This man built his own house 40 years ago and variance is only 6mm lmfao. Talk about being REALLY good at what you do. Watching him demo and rebuild you can see the years of experience at work - everything is done with such precision and skill while both acknowledging previous mistakes but still giving his younger self grace.
What's super crazy is in the first video posted he stated "I had to build it fast as I could not afford to build it slow" and basically saying time crunch and he could see his mistakes from 40 years ago when he was 26 y/o man building his house 😂
No insulation, I couldn’t imagine!! I’ve been improving the insulation around my house and it’s such a quality of life improvement. No more freezing mornings or hot nights.
@Tyrion5556 that's why, because of the insulation and the houses made from wood sticks because wood is such a natural thing, people are that much "healthy" I cannot believe....... Living in a house made from wood sticks, paper and glue...... What security do you have? What safety do you have? God save you
I think if you saw how houses are built in the UK you would have a heart attack.. The quality of your work is outstanding and a testiment to your skill
Very true, we moved into our house some 34 years ago when it was new and we have spent the past 34 years trying to keep one step ahead of the defects and correcting poor quality workmanship. Watching the quality of work being done here as normal makes you understand what is lacking in the Uk. Zero pride and interest only in profit.
@@jamesedwards7241 same here in the US, we moved in 40 years ago and have rebuilt defects continuously. Of the things we did over the years, adding insulation has paid off in our energy bills dramatically.
@@TimS366 I have taken notice of the material thing also...retired from construction but was in it for 50 plus years...seems like the standards for material there is much better than here.
You may have worked faster when you were younger, but your skills and ability to problem solve have improved since then. These improvements are more valuable!
I understand that a fair few people made comments about you using your own voice for these videos. But I truly do find it an additional comfort, and it feels more natural. Thank you.
Have been in construction for over 45 years. From industrial to backyard, I love watching you because I can learn something from you. Please keep them coming.
9:40 were those pipes polybutelene? Polybutelene wasn't known at the time for what happened later, horizontal cracking on the axis of the pipe. Now, CPVC or PVC pipe has fallen out of favor. PEX is usually used now, either Uponor (A) or PEX B.
The string line to check height of the oobiki and neda is quite useful. I used a laser level for this. In my enthusiasm to make the flooring strong, I over-tightened the metal feet under the Oobiki too much, causing a bow up from the floor, which I only realized AFTER i had completed the entire floor. I had to slide under the floor to fix each one. It was very VERY unpleasant. Dont over-tighten those floor supports! Snug is enough.
I live in an old cabin in northern ontario. There is no insulation. The bedroom drops to about -5. The dog's water is solid ice on cold mornings. Heating it is very expensive and I do not like heat, so I don't bother. Never have to worry about company over staying their welcome.
12:52 in the US, they do what is called a blower door test. They close up the house, put a blower door in one door way, and turn on a fan to measure how much air escapes through the house to the outside. There is a product made that takes that concept a bit further - pressurizing the house and spraying a sealer that goes into the cracks the air escapes through and seals it. I don't recall what that product is called though. I saw it on Matt Risingers "Build" show.
Thank you Shoyan sensei. Doing refurbishments on a house that you actually built must have advantages? Do you remember each nail and screw that you put in 40 years ago? 😂 Thank you for showing us your skills and workmanship again.
Your good wife will be very happy now its more insulated 😂 how times have changed, my first house would ice on the inside walls in winter, but just wrapped up more 😂 i wouldn't tolerate that today. 👍
To lay a nice new straight floor is one thing but to lay an old sunken, bowed twisted floor takes a master carpenter. I've enjoyed watching it done very much. :)
With the winter weather you had back then with no insulation in your home it must of been very cold. But one thing for sure it will be a warm home once you have finished. 😀👍👍👍
There's nothing like the feeling of nailing down plywood to floor framing and then once you're done there's this beautiful plane of level, flat floor that everyone can walk on.
I am always impressed with your exquisite attention to details. Your craftsmanship shines throughout it all. I eagerly await your videos. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Wonderful skill and craftsmanship. Always well worth the watch! One very small suggestion - many other YT channels use the same background music as is used on this channel, so they become somewhat too familiar and repetitive. A different choice, or even better, no music at all would be very welcome. I think the sound of your tools alone is more than sufficient for background audio (with the narration, of course.) Your craft is your music!
Very interesting to see how things are done differently in other parts of the world. Here in Canada, we use interlocking, tongue & groove plywood as subfloor and always stagger the joints. The joists are first glued with construction adhesive like PL Premium and then the sheets are nailed off or screwed.
Shoyan-sama you are a machine! You do twice the work of many younger men and with an excellence only achieved by many years of experience and hard work.
Your skills are still very strong. If you cannot work quickly like you once did, it is only the extra weight of the years of experience that you carry. It is inspiring to watch you!
