A place to live: the name of the worker-peasant "Pervomajskij" (continue to repair and home improvement)

Our farm was wearing quite a workers 'and peasants' name "at Pervomayskaya". And the street where we had the good fortune to buy a house, generally called "street work". Of course, living among such names, prolezhivat sides impossible. So we almost always worked hard. And here is a sign on our labor front. Birch fence planted us not to forget the distant Siberian homeland.

Our extension has already been built. During construction, it was thought out plan. We changed it a few times, but in the end, agreed that there will be a bathroom, a kitchen-dining room and a small office.

All communications we laid before you have finished masonry. Sink in the kitchen, we settled on one line with a toilet and shower, so as not to suffer from the bends of pipes. Immediately decided that since it will be easier to clear the blockage, if any appear.

The only negative was that the front door has moved during the construction of a house facade, on its side part. Nothing can be done, the cost of endless alterations. Now, water-supply and sewerage pipe going into the kitchen, lie under the entrance to the house. But in practice, nothing wrong with them during the operation did not occur. The ground under them, we have laid out the old bricks. For the husband is attached the wall of the pipe to the special clamps. All joints in the pipes it to the reliability missed sealant.

Here is our pipe to drain water from the kitchen sink. Just only the husband sawed in a new door unit.

Space for the toilet and shower were also chosen in advance. If you're not ready for the project, and we - by inspiration, I suggest these points to determine the stage of laying the foundation. So you do not have to drill new holes, the foundation batter and break on the floor screed. The rest of the layout can be changed beyond recognition without affecting your budget.

Sewer pipe to the toilet. Next - kitchen with auditing pipe plugs.

The floors we otsypali clay, water shed, ramming. Once the clay has dried, put on her waterproofing, insulation and poured concrete subfloor. They poured themselves. Concrete kneaded in a mixer with an electric drive. Floor level exhibited on beacons.

This is our workaholic-stirrer at the time of intensive labor achievements. After work, we always carefully washed her. Until now, this concrete mixer serves us faithfully.

After the subfloor has been prepared, it's time to water piping in the annexe. Since all points of water consumption have already been laid out, the operation did not take a lot of time with a spouse. The day he coped with this task.

Then we thought about ventilation. For venting bathroom and kitchen, we applied different variants. The wall bathrooms husband drilled hole of large diameter, which is inserted in the trimmed pipe. Inside, we have installed an exhaust fan and vent valve secured to the outer wall. From my own experience I advise you not to repeat our mistakes. Such ventilation is not enough even for a very small room. We often had the night opens the door to a bathroom to create a natural flow of air.

In the kitchen, we used another option. There husband mounted ventilation system of sewer pipes. He covered the top of their sewage fungus.

Some time later, we have warmed foil pipe with mineral wool. It is sold in rolls. It looked bad. Hood worked flawlessly, coping with their task with enthusiasm. However, the plastic from which the pipes are made, there is one major drawback - in the cold season on the walls of the pipes occurs deposition of moisture. We have long puzzled over how to deal with it (accumulated liquid flows on the wall). In the end, the husband simply drilled a hole in the pipe bend, after which the liquid was just a drain on the street. After that, the subsequent construction, we do ventilation brick.

All the preparatory installation work had been completed. It's time to deal with finishing bathrooms and kitchens.

The bathroom is an important place in our lives. Especially if you like to sit in silence with a book, reflecting on the impermanence of life. We belong to this category of people, so the interior bathroom reacted responsibly.

Extension we get a little, just thirty square meters. A squeeze it should have been a lot. Therefore, the size of bathrooms have become not just small - minuscule, only 1.6 * 2.2. Place in this space needed: toilet, shower, sink with mirror, water heater. As a result, everything turned out as we planned. And in the room was not crowded. That's angle looked for a bathroom after pouring subfloor.

Since the money to finish we do not have enough, and water treatment in the basin did not bring pleasure, we made a temporary bathroom. Installed toilet and shower, water heater hooked. Live immediately became more cheerful. The cold did not have to run to the bathroom across the entire site. After work, I had a chance to bathe in the shower. It looked like it all that way.

So it took about three months until the moment when her husband started the final arrangement of bathrooms. For a start it was necessary to dismantle what we have already done. It did not bring too much difficulty. To break - not to build.

Next came the turn of the sexes. Since the gas in our village was not expected, and the heater in the bathroom there was no place to place - decided to make a warm floor. Mount it with a cable for electric underfloor. In this small space was the Cable salvation. Its location can be done by anyone. Heating mats such opportunities do not provide. They are more suitable for large volumes. That's because the floor looked after cable installation.

on top of the cable itself, we poured rovnitelem floor layer of about three centimeters. The walls are sheathed gipsovolokonnyh water-resistant sheets to conceal pipework and do not box.

