Change houses do-it-yourself repair

In detail: do-it-yourself repair cabins from a real master for the site my.housecope.com.

Any construction, especially at the initial stages, requires special utility rooms for the safe storage of materials and tools - change houses. A sufficiently large and well-built change house is capable of providing workers with comfort during rest and protection from weather conditions for years, to one degree or another replacing a full-fledged dwelling. After the completion of the construction, the change house can be used in another place, or serve as a barn.

Despite the wide selection of commercially available frame or container-type models, their price is available only to profligate owners or construction contractors who are constantly moving from place to place. When building a private house or summer cottage, it will be much cheaper and more practical to build a frame change house on your own, immediately laying in it all the features that may be useful in the future.

Price - frame models are much cheaper than their lumber and container counterparts, especially in a wooden version.
Weight - frame-panel structures are very light.
Versatility - when assembling, you can put into the change house such characteristics that are needed by a specific owner.
Ease of installation - 1-2 people and a minimum of tools are enough for assembly.
Easy to disassemble - if necessary, you can dismantle the change house even faster than assemble it.
Relative ease of transportation - metal, or wooden dismantled. Assembled wooden structures are fragile and require special equipment for transportation.

Depending on the needs of the owner, it is possible to choose one of 3 main types of frame cabins - wooden, metal, portable. This division is rather arbitrary, and is based to a large extent on the features of the application.

It is best to choose this option for private construction that has been going on for many years. At the end of the construction, the change house can be transported disassembled or left in the form of a utility room. In the second case, it is equipped with additional amenities, external and internal decorative cladding, a more solid foundation, and so on.

The frame is made of a wooden bar with dimensions of 100x100 mm and more. When transporting such structures assembled, they quickly lose strength and durability. The undoubted advantages of wooden cabins include their environmental friendliness, good thermal insulation properties, low price and the ability to fit well into the rural landscape.

The best option for use as the only house in a summer cottage. It is a change house with a wooden frame, built into a welded frame made of steel channels and corner posts. The steel frame protects the tree from deformation, gives the structure significant strength and durability, and allows it to be safely transported when assembled.

This option is rarely chosen for do-it-yourself assembly, having too high a price for use in the field of private construction, and too heavy for use as a portable one.

When planning to seriously engage in the construction business, you cannot do without such temporary housing. There are two main subspecies - wood and metal.

Wooden ones differ from their fixed counterparts in the absence of decorative finishes, simpler interior finishes, and a thick frame. For the main frame beams, a bar of 150x100 mm or more is taken. Installation of such structures does not require special preparation and rigid attachment to the ground.

Metal, or construction wagons, are a prefabricated analogue of factory container cabins.A well-assembled structure of this type can last more than 15 years, constantly moving from place to place. The frame in this case is made of a 60x40 profiled pipe, logs - from a 40x40 pipe.

Video (click to play).

The walls are provided with hydro and thermal insulation and sheathed with corrugated board from the outside and chipboard from the inside. If necessary, the trailer can be supplied with electricity, water supply, heating. The disadvantages of such a model include the highest material price for all frame options, high weight, the need to monitor the condition of the sheathing and tint it, and a large amount of welding work.

The most versatile in terms of area, weight, and the presence of building materials of a suitable size are cabins 6x3 m in size.For each specific case, it is easy to design your own original drawing of the cabins, taking as a basis a typical frame scheme, and adding the necessary openings and partitions. Internal partitions are installed if the building will serve as temporary housing, and it is necessary to separate the warehouse, toilet, kitchen, and so on from the residential part.

The standard drawing of a 6x3 building change house provides for the presence of 3 rooms - the main one, size 3x4.5, equipped with heating and other amenities, a corridor measuring 1.5x1.5 m, which acts as a temperature sluice, storage room / toilet, measuring 1.5x1.5 m. The roof for all models is taken from corrugated board.

The base of the change house frame is 2 rectangles made of timber 100x100 mm or more, connected by vertical posts. Dimensions - 6 m long, 3 m wide. For the lower rectangle, a beam of 100x150 mm or more is recommended.

The lower rectangle is additionally reinforced with a central longitudinal support beam, padding on top of a second beam of 100x100 mm, and transverse logs for a floor made of a beam of 50x100 mm with a pitch of 0.6 m.

