Footbridge to the water: the options of building with their own hands

How to build a platform over the water? Pier for swimming and sunbathing, for fishing and fish feeding

If the site is adjacent to a natural pond or it has a man-made pond, then sooner or later in all growth raises the question of the catwalk. It can be a plain structure, or a solid home dock. Fish farmers are using this facility to feed the fish, vacationers - like a deck for sunbathing, anglers - as a small boat harbor. In addition, these bridges can become a full part of the landscape design.

In this article we will look at:

• How to make the walkways on stilts
• An alternative method of installation of supports for bridges
• How to make a pontoon on the drums

How to make the walkways on stilts

At first glance, the design of footbridges on stilts simple. Just something and you need to:

• secure support in the ground;
• set the frame;
• make flooring or ceiling.

If during the fast, bridges do better in the shape of a "T" or "L", the bar against the current.

Job complicated by the fact that the majority of reservoirs muddy banks, overgrown with reeds or rushes. Getting to work, you need to consider a number of circumstances:

• particular soil under water;
• especially soil on the shore;
• depth of frost;
• the possibility of spring break;
• the rate of flow.

And the twist in the muddy bottom of the pile - very hard work, especially with the boat. In most cases the support bridges screwed manually technique usually can not drive up to the waterfront, and pay a lot of money for a couple of piles ready not everyone.

There is one known life hacking: it is best to do the catwalk in the winter when the pond is covered with ice. The edges of the holes - the extra point of support, and they help to sustain the level of verticality. The ice will do it easier.

Kostas2001

Member FORUMHOUSE

In winter, it is quite possible to twist arms. 2 people with this easy to handle.

Karavanbashi

Member FORUMHOUSE

Spin should be at least two, and preferably three. Two twist, the third stands with a level. And the water in this case a little help. It's not in the dry clay wrap.

Operating procedure

Securely support piles in the width 1.5 - 2 meters. This is the optimal width: such a mostok can put a chair or chaise longue, and if bridges will have to be closely even for a fishing chair.

• Walkways should not be very long, depending on the task, the width of the pier and the depth of the water they are made from a half to five to seven meters in length.
• Support is best done from the treated against corrosion of metal screw piles with a diameter of 10-15 cm.

It should be recessed into the bottom support half a meter or meter and at the same distance above the water level display.

• Level and visually check the horizontal line the tops of the piles. The slope is allowed, but:
  - small;
  - ONLY on the landward side - this is an important safety rule. And as the strength of the soil and the depth of the pond will most likely different in different places, piles for poles need fly with a reserve of length - some of them may have to be screwed to a greater depth than others.
• Steel I-beam tie piles or corners with drilled holes for fastening boards, fix design welding.
• To lay on the frame board (thickness: 3-4 cm). Boards pre-process - it will prolong the service walkways.

Gentle method support device

This method is recommended for walkways apparatus artificial pond. The main advantage of this method is that it does not violate the waterproofing of the pond. In addition, this setting supports is much easier than the usual screwing piles.

What is the method: to pond sealing step piles mounted in a plastic container which is filled with concrete; a container mounted on the bottom of the pond over the film. The bearing support structure on the bank at the same time you need to install on the foundation. This design was no less strong than the bridges on screw piles, and she regularly serves several decades.

To produce such a sparing design required:

• large containers, plastic (number of piles). The diameter of the vessel should be greater than the width of the pile at 8 or more times;
• piles;
• concrete mortar;
• protective cloth;
• paving slabs;
• waterproofing film;
• composition for internal waterproofing of concrete or waterproof glue;
• stones to decorate the pond around the pile.

Operating procedure:

• In those places where the planned support, under the film of the pond to put flagstones. They must be secured and stable. On the tiles to lay several layers of non-woven material that is not wiped film.

This is an important step. A solid foundation that will withstand the weight of the concrete, ensure reliability throughout the structure.

• On the film, too, lay several layers of fabric. In size they should be quite a bit higher than the size of the tiles under the film. This is also a must-do to a container of concrete are not frayed film.
• Cloth put on a plastic container. It must be the exact center of the tiles!
• Put the pile and fix it in the middle of the tank.
• Pour concrete into the receptacle on the pile, leaving the top few centimeters of the layer of decorative stones.
• Leave the concrete for several days to pour.
• Apply waterproof: or treat the concrete around the piles waterproofing composition or paste pond film.
• Wait for complete drying, to cast stones.

The difficulty in this process arises usually with measurements. You need to ensure that all support received the same size, installed on the same level as in all capacities (often missing two) concrete is poured at the same level.

When the concrete has dried, it is possible to fix the bearing beams and complete design bridges.

How to make a pontoon

Pontoon colloquially referred to as the design is not on stilts, and floating piers. Pontoon can collect their own hands, and many users FORUMHOUSE choose this option.

Salix

Member FORUMHOUSE

Piles of darkness alone. Take out of empty plastic bottles. At most a raft already 5 years. In the autumn we take out to the beach. It is easy to build, and construction will not carry away in the breaking of the ice.

Pontoon design, really, easier than a pier on piles. No need to calculate the height of the pile, to think, at what level do the harness. And the issue with the drifting ice can be solved very simply - a pier in the fall can be taken apart, and in the spring to do it again. design Mobility allows you to move it to another location.

Most often, such a design made in plastic (or metal drums).

For a small design will require:

• 4-6 barrels of 150-200 liters;
• wooden boards section 5x10 cm;
• 2-4 cm thick board;
• nails or screws 10 cm long.

Construction is collected on the waterfront. The procedure works:
1. Make a frame made of bars, to seal it with nails or screws (bend them with a hammer on the rear side).
2. Nail to the frame number of cross bars.
3. With all the responsibility to inspect the barrels. It is unacceptable that they are cracked or holes.
4. Lubricate the threads of the barrel with silicone, tightly screw the cover. Place the barrel on the frame corners.
5. A seal structure of the proposed methods.

- if the drums, then weld them ears, they thread a rope, and a solid web of rope to seal the barrels with each other and with the frame;
- connect the barrel and frame mounting tape;
- in the upper part of each barrel drill several holes and thread a rope therein.

6. Nailed to the frame of the deck boards.

7. Flip the design so that the barrels were at the bottom. Attributed to water.

8. Maximally secure the pontoon to the shore. For this to drive into the ground with metal corners meter depth, and attach them to the design.

Pontoon seem easy and not very reliable, but such a structure easily stands 2-3 weighty adults.

Autumn pontoon is pulled out of the water until the ice.

conclusions

Build good bridges to the reservoir is not as easy as it seems. But using life hacking and observing technology, we can successfully cope with this task.

This help topic about the different types of walkways, platforms and decks on our portal. Find out, how to make your own handsAs well as the screw screwed into the ground the pile. Watch our video on how to create with their hands on the site great pond.

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