Property appraisal by the Kominka Association: Individual inspections
On December 21 and 22, 2018, the Nara Kominka Association conduct the property appraisal, consisting of three inspections for: 1) basic property appraisal; 2) underfloor condition, and: 3) resistance against earthquake. Here I wrote up what I had observed. For the Nara/ Japan Kominka Associations and the background of the inspections, please see previous post . BASIC PROPERTY APPRAISAL The appraisal of the house was conducted by the representative director of the Nara Kominka Association, a certified appraiser, and two younger staff members. They overhauled the condition of the main house and the annex, by checking the condition of walls and floors according to the detailed checklist, gauging the size of rooms by a laser distance meter, and interviewing with my uncle (he raised up in the house). By doing so, they would identify the existing and expected problems and suggest what should do to fix them. Observing the interview with my uncle, I learned about the history of the house....