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Traditional Thailand Houses

 

 

The traditional Isaan homes were made of raised wooden post construction, so that animals, creeping insects could not enter the houses. The open area beneath the houses also served as a cool daytime workplace. There are still many houses like this today, usually found in the countryside. Sometimes cattle are kept underneath houses.

Many houses in towns are built in two stages. The bottom part is the shop to work or sell things and the first floor contain the bedrooms.  Not all Thai houses will have a kitchen or furniture like we do. People will sit and eat on the floor. There is also no shower or bath as we know it, instead there is a big 'tub' for the water and a jug. Thai people bathe by throwing water over themselves. Most toilets are squat toilets although the western style toilets are becoming more available. Near the squat toilets there is a container filled with water and a cup or a hosepipe. These replace the flush of water. In almost house, including slum housing, a TV, fridge and radio can be found.

The interior of some houses it is very much the same as houses in England. There is much furniture, a kitchen, sitting room, dining room, bedrooms, shower room and flushing toilets.