Amen brother, about never wanting to use gloves! I was trained as a mechanic in the US Coast Guard, after exiting the military I went into high-end home Audio-Video installation, a field I still work in to this day (some of my clients I guarantee you have heard of)… yeah, I know, these disciplines don’t seem to correlate, but trust me, they do… I still cannot twist speaker wire together wearing gloves. I need to feel it. I need to know that the conductors are all meshing together (all right, you ecchi perv! Calm down) I cannot twist a screw into a speaker bracket or many other fine motor control motions that are required day to day while wearing gloves. I’d rather go two or three days with funky-looking hands than question whether I did the job correctly. That’s just how I am, and I want you to know that you are not alone 😊
I take care of my hands more these days though lol I can't have people grossing out over my black fingernails lol Sometimes it's impossible to clean them.
Am also doing a rennovation in Japan, a 250 year old samurai house. For the Yaki Sugi external boards you put them directly against a wrap. What you may notice is mold growing as there is no air gap to allow moisture to dry. If this becomes a problem, simply take the boards off, put some thin strips to stand them up off the wall to allow a little airflow, and cap off the gaps with aluminum wire blocks to prevent critters from getting into the gaps at the bottom.
I’ll have to consider this for the other parts of the exterior. That wall faces southwest, it gets a serious amount of sun… I guess that doesn’t help any to dissipate the moisture…
Thank you for these videos. They are really helpful for me as I live in an old Japanese house and I'm just about to start doing some DIY work on it and I have almost no DIY experience.
@@DIYJapan I live in Oita prefecture in Kyushu. It's interesting because I went to Shikoku recently and I saw harbors that looked just like where you live. And I was thinking how nice it would be to live there. I live in the city next to a busy road. But I'm planning on buying some land in the countryside and growing some fruits and vegetables. And then I will try and build a house or rather a shack! No worries about taking it slow. At the moment I am making a simple desk. It is taking me so long and it's a bit rubbish. I'm enjoying it though. However, I'm drenched in sweat because of this heat. I look forward to seeing your new videos.
@@garethnaylorartist Shack lol I'm sure you can do better than that. It would be cool to build a small studio type ''shack''. Something small and sustainable off the grid style on a nice piece of land somewhere quiet. And this heat really is bad :(
Something I learned from "This Old House" on PBS in the US is that predrilling your holes before screwing is a significantly much more secure fastening method.
I'll never live it down lol I should make a joke of it in future videos lol How it passed editing and me actually recording the voice over... I'll never know lol
Filling all the gaps with spray foam was not overkill. The only thing I would have done is used a much thicker foam board with a much higher R-value. Good tips. I’ve done all my home renovation work with a hand saw and hand tools. The only power tool I have is a drill. But sure, power tools help to save a lot of time. I’m the same, I prefer not to use gloves. Sometimes gloves are smart to use. Looks great!
I would have used a thicker board but that thickness fell perfectly into the frame depth of the house's structure beams. Otherwise, I would have had to extend them out... hence rebuilding the framing on the front. This was the path of least resistance lol
@@DIYJapan I totally understand. It often comes down to how much time and money you are willing to spend. As far as your choice of insulation, it really depends on how cold your house gets in winter and your tolerance level in terms of comfort. That one section of outside wall is not so big, so not so significant I’d say. However, if in the future you decide to add exterior insulation to the entire house, I would spend the extra money on at least 40-50mm thick insulation (thicker is better). If you need to add onto the support beams and wall framing, that can be done without too much extra cost and effort. Your walls will just be thicker of course. Another option is installing the insulation on the inside. Depends on your wall type and overall preference.
Thanks for the videos I learnt a lot. Could you help me listing the product names of spraying foam, black calk, insulation foam, and moisture barrier in Japanese? I don’t know Japanese so that would really help me. Are those materials available in home center? The yakisugi siding of my house has rotted so I’d like to replace them in the future and adding more insulation as the house is cold during winter. Thanks a lot in advance.
Home centers might carry some of the products but Amazon really is the best place to get them. I updated the video information section with links to the products on Amazon. You can take a look at the names there as well if you want to try to find them at your local home center or you can get them from Amazon. Good luck with the yakisugi! Don't forget gloves!
@@DIYJapan awesome thanks a ton. I think you missed the insulation foam board (or sheet) if you have the amazon link, it would be great. Btw what is the price of the yakisugi? And where do you order them? I am in Ube Yamaguchi.
