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@Fredricksaviour

9 ай бұрын

Can you buy or lease ?

re-plant TREES around your house to provide SHADE to keep the house COOL. just do it .

@manavk

Жыл бұрын

Yes! And run all your grey water to the trees via a grease trap made of wood chips so you you can minimize maintenance / watering . ( might have to use gentle & environmentally friendly soaps and detergents though )

@peterRobinson10101

9 ай бұрын

good advice. just make sure the trees are not close enough to become snake and lizard ladders into the house.

Your house and land are looking great, congratulations. We also had a big, big, pond....more like a lake actually, dug and used the dirt to raise about 4 rai of land. What I loved was that we could do it without council interferance, no fees paid to get permission, no restrictions from beauracrats. We did the deal on a handshake with the contractor and he moved in 3 x 20 ton diggers, 6 trucks and 2 tractors with blades the day after our handshake. Two weeks later the land had been transformed and we have a building site and beautiful views............TIT, This is Thailand.

@kevinalliksoo

6 ай бұрын

Very nice, for reference any numbers how much was that and what area?

@douglastassell4070

6 ай бұрын

Hello, Ban Tao, Chaiyaphum Province. 360, 000 baht was the cost

Good fences make good neighbors.

@BlackRain_

Жыл бұрын

Except when Jason turns up in the middle of the night...

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂

Great content and beautiful house! Im Thai and was born and raised a bit in Esan (Northeastern part of Thailand) and moved to Bangkok with my family. Living in the city can be great at first since everything is pretty much available for you but the downside of it is the chaos and commotion from the city. I also miss when im able to look as far as i can and its still my family's property and the freedom you get from it. Now i graduated from college and one of the main things i currently want is to go back and farm on my property and keep improving it. Keep producing quality contents😁👍👍

There's an old saying. Good fences makes for good neighbors. I like the barbwire fences for keeping the cattle out.

❤👍🏼That was very smart to irrigate the land. Also accumulate water for your crops. Have a great week. 😃🇸🇪🇬🇧

Looking good Ben...Love the walk around...keep the vids coming mate!

Just stumbled upon your channel and love it! My husband & I plan on moving to Thailand in about 2 years and cannot wait! Good luck with your land and we look forward to watching your next video 😊

Great videos mate...so envious of you🇬🇧🇹🇭

The house looks splendid!

Wow, beautiful property and house. You are doing a great job!

Loved this video. We are moving to Thailand this September. I loved that you showed the prices of things in the beginning of the video. A cup of coffee here is $6.00 Tomatoes are $9.00 a kilo I am so sick of it. I can't wait to see how your land progresses. The house is beautiful. Good luck with it all. To be young again and have dreams. Good on ya

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Congrats with the move here Kris! I’m happy for you. I definitely think that the balance of the east in comparison to the west holds far greater appeal than it used to. For me the list of things that used to be great about living in the Uk has gotten smaller and smaller. The only good thing about the Uk now (in my opinion) is the ability to earn, and even that is now not so appealing because of the huge hike in the cost of living.

@ammerudgrenda

Жыл бұрын

Wow, that’s expensive. What country? Here in the US, it’s quite a bit cheaper.

I was mentioning to my husband early this morning about your vlog and wondering whether the house was finished. At 9.00 p.m. Australian time your video popped up and I re-subscribed. The house is looking good Ben,congrats.

You can also build a water tower for long-term storage for multiple use cases.

I paid 30,000 THB for a pond of 1 Rai size about 7m deep on my wife’s parents land. This has been a great investment better crops and their own fish pond. 30,000 baht 4 days and a big Macro. You’d pay that just for delivering the digger. Well done love the videos. If I were 20 years younger I’d do the same. Best wishes.

That came out very nice! congrats!

Nice set up. Like the irrigation/canal set up. Good to have plenty of water for crops during the drier months, would definitely get some trees up to shade over the house. They can also act as a bit of a wind break from the monsoon winds cutting across the land. Nice looking house.

Nice one mate. Another Thailand Vlogging Legend

we need more people like you

Excellent video mate. Were moving next week to start a small farm also! Good to see what others are doing. Gives us ideas 😁 can't wait now!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🙏

Great video Ben ! Nice to see Anna out and about.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. Yes she’s slowly moving around. We were at the hospital a couple of days ago to get the all clear. That was a huge relief. Regards her recovery, they said it’s a 12 week process but everyday is markably less painful so she’s happy 👍👍

thankyou for your videos....many ppl would love to do what you are doing!!! i would !! gotta make it a plan ...youre helping

Thanks for your content !

