Flooding has always been, and always will be, a huge problem for Thailand. This area has so much potential, but the developers have failed to do their research here. Stunning houses, just think how this could have been.. They obviously have got to get the lake under control before they develop something this huge. I wonder if the residents got fully compensated for this huge blunder. Very interesting tour, Den, kob khun ka 🙏🙏
Hey, Sarlina. Yeah, massive problem. That's why I keep showing these videos (and it gives me an excuse to be nosey hehe). I implore ANYONE who is thinking of buying land or a house to do their research FIRST. Unlike the guys who built these houses. I cannot understand how a company can spend millions on roads etc. and even starts building houses and yet not do any research on the land. Weird. That road I drove down actually goes much further and apparently the school there floods at times... and it's an international school! It's madness. No idea if the owners did or didn't get compensation but I would say, being Thailand, they may have got some compensation but nowhere near enough. Very sad. The guy I talked too was soooo nice (I talked a lot longer but he revealed a little personal stuff so didn't want to include it). Anyway... yummy time in the next video (out shortly... more up your street I think!) Cheers and enjoy the rest of your day, Den.
My daughter goes to KKVS, so we drive along there every day. The area floods almost every year and was very bad a couple of years ago to the extent that the school also was flooded. I've often wondered as to the houses there so thanks for the update. Always good to know.
Oh, wow! Very small world. Yeah, KKVS has to be one of the best schools in KK to send your kids. Yeah, I knew the area flood a little at times but it was only when the neighbour spoke to me did I realise how bad the situation was... and I did NOT know that it also affect the school! Amazing. Thanks for sharing, Den.
I seem to remember that the water level changed by over a metre overnight. It was a significant surprise. This was in 21 and just around the various lock downs. Good luck with the Channel. All the best.
Amazing what you find in Thailand. Looks like it was a nice place at one time. If that was America some one would be living in there. Sad it sounds like the builder never checked the flood plan.
Yeah, couldn't agree more, Thomas. So amazed that the land owners didn't do their homework first. Apparently there is a dam going up in the area which will alleviate the problem. But in the UK or America, the dam would have been built FIRST. Then built upon. I must admit, like you said, if that were the UK or the US, people would still be living in there... maybe just upstairs! Many thanks for sharing, Den.
Yeah, totally agree John. It was actually in pretty good shape. To be honest, the house I bought with the missus wasn't in much better shape and we had to spend a bit to get it liveable (I will be making a video on it soon). So sad to see beautiful houses like that so neglected. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
10 Years ago i was renting something similar on the east side of the city near Baan Suan Thanwalai. After a week i saw the marks on the wall that were not visible before and there was no internet which the owner had promised. Not easy to get a nice property without knowing the area.
Couldn't agree more with you. I once rented in a small townhouse that was right near the entrance to KKU (on Mitraphap Road) and so was quite elevated. Little did I know that it had a lake a good distance away. For two years, everything was OK and then one year, it flood three times in less that two months. I left the property... it was a horrible experience. Imagine I had bought the house... wow. One tip I have, is to look at the electricity sockets in the downstairs part of the house. If they are very high up, it could be because the area floods. Thanks for sharing, Den.
Funny thing. Two weeks ago I looked at the map when I was visiting KK recently and thought - this area looks like a potentially good one for building a house. Subsequently drove there with my girl friend , saw the abandoned house and drove as far as the language school. My girlfriend, who has lived in KK for many years, informed me about the flooding in the area and I promptly dismissed all thoughts of future residence. Then you posted this vid. Small world :)
Wow. Small world indeed!!! Looks like you dodged a bullet there. I love the first house I went into... would easily be worth 4 million baht even in that condition in the right area... but it floods and high! So it isn't really worth anything. Very sad indeed. If you ever buy land, build it up a few metres if you can... many people do this. Many thanks for sharing and I hope you find the right place eventually. Cheers, Den.
Well you can be sure when they sort the new dam the developers will be in again. Good shout on the dog house save that for being in the dog house at home 😁
Yeah, I totally agree. Once that dam goes up, the land will skyrocket. Could you take a risk now on the area? For me, no. It still be years until any form of dam is completed. Oh, and yeah... the doghouse. No chance there were about a dozen dogs. I didn't want to get bitten and end up in the doghouse as you say haha. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
Hey, Kris. You would have thought so but apparently not. The international school at the bottom even floods at times. A really weird situation and so surprising. We are not talking inches, we are talking metres... surely the knew something? Cheers, Den.
goes to show you that money and brains are not always a team. That was a LOT of money and manpower poured into failure. I can imagine some of the work crews chuckling as they labored. "what do you mean tell them it floods here?? Do you want to lose this nice job?" Wonder if it was a Thai or farang genius that came up with this bright idea. They are NICE homes. Interesting how the first you want into did not have a broken window, but the second one had much of the glass broken out.
Exactly. So strange that a company would invest so much time, effort and money and NOT do any research on the land? It sounds impossible to me! But that is apparently what happened. As for the houses, yeah it was weird. The first one was in decent condition (considering) but the 2nd one had been trashed. In between those two houses, someone lived in the house. Would be very sad to live in a house surrounded by abandoned ones. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen imagine you knew that in the future that lake would come under control and the flooding would stop. Now imagine you hoodwink some money hungry investor group or individual to build an elite development in the quieest country spinning yarns about lakeside shops and restaurants, etc. KNOWING it'll fail but hey, it's CEMENT...later you can rehab them as you build one or two shops on the lake. it would be interesting to know how that roadwork got put in because no road? no cement trucks or work crews, no houses.
