We've got walls now, at least on the first floor!
It feels so great to actually be able to see and feel the rooms and how as they relate to each other. It's also a bit easier now to picture how our furniture will fit.
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| Our Study / Living Room |
We're now only 2 weeks away from Jotoshiki, when the frame of the house will be completely erected, with windows, doors and roof installed. So we're excited about the developments.
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| Front Window Seat |
From what we gather from the news, the construction industry has been deeply affected by the triple disaster in northeastern Japan. For one thing, a number of manufacturing facilities have been destroyed or temporarily disabled. The government is currently seeking help outside its borders to supply sufficient building materials to erect makeshift housing units for quake and tsunami victims.
For another, the 3 week on-and-off power outages has impeded other factories to ensure production at regular pace. That is the case of our roofing company; as of now, we have been unable to confirm whether or not KMEW will resume production of the roof we want. We're looking at alternatives, but they are costlier and not in the tones we want.
Another problem affecting the construction industry is a lack of skilled workers to meet the pressing demand for housing. We are wondering how all of this will affect our own building schedule, and worried because we've already made our summer plans. A delay would be very unpleasant, to say the least.
2 comments:
WE got the KMEW roof tiles did you get? They showed us 2 category some which last 10~15 years and others which last 25~30 years. It was only 5% more for the better quality ones.
Hi Eric!
After hearing about the unavailability of our choice in roof from KMEW’s Quad Line, we started looking into other options. That’s when we started contemplating the Glassa Line and the Rooga Line and realized both these lines are of higher grade. We’re waiting for a quote for these superior lines. I think that we had initially failed to give enough thought to the quality of the roof, so this shortage is actually a good thing! We’ve looked at roofing materials from other firms but weren’t pleased with the appearance. Hopefully we can resolve this soon.
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