Dacha construction and repair by own hands

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

For most summer residents, a land plot with buildings is a place for farming, growing and collecting environmentally friendly products, for recreation. In addition, the suburban area is the embodiment of interesting and original ideas that cannot be realized in an apartment.

Many summer residents want to do something unusual at the dacha, which can be bragged to friends, relatives, acquaintances. They are happy to make crafts at their summer cottage, perform work with metal and wood, old furniture, plastic bottles, tires, snags, and various objects.

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For years, many people have been hatching their interesting ideas for repairing a summer house with their own hands and begin to implement them, depending on their desire, material capabilities, and needs. The solution, which does not require delay, is the construction of a toilet in the country. It can be a handicraft, simple structure made of 4 round timber and old slate, or it can be a neat iron or wooden house that looks like a birdhouse or hut. Some owners make a capital toilet out of bricks, blocks, and other building materials. The unusual design of this house will make it original and attractive. Lining, timber, round timber, facing stone, tiles, bricks, various scrap materials are used. The interior arrangement can also be different: similar to the one installed in the apartment, or simple, with an ordinary cesspool or installation of a dry closet. Look at a selection of interesting design ideas for a street toilet for a summer residence in photo 1, let them complement your ideas.

A necessary household item in the country is an outdoor shower. It is also built, depending on the capabilities, designs and finances. A simple shower consists of a container at the top and a guardrail. A special plastic or metal container, a tank, a cistern, an ordinary barrel or a 40-liter saucepan will serve as a reservoir. The choice of materials for a summer shower, as well as in the construction of a toilet, is very wide: wood, metal pipes, corner, channel, brick. To fill the openings, polyethylene, burlap, slate, profiled sheet, metal tiles and other building materials are used. Choose the right version of the summer shower in photo 2!

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Many interesting ideas for repairing a summer house with your own hands are associated with the arrangement and decoration of the yard, garden, pond, flower bed. A beautiful and original arrangement of a courtyard with a gazebo, a wooden bridge, flower beds, paths, as in photo 3, will decorate any summer cottage.

Photo 4 proposes a decorative decoration of the summer cottage in the form of a straw bull, a horse, a carriage. To create such a masterpiece, you will need an improvised material: straw, wood, driftwood, birch logs and the creative potential of the creator.

The pond in the country house looks harmoniously and effectively (photo 5-6). It can be done in any form in a convenient place in the suburban area. The pond brings originality to the landscape design and keeps it cool on hot days. During its construction, they use interesting ideas for repairing a summer cottage with their own hands. You can put fish, frogs, turtles, snails into the pond. An artificial reservoir is decorated with fountains, waterfalls, stones, greenery. To decorate such places, you can use artificial figurines of birds, animals, characters from cartoons and fairy tales.

Flowers planted in a suitcase, car tires, plastic bottles, in a wheelbarrow, boxes, pots, buckets and even in old shoes look spectacular and beautiful. Flowers of different types are grown on the flower beds, achieving constant flowering due to the competent alternation of plants. In addition, various elements are used for design purposes. A boat with bright colors can be placed among the blue flowering plants, symbolizing the sea.

Making a swing is one of the interesting ideas for repairing a summer cottage with your own hands. Usually such play elements are arranged for children. But adults also do not mind relaxing in a comfortable chair. A selection of swings from different materials will help you choose the appropriate option for mounting acceptable positions in your country house.

Photo 9 offers various options for arbors made of wood, metal, plastic. They can have various sizes with all kinds of shapes and are made of boards, metal, plastic, round birch. Here you will find proposals for the design of simple, small gazebos, as well as for the creation of strong and durable structures made of metal, brick, wood.

The most effective solutions for arranging a summer cottage are crafts from plastic bottles, tires, wood.

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The renovation of the summer cottage consists not only of the repair of the main premises, but of the arrangement of the surrounding territories, the spectacular design of landscape design. We have prepared various collections of photographic material for those who wish. He will help you determine your desires and capabilities.

