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One of the changes we decided to make during our ongoing renovation was to replace some of the tatami mat floors with wood. As much as I like tatami, ours were quite old and definitely in need of repair, which can be pretty costly. I’m also a major allergy sufferer and after living in the… Read More »Tomobe – Shikii Replacement

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Throughout this whole process of repairing the north side of our house, something that had been nagging me was the tilt of the building. The level and direction of tilt varies a bit throughout the building, and it’s most pronounced on the north side. So, before closing up the walls I decided to see if… Read More »Tomobe – North Side Plastering

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….continuing on from round one of jacking up the house…. …what followed was more demo to open up the walls for some ne-tsugi (post repair using slicing joints) as well as some more foundation work. Demo was also necessary because the earthen plaster walls had separated internally as a result of the sill beam rotting… Read More »Tomobe – Ne-tsugi

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What a whirlwind of a year it has been so far. There’s been an interesting mix of work for which I’m incredibly grateful. This spring I had some cool furniture commissions, followed by teaching in Kentucky at The Year of Mud once again, as well as a separate trip back home to MN to visit… Read More »Tomobe – Jacking Up Posts

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