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How to build a house?

“Have you dreamed that someone gave you a house?

But you came back from the gates…

Because of someone who shout:

“Whoever wants a home, he has to build it himself!”

(words of the song “Śniłeś”, IncarNations)

House or Home?

In Italian we use the same word to describe two realities. In English the question is much more clearer! The house is a structure, a habitable building that houses people or families. Nobody would like to spend the night in the rain and therefore the HOUSE is necessary for a simple matter of survival! Home as a place of relationships, embraces the concept of family, therefore a more affective meaning. A living context to which we feel we belong. It is the shell that protects us, in which we can find rest.
come costruire una casa

Linguistic clarifications made, let's find out the steps to build both the HOUSE and the HOME…

  1. Choice of the designer
The choice of the designer is fundamental and must be made carefully because he (or she) will be the main partner in the construction all the time. You will have to work together. All people can stay under the roof of the HOUSE … But you can not share the HOME with all people…
come costruire una casa
  1. Design
Designing means translating your (and yours) desires, ideas, even those just sketched into reality, turning them into something feasible that responds to your (and yours) dreams. We know, it is not a very fast phase. The preliminary design will undergo several changes for various reasons. Furthermore, only with time and with the support of a good professional (but also of some good friends) it is possible to understand exactly how the needs can be combined with the best solutions.
  1. Scelta del terreno edificabile

È importante essere sicuri che il terreno su cui verrà realizzata la casa (sia la HOUSE che la HOME) sia idoneo. Nel Vangelo si raccomanda di costruire sulla roccia, in modo che le avversità del clima (e della vita), non la facciano crollare, e questo non è a caso, bisogna proprio capire la conformazione del sottosuolo, la sua pericolosità per decidere come andare avanti.

La Rocca di Ciro Roberto Cipollone
  1. Presentation of practices in the Municipality
There are many documents that must be done. For both the House and the Home it is important to contact competent, precise and experienced professionals.
  1. Soil preparation / excavation work
It is clear that in order to build the House, it is necessary to clear the ground of rocks, debris and trees. The ground is levelled, pits and ditches are dug. But it is also clear that in order to start a serious HOME project, one must strive to remove some rocks from the past, some debris of one’s character.
  1. Construction and finishing
The fundamental activity that defines all the others is the initial positioning of the foundations. Foundations need to be solid and safe. At the rear begins the finishing part of the house… and for the HOME part? The only valid foundation for all human constructions that must last for a lifetime is love! And together with love, warmth, friendship, endurance. 7. Constant maintenance Routine maintenance of your home must be a priority. It is important not to drag on reviews and work so that any difficulties can be solved in time without a large investment. Both the House and the Home need care!
Sure! Someone might even give the House to you … But the Home will have to build it yourself!