This spring has been rough in a lot of ways, with warm weather, sudden drops in temperature that have you wearing a down jacket, and wind gusts so strong that you might fall over. I've been saying for a while that the storehouse in my home will collapse someday, so I've decided to demolish it.
It's a wonder that this old storehouse isn't blown away by the typhoons that hit every year. The old construction is sturdy, but because it uses a lot of earth, the roof and walls are heavy.
Because it is a historic building, we held a ground-breaking ceremony to announce to the god of the earth that we would be demolishing it. I vaguely heard the words "hamada sou no anzenni" and prayed for the deed to be completed safely.
By the way, in my previous job, I had experience with many ground-breaking ceremonies and ridgepole-raising ceremonies for clients' houses. But when it comes to my own home, I feel even more tense.
The chief priest of Kawakami Shrine always comes to visit us. This time, it was just the storehouse, but our house is more than a hundred years old. Whether it's cutting down trees or repairing the house, we don't want to do it until something happens. I always pray for him. I hope the construction goes smoothly (^^♪
When it comes to construction work, I ask the same carpenter to do it both at work and at home. He's a one-man boss, and we always talk directly together, trying this and that.
He is over 65 years old, but there are not many carpenters building or repairing buildings in Japan these days, so I am always impressed when I see him working. He took down the heavy tile roof in no time. As expected.
By the way, I plan to pay the carpenter directly with cash and not take out a loan until the very last minute, and do various renovations myself over the next 5 years or so. My wife will probably be angry with me and ask when I'll be able to finish it, but... This is also one of the joys of life *Hehehe...