To provide the required angle of inclination of the roof, the height of the front vertical struts should be half a meter higher than the height of the rear ones. With an estimated height of the ceiling of the change house of 2.5 m, the rear pillars are 2.3 m, the front ones - 2.8 m.

It is necessary to have 2 additional vertical posts made of 50x100 mm timber for each end of the building, 4 for the front and 3 for the rear facade. The location of the racks should be based on the location of windows and doors, along the rear facade - evenly with a step of 1.5 m.

Diagonal braces with a 100x40 mm board should fit to the top of each corner vertical post from both sides. It is also necessary to bring similar braces to the auxiliary corner posts, which do not have fixation by window and door openings, at least from one side. There are also options with the summing up of short braces from both sides to each rack.

Rafters made of 50x100 mm timber are spaced evenly across the frame with a step of 0.6 m, going beyond the frame on both sides by 30 cm. The first and last rafters are additionally attached with transverse boards to the upper end beams.

The construction of a change house is technologically not very difficult and does not require special training or expensive rare tools, but an inexperienced builder should not hope that everything will go quickly and without problems. The number of necessary installation operations is quite high; their full development during the construction process can take from a month or more.

To build a change house from scratch, you must perform the following steps in order:

It is advisable to choose a horizontal site with solid soil, other options will require extensive earthwork.

It is necessary to remove the soil by 30 cm over the entire area of the change house with an exit of 0.5 meters beyond the perimeter and replace it with compacted sand. For greater durability, sand can be laid on geotextiles.

Possible options are concrete blocks, brick pillars, cinder block pillars, cast concrete foundations for a steel support, and so on, depending on the durability requirements. The depth of the pillars is from 30 cm. It is necessary to lay the pillars along the cords, exposed both horizontally, and according to the drawing of the frame.For a change house 6x3, you will need 15 pillars, 3 wide, 5 long, set in 1.5 m increments. No further work can be done on a freshly laid damp foundation for 7 days.

Treatment of manufactured parts with antiseptic and hydrophobic agents. Additional fire protection treatments are unlikely to provide reliable protection against open flames, but may prevent accidental fires from sparks and cigarette butts.

Before laying the crown, the pillars must be equipped with a two-layer roofing material waterproofing. The base consists of 3 longitudinal beams and 2 transverse ones, measuring 150x100 mm. The beams are laid out with the wide side down according to the drawing, leveled and attached with anchors / reinforcing ties to the posts.

The beam is fixed with a section of 100x100 mm to the crown strictly along the perimeter of the structure. No strapping is performed on the middle beam. After installing the lower trim, a step of 50 mm should appear along the entire inner edge of the base.

For the lag, you need a beam of 50x100 mm, mount it with the edge down, on 3 longitudinal beams of the crown, inserting it into the 30 mm slots in the lower trim. The step is taken 60 cm.

An optional step that extends the life of the change house and slightly warms it. The gaps between the posts along the perimeter are covered with heavy permeable material (construction debris, for example), and the subfloor itself from sand to log is covered with expanded clay.

Before further final fastening, the posts are leveled using a level and temporary double-sided lathing braces.

The rear and end beams must be fastened in the same plane, at the level of the rear struts, the front beam - higher, along the upper border of the front struts.

Fastening the structure with additional vertical uprights made of 50x100 mm timber. Each window or door requires two posts, between which there will be openings. You also need to install racks with a step of 1.5 meters on the walls without openings.

To calculate the cost of construction, it is necessary to take into account not only the cost of materials, but also the cost of their delivery, so it is advisable to look for suppliers not very far from the place of construction.

To build a high-quality change house 6x3 at a minimum you will need approximately:

geotextile - 30 sq.m;
sand - 3-6 cubes;
material on the pillars;
anchors - 9 pcs.;
expanded clay - 2-3 cubes;
insulation - 8 cubes or 81 square meters of plates;
timber 150x100 mm - 18 m (0.27 cubic meters);
timber 100x100 mm - 47 m (0.47 cubic meters);
timber 50x100 mm - 95 m (0.47 cubic meters);
board 40x100 mm - 40 m (0.16 cubic meters);
sheet pile board 30x150 mm - 0.54 cubes;
edged board 40x150 mm - 0.72 cubes;
lining 22 mm - 1 cube;
OSB - 63 sq.m;
fasteners - metal corners, nails or screws 80 mm, nails 150 mm, screws 70 mm and so on. The quantity is calculated based on the fastening technique; waterproofing membrane and polyethylene, 81 sq. M each;
lathing beams 50x50 mm - 50 m (0.125 cubic meters);
corrugated board - 21 sq.m;
roofing screws - 180 pieces;
outer door;
window;
internal doors according to the drawing;
additional materials for decorative finishes, partitions and engineering systems.

