Things moving along nicely.
The building team have been pressing on and the bar is really taking shape. It takes everyone a bit by surprise when they see it as the bar top is currently abot 7ft off the ground. An establishment for giants and basketball players only! I have to remaind everyone that with the construction of the deck the floor will be 2 ft higher.
The roof has come off and the support pillars are currently being raised courtesy of some top welding. Probably wouldn't pass building regs in the UK but this is the land of bodge and improvisation. I'm sure it will be fine. One of the builders climbs with the skill of a gibbon and has been gallivaning around ont he roof supports.
The pool room has now got new walls although they need plastering and painting.
In the kitchen the counter to is in but it is too high. Even I would struggle to cook at that height let alone a diminutive Thai. 'Can we lower it?' I ask Khuns Ek and Pad. 'Easier to raise the floor they tell me'. A novel approach that will almost certainly be adopted!
Away from the construction side we have found some wonderful outside furniture. Rustic styled, dark with teak tops. Very nice indeed! Order should go in tomorrow.
I have also found a more localk supplier of kitchen equipment and saved an absolute fortune on my original budget - it pays to shop around. Curiously I was quoted less when I was by myself than when I took the Thai team with me to translate. Catching them out on that one almost certainly resulted in an even bigger discount. With the money saved I may yet be able to get the elephant water feature into the budget!
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