How to make a metal porch with their hands
The contents
The porch is a required element of the house, which gives it a finished appearance. Moreover, in some cases without it not to manage, for example, when the base is slightly elevated above the ground.
It is recognized that the pile Foundation is indispensable in many cases. It helps prevent moisture inside the home and provides extra warmth. But below the threshold do not need to jump, you need to make the metal porch for the house. Fortunately, this can be done with your own hands.
The advantages and disadvantages of metal porch ↑
It is the metal in most cases choose the professional builders when they need to make a porch for house. But all operations can be done with your hands, if you follow the instructions.
Metal porch which you can do with your hands has the following advantages:
- strength,
- long life,
- thermal stability.
But this is not the whole list of advantages of metal porch, which can be done by hand. Not to mention the speed of installation. Moreover, if desired, it can be easily removed or modified by adding new elements or removing old.
A wide price range also can be attributed to the advantages of metal porch made with your own hands. You can not only choose the material but also the shape of each baluster.
Despite the apparent advantages of metal porch without the disadvantages do not have, the most significant could be considered:
- noisy visor (almost mandatory);
- the need for anti-corrosion means;
- slippery stairs.
Fortunately, most of these shortcomings can be removed with your hands. For example, to stairs weren’t slippery enough to make a notch or gummed them. The noise of the visor reduces the correct material of construction.
Do metal porch with his hands ↑
Training ↑
To do the job as needed, you need to draw the sketch with his hands. But to create a good project, you need to make precise measurements, so no measuring devices do not work.
After all measurements will be made to apply to the paper sizes with their hands. With the help of a metal porch you will be able to exactly calculate the required amount of materials and to knock out the estimate.
Sizes ↑
It is important to determine the dimensions of the metal porch that you want to do with their hands. In most cases the design assumes the presence of stairs. Therefore, immediately Deposit it in the calculations.
Usually the size of the metal stairs to the porch in the range from 0.8 to 1 meter. The choice is easy to do. On metre flight of steps which can be done by hand without problems disperse two people. But size of 0.8 is only enough for one.
To make people feel comfortable on the stairs number of steps cannot be even. Much easier to start moving from one foot and the same foot to finish it.
The incline of the stairs within 45 degrees. Less 26 to do not desirable. The size of the metal stairs to the porch from 12 to 20 inches. The height of each step shall be equal to the previous one. The maximum deviation of 5 millimeters.
The dimensions of the top platform must be suitable to the dimensions of the door. Otherwise, you simply will not be able to open it. Also bottom of doors have to do 5 inches above the platform. It’s easy to carry even with your hands.
The Foundation ↑
To make the metal porch really reliable with his hands, special attention must be given to the Foundation. It depends on the stability and reliability of the whole structure.
If you do not make a Foundation for the porch with their hands, with the coming of spring, the whole structure can be moved. Special attention is paid to the depth of frost penetration. This is usually about one and a half meters. But for each region your figure.
To the metal Foundation of the porch was reliable, you need to do it yourself at 25 cm below the freezing depth in your area. Provided that the temperature in the house will never fall below 10 degrees, the depth of laying can be reduced.
Reducing the depth depends on the characteristics of the soil, thus:
- natural soils — minus 30 percent;
- floor joists — less 20%
- on the beams — decrease of 10%.
When laying the Foundation it is important to know the depth of the groundwater table. The horizon should not be under the Foundation. Otherwise, you will need to make the withdrawal.
The Foundation can be done in a number of stages:
- Dig a pit.
- Swipe sand-gravel preparation. For this you need to put a layer of sand and compacted it. The layer thickness may not be less than 10 centimeters. Then you can pack the gravel. Enough 5cm.
- Make the formwork. Use boards with a thickness not less than 2 inches. Maximum length 20 cm.
- In the corners, install the pegs and stretch the string. Such pegs are driven around the perimeter. The step length is one meter.
- Nail boards to the bars.
- Install the spacer or the focusing if necessary.
- Lay the rebar. The profile class A-III. The preferred diameter of 12 mm.
- Tie reinforcing mesh. Step 20 cm.
- Make two grids: the top and bottom.
- Pour the concrete. The stairs have a little wallow in it. To the top of the platform should remain 20 see once the site is installed, fill with concrete substance.
To fill the form with their hands is best suited concrete factory Considered a good brand B15, F150. Once the form is filled — you need to get rid of voids. For this purpose, ideal for construction vibrator, but if this is not suitable even for an ordinary hoe.
When the air bubbles are removed — the concrete is covered with a film. Then leave the structure for at least a week. During this time, she attains the desired strength, and you will be able to use the porch.
Metalworks ↑
To create the metallic structure of the desired strength of their hands to begin work, you need the steps:
- Angle cut area and weld to the circuit. Make installation of the remaining elements of this category.
- Attach elements in the form of letters «G». The top is connected by means of angle corner. Hem need to do the same.
- Metal steps easy to fill with your own hands. For this, a good fit plywood.
- For attaching the treads to the metal is best to use screws.
In the end you need to seal the horizontal opening. After installation of metal stairs with your hands complete, you can begin installing the railing. This element is required for any construction, if it has more than three steps.
Rental for railing that will be mounted on top of the metal porch, choose according to their own preferences. Just keep in mind that you have to work with him. To carry out installation, it is sufficient to weld two stand with their hands on top and bottom. As a basis you can take pipe.
The pipes are welded two sections, the upper plays the role of a handrail. Formed between the two pipes fill the space rental. The step size choose at your own discretion.
The results ↑
As you can see, to make the metal porch with his hands is not so very difficult. It is sufficient to divide the work into stages and the building process will take place quickly, and the design will have high reliability and good performance. The main thing is to make a quality anti-corrosion treatment and find a paint that is suitable for outdoor use.