The HUT

HUTIn the folk tale “the Fox, the hare and the rooster” says: “Fox has built himself a hut of ice from snow and ice, and honey – bast, of sturdy twigs Yes dostochek…”.

However, although there are true tales, but the hare could not build such a material for the entire house, because the phloem is bark. According to the ancient dictionary – “podgorje, Spodnja tree bark, covering oblong”. But really, the Luba went to Russia not only for bast bast Yes – they are covered and roofs of houses.

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WHEN “CONVENIENCE” IN THE YARD

WHEN Any individual developer, since the development of the site or the erection of a house on it, just have to first build at least a small and simple toilet. Although I would note that great solidity of this building is no different even in areas with mansions. But for modern portable toilets easy booth with a flat floor is required (which is installed on the bricks, and shown on the General arrangement drawing).

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MY HOME IS MY CASTLE

MY HOUSE - MY FORTRESSRegular subscribers know that the individual building our edition pays a lot of attention. Regularly posting a variety of projects of houses and thereby communicating with readers-developers, we have seen that many novice builders-gardeners have little idea about the process of building a house. On the initial stage of construction of the home says a Finnish Builder and teacher, Ranti Hurmalainen.

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THE WATER IS HEATED THE SMOKE

WATER SMOKE HOTHaving a stove ( coal or wood), it is possible to provide hot water sink in the kitchen and even the shower using the heater device, allowing the use of the heat of the hot gases that are removed through the chimney plate.
Design and operation of the device is the following (Fig.1,2). Tube heater built into the chimney as close as possible to the stove. The hot water from it flows through pipes in a metal cylinder (e.g. from fire extinguisher) that has a coil and is connected to the water network and tap over the sink. The water filling the tank, is heated by the boiling water coming into the heater coil.

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THE “HAT” FOR THE STRUCTURE.

Well in our time is no less important than before, especially given the popularity of cottage construction. No tap water, even filtered through modern filters can’t compare to well.
By its usefulness, well deserves to be the visible part of not just served a protective function, but also a decoration, served as a decorative design element of the site. For those who have your well, recommend the equipment of its ground part is not limited to a simple visor with a lid, and decorate a visor, for example, as shown in the photo. Pictured here the roof superstructure will be suitable for the existing well, and can serve and just his idea, a beautiful part of the area, if you are unable to acccess well.

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THE FOUNDATION OF THE HOUSE

FOUNDATION HOUSEFinnish design houses have established themselves as comfortable, warm and resistant to seasonal phenomena and time. About the peculiarities of laying the basements and foundations of such country houses Builder says Finnish Pentti Jormanainen.
Do you know how are called the parts house? If not, carefully review Fig. 1.
And what determines the strength of the structure? It is known that the load that can withstand bearing and protecting designs of the house are due to natural phenomena under the influence of its own weight structures and are associated with the operation of the building. The various types of loads and impacts experienced by the house, as shown in figure 2.

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THE UNIT IN THE COUNTRY

STOVE COTTAGEIn the country, as shown by many years of experience gardeners for cooking predominantly uses electric. Industrial design of these heating devices, usually equipped with thermostats or as they are called, the power switches. Analysis of the causes of failure of the electric range shown in the S. Privalov (1) showed that a significant percentage of failures is necessary just for the power switches. There are some negative aspects of their failure.

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GARDEN, MAJOR

GARDEN CAPITALAfter the construction of cottage or garden house, as a rule, there remains a lot of unused construction material suitable for auxiliary facilities on the site.
For example, the remaining timber can be used for making stationary, capital bench. One of the variants of such design offers the Hungarian magazine”, Earmaster”. Everything in it is “solid”, massive; this bench is not afraid of any bad weather, will last a long time, especially if it is not installed on the ground, and on asphalt or tile a cement pad somewhere in a cozy corner of the house wall.

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THE POOL OF TIRES

THE POOL OF TIRESIn the place where I decided to build a pool near the farmhouse, was an old pond that once served as a fire pond, and dog walking for Pets geese and ducks. But as time passed: for fire protection purposes now have running water, and the house became a cottage and birds do not hold here. Yes, and the pond gradually silted up and overgrown.

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