A little bit of advice about your electric truck, if you have lead acid batteries, recharge them every time you use it, if you let them run down before you recharge them, they won't last 5 minutes, lithium batteries are OK to run down before charging.
My wife's family have one in Kanchanaburi similar to the second one you looked at. After four years it's looking very tired and falling apart. They call it the knock down house and I think it will be knocked down soon!! The Thai weather is too severe for these cheap dwellings. Go and have a look at some that have been around for a while....cracks, leaks, doors that won't close etc.
Yes as he entered one towards the end you can see the light shining through on the top of the back door (out of square). This is common for "local" builders and they don't seem to care.
@@thenakedguru they build all the houses in the tropical North of Australia now out of steel frame and zincalume. Look great and are cyclone rated. Build onto a concrete slab. You really don't need to weld all the frames in place they are genually screwed together with tech screws. Frames built in the factory driven to site then erected and screwed together. Fully insulated with Tin roofs and they work well and look great. And last.
If you buy a wooden house made from the treated old hard wood and keep up with the treatment, then termites aren't an issue. My family owns a beautiful teak wood home in Nan that's stood for half a century and counting.
I couldn't help but notice the EV Tuk Tuk has the same key as my Ford Ranger. 555. Cross ventilation is a must on the upper floors. It's a simple solution for upper floors and works great. They have built-in thermostats. Older homes in the USA had attic fans. They work great. As for the wooden homes you put them on concrete piers to protect them from termites. I personally think a Thai-style home would be more interesting for an Air BnB. There are "foamed concrete" blocks light study and excellent insulation that I built my house with. It's common in Thailand.
Concrete is the way to go, we did it. For the roof I'd do what you did on your mexican villa, with cactus house. Prefabs are good, but depends on material used especially on wet rooms. Buy cheap, and get problems, buy mid range and get quality. Having said that we've got a 50-70 year old wood house which was renovated about 15 years ago, and it's still going strong.
The circle window one was nicer because it looks more like a traditional house than a tin shed. :) I suspect the balcony would make for better Airbnb photos
Building , knocking down and re building is part of the fun living in rural Thailand, I wouldn’t invest in something that cannot be easily replaced in 10 /15yrs..
THE WOODEN ONES. or yourself. I'm with Damo. Seems it wouldn't be difficult to do wood to ground barriers. If you could get them to do a custom build , insulate it , and put a copula on top for hot air escape.
I think what helps is family members who are builders, plumbers and electricians so the labour is far more cost effective with the major cost then is materials. And as you say you can design and chose everything you want in the house.
We eyed steel frame knockdowns last year at Nakhon Nayok for the farm in NangRong, the designs were quite attractive, good layouts, and nice neat finishes, but the walls were insulated w 5 or 4cm styrofoam (fiber cement panels outside, plasterboard inside), they needed constant A/C in august; some 80m2 for 1,3M TBH. Teak flooring. To improve the insulation and to extend the roof to shade the external walls would have added another 400k TBH. Prefab makes quality control easier, to build a brick house in the farm we would need a good crew and lots of site supervision while we are abroad. I liked your idea, to let your relatives to build the steel frame, and do the rest step by step, with better insulation and larger roof, maybe that is something for us; I will look for welders in NS and BR to get a proposal. Thank you buddy.
That ventilation fan idea, I dunno why you don't see it more often in tropical homes. We had a very large extractor fan put into our home as a kid, keep in mind our place was a two story with near constant sun exposure and it would pull air through the entire house to the point we would hardly use our A/C, it was brilliant and used stuff all energy to run too.
This is the most cost efficient method in the tropics! Most people spend the money on thicker walls and insulation, but neglect the most basic solution to cooling...extracting the heat from the home.
I liked the tiny one with balcony.. you could put a second bedroom up there instead of balcony :D ...I would also put bricks & mortar inside the walls.. not leave them empty for islolation and stronger structure. Probably best to build it yourself, but nice to see the options.
This was a good watch. I am in the middle of developing a building system to hopefully pitch in Thailand with my Thai wife. Been in the building trade all my life and when ever I have visited seen so many things the construction industry does over there wrong and very baffling. Using concrete and steel in super hot climates is of course going to cause problems. The brand new condo we bought in Bangkok had cracked and looks ruined after just 3 years. In fact the whole complex looks awful now. They are already going around filling the cracks and painting. I hope to start building our home in Buriram within the next 3 years to test various products and systems and if goes well start a building company there.
