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Grout Tile with their hands

2015-02-16T04:57:00.000-08:00

The paper presents the basic methods of filling the joints of different types of tiles. You will learn how to overwrite the seams and the usual two-component composition, how they differ and how to prepare their simple composition for joints. The article contains video tutorials, tips and tables with prices.

For different applications, tile or small sized materials have their own methods of grouting. We'll show you how to quickly and properly do the job on your site.

Paving slabs, Wild Stone

These materials are stacked, as a rule, on a dry cement-sand mixture (DSP) - gartsovku. Apply grout color outdoors makes no sense, that is. To. They are discolored, precipitation and sunshine. Therefore, the optimal composition itself remains the contact mixture.

Method of filling

Dry gartsovku distributed over the laid tiles and disperse broom. Followed by the Strait of water. If you want significant relief (deep seam), shedding copious do. The only option "tint" seam - Add gartsovku color to the solution and mixed thoroughly in a blender.

Practical advice

Before Strait add water antimoroznuyu additive for solutions. It will give + 50% frost resistance seam.

Granite tiles, granite, marble, ceramic tile, stacked outside (roofed)

In this case, the best option - the adhesive composition, which are laid on the tiles. But this is not the cement-sand mixture, and special glue based on cement. Please note that the composition was frost-resistant. When mixing with the composition of the water can also be added antimoroznuyu additive.

Method of filling

The tiles with a smooth surface (5 to 15 mm) filled with prepared solution of glue with rubber or metal spatula. If on the idea of design is necessary penetration weld (jointing), perform his wire bent at the desired angle.

After placing the mixture into the seam sealing and binding spatula just go wire suture - cut solution immediately clean up is not necessary, ie. A. There is a risk to violate unravel. After drying the solution promesti and shed area.

Sutures larger (from 15 to 30 mm) filled with the dry mixture in analogy to paving tiles.

Practical advice

If the tiles are laid on gartsovku (eg savings), use a grout frost glue. Said sub-title materials have no adhesion to the cementitious mixtures and the seam filled with a conventional solution (even with an additive), exfoliate, after the first year of operation.

Ceramic tiles in dry areas (residential and public)

For these works best special grout ceramic tile, which is produced prefabricated and shipped in dry or finished form. The basis of the composition may be as cement and acrylic - it does not matter, that is. To. The seams will not be susceptible to chemical attack by water or steam.

Prepare such a composition can be their own hands, mix 1 part white cement and 3 parts of chalk - is pure white.

Method of filling

Typically, the seams between the tiles are from 3 to 10 mm and are filled with a rubber spatula. The mixture is prepared according to package directions and vmazyvaetsya in stitches.

If you want the pointing, it can be done with a piece of electric wire or a special harness from a dense foam. Many bury seam just a finger or the edge of a spatula. Professionals prefer to do it with foam soaked in water - so the seam perfectly smoothed and have the ability to adjust the grout layer minute defects or laying tile. After drying to remove the remains of grout first dry and then wet rag.

Wholesome advice

Prepared or dry mix popular, available, so a lot of artists are willing to give their own recommendations. There are several common mistakes that can ruin the final result or affect the durability of the joint.

Laptev: city government sensitive about the issue of seals Minsk

2015-02-07T06:56:00.000-08:00

This was stated by Deputy Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Viktor Laptev during the hotline with the population of the capital.

On the hotline deputy chairman of Minsk city executive committee received a call from a resident of the street Kalinin, who expressed dissatisfaction with the sealing of building block within the boundaries of streets Kalinin - K.Chornogo - Boulevard Tolbukhina, saying that it is carried out with violations. After listening to a woman, Viktor Laptev promised to personally examine and understand the problem.

He said, the hotline received many complaints related to issues of the city seal. "The approach to such construction in Minsk quite delicate. Pre-conducted public discussion, developed a plan of detailed planning. But it happens so, that since the necessary procedures, the situation changes, and in this case it is again carefully studied by experts, "- said Viktor Laptev.

Deputy chairman stressed that while addressing various options - up to suspension of construction. Can be changed and the characteristics of a dwelling house, which are going to build. For example, in a situation with a seal of building block within the boundaries of streets Kalinin - K.Chornogo - Boulevard Tolbukhina expected to decrease the number of storeys of the house. As a result of this will be achieved necessary insolation other buildings.

Blind area around the house: the device features

2015-02-03T02:46:00.002-08:00

Blind area is designed to protect the foundation from water that accumulates after rain or melting snow. And no matter built cottage or villa - if this is not done around the building from time to time begins to form a swamp, and the fluid will not be discharged into drains. In order to cope with the strengthening of its functions, its width should be about 700 mm (minimum margin from the eaves of the roof - 200 mm or more). Pour it should be around the perimeter of the slope fundamenta.Optimalny - 3-10 degrees.

Otmostki device should begin with the removal of a thin layer of soil around the buildings during the construction of the house will be completed. First, you must clear the neighborhood accumulated debris, and then remove the 200-250 mm of the soil so as to obtain a bias towards the wall. Deepening fill clay compacted. Clay best solution for device blind area around residential buildings. This moisture and provides a fast her abduction.

When the layer of clay will be trodden down, set a border around the outer edge of the future blind area. On top put a layer of crushed stone and re-compacted. In this production tie is completed. Can be laid on top of paving slabs, asphalt, or just pour concrete. Overcame great new country house on the perimeter of the foundation, which cobble, shell, gravel or clinker brick.

There is another embodiment of a blind area when removing soil and after execution of the main layer of sand is filled with liquid glass substrate is otverditelem.Rezultatom coating which looks like sandstone, which gives a certain home peel.

Expansion joints

Any blind area should be equipped compensatory seams both along and across. The seasonal variations in temperature observed shifting of the ground, and if the drainage layer will fit snugly to the cap and a year later a gap, which will start to leak water. To eliminate this effect the joints are made, whose width is about 20 mm. The wider the blind area, the more they need to run. So, if we are on a concrete base, cross stitches should go in increments of 2-2.5 m. The optimum materials for "spare" sutures - sealants, bitumen, roofing felt, board, specially treated septic tank.

"Left" bridge over the Don opened after reconstruction in the Rostov region

2014-11-06T13:11:00.001-08:00

The reconstructed bridge over the River Don on the highway M-4 was commissioned in the Rostov region, told "Interfax" with the opening ceremony.

"More than 50 years ago, was built the bridge across the Don. During these 50 years, he has completely worn out, and demanded his urgent reconstruction. And that was made very timely decision to start actually new construction in the alignment of the bridge, and very fast, a little more than 2.5 years, this place was built. Its length is 1 thousand. 220 m, "- said transport Minister Maxim Sokolov at the opening ceremony.

According to him, the bridge will increase the speed of traffic flow, reduce congestion and reduce tension on the highway M-4 from the center of the country in the direction of the Black Sea coast.

He added that the new bridge takes "another infrastructure constraints on the highway M-4" Don ", which consistently from year to year, object by object, it becomes a model in Russia and meet modern standards traffic"

"By 2018, we completely translate the M-4 in the 1-2 category," - said m.Sokol.

Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev during the ceremony, in turn, said that the reconstructed bridge begins a series of delivery of objects, including in preparation for the World Cup 2018 football.

"Now, every year, starting from today, the Don in Rostov will appear bridge or a new or reconstructed to 2018 inclusive," - said the governor.

According to the press service of the governor of the region, this transition consists of two bridges, conventionally called "right" and "left", built in 1995 and 1964 respectively. Put into operation last.

Traffic intensity is between 33 th. To 35 thousand. Vehicles per day in different seasons and days of the week, including on the left - 14 or 15 thousand. Cars per day.

Left before the bridge reconstruction had clearance of 7 m with a two-lane roadway. Its size discrepancy existing motion leads to a decrease in the rate of traffic flow, increased vehicle operating costs, the number of APs and the deterioration of the environmental situation. Therefore, it was decided to reconstruct, in which the number of lanes was increased to three.

The cost of the reconstruction of the bridge, which was conducted in 2012 as part of the development strategy of the transport system of the Rostov region, was 2.8 billion rubles.

Chairman of the Board of GC "Russian Roads" Sergei Kelbakh during the ceremony said that during the month will begin repairing the "rules" of the bridge.

"We will try to run it (the bridge - IF) as soon as possible to traffic on this section of M-4 was two bridge crossings, for each of them in a different direction," - he said.

Happy new year all my friends. Wish you all the best!!

2013-12-31T04:18:00.002-08:00

Since January 2014 the Khabarovsk Territory starts long-term regional program overhaul of the common property of apartment buildings. Coordinate its implementation will be a regional operator - Khabarovsk regional fund overhaul. His key tasks and how to use today in a press conference format was told by representatives of the Ministry of Housing and Communal Services .

According to First Deputy Minister of Housing Darius Tyurin , the main objective of the new fund - to provide a holistic approach to overhaul and its transparency. Regional operator to regulate the entire process , including the decision of the owners of the need to repair , the definition of the contractor and the cost of work , quality control .

"For example, most owners do not have the ability to independently assess the quality of repair works and reasonableness of prices. To do this , you need to hire a third-party , to pay her the money . From next year, these tasks will be assigned to a regional operator , "- said Darius Tyurin .

According to the press service of the regional administration of the fund will rise buildings repair special technical commission. Its representatives will inspect the house and make a list for each defect on the basis of which will be calculated cost estimates . All of this information will appear on the website of the regional operator . By the way, for public feedback Fund also plans to organize a broad outreach , establish the work call- center.

Priority repair of buildings will be determined on the basis of need . Frequency overhaul in the future will not change .

" These repairs must be done at least once every five years. But this does not mean that, for example , if the roof leaks , and five years since the last renovation has not passed , will not do anything . Must do "- said Darius Tyurin .

However , the likelihood of poor performance of the work will be kept to a minimum - in the Ministry of Housing confident edge . All reviews of the population of contracting organizations will be collected in the fund. Residents will be able to pre-acquainted with this information and choose the best contractor .
However, criteria for evaluating contractors yet to be determined . This will be done at the first meeting of the newly created regional council for public utilities.

