Review of projects of wooden houses with garage and attic

At this time in the building have become extremely popular projects of wooden houses with garage and attic, although the history of the attic began in 1930.

first projects of houses with attics were designed by the famous architect Francois Mansart, who worked on the right at the time of King Louis the 14th.

While that deal with the completion of additional floors were strictly forbidden in the houses (the punishment came to death), the architect did not hesitate, he took a chance and convinced the king that loft project is not the completion of the floor, and the kind of restructuringat home.

King for the sake of the experiment allowed the construction of the first in the history of the house from the attic and in 1635 the architect presented the house with attic converted into a living room.

It is in these attic rooms shoot then become creative nature of the time - artists and musicians.

At the beginning of the 19th century became known as the attic loft, and this name has survived to our time.

Now you can easily create a project as a simple one-story house, and complex projects of two-storey houses with mansard roof and garage of different configurations, size and shape.

Let's examine the advantages and disadvantages of such buildings.

Pros and cons of buildings

Construction Projects woodenhouse with an attic and a garage have indisputable advantages that make them so popular:

• Availability attic makes the appearance of the completed house and visually elevates construction;
• attic floor allows you to create additional living space without involving high costs and effort;
• Thanks attic greatly reduced heat loss through the roof (if attic floor is insulated, the heat loss in general will be reduced to a minimum);
• Attached to one wall of the garage at home also helps to keep the heat and, in addition, saves space for the site;
• The project is activated the entire area, there is no free meters.

All these advantages make the projects of wooden buildings are very popular, most often they are used in the construction of country houses and cottages.

But other than merit, as it is known to be present and disadvantages.

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In wooden buildings projects with a loft and a garage has a number of disadvantages that are not quite comfortable with the building:

• Beveledroof attic makes the low height of the walls, and the different levels of the ceiling is not entirely comfortable with the arrangement of rooms and ordering of furniture (in this case, from the standard models of furniture have to give);
• presence complicates the attic insulation works;
• windows for lofts have a higher price;
• The proximity of the garage increases the noise level produced by the machine enters or leaves.

But all these disadvantages, of course, do not go to any comparison with the benefit of such a project, so the construction of wooden houses and country cottages made rapidly and in large quantities.

specifics of the design of the attic at home with garage

Designing such construction should be carried out according to a specific plan with specific characteristics.

If the garage does not matter (if desired it can be installed and after the construction of the house, the installation does not play a noticeable role), it is very much depends on the attic.

This takes into account the elements of protecting the attic (we are talking about an insulated roof), design features and certain installation rules necessary for the device premises.

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presence of attic floor affects the entire composition of a wooden house in general, and significantly changes the architecture of the facade of the building.

Therefore, you need to properly consider all the architectural solutions, to choose a comfortable and stable framework for the supporting structure, and have the room necessary vapor barrier work, to ensure integrity and protection of the heat.

main difference from simple attic attic is its complete construction and transformation into a full floor.

order for a truss structure was adequate space for a normal unit dwelling, a width of two-storey houses made of at least 4.8 - 5 m.

most often performed as an attic gable roof with a slope of 45 to 60 degrees.

If the angle is 45 degrees, the design using a conventional truss system, creating a sloping ceiling.

undesirable in the design of two-storey houses to make the roof more than 45 degrees, in which case it will leave a large amount of materials, and to the rafters need long boards and thick boards, which are also cost money.

design attic

proper execution of the construction of the attic is important not only for the top floor two-storey house, but for the whole house as a whole.

floor with a loft project should include:

• roofing material (which protects the inner structure from precipitation);
• Roofing films, which will protect the truss system and the insulation layer;
• waterproof film;
• crate (playing the role of a basis for a roofing material);
• rafters (supporting the roof and distribute the load);
• layer of insulation (to keep the heat in the room);
• vapor barrier (to prevent condensation);
• interior trim.

is also necessary not to forget about the presence of the ventilation gap, better still two gaps.

first must be placed above a layer of insulation, and the second under the roofing material to derive moisture that has accumulated under the roof.

With proper design of the air will flow into the base of the roof through the roof, and displayed around the ridge.

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goes without certain difficulties may arise in the design of houses with attic.Therefore, we should not forget about certain points.

example, that the main load-bearing elements (in this case it is a question of wooden rafters) have limited options.

Or that the intermediate racks used in the design, can interfere with the creation of the interior of the attic (if it is an ordinary suburban house, it is not terrible, but if expensive cottage, then the problem may be quite noticeable).

materials and construction works

course, house with garage and attic should be of high quality and durable, so the building is only necessary to use good materials.

For wooden elements of the roof should be used first-class wood treated with antiseptic and flame retardant (in the first case to protect it from pests and rot, the second - from the rapid fire).

wood humidity in this case must be no more than 20-22 per cent, so if you purchase the material, make sure that it has been properly dried.

is also necessary to monitor the quality of performed carpentry, used paints and fasteners.

For walls of the attic floor, tend to use lightweight materials: timber and frame-panel construction.

Designing walls of houses should also include a vapor barrier and insulation, they will not only protect the home from the penetration of cold air from the street, but will also play the role of a sound-insulating layer.

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floors in the attic made on the same principle as the flooring unit between floors of the house.

If your budget is limited, you can use to trim clapboard.Material cost is much lower than, for example, block house, but at the same performance level high enough.

Exterior walls finished with clapboard, distinguished by its brevity and does not require frequent repairs, and the material at the same time allows the walls to breathe.

garage Planning

When designing the attic should not forget that the angle of slope of roof is quite significant, and thus be done with it, and the overlap extension garage will be quite problematic.

In this regard, in some cases, when installing a garage specifically changed the slope of the roof, which is not always a positive effect on the overall architecture of the building.

Therefore, in order to somehow compensate for the lost height of the ceilings, the floor level in the garage is installed below the floor of the first floor (of course, if the site allows the foundation and relief).

Alternatively, above the garage, placed on the side of the building, you can arrange another mansard room, in this case the garage coating will be much easier, and will not cause any difficulties.

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Ideal would be, if you go for the production of the project to the professionals.

In this case, all the work will be done efficiently and quickly, and will also be a specific warranty period, during which you can request compensation under certain circumstances occur.