When contacting our company, many customers ask to select 6 by 9 house designs with an excellent layout, made of stone or aerated concrete - this is a popular option for private construction. Economical modern materials make it possible to build a good, solid house at minimal cost.
The rectangular shape is chosen for various reasons. First of all, this is reflected in the traditional approach - in such a house there was enough space for several generations of one family. In addition, the harsh Russian winters made it possible to arrange auxiliary premises under one roof: a bathhouse, a summer kitchen. Sometimes the desire to buy such a project is dictated by the shape of the land plot.
Wall materials
The wall material from which the external and load-bearing walls of the house will be built must be selected before the design begins, since the set of characteristics of the selected material must be taken into account when developing the project.
Foam block and gas block
Porous block concrete materials have been actively used in recent years in the construction of low-rise residential buildings. Their advantages include the following characteristics:
- light weight;
- ease of use;
- high heat saving rates;
- environmental friendliness;
- vapor permeability;
- low cost;
- ideal block geometry.
Porous concrete also has its disadvantages . First of all, you need to remember that they absorb moisture, so they need a reliable thermal insulation finish. In addition, gas blocks and foam blocks are not strong enough, and when using them, high-quality reinforcement of walls and ceilings is necessary.
Sectional view of a house made of 6 x 9 aerated blocks with a basement and attic Source mos-logist.ru
Brick and ceramic blocks
Building ceramics have proven themselves well over centuries of use. Classic brick competes well with modern, improved materials. At the same time, the brick itself also has an improved analogue in the form of porous ceramic blocks.
Today, supporters of proven technologies are building from traditional bricks. Indeed, bricks make reliable and durable buildings. But brick houses are heavy, so you need to build the strongest, most expensive foundations for them.
Porous blocks are lighter than bricks. They have voids inside and have a porous structure. Due to this, they retain heat much better than brick, but at the same time their strength is somewhat reduced.
House 6 by 9 made of brick Source tarifi.info
Monolithic house
The construction of a monolithic house is carried out by pouring a liquid cement mixture into formwork with a reinforcement frame. Advantages of monolithic buildings:
- seismic resistance;
- waterproof;
- strength;
- uniform load on the foundation;
- minimal shrinkage.
This type of construction also has its disadvantages:
- labor intensity;
- the need to use special equipment;
- high thermal conductivity;
- poor sound insulation;
- It is difficult to lay additional communications in concrete walls.
Monolithic house measuring 6 by 9 meters Source uk.aviarydecor.com
See also: Catalog of projects of 6 by 9 houses presented at the “Low-Rise Country” exhibition.
Tree
Wood materials are ideal for the construction of small cottages. A 6 by 9 wooden house with an attic will fit perfectly into any natural or architectural environment. Modern options for construction logs and beams allow you to quickly build beautiful, durable and practical country houses.
A wooden cottage is a warm, eco-friendly home with a favorable microclimate. Its only drawback is the need to monitor the condition of wooden elements, periodically treat them with protective compounds, and, if necessary, restore damaged parts of the building. But if the house is small, then caring for it will not be too burdensome.
A beautiful country house made of wood with high technical characteristics can be built from rounded logs or profiled timber. The log cottage looks like a real traditional log house. But this material shrinks, which in turn leads to the formation of cracks. The more cracks, the lower the heat-saving abilities of the walls.
Wooden house 6 by 9 Source design-v-lipetske.ru
The timber also looks quite attractive in the finished structure. At the same time, it does not shrink, which increases the operational properties of the building. But this material costs more.
Frame technology
Increasingly, country houses are being built using frame technology. This is due to the fact that the technology itself and the materials used in it are gradually being optimized. At the same time, the level of confidence in this construction method in our country is growing, since the first frame houses, built more than a decade ago, are still being successfully used to this day.
Frame buildings are assembled according to the construction kit type. They can be built at any time of the year. They turn out to be warm, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing. But a wooden frame requires the same careful care as structures made of timber or logs. Another important nuance is that you need to take the issue of choosing insulation very seriously.
