Do I have any regrets about the house? | Q&A Part 1
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Part 1 of the questions and answers video from questions viewers asked in the community post last week. In case you missed it, here's the link: / tokyollama .
There were lots of questions and I didn't manage to get through all of them in one session, so part 2 will be coming shortly.
00:00 Intro
00:42 Tools, Home Depot
01:54 Costs
03:40 Water & Sewerage
04:37 Neighbours
05:33 Kids
07:16 Eating out
08:27 Most beautiful part of the house?
09:15 Do you need to be Japanese to buy a house?
10:08 Foreigners the ones to purchase more rural homes?
10:57 Debts, hidden costs?
11:23 Any regrets?
12:15 Delays due to pandemic?
13:15 Which part of the house are you most excited about?
13:36 Construction experience
14:23 Discouraged by others' opinions
15:13 Encouraged by viewers' feedback
15:57 How do you manage everything?
16:40 Rural area negatively affects process?
17:39 When are you going to finish?
18:55 Are you remembering to blink?
19:48 Wife, kids ok?
20:51 Biggest issue during renovation?
22:14 Would you have done anything differently?
24:17 How long do you plant to live in this house?
25:11 Outro
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I’m so invested in watching you renovate.
lol me too 100%
Totally 🤗
Me too!!
Haha same
Same I started watching last winter and I'm still coming back every few months to check how far it's come so far. It really is a great way to destress
If Totoro does come to visit, you guys can all take the catbus to go drinking, no designated driver needed! 😄
I just saw Totoro for the first time this evening, and it reminded me SO MUCH of Tokyo Llama!
Renovation is always a risk, and sharing publicly is even more of a risk. Thank you for bearing the burden and sharing your lovely home with us. Charles
Video idea: Take a camera with you through one of those Japanese Home Depots. I'm sure everyone would love to see what they look like, even if they are smaller.
Yes, seems to be a pretty popular idea. Will try to arrange.
Agreed! Even if it's just a video with musical audio! I'm totally curious! :D
Some of them here are quite large, actually. Perhaps different things than you would find in the US, etc. but the selection in the larger Home Centers is quite good; pretty-much anything a DIY-er might need. Due to the difference in laws here, there are some things you cannot get in a Home Center and can only purchase from specialty shops with a a proper license, such as anything to do with LPG or natural/city gas, larger electrical components and their parts such as panelboards, circuit breakers, and the like, some plumbing supplies, etc...
@@kimchibassoon8225 Very interesting, thank you :)
i thought video recordings in japanese stores are not welcome. you often have to ask the manager for permission.
My wife and I renovated a house in Tokyo and are living in it now. I am American, my wife is Japanese and we both were living in the US. She inherited the house when her father died about two years ago and renovations were required before we could move in -- the doorways all were about 4" shorter than I am, for example. We considered package renovation companies, but in the end hired an architect and a construction company to do the work. It is a completely different house inside now and we are very pleased with the result. The architect had a lot of experience with small Tokyo houses, had good ideas, and worked hard as our advocate with the builder. We moved into the house about 11 months ago and are still enjoying it. You are very brave to take on as much of the renovation work yourself as you have and I congratulate you.
Sounds like a similar experience to us. The architect has been invaluable in drawing up proper plans for the carpenters, and advocate as you’ve said. One reason for choosing architect/carpenter that I forgot to mention was that the package renovation companies were not keen for me to work on stuff myself (prob for warranty reasons understandably).
Are you retired?
You so had me laugh at the "my wife is not keen at me going there", she sees the shed filled with power tools XD Don't worry, the kids will adapt and can grow roots there, of course renovating a house takes longer than building a new one and really, a company with architects and builders can have errors too, believe me ;>D I love it you let us follow your renovation. Thanks for all the time you put in making these video's.
You could get a free-standing solar panel that tracks the sun like a sunflower. Those are fun!
That’s a good idea!
The ones that track the sun are more expensive, and for a residential application are usually not worth it. I think I remember back from one of your earlier vids that you kept one of the shed buildings. If the roof on that isn't too fancy you could mount the solar panels on that. Main thing is they need to be facing south though.
@@Lostisland88 unfortunataely you are corect, the flower ones look amazing, but realistically, they cost way too much for the amount they produce.
it would likely be better to put the over a carport, or on top of a shed or something like that.
Maybe panels on the roof of the shed if you are not planning to demolish it?
Does anyone know how much more power the tracking ones produce compared to a well-positioned static panel?
Initial costs aside, I'm just wondering if the amount of power you get from it moving would outweigh the amount used to move it in the first place.
I love your videos of your achievements on your home. I have always loved the Japanese culture and I was thrilled when I found your content. I know that I will never be able to visit. I live in the USA and am elderly. Watching you has giving me a chance to experience and visit Japan with you and your adventures. Thank you so much!, can't wait for the end results. You are an inspiration.
