Where to start building on the site? First works and project of the house
You have bought a plot to build a house, what's next?
So, you have purchased a plot for the construction of a private country house (in other words, the construction of a cottage). Your further actions will depend, among other things, on financial capabilities. Most often, these options are limited, and construction on site stretches over several seasons.
Although now you can start looking on the Internet house projects and choose those houses that you like externally. But while we are considering house projects, it is already possible to start practical work on the site.
What to do in the first season? With very limited financial resources, you can, of course, not build anything on the site yet and limit yourself to viewing house projects. But if there are opportunities, we recommend that after registering the rights to the property of the site, first of all, start with such tasks as:
Obtaining permission for construction on site. This permit is issued on the basis of an application and the attached scheme with the placement of future construction within the boundaries of the site. There are also rules on this subject, which can be found in the article.
You can see more about the building permit and an example of this;
Construction of a fence around the site. If there is no money for the construction of a capital fence right away, then you can limit yourself to a temporary wooden fence. A wooden fence treated with special liquids can stand for quite a long time and have a completely presentable appearance. By the way, many just do not immediately make a capital fence.
Indeed, construction equipment that will work on the site can damage it. It will be embarrassing. And a temporary, wooden fence is not a pity. For the same reason, some do not make a fence at all until the biggest work is completed (building a house under a roof);
Installing a toilet, digging a well (see) or an artesian well on the site. The toilet for the first time can also become a place to store tools;
Supply of electricity to the site. You can read more in this note; An example of installing an electric box - see the photo below. One nuance that is worth considering is that there are special boxes for the street, they are arranged in such a way as to avoid water getting inside. This box shown in the photo is not like that, therefore, for reliability, the owner closes it with a plastic bag.
You can also prepare part of the site for a garden and start planting perennials, fruit trees and bushes right now. And not only them, already in the first year you can plant potatoes and other vegetables (unless, of course, the planting dates have ended). This work will allow you to get a return on your site in the form of food supplies at the end of the first season.
And, of course, you can and should get acquainted with experience in site development and house building from other private developers. For example, in this article we begin a report for a house made of timber, and in this article we continue our report about building on this foundation.
We start building a cottage with a house project
In preparation for the next construction season on the site, you need to seriously think about the design of the house. On long winter evenings, you can flip through magazines and pages of Internet sites, choosing beautiful pictures of the estate and house projects.
Although House project - It's not just the looks. In fact, a house project is a set of documents that is a complete description of the characteristics of the house and its features.
The project of the house on the site is also needed in order to show what the house will be like, i.e. to answer the question "What to build?", and in order to answer the questions "How to build?", "Build from it?".
Using the project of a private house, the scope of work, materials and the schedule of work on the site are planned. The complete project of the house includes several sections, where the architectural and constructive solution is prescribed; the heating and ventilation systems, water supply and sewerage are turned on. A separate section also includes the power supply system. In addition, each section must include a full description of the object, have plans, drawings, sections, diagrams, specifications of products and materials.
As you can see, the complete project of the house is not only a large collection of documents in terms of volume and complexity, but also contains comprehensive information for the future. construction on site.
If you are a private developer who hires teams to build a house and independently exercises control over the construction, then the content of the project can be approached more simply. House project can be developed in parts and refined as necessary, depending on at what stage and what work is being done. The main thing here is the architectural and constructive solution of a private house, including the foundation of the house.
Such a partial project will help plan the types and volumes of materials for construction. And, therefore, plan your financial expenses. For example, for the second season of construction on the site, you planned the construction of the foundation, walls and roof. Naturally, the design of the foundation will depend on the parameters of the house itself and, therefore, will require a house project, at least in terms of its architecture and construction. So, for a small wooden house, you can offer a pile foundation, and for a two-story brick house, you need a strip foundation of suitable width and depth.
Projects of houses for the construction of cottages can be found in large numbers on the Internet. To do this, just type in the search engine the search query "Project of a private house." True, on the Internet, not the entire project will be freely available, but a picture with the appearance of the house and, possibly, a floor plan. A typical project can be ordered right there on the site, and a project, taking into account individual characteristics, can be asked to be finalized on the basis of a typical house project.
It is convenient to order a house project in a company that offers a comprehensive service for the construction of cottages. Then you will have the opportunity to get everything you need - from a comprehensive project to the final construction of a cottage and, possibly, all the necessary networks and engineering structures (sewerage, water supply, electrical wiring to houses, etc.).