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Protecting the wooden house on fire

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In the past, one of the worst disasters in urban areas and villages was considered a fire. However, the events of summer 2010, when, due to forest fires, exchanging numerous localities in various regions of our country, many people were left homeless, confirmed that "red rooster" everything is just as dangerous in this age of technological progress and high technologies. Especially painful, he is able to "bite" of those who chose to build his country house or villa from this, no doubt, a beautiful and environmentally friendly, but very flammable material like wood. Can I avoid this trouble, or at least make the damage from the fire of wooden construction was minimal?

In order to avoid becoming victims of the fire, care should be taken in advance and in any case, do not neglect the fact that the design and construction of wooden houses, as well as their further use should be made in strict compliance with fire safety. First of all, we should take care of the reliable protection of wiring, because the majority of fires linked to its failure. If you decide to get a log house, the better to hide the wires in a special non-combustible box, which is mounted on top of the walls. In buildings of timber wiring is usually laid at the special cable channels, made of materials that are absolutely not subject to fire.

It should be remembered that the smaller adhesions and twists will have your home electrical system, the lower the risk of short circuit. In addition, local branch wiring is recommended to put special breakers, disconnecting the electricity in the network congestion.

In the event that a wooden house has a furnace heating or fireplace is installed in it, you need to ensure their safe isolation from the timber elements of the structure with fire-proof coatings. Nor should we forget that the cause of the fire may well become the lightning (especially if the building is situated on a hill), and thus better equip the building of a reliable lightning rod.

Flammability of wood can be significantly reduced or even completely negate using special impregnation-retardants. In this case, if your house is built of timber, it is likely already passed the processing of these compounds still in the process of manufacture, but the owners of log buildings need to take care of it yourself.

Stairs Special Purpose

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Special staircases are not only the ladder, as many think. They are not similar to each other, but despite this, are the staircases, as, firstly, to help in providing the up or down, and secondly, they have two guides and a certain number of cross between serving as a step. This staircase has a variety of purposes, which carry out their function - to lift, if needed

Naturally, this stepladder is the most famous of all types of ladders that exist in almost every house in which was carried out repairs or construction. These stairs are consumer and professional, it is mostly determined by several factors: the height of the lift - home stair ladders can climb to a height of two to four meters; professional that has a sliding design is much longer, more stable and has restrictions on height of only view of personal safety.

The more probable maximum load on the stairs, so it is closer to the professional class. Housing is usually limited to one hundred - one hundred and twenty pounds, the presence of several parameters - simple household ladder - ladder only plays the role of the stairs. Professional ladder - used as a scaffolding, trestles, with reliable methods of fixation in different positions and at different altitudes. Simple ladder should be selected, with a focus on quality connections for all units, fixations, the presence of steps, which will not slip. Decomposed ladder must have a geometrically correct configuration.

This is done a visual image - when you look at the ladder, which stands on a flat floor surface, you should be clear that stem stairs adjacent to the floor evenly and do not have gaps that can identify an alternative test, shaking the ladder in different directions. The feet of stairs should not be scratching the surface of the floor plates slip type. In everyday situations, most reliable and convenient option is a versatile ladder that has steps on both sides. It helps to use it when working together, as to a certain extent, you may need very often.

For professionals manufacture stairs, turning through the transformation of scaffolding, ladders, which can be vertical razdvizheniyu and becoming a telescopic ladders. This type of ladder is called a mobile and has a mass models and presented in a very broad spectrum. It should be noted that choosing the ladder should be among the products known firms, it will significantly reduce the risk of falls, and the subsequent consequences.

Compressors of household type

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Quite often in life we use compressors. However, they have no such high capacity as a professional. Despite this, at their high demand in the consumer market for compressors. Compressors with low power can be both domestic and semi-professional. Most often they are used during the tire changers and paint work, as well as carrying out maintenance of the roof and installation of roof

Compressors - an indispensable equipment for roofing work. Besides their application meets and Pipe. The main goal of the compressor is a low power, which supplies compressed air tool pneumatic type. As a result, quite often, these compressors can be seen in the workshop, garage and service station on passenger cars.

By household compressors include piston setup (compressor piston type), equipped with built-in pressure control, and connects to the motor through the coupling. The main feature of this compressor is that it does not require lubrication. Thus, all that you need - is the periodic replacement of air filters.

In addition, it should be noted that using the simplified design, you will be with pleasure surprise and the price factor of the compressor. All parts of the compressor - the block, piston, valve plate and the other - are made of an aluminum base, resulting in a design surprise you with its lighter weight.

In addition, the pistons can be produced not only aluminum but also of plastic. The main point in the selection of domestic compressor is the ability to use it in absolutely any positions.

Compressors are designed for household use as a source of compressed air is not long and continuous use, to pump the wheels in the garage, into building lots for blowing out water pipes and large paint work. Reciprocating Compressors with belt drive are key units, which are used in car repair and small manufacturing firms to produce compressed air.

Reciprocating compressors zareklis most prevalent in the economic reality of small business. One way or another, but in life every winner of golden hands is a time when it is necessary to acquire private household compressor.

Recipe for longevity of your roof - waterproofing!

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By purchasing housing in the nation to say it gets a roof over their head. But not in vain and so said the people. But only a little to build the roof. Must also protect her from the various atmospheric phenomena, since all the weather takes up just a roof. Especially hard top has a fall-spring period, when the effects of high humidity reveal all dishonest work

That is why the waterproofing of the roof must be carefully considered when building the structure and made so much quality that subsequently had to remove blemishes construction.

