Thread: Japanese House

The Golden Temple in Japan, I will try to get a roof with this shape. I will need luck!

This is the guesthouse, West view, this was built 4 years ago, I live there now. This part is mostly storage and garage.

The terrace and outside kitchen.

The Eastern section, viewed from the lawn. There are 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms. Sometimes, they are full of WWOOFers.

A vegetable garden on the right of the cement posts with passion fruits. Solar cooker, Jamaican blue grass that needs to be cut 3 times a year!

All this was before 2010. I had a road built behind the house because the bamboo scafolding would be blocking the way for at least 3 weeks. Mainly to let trucks, and mixer, close to the house. Here are more recent developments.

Notice the mixing of mortar-cement in the wheelbarrel to level the structure while we use bamboo 11' bamboo to support the floor. I purchased from a neighbour a clump of bamboo ang got my 12 WWOOFers to prepare 500 in length of 11 feet. One of them climbed a tree there, a big branch was rotten and broke, she fell down 1m50 still standing and broke her foot. I forgave her, this was not on the property, accidents are forbidden here! ;-)
The white haired man, Heinz, is just passing thru, he's a German WWOOFer who spends on average 3 weeks a month doing all kinds of different contrects on the farm, he prefers to work alone. He's in Thailand for 9 months.

These will support the floor for 3 weeks, time for the concrete to solidify.

There will be small adjustments needed when the precast concrete panels will be on, but very little. This is a good job, very well done.

Finally the truck gets there at 11:00, on wednesday, this was supposed to happen last friday. The road behind was done specially for this, it will take 2 truck loads, all delivered and placed the same day.

At the receiving end, young boys playing, joking. Note the safety! 186 m2, 370 B per m2=66 000B. A few hours, and lots of time saved.

Truck number 2, from a different site. Almost all the panels were placed directly by the crane.

Truck #2, From the South.

When too far, hand carried.

Some spots are more dangerous. Notice the hole in foreground : this is where the toilet and showers will be, with a lower level floor.

This hole will be to see and feed the koi carps in the 10 000 galon-40 000 litres tank below.

From under, not bad!

I like the sound of grass that needs cutting 3 times a year, mine's every 2 weeks.

Great thread.

I notice at least one of your workers is wearing safety socks. Looks like a very nice location and a great view from the second floor.

Let's get this machine up in place!

But first, steel reinforcement!

What is this kid doing there? He always manage to help...

Rika, my favorite Japanese volunteer, lends a hand. When she's there, amongst the boys, work gets done faster...

Look at the guys' smiles. They love to flirt with her, she enjoys the game!

With the water pipe, the master level for the whole floor. This will then be transfered and guides will be welded or dug in the sub floor.