Architectural design of a 6 by 9 frame house Source emupauto.ru
Floor arrangement
Frame houses use virtually the same types of floors as other types of buildings. Usually the choice is made between concrete and wooden floors, and when determining a specific type, you should start from the characteristics of the foundation, as well as personal preferences and financial capabilities.
Concrete floor
This type of floor can be used in the construction of a frame house only in cases where a tiled or strip foundation is installed; it is not suitable for buildings on stilts.
With a slab foundation, you don’t even have to arrange anything additional, since the slab itself will act as the floor.
If there is a strip base, then it allows the use of extremely light variations of the concrete floor, for example, expanded clay concrete.
Wooden floor
The construction of a traditional 6x9 frame house with your own hands is most often accompanied by the installation of wooden floors, especially for those buildings based on a pile-screw foundation.
The installation of a wooden floor proceeds in several stages:
- Tying the foundation with timber, which is required to give the foundation greater rigidity and more evenly distribute the load over it;
- Forming a floor frame by laying joists;
- Arrangement of waterproofing and vapor barrier layers, as well as floor insulation.
After finishing the flooring work, you can begin the actual construction of the building.
One-story house 6 by 9
The layout of a 6 by 9 house on one floor does not require the use of special tricks. A compact one-level building will be quite convenient with a standard solution for the internal space. But to make the house seem more spacious, it is better that it be designed with an open plan, that is, with a minimum number of partitions. This is how studio apartments are designed.
The disadvantage of a one-story house with a small area is the difficulty of isolating a quiet sleeping area from the living room. It is best to divide the house into right and left wings, each of which will accommodate one area - sleeping or guest. The entrance hall, located in the center of the layout, will act as a buffer.
It is worth noting that a compact house should not have many corridors and technical rooms. The interior decoration should be light, and when arranging the interior it is better to use a limited color ensemble, since an excess of colors “eats up” the space.
Project of a one-story house 6 by 9 Source rosproect.ru
Layout features
When planning a house for permanent residence, everything needs to be thought out in such a way that the area is used as efficiently as possible. Only in this case will it be possible to make it homely and comfortable.
By today's standards, a house measuring 6x9 meters is not that big and can be classified as budget class. However, if you compare such a structure with an ordinary two-room apartment, the house will turn out to be quite spacious.
Two-storey house
A large family can comfortably accommodate a large family in a two-story house that occupies an area measuring 6 by 9. The second level of the house is usually reserved for the sleeping area. The layout features depend on the number of family members and their lifestyle. So, for example, if there are adult children in the family, then you can provide two living rooms so that representatives of different generations can relax and receive guests without disturbing each other. And for families with elderly people, it is recommended to place one of the bedrooms on the ground floor.
An important element of a two-story building is the interfloor staircase. It occupies space on the first and second floors. Often, when planning small cottages, in order to save space, they design narrow, inconvenient stairs, sometimes even spiral ones. However, we must remember that all structural elements of the home must, first of all, be reliable and safe. Therefore, it is better to install a comfortable staircase with wide steps. And to save space, you can arrange a closet or storage for household items in a niche under the steps.
Layout of a two-story house 6 by 9 Source drevolog.ru
Wall installation
The building frame is assembled mainly from boards 50 millimeters thick and 150 or 200 millimeters wide. In some cases, they resort to additional installation at the corners of the beam structure in order to ensure greater strength.
Wall assembly
It is advisable to assemble the walls on a completely finished floor, in which case the work will be most convenient. The step-by-step assembly looks like this:
- Selection of vertical posts of the required height;
- Determining the distance between the racks, which depends on the width of the sheet of insulating material;
- Laying the top and bottom boards on the floor, marking the places for attaching the vertical posts, then actually nailing them in;
- Installation of jumpers between the racks to give greater rigidity to the entire structure;
- Installation of window and door openings.
When assembling the frame, it is important to take into account the thickness of the board in order to obtain walls of the desired length.
