In a hole in the ground...
"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit." ... that's how the famous story begins, and here's where my story starts, too.
Hi, my name's David, and over the next couple of years I'm going to be building my own underground house here in the Japanese countryside, inspired by the fantasy home of Bilbo Baggins in J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Hobbit". Please join me in this DIY adventure and follow along with my weekly progress videos - or come and visit on a sunny weekend afternoon!!
Latest Blogs:
Pouring a concrete ring base for Frodo's hobbit house dome! Ep43
We pour a 12-ton concrete ring for the second dome house building - Frodo's dome! (日本語の字幕あります）
Follow along (or find the map and visit!) on the contact page!
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.underwood.7577 at gmail.com). ...
My plans for the hobbit house bedroom interiors! Ep42
Let's take a closer look at the interior of the hobbit house dome, with sketches of the bedroom, bathroom and little kitchen! (日本語の字幕あります）
Follow along (or find the map and visit!) at bagend.jp!
Original music composed by Jay Underwood (jay.u ...
Work starts on dome #2.... Frodo's Dome!! Ep 41
I'm moving on to the second hobbit house dome this week, starting with wooden frames for a concrete pour, and Merry's dome gets fully foamed! (日本語の字幕あります）
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Original music com ...
Foaming gaps in the foam dome, earthquakes & injuries! Ep40
It's time to foam the gaps in the foam dome house, to make Merry's hobbit house a little more waterproof. Plus we have an earthquake (!!), and I have an embarrassing confession to make...
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We built a FOAM DOME hobbit house in just 4 hours!! Ep39
It's a BIG day as we build the first EPS foam dome (from Japan Dome House) by hand, in just 4 hours! This is the first of 4 interconnected domes in my large hobbit house project, in the Japanese countryside of Kumamoto Prefecture. Come and see how it ...