Waterproofing. Irrelevant material

Thing of the past waterproofing roofing material such as asphalt, roofing felt or asphalt. Although previously there is no alternative to these materials were not. The builders used what was available. And often, the roof must have to repair or "patch" almost annually. And what was it - for example, balancing on the height of their homes or cottages, with a further and careful to plug the holes to the roof lasted at least a year.

Now we can say with confidence that such materials are used as the waterproofing is not true. On the market today are the highest quality, durable waterproofing guaranteed funds whose price is acceptable.

Waterproofing. Modern Materials

New water-proofing materials help to lay on different grounds. This may be an old roll-bituminous coating, metal base, wood, concrete, etc. Use a polymer coating and the roll-fusing. These materials ensure stability of the roof to atmospheric manifestations and can prolong the service life of roofs.

As a polymer-bitumen and roll-forwarded suitable for waterproofing flat roofs, and roofs with a slight slant. The specificity of these materials allows both to handle all the corners, joints, waterproofing of the roof that reaches 100%.

In the market of advanced materials presented original seamless waterproofing, which is intended more for professional use in construction as a coating. This material is made of water-based, which makes it environmentally friendly and fire safety.

Laying roll of waterproofing materials can be carried out in various ways. In accordance with this release with a waterproofing adhesive layer, waterproof glue and directed by the waterproofing.

There is also a way of laying a waterproofing coating such as "breathable". In this case, use a partial gluing. Then the formed air channels. Hence the name - "breathable" waterproofing. This way of actively and widely used in many European countries. So you can protect the roof from blistering and removes excess moisture has accumulated on the material base. The only disadvantage of this method of installation - this is the difficulty of defining the possible leaking roofs. Way breathable styling is very suitable for roofs covered with old material to remove excess moisture that they are actively accumulated.
Regular routine inspection of the roof and the use of high-quality modern materials allow for many years not to think about repairing the roof of your house.

Architectural and artistic design of the road

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One of the many elements of the landscape by roads. Her role in the perception of the terrain is difficult to overestimate. The road is able to destroy and to emphasize the unique identity and charm of the surrounding nature

The road is a structural component of the landscape, a kind of guide, which tells about the features of the dynamics of the edge and its sights.

Formation of recreation facility (a place for tourism and countryside recreation) always starts from the road. Its planning organization may be divided into two zones. From a functional area directly to the same road near zone. This is the place roadside facilities, small architectural forms, elements of improvement, green spaces dedicated (snow retention) and decorative purposes.

In the far field of landscape and architectural landscape construction in addition to the natural landscape could be monuments, memorials, a panorama of human settlements or individual buildings for industrial or agricultural purposes.

Thus, the formation of architectural and artistic design of the road can not be carried out by the road construction without the participation of the landscape designer. When designing the road should take into account many factors, including historical and national, geographical features, speed, safety.

Excellent on roadside trees in rows, widely used in the past, not only complicates the review of the surrounding landscape, but on the highway could cause an accident. The most acceptable is growing over the picturesque roads of trees and shrubs in groups.

Landscape architects, in cooperation with the road engineers should strive to build roads, design of which will be united in a common plan, theme. Bridges and overpasses, areas for recreation, lighting and landscaping should be addressed in a coherent manner, be united in a common sense, promote the conservation of cultural and historical heritage.

The architectural style of the house

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An article about the architectural style of the house - "classicism", "Country", "constructivism", "modern", "Venetian", etc. On the demand for private homes, which now exists in the domestic market

Buy or build a new home - not a simple matter. In addition, you need to choose the place where he will reside, we must also define in the selection of materials and in which architectural style will be your home. How will the house may depend on the status of master of the house, when properly selected design of the building will last for many years.

Almost 36% of buyers prefer houses "classic" style. It may be noted that the "classicism" is now called the style with the presence of columns, with a pronounced symmetry axis and viewed by a clear contour lines and shapes. The same thing can be said about the "neo".

Typically, houses built in the U.S. or Canadian-style outside work off the siding or materials created with the use of modern technology, they are rather squat, low. These houses can be seen in the suburbs of America and Canada. In the domestic market such homes become nearly 17% of new homeowners.

To North American homes look like their counterparts made in the Nordic style. Typically, they represent a low, exterior finish which is made from natural materials: stone or wood. This category can be attached houses, made in Bavaria, or Scandinavian style.

Art Nouveau slightly losing ground in popularity - almost 12,7%. Its basic features - no direct presence of contours and lines, forms, harmonious, simple design. These buildings form the facade has a fluidity and dynamism.

In recent years the increasing popularity of the style - "chalet." This style originated in the Alps, and its distinctive feature is spreading over the volume of the entire house flat roof. In the classical approach to the style "chalets", the first floor of a house built of stone, the second of the tree. In Russia, these houses are usually built of round logs.

Not so long ago the former Soviet Union began to build houses in the style of "loft". Their distinctive feature is an architectural form in the form of boxes, with huge windows and spacious single volume of the interior, where virtually no isolated rooms. Typically, the interior is kept in a characteristic style and zoned into functional areas. In them a lot of metal and glass wall with a run-colored ceilings.

In the style of «hi-tech» combines metal and glass construction. But now, not many people build their homes in this style and it is gradually disappearing. People prefer warm and comfortable style of his own house.

All sorts of castles and palaces also now obsolete. They certainly demand still remains, and yet the style of the house with lots of towers and windows, has attracted fewer new customers and developers.

