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Japanese house # 3

Part 3 yea! I have to back up just a little and go over the electrical installation. After visiting many home centers and bringing an Ideal fish tape from the states, I found the work to be quite smooth and … Continue reading

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Japanese house # 6

Searching for the vanity sink and cabinet…………………………. home centers in Japan…beware of the toddatron. Yea. Moved in but still brushing my teeth in the kitchen sink. So I need a vanity sink and cabinet. Never mind paint and something to … Continue reading

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Japanese house # 9

Yard work and the installation of a Japanese door intercom or door phone as they say. 20000 yen for the unit and its got a camera and night lights with a big color screen inside. 8000 yen more for the … Continue reading

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Japanese house # 8

Shoji screen paper repair and replacement Its time to replace the shoji screens down stairs. It was trial and error and a lot of patients. If you take your time you can replace your screens cheaply and still do a … Continue reading

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DIY 62 – New bedroom floor & wall framing

Aongoing chronology of work I’ve done myself around the house. Learned a lot online from others so maybe someone else like me will be interested in seeing how it went for me. It all started about the year 2000. If … Continue reading

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