Common planning solution in individual and cottage construction is the installation of an attic in the space of a pitched roof. The layout of a house with an attic has its own characteristic features, which significantly distinguish it from the layout of a house on one level, and make the project almost identical to a two-story building.
The most important difference between the layout one-story house with an attic is the need to create a staircase to provide access to the second level. Often the developer does not understand the complexity of this planning element, treating it with disdain. This approach is a grave mistake, turning daily living in the house into an endless repetition of inconvenient and meaningless movements around obstacles.
Plan of the 1st floor of a house with an attic 9x9 
Attic floor plan of the same house 9x9
The decision on the construction of an exploitable attic must be made at the design stage and the building must be designed taking into account the correct and convenient placement staircase on the first floor and creating a convenient and space-efficient exit to the second, attic floor.
Depending on the number of storeys, buildings vary performance characteristics the stairs used. The attic in a one-story building, as a rule, serves as a “quiet zone”, the premises in which are intended for night rest and daytime leisure. For such houses, it is possible to save as much space as possible on the expensive first floor by installing staircases of small width, from half a meter and above, with the most economical shape, for example, a spiral one or with a minimum platform between flights.
Plan of a one-story house with an attic 6x6 When designing the layout of a 6x6 or 8x8 house with an attic, as a rule, there are no other reasonable solutions left, since a space of about six square meters in the central part of the room, since access to the attic can only be arranged in the area of the roof ridge.
Plan of a one-story house with an attic 8x8 The layout of houses 8x10, 9x9, 9x12 with an attic is less sensitive to the design of the staircase assembly, since it occupies a smaller percentage of the area of the entire room and fits more easily into the floor plan.
Layout of a one-story house with an attic 9×12 It is very important to understand that the space required for a staircase also includes approaches to it from various rooms, which also take up space and should be organized as conveniently as possible. Unfortunately, when analyzing many modern projects that delight the eye with architectural forms, as a rule, you are convinced that it is the staircase assembly that is their weak point, negating many advantages.
Typical layout houses with attic 10×10 Layout of a two-story house with an attic
Plan two-story house with an attic may differ from one-story larger area staircase assembly. Two-story house implies more frequent and intensive movement across floors, so the staircase should be made flatter and wider, landings sufficient area to allow passing traffic in the opposite direction.
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The attic, unlike the ordinary floor of the house, has specific features. First of all, this concerns roof slopes. They create additional usable space, but they also impose restrictions on the layout.
Roof slopes resting on load-bearing walls, limit a significant part of the room in height, not allowing the use of the entire area, as is done in normal room. As a rule, attempts are made to adapt the low cavities formed by the rafters for storing things, arranging cabinets or storage rooms. Same property attic structure limits the location of the staircase space in the house plan, since the entrance to the staircase must have a normal height, which is usually only available in the area of the ridge.
The organization of lighting, insolation, and attic spaces is of great difficulty. Traditional roofs have vertical walls, suitable for installing windows along gables. But being limited to only lighting from two sides does not allow access of daylight to the central part of the attic, for example, to the stairwell.
Large skylights on the roof of the house Therefore, a common way out of this situation is to install separate roof windows on the roof slopes. These can be independent pitched structures facing the street with their own pediment or special window systems, embedded in the roof. However, these solutions significantly complicate the roof structure, although they give the roof and the entire building greater expressiveness.
The plan of a 9x9, 10x10 house with an attic will depend on how the light openings can be placed, since the dimensions imply the presence of several rooms, the lighting of which is difficult to organize through the gables. The partitions should be supported on a load-bearing wall, so the layout of the underlying floors will also depend on the layout of the attic.
Plan of the 1st floor of a house with an attic 9×9 
Plan of the 2nd floor of a house with an attic 9×9 In addition to the described difficulties with the placement of the staircase unit and the organization of lighting of rooms separated from the gables by partitions, one should also take into account the complication engineering systems when constructing a usable attic. The arrangement of rooms for sleeping and rest in the attic involves equipping it heating system, sewerage, water supply, with the installation of appropriate networks and premises.
