Building a house in Thailand, from beginning to end including costs, what could possibly go wrong?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

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[@scott.hamilton]

Great! I love these ‘Building a Thai woman a house’ videos. 👍

[@Buzzinpattaya]

No it's called giving away all you have

[@shabbos-goy9407]

@@Buzzinpattaya Our Trev never learns like a good Falang shouldn’t!!! Another sheep to the slaughter AGAIN!!!

[@user-pp9rr7ze4h]

wow looks awesome Trev! make sure you get up there during a massive rainstorm in the wet season and put your eye on the drainage and what’s going on with water runoff /flooding, pathways etc. Looking Forward!!!😊

[@Buzzinpattaya]

got my canoe ready mate lol

[@johankellner1168]

Hi Trev, Is this really you? Why you need a house? You have multiple children? Are you bringing your relatives to Thailand? Do you know how many decisions you have to make about the house and land you just bought? And how many fights you will loose? Could be at real strain on your relationship and Im not sure that is what you want at your age but I can be wrong of course.....Anyhow be prepared.....and I just wish you the best of luck! Hope the videos from Pattaya will not end...! I truly love them!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

all good mate cheers

[@smrriles5668]

You cant compare prices of land in Thailand to other countries,sure your land is cheaper than London because its in the middle of nowhere but that size of land in central Bangkok would be more expensive than most of uk. Location, location, location

[@Buzzinpattaya]

gotcha

[@grahamwalker2737]

First thing to do is go to land office and get them to come and verify all the corners, there will be small concrete post at each point, each has a number and this can be confirmed off the land drawings. When you get this done all the neighbors have to be present at the time.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

gotcha mate we have done that already

[@DuhRake]

That is a lovely piece of land, looking forward to your progress!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thank you!

[@Witho18]

Interesting video , look forward to the update ones in the future. All the best with the house project.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@rshowers7590]

Amazing potential. Walling that all off is a head-scratcher, but good luck. I know it will be beautiful. Maybe see a rainy season before building?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Yeah think so mate and cheers

[@glenn9229]

Congrats Trev, it's definitely an exciting project. Good Goldilocks size block.....not too big, not too small. Personally, I'd go with your first thought and fill in the smaller pond. Easy to drain and let it dry out over summer. Just need to check if there's a spring feeding it.....but if no and it just fills with run off....fill it in, you wont need it. I'd dig out, deepen and build a decent rock wall lining around your other pond....it will stop all the erosion that you talked about. The old pond site (when filled) might be a good place to run an enviro-septic system into - good for the trees/plants etc. Run shedloads of fish and u wont have mozzie problems, but you might have a bird issue so you might have to net the top of it. The other best advice is to sit on your hands for a year and watch it in all the seasons ....do the border fencing driveway etc, but see whats best for all the seasons and find where the potential problems are (like after 12 inches of rain). Looks great, very exciting. Well done

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers for this mate enjoyed reading your suggestions and defo food for thought

[@somnumna2606]

So many negative comments on here. Trev knows his marital situation and risks. He is doing what he feels is the right thing. I actually did the same thing. My partner of 9 years had 4 Rai and I paid for a house. Big deal! She refuses to wear designer clothes. Never ever asks me for a penny. What I give her she saves and is grateful for everything she has and is from a good solid family of all sound characters. I don’t want her house but I can live in it if I like. Not all people are money grabbing thieves! My partner looks after me like a king and always has done and she is the person that I can count on and will be by my side as she has always has.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Finally somebody comments how I actually feel and somebody that knows life isn't all about assets and money as you said living with somebody that makes you feel special is worth all the money in the world and at the end of the day I can't take money with me but I can take happy memories. And also at the end of the day when my time is up at least I know she would have what she needs to continue her life and again for me that is worth all the money in the world

[@jeffreye7179]

Trevor... Congratulations!! That's amazing news. I look forward to seeing how things progress in future update videos.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thank you! Will do!

