I noted at the end of this previous post that we the heatsinks seemed to be getting too hot when we first tested the LED lighting. The heatsinks were getting up to about 90 degrees Celsius. So in our final install, we roughly tripled the size of the heatsinks, and the results were quite promising. We…
BaanSuanRimNaam update: The window frames are going up
After finishing the flooring (indoors and outdoors) of BaanSuanRimNaam, and then spending about a week on building the window frames, the workers have moved on to installing the window frames. Here is a view of the interior as they are working. Maybe it gives you just a hint of what the house might feel like…
Chicken run
I was walking around the land today to check up on the progress of the multiple construction projects we have going and I noticed that K’Tanawat had let the chickens out of their coop to get a bit of exercise in the little chicken run we have around the outside of the coop. I guess…
Building the driveway at long last
We had designed the driveway many months ago but decided to wait until the paying area and walkways around the house were done first. Today, we are finally getting to the driveway: The gate on the far right is our temporary construction entrance. But the area between the big fat brown piling the temporary gate…
LED light final install in bathroom
Today, we finished up the wiring of the LED lights in the bathroom and had our first test of an actual install of our new DC lighting system. When we tested previously, it was just temporarily put in place as a proof of concept. But the concept was proven and we wired it up and…
Laying cement for parking area
Today, the workers began laying the cement for the parking area. It will be really nice to have a place to park away from the rain and the mud after it is completed. It was interesting to watch them work, though:
Wiring up the LED lights
We are using small gauge VAF cable to wire up our DC LED lights now. VAF cable normally has a white PVC insulation on the outside for protection, so I decided to try make it blend in with the wooden walls better like we did with the PVC conduit piping. In addition, Praew really doesn’t…
The taste of fresh eggs
This morning we discovered fresh eggs for the first time. (Finally!) The chickens either took a bit longer to settle in than I expected, or else they were younger than I was led to believe and weren’t laying yet. But the next question to ponder was “what should we make with our first ever fresh…
Eggs!
After a longer than expected wait, we have our first chicken eggs! This morning greeted us with a nice surprise: Next I have to figure out what dish we are going to make from our first eggs.
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