How to build a house of concrete: the advantages and

Recently, developers are increasingly preferring concrete as the material for the construction of the house. This is not surprising, since concrete buildings are characterized by high strength and durability, and the construction process itself is fairly simple. In this article we will look at how to build a house of concrete with your own hands.

General information

Before deciding to build a concrete house, you should be familiar with all the advantages and disadvantages of such construction:

Virtues

Among the advantages of concrete buildings are the following points.

• The concrete house is a monolithic structure., thanks to which it has good mechanical strength, and also perfectly tolerates seismic activity.
• Construction can be carried out on any soil.
• Concrete houses are being built quickly.
• The cost of construction is relatively low..
• It is possible to build a house of any configuration.
• Concrete walls can be finished with any materials..
• Ability to use heavy concrete slabs as floor slabs.
• Concrete new building gives uniform shrinkage.

disadvantages

Of course, there are also disadvantages to such construction, however, there are not very many of them:

• Requires certain equipment such as a concrete mixer and an internal vibrator. If the house is being built in several floors, then a concrete pump will also be required.
• During the construction of monolithic overlap, labor costs increase, since it is necessary to perform formwork and reinforcement.
• Concrete has a fairly high level of thermal conductivity, so the walls must be insulated before finishing.

Construction of a concrete house

Project

To begin construction it is necessary with project preparation. The easiest way to find a finished project on the Internet, however, you can order it from specialized companies.

In this case, the project will be individual, in compliance with all your wishes. At the same time, companies carry out a full calculation of the structure, including wall thicknesses, brand of concrete, etc.

The main advantage of an individual project is that it can be unusual, able to favorably distinguish your house against the background of neighboring buildings. For example, recently projects of houses from concrete and glass are popular. Such structures have not only an interesting appearance, but also provide good illumination of the premises with sunlight.

Foundation

Building a house of concrete, in fact, like any other construction, begins with the construction of the foundation. Since the concrete structure is heavy, it needs a solid and reliable foundation. Most often perform tape or pile foundation tape.

The depth of the foundation must be greater than the level of soil freezing.

Work begins with the preparation of trenches:

• The first step is to prepare the construction site and markup. To do this, in the corners of the future structure, the pins are driven in and the ropes stretched.
• Then dig trenches of the necessary sizes. Their width depends on the thickness of the walls.
• Next is the formwork of chipboard boards or wooden boards. The formwork must be securely fastened, so when installing it, use struts and lintels. Formwork must be performed taking into account the fact that the foundation should rise half a meter from the soil surface.
• The next step is laying the sand cushion. For this, the bottom of the trenches is filled with a layer of sand at least 15 cm thick and is well tamped.
• After laying the cushion reinforcement is performed - this is a very important procedure, since the strength and durability of the structure depend on it. As a rule, the reinforcement of the foundation is a metal frame, consisting of four rods of reinforcement, fastened together with steel wire.

In this preparation of the trenches for the foundation is completed. Now you need to make concrete, for one cubic meter of mortar you will need the following number of components:

Tip! To improve the quality of concrete, plasticizers are added to the composition. In addition, to give the material of certain properties, use special additives for concrete products, for example, anti-frost, which allow you to perform construction work at minus temperatures.

Instructions for making concrete is as follows:

• First you need to mix cement and sand.
• Then water is added to the dry mixture.
• The final stage is the addition of coarse filler. The resulting mixture should be well mixed so that the solution is homogeneous with a uniform distribution of rubble.

After the concrete is prepared, you can begin to fill the foundation. The procedure is performed uniformly around the perimeter. Filling is desirable to perform at one time.

After 28 days, it is necessary to perform horizontal waterproofing of the foundation, laying two layers of roofing material on it. After that, the installation of floor slabs is carried out using a crane.

Walling

The principle of wall construction is about the same as the construction of the foundation. The first formwork is being built.

I must say that the formwork can be of two types:

• Removable;
• Fixed, made of polystyrene or penoplex.

Experts recommend using the second type of formwork for the following reasons:

• Simplicity and speed of installation, which saves time and effort. The installation of the formwork resembles the assembly of the Lego.
• Allows you to create any layout and configuration of the premises in accordance with the requirements of the project.
• Provides thermal insulation of the structure, so you do not have to perform additional insulation work.
• The cost of formwork is not high.
• Allows to make walls more thin, without damage to the structure.

The process of erecting concrete walls using fixed formwork is as follows:

• First of all, it is necessary to correctly calculate and purchase formwork elements.
• Then the formwork is installed on the prepared base and is assembled from separate segments.
• After installation of the formwork, work is carried out on the conduction of pipes and other communications.
• Next, a metal frame or bars of reinforcement are installed in the formwork.
• After this, a solution is prepared according to the scheme described above.
• After all the preparatory work carried out pouring. The daily rate of pouring is no more than 70 cm. Thus, this operation must be repeated until the formwork is completely filled.

After the walls are ready, the floor slabs are laid and the roof is erected in accordance with the project. As mentioned above, the concrete houses, made with fixed formwork, do not need insulation, so after their construction, you can immediately begin to finish.

If construction is carried out with the use of removable formwork, then for this purpose you will need boards with a thickness of about 50 mm, which are knocked into shields. The rest of the process is the same as using fixed formwork. The only thing after the construction of the building box, you need to perform insulation.

Note! In order to prevent the formwork from being uncovered during the pouring process, metal screeds fixed by a bolt joint should be placed in its lower part.

Conclusion

To build a house of reinforced concrete is quite simple, however, it is necessary to strictly follow the design calculations and construction technology. The result of this work will be a reliable and durable housing. From the video in this article, you can get more information on this topic.