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In making the storied residential architectural design, including the main steps to be taken into account. Because in addition to connecting the lower and upper floors, stairs can be processed into an impressive focal point.

What kind of stairs quite varied, ranging form simple straight or elbow, also spiral staircase with a more complicated construction. Oblique and curved staircase shape is more artistically designed with great precision the time.

Meanwhile, material and material for the stairs is also quite varied. Commonly used is wood, reinforced concrete, and steel with the forms have been adapted to the architecture, it also tastes the homeowner.

However, behind its essential functions, there are some practical tips when you want to make a ladder. Consider the following:

- Position the ladder as an intermediary floors above and below should not interfere with the function and layout of existing space.

- Make a sloping steep stairs to contribute to the comfort and security of its users. The trick, consider the child’s height ranges from 15-20 centimeters ladder and the ladder at least 20 inches wide.

- To avoid the steep and slippery stairs, use that serves as a step nosing antislip on the outskirts of the stairs. Antislip materials can include aluminum, wood, ceramics, and rubber. Another option, you can glue the carpet in the whole child to be comfortable when climbing stairs.

- The convenience factor can also be created by the placement of the landing or area of ??a junction between two segments of the stairs in the middle of the stairs. Flat plate-shaped area and width versus the other steps, which are useful to rest a moment before stepping back.

- Railing and baluster is a mandatory part of the ladder as a supporter of security. Railing is the handle, while the baluster as a rail. To select materials and design of both parts of this ladder, it helps blend and adjusted to the concept of home interiors. Materials that can be used such as wood, concrete, metal, cast iron, or glass.

The floor is one of the elements forming the house and also determine the identity of a home. Kind is also very diverse with varying prices also suitable design and needs.

For that, choose flooring for residential should be careful because it will help determine the clean atmosphere in the home environment. Therefore, the selection of flooring not only in terms of interior design, but also its use to give the impression of warmth and beauty of any room in your home, either in the living room, kitchen, even the bathroom.

Wood Floor

Since the first timber is a common building material used. In addition to highlight the aesthetics, timber also gives the impression of warmth, both indoors and outdoors in your home.

Wood types also vary, such as Flofing, Parquet and Mozaic. Mosaic Parquet wood types and often used for room in the (indoor), while for the outdoor type of wood you can choose Flofing.

Marble and Granite Floors

Marble floors in general are widely used indoors because it is cold and strong, and soothing temperatures in the room. Various motifs and patterns made of marble and granite floors attracted many guest rooms and bathrooms.

Ceramic Floor

Floor tiles are widely used in the living room and kitchen. Various colors and sizes of ceramic motifs many people choose because it suited not only for floors but also walls. To give a natural impression, you may choose a white tile floor to give the impression of warmth.

Vinyl Floor

The floor is very practical to change the look of the room. At the bottom there is the glue that easily affixed to the layer of plaster or ceramic floors. If you’re tired, you just remove it and replace with another motive.

The installation is also very easy so it can be done alone. Maintenance is not difficult because it is almost the same as the floor tiles. This material is very strong, fire resistant and water so that many are also used in public buildings.

Floor Carpet

Floor carpet suitable for subtropical areas normally used to sweeten the room with a square box and circle shapes. Because of its mild, kind of flooring is widely used in the bedroom and children’s playground. It’s just enough to take extra care workers because they have to use a vacuum cleaner.

If you want to do a painting, there are tips that can help achieve the maximum result of painting and secure.

Before you start painting:

(1) Plan your work and datalah advance what items you want ordered.

(2) Make sure that you have the correct tool for jobs such as stairs. It is best if the room is empty, but if not maybe cover it with furniture with plastic or newspaper.

(3) Before you start painting, read the instructions on the packaging of paint and make sure you do all the furniture with plastic or newspaper.

(4) Ensure adequate ventilation by opening all doors and windows before you start painting.

(5) Loosen the screw socket, pull out the socket body and renggangkan cord, for easy painting.

(6) If you’re using more than 1 can / 1 Pail same paint colors, paint mixed together in a container large enough to prevent the occurrence of color variations.

While you’re painting

(1) Keep away from children or pets from the area of ??painting.

(2) Always wear safety glasses when doing preparation and painting is being painted.

(3) Always wear a mask when working with paint wood / iron that uses oil-based solvents (paint thinner).

(4) When to stop painting, place the cans of paint in a cool and safe. Wrap the brush in the paint with paper insulation with a brush shaft position facing down (standing).

(5) If the paint has hardened in the brush, try to dip it in warm water, this will make it easier to wash with warm water.

(6) Use a small brush to paint the edges are sharp, so that the bristle brush will create sharp edges.

(7) When the paint to be used already to clot (slightly thickened), should be filtered with a cloth.

(8) When painting the border between the walls and floor, use masking tape to prevent paint seepage onto the floor or carpet.

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.