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A dacha without a gazebo is like a resort without a sea. A suburban area is needed not only for maintaining a garden. After work, I want to have a good rest. It is best to organize such a place in the fresh air. Before you start building a gazebo for a summer house with your own hands, you need to decide on the type of construction, shape, size and other nuances, and we will help you with this.
Decide on the type of gazebo
There are three types of gazebos: open, semi-open and closed. Choose a suitable design, taking into account the landscape design of the country yard. It is important to consider the architectural style of buildings. The gazebo should not stand out as a separate structure, but harmoniously fit into the ensemble, and be its continuation.
To help you decide what kind of gazebo in the country you would like to have, we have selected a number of photographs with structures of various types.
Open gazebos
The most budget gazebo is an open design. Its walls are usually 4 or 6 pillars. The roof, as a rule, is light or it is replaced by a lattice structure braided with climbing plants. Pillars for an open gazebo in the country are made of wood or openwork supports are welded from steel rods. If the resting place is equipped with a barbecue, then it is better to use brick for the construction of pillars.
The easiest to manufacture are pergolas and awnings. In the first design, the roof is replaced by a lattice ceiling. The simplest canopy can be attached to one of the walls of the building. In this case, you need to install only two pillars.
From the lattice structure, you can make a living recreation area if you plant climbing plants near it. During the summer, creepers will braid all the walls and ceiling. It will turn out a great place for outdoor recreation, as in this photo.
Arbors semi-closed type
The most popular among summer residents are semi-closed gazebos. The design seems to have walls, but they are not deaf. Wooden or forged gratings are usually attached between the pillars. The lower part of the gazebo can have blank walls up to 1 m high, and above there is a window opening or a lattice. Soft PVC windows are often inserted into a semi-closed gazebo or curtains are simply hung. They protect vacationers from wind and splashing rain.
Closed gazebos
Of all the types of gazebos for summer cottages, a closed structure is considered the most difficult to erect. It is already a full-fledged building where you can equip a summer kitchen or a pavilion. Inside the building they lay sewerage, water supply, even connect heating. They build a closed gazebo in the country with their own hands from brick or wood. Windows and a door must be installed in the design.
It is optimal to put a stove with a barbecue, a fireplace and other devices. In addition to getting the opportunity to cook delicious food on fire, it will always be warm indoors.
There are budget options for closed gazebos. Lightweight construction consists of wooden or brick pillars. The role of walls and windows is played by transparent sheets of polycarbonate. With the onset of cold weather, it is difficult to warm up in such a room. The design is more intended for relaxation in the warm season. Transparent walls simply protect from rain and wind.
Decide on the choice of form
A country gazebo can be given any shape. There are no restrictions on this. Moreover, modern materials allow this to be done. It all depends on imagination, desire and possibilities. If we approach this issue specifically, we can distinguish the most common forms:
- The rectangular design is simple, and at the same time difficult to build. It is easy to make a canopy with a pitched roof. But it will be more difficult to build a closed-type rectangular structure due to the design of a hipped roof.
- The polygon is characteristic of a semi-closed gazebo. Most often, the design has 6 or 8 corners.
- Round build rotundas. The walls are woven from a vine or sewn up with polycarbonate. The roof is made light in this design in order to reduce pressure on the frame.
- Combined arbors usually consist of a polygon and a rectangle. This design allows you to divide the room into several zones.
When choosing the shape of the gazebo, you need to pay attention to the house. Let these two buildings slightly coincide in design, but at least some of their details should be in harmony.
Determine the size
The choice of the size of the gazebo directly depends on the free area of uXNUMXbuXNUMXbthe summer cottage. It is also important to consider the interior arrangement. That is, under the roof there will be only a table or you need a place for a barbecue, countertop, etc. You need to immediately think about how many people will rest. If guests often come to the dacha, then it is not cost-effective to equip a small resting place.
The photo shows an example with the size of an average gazebo, designed for a family of 6-8 people. A light gable roof made of ondulin is held on inclined wooden racks. Inside is a table with three benches.
If there is a lot of free space in the country house, then the best option is a polygonal structure measuring 3×3 m. You can choose a rectangular building with an area of 6 to 12 m2. Such a place of rest is suitable for a large company. Inside, in addition to furniture, a stove is installed.