There are other unique architectural styles, which are assessed on an individual house-building: "constructivism", "Country", "Venetian", "modern". "Palace style", "Russian Avant-Garde" is gradually disappearing, the tastes of customers are becoming more sophisticated and tend more to classicism and sophistication. In the homes began to be used for interesting development for the implementation of the roof, facades and layouts.

Roller garage doors - comfort in management, silent operation, anti-hacking

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Domestic and industrial doors Hormann German company supplied to Europe, Asia and America, they enjoy great demand in Russia. Equipped with the latest automatic control equipment Hormann has worked very well in our climatic conditions, failure-free operation in the summer heat and winter cold.

Among the owners of country houses are the most popular sectional and rolling garage door brand Hormann. Roller doors series RollMatic will save a maximum of places like in front of the garage, and inside it. The car can stop in the vicinity of the gate when opening the door leaf rises up and curls on the shaft.

Automatic control will open and close the gates at the touch of a button, but if necessary, emergency opening, the user can open the gate manually, with a special handle for emergency opening is required. To protect against falling leaf in the guide there is a double rope. Spring system provides a gentle stretching of the drive.

The main purpose of garage door is secured against unauthorized entry and theft, which in turn can ensure only competent installation gates. Mechanics of roller doors series RollMatic provides reliable protection against hacking, thanks to a special method of placement of profiles on the winding shaft. This design, combined with quiet operation when starting and stopping - there are certain advantages RollMatic.

Enhance protection against hacking and wind anchors that are installed on the ends of the profiles. Thanks to the anchors that hold the blade in the guide, roll-up doors can withstand higher wind loads. If you need to ensure good coverage of the garage premises with natural light, you can mount the glazing elements of the entire width of the profile of the gate. Maximum number of profiles in the same glazed doors - 10.

Many owners of garages prefer it to roll-up doors not only because of their reliability, attractive appearance and ease of management, but also for the reason that the installation of such gates do not require time-consuming preliminary work on the preparation of the opening.

What is a steel door to choose?

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Entrance doors Outpost models of economy class - a great proof that a quality door does not have to cost too much. The range of this brand of products is presented a number of doors, the prices are very competitive. One such model is the model 21Z.

The door of this model is available in two standard versions with a wide blade 860 and 960 mm. The thickness of the blade is 50 mm, and the blade consists of two sheets of stainless steel 1,25 mm thick each, and the internal filling of corrugated cardboard and fireproof foam.

The door frame is made of stainless steel 2 mm thick. There are two loop seals to ensure good sound and thermal insulation properties of the structure. 21Z door is plated finish powder coating that allows you to install it from going out. Vandal weatherproof finish will allow the door for many years to maintain the "new" form, as powder coating is resistant to scratches and other mechanical damage.

The door opens at an angle of 100 degrees, the blade is equipped with a peephole with a viewing angle of 170 degrees. An important element of burglary door designs are hardware and locks. Model 21Z standard, equipped with two locks and rotary valve.

Regular lock Masterlok with bronechaschechkoy and armored steel plates in the ground and the nomination of crossbars in the loop. Additional cylinder lock, which is equipped with a door operates on the same principle as safe locks.

Of the three available at the door of a crossbars extends upward, the other - down a third - to the side, on the opposite side of the door has four hidden protivosemnye loop. This model is at a low price combines high reliability and elegance of design, so it is very popular.

Buying the metal doors of this or other models, it should be remembered that some assembly operations are not included in standard installation services. By Additional services include the dismantling of old doors, changing the dimensions of the aperture, the installation of additional locks, climbing to the floor in the stairwell if there is no freight elevator.

Recommendations on installation of entrance steel doors brand Outpost

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When it comes to install a second door in the apartment, many people choose doors outposts of the Russian production. The doors of this brand is well recognized for their high level of burglary, operational reliability and attractive design.

By purchasing the doors, most customers bought not only the door itself, delivery, and services for its installation. However, if you can mount the door on their own. In order to correctly perform installation of doors on their own, should be guided by the recommendations of the manufacturer and strictly observe the sequence of operations.

First of all, make sure the principal possibility of installing a concrete doorway, you need to do as accurately as possible to make measurements. If in the doorway before the door has already been installed, the old door to be removed. When dismantling the need to act fairly careful not to damage the laid electrical and telephone cables, and wire intercom.

Preparation of the opening - a process that includes a variety of operations. Depending on the state of the opening may require cutting of the old foam, or dislodging the old plaster. If there are elements of the old fixture (metal pins, screws, etc.), they should also be removed from the opening. In the houses of some series in the openings have concrete quarter or slopes to remove them have to work with a sledgehammer.

Preparing an opening, you can start assembling the doors. Doors installed in the doorway, taking into account which side will open the door. Frame in the doorway should be placed very precisely, for the proper execution of this operation, use the level or plumb. Fixing the frame with punch in the wall of bore holes for anchor bolts or pins.

After plugging each pin check the position of the frame with a level, so you can avoid possible biases. Then set the door leaf and accessories. When the installation is finished doors should be checked and adjusted all the nodes, and only then fill the space between the foam frame and the wall.

The use of fire walls and doors

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In modern civil engineering is most often used hinged fire doors and gates. Lifting and downcomer designs are used in warehouses, dryers and other similar objects such as doors and gates are suitable for fire protection of technological gaps.

