Video Blog

Measuring slopes for the hobbit houses

2024-05-22 by David


We're measuring the slope on the land today, to put it all into a computer model of the build.... and hopefully work out exactly at what height the foundations for the hobbit houses need to be set!  日本語の字幕あります





Revealing the plan for the hobbit house

2024-05-10 by David


It's finally time to give you a tour of the new land, and reveal the plans for the BIG hobbit house project! A huge THANK YOU to Jay for the wonderful music he's composed especially for this video! 日本語の字幕あります





First job on hobbit-house land... a temporary signboard!

2024-04-29 by David


The land's now mine, so I replaced the "for sale" sign with a temporary signboard for Bag End ASO! 日本語の字幕あります





Personalising a wheelbarrow

2024-04-27 by David


Getting tools ready for the start of construction on the hobbit house, so I decided to make the new wheelbarrow a little cuter! 日本語の字幕あります





My precioussssss...

2024-04-24 by David

It's my preciousss..... the land for this hobbit-inspired house build is now officially mine, so this is the first post on the blog!

 

Here's a pic of me, just looking happy to finally get things started. Many more posts to come soon!

 







Latest Blogs:

  • Pouring concrete for the last hobbit house base - Sam's Dome! ep51
  • Starting the 4th and FINAL hobbit house dome base! ep50
  • Pouring the concrete ring for Pippin's Hobbit House... & SECOND BREAKFAST!! ep49
  • Work starts on dome #3.... Pippin's Dome!! ep48
  • Pipes go in.... FINALLY!! And we get SNOW at the hobbit land! Ep47
  • I made a 3D MAP table! Ep46
  • Pipes vs rocks!! Laying in the hobbit house wastewater pipes Ep45
  • The Journey So Far - 1 year of hobbit house building in 10 minutes!
  • Finishing the base for Frodo's dome at my hobbit house in Japan! Ep44
  • Pouring a concrete ring base for Frodo's hobbit house dome! Ep43
  • My plans for the hobbit house bedroom interiors! Ep42
  • Work starts on dome #2.... Frodo's Dome!! Ep 41
  • Foaming gaps in the foam dome, earthquakes & injuries! Ep40
  • We built a FOAM DOME hobbit house in just 4 hours!! Ep39
  • Finishing the circle base for my HOBBIT HOUSE's foam dome! Ep38
  • Can we pour a GIANT concrete ring for the first HOBBIT HOUSE? Ep37
  • Halloween Party 2025!
  • Forging the first ring! Hobbit house build Ep36
  • One Ring (foundation!) to Rule Them All!! Ep35
  • Prepping the foam domes for assembly! Ep34
  • 10 weeks waiting for power for the hobbit land! (Ep33)
  • Moving the first dome house up to the hobbit land! Ep32
  • Even MORE signs for the hobbit houses! Ep31
  • 4 Foundation Rings for 4 Hobbit Houses! Ep30
  • It's a BIG DAY for the hobbit house project! Ep29
  • Getting ready for the foundations next week! Ep28
  • Making a visitor car park for Hobbit wagons (& cars)! Ep27
  • Hobbit land is finally FLAT & ready for building! (Ep26)
  • Smashing rocks with an even BIGGER digger on the hobbit land! (Ep25)
  • The hobbit land has turned into a bit of a NIGHTMARE!
  • And the Japanese government says.....
  • Digging out some steps for the hobbit doors (Ep22)
  • Searching for an architect for my hobbit house! (Ep21)
  • MORE digging on the hobbit land! (Ep20)
  • A digger for my hobbit house! (Ep19)
  • Cutting down trees (sorry, Treebeard!) Ep18
  • Hobbit house Ep17: Bad news, good news & GREAT news!
  • Preparing a 100-page planning application in Japan! (Ep16)
  • Will this work for my hobbit-hole corridors? (Ep15)
  • Let's talk building code compliance for the hobbit house (Ep14)
  • Propmaking and a Halloween Party!
  • I'm building this hobbit house for REAL next month! (Ep13)
  • Foam dome houses for my HOBBIT HOUSE (Ep12)
  • Self-shipping 4 giant domes for the hobbit house!
  • Making a 1/100 scale model of my planned Hobbit House!
  • Signposts! Combining old school with hi-tech upgrades
  • Test-driving the HOBBIT CART: Wagon DIY build part 2!
  • Making a HOBBIT CART from 2x4s
  • FIRE!! Burning the hobbit land clear!
  • Clearing the hobbit land, and a new BRIDGE!