They acquire summer cottages in different ways - they receive them as an inheritance, buy plots with a house and alter or complete them for themselves, or buy land practically in an open field and begin to develop virgin lands. Just such a process was puzzled by one of our craftsmen, who decided to join the suburban life. And since the most effective way to save money is to do it with your own hands, that's exactly what he did, starting with a small one - from a summer house in the country "for the first time."

Country house 6 × 6 with built-in terrace 4 × 3:
project;
foundation;
water supply;
box;
internal work.

Last year I bought a plot in the field (like a new summer cottage settlement). The poles were installed, electricity was supplied to the site (it took two months to complete the paperwork), they put a shield on the post with a counter, an automatic machine and an outlet. This year, having saved up some money, he began construction. I decided to do everything with my own hands, because it is cheaper and more reliable that way.

DIY country house project

The craftsman created a summer cottage construction project with his own hands, according to his idea, this is the first module, to which he will later attach another one, combining both parts into an integral structure. With the help of a special program, I made a drawing, which made it possible to accurately calculate the required amount of building materials.

Since the house is lightweight, using frame technology and on one floor, Gonzik1 gave preference to a columnar foundation made of special concrete blocks (20 × 20 × 40 cm). Also, his choice was influenced by the low level of groundwater (GWL) at the dacha and the excellent condition of such foundations under neighboring buildings. Depending on the level, I used one or two blocks per post - I removed the fertile layer, added a sand cushion, and laid the blocks. The plane withstood with the help of a hydro level. According to the craftsman, he appreciated this simplest instrument - both cheap and excellent measurement accuracy. The posts were covered with roofing material for waterproofing. With the help of relatives, the foundation was ready in three days.

Water supply

There is nowhere to get a central water supply system in the field, so the problem of water supply is a private matter for every summer resident. Our craftsman originally planned to drill a well.Test drilling to thirty-six meters turned out to be unsuccessful - instead of water, dense black clay went. The drillers reported that only an artesian well under ninety meters would help, they announced an exorbitant price. Gonzik1 I got upset, imagining the scale of the problem, and decided to dig a well, as the foreseeable future showed - the right decision. Three days of work, ten rings - a column of water for one and a half rings, it is restored in an hour and a half.

Two-layer strapping - at the bottom a board 100 × 50 mm, on top - 100 × 40 mm, impregnated with fire-biological protection, the strapping elements were connected to each other with nails (100 and 120 mm). The harness was laid on top of roofing material and fixed to the posts with anchors.

All frame posts were also assembled from a 100 × 40 mm plank on nails, the walls were raised right in place using temporary jibs. On the ground, they collected only the skate, after lifting it to the roof. This stage took another four days.

Renovation of the summer cottage at the beginning of the season: work on the veranda, kitchen. Improvement of bedrooms and living room. Facade finishing

Often, even the most beautiful and well-groomed country houses and plots require renovation and beautification of the field of a long and destructive winter. It is for this reason that many summer residents in the spring begin to think about how to make repairs to the summer cottage with their own hands and put the territory in order so that they can enjoy spending time outside the city.

Every summer resident should understand that suburban ownership is a lot of painstaking work. And even if you bought a dacha not in order to set up a vegetable garden outside the city, but in order to have fun with friends, you must understand that the house on the site, as well as the site itself, must be properly maintained.

Of course, there is no need to carry out major overhauls of the building annually, but even block-container country houses must be maintained in good condition.

People in our country have long been accustomed to saving on everything, and an attempt to reduce such a parameter as the price of repairs by doing work with their own hands will not only save finances, but also put their own hands on repairs, which will be an interesting occupation and a reason for pride.

Let's take a look at the seasonal renovation of a country house from the inside, because every year some building and finishing materials require renovation.

The corridor, hallway and veranda are the premises that meet us at the entrance to the house. At the same time, they are a kind of delimiters between the cozy atmosphere of the house and the summer heat or winter cold, and they are also a barrier to the entry of flies, mosquitoes and other insects.