Thailand can be a beautiful place. Petty theft is rampant out here, even to other Thais. I recently sold most of my land(8 yrs holding)Fed up with constant theft. The fence may work for awhile. But, come dry season and you having all the ponds for irrigation. I can for see a section “falling over” or being cut. Some times a good yelling match helps. I personally keep large dogs, 40-60kg up. The locals are afraid of my dogs, which in return keeps them off my land by my house. Best of luck on your adventure.

@adrianmcphillips3309

Жыл бұрын

Poisoning isn't hard to do..happens here Cambodia evil bastards

@nilseckerbom6826

Жыл бұрын

Just wait until the give your dogs some bad food, then you have no more dogs, we keep our dogs in garden. All people here in our Isaan area are nice. lived here many years and no problem with the Thais

@teewong5053

Жыл бұрын

a shortgun would slove the problem that what most thias do protecting their property

Love it bro supper inspirational !

New to your channel and loved the video and looking forward to catching up on your story. My Thai family are in Bangkok while I’m working in England but will do the same in Burriram soon. Thanks for your journey so far and good luck with your efforts now and the future.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that comment Brian 🙏

Just stumbled over this channel and I really like what you are doing. I was born in the UK and live and work in the USA with my Thai (Phitsanulok) wife and 4 week old son 🥰. We'll be moving to Thailand in the next 3 or 4 years, I really fancy the type of off grid living you have gone for in the aura areas surrounding Phitsanulok or Lampang whilst my wife would like more of a beach villa in Hua Hin/Prachuap.

@alexboros1751

Жыл бұрын

Wats the area in between?

is a good show, thanks for the info

Enjoyed your video today thanks. Looking good. All your hard work and prep should keep the water out of your house this time.

so beautiful house and land, hard work

Very informative. I am afraid I am a lazy sod, I will just stay in a hotel everytime I come. Also heat tires me out and mosquitoes are my biggest enemy

@seashell4327

Жыл бұрын

Yes, mosquitos! I was lokking at all those lovely ponds, thinking that they're running a mozzie ranch! But if they can get fish to live in the pond, that might keep them down a bit. Just need to make sure that they're local fish and not end up invasive.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

All local 🐟

Love your videos always waiting for the next one to come out also your little rants I totally and appreciate what you are saying it is very frustrating and I feel your pain 😀 we also built a house about 12 years ago and we have just purchased some more land interested to know the cost of your fences. Thanks for another great video. Cheers Dean 👍

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Sorry I forgot to include the fence cost, too busy ranting about the cow farmer 😂. We paid 130 baht per concrete post and another 70 baht for installation/ barbed wire. It took 180 posts so it was quite a costly job TBH. 36,000 baht in total. We had some sections damaged last year with the flood, I’ll fix them myself this time, albeit not in the hot season lol. I’m patiently waiting for it to cool down so as I can get that job done. I should have done it as soon as it happened last October, but I kept putting it off until it was too hot to do anything except sip lemon tea in the shade. I’ll be more motivated when we’re living on site 👍👍

Great video!

I built a house in Aranyaprathet 2016. Love your video. Thank you

I stumbled across your channel and really enjoy your presentation style. Cheers. See you on the next one 😊

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin. That’s appreciated mate 👍

Beautiful piece of property brother and well thought out ❤, I retire in 5 years, I have friends in both Philippines and Thailand so not sure which one I’ll choose yet. Good luck with all your endeavors

That's a nice plot you've got there. New sub here for your efforts. Cheers from Pattaya!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris 🙏

Awesome project . Will be heaven on earth when your done. Heat would be hard on me.

Big old BBQ sort them problem cows out in no time, could even invite the neighbouring farmer.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

I don’t have cow problems but my dog ( with proper shots & tick medication) is kept within the wall around the house & lawn. Meanwhile, every f’kn neighbor has their dogs freely running around chasing after motorcycles and being a nuisance when taking my dog for a walk into the countryside supervised. ( And don’t get me started how they have to burn everything- including their plastic bags around sunset)

I like your house!!

Nice property man. Loads of potential.

New subscriber... and will follow your journey in Thailand. Cheer.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 👍👍

keep farming !!! grow your own foods ❤

Nice house you have there . Smart to raise the house ( and get a big free pound with it ) because ''when it pores , IT PORES'' in thailand . 2 things thou , is the soil very well compacted and are you in any way or form making retaining walls around the house and drive way , because ''when it pores , IT PORES'' and erosion is soon to follow . It also saves alot of trouble , and you know trouble NEVER comes alone and its always in a time you dont want it and cant handle it . Retaining walls : L shaped stone and concrete with alot of rebar . Or long hardwood poles ( beter burn the outer layer to prevent rot in the wet soil ) with thick wooden planks .