@6:35 Having a large exhaust fan in the top part of the house is a must in Thailand, unless you prefer to run your AC constantly. Depending on the type of wood used in a wooden knockdown home, termites won't be an issue. Of course, the price would also be higher than the "cheap crap" that's widely available. To your point though, you may as well build a concrete and steel home using cheap labor in the rural areas of Thailand for better value.
FYI: There are several Thai government websites that have free plans available in Thai for downloading. Like you said yourself, it’s good for inspiration and more.
For your Air BnB option, imo, I would put a concrete slab down and build something similar to your studio, with high ceilings etc. Like you say, it should be cool compared to those prefabs.
Ryan. You are being a bit blinked about the wooden “knockdown” I have one on my block for two years now and it’s perfect. I use it as my music, get away from it all room and love it. You do need air conditioning, I find it 3 or 4 degrees warmer. As for the white ants I have it treated 4 times a year and you give it a coat of lacquer every couple of years they look great. You are also talking about using it as an Air B@B, what a great marketing tool. “ come stay in rural Thailand in a traditional wooden knockdown” You need to re consider. Love your stuff, keep up the good work
I think a concrete/Bick house built by yourselves would be the way to go, you can make it to your requirements and use insulation in all the required places, roof external walls etc, I think using family to build and you sourcing the materials would keep the cost to a resonable amount, a design where it is build to your current requirements but include plans for any later extensions if required to be added at a later date, the trips to both these wooden houses and the metal frame knockdown houses was good for your subscribers to see what is available so thank you
the yellow one could have a really useable balcony if you salvaged the rustic roofing sheets from the old farm house and used them on a "carport" over the yellow house.....rain and sun proof.
the first one is more like Dutch Style ? best way to go is concrete and marble tile the place - way cooler and no termites munching through it or rusting in the rainy season.
We looked at some of those to live in during our house build. So glad we didn't. As you said, they are very hot. A simple concrete build is the best way for you guys for sure.
The wood houses are the most beautiful...but concrete build is the way to go. Concrete houses are cooler, stronger and last forever. I bought a single room steel houses for my brother-in-law...huge upgrade for him and actually stays reasonably cool and never leaks. Paid about 80K...upgraded with insulation and better door/windows. Still looks good a year later.
My friend I agree with you on the houses. The different houses are so far apart in design. I have a house in TL. Full remodeled. I see the more houses you look at the more you like your own style. I think you will be much happier this way. Thanks Gary
hey ryan, ur second property my idea would be to tear down the wooden second story, build a good insulated steel roof on the first floor as it is big enough for an airbnb with the bathroom semi outside in the back. the wood from the second floor used as a deck around 2 sides of the house....then maybe a caravan or 2 for extra bedrooms? haha So many ways to go, but you do have an existing concrete structure...yet maybe flooding has damaged it? Investing in the future so important guys Peace and Love Y'all Happy New Year
40 ft. Shipping containers. All facing an inner courtyard with screened patio doors. After many hears living in SE Asia, I believe you've got to get the heat out of home. An inner courtyard home with a floating roof structure does that for me.
G'day Ryan and gang, have you thought about an earth home? Very well insulated and super cheap to build, mainly requires labour that the whole family can help with.
Consider putting the living structure under a solar canopy to allow airflow and shade. They are usually for parking vehicles under but can be expanded to fit above a home.
I'm assuming that when you said a "solar canopy", you mean solar panels above the roof. That sounds like a good idea, but I'm not sure if the frame of these houses would support the weight, not that I know how heavy good quality solar panels are. As another viewer commented, these houses aren't that week built, although they might 'look' nice.
Ryan, you may already have spoke about it though it bears mentioning, what are the intended uses for the old farmhouse location and the types of use you have already come up with? Perhaps these trips are about the discovery and development for what the many options for its use really are as a plan. Given that you have the skills in the family perhaps a budget, scope of use and the potentials overtime might be of great value to discuss and clarify while you’re out and about looking. Then take some plans to your uncle and brother family members to plan further.