It is precisely this purpose of such premises that they certainly need an annual cosmetic dacha repair with their own hands.

The necessary repair work on the veranda, in the corridor or in the hallway includes:

Warming of the veranda;
Processing of entrance doors and windows;
Floor and ceiling finishing;
Repair of the roof over the veranda.

Note!
We will not talk about the options and styles for decorating certain rooms in the country house, because each summer resident certainly has his own ideas for repairing the country house, which he would like to implement.

The kitchen is the room where the stove is constantly on fire, water flows from the tap, which means there are constant vapors, temperature drops. For such operating conditions, the repair of old country houses and new ones should provide for a competent selection of finishing materials that can withstand such aggressive conditions.

In the kitchen, even the highest quality finish falls into disrepair much faster than in any other room in the house.

This is precisely the reason that the following work should be done in the kitchen before the start of the season:

Prevention of the emergence and development of mold;
Prevention of the onset and development of the fungus;
Antiseptic treatment against infection;
Insect control;
Surface tinting;
Twisting of all loose pieces of furniture (cabinets, tables, chairs);
Monitoring the state of communication systems (water supply, sewerage, electrical wiring).

Advice. In addition to the work presented, you may need to clean the soot if there is a stove in the kitchen, and also if we are talking about a summer country kitchen, then work may be required to eliminate roof leaks and repair brickwork.

Repair of a country house, or rather, its living rooms such as a bedroom or living room, will not require anything complicated from the owners. In these rooms, everything depends on your personal desires and preferences.

Of course, if you want to completely change the appearance, no one will bother you, but if we are talking about cosmetic repairs at the beginning of the season, then you can get by with the following measures:

Crack putty;
Whitewashing or painting the walls;
Varnishing of wooden surfaces (furniture, lighting fixtures, etc.).

Advice. If you were able to allocate very little time for the production of such cosmetic repairs, and power outages are often observed in your suburban area, then renting a diesel generator for a summer residence will allow you to prevent work stoppages for a long time.

Going out into the street, you can also notice a lot of defects that your country house has acquired, therefore, do-it-yourself repair in the country house consists in the production of the following facade and roofing works:

Foundation work. By the beginning of the season, the foundation should remain intact, without cracks. The surface of the basement of the country house, protruding above the ground, must be finished with specialized materials or impregnations. If cracks do occur, the problem should be eliminated using natural or artificial stone, resin, bitumen, etc .;

In the photo - a crack in the foundation

Roofing. It doesn't matter what material was used to create the roof, the main thing is that its integrity and tightness are not compromised. To monitor the condition of the roof, you can simply wait for the rain;
Wall repair. The types of these works directly depend on the material from which the construction was carried out:
1. Repair of a wooden surface can be combined with a facade insulation procedure. This procedure should begin with the processing of wood with specialized compounds, then the selected insulation is laid, an insulating film is laid on it, and then the necessary finishing work is carried out;
2. If the dacha was built of brick, then you can either simply patch up the cracks on the surface by updating the coating material, or insulate according to the described scheme;

Insulation of brickwork

Repair of old country houses must be carried out strictly in accordance with the technology of their construction.

Note!
Insulating the facade of a house is certainly a good idea, the main thing is to make sure that the walls are repaired in advance, that is, cracks and loose areas of the material are cleaned and repaired.

Mazanka ready for the summer season

Each owner can carry out the repair of a country house independently, because it is in his interests that the house is cozy, beautiful and suitable for living and recreation in the summer.

And the video in this article will reveal even more secrets of seasonal renovation of a country house.

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Usually, when buying a country house on the secondary market, old furniture remains from the old owners, the fate of which will disappear in the trash heap or be burned at the stake. However, it happens that very interesting specimens of natural wood come across, which can be called not so much old as old.