[@utherpen69]

Superb video, again! Don’t you have a chanoot for the land showing the boundaries? There should also be small concrete markers, about the size of a bean can marking each corner. Google earth is also good to see where boundaries are or should be.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate, yeah I have it but no idea what it means lol

[@utherpen69]

@@Buzzinpattaya your wife and her family will definitely understand it. Good to see if you can find the small concrete markers though. If there is any dispute the land registry people send out a surveyor and all your neighbours will be there too and it all gets hashed out. This is going to be an amazing project and I am really looking forward to seeing it 🙏🏻

[@waynehillier]

There has to be a water table at the rice field. Dig down a d fill in with hard-core. Leave to settle. Your wall needs a good concrete foundation with pillars every 5/6 metres for strength. Lanscape around the Lakes

[@jumpjetcaptain495]

Looks amazing! I'm sure you'll succeed to create something beautiful. Can't wait to see the progress updates.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@TheLukanda]

Lovely place Trev. Hope it brings you and your family many moments of joy. Congratulations and good luck with the building.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Many thanks

[@hachimaru295]

nice ! wondering about mozzies fm that lakes dengue fever ? etc near the house even just bites

[@Buzzinpattaya]

yeah will deal mate

[@thisdrinkinglife]

Crikey thats a lot of land. Seeing some of the houses built on similar land here in the sticks in Korat..,..some of the houses look damn good. Good luck Trev

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate glad I am not a gardener

[@Taco048]

Hi Trev, this is another interesting video. I'm a little concerned about the ground. Isn't it too humid? Since it was a rice field. And what about the mosquitoes in Thailand? If you have standing water, I think you also have a lot of mosquitoes. Anyway, I hope the ground is solid enough to build on. Greetings, Taco

[@Buzzinpattaya]

I am okay with mozzies, as for the rest no idea lol

[@Ricwhite51]

Congratulations on your purchase mate, as for building your wall - you will need to make sure the base or FOOTING for the wall needs to be very stable, I would stabilise it 1st & leave it for a while, so you can see any sinking of the base, you don't want to build it & see it lean over or fall over later, do some reseach online. Get the land surveyed so you will know the boundaries. Don't build on a filled area because it will take a longtime for settling/stabilising. I've been in the construction business over many years, so I hope this helps

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate much appreciated

[@seagertblack]

Yes, here in the States they would make you dig down with a backhoe to solid undisturbed soil and pour a concrete footer of a good size depending on the soil type, it could be 2 feet wide by 1 foot deep for a wall. Depending on the height of the wall and size of the block, it may have to be steel-reinforced. If I were you, I would become familiar with the building codes so that a builder can't take advantage of you by under-building something and you not being able to use it. Good Luck with it. I'll be tuned it to see your progress.

[@jeffbluejets2626]

Better to "pile drive" the concrete posts rather than disturb the surrounding soil.@@seagertblack

[@michaelshirley4874]

Hey Trev , it’s the start of an adventure, i wish you all the luck in the world buddy , just think about the possibility of flooding when you design the house , I look forward to the updates

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate and yeah I am on the flooding scene lol

[@jay-lm4we]

Really looking forward to following you on this journey. Best of luck with it👍🇮🇪

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@johnknight-k1b]

Will be interesting to watch.. All the very best in your venture..

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@ricogreenberg]

Hey Trevor, a great idea for a new video series! Good luck with building your new house.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

thanks mate

[@lolpitt4639]

Hi Trev, We've never met but always watch your videos, next time we're in Pattaya we'll drop in. Been living out here for 7 years now, just outside Korat, since I've been here been involved in 3 builds, one for myself and two for the mrs family, all to western standards. As back in the UK I built bespoke houses for 45 years, the process here is quite scary and sometimes bloody dangerous, I ended up doing 90% of the work myself as I couldn't trust anyone to trust to do things right, just be warned. If I can help in any way just drop me a message, be nice to have something to keep my mind on. Regards Lol Nice bit of land

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate please connect with me [e-mail]

[@shabbos-goy9407]

I love a Buffalo Sick story.

[@andrewshinegold6988]

35K in London might get you a broom cupboard in Knightsbridge or parking for a year there. Good luck with the house. Will follow the progress with interest

[@googleuser2609]

broom cupboard. 😅😆

[@andrewshinegold6988]

Seriously. It was 1987 and I was brokering the mortgage on it. Would have gone through if some idiot had not leaked the story to the press.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

haha cheers mate

[@jaycutts8054]

For six million you could have a mansion on the darkside, and still live near civilisation

[@Buzzinpattaya]

exactly thats why I am getting away for it all

[@anthonyazzopardi-ee1bv]

Well done Trev what a fantastic wonderful spot you have bought it’s looks so peaceful good on you and your wife 👍👍👍

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍

[@stevebarclay3298]

Congrats Trev! A piece of land that big is going to be a lot of work especially with that much water on it. Good luck!!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Yeah better sort out my gardening skills lol

[@gloryhole168]

You mean building her house trevor

[@Buzzinpattaya]

of course, thats a given

[@googleuser2609]

Ha-ha-ha-ha🤣

[@Ronboy69]

You're taking on a challenging project. Hope it goes well and looking forward to updates.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

You and me both!