It is important that chreditelem and financial guarantor fund is the Government of Khabarovsk Krai. According to Darius Tyurin , it will protect the citizens of funds collected for the repair , even in the event of bankruptcy of the management company .

At the same time , tenants have the right not to give money to the cashier of the regional operator . Instead, they may in general meeting decide to open their own special account to which payments and will do . Such a decision , citizens must take until June 2014 . Darius Tyurin also stressed that the money collected for the repair to the creation of a fund will necessarily be used for other purposes.

The cost of repair of apartment buildings will be from one to five rubles per square meter . 30 years of the long-term regional program overhaul to be put in order nearly 7,000 buildings. Monitor the implementation of the program and the work of the Fund entrusted Main Control Directorate of the Government of the Khabarovsk Territory.

How do wet facade?

2013-11-04T04:45:00.000-08:00

Hello dear readers of our blog. In this article I want to tell you how that makes no facade is also called " wet facade ."
In the beginning , we use a heater as it can go and styrofoam. The size of the foam depends on the heat of your zdaniya.Standartnaya width rekamendovanna foam which is 100 mm . Of course there are also 50 mm, but it will not give prokticheski no heat is not shumovibroezalyatsiyu .
And here we go , we need to drill , hammer, nails babachkami 200 mm , mixer , trowel, a couple of buckets , saw, lace . Later still need those spatula , plastic corners , mesh plastering , Stationery knife , tin snips 100 mm of glass wool , well, the most important thing foam .

In the first step we glue penoplat to cook some of the corners of the house, and then also on the second uglu.Notyagivaem lace , so that the bottom was flat and not wavy . And on a shoestring pass the first row of insulation , fasten it with glue dots on napyat you prikleete on the wall and the front side of a five- point 200 mm nails with babachkami . Separate the cap, then to his sheathe Ornamental stone , natural or wild stone . All of your choice . Next we prikleyali the first row , you can start the second, and so forth, but it seams foam should not fall on top of each other. And of course , on perkratiya plates around okushek best stklovatu attach high prosnostyu to 100% did not enter your home in the winter cold air .
How obkleyali up and keep all the proportions necessary to proceed to the sealing of the building. It makes no dry mixes , can sealer for the facade , but the best tile adhesive !

And so the second step is to stick the corners to the corners of the building, and so on okoshok Next svaerhu these ugolklov , fasten plaster mesh and apply the glue. Why corners should be left on the grid ? Because stretch the mesh and not give into the far corner of the deformed plasmasovomu or worse upast.Kak it all finished and applied to the building of the first layer of putty, you can do proistupit patterns. The patterns are also made of foam , what do you want from a simple line to what ever image. Patterns also fasten to the glue and nails for strength. And he put on a dry mix which proshpaklvali your building .

Getting to the third stage . The third stage okonchatilny , it gruntuem we finished our area , and 24 hours start to put karoed . For the application of bark you need a large (300 mm) and medium (100 mm ) Painting spatula for application of the material , as well as a plastic trowel to create a picture . You can still use the more expensive Venetian trowel to increase the quality of the applied coating bark beetle . Also, you have to have a bucket of warm water and a piece of cloth - during the operation on a spatula and trowel will stick bark beetle , which will lead to scratches on the finished surface of the material and sticking to the tool. When applied to the dry bark should be diluted with water in the container ( for each firm different proportions ), the components to be mixed thoroughly with an electric drill with a nozzle . When applied to the finished bark , every bank must be thoroughly mixed using a drill to avoid heterogeneity coverage is necessary to mix the remaining half of the bark beetle and a half of new banks .

On the bottom right corner of imposing average spatula on a large piece of material and put on the wall , trying to keep an even layer with no gaps . It is better to apply pitted together - one does and the other with a Venetian trowel or spatula smoothes paint layer of bark (the ideal thickness of the amount of bark chips napr.2mm . ) . After a period of 5 to 30 min. , When applied material slightly zavetritsya (you can see a side - wall does not look shiny ), you can begin to create the pattern. To do this, gently presses the plastic trowel flat on the bark beetles and begin to overwrite - in vertical picture up and down in a circular figure - chaotic in a circular motion , with a cruciform figure - first long vertical movement, then the horizontal short. If one person does , in the absence of practice can be applied to small areas of non-overlapping irregular staggered. Then go through the uncovered area in reverse blocking inflicted areas . After a complete application the wall, but no later than 40 minutes you can walk across the surface of a clear plastic trowel for the final shaping and smoothing the image.
kinds of patterns

Before applying Bark ambient temperature shall be not less than 5 and not more than 30 C. We can not work on the facade of the summer under the direct sun or in the rain. Also , make sure that the wall is dry before applying the bark , has no hidden voids otshpaklevany and primed in the color of the bark beetle . Plaster bark beetle in the bank should not be over-dry it can add 10 % water to the extent of making thick. When applied to the bark beetle fallen material may not be re-used . In forming the pattern formed plastic trowel place with little apparent pattern or with very intense, because it is difficult to withstand the same layer over a large area . To align the image with a spatula remove the material from places with a light pattern and add a place with very pronounced , while erasing these sections plastic trowel . To avoid the formation of joints , you need to be able to calculate the forces and the number of master finishers . If you understand that without the joint fails to make the ragged edge of the fabric and indirect , you can also use masking tape , taped it on the joint . And of course the painting, take a special paint for facades and color to your vybor

Here is to be the flooring!

2013-10-25T04:01:00.003-07:00

You are confronted with the issue of sex selection for your site , home or office? A variety of options is amazing. On the floor of the options market are cheap in price and quality laminate to arrays expensive breeds dereva.Shveytsarskaya system of Forbo Flooring is a market in the Russian material that has gained an international reputation in many developed countries - natural flooring with a brand Marmoleum.

The history of this unique material began in 1860 , when the Scot Frederick Walton first started using flaxseed as a basis for flexible coating in the world. After three years , this material has already launched into mass production. Marmoleum today are manufactured in the Netherlands (Assendelft) and in Scotland (shares ), and in recent years , linoleum "Marmoleum" has become a recognized leader in the world of natural flooring.

Here are the main properties of this material , which helped him to acquire such popularity among builders in developed countries :

Environmentally - coating used in the production of only natural ingredients , namely, cork, limestone , jute , flax oils and resins. The enterprise Forbo Flooring Systems has one of the strictest in Europe , environmental control .

- High - bactericidal properties of the phased made of linoleum "Marmoleum" includes on its surface , essentially the minimum number of microorganisms compared to other traditional flooring This is due to its bactericidal properties of Marmoleum can be used for floors in health care .;

- Marmoleum is not toxic . Accordingly , it does not emit harmful to human choice. This means that the floor does not cause any allergic reactions.

- Good sound absorption . This product is a good soundproofing and perfectly absorbs ambient noise.

Houses of brick and their benefits

2013-07-10T21:30:00.000-07:00

Houses of brick are common in Russia because of their construction technology worked perfectly, and find professional artists for the construction of brick houses is quite simple.

Brick houses have a number of significant advantages:

1) high strength. One of the main features of this building material is marked with the letter M and always taken into account when building a house. If you are planning to build a brick house at least three floors, choose brick M100 - it can withstand load of 100 kg/cm2;

2) frost. The ability to withstand freezing and thawing depends on the life of brick houses (marked by the letter F). For our area is to choose the full-bodied ceramic bricks to 100/1/35 GOST 530-95;

3) teplosberezheniyu. To improve the heat-saving features in the construction of brick cottages and houses need to use additional insulation or cavity brick, which included are air spaces that hold the heat;

4) wear resistance. Even frequent temperature fluctuations in brick houses will be irrelevant if you do not let cool completely facilities. However, if the winter brick cottage is not heated more than two weeks, get ready to warm them a few days.

So, if you dream of a reliable, long-lasting strength for yourself and the whole family - safely order the construction (or start to build your own) brick house!

Technology laying laminate

2013-02-24T00:11:00.001-08:00

This article describes the steps of laying laminate flooring.

The base for laying laminate should be dry, clean and smooth. The moisture content in the concrete floor must not exceed 2% CM and anhydrite concrete floor of 0.3% CM. Irregularities more than 2mm on the 2 meter length must be aligned. The ideal temperature for laying laminate flooring - 15-20 ° C.

Laminate flooring proven themselves in combination with water underfloor heating. The surface temperature of the floor must not exceed 280C. But not all laminate floors possess these qualities, so before you lay laminate on underfloor heating, read the installation instructions or contact your dealer. The electric heating system, laminate should be laid only if it is inside a concrete screed or other base. Do not recommend to lay laminate floor covering, but on the linoleum he ukladyvaetsya without problems.

Tie ukladyvaetsya special substrate thickness of 2.4 mm for water and sound insulation (polyethylene foam, cork, wool-novoylochny cardboard, etc.). Laying the substrate is joint to joint, joints prokleivayutsya tape.

Laminate flooring is also called a "floating floor" because its installation made without adhesion to the substrate. At present popular use glueless installation system, ie connection groove and crest. There are two types of glueless system: "click" and "lock". Lock locks are less durable and more demanding installation. When installing one panel vbivaetsya comb in the other slot, there is a slight deformation and narushaetsya geometry, and this may appear a visible gap between the panels. Connection type lock - an economical option, floors with locks generally are inexpensive (Kronostar - Russia, Kronotex - Germany). Click use different types of locks easy assembly / disassembly, joint strength, and as a consequence, more durability. When installing one panel embedded "comb" of his castle at about 45 ° in the lock groove adjacent panel, and then lowered to a horizontal position.

To begin installation of laminate flooring from any corner of the room and continue in the right direction, which is very convenient. Stack panel better parallel incident rays of light. Around the room ustanavlivayutsya bars thickness of 8-10 mm, in order to provide a gap between the walls and laminate. The gap between the wall and the floor needs to thermal expansion and vdalneyshem be closed molding. Keep in mind that you should keep a distance of about 10 mm, and also to the heating pipes and wall projections. The minimum allowable distance between joints in adjacent rows of panels 200mm.

Many manufacturers of locks, or even the whole plate HDF impregnated waterproof structures. Edge, for example, is usually treated with wax. The cheap collections joints can additionally cover waterproof gel. It seals and seal seams is no glue to protect the material from moisture and prevent it from swelling.