If the plan of a house with an attic of up to 100 sq.m may involve minimal equipment, taking into account a smaller number of users, then with an increase in the area of the house there is a need to expand sanitary and household premises, as well as to increase their number.
Unlike regular roof the floor of the attic room is subject to loads of the same intensity as conventional floor coverings. Therefore, when constructing an attic, you should use beams or floor panels that can support them.
Modern layout houses with an attic area of more than 150 sq. m The attic space can sometimes be insulated only at the floor level, which allows you to significantly simplify the roof structure, make it lighter and reduce cross-sections load-bearing elements. For the attic, this option is excluded, and insulation, as a rule, is carried out directly in the plane of the rafters, under the external roofing. At the same time, the roof structure becomes more complicated, the loads on the rafter system increase, which must be taken into account when designing.
An attic is a significant saving on building materials and work for the construction of a full second floor, additional living space, office, children's or guest room. Attic space it is used rationally and does not require special investments for the construction of walls, ceilings and interior decoration.
A private house with an attic is unique design internal layout and original appearance. Advantageous solution buildings relative to material costs. After all, residential square meters increase, and the construction of additional capital walls is not required. Savings are also obvious if the land plot is small. The main thing is a correctly created project.
Advantages of the attic
Attic adds residential meters home, through the use of an additional level. The room can be an excellent place for a workshop or smoking room, which are not always appropriate in the main part of the house. Subject to compliance with all necessary technical rules, the attic reduces heat loss from the building through the roof. The room can be decorated in an interesting way, individual style, distinctive from the main composition of the house.
But there are also difficulties. Dormer windows are not cheap, and the angle of inclination and floor beams require an experienced designer’s eye, otherwise it won’t turn out very well comfortable room. In addition, when snow drifts accumulate, it will not be so easy to clean the windows if they are built into pitched roof. However, there are still more advantages, and technological issues can always be resolved.
Features of building a one-story house with an attic
A simple one-story house with an attic can be built either from foam blocks or using brick or timber. Considering that the roof will be exposed negative impact climatic factors from the outside and certain influence from the inside, it is necessary to take care of high-quality hydro, heat, sound and vapor insulation. Ventilation must be sufficiently functional, for which free space must be left between the thermal insulation and the roof.
A strong rafter system is required. Supporting structure made of wood or metal profiles (stone and concrete should not be used, this will create high load to the ceiling). The rafters are placed at an angle of 30-60 degrees.
All elements of the attic must be strong, but light. It is best to cover the roof with soft or metal tiles, slate sheets. Since metal conducts heat too well, in cold weather the room will not be protected from serious heat loss. It is recommended to use as insulation mineral wool. Finish fences with plasterboard. For internal partitions Plywood or plasterboard sheets are suitable.
Even in small houses, the attic can always be arranged in a very original and stylish way: make windows in the roof, add decorative beams. Projects where the roof has a different angle of inclination (but not less than 38 degrees) look especially advantageous; this allows you to zone the room.
Which attics are best for a private home?
How exactly to position the attic, what size it should be and what materials will be needed depends on several factors:
- how many people will live in the room;
- purpose of the attic: office, playroom, bedroom;
- period of operation: year-round or only in the warm season;
- how the roof is designed (gable, dome, half-hip or hip);
- what is the building itself made of? brick house, foam block, cinder block, etc.);
- material used for floors.
The fastest and easiest would be a single-level attic under a gable roof. Minimum required additional elements designs. Pediments in in this case used as a place to install vertical windows.
However, most of the area remains unused, so it is more profitable to equip the attic for sloping roofs to her. This will complicate the design and construction work, but all the space will be used as efficiently as possible.
The most preferable is an attic under a hip (hipped) roof. The design is quite strong and does not deform under the influence of external factors, resistant to wind and snow. But if the building is very small in size, arrange comfortable attic it won't work.
Projects of houses with an attic
An attic can decorate the entire private home or be its functional addition. How the floor will be equipped and located depends on the wishes of the owners and the design of the building itself.
