40-Yr Contractor Learns Korean House Construction
3.3M views · Dec 25, 2024 · Education
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@Marc42 · 1 year ago
Enjoying an American commentary on a Korean construction from Europe is the glory the internet was meant for!
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@userskorea · 1 year ago (edited)
Hello from South Korea:) very traditional (comments about this opinion come up many times and I answered many times, so this will be last😅 modern S. Koreans live in concret forest. For a Korean guy, also living in 18 stories 20-year-old concrete building, this looks very traditional looking at clay walls, roofing tiles, etc. but absolutely not truly traditional nor really authentic building technique.) and not a typical house in Korea these days. yet I'm happy that the traditional technique is still in practice and you enjoyed it😊 that roof insulation was rice husk charcoal. I'm learning something new, too! Walls were constructed with clay or clay/durt mixture. No concrete stuff at all except for the white top surface, I think (it was limewash). You can pressure wash and the walls can be taken down😅 but that's the traditional way. I believe the house is not fasten to the ground. Gravity only, and moisture prevention method is the square piece of rock isolating wood from the ground moisuture, traditionally. I'm pretty sure that floor of this house is heated via water pipe installed in the concrete slab, making it kinda moisuture proof during the cold season? Real traditional houses were constructed with a system that circulated hot exhaust from fireplace under the floor usually built in the kitchen as cook/heat dual purpose or separately for the purpose of heating the house. Floors were constructed with clay and rock slabs called "ohn-dohll" (sorry for miss spelling, ondol is the right term) which literally means "heat stone" which help regulate and sustain heat for a long period of time once heated. Those are replaced with water boiler system these days. I'm not a construction worker, so not sure what wood or treating technique was used. This is some of the answers I can give you! Long time subscriber of ur channel and love the stuff you and your son present to the world. Watching the construction with your reaction at the same time was a dang good end-of-year present. Thank you and happy new year🎉
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@Maou-fq1mn · 1 year ago
I love how you got straight into the video, no intro no nothing, just a quick explanation and you went right into it. That's a man who doesn't waste people's time.
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@robertso5047 · 1 year ago (edited)
Korea is humid in the summer and very dry and cold in the winter. <br> <br>Traditional Korean houses are called 'Hanok' and are designed to fit this Korean climate. <br> <br>Here's what Mr. Craftman is curious about: <br> <br>1. The roof filler is a charcoal as burnt husk and grains. <br>It plays a role in saving heat and controlling humidity, which is suitable for Korea. In the humid summer, humidity is absorbed and blown away by the sun's heat. In the winter, when snow accumulates on the roof, it adjusts the internal humidity. <br> <br>2. The wall blocks are a frame made of Korean paper and bamboo, and as shown in the video, <br>Later, they are filled with washed once and sterilized natural soil. After that, mortar is applied to the exterior.<br>Yellow clay(like soil, earth etc) walls can also be expected to have humidity control and heat retention effects. <br> <br>3. As seen in the video, traditional Korean Hanok houses have heavy roofs. <br>Including the charcoal filler, wood, and tiles, the weight is enormous, and this holds the house in place by gravity. There are few earthquakes in Korea, but there are typhoons, rain, and wind, so the heavy roof holds the house in place even in strong winds. <br> <br>4. Why aren't houses fixed to the ground? <br>Originally, the design of traditional Korean hanok was developed for the noble lifestyle or the king's palace, and in Korea, houses could be disassembled and moved traditionally. There is a record in Korean ancient books that when a family moved, the house itself was moved. Also, since Korea is humid in the summer, when repairing a house, <br>if there were many fixations, it was made with the expectation that the house would be partially replaced rather than completely demolished and replaced. <br> <br>5. The heating uses a floor heating system called 'Ondol', it is fixed to the floor. In other words, the heating system is fixed to the floor and the frame of the house, which is not fixed, is pressed down by a gravity with the heavy roof. the underfloor heating system, 'Ondol', is a heating system with incredible efficiency. <br> <br>6. The plumbing and electrical wiring are installed inside the house.<br> <br>I am just one Korean with a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, and I would like to inform you that my information may be wrong. <br> <br>Thank you.
