“The ceilings are basement, attic, interfloor and attic. And although they differ from each other, they are all based on plank flooring on wooden beams. The basement floor is made over a cold underground. Its load-bearing elements are well-dried beams of coniferous or hardwood, without deep cracks and traces of rot, of round or rectangular cross-section. Their thickness and height depend on the length of the span, the distance between the beams (the pitch of the beams) and the load on the floors...” Every owner of a summer cottage dreams of turning it into a piece of paradise. And this can only be done by answering all the numerous questions that arise when implementing a development project. How to arrange an alpine slide, a swimming pool with a cascade, a lawn with green vases on the site? Where and how to properly lay paths, make ramps, stairs? What material can be used for this? And in general, where to start? Brochures from the “Building a Dacha” series will help you find answers to these and many other questions.