Owners of private houses and villas are very fond of arranging a place in their homestead where it would be nice and comfortable to rest, eat and even work outdoors.
Such a place can become a terrace attached directly to the house. And if you still do not have it, it's time to start building.
The most important thing that you need to do before adding an terrace to the house is its design taking into account the destination, location, shape, size and, of course, the material that will be needed for construction. We will deal with all these moments in order.
Before you build a terrace, think about how and for what you will use it. If the terrace is needed in the country for a family holiday, then a small building with a roof providing protection from the sun and rain is enough. In the case if you have a private country house, where you often receive guests, arrange barbecues and parties, then you should also plan a place for installing a coal or electric grill, a summer kitchen in the fresh air. In this case, it is advisable to build a structure of brick or stone, paved, for example, with tiles.
Summer terrace to the house
Terrace to the house
How to choose the location of the terrace
When choosing the place where the terrace will be attached to the house , several factors should be considered:
- Where the sun rises.
If you often rest on the summer terrace in the morning, for example, at breakfast before work, it is better to build a terrace to the house on the east side - the sun, rising in the morning, will flood it with its light and cheer you up all day.
On the other hand, it is possible to allocate more time for rest in the evening, then the western side, where the sun shines most long, will be an excellent place for building a terrace to the house.
Do you plan to hide in the shade of a summer terrace in the sun? Then determine the place where the day is most shady.
Terrace to the house Photo
- Away from the road.
Roads are not only excessive noise, but also exhaust gases, which are very harmful to breathe. In such conditions, rest will not be complete, so to build a terrace in the country or on the site of a country house is better from the side where there is no roadway.
Summer terrace at the cottage
- Comfortable next to the entrance.
Well, if the terrace is a direct exit from the house - from the front door or from the kitchen. Thus, having built a veranda, it will be convenient for you to set the table for breakfast, lunch, dinner or reception of guests.
Summer terrace attached to the entrance to the house
What size of the summer terrace is the most optimal
For a family of 3-4 people, a summer terrace of 10-12 m² is enough.but if you want to put a rocking chair on it or hang a hammock, maybe even make a small play area for children, then you should make a bigger terrace project.
In addition, the size of the terrace depends on the size of the house and the surrounding area. Too small veranda will look ridiculous against the backdrop of a large house, a large terrace near a small house will also not cause rave reviews.
Holiday cottage with terrace
Form of summer terrace
The terrace attached to the house will look most beautiful in a rectangular shape. Its straight lines, combined with the lines of the house, will look harmonious. In addition, this form will facilitate the construction process itself.
To make the terrace look more original, several levels should be envisaged in its construction. So, a summer terrace made of stone can easily take arbitrary shapes. If you build it out of wood, you can give it originality by cutting the edges with an electric jigsaw. In any case, the most important is that the terrace attached to the house was combined with its architecture or the style of other buildings on the site.
Of course, on the project itself it does not end, and then the stage of adding a terrace to the house follows. But this is already in the next article.