On the one hand, the independent construction of a change house is a rather lengthy and costly exercise, and many will abandon this in favor of factory solutions. On the other hand, this is a good way to save money by building a change house from cheap materials, or vice versa, to build a much higher quality one for the same money.

In conditions when the delivery of a purchased change house is generally impossible, building it yourself is the only option. If you put all your patience and skill into work, you can turn a temporary shed into a safe and comfortable home.

There are various types of mobile structures that can be designed for long-term residence of people or temporary operation, as well as for storing small specialized equipment or work equipment. They are usually installed close to the construction site. They lack comfortable living conditions, since their main goal is to provide a minimum of amenities for employees.

Among all the variety of temporary huts, construction cabins made in the form of box containers have gained great popularity. As a rule, they are sheathed with corrugated board, siding, and they are based on a solid metal frame. For the floor and roof, metal sheets are used, and mineral wool or foam acts as a heat-insulating material.

Manufacturers of mobile structures create excellent cabins with high durability and strength. They can withstand a huge amount of traffic, and high-quality insulation helps to constantly operate them, regardless of weather conditions.

But be that as it may, even temporary structures sooner or later need to be repaired. Despite the fact that they are not used regularly, they require periodic repairs and must be carried out responsibly. In many respects, the comfort and safety of workers will depend on the quality of the repair. In terms of cost, repairing cabins is much cheaper than purchasing new ones.

Trying to save money, many construction companies are in no hurry to replace old temporary structures, but resort to both modernization and restoration, thereby extending the service life and improving living conditions in them. And if you are among them, we recommend that you carefully study our ideas for repairing a change house, presented in the photo.

In order for cabins to serve for a long time and to withstand many reconstructions, they must be made of reliable and durable elements. Therefore, before buying a new building, first of all, you need to pay attention to the quality of production.

It is better to contact trusted companies, as they monitor their reputation and offer customers products of proper quality and at a reasonable price. Only sound structures are able to withstand regular traffic and lend themselves to multiple repairs.

Usually construction cabins are subject to modern cosmetic repairs. Major repairs are carried out only when urgently needed (it may even include a complete redevelopment). The process itself cannot be called complicated, since any materials are offered for sale, and many companies can take on the work.

Change house repair includes:

partial analysis of the structure, as well as the restoration of worn out elements;
repairing broken parts and identifying hidden defects;
replacement of the main skin (inside and outside) and the frame itself.

If the change house is operated correctly, repairs and reconstruction are carried out in a timely manner, then it will last a long time and will act as a reliable room suitable for living.

The experience of reworking a purchased change house, in which the foundation "went" and skewed the walls, into a high-quality outbuilding.

Experienced developers know that a good change house is the one that is made by hand. Purchased options are a lottery, because the manufacturer saves on everything in their manufacture. A block of 5x5 cm is placed on the racks, there is no insulation, or it is made "on parole", and the paint will quickly peel off, because the cheapest is used. As a result, after a couple of seasons, the owner of such a semi-finished product thinks about how to bring the “ugly duckling”, whose walls are warped, or blows from all the cracks, into a normal barn. This is exactly the problem faced by the user of the portal with the nickname Nicht79, successfully remaking the purchased "kosyachny" change house into a high-quality one.

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At first glance, it seems that the answer to this question is simple. We do it like everyone else - we take sand-cement blocks, put them on the ground and put a change house on them.

The result of this approach is predictable.

I have a purchased change house at my dacha. Soil on the site - earth on a shovel bayonet, then clay. The change house stands on 6 ordinary sand-cement blocks, about 20x20x40 cm in size. Summer the change house stood normally, and then, after the end of winter, it began. The blocks are "dancing", but the structure is skewed. The front door does not open well, and the inner one does not enter the opening at all.

For "treatment" the user used a standard "medicine" - jacking up a change house, adding sand under blocks, using wooden spacers, etc. There is zero sense from all this. Tormented for a couple of years Nicht79 decided to use a radical method - to redo the foundation. To do this, he poured concrete piles 1 meter deep as close to the walls as possible (since there is a neighbor's fence a meter away from the change house).

