Country houses and cottages made of bricks are solid, stable, solid and externally attractive buildings that have been built for centuries. This kind of material is considered to be the most durable. He accumulates solar energy, slowly and evenly releases heat. This protects the house from excessive heating in the summer and from hypothermia in the cold season. The brick wall "breathes" and retains the optimum humidity in the room.
Varieties of bricks and masonry
Now, thanks to modern technology, bricks are produced the most diverse. They differ in size, structure and quality. They produce two basic types of bricks.
- Silicate. It is made of lime, has a white and gray color scale.
- Ceramic. Made from clay has shades from light yellow to red and brown.
The walls of bricks are:
- direct;
- with openings, niches;
- protruding parts: overlaps (protrusion of the wall element beyond the face plane), ledges (displacement of the axis of the luggage inside or out), pilasters (bulging posts).
The shape of the brick distinguish rectangular, relief, figured, wedge shaped, rounded. In the masonry, various material variants are combined to distinguish between different architectural zones.
Design of cottages made of bricks
By design cottages are:
One-story. One-storey cottages made of bricks are often supplemented by an attic , which gives an additional living space and makes the structure higher and more representative. The attic allows you to install a high pitched roof on the cottage, use a large area of glazing.
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Two-story. Two-storey cottages made of bricks are particularly beautiful and massive. The facades are decorated with arches, columns, semicircular elements of structures. The house has a full second floor, the area of which is equal to the first. It is complemented by balconies, terraces , and is decorated with a ragged roof.
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Thanks to the coloring, you can change the visual perception of the building. The appearance of the walls depends, first of all, on the color of the brick.
Red. Cottage of red or brown brick looks solid and monumental. The house, designed in this way, is like an estate of past centuries. Similar structures - representatives of the classics, are distinguished by the correctness of proportions and sizes, figured cornices, columns, balustrades.
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Yellow. The cottage of yellow brick looks neat and elegant. The light color of the material makes the massive building easier. Particularly beautiful is the use of combining material of different shades. The yellow scale of the material makes it possible to choose a beautiful combination. For example, the walls are faced with light bricks, and the corners, window and door openings are darker. For contrast, the relief bricks are most often used. The yellow color of the walls harmoniously combines with the brown roof, windows and doors.
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White. Cottage of white brick with a black or dark gray roof looks especially fashionable and minimalist. White brick is also perfectly combined with a material of contrasting color, even a combination of brickwork with stone is used.
Numerous varieties of this material allow you to stylize the building for any era and culture. It can be:
- universal classic;
- Modern, attracting smooth lines;
- High-tech, combined with plastic, glass, metal;
- Gothic with tall towers;
- Baroque with twisted columns, luxurious gilt trim.
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Modern cottages made of bricks are durable, durable, resistant to atmospheric precipitation. In addition, they look aesthetically soundly and beautifully. Brick is the best material for facing your cozy castle.