After laying on the legs of furniture to use protective pads, and the permutation to lift heavy furniture. Furniture casters and should be soft (W-shaped) type. Never clean floors laminirovannyn aggressive detergents and do not use products that contain wax. It is best suited for cleaning liquid soap. Wash floors damp cloth to avoid spilling water. Pay attention to the fact that the legs of tables and chairs were provided with a felt strip.

Developers in Russia wanted to maintain the state order for the waiting

2013-01-28T01:34:00.002-08:00

Audit Chamber said that to solve the housing waiting list as soon as possible under the current crisis conditions necessary to form a government order with a certain number of apartments to be built. Thus, the Chamber is trying to support the Russian developers.

"This kind of support the demand for construction companies" - said vice-president of the Builders Association of Russia, Vladimir Ponomarev. True, he notes that the effectiveness of the support will depend on the amount that the government plans to allocate part of the state order.

In order to support the construction industry the Russian government has already sent a budget of more than 30 billion rubles. for the purchase of finished housing for Defense and citizens dismissed from military service, and 60 billion rubles. the share capital of the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending.

According to the Chamber of the Russian Federation from the federal budget for the implementation of the national project in the years 2006-2008 was sent to 262.2 billion rubles., Spent 216 billion rubles. The largest volume of unused funds formed in 2007 - 19.75 billion rubles. In 2008, the outstanding commitments totaled 14.8 billion rubles.

However, many analysts believe that the government allocated funds for construction of flats for the waiting will still be enough to save on the verge of collapse, the Russian construction industry.

Who will perform finishing flat

2012-11-28T10:06:00.002-08:00

Today, finishing works are executed in accordance with the latest European standards. This implies not only the use of the latest technology and safe materials, but also certain requirements for the process of the work. In European countries, there has long been the norm construction, our country zhee only comes to this. But the important thing is that the processes are in a positive direction.

The process of finishing flat before takes a lot of time. If you want to finish quickly - had to break the technology, which significantly reduces the quality of work performed. Now you can without breaking the rules to quickly perform all the work, achieving excellent results. Of course, if you're a professional builder, it makes sense to take the help of professionals. Experts will help you not only save money - the competent material consumption and "finishing" work will cost much cheaper your self trying to learn to do exactly plastered surface. Eliminate the result of your experiments and convert all the work again can result in far more money than the full decoration of an apartment by professional and construction material can stroitelyami.Da poprtit dostochno large number.

The first thing you have to consider when hiring a professional - what a repair company to choose and what should be the result. Entertaining offers companies need to pay attention, how adequate price for the work assigned. The price usually includes the cost of materials, their type and quantity, as well as cost of construction crews. Advance planning to finish, the price of repairing the apartment you can find construction firms, causing a quantity surveyor to calculate the cost.

In fact, the ordering units are finished and partial repairs, such as repairs to the room or the kitchen, you are making a considerable investment of resources. The appearance of the apartment is the original card owners of the house, because the interior is always selected according to taste, character and mood of the people. Seek professional, then you will be sure that the next few years you will not have to re-do alterations for the workers. High-quality and fast is the key to the corresponding result. You do not have to complain about "repairs can not finish, you can just stop."

Winter Garden in the apartment with his hands

2012-11-18T20:37:00.003-08:00

In the winter garden is very old story: in Russia, he appeared in the 18th century, and the first ever winter garden created in Italy in the 14th century. Historians claim that the first similar structure created by ancient Egyptians, they grew a variety of exotic plants in special rooms with elementary system of irrigation, so the nobles could admire the blooming all year round. In the 16th century in Europe, the so-called built of orange houses, designed for growing citrus trees. Now from a luxury conservatories have become a necessity - because everyone wants to have in his apartment piece of summer.

How to create a cozy winter garden in the apartment with his hands and we will talk in this article. For this fit gazebo or room that is most illuminated.

Winter garden - not just a decoration, but also tangible health benefits. Plants reduce the amount of airborne bacteria and harmful microorganisms due allocated phytoncids. It is a natural green filter to purify the air of dust, carcinogenic and toxic substances. In addition, the process of photosynthesis release oxygen greenery and light ions, which have a beneficial effect on people.

Before you make a winter garden, you need to consider which side it will come out. If the room is oriented to the north, it would be worse to store solar energy, it will be possible to impose only shade-tolerant plants (Aspidistra, Monstera, philodendron and others). In the southern room and plants, and relax in the winter garden of the people will be simply uncomfortable. Under direct sunlight warms the air sometimes up to 70-80 degrees, will have to look for additional air-conditioning system and installing blinds.

Eastern orientation favorable to the winter garden plants, there is no danger of overheating the room, but the sun peeps here in the first half of the day. Western orientation garden is most preferred, in which the garden is pleasant to rest throughout the day. If the balcony to the sunny side, for the protection of plants from direct sun will blind.

Frame construction, heating and ventilation for the winter garden

If the winter garden will be located in the annex building (and it is important for owners of apartments on the first floor), you should think about its design. The main requirement for such gardens - 20% of the floor area shall be opened. Carcass of a winter garden should be strong to support the weight of the glazing, it should have good thermal insulation properties, it can be aluminum or laminated board. The glazing is to choose windows with a mirror-coated and low-E glass. The roof should have an angle of inclination of about 45 degrees. It is desirable, in addition to the main ventilation on the balcony often open a window or climatic hatches.

Before you settle green plants on the balcony, you need to take care of heating. Heating in the winter garden can be done in different ways: by means of steam, water, or electricity. If was large, it is recommended to use a combination of two types of heating systems, such as water and electric.

Water heating, which consists of the registers, set the perimeter wall and connected to a common heating system. As an additional source of heating system can be used "warm floor", variations of which there are many.

Equally important is the ventilation in the winter garden, because even in a room that is well-heated, often condensation. To avoid this, you need to consider for effective ventilation.

Natural ventilation can be achieved by horizontal holes to feed cold air at the bottom of the balcony and small windows to display the hot humid air, which is located on the slope of the roof. If the room has a large area, in addition to natural ventilation can be set compulsory system, which will be responsible for the circulation of air throughout the year. The optimum temperature for plant growth - 20 degrees, the humidity - 40-60%.

Coverage of the winter garden

At the design stage of the winter garden owner should at least be thought about what plants he wants to put out there. Often herbs and flowers do not have enough daylight, so there is a need or an artificial light source. Plants need all three components of the radiation: the daily duration, intensity and spectral composition of the radiation. For conservatories do not fit conventional bulbs, they are not the best spectral composition and the large amounts of heat, which can cause burns sensitive plant leaves.

The second option - is fluorescent lighting: the owner and energy saving, and the plants will have enough heat and powerful light output. However, when using such lamps gradually lose brightness, flicker, which can not annoy people who have decided to have a rest in a green area. For some time to illuminate conservatories began to use LED lamps, metal halide lamps, they are harmless to plants, stimulate growth and flowering, so is quite a good choice for a home-made conservatory.

Irrigation system in the winter garden

Plants can be watered in different ways: from a watering can or hose connecting thin directly to the water supply. But there are some unspoken rules: first - To defend the water, it is the safest for reforestation, the second - a certain temperature, not all plants can easily withstand temperature changes, and if you water them with cold water that flows from our taps in winter , it is likely they will get sick and wither.

To combine these processes can install a small drip irrigation system, which will monitor the condition of the plant. Such systems have sensors that monitor the moisture level of the soil and air, automation itself determines the amount of water and frequency of watering for a particular plant.

Plant selection and design of the winter garden

Of varieties of plants for the winter garden of special restrictions. In their selection must take into account the climatic preferences, the need for light and moisture. In one garden can coexist quite successfully dracaena, Monstera, coffee and citrus trees, ferns, agapanthus, oleander, fig trees, cacti, mosses, arborvitae, cryptomerias. Also popular abutilony, Gloriosa, hibiscus, begonias, passion fruit, rhododendrons, begonias, birds of paradise, Columna.

It is advisable to place flowers and plants zonal - in one zone put plants close in terms of content in order to ease the task of caring for them. Winter garden - it is a miracle, because you can grow plants from around the world: so in your home can stay original pairs that can not be found in nature - for example, bonsai and orchids.

The next stage - the grouping of plants, it must comply with the surrounding environment. Large specimens are beautiful look one by one, they are suitable for spacious rooms. Small plants should be located on a decorative shelf or window sill. Trees with beautiful leaves always look better alone, but the little flowers can be grouped.

Winter Garden - a place not only for the growth of all kinds of trees, but also the rest of the family. Only depends on you what elements of decor will be there. For example, a small pond, aquarium or a mini-waterfall. This background will complement the exquisite conservatory. To create the decor is better to use artificial stone - it is very similar to the natural, but it weighs much less, and in fact need to take into account the additional load on the balcony slab. Also worth in advance to take care of waterproofing elements of the decor and floor. If you want to put on the balcony garden furniture, choose the materials resistant to moisture, though most plants like high humidity, which can affect the appearance of wicker or soft furnishings.

That's how you can create with his hands in his apartment winter garden - a real green oasis that will delight you all year round.

Warm floors Teplolux - comfort of your home

2012-10-02T22:46:00.002-07:00

Today, we have shown that a comfortable and safe for human health room temperature must be equal to the 24-260S on the floor level, and about 20-220C at the level of his head.

But it is also proved by the fact that none of today's heaters can not provide such a temperature, whether it is the battery radiator, convector and others. No one, except for a relatively new technology for our country - warm floors, which alone can create a microclimate in the house, the appropriate medical reasons.

Advantages of heating system "warm floor" of Teplolux.

Warm floors Teplolux - a system that can provide your home with warmth and comfort, without compromising your health and that of your loved ones. It should be noted one of their main advantages - no convection currents, which allows to minimize the amount of dust in the air. This is especially important when living in a house small children or people with allergies.

It should be noted, however, that the appointments system "warm floor" room temperature is distributed evenly, warming it equally over the entire area and volume, and the draft and not at all stuffy. Your feet will be warm and cool head, exactly as recommended by health professionals.

In addition, heated floors Teplolux not take up too much floor space of your home, so it's perfect for even very small spaces. And get rid of your interior instruments such as radiators and batteries, even the most modern, do not look very stylish.

