When choosing a project for the construction of a cottage on the site, you need to determine how many floors will be in the house. This is an important nuance that will affect what funds you invest in the construction process. In the article we will consider several plans for building a new house and talk about the features of buildings.
This nuance affects the functional features of the home. It should also be taken into account that the choice of the number of floors of a building directly depends on what area of the site. If a small plot is allocated for construction, then the construction of a one-story mansion is not always possible on it. Therefore, you have to take projects in which 2 or more floors. But the construction of a new house according to a plan with two or three floors is unlikely to be affordable for everyone.
Advantages and disadvantages of one-story houses
Note that the construction of one-story buildings has a large number of advantages. Building a house of this type is much easier and faster than a two- or three-story building. You have great opportunities for design development, you can ensure high reliability and security of the home. We will consider specific plans for the construction of residential buildings below.
Do not forget that not always one-story cottages can solve the problem of building a suburban area. This is especially true for families in which more than 4 people.
The popularity of single-story buildings is that they have rather small dimensions, and construction costs are quite low.
A few more pluses
One-story buildings can perfectly fit into the natural landscape. But you definitely need to think about how to properly distribute the internal area, because the house must meet all the needs of residents. In this article we will consider several options for the construction of private houses with one floor, their characteristics. As a result, you get a complete picture of how the development of projects.
The main advantages of one-story houses
In our article there are several photos with a plan of houses. The construction of such buildings has both advantages and disadvantages.
At the base of every home is the foundation. Its construction must be approached as carefully as possible. Sometimes the cost of building this structural element is much higher than all the others. Quite often, for the construction of one-story houses, simplified versions of the foundations are used. This does not impose any restrictions on the type of soil on the site. During the construction of walls, it must be borne in mind that you can save a lot. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that the construction of the walls does not require additional reinforcement, since there is simply no second floor and higher ones. You do not limit yourself in any way in the choice of building materials. You can use both brick or wood, and foam, aerated concrete.
Very simple engineering in one-story buildings. There is no need to perform complex wiring of communications, to suffer with a heating system, drainage of sewage. Installation of all these communications is maximally simplified. You can easily use a ready-made house plan for the construction and installation of communications in it.
It is worth considering that the house has a simple structure, so all the work can be done in 1-2 seasons.
In projects with one floor there are no stairs if there is no attic in it. Therefore, in most cases you can refuse to build a complex and expensive staircase by rationally distributing the internal area.
Negative qualities of one-story houses
There are several disadvantages of one-story cottages. Among them are the following:
- If the building has a rather large area, then this will create some difficulties during the design. Carefully ensure that the project has fewer walk-in rooms. Be sure to make sure that the guest rooms, bedrooms and children are not walk-through. From this directly depends on how comfortable it will be in these rooms.
- During the construction of a one-story large house, significant investments will be required in the construction of the roof. It should also be noted that a large roof will need scheduled repairs and updates, and this will result in a tidy amount in the future.
- If the house has small dimensions, then you will be limited in the area of internal premises. When designing, you need to create exactly the layout that will simultaneously satisfy the needs of all people living in the house. Of course, the building must fully satisfy all the norms and rules of sanitation and construction.
House 8x8 meters with a base
Let's look at the plan for building a brick house with a basement. However, walls can be built from any material. It depends on your desires and capabilities. The basement can not always be considered as a full floor. It does not always affect the minimum number of floors in a house. If this area is properly equipped and ennobled, then the entire area can be safely added to the total. But you need to pay attention to the fact that there are no living rooms in the basement.
There are several reasons for this. For example, you will not be able to properly organize lighting, as sunlight will not get into the room in the right amount. It is also quite difficult to achieve normal ventilation quality. But in the basement you can move those rooms that have a technical or household purpose.
Even during the construction of a small house, the size of which is 8x8 m, the basement will significantly increase the area of housing.
As a rule, a heating and water supply system, ironing boards, dryers, washing machines or dishwashers are installed in the basement. You can also use this floor to store supplies for the winter. If the project is large, then it is possible to equip a billiard room, a gym, a small workshop, a sauna, a pool, even a small cinema in the basement.
