I have one these knockdown houses up in Yasothon. I would recommend getting a bigger one where you could fit a real bed. I have a sofabed and its not comfortable spending more then a few days. Also a tip is to insulate the gaps in the door and windows to keep the bugs out, thanks for yet another great video!

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Nice, Thanks

Wife and I built 8 room motel in Philippine town, we went with full solar with batteries and that has proved very reliable and super cheap. We ordered entire solar kit from China and it went up easy.. AC, fans keeps it all very cool for about 7 to 10 dollars a day and we loan electricity to the city offices a couple blocks away. Vila Vita Grata - Thanks for your show, I have learned about the good attitude it requires to live in some of these countries.

@minotor7176

Ай бұрын

Pay 10$ everyday in electricity is very expensive thats 300$ month

Loucous, your better half sure is having an influence on your options !! Never thought you would rough it this much !! Luck to you both for sure if you do this !! It would be interesting for future video's for sure and a new chapter !!

I am so grateful that you are taking the time to do this because I'm interested in one of these houses too for different reasons and they are not the easiest thing to shop for online because most builders are strictly communicating in Thai ...Thanks Lou!

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

We just had evaluated the solar part too. 5 KW panels (9x450 W) Solar charger/inverter in one box and a 48 V 280 Ah LiFePO4 battery. That will be enough. YOu have to run the AC during the day to cool down, so that during the night, it will have only little work to do. You will have to go for the modern Inverter ACs which consume less energy, so the BTU is not the absolute number but the kW it will use during night. Don't set the temperature below 24°C, helps to save energy too. I'm not happy with their insulation material. There are two classes of polystyrene foam, the cheap burnable one and the more expensive fire-retardant (SE class) one. There was no label printed on them - irritates me as the fire-retardant ones have it printed on them. Check that they use the fire-retardant one, otherwise go for glass fiber or rock wool.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks for the info

@oldthaiexpat

Ай бұрын

9x450 is 4,050 watts not 5k watts so you are basically getting a 4kw system. I would also make sure the panels are facing south to get maximum exposure to the sun. Also realize the NOTC rating for the panels is a much more realistic rating for power production in the rainy and cool season than the STC.

@brunowinter931

Ай бұрын

@@oldthaiexpat Thank you for correcting my mistake. Yes, the panels deliver 4 KW, the electronic system is able to deliver 5 KW output when a battery is connected. All the panels I did see have the STC rating on them but it is hard to get the NOTC rating. The shops all import the panels directly from China and know only the specs on their label (STC). The costs of the systems we looked at were between 140k and 170 kBhat incl. all materials and installation. You have to provide a sufficient roof surface for it or concrete poles to build it on which can serve as your car port. Basically you have on sunny days good output between 9 am and 4 pm. If you want to prolong/improve it 1 axis tracker system is needed, can be manual - morning, midday and afternoon position. I see this on our well pumps which are directly solar powered. Still full voltage, but instead of 9 A, only 1 A in the late afternoon if the panels are fixed.

I think it would be awesome to have one like this out in the country for weekends!

We all will be looking at this type of housing. Country living selling eggs and garden items. Low taxes, maintenance cost low, get back to nature and travel more ! We don't need big and higher maintenance cost. This was a great video. Thank you!

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

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Thanks for the video. I appreciate the prices. Awesome idea! Cool houses!

Here in Aus we call them portable Granny Flats! If it was me I would go for the larger one (7.45mins in) though a few bucks more, at least you would have the extra storage, more room to move & most of all a lesser chance of cabin fever & saying, we should have chosen the bigger one in the first place!!! 🤔

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

I love the Auzie names for stuff 🤣👍

Put a small back up generator incase your battery don't charge up ...but big enough battery you will be fine

@MrEye4get

Ай бұрын

Unless you plan to live in the house full-time, investing in an expensive solar power system doesn't make sense.

Great video

A hybrid electrical system with solar panels, storage batteries, and gas/diesel generator should be enough. You can switch between them as needed.

@MrEye4get

Ай бұрын

So, how much do you think your recommended system will cost?

@BazzaOTW

Ай бұрын

Would be interested to know how much such a system would cost in Thailand.

@jeffbluejets2626

Ай бұрын

@@BazzaOTW I'd take a fairly educated guess at around $60,000 to $70,000 plus installation.(electrical contractor) depending on size but roughly from a good guess at the size the loads already submitted.