The next step is the manufacture of support beams on which the change house will stand. For this, boards of 5x10 cm were used, united in two pieces.

As a result, we got three "beams" with a section of 10x10 cm.

Then the shed was jacked up, in turn, the beams laid on the piles were pushed under it, and the building was lowered.

Work on the construction of a country house from an old change house.

Country house from a change house

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How are the change houses going on?

The stages of work described above:

Most of the construction trailers for temporary residence, offered on the market, pleases the eye of the buyer with an affordable price. But the trouble is: they are made of cheap building materials of low quality, poorly insulated and limited in width in order to save on transportation (2.5 m is the standard size of a truck). If you want a more cozy and comfortable home, you will have to make it yourself. The cost of a do-it-yourself shed will be no less, but you will get a reliable and solid structure of the desired size. And the construction technology is described in our article.

To purchase the required materials, the first step is to determine the size of the summer cottage, develop a layout and make an estimate based on the drawings. At the same time, think over how to use this building later, when a full-fledged residential building appears on the site. As a rule, the owners turn a temporary trailer into a bathhouse, a shed or a guest house.

Advice. It is advisable to provide the dimensions of the structure in multiples of 1.5, for example, 3 x 6, 4.5 x 6 or 4.5 x 9 m. This will save materials, most of which are produced according to building standards.

Draw a plan and a side view of the future structure, taking into account the following recommendations:

Use the principle of minimalism. The dwelling should be comfortable and at the same time compact, so take the most "popular" size as a basis - 3 x 6 m. If desired, it can be expanded to 4.5 m by adding a terrace.
Try not to make walk-through rooms. If you need 2 living quarters, place the entrance with the vestibule in the middle, as shown in the drawing below.
For a one-room house, provide a vestibule and a porch from the side or from the end.
Doors from a bathroom or separate shower and toilet should open into the hallway and not into the bedroom.
Plan a single-pitched roof with a slope of at least 10 ° and overhangs for effective drainage of water.
Small windows are needed in living rooms and in the kitchen; for a bathroom, it is enough to make a ventilation opening.

When the layout is ready, you can proceed to the selection of building materials, calculating their quantity and drawing up an estimate. You need to understand that all cabins are built using frame technology in the following ways:

a frame is mounted from wooden beams and sheathed on both sides with clapboard (or other facing), insulation is laid inside;
the same, only the frame is welded from metal;
the structure of steel profiles is finished with insulated sandwich panels.

Note. The building shed with sandwich cladding, shown in the photo, is very attractive for its appearance. Until you know how much such panels and fittings cost to them.

A wooden trailer is easier to build, lighter and cheaper than a metal one, although not as durable.If you are not a welder, but you know how to handle wood and are on a limited budget, then a log house is a suitable option. A few tips on how to choose wood and other materials for it:

A beam of 10 x 5 cm will be used for the main structural elements - racks and strapping beams.If you need to make the house warmer and lay insulation 100 mm thick (instead of 50 mm) in the walls, then the cross-section of the racks must be increased to 15 cm.
Make the floor joists and rafters from 50 x 100 mm edged boards. For jibs and lintels, take a bar of 50 x 50 mm.
Planks 25 x 100 mm are suitable for roof sheathing.
Use mineral wool as insulation, protected from the outside by a diffusion membrane (wind barrier);
For exterior cladding, use lining, house block or corrugated board. It is better to revet the interior with plastic panels, and how to do it correctly is described here.
There are several options for budget roofing: the same profiled sheet, slate and ondulin.

Advice. If instead of mineral wool you want to take a cheaper insulation - polystyrene, then provide wall cladding from OSB boards, following the example of Canadian SIP panels. The fact is that wood does not like to come into contact with moisture-impermeable polymers and begins to rot.

If you need to mount a reliable steel change house, then prepare profile pipes with a cross section of at least 60 x 60 mm for the frame and rafter truss, and 40 x 40 and 40 x 60 mm for the lathing. The construction technology is similar to the manufacture of a wooden trailer, the difference lies in the welding fasteners.

The construction of a do-it-yourself carriage - cabins is divided into several stages:

Preparation of the base.
Frame assembly, floor laying.
Installation of roof structures and coverings.
Installation of external and internal cladding with insulation.
Bringing up engineering communications.