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If everything is relatively clear with the roof, since it visibly protects the building from precipitation, then with the foundation area, judging by the attitude of some builders, the situation is different. Casting something that looks more like a mini-skirt 50-70 cm wide, such "builders" miss a very important condition - the durability and strength of the foundation.

During the period of active development of the dacha when performing excavation or repair work, one of the most effective and necessary tools of the summer resident is a garden drill. With its help, you can quickly make bases for pillars, for a columnar foundation. And the pits for planting trees are easier to first go through with a drill, and only then expand with a shovel.

In my articles on how to build a barn with your own hands, without resorting to the help of hired workers, I mentioned the design of simple and lightweight construction goats. Such goats can be moved by one person, and they are simply irreplaceable when working at a height above 2 meters, as well as repair work on the facade of a country house.

An absolutely necessary device at every summer cottage and you can't argue with that. How to make a simple, reliable version of goats for cutting firewood and building lumber, we will consider in this article. Photos and drawings are attached.
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To repair the old floor, I chose a rather economical way, namely, in place of the dismantled old logs and floorboards, to make a dry floor screed from sand. On which you can lay sheets of chipboard and linoleum. Maybe this idea will come in handy for someone and will be useful for repairs in the country. Details and photos in the article.

After acquiring a suburban area for a summer residence, the question of how to build a country house with your own hands necessarily becomes relevant. Well, to build it yourself is quite possible, unless, of course, a huge "palace" is conceived, requiring the involvement of construction equipment and a team of professionals.

Country house with your own hands

Usually compact buildings are chosen for giving, but, nevertheless, the house should have everything you need to relax - rooms, a kitchen, a veranda. The latter will become a favorite place for an evening out for the whole family. It is very important to make the country house cozy and comfortable, so you need to think over all the nuances of its arrangement.

The optimal material for a summer cottage is wood, and the principle of construction is a frame structure.

Of course, the first thing that will need to be done is to determine the place and size of the building, draw up a project, and plan further work.

The size of the future house largely depends on the area of the summer cottage, the number of family members and the material capabilities of the owners. If you correctly plan, draw up a successful project and choose an inexpensive but high-quality material for construction, you can save space, money and time.

In any case, the first steps are drafting

Most often, a country house has a size of 5.0 × 6.0 or 4.0 × 6.0 m. Buildings of a larger area are erected much less often, and, mainly, in those cases when they are planned to be operated all year round. But this will, rather, not be a country house, but a full-fledged country house.

Layout of the location of the house. you may have to carry out on the basis of the requirements that can be established by the board of the gardening partnership, therefore, when purchasing a plot, you need to find out about such nuances in advance. Most often, the following distances are required:

The house should be installed at a distance of 3 meters from the border of the neighboring site, and 5 meters from the fence separating the site from the general passage (street).
In order to ensure fire safety, a stone house is placed at a distance of at least six meters from another stone structure, and ten meters from a wooden one. If the house is wooden, then it should be installed at a distance of at least 15 meters from another wooden structure.
So that the house does not block neighboring buildings from sunlight, if it is placed on the east, south or west side of the site, it is located at a distance from another residential building, at least equal to its height.

Usually, for the installation of a country house, the highest place on the site is chosen, in which water will not collect when snow melts or from heavy rains. The increased humidity under the house will never benefit any building material, but it will always have a negative impact on the overall strength and durability of the structure.

Most often, the following technologies for its construction are chosen for the construction of country houses: frame-panel construction, log cabins, walls made of blocks or bricks.

For summer cottages, projects of one-story houses with closed or open verandas or terraces are predominantly chosen. Often, the building has an attic space used for storing garden tools and other things that are seemingly unnecessary in everyday life, but which can always come in handy in the country.However, it also happens that in some projects the attic floor beams are absent altogether, and then the roof slopes also play the role of a ceiling.

Such a miniature house has no attic at all.

