How to make a basement yourself? Some recommendations

No owner of a private country house will not be against the idea of building a basement. After all, the underground not only serves as a storehouse for food supplies, but also plays an important role in the thermal insulation of the premises. The only problem is that it is more difficult to dig a basement in a finished house than at the stage of building a dwelling. In addition, not only Make a basement with your own hands, but also protect it from moisture, which is extremely harmful not only for the foundation, but also for the safety of your supplies.

If the foundation of your house is below the freezing level of the soil (however, it should be so), then there will be nothing difficult in excavation. But before digging in any case, do not forget to contact the survey company! It may happen that the soil under your house is not suitable for any work at all because of the possibility of shrinkage.

We'll talk about how to build a basement with our own hands today.

Digging!

First, decide on where the entrance to your "catacombs" will be located. Of course, it is better to make it where it will not interfere with anyone, where there is no chance of accidentally falling into it. Starting to dig the basement with your own hands, immediately solve the question concerning its depth. The fact is that with large volumes of excavation you will have to solve the problem with the bars on which the sex lairs lie. In this case, the channel will come to the rescue or I-beams, which, in order to save space, are best laid along the walls.

By the way, it's better to think about where you're going to put the whole farmed land. It can be sent to the kitchen garden, or you can make a pile out of it.

So, we continue. After excavating the pit and leveling its bottom, we pour to the floor up to 0.4 m of high-quality fatty clay without organic impurities, after which it must be tamped to the state of the stone. After that, strengthen the walls, making a brickwork or using a tamping machine. Then you need to wait until the clay on the floor dries, then pour the surface of a layer of thick concrete 10 cm thick.

If the outside is warm, then the material can dry up in about a week. After this, two layers of ruberoid are rolled over it, and the sheets should be fixed with molten bitumen. For the best result, you can spread high-quality plastic film on top. Along the walls we leave allowances not less than 15-20 centimeters. Doing the basement with your own hands, try to carry out all the work as accurately as possible, without hurrying.

The left allowances are also firmly welded to the wall. To do this, use the same molten bitumen. In order to be as reliable as possible, a small retaining wall is placed near the wall, the only purpose of which is to press the materials against the foundation. After the cement has dried in the masonry, the top is poured with concrete. After it dries, the entire support wall is carefully plastered.

Some owners are wondering how to make a basement in the garage (with their own hands, of course). In principle, the sequence of work is the same. However, there is a slight difference, but it is that digging deep pits should be treated much more seriously.

Now you can move on to outdoor work. A layer of melted bitumen and mastic is laid on the plinth. If there are groundwater near the surface of the soil, then as a means for waterproofing bitumen is not necessary, in this case, you need more high-quality and modern materials. As you can see, making a cellar with your own hands is not such a difficult task. The main thing is to take work seriously and responsibly. And then you will definitely succeed!