Successful reconstruction: when it is better to finish than to demolish

Unfinished house: real stories and positive experiences

I bought unfinished. Sounds almost like a death sentence. Indeed, the majority of people are sure that the purchase of an unfinished house under reconstruction - a waste of money. But if we approach the matter with the mind. Weigh all the "pros" and "cons", the majority of "pitfalls" can be avoided. Below, we will discuss these examples and give tips on how not to fly with unfinished.

 Content:

• Example 3 successful reconstruction unfinished houses
• Recommendations for purchase of the unfinished buildings

3 best rework unfinished in comfortable country houses

Everyone has their own way to purchase unfinished. Someone decided the housing problem. Someone wants to get away from the city into the countryside. And someone podvorachivaetsja successful unfinished "box" in a place with good infrastructure, which overlook sin. The article is dedicated to all who believe that the reconstruction of unfinished construction of the house is more expensive to 0.

1. Deep reconstruction of the house, or life on a construction site

So I called his theme portal AAKLiberty. Member FORUMHOUSE turned the old farmhouse into a comfortable cottage. Look what you can make yourself, if your hands are growing and where it is necessary to have a great desire.

It was.

It was.

AAKLiberty

In 2007, his wife decided to move parents from the north closer to the capital. Buy real estate in Moscow there was no money. We decided to buy an old house, 100 km from the city, and reconstruct it on their own. Arguments "For":

• I and my father in law are able to work with his hands.
• Daughter is studying to be an architect.
• My engineering knowledge will be enough to bring the project to life.
• Motivation - the parents will live not far from us, and we will be able to get out of the nature of them.

Year went to search for a suitable option. Finally found a "donor". That's how the old house looked like inside.

It did not bother AAKLiberty. He demolished the interior partitions. I bought the bar section 10x15 cm and started trouble.

While the house was reconstructed, we lived in an embrace with building materials and stoked an old furnace.

Stages of erecting walls.

And this is what happened in the end.

The ceiling in the bath and the hall is laid in the form of a set of bricks.

Also replaced the windows, architraves and soffits have warmed from Epps.

This is only a small part of the unfinished rework.

a lot of work has been done after the fact. Repair stretched over several years. We list the main stages of reconstruction:

• Users to replace old wooden windows on modern fiberglass.
• Demolished and built a new partition.
• I replaced the furnace heating to gas and set fire.
• Reinforced walls and foundations.
• Held water.
• Introduced from the gas.
• I have got off the ground floor.
• Built on the second floor.
• Replaced terrace extension with sauna and garage.
• I made standing seam roof.

As a result, the house began to look like this.

This "cottage" in the winter.

2. Chalets for fisherman or as I reconstructed blockhouse

Another example of the reconstruction of wreck in the house as in the image.

It was.

It was.

And, for cheap. How it was possible to make the portal user with the nickname Aleksey_Chuprina, detailed in its subject. Link to it at the end. And we go through the main stages of this alteration.

Aleksey_Chuprina

I - an avid fisherman. Often in Finland. Always dreamed of having a house in the woods on the shore of a beautiful lake. Somehow I decided it was time to make the dream a reality. I began looking for a secluded place. Finally I found it in the Tver region. At the station there was an old house, a barn and a bathhouse. My argument "For" buying unfinished:

• A stunningly beautiful remote places.
• The plot is in the suburbs. On both sides of the wood. Lake front. Until the water is only 30 meters.
• The house is old, but not rotten, built on the conscience.
• Attractive price.

Aleksey_Chuprina once designated purpose - to remake the old house into a comfortable cottage with a minimum of expense.

The user has made the old house plan.

 To assess the state log Alex took off all trim and looked at the logs, beams, roof.

The inspection Alex decided that it is not necessary to repair the roof. It broke. This benefited. Style house beat chalet.

Also replaced the crown on the bottom bar. We laid the new floor joists. Blockhouse caulk, and on both sides of the wall have wound bar. This reinforced structure. Bar - it is also a crate under the insulation and sheathing.

