Terrace and porch - porch or a separate room?
Our conversation today begins with the than the veranda differs from the terrace of .A terrace is a raised floor above the ground with a floor covering. It is usually constructed of boards, brickwork or concrete. Pre-make the base of the gravel.
The plank coat should be laid on wooden blocks impregnated with waste oil or oiled with bitumen. This is necessary to avoid contact of the boards with the base, and also to accelerate their drying after moisture penetration. The wooden floor looks nice, it is convenient to walk on it, but its durability is much lower than the floor laid out with tiles. Although it is not free from defects - the tile is much colder than wood.
As the terrace is a very light structure, it does not require the erection of a solid foundation. You can arrange it in the form of a supporting concrete structure, but the cost will be quite high. The essence of this method is that along the perimeter of the terrace a trench is dug 30 cm deep, half filled with gravel and tamped, and the reinforcement is laid over and concreted.
Another way is more economical and easier to perform. The same trench is excavated, which is covered with a layer of sand 20 cm thick, the remaining part is covered with rubble, after which everything is carefully packed.
What is the difference between the terrace veranda and the
? The terrace can have a canopy, but it can also be open. Sometimes a perimeter fence is arranged. The most popular terraces are in the southern regions with a mild climate, where they can be used for many months of the year. Usually the terrace adjoins the house, but can be executed and in the form of a separate building. In this case, the gallery-transition that connects it with the house justifies itself. It is very convenient to use a separate terrace as a place for rest, a dining room or a living room in the warm season.
The veranda is a glazed on three sides room, directly adjacent to the main building. In most cases, the material for its construction is wood, but in brick or block houses it is more convenient to build it out of the same material from which the house is built. In buildings with a summer attic, the veranda is sometimes located under it, directly in the volume of the house.
Verandas and terraces - we build the veranda correctly
For the construction of the verandas the same elements are used as for the erection of frame walls: vertical racks, upper and lower straps, rafter roof, vertical and horizontal outer shells. The main difference from frame structures is the absence of insulation and internal cladding.
Windows occupy a significant part of the verandah, so that the non-glazed areas are small in size, and cheap material is suitable for their plating. When constructing the veranda, we must remember that its weight differs significantly from the weight of the house, so that their shrinkage is not the same.
For this reason, in order to avoid distortions, the verandas and houses are not rigidly connected to each other, and a gap of 1 cm is left, which after closing is closed by a cover board. The foundations are also carried out separately. The floor of the veranda is laid a few centimeters below the floor in the house.
