Lots of progress in the past few days. Fukuzumi-san, our Master Carpenter, has been hard at work on his own, advancing the structure. We went over a couple of times, and on Saturday we got a chance to tour the second floor as well as the loft!
Seems like Yani is eager to learn the craft. He's become very fond of Fukuzumi-san and never want to leave the site before his shift is over. We got to watch him in action as he measured, sawed and drilled wood planks into the structure of the house.
We can now see the base of our roof. We are still upset with the fact that roof tile maker KMEW has not resumed production of the make and color we want, but we have another week to see what happens. According to their latest statement, production of all product lines should start soon, given that blackouts are now over. We're checking their website daily for updates. The timing of this interruption is damaging to us because the roof needs to be installed soon. If we wait, we will have to delay our moving date, perhaps significantly. Not an option.
It is just great to be able to walk around and "feel" the space.
Another change in our building plans concerns the insulation. We had originally planned to use Rockwool, but it is not being manufactured at this time, again as a result of the disasters. Our Building Contractor is going to install Aqua Foam instead, a product of greater insulating value and higher cost, and we agree with this change.
Despite the fact that all construction details are stipulated in our contract, we have no other choice but to look for options when certain products suddenly become unavailable. Noone could foresee this natural catastrophy. We know that we are working with conscientious people who are doing their very best to honor their commitment. It pleases us to see that we are still pretty much going according schedule despite all the hurdles.
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