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How to build a porch of a private house with your own hands
A full-fledged country house meets us with a porch, this part of the structure can immediately give an idea of \u200b\u200bthe owner, his tastes and attitude to his plot. Usually, the porch is being built at the same time as the house, but it also happens that you have to attach this element to the finished building. Such a nuisance can also happen that the wooden porch is rotten, because if it is open, then precipitation and temperature changes will necessarily gradually spoil the material. In this case, it will be more efficient to completely build a new porch than to repair damaged areas, insert wooden or brick supports or pour cement mortar. Let's talk about how to properly build the porch of a private house with your own hands, while spending less effort and not spoiling the appearance of the entire structure.
Content
- Views of the home porch
- Porch design
- Choosing Materials for the Porch video
- Porch design
- Visor above the porch video
Views of the home porch
Depending on the shape and purpose of the porch for the country house can be divided into several types, which are best seen in the photo of the porch of the house:
ordinary steps with or without a small canopy
porch with columns (portico)
porch with partially closed side surfaces
fully enclosed (glazed) porch
Porch design
The answer to the question: How to make a porch? It starts with the important action necessary for any construction, that is, with design, in which all the nuances that can further interfere with the continued use of the structure must be taken into account. The project provides for the location (presence or uncomplicated manufacturing of the track), materials necessary for the construction and various technical solutions that affect the operation of the structure.
Porch: 1 supporting part of the porch; 2 steps; 3 handrail; 4 lateral part in the form of a flower garden; 5 canopy
The porch is usually made on the same level with the first floor of the house, while it is necessary to make a margin for the front door at least 5 cm from the level of the porch area (do not forget that the front door, according to fire safety rules, must open out). When designing the porch, the presence of a canopy or a full roof is also taken into account, which can protect as much area as possible from atmospheric precipitation. Since we are considering the extension of the porch to the finished house, the possibility of using a common roof cannot be designed. Be sure to think about the fence, because if the cottage is used in the winter, the steps can freeze and climb without support will be difficult and dangerous.
Choosing Materials for the Porch
Materials for the construction of the porch must be selected based on the types of materials used in the construction of the house. It’s more logical to attach a wooden porch to a wooden house, to a brick made of brick. However, combinations that are correctly entered into the general design of the house and with the help of decorative materials adjusted to a single building concept are quite acceptable. The porch from the typical stair steps, now freely sold at construction bases, will look quite gamononic in a large stone house.
Facing with ceramic tiles will give originality to such a porch.
It is easiest to make a wooden porch and it requires minimal support, which eliminates the need to make a foundation, but the lack of wood is also obvious, it is less durable and prone to destruction much faster than brick or concrete.
As additional material, metal can be used by mounting the porch structure on a concrete base. It is also important to take care of the waterproofing of the porch elements, as they will be very much affected by the unstable Russian climate, for which it is necessary to use high-quality waterproofing materials. The presented video shows in detail the production of the concrete porch from improvised materials left after the construction of the house.
Porch design
After building the porch, you can think about its decoration and equipment. Forged elements used in the construction of the porch will give an elegant look.
When designing, it will be wise to use climbing plants, which, in addition to decoration, will also become protection from the wind.
An important element is the lighting of the porch, where the direct function of the lamps can be supplemented by an additional decoration function.
In the photo of the porch of private houses you can see what original design methods are used for decorative design.
Visor above the porch
In all cases, both from an aesthetic and practical points of view, a visor above the porch is necessary, the purpose of which is obviously protection from rain and snow and imparting integrity and completeness to the general appearance of the building.
The canopy is necessarily made of an inclined shape (the geometry can be completely diverse) in order to exclude accumulation of snow in the winter, since the strength of the porch structure is usually lower than that of the house itself and excessive load is useless. The economical version of the visor is polycarbonate, but it is more suitable in combination with forged load-bearing elements.
When installing a canopy made of polycarbonate, it is necessary to comply with the rules of its fastening to prevent water from entering the porch.
