TikTok Influencer Says Contractor Abandoned Knockdown Home
A TikTok content creator from Nakhon Pathom filed a complaint after a Roi Et contractor abandoned her prefabricated home project, delivering a house that bore no resemblance to the agreed design despite 550,000 baht paid. The contractor dis
On September 24, 2569, at Thanakrit Law Firm, Paanuch, 54, a TikTok content creator known for travel and food videos from Nakhon Pathom Province, filed a complaint with attorney Dr. Thanakrit Jitrariyarattana. Her son had saved 550,000 baht to build her a prefabricated home, but the contractor abandoned the project and left the house uninhabitable.
In February 2568, Paanuch discussed building a knockdown house with her son, who works abroad and had been away for four years, hoping to give him a place to return to. They agreed the son would cover all costs. Paanuch found a contractor in Roi Et Province and signed a contract on February 4 for a two-story, two-bedroom home with wooden upper floors, priced at 350,000 baht plus 200,000 baht in finishings, totaling 550,000 baht, to be completed within six months by September 28.
After paying an initial deposit of 80,000 baht and several subsequent installments, the deadline came and went. The contractor requested more than 10 delivery extensions, claiming the work was incomplete. After 174 days past the deadline, the house finally arrived—but it bore no resemblance to the agreed design. The contractor pressured Paanuch to sign off, but she refused and decided to wait for her son to return from abroad.
When Paanuch examined the house, she was devastated. Nothing matched the agreement: the promised two bedrooms, one balcony, and French doors were missing. The contractor had installed horizontal windows that cannot be opened and placed wooden door panels in the window openings, claiming they were windows. The wood appeared to be scrap material, rough and unfinished. Electrical wires ran exposed with no covering, plaster walls and floors were uneven, and the staircase railing featured the mysterious letters "WY" instead of the agreed spindle design. When Paanuch contacted the contractor about these defects, he dismissively replied, "That's just how it is."
Frustrated, Paanuch posted a video on her TikTok channel, which reached 2.5 million views. The contractor then contacted her, asking her to delete the video and promising to fix everything within 50 days. But he only made repairs for ten days before disappearing, saying he had to tend to his rice farm. On other days, he left workers on-site without equipment to continue work. Paanuch emphasized this was money her son had saved for her, not something easily replaced.