Since a wooden trailer is a rather light structure, it is not required to prepare a capital foundation for it. It is quite enough to put concrete blocks on a leveled piece of land so that their upper sides are in the same plane. Observe the installation step of 1.5 m, which means that with a change house width of 3 m, the blocks must be placed in 3 rows - two outer and one in the middle.

Note. For more massive metal houses, shallow foundations are built in the form of columns from several blocks, resting on a sand cushion. The process of marking and arranging a columnar base is shown in the video:

The simplest foundations of solid blocks will allow your structure to stand from 2 to 5 years, then distortions will appear due to subsidence. If you are counting on a longer period in order to later convert the change house into a bathhouse, then you need to lay a capital columnar foundation made of bricks with waterproofing according to the scheme:

At this stage of construction, it is necessary to make the lower strapping from a bar and mount the walls. Step by step it looks like this:

Treat the wood thoroughly with an antiseptic. Cover the upper planes of the posts with roofing material folded in half for good waterproofing.
Make cuttings on the ends of the strapping bars for a half-tree connection, as shown in the diagram. Lay these beams on the foundations and fasten them together, maintaining an angle of 90 ° (checked by measuring the diagonals).
Saw 2 grooves in the middle of the short beams and fit the middle beam. The harness is ready.

Note. There is an easier way - to use 150 x 50 mm boards installed on the edge as beams. But it won't be cheaper, because the boards will have to be installed more often, and the design will not be so reliable. The simplified technology is described in the video:

The next step is the installation of floor joists from boards installed on the edge with a pitch of 50 or 60 cm (depending on the width of the insulation plates). Cranial bars are nailed to them on the sides, where the sub-floor boards and heat-insulating material with a hydro-barrier are placed.After the installation of the heat-insulating layer, the logs are covered with a vapor barrier film in accordance with the scheme, and then finished floors are laid from the boards.The assembly of the walls of the frame change house is carried out in a horizontal position, directly on the floor. Knock off the shield of the first longitudinal wall with lintels (belts) and uprights for windows and doors, be sure to install the jibs, as shown in the photo. On top of the first partition, immediately collect the second, and then the side walls. Image - Do-it-yourself change houses

Lift all the frames one by one, put them in the design position and fasten them together. If everything is done correctly, then one longitudinal wall should be 0.5-0.6 m higher than the other to ensure the slope of the pitched roof.

Reference. The metal frame is welded from shaped pipes or corners in place, in a vertical position. It is important to maintain an angle of 90 ° between the posts and beams and weld oblique stiffnesses in time so that the structure does not lead.

To cover the summer cottage, it is necessary to install and fix the rafters made of boards 150 x 50 mm, turned on the edge. The beams are mounted directly above the uprights and with the same pitch; for fastening, you can use galvanized corners so as not to cut out the grooves. Sheathing boards are placed on top along the rafters and nailed to them. There is another option: the rafters are immediately covered with OSB plywood sheets, as shown in the picture.

Note. The rafters should protrude at least 150 mm beyond the dimensions of the trailer and form roof overhangs. Subsequently, their ends are sewn up in front with boards.

Ondulin is most often used as a roof covering, which is laid on a windscreen (superdiffusion membrane). The canvases of the film are laid out from the bottom up with an overlap of 100 mm and fixed with a stapler, after which ondulin or corrugated board is mounted. How the frame-panel assembly of the trailer takes place, you can watch the video:

Unlike ready-made cabins, we build a comfortable temporary dwelling, therefore, the outer walls must be sheathed using the technology of construction of frame houses. The "cake" of insulation of external fences of the dwelling is shown in the diagram: Image - Do-it-yourself change houses

Finishing work is carried out in the following order:

Pull and secure from the outside of the windshield fabric. Then sew up the facades with OSB plates, and then ennoble them with clapboard or corrugated board.
Place slabs of basalt wool (recommended) or other heat-insulating material between the posts. From the inside, cover the insulation with a vapor barrier film and nail it with strips to the racks.
The last step is the interior cladding. Usually, the vapor barrier is sewn up with the same OSB plywood to which the internal finishing material is attached - plastic panels, house block, wallpaper, and so on.

Installation of a film for wind protection

Note. Thermal insulation and finishing of ceilings is done in the same way. But here it is advisable to use thicker insulation, as well as on the floors.

At the end of the finish, install windows and doors, install ebb and drain systems. At the outer corners, under the roof overhangs and at the bottom of the structure, place fittings that cover the joints of the finishing materials.