House with a gable roof. The first floor is represented by one big room, all the space above it is reserved for the attic. This is the simplest and budget solution, if enough light comes through the windows and no additional sources are required daylighting in the roof. In this case, the staircase is moved outside the house, which saves space. This option is suitable for country house no garage.
House with attic and terrace. It can be considered both as an option for a country holiday, and as a full-fledged residential building. In this case, the terrace does not have to be located on the attic floor. The drawing is in the photo below.
But the terrace will also look good as an element of the attic floor
A fairly simple project for combining an attic above a garage. Ergonomic, convenient, and does not take up extra square meters land plot. The staircase can be installed both in the garage and in the main part of the house. In the first case, the car owner receives complete autonomy, which is important if you rent out the house. But designing such a building requires consultation with a professional architect in order to correctly distribute the weight across all structural elements.
Attics in cottages made of timber. Such houses are indispensable for big family. Or even several married couples.
If desired, you can combine everything: an attic above the first floor and a terrace above the garage.
The project might look like this.
Technical requirements for attics
The roof covering should be durable, but light, so it is better to choose ondulin or metal tiles.
The attic tier is more susceptible to heat loss and condensation, which means you should not skimp on heat, waterproofing and good ventilation.
It is preferable to make internal attic partitions from plasterboard, wood and metal profile to reduce the load on the interfloor ceiling.
No matter what material the roof is made of, sound insulation will require a lot of money. Go cheap, and the sounds of rain, wind and falling snow will be heard quite loudly.
The line of intersection of sloping or sloping roofs and the facade should be located at a level of about 150 cm relative to the attic floor. With the recommended floor-to-ceiling distance of at least 2.5 m for residential premises, in the attic floor the space with such parameters should be 50% or more of the entire room.
In general, an attic can be built in any one-story house, but it is better to design its location in advance, even at the stage of creating a plan for the future structure.
Project for a house with an attic and a garage
A beautiful house project with an attic and a garage will not be too expensive if you first decide on the construction plan and the required square footage of all the premises.
If you build a house with a total area of 111.9 m2 and a residential area of 70.60 m2, plus a garage of 17.80 m2, for development individual project you will need to spend 10-25 thousand rubles.
Depending on the purpose, the attic can be built only above the garage or use the entire area of the house box. What types of projects are there? one-story houses with an attic, photo below. Ready plan with an attic, excluding the area allocated for the garage and in the absence of a basement:
First floor projection
Projection of the attic floor
In this case, the entire load falls only on the load-bearing walls of the house box.
The angle of inclination of the roof with this layout is 42-43 degrees, the height of the ridge is 8.0 m. The size of the attic is 32 m2, which can be divided into three rooms, staircase, bathroom, storage room and front room.
Project for a simple one-story house
For a house made of foam blocks with an area of 139-140 m2, without a garage and basement, basements and basements, the design of the attic floor can look modest and unassuming, maximally saving free space for any purpose.
In small homes to have more extra living space, equip attic space For comfortable stay You can do it above the box at home or in the garage. The only exception is extensive basements. Then it is better to limit yourself to only that part of the structure where they are not.
Installation of a rafter system for a house made of timber with a gable roof
First of all, the slope of the roof must correspond climatic conditions region. Where heavy rainfall often occurs precipitation, the roof should have a sharp slope of 50-80 degrees.
In areas with high intensity winds, on the contrary, flat roofs are suitable, which will help reduce the pressure on the roof structure.
For rafter systems under the attic it is necessary to install mauerlats. These are 10x10 cm beams that ensure distribution of the roof load over the entire surface it covers. Mauerlats are placed under rafter leg or installed along the length of the entire building. Usually used wooden structures, but if the roof is supposed to be made of metal roofing covering, you need to use metal profile Mauerlats.
The cross section of the beam is shown in the photo below.
Everything that is required to build an attic, decide on the size of the room and its purpose, develop a project, study necessary materials, their number and you can begin construction.
Modern projects of one-story houses with an attic often created with complex shape roofing to attic rooms turned out to be as functional as possible. The ceilings of these rooms in any case have a slope, which in most cases is used to create original design interior If the walls of the attic part of the building are high enough, then the slope of the ceilings can be covered with plasterboard.