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@mitramiru6450 · 1 year ago
선생님. 안녕하십니까? 저도 선생님의 구독자로서, 선생님의 여러 비디오 클립들에서 서구목조건축에 관해 많은 것들을 배울 수 있어서 감사했습니다. 또한 목공과 관련한 여러가지 유용한 팁들도 좋았습니다. 그런 제가 선생님께 우리 한국 전통건축에 대해 말씀드릴 기회가 생겨서 아주 많이 기쁩니다.<br><br>1. 한국의 전통건축현장은 '치목장'이라는 곳에서 나무를 재단하고, 건축에 필요한 각종 부재를 만드는 과정으로 시작합니다.<br>모든 건축과정을 총괄하던 '도편수'가 현장의 총감독이었던 예전과는 달리, 현재 '도편수'는 건축의 목공과정 즉 구조물과 창호까지의 과정만을 총괄해서 감독합니다. 그리고, 창호는 전통적으로 창호와 가구를 전문으로 만들던 소목장들이 전통창호를 만듭니다.<br>'치목'이라는 과정은 원목(원래는 한국 자생종인 육송이나 요즘은 북미산 더글라스 퍼를 주로 사용합니다.)을 재단하여 치수와 각종 부재에 맞게 장부의 자리를 파고 깍고 다듬는 과정입니다. 한국 전통 건축과 창호, 가구의 제조방식의 기본은 짜맞춤방식입니다. <br>기둥과 연결되는 창방, 도리, 대들보, 동자주, 중보, 대공 등등의 부재를 정해진 자리에 암,수의 장부를 파서 짜맞추는 방식이 한국전통목공의 기본입니다.<br>선생님께서 보신 부재들은 전부 '치목장'인 공장에서 미리 목수들에 의해 가공된 상태로 현장에 운송된 부재들입니다. <br><br>2. 한국전통가옥인 '한옥'은 기본적으로 떠있는 집입니다. 지면에 고정시키는 기둥을 박고, 기둥에 고정된 장선을 깔아서 내력벽체를 통해 하중을 받치는 서양의 방식과는 많이 다릅니다. 한옥은 다진 땅 위에 주춧돌을 놓고 주춧돌 위에 기둥을 세우는 떠있는 집이며, 기본적으로 지붕의 하중을 서까래와 보 그리고 기둥을 통해 받치는 기둥구조입니다. 그리고, 한옥은 긴 처마선을 가지기 때문에 기둥이 비에 젖어 썩을 일이 없습니다. 보통 벽면에서 1m 이상 떨어진 처마선을 가진다고 생각하시면 됩니다. 그리고, 한국은 흰개미로 인한 목조주택의 피해는 미미한 편입니다.<br>한옥의 모든 부재는 원래 칠을 하지 않습니다만, 요즘은 Oil Stain을 칠하기도 합니다. 하지만, 한국의 기후 때문에 기둥이 썩는 일은 거의 없습니다. 기둥이 썩었다는 것은 도편수가 처마선을 제대로 잡지 못했다는 뜻이기 때문입니다. ^^ <br>원래 한옥의 지붕은 습식지붕입니다. 서까래 위에 지붕판('개판')을 깔고, 치목을 하고 남은 나무의 잔재를 올리고 그 위에 황토와 석회를 섞은 흙을 덮고, 유약을 발라 구운 기와로 마감을 하는 방식이 전통적인 방식입니다. 그래서 지붕무게가 집을 누르고, 기둥이 주춧돌을 벗어나지 않습니다.<br>하지만, 요즘은 지붕의 단열문제, 기와의 파손이나 지붕 시공시 결함으로 인한 누수와 서까래 부식문제, 기와기술자의 기와시공의 비용문제 등등으로 인해 건식지붕을 많이 하는 추세로 넘어가고 있는 중 입니다.<br><br>3. 한옥을 포함한 한국의 모든 주택은 '온돌'이라는 보일러시스템을 통해 난방을 합니다. '온돌'이란 바닥의 돌을 데워 방바닥을 따뜻하게 해서 방을 데운다는 뜻입니다.<br>요즘의 한옥은 기본적으로 800mm 콘크리트 기초를 하기 때문에, 기초 공사를 할 때 바닥배관 공사를 미리 해둡니다.<br>지금 보신 현장은 기본적인 구조만 한옥의 형식을 따고 있고, 벽체는 패널라이징 방식으로 미리 만들어 온 벽체를 시공하는 방식입니다. 이건 현대적인 방식이죠. 원래는 저런 형식의 벽체를 현장에서 만듭니다. 벽체를 마감한 방식은 전통방식의 현대화라고 말씀드릴 수 있겠습니다. 황토와 시멘트 몰탈을 섞은 황토몰탈로 내벽을 마감하고, 외벽은 황토와 석회 시멘트 몰탈을 섞은 재료로 미장을 하고, 소석회 미장으로 마감을 했습니다.<br>지붕의 단열재는 쌀겨를 태운 왕겨숯이었습니다. 자주 쓰이는 재료는 아니고, 한국에서 친환경 단열재로 나온 실험작 중 하나라고 보시면 됩니다.<br><br>4. 저는 이 비디오 클립이 한국의 건축시장의 단면을 보여준 비디오 클립이라고 생각합니다. 친환경과 패시브 주택 그리고, 서구식 목조주택이 보급되면서 한국에 들어온 prefab공법등이 한국의 단독주택시장과 전통건축에 어떤 영향을 미치고 있는지를 잘 보여주고 있다고 생각합니다. 친환경 단열재로 쓰인 왕겨숯이나, 패널라이징된 벽체들, 생략되어 모양만 남은 '목귀연' 같은 것들을 보면 새로운 것과 없어지고 있는 것들의 대비가 선명하게 드러난다고 생각합니다.<br>아! 박공의 연결부위에 장식으로 박은 철물은 '지네철'이라는 이름을 가지고 있습니다. 박공사이의 틈을 가리기 위한 용도인데 모양이 지네처럼 생겼다고 해서 그렇게 부릅니다. ^^<br><br>선생님의 비디오 클립을 세번정도 다시보며, 최대한 질문에 대답을 드리고자 노력했지만 충분했는지는 잘 모르겠습니다.<br>지금은 현대건축관련 일을 하고 있지만, 전통한옥목수를 12년 정도 했던 목수의 한 사람으로서, 제게 많은 가르침과 도움을 주셨던 선생님께 도움이 될까해서 이렇게 장문의 글을 남겨 봅니다.<br><br>건강하시고, 행복하시길 바라며, 앞으로도 좋은 비디오 클립을 많이 만들어 주시길 바랍니다.<br>고맙습니다.
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@soonerfaninmn · 11 months ago (edited)