When living in a steel framed 'box' remember that steel expands quite a lot when in the sun. At night it will contract considerably. So everyday you are getting the 'expanding and contracting' or a bit of a squeeze' which will over time loosen frames, panels and doors! As you well know, the better the insulation and ventilation the happier for all inside! * Have the sellers perform some 'sample welds' before buying! ---I've seen so many poor welds with bunches of grapes hanging!
My farm at chiang muan has teak trees on it. When it comes to the time to build we're not going to worry about money etc.. got a nice big house block about 10mins North of chiangrai airport. You will be wanting galvanised steel. Having built before in Australia and know about how the do it in Thailand i would say most of what you looked at is pretty crappy.. The cheap bendy steel stud is fine.
Always good to take your time & explore all options. I'd pass on these prefabs. Reminds me of trailer homes in the US, inasmuch as you tend to get less than what you pay for. I would not want to be in one of these in a strong storm. Low quality steel, cheap wall panels, virtually no insulation. You would probably need to run the aircon 24/7 and it still would be hot - esp. if all of that glass is not double pane. I doubt that they would last as long as you think - I'd be willing to wager that the wood houses which you looked at previously would last much longer, even given the termites. They are also not at all aesthetically pleasing. About the only thing they have going for them is the ease of build & relatively low price - for those smaller ones, at least. Would I want to stay in one, as a paying (or non-paying) guest? No. I'd prefer to stay in your original bamboo hut. :) As always, just my personal knee-jerk opinion and not worth a baht.
They seem very nice buildings , but I agree with you it would be concrete building seems a better option to me anyway but of course that's what we're used to here in the UK. Always interesting and informative and entertaining
I lived in a small "oven" similar to that in Isaan for 6 months and I nearly died!🤣 If you don't have A/C you're dead. Also, quality of some leaves much to be desired. Cracking and creaking in the sun.
You could build a roof structure over the house and will help with shade and solar panels and rain capture. I would go with a modern design on the outside if you can vs the cottage style.
Hi Ryan, thank you for the info. Great video. Looking at building our own in Surin never thought about a prefab. Two questions come to mind. Would we require planning permission? Is there a cavity to add insulation?
Executive decision made as you got into the car, concrete it is. Would rather build with concrete, be creative to your own requirements and use the tradesmen that you’ve used before and provide them with work. You’ve already set your own standards with what you have built. Build once, build solid, build right.
They go up very quickly. I had a steel frame house made to my spec's and we put it together. Me and Mrs. Small ones are too small. Toilet and bathroom in between two of them would just be okay,but you would have to have a large veranda on the front for cooking and lounge. Cement is better. Cut back on windows also. Higher ceiling is cooler. I would put a pad in first to make sure it would never have water coming in. I think you should have made your place a bit higher than the surrounding area. One step up to the outside and one step up into house. I've seen people who regret.
With all of the heat in Thailand homes should really be built with much thicker walls than the 4 inch hollow blocks that are used today. With the sun beating on the walls all day you need walls 16 inches thick to avoid the heat making its way all through the walls. In Arizona they build some nice homes using rammed earth construction for the walls. You can choose different types of dirt along with a binding agent to hold the dirt together. They use forms and use 12 inches high of dirt that gets compressed with a hydraulic tamper to about 8 inches. This type of construction has been used for several thousand years and lasts much longer than toothpick construction with hollow walls of today. Even in Thailand you could do walls with two solid 8 inch blocks thick (or one 8 & one 4) with foam insulation in between. That’s the right way to do it in extremely warm temperatures, though I have not seen it done anywhere in Thailand. Otherwise, you can count on running the a/c most of the time while indoors. Also, get a solar system to power the a/c most of the time.
An interesting option. Bear in mind inexpensive constructions are inexpensive based on parts used and of course labour. I'd be thinking compare with UK static caravans which have a typical life span of 20 years due to their cheap construction. You'll deffo save in labour costs though. If you want longevity I'd be thinking build your own as you've done with the cottage, where you project manage and are involved with construction and fittings quality. Short term (20 years) prefab, long term self build. Also what's the objective, Airbnb? Think about damage and repair also, again inexpensive will wear much quicker especially with unknowns.
They are caravans with no wheels! If tow balls were more popular in Thailand (you dont see them on cars or pick-ups very often) the country would be importing caravans by the boat load.