At work we have been using this insulation called rockwool. It’s essentially molten rock spun like cotton candy. Incredible for sound and temperature control as well as being extremely fire resistant.
We are just purchasing our 72 year old house in Nantan, Kyoto. It needs some floor and ceiling work. Your videos are a great resource for this project. ありがとうございます
Age catches up with all of us Shoyan & we slow down. Thankfully your skill level has probably improved since you first started & so you still are able to show us your incredible skills. It is an absolute joy to watch you work & to listen to your explanations as you go, it's VERY educational. Thanks. Cheers, Don from South Australia.
I would like to see a video on the history of these building techniques. Some of them appear to be similar to techniques used in my part of America to build sheds and other structures that are not expected to last long. Some other techniques you use, I had never heard of before. Insulation in a building is a very great change. Insulating under the roof will be the most dramatic change. In my house, insilating the roof changed a small unvented gas heater from barely keeping the house above freezing to keeping it warm, even when there is a lot of snow on the ground.
Fantastic quality! I love your work, it's clean, precise, and thoughtful with an eye on the future needs to maintain and repair. Truly a good demonstration of your experience and skills!
Wow ❗❗ I Appreciate what you guys are doing. Since I live in the US it's amazing to see the fine craftsmanship of the Japanese carpenter. The wood is Beautiful Looking forward to watching many more videos and I whish you a lot of success.
Much be so satisfying to renovate the home you build your self after 40 years :) Good job and Love the two videos of this so fare.. Soo relaxing to watch and slow down in preparation for going to bed after a long day.. Will be looking for to the next Video :)
I think one of the only things I've seen that we might do easier in the west is the use of a caulking gun when that adhesive was applied to the subfloor posts. It's amazing how many simple things are done totally differently, and better, in your videos.
Is this still typical residential construction style for new homes? I’m from the US and find it fascinating from methods to material. Where I live that wouldn’t meet local code for a variety of mostly arbitrary reasons. Very cool video!
Interesting that you don't stagger the plywood floor joints and also your under flooring in Japan 🇯🇵 is not tongue and groove. It's fairly standard in the UK, and probably the US as well to stagger t&g under flooring. It's both stronger and more air tight. It takes a lot longer to install though, but worth it. Love the channel and your new commentary style btw.
Hello! I really appreciate your work and watching your videos motivates me to put even more effort in my work since your results show that it's always worth to be more precisely. May i ask you for the brand of the plastic posts you use to level the floor beams or a link to find them? I can't find them anywhere around my area. Thank you for your great work and best regards from austria!
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This man built his own house 40 years ago and variance is only 6mm lmfao. Talk about being REALLY good at what you do. Watching him demo and rebuild you can see the years of experience at work - everything is done with such precision and skill while both acknowledging previous mistakes but still giving his younger self grace.
What's super crazy is in the first video posted he stated "I had to build it fast as I could not afford to build it slow" and basically saying time crunch and he could see his mistakes from 40 years ago when he was 26 y/o man building his house 😂
After watching all those home inspection shorts, this is so refreshing
No insulation, I couldn’t imagine!! I’ve been improving the insulation around my house and it’s such a quality of life improvement. No more freezing mornings or hot nights.
yes, insulation and building envelope are so important to heat/cool retention and energy bills.
I lived in Japan for a little over a year but you’d be surprised how common it is to just not have insulation. The climate’s relatively stable
@Tyrion5556 that's why, because of the insulation and the houses made from wood sticks because wood is such a natural thing, people are that much "healthy"
I cannot believe....... Living in a house made from wood sticks, paper and glue...... What security do you have? What safety do you have?
God save you
I think if you saw how houses are built in the UK you would have a heart attack..
The quality of your work is outstanding and a testiment to your skill
Very true, we moved into our house some 34 years ago when it was new and we have spent the past 34 years trying to keep one step ahead of the defects and correcting poor quality workmanship. Watching the quality of work being done here as normal makes you understand what is lacking in the Uk. Zero pride and interest only in profit.
@@jamesedwards7241 same here in the US, we moved in 40 years ago and have rebuilt defects continuously. Of the things we did over the years, adding insulation has paid off in our energy bills dramatically.
same here in the U.S.
His workmanship is superb, many years of accumulated knowledge, and the materials seem of a far superior quality to ours in the UK.
@@TimS366 I have taken notice of the material thing also...retired from construction but was in it for 50 plus years...seems like the standards for material there is much better than here.
You may have worked faster when you were younger, but your skills and ability to problem solve have improved since then. These improvements are more valuable!
I understand that a fair few people made comments about you using your own voice for these videos. But I truly do find it an additional comfort, and it feels more natural. Thank you.