Normal living conditions imply the presence of minimal amenities - heating, running water with sewerage and electricity. It is assumed that these communications are already in the country, it remains only to connect them to the change house. In this regard, we will give the following recommendations:

Heating can be organized in two types - electric or wood. In the first case, it is necessary to put convectors or other heaters in the premises, in the second - to mount a chimney and a stove. Here it is important to protect wooden structures from fire - close the walls near the stove with iron sheets, and insulate the chimney with fireproof basalt fiber.
The water supply and sewerage pipes are led through the floors of the trailer, going there along the previously dug trenches. How this is implemented, see the diagram below.
An electrical cable (SIP brand recommended) is attached to a bracket mounted on the wall, and then enters the room through the hole. A protective device (RCD) must be installed at the input, and behind it is a control panel with automatic switches on the lines of sockets and lighting.

Advice. It is better to do the internal electrical wiring in plastic cable channels, they look neat and nice. Lead the power line to the heaters with a wire of a larger cross-section (be guided by the dimensions of the connecting factory cables with plugs). Perform all passages through wooden walls in metal cases, in other words, in pipes.

The change house is a temporary structure. But, as usual, there is nothing more permanent than temporary buildings. Hence the conclusion: approach the construction thoroughly, as if you were building a garden house or a bathhouse. Of course, it will take much more time, and you will not be able to save money, but after a dozen years you will surely be able to appreciate your own work at its true worth. The purchased construction trailer for such a period will turn into a wreck.

If you have acquired a piece of land, and you have plans to build a summer cottage or a country house on it, then the first thing to think about is the construction of a change house. This room is a temporary housing for the future owners of the cottage or craftsmen working at the facility. Subsequently, this building is easily cleaned or garden tools, barbecue facilities and outdoor furniture are stored in it. Bicycles, rollers, work clothes and other things that are useful in nature "live" right there.

On construction sites, we can often observe small buildings erected in crowds near the place of work. What is it and is it possible to design them with your own hands?

Such a structure is called a change house. This is a house that performs four functions at once:

Residential (at the time of the construction of the main dwelling or repair of the existing one);
Household (storage of unnecessary things in the house, a shed for summer cottages);
Hygienic (maybe a bathroom, and a dressing room, and even a summer kitchen);
Aesthetic (thanks to such a structure, you no longer have to worry about objects lying around here and there, spoiling the overall picture of the site).

The change house, in contrast to the unsightly shed, which we are used to seeing in summer cottages, looks much more attractive. Such a building contains objects that are hidden in the corners before the arrival of guests and are lost at the moment when they are needed.

Change houses differ in manufacturing technology. Before starting construction, they disassemble each option and choose the one that is suitable for solving your problem. The following constructions are common:

The first stage is a well-formed drawing. The area of the change house is selected depending on the task at hand. Small change houses, 3x3 or 4x2, are suitable only for temporary residence.

Non-standard room solution

Medium-sized spaces, 3x4, 4x4 and 3x6, are used for temporary housing and later converted to a kitchen or storage room. Buildings with dimensions 6x4 and 6x6 are considered full-fledged recreational facilities. The most typical size of a change house is 3x6 m.

An example of a drawing of a conventional change house 3x6 meters

The base of the building is the foundation. For temporary construction, geotextiles are laid on rammed earth without a top layer of fertile soil, sand is poured on it and cinder blocks are installed. If the structure is capital, a brick is used as a material for the foundation. Cinder blocks are dug 15 cm into the ground, leaving them to stick out 25 cm above the surface. Such a foundation is insulated with bituminous mastic.

Stationary cabins with an area of 24 and 36 m2 are built on cinder blocks wrapped in roofing felt.

For the construction of the base, dry and durable wood or profile metal pipes are used. In order for the change house to stand securely, the cross-section of the beams for the base is 10x15 cm, and the pipes are 4x6 cm.

Not every master can make such a design.

Foam blocks are also suitable for the construction of a change house - light and durable. It is also important that in such a building it is warm in winter and cool in summer. This shed will become irreplaceable on the site after the completion of construction. In extreme cases, the building can be dismantled without effort.

Fast and reliable building

A good material for building a change house is pallets. They are cheap, you can easily purchase them in the right quantity and not be afraid of overspending of building material. This design will take longer to work. The standard pallet length is 1200 cm. If you do not adhere to the accepted standards and make a change house 2400x4800, while saving time, you will lose meters of usable area.