Anything tiled should never be made to move. Even with a deep foundation, you may get cracks in a cement wall so all of these bathrooms and floors would be very vulnerable to cracking. So it's a big no-no for me.A friend of mine was close to getting one of these but ended up doing concrete for close to the same price
The prices are good compared to the West. A more solid structure is the way to go, and you said you can have what you like. That being said, Mo keeps telling you she likes wood! 😂😂😂
I’ve heard you have to put a vapour barrier to the outside of the building to stop warm humid air condensing on the cooler surface inside. Basically, opposite to what we do in the UK 🇬🇧 Can anyone confirm this? 🙂🙏🏻
What part of Thailand do you live in ? Im in a place Called Soi Dao if you ever wanted to do a trip and get another perspective or do an interview or stay we can chat im 52 been here almost 25 years I do go back and forth to work in the states I have had pig farms and a dairy and also have a rubber farm on 30 Rai just extending out maybe i can help in some way idk . But I see myself in what you are doing on youtube I have been through it all and then some !!
These houses need to be transported to the customer. So there is a weight issue and this is another reason why they don't use all full steel beams. You cannot space the beams further apart as the boards could not be properly fixed if they are too far apart. Your expectation of building this with 2 people in two days - keep dreaming. Every steel part has to be measured and cut, then welded and finally double painted to last. It looks like less work compared to stones, but it is not that much time saving due to the necessary steps.
😂Overthinking again 😂 Sometimes being right isn’t right 😂 Plus It Looks like dogs balls etc Or you go traditional save dollars 🎉 and make them happy ? 😂
Love the old traditional Lanna style houses. Wife & I have been looking at these, looks like a deacent size one made from teak is in the region of 4million thai baht. Visit Jim Thompson's House in Bangkok for inspiration.
Interested to know your thoughts on these 😁👍🇹🇭
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00:38 See that steel tubing directly above your head mate? Wrap some foam padding around it and you'll thank me when you hit a bump. 😉
omg air bnb it and allow access to your products for sale, i mean i would drive and stay a few days and leave with a truck load of your honey
A little bit of advice about your electric truck, if you have lead acid batteries, recharge them every time you use it, if you let them run down before you recharge them, they won't last 5 minutes, lithium batteries are OK to run down before charging.
Informed the boss 👍 cheers
I like the 2nd one you showed for 380,000....very good price.😂
A trickle charger is a good idea.
My wife's family have one in Kanchanaburi similar to the second one you looked at. After four years it's looking very tired and falling apart. They call it the knock down house and I think it will be knocked down soon!! The Thai weather is too severe for these cheap dwellings. Go and have a look at some that have been around for a while....cracks, leaks, doors that won't close etc.
i thought this might be the case, thanks for sharing
Yes as he entered one towards the end you can see the light shining through on the top of the back door (out of square). This is common for "local" builders and they don't seem to care.
Saw a concrete knockdown house by
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@@thenakedguru they build all the houses in the tropical North of Australia now out of steel frame and zincalume. Look great and are cyclone rated. Build onto a concrete slab. You really don't need to weld all the frames in place they are genually screwed together with tech screws. Frames built in the factory driven to site then erected and screwed together. Fully insulated with Tin roofs and they work well and look great. And last.
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The bendy stuff is aluminum and not steel. In my younger days I worked in an aluminum plant and we made those.
Damo really wants the wooden one, so you need to find a termite free solution, find a teak wood version, raised with concrete pillars should be good.
I would personally buy or build a wooden house ons concrete stilts then have the wood termite treated every few years.
If you buy a wooden house made from the treated old hard wood and keep up with the treatment, then termites aren't an issue. My family owns a beautiful teak wood home in Nan that's stood for half a century and counting.
I couldn't help but notice the EV Tuk Tuk has the same key as my Ford Ranger. 555. Cross ventilation is a must on the upper floors. It's a simple solution for upper floors and works great. They have built-in thermostats. Older homes in the USA had attic fans. They work great. As for the wooden homes you put them on concrete piers to protect them from termites. I personally think a Thai-style home would be more interesting for an Air BnB. There are "foamed concrete" blocks light study and excellent insulation that I built my house with. It's common in Thailand.
Concrete is the way to go, we did it. For the roof I'd do what you did on your mexican villa, with cactus house. Prefabs are good, but depends on material used especially on wet rooms. Buy cheap, and get problems, buy mid range and get quality. Having said that we've got a 50-70 year old wood house which was renovated about 15 years ago, and it's still going strong.
