The article will tell you how to make a do-it-yourself frame of a change house from metal or wood. Almost every owner of a country house or summer cottage faces the problem of storing fertilizers, equipment, hoses, etc. Even building materials need to be stored in a change house to prevent moisture or sunlight from getting on them. And now we will talk about several options for change houses that can be made a reality on your site.
Varieties of cabins
Immediately, you need to highlight several types of buildings that can be installed on the site:
- Homemade - a great option for giving, they can store garden tools, building materials. The advantage of the design is that it is very cheap.
- Frame change house is usually made of sandwich panels.
- Log and timber structures are a good option for a summer cottage.
- Shield structures are usually built for a short period of time. As a rule, they are built during the construction of a house for storing inventory or temporary residence of workers. After that, you can disassemble the change house and use the boards to make formwork.
OSB construction
This is the cheapest and most common type of cabins. You can build such a structure yourself quite quickly. First you need to list what exactly we need for construction:
- For the manufacture of the base you need to use rebar, cement, sand, crushed stone.
- The walls are made of lining, timber, OSB boards.
- The roof can also be made from timber. But if you wish, you can lay roofing material, slate or any other material on it.
Building the foundation
The first thing to do is to prepare a place for the foundation. You need to choose it correctly so that later the structure does not interfere with you. Before manufacturing the wooden frame of the change house, it is necessary to carefully level and clear the area for the foundation. Moreover, it is necessary to remove a layer of soil of about 15 cm. In this case, the structure will be more connected with the surface.
As soon as you do this, you need to make a pillow - pour a layer of sand, crushed stone on top of it. After that, you mount the formwork, its thickness should be approximately the same as the height of the floor. And after that, you can start pouring the base. Pour the concrete solution inside the formwork and put the bolts around the perimeter until it grabs. If this is not done,then the installation of walls will subsequently be problematic.
Structure framework
And now you can start building walls and mounting the frame. At the pouring stage, you put the bolts, you need to attach 4 medium-sized beams to them. This is the foundation of the entire building and frame. Only after making a kind of strapping can you put a vertical beam. First, make supports in the corners of the change house, fix them, pay attention to the level.
You carry out a bunch of elements with the help of transverse bars in the upper part of the walls. For maximum stability, the retaining beams can be hammered into the ground. If this is not possible, wedge-shaped stops can be made. After making the first wall, it will be possible to make the second much faster, since you will already have the practice.
Roof structure
The main thing when working is to maintain the level, because just one incorrectly mounted beam will lead to the fact that you end up with an uneven structure. As a result, it will be much more difficult to carry out the installation of the roof. For change houses from OSB, the ideal option is a gable type roof. To make it, you will need to put beacons on two sides of the structure, which must be connected using a transverse beam. It must be fastened with clamps.
Fastening rafters is best done with metal corners and self-tapping screws. In the event that the requirements for the structure are low and it has a small size, you canuse nails. It is necessary to focus only on the size of the future design. Now you have made a full-fledged frame of a change house with your own hands. As you can see, it's pretty easy to make.
Sheathing of change house
And now let's talk about how to give the change house an attractive appearance. To do this, it is necessary to sheathe it, for example, with OSB boards. Such material is ideal for sheathing both the outer side of the walls and the roof. Doors can also be made from these plates. You can use the frame that you built in the previous stages, or you can further strengthen it.
The penultimate step is the roof lining. In this case, you can use any materials that you feel comfortable working with. It can be slate, metal tiles, as well as OSB boards. But in the latter case, it is necessary to paint them, and also treat them with an antiseptic agent so that the material does not deteriorate during operation.
The last step is to paint the building. You can use simple paint and antiseptic, or you can decorate the utility room with clapboard, siding, profiled sheet.
Pitched roof design
And now let's consider the construction of a change house with a single-pitched roof. Sometimes it happens that a gable roof is inappropriate to use. This happens when a large amount of snow is possible in the region in winter. There are differences not only in the roof, but also in the base.
