Hello, everyone

This is Enta.

We've been working on stone wall repairs in Yokohama for the past few days.

This is what the dry stone wall looked like before construction began.

As you can see, there are still a few grout lines left, but they're the kind you can just wipe away by hand lol

It appears to be stonework from about 50 years ago, and the mortar in the joints has already served its purpose.

 

It appears to have been repaired a few times, but even those repairs have deteriorated.

If you remove all the grout from it (by chiseling it out) and wash it, it will look like the image above.

The original plan was to inject 10 cm, but since the neighbors here have been so kind to us,

Anyway, we decided to just fill it up to the brim (thicker than the design called for) lol

 

Since the design is based on an average thickness, about 10 centimeters should be sufficient, but,

On top of that, it’s injected all the way up to the top surface of the stone.

I'd guess the average injection is at least 15 centimeters, lol.

I think you can tell how much has been injected by looking at the width of the joint.

 

If we do this much, about 40% of the entire area will be covered by Moldam, so I think we can definitely maintain overall continuity.

He shouldn't flinch at the slightest thing, lol.

 

One thing I’ve noticed in my work is that when a client is cooperative, the contractor naturally wants to do their best to meet their expectations.

I want to do the work in a way that will make things go in a positive direction, even if only a little.

That’s how the contractor feels.

The moment a general contractor starts thinking they're superior, that relationship breaks down.

Since we contractors are paid to do our jobs, we do, of course, carry out the work we’ve been contracted to do accurately—at the very least—but,

Beyond that, it really comes down to the relationship, doesn't it?

I hope we can work together in a positive atmosphere, respecting one another so that we can do our jobs well.

It's actually pretty easy, isn't it? lol

There are so many things that are hard precisely because they seem so simple, aren't there? ^^

 

See you later

P.S. Thank you to all the contractors who came to tour the Moldam construction site in Yokohama.

Thank you very much for all the gifts and treats you sent us.

It was the first time I’d ever been given ponzu and yuzu kosho at a restaurant lol