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Paddycakes
Joined: 05 May 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: Longtimers - build your own house in Korea? |
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For the long-timers...
Any of you built your own (western style) house in Korea?
Buy a piece of land, and build a real western style house (as opposed to the traditional thing, and living in one of those communist looking apartment blocks that all look the same).
I suppose the difficultly would be finding Korean contractors who are experienced at building a western style house.
And then of course trusting the Korean contractors to do the job properly. |
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prorohiv
Joined: 02 Dec 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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I was wondering the exact same thing. The wifey and I would like to do just that.
So anyone done it? |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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My wife and I have a couple of places. One is a traditional house (한옥집):
Another is a two-story brick house, with a nice-sized yard (I have pics, but not on this computer).
My mother-inlaw lives most of the time at the brick house. |
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tzechuk
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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| Jongnoguru will be able to help you- he's done a lot of that. |
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Chamchiman
Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Location: Digging the Grave
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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| bluelake wrote: |
My wife and I have a couple of places. One is a traditional house (???):
Another is a two-story brick house, with a nice-sized yard (I have pics, but not on this computer).
My mother-inlaw lives most of the time at the brick house. |
Wow bluelake, you've done well for yourself. I envy you.
(I've always wanted a Bongo.  ) |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Chamchiman wrote: |
| bluelake wrote: |
My wife and I have a couple of places. One is a traditional house (???):
Another is a two-story brick house, with a nice-sized yard (I have pics, but not on this computer).
My mother-inlaw lives most of the time at the brick house. |
Wow bluelake, you've done well for yourself. I envy you.
(I've always wanted a Bongo. ) |
Actually, the truck isn't ours... |
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soju pizza
Joined: 21 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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| That's a lovely spread. Is that where you spend most of your time? |
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bluelake
Joined: 01 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| soju pizza wrote: |
| That's a lovely spread. Is that where you spend most of your time? |
I wish... Mostly, we only have a chance to go there on weekends, due to our weekday schedule. My wife wants to use it as a commercial property (homestay). First, however, we need to have the city water hooked up; the water lines are outside the gate, but a private contractor has to do the hookup. We used to have pumped well water, but no longer; we do still have a real well, with bucket and all. |
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kurva anjad
Joined: 19 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 5:18 am Post subject: |
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| Chamchiman wrote: |
(I've always wanted a Bongo. ) |
Meh...can't hold a candle to a Damas Deluxe.
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cbclark4
Joined: 20 Aug 2006
Location: Masan
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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This thread sounds like the scene from the "nutty professor".
cbc |
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