[@sunpet72]

Lovely place Trevor! I have some thoughts. - Keep that huge tree, you need the shade for the house and it will be no return after cutting it down. At least wait and see.. Takes many years for a tree to grow that big, dont rush that cut man. - Walls I dont understand the wall thing. It takes away the nice view of the sorroundings . It's not a prison :). Cant see you have any neighbors close by. Wait and let them build it, or share the cost. Much more beautifull and cheaper with a well built wooden fence. Cheers and good luck!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

my dogs are vicious so need a wall and the tree drops rancid fruit

[@JimHuang-d2c]

Congratulations‼️ I’m saving a tab just to keep track of your progress👍🏼 You inspire me🙏🏼

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Yay! Thank you!

[@QCfarang]

Very exciting news Trev, Congrats et Félicitations 🥂

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@somnumna2606]

Last year did a landfill on 1 rai north of Korat and it was not as easy to get soil as one may think. Large areas add up as well naturally depending how high you go. We have an excellent wall builder who was super affordable and a beautiful concrete finish…and strong!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks for sharing your experience with us mate

[@andrewharris8439]

As others have mentioned you should protect your investment by forming a company with thai nominees which can own house evenn if land 100 owned by your thai partner. Then legally you have some legal redress when things go sour as i ecxperienced. Good luck

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks mate

[@shanehansen3705]

will be interesting to watch mate and good info for us at your expense😁

[@Buzzinpattaya]

haha true

[@liberalideas8224]

Dont get me wrong, the lake could be cleaned up just a touch to be really quite pretty, relaxing, and fun for the kids for sure. However wont standing water like that cause a ton of mosquitoes? Maybe that's just an issue in the American south, but I v always been told that standing water that doesnt have a small fountain or something to break the surface tension will be a haven to swarms mosquitoes so thick, they are visible. I might just be ignorant of how they are in Thailand vs where I am from....or I might just be ignorant to be fair, but any have thoughts on that?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@gordon7260]

good luck Trev, had the pleasure of meeting you in Buzzin bar about two weeks ago, now back in Australia, we shook hands and had a few friendly words but you were hammered but still managed to paly some decent pool shots, this was about 1am early am on the Saturday from the friday night

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Haha sorry mate and thanks for visiting

[@Ragbunprada]

Good luck with your new project.as a Thai woman I love you positive vibes .life too short to look over your shoulders every step.Im married to an English man ,we have build a house in Loei ,just finished a year ago now my husband and I in uk for my husband leukaemia treatments started 6 months ago.we can’t wait to be able to go back home 🏡 xx

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Exactly well said

[@rossco171]

Looks amazing Trev. Will follow this with interest. Best of luck with it.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@grahamjohnson4702]

Trevor did you ever give any thought to kit built houses, you can get a decent kit built house including erection, 3 bedroom for anything from one to two million, I think the only thing you have to do is prepare the base for it to sit on or have it built on small stilts to get it couple of feet off the ground so as you don't get flooded out. I'm in the process of saving up enough for a two bed property for my wife and that will cost 800,000 baht including the furniture and fittings which are not included in the price of the house but are included in the 800,000 cost. There are lots of kit building firms in Thailand on the internet. Also that bit of the land where you started the video would be a good place to build a house to sell and make a bit of profit as I am quite sure you have enough land to keep you happy and would be much less maintenance

[@Buzzinpattaya]

yeah I just want a one that works best for us

[@michaelpilgrim2599]

Best of luck with the project Trev. Fate will look after itself.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate and yeah let's see

[@bennoschmidt1014]

The Land look amazing 😊👍🏻. I also like the lakes . Wish you all the best for your project and hope all goes well.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

thanks mate

[@TheOUboy]

Great piece of land Trev. Looking forward to seeing it transform.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍

[@jomsdk]

Thats a very big project and i look forward too seing hav it looks when its all done. It will take a while and with lots of ups and downs but stay strong and follow threw and you will have a wonderful place for you and your family.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@tomday2366]

What a fantastic piece of land Trev ans I look forward to following your project. Good luck to you sir

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thank you kindly

[@Darryl_Smith]

That is an amazing place. My idea of paradise... I could totally live there. Good luck on your journey - will definitely follow along

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thank you so much!