Design for drop-lifting and sliding type is not mounted on the escape routes. To install on escape routes need Swing doors with seals that do not interfere openings without a key from either side. The door should be fitted with self closing.

To protect the premises of explosive used special intrinsically safe door, the canvas on the edges of which is protected by plates of nonferrous metal. Doors with fire-resistance rating EI 60 and partitions with fire-resistance rating EI 45 belong to the first type of fire barriers, doors with fire-resistance rating of EI 30 and partitions c fire-resistance rating EI 15 - the second type doors with fire-resistance rating EI 15 - the third type.

Fire partitions of the first type have the same fire resistance as the fire wall of the second type, but from the standpoint of fire safety partition can not replace the wall. This is explained by the fact that using the partitioning you can limit the spread of fire within only one floor, whereas the wall protects several floors.

In accordance with current fire regulations walls shall be designed and installed in the wall of elevator shafts and elevator machine rooms, as well as in mines and channels for communication laying, because of fire, these areas are the most likely ways the spread of smoke and other combustion products.

Gas-tight building envelope is used to highlight areas in which the processes carried out related to the release of dust, gas and vapor-air explosive mixtures. Gas-tight fire walls can also be separated storage and other facilities that have no fire load.

Installation of sliding systems in a wooden farmhouse

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Rolling systems represent a universal protective design for window and door openings. Shutters installed in residential and commercial premises, industrial and commercial facilities, wherever necessary to protect the premises from burglary, to limit exposure to direct sunlight, better heat and sound insulation, to give the facade of the building more attractive appearance.

shutters on the windows

Most often, shutters on windows and doors are made of aluminum, however, are commercially available and are more durable and heavy steel construction. Mounting method is selected depending on the features of the opening, necessarily taking into account the fact the material from which the house is built. For the installation of roller shutter in houses made of wood, concrete, brick or other material will require different fasteners.

In a wooden house, as well as in the brick, shutters can be installed on windows as on the outside and the inside of the opening. Installing from the outside is fairly simple, with the installation can be done after the installation of glass. If you want to install shutters on the inside of the opening, need to produce a sample in the logs under the basket, and it means that you first need to mount the shutters, and only then osteklyat opening.

Built-in shutters look more carefully and have a higher burglary. However, the question arises whether it makes sense to mount shutters in a newly built wooden house to the glass, because the new house will necessarily shrink in the first two or three years. The optimal solution of this issue is to create obsady (special wooden box). Obsada allows you to mount the shutters later, when the house settles and disappears already likely skew the window opening.

If the cottage is constructed by the Finnish and Canadian technology, these problems do not arise, because the frame-panel houses do not shrink. Many experts recommend to install shutters, blinds safety in such buildings from the outside of the opening. In frame houses can be set not only aluminum and steel, but also the wooden shutters.

How to choose the best contracting firm to build a house?

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So, you finally got hold of the land and want to start construction of your own home. But how to choose the best construction company? The conventional wisdom is that the selection of decent construction company - is a piece of cake. See a variety of ads to populate an array of newspapers and magazines. Moreover, the vast majority of these ads look very tempting, as promised prompt execution of work at very low cost

In fact, for many of them are dishonest people. Consequently, the question of finding approach without undue haste, the most thoughtful. It is mandatory to verify the presence of experience and good reputation of the firm. If you do not want to unnecessarily risk - Find an organization that is present in the market for construction services is not less than ten years and is well versed in the nuances of the case.

Check compliance by the firm building regulations and standards, and ask staff development. The price for the construction of houses under the key was not able to include low and you certainly can achieve higher quality performance, because you use big enough finances.

It is necessary that the construction company failed to provide a guarantee. Pay attention: will be able to pull it off, only the contracting company that operates reclamation Department (involved in correcting deficiencies and defects that appear after the date of cottages).

Companies that carry out construction of the house, must be an agreement where all the mutual obligations of both parties are prescribed in detail. It is necessary to take and study very carefully prepared agreement. Specify in advance everything, even seemingly insignificant at all, you obscure questions. Make this should be followed, then to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

Firms engaged in building houses, have to show you the most detailed draft of the building. Look with your own eyes on a previously implemented projects these contractors. In order to do this, visit the corporate website of the contractor. The best of them, incidentally, are for everybody galleries established homes. Visit the exhibition organization that is building a cottage. Thus, you will enjoy the selected house.

At a respectable company in the staffing necessarily has its own architect, he is the main take an interest your wishes. With the help of an architect-designer you will be able to include the necessary adjustments to any part of the project conceived by your own home.

The last important question - whether there have chosen a builder's own base for production of the necessary materials (from sand quarry to the manufacture of roofing material). Then you can expect a good outcome.

Doors installation professionally in the company Garant-Service

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Door play a huge role in our lives. Open the door to meet our friends. Behind closed doors, held important meetings. Sliding doors and swinging, entrance and interior, from the array and with fishnet inserts glass - all the doors are so different, and all of its own destiny.

History of all the doors begin almost identically - in the store. Every day around the world bought an incredible amount of interior and exterior doors, the owners who want to quickly install the doors to insulate their own house from the outside world and decorate it with attractive wooden masterpiece. But even the prettiest door can lose your looks, if the installation of interior doors had been done poorly.

The company "Garant-Service" to help you install the door. The prices for our services meet our quality and responsibility and the speed adjusters our company will allow you to believe that the true masters and in truth exist.

According to your call, exactly at the agreed time, to arrive specialist, and with the help of professional tools in the shortest possible time will make installation of the door. Installing interior doors is performed per day and includes not only the installation of the box and the door leaf.

