Most importantly, no slave labor on the plantations. Dacha means communication with nature, fresh air and pleasure.
Here you can grow your own cucumbers and tomatoes. You can train the talent of a landscape designer. You can cook kebabs, or you can just contemplate nature, sitting comfortably on a sun lounger under a beach umbrella. True, for this you will have to spend a little time to turn the cottage into a truly paradise. But believe me, it’s worth it. Tatiana Sterkhova, an expert of the Leroy Merlin hypermarket chain, head of the Garden direction, shares advice on the arrangement with Wday.ru.
It should be as far away from the house and garden trees as possible. A portable grill can be placed directly on the ground, but it is much more convenient to equip a comfortable area where you can store everything you need during the season and cook meat even in bad weather.
It is best to pave the site with paving slabs, and put a special metal canopy to protect it from rain. Next to the barbecue, place a table and a small cabinet for storing dishes, coal, lighter fluid, knives and other necessary items.
Choosing the right brazier
Pay attention to three main things.
1. Wall thickness. The service life depends on it, as well as the ability to use open fire and birch charcoal with a high combustion temperature. The optimal wall thickness at which the brazier will last for many years is from 3 to 4 millimeters.
2. The depth of the barbecue – it affects the quality and speed of roasting meat and fuel consumption. In a brazier with a depth of 20 centimeters, the meat is 8-10 centimeters from the coals, it is well fried and does not burn.
3. Height – a brazier with a height of a meter or a little more would be ideal. At this height, it is most convenient to turn the skewers.
How to properly care for the barbecue
To make the brazier last longer, you need to shake out the coals and ash from it every time, and clean the walls with a special brush. At the end of the barbecue season, the grill should be washed with dishwashing liquid, rinsed with water and dried. It is best to store the barbecue in the house. In conditions of high humidity, its service life is reduced several times.
Important!
Barbecues with thick walls are rather heavy. Therefore, pay attention to the brazier of a semi-stationary model with wheels. It will last a long time and will be easy to clean indoors at the end of the season. Another advantage of the model is that it provides additional shelves for storing accessories and a separate drawer for charcoal ignition.
It can be almost any place in the country: a terrace, a garden gazebo or a playground in the shade of trees, sheltered from the rain with an awning. And here it is important to choose the right furniture.
How to choose garden furniture
It all depends on where you are going to put it. In any case, garden furniture should be durable, not afraid of sunlight and precipitation. If it is possible to protect the recreation area from the vagaries of the weather, it makes sense to take a closer look at stationary sets made of light plastic or folding, made of metal. The main thing is to have chairs, a table and a large umbrella for the whole company.
Each material, be it wood, plastic or synthetic, has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Plastic furniture is inexpensive, not afraid of rain, but fade relatively quickly in the sun. The advantage of wooden furniture is in the beauty of natural material. The disadvantage is heaviness. In addition, if the wooden table and chairs are in the open air, you will have to renew their appearance every year.
One of the optimal materials is polirotang. It is a synthetic material with a rattan-like finish. Furniture made of polyethylene is durable, affordable, lightweight and requires almost no maintenance. Even for the winter, you can fearlessly leave it in the open air.
Important!
For complete happiness, only textile accessories and garden decor items are missing. Blankets, pillows, curtains and tablecloths make your relaxation corner truly heavenly. And pots with flowers on decorative stands placed around the site will add aesthetics.
Lighting is very important. It is more convenient to cook barbecue in the evening, nevertheless, in bright light. To do this, you can put stationary lamps on poles on the barbecue area. In addition to the soft light from the lanterns, it is a good idea to place a directional light above the barbecue and table. This lighting scheme is also suitable for a recreation area in the garden.
On the terrace, it is better to use street lamps and sconces with various types of attachment – to the ceiling or walls. So, with the help of the Inspire Tiffany sconce on the terrace, it is easy to create a cozy warm atmosphere, avoiding the effect of boring “room” light. LED strips will complement the lighting on the terrace. Their advantage is that tapes help to illuminate the most difficult to reach areas. Remote control allows individual tapes to be turned off and on.