Probably one of the best channels on UA-cam
Have been in construction for over 45 years. From industrial to backyard, I love watching you because I can learn something from you. Please keep them coming.
Today is a good day. I got to see my friend Shoyan.
I could watch this man all day.
9:40 were those pipes polybutelene? Polybutelene wasn't known at the time for what happened later, horizontal cracking on the axis of the pipe. Now, CPVC or PVC pipe has fallen out of favor. PEX is usually used now, either Uponor (A) or PEX B.
They were likely installed later using the crawl space access hatch that was removed in the previous video
Look at how clean that floor is. In the UK if you lift old floor boards you get huge amounts of dust, dirt, rubbish and rats!
It's so fascinating seeing the different techniques used by Japanese carpenters
This is a wonderful series. It's very interesting to see detailed renovation rather than brand new build.
The string line to check height of the oobiki and neda is quite useful. I used a laser level for this. In my enthusiasm to make the flooring strong, I over-tightened the metal feet under the Oobiki too much, causing a bow up from the floor, which I only realized AFTER i had completed the entire floor. I had to slide under the floor to fix each one. It was very VERY unpleasant. Dont over-tighten those floor supports! Snug is enough.
I live in an old cabin in northern ontario. There is no insulation. The bedroom drops to about -5. The dog's water is solid ice on cold mornings. Heating it is very expensive and I do not like heat, so I don't bother. Never have to worry about company over staying their welcome.
12:52 in the US, they do what is called a blower door test. They close up the house, put a blower door in one door way, and turn on a fan to measure how much air escapes through the house to the outside. There is a product made that takes that concept a bit further - pressurizing the house and spraying a sealer that goes into the cracks the air escapes through and seals it. I don't recall what that product is called though. I saw it on Matt Risingers "Build" show.
Thank you for showing off your work. These framing techniques are interesting to see compared to what is typically done in the United States.
Thank you Shoyan sensei. Doing refurbishments on a house that you actually built must have advantages? Do you remember each nail and screw that you put in 40 years ago? 😂
Thank you for showing us your skills and workmanship again.
Watching you work has brought me a calmness. Thank you.
Your good wife will be very happy now its more insulated 😂 how times have changed, my first house would ice on the inside walls in winter, but just wrapped up more 😂 i wouldn't tolerate that today. 👍
Great video
To lay a nice new straight floor is one thing but to lay an old sunken, bowed twisted floor takes a master carpenter. I've enjoyed watching it done very much. :)
With the winter weather you had back then with no insulation in your home it must of been very cold. But one thing for sure it will be a warm home once you have finished. 😀👍👍👍
There's nothing like the feeling of nailing down plywood to floor framing and then once you're done there's this beautiful plane of level, flat floor that everyone can walk on.
I am always impressed with your exquisite attention to details. Your craftsmanship shines throughout it all. I eagerly await your videos. Thank you for sharing them with us.
I'm sure Mrs Shoyan was not happy having the kitchen and half the house torn apart. Your a good man Mr. Shoyan.
Wonderful skill and craftsmanship. Always well worth the watch! One very small suggestion - many other YT channels use the same background music as is used on this channel, so they become somewhat too familiar and repetitive. A different choice, or even better, no music at all would be very welcome. I think the sound of your tools alone is more than sufficient for background audio (with the narration, of course.) Your craft is your music!
This man needs to be protective. Skills and knowledge he poses is unbelivable. Really inspiring.
Very interesting to see how things are done differently in other parts of the world. Here in Canada, we use interlocking, tongue & groove plywood as subfloor and always stagger the joints. The joists are first glued with construction adhesive like PL Premium and then the sheets are nailed off or screwed.
It’s really nice he includes the conversions from metric to inches
Shoyan-sama you are a machine! You do twice the work of many younger men and with an excellence only achieved by many years of experience and hard work.
There is something so satisfying abpout watching someone who is extremely skill go about their work. Thank you sir.
Your skills are still very strong. If you cannot work quickly like you once did, it is only the extra weight of the years of experience that you carry. It is inspiring to watch you!
Thank you from Long Beach, California. USA
Beautiful workmanship..
Shoyan dropping real advice: visible tools are easier to use than invisible tools.
This renovation will be so much nicer for your family !!! Nice work.
Beautiful job. Truly a craftsman.
Amazing work! Hello from the Caribbean!
Best of health to you, good sir. Your videos are a breath of fresh air.
At work we have been using this insulation called rockwool. It’s essentially molten rock spun like cotton candy. Incredible for sound and temperature control as well as being extremely fire resistant.
love this stuff, we can all learn new ways to do these things with your help and advice in how to go about accomplishing it
Thanks for sharing 😄共有してくれてありがとう
Excellent, sir.