The specialists of our company also produces cutting-loops, the installation of locks, installation FLEXINVEST and architraves. Also, we can establish a new glass door. Shorten your door in height if it has stopped working after the flooring. That is all that complex of activities, which attaches to your door complete the form and design of your apartment - an attractive appearance.

In addition to installing our experts will also make repair of interior doors. If your door is installed in bad faith, if you put laminate flooring and door to open is no longer good, if you must install or repair locks the box if you want to change the direction of opening the door leaf - go to our company and allow our specialists to bring your doors are in order.

Buy door is not currently a problem, they are sold everywhere - on building bases, building materials store, you can get the door to online store. But there's only one chance to set the door correctly - consult a qualified professional.

Our experts have executed the entire range of works on professional installation of interior and exterior doors, and such work as laying laminate and parquet. At every door has its own history, and only by their owners will depend on whether it will be happy.

Door, like a family member, she knows all the family secrets and keeps them. Your door at all times be a reliable guard of your home. Give comfort to those who are always with you and take care of them. If you take care of your doors, your house will always be warm and comfortable.

Building a house from a bar

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If you've had once in your life to go in a wooden house, you will never forget the pleasant aroma, freshness and wonderful climate of the dwelling. On ecology, this material has no competitors. And it is safe to say that the tree construction will be applied always. Over time there will be changes only in the technology of its processing

Most of the wooden houses are built of timber. The construction of the home from a bar is precisely because of its variety nestruganoy with natural moisture. However, no ease of processing, or the absence of artificial drying does not affect the strength of lumber. But from a financial point of view, they are fully justified, since nestrugany timber 3 times cheaper than the processed and dried.

If your plans include accommodation in a house only in warm weather, the construction of a house from a bar can be conducted without additional warming. But if you want to winter and enjoy your house, you should take care of the insulation. Please remember that before you start any work on finishing the home from a bar, you must give him a year or two to shrink. True, it is generally true only for beams with natural moisture. After taking home from a bar to the final form can proceed to its insulation and finish.

As a finishing material is usually applied linings or siding, a layer of insulation located between the wall and a layer of finishing material. If you are the sole judge of wood texture and color, then use the finishing boards. She will retain the texture of wood and reliably protect the house from all sorts of influences. Can be used as an external cladding material, even a brick, but this work is more laborious.

House of the natural timber can not be compared to a house made of glued: the heat it will not release hazardous substances, environmental friendliness of its substantially higher. Building a house from a bar - an ideal option in dealing with a country house. Home from a bar in no need of air conditioners, or in devices that control the humidity - he himself was coping with summer heat and dry air.

Of course, to build a house out of lumber was carried out accurately and correctly, it is necessary from time to time to monitor his progress. However, sometimes the time is absolutely not allow this. In this case you should agree with the superintendent, that he daily sent to your e-mail pictures from the construction site and you can track and evaluate the work done, without leaving your office or apartment.

Wall cladding tiles with their hands

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Has become a tradition to spread the walls in the flat tiles. It turns out that the process of cladding tiles is not so complicated as it seems at first glance. Now very wide choice of tiles, so choose the tile rather more complicated than it lay. In this article we will discuss step by step process of cladding tiles.

For a start it is worth noting that the walls in the room are very rarely, parallel to each other, so when facing the entire room should not be taken for the wall guides.

If you want to ease the process of lining, it is better to use a mosaic tile. It is a sheet of small tiles, so for once you can paste several dozen tiles. If you decide to use regular tile, you will have to follow the following steps.

The first step is to attach to the wall of the horizontal rails. Advance make marks on the wall and nailed to her plank with nails. Hammer in nails need so that later they can be easily pulled out.

Then the corners are doing vertical guidelines necessary for putting some vertical row.

From the angle formed by the vertical and horizontal guides to start a special comb to apply the adhesive with a spatula.

Then proceed to the immediate cladding. Push the edge of the tile to the horizontal guide, and aligning its other edge of the vertical bar, push the tile to the glue. To create smooth joints using the inserts in the form of crosses. We spread the entire horizontal row.

In the same way lay out all the other series. After that, remove the vertical direction, now in their place to put end tiles, which have cut it. Do it better not to hand cutter and a special machine.

After the tile is laid out, proceed to putty joints.

Qualitative mixer - safe home

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Oddly enough, but with a large assortment, choice mixer often puts the buyer in a deadlock. What to choose? Take a risk by buying cheap Chinese or domestic appliance, or yet to overpay for the brand by selecting a prestigious well-known brand?

Difficulties in choosing are still due to the fact that every consumer understands how bad can result in breakage of the mixer for the kitchen, which was improper quality. Nobody wants to pay good money for such a device, and some time to see the kitchen or bath water fountain, which strikes not at all from where it should be. And if we imagine what will be problems with flooded neighbors, already do not want to make the wrong choice.

That's why you need to select a mixer that will not spoil your appearance, and will work as long as you do not have an idea about his replacement. Is it real? Yes, really, if you guide the choice of mixing certain rules.

Material - the basis of the mixer

Most of the mixers, which can be purchased in stores are made either of silumin (an alloy of aluminum and silicon), or made of brass. Silumin cost much cheaper, so natural that most of the Chinese mixers made it out of him.

You should not chase cheap goods and stop their choice on the faucets of silumin. They are extremely unreliable, and very often their appearance is poor even for a long time before the expiration of the warranty period. It is also worth noting that silumin largely loses brass in reliability. Some time after the commencement of operation, it becomes brittle and loses its original properties.

