Start of finishing work

Although we think we have at least more than a year work to do to complete the main house we are now in the stage of "finishing work". 

We made the decision to prepare the inside of the house first so, if the workers are available (after the rice harvesting), they can start plastering around end of November this year. We found people in the village who have experience in plastering (we also checked some of their work) and they are willing to do that for us. 

As I learned from my mom, we will be a good host to them. 

Why not do the plastering myself? 

First of all I do not like plastering. On the other hand I think it's not a good idea after two serious warnings of my body (herniated disc and sciatica) this can be too much/too heavy for me.

So, Phatsamon and I decided already nearly a year ago to hire workers for inside plastering and (a company) to finish the ground floor. 

We also made another decision. To focus on finishing the inside of the house as far as possible so we can start to live in it. The finishing touch for the outside can be done after that. I think this idea/option was a great thought of Phatsamon. 

Also regular maintenance starts to take time now. 

Unexpected one of our street lanterns in the garden stopped working after a cow entered our property in the night. We really did not know why. It took a while to find the cause and to fix it but we managed and everything is working again. Actually, although our CCTV camera showed, It had nothing to do with that cow. 

Focusing on finishing the inside does not say you can keep your eyes shut for things that need to be done (in the near future) on the outside. 

So we needed to install several electricity outlets in the outside walls and had to make the anchors for the sunscreens to be installed. 

After the sever storms this spring I wanted to make the connection for them even stronger so made anchors trough the walls at around every meter to fix the steel structure of the sunscreens. We will also install, every two meters, a pole (steel with concrete foot) to make the construction even stronger against storms. Off course no guarantee but still better prepared (at least in my mind). 

All the electricity outlets, pipes and most of the wires, in the house are in. A very dusty job, milling pipes and grinding the spaces for the outlets and switches. After cutting the holes for pipes and outlets with a Kango and bringing the electricity pipes and steel bases for the outlets in, we filled up with special plaster to get a flat wall again. Ready for further plastering or tiling. 

Tiles for the kitchen arrived and all the preparations for the kitchen walls are made. 

We installed the bathroom door with temporary red/white protective tape and changed the direction of the prepared installed deadbolt lock (by the way a hard job to find out how to do). A special foil will be added to the glass as decoration. Also the frame and cabinet doors of the meditation/yoga room storage, to build, at the first floor, are fixed.  

We have to spend more time with our animal family (five dogs and four cats) now. Happy again not to have a schedule, so, no rush to finish. 

In the mean time our rice field is ready to be harvested somewhere this week.  

Cupid checking the clarity of the glass of the
bathroom-door before the foil will be added. 

After their morning walk with the pack and having breakfast,
Baijka and Taffy are waiting for their regular quality check/taste
of all the construction-materials before use in the house. 

Frans & Phatsamon

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