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Fantastic work. You must be neighborhood hero's after turning an eyesore into something to be admired.

Ooo it's so picturesque. The brown color of the house and the yellow light from the light, forms a beautiful picture in the snow storm. Beautiful and warm. From the interior and look out, completely stunning. Warmth and cold. ❤

Yes ,you are 👍 right , get the idea from last video the hotel design ,the garden is beautiful and calm❤

Japan architectural, heritage, their interior design and even food and everything. Their work is fine, delicate and with lots of thoughts in it. These are always my favorites and I am a big fan as i am in this profession before. East meet west design is the trend but it's last. Minimalist and zen gives you a peace of mind out from busy city vibe. In fact the pebble stone with cement or cracked glass tiles with cement for bathroom or the entrance ,not only easy to diy but also stands out away from the horizontal and vertical application of wood strips on the wall or doors and windows.

I like your house. Its very cosy and somehow ,not a lot if design but i don't know why, i feel the peace in your house, the warmth, the comfortable in the house. That's very important for a house. I am an interior designer and all the points of the above that i have mentioned showing that you have done a good job, although there are some parts i feel there's a lot of rooms to be improved. But i am impressed.😊

This is seriously one of the best videos I’ve ever seen in my life! This was so relaxing and awe inspiring and the transformation was incredible! This is seriously my dream home and even just my dream in general to buy something like this and totally restore it I’ve always wanted to do something like this. The craftsmanship is unreal and the way that every little detail was addressed with love and care was so amazing to watch! I wish i could move to Japan and do this! I resonate with the Japanese people and the culture so much and the traditions and everything. I always feel like i was Japanese in a past life or something because it always just feels so much more normal to me than being an American. Well done on this in every way you did such a great job and thank you so much for bringing us all on the journey with you! ❤

which city of Ibaraki and place let me know?

which city of Ibaraki and place let me know?

Maybe your boys might film your progress in their spare time.

This is not renovations, u guys just abolished the whole house and builtthe new one.

You have a gorgeous home! I had started watching you at the beginning, right after you purchased the house. I stopped during the carpentry work, sorry. I know that you talked to the man who built the home and he was helping with some of the work. It was nice to see all the work done inside (sped up version). It must have cost you more to rebuild the house than to purchase it. I know that just the trash removal was costly. I'm amazed at all the work you did. My ex promised that we would redo the inside of the mobile home we purchased. After 10 years, nothing was done. I have great respect for you, doing so much hard work to make the house into the marvelous home you now have. Your wife is a lucky woman to have a good husbandl

5:48 Did someone call an ambulance?

I am timid, I might run away without uncover the white wrapping, 😂

a feast for the eyes! ITAIDAKIMASU!!!

Phenomenal job, your home is beautiful!

Beautiful ! :)

Thanks!

Sooo much work! Glad you could take this on!

Wow, what a beautiful house.

I just noticed the date the house was built was in the 1980s? I didn't know they were still building this classic beautiful architecture! If they only insulated and weatherstripped like we do in California! I'm always working on insulation here and hear people say they don't recommend it, such nonsense. I insulated a Taisho minka to R19 from nothing and it's amazing. Two big toxic oil heaters replaced by one small electric heater and a fan. Air conditioning much more effective too...

I'm a builder from California and I've worked on Kominka here. It looks like you have a beautiful Meiji or Taisho era minka with updated foundation! That's great. There could be some cross bracing added but all in all amazing so much new work was done. Usually these are just sitting on stumps and rocks!

Congratulations on your beautiful house and great video content. Im pretty sick of the constant street interview / why i moved to Japan videos from other foreigners! Best wishes from a fellow Australian now residing here ( Japanese wife and child ). I truly envy your hard work and amazing results 🙏

The architecture is beautiful.. I’m glad you kept the style.. lovely house.. how does it fare in the winter?

that’s the dream

Whoa, is that remnants of knob and tube wiring?

I love all the wooden siding and doors. Heat efficiency is so important. Thank you the update ❤

Such a beautiful home. Thank you for resurrecting it❤

I'm curious how this state happened so quickly? The house was only built in 1989! That's barely 2 generations. The model of society we have today is broken. I suspect the 2nd generation moved to the "big city" and this is happening in nearly every country. There is too much investment in just a small handful of a country's cities.

No joke I randomly remembered this series, I haven’t kept up in 3 years but always looked forward to see how things turned out. Im glad I came back

Always saddens me to see the vestiges of a life once lived vacated. A lot of people on CZcams do videos of abandoned homes like this and they're just so sad. But this! This warmed my heart and put a smile on my face that you not only brought this house, the bones of it back alive, you made it more beautiful than it ever was. This is going to be a beautiful home (work of art) to raise your family. Every milestone a triumph of glee lol! You'll be able to sit in the yard that you planted, look at the house you built with your own two hands. I imagine that's a wonderful feeling! I hope the family that left it, is well someplace too. Absolutely stunning work, on the house and the editing! I was completely entranced.

Mesmerising house! You can see the hard work that went into this.

Meanwhile in America, this house would go for 500k-5M depending on location. Then you would easily spend 100k or more in renovation costs.

Wow!

What a joy to watch the carpenters work! And what a joy to see the outcome of all this hard work ❤❤

It's been 2 months where is video :)

Should have painted doors darks as well, right now they are kind of ruining the aesthetics of house as they are looking odd

Just moved to Japan and looking to build a house. What type of oven do you recommend?

Great video with plenty of good info.. thanks..!

日本語字幕がないという不思議・・

Beautiful house! What happened to the 2 small cars they found at the farm?

Hello T-Llama, quick question for you what kind of oven do you have in your kitchen? Just moved here and my JP wife and I want to build ha house but we really want an oven. What are your thoughts?

I do feel you are some what too critical of your own accomplishments this is amazing and quite a complex design

One of the thing amazed me moving to Japan is how ridiculously bad the insulationis in most building given the climate. Nice planters but maybe I would have put the wood on the faces vertical orientation so water drains easier if they get wet by heavy rain.

My jaw dropped to the floor after seeing what you have done to the site and the house. I admire your taste level, and the respect you have for the original architecture. You guys seem to know just what to keep and how much to edit. The tea room - a piece of high art. And the detailing of the dining table 👌🏼

could have fixed the router error with epoxy and made it a design feature 😂

I often wonder if the former owners family ever watch this and are amazed and delighted by thr love and effort you take on these projects

wth...wat kinda people can wait 4yrs for a reno...?

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This was a grand expression and definition of the phrase, “labor of love.” Very fine job!

The house looks lovely. Although it sure has it drawbacks. Default price was low, especially considered the land it stands on. Still taking into account allt he costs to get it in current state ale far from a bargain especially if the work you have done yourself isn't calculated accordingly into all the cost. What would be the most disturbing from my side is the heating system. Especially considered the fitting and gaps in the old window frames. Not to mention one should always take into consideration the house as whole before doing additional Insultation - risk of increased moisture inside and mold...