stucco, carpets, and needless decor rants

[KristyHall]

Let me see if I have anything in my Web Shots albums, but I don't think I have any floor photos.
The tiles are alternating aqua-blue and a warm pink sandstone color, ceramic. And some are rectangular and some are square, so it's a nice mix of color and shape. Boy, do I hate carpet! But I love tile, wood, stone, and nice area rugs. Just like you, I want things that can be moved and cleaned. Carpet is a pain in the you-know-what.

OOOO I like you. I love the natural materials of stone and wood, too

 

[GardenerGal]

OOOO I like you. I love the natural materials of stone and wood, too

Natural materials have so much more life and warmth to them, don't they? I wish I could afford to do my one little bathroom over in slate and warm woods, and some of those translucent sea-colored glass wall tiles. Maybe if I win the Set-for-Life Lotto!

 

[thaiturkey]

The traditional material here for house walls and floors is wood. Hardwoods are expensive now and softer woods or unsuitable except for termite food. Nevertheless, traditional style houses are very attractive and still occasionally built from reclaimed wood. Most new houses have brick or block walls screeded inside and out with very fine cement and then painted. That's what we opted for.

Carpets are not seen here in homes. They collect bugs and dust. Moreover, a cool surface underfoot is much better in this climate. We won't use a/c at home because it's unhealthy and expensive and you have to shut all of the doors and windows. We allow air to flow through the house day and night and turn on fans when we need them. Cool floors add to the healthier ways of staying comfortable indoors. Our downstairs living area floors are made from marble chips in cream cement bonding, ground to a semi-gloss finish. Bathrooms are tiled because the marbling machines are too big to get into small rooms. Upstairs, we covered the concrete floors with parquet to give a more comfortable feel to the soles of the feet in the morning.

Here's a traditional high standard Thai house. Nice to look at and be in but high maintenance.




This is the more common traditional style house found in farming villages:

 

[Spookwriter]

Spook like his carpet very much. Soft and warm...
I hate cold floors. But I don't know why. I never go barefoot.
Not at all.

Kitchen is hardwood, and if she would let me I would carpet
it tomorrow.

Spook hates the little dog that lives in his house.

 

[hemet dennis]

We won't use a/c at home because it's unhealthy

Try cleaning it.

 

[GardenerGal]

When I want "soft and warm" underfoot, I use Tibetan throw rugs and interesting oriental area rugs, stuff like that. I have one of those sheep-fleecy throw rugs on the floor in the bedroom, nice to step onto on a chilly morning.

But carpets, nuh-uh. They collect too much dust and tumbleweeds of lint, hair, and gawdknowswhat. Rugs can be taken outside and shaken out.

 

[GardenerGal]

Those stilts must be good for keeping out floods and house cobras.

The traditional material here for house walls and floors is wood. Hardwoods are expensive now and softer woods or unsuitable except for termite food. Nevertheless, traditional style houses are very attractive and still occasionally built from reclaimed wood. Most new houses have brick or block walls screeded inside and out with very fine cement and then painted. That's what we opted for.

Carpets are not seen here in homes. They collect bugs and dust. Moreover, a cool surface underfoot is much better in this climate. We won't use a/c at home because it's unhealthy and expensive and you have to shut all of the doors and windows. We allow air to flow through the house day and night and turn on fans when we need them. Cool floors add to the healthier ways of staying comfortable indoors. Our downstairs living area floors are made from marble chips in cream cement bonding, ground to a semi-gloss finish. Bathrooms are tiled because the marbling machines are too big to get into small rooms. Upstairs, we covered the concrete floors with parquet to give a more comfortable feel to the soles of the feet in the morning.

Here's a traditional high standard Thai house. Nice to look at and be in but high maintenance.




This is the more common traditional style house found in farming villages:

 

[thaiturkey]

Try cleaning it.

Not applicable! The house is wired for it but we won't instal it.

Apart from the nuisance of cleaning routines, a/c dehydrates and that's a serious health risk here. It is that to which I referred. Why seal your house so that you can use a/c when there's fresh air available from outside?

 

[thaiturkey]

Those stilts must be good for keeping out floods and house cobras.

Also, they provide sitting and storage areas. Families with homes on stilts spend much of their time in the shade under the house and use indoors for sleeping and bathrooms. Many houses now have concrete stilts to avoid rot and termite damage to the timbers above.

I don't like the stilt arrangement. Too much flogging up and down the stairs. They too easily become cluttered with junk too. We aren't in a flood area but run-off during storms can easily reach houses. A better solution for concrete and steel structures like ours is to fill the land by about one metre and build on top with the foundations down to base ground level. That works a treat and the land around the house is also well drained.

 

[KristyHall]

Spook like his carpet very much. Soft and warm...
I hate cold floors. But I don't know why. I never go barefoot.
Not at all.

Kitchen is hardwood, and if she would let me I would carpet
it tomorrow.

Spook hates the little dog that lives in his house.

That made me laugh! We're talking about home decor ,and Spook starts talking about home decor too then randomly throws in "I hate my dog"