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This is a question you should ask yourself when considering starting construction work. Do you want a low cost basic house that looks nice for the first few years, just to run into problems? Or do you want a great quality home that will need very little maintenance in the future and that comes with a warranty period after construction?
That’s why at CSP we are so confident in our European Quality work that we provide you with 2 Warranties (“Fit and Finish Warranty” and “Structural Warranty”) on the construction work that we do for you (for more information on specific details for warranties click here).
All our Architects are qualified and certified in Thailand following the regulations meticulously and providing the best quality.
Our architects will take care of your dream home by providing you guidance and advice throughout the whole process, but leaving the decision up to you as it is your dream home they are working on. The process with our architects:
a. The concept design is created based on your thoughts, layout and designs ideas. This process can last from a few meetings to many meetings until it is perfect for you and what you would like your home to look like. This helps you bring your ideas into a visual picture. During this phase the architect will gather information from you as to the exterior (i.e. roof finishing, walls, house finishing, amount of windows and doors, etc.) and interior look (i.e. interior rendering, ceiling designs, lighting positions, layout of interior, etc.).
b. The architectural drawing from the concept design including the structure (i.e. piling, foundation, columns, and beams); walls; electrical; plumbing; gutter systems; roofing; doors; windows; termite system; etc. This is drawn to the regulations making sure there is enough columns to hold the weight of the building, the roof structure and that the angles are correct on the roof for the roof covering.
c. Architects signature for the designs to certify it follows the regulations.
d. Throughout the whole process if you decide to make a small change (not to the structure but e.g. change layout of the bathroom toilet and shower, etc.) the architect will make the correct design updates for you. The structure cannot be changed once the build permit has been processed and the structural work has started as this will change the weight baring capabilities of the whole build.
Once our architect has verified and confirmed the architectural drawings they get handed over to the engineer to look at the structure of the building to make sure it is calculated correctly for the home. What gets checked:
a. The piling for the structure is checked to be accurate and capable of holding the building through the natural movement of the earth and not break the house with all the weight it has to hold.
b. Columns and beams for the structure are checked with weight baring calculations to make sure that the structure does not collapse or crumble with the weight of the walls and roof.
c. Engineer signature for the structure work to certify it follows the regulations.
Once the architect and engineer are both happy with the structure and building then we apply for the build permit for you.
We recommend to take one soil sample to ensure that the piling goes deep enough and to check what the movement of the earth below may be naturally with the soil composition. Once we get the results back for the soil sampling, the piling process starts to the correct depth
required. After which, the piling columns gets tested to ensure that all the piling is strong enough, in the case that there is a faulty pile we secure it by adding extra columns in the ground around it to help it until we are certain that the pile can bare the weight of the structure. By testing we verify that the structure will not break once complete.
With the above ground structure such as the beams and columns we use thick steel rob to re-enforce the structure and high quality mixed concrete to form them. The concrete is tested before using it. We do a slump test (i.e. testing how much water is in the concrete so that it is a good quantity but not too much water as that weakens the concrete). If we are happy with the slump test, we go ahead and use the concrete, if we are not happy then we contact the supplier and request a replacement batch. This ensures that the structure is the best quality possible.
Once the columns have been poured, we vibrate the concrete to release any air bubbles that prevent the concrete crystals from forming throughout the whole column. After the concrete has dried enough for us to remove the shuttering, we wrap it in plastic to ensure the moisture does not escape too quickly, aiding in the crystal formation ensuring stronger bonding within the concrete.
Our architects are also project managers, seeing your projects through from beginning of concept designing to the final detailing touches. We also have separate project managers. Both architects and projects managers are on site every day to have meetings with the labour workers to make sure that the correct work is being done that day ad to plan ahead for the next phase of work. Being on-site everyday means that the quality of work gets checked and if any mistake is found that it is corrected immediately.
Not just the architects and project managers check the quality but at least twice a week our Executive Director and/or General Manager will go to each site to check on the quality of work.
When it gets to the finer rendering details, precision is key. We do not accept almost perfectly straight, only perfectly straight! This includes any painting, rendering, tiling, etc. work that we complete.
With such a Luxurious Home, installing your products into your new or renovated home, means we do not take any shortcuts to do things faster or the easier way. We follow instructions by-the-book making sure there will be no issues or problems when the build is done and your home is in use. As with anything you get High quality; Moderate quality; and Low quality work, just depends who you choose. We only work at High quality standards and have Quality Control in place to make sure of it.
So, what is quality construction: construction that follows regulations, strength tests, architectural and engineering regulations without taking shortcuts to the best quality, requiring less maintenance and possibility of problems in the future for you.