What you need to know about the warm floors.

Just need to point out that, contrary to false rumors that claim that, because of the warm floor ceiling height is very short, in fact, literally takes only a couple of centimeters. This includes the insulating layer, the system heating, and floor covering of your choice. In order to provide reliable fire safety is best to choose those covers that are fireproof, such as laminate.

But first things first. The thermal insulation is needed in order to avoid unnecessary teploraskhodov, that is, that the heat generated by the system, do not go to sex plate.

Cable, which is the basis of the system "warm floor" must be placed on the insulating layer in sections, in the form of a zigzag, which provides a more efficient space heating. Sections are attached to each other by joints. The main thing - do not forget about the temperature sensor, which is placed in a tube. After that, all covered with screed and mount laminate.

Other important issues.

Sometimes, it is impossible to make a cement screed - for different reasons. However, this does not mean you have to abandon their plans and do not do warm floors. Teplolux foreseen and such moments, so prepared for its ultra-thin clients warm floors - Teplolux-Mini and Teplolux-Tropix. They do not really require further tie, as they represent a kind of heating mats of polymer network and the cable attached to it. These mats are placed in the adhesive, designed for tile. In this case, reducing the height of the walls will be even lower, as the mats reduce its just the thickness of the tile + adhesive layer, which are stacked mats. This type of floor heating - great for tile floor in the bathroom, toilet, hallway, balcony, as well as the receiving office, etc.

Teplolux any room.

If you have a vacation home, and you want to make it as comfortable as possible to stay in the winter, the warm floors - is ideal. In this case, they can be as basic and additional heating. Make sure that it is really very convenient, because you no longer have to worry about the supply of wood or coal. You can forget about the dangers of fire, carbon monoxide and other unpleasant moments of ignition. Not need to allocate a separate room for the combustion of individual heating system, and the batteries will not spoil your interior.

In urban apartments often use floor heating as an additional system of heating the house, for example, some of its rooms (hallway, bathroom), or when the central heating system can not cope with the functions and need little warm room.

However, in a country house and the apartment floor heating can be used as a main, and as an additional heating system - it all depends on your needs, desires and capabilities.

Correctly chosen type of system "warm floor", you can create in your home comfort and convenience, regardless of the weather outside.

Textile wall INTERIOR

2012-09-10T10:36:00.003-07:00

Furnish the room with a cloth came much earlier than normal paper wallpaper. Wall fabric trimmed in different eras and different countries. Therefore, textile wall can be used in many styles: classical, Baroque, Empire, modern, minimalist and so on.

Most textile wall suited for building interiors living rooms, bedrooms and offices. The kitchen textile wallpaper is not recommended, because the fabric absorbs odors. Wet areas (bathrooms, toilets) textile wallpaper is also not applicable.

The most common ways of "dressing" wall fabric is wrapping textile wallpaper, fabric wall hangings and fabric panels.

Textile wall wallpaper wrapping

Textile wallpaper is available in two types. The first - on the basis of individual filaments are bonded, and the second - on the basis of bonded textured fabric. The basis for the textile wall can be both paper and non-woven. In addition, there are anti-vibration mats wallpapers that have a special sound-absorbing base.

The main advantage of textile wall - a great look. The walls are covered with many textile wall-paper, at first glance indistinguishable from the walls were hung with cloth: the joints between the blades are almost invisible. Thanks textile wallpaper walls acquire volume, space is cozy and unique.

Using textile wall,

You can create any interior

original and individual style

Fabric for textile wall can be used very different: natural - linen, felt, jute, cotton, sezal, and artificial - viscose, acetate, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacryl. Texture textile wallpaper is very varied. Textile wall can be as smooth and velvety, and rude, rough or textured pattern.

However, the finishing material requires a perfectly flat wall surfaces, or any defect will be visible on the cover. Therefore, before pasting the walls carefully prepared: remove the old cover, align, and plastered shpaklyuyut. Substrate for textile wall must be dry and moisture-permeable. Wallpaper paste not overlap, and the butt. This procedure is complicated, so a layman can hardly do it perfectly.

Wall hangings of textile seamless wallpaper

Seamless textile wall - a special fabric in rolls height from 2.8 to 3.1 m and a length of 50 m for the manufacture textile materials commonly used synthetic based.

As the basis of seamless wallpaper, usually used foam substrate type foam. The top fabric layer is made of various natural materials. To improve the performance of frequently used small additions of synthetic materials through which coverage does not fade, anti-static properties and acquires the ability to repel water and dirt.

As seamless textile wallpapers can also be used bulk or heavy cotton jacquard in a tapestry based dralon or polyester.

Another type of seamless textile wallpapers - high textile coatings, due to the special wreath yarn and ad hoc basis, insensitive to mechanical damage.

From conventional textile wallpaper, but its size and base, seamless textile wall differ in the way mounting to the wall. With textile rolls bathroom tissue as it turns out.

Textile wall will not only decorate your walls,

but will provide additional sound insulation room

Secure the seamless textile wall by first remove frames from the doorways, then set the roll of fabric in the corner and start to reel off horizontally. Fabric pull the perimeter area parallel to the wall.

Fixed tissues in several ways. First, with a special adhesive that wide strips applied to the prepared surface, and then the canvas taut and pressed against the wall. Second, the fabric can be fixed with the use of special braces stapler. To do this at fixing you need to install plastic or wooden slats. And yet another way is to install design with a special mounting profile

After fixing of textile fabrics, cut door and window openings. Finally hung on door frames and window frames are decorated corners. It masks the edge of the fabric and ensures the reliability of its mounting in particularly vulnerable areas.

Unlike ordinary textile wall, seamless coating does not require leveling walls and surface preparation, in addition, seamless textile wallpaper camouflage themselves all defects.

Fabric panels

Fabric panels in the interior, it is very interesting and ancient technique. Frame, covered with a cloth, mounted on a wall or ceiling, shutting them in part or in full. The sheer size and proportions of the frame can be varied. Fabric panels can also be used as partitions to divide the space.

How to decorate in a suburban area

2012-08-14T08:45:00.002-07:00

Holiday home to most fans of country rest - now a hobby, a universe where you will be able to realize their ideas and creative landscaping ideas. To suburban home has become a paradise of a desire is not enough, you need to think about how to decorate your site, a lot of patience, imagination and hard work. But believe me, the result is worth it!

Major jewelery in a suburban area

Before you start planning for the site, you must consider many factors: location, type of soil, sun and shade, topographic features, the amount of precipitation. The first rule of beautiful infield - harmony among all, even the smallest items. Absolutely everything, ranging from the gazebo to the sample on the track and the fence should complement each other, creating a style of integrity and completeness. The second rule of successful design - no mess. Surplus decorative elements disturb the natural wildlife, it will sink, so your garden will look lifeless and not attractive.
The closer the infield project the better it fits into the existing landscape, and then she will look at vse100%. The section of stream flows? - Great, he can be extradited to a country style, from the mound to make an attractive rock garden or alpine slides. In the valley you can make an artificial pond and gazebo set.

If a country site are often children, then why not "settle" in the garden, fairy tales, or not to the original shape of the tree? And so cute and original craft its not as difficult as it seems at first glance.

A few tips on how to decorate a section of

In every part of the garden set the same elements to create the overall color scheme and a single style;
It is not necessary to complicate the design, it suffices to use 3.2 Basic color. Warm colors seem closer to the observer, but the range of shades of cool, visually recede. For the background gray suits, white and black;
Do not forget about lighting. Designers believe that good lighting greatly enhances the "life" in the garden. The pond, paths and other elements can be covered with light bulbs. They are suitable for any composition.
When planting flowers and plants, remember that a smooth transition is very important: in a different color, shape, size of leaves.
Try to keep your land is not only functional but also pleasing to the eye. Do not hurry to uproot the old tree stump, it is unnecessary, it can be easy to decorate. Especially such a gift would have been happy child. Have a bit of imagination and use the means at hand: moss, twigs, small toys for children - and an old tree stump will be a real problem sada.Esli ornament in the garden there is a site with tall trees, make sure you do not forget to install the branch for the bird houses feeders for squirrels and birds . If you try, you can make a very beautiful garden, and monitoring of our smaller brethren bring great pleasure and a sense of peace.

Typical stone boulders can increase banks of artificial lakes to make unusual ways and paths, garden stones.

Ponds and fountains in the cottage

Falls can be a real gem of suburban area, especially if the terrain is uneven. Suffice waterfall height of 1 m, the distance between steps 8 to 30 inches. To create the tape must be waterproof, rock, alpine plants and pump. Each tier of the cascade are laid out separately in the back of the expansion, there lingers the water, forming a small lake. Along the cascade can put small stones and pebbles, providing them with a mortar, put alpine plants. All surfaces must be fluff sealant.

Even a small decorative pond can be a decoration of the suburban area. This may be a reservoir of water and of the old baths. Decorated around the edges lined with large stones or ornamental plants. You can even make a small ornamental bridge. It is important that the pond looks harmonious and joy to the owners.

Flower beds and flower beds, as the main decoration of suburban area

Flower Garden on the site should be a bright spot, attractive appearance, but fits well into the overall design. First of all, you need to choose a suitable place. Do not place flower beds and flower gardens on the hills either. First of all, consider the flower garden design, and draw on paper. Then do the layout. To grow plants for flower beds do not need to strengthen and equip its boundary. You can protect a layer of gravel, artificial stone or simply dig a small canal and fill it with sand. You can show imagination and weave ogradku of twigs or pieces of a mosaic, wood bark, or make a decorative border.

Before planting the plants, it is necessary to lay all the tracks to place the stones, sculptures and other decorative items. Plants are planted in accordance with the plan but keep in mind the need for the type of sun or shade, moisture and soil. Remember that to be the brightest in the center of the flower bed. He may be around the sculpture, or be an independent body. Floral pieces should be of medium size, separated by a lawn.

You can also plant flowers in decorative pots and planters, decorative accessories and can be done manually. For this fit the old dishes, pots, boxes, crates, carts, and even bathrooms.

