An integral part of any country house, be it a cottage or a house in the village
How to build a gazebo
A few years ago I moved to a Russian village from the city for good.
We already had an old house, which by the beginning of our construction of a new house had already turned 70 years old, but it is still strong and quite suitable for life. But in those years when it was being built, the concepts of comfort were different. Of course, the whole house is one large room with a stove, amenities on the street, water from a well, could no longer please due to age owners and... yes, because you want to have a rest, and not to carry well water, but to run to a street toilet in winter, afraid of something freeze ...
How they built a new house with a bathhouse, I will tell you in other articles, now I'm talking about a favorite vacation spot for the whole family and a place for gatherings both in winter and in summer - this is a gazebo.
We originally wanted to buy a standard gazebo and be content with that. But, the irrepressible desire to have everything aesthetically adjusted, and to please everyone, comfortable, influenced the fact that the gazebo was multifunctional. The plans are to combine the gazebo with the utility block and to have a barbecue under the roof. I have not seen such ready-made gazebos on sale, so I undertook to draw my own project, according to which the gazebo was built.
Gazebo characteristics
Rounding log - diameter 200 mm.
The size of the gazebo on the foundation is 8400 X 5400 cm.
The gazebo consists of a utility block with a size of 5400 X 2500 cm.
Veranda 5400 X 3800 cm.
Reinforced tape foundation.
Foundation depth 60 cm. Sand pillow 20 cm. Reinforced foundation 40 cm deep. strip width 35 cm.
The estimated cost of the gazebo includes: concrete for the foundation, sand, 12 cubic meters. cylindering, impregnation Tikkurila - 2 banks, all pieces of wood, metal tiles - 65 sq.m., the work of builders, transport and other.
The cost of a gazebo from scratch on a turnkey basis with all the material was 420,000 rubles.
We determined the place where the gazebo will be built. The gazebo should not be closer than 1 meter from the fence with a neighbor.
In order to visually understand the correct location of the building, the workers did the right thing: they put together a frame according to the size of the foundation, and then they moved it into place and began to align the diagonals.
Part of the team worked on digging a trench for the foundation, others tied the reinforcement for the formwork.
We prepared shields for formwork for pouring concrete.
The frame was dug on the outside along the perimeter and got the perfect foundation shape. They dug a trench, into which they poured a 20 cm sandy pillow.
We put pre-knocked panels under the formwork, put connected reinforcement. Additionally, the boards were fastened with boards and ground was poured on the outside of the boards so that the foundation would not break apart when concrete was poured.
The formwork was poured with a solution with granite chips. Two days later, the shields were removed from the foundation. Where cracks appeared in the formwork, they covered it up.
The foundation is perfectly flat and smooth.
The preparation of logs for the installation of the walls of the gazebo began. A waterproofing film was laid on the foundation. The first row of half-logs is laid out. The diagonals of the first crown have been verified.
When the three crowns were laid, wooden dowels were drilled and hammered into the logs in several places.
Installing a rafter system under a metal tile requires not only skill, but also the exact observance of all dimensions between the boards. Before laying metal tiles, a waterproofing film is placed.
It is a whole science to lay metal tiles. You cannot cut with a grinder, only with special scissors. The sheets are fed to the roof very carefully, because any bending of the sheet threatens to replace it, which means stopping all work.
As a result, in 7 days of work, they built such a wonderful gazebo for us. Designed, i.e. I drew the gazebo myself, so I was doubly worried.
But this gazebo project turned out to be very successful.
For the first time in many years, we have a piece of paradise on our site. In the first year, the gazebo was assembled, in the second year, the finishing was completed in the gazebo, namely: tiling the steps, conducted electricity, and paint the gables, ebb from the rain.
We made a table for 12-14 people. We put together a bench. The next step is the grill.
I have already published a couple of photos of the barbecue in the article “What is better brazier or tandoor»
After 4 years, we covered the openings with “soft windows”, which made it possible to meet and arrange a feast for the New Year as well - it's warm and it doesn't blow.
But the main thing is the barbecue and the resting place itself. In fact, the built gazebo is a recreation center, a summer kitchen and even a place where guests can spend the night.