Even on a small suburban area, with the right approach, you can build your dream home
Are you planning to build a suburban area of 6 acres? And do you want to end up with not just a garden with a utility block, but a full-fledged residential complex with all the amenities? I will talk about projects that allow you to comfortably place a comfortable, functional and beautiful home even in such a limited space.
Six acres forever!
Yes, indeed, most of us received this small plot for free, as a gift from a state that had gone into oblivion. Six hundred square meters are passed from generation to generation, carefully preserving everything that ancestors built on it. Because there is no need to hope for such gifts for a long time.
And our six hundred square meters are still the subject of special care of each family member. Therefore, the layout of our six hundred square meters is still as relevant as before. There is no limit to perfection and constant restructuring is only beneficial.
We strive to realize all the newest on our own small plot of land. Fortunately, technical progress allows us to do this endlessly.
How to plan a plot of land
It is known that it is more difficult to plan six acres than a large piece of land. The limited sizes make their own adjustments to our fantasies. And yet there are optimal options for planning a plot of 6 acres. First of all, it is necessary to allocate space for the most important elements, which, in our opinion, must necessarily be hit in the garden.
First of all, it is a residential building. In second place is the recreation area. Then additional outbuildings, and, of course, a place for a car. Now it is not a luxury, but a means of transportation necessary for every family.
Garden beds for vegetables and greens, and, of course, an orchard, even if it consists of two or three trees, still do not go out of fashion.
The recreation area is most often used as a playground, and the most inventive summer residents manage to put a small pool on six drains. A brazier and a gazebo were, are and will always be on every suburban area!
And if there is even a small body of water nearby, prepare a place for the boat. Let's not forget to allocate space for the ATV. Nowadays it is fashionable to drive into the forest in this amazing car not only to pick mushrooms, but sometimes just to go for a drive.
Which project to choose
Before starting construction work, be sure to work out the site plan, determine the optimal location of the house. It is necessary to decide whether the country house will be used only for summer vacations or whether the household will decide to live in it year-round.
Country buildings must meet certain requirements:
- Construction should be carried out as quickly as possible;
- Projects for the construction of this house provide for the observance of all technological processes;
- Country houses do not require large construction costs. They are erected in such a way that there is a site for additional extensions;
- Country houses can always be converted into a summer kitchen or a creative workshop;
- Despite the irregularity of use, such structures must be durable.The service life of the structures must be at least 25 years.
For a summer residence of 6 acres, you can consider the following interesting projects.
Bungalow
Bungalow is a building on the 1st floor, which has a pitched roof and a spacious veranda. Such country houses are distinguished by a lightweight foundation and a flat roof. Exterior decoration of the bungalow is carried out using only natural materials. The house fits perfectly into the landscape design on the 6 acres of the personal plot.
Hut
Quite an unusual solution for arranging a summer cottage. This is a one-storey building, the structure of which is made in the shape of the letter "A". All elements are stretched along the lines of the frame from the top of the ridge to the base of the house. Such projects will be appreciated by travel lovers, since the house looks very much like buildings popular in the Scandinavian countries.
Houses with a gable roof and without a foundation
The traditional popular option is summer cottages with a gable roof. As a rule, for a plot of 6 acres, a house with a small attic is enough.
A collapsible country house without a foundation is a structure made of a modular frame. From the outside, it is faced with corrugated board, and the roof is covered with metal tiles. Inside, such houses are finished with the simplest materials. The building is insulated, as a rule, with mineral fiber and glass wool. The buildings are designed for the rest of a small family in the spring, summer and autumn. If you equip the building with an air conditioner with a heating function, then the country house is quite suitable for winter pastime.
How to transform the landscape
Nevertheless, there are more and more areas with a minimal variety of buildings. Everything here is limited to a residential building and a parking lot. And the rest of the space turns into a recreation area, where the rules of modern landscape design prevail.
It is better to entrust the landscape design of the site to specialists, but many prefer to do this difficult work on their own. As a rule, this requires a lot of physical effort.
I remember how I myself tried to remove several small trees from my own six hundred square meters, not even suspecting that the hardest thing was not to cut down a tree, but later get rid of numerous stumps. Here you need to know well the differences in the root system of birch, aspen or spruce, so as not to literally strain during a seemingly simple work.
Leveling the site is only the beginning of the hard and painstaking work that you can do with your own hands for years. It is better to contact specialists here. If the site has a slope, then it is easier to decorate it with elements of landscape design.
The visibility of such elements will be better than on a flat area. These elements can be ordinary stones, they are perfect for any landscape.