Very nice look and feel of form gives the view from the foam. Many believe that it is impossible to make yourself beautiful, but we hasten to reassure you. Be creative, patience and perseverance - and your garden will be filled with the most true masterpieces. To help you use - master-class on making molds from foam and foam sculptures.

How to equip a recreation area

And finally, a gazebo. Can you imagine not giving a spacious and beautiful garden, where you can receive visitors, arrange meetings and tea parties? About pavilions known in ancient Egypt, many centuries before our era. They are open, closed, and even made out of living climbing plants. And a lot of styles you can select exactly what you want: classic, oriental, Japanese Village - the choice is yours exclusively.

Good luck to you!

The experts call "TechnoNIKOL" leader in the insulating materials based on mineral wool

2012-06-24T06:32:00.001-07:00

Research marketing agency ABARUS Market Research has revealed the existing balance of power between the major players in the segment of insulating materials based on mineral wool. This was reported in the press service of the company.

The experts call "TechnoNIKOL" leader in the insulating materials based on mineral wool

Research marketing agency ABARUS Market Research has revealed the existing balance of power between the major players in the segment of insulating materials based on mineral wool.

According to the agency, the largest share of the segment falls at the Corporation "TechnoNIKOL" and is at least 30%, while the nearest competitor is about 20% of the segment.

Corporation "TechnoNIKOL" took the leading position in terms of thermal output, based on stone wool in 2007 and maintains its lead ever since. Its share in total production has increased during the crisis period of up to 30%, whereas in 2005-2006. was about 15%. At the same time the share of its nearest competitor has declined from 25% in 2005 to 18% in 2007. According to analysts of the results of the Corporation was achieved through an active marketing policy and the intensive expansion of production for the past 4 years.

"The production of mineral wool, as in the pre-crisis period, and after it shows a tendency to increase, - said the agency's report, prepared on the basis of the study. - Before the crisis, the dynamics of production showed high growth rates - about 25%, indicating that the growing demand and high market potential. " These conclusions are supported by the relatively low drop of mineral wool over other insulation materials market segments during the recession (11.7% vs. 25-40%).

As indicated in the research of MA ABARUS Market Research, in the post production of mineral wat quickly restored. In 2010, its volume has already exceeded those of 2008. And if in percentage terms the growth dynamics of the market is gradually reduced (22.6% in 2010, 18.2% in 2011), in absolute terms, growth has remained stable at around 2800 thousand cubic meters per year. This suggests that in 2012 domestic companies will be able to produce at least 20.5 million cubic meters of products. Analysts at the agency, therefore, predict a rise in the market of mineral wat this year at the level of 15-16%.

As explained in the report, market growth is primarily due to companies using the practice of rapid business expansion. In particular, due to the continuous expansion of product lines, increase the production base and an integrated marketing strategy. Market players who take a more cautious strategy, although different stability in production, is gradually losing ground to more active competitors. If in the early 2000s, annual production of 120-150 thousand cubic meters allowed the company to refer to the category average, at the present time, such amounts are typical for small producers.

"Our goal - to provide the market with high quality and at the same time, available materials for thermal insulation works on the basis of mineral wool. To achieve this we use both the latest technical developments and innovative solutions in business process management, customer interaction, marketing policy. In particular, the amount of the investment company in this direction during the period from 2007 to 2011, currently stands at 9.545 billion rubles, and to the construction season of 2012 "TechnoNIKOL" greatly expanded product line of thermal insulation materials for private housing at the expense of such products a roll mat "TEPLOROLL" slab "TEHNOAKUSTIK" and "TEHNOBLOK" - said director of sales trends, "Stone wool" Corporation "TechnoNIKOL" Roman Kolesnikov. - However, we understand that the market for insulation materials is very mobile and highly competitive. We have to make considerable efforts to keep its leading position in the segment of insulation on the basis of stone wool, but we're ready for it. In 2012 we plan to continue to invest in production development and construction for the new season to release a new brand product "

2012-06-24T06:16:00.001-07:00

The first and most basic version of the traditional device of stationary partitions is to use small sized blocks. In other words, device partitions of brick, gipsolitovyh plates, porous concrete and glass block. All these materials have a mineral nature, very durable, fire resistant, durable, moisture resistant, provide good sound insulation, do not have internal cavities that can be got rodents or insects. On the other hand, these materials are heavy and require a solid foundation: set on a concrete ceiling, on top of an independent foundation, or at least - are set to lag, a steel beam.
Common to these materials is the fundamental building technology - connect the blocks by laying on a solution, and the finished walls may have any shape (including curved), with openings and arches. For a glass block design and alternative - they can be collected in a special wooden lattice - cassette.
Partition walls of bricks and concrete blocks are being built up ties and devices attached to the joists by installing perforated with holes in the metal reinforcement, one end of the rod hammered into the supporting structure, the other is placed in a horizontal seam masonry. A good solution is pairings institution walls into the interior walls, in which the furrows left (indent) the depth of 60 mm or separate nests in five or six rows of masonry. The base of the future septum necessarily aligned with the cement-sand mortar. Next, a thin layer of mortar is laid, which, in terms of exposing, mounted the first row of blocks of the partition. Fixing to the floor can be carried out using metal profiles (which, in turn, is mounted on the dowels). Lintels above the doorways of partitions can overlap the typical bar-shaped elements or concrete reinforced with steel rods. The final alignment for painting or wallpaper pasting is done by plastering and puttying. From the rooms with high humidity it is desirable to coat walls to full height (or at least 180 cm) ceramic tile, and other water resistant material, waterproof paint or stain.

brick walls

This is perhaps the most that on is a classic version of the stone walls. In comparison to the brick block has the highest strength and moisture resistance. Exception - sand-lime brick, it is cheap, but is sensitive to moisture.

Despite its considerable weight,
much stronger than a brick the other
materials used for masonry walls.

The lack of a brick - a lot of weight (one square meter thick half solid bricks weighs 230-250 kg), which creates excessive strain on the supporting floor. Even in new homes is better to establish solid brick wall as far as possible the minimum length, for example, only in the bathrooms, bathrooms or near the vertical load-bearing elements (walls and columns). Of course, you can use to facilitate the hollow brick, but its sound insulation properties much worse. They can improve and covered with sand bricks inside the cavity, but the weight at the same time, it is natural increase. Among other drawbacks of brick walls - the duration of the process of laying and drying, the complexity and high cost of these works, the need for plastering surfaces.

Typically, these barriers are put in a half-brick thick (it is approximately 140 mm) or on the edge (80 mm). Given the small thickness of the brick walls, a masonry should always be reinforced. To do this, the entire length of the construction, every 4-5 rows of bricks laid a pair of steel reinforcement rods with a diameter of 4-6 mm strips or fine-mesh stucco mesh. The ends of the valves associated with the basic structures of the building, setting the stage for the walls, or slaughter and fixed to the walls and racks.

To increase the stability of the walls of brick, laid on edge, they should be reinforced both vertically and horizontally, forming a cell size of 525 × 525 mm. In the seams along the contour of the cells are placed fixtures, either flat steel section of 2 × 25 mm, or two rods with a diameter of 4-6 mm. In short partitions of up to 1.5 m and a thickness of 65 mm reinforcement operates only in the horizontal joints in two or three rows of bricks.

Masonry walls of brick, put on edge, particularly difficult, since such a clutch in the raw form is very unstable. So are clutch or with the help of guides, or in several stages, raising the barrier for the phase of no more than 1-1.5 m, and then wait days until the clutch solution.

Partitions of cellular concrete

Cellular concrete (aerated or foamed concrete) is a relatively new material and has a lot of advantages over brick. These blocks are substantially larger and lighter brick, so that one unit can replace up to 15-20 bricks, but has much less weight. Due to the thin seam gas concrete wall dries much faster than a brick, its surface is so smooth, that does not require plastering - enough to finish finishing putty. All of the above provides the highest technological application of aerated concrete.

The partition of porous concrete can be easily treated.

The strength of aerated concrete can erect walls of almost any height. When masonry can be used as a sand-cement mixture, and a special glue. Each subsequent row of blocks is set to pre-greasing docked adhesive surfaces (solution) and ligation of the previous row of blocks.

By the partition walls are fixed with glue (a solution) and reinforcement (every 2 rows of blocks). The doorway is covered by the top two or three steel reinforcement rods (6 mm in diameter), which "vrazbezhku" stacked blocks.

Aerated concrete blocks are easily sawn, cut and drilled. This allows you to cut without the slightest difficulty blocks the size you want, chase channels and holes for wiring, sockets, to make the design any shape, including curved and arched. For device manufacturers produce interior walls concrete blocks of thickness from 80 to 120 mm. This size provides optimal performance for fire resistance, thermal insulation, sound insulation and console loads. Thus, the partition of the blocks 100 mm thick insulation provides an index (Rw), equal to 35-37 dB, a thickness of 125 mm - 44-46 dB, and another wall 25 mm thick - and at 55-57 dB. The same applies to the fire, which is the limit for a self-supporting walls made of blocks of thickness 75 mm, is 150 minutes.

Gipsolitovyh partitions, gypsum partition blocks

Partitions of gazogrebnevyh well plates react to humidity changes, while avoiding strain and loss of strength characteristics.

This is - the most technologically advanced of the blocks, allowing to collect from the walls like a designer "Lego". As well as aerated concrete blocks, gypsum gypsum partition blocks substantially larger than a brick. Thus, the most common in our power company "Knauf Gypsum" are available in two sizes: 667 × 500 900 × 300 mm, thickness - 80 mm or 100 mm. Each plate is made of plaster and is a rectangular box, low and the bearing surfaces of which are on either side of tongue and groove. Their presence allows you to accurately orient the blocks relative to each other, increases the rigidity of the interfaces increases the adaptability of work. However, such an innovation would be a constructive nuisance, if you want to build a complex and a curved wall - the grooves and ridges are oriented to the assembly of rectilinear structures.

The advantage of gypsum boards is their adaptability, the ability to stabilize the humidity level, that is, give or take, depending on the moisture level of humidity in the room. Gypsum boards are resistant to rot and insects, small variations in temperature and humidity do not cause them strain. On the strength of plaster slab occupy the space between the brick and aerated concrete, so that the suspension of his heavy fittings can be a problem. The usual equipment, including shelves and wall units, easily fixed with the use of anchors and dowels. Gypsum board is easy to cut and handle, and the wiring and pipes are recessed in the chase, carried out by a simple hand tool.

