Today Editorial HouseChief talked with Sergei Kliuchevsky that recovered in the city of Tampa in the United States to build a house from scratch. We think that the experience of living in another country, and the construction will be of interest to our readers.
- Sergei, how did the idea to go to the US?
- I am from Ukraine, Vinnytsia region. I was taken from there to Russia in its infancy. I just dropped in to the grandmother sometimes. Then he lived in St. Petersburg. And then when we went here to relax, something we pereklinilo. We realized, either now or never.
- Tell us now about your construction, the house looks great!
- Chic it more difficult to call. This is just my experience as much as possible to build a home budget.
- What is the area get?
- Total area where a 420 squares. In fact, at first I did not even want this build. Later still, we project literally painted on the knee, what we want. And I was under the standards for these began to tighten, customized. Like, do not do it. And got what we got.
- My mother, too, here you live?
- And we all come together for a vacation and stayed. Here, look, two-car garage, but we are not planning to keep the equipment. Do with the boys gym.
- The ceilings are higher than usual ...
- All this happened not because of what he wanted. I lost 2 months here. That is, if you see here, this layer.
- So, here are 70 cm you are, roughly speaking, raised only then?
- Yes, there is, for these houses, the water already.
- Yes, this is the first line from the water.
- Yes, the first line there. But she is so confused because there are overgrown. His Moldovans from Cuba say - guys, I think we made a mistake. They - no, the Inspector took everything. You also know that the inspector - it is also a human being. He drank the coffee does not, then do not get enough sleep, at home with his wife quarreled. I came cherkanul paper and ran away.
- As a result, you have raised this distance again.
- Yes. I dug the foundation here. A huge pit dug initially, because the soil is not very stable. I fall asleep sand, tamped, and then on it I dug strip foundation.
- Not afraid to be built near the water, because the house is large ...
- First, we made a blunder with the foundation. Well, that did not manage to pour concrete walls. I had to disassemble the bottom, raise the window above.
- That is, blocks dismantled all over again?
- Not all, only openings.
- The bottom has turned a little utoplonny?
- Yes. This is what they told me to do something. Long explained. I have already said, all right, do it. They said that this is the entrance. So it will be more correct and better.
- And here you have what will happen?
- It will be a guest toilet.
- For hoods are made. Great Hall, it always looks impressive. If you want to be a pastor, then you can open the little church itself. Here comes a man 50 will fit. Body over there. More Singers, bell ...
- We wanted to make the second light, make it roomier.
- Wow. Right.
- It just garderobchik: coats, boots, skis fold. Horn detach and hang, not to interfere with the input. Everything in this style, not in the US, and more in Europe will do. Nothing extra. All rovnenko and kvadratnenko. They also all that with chandeliers.
- The documents in the house all right? Citizenship will execute?
- Yes. We look forward to have the last inspection. There was a brief comment. The house no comments. Just do not have a pair of documents.
- But it's a bedroom, right?
- Yes. This wardrobe. Here, toilet and shower. Here I still decided to do the bath. Maybe then I will, but as long as planned to limit Finnish sauna.
- Here you do?
- Yes, I'll do here.
- It is good that the inside of the house. Nowhere to run.
- In the winter here, by local standards, it is cold sometimes.
- Well yes. Sometimes it comes down to zero. Who went to see 4 saunas.
- May be. We have a lot of Indians. Maybe the Indians.
- Maybe the Indians soared. Maybe a lot of Finns?
- Finns little.
- And the neighbor's house, too, only he built?
- When I took the ground, he was standing.
- Tell me, is a tennis court?
- This is his tennis court. That is where there is a fence - a boundary of our site.
- And if not a secret, how much land cost?
— 135.
- Two acres do you have?
- Two acres. This house is my mother. She then separate spalenki, all the cases.
- Well, you do like in Florida?
- We like.
- Grandma like?
- Grandma likes. But sometimes vzgrustnot at home.
- Well, that's understandable, because people always lived.
- She Conder separate. It's like a studio apartment. Concrete beam should be. It's like one structure is obtained. If I had a separate building, and connecting beams were not, so it would have to pay as two houses. And here we are doing now leveled and a swimming pool. We have no swimmers, so sports facility we are building. Thus, 12 × 36 meters.
- And where you have a passage to the court? Usually, the first at a construction site put the toilet, someone else something, and you decided to put a real tennis court. It currently cover?
- Yes. That's all I ordered. At first, I wanted to do the Sabbath method. But then I read about it, pouznaval and decided to refer to specialists. Construction on the court lasted for four months.
- And what's that? Concrete?
- No. Then the forest was over. Much time was spent on the cleanup. I drank some trees, but the stumps remained. All this is rooted out, then groin. Since it was necessary to remove all the roots, and then will grow. At this point, we have built a court and. Him two months to two years.
- So you just started with it.
- Yes. Acted ground, then fumbled sand, gravel, gravel.
- Beautiful place out. Under the canopy of oaks.
- The only thing constant struggling with falling leaves. On the other hand, well, that tenochek natural. This is a small balcony. Here railing, it's simple. For the three boys are three bedrooms. Shower, toilet, washroom, everything here.
- How much time in the end?
- We started well... Let's assume that cheated and lost time, we do not believe. And from the moment that laid and started construction, it will probably be 10 months to date. The second floor I will finish here this. Only this painting. Will the type of siding "on board" from the same material. Natural wood-twists twirls in the sun. It syreet.
- This compact cement finish?
- Yes. I forgot what it's called. It has a plant in color. It will gray-blue hue.
- and forward as it will be?
- Fully second floor.
- Fully this house? And the first?
- First - Stako.
- Many people do not like the second floor. Many people say, why should I this ladder.
- If I build another house, the second floor will not erect.
- I am so tired?
- Yes, we do not go there. We do not go up.
- That the worker's labor to what stage? This wall or gypsum board already?
- Plasterboard partitions, all wiring.
- Plasterboard poshtukaturenny already?
- Yes. But not colored.
- Tiles not, on the floor is nothing. That is, no sex, no tiles. For finishing, roughly speaking.
- And the outside is not lined with nothing.
- And it's worth???
- 270 thousand for the 4200 area of the house.
- 270 thousand dollars? It's all work and materials, right?
- C materials with work.
- No, well, this is a very cheap price, because 2 years ago, less than 100 were not.
- The price is good, but you pay the nerves and time.
- Why tell me? Because the Cuban team, huh?
- From this Cuban special forces, not going anywhere. You will agree for 100, and he will hire 60. In general, at first it was scary in a strange land. Yes, the eyes are afraid, but the hands are doing. Nothing to be afraid it is not necessary in this life. All limits and fears - that's just in my head. If much afraid, then go to the doctor. If not, take it and go ahead.
- Thank you very much for Sergey very informative tour. We wish you to quickly enter into a new house. So here you have only reigned heat, joy and happiness.
- Thank you for the helpful and conversation!
Photo: Sergey Klyuchevskii
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