Porch with your own hands

Owners of private houses have one undeniable advantage over living in an apartment. They can equip their territory in their own way. It can be a yard or a dwelling. In particular, it concerns the porch of the house, which can be wooden or concrete, but we will stop on the second option.

Before starting the construction of the porch it is necessary to determine its shape. Many geometric shapes can be used, however, we will focus on the construction of a semi-circular porch with our own hands. This form is distinguished by a combination of beauty and practicality.

Materials

We list the materials required for construction:

• cement;
• sand;
• rubble;
• facing material;
• formwork material.

Dimensions and layout of the concrete porch

There are no requirements for dimensions. Everyone builds, proceeding from the desire and quantity of materials. However, a very small porch does not look very nice.

For markup, it is necessary to find the center of the circle. As a rule, this is the middle line of the front door. From this point is drawn the radius of the circle. You can, first, draw a drawing on paper with a compass, then, these dimensions, observing the scale, move to the porch. In most cases, the porch is a multi-stage concrete structure.

Therefore, initially, it is necessary to measure the height from the ground to the bottom of the door( to the threshold).Based on these dimensions, count the number of steps, that is, how many layers have to be poured. For comfortable moving through the steps, they must be of the same height and length. The optimal dimensions are:

• tread( step width) - 27-32 cm;
• riser( height) - 15-18 cm

Preparing the foundation

The first step is to prepare the base for the porch, that is, to dig a small pit. Its depth should be at least 30 cm. Approximately, sand is poured out half the depth of the excavation, it is rammed. Then put geotextiles.

The rest of the upper part is covered with crushed stone, on a level with the ground. Pillow, for the construction of the porch, ready. Detailed video and photo, how to make a porch with your own hands, you can see here.

Formwork and reinforcement

For formwork, mainly wood or metal( galvanized sheet) is used. But, there is one more way in which, the formwork will be exhibited faster and more reliably. You can use a special wild stone of the same shape.

It is laid out on the line of marking with the help of a level, and the formwork is ready. Due to its weight, no support is needed for this formwork. This formwork, at the same time, is also a facing material. If you are going to use metal or wood, you need to put up the prop. The tree is better to take a thin one and moisten it with water before use. So it will be more flexible.

After the formwork is installed, reinforcement is performed. Rebar can be used in small diameters. To give greater strength to the whole structure, the reinforcement must be connected with each other by wire.

Concrete pouring

The most widely used cement brand is M 400. This cement is also suitable for concrete, which will be poured on the porch. If we talk about filler, gravel of small fractions is quite suitable. After mixing the concrete, we pour the first tier of our porch.

It should be poured completely in a short period of time. This will positively affect the strength of the concretered area. After about 4-5 days, when the concrete dries, you can proceed to the second "layer".After pouring the last tier, the porch can be faced and it is ready.

Now you know how to build a porch in the country house with your own hands.

Video of building the porch of the house with your own hands