Works
old folk house
Title
diy old house 2016（ Izumo）
2018
Comment
They purchased an old house as their final home, and worked on the renovation themselves, commuting from Nagoya, and finished renovating the main living space in two years. During this time, their son also moved to Izumo and got married, and their life became more lively as more relatives lived there. Perhaps old houses have the power to connect people.
There were no blueprints for the renovation work, and the direction was decided through on-site discussions each time, and most of the work, from demolition to carpentry, was completed by DIY.
The husband’s renovated rooms are decorated with the wife’s stained glass works, and the couple’s uncompromising nesting instinct can be felt in this home.
Renovation work items done by the owner
- Rainwater drainage within the facility- Simple electrical wiring- Re-roofing the tiled roof- Creating a hanging door at the garage entrance- Anti-termite treatment under the floor and laying moisture-proof sheets- Making thresholds and lintels- Installing floor flooring and under-floor insulation- Installing insulation materials for the exterior walls and roof- Laying plasterboard- Laying cedar boards on the ceiling- Re-papering shoji screens- Gardening and farming
Outsourced work items
- Replacing aluminum sashes on the veranda with wooden fixtures- Main electrical wiring work- Painting diatomaceous earth- Installing a stove- Re-papering sliding doors