The circle window one was nicer because it looks more like a traditional house than a tin shed. :) I suspect the balcony would make for better Airbnb photos
Building , knocking down and re building is part of the fun living in rural Thailand, I wouldn’t invest in something that cannot be easily replaced in 10 /15yrs..
THE WOODEN ONES. or yourself.
I'm with Damo. Seems it wouldn't be difficult to do wood to ground barriers. If you could get them to do a custom build , insulate it , and put a copula on top for hot air escape.
I think what helps is family members who are builders, plumbers and electricians so the labour is far more cost effective with the major cost then is materials.
And as you say you can design and chose everything you want in the house.
Ryan I never think of you as a Cheap Charlie. You think long-term and are wise! I hope you get your guys to build custom on that land😉🤞🏼
Thanks Brenda 🙏
We eyed steel frame knockdowns last year at Nakhon Nayok for the farm in NangRong, the designs were quite attractive, good layouts, and nice neat finishes, but the walls were insulated w 5 or 4cm styrofoam (fiber cement panels outside, plasterboard inside), they needed constant A/C in august; some 80m2 for 1,3M TBH. Teak flooring. To improve the insulation and to extend the roof to shade the external walls would have added another 400k TBH. Prefab makes quality control easier, to build a brick house in the farm we would need a good crew and lots of site supervision while we are abroad. I liked your idea, to let your relatives to build the steel frame, and do the rest step by step, with better insulation and larger roof, maybe that is something for us; I will look for welders in NS and BR to get a proposal. Thank you buddy.
I actually love the look of those prefab homes
That ventilation fan idea, I dunno why you don't see it more often in tropical homes. We had a very large extractor fan put into our home as a kid, keep in mind our place was a two story with near constant sun exposure and it would pull air through the entire house to the point we would hardly use our A/C, it was brilliant and used stuff all energy to run too.
This is the most cost efficient method in the tropics! Most people spend the money on thicker walls and insulation, but neglect the most basic solution to cooling...extracting the heat from the home.
I liked the tiny one with balcony.. you could put a second bedroom up there instead of balcony :D ...I would also put bricks & mortar inside the walls.. not leave them empty for islolation and stronger structure. Probably best to build it yourself, but nice to see the options.
They sell gypsum plasterboard with silver paper backing which helps to keep the heat down
This was a good watch. I am in the middle of developing a building system to hopefully pitch in Thailand with my Thai wife. Been in the building trade all my life and when ever I have visited seen so many things the construction industry does over there wrong and very baffling. Using concrete and steel in super hot climates is of course going to cause problems. The brand new condo we bought in Bangkok had cracked and looks ruined after just 3 years. In fact the whole complex looks awful now. They are already going around filling the cracks and painting. I hope to start building our home in Buriram within the next 3 years to test various products and systems and if goes well start a building company there.
@6:35 Having a large exhaust fan in the top part of the house is a must in Thailand, unless you prefer to run your AC constantly. Depending on the type of wood used in a wooden knockdown home, termites won't be an issue. Of course, the price would also be higher than the "cheap crap" that's widely available. To your point though, you may as well build a concrete and steel home using cheap labor in the rural areas of Thailand for better value.
FYI: There are several Thai government websites that have free plans available in Thai for downloading. Like you said yourself, it’s good for inspiration and more.
For your Air BnB option, imo, I would put a concrete slab down and build something similar to your studio, with high ceilings etc. Like you say, it should be cool compared to those prefabs.
Ryan. You are being a bit blinked about the wooden “knockdown” I have one on my block for two years now and it’s perfect. I use it as my music, get away from it all room and love it. You do need air conditioning, I find it 3 or 4 degrees warmer. As for the white ants I have it treated 4 times a year and you give it a coat of lacquer every couple of years they look great. You are also talking about using it as an Air B@B, what a great marketing tool. “ come stay in rural Thailand in a traditional wooden knockdown” You need to re consider.
Love your stuff, keep up the good work
Where in ubon do you get your pest control done?
That roof balcony would be handy to access your solar panels for cleaning
Those shipping container conversions would be a lot more sturdy if they are an option.
