Checklist for appraising a new home in Japan

New House check list
Our checklist for home appraisal. What you need to pay attention to.

Layout

  • No rooms smaller than 6 tatami
  • Living room with kitchen no less than 16 tatami
  • No walk-through rooms
  • From the hallway or bathroom you can get to any room bypassing the living room
  • The porch is protected from rain
  • Hallway with at least 2 tatami
  • Staircase at least 2 tatami
  • No extra corridors
  • There is a toilet on each floor (1st, 2nd floors)
  • Door from kitchen to backyard
  • The master bedroom has a wardrobe with at least 2 tatami mats
  • At the entrance there is a storage room with at least 2 tatami mats

Design

  • The foundation is a single concrete bowl without ventilation
  • Insulation - not mineral or glass wool
  • Insulation of the roof, not the ceiling under the roof
  • Facade panels of rigid (on nails) fastening are not used (example, NICHIHA 14mm)
  • Removal of the roof at least 50cm from the wall of the house

Manufacturability

  • Forced air exchange system with recuperator
  • Unified air conditioning system
  • Lighting with motion sensor:
    • On the porch
    • In the hall
    • In the corridors
    • On the stairs
    • In the toilet
  • Solar panels
  • Drying in the bathroom
  • Windows with a heat transfer coefficient of no more than 1.5W(m2*K)

Optional equipment

  • Presence of an attic/attic
  • Availability of a terrace
  • Storage rooms in the floor in the kitchen
  • Outdoor sockets on every wall
  • Output of water on the street
    • Plus on both sides of the house if the plot is large
  • Kitchen hood with easy cleaning