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Not every dacha is equipped with an internal toilet and bathroom – very often people come out of town only in the warm season, so there is simply no need for capital buildings. Another obstacle to the construction of an internal bathroom is the lack of a centralized sewer system in a suburban area.
The way out in such cases will be an outdoor shower and toilet in the country. About what types of outdoor bathrooms exist, how to build a toilet and equip the right drain hole under the shower, as well as change houses combined with a bathroom – this article.
The choice of the design of the toilet and shower for giving
The manufacture of a shower and toilet must begin with a review and selection of a suitable design. Today, completely different systems of bathrooms and showers are used in summer cottages: from the simplest summer-type structures to modern stalls and toilets with a drain.
The following options for building a shower with a toilet are considered the most popular:
- Change house with toilet and shower popular on those plots that have just been bought, and a capital house has not yet been built on them. A small temporary structure will become a haven for the owner, who is engaged in garden beds or the construction of a capital house. Subsequently, the change house does not have to be demolished, it can continue to be used as a summer house with a toilet and shower, it is convenient to put garden tools here, or you can drink lemonade and relax on a small sofa. As a rule, such garden houses are equipped with a summer shower, when the water is heated by the sun. But it is quite possible to bring water supply here and bring the drains of the toilet and shower into the sewer – it all depends on the desires of the owner and his financial capabilities. The design of change houses according to the “vest” type is very popular, when two wings (two rooms) are connected by a shower and a toilet, and the entrance to the room is located along a long wall. Capital change houses can be quite heated and used at any time of the year.
- Hozblok for giving under one roof with a shower and a toilet. As you know, combined buildings significantly save space and money – their construction will not require large expenses, and the benefits will be enormous. So, a shower with a toilet, built at the same time as a barn, is often used by avid gardeners or gardeners who spend all their day in beds and flower beds. After all, it is very convenient to bring garden tools and immediately wash your hands, take a shower or visit the toilet. In addition, such a structure will take up very little space on the site, which is especially important for standard suburban “six acres”. It is not difficult to make a shed combined with a toilet and a shower, it is quite possible to cope with this task on your own, without involving professional builders. If you approach the matter with a bit of imagination, it is quite possible to turn even such a building into an original corner of the garden.
- Modular design with shower and toilet under one roof they also save space, they are especially relevant for cottages with fertile soil, where every centimeter of precious land can be used to good use – plant a tree, grow a vine or a valuable potato variety. As a rule, such bathrooms duplicate the bath and toilet located inside the house. They are convenient to use in the summer heat, when you do not want to go into a hot house or carry garden dust and dirt into clean rooms. It is the modular construction of toilets and showers that is most popular among summer residents – the process is simple and, from a material point of view, not very costly.
- Separate toilet with shower now rarely used. After all, each of these buildings must be built separately, and this causes certain difficulties. The only case when such buildings are justified is if there was no place on the site for a modular structure.
How to build a toilet and shower in the country with your own hands
The country bathroom has certain requirements, first of all, this building must comply with sanitary standards. There should be no strong unpleasant odors that indicate an increase in the safe level of poisonous gas – methane. All ceilings and structures above the cesspool must be strong and reliable in order to be able to withstand the weight of a person and remain operational for decades. In addition, even at the design stage of a shower with a toilet, it is necessary to decide on the method of supplying water to the shower and the type of toilet (with or without a drain).
Advantages of combined construction
The advantages of modular construction with a shower and toilet are obvious – in addition to saving space, these are:
- saving the budget for the purchase of building materials;
- the need to build only one, common, foundation;
- installation of a single roofing system;
- common cesspool and drain system;
- water supply to one point;
- common ventilation system in the shower and toilet.
Modular construction has no disadvantages – this construction is expedient and fully justified.
Preparations for the construction of a shower and toilet under one roof
A toilet combined with a shower for a summer residence is most conveniently made of wood. This material is inexpensive, affordable, easy to work with – it does not require special skills and tools. Although it is quite possible to replace wood with plastic clapboard, for example, or other synthetic material.
In addition, on the basis of a wooden frame, you can use any sheathing material: moisture-resistant plywood, OSB-boards, plastic, polycarbonate. They also create frame buildings from wood, which are justified if a shower with a toilet needs to be insulated with foam plastic or mineral wool.