If the family is large, and the area of the plot is not as large as we would like, then you can plan a two-story house that occupies very little space at the base. In this case, the first floor can be given over to a living room, a terrace and a kitchen, and on the second - to arrange cozy sleeping places for the whole family.

Country house with a small attic

It is not at all necessary to build a full-fledged second floor in a summer cottage, since the attic superstructure can perfectly fulfill its role. Having finished it with natural materials, you can create a wonderful healthy country atmosphere there.

Country houses are mainly used in the warm season, from the arrival of spring to autumn. Therefore, they do not require reinforced insulation of walls and roofs, but devices for heating rooms should still be provided - in case of cold nights or a drop in temperature in unstable weather. Usually, electrical appliances are used as heaters, for example, convectors or infrared film radiators, but sometimes the owners even prefer to install fireplaces or cast iron heating and cooking stoves.

By the way, if the construction of a real fireplace or brick stove is planned, then they must be included in the project being prepared.

There are also ready-made options for country houses, sold in complete disassembled form, which you just need to deliver to the site and assemble. Any such set of parts must be accompanied by detailed instructions, which set out the procedure for carrying out work, the main technological methods and connection diagrams of individual elements and assemblies.

Prefabricated house built from a ready-made set of parts and assemblies

For the owner of the site, who has basic construction skills, it will not be difficult to assemble such a country house on his own. The main advantage of this option is that often the kit already includes everything necessary for the electrical network of the building, for its ventilation system, and even for the installation of a water supply system.

Having decided on the approximate plan of the future house, you need to choose the material for its construction. This choice will determine not only the appearance of the building itself, but also the comfort of staying in it, as well as the costs of its construction.

The traditional material for a country house is wood, which will create a favorable microclimate in it, filling it with the smells of the forest. A wooden house can be erected in a frame way, from a bar or logs. The disadvantage of wooden buildings is the high fire hazard of the material.

A tree is probably the best option for a country houseHowever, wooden houses have always been built, and many of them have stood for centuries. Today, there are special fire retardant impregnations on sale that significantly reduce the risk of fire in wooden buildings. And in general - the most important thing here is not the material, but the human factor - it is the people's neglect of the elementary requirements of fire safety in the overwhelming majority of cases that causes a fire.

The construction of a brick structure will cost much more, but it can be called a full-fledged house with good reason, which can be used not only in the summer, but also, if necessary, in the winter, if you install a stove in it. Brick buildings are much less susceptible to fire and, with high-quality masonry, will last a very long time. Their disadvantages are the more complicated and time consuming construction process, which requires special skills, and the high cost of materials.

A small dacha built of bricksThis category of buildings also includes block houses made of expanded clay concrete, aerated concrete, foam concrete, etc.

Very often, when building a country house, different materials are used. For example, a house is being built from wood, but on a foundation of concrete, brick or blocks.

Wooden house on a brick columnar foundationThis option can be called optimal, since a foundation made of moisture-resistant materials will create optimal conditions for the construction of walls made of wood, thus it will become a reliable foundation for the house.It is this last option that is worth considering, since it is the most popular of all types of country houses.If there is no desire to mess around with calculations, then it is better to purchase a prefabricated ready-made model of a house that has a certain area, for which you will only need to prepare a place.In all other cases, you will need to purchase building materials. Their type, size, volume, total number - all depending on the size of the planned building, which is determined by the project.

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Foundation materialFor any type of foundation, you will need the following materials:- third-rate board and timber for formwork;- brick or concrete blocks;- waterproofing material (roofing material);Material for walls and roofSince wood was chosen for the construction of the walls, then, starting from this, other materials will be selected:- bars and boards of different sizes, depending on the design parameters;- fasteners - nails, screws, bolts, studs;- corners of various configurations, metal plates - for fastening knots;- insulation - mineral wool, ecowool or expanded clay;- to cover the roof, it is better to choose a light material - ondulin or corrugated board.After the installation site of the future house is determined, the materials are purchased, you can proceed to the arrangement of the foundation. True, to begin with, you still have to decide on its type.Even when erecting such a small and light structure as a wooden country house, you cannot do without a foundation. In this case, one of two types is ideal for this purpose - this is a columnar and strip foundation. Which one to choose depends on the preferences of the builder.