Technical Features

Among the huge range of mixers, at a higher price point is very well represented multifunction devices that are equipped with a thermostat. The thermostat regulates the temperature of the water and its pressure for a given value. It is worth considering if you live in an apartment in which water supply is centralized, you need to take into account the pressure in your plumbing.

If there is a need, then you need to install gear (it - pressure regulators) and water purification filters. Do not forget that the mixers with built-in thermostat inputs for hot and cold water are strictly fixed, and if they are interchanged, thermostatic mixer will not function correctly.

Easier - does not mean worse

As you know, water and stone sharpening. Even in the quality of tap water device ever still strikes a pass, and will flow where it is not by design unit. What can I do to make it happen as late as possible? Need to choose a mixer with a minimum number of different moving parts, and places of their connection.

Remember: the fewer your instrument that opens anything, twist and turns, the better. We need a quality mixer
That does not flood the apartment, one month after its purchase, and not a set designer.

Choosing coverage

Now it is very popular is a coating of enamel. It looks very impressive, but is extremely unstable material, and often broken off on impact. I would advise you to old-fashioned way - chrome plating. He has almost no drawbacks: does not cause an allergic reaction, do not lose the look and feel is very inexpensive. In addition, the chrome surface is impossible to microbial reproduction.

Very qualitative approach to the choice of mixer. Remember that once saved on a cheap device, you can spend later, the greatest amount to compensation for the consequences of his poor work.

Bath of timber

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If you build a house in the country or even have it live, then one might need to construct a bath. And indeed, it is necessary for your own health and comfort. Wooden Bath has many advantages. First of all it can to ensure the rights vigor, health and cleanliness.

Just bath is a great tool for the treatment of joint diseases, colds, is a good means of prevention of sleep disorders. Set healing properties baths can be explained by the fact that the human body affects the whole set of procedures - steam, water, heat, temperature changes, the use of oak or birch twigs.

If you want to build a sauna, the important thing here - choose the material. The best option would be bath from a bar or log sauna. A bath of the profiled bar are the best solution in the ratio of price and quality. They will not be purged, skip the moisture, does not require any special finishing.

During the construction of baths of wood plays an important role oven. If you are installing a wood stove, more often prefer a ready-made stoves, rather than brick. Finished oven is very easy to transport, requires no foundation, much faster than heat.

During the construction of bathhouses will be a tape or a pier foundation, but as you know, a bar is cheaper by almost two times more easy to install. Pier foundation is often used in the construction of houses made of wood, bar-shaped baths.

Wooden bath - a dream of Russian people. If you have a country house, be sure to need and a sauna. Just think, you can go there with friends on the weekends with his family on vacation, enjoy nature and breathe fresh clean air.

Heating a wooden log houses, individual water heating wooden house in modern conditions

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What is quality wood heating at home? This set of factors that have a significant impact not only on the comfort of human existence, but also on the duration of the maintenance period of the building

Heating log houses to the maximum must comply with such requirements as:

• uniformity of temperature in different seasons;

• consistency;

• no real danger to spontaneous combustion.

Heating log houses - this is an issue that requires utmost attention to its decision. Conductive properties of wood are low and depend on the particular species of tree. However, during the construction of square log houses to ensure complete insulation is quite difficult. We use different techniques of warming houses log cabins and saunas. However, we recommend paying attention to the heating log houses.

Individual water heating in these cases it may be the most acceptable option. In this case, a wooden house heating is carried out by an independent heat production and supply it in the right quantity to residential and business premises.

Water heating wooden house - and the complexity of the device

Water heating wooden house is available in virtually any field of their construction. In practice, very often deal with situations when summing up the gas or district heating system to the site can not be referring to the remoteness of the site from the settlement.

In this case, individual water heating log houses - is one of the possible options for supply of thermal energy. In modern conditions the individual water heating wooden houses can be achieved using different sources of energy: solid fuels (coal, drovp) and liquid fuels (diesel oil, diesel, fuel oil).

Industry offers a variety of boilers for individual water heating systems, which are divided into:

• solid;

• liquid fuel;

• mixed type.

On the plot in the case of the organization of individual water heating log houses should be provided for the construction of fuel storage. This point is put into the project to build a country house.

How does water heating wooden house?

Individual water heating wooden houses arranged simply enough. It operates through:

• thermal power generation and water heating in the central boiler;

• circulation of heated water on the heating system, consisting of pipes and radiators installed on a pre-developed by experts of the scheme.

Individual water heating log houses - is: economical, and the constant desired temperature; supply of thermal energy in the automatic mode, the simultaneous heating of multiple objects, including log bathhouse.

Where to apply drywall

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With the invention of drywall in the construction industry came a real breakthrough in the field of interior decoration. Made possible the implementation of the most interesting projects, where there is not even a single rectilinear forms. A common traditional decoration has become even easier and faster

Very good drywall repair old buildings. Where the wooden walls and plastered on the shingles. Besides construction of gypsum board is very light and does not give a big load on the floors of buildings. Therefore, plasterboard partitions - the best option for older buildings.

Any wall you can align the plasterboard. On the wall can be cracked and rolled away large chunks of plaster, but all these will help you correct flaws drywall. Use moisture-resistant gypsum board can repair the premises with a high level of humidity: bathrooms, kitchens.