[@willemvanderbeek8584]

That is a nice piece of land, not too shabby...congratulations Trev. I am curious to see how it turns out to be.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍

[@alansmith4974]

Whats it like in the rainy season Trev, where does the water come from for rice fields and I notice the house is on stilts

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Yeah gotta see that next time

[@smartbiz888]

Good stuff! Congratulations! Looking forward to the build videos! 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@quantumfire6954]

Wow ! Big project. I can't wait to see the follow - ups ...

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@SpeedyBlueBiker1]

Well done Trevor! I look forward to the updates as the building process progresses. 6 million planned budget? Wait until it is all done and you tell us it ended up being 8 million but you like it better 555!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Hahaha I hope I can say 4 mil lol

[@JimHuang-d2c]

Congratulations‼️ I looking forward of the progress👍🏼

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thank you!

[@mikediffley2042]

Good Luck Trev "with the house build ,you have to keep up on it or have the builder watch the progress stay Safe.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks, you too!

[@somethingblueboatlifecambr1112]

Hi Mate PLease please mate get the land dept where you done land transfer it from to come out and put posts in to tell you where your boundrys are before you build your wall based on you chanute takes a little while for them to comeout but well worth we paid local guy 50 baht per sqm plus materials which we bought for the wall around our land before we build out shop and house we are base near korat and our local land office is nong thai our next house we build this year is on our farm no problems with boundry cheers Gary and Mon

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate much appreciated and yes will do

[@JereKleinbach]

What a wonderful adventure.i would take a look during rainy season to see what building the wall might do to the drainage. How far from town is the property? Thanks for he video will look forward to the updates.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate we are 35km away from Korat

[@brentrothsay9660]

You sure do have a job ahead of you , will enjoy the updates .

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@pauliewalnuts7057]

Good luck with the house building champ! What a beautiful piece of land

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks mate much appreciated

[@tony1961]

Rural farmland back home £10,000+ per acre. Was looking at a plot in Cornwall, 3.5 acres for £40,000, however no planning permission. With planning permission, then depending on view and amenities varies from £200,000 per acre plus. £2,000,000 for 1/2 an acre, sea view just outside St. Austell. Yikes. And you still need to build a house. Looking forward to seeing your on-going series. You going to add solar? In terms of your wall, 40 foot shipping containers are less than 2000THB, create that USA-Mexico boundary look!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

wow

[@stephen5019]

Hi trev the land looks big. Wishing you all the best with your new home

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍

[@johntheaccountant5594]

I haven't watched your vlogs for a while. I was one of your first subscribers. Nothing against you but just not into Pattaya and the bar scenes. Nice plot of land you have bought there. I would say you are going to spend a lot of money on filling those rice fields up. I would wait a year after filling the land up for the land to settle. Estimate about 10,000 to 12,000 baht per m2 if you buy the materials and manage the build yourself with the wife. That is not a lake, that is a pond! A lake has a stream running through it; in and out and a pond is a hole in the ground with water in it.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Welcome back mate and yeah a journey ahead

[@junkie1128]

Won’t them ponds be a haven for mosquitoes ?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

yeah for sure but rarely get bit

[@akastormi]

Power- go off grid. Solar, battery, you can have build a system to easily be comfortable.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers

[@grahamwalker2737]

You should look at your own water well if possible, we did that on our site and it supplies all our needs.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

thanks mate

[@carldavies8851]

Good luck, looks awesome. I’m booking again for July now. Be able book more stopping at yours. 😄😄🙏

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@melin1969]

are you looking into any solar panels at all to offsett the cost of the electric ? 12 hours of sun a day could help a bit ..........6 million sounds a lot for a house in issaan thats £135,000 but i guess if its done to western spec and standands it could be that much

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Not sure on the solar panels but we'll look into that and the money that I've quoted is just a guesstimate I'm hoping it'll be a lot less but if I prepare for a worst case scenario at least I'm prepared

[@vicwiseman2340]

​@@BuzzinpattayaI hope your builder is not a subscriber, he'll make sure your bill is 6 million! I wish you all the best, it'll be amazing when it's finished. Good luck, you've certainly got some balls! 🤞

[@gloryhole168]

Our land= her land

[@petersmith6520]

100% - the farang will pay but own precisely nothing

[@Buzzinpattaya]

her land her house, I am fine with that

[@googleuser2609]

Aha-ha-ha-ha-ha!🤣🤣

[@ewanjh71]

Its like a tropical oasis well done. Just curious do yoi need to build a wall, would a good qulaity high fence be easier and provide similar result?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Have powerful dogs mate

[@CarlCrez]

Will you not get a lot of mosquitos from the lakes?