Thank you!
Nothing like a cup of coffee at 4am listening to a Q&A about "a random house" in Japan.
I keep thinking about how I will never see it IRL, but for some reason I feel like I've already been there! xD
Have your kids help with the renovation. Not (just) for the cheap labor, but it'll be one of the most memorable family time. Take photos, plant time capsules, sign names behind walls, etc. It may even set fire to a lifelong carpentry/gardening/painting passion or even profession - who knows!
I have lived in Japan for over 40 years and raised two bi-lingual children who are now in their 30s. I have also taught English Conversation at a Jr. High School for 25 years and got to know quite a few kids of international marriages. I commend your approach to keeping your children bilingual but it is a balancing act, isn't it? It sounds as if you are at the stage where being intentional about exposure to English (and people who only speak English) is important. In the classroom I found that bi-cultural students who had been raised in Japan were usually fully bilingual if their mother was the foreigner. Keeping children bilingual takes conscious effort and discipline if their father, who may be bilingual himself to some degree, is the only one speaking English to them. (Opposite would be true, of course, if you were living in Australia.) Hang in there and don't worry if they seem dominantly one or the other at any one point. Just be aware and constantly exposing them to the "I have to speak my weaker language" situations that will keep oiling the gears in their little heads.
Thanks. I’m pretty strict in some regards. Kids TV and CZcams only in English. I do spend a lot of time with them though as I work from home, though my wife has now been working from home since the pandemic.
My friend only speaks English to his daughter, while the rest of the family only speak Japanese to her.
@@TokyoLlama My professional background is as a speech pathologist and I'm so excited that you're bringing up your children bilingual! Your strategy of having one parent speak Japanese and the other English is excellent. If the kids talk to you in Japanese though, it's still good to respond to them in English. Perhaps if you don't completely understand them you could ask them to clarify in English, but still responding to them will be good for their ongoing language and social skills development :)
I've got Japanese friends and my brother's girlfriend is Hungarian so I'm hoping to exploit their language skills for my own kids one day ;)
Thank you for sharing your journey!
My friend in Chiba has 5 kids. 3 boys and 2 girls. They don't speak to me with fluent English, more like a mix of mostly Japanese and little English. So I try to use a mix of both when speaking to them. hehe His wife is pretty good at English though.
I grew up in Canada and I am bilingual Japanese Canadian. I’m honoured to have kept my mother’s tongue as I’ve seen my peers lose touch with their heritage and language.
先生お疲れ様です
I'm 67yo and would love to have a bunk bed! You're never to old to enjoy them.
Agreed! As long as they're full length it should be fine :)
Nynke K yes, there’s more than enough room for a 200cm long mattress.
I must confess I am waiting for what you have done with the smaller building you have, as well as the farmland. Still imagining a small satoyama... thanks for sharing.
I’ll answer that in part 2!
LOL 😂 My wife and I have been saying your house is like the real life Totoro!
I loved the cleaning of inside and clearing of outside. You did a great job, it seems to have been tough to take on as 2 whole projects. Could it have been better handled by doing it in small jobs, or was it better to just lets get rid of it all
I am happy with gutters and blinking
Can you get 30 years out of house?
People actually critiqued your blinking? I’d like to critique their manners.
People commenting on CZcams can be very rude. They ask questions they would never dream of asking someone if they were face to face
@@LTD347 Tell me about it, when I started my channel, I had some very rude comments from people who even doesn't have a YT channel.
So true everyone. I only have a few videos but stopped uploading because of the negative comments.
Machines and Things you shouldn’t stop because of a few idiots that have nothing better to do than sit on CZcams and critique your content. I bet they don’t even have a job. I’ve subbed your channel!
@@LTD347 thanks, but i wasn't really getting anything out of it. The shity comments were just the kicker. But i do appreciate the sentiment. 👍
would love to see a video where you visit the tool shop your carpenter recommended, im sure the other tool porn enthusiasts would also appreciate the insight ;)
I’ve been thinking about doing this! After the house is finished might see if they’d let me film in there or at least another home centre.
Lol...the 22:54 mark, Totoro slowly appearing on screen and then slowly backing away was a nice way to address that question.
I’ve been following your series and thoroughly enjoying it. Where I live in Osaka, the trend in my neighborhood is for the lovely old homes to be torn down and replaced with 2 or 3 storey boxes, a few inches apart, no garden and maybe room to park one small car with inches to spare all around. Another of my neighboring houses was torn down a few days ago. I know its probably more cost effective to demolish than renovate, and also a more effective use of the land, but it is sad to see these lovely old homes and gardens go. I hope you continue with the series after you move in - maybe a seasonal update on what you have done. Would love to see the garden in all seasons.