Unlike brick and aerated concrete, gypsum partition walls of the plates are not placed on a concrete base floor and the finished floor screed prior to application of finishes. At the intersections and corners of boards are laid with alternate overlap joints of the lower ranks. Stack plates can be slotted, both up and down. Stacking up the slot is preferable, because this filler in the compound gypsum partition is distributed more evenly. In this case, the first row of tiles must be cut comb. As an assembly adhesive is applied plaster mortar or plaster type "Fugenfyuller." To increase the strength of the partition is mounted rigidly to the bearing overlaps, using dowels, and the gap between the ceiling and the upper row of plates be filled with putty. Vertical joints of plates that are adjacent to the doorway, should not be located closer than 20 cm from the edge of the opening.

The disadvantage of plaster gypsum partition boards is their low moisture and poor sound insulation properties. However, there are your options. For wet areas (with humidity over 60%) of the company "Knauf Gypsum" produces special, moisture repellent plate (green, not white, like normal boards, color). Of these barriers can be put in a bathroom, toilet and kitchen. For added protection, veneer panels with ceramic tiles, waterproof mastic, a place to protect the sealing interfaces waterproof tape.

To improve the sound insulation properties of gypsum board, you can use an elastic connection to the ceiling and walls. In this case, in contact with the walls of the building designs of adhesively bonded elastic gasket thickness of 3-5 mm of cork, felt or soft bituminization fiberboard. This seal prevents the transfer of sound vibrations in the wall of the supporting structures of the building.

Partitions of glass

Partitions of glass are mostly

decorative element of interior design.

Glass - is the most decorative of the partition blocks. They are the building blocks, hollow box formed by the hermetically soldered together the halves of the thick glass.

Standard sizes of glass blocks - 190 × 190 × 80 mm (sometimes - 240 × 240 × 80 mm), the weight of glass block 2,2-4 kg. Available in the angular (or half-hearted) blocks, triangular, or even round. The surface of the modern glass block may be smooth, ribbed, transparent, opaque, and even color. There is a completely transparent glass blocks (with a flat front wall), and the light-scattering svetonapravlyayuschie. Available in special glass blocks with a highly artistic treatment of the surface with decorative accents inside, stained glass, etc. From a constructive point of view, these blocks - fine material. They possess considerable strength (break a sledgehammer), fire resistance and thermal stability (maintaining temperature changes from -40 to +50 ° C.), a well-insulated heat and sound, very durable, reflect light, provide a visual connection to the premises of the spaces. Perhaps the only drawback of these materials - a relatively high price.

The apartments are appropriate partitions of glass in the bathrooms, kitchen and even in the living room, separating one functional area of an apartment from another. It is advantageous to look insertion of glass included in the walls of other materials. In addition, glass can be used, furnished basements, swimming pools, garages, etc. Glass is widely used in the construction industry.

For fixing glass blocks any unsuitable cement and adhesive mounting compounds that do not contain large grains of sand or other impurities that can scratch the surface. To ensure the rigidity of glass to masonry reinforced. Strength of cement with a smooth and dense glass is worse than with concrete or brick, so it is recommended to lay no more than three rows of blocks in the height of the day. After completing the masonry joints and seams should seal the appropriate tone for tile grout - so the partition will look more aesthetic.

REPAIR NEEDED: Which is better - Hire a team or make your own?

2012-06-24T05:29:00.004-07:00

Each of us sooner or later come to the conclusion that delay the repair is no longer need to take urgent measures, and any guests at the house did not call, nor to live in it is not comfortable.
Realizing that we must act, we run to the construction market, buy wallpaper and ... safely postpone repairs until better times. And these are the best times can not walk for several more years. Of course, if you have the remarkable strength of will and are able to bring myself after work to pick up a paintbrush, you honor and praise. And if you still have it and the "golden hands" ... then perhaps you are the builder by profession. No? Then our recommendations will help you evaluate your own strength and resolve, at last, for ourselves - you hire a team of builders to make repairs, or yourself.
To begin with, calculate the value of your work day. Consider the following example. The average salary in Moscow on 30 thousand rubles. The number of working days per month - an average of 22. It turns out that for one-time salary is 1360 rubles. Even in the most simple repairs needed at least 5 working days. If it is time to take unpaid leave as the main holiday to spend time on the repair and construction work is not desirable, it turns out that you lose about 7 thousand rubles.
Now substitute in these calculations the data. Calculate how much you earn per day. Divide your monthly salary by the number of working hours per month (with a five-day working week and eight-hour day a person works 176 hours). Then ring up a few teams and find out how much money they will take with you for the repair and how long will it to do. Once you've finished all the calculations, we can already understand - or not advantageous to you to do repairs yourself.
Of course, it is possible that regardless of our calculations, you're determined to do the repairs yourself, then why not. Especially if you have the appropriate skills for that. In all other cases it is better not to waste time, nerves and strength, and use the services of teams of builders and construction company services.

If you have the financial resources and time, repairs are best left to professionals.

Do not want to risk, then the hire of construction and maintenance crews with the recommendations. Indeed, the realities in our country are such that an average of five brigades, there is only one truly wishes, and, most importantly, able to work. So, do not hire construction workers who are unable to provide advice.

Ask your relatives, friends, neighbors, distant and very very distant acquaintances, find out who he was doing repairs, and whether they were satisfied. Ask, Do not delayed the construction team time, did not return a drunken workers, etc.

It is best to look at themselves and evaluate the quality of work performed by the team and have a conversation with people who have these works carried out. If the builders worked with your friends or relatives, and left a favorable impression, you should feel free to hire this crew to work. Close is not bad advice.

Warms roof in suburban home

2012-06-24T05:15:00.000-07:00

You think about the warm cottage, or just at home, where you can rest not only in the summer, but a good feel of cold days in winter. Then you need to think about the complex isolation room. The loss of heat through the roof shaping can be up to thirty-five percent of the total heat loss from your home.
If you have a complex structure of the roof, it is advisable to use a combination of materials for its longevity and reduce heat loss, which consists of layers of miniralovatnogo insulation, water-and windproof membrane, polyethylene foam, which serves paroizolyatorom.
Usually the elements of buildings, require to provide good thermal insulation without adding weight designs that use mineral wool. By its very structure of the mineral wool are fibrous insulation materials and have excellent insulation properties.
Multi-layer roofing insulation, more efficiently protect the house from cold and frost.
When installing the insulation is placed between the rafters. Do not skimp on your budget the amount of insulation material, in order to avoid the appearance of a shortage of parts of the roof insulation. Since this design is affected by external factors, mineral wool insulation require additional vapor and waterproofing that protects it from damage. As the use of waterproofing, as a rule, wind and softening of the membrane. This is a nonwoven materyaly of synthetic fibers, which are placed on the insulation across the roof slope from the overlap of the upper blade to the lower one hundred mm. For thermal insulation miniralovatnyh such membrane yavlyaetsya and windscreen, which reduces heat loss through the roof.
Characterized by fever, causes condensation on the cool roiskhozhdeniya parts of the roof, the so-called "threshold". To prevent the occurrence of condensation inside surface of the insulation, use polyethylene foam. Due to the closed-cell structure, this materyal has a very high thermal insulation properties. Polyethylene foam is easily cut, can prikleevatsya because of its easy to use when placing difficult parts of the roof. It is well combines several functions, both as heat, hydro and sound insulation. Prepared by polyethylene fabric is attached directly to the base structure by means of conventional construction stapler. The connection of individual paintings is in a joint or overlap with the use of two-way tape for a full steam and water proofing. In order to ensure the withdrawal of water vapor and air circulation, consider a gap fifteen or twenty mm between the finishing material, and foams. Properly mounted roof insulation of suburban homes, allow you to keep warm and provide a comfortable environment to live in it year round.

RELIABLE ROOFING "KERAMOPLAST"

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The world is developing rapidly. As a consequence, new methods are developed, programs and approaches. The advent of new materials requires not only the development of modern technologies, but also to review existing, which applies to composite materials.
You may be faced with the choice of coatings for roof and want to not only save money but also get good quality and appearance? This desire is understandable and explainable. Surely you've had to study a wide market for roofing materials: metal, roofing sheets - "Onduline" profiled metal sheets, shingles, etc. Hopefully, your attention is not on the "disappeared" and such material as "Keramoplast."

What is "Keramoplast"? "Keramoplast" - is a new generation of roofing material, which is unparalleled in the domestic construction market.

"Keramoplast" is an environmentally friendly material that has unique properties which can replace asbestos, metal, wood and bitumen.

The material produced in the form of corrugated sheets, in appearance resembles a glossy "Onduline." Sheet size up 2000h900 mm. The basis for the production of this product is a polymer with a special additive that is a natural ingredient with excellent reinforcing properties.

"Keramoplast" is made on the basis of synthetic and natural components and is influenced by high temperature and high pressure. The resulting roofing material has a high density and strength, good sound insulation. He also atmosferoustoychiv, environmentally friendly and does not corrode.

Particular attention should be paid to the strength characteristics of the "Keramoplasta." Tensile strength of the material is 2100 kilograms per square meter, which allows you to withstand extreme shock, wind and snow loads, and enables its repeated use.

Resistance to cold "Keramoplasta" (the cycle of freezing and thawing in water without loss of functional properties) of 164 cycles, in contrast to the bitumen corrugated sheets, in which only 25 cycles. It also points to a longer service life.

The warranty period of roofing material "Keramoplast" is 30 years old, but a real life - up to 50 years, while, for example, bituminous sheets guarantee period is 15 years. "Keramoplast" is considered a permanent roof as well as metal and ceramic tiles.

A distinctive feature of the "Keramoplasta" is that the sheets stained throughout the mass, which excludes the possibility of burn in the sun. If, during transportation or installation, he scratched, it does not need to tint paint or metal roofing as bitumen corrugated sheets, which only dyed the top layer. This greatly facilitates the installation of building materials and transportation.

In this paper we presented a number of advantages, "Keramoplasta" over other roofing materials, but still the choice is yours.

