Two-story houses almost always and everywhere were in vogue. In the Soviet era, to build a two-story house for an ordinary citizen for personal use was very difficult both materially and socially. Living spaces were most often very limited, not in the worst case had to live in a small one-room apartment. On living in a communal right now, many even speak scary.
Anyway, and two-story houses are now being built quite often. Of course, the cost of building materials and labor is considerable, but they are worth it. Anyone who can not afford to build a two-story building for himself and his family in one run is "built" over a certain line. Such a construction can be delayed up to ten years, depending on the financial possibilities, the desire of the owner and other reasons. Many resort to a more cunning way - they are building two-story houses together with several owners. This is usually two or four hosts. But the last variant of construction can be identified with a small apartment house rather than with individual property. Business people prefer two-story houses with a garage. Also a two-storey house is good and practical to build from a beam or aerated concrete, but this is a separate topic for conversation.
A good option is the implementation of restructuring. At the same time, two-story houses for individual purposes are built by building a second floor to a single-storey building. Thus, a significant saving of energy and money is achieved. There are a number of advantages that attract people who do not like the rapid change in the situation in the house. However, there are some limitations. So, for example, if the building is quite old, in some cases it is necessary to strengthen some of its details (foundation, walls, bearing beams, etc.). Two - story brick houses built in this way are often equipped with internal walls made of plasterboard or other light material. This is necessary to limit the load on the structural elements of the structure. Of course, the roof overlap and its frame must at best be significantly converted, but basically the roof is replaced completely. For this purpose, as a rule, a flat roof with a slope is made of light material, most often it is a thin and slightly corrosion-resistant metal. Tiles or something similar approach worse, because they make the roof more massive.
Also it is worth seriously approaching the insulation of a two-story house. This applies to both the internal heating system and the direct insulation of the walls and the roof. Autonomous gas heating is the most suitable. To heat a two-storey house in another way (for example, firewood) is quite unprofitable economically and physically difficult. To insulate the walls from the inside , plasterboard and other materials are used, and for external work - foam plastic, etc. In addition, the insulation of the walls from the outside makes it possible to design at the discretion of the owners and in virtually any color scheme. The preservation of heat also depends to a large extent on the insulation of the roof, glass wool and other insulation materials are used for it.
Before you start building an individual residential two-story house, you need to evaluate all the details, primarily based on economic considerations. Although for a man who has set himself the goal, the latter will rarely become an obstacle in the building of the cherished house. But it's also worth considering that sometimes it's easier to buy a house ready, without creating unnecessary problems.