Scaffolds? And Scaffolding?
Hello, all. My name is Brian. I have a long standing appreciation for Japanese culture. It is my dream to someday purchase an akiya property and renovate it. I think that Japanese architecture is beautiful and I hope to someday sit outside of my very own akiya overlooking the gorgeous Japanese landscape while sipping a piping hot mug of traditional green tea.
I do have concerns about Japanese scaffolds, however, and I was hoping somebody might be able to shed some light on this topic and help inform me about the proper proccesses an practices about maintaining scaffolds. I have included, for your convenience, a photograph of what I am referring to.
There appear to be wooden "beams" that form an X above the room. If these were to get wet and "rot" and fall out, would the entire building collapse? My lifestyle involves lots of steam and an overall…



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Best,
Brian