Expansion of the balcony can be done in two ways: along the windowsill and along the base. In any case, it is impossible to violate the removal technology in any case. Otherwise, the balcony will simply become unsafe both for the apartment owners themselves and for people passing below
Construction 2024, September
Without a foundation, it is impossible to imagine a single house, not a single more or less serious building on a suburban area. The only problem is that the cost of a good base is very high, so there is always a temptation to find some cheaper, but still high-quality, option
Description of the hip roof truss system: features, design options, construction technique
How to prepare surfaces for installation of thermal panels? How are clinker thermal panels installed? How is the jointing done after the cladding of the facade with clinker thermal panels?
Building your own home is a difficult and very responsible task. And the question of how the roof is covered with metal tiles arises for many. Indeed, often people prefer to do without the help of professionals, on their own. But the advice of experts is still worth listening to
The basement in the garage allows the owners to store various blanks, products, etc. here. To make this possible, it is necessary to ensure the right microclimate in the cellar. How to do this will be discussed in detail in the article
The choice of modern building materials is extremely diverse and versatile. Materials manufactured by domestic and foreign manufacturers using advanced technologies are distinguished by the highest level of quality and the longest possible service life. The so-called foam blocks are very popular
Gypsum board is an excellent building material that installs quickly and with little or no difficulty. But it has one nuance that must be taken into account before carrying out repairs. Particular attention should be paid to sealing joints in drywall. The rules for doing this work will be discussed in the article
If you want to decide for yourself the question of how to properly build a fence, then when choosing cast concrete supports, you will have to pour the mortar into the roofing material formwork. An asbestos-cement pipe can be used as the basis for the pillars
An important attribute of the interior of a two-story house is a staircase. Many owners of cottages and cottages decide to make a similar object with their own hands. In this case, the design of the stairs will be an obligatory step. It needs to be calculated correctly. There are certain requirements that are put forward for such objects. This is necessary for the safe operation of the structure. How to calculate the stairs will be discussed in detail in the article
The article is devoted to plastic ventilation and its constituent elements. In particular, pipes, gratings and other components that form air duct channels are considered
A small guide for those who finally decided to make their fenced life pleasant and stylish
The construction of any structure or part of it, whatever one may say, requires a preliminary calculation. As a rule, sketches of the future building are made on paper or in a specialized computer program, but the essence of this whole process remains the same - correctly calculate the load and endurance, as well as correctly combine the building materials used
Decking, the thickness of which can be different, has a common feature inherent in all types of profile. This is a coating, which can be simple or polymeric. Under the simple coating should be understood the galvanized layer
This article details the concept of chipboard, its main properties, advantages and types. Analyzed the main work that can be done with this material
Starting building your own garage or buying a ready-made one, many people think about its additional protection from high humidity. How to waterproof a garage floor before screeding? On the features of processing the walls and roof of the building, as well as the choice of materials, information is presented in the article
It hardly needs to be said that not everyone can afford the construction of private houses in recent years. So, with the cost of a brick approaching that for some space materials, it is difficult to build a really reliable, but not too expensive house
You can choose the diameter of the bored pile, taking into account the above calculations. The supports must be durable and strong so that their bearing capacity is high enough. But do not be too zealous, installing supports on every square meter
Every person living in a private house dreams of making a quality roof once in a lifetime. Unfortunately, this is almost impossible to achieve, or at least it used to be. Now, the situation has changed somewhat. With the advent of progressive technologies, the so-called "soft roof" appeared, which today has somewhat mixed reviews. Flexible tile is a durable and unique roofing material
As the construction of the house nears completion, many begin to think about the roofing device. Today, there are a huge number of possible options for roofs using various technologies. Be that as it may, people prefer slate
No building can do without cement. It is used both for the construction of facilities and for repair work. The shelf life of cement is on average 2 months. But the quality of the material largely depends on the conditions of its storage
The setting time of concrete is taken into account in the construction of any building. This depends on the progress of the work
The project of a 10 by 10 one-story house is a very common solution to the housing problem. In this way, you can equip your own corner outside the city limits without cluttering the building with additional tiers
Siding is a universal finishing material for the exterior of the house from the basement to the roof. The facade will sparkle with new colors, and the structures will be securely preserved under the facing sheets
Massive floorboard ennobles any room: it looks luxurious, lasts a long time, has unsurpassed technical characteristics. What kind of floor board is, what species of wood is it made of, how to properly care for it - you need to know the answers to these questions if you want to make this type of coating
Making the foundation for a frame house with your own hands is as easy as building the cottage itself using this technology. To do this, it is enough to know the types and methods of installation
A house with a veranda is a dream come true for a summer resident or a family who wants to acquire their own housing. And this is not at all surprising: the covered outdoor part of the house can be used not only as a warehouse for unnecessary things and household equipment, but also as a recreation area, if it is equipped for this. The project of a house with a veranda will help to realize the desire, especially since it is quite inexpensive
The project of a 6 by 8 house with an attic will allow a small family to solve the housing problem. It does not take up much space on the site, while it has sufficient usable area
Wooden houses with an attic - an effective way to equip your personal home with minimal construction costs and compact use of space on the site
A small cozy house is an excellent solution to the housing problem. Our article will consider a house 6 by 6, two-story. Planning with the maximum use of usable space is a completely doable task, you just need to know where to start
The widely used AVBbShv cable, its decoding, technical characteristics and methods of laying it, we will consider in this article. As well as its advantages over many other analogues
When calculating the amount of material required for the construction of a building, difficulties may arise: knowing the volume of the walls, we are not always able to determine the required number of piece elements. How many bricks are in 1 m3 of masonry?
How and with what to plaster walls, what plaster compositions exist and how to work with them? This is an important issue that needs to be addressed so that repairs are not done in vain
There is a large selection of adhesive compositions for various types of wallpaper, but not all meet the desired advantages: one type is environmentally friendly, but practically does not hold the canvas, the other sticks so that it is simply impossible to tear it off, but has a dubious composition
When installing metal-plastic pipes with your own hands, first of all, you need to draw a communication flow diagram. This diagram will be needed to purchase the necessary material (pipe, threaded fittings), and only after that the installation of metal-plastic pipes begins
In order to feel the atmosphere of real comfort, you need to be among natural materials, and the most alive of them is wood. There are no other materials for wall decoration in the world that would have the same tenderness, comfort and warmth as wood wall panels
If your house has niches in the premises, then it would be right to arrange a closet in them with your own hands in order to save usable space. Of course, this activity is quite laborious, but real. Since the niche often has non-standard sizes, it’s impossible to just buy a cabinet in a furniture store
My recommendations will help you not only think through all the stages of the work being done in advance, but also make the purchase of the necessary materials so that your DIY siding at home becomes as easy as possible
Wiring in the house includes not only the installation of various kinds of wires, but also the installation of switches, sockets, as well as various circuit breakers
As a rule, after the main repair work, builders mount skirting boards on the floor. This element performs two functions at once - aesthetic and practical. In the first case, it gives your repair, that is, the whole room, a complete and neat appearance, and in the second, it covers the junction of the floor covering and the wall