Flooding has always been, and always will be, a huge problem for Thailand. This area has so much potential, but the developers have failed to do their research here. Stunning houses, just think how this could have been.. They obviously have got to get the lake under control before they develop something this huge. I wonder if the residents got fully compensated for this huge blunder. Very interesting tour, Den, kob khun ka 🙏🙏
Hey, Sarlina. Yeah, massive problem. That's why I keep showing these videos (and it gives me an excuse to be nosey hehe). I implore ANYONE who is thinking of buying land or a house to do their research FIRST. Unlike the guys who built these houses. I cannot understand how a company can spend millions on roads etc. and even starts building houses and yet not do any research on the land. Weird. That road I drove down actually goes much further and apparently the school there floods at times... and it's an international school! It's madness. No idea if the owners did or didn't get compensation but I would say, being Thailand, they may have got some compensation but nowhere near enough. Very sad. The guy I talked too was soooo nice (I talked a lot longer but he revealed a little personal stuff so didn't want to include it). Anyway... yummy time in the next video (out shortly... more up your street I think!) Cheers and enjoy the rest of your day, Den.
My daughter goes to KKVS, so we drive along there every day. The area floods almost every year and was very bad a couple of years ago to the extent that the school also was flooded. I've often wondered as to the houses there so thanks for the update. Always good to know.
Oh, wow! Very small world. Yeah, KKVS has to be one of the best schools in KK to send your kids. Yeah, I knew the area flood a little at times but it was only when the neighbour spoke to me did I realise how bad the situation was... and I did NOT know that it also affect the school! Amazing. Thanks for sharing, Den.
I seem to remember that the water level changed by over a metre overnight. It was a significant surprise. This was in 21 and just around the various lock downs. Good luck with the Channel. All the best.
@@stuartstrachan1228 Wow... that is a fast rise. Would have been scary living there! Many thanks with your kind words. Cheers, Den.
Amazing what you find in Thailand. Looks like it was a nice place at one time. If that was America some one would be living in there. Sad it sounds like the builder never checked the flood plan.
Yeah, couldn't agree more, Thomas. So amazed that the land owners didn't do their homework first. Apparently there is a dam going up in the area which will alleviate the problem. But in the UK or America, the dam would have been built FIRST. Then built upon. I must admit, like you said, if that were the UK or the US, people would still be living in there... maybe just upstairs! Many thanks for sharing, Den.
That house was in good state considering built in 1997 and abandoned.
Yeah, totally agree John. It was actually in pretty good shape. To be honest, the house I bought with the missus wasn't in much better shape and we had to spend a bit to get it liveable (I will be making a video on it soon). So sad to see beautiful houses like that so neglected. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
10 Years ago i was renting something similar on the east side of the city near Baan Suan Thanwalai. After a week i saw the marks on the wall that were not visible before and there was no internet which the owner had promised. Not easy to get a nice property without knowing the area.
Couldn't agree more with you. I once rented in a small townhouse that was right near the entrance to KKU (on Mitraphap Road) and so was quite elevated. Little did I know that it had a lake a good distance away. For two years, everything was OK and then one year, it flood three times in less that two months. I left the property... it was a horrible experience. Imagine I had bought the house... wow. One tip I have, is to look at the electricity sockets in the downstairs part of the house. If they are very high up, it could be because the area floods. Thanks for sharing, Den.
Funny thing. Two weeks ago I looked at the map when I was visiting KK recently and thought - this area looks like a potentially good one for building a house. Subsequently drove there with my girl friend , saw the abandoned house and drove as far as the language school. My girlfriend, who has lived in KK for many years, informed me about the flooding in the area and I promptly dismissed all thoughts of future residence. Then you posted this vid. Small world :)
Wow. Small world indeed!!! Looks like you dodged a bullet there. I love the first house I went into... would easily be worth 4 million baht even in that condition in the right area... but it floods and high! So it isn't really worth anything. Very sad indeed. If you ever buy land, build it up a few metres if you can... many people do this. Many thanks for sharing and I hope you find the right place eventually. Cheers, Den.
Well you can be sure when they sort the new dam the developers will be in again. Good shout on the dog house save that for being in the dog house at home 😁
Yeah, I totally agree. Once that dam goes up, the land will skyrocket. Could you take a risk now on the area? For me, no. It still be years until any form of dam is completed. Oh, and yeah... the doghouse. No chance there were about a dozen dogs. I didn't want to get bitten and end up in the doghouse as you say haha. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
Surely the builder must have known they were building in a flood zone
Hey, Kris. You would have thought so but apparently not. The international school at the bottom even floods at times. A really weird situation and so surprising. We are not talking inches, we are talking metres... surely the knew something? Cheers, Den.
goes to show you that money and brains are not always a team. That was a LOT of money and manpower poured into failure. I can imagine some of the work crews chuckling as they labored. "what do you mean tell them it floods here?? Do you want to lose this nice job?" Wonder if it was a Thai or farang genius that came up with this bright idea. They are NICE homes. Interesting how the first you want into did not have a broken window, but the second one had much of the glass broken out.
Exactly. So strange that a company would invest so much time, effort and money and NOT do any research on the land? It sounds impossible to me! But that is apparently what happened. As for the houses, yeah it was weird. The first one was in decent condition (considering) but the 2nd one had been trashed. In between those two houses, someone lived in the house. Would be very sad to live in a house surrounded by abandoned ones. Many thanks for sharing, Den.
@@KhonKaenDen imagine you knew that in the future that lake would come under control and the flooding would stop. Now imagine you hoodwink some money hungry investor group or individual to build an elite development in the quieest country spinning yarns about lakeside shops and restaurants, etc. KNOWING it'll fail but hey, it's CEMENT...later you can rehab them as you build one or two shops on the lake. it would be interesting to know how that roadwork got put in because no road? no cement trucks or work crews, no houses.