Let's go buy a tile. Like to the bathroom it was bright and sunny. Both of us are very fond of such cheerful colors. Initially planned to combine pink and white tiles on the walls. Then he realized that with such small amounts that will not be seen and you get just a mess of different colors. White added we naturally as a toilet, sink, shower - everything was pure white. For tiles we used glue "of the EU." We liked. At a low price - quality is quite decent. The adhesive layer was deposited a very thin, because the walls were smooth. Husband used for laying tile trowel with a minimum height of the tooth.

Floor tiles we bought a dark brown. It looked good on the background wall, somewhat muted bright pink color. This combination of colors to make the room more relaxed and soothing. For floor tiles husband used glue "Volma" with the larger faction.

For the seams I used grout "Ceresit". The grout wall added a pink color, flooring - brown.

The side walls we did carcass. Within the framework laid sound insulation slabs of mineral wool. I will say this, the frame has a frame. Soundproofing in it on a solid C grade. If possible, it is best to lay out the walls of aerocrete, brick, gypsum board. That is, use any wall material, except for the frame.

The ceiling in the bathroom the husband escaped with plastic panels. It attaches them to the metal frame. Wooden frame for the bathroom is not suitable because of high humidity. Panels bought average width (20 cm) of white color. Pink tiles reflected in the glossy panels, and it seemed that they too pink.

However, our bathroom has passed the test of time. It was quite comfortable and could accommodate all the necessary for a normal life options.

Our kitchen was originally planned as a large room, where you can take a lot of guests. In our village, the neighbors are very friendly. Holidays, we always celebrated together. Yes, there is a tradition in the village, the rest, apparently, since ancient times: during the general holidays (Christmas, New Year, May Day, etc.) for guests accepted to go whole feast. When he tired of sitting in the same house, and all the guests are going to go to someone from the neighbors. Believe me, it's great. It creates a sense of unity and you will never feel lonely.

Our kitchen, we have started to use for other purposes even before there were walls of an extension. In the place where it should have been, I cooked food and boiled water.

This created some inconvenience (especially on rainy days). But the food with the smell of the fire was so amazingly delicious, which more than covered all the negative aspects. My husband and I were constantly in the sense of camp conditions who love since childhood (both of us - people from the village).

When the extension was almost ready, we made ourselves a place for cooking. Furniture for it brought us neighbors.

This "kitchen set" us quite enough to cook a full meal, washing dishes, cooking utensils stored in one place. Before, it moved from place to place, which obviously does not give us pleasure.

The hour has come for this corner. The husband of his dismantled. Something of it back into neighboring sheds, something safely burned in the fire. I plastered the walls of the curves.

I Plasterer their beacons, as we used the wooden bars of 50 mm. After the plaster has dried, we removed the bars. Their location, I close up the plaster mixture. On top of a rough plaster, I dealt more cement mortar "Bolars" fine fraction to Predchistovaya finish. It is time to putty. I use ready-made latex putty "Tex". After heavy plastering did not want to mess around with dry mixes. And teksovskih materials of good quality. They are made by German technology. After the plaster has dried, I honed its special grid. These nets are sold with different grain. For initial grinding should be taken with a large grain of the net. It easily removes stains and large influxes of putty. To finish grinding grid will need the smallest. It has to be changed frequently, but as a result of this grid is a smooth surface that can be immediately painted in any color.

Before each step, I applied to the surface of the primer. All give advice - do not be lazy to be primed. Primer not only improves the adhesion, but also ensures that you are not made osypetsya a week due to the fact that the remaining dust on the surface reduced the adhesion of materials.

On the walls, where the kitchen, my husband put the tile was placed. We chose the bright tile color "coffee with milk". Against this background looked good kitchen is dark brown. Angle turned sufficiently bright.

The remaining walls we pasted vinyl wallpaper light brown to match tiles. For rooms that are not meant for sleeping, this wallpaper fit best. They are durable, easy to clean. However, to apply the detergent I do not recommend. They can damage the upper vinyl layer. In the work with the wallpaper I used glue "methyl vinyl". He told me personally really like. I always use them. I like the pink color, which is added to the adhesive. Always shows which sites you have not missed. Dries, the glue becomes transparent.

On the floor we have a bed linoleum dark brown. Its surface was slightly rough, it was not slippery. This fact was very important for us. I did not want to somehow fall down and hurt yourself something. Besides drawing linoleum was placed under the tree. Looking at it, it creates a sense of the wooden floor.

Kitchen-dining room turned out exactly as we thought. Bright, spacious, very comfortable. We then bought a large extension table, put a comfortable sofa. Our guests sometimes do not want to leave, and we sat up almost till dawn.

The main thing - do not be afraid to do anything with his hands. All errors can be corrected. If something does not understand - help online. Applying the experience of other people and their skills can realize any of your ideas.

His story to share with us our reader Svetlana Putintseva.

To be continued...

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