect everyone’s right to privacy. Maybe in the future he’d be willing to enable followers to ctc him. Thanks again. Keep up the great videos.
Spirit house
There you go, That's it. Mark will likely monitor these comments.
what a nice dude
Yes, will see them again.
Enjoyed the video, thanks. Nice place and a happy retirement to your friend.
Thanks Steven
thanks Steven!
In Thailand, there is no such thing as too much AC.
LOL, very true
63A breakers on all circuits! There is a problem waiting to happen.
Yes, as I said, "They will not trip". = BURNT wiring. The problem now is, we do not know what is wired to which breaker. It would take a one-at-a-time circuit test to figure it out.
11:57 spirt house / san phra phum ศาลพระภูมิ
There it is, I have heard it called that but didn't come to mind when he mentioned it. Thanks
Nice house, well done Texas Mark. I like the outside kitchen / living spaces. At 92sqm do you think my design at 220sqm is a bit of over kill 🤣. Builder is reworking my design as we speak. The one thing I didn't want to happen was family/village/locals building the house because there will always be short cuts and dodgy work done.
It's not over-kill if you say it is not. It's your house, do what makes you happy and screw what others think....IMO. LOL
We would like something bigger, but we were restricted by the size of the land for this build.
@@terrellfiveo We've revised ours down to around 180spm now. Still looks big.
@@AorPaulsThailandthe one thing I can assume about a bigger house is that there is a lot more to keep clean. It’s a daily job to keep things clean around here.
Knock that kitchen wall down
Not a bad idea. He is monitoring the comments so he will see your suggestion.
Hi Kenny did you get the details of the screen? Id love to get one
We have a contact in Buriram but after looking at my door, I do not have the needed clearance, without modifications
@ParadiseNThailand understand however, I do.