Japanese House

**Old Monkey** · 05-02-2011, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by OhOh

Another "Brain Fart" for you

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

Even more useless is the outside beam, which has no function except to delemit the stairs.

Correct.

Except it will weigh a considerable amount itself; and the stub beam, which should be holding one end up, has been weakened by the cutting of the arch in it's underside. The consequences of it falling could be dangerous.

As suggested by Jim in #590 above it would be wiser either to cut the outside beam off entirely or as I have suggested support the end adjacent the weakened stub beam. Both of these remedies will ensure it will not fall.

The weakening of the stub beam is indeterminate from looking at the photographs.

If you are sure of the position and size of the reinforcing bars, the engineer or architect is confident of their design and the contractor of his construction then you will have no worries.
It's an "up to you" decision - not mine.

Yes, I'll live with it, since I'm the architect, the engineer, the owner and the occupyer... and when I see cracks on it, I'll call you.

With no worries!

**Old Monkey** · 05-02-2011, 11:01 PM

This is a dead tree by the largest fish tank. I plan to get it in the house, six metres of it, as a stand for orchids.

Detail.

**sunsetter** · 07-02-2011, 11:13 AM

nice idea OM,coming along a treat, any idea of a finish date? before the rainy season maybe?

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 09:56 PM

With time, and experience, I've learned not to put a deadline on a construction. It never happens as you saw it and it put stress on the whole trip.
We'll see.
I have a bed to sleep in... It never rains...
Cement work is almost finished, maybe another week. Paint, floors to finish, bathroom and tiles...
Then wood doors and windows. This will be very long, never know a finish date. My contractor has never built shojis.
I hope to swim in the hot water of the natural swimming pool during the hotter months of April and May, but this is not a condition of happiness for me.
Que sera sera.

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 11:27 PM

And here I was, all surprised by their creativity, and it was simply fallen mortar!
I requested that they undid the fixing and let it go back to the masterpeace I think it was.

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 11:30 PM

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

Here is the improvised detail. I'm glad to encourage creativity... if it's nice, and not stupid.

I insist : this is very pretty!

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 11:32 PM

Starting to prepare floors for tiles, leveling and one more step towards finition.

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 11:33 PM

From the bedroom, walk-in and bathroom, rendered.

**Old Monkey** · 07-02-2011, 11:37 PM

Here are some views of the house, before white color painting.

South side.

South-Eastern corner.

**Old Monkey** · 09-02-2011, 03:27 PM

Floors are now ready for tiles, pipes and wires have dissappeared.

The wood boards sava a space for sliding shojis.

Kitchen counter ready for tiles.

I could not find the kind of counter top I had imagined at Global, thick arborite. So I'm going to get large tiles, next trip...

**Old Monkey** · 09-02-2011, 03:29 PM

Like magic, the art detail reappeared...

**Old Monkey** · 09-02-2011, 03:31 PM

The ground floor wndow is now framed. It will have a circle in the square.

The front face is shaping up.

**Old Monkey** · 09-02-2011, 03:36 PM

I've stopped the belt road building a bit before completion, the budget is gone...

But most of it is done, 93%, with the waterway wider and deeper.

**ShilohJim** · 09-02-2011, 08:27 PM

OM:
It's coming along nicely, I too like the "mortar" detail, glad you had them "fix" it back. I think the road with the increased waterway will work out fine. May need some fine tuning but the next rainy season will show exactly where and what.

Keep up the great work, Rome wasn't built in a day so why rush a good looking project and screw up the finishing. Happy swimming!

Jim

**Old Monkey** · 09-02-2011, 08:55 PM

Thank you, Jim.
One day, maybe, you'll see the project completed. I was going to say "finished" but this means that I drop it and go somewhere else... No, completed, rather, one day, that's better...

**OhOh** · 10-02-2011, 01:47 AM

Originally Posted by Old Monkey

Floors are now ready for tiles, pipes and wires have dissappeared.

Post #610

Looks like a fabulous view over the fields from the window.

**Old Monkey** · 10-02-2011, 08:40 AM

Garage door installed.

The painting of walls start today, feb 10.
One section of wall had to be put down, re-building around the door frame.

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 01:29 PM

First coat of paint. This gives you an idea of the final look.

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 01:31 PM

First row of tiles on the sidewalk, almost all around the second floor.
Note : no grout.

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 01:32 PM

Painters painting!

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 01:33 PM

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 06:23 PM

Second sidewalk. South side.

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 06:25 PM

Pouring the top of the wide kitchen counter.

A hole for the sink.

**Old Monkey** · 11-02-2011, 06:28 PM

2nd coat of white paint, living

Office

Bedroom

**Old Monkey** · 13-02-2011, 09:26 PM

Early this morning, I had to decide where to put the bathtub, I had gotten one, a bit big. I did not quite fit where I thought it was going.
So, I put the decision to my wife, in Quebec. I took pictures of 3 possible spots.

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