How to start building a house

There are more and more people who want to build and live in their own home every day. It is necessary to entrust such an important and serious matter to specialists. These people know exactly all the features of the construction process, the norms and requirements of the authorities, so they will do their job efficiently and reliably. However, no matter how reliable and professional a construction company is chosen, any person planning the construction of a residential building should be aware of the tasks that need to be addressed before starting work.

Buying the right lot

Buying a plot is the very first step on the way to your suburban housing. Land needs to be bought, taking into account several factors: remoteness from the city, the presence of nearby engineering networks and water supply. The size of the area is also important. Too large - laborious in processing, and small - will not give the opportunity to expand their residential property. The optimal ratio of land area to the area of ​​the house itself is one to ten.

Even before the transaction for the purchase of land, it is necessary to hire people who will have to conduct a geological survey and topographic survey on the site. These experts take soil and water samples, conduct soil composition studies, after which they can advise which type of foundation is best suited for a given site. Such studies will save land owners from possible problems in the future.

You can also pre-collect any information about the site from the neighbors, and if it was owned by another person, then the cadastre data on the land can be requested from the administration.

It is not recommended to purchase a plot near landfills, swamps or sewage treatment plants.

Housing project

The next step is drafting a project. Here you can go several ways: find a ready-made project on the Internet, contact a specialized company where it will be compiled from scratch, develop a project yourself. The last option is extremely unfortunate, because due to the lack of necessary knowledge, it will hardly be possible to design everything correctly and without errors.

Whereas a typical project will allow you to immediately begin construction work, bypassing all the design stages. The disadvantage of the finished project is that here the future owner of a country house will not have to choose the number of rooms and their size and location.

Creating a project from scratch makes it possible to build exactly the house that the customer wants. In this case, you can specify the number of rooms yourself, the presence of additional outbuildings, the shape of the roof, and also choose building materials.

If it was possible to carry out all the land surveys at the very beginning, now it is time to take out the project of the dwelling in its actual size. This is done in order to take into account how climatic factors will influence, to determine the best location of the house on the territory for more comfortable living in it, as well as to determine the territorial boundaries.

We coordinate and obtain a building permit

To obtain a permit for the construction of housing, in order to avoid problems in the future, it is necessary to prepare a package of documents consisting of:

• Passports;
• Land ownership documents;
• Application addressed to the head of administration;
• A copy of the finished project of the house;
• A copy of the license of the company that drafted the dwelling.

In each region, the list of documents may vary, so it is better to check it with the city administration in advance.

Next, you need to get a certificate of inspection of the site. It is issued by the geosurveillance department, whose employees must be provided with a plan of topographic work and an act with the boundaries of the site and the removal of the axes of the building.

Then a construction passport is issued for the object. To obtain it, you must also prepare the above-mentioned documentation package.

The next instance is the sanitary-epidemiological and fire inspections. There, a plan for future development is agreed upon. It is also necessary to coordinate the gas scheme.

After obtaining permission from the Department of Architecture, you can obtain a construction passport.

Construction of a dwelling - stages

1. Earthworks - a pit is pulled out, where the foundation will be poured. This is done with excavators and bulldozers. It is better to fill the foundation immediately after preparing the pit.
2. Foundation - crushed stone is poured into the pit, the layer of which is 100 mm. Next, this layer is poured with bitumen. Then formwork is made, reinforcing elements are installed.
3. The foundation walls are built from concrete blocks.
4. The walls of the building and ceilings are a labor-intensive stage of the entire construction.
5. Rafter system, roof and installation of roofing material - the main thing when choosing a roofing material is soundproofing and fireproof properties.