How to make a concrete porch

Make a porch near the entrance to the house, you can from a variety of building materials. If we talk about strength, then concrete is an excellent material that, if you observe the correct technology, will last for decades. Moreover, it is possible to make such a structure with your own hands. How to make a concrete ring will be discussed in this article.

Advantages of a concrete porch

It can be said that the porch is the calling card of the owner of the house. Therefore, its construction must be approached with all responsibility. You can make a porch both at the stage of building a house, and after its completion. The main thing that affects the quality of the porch, compliance with technology. Otherwise, sooner or later it may begin to deform or crack. And just the same, to prevent this, we consider in this article the details of the technology.

A concrete structure has several advantages, here are some of them:

• Unlike other materials, the porch from concrete has the long term of operation.
• Concrete does not rot, does not corrode and after a while does not lose its physical characteristics.
• To increase strength, reinforcement is installed in the concrete body.
• Under the influence of ultraviolet rays, this porch does not deteriorate.
• An opportunity to build a porch of the most different form. There are no boundaries and rules here. Therefore, everyone can connect their imagination.
• For the manufacture of concrete porch is used all available building material - sand, cement, gravel and water.
• Unlike a wooden construction, concrete is not subject to fire.
• This porch can be treated with tiles, natural stone, etc. As a result, you can get a beautiful appearance.

As you can see, there are many positive aspects of the material used for the construction of the entrance to the house. Now is the time to consider the possible forms and design of the porch with steps of concrete.

Varieties of forms

The porch of concrete can be made of such forms:

• round;
• trapezius;
• rectangular;
• square.

The choice of one form or another directly depends on the size and type of construction.

As for the design features of the porch, there are such types:

• closed;
• open;
• verandah.

Also, the railing must be installed on the porch, making the whole structure not only safe, but also make the appearance aesthetic and complete.

As for the finishing, a lot depends on their own desire, as well as on the particular structure of the building. Also play a significant role and your financial capabilities. Having made all the calculations and having made the design, you can begin to work.

Design

The first thing to do is to design the structure, which will accurately indicate the shape of the porch. An important role is played by the size / number of steps. The stairs should be comfortable for people of different ages.

Stairs to the porch should not be narrow. Otherwise, during intensive walking, inconveniences will be created.

So, when planning the manufacture of the porch, you should consider several important factors, which are listed below:

• The staircase should have a width of not less than 0.85 m. This will allow free movement. Of course, if space permits, make a larger staircase.
• The angle of the stairs must have a maximum reading of 5 °. If the slope is large, then the descent will be too steep, and therefore unsafe.
• Mostly preference is given to an odd number of steps.
• One step must have a maximum of 180 mm.
• Overhang of one step above another is allowed more than 30 mm.
• Between the door and the upper platform, the drop should be no more than 50 mm.
• The size of the site must be sufficient for the door to open freely.

Material and tools

You can make a porch in two ways:

1. Buy ready-made concrete.
2. Prepare the concrete mix yourself.

If we speak of the first option, then this is the easiest method, but quite expensive. Such concrete has some advantages. For example, there is no air in it, the mass is delivered homogeneous, after hardening the concrete has high characteristics. But if we talk about the cost, it is much higher than the cost of self-made concrete.

For the preparation of concrete, you can use a concrete mixer. In this case, the quality of the mixture will be no worse than imported. For the manufacture of concrete is recommended to use cement M400. In addition, you need to worry about the availability of the following materials and tools:

• cement M400;
• sand;
• crushed stone;
• fittings O65 mm.
• wire for reinforcement bundles;
• boards for formwork;
• grinding wheels;
• ruberoid
• nails.

As for the tool, here you need the following set:

• Bulgarian;
• perforator;
• hand vibrator;
• concrete mixer;
• shovel;
• mixing container;
• bucket;
• hammer;
• roulette;
• building level;
• rule of

Having prepared everything you need, you can begin to start work.

Start of construction

Starting to make a porch, it is worth remembering about 3 important rules:

1. The height of the porch should match the height of the foundation of the house.
2. Make a mutual reinforcement, making the porch part of the foundation of the house.
3. Make high-quality waterproofing.

Having a finished project, you can make an approximate consumption of building materials in advance. For example, knowing the area of ​​the foundation, you can determine the desired amount of concrete mix. To determine the area, it is necessary to make such measurements: multiply the width, height and length of the future structure. This also applies to the stairs.

• So, first of all it is necessary to dig the foundation for the porch. The depth of the foundation must be equal to the depth of the foundation of the building. At the bottom of the trench lay a layer of sand pillows. It is necessary to tamp it well. To do this, after backfilling, slightly moisten it with water and tamp the appropriate equipment.
• The next step will be the manufacture of formwork. In the process of construction, be sure to follow the evenness of the entire structure. For this you can use the building level. Also formwork should be well secured. Otherwise, under the pressure of concrete, it can crumble.
• When the formwork is ready, you can make reinforcement. Between the armature is connected by wire. Directly in the place of the foundation of the house, you make holes and hammer rebar in them. This will allow a combination of construction with the house. When performing reinforcement, the step between the wire should be 10 cm.

After completing all the preparatory work, you can start concreting.

Concreting technology and steps construction

You apply waterproofing to the foundation, for example, roofing felt. When pouring concrete, use a vibrator. If such equipment is not available, then you can simply take the rail and penetrate the poured concrete with active movements up / down. This will remove all air bubbles from the concrete body.

In parallel with this process, steps for the porch must be constructed. There are also some subtleties:

• Adjusting the approach and tread, set a right angle.
• For the construction of formwork it is necessary to install stiffeners.
• The slope of the treads should be about 6 mm. This will allow water to quickly drain from the surface.
• At the bottom of the formwork must fit a layer of waterproofing.

If the steps have round shapes, then for the formwork you will need to use plywood, 30 mm thick.

Steps also need to be reinforced. The armature is also connected to the foundation of the porch or house. This will prevent cracking due to shrinkage of the building. Finally, it remains to cast concrete on the steps and porch. The site must be leveled by the rule.

Several times check the flatness of the porch area and steps. This will save in the future material for their finishing.

Porch decoration

When the concrete is dry, you can dismantle the formwork. This must be done carefully. After that, it's time for the final finish. For this you can use all kinds of building materials, for example:

• fake diamond;
• a natural stone;
• ceramic granite;
• clinker tiles.

The final choice depends entirely on your preference. You can also choose the color of the finish, which will fully match the exterior of the facade of the house. Accordingly, the technology of installation of the material depends on the choice of finishing material.

Here is the principle of installation of a porch made of concrete. If you have your own experience, share it by leaving comments at the end of this article.

Video

The provided video footage describes in more detail about the manufacture of a concrete porch:

Scheme

In the diagrams, you can find a lot of ideas and examples of how to build your own concrete porch: