Tip 1: How to choose a summerhouse for a summer residence
Tip 1: How to choose a summerhouse for a summer residence
What is the decoration of any garden site? What will cover from the rain and protect from the sun? Where can I relax after the garden works, drink tea or eat shish kebabs? That's right, this is a garden gazebo.
Types of arbors
They are torectangular, single or double-sided, wround, or in the form of a polygon, as well as domed ones that have a base in the base, there are 5, 6, 8-skate ones, which have the corresponding polyhedron at the base.
Choosing a gazebo
For large areas, a thoroughstone arbor. With a good concrete base on the dais. For a standard plot of 6 hectare it will be quite small, openwork metal or wooden pergola. The arbor can also be made folding. If you do not visit your "penates" in winter, you can remove it from the weather.
The minimum basis for a gazebo is 2meter. Benches can be made around the perimeter, which will save you from the chairs that you need to get and clean each time. If you are going to not just sit while resting in the shade, but also to eat or drink tea, try to plan the gazebo closer to home.
Do not put the structure on the hillock,blown by all the winds. But the lowland, too, is unlikely to fit. In the arbor there should not be a twilight of trees and bright scorching heat. Choose a place, designate it for visibility by pegs with stretched cord. Observe the day, as shadows and sunlight will lay down, as the wind blows at your chosen site. It is worth thinking about and where to place the entrance. Framing of lilac bushes or honeysuckle is quite suitable for a resting place. On the sunny side, you can plant climbing plants. The rest will have enough hanging pots with different, unpretentious plants.
A little about construction
Depending on the type of soil under the pergolachoose the foundation. It can be solid in the form of pouring, columnar, of bricks or logs, tape, in the form of pouring around the perimeter. The foundation, as a rule, is made of stone, bricks, logs, concrete. In any case, it is desirable to damp the foundation by half a meter. Pillars of brick, logs, stones, put in the corners and in the center of the building. The floor can be primed from concrete. You can put boards on top. The foundation can be laid out of stones, bricks, respectively, with a pile of gravel and sand, and fastened with mortar. Do not forget about impregnation and waterproofing.
Pillar posts
Posts (pillars-pillars) can be brick ifyou have a capital structure, as well as wood, better of strong varieties of wood. Suitable oak, larch, pine. Do not forget about impregnation! If this is an easy, openwork, metal structure, the poles can be made of metal pipes of the correct diameter. They dig in the corners, with a depth of at least half a meter. The openings between the posts can be completely closed, half shielded, or openwork carved.
Types of roofs for gazebo
Dome roofs, as we have seen above,can be round and multifaceted, depending on the type of your gazebo. Ridge - this gable roofs, also are flat, with a slope in any direction. By the way, on flat roofs you can plant climbing plants, thus turning the roof into a kind of flower bed. Coverings for roofs are now presented in a wide range. Just choose the style that suits you and the color scheme.
The arbor can be made warmed in the formsmall house. For this it is necessary to completely seal the piers and glaze the window openings. Put a floorboard or linoleum on the floor. But this is due to certain material and other costs, so most prefer open, light, openwork gazebos.
Side, wall openings of the gazebo can be decoratedbamboo blinds or curled up, into a roll, reed mats. This is a good protection against the sun and wind, rain. Bamboo and reeds are well decorated, they are light and durable. They simply turn and unfold from the side you need.
If your gazebo reminds you of the Japanese style,underline it. Make nearby a small garden of stones. Or decorate the arbor with small decorative trees in Japanese style. It will be an original place for contemplation of nature, and relaxation from everyday worries.
Pavilions are the decoration of any garden, plot andgive a lot of room for design ideas. And the ornamentation of the arbor itself with decorative elements will give an opportunity to prove yourself a female part of your family. Remember: arbors often attract even more attention than the house itself. Properly arrange the space around it. It can be flowerbeds, large boulders, carved wooden figures from trunks, you can even make a small, man-made brook, additional benches or swings. All in your hands. If there is a place for a shish kebab or barbecue next to your gazebo, you should take into account the wind rose that prevails in your area. Remember that the smoke from the scattered fire can fill the gazebo by driving your guests and household members out of there. In the center it is desirable to equip a stationary table. It will not need to be constantly taken out and collected.
In general, think carefully, in accordance with your abilities and abilities.
Tip 2: Arbor for BBQ in the country with their own hands
To build on your own plot a gazebo withbarbecue - the operation is not easy. Before its erection it is necessary to prepare - to study the literature, without fail to make a plan of work. The construction must comply with the building and fire regulations.
When drawing up a plan for building an arbor withBarbecue must take into account the terrain, find out the nature of the ground. The location of the building on the site must be determined in advance, and the question of bringing engineering communications to it should be resolved.