The popularity of one-story buildings with an attic has increased with the advent of improved materials, with which the roof can be reliably insulated and protected from leaks. With the right approach, rooms under the roof can be even more comfortable and cozy than the rooms on the first floor. Mansard type The building, in addition to being cheaper than a standard two-story building, also looks more advantageous due to the high roof slopes. In addition, the low weight makes it possible to build two-level houses on simple, inexpensive foundations and in areas with problematic soil.
There are certain building standards that must be taken into account by designers when developing single-story projects. attic cottages. These standards are aimed at ensuring that the living area under the roof meets the standards of high-quality and comfortable housing. So, for example, the wall of the floor must be at least 80 cm, and the highest point must be at a height of at least 230 cm. The floor of the under-roof floor must be laid out at the level of the support beams, and in no case lower.
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To allow sunlight into the attic part of the house, front and attic windows are used. Frontal lighting is possible with a gable roof shape. Dormer windows are mounted in slopes. In any case, glazing high roof makes the building even more solid, stylish and attractive. How more windows, the lighter and more elegant the house design looks. In popular turnkey house projects, the rooms on the roof floor, especially with inclined lighting, receive more light than the rooms on the lower level, so it is easier to create a cozy, warm interior in them.
Attic - great idea for building a house on small area. Both in this case, and when the structure of the building changes some time after its use, it is necessary to strictly adhere to design principles. This is the only way to achieve the maximum rational use space.
Often a problem for designers is the small size of the house. Therefore, many ways have been developed to overcome these difficulties and turn difficult circumstances into advantages.
How to beat limited space?
Buy yours own house- the dream of many people, and it doesn’t matter whether it will be the main home or just a place for short leisure. Financial circumstances force many to give preference to small-sized houses. In this case, it is recommended not to rush, but to carefully select a project, considering the options of different design organizations, comparing proposals with each other.
The most common mistake is choosing projects that include bedrooms or children's rooms at the top of the building.
It is difficult for small children, elderly, sick or simply tired people to get to the attic. Going down again is also not very convenient. In this case, you just need to swap different rooms.
Balcony exits can be very attractive, but the cost of such a design solution is quite high. Sometimes it is more advisable to limit yourself not too much large platform instead of a full-fledged balcony, maintaining aesthetics.
During construction small house with an attic, a reasonable balance should be maintained between the quality of the foundation (its load-bearing capacity) And total cost works If the base is significantly raised above the ground, you will have to equip entrance staircase and a railing on it. For people striving for maximum comfort, this circumstance will not be very pleasant.
In order to competently use the territory of small buildings, it is recommended to seek help only from trained designers and architects.
Selection of materials
Industry building materials developed large number options that can be used in the construction and decoration of the attic.
Traditional solutions are:
- brick;
- wood;
- clay (adobe);
- shell rock
Most often, the heaviest materials are used on the ground floor, and relatively light ones are used to create attics. Among them there is also aerated concrete. Blocks with a thickness of 300 - 400 mm are formed from it, which are superior to many other materials in thermal insulation. Construction with aerated concrete is cheap and practical.
Wood – more natural material, but its use forces one to scrupulously follow standard construction technology and process the material strictly according to the rules.
U brick walls has its advantages. One of them is the long service life of the building, which can be more than 100 years. The brick easily holds its shape and does not collapse under the influence of changes in temperature and humidity. Piece bricks are more modern and cheaper, but their parameters are in no way inferior to the classic version.
Frame buildings with an attic have a row strengths:
- multiple reduction in heat losses compared to cold attics;
- the decoration of the upper room can be smooth (tenants can easily be on the first tier);
- there are many ways to use the top floor.
However frame solution implies the strictest execution building codes and rules.
If you deviate from them, you may encounter constant freezing, loss of heat and accumulation of condensing moisture. It is also necessary to take measures to ensure that snowfall does not interfere with the natural lighting of the attic.
