Expand the living space with an extension to the house of a bar

Addition to the house of the beam will help expand the living space, without resorting to radical measures, such as moving and changing housing.

Often the house becomes crowded with time, the number of family members increases, and the only way to find a place for everyone is to make an extension where you can place new rooms.

Often an extension is used as a verandah, which is also an indispensable attribute of a country house.

You can make an extension to a log or brick house with your own hands - it does not take a lot of money and effort, especially if you follow the instructions and use the auxiliary video.

Construction of an extension is possible both for a wooden and brick house - there are no restrictions, so if you want to maximally increase the living space, an extension to the house from the bar will help you in this.

In the article, we'll talk about all the stages of constructing a structure, providing them with photos and videos, so that it would be easier for you to repeat all this yourself.

Preparatory stage and foundation creation

The project is an important part in the construction of an extension to the house. You need to proceed from the real area of ​​the house and your site: if there are many places, then the extension can be impressive.

You also need to determine why you need it - if the extension will serve as a veranda or workshop, then the project will be one, if it is needed as a residential part of the house, then the project should include the layout of the space for the rooms.

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At the project stage, you need to decide on the communication: it can be water, sewage and electricity, which is planned to be carried out in this part of the house.

The project will help you understand how much material will be required for construction and estimate the final amount to which it will cost you.

It is easier and cheaper to make an extension of the timber - it can be combined with a wooden or brick structure.

Such an annex can be framed or frameless, its kind is chosen based on the characteristics of the house and the plot: the number of floors, the size of the planned construction and the free space on the site.

But, in any case, before taking this step, you need to think about building a foundation.

The foundation of the extension must be similar to the foundation for the house. In addition to the material, you need to know its size, as well as how deep it lies in the ground.

If you did not participate in the construction of the house and do not know on what foundation it stands, you need to find out this in order to do everything right, and not to allow in the future a discrepancy of the foundations.

Building the foundation takes place in five steps: the first step is to make a layout on the basis of a draft annex, which you made earlier, then dug a ditch, corresponding to the depth of an existing foundation, to the ditch bottom makes shuttering of boards, the top mounted reinforced ligament that connects the housewith an extension and after all the construction is poured with concrete mortar.

It is not superfluous to make a waterproofing of the foundation, especially if it has already been made for the original design.

As a waterproofing material, a roofing material can be used, from which the foundation is laid on top, previously smeared with bitumen.

If you make an addition to the veranda, you can stop on a foundation on piles - make it your own hands is easier and less expensive than a full-fledged foundation for a house.

Such a construction will not be connected with the main foundation of the house, however for small buildings such as a veranda or workshop it is quite suitable.

Once the foundation is filled, it is necessary to wait at least three weeks, before embarking on the rest of the stage.

And if you do not hurry, it is better to increase this figure to 30 days - then the foundation will harden and will definitely strong enough.

This is especially important for joints where the old foundation is connected to a new one.

Wall installation

Frame attachment to a wooden house, made of timber - the most optimal option for a country house.

It will be easiest to attach it to a log structure, however, with the right approach, and with a brick structure there will be no problems.

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To tie new walls from a bar to an existing house will be the easiest, in comparison with any other material, which also speaks in favor of creating an extension out of the bar.

The construction of walls to a wooden house can be of two types: three walls and a fourth carrier, which is already in the house, or two walls.

The last type of construction is much less common and is possible only with a certain device of the house.

As a fastening material for joining walls to the house, different materials can be used:

• metal staples or plates;
• brackets;
• self-tapping screws;
• ordinary nails, etc.

If an extension to a wooden house you need not for the veranda, but for the permanent residence of family members, then it should be a frame, plus it is worth using a material whose section is not less than 200x200mm. Such a bar is quite heavy, but it will be better to serve.

After installation, such walls will shrink over time, so fasten the brackets immediately after erection, and leave them to rest until the end of the shrinkage( it usually takes at least a year).

After shrinkage, there will most likely be a vertical displacement between the building wall and the extension.

Staples in this case will need to be dismantled and re-installed so that there is no displacement( the clamps need to be fixed with a deviation of 2-3 links).

After the construction of the walls, it is necessary to repair the remaining cracks, otherwise it will be very cold in the extension. This can be done with the help of mineral wool, isover, wax or felt.

After completing the installation of the walls, regardless of whether you are building a veranda or living quarters, you need to tie the building so that the roof can be installed.

To do this, you should choose smaller bars( usually about 150x150 mm), but the exact size depends on the idea of ​​your new structure, as well as its size and the house.

The piping of the building is made along the perimeter of the new building.

Standard beam has a length of 2 to 6 m, and most likely, you can find one that fits exactly for your construction.

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Otherwise, you can order the bar to the correct size, but keep in mind that in this case the price of construction will be much higher, even with the fact that you will do all the work yourself.

When choosing the beams, note that they are without joints - it will be easier to work with such.

If the frame attachment is intended for a brick house, then you need to pay more attention to the docking of the material.

In this case, it is necessary to reduce the hygroscopicity of the tree, for this purpose the bars must be impregnated with a special compound from its end face.

In addition, in places where the walls meet, it is necessary to make a waterproofing, and also to fill up the cracks - this will save you from drafts and stratification of the connection of walls.

More nuances of erection of walls for a residential extension or a construction for a veranda to a wooden or brick house you can see on the video.

Roof installation and finishing

Roofing for extension to the house is done in the same way as for the rest of the apartment building.

The first thing to think about is the construction of a rafter system, which includes racks, bolts, and other supporting and locking elements.

At the same time, it is necessary to consider what load the walls can withstand: for the veranda this figure will be less than for the construction for living quarters.

The next step is to make the crate with racks and bars.

There is another option: to replace the crate with a continuous flooring - it can be done with boards or plywood of sufficient size to cover the whole area of ​​the structure.

These steps are the most difficult to do by yourself, the rest of the work will be somewhat easier.

After the flooring is ready, it is necessary to do the facing of the pediments and the filing of the cornices, as well as the installation of the wind parts.

Installation of roofing is the final step in installing the roof. As a coating, it is better to choose a material that corresponds to the covering of an existing house.

Either the one that fits your design idea, for example, if you want the roof of the veranda to be different from the roof of the rest of the house.

When installing the roof for an extension with your own hands, you need to take into account some of the nuances: if the structure is located lower than the main building, then the roof should be more sloping - this is necessary so that water, snow and leaves do not accumulate on it.

If the roof is flat, then you have to clean yourself, otherwise the roof will soon require repair.

It is not necessary to connect the roof of the extension with the roof of the house, but you can use the additional material - the bar, whose step is 15 cm - it will give a structure of strength and reliability.

However, this option is suitable only for the roof of the veranda. If you want to build a roof warm and habitable, it must be tied to the main roof.

In this case, you need to associate overlapping structures using iron angles. For this, it is necessary to disassemble some part of the roof of the house.

After the connection, a waterproofing is carried out, and then the roofing material is applied.

If your extension has two floors, then you need to take care of the creation of a drainage system that will not allow water to stagnate and destroy the roof.

Before you start working with the roof, use video and photos - they will make the work themselves much easier.