Subscribed .. Nice work and some clever thinking . Congrats

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🙏

Lovely place 😍

Im from Australia and i thought i can handle the heat but the last month in thailand has ratttled me. Rawn mak mak mak 🔥

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree. It’s been seemingly hotter than usual. Or maybe just hot for longer. I’m enjoying this rain ☔️

Amazing looking house :)

Just stumbled across your channel Ben. Great to see what you're doing. I moved here from the UK nearly 4 years and have built a home in the rural north east and now building 350sqm of farm buildings next to the house

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

What part of the northeast are you Duncan? 👍

@skyfarmorganics

Жыл бұрын

@@LifeinThailand777 just outside Maha Sarkham on the way to Khon Kaen

You have a new subscriber from today, from the U.K.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

To dig a pond here in Australia like that would cost $50,000

Hey! Nice Videos, Just Subscribed and will keep watching, I've had a home here for 18yrs not as big yours but all good, You present very well, Keep up the good work, Sean from Bangsaray Chonburi

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, that’s a lovely comment 👍👍👍

Best of Luck 🍀✨🤞

Probably not very deep for a water well and irritation. Also was thing about your ponds. Use solar lights on floats to attract the bugs away from you house .And feed your fish for free. Thanks

Ngan -not- Ngam, Sir. Love your channel

Yet another fine video from yor hand..🙂😉

Aww this is funny them dam cows... Great video with good information 👌 1st time watching

@LifeinThailand777

10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much

The house looks good. Yeah it is a killer, the heat. Here in Surin too...But soon it will be cooler.

Off Grid solar cells for water pump and water system for your tree. it is good investment.

Just subbed I’m so like whatttt 18 grand wow but the cheeky cow owner I’d give him hell aww I want to see inside your home now wow. I have a cousin out there somewhere 😮

Possibly good to get a pond analysis. To test the water quality, biological make up etc...

A decent sized home and land for 18k A dream at a bargin, very good find. Well done to both You and Your wife. GOD bless You all the days of Your lives

@saveriocannata3447

Жыл бұрын

This is an average price for that land in middle of nowhere!

@seashell4327

Жыл бұрын

​@Saverio Cannata ok, but then it's not an inflated price, is it? 😊

@saveriocannata3447

Жыл бұрын

@@seashell4327 no it isn't

I am also a bit confuse by Thai term, my understanding to share for those who care to know 😂 1 Ngan Is 100wa2 4 Ngan is1 Rai is 400wa2 1 Rai. 1600m2 2.5 Rai is 1 Acre (4000m2) There for 10Rai is 4 Acres. I am jealous you are there and I am here in Matlock!

I subscribed cause you ask😆, but you're awesome for what you're doing OVER there ALSO, Good LUCK in everything you DO!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

😂😂👍👍

Great Chanel I’m living in Thailand but building several houses in uk at £40k in architects / specialist report fees pre planning good look

You might want to put some rocks around your driveway coming in ! just for a retaining wall, so it does not wash away , With heavy rains, just a suggestion😮 Sorry my phone has a mind of its own🦝

Build tall trees on the side of the house that get's the afternoon heat.

That cool 😍😍🍻🍻👍👍✔✔

I subscribed liked and pressed the bell button .and i wish you all the best and good luck and well done.Gideon

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏

Love Thailand ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

We just started developing our land. Facing the same issues you have. We have 6.2 rai in Chaiyaphum. Just finishe digging 2 ponds but it wasn't near enought to level the land to the height we wanted. Had to bring in 400 trucks of dirt. Thanks for the informative video.

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Great stuff. Best of luck with it. Yeah the reason our pond is 20 metres deep is for the same reason. We just kept digging deeper and deeper until the raised section was high enough. I’m sure you are supposed to stop at four metre depth 😅

@lifesatripwdannyrose3426

Жыл бұрын

@@LifeinThailand777 One of our ponds is 1.5 meters deep and the other is 6.5 meters. First one is going to be a lilly/koi pond the other we will stock with fish. Your property is looking good. I hope we can complete our home by Jan. 2025. We plan on being there 8 for 9 months out of the year and back in Texas the rest.

@thanyapatrick9988

Жыл бұрын

Lovely farm and house build. Some interesting ideas. Please keep the videos coming. Hope your wife is better. Mine is into hospital next week for an operation.

@philippedefontenoy6876

Жыл бұрын

400 camion ? Quelle pollution poir liberté individuelle. . . .

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

I hope she’s doing ok 👍

Thank you so much to see your video, please try to make you live in Thailand buy land , how you start step by step,part 1, part 2 , part 3 etc.. video.

I would say you should plant bamboo around your house and driveway to protect your property from landslide and heavy wind.

The cow Karen haha glad you put up a fence!

