Interesting build! In Japan you would probably replace shoji once a year, mostly because of small kids poking holes in them for fun 😂 But they tend to be used in tandem with actual windows these days... You would probably patch them with cute shapes until the next replacement... Love the engawa part! Do you plan to put tatami inside ? If you want to go for a traditional insolation tokyo llama has an interesting channel where he reforms an old country house pretty much from scratch and has some interesting bits (you might already know ahah). Cheers from Shonan !
Hi, thank you for sharing your build process! Very inspiring. Is there a part 2? Also, is the shoji paper on the sliding doors waterproofing/weather proof?
Thanks for your kind words! Part 2 will come after the freezing cold weather, lol. The roof covers the doors, so the shoji paper barely gets wet. Even the shoji paper is wet, it will dry very quickly. The doors didn't get any damage even with storms or 50+ km/h wind. But I accidentally broke a few parts by moving in/out the sharp gardening tools. 😶
