空き家バンク — The Vacant-House Bank

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美咲

梅雨の晴れ間でよかったね、写真を撮るなら今日しかないよ。一軒目は築八十年の古民家だけど、屋根の瓦がしっかりしてるから、雨漏りはしてないみたい。見た目はともかく、中は意外ときれいだよ。

つゆのはれまでよかったね、しゃしんをとるならきょうしかないよ。いっけんめはちくはちじゅうねんのこみんかだけど、やねのかわらがしっかりしてるから、あまもりはしてないみたい。みためはともかく、なかはいがいときれいだよ。

Lucky we got a break in the rainy season — if we're taking photos, it has to be today. The first one is an eighty-year-old traditional house, but the roof tiles are solid, so it doesn't seem to leak. Never mind how it looks from outside — inside it's surprisingly clean.

アレックス

本当ですね、土間も床も、思ったより傷んでいません。ただ、湿気のせいで、奥の部屋の壁に少しカビが出ています。空き家バンクに載せる前に、少し手直しが必要かもしれませんね。

ほんとうですね、どまもゆかも、おもったよりいたんでいません。ただ、しっけのせいで、おくのへやのかべにすこしカビがでています。あきやバンクにのせるまえに、すこしてなおしがひつようかもしれませんね。

You're right — the earthen entry and the floors are in better shape than I expected. But because of the damp, there's a little mold on the wall of the back room. It may need some touching up before we put it in the vacant-house bank.

空き家バンクあきやバンク — The Vacant-House Bank

Empty houses and the 空き家バンク

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