What does an average, typical American family home look like inside and out? Frame American houses Beautiful American house projects

The geology of the site includes checking and studying the soil, this allows you to optimize the cost of the foundation.

What happens if you don't do geology?

If you ignore this stage, then you can choose the wrong foundation and lose from 1,000,000 rubles on alterations.

10 year warranty on foundation, walls, ceilings and roofing.

What is included in the Engineering Solution?

Documentation on the location and equipment of all technical rooms, electrical points, water supply, ventilation, gas and sewerage.

What is included in a design solution?

Detailed plan and instructions for the foreman, which displays all necessary steps and technologies in the construction of foundations, walls and roofs.

What is included in the architectural solution?

Creation of a sketch and its 3D image, which shows the location and size of rooms, walls, roofing, furniture, windows and doors.

What will you get after this stage?

All technical and visual documentation. Author's supervision of the construction progress. Our architect and designer will visit the site weekly.

Still have questions? Ask them to an engineer.

What do the deadlines depend on?

The timing depends on the chosen project and material (houses made of logs and timber require time to shrink).

What is "house shrinkage"?

This is a natural process of volume change wooden walls and other parts due to drying of the wood.

Who will build my house?

We have our own staff of certified workers and foremen with at least 5 years of specialized experience. A fleet of construction equipment has been put into operation since 2015. We do not involve contractors.

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I want it like in this picture. Can you?

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Do you have a designer on your staff?

Currently there are 5 interior designers on staff with a total of 74 years of specialized experience.

What is included in an interior design project?

Drawing up a 3D project by a designer, as well as support and implementation of all finishing works.
We will also produce and supply furniture that suits your lifestyle and taste.

The origins of the American style originate in the old European houses- since after emigrating to the United States, the British, Germans, Italians, Poles and other inhabitants of the old world imported their architectural styles and directions that first took root and then began to develop independently. It is the old European architecture, and especially the English designs of the Victorian era, that is the foundation projects in American style that combine simplicity and functionality. As a rule, American-style houses have light shades, large windows that provide the project with natural light, and a spacious covered terrace.

American house layout

Classic layout American houses also has some distinctive features. The rooms are usually large and spacious; as a rule, the kitchen area is combined with the dining room and living room. It is envisaged that such a house will have a wardrobe, laundry room, children's room, office and personal bathrooms. American-style houses must have a garage for at least two cars, which can be entered both from the outside and from the inside.

Characteristic features of American houses

Classic houses, made in the American style, have some special characteristics:

1. Non-standard roofs. This characteristic is especially obvious if the house has several floors. In this case, projects have gable roofs With acute angle tilt complex broken shape on several levels.
2. Exterior view of the building. A special feature of this house is its light facade, as well as the presence of a spacious terrace. The use of natural materials - wood for finishing facades and shutters, natural or artificial stone when finishing foundations and pipes.
3. The presence of a significant amount large windows. Helps with home lighting and visually enhances interior space due to large quantity natural light. Thanks to the milder climate, this is a completely justified decision.
4. A very well-kept local area with clear zoning.

Projects of American-style houses and cottages are houses characterized by a spacious layout, versatility and convenience. Such projects are mainly designed for, since almost every building is complemented by terraces and asymmetrical facades. It is also worth noting the roofs, which, due to their decorative effect, give the house an unusual and original look. Very often it is possible to have a sharp shape with large angles of inclination.

Modern private frame-panel American country house with pitched roof

An American frame house requires, first of all, the presence of large areas. This style, which appeared in the colonial era, first became widespread in the states where people were engaged in farming.

Even though large areas make it easy to bring to life many of the most incredible design solutions, Americans still prefer to build houses in which convenience and comfort come first.

The layout of a house in America is mainly horizontal, “in breadth”. Such buildings have several wings, in which each subsequent wing has a lower ceiling height than the previous one. In this case, each wing has its own, often strongly sloping, roof. The top floor, in most cases, is an attic, intended for bedrooms.

Often in American homes can be found that smoothly turn into local area. The boundary between the house and the surrounding landscape is further “blurred” due to the large number of doors and windows, which are a mandatory attribute of housing. In cottages, where there is little light, windows and doors, Americans usually feel extremely uncomfortable.

American residents pay a lot of attention to the design of backyards adjacent to kitchens and terraces. A recreation area, etc. is traditionally located here.