Partitioning of it installed quickly and conveniently. No extra construction debris, as in the brickwork. A final flatness wall eliminates the need for plaster. The wall of plasterboard shpaklyuetsya only one finishing layer. And you can paint or wallpaper glue.

Ceilings best dub too plasterboard. If for example you need to hide some details of communication, it can be nice to draw a two-level ceiling. And just so tiered ceiling drywall looks simply amazing. Each step level can be separated by different colors, and then we get a super view of the ceiling. This smooth and easy to install lights.

Even the flooring can be used drywall. However, only as underlying the leveling layer under a tile or laminate.

Drywall is an excellent property. If you prick him with a spiked roller and wet, the sheet becomes soft and can bend, giving any curved shape. So do various radial designs, arches and domes. A drying leaf acquires former strength, while retaining the curved shape.

This remarkable property drywall is very appealing design, as it allows you to create projects specific expression that can be difficult when using wood, brick and concrete.

Any boldest design fantasy can be accomplished through the drywall.

In modern construction, this material is very popular, so that the word premises and finish drywall always used side by side.

If the arch can be made of brick, then such a wave-like wall of bricks already be done. A gypsum board and is able to do.

Of natural granite cobbles

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Due to its natural properties granite gives a special charm in general, the monotony of modern architecture. He is always unique and unique as each streak on the surface, as well as a variety of colors it is never repeated. Time goes on, but stone was and is both ancient and most modern building materials.

Widespread natural granite was in the building blocks. If you compare it with other materials, the granite has a more solid structure. This stone is easy to tolerate sudden changes in temperature, with proper installation it is longer than other coatings. At elevated temperature granite always retains its strong properties that it surpasses all other coatings.

Natural Granite does not emit any harmful substances. It promotes good growth of plants and trees, as it does not prevent water and air exchange of substances entering the root system. Which favorably contributes to the appearance of the environment or harm to human health. The use of granite paving in the appropriate unit of roads and paths by which communications are laid in connection with what, at any time coverage is easy to disassemble and then again put into place.

This material has good aesthetics, colors have many colors and richness of pattern over time does not change. Individual pattern is available in stone, never repeated again. This gives the natural granite cobblestones from a memorable and unique look.

Proper use of screws

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Advantage over those same screws nails - ease of disassembly, the possibility of repeated use and more reliable fastening parts. Screws differ not only in size but also shape the head. It is flat, Oval and semicircular. Shape slot is either a Phillips or diametrical. Varies greatly in the screws thread profile. Unlike screw thread of the screw more subtle, sharp and deep, with a conical escaping at the end.

Before you apply the screw driving, you need to think of ways mounting position, mark it and then prepare a hole for the screw. You must first make a hole in the details, which will host the screw head. Then through the hole on this detail is planned and a hole in the next part. The total depth of the holes for the screws should be slightly larger than the screw. Holes with an electric drill is easiest.

If a small screw in diameter and thickness of parts is small, the holes can be pierced with an awl. Diameter holes for screw driving should be at 15-20 percent less than the diameter of the screw to screw it in than the threaded inside. The drill is why we must take a little more subtle, considering that the diameter of the drill hole is always greater than the diameter of the drill. Otherwise the connection will not be durable. In detail, which will remain head of the screw is allowed punch by screw auger with a diameter equal to the screw. Hammer screw with a hammer is not allowed!

Why do so must first make a hole for a screw? In the finished hole screw screwed much easier, reduces to zero the risk of cracking wood, wood screws practically does not deform under thread can that provides a more dense, reliable and durable connection.

Preparing the holes for screws, care must be taken and how will settle the screw head. If you head to hide, then under it in the first part drill a shallow hole. If the head is semicircular, diameter drill bit should match the diameter of the head. If the head is countersunk, used drill a larger diameter hole doing is only part of the conical drill.

It is time to screw the screw. Screwdriver or the tip of the screwdriver should fit the head size and the shape of its slot. To screw screwed into lighter and do not rust, you can lubricate it with engine oil or petroleum jelly. After assembling all the parts it is desirable to check the tightness of each vkruchennogo finally screw.

Gardening equipment, which can beautify our life

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Cottage, country house or even a small garden plot in each of us associated with the calm harbor, which is a perfect place from the bustling city and harsh working days. However, at the same time, we have to exert much effort to make our country site was well-groomed appearance. Therefore, for every summer resident of particular importance is the availability of all necessary equipment for care of the territory

First of all, to such equipment include mowers, brush cutters, tillers, pumps, chainsaws and mowers.

Due to its high quality and reasonable price in recent years, gardening equipment, has become in demand in the majority of domestic consumers. Acquiring high-quality garden tools, each summer resident has the opportunity to greatly simplify for themselves caring for our countryside site.

Surprisingly huge role this technique plays within the boundaries of large cities as well as a modern Russian city today, accompanied by clean streets, manicured flower beds and manicured lawns. As a rule, specialists of the utility companies are using lawn mowers and trimmers.

In the domestic market of garden machinery leading brands include such giants as Stihl, Husqvarna, MTD. A huge variety of models benzogazonokosilok today can strike even the experienced specialist.

No less common technique that is commonly used today for the care of green areas, and a cultivator. It is this equipment can not only help to dig the earth, but crushed grass, as well as loosening the soil. This unit is truly a universal and indispensable in the garden and the garden.

Different models of this technique are differences not only in performance but also in construction sites. For this reason, when buying a cultivator should get acquainted with the characteristics of its engine and all attachments. Also worth noting is the fact that today the sale of lawnmowers and cultivators carried out both on the Internet, and in large specialized stores garden tools.

