When we bought our Kominka, there was no internet service available so we bought a Starlink. With the house sitting at 3,000 meters in the Japanese alps, the mountains and forests lie to the North of the house. Guess what? Starlink likes to look north for the satellites and the mountains and trees blocked many of these satellites. As a result, service was not very good. Luckily, just before winter snows began to fall, we were able to get a company to run internet cable up the mountain to our house. P.S. - Rebar will stay in a drilled hole better by using an epoxy compound. The hole is drilled, then brushed and vacuumed clean. The epoxy goes in followed by the rebar/bolt.
I think that if you pour new concrete over existing old concrete you may experience de lamination and or water intrusion between the old and new layers. The old concrete should be cleaned very well and then a bonding agent applied. I'm pretty sure that an acrylic latex bonding agent is sold in Japanese stores.
@@marheyDIY - How is your concrete mixer holding up? I thought about buying one myself, but they don't seem to be very sturdy. Maybe I will rent a large one when I next need it.
I am always trying to learn Japanese carpentry terms and methods. For example, I did not know that there are three different types of 石膏ボード (drywall). I think in Japan, these are color coded - green, yellow, and gray. I think these contain different ingredients for specific applications. I have been watching a Japanese carpentry channel on YT called "Yomogiya." It has very useful information. 私は YT で「よもぎや」という日本の大工チャンネルを見ています。 とても役立つ情報が載っています。
Marhey burning the midnight oil getting walls built and all I'm doing is shoveling snow, lots and lots of snow. Will you apply a vapor barrier material to the plywood? Something like Dupont Tyvek sheet.
@@marheyDIY we had over 1 meter of snow at the farm from 24-27th. Could not leave house until the snow plow comes. Driving in snow here is not fun, 急坂 , 急カーブ, 水氷 4wd, studless tires and driving slow.