I think a concrete/Bick house built by yourselves would be the way to go, you can make it to your requirements and use insulation in all the required places, roof external walls etc, I think using family to build and you sourcing the materials would keep the cost to a resonable amount, a design where it is build to your current requirements but include plans for any later extensions if required to be added at a later date,
the trips to both these wooden houses and the metal frame knockdown houses was good for your subscribers to see what is available so thank you
the yellow one could have a really useable balcony if you salvaged the rustic roofing sheets from the old farm house and used them on a "carport" over the yellow house.....rain and sun proof.
Great information. Thank you
the first one is more like Dutch Style ?
best way to go is concrete and marble tile the place - way cooler and no termites munching through it or rusting in the rainy season.
I have watched them build steel framed houses in Thailand. The walls were concrete blocks between the vertical posts. The best of both.
We looked at some of those to live in during our house build. So glad we didn't.
As you said, they are very hot.
A simple concrete build is the best way for you guys for sure.
The wood houses are the most beautiful...but concrete build is the way to go. Concrete houses are cooler, stronger and last forever. I bought a single room steel houses for my brother-in-law...huge upgrade for him and actually stays reasonably cool and never leaks. Paid about 80K...upgraded with insulation and better door/windows. Still looks good a year later.
My friend I agree with you on the houses. The different houses are so far apart in design. I have a house in TL. Full remodeled. I see the more houses you look at the more you like your own style. I think you will be much happier this way. Thanks Gary
hey ryan, ur second property my idea would be to tear down the wooden second story, build a good insulated steel roof on the first floor as it is big enough for an airbnb with the bathroom semi outside in the back. the wood from the second floor used as a deck around 2 sides of the house....then maybe a caravan or 2 for extra bedrooms? haha So many ways to go, but you do have an existing concrete structure...yet maybe flooding has damaged it? Investing in the future so important guys Peace and Love Y'all Happy New Year
I would build a concrete bungalow type house with high ceilings and an outdoor kitchen
40 ft. Shipping containers. All facing an inner courtyard with screened patio doors. After many hears living in SE Asia, I believe you've got to get the heat out of home. An inner courtyard home with a floating roof structure does that for me.
really great to watch your vids when i get home after my nightshifit - relaxing and interesting to see different things in thailand - cheers
They look really good.Steele is very good , but it's got to be solid hard. Concrete completely better
G'day Ryan and gang, have you thought about an earth home? Very well insulated and super cheap to build, mainly requires labour that the whole family can help with.
Consider putting the living structure under a solar canopy to allow airflow and shade. They are usually for parking vehicles under but can be expanded to fit above a home.
I'm assuming that when you said a "solar canopy", you mean solar panels above the roof. That sounds like a good idea, but I'm not sure if the frame of these houses would support the weight, not that I know how heavy good quality solar panels are. As another viewer commented, these houses aren't that week built, although they might 'look' nice.
Ryan, you may already have spoke about it though it bears mentioning, what are the intended uses for the old farmhouse location and the types of use you have already come up with? Perhaps these trips are about the discovery and development for what the many options for its use really are as a plan.
Given that you have the skills in the family perhaps a budget, scope of use and the potentials overtime might be of great value to discuss and clarify while you’re out and about looking. Then take some plans to your uncle and brother family members to plan further.
When living in a steel framed 'box' remember that steel expands quite a lot when in the sun. At night it will contract considerably. So everyday you are getting the 'expanding and contracting' or a bit of a squeeze' which will over time loosen frames, panels and doors! As you well know, the better the insulation and ventilation the happier for all inside! * Have the sellers perform some 'sample welds' before buying! ---I've seen so many poor welds with bunches of grapes hanging!
My farm at chiang muan has teak trees on it.
When it comes to the time to build we're not going to worry about money etc.. got a nice big house block about 10mins North of chiangrai airport.
You will be wanting galvanised steel. Having built before in Australia and know about how the do it in Thailand i would say most of what you looked at is pretty crappy.. The cheap bendy steel stud is fine.
Spray foam insulation would help. Thai’s don’t use Insulation normally
To meet halfway, maybe look at faux wood concrete construction.
Always good to take your time & explore all options.