In the background is the architectural ensemble of the site, but it is also desirable to take this nuance into account. For example, in a small garden or near a small outbuilding, a huge gazebo will look strange. If you really want to organize a large resting place, then it is better to make the building openwork, and use polycarbonate for the roof. Such a design is practically invisible from a distance, and it will not overload the space.
In a large cottage, you can build a structure of any size. If desired, you can even make two small gazebos at different ends of the site.
What materials are better to choose?
When a gazebo is being built for a summer residence with your own hands, there are no restrictions on the choice of material. The main thing is to get a reliable and beautiful design. You can use one material or a combination for construction. Most often, the second option is preferable. Let’s look at the photo options for the constructed structures, and find out from what you can make a gazebo at your summer cottage:
- A wooden structure will cost the summer resident cheaper. Due to its low weight, it is not necessary to concrete the strip foundation for the gazebo, but you can get by with a columnar base. The wood is easy to process, and building work can be done alone.
- The most reliable is considered a brick building. You can even use cobblestone or blocks, and then line the pillars and walls with decorative stone. Labor costs will be large, and not everyone can afford such a business financially. Under a brick building, you will need to draw up a project, as well as lay a strip foundation.
- Polycarbonate can be called a godsend for the gazebo. Transparent sheets will cost the owner of the cottage inexpensively. For polycarbonate, you only need to build a frame from any available material. As a foundation, you can use a flat hard platform or concrete the main racks of the frame.
If desired, all these materials can be combined in one design. For example, install brick pillars, fix wooden walls between them, and sew up window openings with polycarbonate.
The sequence of construction work
Now we will in general terms consider how to build a gazebo in your summer cottage. For example, let’s take the simplest and most affordable material – wood.
We draw up a drawing
The construction of a gazebo, even the simplest, begins with drawing up a drawing. We will make the frame in the shape of a hexagon, and the floor will be replaced by a concrete screed. The photo shows the drawings of the gazebo. You can leave these dimensions or calculate your own.
According to the drawing, it is already possible to calculate the required amount of building material, but it is better to buy with a small margin. The rest on the farm will come in handy.
Let’s start building work
Now we will step by step consider how to build a gazebo according to the proposed drawing. After cleaning the place from vegetation and debris, we get to work:
- Since we are building a gazebo in the shape of a hexagon, 6 stakes will be needed to mark the site. We drive them into the ground along the contour of the future structure where each corner will be located. We stretch the cord between the stakes. It will outline the contours of the foundation.
- By marking with a shovel, we remove the soil. You should get a pit with a depth of 20 cm.
- We pour a 10 cm layer of sand and gravel on the rammed bottom. From above we lay waterproofing material, a reinforcing mesh, and we erect formwork around the pit. We fill the base with concrete mortar so that it protrudes from the ground by 10 cm.
- When the concrete hardens, we assemble the lower frame from a beam with a section of 100×100 mm. We attach vertical racks to it in the corners. To strengthen the joints of wooden blanks, we use metal overhead elements. Waterproofing is placed between the wooden frame and the concrete base.
- When all the racks are installed, we perform the upper trim from the timber.
- We reinforce the finished frame with jumpers at a height of 1 m from the floor. In the future, wall material will be attached to them.
- Now we assemble the roof frame on the ground. First, from a board with a section of 50×100 mm, we knock down a hexagonal frame according to the size of the upper strapping of the racks of the gazebo frame. We fasten the rafter legs at an angle from each corner so that they all converge at one point in the center of the hexagonal frame.
- We raise the finished structure with assistants to the frame of the gazebo, after which we fix it with bolts to the beam of the upper trim.
- We nail the crate onto the rafter legs from a board 20 mm thick or OSB. As a roofing material, we use ondulin, flexible tiles or corrugated board.
- We make walls from a wooden board or lining. We raise them to the height of the jumper – 1 m.
The finished gazebo must be treated with antiseptic impregnation. It is better to paint natural wood with varnish, from this the design will acquire a beautiful brownish tint.
On the video, a gazebo with your own hands:
Conclusion
When construction work is left behind, you should definitely invite friends to show off your construction. Maybe someone will take over the experience for themselves and install the same gazebo at their dacha.