Projects of houses from a bar with an attic

Frame houses from a bar with an attic according to standard designs are very popular. Such standard solutions allow you to create a full-fledged housing from pure material on a suburban area quickly and economically. Therefore, it is worth considering in more detail the various projects of such buildings.

Country houses of various sizes, built according to ready-made projects, are erected quickly and with minimal costs. All elements, sizes, use of useful space, engineering calculations are thought out as efficiently and ergonomically as possible in them. It is especially noteworthy that you do not have to be smart with the development of your own individual plan, create drawings and make complex calculations. Timber houses for finished projects require only construction work.

Houses from a bar with an attic allow you to make the most of the usable space inside the premises, there is practically no unused space left in housing. It is possible to make a nice and cozy attic room with a balcony.

The attic itself means a living space under the roof of a building, such architectural techniques have been used since the Middle Ages. It is possible to organize an attic room in modest log country houses made according to ready-made projects. Moreover, it will look quite original both outside the site and in the interior.

A frame house from a bar with an attic has the following advantages:

• since it does not shrink, you can move into it immediately after construction;
• wood is an environmentally friendly material, harmless and safe, optimal humidity is maintained in such a room without the formation of fungus and mold;
• durability - with proper construction and operation, houses made of beams can last up to 100 years;

• minimum construction time - on the finished strip foundation, the wall and roofs can be built in 3-4 days;
• the low cost of the material, in addition, during processing, the timber practically does not generate waste;
• thanks to the natural beauty of the texture and high thermal insulation, wood saves on finishing and insulating materials.

The main disadvantage of such buildings is fire hazard. Even in spite of the use of refractory impregnations and mastics, a wooden bar will always have high flammable properties, in this it is much inferior to brick, concrete, gas silicate blocks and other non-wood materials. This is perhaps the only significant disadvantage, otherwise it is very profitable to build such houses, especially since there are many ready-made original projects.

In profile, the projections of such houses are usually square (6x6, 8x8 sq. M) or rectangular (6x8, 6x9 sq. M), less often there are options with a protruding veranda, bay window, terrace. Such projects are more complex, including laying the foundation, but they increase the internal space, allow you to have additional office or recreational premises in the building. Depending on the location of the rooms, the useful living area can be from 30 to 80 sq. m.

The first floor in the simplest versions is divided by a partition into 2 rooms, in more complex projects, there may be a hall or an entrance hall, 2 bedrooms, as well as a bathroom, a bathroom or a storage room.The staircase between the first and second floors can be single-span - this saves useful living space, but makes the ascent and descent more difficult, requires the installation of steeper steps.

The attic space can be with one room or with two, it all depends on the area of ​​the base and the project of the house. The attic may well be equipped with a small balcony or loggia with a frame made of the same profiled timber. Usually the room is located under the roof itself, in which the rafter frame is sheathed with plywood, plastic sheets or clapboard. The niches between the interior decoration of the attic and the roof itself can also be effectively used, for example, by making small storage rooms there, holding communications inside or placing household appliances there.

A house with an attic floor needs additional roof insulation. If it will be permanently residential, then it is also worth protecting it from moisture. It is effective to use polyurethane foam, foam foam, mineral wool with a layer of polymer film as an insulating material.

A log house can be built from several materials.

• Massive timber - these are solid trunks of natural wood, dried, with leveled surfaces. The section can be square or rectangular. This material is very durable and has an impressive appearance.

• Profiled timber used most often. It is made from a massive bar, grooves and protrusions are made on the sides, thanks to which it is assembled into a reliable stable structure.

• Glued laminated timber consists of several boards, fastened together under high pressure. To prevent the bending of the crowns in the masonry, the boards are laid with fibers in different directions. The advantages of laminated veneer lumber are that they do not crack or shrink.

• SIP panels are made by gluing several particle boards with a heat-insulating layer between them. Due to this, this type of building material is very warm and has high strength.

• Bars with imitation of natural logsgiving the walls of the house a very dramatic and impressive look.

As for the species of wood themselves, pine is most often used, as the cheapest, but practical material. Pine timber is soft, easy to process, has low density and good thermal insulation. But this wood shrinks strongly, gives cracks over time, is not resistant to mold. Cedar and larch beams are much denser and more stable, but they are worse in terms of their thermal insulation.

Any version of a house from a bar with an attic must be built on a ready-made foundation., which hardened and gave normal shrinkage. It is made of reinforced concrete based on cement and sand. The foundation can be slab, columnar or tape. The latter type is the most common, since it is a solid foundation at any point on the wall of the house, and provides the greatest stability for a building of two or more floors.

Although wood has good heat-insulating properties, timber houses need additional insulation. This is especially true of the attic, which is smaller than the lower floor, protected from wind and severe frost. The correct solution would be to insulate the floors on both levels of the dwelling with ecowool or polyurethane, which are sewn into the rafter system. Windows of the first and second floors, balcony doors must also be reliably insulated with silicone or polyurethane foam.

When conducting electricity in log houses with an attic, it is best to lay electrical cables in plastic boxes or corrugated tubes. They are made of non-combustible materials and will serve as additional protection for dry timber that is easily flammable. Plumbing and sewerage systems are best laid using flexible and durable polypropylene pipes.

Among the popular projects are 8x8 and 6x8 sq. m can be noted the simplest solution with a covered terrace, two rooms, a small hall and a bathroom on the first floor and one spacious bedroom on the second garret floor. The minimum number of elements, simple drawing, easy assembly make this project very affordable. With dimensions of 8 by 6 m, this house will be comfortable and spacious for a family of 3-4 people, you can live in it all year round without any problems.

House made of profiled timber 200x200 mm with dimensions of 6x6 sq. m contains a small but cozy attic on the second floor. This is the most economical option.

Houses made of timber 6x9 and 9x9 sq. m also have ready-made standard projects. This is a more spacious housing, in which you can make a kitchen, a sauna, and on the second floor divide two full-fledged living rooms with a partition.

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