I'd pass on these prefabs. Reminds me of trailer homes in the US, inasmuch as you tend to get less than what you pay for. I would not want to be in one of these in a strong storm. Low quality steel, cheap wall panels, virtually no insulation. You would probably need to run the aircon 24/7 and it still would be hot - esp. if all of that glass is not double pane. I doubt that they would last as long as you think - I'd be willing to wager that the wood houses which you looked at previously would last much longer, even given the termites. They are also not at all aesthetically pleasing. About the only thing they have going for them is the ease of build & relatively low price - for those smaller ones, at least.
Would I want to stay in one, as a paying (or non-paying) guest? No. I'd prefer to stay in your original bamboo hut. :)
As always, just my personal knee-jerk opinion and not worth a baht.
They seem very nice buildings , but I agree with you it would be concrete building seems a better option to me anyway but of course that's what we're used to here in the UK. Always interesting and informative and entertaining
I lived in a small "oven" similar to that in Isaan for 6 months and I nearly died!🤣 If you don't have A/C you're dead. Also, quality of some leaves much to be desired. Cracking and creaking in the sun.
You could build a roof structure over the house and will help with shade and solar panels and rain capture. I would go with a modern design on the outside if you can vs the cottage style.
Im definitely with Damo on the wood house
I think you would be better to knock your own house down then build your own house and clean the land up for around 1.5 to 2 million Bart
Hi Ryan, thank you for the info. Great video. Looking at building our own in Surin never thought about a prefab. Two questions come to mind. Would we require planning permission? Is there a cavity to add insulation?
Concrete cracks, steel flexs.... done every country in SE Asia over the last 9 years including time in Buriram and Surin
Concrete Building all the way. These look nice but wouldn’t last. Buy/Build once with quality and you will never regret it.
Not sure if anyone has mentioned, but four wheeler is much more stable from tip over than a three wheeler.
Build it yourself and insulate it, otherwise you'll regret it down the road
Executive decision made as you got into the car, concrete it is. Would rather build with concrete, be creative to your own requirements and use the tradesmen that you’ve used before and provide them with work. You’ve already set your own standards with what you have built.
Build once, build solid, build right.
The majority of internal walls unless a supporting wall in new houses are stud portion the same metal you said is used for a ceiling.
Ryan, could you give a contact for the prefab homes, please? Thank you. 😊
Are you against using wood for specifically rural Thailand or for building in all of Thailand?
They go up very quickly. I had a steel frame house made to my spec's and we put it together. Me and Mrs.
Small ones are too small. Toilet and bathroom in between two of them would just be okay,but you would have to have a large veranda on the front for cooking and lounge. Cement is better. Cut back on windows also. Higher ceiling is cooler. I would put a pad in first to make sure it would never have water coming in. I think you should have made your place a bit higher than the surrounding area. One step up to the outside and one step up into house. I've seen people who regret.
Would you have details of where this place is located? Looks interesting.
You should check out I Loft in Kohn Kaen. They have precast concrete houses and offer free delivery up to 1000 km.
With all of the heat in Thailand homes should really be built with much thicker walls than the 4 inch hollow blocks that are used today. With the sun beating on the walls all day you need walls 16 inches thick to avoid the heat making its way all through the walls. In Arizona they build some nice homes using rammed earth construction for the walls. You can choose different types of dirt along with a binding agent to hold the dirt together. They use forms and use 12 inches high of dirt that gets compressed with a hydraulic tamper to about 8 inches. This type of construction has been used for several thousand years and lasts much longer than toothpick construction with hollow walls of today. Even in Thailand you could do walls with two solid 8 inch blocks thick (or one 8 & one 4) with foam insulation in between. That’s the right way to do it in extremely warm temperatures, though I have not seen it done anywhere in Thailand. Otherwise, you can count on running the a/c most of the time while indoors. Also, get a solar system to power the a/c most of the time.
The wood will be good for making animal pens, never burn.
An interesting option. Bear in mind inexpensive constructions are inexpensive based on parts used and of course labour. I'd be thinking compare with UK static caravans which have a typical life span of 20 years due to their cheap construction. You'll deffo save in labour costs though.
If you want longevity I'd be thinking build your own as you've done with the cottage, where you project manage and are involved with construction and fittings quality.
Short term (20 years) prefab, long term self build.
Also what's the objective, Airbnb? Think about damage and repair also, again inexpensive will wear much quicker especially with unknowns.
They are caravans with no wheels!
