How to build a veranda?

A country house is a place where the whole family and all friends gather. What better way to spend time outdoors together? Why not make an extension to the house where you could have lunch or lie on a deckchair in the warm season? Improve the country house is not difficult!

How to build a veranda to the house: we make a frame

Before proceeding with the installation of the frame, you need to clean the work area of ​​all foreign objects.

The verandah can consist of two parts: covered and one that is in the open air. This is exactly what we need.

1. In our case, an old veranda is attached to the house. We will update it and expand it with the help of an additional platform. We proceed to erect the basis for an "open" site. We hammer out the solution, which will need to be poured into a small pit with a wooden frame at the top. These are the future pillars, there will be several.
2. We dismantle the old annexe. If it has a reliable frame, some elements can be left, but all external trim must be removed. With the new plating, the design will be holistic and harmonious.
3. If the house is wooden, then the verandah must also be carried out in the appropriate key. As the main material we use pine, special colors will help to "match" the color of the veranda to the color of the house. Proceed to the marking and cutting of wood.

Fasteners are made with self-tapping screws and metal plates.

4. When the base is ready, start laying the floorboards, also pine, for example. To make the decoration more original, we put the boards at an angle. For the material to fit well into the grooves, hammer it with a mallet through a small bar. Lock in the joints with the posts of the board with nails.
5. To complete floor work, open the floor with a special facade paint, which will harmoniously blend with the facade of the house itself. Such a coating is necessary not only from the decorative point of view, but also to protect the wood from insects, rot and moisture effects.

The design is assembled quickly enough. At this stage we get:

How to build a veranda in the country: carcass plating and decor

You need to decide how to sheathe vertical elements. Much easier if all the same boards are perpendicular or parallel to the floor. If desired, place them at an angle.

1. Make the marking and cutting of the material. If you have chosen a corner installation, the joints are additionally fixed with a special glue and are pushed with a hammer.

In the lower part for fastening all the same screws are used. On the bottom there is a metal overlay.

We get:

2. The veranda should be practical. Do it there shelves, stands for vases or even a mini bed.

This open part of the veranda is collected similarly.

3. The front part of the veranda can be made with shutters. "Shields" are made from the same pine. In summer the site will be open, as bright as possible, in the winter it will be a closed, blind wall.
4. The side part can be closed with single-layered windows without the opening / closing system.
5. All the main components are installed, it's time to decorate the extension: the shelves can be "planted" on special brackets, fasten the window panels, cover all the wood with special paint, make wiring, set open deck chairs, decorate the flower bed or vases with fresh flowers.
6. The facade of the veranda looks like this:

Now you know how to build an open veranda in the country.

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