3 in 30 - 2001.12.30 Sunday
A couple of weeks later, we get back to the building site where they were tearing down our neighbor's house. In the meantime, they completely cleared the site except for a single large rock that will continue to be a part of the “yard” ornamentation.
This view is nearly identical to Beverly's picture from December 9. That picture shows the old house nearly removed. This picture shows the framework of the house constructed and the roof surfacing attached.
You can seen the screening attached to the scaffolding nearly completely surrounding the house.
This must be the building permit behind the screen. The permit date is December 26th. The rest of it is text in kanji that I cannot read. Some of it I recognize as names and there is a telephone number of someone to contact for whatever reason.
This snapshot is inside the curtain showing the basic framework of the building. From the foundation, it looks like there will be a duplex where a single house stood. The framework you see here is the support of the structure. The US style of walls built of studs is not a construction style used in Japan.
You can see some writing on some of the wooden beams (about 4"x4"). The near one has 87 written on it. Most of the planning of houses takes place in what we might consider the lumber yard. The basic framework of the houses are determined and the lumberyard cuts the wood, makes mortise and tenons, grooves and slots for the assembly of the supporting structure.
The framework you see here is much like putting a kit together. The rest of the house, the interior walls, the plumbing, the electrical work, is simply “hung” onto the framework that has been provided. The floor in this case will be above the cast concrete risers you see here.