Projects of houses with attic and terrace

Houses with a mansard and a terrace are an excellent choice for a capital and country house. The attic will allow you to organize additional space for living or storage, a covered terrace will be a place for a quiet rest, reading books, games or feasts. Depending on the arrangement, these two rooms will provide an opportunity to free up the main area of ​​the house, functionally unload it.

Building a house with an attic and a terrace involves solving certain problems. Attic is a room directly under the roof of the house, so for a comfortable organization of living space it is worth considering ventilation, heat and waterproofing.

Since the weight of the roof finish of the roof, interior and furniture will put their pressure on the foundation of the house, you need to take this into account at the planning stage.

If the idea of ​​a residential attic arose later, it is better to give preference to lightweight materials. In the case when the attic area needs to be divided, drywall is suitable for partitions: it is light and easy to use. Living room, bedroom or office on the attic require installation of windows not only at the ends of the roof, but also on inclined surfaces.

The height of the roof and its shape is another feature of the house with an attic. This is due to the fact that for comfortable living ceilings must be high, about 2 meters in at least half of the room. Hanging over the head, made at an acute angle, will create discomfort when in the room, in addition, there will be difficulties with its arrangement.

Having preferred the attic, instead of a full-fledged second floor, you need to remember that it has a smaller area, complicated by the construction of a roof of a complex configuration. However, the house will definitely look more unusual, original and even cozy.

Materials - an important component of construction. The main thing is to choose from which to build the house itself. The main factors that affect the choice are:

• The cost of construction. It is worth making a detailed estimate in order to understand what you can save on or what schemes to use to reduce costs.
• The planned speed of work.
• Exterior finish. Building a house, for example, from foam blocks, will surely require making it more attractive.
• The location of the site for construction and construction itself. The uneven landscape, the house or its part on the slope, the presence of a number of water sources and other factors limit the choice of materials.

The most popular material for construction is wood. Wooden house - A great choice for cold regions. Naturalness is its main advantage. In such a house is comfortable and cozy. It is erected quickly enough, but the observance of wood processing technology and construction technology is required.

Replaced by stone brick house - very durable, warm, fireproof, does not change the appearance under the influence of external factors.

The brick serves up to 150 years, without requiring additional care. Similar properties have keramoblok - a modern and cheaper option.

Frame technology construction - an option for those who do not tolerate delay. Perfect for a country house. Manufacturers offer frames made of wood and metal, for self-assembly and ready. The walls are made of sandwich panels (PVC or chipboard and insulation).

You can quickly build a house from porous blocks - foam concrete and aerated concrete. With a thickness of about 40 cm, they retain heat well, they are easy to use, cut. The size of the blocks accelerates the construction of even a large house.

The layout of the house - a pledge of the full use of each square meter of future construction. There are various projects of houses, differing in area, type of foundation,suggesting different exterior views of mansards and terraces. You can develop the project yourself or use ready-made options. Most often offer a home area:

• 6x6 square meters. m A small country house, which houses a bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living room, they are given more space. The number of corridors is minimal. Attic is usually designed for a nursery or a place of rest, it has one or two rooms.

• 9x9 square meters. m There are more opportunities for the organization of the first floor. Large kitchen and dining room, next to which is the living room. A small corridor to the bedroom and bathroom. Staircase with a lounge for greater convenience. The second floor can be divided into rooms: a nursery and an office, a small bathroom. Or a playroom for children and a lounge with billiards for adults.

• 8x10 square m. For an attic house of such an oblong shape, it is typical to place the premises along a long corridor or around the hall. On both floors, you can organize two bedrooms, on the first place a combined kitchen and living room. Full size bathroom can be made one.

• 10x10 square m Usually such houses are built for large families, so it would be rational to make a spacious kitchen and dining room, several bathrooms.The main bedroom and dressing room to place on the first floor, in the attic to make the nursery (one or two) or guest. On this area, the choice of destination rooms depends on the tenants, their needs in a particular room.

The terrace can be either on a common foundation or erected separately, depending on its intended functionality. Its fencing, the presence of a roof and the area depend on this. If you plan to organize a place for cooking and eating, then under the terrace is to make a common foundation with the house, so that it can withstand a large load.

If this open space will be for games, relaxing with a book or made only for beauty, then it is enough to build a light construction made of wood on the basis of pillars or piles. Attic can be made under the gable or sloping roof. The choice of the latter will provide a large area of ​​the premises inside, but this option will cost more.

Having finished building a house with an attic and a terrace, it remains to consider the decor of the rooms. For the terrace is the best choice of furniture suitable for the street: from plastic or wood. Colors should be chosen under the exterior of the house, with bright accents.

For the attic is better to select furniture that corresponds to the area of ​​the room. It should be low, so as not to reduce the space. Cabinets are better placed along the walls, open shelves divided into zones. Light shades of the walls and ceiling will expand the room.

It is better not to get involved in ornaments and patterns, leaving them for a modest decor. The more subtle and airy the air will be, the more spacious it will be. Country style, chalet, Provence - great options for furnishing the interior.

Currently, many designers offer non-standard options for the appearance of houses and their arrangement. For example, you can often meet at home with a balcony.

You can equip it as an extension, foresee it during the construction of the second floor, laying the longer joists, or use the roof of the capital terrace as a base. It can be made glazed or open.

The innovation of modern design of the house with a terrace and attic is a two-sided hearth. Installed in such a way that one side is located on the outside of the house - the terrace, the second - inside. A great option for those who make the capital veranda. The fireplace can be turned into a stove for cooking, at the same time giving a cozy living room or bedroom in the house.

An unusual solution for the owners of a small area where there is not enough space for a full-fledged bath will be a steam room device in the house itself. A room under it should be made at least 2x2 square meters in size and near the bathroom. For a basis, you can take the Finnish house project, it was Scandinavian designers who began to use the idea of ​​a sauna in the house among the first.

Attic space is of various shapes and sizes, in order to make it a pleasant and comfortable living space, in the first place, it is necessary to evaluate all its advantages and disadvantages. First you need to calculate the useful area, understand how to use each meter. If the area is small, then it is better not to divide it into separate rooms by deaf partitions.Functional areas are best identified visually. The presence of rafters will greatly facilitate this process: they can be used as a basis for shelves or mezzanines dividing the space.

Equally important are windows. If they have already been installed, then, depending on their location, you can see where, for example, there will be a work area or a playroom - they need more light, and where there is a bathroom or bedroom. If the roof is deaf, then open space for action, and the windows are mounted in the necessary places.

Attic can be equipped as you like, most often it is used as:

• living room;
• bedroom;
• children's room;
• wardrobe.

The most important thing for the idea was enough space. Low ceilings and little space - it is better to make a dressing room or additional bathroom. With higher ceilings, it will already be possible to equip a playroom for children or a recreation area for adults. It is important to remember - even the place under the slope can be used wisely and storage places can be organized there.

Beautiful houses with a loft and a terrace can be varied, but, undoubtedly, they all look stylish.

The photo shows a small house with a cozy terrace and a mansard under the gable roof.

The project of a country house of wood with a balcony and an open terrace with a summer kitchen - this option does not require additional finishing, it will perfectly fit into the area surrounded by nature. Changing the finish, such a house will look impressive in a residential town.

Country houses can be built from a variety of materials, they will look equally impressive. Finished prefab houses outwardly can not be distinguished from the more fundamental.

The unusual design of the attic with a balcony and two terraces is beautiful and extraordinary.

In more detail about the standard project of the house with a penthouse and the big terrace look further.