The terrace of a country house can serve as a favorite holiday destination or family dining room. For this, it is necessary to put it in order, replacing the structural elements and finishing materials that have come into disrete. About how to repair the wooden terrace, will be discussed in this publication.

Terrace repair do it yourself. What should I start

It is required to inspect the terrace and determine the amount of future work. Often, the terrace is attached to the main part of the structure, allowing errors when erecting the foundation. This is the main thing that needs to be restored. The following is subject to inspection:

• bearing structures: bearing supports, beams (their fastening is checked with each other, deviations from a normal position);
• floor Boards: They should not be rot, should not creak and fuse;
• roof: If there is leaks, a replacement of waterproofing material is necessary;
• windows and accessories: they must well open and close, not have cracks.

All elements of finishing and structures from wood are checked for the presence of rot, mold, insect damage. After the defects are detected, you can start repair.

Tools for repairing terraces do it yourself

You need to have at your disposal tools for working with wood. Next:

• saw disc
• elektrorubanok;
• electric drill with a set of drills;
• screwdriver;
• jigsaw;
• hammer;
• chisel;
• mites;
• pliers;
• roulette;
• construction level;
• spatula medium-sized and small;
• paint brush and roller.

For repair base terraces can be useful:

• punch;
• bulgarian;
• shovel;
• concrete mixer;
• welding machine;
• jack 1000 kg.

Foundation repair terraces with their own hands

Mowing columnar base extension (in our case - Terrace) must be replaced. The algorithm works as follows.

Angles terrace lift jacks

1. Dismantled decorative paneling pier foundation.
2. Next to the failure of the bearing mounted jack (the work begins with the corners). With it rises slightly from one angle and installed temporary backup - wooden deck or concrete block.
3. Dismantled failure of the bearing.
4. Place the old support takes screw pile. The diameter of the piles is selected depending on the intended load. Perhaps, in order to screw in a pile in the ground, it is necessary to disassemble the floor.
5. When the screw pile sufficiently deepen, the upper part is welded metal "coin" - thick plate on which will rest the base beam.
6. Similarly, all the supports are changed, after which the decorative lining is put in place.

Tip: to hardly began the foundation is not in use, the device must be provided with a drainage system by diverting the groundwater.

Strengthen the foundation terraces screw piles

In that case, if the base terraces - melkozaglublenny strip foundation, it is reduced by the following technology.

Emergency foundation terraces

1. Dig a pit near the foundation in place cracks or subsidence.
2. Drilled holes with a diameter of 8-10 mm below ground level at a distance of 100 mm from each other.
3. The holes injected reinforcement bars of appropriate diameter so that the outside was about 0.5 m.
4. On top of the bars transversely welded fittings of the same diameter so as to obtain lattice.
5. Pit covered with soil and partially condense it, but under the reinforcement bars of 100 mm should remain free space.
6. On the perimeter of the grating planks collected formwork.
7. Are kneaded concrete poured and the lattice to the upper edge of the formwork. After the concrete has cured crate dismantled. The result is a support structure that would prevent further subsidence base.

We repair the terrace with your own hands. Repair floor

Repair of an open terrace to the house almost always implies a floor restoration: it is poorly protected from the destructive effect of the external environment. Production of roughing floor on the terrace, in exchange that came in dissent, can be performed according to the following technology.

Paul boards change new, thicker

1. All boards that affected the rotation process must be replaced. Also, the replacement is subject to boards and lags affected by insects.
2. In the event that the boards are very defeated and creaked, it is necessary to increase the number of lag. To do this, dismantle the decorative coating and the draft floor, fit and fasten additional lags so that the distance between them does not exceed 0.5 m. Then again lay the boards, leaving the gap along the wall - 4-5 mm, which is closed by a plinth.
3. Bending the flooring can occur due to their small thickness. In this case, the boards change to thicker (at least 40 mm).
4. Eliminate the creaking of the flooring can be replaced by nails on the self-tapping screw. Screw them in every place of adjacent boards to lagas.
5. If it is not possible to increase the number of lags, it is necessary to lay a sheet material on the draft gender (OSB plate or moisture-resistant fane). To do this, the terrace markup is performed first. With your own hands, it is necessary to cut a sheet material with a thickness of at least 10 mm, lay and strengthen wood screws.

Important: Between the adjacent sheets of plywood (OSB plates), as well as along the walls, it is necessary to leave a compensation gap. This will prevent the deformation of the floor in conditions of high humidity.

An additional strengthening of the flooring can be eliminated by their creak

Floor finishing on the terrace with their own hands can be performed using linoleum or ceramic tiles. They are placed on special mastic. It is recommended to use a linoleum without a warming substrate (contributes to the development of mold), and stacking the cold-resistant tile, with a matte surface.

We repair the terrace with your own hands. Restoration of windows closed veranda

To restore windows, they must first dismantle

Wooden frames and windows will still serve if they are put into order. Work is required in the following order.

Defects can be eliminated by putty

1. Disasters the strokes and glasses. I can not regret the strokes: they are subsequently changed to new ones.
2. With the help of a constructional hair dryer or means for washing the old paint (the choice depends on the number of layers) the whole old enamel is removed, the wood is completely cleaned with a scraper and sandpaper.
3. All the details of the windows are inspected: rotten wood should be cut out completely. Large fragments are filled with cut from healthy wood: they are glued or fixed with small nails. Small defects are eliminated by putty.
4. Foreign accessories changed to a new one.
5. The glasses are cleaned from the traces of paint and install in place, strengthening new strokes.
6. Window frames and windows are ground, cover enamel for outdoor work.

Refailed windows covered with soil and enamel

Repair roof terraces do it yourself

Crack along the top wave of slate

Repair of a closed terrace with their own hands necessarily assumes repairing or replacing the roofing materials that have come into disrete. The algorithm of work is next.

1. It is examined by a terrace from the inside: noted the places of the roof. Outdoor inspection is set to problem areas.
2. Slate repair: fine cracks are cleaned and processed with tiled glue or butyl rubber mastic. Sheets with serious damage is required to replace completely.
3. In the event that slate served more than 30 years, it must be replaced with modern roofing material. At the same time, it should be examined by rafters and a crate: rotten parts are subject to replacement.

Important: Before installing the roof protective layer (metal tile, ceramoplast or ondulin), it is required to lay a waterproofing material, which is used as runneroid.

We repair the walls of the terrace

In order to be comfortable in the recreation area, you should get rid of the dilapidated walls of the walls. The best way to bring the terrace is in order - to separate the wall with wooden lining. To do this, do the following.

1. Krepim to the walls horizontal rails with a cross section of 40 × 20 mm. The distance between the rails is 0.5 m. In order for the lining to be attached vertically, the rails are necessary to fix in the same plane. To control, use the level and cord, stretched between the upper and lower rail.
2. Starting from the corner, fasten the lining to the slats. For this, small nails are driven into the end of the wall tank, the painter. Subsequently, nails will be closed with the following panel: the connection occurs on the principle of "spike-groove". You can use special fastening elements - Clammers.
3. Fully trimmed walls should be treated with sandpaper and coat with protective varnish.

Important: All wooden terrace surfaces need to be treated with fire and bioprotective agent. This will increase their service life.

Walls of the terrace craved

Your attention Instructions for repairing the terrace: video for those plans to insulate this room.