Kyle Murphy
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- Tokyo, Japan
Dear All,
As I indicated in my introductory email I had a workshop up until 2007 when the building was torn down. On Thursday, November 11th, Veterans Day and one day after the all important, Marine Corps Birthday (I served '67-72) my wife and I closed on a second home up near Mt. Fuji (Lake Kawaguchi for those who are familiar with the Area.)
The house has a walk in Basement, completely unfinished. (I have attached pictures before the owner cleaned it out.) He is a mie daiku (fine carpentry for rebuilding temples) so, I think he built the house well. He never finished the basement because he got married and his wife did not like the area. So, he had to sell.
At any rate, I now have an almost 400 sq foot space (37sq m) with a 4 meter high ceiling. Right now, the door (256cm high X 273cm wide) iand the windows are not finished. I plan to put a shutter on the door and put the windows in. He has put wiring in (only 100v 50/60 cycle) This is shown in the pictures.
I want to do this right with a limited budget. Stu has suggested a wood floor and to paint the walls white. I am planning to prime them and paint white. The ceiling needs insulation and sound proofing. Suggestions? Other basic things I should do while it is still easy to do? Best wishes, Kyle
lets hope it works this time.
As I indicated in my introductory email I had a workshop up until 2007 when the building was torn down. On Thursday, November 11th, Veterans Day and one day after the all important, Marine Corps Birthday (I served '67-72) my wife and I closed on a second home up near Mt. Fuji (Lake Kawaguchi for those who are familiar with the Area.)
The house has a walk in Basement, completely unfinished. (I have attached pictures before the owner cleaned it out.) He is a mie daiku (fine carpentry for rebuilding temples) so, I think he built the house well. He never finished the basement because he got married and his wife did not like the area. So, he had to sell.
At any rate, I now have an almost 400 sq foot space (37sq m) with a 4 meter high ceiling. Right now, the door (256cm high X 273cm wide) iand the windows are not finished. I plan to put a shutter on the door and put the windows in. He has put wiring in (only 100v 50/60 cycle) This is shown in the pictures.
I want to do this right with a limited budget. Stu has suggested a wood floor and to paint the walls white. I am planning to prime them and paint white. The ceiling needs insulation and sound proofing. Suggestions? Other basic things I should do while it is still easy to do? Best wishes, Kyle
lets hope it works this time.
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