One-storey house with an attic 10x10 m
As for the cost of construction, when building a cottage with an attic, you will spend a little more money than when building an ordinary house. It is necessary to pay attention to the fact that during the construction of the attic, approximately the same amount of building materials will be required as during the construction of the attic. But you will have to additionally spend on the following:
- Make the heating of the attic floor.
- To conduct high-quality insulation of all floors.
- Perform interior decoration.
This is necessary in order to make a living room on the attic floor. As in the case when we described the basement, the attic will not be a full floor. After all, you will not get much useful area. Necessarily all important points must be indicated in the plan of building a house.
Attic or second floor
If you build the second floor, you will get much more living space than in the case of the attic, but it will give you the opportunity to make a variety of and interesting layouts. Quite often, the attic is conventionally allocated on the plan exactly by the floor. Therefore, quite often small bathrooms are installed, as well as bedrooms.
In the attic you can arrange several bedrooms, however, they will have a small area. You can also make a hall, a bathroom with a bathtub, and if one room is left without heating, then it can be used as a pantry.
One-storey house of 8x10 m with garage
If the house has only one floor, then this will not be an obstacle to the construction of a workshop or garage under one roof. You can often find plans that are perfectly symmetrical. There are also projects in which rooms are randomly located. With this option architects usually propose plans in which the garage is separated from the living rooms by means of capital walls. Outwardly, it may seem that the plan is perfectly symmetrical.
But it is possible to conditionally divide the house into two parts, one of which will be residential, and the second - for household needs, that is, for a garage or workshop. If the space is distributed arbitrarily, then the garage is simply attached to the outer wall of the house. Many builders recommend making a plan so that access to the garage is both from the street and from home.
This option will give you the opportunity in bad weather not to go outside upon arrival from work or from the store. To increase free space, you do not need to limit yourself to the construction of only one element - a basement, a garage or an attic. You can include all these facilities in the project.
Project development
In order for people to live in the house as comfortable as possible, several factors must be taken into account. First, you need to determine the nature of the placement of living rooms, as well as how they will be interconnected. You can determine the rational distribution by the following parameters:
- The purpose of the premises.
- Accommodation rooms.
- The sizes of the rooms.
- The connection of the rooms with each other, as well as with corridors or verandas.
The foundation is the basis for creating the plan. If you focus on standard projects, you can make almost any diagram of the house.
As a rule, developers use drawings that are developed by architects. They include typical planning and design solutions.
With this, you will reduce the cost of designing, reduce not only financial investments, but also time.
Stage planning of the house and interior rooms
You will need to adhere to several requirements. Be sure to consider the following points:
- Wind rose, the location of the house in relation to her.
- The type of landscape that surrounds the house, as well as the direction of the flow of groundwater.
- Buildings located in the nearby territory. You need to pay attention to what features they have, as well as how far they are located from the construction site. It is recommended that before starting all work draw up a detailed plan of the location of the house and buildings on the site.
- The location of the house relative to the cardinal points.
- Are there engineering networks and communications nearby.
- What are the features of the connection of internal communications with external.
- The shape of the building.
- Is it possible to identify a hidden space suitable for use as a usable area if you make small changes to a typical project.
- The number of rooms, the relationship between the premises, the purpose and features of operation.
It is desirable to reduce all elements of communication systems into single nodes. In this case, you can reduce cash investments, and also get rid of the installation of unnecessary elements. For example, you need to place the kitchen and bathroom in adjacent rooms. In this case, you do not have to lay an additional pipeline for water.
Helpful information
All communications should be thought out as carefully as possible. It will be much better if you keep the length of all pipelines to a minimum. If the pipes are long, this will increase the number of connections. As you understand, this increases the risk of leaks. As for the sewer system, it is necessary to ensure the highest quality sewage outflow.
In this case, it is necessary to take into account a washing machine and a dishwasher, a bathroom, a shower, sinks. This directly depends on how many people live simultaneously in the house. Linking the building to communication systems must be carried out in accordance with sanitary and hygienic standards. As you can see, you can make a plan for building a house yourself, but it is recommended to consult with an architect to calculate all its parameters.
Typically, sewers are made in such a way that the drains leave by gravity. All drains go to a septic tank or central sewer. To make a septic tank yourself, you need to study all sanitary standards. Remember that ponds and stormwater must not be used to discharge sewage.