Category: Home Build
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Prevent Roller Shutter Garage Doors from Freezing Shut
We have an attached garage with a roller shutter door made by Bunka Shutter (文化シャッター). In the winter, the ice that melts off the car puddles up on the garage floor and the radiant heat from our home creates condensation on the inside of the garage door. This then freezes and the door (and where…
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Home Build Time-Lapse 2024-08
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Room and Land Sizes in Japan
Today I learned that the character for “jo” is “畳” (also the character for “tatami”) when used to measure room areas that are Japanese-style. For western-style rooms, the “帖” character is used but the pronunciation is the same. One jo is around 1.62m2 – 1.65m2 depending on where in Japan you happen to be, but…