Thanks, agree with you on the houses. In general, Japanese seem to value convenience over everything. I guess it depends on the person, but I’m happy to sacrifice convenience for a bit of space and nature.
It's not just the Japanese...that kind of sad architectural genocide is happening here in Texas too. So many cute little houses torn down, so many ugly boxy condos/apartments/garden homes going up. (Remember the old song about the houses being "ticky tacky"?) I imagine that in 20 years they will be falling apart and no one will want to live in them. It's a delight when I happen to encounter anyone with the foresight and fortitude to save a precious piece of architecture like you are doing there. It almost gives me hope. Thank you so much for this channel. Inspirational on so many levels!
As a fellow gaijin DIYer in the Gunma mountains, we finished (?) building a new home on five acres about 10 years ago. It was a seven-days-a-week process for almost two years, but it was also a passion so no pain. Building your own home is quite satisfying, and you get to know every stick of the construction. I admire your ability and patience to document and share the process, that's a lot of work if not a huge distraction from the immediate tasks. The advantage and disadvantage of DIY is that it is never complete (details, details) and always evolving as needs change and tools always ready. I enjoy hearing your stories and following your process. Cheers!
My wife and I are also currently going through the steps to build our own home here in japan, and are too really enjoying it, but we've gone for your normal new build (wife doesn't like traditional Japanese, but I have managed to fit in an emulated sort of mini engawa in the ultra small garden!), so I just want to say that it's really great to be able to follow through a similar sort of process but of the more dream like traditional house in the countryside version that just wasn't possible for us (maybe next time..!) So thank you for sharing the whole experience!
Yes, it can be a bit of a compromise. My wife also likes the modern comforts (as do I).
Thats too funny! I watched Totoro for the first time this weekend and I swear the first thing I thought about when they were at the house was Your house!
You come across as a man comfortable with his lot. Great project
Love your videos I'm still sitting here excited for what it will be like when you're finished! Thanks for the updates! You're doing an amazing job thus far! Thanks for answering questions from the community :)
Please don't worry about blinking. Arghh! I just discovered your show and it is so interesting and I don't understand why anyone would focus on something like that. You are doing a great job with the renovation and I find it fascinating.
Looking forward to the seeing the house as it gets closer to completion. Should be stunning.
Cant wait to see more your house.. always dreamed of place like this.
Thanks for the info. And good luck !
Thanks for the info! Keep up the good work!
Can’t wait to see the finished product
Really enjoy the updates, can’t wait for the next one mate! 👍
Finally A NEW VIDEO
😳😳♥️♥️♥️
I love everything and cant wait to see the finished product
Thanks for answering all those questions.
Thank you,looking forward to seeing all that's been done.
Very cool, glad things are going well!
Thanks for taking the time to answer people’s questions 😀✌️
Looking forward to part 2. I’ve been following this from the beginning and so interested in it all.
hello there!! always happy when you upload!!!
Im just 23 years old , and I’m just obsessed with all your renovation updates, I’m so excited to see the final result
Thank you for taking the time to update all of us.
Love watching your work from Minnesota! Lots of good wishes as you continue your efforts ♡
Great Q & A. I really enjoy the whole process and your narration. Thank you
Thanks for answering all the questions, looking forward to part two.
Thank you for sharing this part of your life with us. I love your videos!
What a great Q & A session! I look forward to Part 2.
Keep up the great work man! These videos have been absolutely incredible to watch and new ones always make my day so much better.
It was great to hear the process and all that had gone into your family home. Thank you!
Thank you for responding to all these questions. I’ve been quietly watching your progress and it’s been just really cool to see
I can't wait to see how the bath will look like!
I'll say it as much as needed... I live for these updates XD
You are doing a really great job, thanks for including us on your journey!
welcome back! finally some upload to watch :)
Thank you for doing this video. This entire process is just so fascinating. I always look forward to your new videos. We are rooting for you!
Nice job on the video. Complex editing.
Thanks for answering all those questions! And for being so honest. Very excited to keep following the process. Its an absolutely dream to do what you're doing!
Can't overstate my admiration for Tokyo Llama.
I get so excited when I see the notification for your videos. The evolution of the process is fun to see. 🤗
Keep at it mate it’s wonderful seeing this projects ups and down.
I love what you are doing...living the dream, eh! Enjoying the videos!
Keep Going Bloke do what you want it to be Great stuff
Looking good Mate the end is near
Wishing you and your family all the best in the new house! Dreams do come true!
I am the daughter of a carpenter and always fixed thing around my house so have really appreciated all the work you are doing. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to see further progress!
am excited to see the final product its been a looooong journey already , you are an inspiration . more power to you
I know I've mentioned this before but thank you for sharing this whole process with us. I love watching and look forward to each video! Cheers!