The energy solution has to be a system. Not just solar, you need enough storage batteries to keep the house going for several days of cloudiness. There are easy ways to calculate your battery needs. Storage Batteries can be the least expensive chemistry which are Iron phosphate. There are also solar panels that can still charge on cloudy days using different UV light waves from the sun.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

nice 👍

@commanderbishop

Ай бұрын

The solar and battery system alone would cost more than the house. Add a backup generator, fuel, and maintenance - gets expensive very fast... I assume one would want AC in the house which is the huge driver on the cost of solar and a generator. Better to rent - especially given foreigners can't own land - unless of course you're going on the super cheap and getting this for a Thai family member that has land to pop it on. Another issue with these - almost zero insulation! It would be like an oven on the inside without AC or persistent shade under a tree. Awe, what about a shower, kitchen, water, etc. Guess as the saying goes - you get what you pay for in most cases..

It’s all very interesting. Looks like a good project plan 🙏🙏

Nice little house have a great day Lucas

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Robert

Looks awesome bud! 😊

Watch J,C, in Thailand ,he has one that is hooked up to solar.

Great channel glad to find you

Your "standard" size battery would run an air conditioner for an hour. You can of course upscale your storage but it will be expensive. If you had a 12kW panel system you could run the AC and probably everything else for free during daylight hours.

Always very interesting! 😊

New subscriber: I enjoy following your travels and most of all your narration! Calm, informative and easy going.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks and welcome 🙏

These houses are the future. This could seriously solve the housing crisis around the world.

@subotaiKhan

Ай бұрын

That's incredibly depressing

@user-iy3op1wb1m

Ай бұрын

​@subotaiKhan but very true. Try opening your eyes 👀

@richardtaylor5948

Ай бұрын

They don't want to solve the crisis. Open your eyes.... Way too much money involved... love the enthusiasm though

@President_Joe_Biden

Ай бұрын

@@richardtaylor5948they want you to own these homes while politicians like me get rich from corporations buying “normal” size homes.. and the clueless guy who first made the “this is the future open you eyes” comment turns out is more blind than all of us

Great video 👍

Pumpkin bread with mixed seeds. Yummy, I would like to try that.

Very interesting, Thanks for that

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

I had a boat with about 2kw of solar on it. I could run a marine electric AC unit all night long, plus my induction cooktop, starlink internet, watermaker, lights, and 3 refrigerators off of a 25kw/h battery bank. Your A/C system will be a LOT more effecient than mine was, and there's no insulation on a boat. :) Definitely suggest making sure you have enough room in one of those sheds for a REAL bed. Sofabdeds suck and tend to kill your back after a while.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks, yeah real bed all the way.

Love that restaurant. Been there twice now. Their organic menu is amazing. Best ribs too

Nice idea for visitors coming to see you and have their own privacy.

I like those houses. And I also like the idea of having a brand new house with everything I need. The price is something any foreigner could afford to purchase.

These are nice for a get away cottage type place I like them

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

Really cool video Thanks

Thai tiny houses.. awesome. Pair wind and solar.. hydro would be best if you have water on the property (moving).

Love these! Without doing any calculations, I'd estimate that you'd need/want more solar panels than can fit on the roof, but you could setup a small solar farm on the ground. LiFePo4 batteries can be very reasonably priced, especially if you can build the battery system yourself. Having said that, you'd at least double the cost of the building doing this, but you'd be properly off-grid without compromise and that's awesome!

@MrEye4get

Ай бұрын

You need about 24 sqm to hold 10 to 12 @550W panels. A solar power system will cost as much or more than the house you are considering.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

That is what I suspected 😂👍

@crazyg74

Ай бұрын

@@MrEye4get agreed. I was assuming panels only on one side of the roof, so not enough area. I think it's still a good value proposition.

Good luck with your new house of what you choose. Also, you can get a shed for your bike and whatever you want to store in it. Good luck to you and Lon

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Yes, a big outdoor area with a cover, kind of wrapping around the house is what I'm thinking

interesting video 'ol mate

Nice

That looks very cool good luck getting it all together. Building new homes has some hurdles I'm sure you will overcome. 👍😊

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Cheers mate, 🙂

I like the unit you picked. I would have them make you a Flat Roof. This way you could take all that metal from your gable roof and Beef up the roof for a walking Deck. You could then build a little Para pit wall around the sides on top of your roof and put some side steps and you would gain double of your living space. Actually a nice View. You could then build a nice deck that wraps around your house with a big Palapa on the roof just like they do in Mexico.

I have a big lot in Nevada. Room enough for 2 of them. Maybe. Thanks for your great vlogs.

I'm a big fan of small houses.

Enjoyed the vid. I have a small off-grid place and had a Tesla powerwall installed. Not sure if that is available in Thailand.