We are just purchasing our 72 year old house in Nantan, Kyoto. It needs some floor and ceiling work. Your videos are a great resource for this project. ありがとうございます
Outstanding job, Carpenter San !!!!👍👍👏💪💪
Interesting. In the US, we stagger the plywood flooring on the joints to 'spread the load' more efficiently. This makes me think it may not matter?
Age catches up with all of us Shoyan & we slow down. Thankfully your skill level has probably improved since you first started & so you still are able to show us your incredible skills. It is an absolute joy to watch you work & to listen to your explanations as you go, it's VERY educational. Thanks. Cheers, Don from South Australia.
I would like to see a video on the history of these building techniques. Some of them appear to be similar to techniques used in my part of America to build sheds and other structures that are not expected to last long. Some other techniques you use, I had never heard of before.
Insulation in a building is a very great change. Insulating under the roof will be the most dramatic change. In my house, insilating the roof changed a small unvented gas heater from barely keeping the house above freezing to keeping it warm, even when there is a lot of snow on the ground.
Fantastic quality! I love your work, it's clean, precise, and thoughtful with an eye on the future needs to maintain and repair. Truly a good demonstration of your experience and skills!
One of the most interesting and yet relaxing accounts on UA-cam
The quality of the saw cut is impressive! You are a real master!
Amazing work ! I learn so much each video, already looking forward to the next one
The quality is impressive! You are a real master!
So nice that the cleaning up happens after the job is done.
Great job Shoyan, sometimes the old way can still be the best. I enjoy watching your skills. Thank you for the video.👍👍
Didn't see where that water line went after the floor went on? Thanks for sharing!
hi from New Zealand. Enjoyed your work.
Arigato Mr Shoyan. Stunning work.
watching your skills and workmanship is so satisfying to watch!
It is such a pleasure seeing you work, your attention to detail and foresight is a lesson to us mere mortals.
really different and really impressive
I dig that coil nailer. What a time saver
Wow ❗❗ I Appreciate what you guys are doing. Since I live in the US it's amazing to see the fine craftsmanship of the Japanese carpenter. The wood is Beautiful
Looking forward to watching many more videos and I whish you a lot of success.
I love this guy
Much be so satisfying to renovate the home you build your self after 40 years :) Good job and Love the two videos of this so fare.. Soo relaxing to watch and slow down in preparation for going to bed after a long day.. Will be looking for to the next Video :)
love your work interesting in the uk we stagger the ply wood as well any reason you didnt?
I think one of the only things I've seen that we might do easier in the west is the use of a caulking gun when that adhesive was applied to the subfloor posts. It's amazing how many simple things are done totally differently, and better, in your videos.
Is this still typical residential construction style for new homes?
I’m from the US and find it fascinating from methods to material. Where I live that wouldn’t meet local code for a variety of mostly arbitrary reasons.
Very cool video!
Well done
Beautiful
Amazing as always.
Thank you for sharing this. It means a lot to many people , and is soul enriching to see you work .
Wow, this channel is an absolute gem. Thank you.
I watch this to learn from his knowledge. To use these techniques to build my own home someday. Thank you sir
Interesting that you don't stagger the plywood floor joints and also your under flooring in Japan 🇯🇵 is not tongue and groove. It's fairly standard in the UK, and probably the US as well to stagger t&g under flooring. It's both stronger and more air tight. It takes a lot longer to install though, but worth it.
Love the channel and your new commentary style btw.
May you live all the rest of your days - and many of them - in each enjoying the satisfaction of this work done with such excellence.
Amazing skill and craftsmanship.
Enjoyable to watch.
Thank you.
You are an amazing man
Awesome hello from North Texas……
Looks so good
Amazing, thank you for showing us!
You're so talented.
Thank you for sharing your work. Charles
Very good job, boss.
May I ask why older construction in Japan had little to no insulation?
If I had to guess it's money
My man wasted NO time, eating in his new kitchen!! 😂❤
Japanese version of Essential Craftsmen, very good
another great video!
I LOVE THE WAY YOU MIX NEW AND OLD STYLE. WHY YOU DONT USE GLUE TO INSTALL THE PLAY WOOD PLUS NAILS
Please can we see the brand of your Tape Measure? We have searched for a long time but cannot find one with the pink tape!
I'm so curious about electricity, plumbing and HVAC in Japan as well as the difference in framing and finish carpentry
I wanna be a carpenter in Japan, that will come after I learn the language
Excellent!
A true craftsmen 👍🍻
"When i was younger", what age are you now if you dont mind me asking?
Why is tris so satisfying
Hello! I really appreciate your work and watching your videos motivates me to put even more effort in my work since your results show that it's always worth to be more precisely. May i ask you for the brand of the plastic posts you use to level the floor beams or a link to find them? I can't find them anywhere around my area. Thank you for your great work and best regards from austria!
お疲れ様です！！
Tak fordi vi må se med🙂