House leaves in the winter: the right preparation for the rain and cold

Major work on the contents of the house on the eve of a dull winter

The season is over, but in this slushy timelessness between autumn and winter full of worries and affairs. And I must have time to finish them until the day temperature outside is above zero. That's what they do in October - early November, homeowners FORUMHOUSE.

Check the insulation of the house

From the quality of insulation (and waterproofing) house depends how much heat (and eventually – money) you will be able to save. So, according to experts, the most heat is lost through the house:

- Cold walls which passed heat and moisture (35%).
- Attic without insulation (25%).
- non-insulated doors and windows (18%).
- ventilation and chimney (15%).
- Sex (10%).

Insulated walls and attic

The fact that the walls need to be insulated, can be recognized by the state of their interior decoration after the rains. If all of the exterior walls are evenly moist, then a layer of insulation is too thin. On FORUMHOUSE you can learn, what should be the thickness of the insulation, which insulation material is selected for the walls and, in general, what should be the ideal warm wall.

For external insulation house heat insulation performance will be higher. If for some reason, insulate the walls from the outside is not possible, then:

Beutiflet

user FORUMHOUSE

I did so: Epps 50 mm is attached to the wall just 1-2 "umbrella" (a fungus), but would not fall (on the floor is not attached). Then a thin (2 mm) for a paper foam foil 2-sided adhesive tape (also not only be dropped before the end operation). Foil inside the premises. Then crepe lathing of boards 100H25 mm tubular anchors 10h132 mm through the entire cake in brick (overlap). Approximately one anchor on the 1 meter board. On the plywood crate - wall paneling -DSP.

see also other options brick insulation from inside the house.In addition, the FORUMHOUSE you learn how warm inside a wooden house and frame house.

The dampness in the lower parts of the walls says, most likely, the absence of the blind area or base lining with waterproof material. Conversely, the wall, damp in the upper part of the signal leakages attic.Or on the ceiling of the attic is accumulated condensate, indicating problems with the waterproofing or ventilation.

Prepare the basement, insulated blind area

Until the frosts hit, it is necessary to check the condition of the basement: there should be no water on the floor, the walls should not accumulate condensate. Dry cellar - one of the prerequisites for the normal wintering home. You may need to make waterproofing the basement from the inside.

alwol2000

user FORUMHOUSE

It is necessary to apply surface waterproofing – polymer-cement mixture and Stroebe do.

Romulus

user FORUMHOUSE

To divert water around the perimeter of the site to make extra drainage + livnevki-drainage around the house and it all led into a ravine.

Until the winter came, inspected the blind area, if there are chips and cracks, it is necessary to have time to concrete them before the frost. Most homeowners FORUMHOUSE insulated blind area, although many consider this question moot, especially if there is underfloor heating.

Mfcn

user FORUMHOUSE

Warming blind area during heat socket prevents the problems associated with the frost heaving relative to the foundation.

Insulated doors and windows

On FORUMHOUSE many times highlighted the role of good windows in the comfort of home. Indeed, the windows are double or even triple glazing instead of the old almost 20% lower heat loss of the room. Those who, for whatever reason, cherishes the old window frames, the winter is recommended to insulate them with special adhesive tapes, which are selected in the shops for the construction and repair is quite large. If the winter you live in the city and spend time in a country house raids, then save heat loss can be embedded inside the window foiled PES. The only thing - to fix this stuff need to tightly, otherwise the event would not make any sense.

Here is a simple and ingenious way to reduce heat loss from the physics, the husband of our member portal mum Jania: leaving from the country - tight zaves double windows with heavy curtains, I came - do not open the curtains until progreesh whole house.

mum Jania

Participant FORUMHOUSE

We are all car enthusiasts in the unheated garage for the winter at the gate curtains of canvas and hang degrees 3-4 win. Outside temperatures down to -46 and below -18 garages not happened yet.

