The most rational decision would be to build a barn with your own hands even before the construction of the main house on the site. Then the workers will always have a place to store tools, building materials, and it will also be possible to hide there when it rains. By creating a barn with your own hands, you can plan it in advance so that the room will be intended not only for storage, but also for a summer kitchen or guest room. The first step is to develop a plan for the future building and determine its size, based on the free area of the site.
Starting to build a barn in the country with your own hands, you first need to take care of the foundation. A special hole is needed, the depth of which will be half a meter. It is covered with gravel, sand and rubble, which form a pillow 10 centimeters high. It serves as the basis for the reinforcing mesh and plank formwork, which are subsequently poured with concrete. The strength and durability of the structure will depend on the quality of the foundation.
The next thing to do when building a barn with your own hands is to build a frame of walls from beams. This approach is considered the simplest and will helpsave a lot of time. The frame of the bars must be upholstered with clapboard. The optimal material for installing the walls themselves will be planed boards, since they do not retain moisture on themselves, it is easy to carry out finishing work with them. Their vertical arrangement during the construction of walls will ensure uniform distribution of the load and make the structure durable. Openings are made in the walls for windows and doors, which were previously marked on the plan. If necessary, the walls are insulated at the same stage of construction.
When building a barn with your own hands, after building the frame, you need to proceed to the installation of the roof. Both galvanized sheet and asbestos-cement sheet are perfect for roofing. The main difference between these materials is that the first type is much lighter in weight. For installation, the roof rises up and fits on the crate, subsequently fixed with clamps. The installation of the roof is completed by the development of drainage, ventilation, fencing and other details related to the exterior of the barn. It should be borne in mind that the thickness of the pipes for draining water is different and is selected depending on the possible amount of precipitation. The minimum pipe diameter will be 8 centimeters with a roof area of 30 sq.m. The maximum will reach 10 centimeters in the event that the area of \u200b\u200bthe room is at least 125 sq.m. When building a barn with your own hands, it is necessary to cover all metal elements with an anti-corrosion compound or zinc solution to avoid rust in the near future.
Completing the construction with interior arrangement, you need to take care of the ergonomic arrangement of the necessary furniture. Free space should be planned as logically and conveniently as possible. Excellent furniture for storing inventory will serve as modular racks, from which you can assemble a variety of configurations along the walls.
