A 6x4 cottage with an attic can be erected using the technology of frame-panel construction. At the same time, you don’t have to invest excessive funds, since the methodology involves the use of budget materials, and professional builders will not need to be involved in the work. The whole process will take only a few weeks, and the building will be characterized by high strength and reliability, in addition, it will look very attractive.
Choosing a place to build
A 6x4 cottage with an attic can be built only after you manage to find a suitable place for work. It is not necessary to place the building in wetlands, despite the structural strength, the elements and details of the house will be exposed to moisture, which will worsen their appearance and quality characteristics. Do not locate the house where spreading old trees grow, as their roots can damage the light foundation. After all, it is an unfinished base that will be built for such a house. A 6x4 cottage with an attic is preferable to be located on a hill, the soil should be checked in advance for groundwater, they can be located close, which will cause deformation and subsequent destruction of the foundation due to soil instability.
Choosing the foundation for the house
For the reason that the frame-panel construction will have little weight, it is not necessary to erect a foundation that is too complex and buried. The base can be tape, pile-screw or columnar. The screw foundation is considered one of the simplest among all the others, making it yourself is quite simple, all the elements will need to be purchased in a store, and then used in construction. Piles will have to be installed using special equipment, but you can cope on your own, the number of piles will depend on the size and construction area.
A country house 6x4 with an attic on a pile foundation can be equipped on any soil. Seasonality will not affect the technology of work. If the pile was screwed into the ground, then it should no longer be taken out of there. If the support is twisted, then it will not be able to perform its functions, this will cause the element to skew. In order to build a columnar base, you need to purchase asbestos-cement columns, which are deepened into the soil per meter. In the middle of such supports, cement mortar should be poured , which will strengthen the structure. The more such pillars are used, the more solid the foundation will be. If you decide to use a strip foundation, then it will be necessary to dig a trench along the outer walls, after tamping the bottom and walls, lay a pillow of sand and gravel, and then install the formwork. Only now the trench is poured with cement mortar, after hardening of which the foundation surface must be waterproofed.
Preparation of materials for the construction of boxes at home
A 6x4 cottage with
an attic will be built with the use of a beam, the cross section of which is 150 x 150 millimeters. With this material, horizontal lintels as well as vertical racks will be assembled. You will also need plywood or a board, with the help of which it will be possible to cover the frame. The walls will need to be insulated. But waterproofing should be done with the help of roofing material, which is laid between the base of the building and the beam. Prepare the mounting foam, as well as fasteners, among the latter you can distinguish self-tapping screws, anchors, as well as nails.
Installation lag
If you are building a 6x4 summer house with an attic, you need to consider the photo in advance in order to understand how to build. At the next stage, it is necessary to waterproof the room, for which a roofing material is laid on the surface of the support posts. The layers between themselves need to be bonded using bitumen mastic, only after that the lag is installed. The beam, which will act as a lag, is mounted with the ends on the base base. The central part of the elements should be on the perimeter of the construction of fundamental supports. The surface of the beam, on which it is supposed to lay the floor, should be flat. To do this, the wood must be leveled with a chainsaw. In order to be sure that the design has the necessary qualities, it is necessary to use a level.
Flooring
If you are building a summer house with a 6x4 shield with an attic, then the next step will be the installation of the floor, which is preferable to do two-level. The first level will represent the
rough floor, while the second - fair. Until the moment the walls are built, you can mount a rough board. Thermal insulation and laying of the final floor is carried out after the construction of walls and roofs. For the rough floor will need a board that has dimensions of 35 cm, but no less. It is placed on the lags fixed on the base of the building.
Assembling the frame of the house
A 6x4 cottage with an attic and a terrace involves the use of a certain technology. It provides at the next stage the pairing of horizontal and vertical support bars, in the process of which not only fittings should be used. At the ends of the support logs, you need to cut out the grooves, which should be equal to 1/2 the thickness of the beam. The pairing of these grooves is carried out using wooden pins, which are called pins. In the grooves, holes should be prepared that should have a smaller diameter compared to the pins, this will provide a fairly strong connection of the supporting elements. The base of the frame should be mounted from two levels. The bars along the perimeter of the base must be mounted on top of each other. The upper beam is used to fix the vertical racks of the frame. It should make such a number of grooves, which corresponds to the number of racks in the structure.
Racks should be installed in the grooves, and then fixed with pins and reinforced with special boards called jibs. These elements exclude skew design of the frame. After all the racks are in place, you should carry out the binding of the upper lags. In the bars that are mounted on them, grooves must be made. They are installed upper racks. Before fixing the racks in the harness from the upper lags, you need to make sure that the frame is installed correctly.
Attic construction
If you decide to build a 6x4 summer house with an attic, then you can use the following technology. Rafters in the amount of two pieces should be mounted on opposite walls from below, and from above lean on each other. Rafters with their feet will rest on the ends of the beams, which act as overlapping. Thus, the structure will form a rigid system in the form of a triangle, which is most preferred.
Features of the manufacture of the terrace
If you decide to build a 6x4 house with a cottage type attic, then it can have a terrace. This element must be built on the foundation, which can be installed directly on the ground or on wooden supports. Racks can also be made using concrete mortar. Do not choose stone structures that will become conductors of dampness, over time, moisture will destroy the wooden elements of the main building. Therefore, even if you use wooden elements, they must be carefully treated with antifungal components, which will significantly extend the life of the building itself and the terrace.