Aleksey_Chuprina

After he built the walls of the terrace overlooking the lake. Before the house has space for a porch. To reduce the cost of construction, arranged at a local sawmill otstrogat raw timber and plank. For this additional payment of 1000 rubles. per cubic meter of raw wood. The board then he dried. It's cheaper than buying dry wood. Made of timber and fencing.

wooden eaves of the roof elements.

After the installation of windows and doors, house sheathed OSB. Painted plates and did the layout of the boards under the Framework.

At the user's words, it is - the best budget option for home decoration.

After the exterior trim moved to the inside and engineering networks. And that's what happened in the end.

View from the window".

And it is - the result of the works.

In winter the house is transformed into a fairytale.

Subject Alexei caused a stir. It rained questions.

Valencia

Excellent house turned out! Built with his own hands or hire someone?

Aleksey_Chuprina

Built with his assistants - brought to the work of a team of three people.

Valencia

A winter driving? How is the heating?

Aleksey_Chuprina

In winter, it is sure to come. I like to go fishing on the ice. Electricity to heat the house. I put convectors. They are included via GSM socket. When necessary, to send commands via SMS and to my arrival, the house is already warmed up. In severe frosts dotaplivayu oven.

Everyone who liked Alexei house, offer to make a virtual tour of the facility and learn the nuances of its construction firsthand.

3. Unfinished of 90s. Finish building? Or...

And now tell you about unfinished stone house. In the photo below - typical of the box 90.

And is that from it done.

Great to get a house, right? The more interesting saga associated with its construction.

Bas197

user FORUMHOUSE

I always wanted to have a home. I decided it was time to realize his dream. I began to look for land. I spent this year. I looked through dozens of proposals. Why not just buy it? Here are my requirements to the site:

• Southwest suburbs.
• Not further 30 km from Moscow.
• Only private housing.
• The presence of central communications.
• The ability to reach the public transportation area.
• Urban infrastructure within walking distance.
• Normal environment and permanently resident neighbors.
• Plot size is not less than 8 hundredth.

Conclusion: I need a plot in the city.

Having defined the requirements, the user is immersed in a world of suburban real estate. It's not that. Or expensive, or does not meet the requirements. Finally got a suitable site with unfinished. Thinking the user bought it and began to think, what to do with happiness comes down to it.

"Box" size 12x12 m stands on a plinth blocks of PBS. There is a basement. Walls constructed from hollow core slabs. House area excluding the attic and basement for more than 200 square meters. m.

The user decided that to break a house - irrationally. The question is how to finish it? But most importantly, how to self-assess the condition of the foundation and other structures? Bas197 I asked this question on the portal. And he answered participants FORUMHOUSE.

Vadimag

I would be an architect hired. I think of this unfinished can make a decent house.

Legendad

If there are no cracks on the walls, from the foundation up to 90% are OK. Then we look at the rest of the structure.

Bas197

The walls are checked - no cracks. I believe that in 20 years, all that can be already settled.

Legendad

If the foundation of all right, do not waste your money on an architect. House size and proportions is built as it should. Clean the attic floor. He's not needed. The roof can be put very simple - gable.

After the "brainstorming" work in full swing. Of concrete slabs left after buying a house, the user has made arrival on site.

Also portion connected to the mains - 3-phase, 15 kW.

Without electricity construction is complicated at times.

It should be noted that the reconstruction of the house Bas197 I approached seriously. completion a floor plan was developed.

Ground floor plan.

Plan of the second floor.

Basement.

Volume alterations impressive.

In addition to the internal work, "box" outside insulated.

Mounted subsystem for installation of metal siding.

With the soft roof and finishing house dramatically changed and, as they say, began to play, becoming a fashion house.

Reconstruction continues, but it is already clear that the house was a success, and the unfinished become a profitable acquisition.

Want to know the secret of a successful experience in the reconstruction of unfinished portal users?

Read the second part of the article, Which contains advice on the acquisition of the unfinished buildings.

If you doubt the correctness of the choice of unfinished, go to this topic Evaluation of the acquired house under renovation, Upload photos and ask advice from experienced builders.

The article was written based on materials from the: Deep reconstruction of the house, or life on a construction site, Chalets for fisherman or I frame reconstructed, Unfinished of 90s. Finish building? or...

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