Features terraces country house

It is pleasant in the warm season to relax under the canopy of trees, chat with friends in the open air, without leaving the comfort zone. Trips to the forest involve troubles, and the terrace is the place that allows you to combine comfort and relaxation in nature.

The terrace should not be confused with a veranda, gazebo, porch or balcony. It can be attached to the house, as a veranda, or removed from it, as a gazebo, or placed on top, hanging over the first floor, as a balcony. But she has her own peculiarities.

The terrace, in contrast to the veranda, is an open area with one wall common to the house. The extension has a roof and railing, but can do without them.

A separate terrace is like a gazebo, but there are some differences: for her, the presence of a roof and a parapet is not fundamental. A narrow balcony is attached to the house and does not have a wide rest area. As for the porch, their difference is obvious: even the smallest terrace can accommodate a couple of chairs.

The extension is a continuation of the house, standing on a common foundation, but in most cases it has a separate basis. The terrace is equipped with both country mansions and small cottages. There are many options for the location of the extension, it can be in front of or around the building, in whole or in part under the roof. This building is a functional addition to the house and can be a summer dining room, living room or just a seating area.

It is easy to arrange the terrace in the form of a summer living room, arranging sofas, armchairs and a small table under a shed or just under the open sky. For such cases, special garden furniture made of rattan, wicker or wood is provided.

Many use the extension to create a summer dining room. The appetite awakens in the open air, and any dish seems especially tasty, besides, a boring lunch can turn into a pleasant family chat.In order to have a meal with family or friends did not interrupt the sudden rain, colons are installed above the flooring with a roof. This option saves not only from the weather, but also from the summer heat.

The terrace can be arranged according to the type of French summer cafes with cozy tables and chairs, vegetation in the flowerpots, or arrange sofas and chairs with covers and a table made of aged oak in the style of Provence. Often, in addition to the dining room, a kitchen area with a barbecue grill and barbecue is installed on the terrace, making it in the same vein as the dining area. The presence of live fire and appetizing food makes simple communication a real celebration. Under a canopy, even the rain will not interfere with cooking kebabs.

The flooring at the house is used for a comfortable playground with swings. If you can call a swing, benches, armchairs, sofas and beds suspended from the ceiling beams. All this furniture is covered with covers and equipped with soft pillows. Even a short rest in the fresh air stimulates a surge of energy and an influx of vitality.

The terrace can decorate any structure, organically continuing it. The abundance of species makes it possible to choose an extension that is ideally suited to an existing house.

Attachments can be divided by location, shape, roof, fencing.

• By location. Terraces can be belonging to the house, separate from the building, on the second floor level or on two levels at once. In any case, they are better placed where they get a lot of sunlight and will not interfere with other buildings on the site.

• According to the form. The floorings can look very diverse: square, rectangular, circumventing the house in a circle, their shapes can be broken and rounded. Roofs usually follow the flooring geometry, but some of them only cover part of the annex.

• Terraces are divided into closed and open. Warm, glazed and fully covered - this is a veranda, the terrace is considered closed if it has a roof and a wall near the house. An open extension is a flooring of planks at the ground floor level, on hot days, umbrellas are installed on them to create shade. For regions with scorching sun or frequent rainfall, the roof should be a necessary complement to the extension.

• Terraces are distinguished by a variety of fences, parapets, balustrades. Most often it is balusters made of wood, varied in shape. For terraces of the upper floor it is safer to use solid parapets.

The best project of the terrace will be a general plan with the erected country house. Even if they are made on different foundations, the building will become a single architectural solution. For planning a covered terrace to a long-standing building, a project should be drawn up and registered with the relevant organizations. Open decking does not require registration, as it is considered a temporary construction.

At the initial stage it is necessary to determine the size of the building. It will be strange to look like a huge extension on the background of a small house or a small terrace at the foot of a massive building.

Then the best place from many possible is chosen.

• The easiest option - at the entrance to the house. A comfortable terrace will be a seating area and will replace the porch.It is easy to carry and place pillows on it for picking country furniture or trays with tea-drinking appliances.

