I - samostroyschik: personal experience

The protracted crisis has forced many developers to look at the solution of the housing problem from a different angle. The desire to save money, and at the same time to acquire their own home, has led to a surge in interest from our website users to the topic dedicated to self-construction. As practice shows, our users are taken as for the construction of huts, as well as for the construction of cottages on malorasprostranonnoy among private developers technology «Tilt-up».

Any practice begins with the theory. In order for self-construction of houses do not make mistakes, we recommend that you listen to the advice of experienced members Forumhouse, having real experience in self-construction. In today's article we will answer the following questions:

• What is the benefit of self-construction.
• Is it better to buy a house project or make it yourself.
• What materials samostroyschiki prefer to build houses.
• How to avoid mistakes in self-construction.

The advantages of self-construction

"Building alone is impossible, but on their own - very real." This motto has become a catch phrase many samostroyschikov. So, I made a firm decision - to acquire their own home. How to do it? Before any developer once there are four possible solutions:

• Order construction of houses under the key in the company "to the name."
• Find the superintendent with a team and rely on him.
• Independently hire workers and monitoring their work to build a house.
• Build a house completely on their own.

Immediately leave the first option as the most expensive, beyond the scope of this article. The second option at first glance it seems profitable, but if you dig a little deeper, it turns out that someone has to control the superintendent. This can be specially recruited technical supervision, or if the developer is confident in his knowledge of construction, he did. In any case, a long chain: working-foreman-contracting engineering supervision, and it (the first three links) additional cash spending.

If we rely on the superintendent, not really delving into the construction processes, the result can be disastrous. Means (and considerable) spent, and how and what is built is unknown.

Therefore, developers are often faced with a dilemma: what to prefer - third or fourth option. Many choose the third, considering it the most cost-effective. But is it really? It must be understood that in this case, in addition to the construction of knowledge (at least theoretically), you have to become a procurement officer, technical supervision, all master hand (as is most likely, will have to show the workers how to work properly), and most importantly - the overseer of hired you "Builders."

This word is not accidental in quotes. Anyone who has ever built something, knows that is slightly loosen the control, and work will begin to do things their own way, without complying with the technology, as it seems easier and better for it. It is worth it to point out the error, and you will hear in response: "We always build, and still did not fall apart!".

Viktor Borisov (User FORUMHOUSE):

I think that the option of "himself foreman + team of workers" - the most inefficient method of construction. Because you have to constantly be on the construction site and, in fact, stand behind you all hired workers. Independently solve problems and make the most responsible work. In this case you constantly see that the workers do not take time off from work, do everything efficiently, continually adjust them, and all this for your own money!

To control the workers in the conditional mode, "24 hours 7 days a week," will have to take leave or permanently off from work. It can be put on-site surveillance cameras, allowing to remotely monitor the progress of the work. But these half-measures do not guarantee quality.

Dmitry Kale (FORUMHOUSE Consultant):

From my own experience I can say - during the construction have to watch literally every movement of wage-laborers. I once asked her to dissolve dyuymovka on rails, so they do not come up with anything better than to spread out on the board and cut aerated concrete board chainsaw together with blocks!

Vladimir Egorov (User FORUMHOUSE):

Due to life circumstances, I set a goal - to build their own house for 1 million rubles. and live in it. Of course, to build a stone house size 10h7.5 m for the money is difficult, but to build a house for no more than 1.5 million rubles. - is quite real.

Just say that Vladimir was able to solve the problem. He, along with the father and 1 laborer, about half a year built a house of aerated concrete and finished the first floor to move his wife and two children. This will get rid of monetary expenditure for the lease rental housing.

Benefit samostroya Vladimir praised by making simple calculation and realized where the money went to the construction site, and where you can save. This is a fee for the work of builders.

Vladimir Yegorov:

Here is an example of life. 2 km from my village in the neighboring SNT, built a house the size of 9x9 meters of aerated concrete, 2 full floors. The house cost the owner of 3 million rubles., With about 40% of this amount was spent on paid work of builders. That is, roughly, a house can be built independently of 2 million rubles.

There is a fair question - why would someone pay money for a job if construction stopped without your direct participation, or the workers will boil the pot. Of course, building your own home, involving the process of relatives or periodically using a simple job of hired laborers, the construction of the house may be delayed. Construction will have to give all his spare time and effort, but the result and the quality of work will be on a completely different level. After all, you build for yourself!

Victor Borisov:

 I have to say, before the erection of the house I had no construction experience. I absolutely do not versed in building technology. I had to learn everything.

