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Foundations
Ground beams
Roof beams
Columns
Floor slab
Roof slab
Drive
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1.00 x 1.00 x 0.30
0.30 x 0.15
0.30 x 0.15
0.35 x 0.15
0.30 x 0.15
0.30 x 0.15
0.40 x 0.15
0.15 x 0.15
0.15 thick
0.15 thick
0.15 thick
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12 mm rebar mesh at 150 mm centres
4 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
5 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
7 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
4 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
5 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
7 x 12 mm rebar, 6 mm ties at 150 mm centres
6 x 12 mm rebar. 6 mm ties at 200 mm centres
6 mm rebar mesh at 150 mm centres
12 mm rebar mesh at 200 mm centres
6 mm rebar at 200 mm centres
6 mm rebar mesh at 150 mm centres
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Walls
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Brick
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Single skin
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Cement rendered
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Roof |
Steelwork |
Vertical (slope)
Horizontal |
100 mm x 50 mm x 20 mm x 2.3 mm "C" channel
25 mm x 25 mm x 2.3 mm channel
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Electric
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30/100 A electric supply
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Twin/earth |
Consumer unit (16 breakers)
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Sockets:
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Lounge
Kitchen
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom 1
Bathroom 2
Car port
External
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4 x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1 x telephone jack
1 x satellite t.v. jack
2 x ceiling fans
3 x twin sockets, 300 mm above working surface
2 x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1 x direct wired cooker hood
4 x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1 x telephone jack
1 x satellite t.v. jack
1 x air conditioning unit (with separate breaker)
1 x oscillating ceiling fan
3 x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1 x oscillating ceiling fan
3 x twin sockets, 150 mm above floor level
1 x telephone jack
1 x oscillating ceiling fan
1 x hot water shower unit (with separate breaker)
1 x single shaver socket
1 x hot water shower unit (with separate breaker)
1 x twin socket, 300 mm above floor level
1 x direct wired well water pump
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Lighting
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Lounge
Kitchen
Bedroom 1
Bedroom 2
Bedroom 3
Bathroom 1
Bathroom 2
Car port
External
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2 x fluorescent ceiling lights
5 x tungsten wall lights
1 x twin fluorescent ceiling light
2 x spot downlights
1 x fluorescent ceiling light
2 x tungsten wall lights
1 x fluorescent ceiling light
2 x tungsten wall lights
1 x fluorescent ceiling light
1 x tungsten ceiling light
1 x tungsten ceiling light
1 x fluorescent roof light
4 x fluorescent lights
2 x halogen floodlights (with separate breakers)
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Water
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Supply
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External
Internal
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25mm diameter supply from well pump
12mm diameter supply (via filter to kitchen)
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Discharge
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Kitchen
Bathroom 1
Bathroom 2
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50mm combination discharge, sink, washer, floor drain
50mm combination discharge, washbasin, shower drain
100mm soil discharge to twin septic tank
50mm combination discharge, washbasin, shower drain
100mm soil discharge to twin cess pit
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Surface water
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External
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150mm PVC gutters
75mm and 100mm PVC downpipes
Discharge via gullies to 200mm drains
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Points to consider about heights when building a house:
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Farangs tend generally to be taller than Thais. Being 1.92 m tall
myself and employing a foreman who was 1.54 m tall I took the following
precautions:
Ceiling height sufficient to accommodate fans that can’t be
reached with arms outstretched (3.20 metre ceiling height in my case).
2.00 m high doors to the bathrooms instead of the ‘standard’ 1.80 m.
Work surfaces in the kitchen set high enough (a compromise).
Surfaces in the bathroom set high enough (another compromise).
Door handles set at the correct height.
Wall lights at sufficient height to prevent contact with my head.
Height of the shower fitting sufficient.
Bathroom mirrors set at the correct height (another compromise).
Stoep rail at a sufficient height for sitting.
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