It is difficult to imagine the beginning of the construction of a private house without its preliminary design. Even a country house is best done on paper before embarking on its construction in reality. The advantages of building planning and popular house designs (8x8, in particular) from various materials will be described in detail below.
What is a house project?
Any house project consists of three main parts:
- Constructive. At this stage, there is a planning of the location of the stairs, various jumpers. It also describes the material of the walls and the composition of the foundation, roofing materials and the location of the chimney.
- Architectural. This part plans the layout of rooms, windows and doorways. It contains drawings of the house in section and its front part with exact dimensions.
- Engineering. This is the technical part that visually paves the sewage system, water supply, electricity. Here you can consider the location of radiators and ventilation ducts.
Projects of houses: 8x8 meters and 10x6 meters, with an attic or a second floor, made of wood or brick, can be completely different in size.
Designing is necessary in order to better imagine the overall picture of the house, make an approximate estimate for the construction, save money and safely build the building. Designing a project can be done independently or entrusted to professionals.
Features of designing a private house
When designing a private house, several points must be taken into account:
- If a professional organization is involved in the design of the project, then it is better to entrust the construction to it. Otherwise, there may be a misunderstanding of the project by the builders and, as a result, a poorly built house.
- You should take into account the relief of the site on which the house will be located, and the presence of additional buildings (baths, garages, gazebos, etc.).
- The location of the house on the site. You can place it in depth or build closer to the edge of the plot, thereby closing the rest of the yard.
Today, 8x8 house designs are very popular. This is due to the fact that with a small area of the premises, such a house will become a convenient place to live for a standard family of 4 people. At the same time, the construction of such a house will not be very expensive. The use of individual projects will make even the wildest dreams come true.
Ready-made projects of 8x8 m houses can be found on thematic resources, but without additional refinement it will be quite difficult to use such material.
Wooden houses with an attic
A house made of wood will probably never lose its relevance. Firstly, due to the environmental friendliness of the material. Secondly, due to the rapid construction. Assembling a wooden house will take a minimum amount of time.
Projects of wooden houses with an attic (8x8 meters in particular) have a number of advantages compared to the others:
- the house occupies a small area of the plot, while the usable area itself is quite large;
- the material used has good sound and heat insulation characteristics;
- the increase in the area of the house occurs at minimal cost.
Typically, a project with an attic involves the placement of bedrooms in the upper part of the house, and in the lower part - a living room, kitchen and bathroom. When contacting a construction company, most likely a standard proposal will be prepared with the possibility of changing or supplementing it. So, usually in addition to changing the standard layout, they offer to add a bay window, porch or even a basement to an existing option.
Designing a one-story house from a bar
Do not lose their popularity and projects of single-storey houses from timber. 8x8 meters (house) is a good option for the seasonal stay of a small family in it.
The layout of the house is made up of the wishes of future residents, but there is a standard option, which includes a bedroom, a living room, a kitchen, a hall and a bathroom. An excellent addition in this case would be a separate pantry or furnace. By reducing the area of the rooms, you can make 2 bedrooms.
Outside, you can attach a veranda or a winter garden to the house.
Log houses
About the building from the log house many lovers of private homes dream. They are obtained literally as in a fairy tale, and the woody smell brings a special atmosphere to the rooms. In construction, use logs and chopped logs. Logs made by manual cutting cost more than logs, but they also have a number of advantages over them, for example, a longer service life and resistance to moisture. In addition, a house made of chopped logs is less cracking, and you can assemble it yourself.
The design of a chopped house of 8x8 m is not particularly different from a similar house, for example, of brick. But special attention should be paid to the communication system when compiling it. she has her own characteristics.
The project of a log house can include both two floors and one. Or one floor, complemented by an attic.
Many large companies, when ordering the construction of a chopped house from them, design documentation is free.
Projects of the house from blocks
Houses made of wood or a log house, of course, are good, but they, in addition to their drawbacks, have some drawbacks. In particular, a log home is not too cheap. But building a house of blocks today is quite affordable.
Projects of houses 8x8 of the blocks are good both for the summer cottage option, and for permanent residence. Foam and gas blocks are easily processed, so with them you can realize your intricate ideas in the form of towers or bay windows.
A house of blocks involves various options for cladding, so when designing a project, just pick up more profitable material at a cost.
Optimal house layout
Room planning is usually the most interesting planning step. All family members can take part in it.
The project of an 8x8 house with an excellent layout requires an attic, although it is quite possible to accommodate an ordinary family on one floor. So, on the attic floor it is better to make bedrooms. If the children are heterosexual, then it is better to immediately make three separate rooms. Moreover, the parents' bedroom usually takes up less space than the nurseries.
On the ground floor there is a spacious living room with a kitchen, a bathroom and an entrance hall. If you combine the kitchen and the living room, and make the hall small, then if necessary you can make another small living room. It is useful if the family is often visited by relatives (friends) who stay overnight. Or instead of a small guest room, you can make a pantry. For lovers of a spacious bathroom, there is also a way out - to increase the bathroom at the expense of the kitchen.
If you plan to build a garage on the site, then it can be placed directly next to the house. This will save space and money.
If you decide to complete the design of the house yourself, then you should carefully consider everything. In the absence of any experience in this matter, it is better to trust the professionals. After all, not only cost savings, but also housing safety depends on the correctness of the plan.