Is it worth planning
What are the results: having studied the most suitable typical projects, it is necessary to apply someone else's experience to your site. This will allow a better assessment of their own initial capabilities, will give an understanding of possible technical solutions. The basis is there.
Next, you need to realize - did you understand the problems well enough, then make a decision: develop a plan yourself - in this case, it is important to understand that completely avoiding communication with specialists is to harm yourself; or trust the developers - again, realizing that only fruitful interaction will give a positive result.
Technical progress at the service of summer residents
We no longer think about why so often we take a photo of a plot of 6 acres. And how could it be otherwise, because each of us always has a camera with “endless film” in our pocket. Many people prefer to make video, including with the help of a frame copter, in order to more accurately and more functionally plan the site.
But until recently, a similar idea was from the realm of an unrealizable fantasy.Aerial photography, as it is correctly called, is very helpful in garden planning.
Now this service is quite accessible to each of us.
What you need to pay special attention to
We strive for an autonomous life in order to be as independent as possible from anyone or anything. We are trying to dig a well on the same six hundred square meters. We are trying to drill a well to the depth where there is drinking water. We stock up on a small power plant of our own in case of power outages.
We are still trying to grow potatoes for the same reasons. The desire for independence, like many other things, has no limit and limitations. Therefore, on our six hundred square meters, we try to accommodate everything conceivable, and sometimes even the most inconceivable. For example, a small corral for livestock, which is bred not only for decorative purposes.
And what, it's not bad at all to cook an omelet in the morning from home-made still warm eggs. But still, do not forget that the suburban area, even the smallest only six acres, is intended primarily for recreation. Although, as someone once wisely noted, rest is also work.
An example of building a country house with your own hands
Let us consider in more detail the construction of laminated veneer lumber according to the project of a country house for 6 acres. Photos of such structures can often be found on construction sites. Our house will have an area of 6x4 m. The house will have a kitchen, a recreation room and a small outdoor terrace with a barbecue oven. It is also used as a heat source in the house in winter.
The bar is treated with antiseptic compounds and stain. The foundation will be tape, and columnar under the terrace. The roof can be made with a gable roof under the metal tile. We make a house on a site where neither electricity nor running water is brought.
Project of a country house with a size of 6x4 m
How to build a foundation
The use of a country house in winter requires the construction of a strip foundation, which is much easier to insulate than other types. No insulation is needed under the terrace, so it will be enough to install the posts there. Glued laminated timber is not very heavy, so the foundation will not be too massive. It makes no sense to arrange it to the depth of soil freezing, since the house will be visited only a few times during the whole winter.
Therefore, we dig a trench for the foundation to a depth of 60 cm. Inside the perimeter of the tape we arrange expanded clay insulation, which is why we do not need to raise it to a great height. It will be enough and 20 cm. Under the oven, the base with dimensions of 100x100x80 cm is poured simultaneously with the main foundation.
The house is faced with decorative stone
For the log house, we use glued beams with a section of 150x150 mm, and therefore the optimal width of the tape will be 25 cm.Under the terrace we put 4 columns with a square section on the side of 25 cm, which are buried by 60 cm and have a similar height with the strip foundation.
Small house and outbuilding at the summer cottage
The poured foundation is left for a week to dry, after which the formwork is disassembled and the inner period of the tape is covered with expanded clay. For this, sod and fertile soil are removed. Make a sandy pillow that is tamped. Only after that, backfill is carried out to the height of the foundation. Do you need 4.8 m for the dimensions taken? expanded clay.
Wooden country house project
Construction of walls and roofs
Different projects of country houses for 6 acres, photos of which can be most often found, have a wide variety of ways of laying timber. Let's choose the method with cups, like the log walls. We lay the first row of beams in such a way that the floor logs go out onto the terrace posts. Inside the house, these logs will be located every 40 cm. They can be made from a bar of 150x150 mm. This will eliminate the need for a sub-floor. It will be enough to lay plywood or a floor strip on them.
Small suburban building for summer pastime
On the terrace we make as many logs as we have posts. Then we will lay a subfloor from blocks on them, on which any covering can be made. The bar of the next rows is fastened with dowels. You will need to build walls in 20 rows so that the height is normal. That is, you need 80 bars. Half of them are 4 m, and the second half is 6 m. The roof for a country house is made of 50x100 mm bars and closed with metal tiles.
A country house can become a full-fledged comfortable home
The proposed version of a country house will require certain costs, which will still be much less than in the construction of a full-fledged country house.
