The most common mistakes when building a house

Error №1. The neglect of the study of the soil
The cost of geological surveys in comparison to the total cost of construction of the house is very small, but many prefer to neglect this service and rely on "maybe".
Why explore the soil is important?
Without Geological Survey is impossible to determine the right type of foundation, as well as to understand whether the ground will be able to withstand the pressure of the future house will Whether uniform shrinkage, will not be at home if flooded basement or cellar groundwater for cracks in the foundation a few years.

Error №2. Building a house without a plan
"Seven times measure cut once" - Russian proverb, which is sometimes overlooked by inexperienced builders and customers who decide to build a house without a plan.
If for you it is important that the new house was a safe and durable, it is extremely unwise to ignore the project.
Why home project is important?
Project home - is not only the image with the location of rooms, kitchens and bathrooms.

The designer and constructor counting more than 200 indicators in the period of the project:
the load on the ground, settlements on pillars, ceilings, partitions, curtain walls, sections of the floor beams, the slope of the roof, rafters cross sections are calculated based on the snow load
construction of houses in the region ...
Are you confident that without the project workers will be able to intuitively guess the values ​​of all 200 indicators and observe the specifications on it?

Error №3. Poor quality or unsuitable foundation
A wrong foundation type can lead to a variety of problems in the operation of the house. Moreover, over-lay a firm foundation may also be bad as weak in view of economy.
What is important to consider?
Type of foundation is determined at the stage of the project at home, based on the results of geological surveys.
The fundamental error of the installation of the foundation - is the desire to save on concrete. Rather than purchase the concrete factory hinder his own "by eye", without taking into account the correct proportions of materials: cement, sand, gravel, additives and water. Very often this leads to the fact that the foundation is cracked or sags. Rectify the situation can be lifted a house and putting it on a new foundation. Of course, it is not cheap.
My article about this case - How to pour the warmed monolithic plate, when the house is already built?

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