A columnar foundation will be a less costly option, as it will seriously save on building materials. In addition, such a foundation can well be performed independently, without outside help, which will also save a certain amount.

Column foundation with lower strapping beamsHow to build correctly columnar foundation option , you can find out with all the details by following this link to the corresponding page of our portal.

To create a strip foundation, you will need not only a larger amount of materials, but also a fairly long period. This is not surprising - along the entire perimeter of the future house, it will be necessary to dig a trench, waterproof it, install a reinforcement structure, build a formwork and fill the foundation pit with concrete. And after that, whether you like it or not, it will also take a month before the filled tape completely solidifies and gains its brand strength.

However, strip foundations are still very popular with individual developers. This option is convenient because it allows you to make a basement under the house, however, for this, the walls of the foundation will have to be raised above the soil surface by 700 ÷ 800 mm. Strip foundation device described in detail in the article, which can be found on our portal by following the link offered.If a columnar foundation is chosen, it is recommended to remove the topsoil by 150-200 mm from the site, which will be located under the house and around it by 500 ÷ 600 mm. Then fill the resulting pit with a layer of sand of 30 ÷ 40 mm, which should be tamped. On top of the sand cushion, a layer of medium-fraction crushed stone is laid and also compacted, and the remaining space must be covered with expanded clay of the medium fraction.All these procedures are done so that small rodents cannot get close to the house. They do not tolerate expanded clay (especially fine), since it contains a large amount of dust and has a loose surface.Small fraction expanded clay is an excellent remedy for rodentsTo protect the house from the penetration of large rodents or other uninvited guests from the animal world, it is advisable to close the space under the house with a metal mesh with cells no larger than 10 mm.For a country house, the best choice is a frame structureThe frame house can be placed both on a columnar and on a strip foundation. Erection always starts from the base, which must be reliably waterproofed with two or three layers of laid roofing material.

If the project provides for a veranda, you need to immediately separate its zone, over which the roof will be erected, but there will be no solid walls. To support the roof over the veranda, you can use the racks of the common wall frame. Another option - the veranda will be attached to the house separately.

Without exception, all wooden blanks must be treated with antiseptic compounds and fire retardants. These impregnations will increase the resistance of wood to fire, to decay, prevent the appearance of insect nests or colonies of microflora representatives - mold or mildew.

Laying and assembling the beams of the lower crown strapping

After the blanks have received proper preparation and have completely dried out, during construction, the lower frame (crown) is first made, which will be laid on the foundation and will subsequently be used for floor installation.