An inexpensive structure can be made from this available material.

For interior decoration, OSB slabs (for change houses on a metal frame) or lining are suitable. Do not forget to add waterproofing to the floor - mineral wool is laid between two layers of foil. Top covered with boards. Siding, composite panels, boards, plastic imitation are used for exterior decoration. The joints must be carefully sealed with tape.

When making a change house, you will need the following:

chainsaw;
screwdriver, pliers and nailer;
ax and hammers;
construction stapler;
levels, tape measures, construction square;
wide brush (from 5 cm), pencils;
you cannot do without a ladder, since the height of the change houses is more than 2.5 m.

List of consumables for building a building:

nails;
self-tapping screws;
building corners, reinforced;
house-building plates;
nails for ondulin;
staples for construction and for a stapler.

Not a single master can do without the layout of the building being erected. Even a change house requires blueprints and a carefully planned interior space. Ready-made layouts with dimensions are posted on sites on the Internet, but, based on your needs, it is better to create a personal plan.

During planning, the task for which the structure is made is specified, a drawing is built, and then the master follows it relentlessly. The required elements and dimensions are indicated on the plan; if necessary, the initially calculated area of the building and the space for it are adjusted.

Initially, we think over every detail, do not forget about the little things

When using electrical appliances in a change house, you need to start construction with grounding. It is not difficult to construct it yourself. To do this, you need electrodes, which are driven into a trench dug along the north side of the house. The width of the trench is 50 cm, and the depth is at least 70 cm. Use steel corners 50 by 50 mm or pieces of reinforcement 10–12 mm in section; the length of each is up to 2.5 meters. To make the task easier, the ends of the electrodes are sharpened. They are placed no closer than 1.5 meters from each other. The plates should stick out 10-15 cm above the ground.

The electrode is driven into the ground two and a half meters

Then they are connected with a steel strip and led to the foundation of the building. Before proceeding with the construction of the foundation, the trench is filled up by tamping the earth and flooding it with water. Foundations for change houses are erected of two types - from cinder blocks or bricks. For temporary construction, cinder blocks are used. With permanent construction, the foundation is made of bricks.

For a permanent change house, the foundation is made of such cinder blocks

To build a brick foundation, first dig a small trench and lay a layer of waterproofing material. Then a cushion of sand is arranged up to 15 cm high and compacted until a flat surface is obtained.

The next step is to lay a waterproofing material - roofing material or polymers. Then a concrete pad is poured up to a height of 10 cm, which increases the bearing capacity of the foundation. After the mortar has solidified, brickwork is performed.

The corners of the change house should be controlled by the level

This is followed by the placement of lags along the perimeter and their fixation.Then the transverse and longitudinal logs are laid. For the frame, we use a beam of 15x10 cm, we mount the floor and support corner posts. For a reliable connection, connectors are cut out in the logs, with the help of which the bars are inserted into each other and fastened with self-tapping screws.

A pitched roof is formed from 5x10 cm bars. Recesses are cut out in the load-bearing bars in order to insert the rafters into them and fix them with self-tapping screws. The rafters protrude 30 cm beyond the shed frame. The cover is made of ondulin. When designing the roof, we lay a layer of hydro and vapor barrier. We mount ondulin sheets on boards.

Without windows, it will be dark in the change house, which will make it uncomfortable to stay in it.

The next step is to install doors and windows, if needed. The floor is laid in three stages:

Rough floor. The boards are treated with an antiseptic material, and then waterproofing mineral wool is laid between two layers of film.
Finishing flooring.
It is better to varnish wooden structures with a polyurethane waterproof varnish.

Exterior finish is made of composite panels or plastic imitation. It is produced using horizontally arranged boards. They start to mount from the bottom point, and the next row goes over the previous one. This method protects the room from moisture and cold air ingress. Wooden boards are pre-impregnated with antiseptic agents against fungus.

If the change house is a permanent structure, consider insulation and vapor barrier.

The following options for interior decoration of the change house are suitable for all types - panel board, frame, log, container.

Materials can be:

If a bathroom is provided in the plan of the change house, then inside it is sheathed only with plastic panels.

Plastic panels are a good finish

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Building a country house, already having such a house, is much easier and much more comfortable. And a properly built change house, which is built of solid materials, will serve you for more than one year.