IN 2012 NEW PETERSBURG rose by 10%

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  The city will put approximately 2.8 million sq.m. areas.
  The current year will continue the trend of the primary recovery of the housing market in St. Petersburg, but the pre-crisis indicators reach a weighted average price of square meters, the experts ARIN.
"The average cost of apartments in the primary market in 2011 increased compared to the previous period, but has not yet reached pre-crisis indicators - says Oxana Maleeva, Director of Analytical Research ARIN. - According to 2012 is expected to increase in prices of about 10%. "
  In 2011 the city was put about 2.7 million square meters. m According to the forecasts of the company in 2012 will put about 2.8 million square meters. m
Sales volume in 2011 totaled 2.27 million square meters. m, which is higher than the previous, but less than in the pre-crisis. In 2012 the company expects sales of 2.4 million square meters. m

The volume of construction of hostels for students will be increased

2012-06-14T05:01:00.001-07:00

Prizident the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin promised during a meeting with students at Tomsk Polytechnic University to significantly increase the total volume of construction and commissioning of student dormitories.
Putin expressed his regret that this year the funds to build dormitories for students stood out quite a bit. During the past year, according to the prime minister, was constructed of 50,000 square meters, which, of course, very little.
The head of the Russian Federation said that over the next three years will be built for students of more than 500,000 square meters of new dormitories. Prizident added that he would also increase funding for the repair of hostels.

Bathroom Design

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Previously, getting an apartment with bathrooms and toilets of standard sizes, and sometimes combined with one another, we rarely thought about this concept of how to design a bathroom. Today, when purchasing an apartment, the buyer pays attention not only on the size and layout of rooms, kitchen, balcony.
His became interested and a bathroom. Modern man realizes that he must also have a modern bathroom. In the West, this idea came long ago. Design and interior bathroom is a priority and profitable destination for contemporary designers, while the number of bathrooms is directly dependent on the number of rooms in the apartment. We have recently begun to realize that the bathroom has both bath and laundry purpose. Bath is a special place in the apartment, which makes it possible to get a boost of energy before the hard working day and night to help relax, retire and relax. In the bathroom, our day begins, it is he ends. For this reason, creating a design of the bathroom, you must carefully consider not only the overall design of the premises, but also to pick up furnishings, finishes, plumbing, lighting and bathroom accessories.
It is important to equip the bathroom. Even if it is small in size, the bathroom must be equipped with the most convenient and practical, do not forget to create a beautiful interior that her visit helped you to not only restore the vital energy, but also feel like vacationers at the resort. The choice of bathroom design depends entirely on you and your attitude. Bathroom design can be such that it was stylistically unified with the other rooms in the apartment, and it is possible that it is completely different from the overall design. Have a major role here as the area and shape of the bathroom itself, but due to development of modern designers, you can choose the style that you like.
If you decide to register your bathroom into a classic style, then it is best to coat the walls with marble tiles, furniture, in this case is selected from natural stone, and its pattern and color to match the finish of the walls. Tile color scheme, you can choose to your taste. Compulsory element of the classical style is the use of materials such as granite or marble.

BUILDING MATERIALS

The most common way to finish the bathroom is ceramic tile, whose choice in today's market is huge - from the colors and texture finishing. Any your fantasy become a reality. There is still a great demand tiling with border, when the tile is laid at the bottom of the darker shades, which goes higher in light colors.

An interesting solution, in terms of design, will be mirrored tiles. By the way, if you want to make the bathroom the visual above, the ideal solution would be mirrored ceiling. Very popular in our time uses artificial stone. Because he has a wide range of colors and textures, it is ideal for walls and floor. Marble, being fashionable, but rather expensive material, is also often used to finish the bathroom.

Agglomerate - a mix of different minerals with cementing material. Looks agglomerate in the form of large, thin plates of various brilliant colors. With the agglomerate is easy to work - just that the surface is smooth. If you are the enemy of various specialties, the walls in the bathroom, you can paint latex paint designed for wet and warm areas prone to condensation. Paint does not yellow over time, easy to clean, high wear resistance and has additives that make it impossible to form raids fungus and mold on the walls of the bathroom. Flooring in the bathroom is very important for the residents.

First, the water flowing down to the floor, making it slippery, and secondly, - cold. A person can slip and fall, and maybe too cold and sick. Cold floor there is an alternative - the warm floor, which not only heats the cold tiles lying on the floor, but also heats the bathroom from floor to ceiling. Make a floor heating is not difficult. If you have any heated floors and good ventilation, the bathroom is not damp, and, respectively, and the associated hassles. Let's say you're not interested heated floors, then do not forget to lay a small rug near a nice bath. It will protect from the cold water and your feet, and at the same time beautify the bathroom.

Choosing the material for the ceiling in the bathroom, we must remember that his main quality should be moisture resistant. You can, of course, paint the ceiling as the walls, water-based paint. But if you want to match the ceiling in the bathroom interior, was not only stylish, but functional, make it a pendant. Then it will be possible to remove the wiring and ventilation system components. You can use tile ceilings, consisting of mineral fibers, or steel modules. They are not afraid of moisture. But it is best suited for bathroom ceilings made of aluminum slats. They do not get wet and do not rust, easy to install and easy to clean. Any contamination problems are eliminated without detergents. With a rich range of colors, as well as with connecting fixtures, it can be quite an unusual design decision of the ceiling in the bathroom. If you want to do multi-level ceiling, and insert the lights, you then need to use the moisture-resistant drywall.

SANITATION EQUIPMENT The most important thing in the bathroom is, of course, herself a bath. Today, designers developed a variety of bath shapes and colors.

Depending on the size and layout, you can choose a classic rectangular bath or corner a triangular or oval. Colour Bath is selected depending on your choice of interior design. Gone are the days when the bathroom was a "Cinderella" in the apartment. Today bathroom design and interior design features can compete with any other room in the apartment.

Modern baths made of cast iron foreign production become more sophisticated forms, they are equipped with beautiful and comfortable handles, and are of high quality enamel and have a coating that prevents sliding and, hence, prevents the fall. The best cast-iron bathtubs are manufactured in Spain and France. Fans soak in a fragrant foam and relax in the bath, of course, choose a cast iron bath, having a high heat capacity.

Steel baths are lighter than cast iron, but much faster and cool down. Now producers of steel enameled bathtubs are developing different ways to improve their technical performance. If you decide to start the repair in the bathroom, the installation of steel and cast iron bathtubs must necessarily be grounded them.

The most popular in the West, acrylic bathtubs, thanks to its diversity and a good performance, are a growing number of fans we have. These tubs can be quite different sizes and shapes: square, round wavy, oval, rectangular corner. Acrylic bath light, durable, have high heat capacity and easy to care for them. Polymer tub installed, usually in large-sized bathrooms. Acrylic baths are at their most modern equipment.

They can be electronically controlled, hydro-massage system (Jacuzzi), a beautiful decorative lighting and various inserts of transparent material, as well as armrests and seat. If the board of the bath faucet set with the distribution of water pressure stage, the restaurant will look incredibly beautiful. Acrylic bath is not only very convenient in terms of connecting the various mixers and all kinds of technical devices and accessories, but also has another big advantage: does not allow the bacteria to spread in the moist and warm environment.

If your bathroom is small, and you are comfortable with the possibility to luxuriate in a warm foam, it may be worth thinking about installing a modern and comfortable shower. Shower stalls have appeared on our market not so long ago, but due to its advantages have become quite popular. Shower stalls take up little space, are stylish and beautiful, hygienic, cost-effective (reducing water consumption), and also have various options: standard shower, and hydrosaunas gidrodush.

Shapes and sizes of shower enclosures come in a variety of - for every taste. You can easily find a cab to the appropriate size and place it in the right place, because the showers may be rectangular and angular, as well as the asymmetric and symmetric.

The choice of glass in the cabin is up to you. You can select colored glass or mirror, and you can do, tinted. In the shower there is sure to highlight. When you use the shower, comfort is provided by forced ventilation, the presence of high pallet rack shower, which can be regulated by several types of jet massage for the legs and shelves suitable for a variety of subjects. In the presence of materials, time and desire to shower with a sloping floor, you can do yourself.

Choosing faucets for the bath or sink need to remember that they do not only practical function (mixed hot and cold water), but are home furnishings that decorate the bathroom. Today's faucets are a variety of designs and design registration. However, we should not forget that failure is a common thing mixer, and delivers the owners a lot of trouble. Therefore, when choosing a faucet is worth paying attention to its reliability and the ability to self-repair. At present, the most common are two kinds of taps - single lever and dvuhventilnye.

Single-lever mixers are very easy to use. They are fast, with one motion turned on and off valve and the water temperature and the power of the jet are adjusted automatically and does not change when you turn on or turn off the faucet. In dvuhventilnyh mixer temperature is controlled by two vents - hot and cold water. These valves are traditional, familiar to all, and quite popular among the majority population. Dvuhventilnye faucets repaired more easily than single-lever.

Bath faucets are distinguished by designer execution in several species. The main difference is the different holders for a shower. Today more and more widespread faucets with electronic controls. Such devices will automatically begin to supply water if the person brings to a mixer or a hand comes into the shower. Mixers are made mostly of brass, but in order to decorate them or sustain a certain design style, they are covered with decorative materials.

Modern design ideas are not left to one side sinks. Many forms, from round to cubic, from ordinary bowls to marble countertops - defies the imagination of the consumer. However, the diversity of basins combined into several groups according to type and method of mounting the installation.

Installation can be on the stands, pedestals, the pedestals, as well as on the shelves, which are fastened to the wall, and on the brackets. In brackets are mounted conventional shells, long familiar to us. If the sink is mounted on brackets, the siphon and drain the whole system is in sight. Washbasin with pedestal (tulip) makes it possible to hide the trap and all the water pipes, making the bathroom comfortable and beautiful. Today, almost everyone who makes sankeramiku, produce sinks with pedestals, are in high demand.

There is another, quite a practical way to install sink - on the hanging shelf. Polk plays the role of the bracket, taking the full load, it can be arranged at the various toiletries, and if you make a two-level shelf, it not only closes the drain system, but also can be used to store cleaning products and detergents, towels and various toiletries . Place in the gap between ordinary shells and shells with a pedestal, with the cover in occupied shells.