A guide we present the main characteristics of the house built by Victor:

• the size of the house - 8.5h10.5 m;
• height - 4.2 m;
• total area - 72 sq. m;
• ceiling height - 3 m;
• foundation - a plate-reinforced composite reinforcement;
• walls - aerated D400, 375 mm thick, plastered on both sides;
• overlap - prefabricated monolithic reinforced concrete with insulation;
• roof - flat.

The total construction budget: including the purchase of furniture, installation of heating systems, water supply, sewerage, construction of a summer kitchen and landscaping area, was 2 million rubles.

At first glance it seems that the amount announced by modern realities of life - a fantasy, but with the right approach, everything will turn out. This requires:

• Choose a suitable cottage project.
• Understand what material is better to build a house.
• Find out what kind of soil on the site (it is necessary to calculate the constructive foundation).
• Calculate an estimate and estimate its strength.
• Think through what is physically heavy steps (for example, digging trenches, pouring Laying nets, installation of roof system, lifting boards onto the roof) should attract mates or to hire laborers.

Often, earthmoving equipment and hire more profitable to do everything in 2-3 hours, you pay large sums and spend more time with the manual labor.

• Understand where and how you can further save money, for example by ordering the construction materials during the winter seasonal discounts, or to find out which wall materials produced in your area.

So, having decided to build a house on their own, we exclude the weakest links -naemnyh workers and a foreman and, thereby, reduce the construction cost estimate. Those. - the main driving force of such a decision - a financial issue and at the same time getting a good result.

Our portal has in detail told, what features to consider when designing a country house. Therefore, we focus on practical advice for samostroyschikov. Most often, an independent developer, due to the limited budget, choose a model project at home on the Internet or on their own designs it, mastering the special programs.

To simplify your task, you can go to the next "trick" - to take a favorite project on the web and adapt it for themselves. For example, mirror your house plans to change the layout, size of rooms, the entrance area, the location of the house on the site, etc.

With self-designing house should give preference to the simple shape of the building, avoid complex geometry - protrusions, bay windows, turrets, etc. The optimum shape of the house - a square. This will simplify the calculation of the amount of materials, the construction itself and reduce the amount of waste and thus reduce the construction cost estimate. The roof also makes it simple - pitched, and not difficult to break. Of course, this approach affects the overall architecture of the house in the direction of simplification - minimalism that can make a far not everyone, so you have to make a compromise between the desires, the actual building opportunities and the financial party.

As a start - a test case in which one can "get the hand, rather than bumps" - our users are recommended to build an economic unit on frame technology. Especially because the cabins - one of the most popular things in the course of development of the empty plot. Those. We go from simple to complex. First do a simple project forward estimates, are importing construction materials, learning to work with the tools. And then the experience used in the construction of a large house.

Also, do not chase the big area of ​​the house. One option could be a one-storey building, as comfortable staircase (Which many forget) requires competent calculation.

Victor Borisov:

I looked familiar at home before the start of construction, estimated the area and realized that to build "palaces" of 200 square meters. m - is not an option. It is expensive, expensive to heat, it is difficult to remove. Thus was born the concept of "second apartment in nature" - relatively small for a family one-storey house with 3-4 people in an area of ​​80 square meters. m. From the stairs and, accordingly, the second floor, I refused. I will not run back and forth, and the space it takes up decently.

In addition, the "remove" the second floor, Victor got rid of the need to conduct construction work at height.

Vladimir Yegorov:

When I sat down to design his home, then drove the entire interior layout by itself. Kitchen made the corner, one side should go on the entrance to the site and the area in front of the house, the second - in the direction of the bath and sauna area in front. Since my wife is easier to look after small children and cook at the same time.

By setting so base, Vladimir painted the rest of the layout, going from the kitchen. By projecting the first floor, he moved to the second, where the planned 3 full rooms and second bathroom. Attic samostroyschik did not do, reasoning that a full floor + cold attic easier and more economical. But in the long term (for this advance thought over constructive) cold attic can be insulated, turning it into a residential attic. Those. the house is built gradually.

At first, ready to move in the first floor, then, after entry, over time, it gets off the second. Thus, breaking the construction site at home on the stages, you can save money by investing them gradually, which is especially important for samostroyschikov on a limited budget.

Selection of the wall material and design of the foundation

The choice of wall material and construction technology of the house - one of the most important steps of any samostroyschika. It should be clearly aware of their strength, skill, experience, and even the tendency to work with a particular material. To sum up the experience of the construction of our customers, we can say that most self-erecting house of aerated concrete or on frame technology. Each method has its adherents.

Dmitry Kale:

I opted for the construction of aerated concrete homes because laying can be carried out independently, with little or no involvement of an auxiliary force.