• The building can be located away from the house and be completely independent. If the terrace is equipped with a brazier, barbecue or summer fireplace, according to safety measures, it should be at least six meters from the building, besides being on the leeward side of the house.
• Flooring arrange around the building, completely skirting it around the perimeter.
• The terrace can be located on the second floor level. To this extension, in addition to the aesthetic appearance, safety requirements are imposed. The fence should be high in the form of a parapet or often located balusters.

• Sometimes the construction is multi-layered and is located at several floors of the building. Unites them usually wide reliable ladder.
• Not always an extension tied to the front door. It can be placed against the wall of the hall or kitchen, arranging an additional exit to the terrace. Or hide from prying eyes from the inside of the courtyard.
• The building can be located directly at several walls of the building (corner), so it is easier to divide it into zones, for example, a summer dining room and a resting place with a sofa and a swing.

• Having erected the flooring, they take into account climatic conditions, for example, a wind rose, so that the structure is not in a draft. In the northern regions, terraces are built on the south side so that the sun illuminates them for a long time. For hot areas, it is wiser to install an extension from the east or north, possibly under a canopy of trees.
• Some buildings have a veranda and a terrace at the same time. Open flooring is located at the entrance to the closed annex.
• The terrace can be placed by the pool or on a high hill for a view of the beautiful garden plot.

Having dealt with the place of construction, you should choose the optimal design. It must bear the practical burden and meet the conditions of the design of the building and landscape.

The size of the extension depends on the capabilities of the site, functional needs and aesthetic component.

For minimum requirements, when the terrace is difficult to distinguish from the porch, a few meters is enough to put a couple of chairs to relax in the fresh air.If the extension contains a table and chairs, its size will grow to four square meters. You will need a swing, a sofa and other furniture - the flooring will have to be increased again.

The shape of the terrace is dictated by the architecture of the house. If the entrance to the building is located in the center, the symmetrical semi-circular flooring looks beautiful. Offset door of the house looks good with a rectangular or angular terrace. The square annex is suitable for a center or construction in several levels. If the terrace is covered, the roof follows the shape of the flooring, but sometimes it can only cover part of it.

Extensions have complex broken lines or combine several geometric shapes. It is better to entrust such a construction to a specialist so that it does not look ridiculous.

When the owner of the house has decided where he will build the terrace, what it is for and how it will look like, the moment of drawing up the project comes. If a grand building is being planned, it is better to contact the architectural bureau for professional design. A small single-level flooring can be planned independently.

A detailed design drawing is being compiled. In addition, a site plan with all the buildings and the location of the terrace marked on it is required.

The project includes:

• calculation of the dimensions of the structure;
• types of building materials;
• estimated mass of the structure;
• type of foundation, combining it with the house;
• groundwater bedding and soil structure;
• consideration of climatic conditions;
• roof design;
• sketches of the stairs;
• project to build a stove or fireplace;
• types of lighting, they can be on poles or frame polterrasy;
• estimates are made with a list of estimated costs.

If the project is difficult to master yourself, you can contact the project office. It may be necessary to coordinate with the fire safety authorities, sanitary station and administration. Changes will be made to the documentation at home. With an impressive terrace it is better to arrange the documents correctly so that in the future there will be no problems with the sale or donation.

Material for the construction of the terrace is chosen taking into account compatibility with the main building and the general landscape design.Wooden flooring with brick columns under the roof will be suitable for a brick house. If forging or stone is present in the decoration of the building and garden structures, the same materials should be used for the construction of the terrace. For the house of logs or lumber fit an extension of wood.

To create terraces use different materials.

• The flooring is made from a special board or timber, it is installed on piles. He may have sex.
• The floor is made of wood, laminate, clinker tiles, stone, rubber coating or concrete.
• Columns are built of brick, stone, wood or metal.

• Fences build wooden, concrete, plaster, brick and metal.
• Ladders are made of the same materials as fences: wooden, concrete, metal, brick. For two-level terraces, the use of metal spiral staircases would be the best option.

• The roof is covered with the same material with a common roof, but you can choose lighter options. Under the soft coating on the frame profile plywood is laid. Glass construction is suitable for any buildings and styles. In favor of such a roof, it can be said that it lets in a lot of light, is airy, elegant and comes into harmony with the external environment. An alternative to glass is the use of polycarbonate.One side of it is attached to the adjacent wall of the house, and the second - on the prepared supports.