Below we will consider the process of building a simple wooden bathroom with a shower under a gable roof and with a common cesspool.
Stages of building a shower with a toilet
For convenience, the construction of a modular bathroom can be divided into several stages:
- First of all, you need to dig a hole for the drain. Its dimensions and depth are calculated taking into account the flow of groundwater and the number of people who will use the toilet and shower. For an average dacha, a pit is quite enough, 2,5-3 meters deep and 1,5×1 meter in perimeter. Sometimes pits for toilets are made round, this is especially convenient when concrete rings are used as insulation.
- The size of a modular bathroom can be any. The following parameters are considered comfortable: height – 2500 mm, length – 2750 mm, width – about 2000 mm. In such toilets there will be a place for a washstand, and in the shower you can install a bench and shelves.
- If the source of drinking water is less than 25 meters, it is better to isolate the pit – close the walls and bottom with sealing material. Most often, the walls are laid out of brick laid on a cement mortar, and the bottom is covered with sand and gravel, pouring it all with concrete.
- Now you can start the foundation. A modular shower in the country, made of wood, can be installed on a columnar or pile-type foundation, because the design will turn out to be quite light. The depth to which the pillars go underground is approximately 80 cm. The dug holes should be located at a distance of 100-130 cm from each other. Their bottom is covered with sand and gravel, rammed and formwork for the foundation is installed from plywood or boards. For a shower and a toilet, three to five metal rods are quite enough, serving as reinforcement for the base – they are inserted into the formwork and tied with wire. Now everything is poured with concrete and left to dry.
- On the frozen foundation lay the lower strapping of a wooden beam. Above the drain pit, the strapping is made of a metal channel, as the wood will quickly rot due to characteristic fumes.
- Vertical supports are installed on the strapping – first, a corner element on each side of the toilet and shower, then two poles along the center line for mounting the partition, and racks that determine the width of the doors (two separate doors, each 70-80 cm wide).
- Now the turn of the upper harness has come, which is made of timber and fixed with metal corners.
- Carry out the frame of the toilet and shower, leaving room for windows.
- Sheathe the walls with a planed board, not forgetting the partition.
- In the toilet, an elevation is made in the form of a step, which will replace a full-fledged toilet bowl. Cut a hole in it to install the seat. Now the floor in the toilet is sewn up with boards, covering them with plywood or chipboard.
- In the shower, you need to make a slope of the floor for high-quality water drainage. To do this, the floors are poured with concrete, making an inclination towards the drain of about 2 degrees per meter of shower.
- Connect a plastic drain pipe and bring its second edge into the cesspool.
- Mount the roof on the shower, starting with the installation of vertical supports, inserting a ridge beam on them. Now they have rafter legs, the length of which should extend 20-30 cm beyond the walls of the shower and toilet, forming a canopy. The step between the rafters is 60 cm.
- Slate or metal tiles are laid on the crate of boards, fixing with self-tapping screws.
- Glass is inserted into the windows, doors are hung. A water tank is fixed on the roof of the shower.
Toilet and shower ventilation
It would seem that the toilet and summer shower are ready. But it’s not like that a high-quality building should be equipped with a good ventilation system, otherwise the gases from the cesspool can really “poison life” for the inhabitants of the dacha.
To ventilate the shower and toilet, a hole is made in the hatch of the cesspool, a pipe is inserted into it and its edge is brought out to the roof of the toilet and shower. The top point of the pipe should be 20-40 cm above the ridge line. Only in this way will the necessary draft arise, and the gases will not penetrate into the shower and toilet.
Another air duct must be inserted into the wall of the toilet; for this, a hole with a diameter of about 10 cm is made in the upper part of the outer pipe. The pipe is brought out parallel to the first one. The edges of the pipes are covered with special umbrellas that protect from precipitation.
A simple toilet and shower for giving under one roof is ready. Creating a modular bathroom should not cause difficulties even for a novice builder. Just in this example, the owner can practice before building a capital house on the site.
A video about the construction of a shower and toilet in a summer cottage can help a non-professional:
