The basement under the house or the ground floor serves the owners of the house for a wide variety of purposes. The houses with the basement floor are more functional, as the basement can be a storage room, a workshop, a boiler room and even a living room. You can also equip a billiard room, a swimming pool, and put simulators.
When drafting a basement floor, it is necessary to take into account the geological features of the terrain, namely, the type of soil. This determines the type of foundation that you will install. In some areas, because of difficult soils, it is generally impossible to envisage the arrangement of the ground floor as you would like. Professionals are advised to develop several variants of the project in order to then choose the best one. If you want to do construction work with your own hands, then entrust the project to the specialists of the project enterprise. The biggest disadvantage when planning a basement in a private house is its high cost. Sometimes it is almost equal to the price of building a new house. At its construction specialized machines are used, it is very expensive to hire. Excavator, truck, crane - a technique without which, in this case, can not do. Also you will need the help of workers - the crane operator, the driver, the helpers.
Variants of use of the ground floor
It often happens that the auxiliary rooms are located on the site and the basement of the house remains empty. There are several options for how to make the basement a guest or play area:
Billiard room
Many men dream of their own space, where you can meet friends, watch football, play billiards, discuss the latest news. If you use the basement as a billiard room, then it is not superfluous to make a bar here, put upholstered furniture, table games. In the billiard room or the games room on the ground floor floors must be made of durable material, wear-resistant and durable.
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Living room
As soon as the family has children, and the family needs additional living space, you can move the living room to the ground floor. Places to create a large and stylish living room is always enough. It will be good to divide the room into zones where it will be comfortable and interesting for adults and children. Stairs in this case should be quite wide and stylishly decorated, according to the design of the living room .
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Home Theater
The basement is practically the ideal room for home theater equipment. Provide the necessary sound insulation so that noise does not penetrate into the sleeping rooms of the house. An excellent addition to the home theater will be a bar or a small refrigerator, as well as upholstered furniture.
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Children's playroom
The ground floor is perfect for designing a children's play area. Since here you can run and jump as much as you like and do not interfere with the household. And what else does the children need? The floor in such a room should be warm and not slippery. Ensure good ventilation to avoid dampness. Also, lighting should be considered, as children like to draw, sculpt and read.
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A good solution is to combine all the above zones, if you have a fairly large area of the basement floor.