Condo for sale

[Kev 173]

Hi Lanzalad looks like excellent value to myself and wish you best of luck in selling, one thing I really like about the apartment are the cornices between the ceiling and walls,when we were doing up my wife's house I was trying to source this but everyone said they don't have them in Thailand. Can you remember where you got your from please. We will be building a new house in 2 - 3 years time and I would love to have these in the house, it puts a finishing touch to the walls and ceilings.

 

 

 

[lanzalad 128]

Hi there

 

Yes this was very hard to find... i found an english lad that made it by hand and he had 20 years behind him working in all the top properties in London.

 

I called to see him and had a really good chat with him and his father who spent about an hour showing me work they had done for people.

 

He started to show me moulds which i told him i just wanted a clean profile so he showed me many side profiles and mine was made up from a few styles.

 

The downside is he had a girl that could spend faster than he could make money and he is back in the UK and working in London again.

 

You will not find that coving anywhere... and it cost me 14'000 baht... for 18 running meters.

 

 

 

I do know he sold everything off to a thai company and If i find out anything i'll let you know...

Edited May 23, 2016 by lanzalad

[VPI78 11,474]

^^^ In the US that is often called "crown molding" and finding good finish carpenters who can do it well is difficult.

 

We have a small place in Loei which took several years to build for various reasons, amongst them scarce finish carpenters. We eventually found a guy who pieced together 3 different trims he located at TWS to make one molding.

 

 

It's relatively easy to find rice farmers and sugar cane cutters to do concrete and rough carpentry work in Thailand but good finish work carpenters are rare. The guy we used is now a monk 555.

 

 

[Kev 173]

Hi there

 

Yes this was very hard to find... i found an english lad that made it by hand and he had 20 years behind him working in all the top properties in London.

 

I called to see him and had a really good chat with him and his father who spent about an hour showing me work they had done for people.

 

He started to show me moulds which i told him i just wanted a clean profile so he showed me many side profiles and mine was made up from a few styles.

 

The downside is he had a girl that could spend faster than he could make money and he is back in the UK and working in London again.

 

You will not find that coving anywhere... and it cost me 14'000 baht... for 18 running meters.

 

 

condo12.JPG

 

I do know he sold everything off to a thai company and If i find out anything i'll let you know...

Many thanks for that Lanzalad. Amazing here we can buy meters of it pre moulded fairly cheap at Bunnings or Masters (big local hardwares in West Aust) Edited May 23, 2016 by Kev

[SimplySam 517]

^^^ In the US that is often called "crown molding" and finding good finish carpenters who can do it well is difficult.

 

We have a small place in Loei which took several years to build for various reasons, amongst them scarce finish carpenters. We eventually found a guy who pieced together 3 different trims he located at TWS to make one molding.

 

DSCF2699.jpg

 

It's relatively easy to find rice farmers and sugar cane cutters to do concrete and rough carpentry work in Thailand but good finish work carpenters are rare. The guy we used is now a monk 555.

 

 

 

Yeah, I've seen that "little place" in the sticks. I'll give you 700,000 Baht for it LOL.

[mike_asia 1]

Good luck with the sale boss.

 

You moving to Issan or the UK? Good luck to you

[Kev 173]

Good luck with the sale boss.

 

You moving to Issan or the UK? Good luck to you

Sounds like being slightly sarcastic to myself, any sour grapes.

[mike_asia 1]

Sounds like being slightly sarcastic to myself, any sour grapes.

No not at all

[Nightrider 340]

Hi Lanzalad , just as a matter of interest how much did you pay for the refurbishment work shown in your pictures , it's a nice looking condo you have there and i am sure you will get the asking price....

[lanzalad 128]

Hi Lanzalad , just as a matter of interest how much did you pay for the refurbishment work shown in your pictures , it's a nice looking condo you have there and i am sure you will get the asking price....

 

 

As posted before:-

 

To get the place to what it is today it stands me at 1,350,000

 

I come across loads of people who i've shown them the photo's and they always say " It's cheap to do this ...Yes..?" and i always say to them you get what you pay for..

 

If you want a cheap job doing there's many that will do them for you but hardly anyone knows how to do a good job and you need to pay more for that kind of work.

 

I've heard many tell me "yes i can do it cheaper" then when the job is done there's loads of problems and they tell me how crap the workmanship is here...

 

I'll let you know on how not to do it...

 

Don't go for the cheapest, go for the ones recommended to you by someone you know and NOT recommended by a Thai person, i've got nothing wrong with them but most of them just accept any kind of job or workmanship and you will end up with the same finish "Thai Style"

 

Example:-

 

We are building a house in Udon Thani and we was at the stage of the second fix as i had done all the first fix on the electrical side my self.

 

ie set into the walls all the boxes and macron and ran a lead wire in every line.

 

I needed to sort out my visa Loas but also wanted to sort out the electrics so i asked one of the builders if he know anyone and yes he did, so i got 4 rolls of 3mm cable red, black, blue, green/yellow and 6 mm earth line with two rods

 

So we headed to Vientiane as i was on my last day of my visa in Thailand and had no choice but to leave and get a new visa and as it works out it was also a holiday in Loas the next day to i couldn't collect my visa and hard home so we stayed three days then headed back to Thailand and i couldn't wait to see the house..

