Somakosha - Traditional Japanese House, Timber Frame Raising
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- 5 day time lapse of the construction of a traditional Japanese house. All the parts for the timber frame were cut months ahead of time in the shop, and finish planed by hand. Then we loaded up the truck, brought the materials to the site, and over the course of 5 days put the main structure together.
Somakosha is a company in Japan that specializes in traditional home construction. I was fortunate enough to assist on this project.
Thanks for watching, and as always thanks to the guys at Somakosha!
www.somakosha.com
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I'm a carpenter too, but I'm far from the precision and love to details as you guys are. If I'm lucky I will be able to come to Japan one day to see such beauty in reality. Wonderful, this is not just a house, this is art.
Had to backup and watch closely several times to see the wall boards going into the slotted posts. Very nice detail.
This is absolutely amazing work and incredible craftsmanship. The team pictured towards the end should definitely feel proud in that art piece of a house
Lovely video for showcasing the process and craft - thanks for posting this. For this architect and woodworker, it was a delight!
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed it!
Great team !
Great work !
Greatings from Romania !
Thank you very much!
Craftsmanship and beauty! Hope you post more. I'd love to see it finished.
Thanks!
Nary a piece of plywood on that entire house. Thank you for sharing.
Man is that ever marvelous!
Fantastic workmanship
Thank you very much!
I would have loved to have seen this video slowed down, shown over a series of videos perhaps, so I could see clearly how it all went together.
you can slow it down to 25% on youtube and see it built
@@tangokaleidos1926 Have to admit I didn't think of that.
Elegant work.
very lovely! the size of the house is quite nice too, looks like 24-32 mats or so? perfect!
Thanks! yeah the size is perfect, and has got me dreaming of ideas for my own house this size some day.
...excellent!
Wow! Solid wood even for the roof!! My kind of house! I'm going to have a 8 1/2 x 25 ft timber frame home built on a flatbed trailer. It will have a small loft, & maybe even a roof that tilts up to let heat out. I also want it to have lots of windows, even if one of my son's clients said I was crazy to do so in Montana. Can't stand not being able to see outside!
It is so perfect looking & well-built. Incredibly fine and beautiful. Is the blue material a water barrier that they leave under the house? Water can go down but not pool there? Never seen that done before.
So precise structure!!
Only thing about the wooden poles at the top of the roof. Want start rooten after the rain hits it?? Should not be at least 20 cm shorter in order not to come in contact with rainwater??
So great! Thank you for sharing!
The siding is slotted in the posts yes? Phenomenal work
yes
Very beautiful. I wish to have the same house some-when.
Masters at work.
I love timber frame homes but I worry about insulation?
Was this a pre fabricated wood kit that some rich guy ordered from the internet and had these guys assemble?? I don’t see any saw on the job.. I love the style, skill and quality just wondering how long it would take by hand if nothing came prepared straight out of the factory.
Absolutely beautiful build. But I was wondering what this is going to be used for. There was no plumbing or any insulation, so I am wondering was this just a build to show the techniques?
This is a fully functional house. The plumbing and electrical was installed after we built the structure. The climate is really mild in this location, so there is no insulation other the layers of wood panelling.
@@BigSandWoodworking That makes sense. I grew up in Okinawa and it is hot and humid there and my house was a concrete house and we had to chop a hole in the wall to put in an air conditioner.
@@packard5682 -Concrete houses are supposed to be cooler though. Maybe there were no vents right below the roof or in the roof to let heat out? You can also open windows on the cool side of the house and upper windows on the hot side of house to accomplish passive cooling.
I really wanted to see a closer look on that roof trim.
Me too. I wanted to see a closer look at EVERYTHING!
Great design. Great job.
Don’t need a how to do video.
Just need super close-up clear photos or video.
Wouldn't it be advisable to have a retaining wall at the back of the property?
2:42 What are they saying. Seems like an important moment and something that has always been done.
Wowwww❤
Very nice building! Much teamwork and beautiful completed product!
What is the method used to maintain the roof in a rigid condition against high winds and storms?
Thanks!
We use large screws to secure the rafters into the structural members of the roof, followed by tongue and groove boards that we nailed into the rafters. Then a roofer came in and installed a clay tile roof. All in all the weight of the tiles combined with the fasteners holding down the wood components makes for a really solid roof.
I'm also a little paranoid about this issue, I don't live in a windy/tornado area, but we've recently been getting storms that tear roofs off buildings: media.evz.ro/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/furtuna.v1-1024x575.jpg
I absolutely love this layout, but I'm a little worried about using it where I live. From what I can see, ultimately the roof rests on the vertical beams seen at 4:57 or 1:40 via dowels. So the upper side *is* nailed together, but it's only tied to the structure below with those mortise-tenon dowels; and it's the same for the middle portion connecting to the floor/base.
were can I found the plans??
how much does a order like this cost both parties?
Is there a part 2? completion?
High culture.
what is the words he says just as they hammer down the ridgebeam together?
Beautiful building…but I won’t insure it on that site.
unstable hillside makes me nervous
Hey guys, thats really amazing house! I wants to build a house that looks similar to yours.
Where can I get blueprint of this house?
Hello can you please share the mats used to complete the project and the final cost?
Fantastic. Where is it located?
Thanks you! This is in Okayama, Japan.
So what happens when the earth in the back cuts loose?
I think a retaining wall is in order.
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This kind of home will last longer than any human
Did I miss the bit where they put the insulation in?
No insulation, just the boards that you can see us install in the video, as well as an additional layer on both the inside and outside put on top of that. Overall the climate is pretty mild year round where this house is located.
What kind of wood they are using to buid this house ??
The main structure is primarily hinoki, Japanese cypress, and the boards used for the walls is Sugi, Japanese cedar.
@@BigSandWoodworking It must smell amazing!
Assuming not a nail in sight?
We used screws to attach the rafters to the larger beams in the roof structure. And nails to fasten the roof deck boards.
0 nails, nice
my children
I'll cut the knotch out and you ninja the tenon a 1/8th inch on that post to match the mortise on this scrap mis-cut here... we can save 30 minutes and a log....
that is some damn terrible sad music. that does not fit this video in any sense... people wake up..