A place to live (beginning)

Settling in Krasnodar, we have long lived in rented houses. Like all good and - given once a month, money, and the head does not hurt. Only anyone need their nest. And in forty years it is necessary. So we started thinking about finding her a place to live. Money was not just a little - too little. And like a lot. Therefore, Krasnodar and the neighborhood were swept away in the beginning. We turned their attention to the surrounding Krasnodar hamlets and villages. After sitting and thinking well, they drew up a list of priorities, without which the purchase is not considered. The most basic was the presence of nature: forest and river. Next on the list followed: availability of communications (electricity, water), the road (preferably asphalt) and a convenience store. The presence of buildings on the site and its quality, we do not take into account. Two of the builder in the house (I and my husband) could cope with any challenge. I saw in his dreams a small piece of land with a garden where nightingales sing all means, and in the spring croaking frogs in the pond. For those who desire similar to mine, I have to say: where nightingales sing, infrastructure is not by definition. So, choosing, decide that you no longer need - civilization or natural idyll. We have won a second victory.

-2- From that moment began the endless views of announcements and grueling travel for many kilometers from the city. Sometimes the car did not come out for days. But it was not that.

One evening my husband came across a small ad in the newspaper: "I sell half a house in the village. Plot 15 ares. " The following morning we raced to the specified address in the advertisement.

3-In the farm we saw a bleak picture. Dilapidated walls in the thickets of hops and Trumpet. Complete the picture completely feral garden without the slightest sign of a fence. Surrounding area locals turned into a dump. It would seem - turn around and run away. But that's only at this time singing bird flown out of nowhere. Not Nightingale, of course. But it was so touching and beautiful that we decided to look at this place, and about two hours making their way through the thicket, roamed the area.

-4-evening we long remembered an abandoned house. He is in our eyes was an orphan. From neighbors, we learned that it does not live for more than ten years. This was a key factor in our decision - we take. Someone's got to give new life to this house. So why do not we? The next morning we were given an advance payment, and entered into a preliminary agreement to purchase.

That's how we got the house. It was only the beginning. Now we had to turn it into a heavenly place for a quiet life with nightingales.

So we became the happy owners of dilapidated walls and a piece of land in the Krasnodar region. Long stay in the euphoria did not give the condition of our property. We had to roll up our sleeves and get to work. The most difficult was the way to clean the house. Two weeks of struggle with vines and wild undergrowth gave the deserved result. The house can be approached without fear or even care to enter it. Looking around and sorting out our desires, it was decided to increase the area of ​​the house. And should begin with the demolition of the porch. During a hurricane on it fell the old tree, after which it began to represent an object of increased danger.

Well, break - not to build. Sledgehammer, crowbar, shovel, plus rough masculine strength for two days have left a trace of a brick extension.

In order to save all construction waste was sorted. Part of it went to the dumping driveway at a location nearby.

The second part was recyclable. The rest of the whole brick was cleaned from cement and stockpiled on pallets. Cleaning tools were the ax and chisel. Labor costs have gone this inhumane, but the savings really warmed the heart.

Empirically determine the status of the local soil: clay loam with a high level of groundwater. The foundation was poured belt. Under ribbon paved drainage pipe for drainage. With waterproofing were not long fooling. Just bought a high-density polyethylene film. To be safe, it is lined with two layers. Staple gun is securely fastened to the shuttering film. Reinforcement was used metal fittings 10 mm in two rows. No cracks, no cleaning the groundwater has not yet been observed.

Formwork was removed after two weeks. It began masonry plinth. Here's the handy bricks left over from the demolition of the porch. It lasted almost the entire basement. Between the concrete and brick tape was laid waterproofing layer.

But in this way, we left a foundation for 3 weeks. During this time, we had to decide what to do from the wall, and what roofing material used.

I would like to stay on the walls of our annexe. The foundation of our belt, cap made of brick. It's time to buy a wall material. After a short discussion, we decided to build from the foam block. The main argument in favor of this building material has its price. Subsequently, we have often regretted my decision. More than anywhere else, we do not use the foam block.
At that time, the main thing was the price, and the thermal conductivity of the material. We are, in fact, bought into advertising. Siberians are always very important to preserve the heat in the house, and we - not the exception. Perhaps the quality of the material depends on the manufacturer. We have to reduce the cost of the foam block was bought by artisanal production, which is very complicated to work with him.

The main difficulty with foam blocks - its water-repellent properties. When the masonry had to actively use a primer and assembly foam.

block geometry was so terrible that we can say it was not. Laying was conducted as follows:

· First, the lower row of blocks scratches deposited by trowel or other suitable tool;

· All the dust and dirt gently sweeps;

· Number of processed primer deep penetration or spilled water.

· After these manipulations laid out the next row.

Buying a house, we decided that we will do everything ourselves. You can imagine what it's like to raise a wall together. Unit weight - 25 kg. I still do not understand how I managed to feed it to her husband.

Finally, the walls were ready. On the roof we have long thought. Bought a blue steel sheet. And beautiful, and in a very simple and lightweight material. Upcoming finishing foam block. This is also a task that still. To him flatly did not molest no mortar. History repeated itself with a clutch. On the walls were coated scratch, then - the first coat of deep penetration. Then we pasted on the walls of the grid on the masking adhesive foam block. Used for finishing structural paint with the addition of a peach-colored caramel.

And suffering with erection of extensions have been completed. We needed to breathe and enjoy the beauty that we have done.

Ahead of expected a lot of work. It was necessary to proceed to the interior decoration. His story to share with us our reader Svetlana Putintseva.

To be continued...

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