Anyone who has decided to make repairs in his apartment should definitely consider the type of construction of the building, since it affects the planning possibilities and the implementation of structural solutions. The most common type of buildings on the territory of our country are panel houses, since the cost of their construction is relatively low.
The history of panel designs
Panel houses were widely used in the 70s of the last century. In the people they were called "Khrushchev". The advantage of such buildings was the ability to quickly erect 5-6 storey buildings in large numbers. The downside was the identity of both the external and internal appearance of the buildings. When repairing an apartment in a panel house, it is necessary to take into account many of its features. So, redevelopment of apartments in such buildings is complicated by the fact that most of the walls perform a supporting function. To make the transfer of the doorway, it will be necessary to strengthen it with metal construction, which can load the interior.
In addition to this, wall shattering also causes difficulty , which is necessary for laying new pipes or wiring. During this procedure, you can not only stumble on a metal rod of the panel, but also disrupt the bearing function of the wall if its thickness does not exceed 15 cm.It should be noted that the panel houses were built a little more than 40 years ago, and the quality of their assembly leaves much to be desired. For their construction, it was necessary to attract a crane and align the panels horizontally and vertically, which was often not carried out with mass construction. Therefore, when plastering walls in such apartments, to achieve their parallelism, it will be necessary to apply a thick layer of the mixture or use additional alignment technologies.
Kinds
If you buy an apartment, if possible, pay attention to panel-frame houses. This type of building is quite common abroad (Canada, Germany, USA). In these countries they are used for year-round use. The construction of such houses is also a very fast process, since sometimes the walls come out of the factory already with inserted windows, window sills, low tides, exterior and interior decoration. All this is possible due to the lack of shrinkage of panel-frame houses. In 2 days you can build a building with an area of 150 m 2 . A feature of this design is the complete protection of the room from blowing. This is achieved thanks to the special technology of laying the insulation. It is laid out on the walls in layers, the seams of which are overlapped. The facade is closed with a building slab and remains monolithic. The construction panel is a very strong, but at the same time lightweight construction. Prefabricated (panel) houses of a new generation are very cozy, warm and environmentally friendly. They are made of wood, which makes their appearance more attractive and unique. Repair in a panel-frame house can be carried out as a cut after settling. Since the building does not face shrinkage, there will be no changes in the interior decoration in the near future.