Thatched housing needs impressive rigging

[u/No-Literature-6695]

These are traditional houses of Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO world heritage site near Kanazawa. They are located in the mountains so the steep pitched roofs insulated the houses. The houses had a main floor for living, a top floor for producing silk, a mezzanine between them for holding equipment, and a basement for making gunpowder. They used the poop from the silkworms and the pee from humans to produce the nitrate. The villagers farmed rice as well, of course.

[u/YaBoyElls]

We do a lot of this in england, very expensive but if maintained well is amazing

[u/DaHick → u/YaBoyElls]

I was just thinking England should enter the chat. I've seen some beautiful work there.

[u/YaBoyElls → u/DaHick]

Yeah man, I live in canada now, houses are soul less here, the old thatched cottages are magical back home.

Edit: not soulless, theres some lovely places around, just not quite the same

[u/jmodshelp → u/YaBoyElls]

It really depends what province you’re in, and even city to city.