Road to the house

Nikolai Ovchinnikov modern suburban construction details, and there can not be. This applies to the access roads to the cottage - the road to the house, as well as gates, fences and facade, is a hallmark of the host. Agree, a broken track, leading from the street to the openwork wrought gate, or crushed stone dumping on the well-tended garden plot, which sprawls under the wheels of cars and dusts from mild gust of wind - this is nonsense. Road must arrange with the mind, rather than relying on Russian "maybe". What troubles await the homeowner when driveways are doing as a residual, not particularly thinking about the quality of coverage and functionality of the road? If the tile or cobblestone laid without compliance technology stack, with the coming of spring, the road can vspuchit tile will leave. It happens that the entire road (especially if the plot slope) come from their rightful place. What does this mean for the homeowner? Just what we need again to spend on masonry, but - by concluding a contract already with a licensed firm. And still have to deal with the restoration of top soil - as a result of the "road movements," it is destroyed. If the road surface was laid firmly, but without considering the specifics of the site, its topography, not worrying about the run-off on the road can be formed puddles and collect dirt. It seems to be little things, and unpleasant. Sometimes, a master road builders know their business, but the designers they have none, with the artistic taste of their discord. Yes, usually, and in house design and infield of the material for driveways, its texture, color and method of laying absolutely nothing is said. Then the wizard start to create on your own, and eventually obtained a good, tough road, but ... it does not fit the general concept of the cottage and grounds, absolutely not compatible in design with garden paths. And that, frankly, not very good. Type of pavement should be in harmony with the architectural style of homes and land plots. For example, "teremu" Chopped logs fit wood flooring, in the classic Russian country estate looks good granite screenings or gravel. The road to elite private residence with a granite plinth better pave the natural stone, and to the building in a Scandinavian style - small boulders. As a universal pavement is paving slabs. But the worst thing, if the owner of a country house and the designers did not bother to driveways provide easy passage of machinery operational services: ambulance, police, firefighters. How many were cases where Ognebortsy came on the call in housing estates, but could not get close to the blazing structure of the narrow, maladaptive roads. Broken fences, bushes and trees, made their way to garden plots, losing precious time, and the house was burning bright flame. However, that's enough to scare. Nothing like this will not happen if the establishment of access roads to approach the complex. We must think about time convenient access to the site have to think at the time of its acquisition. Country house, of course, multi-residential complex, which is built during the construction of a string of heavy vehicles loaded with building material, but the staircase technique still need to provide. In the case of cottage settlements is much simpler: to him immediately laid driveway, usually from the road, and from it already in the territory of the township is the road layout to individual sites. During the construction of these roads are used as access roads, then they fit the project provided cover. When separately standing building is complicated. Access for construction equipment is desirable to immediately lay there, where it is planned permanent road to the house to once again not to disturb the upper layer of fertile soil. Cover the concrete slabs driveways during construction of the house or not? It depends, firstly, the size and construction technology, and secondly, the nature of the soil. If built light frame house, construction of which will bring in two runs, and the soil is not a concern, you can do without the boards. But when building a multi-level cottage is of brick, used natural stone, sand and soil and groundwater come close to the surface, without the concrete slabs are unlikely to do - they will be protected by the upper layer of soil from the wheels of heavy equipment. Such a temporary covering is placed quickly and also be quickly removed for transfer to another facility. The road to the house, like garden paths, must be a member of the design task of the architect. And its design is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. On the one hand, the type of coverage should match the style of the house, on the other - should take into account the characteristics of soils, geology of the area, the groundwater level in order to accurately paint the technology stack and to achieve high quality. In some cases fit the so-called "light version" brickwork, when the bricks or tiles are fastened with a solution to the other will have to fill sand, gravel, tamp, to establish drainage, etc. Finally, it is necessary to link the driveway and garden paths into a single organic system with meet the needs of future owners of the house - in fact these "highways" or household will divide the territory into functional zones. It is necessary to ensure compatibility and stylistic coatings: if the site will turn into an exhibition of every conceivable road odezhek - from asphalt and concrete slab to wood chips and natural stone - it will look ridiculous. When the planned autonomous sewerage, must think that the special purpose vehicle could drive up to the tanks. And, of course, provide access machines operational services. If the architect managed to best reconcile the functional purpose of the entrances to the house with the type of coatings and the general concept of structure, we can assume that he coped with the task. Asphalt, concrete or tile? Sami paving deserve a separate discussion. To do as they say, cheap and cheerful, use printed cover of granite or brick dropping crumbs which fall on the rubble-sand base. It's easy and fast. But looks unpresentable. And from time to time (frequency depends on conditions) such coverage will have to reconstruct: pour crumbs, giving way eventually lost form. Dusty in the summer of such coverage - it should be wet. Asphalt once regarded as the limit of dreams gardeners. Now, when the market is saturated, the attitude to this most popular in Soviet times coverage was skeptical. Laying asphalt requires a significant investment, besides a dirty job. Far from home with all the asphalt gets stylistically. And it is fragile: from the hot sun becomes soft with time covered by the cracks, he punched through the plant - must be repaired. Concrete slabs and concrete monolith, in contrast, offer the highest durability. Plates are placed on sand or mortar. To obtain a monolithic way, arrange the formwork, which is poured a solution. Much depends on the skill of the designer, because the concrete - gray, boring stuff. But it can "recover" from inclusions ceramics, pebbles, or covered with paint. Such a track can be brought not only to the house and garage, but also chopped a bath or a wooden deck. Brick is also good for road paving. Working with him is simple: we just have compacted soil, sprinkle a layer of gravel and sand, roll out a layer of cement mortar - and you can start stacking, combining colors and ways of laying. Options very much! If you want to particularly strong, durable coating that can withstand high loads and temperature changes, using clinker bricks, which produce the same normal, but at higher temperatures. Put clinker - get the road for ages. Natural stone - how expensive, and so spectacular, a solid material for road surface, not by chance in ancient times, the road made it out of stone. Stacked stone on the sand and cement, often they pave the main road - from the gate to the house. Coverage is obtained not only strong and durable (survive "the house itself!), But also very convenient, because the moisture on it does not stay, and the tires grip - perfect. Which stone to choose - to decide the home owner. You can rock to one hundred percent to stylize the way old-fashioned, or natural granite - then it will be royal, aristocratic. Such a coating can afford only a very wealthy owner of the suburban real estate. With regard to walking paths, the practice shows: choosing the path between the broad and narrow, the man stopped at the general, between hard and soft - to the firm, between the ordinary and unusual, intricate - to fanciful. Paving slabs, in fact, a stone that is created in factory conditions, uses the recently very popular in country-house. It is sturdy, durable, beautiful, and the possibility of combining several shades to create a coating with a unique, unforgettable figure. There is a tile that imitates other materials - bricks, pavers, natural stone and even ... the board and saw cut wood! Therefore, it can be used for roads leading to homes of any architectural style. Working with tile is not so complicated, but requires little care. Usually, manufacturers supply the party tile borders, corner units, ramps for paving with height differences and even the drainage system - this will be no problems. Problems, as practice shows, there are those who are trying to save money on pavement or road works related to serious.