How to Deal with a Mountain That Suffers Minor Landslides Every Time It Rains
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Around this time of year, the rain causes landslides in the mountains every now and then, doesn’t it? Even temporary shotcrete can’t withstand the soil pressure coming from deeper down. The sections above that are still holding up because we’ve installed rock bolts there, though. What do you do in situations like this…
A Simple Way to Check the Condition of Your Home's Stone Masonry (For Single-Family Homes)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. With so many stone masonry projects lately, I’ve started to notice a trend. This trend holds true even when there’s concrete backfill! Until now, I thought only dry stone masonry lacked backfill. (The soil behind the stone masonry has been washed away, leaving it hollow…
I want to repair a stone wall (stone masonry), but are there any other construction methods available?
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I visited the site where we finished repairing a stone wall last month. Before the work began, weeds and shrubs were growing wildly through the gaps in the rubble stone wall, but now it’s completely unrecognizable! When vegetation grows on a typical stone wall, it…
Since the client and the contractor are two sides of the same coin, let’s respect each other.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’ve been working on stone wall repairs in Yokohama for the past few days. Here’s what the dry stone wall looked like before construction began. As you can see, there’s still a bit of mortar left in the joints, but it’s the kind you can just pick off by hand, lol. It seems this wall was built about 50 years ago, so the mortar in the joints has already served its purpose.  …
Reinforcing the Legs of a Spring Drill | Welding Basics for Young Workers
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I did a little modification work on my spring drill. It seems that after using it for a while, the single-pipe section of the legs starts to warp, so I reinforced them. I cut a pipe of the same diameter to fit nicely and welded it on. (Same diameter, wall thickness = 5 mm) This time, I made this kind of addition…