If tow balls were more popular in Thailand (you dont see them on cars or pick-ups very often) the country would be importing caravans by the boat load.
❤️👍🏼Interesting. Not impressed! How would they hold up to rain season or hurricanes. Have a great weekend. Have a great weekend💞💞💞💞💞💞
Is insulation a thing with those style houses or only reserve for the rich homes?
I think it's the way forward. Just need to build a heat barrier. Ideal man cave.
I would assume it it was insulated with good insulation it wouldn't be so hot. In any case good luck 👍
I ment Cavity wall also space between roof and ceiling. Do these prefabs come with a warranty?
To build a house and live there as a single person is different than living with your Thai partner.
Yea if no family or children just rent 👍
Hi Ryan, where in Buriram is this place? It looks interesting.
Anything tiled should never be made to move. Even with a deep foundation, you may get cracks in a cement wall so all of these bathrooms and floors would be very vulnerable to cracking. So it's a big no-no for me.A friend of mine was close to getting one of these but ended up doing concrete for close to the same price
I'm not sure that is real tile. I'm pretty sure it's plastic paneling with tile design.
@@dsorichetti154 Yeah you are probably right. Tiles would also weigh a lot
Are the pre-fab houses insulated throughout?
That stel C channels are Gyproc channels. 1.5€ /meter.
Your better to rinse and create space underneath that's cool
The prices are good compared to the West. A more solid structure is the way to go, and you said you can have what you like. That being said, Mo keeps telling you she likes wood! 😂😂😂
What's the outside wall siding called on many of these pre fab houses?
Smart board? Fiber board?
looks fibre board the same as they use in Australia. They call them Sheds made with steel frame as these are.
I’ve heard you have to put a vapour barrier to the outside of the building to stop warm humid air condensing on the cooler surface inside. Basically, opposite to what we do in the UK 🇬🇧 Can anyone confirm this? 🙂🙏🏻
Hi what’s the contact details for those homes I do like the round window one mini man cave
Stay eternal, brother.
The problem with modern versions ..my thai partner says they do not deal with rain we'll...need bigger roof hanging over etc. ..look nice ..tho ..
where can i get one of those 3-wheelers?
It’s more American Gothic lite you could grab a pitchfork and stand in front with Damo 😅
What part of Thailand do you live in ? Im in a place Called Soi Dao if you ever wanted to do a trip and get another perspective or do an interview or stay we can chat im 52 been here almost 25 years I do go back and forth to work in the states I have had pig farms and a dairy and also have a rubber farm on 30 Rai just extending out maybe i can help in some way idk . But I see myself in what you are doing on youtube I have been through it all and then some !!
I’ve noted the location 👍
Ryan looks a very nice hardware store
Check the welds on these frames they look bad for sure
no way build a wooden home for termites to eat.
A bit off-topic question: When you buy Thai gold bars (1baht), do you pay a making fee on top of selling price? And if so, how much?
500 baht commission is usual when buying and selling the bars
These houses need to be transported to the customer. So there is a weight issue and this is another reason why they don't use all full steel beams. You cannot space the beams further apart as the boards could not be properly fixed if they are too far apart. Your expectation of building this with 2 people in two days - keep dreaming. Every steel part has to be measured and cut, then welded and finally double painted to last. It looks like less work compared to stones, but it is not that much time saving due to the necessary steps.
Use aac blocks next time you build. Preferably the 20cm thick ones.
Looks like it could use a better suspension
😂Overthinking again 😂
Sometimes being right isn’t right 😂
Plus It Looks like dogs balls etc
Or you go traditional
save dollars 🎉
and make them happy ? 😂
Family build quality time
no one is unhappy 🎉
Love the old traditional Lanna style houses. Wife & I have been looking at these, looks like a deacent size one made from teak is in the region of 4million thai baht. Visit Jim Thompson's House in Bangkok for inspiration.
Looks more regency but I might be wrong obviously.
My wife now that it’s winter keeps the house at 17 C
Is it a house or a greenhouse?
I think 4 or 5 little bungalows and make a little hippy commune, you could have your own cult 😊
Not sure Damo would go for it but I like the idea 🤣
@@thenakedguru make her high priestess, build it and they shall come 😁
@@thenakedguru High priestess Damol, of the Church of the solo shoe 😁