The option of buying equipment through the Internet is especially useful for people who value their personal time and money. But do not forget that by purchasing this equipment in specialized stores, you will have the opportunity to get advice from experienced professionals and that is called the "feel" the object of buying their own hands.

On the disadvantages of condensing boilers

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Usually, articles about any hardware write about its merits. But in this article focuses on the shortcomings of condensing boilers

It should be noted that the boiler capacity is 25 kW providing up to 3,5 l / h of condensate. A whole year of about 7,000 liters.

The resulting condensate to the pH when connecting the main gas is 4-6, that is, the condensate is an acid (nitric and sulfuric acids).

In connection with this circumstance condensate can not drain near the house, a creek, on the ground or into the gutter.

Can not be taken to a biological treatment plant, because it may kill bacteria colonies provide wastewater treatment.

It is possible to use the converter: the pH of deoxidized condensate should systematically monitor (at least 1 time per month). You can use an indicative strip from the supplied converter or a pH-meter. Have to constantly pour converter or completely change the filling once or twice a year.

The cost of converter box is about 9,000 rubles a boiler capacity of 25 kW. Additional package of 2.6 kg worth 2,000 rubles.

In the chimney of the neutralizer is also continuing condensation, so it must be impermeable and resistant to acids. Brick Channel also will not work - acid will destroy it in a few months of operation.

Pay special attention to this and do not try to drain the condensate to the ground!

Estimated cost of domestic wall condensing boiler can be determined by multiplying the value of its rated capacity of 3 thousand rubles. That is 24 kW condensing boiler will cost 72,000 rubles. In this case you can not buy condensing boiler for 32 000 rubles.

Andrew phoned several Moscow companies - suppliers of condensing boilers, but they are almost all they could say nothing about the condensate neutralizer.

As a result, we can conclude that no one cares to the ecology of our land. It remains only to realize how harmful to the land and bio-sanitation "neutralize" the condensate of up to 7 tons per year, for in it there are other harmful substances!

On the choice of an electric generator and fuel for it

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Before purchasing a generator for a holiday home you need to select the type of fuel, which it will work. It can be: gas main, gas cylinders, petrol, diesel

Selection of fuel

If the generator is designed to run continuously ("Power", an autonomous power supply system), then the fuel is, of course, should be as cheap. If the generator - a pure backup, then the fuel must be the same as in your car, where you'll arrive at a dacha.

The fact that a generator on standby consumes little fuel, because Includes rare, so the question of economy moves to the second plan. And on the first output:

1. Autonomy (for example, - independence from the main gas in the event of his trip). Autonomy will also use it anywhere, not just the places where they brought the gas main.

2. Ease of generator fuel supply - and took poured gasoline from the tank or canister. Andrew was not sure at all possible to obtain a permit gas services to connect to the backbone of the gas generator. And if you can, then a long and expensive.

The most inexpensive generator

If you need only backup generator, and you can limit the capacity of 1,5-2 kW, the ideal solution might be the generator of your car.

Select a single generator

To do this would be the best - the 4-stroke, simultaneous, Japanese (or reputable Western firms), with the launch of its own battery and with a capacity close to the power supply to your home network electricity.

Why start with the battery?

This is necessary so that in the absence of these men could cope with any woman. That is able to run it, not tortured and mother, and safely with self-confidence and enjoyment.

But the instructions for starting and advanced switching machines, even in this case still need to write.

There is another option - full automation, which is more expensive but easier to use by unskilled household.

Why so much power?

All for the same - it is easier to increase capacity, than each time to explain why women from the electric kettle, hair dryer or iron crash protection generator, and the TV, lights or computer - no.

If you have not a woman, then it can greatly save.

Toilets - simply and conveniently

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Toilets appeared in our lives not so long ago, and accessible to anyone who wishes became more later. That is why this market is not so much the manufacturers. Most popular is acquired Dutch company Therford Porta Potti, behind which is very difficult to keep up with its competitors. After all products of this company actually meets all European requirements
biotoilet 365 - a great opportunity to quickly and once and for all solve the problem of sewage (or rather, lack thereof). Note that the toilets of Therford Porta Potti have a number of qualitative characteristics, one of which - many years of work (not less than 15 years). In addition, this unit boasts the presence of moisture resistance, can operate at very low temperatures and resistance to ultraviolet radiation.

With respect to security, POI with this manufacturer for a full order. All design details are made of ecological materials. With regard to the principle of toilets Therford Porta Potti - it uses a special biologically active liquid to the list of tasks which the splitting of waste, protection against microorganisms and various kinds of bacteria and control bad breath.

By the above-mentioned advantages of this device is to add the following: Therford Porta Potti toilets do not need a separate line of communication, are relatively light weight and compact size. Well, the point of use and do not count: cottage or country house, ship, and so on.

If you pay attention to the specific characteristics of the most popular model Therford Porta Potti 365, then there can be attributed weight (only 5 pounds), the presence of two tanks, each of which boasts a capacity of 15 and 21 liters respectively. Why in the toilets at once two cavities, you may ask. The fact that they are arranged one above the other, providing a more comfortable use of this model. The manufacturer will try to accommodate all situations and for this purpose equipped biotoilet Therford Porta Potti 365 special indicator, which displayed the lower level of filling the tank. Also note that washing is done by a piston pump, ie, mechanically.

Add to all these advantages the low price, and you'll see for yourself that it is better not to find the toilets.