I order my yakisugi online actually, from here: sugizai.com/index.html They deliver it so you don't need a truck. The sheet foam is better purchased at a home center. Pretty much every home center will sell it and you'll get a better price. Essentially it's something like this: item.rakuten.co.jp/fiscu/83600050/?s-id=pc_shop_recommend&rtg=06e58d5f04734d678d2e89efc02cd6ed
@@DIYJapan Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I went to the home center and they have the insulation foam there. Now what's left is my courage to actually do it. Ah, could you add the amazon links for the safety rope you used too. I am afraid of falling off my roofs lol.
The safety rope I used is no longer sold on Amazon. But you can search any safety rope online and it should work ok. Big hardware store like Konan, Hodaka, or Juntendo should also carry safety cords. Good luck! DOn't worry, you can do it!
It is a very beautiful technique, I would like to ask you what type of nails you use to fix it to the outside, are they copper, stainless steel, galvanized steel,.... or?????
I used stainless steel screws. But in Japan there are various types of stainless. These are ''more stainless''' than the normal type for outdoor use or use in wet environments. I wouldn't use galvanized outside. That type just isn't good for very wet conditions.
this is crazy: using foam and foamboards for such an old house. hopefully not all Japanese builders work like this. you will get a moisture issue as those materials are waterproof and tight. you need to manage moisture in old houses. wood has alway a certain amount of moisture in it. also inhabitants produce lots of moisture. Use hemp fiber, clay, lime in the way builders did it and build your house permeable to moisture, but airtight. here in Europe we pay 3700 €/ton waste disposal for foamboards as those are environmentally highly toxic materials. build the way nature can take every material back and future generations do not pay for your mistakes! please get in touch with old natural building methods and learn how to build in a sustainablle way.
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日本には「地下足袋(JIKATABI)」という屋根の上でも動きやすい昔ながらの靴が有りますよ。
良い提案です！ この靴を探さなければなりません！
The commenter mentioned shoes that can be used for walking on the roof called "Jikatabi'' for those that want more security.
@@DIYJapan 足の指が親指と残りの二股に分かれているので足の爪先に力が入りやすく、足場の悪い条件で作業をする場合にオススメです。
ソールの素材も色々あると思うので、滑りにくいタイプの素材を選ばれると良いと思います🥾🙂
日本の古い家がどう変わって行くのか楽しみにしてます。頑張ってください👍
Amen brother, about never wanting to use gloves! I was trained as a mechanic in the US Coast Guard, after exiting the military I went into high-end home Audio-Video installation, a field I still work in to this day (some of my clients I guarantee you have heard of)… yeah, I know, these disciplines don’t seem to correlate, but trust me, they do…
I still cannot twist speaker wire together wearing gloves. I need to feel it. I need to know that the conductors are all meshing together (all right, you ecchi perv! Calm down) I cannot twist a screw into a speaker bracket or many other fine motor control motions that are required day to day while wearing gloves. I’d rather go two or three days with funky-looking hands than question whether I did the job correctly. That’s just how I am, and I want you to know that you are not alone 😊
I take care of my hands more these days though lol I can't have people grossing out over my black fingernails lol Sometimes it's impossible to clean them.
Am also doing a rennovation in Japan, a 250 year old samurai house. For the Yaki Sugi external boards you put them directly against a wrap. What you may notice is mold growing as there is no air gap to allow moisture to dry. If this becomes a problem, simply take the boards off, put some thin strips to stand them up off the wall to allow a little airflow, and cap off the gaps with aluminum wire blocks to prevent critters from getting into the gaps at the bottom.
I’ll have to consider this for the other parts of the exterior. That wall faces southwest, it gets a serious amount of sun… I guess that doesn’t help any to dissipate the moisture…
I did a lot of googling lol Good information on that. Thanks for that! Would love to see some pictures of your samurai house!
Thank you for these videos. They are really helpful for me as I live in an old Japanese house and I'm just about to start doing some DIY work on it and I have almost no DIY experience.
Good luck on the renovations. Life is about the experience so take it slow and enjoy! Where about is your house?
@@DIYJapan I live in Oita prefecture in Kyushu. It's interesting because I went to Shikoku recently and I saw harbors that looked just like where you live. And I was thinking how nice it would be to live there. I live in the city next to a busy road. But I'm planning on buying some land in the countryside and growing some fruits and vegetables. And then I will try and build a house or rather a shack! No worries about taking it slow. At the moment I am making a simple desk. It is taking me so long and it's a bit rubbish. I'm enjoying it though. However, I'm drenched in sweat because of this heat. I look forward to seeing your new videos.
@@garethnaylorartist Shack lol I'm sure you can do better than that. It would be cool to build a small studio type ''shack''. Something small and sustainable off the grid style on a nice piece of land somewhere quiet. And this heat really is bad :(
@@DIYJapan Maybe a shack to begin with and then the house next. But whatever happens it will be fun.
woow esa casa va quedando muy bien sigue asi amigo..!