The size of aerated concrete block masonry is optimal for one person, but it speeds up the construction of large-size home. The walls are literally growing before our eyes. The technology is well established. On the Internet there are lots of homes projects optimized for aerated concrete and, more importantly, concrete simply processed. Cut, saw off, the unit can be sanded on the construction site, without the aid of expensive tools. Masonry block is carried on the glue seam is thin masonry, which minimizes the number of thermal bridges.

More details about the aircrete described in article "Myths and legends of the aerated concrete".

Fans of frame houses attracted by the possibility of building almost single-handedly. Our users have accumulated extensive experience in the construction of this technology.

User FORUMHOUSE Roman Moskvin (nick nekorsakov), Self-built house on frame technology.

Roman Moskvin (User FORUMHOUSE):

I chose framework technology, because it allows you to build your own, without resorting to outside help.

The pros "karkasnikov" can record high-speed construction of the house, the lack of so-called "Wet processes" (no need to pour Laying nets, raise mortar). Construction can conduct year-round, even in the bitter cold.

Roman Moskvin:

I worked up to - 25 ° C, just need a well insulated.

In order not to overstrain, raising the frame walls alone, our users are advised to resort to such tricks - erect frame, placing vertically in the rack, temporary fixing them with nails nailing struts and to the bottom harness.

Such an approach would do without assistants, although will increase the time to build the walls.

Another difficult moment for any samostroyschika - the right choice of the foundation. We have already talked about the nuances of selection for the foundation of a country houseBut repeat the main rule. There is no one universal type of foundation, suitable for any situation. The foundation must be calculated for a specific home and, most importantly, - under the concrete ground in your area. The main mistake of inexperienced developers - to make the foundation "as in neighbor" can lead to disastrous results.

As for the most common types of bases among samostroyschikov, we can distinguish the pile (on the basis of trailing screw piles) pile-rostverkovye foundations (grillage should hang over the earth, not lying on the ground) and has become popular among our users foundation Insulated Swedish plate (UWB).

Roman Moskvin:

Under his karkasnik I chose UWB for the following reasons:

• Energy efficiency, which allows good heat warmed the house with a minimum of heat with electricity, which is detailed in the topic "Cheap heating electricity".
• High heat storage capacity (which is especially important for karkasnika that does not have, unlike the stone houses, large heat capacity).
• The upper part of the plate is ready for the sub-floor, and all communications - water, sewer pipes, floor heating and electrical cable - have been held in the "body" of the plate.

Roman Moskvin:

UWB me about a cost of 600 thousand. rub. (About 4 m. P. 1Q. meter), but I note that once you get the foundation of communication, insulation, heating, floor and subfloor. Additionally, since No hiding, no eternal problem of damp and rotting wooden floors.

Note: The price is given for the year 2012.

Dmitry Kale:

All builders offer considered as UWB foundation. At higher initial cost, then it turns out a considerable saving on the final finishing. Of course, if it allows the geology section, and there is no need for a high base or subfield.

Summarizing

Self-construction of the house - is not only hard work but also fun. Day by day, you see the results of their labor. It spurs, gives passion, and work is in ohotku. The main thing - to gain knowledge, to carefully plan all the steps, pick up construction materials, select feasible for the construction technology. Calculate an estimate and does not hesitate to ask questions for our consultants.

Dmitry Kale:

As regards the economic benefits of self-build house, then, oddly enough, this is a double edged sword. In my case, the economic benefits have been huge, but my main work schedule allows you to spend most of the time on the site.

Trying to build on the weekends, in one hand, is likely to lead to a sad outcome. Not having time to finish the roof, it may happen that the walls and the foundation will have been repaired.

Of course, building your own is possible and necessary, in the presence of skills, knowledge and, most importantly, time permitting. Self-construction - a long process, however, provides a significant savings on a hired labor force. Especially it begins to appear on the stage finishes when there are costly operation. Because the cost of empty boxes at home - it's only 15-20% of the total value of the house.

Everyone who planned to build a house on their own, Forumhouse recommends exploring the following topics: "House of aerated concrete in the home with a minimal budget", "The apartment is in the nature" - one-storey house of aerated concrete with their hands ", "Karkasnik 10h14 on UWB. I build it yourself ".

Of our articles you will be able to learn from that to build a house, how to survive during the construction, and how to prevent Seven construction errors.

Also we advise you to watch a video where they show the nuances of construction karkasnika aloneAnd explains either alone or in 6 months, to build a house of aerated concrete.

Discuss the article and read other materials devoted to country life you can on the websiteFORUMHOUSE.

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