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With a lightweight material, increasing the house can be done without the need to add reinforcing the foundation.

When the need for tight spaces abound as land, the only way is to do vertical development. Only if the original building was not prepared for 2-story, meaning at the time to rise we must strengthen the foundation. This means it is: a large cost and long timeline.

The addition of this foundation could have been avoided, if using a lightweight material. Dana (44), applying this theory to the house he lived in the area of ??Bintaro, who lived with his wife-Dita (41).

Architects who are friendly enough to increase home to get 1 piece bedroom and a child workspace in front of the room. These rooms occupy Attic space (under roof), which originally was empty.

Floor Plates GRC
To get the weight that is not too heavy, Danang using 15 mm thick GRC with wood frame to the floor plate. Usually the floor plate is made of reinforced concrete.

GRC (glassfiber reinforced cement) or often called lightweight concrete made of cement, sand, and fiber (glassfiber). It replaces the function of fiber reinforcement is needed in ordinary concrete. This is what makes it so much lighter than concrete slabs. What is clear, working with the GRC is faster than using ordinary concrete. This is because GRC sold in sheets about the size of plywood.

Gypsum wall
In addition to flooring materials, materials that can be saved in terms of weight is a material for walls. Rather than using the brick material is quite heavy, Dana prefers gypsum material. In addition to the lighter, the workmanship was much faster due to direct panel mounted. Here, use two sheets of gypsum panels, the center filled with Glass wool material for a silencer.

Disadvantages of this material for walls is: when tapped the wall will sound like a wall of plywood. In addition, this wall is not strong when nailed to hang decorations. If you want to install the nails, must be fitted in place tulangannya. But if we are not too pleased with wall hangings that must be nailed to the wall, of course this is not a problem, right?

If you want to increase home with more practical, perhaps this way can be replicated. That it should be noted, when will experiment with a material, consult with the relevant material producers, so that no problems arise

Natural stone will be freed from the moss when its surface was given a special paint coating for natural stone. Although there is also a love stone moss, most people do not want it. But the porous natural stone surface is potentially moss. How to prevent it?

According Aceng Muhaemin of PT Propan Raya, mold can flourish in the damp surface. Therefore, to prevent the growth of moss on its surface, we must keep the rock surface remains dry. When the stone surface is dry, though humid environments, mold can not grow on the stones.

One way for natural stone surfaces stay dry is to provide a layer / coating specifically for natural stone. This layer serves to protect and also enhance the look of stone.

Two Types of Paint

There are basically two types of paint for natural stone. First is the paint that are transparent (clear coating). This paint is similar to varnish but specially formulated for natural stone. When paint is applied to form a continuous film on the surface of the stone, which will make the stone look as if wet.

The second type of paint is paint that does not form a continuous film on the surface of stone or referred by penetrating the paint finish. Stones that were given this coating will still look natural and not visible when it’s given layer. Cat serves also as a water repellent so that water easily slip on the surface layers of paint like water falling on the leaves of taro.

Which one should you use, depending on your own. Do you want the look of natural stone which still looks more natural or glazed. Importantly, all kinds of natural stone can be coated with both types of paint this.

Because of its protection, the special paint natural stone will not damage the stone surface structure, except change the color of the stone to be a little bit more dark / old. But this does not interfere with the look of stone.

Just as the women wearing beautiful clothes, the table is also sometimes applied “dress” is one of them can be a table runner. It is a piece of cloth that covered the middle of the table. In general, serves as a decorative table runner on the table that add shades to the whole space.

Table runners can be used anywhere. Dining table, buffet, CREDENZA, coffee table, and so forth. When will the table runner, there are several things that must be considered, namely:

1. Measure the length and width of the table. Ideally, the width of the table runner is 1 / 3 of the table width and 30 cm longer than the length of the table so that the edges will stay past the edge of the table.

2. Choosing colors, textures, and patterns of table runners that match the expected feel of the room.

3. Adjusting the table runner with form and material table. Fancy table runner patterns would not match put on an elegant marble table. Similarly, the table made of stainless would be more beautiful left plain with no decoration on it.

4. Putting a centerpiece in the middle of the table just above the table runner. Centerpiece can be anything depending on room. Flowers or fruit can be fresh for the dinner table, or decoration, and personal book collection to the coffee table.

5. Creative ideas to set the table with a variety of “unusual”. If you do not try, you will not know what the outcome if the tilt position of table runners, place 2 or even 3 table runners as well as horizontally. (Tabloid-house)