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Chickens are quite unpretentious birds and do not require special conditions for their maintenance. However, if you decide to build a do-it-yourself chicken coop for laying hens for their winter residence, keep in mind that the building should be as warm as possible.A cellar is not an easy structure, and its construction, as well as the choice of location, must be taken seriously. In this article we will describe the requirements for this type of structure and give detailed recommendations for its construction.A small country house, garage or workshop can be heated using a small compact metal stove called a stove. It can be made from an old steel pipe, a gas cylinder, a barrel and even an old flask, or welded from sheets of metal. The most important thing is that the metal is forGarden houses built in the last century do not differ in beauty and convenience. Evgeny Orlov tells about how to reconstruct an old summer cottage relatively inexpensively on his own and radically improve the quality of life in it.We reconstructed the house on our own and at minimal cost, trying to make the most of the old materials. As a result, the first floor was redesigned (Fig. 2), increasing the total area of the house, arranged a bathroom and a heating system, corrected the appearance by remaking the walls of the hallway.On the space of the former veranda, a separate room and a small entrance hall of 14 m2 were arranged. by making two partitions. To prevent the room from getting too cramped, due to the extension to the house, its area was increased by about 3 mg.At the entrance, a vestibule with a depth of 70 cm with two doors was organized. The entrance hall with a staircase leading to the second floor has been reduced.A bathroom was fenced off in the first room, and in order to somehow compensate for the decrease in its area, a trapezoidal bay window 60 cm deep with three window openings was arranged in place of the previous window opening. The distance from the bathroom to the outer wall exceeds 2.2 m, and this is quite enough for organizing a sleeping place. As a result, the area of the room turned out to be about 8 m 2.The door of the second room was moved, making it in the partition separating the first room from the second. In the second room, a rectangular bay window with a depth of 30 cm was also arranged, increasing the total area of the room to 12 m2.Thus, on the first floor of the house, we arranged three separate isolated rooms.Since we took the wall of the former hallway outside, it was necessary to make a foundation for it. Was it made of solid bricks with a horizontal waterproofing device made of roofing material? The foundation and plinth of the bay window of the first room are made of used concrete curbs and bricks. The basement of the bay window of the second room is made of two steel pipes at the corners of the bay window, the basement is made of available stones. The soil under the house is sandy and non-porous, so we got by with the simplest unburied foundation structure.The walls of the extension and two bay windows are frame, 100 mm thick. Outside, the walls are faced with 10 mm thick cement bonded particle boards (DSP). Internal walls and partitions are lined with boards 25 mm thick. From the inside, the outer walls were sewn up with gypsum fiber sheets (G8L). The walls of the bathroom from the inside were faced with cement-bonded particle boards.Since the house is operated mainly from May to September, the outer walls were not insulated.The house has windows left over from the renovation of a Moscow apartment and slightly altered. The removed windows were disassembled into separate sashes with one glass. Additional quarters were chosen in the sash bindings. In the selected quarters, a second glass was installed, forming a kind of double-glazed window. The use of pre-owned wooden windows has significantly reduced the cost of house renovation.A cast-iron fireplace with a glass door was installed in the place of the previous doorway from the hallway to the second room. Its weight is 98 kg, which made it possible to put the fireplace on the basement ceiling without a separate foundation. A cement screed covered with ceramic tiles was made on the floor under it. The chimney is made of stainless steel 1 mm thick. It passes through the second room, the bathroom and serves as an additional source of heat for the second vestibule and for the bathroom.We used the existing summer water supply of a horticultural partnership. Cold water was injected into the bathroom, where a sink, toilet and shower tray are installed. The quality of water from the water supply system leaves much to be desired, therefore we use it only for technical purposes.It was not possible to have a water closet at the dacha before. Now the house has a bathroom with a septic tank. The sewage system was assembled from plastic pipes Du100, and the septic tank was assembled from reinforced concrete rings, laying it 20 m from the house.Bay windows have changed the appearance of the house - now it differs markedly from the typical summer cottages of the Soviet period. A fireplace with live fire brought comfort and warmth to the room, which is especially pleasant at the beginning and at the end of the summer season, and the bathroom in the country house made our house a modern home.The tambour, the walls of the common room and the hallway covered with solid wood, have increased the thermal performance of the house. And the use of cement-bonded particle boards (CSP) and GVL in wall cladding improved the fire resistance of the house, increased the strength of the walls and their durability.Rice. 1. Plan of the 1st floor of the house before reconstruction.
Rice. 2. Plan of the 1st floor of the house after reconstruction: 1 - vestibule at the entrance; 2 - partitions; 3 - inner vestibule; 4 - a bathroom with sanitary appliances; 5 - trapezoidal bay window; 6 - rectangular bay window; 7 - columns of asbestos-cement pipes; 8 - cast iron namin; 9 - chimney. Image - Dacha construction and repair by own hands

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Budget reconstruction. The modest country house has undergone noticeable changes. Now in the summer this is a full-fledged suburban dwelling with isolated rooms in which guests can comfortably be accommodated.

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