This sink can be set only when the drainage system is embedded in the wall of the bathroom and drain outlet is located exactly at the desired height. This method of fixing completely closes the siphon, which, of course, makes the bathroom more beautiful. Typically, the bathroom sink manufacturers are available in 2 versions.

In the first case a hole is provided, which is installed in the mixer. In the second case any openings available.

The first option is designed for standard bathrooms, which provides a faucet and sink, and bathtub. Well, if you install a separate bath and separate washbasin faucet, it is better to buy the second version - without the holes. If the design of your bathroom sink fit a glass, then choose a mat, and then the bathroom will be very spectacular, but if you no longer fit the stone, the bowl is not only beautiful but also practical. Since we are changing the plumbing is not very often, and meet with her constantly, then when you buy faucets, bathtubs and sinks should carefully consider the entire design of the bathroom.

It must be remembered that the placement of sanitary equipment, tied to the location of the risers and pipework with hot and cold water. Typical apartments, which are mainly built up recently, a bathroom and a toilet a small area.

To increase the space somehow, a bathroom combined with the toilet. Despite the fact that this solution is not always easy, in some cases it may be optimal.

Modern plumbing makes it possible to place the sink and toilet on the common wall, but from different sides. First, it saves space, and, secondly, creates a zoning bathrooms. Partition, even transparent, can be divided into the sink and bathtub or shower and sink, creating a kind of zone. The advantage of partitioning is also the fact that it is possible to hide all the pipes pass. Sharing space can also be a variety of cabinets, screens or with the original lighting solutions. Good opportunities offered by the angular solutions. If in the corner to set the washing machine and above it a small corner box, then a seat you can put any of the fittings.

In order to always have on hand a warm towel, do not forget about such necessary things like a towel. Their choice is very varied. The shape of polptentsesushiteli are serpentine, a ladder, spring, horseshoe, and on the basis of the work - water, power, combined. Towel, usually made of stainless steel, chrome-plated or covered with paint. Towel warmers are an essential component to create the bathroom of a normal microclimate.

LIGHT

The role of lighting in the bathroom is huge. Today's designers believe that the bathroom should be one of the lighted room in our house. Before installing the lighting fixtures in the bathroom, you need to consider not only their location, which should highlight the selected design space.

Need to carefully pick up light sources, taking into account factors such as humidity, high temperatures, harmful fumes allocated detergents. Choose need lamps, which are resistant to temperature and corrosion normally carry moisture and at the same time maintain the necessary brightness. Such qualities have halogen lights, more distinguished, and low power consumption. If you have a ceiling, there is nothing easier to integrate into the right amount of lighting. You can make the backlight itself bath or install some decorative fixtures, stressing that the intimate nature of the bathroom. It is also necessary to create an interior cell lights are used to turn to any side, change color and light intensity.

Such lamps, having a high technical specification, will help to simulate the desired lighting effect in a small bathroom. For fans of the original designs have special lighting, windows that are embedded in the floor. If you are tired and want to relax enough to include floor lamps add to the bath fragrant foam or salt, and you can light scented candles.

The pleasure you receive will be fabulous. One of the important areas in the bathroom, which needs to be carefully thought-out lighting, a mirror

If on both sides of the mirror, place a couple of lamps that provide diffused light in the first place, will be sufficient light, and secondly, the light will not blind and distort the face. Since the mirror is suitable neutral light, it is better not to use the halogen and incandescent lamps.

If the mirrors are installed in the bathroom can be opened, the lighting required for the internal contents. And in general, cabinets, drawers and shelves can be integrated spotlights. To the bathroom had a normal lighting, illumination shall be equal to 75 lux. Mounting a lighting system, carefully consider the location of lighting fixtures and electrical wiring pad.

COLOR Of great importance in the design of the bathroom has a choice of colors.

The choice of color, of course, determined by individual characteristics of the person, but we must remember that some colors are able to visually reduce the building, while others - will help you to create a good mood, and some - will cause irritation. The main color in the bathroom creates the colors of tile: floor and wall. Visually increases room decoration light colors, as well as tiles, laid on the floor on the diagonal.

Dark and rich colors contribute to the reduction of space. Blue, green, the color of light wood, white and various shades of beige and gray are most suitable for the bathroom. Blue color promotes relaxation. He lulls, lowers blood pressure, calms. Green not only helps relieve nervous stress, but also allows you to relax your eyes.

A bright range of colors (gold, copper, red, pink) will create a cozy atmosphere that soothes and relaxes, red cheer, and the charge will provide a morning energy silver, peach and cream shades. The choice of color for the bathroom furniture depends on your taste and interior, which is decorated bathroom. You can choose the furniture light (pastel) colors, but also will look stylish furniture with matt or glossy finish. Therefore, selecting a color in the bathroom, remember not only the design of the premises, but also about the importance of a favorable impact on the human body in various colors of the rainbow.

The animal in the house - especially the interior design

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Back to school - this is the aspect of our lives that makes us good, humane and sociable. Even if the family is large enough and intercourse with interest, the animal helps to uncover hidden aspects of nature, often soothes and calms, helps to relax and relieve stress. However, when a dog or cat lives in the house, it imposes some restrictions on the design decisions in the interior, because they have to take into account the style of behavior and habits of your pet, so as not to alter repairs every few months.

Cat and Dog - animals are very mobile, they are difficult to maintain, not only in his corner, but in a separate room. This means that the interior is adapted for a family member will have an unpredictable everywhere - in the bedroom and hallway, and kitchen, and even in the bathroom. While in the bathroom just finishing is usually ideal - ceramic tile is difficult to scratch or damage the teeth, claws.But in other areas should think carefully about the choice of materials. First of all, sex. We should choose not only a material that does not lend itself to mechanical influences, but also material that is resistant to liquids, including aggressive (you never know what your pet will shed on the floor). Unfortunately, the tiles are not suitable for all rooms, as it is cold. Even if you install heated floors, still gets a bit monotonous - the whole apartment in the tile.Alternatively, you can try to linoleum, but it is slippery and not always convenient not only for animals but for people. If you lay a linoleum rug, runner or carpet for your pet it will be paradise, but for you - an extra headache. Therefore, for the floor in the bedroom, living room and the nursery, you can use a laminate-class durability.

Then the wall. Again, the ideal - a ceramic tile, but it is not suitable for all rooms. It is hard to imagine a wall in the bedroom or living room, tiled, even the most expensive and beautiful. You can use the plastic panels, but they - not the best option. Therefore, if your pet is active, and stains the walls in all rooms, it is worth trying combined version - up to a level above the floor to put tiles to match the main color of the walls and the top issue because the way you want - wallpaper, plaster, paint, and even the decorative panels. And it's interesting, and practical is obtained.Doors - a favorite place for sharpening claws and dogs, and cats. In order not to change or repair the door prior to each arrival of guests, you can paste over a special PVC film, which has worked well in the parameters of resistance to mechanical damage. And if the door during the repair still decided to change, then it is better to choose those who are not afraid of claws.And most importantly - textiles. None of the interior will not look elegant and cozy without curtains, bedspreads and tablecloths, sofa cushions and poufs. However, for this animal's favorite toys. Out of this situation can be quite simple - replace the curtains on the shutters, and if it does not look very nice, then sew the curtains are short, up to the window sill. Blankets and pillows can be selected from the "slippery" materials - they are not very fond of animals, and try to avoid. Just do not forget to provide your pet a separate area, and equip it exactly as he likes - with a fluffy rug, wooden podstavochkoy for the claws and always with a favorite toy.

Frame and shield the house from "A" to "I"

2012-06-14T03:38:00.001-07:00

Frame and panel board buildingWooden houses are hand-felling of logs in the factory logs, timbers, plywood, panel and frame panel. The last received a very great popularity in many countries of Western Europe, Japan and America a few decades ago, and today are of interest and our compatriots. That is a frame-house shield, and what features of its construction, we will describe the example of the cottage from the company YUGOBUD.

About the houseFor the construction of frame-panel house, you can choose either a ready standard design, or develop an individual. The customer chose the first option. This allowed us to save his own time and to start construction soon. And besides, this sample project carcass-panel house has already been tested, which ensured the exclusion of any computational inaccuracies.The selected project was a small compact, two-story house without basement with total area of 126 m2. Project were provided kitchen-dining-living room (studio), bathroom, bedroom on the first floor and two small children on the second.

House planned to be on a level site. Prior to construction should lay the foundation. However, given that the construction of frame-panel house is relatively easy and produces 2-3 times less stress on the foundation than when building a house of stone or brick, used as a foundation melkozaglublennuyu concrete slab.Along with the base unit to the factory to the standard design manufactured "designer" house, which was brought to the construction site as soon as the ground was ready for construction.On the basis of the foundation was raised wooden bottom floor, which was the reference plane in the assembly of the first floor walls. Then there was the skeleton of the building is set guide and recruited panel blocks forming the wall of a house in the assembly. Shield blocks were manufactured in the factory, which made it possible to achieve high quality in the assembly house. And lest there be mutual progress billboards, they have established on the lower tie bars.

The device is a frame-panel houseWithin the framework of the walls has been traced in insulating material. On the inside of the insulation board sealed vapor barrier film, making possible penetration of moisture vapor into the walls of the room, because even a slight increase in moisture content of insulation can reduce its insulating properties.After installation of the walls on the first floor joists were laid floors, which nastlan rough sex. Thus was created a new working surface on which the walls were collected on the second floor.The next stage of construction was the construction of the roof support structure. Its main element is the rafter feet, which, together with other force elements to form the farm. Farms have sufficient strength and rigidity, which allows to take all the existing load on the roof and pass them on the walls of the house. At the same time in the roof structure was designed loft, which is a thermal barrier between living space and outdoor space. For roof insulation used in mineral wool insulation. And ventilation was provided for the roof, for which a foundation is laid roofing additional layer of waterproofing of the film, but on the inside of the insulation - vapor barrier. As a roofing material was selected natural soft tile.The walls of the second floor were further insulated. Additionally insulated with polystyrene plates and the exterior of the house. And as a decorative finishing material of external walls and facade used decorative plaster and paint