Hi very nice video, thanks you for little house 👌👍🏡

solar+ gas generator. All you have to do is make sure you have enough battery for a day or two, split unit acs are pretty efficient. A generator can charge your batteries in 2 hours, one gallon could last you a few days.

Got me thinking

Very nice Lucas. I do have a traditional tear down but prefer having one like you showed having updated construction techniques. Would definitely be cool to buy additional buildings if you needed to in the future. Best wishes. 😀

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Nice 👍🙏

Lucas, great idea ;o) Solar is very good, a Tesla Power Wall set-up would work fine for aircon, you just calculate the power you need and buy the number of Power Walls necessary. Of course the problem is theft. If you invest so much money it would be a bummer to come home to... nothing.

Yes, Nice setup to customize a Home , off the Grid ect. Curious if you would need an Earth Ground connected to metal structure, encase of Lightning Strikes ?

IF I only had Solar in a rural area so are electric does go off sometime. And YES I have a generator big enough to run most of the house.. They do sell A/C units that are made for solar. Soft start and low usages.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

You could also have one put in for a maid house or guest room if you bought a house with property corpo style.

I would totally go with solar just add a second battery to a standard package and good to go, use the newer inverter air con units that draw way less energy for a bigger unit. an extra suggestion would be to buy or build a very small external shed to store your batteries and electrics in.. if your only going to be there once every other weekend better having those away from the house where there is less chance of fire especially when you consider the batteries could be holding 2 to 3 weeks of charge

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks

really cool little units! When you first showed them, my thought was, "oh, you could totally do solar!" I don't have personal experience with it. I have watched a LOT of KZread channels/videos about stuff like van life and solar power. Different animal, but the concept is the same. With enough of a battery bank, I think you could do the AC overnight. A lot of the RV and Skoolie folks that are in the same boat often use a small portable generator as an emergency/back up. Can't wait to see what you end up doing!

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I think a generator would give me more piece of mind

@robertburnett6348

Ай бұрын

Are they quiet enough? Don't know.

@retiredpainter259

Ай бұрын

Termite food

These houses badly needed in Dublin Ireland now ! Though the weather might not suit 😅

Thanks Lucas, It would be a big upgrade from the shack on Lan's farm. It's a value with the steel frame construction and would be easy to re-sale or move it. The walls would look better in a wood tone paint. If you want AC you will need a to spend alot.. a fan not so much. At the local pub here a man is a goat farmer,,...I imagine that smell😩

I'm just wondering, with the heat and metal studs once you get it cool down with aircon if it would make condensation between the walls .

You need to consider humidity and mildew if you're going to leave it vacant for periods of time.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Yes, very true.

Interesting great video 🙏

I'm with you man....yeah, sure, you could build something bigger and better for less.....BUT....only if you have the right contacts and knowledge........going this route you know what you are getting and is still not so bad on the pocket :) Great video

Loucous put a cuboard in there and your things you will fined there is no room. All steal framing will conduct heat through to the inside and the only way to stop that was to put a wood batton on top of the steel to stop the heat travling to the inside like a radiator .😊😊

we have those homes in the states we just call them tiny homes some are even made with shipping containers

Nice... I wish they had more info available. I found a facebook page but nothing in English.

A very novel concept

Re: Solar power. I think you really need to have a backup in case the sun doesn't shine and/or the batteries run out. Not sure how this translates to Thailand cost-wise but in Australia a lot of places have solar (sized for the house), and a battery as well if they can afford it. They are also connected to the grid as a backup. In the case of being 'off the grid' as in the case with some farms due the exorbitant cost of getting power lines run to them, having a generator (typically diesel) in place of a grid connection is the way to go. One guy I know with a farm has never used his generator in anger, but you should fire it up periodically just so you know it will be there if you need it :)

We call that a shed in the UK

What's not been mentioned is solar heating, wind turbines and propane gas. Metal tanks filled with water, baking in the sun and heat. Wind for pumps and a large propane tank for the fridge and aircon.

I ate in there with my son, great food!

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

if you use solar off grid make sure you have a genarator backup for the rainy season. you need to make sure you get soft-start for your a/c so it does not strain your inverter.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

That's what I'm thinking 👍

@rvmorgan47

Ай бұрын

@@Rides4Kickz I had another thought about the houses. You could get one to use as a living room kitchen and get a smaller one use to be a bedroom. I guess you could get them made the way you want so you could get the one for living in with just a 1/2 bath and the bedroom with a full bath. Just a thought.