I love the way u speak !
Great video . Can’t wait to see the home all done
I just found your channel and I can't wait to see what the house looks like when you've finished! Everyone's done a great job so far, thanks for sharing your journey with us!
I'm always thrilled to see your progress! I wish I had such a beautiful house, watching your videos lets me enjoy yours a little, thank you so much for sharing the process!
Have enjoyed every video clip so far, amazing house and you’re turning into a terrific home...keep it up👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for doing this Q&A your videos are always great and it's nice to learn more about the whole process.
Looking great so far...hope to see the result soon! Thank you for taking the time to share with us the process of your renovation. Good luck and please stay safe !!!
I have watched with varying degrees of silent horror and budding interest. This remodel has been so emotional!
I love watching your progress on the house I think you are going in the right direction. Beautiful house!
There is something super calming about watching your renovation videos!! ❤️
Great vid, thanks for putting up this content. 👍
i am here since the start of this channel and it is really amazing to see yea how much you did with the house and how quickly this channel grow it .. it gives me good vibes every time i watch your stuff .. best wishes
Wow, i was surprised when Tororo appear at the edge of my phone screen hahaha lol 😂😂, btw it was a great segment bro, i enjoyed it alot 🤗, hope to see the part 2 soon
Thank you for the Q&A. The construction or bones of the house was very interesting. Look forward to seeing more of the renovations and finished look.
So great to see a new video from you! I love japanese style houses and I get to live them through you, thank you for that! Following closely!
Awesome ty for these videos on this beautiful home. I keep trying myself to back to Japan. Keep up the good work
Bravo! You've done and are doing a tremendous job! I admire your dedication and thoughtful approach to your family and your attempt to balance the work and home life! Look forward to your videos very much!
Your journey to bring life back into your house is fascinating and it is so interesting to hear your thoughts about the process. I hope that when you are finished and able to step back that this project will be everything you wished for. Thank you for sharing.
We are perfectly content to watch QnA videos until all your little things are finished! lol It has been an amazing journey watching your home come together. It gets more and more beautiful with every video, and the gutters really did turn out nicely.
Found your channel the other day & love watching you restore a beautiful older home. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
I found your channel a week ago, and I love it, I think the best part was seeing all the friends and neighbors helping to clear out all the trash and debris. That must have been an overwhelming job. I can't wait to see the end product.
Everything's looking good! I also am most excited to see the kitchen, and the bathrooms. Been watching since the beginning, cannot wait to see the final product. Greetings from Arkansas in the US!
Thanks so much for the Q & A. I was expecting the reno to take over a year, so for you to be done by around the end of August was a surprise. I love the house and all you've done. Best wishes for all involved!!
I love your videos. The calming reno videos but also these talkative ones. Your voice is easy to listen to, especially when you are busy yourself.
Just wanna say that you have really rekindled my dreams of moving there with friends and doing something similar!
Thank you for inspiring me!
I've done all the renovation myself on my house and I know the feeling. Doing it and seeing the results are amazing.
Once again, I love the workmanship in your reno. Your dream is coming true and I hope you and your family have a great life ahead of you. Aussie John.
Looking forward to part II! I've been loving following along with your restoration efforts so far :)
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing your journey! I've really enjoyed watching the transformation and I for one really love what you're doing with your balance between modern and traditional. I've renovated a few houses in my time and hope to get hands on another in the future, but I'll never have a house like this. It's been wonderful to vicariously experience it through your videos!
If there is a day during COVID isolation that needs a bit of cheering up, well, your videos and listening to you do the finest of tricks. Thanks so very, very much. And so happy for you and your family and friends. Treasure. :)
I really enjoy watching your videos!
thank you for so much for these videos. Thank you for the being so thorough and detailed . Thank you for answering people's questions . Thank you for showing us the japanese carpenters working
Great video. I hear, too often, from Japan that old houses have to be torn down. I think that it's great that you are restoring this house and it's great to watch.
Bravo ! I must admit that i've watched all your renovation videos much faster than i expected. I've learned a lot, and got quite excited about every little parts of the process. Thanks for documenting it, I hope everything goes well and i can't wait to see how the renovation turned out. Bon courage !
Thanks for sharing your reno videos! Love watching other people who love restoring something with their own hands as much as I do. Beautiful home, and your yard (garden) transformation is equally impressive.
I’m glad that you’re also taking your children’s desires into thought and you’re trying to spend as much time with them as you can. It’s such an important part of a parents and kids life, and once the time is gone, it’s gone!
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and all those useful informations. Your house looks fantastic, it’s obvious you are putting lots of care in this project. I lived in Osaka for a few years, and while it’s not my project to come back to Japan right now, in a dozen of year, it could be an option, so why not...