The layout of an American-style house is carried out according to certain rules, taking into account certain features. The interior is zoned in such a way that the guest lingers in the hallway, without looking at the interior chambers of the owners of the house. For this reason, a guest area is often set up next to it, where you can calmly drink tea at the table, sitting on comfortable sofa or chairs.

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If the layout of the house does not allow for a formal place, then guests are sent to a common room, which includes a kitchen, dining room and recreation area. In parallel, the common room acts as a room for family gatherings. Typically, family dinners take place either at the dining table or as close to the kitchen as possible. Guests, in turn, are received at a separate table intended for dinner parties.

When dividing zones, they are often used various types partitions (except for the walls themselves), or furniture placed in the most suitable manner for these purposes. The kitchen areas have kitchen islands with built-in washing machines or slabs. American style is, first of all, simple but massive furniture of clear shapes, with a predominance of one or two light shades.

Recreation area in common room includes home theater and . Ceilings are often equipped with additional light sources. IN one-story houses prefabricated lighting predominates, allowing the rafters to be left open. Americans rarely use suspended ceilings, giving more preference natural materials. Houses in the USA are illuminated using tabletop and wall lamps, which turn on simultaneously. Ceiling lamps usually used only in the common room, and even then rarely.

The front part of the house is not complete without use floor tiles And parquet board. Moreover, in some parts of the house these materials are combined with carpet, which allows you to significantly save money on finishing the premises. The owners allocate the largest room in the house for the bedroom, which is often equipped with its own bathroom and access to the terrace. Children have smaller rooms, the bathroom of which is adjacent to all children's rooms.

In this video you can see the layout of a typical private house, which is located in the USA in the state of Texas

The bulk of American housing is cozy houses no more than two floors high. Projects of such cottages involve living in them big family under one roof, where large living rooms and kitchens are located on the first floors, and bedrooms and children's rooms on the second (remember the movie Home Alone;)).

The layout of American houses has features that can easily and quickly distinguish it from other types of residential buildings:

• wide porch;
• the presence of an equipped additional room in the attic;
• comfortable terraces for reading the newspaper and drinking morning coffee;
• tiled roofs;
• bay windows.

Modern projects adapted to our climate. Cottages are built according to frame technology which involves the use of dry lumber. Next wooden frame insulated and sheathed OSB boards. This is the simplest construction method and does not require the help of large construction crews. A garage for one or two family cars must be present. The house itself must have good sound insulation, while all finishing materials are exclusively natural.

The style of buildings made using this technology can be called recognizable, but the finishing of the facade, which the customer chooses independently, will help make them original and unique.

This construction technology makes it possible to implement any design ideas without the use of complex construction equipment. Despite the absence of the need to use expensive equipment, the cost of houses remains at a premium level due to the implementation of original stylistic solutions and the use of high-quality building materials.

Order the construction of an American house

If you want beautiful American cottage in St. Petersburg or Leningrad Region, then our company is ready to help you with its construction. We offer you large selection from already finished projects with the possibility of their adjustment, as well as creating individual solutions from scratch turnkey. Photo finished buildings can be viewed on the website in the appropriate section, where the estimated prices for the proposed housing are also indicated.