Hey Lucas Lan, happy house hunting , too small for me $5000 $ 6500 look fine though hope it works out for you guys up Country with these houses ! Nice info yet again Lucas thank you Chris

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Chris

Hello lucas and Lan. Great video. Theses are ideal for getaways back go the village. Does Behind the Garden transport the houses throughout Thailand, and are the shipping costs based upon zones/distance transported?

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

So I believe they have a carrier for that, but they arrange the whole thing and the cost is split between buyer and builder. Not sure about the actual cost yet, will get that later.

good luck in finding a house you like and love ! :) But that is small !!!!

I want one 😊

If you want to explore solar power and battery solution for off-grid, you should explore DC power air-conditioning rather than the usual AC home type. DC air-conditionings are mire power efficient and very popular with mobile homes and camper vans.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks

Reminds me of the dog house on Tom and Jerry,Spikes house

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

😂🤣👍

That would be fun having a get away place in the country. If ya put solar panels on a carport/covered patio facing south id think you'd get plenty of power from a solar system with about 8 Solar Lithium cells, i read in Thailand a 15degree angle is optimal for panels being so close to the equator. Others mentioned a small storage shed for the battery rack to keep it away from the house, that would be a smart idea just as a preventative measure, than a propane or diesel generator as a backup. Looking forward to the videos about the build, you should get a guard dog 🐕

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Nice, Thanks

It’s looks like a great house to be I can c that catching on if u buy one it’s hard to find a home form home 😊😊

With the correct size system electricity is not an issue. Even with clouds . To do it right, so you never have to think about can get pricey. You have no electric bill of course.

Amazing do they have a internet website or a way to contact them in english ?

Metal and steel in Thailand just sounds hot. Might be wrong about that because I don't know how they're constructed. Certainly warm weather in TH. Good luck!

:) WOW! Great share and Video! Looks like they would be GREAT Tiny home known as an ADU here, Additional Dwelling Unit for back yards in US :) ALL the BEST and Cheers :)

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Thanks Marty

very good idea if you have some land, does the Govt require any permit ? that's biggest issue facing such preFab house in US now, getting those permits

Get solar and have a generator as a backup to charge batteries and run AC if needed

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

👍👍👍

Not a bad idea if land is cheap in northern Thailand in the mountains where it is cooler. A little cottage retreat on some river or lake .

Now I need to try Barracuda Fish n Chips !!! Those portable houses are a fantastic option. I guess ut would depend on the location would they truck the whole ready-made house to the countryside OR build it from scratch there? I mean if there are just trails but No roads,??

A very interesting concept not only for there but on worldwide homelessness solutions. Top marks for this one Lucas. Love your comparison price tk a new bike ..555. Bushyboy Oz.

Homestays I believe I rented one of these in some random place. People must use them for Homestays

Will Prouse even charges his Tesla from a Solar and Battery setup, so, it is absolutely "doable" just have to have more solar (and maybe a small wind turbine, to help charge too) more electrons than you need to use, plus the extra that goes to waste heat and you got it. Maybe go for a system that is about double total calculated need.

Schöne kleine Häuser Lukas 👍 Gruß Achim 🍺

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Danke Achim 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

Is it possible to connect to houses together?

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

I think so, they can work with you on design.

That's really interesting, do they do anything around 60 - 80sqm?

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

You would have to connect multiple units.

it is a good time to buy if you are using dollars. 37 to 1. I just bought a condo in bkk. Power capacity should give a general idea for how long you can go without charging, but solar is probably not the best idea unless you are doing it for fun. You know the options already. I am sure that you know about empty or vacant houses in the countryside. Enjoy.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Yes, good rates right now.

Have you thought about buying/using one or more shipping containers?

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

Not really, maybe will explore that option soon

perfect idea...rent a piece of land for 30 years and put one knock down house... I would like do that in Chumphon. Keep us updated.... im interested to know how you could solve the electric problem for the aircon during night with solar.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

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Fortunately for u, solar power can EASILY POWER your electricity needs for a tiny home even for the AC.

that air con will convert to 12 Volt instead of 120v....battery storage is what you want

Isn’t this basically a mobile home like you find in the US?

Where's the guest bedroom?

i wouldnt be so scepical on solar , solar in the usa or uk then yes id agree but thailand has 12 hours of sun a day hook it up to a suitable battery bank along with maybe a wind generator and i reckon you would be good to go , you should need to run aircon all night i never did while i was there

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

That's true, if you are going to use solar, this would be the place 🤣👍

Do it man.

I like to know what tshirt sizes are for you both thankyou.

@Rides4Kickz

Ай бұрын

XL and M 👍

We are curious. Do they have plans for buying multiple and connecting them with a doorway or short hall? Of course, by the end of the episode, Maura asked, "What about the kitchen?" 🤣