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		<title>More roof frame work and wall block work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The roof tiles have arrived and the frame is nearly complete, almost ready for the tiles to be added.   All walls are also nearly complete and almost ready for rendering. &#160; &#160; &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/12/05/more-roof-frame-work-and-wall-block-work/</link>
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		<title>Second floor beam scaffolding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Having poured the ground floor beams and columns, we are now busy preparing the scaffolding that will support the shuttering for the second floor beams.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/12/04/second-floor-beam-scaffolding/</link>
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		<title>Ground floor beams</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently poured the concrete for the ground floor beams and are have prepared the shuttering, ready for the columns to be poured later today. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/30/ground-floor-beams/</link>
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		<title>Roof frame and brick work</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have now poured the floor slab of this project in Phen, and are now on to the brick work for the walls and also preparing the roof frame.   Roof tiles should be arriving on site in the next few days, by which time the roof frame will be nearly complete.   Walls should [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/29/roof-frame-and-brick-work/</link>
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		<title>Haad Kham 3 Bedroom home design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have recently begun work on the design of a three bedroom home that is to be built in Haad Kham later this year.   Our clients had an initial concept as a starting point and we are now working with them to develop this concept into a final design. &#160;]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/haad-kham-3-bedroom-home-design/</link>
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		<title>Main house construction underway</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a very long delay on this project due to weather, things are finally once again moving along at scheduled pace. The rainy season this year lasted a lot longer than normal and the effect it had on this project was significant.   The heavy rain made it impossible for the pile driver to move [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/1086/</link>
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		<title>Phen &#8211; 3 Bedroom House No. 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are now into the construction phase of this project in Phen.  Our clients originally contacted us with an interest in another project that they had seen on our blog, the 2 bedroom home in Fao Rai. However, they wanted to adapt it to suit their needs.   We worked with them to modify the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/phen-3-bedroom-house-no-1/</link>
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		<title>Concrete frame work complete, now on to walls and roof</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The last time I posted about this project, we had just poured the footings, as I recall.   Since then we have completed all of the rest of the concrete structural framework and installed the precast slabs for the first floor and poured the concrete floor topping. I am sorry to report, however, that since [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/concrete-frame-work-complete-now-on-to-walls-and-roof/</link>
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		<title>Work completed on another project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some time ago we complete our work on this modern two bedroom home.   As mentioned in my previous posts about this project, we were only contracted to carry out the main building construction, painting and bathroom tiling and fitting.  Tiling of the rest of the house, all carpentry and window fitting etc&#8230; was to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/work-completed-on-another-project/</link>
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		<title>Phen &#8211; 3 Bedroom Home Design (No.2)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have completed the design and engineering phase for a new three bedroom home in Phen, which is about half way between Nong Khai and Udon Thani.   This is one of two such projects in Phen, though with this project, the precise location has not yet been finalised as there the client is still [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/phen-3-bedroom-home-design-no-2/</link>
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		<title>Ban Lao &#8211; Four Bedroom Home Design</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have recently complete the design and engineering of a large four bedroom single storey home that is now under construction in Ban Lao, just out side Nong Khai.   The client is self building his new home with his own team and so for this project our involvement in construction will purely be in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/ban-lao-four-bedroom-home-design/</link>
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		<title>A long time with no new posts, but a lot to report.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been over two months since my last post, but this is not due to a lack of company activity&#8230;. quite the opposite, in fact, we have been extremely busy with previously mentioned and also a number of new projects.  In fact since the last post we have completed 4 new house designs and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/11/26/a-long-time-with-no-new-posts-but-a-lot-to-report/</link>
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		<title>First stage columns complete.  Grade beam preparations in progress.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are currently a fee days behind schedule on this project due to the bad weather we have been having in the area recently.   Fortunately the site has not suffered from the flooding that there has been in some other areas in the region, but nevertheless, the rain has still had an impact.   [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/09/21/first-stage-columns-complete-grade-beam-preparations-in-progress/</link>
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		<title>Laos Condominium Architectural Concept</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have completed an initial architectural concept for a 7 storey condominium to be built in Vientiane, Laos.   The ground floor will consist of a reception, a small shop, gym and parking.  There will then be five floors of accommodation units of various sizes with either one, two or three bedrooms.  The top floor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/09/11/laos-condominium-architectural-concept/</link>
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		<title>Breaking ground&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have just begun work own our latest construction project in Nong Wua So district, near Udon Thani.  Yesterday we marked out and excavated the footings.  We used a large excavator, which makes the process very quick, however there is then a certain amount of manual work to be down to neaten up the holes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/09/11/breaking-ground-3/</link>
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		<title>Garage frame complete main house structural framework begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have completed the basic concrete frame for the garage and are soon to begin adding the steel roof frame structure. We have been somewhat at the mercy of the weather, and pile driving has been on hold for a number of days.  Fortunately, with such a big project, there a a lot of jobs [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/09/10/garage-frame-complete-main-house-structural-framework-begins/</link>
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		<title>Pile driving continues &#8211; Garage construction commences.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After a delay due to extremely heavy rain and bad weather, pile driving has now recommenced and is going very well.  In fact, despite the delay, we are still on target to complete all pile driving on schedule.  There are many issues that can be encountered during pile driving, from hitting impenetrable ground and fractured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/09/02/pile-driving-continues-garage-construction-commences/</link>
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		<title>Pile Driving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have begun pile driving, amongst other things, and this video shows the process of adding single pile. We are using 15 meter piles, driven to a depth of 16 meters. You will see in the video that once the pile is driven as far as it can go, and extension is added and it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/08/22/pile-driving/</link>
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		<title>Site clearance &amp; substandard construction pitfalls!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The plot on which our latest modern two storey home is to be built, in Thip Thani, had an existing concrete framework which needed to be removed. The structure was basically a complete concrete column and beam framework for a 2 storey home, up to roof level. This had stood unfinished for at least 5 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/08/19/site-clearance-substandard-construction-pitfalls/</link>
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		<title>Temporary site access ramp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have built up a temporary access ramp up to the raised area of land on which the house will be built. This is to provide access for the piling crane and other heavy machinery.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.nongkhaidesign.com/2011/08/15/temporary-site-access-ramp/</link>
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