Wall installation
After the frame is assembled, the walls are directly installed. This is done in stages: one wall is exposed, securely fixed and supported with temporary supports. Next, the same operation is performed with all other walls, which are then fastened to each other using nails and pins.
Top trim and structural reinforcement
After assembling the frame, they begin to form the upper upholstery, for which the same boards from which the walls are made are used. The top trim is required mainly to ensure stronger and more reliable adhesion of the corners, as well as to transform all parts of the frame into a single structure and uniformly distribute the load between the walls.
The strapping is realized by nailing boards around the entire perimeter and internal load-bearing walls using nails. This is done in such a way that all joints are covered, with additional overlaps of at least 25 centimeters.
After this, work is carried out to strengthen the entire structure, for which plywood or OSB boards are used. Even after fastening the sheets along the entire period on one side, the frame acquires quite high strength.
Arrangement of internal partitions
Internal partitions, in general, are arranged similarly to external walls, but they are subject to lesser requirements in terms of thickness and insulation. Despite the fact that interior partitions can be thinner, it is necessary to take into account that they must provide sufficient sound insulation.
Insulation of internal walls is carried out without the use of hydro- and vapor barrier layers and is aimed primarily not at preventing heat loss, but at enhancing sound absorption.
House with an attic
A very common option for country housing today is a 6 by 9 attic house with a terrace, the plan of which includes a built-in garage. This is, of course, not the layout of a 9 by 9 house, but there are more opportunities to create comfort here than in just a one-story house. This cottage is as functional as possible. It does not weigh as much as a house with two full floors, and therefore it can be built on an inexpensive, simplified foundation. In addition, the high attic roof and extension perfectly complement the exterior of the building, making it more original and solid.
A residential attic provides homeowners with several advantages:
- increases the aesthetics of the building;
- allows you to increase the number of useful square meters in the most economical way;
- opens up wide possibilities in interior design.
Indeed, the rooms in the attic, with a sloping ceiling line, non-standard proportions and overhead lighting, turn out to be quite cozy and stylish. However, the attic also has its disadvantages:
- there is less living space in the attic than in a full floor;
- the attic roof must be properly insulated and insulated from moisture, and this is not cheap;
- not all furniture is suitable for attic rooms;
- Dormer windows built directly into the roof plane are much more expensive than regular ones.
House layout 6 by 9 with attic Source sk-amigo.ru
Types of plots
To design a house correctly, you should decide on the shape of the site:
- Square. If you are the owner of a square plot, then you are very lucky. This type is considered ideal for construction. The house will be located in the middle, and additional objects will be located on the remaining pieces of land around the building. If your site is located between two roads, then you should enter from the one that is less used.
- The plot is on a slope. To properly design a house, you need to calculate the difference between the highest and lowest parts of the site. If it does not exceed 8%, then standard design can be used. On a slope of more than 8% it is reasonable to build a basement. If the slope is more than 20%, then you should contact specialists to develop an individual house project.
- Narrow area. This is not the most convenient form of land. We will have to design the house very elongated, and also bring it as close as possible to the boundaries of the site, so that the remaining space can also be used.
As modern megacities grow, their average resident increasingly feels deprived of fresh air, free space, and personal space. That is why more and more of our compatriots intend to leave the city limits in order to retire for the weekend in their own village house.
The simplest options are small summer houses that do not require a heating system or wall insulation. But you can only relax in such houses during the holiday season.
An all-season house is suitable for year-round living, but its construction involves solving very difficult problems. The most pressing problem that will need to be solved is to ensure high-quality heating of residential real estate. The ideal solution in this case would be one that can solve the problem of heating a residential area, even in the most severe winter, cold weather. You can also use a fireplace to heat your countryside property.
The choice of one or another heating option for a living area depends on the individual needs of the owner. If between the quality of heating your home and sophistication and comfort, you chose the second option, then we strongly recommend choosing a fireplace. Its peculiarity is that it is capable of heating the room in which it is installed for only a short period of time.
