Open porch at the cottage
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Open summer terraces, a photo of which punctually spread in the network, their owners, can not remain indifferent to virtually any vacationer. Whatever size would not have a holiday home, open porch, independently attached to the house, it never hurts, because in addition to the ability to organize a recreation area, a porch can be a convenient place to store many tools and other useful things. If the cottage is used exclusively in the summer, you can choose the most simple variant, for example, as an open veranda attached to the house in the photo below.
The device of this design will not require construction of the Foundation, the device walls or flooring. However, it’s easy to escape from the summer rain or sun, set for children or family swing, hang a hammock or install a barbecue. This, simplified and maximally open porch may be erected in 1-2 days with their hands.
Than to close an open veranda for the winter ↑
The beauty and comfort of the outdoor terrace is estimated immediately after its construction. But with the onset of autumn, gardeners are beginning to think about how to close an open veranda for the winter, and photos of projects addressing this issue, searching in the network. As a rule, think about how to protect the open construction should be at the stage of its construction. For temporary protection from wind, rain or excessive sun exposure to optimally use blinds or curtains made with your own hands.
This variant is characterized by its simplicity and cheapness, but it is not applicable to provide protection for the winter. As a more optimal variant can be considered transparent PVC curtains.
Such film blinds for outdoor porches, fully solve the issue than to close the veranda for the winter, differ sufficient strength, the possibility of self-installation and low cost. In Sunny days such a curtain just goes up, revealing fresh air and cool wind days quickly lowered and locked.
For greater reliability can be set and customized curtains of the front textile having increased strength, insensitivity to strong changes in temperature, humidity and winds.
This kind of curtains for the open verandas at dacha guaranteed «survive» a dozen winters, and in summer they are used to protect the room from the scorching sun or rain with the wind.
As an option to protect open terraces in the country can be considered a way of frameless glass. Of course, such protection will cost much more expensive, and if in winter the holiday village is not protected, there is a risk that the glass would just break, but this time on the terrace will be as comfortable as possible.
Stone and wood – the best material for an open construction ↑
As a rule, open verandas and terraces, a photo of which is published in various editions, made using mainly wood, brick or natural stone. Typically, when building a deck, try to execute it in the same style with the house. In this case, it is possible to obtain a harmonious structure which is inscribed into the existing landscape.
If this is not possible, for example, the house old enough to play on the contrast, making the original open terrace, contemporary design, which will focus all the attention on themselves – in this case, the differences in the style of the two buildings will be quite appropriate.
Most often, open porch to house with his own hands built out of wood. It is a versatile material that is perfectly combined with stone, glass and metal. In addition, role playing and affordable price because not everyone is willing to invest heavily in the country house construction. Open porch in the country, a photo of which is below, is almost entirely made of wood, is small in size, and does not require significant material costs.
However, this open porch greatly enhances the comfort of staying in the country, making it easy to organize in the country a comfortable place for relaxing and entertaining. Wooden open porch doesn’t require the device deep Foundation and in some cases you can do without it – for example, you can arrange it on the wooden platform, which is slightly elevated above the ground. In this case it is possible to arrange the open verandas with pergolas, the main advantage of which is a kind of roof that let in the rays of the sun in the morning and evening, which is arranged by positioning the boards on the edge at a certain angle.
Special attention requires the flooring on the veranda. This is due, for the most part, with constantly high humidity or direct contact with precipitation. As a rule, the floor outside on the porch is wooden, and if to make it perfectly smooth, it inevitably will be formed puddles, especially after heavy and prolonged rains. Therefore it is better to lay the floor lattice method and to avoid an overly tight fit floorboards to each other. Floor paint outside on the veranda is selected only weather resistant, which is able to withstand the severe temperature changes and high humidity levels.
Quite often, gardeners just don’t know how to cover a wooden floor on the veranda in order to along with providing good protection, not to hide the natural color and texture of the wood. Despite the fact that there are many compositions that have excellent protective characteristics, many still «invent the wheel», and before you paint a wooden floor on the veranda of the normal lacquer coating, ready to try anything, but not a factory product. Meanwhile, a cover as Sadolin floor, outside on the veranda is guaranteed to prevent rotting, formation of mold and the defeat of the wood by insects.
Modern ideas to design outdoor porch ↑
A huge advantage was the fact that finish the open verandas in a private home can be materials that are in the house to use the owner would not dare. For example, a small room with veranda soaking in white glossy tones.
Of course, in a residential room such an abundance of white is not quite appropriate, but for the terrace, where the residence time is still limited, this contrast will be most welcome. Thus, in the attached room can be made a kitchen, which will allow more efficient use of the internal area of the country house, especially if it is large.
Nice to beat the interior decoration of the house will help open porch, a photo of which is below.
Glass, metal and a minimum of finishing. Despite the fact that such «extension» can be considered closed, there may be used with success curtains for outdoor terraces and pavilions, which will not allow sunlight overly warm room, and at the open Windows will save you from sudden gusts of wind without impeding the flow of fresh air. To plan such an open veranda to the house more desirable at the design stage. In that case, if the decision is made to use the existing brick wall «as is», you will need treatment with a special protective structure.
Himself the architect ↑
Generally, the design of open porch at the cottage can be carried out without any rules and norms, because the main thing in this – the comfort and convenience of the vacationer, as well as harmony with the surrounding landscape. Traditional popular different designs railing veranda open type whose pattern irregular geometry has always been the decoration of the site and attracts attention. For two-storey country houses, whose owners aim to maximise use of available land for growing vegetables or flowers, a good option would be an open porch, located on the second floor of the building.
This open design, despite some difficulties in the process of construction, can be a real highlight of the house, and the most popular and favorite places. Here it is not necessary to have a traditional roof – quite a small canopy, which can at any time be removed or pergolas. On the veranda, located on the second floor necessarily provided the railing. They should be of sufficient height and securely fastened.
Of course, such an open veranda of the wooden house, built with his own hands, difficult to install, for example, barbecue – it will have to comply with many conditions, but to put a small grill for cooking barbecue is quite acceptable. The entrance to this porch can be organized directly from the house and from the street by stairs unusual, for example, twisted design.
Before how to make a porch to the house, you should care about the safety of future buildings. So, all wooden elements should be treated with flame retardants, applied by brush, roller or spray gun in several layers. With the device, for example, barbeque areas, a material for the floor on the veranda you should choose non-combustible, or to arrange the oven on separate concrete Foundation. The roof deck must be sloped to avoid excessive snow loads in the winter on the basis of the whole structure. How simple and unpretentious it may be a process of self-construction of small terraces shown in the video