Author: This summer we went to the Poconos, about which I wrote several posts, and at the same time we stopped by to look at a house that our good friends were selling. We dream of moving away from New York sometime in the future, closer to nature and all that, and if possible we are exploring various options. Of those more or less nearby, everyone praises Pocono. This is a resort town in Pennsylvania, where quite a lot of Russians live and vacation, and which is considered a fairly popular vacation spot and permanent residence for many New Yorkers. Pros: relative proximity to New York (only two hours by car), beautiful nature(mountains), availability of infrastructure (shops, restaurants, etc.), low prices on housing (compared to New York). Of the minuses: relative proximity to New York (as much as two hours by car), lack of railway connections (you can only get there by car or bus), provincialism (this is not New York). Pocono isn't close enough to commute to work every day (although some people do), but it's not so far away that you can't travel to New York a couple times a week for business if you need to. In general, what we need is if you work from home, have a desire to live in a beautiful place in nature, and at the same time want to be able to get to New York in a reasonable amount of time.
There are no questions about the place itself. The Poconos are truly a great place to live, with something for everyone to enjoy. There is everything you need for life and recreation: an excellent water park, a bunch of different shops, shooting clubs, decent restaurants, hunting, fishing, and wildlife, And alpine skiing, and so on, and so on. This is certainly not New York, but it’s hard to call this place a wilderness. A sort of village with minute transport accessibility to urban civilization. Pennsylvania also has more relaxed laws and you can, for example, own a gun without any problems. Even black bread and boiled sausage you can buy it - the Poles sell it (for some reason I have a special attachment to these products). Car insurance there is much lower than in New York, many Russians buy land or a house there, and then drive around New York with Pennsylvania license plates (this is illegal, but if you are careful, it is possible). Pocono also compares very favorably with New York in terms of real estate prices. If in New York there is nothing to catch with $100,000 in your pocket, then in Pocono you can already look for something. With two hundred thousand dollars, you can choose pickyly. With three you can start making your childhood dreams come true.
Our friends are selling a house located in a closed community. A fairly popular format for living outside the city, which can be compared to a gardening partnership. A limited area inhabited by additional rules and agreements. This is both good and bad. It’s good that you live in an area that is guarded, cleaned and lives according to certain laws. It’s bad that you have to pay extra for this and you have to obey these laws. But here everyone chooses what they like.
Central community road.

This community, for example, has its own beach, a swimming pool with a restaurant and a luxurious children's playground. The entrances are guarded, and the territory is patrolled around the clock by the local security service, whose functions replace the police. Among the disadvantages of such a life, for example, the speed limit is 15 miles in the territory.

I like living in a house outside the city, and I have decent experience - I lived in own home in gardening near St. Petersburg. True, it will not be possible to make an adequate comparison; Russian reality is too divergent from American reality.

One could only dream of such roads in our gardening. The limit is to chip in with your neighbors for a KamAZ truck of crushed stone for backfilling. All the roads here are like this, and no one rushes along them. The local security guards' favorite pastime is catching people for speeding.

The house is a classic frame house, standing on strip foundation and covered with siding. Everything here is like in Russia, except for the decorative external doors. I would also make a canopy over the porch. But here the climate is better and the canopy is not so relevant.

In America they really like to make terraces. It's called damage. This house is no exception.

The damage is obvious better than gazebos or bare ground, but in Russia such a use of space would be considered wasteful and a covered veranda would be made.

In America, the rules of life are slightly different and, in addition to the desire to increase the area of ​​the house, there is also a reasonable attitude towards property taxes and difficulties with permits for any construction work. You, for example, can be a super builder, but you will never be able to build a house yourself unless you have the appropriate license. So the terrace is something you can do yourself, but the veranda covered on all sides is no longer there.

These are neighboring houses. Everything here is like gardening. Everything is in plain sight. Except that no one puts up fences.

But if you look only back, there will be a forest and no neighbors. Not everyone has this look, of course.

You can find living creatures in the bushes on the site. She grazes along the roads and sometimes jumps right under the wheels.

The living creatures are larger. The presence of a person a meter away from her did not bother the living creatures at all.

Inside the house. Entrance door with glass. Not a very popular solution for Russian life. A door in Russia must be iron and impregnable. In America, security is not an issue at all. The lock on the door to the house is no different from the lock on the inside of the office Russian office.

In the USA, all new houses are sold with finishing, equipped kitchens and bathrooms. This is a standard kitchen with a stove, refrigerator and dishwasher. By local standards, parquet is considered not so cool, but kind of an advantage. Here it is made of bamboo. I've always had a soft spot for windows opposite the sink.

The house is small by American standards. But I'm all for these sizes. Cleaning and heating such a house is easier and cheaper than a three-story mansion. I'm silent about taxes.

Living room with gas fireplace. I have a question about the wisdom of using a gas fireplace, but the owners say that it heats well and does not burn oxygen. Let's take their word for it. Ceiling fans are also incredibly popular in America. Cool stuff actually. They say that the Poconos are not as hot as New York, and you can live here without air conditioning. Of course, I don’t believe them, but there really aren’t as many air conditioners in houses as we have.

The bathroom is really equipped with fittings and furniture. All you need to do when moving into such a house is just to buy furniture for your rooms.

One of the rooms. In total the house has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. On the floor popular in the USA carpeting. Heating is provided electric convectors.

The classic American window, which I already wrote about.