Nominal
size of rooms for residential Houses
Introduction.
Residential Houses are structures built for the
purpose of human dwelling. It is used as accommodation for human being and its related
properties. Residential house can be of various sizes depending on number of
dwellers and technology influence.
Residential
house rooms.
The following are examples of rooms that may be found
in every type of the residential building. These are as follows;
i. Bedrooms
ii. Bathroom
iii. Toilet
iv. Kitchen.
v. Dinning room
vi. Water Closets.
vii. Store rooms.
viii. Guest rooms.
Consider the following example of an image for
residential house.
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| Rooms for residential house |
Features
for the residential house.
i. Kitchen room.
It is situated in a place where there will be a good
ventilation for circulation of smokes when trying entering in other rooms of
the building. Its has the following features
Features of the kitchen.
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Minimum size = 2.5m x 3m
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Furniture are, Shelves for storage,
Chimney for smoke, windows for ventilation, Area for utensil cleaning.
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Door size 0.9m x 2.0m.
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Windows size minimum 1.5m x 2.5m
ii. Bedroom.
Bedrooms can either be master or normal bedrooms, should
be located in an area where ventilation will be accessed. It is located in the
corner of the building. It should have adequate windows and shading for some
how.
Features for bedroom.
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Beds
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Standard room size 3.0m x 3.6m
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Window size 1.5m x 2.1m
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Door 0.9m x 2.0m
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Space for child
iii. Dinning room.
It is to be constructed near the kitchen. Also dinning
and kitchen rooms may have a shared space.
Features for kitchen.
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Cupboards
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Tables
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Washbasin
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Standard size 2.5m x 3.0m
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Door size 0.9m x 2.0m
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Window size 1.5m x 2.1m
iv. Toilet and bathroom
These are rooms should be located in outer parts of
the building where drainage systems will be easy to manage and maintain.
Features of the bathrooms and toilets
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Water closets
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Window size 0.9m x 1.0m
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Door size 0.8m x 2.0m
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Bathtubs
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Showers for bathrooms
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Other amenities
v. Store rooms.
Store rooms are mainly constructed for the aim of
storing old instruments, storing crops, and sometimes motorcycle and bicycles.
Should be constructed to avoid harmful gases to enter other rooms of the
building. It should be constructed near the rooms like kitchen and should be
constructed with shelves for storage
Features of the store rooms
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Hard surface, to avoid defects.
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Usually located in north-west or
south-west corners
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Window size 1.5m x 1.5m
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Standard room size 2.1m x 2.5m
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Door size 0.9m x 2.0m
vi. Guest room.
Usually is constructed in the front areas of the
building especially near the verandah may sometimes be used as office. It
should be constructed with separate bath and toilet rooms.
Features for guest room.
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Standard size 3.0m x 3.0m
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Window size 1.5m x 2.1m
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Door size 0.9m x 2.0m
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Verandah size 2.0m x 2.5m.
Generally
This blogger post is useful for engineers and to the
people expecting to build their homes. Generally, if you want to plan a size of
the overall area for your building, you need add all distance in one side of
your rooms and the other part also. You will get the sample of section of the
land for building your house.
