THE PERFECT CASTLE

IDEAL CASTLEMany people know or realize that any lock, even the most expensive, it is possible to open, having certain skills and tools. Design offer of the castle is simple, but will provide a maximum of “pleasure” experienced burglar before he did “bite”. People who ever interested in these issues, know the key-lock type “bolt of the sea” (perelamyvaniya bolt) — on the upper side latches or conventional valves cut teeth (grooves), into engagement with which includes the “falling” part of the key, and when you turn the last latch moved over. All is good here, but if necessary, and can be, and malice two or three attempts easy matching desired length of the free end of the key…

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FURNACE AND FIREPLACE AND STOVE

FURNACE AND FIREPLACE AND STOVEIf the layout of the rural house or garden such that the largest room borders the kitchen, instead of the disparate sources of heat (conventional oven or the fireplace in the “hall”, and plates in the kitchen) it makes sense to build the complex furnace-fireplace-stove. In our farmhouse and made: all heat sources are connected to a single volume with a single tube (of course, alternately use it) that gives a noticeable savings of space and materials. Feature of the complex is that the fireplace is easy to turn to the oven and Vice versa. In addition, by manipulating the valve-mi-sliders from great room to heat the kitchen or, on the contrary, from the kitchen to actively nurture a warm room.

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KAMELEK IN THE AREA

KAMELEK IN THE AREA

Individual suburban area I have a small 5 acres, therefore, the brick house I built corresponding: 4,5×4 m Room razgorodit decorative wall to bedroom and living room. And to make it more cozy, put in the living room fireplace. And now Narada: fireplace heats the room properly, creates an unusual situation “dialogue” with an open fire. Besides takes place a bit in the area. I would be happy if somebody uses my experience.

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THE HOUSE OF TARA

HOUSE OF TARAI am a regular reader of your magazine for over 25 years. In response to your appeal to subscribers to be not only readers, but also active authors, I decided to share an interesting technology on which built their house: in wall construction is widely used bottle plastic container. I think anything like this over the years, the press was not published. However, I remember about 15 years ago in one of the magazines published an article about the craftsman who built the house out of an empty glass, but it’s kind of isolated cases. My experience is more accessible and can be useful to many.

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GLAZE VERANDA FILM

GLAZE VERANDA FILM

Your house is almost built. Left to be glazed veranda. But do not rush to buy frames and order glasses — there is another solution, cheaper and easy. Let’s see how this looks porch (photo). The openings are covered with plastic wrap that is stretched between the horizontal slats. The latter can be raised to the desired height, thereby adjusting the size of an open doorway.

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COZY SLEEPING AREA

COZY SLEEPING AREA

When the master bedroom is spacious, it is possible to set the bed at the most convenient diagram — head end to the wall. This is especially important for two places: approaches to the bed from both sides, and each side can be put on the bedside table with a lamp, rationally arrange bedside drawer for bedding.

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SCREEN IN THE ROLE OF THE GAZEBO AND NOT ONLY

SCREEN IN THE ROLE OF THE GAZEBO AND NOT ONLY

Stationary arbor on a country or garden site — a great convenience: under her roof and in the heat, and in bad weather, good to sit in the fresh air, relax from the daily stress, to drink tea from a samovar.
But for such capital facilities do not always have a place; and his immobility is often just a hindrance, especially in the case of redevelopment of the site. Yes and build myself a pergola is not for everyone under force.

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FLOWER GARDEN – DESIGN

FLOWER - DESIGNNo matter how popular among fans of flower beds to plant flowers, but they typically differ little from garden beds. And this impression does not save the attempt to Refine them with different bordjurchikami of bricks, savorotocnami from random pipes or, even worse, the tires from automobile wheels. In addition, these beds permanent “residence”: they can not if necessary where-that to move without being destroyed.

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