Part of the finishing job is to get the tiling and electric socket-outlets and switches for the kitchen installed. So plastering and finishing the floor can be started.
More work than we thought but we managed again. We used TARA tiles, special order, fabricated in India, of 30 x 60 cm. Believe it or not, we ordered just enough. Only one full tile left after all the cutting and gluing. The result (for us) is great.
After tiling we worked on joint filling with a special, very thin, Weber white filler and, around the windows, a light grey TOA acrylic sealant. After 24 hours drying we had to polish (with a machine) the tiles and joints and just finished that work.
Because we built a so called 'half-open' kitchen, so connected with the living room, we placed 30 cm wide, 4 cm thick, rubber tree, laminated planks to create a separation.
As we told before, we give priority to completing the inside finishing work of the house so external workers can plaster the walls and install the flooring because it's to heavy for us (after my herniated disc problem in my back and sciatica in my left leg) to do.
The electric earthed socket-outlets of the kitchen are 'silver' Luzino. For the hood (exhaust fan) we used our regular Chang brand outlet.
Within a month an "I-Spa" tempered glass shower enclosure (100 x 100 x 200 cm), we ordered for our bathroom connected to the master bedroom, will be delivered.
We also ordered and transported 37 m2 wall tiles for the bathroom already (the floor tiles we bought more than a year ago and are stored at Phatsamon's mom storage) and hope for this year we got the last big investments.
Although we did a wrong investment with our Kia Jumbo truck, many times it's also a good help. Especially it gives our dogs lot's of fun. The 'dog of the day' is allowed in the evening to accompany us to the restaurant. And if we need to pick up big or heavy things with the truck, is the one that can be co-driver for the day.
They really love it.
Most times, after returning back home, they already see/hear the truck arriving and run to the truck. The 'dog of the day' at that moment is free to walk/run the last couple of hundred meters home. The other two (the puppies do not join yet) at that moment, overwhelmed by happiness, take over the co-driver seat to join and protect
The new puppies are growing fast to become adult. They sleep outside but their place is getting too small soon. We do not have the time to create an outside bedroom for them ourselves at the moment so, we ordered one at a company in Bangkok. It will be delivered in the second week of January next year.
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| Co-driver Kadhow waiting for the bathroom tiles to be loaded on the truck. |
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| Co-drivers Singto (left on the picture) an Cupid enjoying and securing the last part of the trip with the truck home. |
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| The outside dog-bedroom for the new dogs Baijka and Taffy to be delivered half of January 2025. |
Frans & Phatsamon
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