Posts Tagged ‘Remodeling House’

PostHeaderIcon Good ventilation for the Healthy Houses

A beautiful and attractive house is a pride for its owner. However, the house would be more ideal if supported by the healthy elements.

Home is where the human shelter from rain and sun. So it means a dwelling, until the resulting expression of home sweet home. The phrase could have come true when someone has a place to live a healthy and beautiful inside and out. If you think you own the house has been interesting, another thing to note is the side of health. Is your home that includes a healthy home? Healthy here is not only focused on building houses, but also their inhabitants. One way of assessing a home is healthy or not is to see where the air circulation system. There are some indicators that can determine one’s house has air conditioning which was good enough or not. One of them is by watching the temperature felt by the occupant space. Based on physics, building within a comfort zone usually has a range of air temperature 22-30 degrees Celsius.

In addition, wind speed and volume that comes into the house were also decisive. The calculation is to analyze the size or number of openings inlet air intake, i.e. the number of openings and outlet air out. A second indicator is the location of housing and the environment. Two of these indicators are critical to know the exact location of openings in a house. For example, your home is located in residential areas. So you should look is part of the left and right of the house, whether the building is higher or lower? If the buildings are taller, looking for openings which direction the wind is not obstructed by the building.

Wind speed factor could determine vegetation or plants that may be used. It is also related with the following indicators, namely indicators in the exterior. This relates again to the location of shade and the type of plant that will affect air circulation inside the house. If the wind speed is weak, his advice is to plant leafy trees around your house to obtain a shadow big enough and can lower the air pressure. That way air exchange will occur. Another case if the wind is at a high velocity zone, it is necessary to wind breaker type of vegetation such as pine trees. The amount of imagery generated by the tree is capable of forming the difference of air pressure, so that creates a comfortable water velocity without turbulence.

Turbulence is the velocity of the incoming air with no air comes out, causing unhealthy air in the house. Large openings that are not balanced would cause air turbulence which creates unhealthy air in the room. The first, consider the types of activities and habits of occupants in the house. Secondly, mind the design of openings that have been described above. The third thing is the element of shade and air pressure as the element of water or pond fish. It could also use a water feature or waterfall. Fourth, the selection of materials used. There are some materials relating to issues of environment, health, and safety.

PostHeaderIcon Two Options for Balcony Structure

Various types of balcony needs of diverse structures as well. One certain thing is; whatever the form of balconies, balcony construction must be strong. How to structure a strong and safe balcony? Most effective step is to make the balcony has a main buffer. For example two supporting columns at the front end of the balcony. That step is more applied to the conventional balconies.

Balcony with the concept of “floating”, the construction and the count of required structural strength to the concept are different. Floating balcony, commonly require cantilevered construction system balconies that only add on one side of the balcony wall. These are the description of the two types of these structures. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Dining Room Harmony

Each people want a dining room in their house looks beautiful and captivating. Although the function of the space should be find, not one as well if you decorate the room as pretty as the other. To do this, you certainly should have enough knowledge about the provision of interior design. Or you can also use the services of interior designers to help organize all of the dining room at home to look charming, warm and comfortable plus impressed.

To design a room needs a balance between functionality, concepts, and supporting elements so that the space that is formed will look chic and comfortable. Ensure placement of furniture and other accessories in the dining room done correctly, so that the path and out of the room are not disturbed by other activity or blocked by a specific furniture. Note also the need for space. Make a comparison of the proportion between the furniture and the circulation of air and light entering the room. If a small room, better furniture that takes you to minimize many places, because they can be impressive space has become full. To determine the right type of furniture, we recommend that before buying the dinner table, you notice the number of occupants of the house. If there are six people, buy a table that its cargo can meet that amount. Read the rest of this entry »

PostHeaderIcon Artistic Mosaic

Mosaic can create an artistic sense on the floor or wall of your house. The application is quite easy, and so with the material. It is diverse in its material. Mosaic is a series of various ceramic materials, glass, wood, and so forth. From these materials, we can produce something beautiful and interesting, depending on how we apply it. It is a series of mosaics, the arrangement, or a combination of various pieces like glass, ceramic, marble, stone, or other objects. The items are then mixed and matched resulting in something more beautiful.

Before discussing the mosaic and its application in residential, it helps us know the evolution of the mosaic itself. Mosaic originated from clay that is pressed on a background as an ornament on the walls of ancient Egypt, then developed in the days of the Roman Empire until then made the Pebble stone. Pebble stones are often used as highway pavement. Use mosaic growing and becoming very diverse with the use of different materials, according to the capability of building techniques and for various fields of use, both as an ornamental walls, floors, and glass windows in churches in the form of stained glass. Read the rest of this entry »