Brick gluing started and hollow core slabs for second pyramid room placed

We started to discover brick gluing. We need to build up some experience with this but think the result will be nice. 

This morning we got the prestressed concrete basic floor slabs delivered. It took about us two hours in the sun to place them. After that I was 'leaking'. Temperatures and humidity are too high. 

In the mean time our air-condition is working again. Spare parts arrived and are changed. Great to have some cooling comfort again. Kadhow, who yesterday, got the stitches out of his ear, likes it a lot too. I decided to really close and seal all gaps so no ants can come in with construction spay foam. No way. I spilled some drops and discovered within ten minutes ants are fond of it as you can see on one of the pictures. So I have to take it out and find a new solution again. We tried all kind of things from the internet already and placed traps. Our ants are more than clever because after a first impression they do not enter with the rest of the family the traps anymore ;). 

Also our vacuum cleaner stopped working because of three Chinchoks (house Gecko/lizards) eggs and... again ants inside. It was possible to fix this myself. 

Some pictures of the last couple of days. 

Frans Captijn

email:   pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com

Step by step because of hindrances. An unexpected but still amazing process 😏

We got some visitors from Mae Rim. Our next door neighbor Donnie on his way for a two month holiday to Phuket and a German friend and his wife on their way to visit their family in Khon Kaen. For all of them not a straight line to their destination so very thankful they showed us their interest in our process by visiting us. 

We get more and more followers on the internet interested in what we are doing. Some people ask us if we still enjoy our building process with many hindrances. The answer is YES. Not because we need to say this but because it really is. 

Why we can say this is because we have no 'dead-line' so are flexible. And of course we want to make process and do not like all kind of delays but we have to go with the flow and things that enter our way. 

To mention some of our hindrances of the last two weeks:

• Again a broken down Kia truck (this time we needed a new radiator)
• Dog Kadhow that needs attention after a surgery because of a hematoma after a bite in his ear.
• Our first air-conditioning that needed attention after a PCB (Printed circuit board), the electronic main controller, stopped functioning because of partly being eaten by ants. I cannot repair myself and we have to wait for the spare part ordered in Vietnam (can take two weeks). Be sure, with temperatures around 40 degrees C not really fun. 
• Celebrating Songkran (Thai New year) for three days
• Changing weather conditions (rain and thunderstorms)
• New Thai 'worldwide virus' regulations.

But... we succeeded to get the new Q-con G4 blocks and to do the gluing of the blocks and to fix the main electricity line and bring in tubes to periodically spray poison against termites and other unwanted animals under the new floor. We brought the moisture-resistant and leveling foam layer in as well. So ready for the floor construction. Also the main doorframe in pyramid 1 is placed. 

Tomorrow the hollow core slabs (concrete floor slabs) should be delivered but we changed that plan (because of Kadhow's situation) to Monday. 

Already we are waiting nearly eight weeks for the glass rooftop for guest pyramid 1. The company is to busy with contract work so we have to wait. We hope it will come some time...

Indeed it's all step by step and slowly. Still go with the flow.

Frans Captijn

email:   pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com

Heat and humidity delay

Temperatures are very high and after some first rainfall also the humidity is reaching an extreme level. So we need to be careful not to get a heatstroke. 
Reason why things are going very slow at the moment. 

We finished the roof molding of the flat part of the roof. Started with some garden decoration (just for the fun) and have to make an additional foundation beam because, stupid me, I made a small mistake in measuring the formwork. We worked a bit on the inside electricity. I stopped painting because of too high temperatures even in the shade. The paint does not get time to flow and stick. It feels it's dry within two minutes. Does not look and is not right in my opinion. So this can wait. 

We ordered and picked up the wooden frame for the front door. I am not totally happy with the quality but we are happy finally we got it. We have to protect the wood with a special coating against termites. 

This morning, after five weeks waiting, we got a first small example of the rooftop. So, we hope the final rooftop soon will be there. Needed because rain showers are coming closer and closer. 

We work around half an hour and need to take a half hour break to drink and rest. Again happy we do not have a final date things need to be finished. It will come on the right time ;). Our health and keeping fun are the main things in the process. 

Early in the morning and late in the afternoon we can do a bit more. It is the way it is at the moment.

Frans Captijn

email:   pyramidhousethailand@gmail.com