[@Buzzinpattaya]

yeah will deal with that

[@mickyLat3652]

Nice piece of land. 1.3mil = about 56 500 AUD which would buy nothing in Australia. The lakes were probably to assist in growing rice so you could easily axe 1 & dramatically reduce the size of the 2nd one. Keep in mind that your missus & her family would probably be dirty if you got rid of both of them as they are a fish source for them + you can use it for a water source for the gardens/trees/vegies. A word of advice - pay for the build in very small stages - this may save you some heartache & a heap of money in the end. Cheers

[@Buzzinpattaya]

yeah lot's to consider

[@richardlubbuck7114]

Very nice Trev....I'd be stocking those lakes for fishing ... Would be a dream come true for me...happy days...look forward to your progress with great interest. We have a house and small farm in Si Sa Ket but I would dearly like a lake to fish when I'm out there as we live in the UK for now .

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@thegrubbypirate2614]

Don't worry about the wall Trev. Your property looks to be about as easy as it gets in terms of fencing. It looks big though and it's definitely probably going to cost you more then you think. Labour is the easy part it's the cost of cement and steel which will cost you. I just purchased 5,000 square meters in the Philippines and had it fenced entirely. Labour was VEREY affordable, but the guys were slow and by the looks of things we had a bit more jungle, bamboo and cobras to deal with then it looks like you will but the cement and steel was expensive. Sand was cheap though. In all, the fence cost me just a little bit more then the land did in total and like you I got the land at a very good price. Not a steal, but a very fair price. I would expect that you'll probably end up spending a bit more for your wall then you did for the property depending on the size of your wall. I'm in a safe, quiet remote area so I didn't need a ten footer with all the bells and whistles, but I did toss up a good sturdy fence. let me know if you want a picture or two and if so let me know where to send them to you. Good luck mate, it's an adventure, but that's part of the fun and its definitely worth it. I just wish I would have visited Thailand before I nested here, but never say "NEVER" mate!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks mate and yeah love to see that please email me [e-mail]

[@matthewharris3993]

love issan,my wife is from roi et.looking forward to following this.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

lovely area mate

[@Stephen_Martin]

Village life is definitely the way to go. A big project but will be well worth it when finished Trev.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@DeeKay84]

looks lovely, I can't wait to see the journey.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

thanks mate

[@willrichardson5880]

Get the land officially marked by the land office . They will come out and put concrete marker posts in the boundary line/ corners ... all using GPS. Dont be too surprised if its not as you have been told on the ground.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Will do cheers mate

[@duncannok]

Der I just posted the same didn't see your comment 😊

[@douglaswilliams4274]

Brilliant ! Enjoy the journey.,

[@Buzzinpattaya]

That's the plan!

[@philipbarnard2474]

Bought a large building plot on the outskirts of Pattaya for 1m baht plus 150k land tax.. My partner put 8 rental units on the land for 1.5m. Each rents out at 3/4,000 a month, but difficult to get tenants at the moment

[@DarkoFitCoach]

Unit rents out at 4k baht a month? So cheap

[@Buzzinpattaya]

fair one mate

[@Steven-t9s]

Where exactly are they located?

[@Gordon-bb3ic]

Good luck Trev. Hopefully all goes well

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@hogerbawa8058]

just a suggesting, but wall where the house is and the rest chain-link fence , cheaper and easier for future changes

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Yeah we are looking at what's best

[@craigjones9244]

Best way to go for your lake walls is do it Aussie canal standards ie the goldcoast, use rock to reinforce and it will be there forever.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Gotcha mate

[@ackbar8297]

May want to situate the house to make the most from solar panels too. Wherever a wall is too hard to build maybe a good fence will do. Nice to see you closing in on 100k subscribers!

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate much appreciated thank you

[@derek1752]

Wish you all the best mate . From Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@liamclarke8411]

Good luck with the building your house Trev looks great place to chill out when your 60

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍

[@markcecil7512]

a while back in Colorado we bought 101.171 Rai (40 Acres) on the front range for 1,747,500.00 Bhat (50,000 USD)

[@Buzzinpattaya]

wow!