Ok ok, I will subscribe. Just came back from Thailand. Had a miserable 10 weeks. My last moler broke off, so almost couldn't eat anymore. Only have 7 teath left on the bottom jaw. So the dentist made 'bridge'. Kost only about 400€ 😊 (It took 7 weeks to finish, and had to stay in BKK all this time.😮‍💨) Rhon mak 🥵 But it's good to see how you (dare) to build a future over there. And how it goes. 👍🏻 Greetings from a dutch plumber. Chock Dee mate!!✌🏻

If you harvest his cow, he won't do it again. You give him a final warning, and that will be the end of it. We had some idiots butcher a cow on our land, and they made a huge mess leaving the guts and carcus behind after they finished. We put up a fence as well. I can't believe you only paid 1400 dollars to do all that excavation. I would like that but I don't think I can deal with all the solitude out in the middle of nowhere. Plant trees on the west and south side of your buildings. That way the morning sun will evaporate the morning dew to prevent mold and the trees will keep the heat down in the afternoon and evening. Mangoes are great shade, grow tall and provide fruit. It's a win win all around.

I found your channel by luck and I am so glad for that! Salutations and Warm Greetings from Sofia, Bulgaria, soon Chiang Mai! I started watching your videos, and lemme tell you this, dear sir - your materials are an absolute fire!!! Keep up the good work, while I'm trying to catch up to date with your content, hehe! p.s.: The man said "a cheeky bastard"! Ahahahhah!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Lol thank you so much! It’s appreciated 🙏

Stock those ponds w/ small n largemouth bass. Fun sport fishing and good eats

@mathsunmasked56

Жыл бұрын

Some kinds of Thai fish will grow well here (Tilapia, for example). Don't know where you will get bass in Thailand:)

Nice man!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@Yvonmoua

Жыл бұрын

@@LifeinThailand777 I dodn't get marry with a Thai lady but can I buy property in Thailand?

Next time the cows are on your land call the local butcher to see how much to cut them up for the freezer hahaha 🤣

First time here. As per your extremely polite request, I've subscribed. Would love info on the logistics of land purchase, i.e. legal side, rights of ownership as a foreigner, and what you would advise and do differently if you had to do it again. Let the best of the past, be the worst of the future.

Nice video! I've also bought land and built a home we're in sakhon nakhon.

Unfortunately, we have neighbors like you. No respect for others property. The wall and fence combination was expensive, but well worth the investment. Enjoy your videos very much!

Good video. Im moving to Thailand next year. My future wife lives south of Bankok in Rayong.

@LifeinThailand777

3 ай бұрын

Sounds great!

I like it

You could fence the 5 acres for around 10,000 baht in materials....keep the cows out. Best to watch your words with local Thais...once labeled a Farang kee nok that will stick with you

Nice

Great idea to do agriculture. I think, it's really a good way to support yourself, not only in Thailand but many countries, as long as you get the land at a good price. I guess it's land of your wife's family. What comes to my mind, because of the heat: Traditionally, the Thais build airy wooden houses, shaded by trees? Have you considered that?

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Yes we will plant trees all around the outside of the wall, once the house build is finished 👍👍👍

Did something similar. Did they compact the soil under your house? And water it as they were layering the dirt on? We were told this is important to prevent settling while building atop fill. This was a different country, but I imagine it's the same idea, but possiblly not.

Subbed m8 for the moral lol, but its right !

Enjoy following your progress, everything looking great. Did the land come with a chanote?

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Yes full chanote, red stamp. But no electricity or water 🙏

Mega house and mega project mate! Are you going to use all the land for farming you think? Is your lass a farmer? 😎

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

We’re not sure yet TBH. We plan to grow most things for our own consumption, then we’ll see what we can do commercially 👍

damn so many opportunities for land development. .. Buy big excavator, A Heavy duty Skid loader, bulldozer and a heavy duty truck and trailer.. you're good!

Nice one mate, just subbed 😀👍

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@donman9154

Жыл бұрын

​@@LifeinThailand777: Same here - new subscriber. Greetings from The Prairies in Manitoba, Canada!!

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 🙏🙏🙏

Subscribed👍❤

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Peter 👍

Just found your channel and just subscribed great plot you’ve got there look forward to seeing more of you ,I’m now in the process of looking to build we have land in chakkarat Nakhon Rattisima

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck with your own build too Kevin

New subscriber 👍

@LifeinThailand777

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

My advice to you from someone who has completed your journey is listen to others with years of experience building and developing from scratch in Thailand. I see some errors you have made but you will see in time, it would be no good to pick fault, I just suggest to maybe visit other farang small holdings and ask them of their experience etc. it can save you a lot of drama in the future. Your land has potential but you need to invest a lot more in landscaping and water supply. I wish you good luck.