A successful investment of funds, a combination of quality and cost, is the construction of combined buildings. This is currently a fashionable direction that has become very popular. The combined house combines the area for work and for relaxation under one roof. It is a design of brick, stone or foam concrete on the basement.
The lower part of the structure carries the main load. As a rule, garages and workshops are placed here. This is an optimal place for utility rooms where all kinds of systems are installed for the life support of the house, including, for example, drives, water heaters, etc.
The second floor of combined houses consists of wooden bars. They can be natural humidity, profiled or glued timber, galvanized logs. The tree, compared with concrete and brick, is a fairly light material. Therefore, the load on the foundation will not be serious, as in the construction of houses that consist of stone. And this means that the foundation can be made less solid. It will cost much cheaper. In addition, the tree has many other advantages and advantages: strength, durability, good breathability, low thermal conductivity. The combined house requires lower heating costs in the winter, and in the summer – for air conditioning. Wooden walls contribute to comfort and comfort, regardless of the time of year. Therefore, residential premises are designed on the upper floors, including cabinets, canteens, bedrooms, etc.
Combined house, combining a tree with a stone, does not violate architectural expressiveness. Using different materials emphasizes the originality of the building. Quite often wooden floors do not get off. This allows you to save money, and also, give the building a special style. The wooden texture of the walls is successfully emphasized by all kinds of cornices, platbands and other elements of wooden architecture. The lower part of the building, usually plastered or lined with tiles or brick.
You can design the upper and lower part of the combined house using the same finishing materials and get an architectural ensemble made in the same style. At the same time, the combined building will not differ from the usual two -story house. In appearance, only a specialist can distinguish a structure from ordinary houses. After all, in a combined house, characteristic proportions, which are a rectangle, laid down on a short rib. This is due to the features of the structures: the height of the first floors is from 300 to 360 cm., The second floor should not fall below than 260 cm.