For many people, the word country house associated with the tedious work over endless beds, the scorching sun and the desire to quickly end their stay in this "labor camp". If you belong to this category of people, then this article is not for you. It is for those who love their summer house and for whom this place is not only fatigue and excessive labor, but also a place of unity with nature, relaxation from the gray city everyday life and the pleasure of staying in the fresh air.
A summer cottage is a great place to use your construction and household fantasies.
Those who love flowers and who are not interested in ordinary flower beds will like the idea of making do it yourself original arched arbor, the so-called pergola. This structure will not only be useful for planting climbing plants, but will also become a real decoration of the site. The construction of this gazebo does not require large material and time costs.
For construction you will need:
- Wooden beams,
- Pillars,
- Circular saw, drill
- pencil, level, tape measure,
- Cement, sand, gravel,
- Stairs,
- Screws, screws, nails.
The location.
First you need to decide on the location of the arch on the site and its size.
We mark the center of the arch, on the sides you need to make 4 holes for wooden poles. The holes should be perpendicular. The same length of the wooden bars are installed diagonally.
Base.
Next step: 4 main beams are dug in a quarter of the length. They will serve as the basis for our gazebo. The bars should be strengthened with additional slats. The design is fastened with easily adjustable bolts through pre-drilled clearly in the center of the hole.
In each hole, you need to add a certain amount of gravel (on average, 3-4 cm). At an angle, a support is placed in each hole. All supports, outer bars and those that are located diagonally should be equal in length.
Concreting.
Now it's time to start concreting.When mixing the solution, you must strictly follow the instructions on the packaging. The solution is ready. Getting to the process itself.
The solution will solidify for about a day.
Design.
During this time, you can quite manage to make the side and front crosses of the arch. The bars are cut to the desired length, and then attached to the structure. A cut is made at each end. You can find many options for arch design, here everyone is free to choose what is more to their liking. The easiest and best option is to make bent corners with a circular saw.
Fixture of crossbeams.
After the concrete has hardened, we begin to strengthen all the cross bars. It is best to start from the side. There should be an equal distance from the end of the crossbar to the outer beam. The crossbars to the base of the structure are fixed with screws. If the crossbars are located at equal distances from each other, the cross will look more impressive. Now we proceed to install the front and rear crosspieces. For fastening we use screws or screws.
The upper rungs must be installed at an angle of 45 degrees. Their ends are cut with a circular saw at an angle. Now it would be nice to attach trellises on each side of our gazebo, which are best purchased ready-made. They need to be fixed with galvanized nails.
The frame is ready and you can start staining. There can be no concrete recommendations, except for one: select the color in accordance with the color scheme of the interior of the garden plot.
The final stage.
Choose the flowers that will decorate the arch. Any climbing plants will do. Hydrangea, clematis, hops, decorative grapes, lemongrass will look spectacular. In addition to flowers, the arbor can be decorated with small solar-powered garden lanterns.
If you approach the process with soul and imagination, the pergola can become a real decoration of the site, a favorite place for the rest of the whole family. And you will love your cottage even more.