The local Thai handicraft manufacturing of teak wood Spirit Houses in Ayutthaya in Northern Thailand is not only done to preserve an ancient Thai tradition, but also brings a very good income for the local craftsmen.

In fact, Thailand's teak wood Spirit Houses are becoming more popular with foreign tourists than with the local Thai population and are selling for the export market so well that the local community of Spirit House craftsmen in Hua Had, Pang Pahan district of the Ayutthaya province have formed a cooperative.

Many of those local craftsmen have inherited the craft of making teak wood Spirit Houses from their older family members and the beauty of their traditional designs has helped to maintain good sales for traditional Thai Spirit Houses.

A traditional teak wood Spirit House from Thailand takes about 2-months to complete and is priced at 7,000 to 45,000 Thai baht ( US$ 170 to 1,100).