 

Everything looked ok in the house all was done but for some reason i didn't trust the electrics then i walked into the bathroom to find the mains bathroom breaker next to the shower unit and when puang turned on the bedroom lights they just kept dimming on there own..

 

So at this point i head to the hotel and got puang to call the election to say there's a few lights not working and to call back.

 

So the next day we was at the house and the guy turns up and i asked about the electrics and all i got was a smile...

 

I ended up throwing the guy and his tools out of the garden, yes i was the talk of the village, he had taken all the cable and only used the red on and connected all the lives into the earth bar to make his job easy so he didn't need to use any connectors.

 

No one was talking to me and everyone stayed away that day...

 

The next day i'd asked puang to come into town with me to find a good election and she told me about a guy she knows from school thats on her FB and showed me photo's of the work he had been doing and his work was the same as what i've seen in the UK.

 

So we got him out to take a look at what we had done and he shut everything down and told us NOT to use anything.

 

The next day he turns up with 4 guys and re-wires the whole house all new cable and does a 100% job and he told puang i was right not to let the other guy try to fix anything

 

So the moral of this story is you only get what you pay for and this condo has had everything done correctly .....

[lanzalad 128]

^^^ In the US that is often called "crown molding" and finding good finish carpenters who can do it well is difficult.

 

We have a small place in Loei which took several years to build for various reasons, amongst them scarce finish carpenters. We eventually found a guy who pieced together 3 different trims he located at TWS to make one molding.

 

DSCF2699.jpg

 

It's relatively easy to find rice farmers and sugar cane cutters to do concrete and rough carpentry work in Thailand but good finish work carpenters are rare. The guy we used is now a monk 555.

 

 

 

Yours is a very nice place and its also give me a few ideas for the house in udon...

 

But its like you have said finding the right guy to do the job too...

[VPI78 11,474]

 

Yeah, I've seen that "little place" in the sticks. I'll give you 700,000 Baht for it LOL.

 

Let me ponder that and get back to you

 

.....

 

Ok, I've thought about it and no sale.

[VPI78 11,474]

 

Yours is a very nice place and its also give me a few ideas for the house in udon...

 

But its like you have said finding the right guy to do the job too...

 

Thanks, and if I was in the market for a place in Pattaya I would be at your doorstep.

 

We were in town a week or so ago and drove by it by just riding around the area. It reminds me of our place in Bangkok in that it is a 30 to 45-minute or so walk to get to most places that would interest a farang. That might "be too far away from the action" for some but a good location for a walker and someone who values peace and quiet over hustle and bustle..

 

My view is the buyer will be someone that sort of keeps to himself, values a quieter location and wants to live a nice place almost stealthily downplaying his means. Those cautious type are often "real money rather than time wasters" and in my little world often rent first guys. You might attract that type of buyer sooner by offering a rent-to-buy option rather than dealing with time wasters looking for a steal.

 

I've seen a post by P on Facebook about the condo. That might be a good place to advertise more as well.

 

Any way, buen suerte and good presentation.

[accyboy 78]

Rent to buy , now that's got my interest .....

[lanzalad 128]

Rent to buy , now that's got my interest .....

 

Has it ...

 

It all depends on the terms..

 

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I've had many wanting to rent for two weeks or a month at a discounted rate with a view to buy...

 

Many are just looking for a good deal to rent and don't want to buy...

 

I asked one guy it pay a good deposit and show me he had the funds to buy the condo...

 

i never heard back from him again.....

[accyboy 78]

pm me

[accyboy 78]

Zzz

[lanzalad 128]

pm me

 

What would i be pm'g you "Hi there"

 

I would say it you ask me to pm you, i would think it would be you asking me hence you pm me.....

Edited June 1, 2016 by lanzalad

[accyboy 78]

Sorry I can't understand ... Maybe there's a typo ?

My idea was 50% deposit balance over 12months

[lanzalad 128]

Sorry I can't understand ... Maybe there's a typo ?

My idea was 50% deposit balance over 12months

 

Yo asked me to pm you but you had your own idea to put to me:-

My idea was 50% deposit balance over 12months

 

So i suggested you pm with your idea...

[lanzalad 128]

I may take you up on that offer but it would need to be set up with my lawyer...

[Regyai 414]

Hi there

 

Yes this was very hard to find... i found an english lad that made it by hand and he had 20 years behind him working in all the top properties in London.

 

I called to see him and had a really good chat with him and his father who spent about an hour showing me work they had done for people.

 

He started to show me moulds which i told him i just wanted a clean profile so he showed me many side profiles and mine was made up from a few styles.

 

The downside is he had a girl that could spend faster than he could make money and he is back in the UK and working in London again.

 

You will not find that coving anywhere... and it cost me 14'000 baht... for 18 running meters.

 

 

condo12.JPG

 

I do know he sold everything off to a thai company and If i find out anything i'll let you know...

 

Just aimed my camera up at the ceiling

 

(my whole house has this every ceiling / every door frame)

 

[lanzalad 128]

I've got a feeling that is the wooden one...

[accyboy 78]

Think we need to talk some more.

Keep in touch

[sinbinjack 244]

RE, the coving, it can be bought in the UK in Polystyrene that looks just as good, when its been painted, as yours does , can you not get the same stuff in Thailand?.