Japanese house # 1

First of a new series. We bought a house and its a fixer upper. FYI This house is about 28 years old and has been taken care of. By that I mean when something broke or leaked or whatever its seems to have been repaired properly of course there are little things here and there that will need attention Thankfully we have been left with a new roof and gutters. Here is the layout On the first floor we have a kitchen and a full bathroom. The kitchen is pretty sparse and beat up but it will have to wait until next year. We are going to do some of the carpentry now so that will be an easier job next year...Part of that is a result of the larger unit bath going in. There is also one tatami room and one bedroom /office downstairs. My office gets a new floor and the tatami mats get the boot. We will be expanding the room into the closet for more space. We will keep one tatami room or small living room down stairs. The upstairs also has two good sized bedrooms. Outside we have a good size driveway thats according to Japanese standards, and of course, no yard. I like the fact that its a corner lot though and its in a quite neighborhood with a 12 min walk to the station. Right now the important things to get done are getting the bathroom updated and getting the upstairs bedrooms insulated and putting new wall board in those rooms. New wiring is going in as well. I will be doing all of the work aside from the installation of the unit bathroom and all it encompasses. With that in mind ...