• For the construction of terraces used modern low-cost material wood-polymer composite (WPC), resembling wood.
• For decoration as an exquisite decoration, forging may be involved.

When the project was created and legalized, a place was found, materials were selected, the design of the structure was developed - it is time to build a terrace.

At the initial stage, the foundation is laid. The terrace can be open and closed (has a roof), it is made of various building materials, therefore it has a different weight. For heavy buildings, a strip foundation is suitable, it is poured around the perimeter of the structure and brings it to the same level as the first floor of the building.

For a columnar base, it is not necessary to dig trenches; it is enough to dig holes to the level of soil freezing and cement the supports in them. The poles are not interconnected, are set at the corners of the structure and support the frame. The closer to the surface are groundwater, the deeper it will be necessary to lower the supports into the ground.

If the terrain is uneven, with problem soils, close groundwater retention, you will need a pile-screw foundation. The blades are welded onto the supports and screwed into the ground with effort. It is a durable and reliable foundation, it is used for the construction of piers, it keeps the building on any questionable soils.

When the foundation is laid out, it is time to lay the flooring. Lags are mounted on the prepared base, which are fastened with screws, the location of the bars is marked. Having connected logs and bars by corners, the flooring is laid on top. The edges of the boards align with a circular saw or jigsaw. For the passage of air and outflow of rainwater, the floorboards do not fit too closely, there must be a space of a few millimeters between them.

For the terrace, the project of which was planned roof, put up vertical beams. The length and strength of the beams depends on the severity of the roof and the height of the structure. The roof should protrude half a meter wider than the flooring so that the sediments do not flood the floor. Roofs can have different shapes: flat, straight, single or gable.

If you follow the sequence of actions without violating the technology, the extension can be built independently.

Having built a terrace, it is necessary to move on to the last part of the design project - design design. For many, it is a place of rest, so it must look beautiful and comfortable. It does not matter where the terrace is located in a private estate or near a country house, its arrangement reflects the taste of the owner and creates the conditions for a comfortable stay.

Even an open summer building can have its own style and beautiful interior. To create it in specialized markets, a large selection of garden furniture is offered. It is easy to equip a place of rest, ideas can tell the landscape. If the terrace is located in an open space, has no roof, and there are no shady trees around, it is enough to put up stylish umbrellas. There are other options: use canopies over the sofa or removable awning, mounted on metal racks.

Terraces can be arranged in various interior directions, for example, use brickwork at home to create a loft style. The railing with carved balusters emphasizes the romantic style, while the forged elements will help in creating gothic accents.Any style is easily played up with the help of diverse lighting and thoughtful landscaping.

For the construction and arrangement of the terrace should take into account many nuances.

• If you do not want to engage in paperwork or worry about the design - open flooring will be the best solution to these problems, it will be inexpensive.
• For the floor of the terrace does not matter whether it is warm or not, but the strength of the coating and the active use of the extension should be considered.
• On a small terrace, you can allocate a place to rest and eat, and a fireplace or stove to build a separate structure. You should pay attention to the wind rose of the area, so that the smoke does not go in the direction of the terrace.

• When building the foundation, it is necessary to leave a gap of 4-5 cm between it and the base of the house. When shrinking, the structure can "play", and a heavy building will pull an easy extension.
• Erecting an open terrace, you should consider the shadow of the wall of the building. For southern latitudes, it will be a salvation, instead of a roof you will only need an umbrella from the sun.

• When choosing supports under the roof, it is important not only the cost of the material, but also the calculation of the weight of the roof that it will have to hold, as well as the possibility of replacing the elements in case of damage.
• For a very small area, the optimum extension width can be about twenty meters: this is enough for two adults to cross each other. If you make it a little wider, you can hang a flowerpots with flowers and put a chair, you get a cozy little terrace.

Even the simplest terraces look attractive, and if a designer has worked on their project, they will become a favorite vacation spot for the whole family.

• a small house with two cozy terraces - a practical continuation of the building;
• open multistage extension with a seating area;

• covered terrace in Mediterranean style;
• on open floorings, umbrellas are often used;
• complex construction of an open terrace, skillfully implemented by the designer.

Creating a beautiful project and investing in it work, you can get a functional continuation of the house, its present decoration.

How to build a terrace, see the next video.