Country houses: main features and options for execution
Are you going to build or buy a country house? Find out from our review which construction and decoration materials to prefer, what amenities to equip your home and what to build on the land.Foundation and walls
Country houses are divided into two large categories: for permanent or for summer living. The houses in which they live all year round are thoroughly insulated and have all the necessary communications: heating, water supply to the house and a sewage system. Both types are related to capital construction, that is, the construction is based on a foundation, which can be tape, slab, columnar or pile. Before choosing the type of foundation, you should decide what the walls of the house will be built from. For a structure from a log or a timber, a columnar or pile one is quite enough, and under brick walls you will need to make a tape. In the Russian climate, the following materials are chosen for the construction of walls for a house with a permanent residence:- timber;
- log;
- brick;
- various blocks.
What to make a roof from?
Today, there is a large assortment of roofing materials on sale, from the most budgetary to exclusive ones. The most popular are:- slate;
- roof tile;
- ondulin;
- metal tile;
- bituminous or composite tile.
Facilities
Achievements of technical thought of the last decades allow to have a level of comfort in a private house comparable to urban conditions. The following communications are the most necessary for permanent residence in a country house:- inexpensive and efficient heating;
- bringing cold water into the house and its heating;
- autonomous sewage device.
Heating
For heating a country house, there are three options:- stove;
- gas;
- electric.
Water pipes
In the absence of a centralized water supply system, there are two ways to solve the problem of providing a private house with water: dig a well or drill a well. Both of these methods have their pros and cons. The simplest solution is to dig a well. It is justified in cases where at the level of 5-15 meters there is an aquifer and it is of sufficient power. Well Benefits:- low labor costs;
- non-volatility;
- long service life;
- inexpensive service.
- stable water level;
- water is much cleaner compared to the well;
- with proper installation, the well practically does not need to be repaired.
Sewerage
Following the passage of water into the house, the problem of drainage immediately arises. It is usually solved by installing a septic tank. Its appearance depends on the number of people in the house and the intensity of water use. On average, one person spends about 200 liters of water per day. Accordingly, the same amount will go into the sewer. At high costs for pumping effluents, it is worth thinking about the design of a septic tank without pumping. As a rule, it consists of three sections. After purification in a septic tank, the clarified waters are quite suitable for irrigating the site or draining them into a storm sewer.Buildings on the site
The presence of the land allows you to solve many problems, for the solution of which the city has to regularly allocate funds. On the site you can build:- garage for car;
- workshop;
- bath or sauna;
- firewood man;
- cellar;
- Guest House.