First you need to choose a place where the construction will be carried out. Be sure to take out the trash andlevel the site. The soil does not need to be removed, the foundation is installed on the surface of the earth. But be sure to fill the site with sand and gravel. Next, place concrete blocks around the entire perimeter of the building. Do not forget that you need to ensure high-quality outflow of water. A slight slope should be made around the building so that water does not get under the change house.
Now you need to cover the blocks with roofing material. With the help of a beam and a level, it is necessary to loop the lower trim around the perimeter. It is recommended to use a beam with a thickness of more than 10 cm. Such a base has advantages:
- The change house turns out to be mobile, you can move or even transport it at any time.
- Dryness is guaranteed, and this is one of the most important points when working with wood. In the event that additional processing of the timber is carried out, then the change house will be able to serve for quite a long time.
After this, the bars that are installed around the perimeter must be connected to each other and to the base blocks. Fasteners can be carried out using anchor type bolts.
How to build walls
First you need to install the pillars at the corners, fasteners are carried out at the base with the help of corners. All racks must be connected using horizontal beams around the entire perimeter. Please note that in the end you should have a change house with a shed roof. Therefore, one wall should be higher than the opposite, about half a meter.
You can also make a metal frame. For this, they are usedprofile pipes. Moreover, it is recommended to use pipes with a square section for vertical pillars, and for horizontal ones with a rectangular one. Such a metal frame for a change house can last for quite a long time, especially if all pipes are treated with a primer and then painted. Fasteners can be carried out both by welding and by bolts.
Roofing
And now let's talk about how to make a roof. First you need to make rafters that are mounted on the roof. The step between the rafters should be approximately 60 cm. Do not forget that there should be visors on both sides of the change house. Therefore, the rafters need to be done more than expected. Fastening is best done using plates, screws and corners. Any roofing material can be used.
As for the surface of the floor, you need to do it in two layers. First, a rough one is laid, after which a finishing one is mounted. The first layer must be fixed directly on the transverse bars of the base. Next, this floor must be covered with a polyethylene film and insulating material laid.
On top, you can lay the finishing floor from boards or OSB sheets. As a result, you will get a change house with a shed type roof, which can be transferred or moved at any time. It is worth noting that you can order the manufacture of structures in the company "Karkas-City". Wooden change houses of this manufacturer are popular not only in Krasnodar, but also far beyond its borders.
Using a sandwichpanels
This design is more expensive, but it can be used for more than just storing tools. You can even live in such a change house if you are building a house. It is worth noting that from such material it is possible to build not only a change house, but also a full-fledged house for giving.
On sale you can find ready-made change houses from sandwich panels, it remains only to assemble them. Moreover, this must be done strictly according to the instructions that are included in the kit. Be that as it may, for such a change house you need a foundation. You can use one of the designs that were described above. But the pile foundation also shows itself well. In order to make it, it is necessary to drive four piles strictly at the corners of the building. And pour a concrete pad on top.
The second filling is done using formwork. The thickness of the second layer should be about 15 cm. In the construction of the third layer of the base, reinforcement should be used. This option will be pretty good if you are going to build a permanent stationary change house. In the same case, if you plan to constantly disassemble it and rearrange it from place to place, then it is best to use a base on concrete blocks.
Manufacture of frame for sandwich panels
In order to make a frame for the building, you must strictly follow the installation instructions that come with the change house. It is necessary to observe the level of installation of all components, otherwise you will not be able to complete the construction, since the entire frame will be crooked. Strengthen walls with transverse ribsstiffness, consider at the time of manufacture where the window and door openings will be installed. Such a frame of a construction change house will be very beautiful and reliable.
If you take the matter seriously, then installation can take no more than 3 hours. This is provided that you have at hand all the necessary materials and tools. The roof of the change house, as well as the walls, can be made of aluminum and metal elements. When connecting, corners and bolts are used. This approach will allow you to quickly disassemble the change house in order to move it to another place or completely remove it from the site. The structure must be sheathed, starting from the floor. Then proceed to the walls, and the last in line will be the ceiling.
To make the frame of a change house, step by step follow all the recommendations given in our article. A change house made of sandwich panels can even be used for living, but only in the summer. At the last stage, it is necessary to insulate all the walls, as well as install windows and doors, conduct electricity and, perhaps, heating.
