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Hobbit house Ep17: Bad news, good news & GREAT news!

2025-02-09 by David


Busy few days, with a soil survey on the land, an application at city hall, and then some fun deliveries.(日本語の字幕あります)

Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com).





Preparing a 100-page planning application in Japan! (Ep16)

2025-02-04 by David


I've been preparing a planning application for my self-build hobbit house here in Japan, and it's grown to 100 PAGES!! Come and share in the tedious bureaucracy of Japan! 

(日本語の字幕あります)





Will this work for my hobbit-hole corridors? (Ep15)

2024-11-28 by David


I'm updating the designs for my connecting corridor tunnels (and showing some sneak previews of the room interiors), plus finalising the underground plumbing plans!
日本語の字幕もあります。





Let's talk building code compliance for the hobbit house (Ep14)

2024-11-16 by David


I'm getting ready to submit the final applications to the planning department, but first there are a few issues to sort out to ensure it meets building code compliance and earthquake preparedness.
建築課に申し込む前に、建築基準法を確認しないと!
(日本語の字幕あります)





Propmaking and a Halloween Party!

2024-10-31 by David


It's Halloween season here in Japan, and I host a spooky party for friends and neighbours.... but first, it's time to make some props and special effects!

The sun goes down and the party starts at the 5:00 minute mark!!





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Latest Blogs:

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  • Tunnel corridors #2 and #3 go up at the hobbit house! | Ep69
  • Japanese carpentry corridors to connect the hobbit house domes! | Ep68
  • My dome houses are already CRACKING!?! Ep67
  • I put the first doors in my HOBBIT HOUSE!! | Ep66
  • What?! Why SQUARE windows for a hobbit hole?! | Ep65
  • Connecting the HOBBIT domes with Japanese carpentry corridors! | Ep64
  • Starting the HOBBIT house tunnel corridors! | Ep63
  • Waterproofing the first HOBBIT house dome! | Ep62
  • Shouting at rocks & other HOBBIT gardening! | Ep61
  • A tour of my HOBBIT HOUSE!! | Ep60
  • Concrete for Frodo's dome... in TORRENTIAL RAIN!! | Ep59
  • Building Frodo's hobbit house - the 4th and final dome! | Ep58
  • Hobbit house gets CORRIDOR TUNNEL bases! | Ep57
  • Another 2 DOME HOUSES get their concrete floors! | Ep56
  • First concrete floor for our HOBBIT HOUSE dome! | Ep55
  • Prepping for the first concrete floor in the hobbit house | Ep54
  • Now we have THREE hobbit house domes! Ep.53
  • How to build an EPS foam dome by hand in 4 hours! Ep52
  • 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.....