[@jonathanjohnson7036]

Good Luck!! I really wish you all the best in this adventure. This story could use it's own thread on your progress to build a home in Thailand. Great information for those of us who are thinking about it. I have a friend who live in Pua. He and his wife have a good life. I think there are many things people can learn from your new home build. Again, good luck.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks mate

[@Tejpo]

It's beautiful, Trev, I would keep the surrounding land as natural as possible, that is the charm of the place. If it were mine, I would turn one of those lakes into a nice fishing spot. Nothing quite so relaxing as a rod in one hand and a cold drink in the other. I'm off before I go all Carry On with the double entendre's! 🤣

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate, I struggle to catch a cold let alone a fish lol

[@9tarko]

Great buy Trev enjoy. the wall is a bad idea as it will cost you more than to build the house. May be a metal fence could be a better idea.Keep the landscaping to a minimum.Water and electricity is priority. God luck.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@bryanjohnson7193]

Hi to buy a plot in a rural town in Lincolnshire plots sell at £160 thousand for a 4 bed house, building on land fill needs to be piled so it is on solid ground ,a pile means bored in the ground filled with concrete

[@Buzzinpattaya]

wow

[@peterw7012]

Dont chop down any trees, the shade will be missed. I would just add to the exsisting house,

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Existing house is more a play house

[@danknight887]

Good luck on the journey mate 👏

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@Milleneum]

Those lakes, which would be more properly called ponds, are going to be trouble. You will be living in the middle of a mosquito breeding ground, with all those lovely tropical diseases. You might want to look at getting lots of fish that eat the mosquito eggs. The walls on the grass aren't a big deal, you just cut the grass down. You are certainly in for a lot of work. That is a lot of land you want to fill, and getting water and electricity, and then building a house. Hopefully in the end it meets your expectations. Good luck.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

All good fun

[@Milleneum]

@@Buzzinpattaya If you haven't, you should go visit that land parcel at sundown. Just to see how the insects are like at the time and as it gets dark.

[@boyztoyz7054]

Ignore the doom merchants and enjoy. Looks great and looking forward to the updates. Not sure though that I would build the house right next to the water. The mosquitoes would drive me nuts.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate, it's all good it makes them feel happy when they sit in mums basement lol, mozzies we will deal with

[@benjaminohloff7819]

A wall needs a foundation (made of concrete sitting on compacted ground (not clay), probably 30 to 50 centimeter deep and 30 centimeters wide. Depends on the size and weight of the brick wall ( I assune) built on top. I would not consider building a wall across or on the perimeter of the lake. Why not build a fence in those parts? Then a couple of poles would do, rammed into the ground (maybe 3 meters deep) which the fence is connected to. Anyway, good luck with the project. Looks like a beautiful piece of land.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@Goodmorningyoutubers]

Farm land in the UK is about £11k an acre without planning permission, I'd have a look to see during the rainy season how much water those two lakes take before committing to build a wall Trev, why do you want a wall anyway? Wouldn't you prefer lovely views over the countryside while having a coffee in the morning.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Wow

[@clrodrick]

Had a fun time on the pub crawl yesterday. Fun group of people! Given the uncertainty of tax law changes I think it is best to hold off building a house or investing in Thai real estate. Could be a BIG tax trap!

[@timwalker2458]

Trevor lives works and one would assume pays his tax in Thailand. Why would the new laws concern what he brings into the country, if he doesn't bring anything in ?

[@Whiteknickerz]

Definitely something going to happen you can see it in there eye.

[@Buzzinpattaya]

I don't bring any money in from outside and have a registered company here cheers

[@clrodrick]

Very very smart! @@Buzzinpattaya

[@mickeyfoster603]

First thing is a good architect then a good builder the key to any retaining walls are. The foundations and piers a wall like that would need to be built off a piled concrete raft system I would personally put columns in every 6 metres both sides of the wall

[@Buzzinpattaya]

cheers mate

[@terrywilliams7909]

Good luck Trevor you seem a great bloke

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks mate, much appreicated

[@SilverFox58]

So about 1.5 acres of land a good size 4000 sq metres is = to 1 acre of land and your size is 5776 sq metres it will be interesting project I will continue to watch your progress with interest

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Cheers mate

[@Deneri1234]

Looks great all the best 👍

[@Buzzinpattaya]

Thanks 👍