The fireplace, despite the obvious shortcomings in the context of the heating system of a country house, is capable of creating a bright and beautiful fiery flame - an excellent solution for those who like to retire while reading a book, drinking tea, or philosophical reflection.
More practical house owners can be recommended to study in detail what the layout of a village house with a Russian stove is based on and what is included in this concept
And the first thing you should pay immediate attention to is the ability of a brick stove for a home to store heat for a long time. And this is not to mention the possibility of preparing many aromatic and satisfying dishes, which is simply impossible in a regular fireplace.
Therefore, it is not surprising that the vast majority of country house projects being developed include the presence of a Russian stove.
This version of a village house is simple in terms of execution and effective in terms of year-round use. We will dwell in more detail on the issue of planning a village house with a Russian stove in our next articles.
House design 6 by 9
To give a private house the most expressive and memorable appearance, designers use all kinds of architectural and decorative elements, such as arched window openings, bay windows, turrets, complex roof shapes, etc. But such details significantly increase the cost of building a house.
The most economical option for a cottage, both in construction and in operation, is a rectangular building with a simple gable roof. You can decorate a rectangular house in two ways - using color contrast or decoration, for example, stucco. The first method is ideal for buildings in a modern style, the second - for classic houses.
The facades can be finished with plaster, plastic panels, siding or facing bricks. Porcelain stoneware, artificial or natural stone are used to finish the base.
Wooden houses do not need exterior finishing, so their appearance is worked out to the smallest detail at the design stage.
Unusual ideas
Since it makes no practical sense to completely recreate ancient life in modern conditions, some items of the latest technology can simply be decorated as antique. For example, an ordinary niche in the wall can be given the appearance of a voluminous cabinet from floor to ceiling with the help of pylons and cornices. Doors made of artificially aged wood and decoration with friezes and borders will create the appearance of a free-standing product in an antique style.
One of the options for decorating a house in the Russian style can be a fake facade, which will look completely like a Russian hut. For example, if you buy a real old house with carved decorated frames on the windows, a massive oak door and a lighthouse under the roof.
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When decorating a small house, you should not allow oversaturation of decorations or color transitions, since all this will visually “compress” the already not too wide facades. Classic houses 6 by 9, especially if they are one-story buildings, are preferably clad with light pastel-colored materials. When cladding minimalist modern cottages, it is worth choosing 2 or 3 colors, but not crushing the facades with them. For example, you can paint the top of a building with one color and the bottom with another. Or paint each of the facades completely with one separate color.
Preparatory work
Before starting the actual construction of the building, it is necessary to thoroughly prepare the site, as well as mark out the future house.
You should start by clearing the area of existing vegetation. We are, of course, not talking about cutting down all the trees on the site, but only eliminating those that interfere with the immediate construction of the future house.
Another point that should be taken into account during preparation is the presence of a slope on the site. If it is strong enough and interferes with construction, then it can be completely or partially leveled, for which you will have to use special equipment.
Cleaning the area is an important element of the preparatory stage, as it allows the necessary measurements to be taken more accurately. In addition, any construction work in an area overgrown with grass and bushes, and even more so with trees, will be extremely complicated or completely impossible.
After removing excess vegetation from the area, you should start applying markings. Despite its apparent simplicity, this part of the preparation is extremely important and responsible, since it is at this moment that the future layout is determined. In addition, how even the geometry of the future structure will be depends on the correctness of the markings.
Marking the foundation includes placing pegs around the perimeter to mark the external walls of the building, as well as marking the internal walls that will delimit different rooms from each other.
Briefly about the main thing
Projects measuring 8x10 are convenient and thoughtful from a functional point of view. They are varied in external design and planning solutions, and, due to their compactness, fit into small areas and leave enough space for rational use of land.
Projects of all types are popular: one-story, with an attic or a full second floor. There are general planning principles that apply to all 8 by 10 projects. At the same time, planning solutions of each type have their own characteristics that must be taken into account when choosing.