¡Gracias! Lo haré lo mejor que puedo.
Something I learned from "This Old House" on PBS in the US is that predrilling your holes before screwing is a significantly much more secure fastening method.
I'll never live it down lol I should make a joke of it in future videos lol How it passed editing and me actually recording the voice over... I'll never know lol
Filling all the gaps with spray foam was not overkill. The only thing I would have done is used a much thicker foam board with a much higher R-value. Good tips. I’ve done all my home renovation work with a hand saw and hand tools. The only power tool I have is a drill. But sure, power tools help to save a lot of time. I’m the same, I prefer not to use gloves. Sometimes gloves are smart to use. Looks great!
I would have used a thicker board but that thickness fell perfectly into the frame depth of the house's structure beams. Otherwise, I would have had to extend them out... hence rebuilding the framing on the front. This was the path of least resistance lol
@@DIYJapan I totally understand. It often comes down to how much time and money you are willing to spend. As far as your choice of insulation, it really depends on how cold your house gets in winter and your tolerance level in terms of comfort. That one section of outside wall is not so big, so not so significant I’d say. However, if in the future you decide to add exterior insulation to the entire house, I would spend the extra money on at least 40-50mm thick insulation (thicker is better). If you need to add onto the support beams and wall framing, that can be done without too much extra cost and effort. Your walls will just be thicker of course. Another option is installing the insulation on the inside. Depends on your wall type and overall preference.
Thanks for the videos I learnt a lot. Could you help me listing the product names of spraying foam, black calk, insulation foam, and moisture barrier in Japanese? I don’t know Japanese so that would really help me. Are those materials available in home center? The yakisugi siding of my house has rotted so I’d like to replace them in the future and adding more insulation as the house is cold during winter. Thanks a lot in advance.
Home centers might carry some of the products but Amazon really is the best place to get them. I updated the video information section with links to the products on Amazon. You can take a look at the names there as well if you want to try to find them at your local home center or you can get them from Amazon. Good luck with the yakisugi! Don't forget gloves!
@@DIYJapan awesome thanks a ton. I think you missed the insulation foam board (or sheet) if you have the amazon link, it would be great. Btw what is the price of the yakisugi? And where do you order them? I am in Ube Yamaguchi.
I order my yakisugi online actually, from here:
sugizai.com/index.html
They deliver it so you don't need a truck.
The sheet foam is better purchased at a home center. Pretty much every home center will sell it and you'll get a better price. Essentially it's something like this:
item.rakuten.co.jp/fiscu/83600050/?s-id=pc_shop_recommend&rtg=06e58d5f04734d678d2e89efc02cd6ed
@@DIYJapan Thank you very much. I really appreciate it. I went to the home center and they have the insulation foam there. Now what's left is my courage to actually do it. Ah, could you add the amazon links for the safety rope you used too. I am afraid of falling off my roofs lol.
The safety rope I used is no longer sold on Amazon. But you can search any safety rope online and it should work ok. Big hardware store like Konan, Hodaka, or Juntendo should also carry safety cords. Good luck! DOn't worry, you can do it!
It is a very beautiful technique, I would like to ask you what type of nails you use to fix it to the outside, are they copper, stainless steel, galvanized steel,.... or?????
I used stainless steel screws. But in Japan there are various types of stainless. These are ''more stainless''' than the normal type for outdoor use or use in wet environments. I wouldn't use galvanized outside. That type just isn't good for very wet conditions.
The Black ..CAULK
I can't ever say that word with a straight face lol
this is crazy: using foam and foamboards for such an old house. hopefully not all Japanese builders work like this. you will get a moisture issue as those materials are waterproof and tight. you need to manage moisture in old houses. wood has alway a certain amount of moisture in it. also inhabitants produce lots of moisture. Use hemp fiber, clay, lime in the way builders did it and build your house permeable to moisture, but airtight. here in Europe we pay 3700 €/ton waste disposal for foamboards as those are environmentally highly toxic materials. build the way nature can take every material back and future generations do not pay for your mistakes! please get in touch with old natural building methods and learn how to build in a sustainablle way.
Shou sugi ban is a mistranslation. Doesn't mean anything in Japanese. As you said, yaki sugi is the correct term.
You’re right, but people in America are obsessed with calling it that. Maybe because it’s the literal translation.
@@DIYJapan Nakamoto forestry has a history of the mistranslation on their website. Shou sugi ban is meaningless gibberish in Japanese.