We design the exterior
Exterior wall attics are made from a vertical part formed by the main construction material Houses. Here they use rafters, roofing and cladding for the inside of the room. The relationship between them in each specific case is established based on the characteristics of the project.
Outside, metal tiles or soft roofing are mainly used. There are a lot of options for finishing the facade of houses with an attic. These include experiments with the roof configuration, which is made hip or half-hip with a different number of slopes. These include complementary canopies of a round and even more extravagant shape (the so-called shed roof).
Designers often experiment with different types windows, giving them an intricate and extraordinary look (round, trapezoidal, etc.). Other designers prefer less flashy, but high-quality and stable types of windows.
Window blocks can be installed:
- in a single version;
- in the form of a chain;
- divided into separate blocks;
- monolithic.
One of the last design solutions is a “folding” balcony that can be easily rolled up and opened as needed.
Interior ideas
- According to experts, it is best to either completely abandon the division of space in the attic, or give preference to partitions made of plasterboard. That's enough lightweight material, which minimizes the load exerted on the base of the building. At the same time, such delimiting blocks perform their task stably.
- It is undesirable to make a ceiling that will occupy less than half the area of the entire room. This may create visual discomfort.
- Windows of atypical design are a way not only to express your aesthetic concept, but also to add to the room maximum quantity Sveta.
Attics began to be used for permanent residence in the 17th century, but today people have much more options for their design and functional content. Inside you can place both bedrooms with panoramic windows and more economical options(eg gyms). A fairly spacious and bright room can easily be converted into an office or a children's room. Some designers propose to occupy the entire attic with a bathroom in order to save useful space on the ground floor of the house.
To make a compact space more pleasant, you need to think about suitable option roofs.
For example, gable roofs, with all their visual appeal, they make it possible to use only 2/3 of the available area. Broken configurations can increase this figure to 90%. By raising the roof by 150 cm, you can add total area housing 100%. This will also help get rid of the feeling of lack of space inside.
If you can only create a narrow area in the attic, it is recommended to place a bedroom in it. It is recommended to place storage systems in the lowest segments of attics, since people will still not be able to move there.
Designers advise from the very beginning to think through how the entrance to and exit from the attic will be carried out, and what stairs will be installed. To others important point is the use of durable floor coverings to ensure that untoward incidents do not occur. Of course, the rafters and ceiling parts must also be strong. In areas where summers are hot, it is rational to use air conditioning.
Projects of houses with an attic are used by practical people for the construction of country real estate. Such a cottage allows you to get maximum living space, but at the same time there will be enough free space on the site for orchard, flower beds or a cozy gazebo. The attic floor becomes a decoration of the facade. It goes especially well with a bay window or balcony.
Types of project plans
The attic is an almost complete second floor. There are usually a couple of bedrooms here, including a guest room, as well as a children's room. This is a comfortable option for a family of 3-5 people.
On the ground floor in a standard house design with attic floor there is a large living room. It can be combined with the kitchen or dining room, or separated from them interior walls. It looks beautiful if the living room opens onto a spacious terrace next to the cottage. In total, there can be from 3 to 7 rooms on the ground floor. It depends on the size of the home. They are used for a study, bathroom, boiler room and storage room.
The number of bathrooms depends on the size of the family. It is recommended to do 2 of them at once - one each on the first and attic floors.
Advantages of building a house with an attic
The attic space provides gable roof. It is very practical because in winter it reduces the risk of snow freezing and leaks when it melts. Gable design reduces heat loss in the room by 17% due to the absence of a separate attic space.
Other advantages of houses with an attic include:
- reduction in foundation costs, used for walls less material, which reduces their weight;
- good choice layout options with the possibility of simple adjustments in the future;
- unlimited quantity solutions for facade finishing;
- Cottages with an attic floor are suitable for year-round use due to their energy efficiency and reduced heat loss through the roof.
You can select a design plan for a house with an attic that is suitable for the layout and number of rooms using our catalog. For the convenience of clients, a floor diagram is attached to each of them. If necessary, the necessary adjustments will be made to the project that the customer likes. These may relate to the number, location or original purpose of rooms.