I spent around 450 days in Korea in early 1990s working on the railroad control system. My Dad was a master level woodworker and taught us a lot as kids as we spent our youth completely remodeling the old house we lived in. I was amazed by the traditional structures that I was able to see. One that was really outstanding was Haeinsa (sa = temple) near Daegu. That temple housed one of three hand written copies of Buddhist scriptures for several centuries with no air conditioning. The scriptures are written on sheets of mulberry paper and hang vertically. The ventilation is so perfect that the scriptures have survived there for centuries. The traditional heating is from clay flues under the floors. The skills of those builders in wood, stucco, clay tiles and amazingly detailed painting and decoration was incredible and frankly just beautiful. Also, the metal working tradition, especially the large bells was impeccible (got to hear that bell at Heainsa). I really enjoyed my time there (well except that every temple is at the top of a mountain , LOL) and treasure that my job gave me the chance to visit such a wonderful place.
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@moebo34545 · 1 year ago
The joy on his face when the Korean guy used his nail gun as a hammer! priceless!
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@bird5119 · 1 year ago
I never thought i'd say this, but you, sir, have made the most enjoyable commentary video I've ever watched; <br>Not much bias, digesting the way they do things, asking questions, thinking out loud, making connections.<br>Nothing like a pure engineering mindset that transcends the boundaries of culture.
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@nizlor · 1 year ago
This genre is the hottest shit on the internet these days. Master craftsmen appreciating their cultural counterparts craftsmanship. Nothing but love
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@TrogdorBurnin8or · 1 year ago (edited)
The structural engineering of traditional east Asian post-framed buildings is fundamentally different. They tie together the building with a box frame (made of heavy timbers with wood joinery) at the top half like a piece of furniture with legs, rather than using the ground for rigidity, make a whole assembly to spread load out on that box, put a heavy tile roof on top, and gravity plays a big part in keeping the thing together. This gives the whole building a little bit of flex in an earthquake where its center of mass can move relative to the ground without a lot of damage.
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@OldMan_PJ · 1 year ago
To see a Japanese carpenter build a home I highly recommend Shoyan Japanese Carpenter, I believe he is on his 5th house building series for Youtube. He dubs all of his videos in English and mostly build timber framed homes built to modern air tightness standards.
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@noname63-n3h · 9 months ago
이영상은 변형된 한옥 건축영상입니다! 정통 한옥 건축은 쇠못을 전혀사용하지않고 전 공정을 짜맞추기 공법으로 시공합니다! 다른 진짜 정통기법의 한옥 시공 리뷰를 추천합니다!
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