Design features of the series and facade finishing
The external walls of P-42 are made of single-layer, but with an increased thickness of expanded clay concrete - up to 35 cm. The internal walls have a thickness of expanded clay concrete of 18 cm, and the interior partitions are made of gypsum concrete (12 cm). Interfloor ceilings are solid reinforced concrete slabs (14 cm). In a number of houses in the series, there is unsatisfactory quality of some interpanel seams and, as a result, poor thermal insulation of the premises.
The facades in P-42 tower-type “panels” were faced with large-sized tiles in light green or white. Most P-42 houses have one entrance, but there are also two-section buildings of this design, in which the sections are connected at an angle.
The roof of P-42 is flat, with an internal drain. Above the top floor there is a technical floor where engineering communications are located. The comfort of the houses is increased due to the presence of two elevators in each section - a passenger elevator and a cargo-passenger elevator designed for 500 kg. The fire safety of the building has also been improved - smoke-free staircases with exits to two special fire-resistant balconies have been designed in P-42.
Features of apartment layouts
The layout of the apartments in P-42 is of a “corridor” type, and all rooms are isolated. Load-bearing walls are all external and inter-apartment (transverse and longitudinal). The advantage of apartments of the P-42 modification are large areas of kitchens and loggias, as well as separate bathrooms. Kitchens P-42 are already equipped with electric stoves upon delivery of the house.
However, the thermal insulation of apartments leaves much to be desired, and therefore, currently, during renovations, homeowners usually carry out additional insulation of external walls.