As for the front door, from the standpoint of keeping warm it is not the best option would be to insulate the one door, and make two. The first door - metal, the second - the wooden (or a frame with a heater, a door or PVC with a higher threshold). Thus, the first metal door should open outwards, immediately should the door behind her, which opens inwards. This door to reduce heat loss from the inside can upholster additional layer of insulation.

SDim

user FORUMHOUSE

And do not forget the door seals around the perimeter. They mostly – most vicious cold source.

Prepare the heating system

Checking the basement and attic, insulate, if necessary, walls, windows and doors, turn to the heating system.

In one of our articles, we talked in detail about how to prepare for the winter home heating system. Maintenance of the heating system from the perspective of law and common sense should be entrusted to the art, but clean dirt filter, test operation of the pumps and the pressure in the expansion tank can be independently. heating system should be checked periodically, but before the heating season - is necessary.

Another case from the list of mandatory, even vital - check the chimney.

Be sure to check the chimney before the start of the heating season; brick chimney - every three months.

Check chimney draft, the instrument carries Testo-521-3, but because of its high cost of these popular methods are used more often.

• "Palm"
  Wet hand water and attach it to the inlet of the chimney. The faster the dry palm, the better the chimney draft.
• «Match "(" paper ")
  Light a match or a piece of paper and held it up to the inspection hole of the furnace. If the craving is normal, light will be pulled to the side of the furnace. If the fire is tilted in the direction "of the furnace," an urgent need to clean the chimney.

Prepare the water supply system

Before winter it is necessary to have time to check the pipe for leaks, so there's time to repair or replace some segments, also check off valves, they also should not proceed. Performs all necessary preventive maintenance to help avoid winter freezing pipes. Well with drinking water that is not used in winter, treated antiseptics (sold in pharmacies), whereupon water is pumped out.

Street conserve electricity in winter, which tubes and nozzles of water blown. Often used for this purpose car compressor, but this requires a large compressor capacity, otherwise the water in the pipes can remain that winter will inevitably lead to damage to water supply. That is the know-how of the user of our portal galexy456.

galexy456

user FORUMHOUSE

I for this purpose adapted from the accumulator tank (without pear) 80 l. Is pumped by a compressor to 8 bar, I connect to the pipe and go into the garden to open the taps. The pipes no water for the winter remains.

However, we must remember that any air pump volumetric tank unsafe.

Prepare gutter system

Checked by all pipes and gutters, in cracks gutter system elements are replaced. Drains between brackets should not sag, or in the winter under the snow load it vygnetsya or broken down. To avoid this, in problem areas pose additional brackets.

Before winter drains should be checked and cleaned of leaves when needed, and so on. N. Generally, cleaning the drain should be done at least twice a year.

diimon69

user FORUMHOUSE

I look at gutter systems gutter clamp and hook type, if it is clearly clamped - thought out system.

install snow stop

Whether snow stop do we need? Are there any of them really measurable benefits? Here is what users think of our portal.

Porcupine

user FORUMHOUSE

Here in the village, after the memorable supersnezhnoy winter, a lot of people who did not have snow guards, "horrible" for alteration of fences, including expensive that just took down an avalanche from the roof.

If an avalanche from the roof can damage the fence, landing, can be dangerous for children running around the house, in this place, of course, require snow stop.

Tubular snow stop and angle can be set at the ready on the roof. Tubular snow stop more desirable from an aesthetic point of view, as they are considered safer. Sploshnyakom installed without gaps.

Krovelscheg

user FORUMHOUSE

We branded "snowballs" tube on one side of the compression, vdevaetsya tube in a tube, it turns a solid string of snow retention.

Beyond these more trouble we can not forget about the medium and small: to conserve the pool and pond, pour the water out of the tanks and other large tanks, grease graphite paint all locks and hinges, do anything that will help your home through the winter without any tangible losses.

On FORUMHOUSE you can read how much save on heating costs in the winter house, how to prepare for winter pondAnd what to do in the garden, when the garden season is over. Check out the video, which is basic training course on warming the walls from the inside.