Garden swings with his hands

If enough kids swing simple design - two suspension with a wooden bar and to take off higher, the adult wants comfort. Garden swings for adults are more like hanging on the couch independent frame. Soar under heaven to them no one is going, but for a pleasant stay in the fresh air - the most it. Purchased garden swings are tangible, whereas the independent manufacturing material costs are several times lower. Members portal FORUMHOUSE share with everyone the experience of manufacturing garden swing.

Basis

The design consists of several main components:

• Frame.
• Seat.
• Carport.

In most cases, a frame is collected from the two triangular side supports with transverse struts and the upper beam, which is attached to the seat. The supports may be solid - with a base or with a focus on two points, sometimes they are reinforced around the perimeter frame. Another popular option - a rectangular frame on four pillars, such swings reminiscent of a pergola or arbor compact.

The seat is designed as a shop or a settee. In the first case it is static - only one position, the second - folding sofa converts into a bed. Depending on the structural elements, the sofa can be a few provisions of the adjustment. The easiest option - static bench on a flat frame. It is more difficult, but also more convenient to use, ergonomic design - a curved shape with a recess. Adjusting the sofa pickup device is carried out or the special frame with stops or by altering the height of the backrest attachment to suspensions. To rest on the swing was more convenient, they are fitted with removable cushions or mattresses, which are removed at the time of bad weather.

As chains used hangers, sometimes ropes, at least - a rigid coupling metal profile or wooden beam. If rigid coupling, in order to avoid serious injury increases the distance between the edges of the seat and legs. To the support beam hangers secured to the anchor (eyebolt) and hooks or brackets with bearings. The first option - the most common: everything you need can be purchased at any hardware store. The second is more difficult, there are necessary skills or turning the case, or the ability to order a professional.

As usually make lightweight canopy frame on which is stretched when the tent is fixed or polycarbonate. Less commonly, a miniature truss system, covered with soft roof, or other materials. In a simplified embodiment garden swing canopy absent. If we are talking about the similarity of the pergola, its braiding are planting perennials that eventually entwine and sides and top.

Users of the portal are two types of self-made Swing - wood and metal. The wooden structural elements of all of beams and boards, and metal - from a pipe frame, and the seat sheathed tree.

wooden structures

Wood as a material for garden swing is selected because of its pleasant appearance, and because of the construction waste left from which you can build a swing, adding a little to the final assembly elements. In addition, working with metals involves the presence of welding equipment and some skill. Wood also can be connected to the tongue and groove system and bolting, and for its processing tool there almost every home craftsman. The tree has served over the years, his pre-treated with protective compounds.

Glory Yurich (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Swings in the country were brewing a long time, but the economy version of sickly suspicious metal pipes, three or five thousand, looked traumatic, and the more serious instances of comfort demanded of thousands at least ten or twenty, if not all, thirty. Budget and own thrift prevent such spending on a swing, and they really wanted to, so, despite the lack of a lot of experience, it was decided to do it myself.

From the previous building remained a stock of lumber was dokuplena missing planks and beams, fasteners and finishing materials for wood. The design selected simplified - support rails triangles, cross member, a seat on the chains and carabiners, the assembly bolts. Soft foam mattress sewed wife - foam in a colorful bag.

AND adoctor I opted for wood as a main material, but not only complicate the design ability to convert the sofa into a bed, but also adjustable backrest in several positions.

adoctor (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Finally, we were in the country swing, the idea matured in the winter, but as long as they do not like.

materials:

• Board 150x50 mm (6 m) - 8 units.
• Impregnation of wood (0.9 l) - 2 banks.
• Yachting varnish - 2 banks.
• Fasteners - Bolts, screws, nails, metal corners.
• Rope.

The cost price - within 3,500 rubles, the mattress is sewn from scrap materials.

Wood bought untreated, spread to bars and base pare down and grind, and then began to 145x45 mm. Dimensions swing - 210h190h140 cm (upper edge, a height of the crossbar, the legs of the width), the seat in the unfolded state - 180h140 cm. To strengthen the support structure between the legs tightened on studs M12 plus inset wooden parts. The angle was kept at 45⁰ protractor deviations are negligible. seat adjustment - using wooden poles and metal stud lockable in grooves cut into the frame. For convenience, the frame supports the concave.

Vitalyalya I gathered garden swing of timber residues and technical boards, and brushed and impregnation preservative turned them into yard decorations. Ergonomic seat with one position, mounting bolts, rope hung on anchors, solid canopy on joists.

ngq729 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Who would have thought that the swing, hand made, can be a great vacation spot on your plot. Eyes are afraid - and make up, it is better to string up and do it yourself. I read the professional literature, reviewed forum and decided to build a swing designed in a country style.

On power frame beams went 100x100 mm, connection elements - "paw" lower power board from larch ring screwed into it for suspensions (chains). Curved strut seat carved pattern of dyuymovka, the template is copied from the back seat, trim - oak bars.

Metal constructions

People who know how to work with metal, near metal frame with wood paneling: the cost of the material is feasible, and thanks to the skills, the assembly takes a minimum of time. These craftsmen have also enough, and that's Sergey29 I decided to get a swing at the request of his wife, but ready-made options it did not satisfy.

Sergey29 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

Searched the shops, but all that occurred in the sale, there was some "gutta-percha", unreliable, and the price tags are not very happy. Therefore, to determine the shape and size, I made a drawing, bought materials and went to work.

materials:

• Metal pipe b / in (48 mm) - 22 m.
• Metal seat profile (25x25 mm) - 10 m.
• Zinc Suspension chain (6 mm) - 6 m.
• Furniture galvanized bolts (M5) - 15 pcs.
• Carbines - 2 pcs.
• Strapping plate (200x200x3 mm) - 4 pcs.
• The connectors on the circuit - 2 pcs.
• Seat trim boards (2000x120x18 mm) - 7 pcs.
• Mastic (asphalt) - 1 kg.
• Paint rust protected - 1 kg.

The total cost of the swing - about 2500 rubles.

The frame was cooked for evening, for static on each support plate and is welded around the perimeter of piping started up tube which was subsequently dug into the ground. Support with strapping recessed into the ground about half a meter. Even without a concrete structure stands firmly. Initially, the seat was suspended on anchors and hooks, but much squeaked so were later welded brackets with bearings. In addition, the following season swing acquired awning polycarbonate soft mattresses filled with foam (50 mm) and the covers of waterproof fabric.

Zhekaxxx83 (Member FORUMHOUSE):

It all started with a photo of the network - the idea impressed and I decided to try to do it myself. At first, everything is drawn and pretends to AutoCAD, then gradually embodied in metal. The biggest problem was to create a back decomposition, when the swing take recumbency.

Stand - a metal profile pipe of 2 mm thick. Elements bent at the factory, but if the house has a tube bender, the problem is removed. The height of the structure at the top - about 2.5 meters, a width between the supports - about 2 meters, the distance between the legs - about 1.3 meters. back and seat dimensions at the same settee - 1600h400 mm length attached to a sheet of polycarbonate, so if you need a bed more, will have to start the crossmember in the frame overhang. Hard suspensions - in the same tube, with a fastening crosspiece on carabiner. Compound crossbeams - bolt to be able to dismantle the structure. To increase the rigidity can be increased leg length and make piping or concreted legs into the ground.

Swing withstand the load of 300 kg.

Another embodiment of a metal frame with wooden paneling of the seat bikoonin.

bikoonin (Member FORUMHOUSE):

I've also ventured with a swing - the seatback will fold out, under the awning frame.

The frame is fully welded, of a circular pipe, fixed to the crossbeam chains - to the bearings, the backrest locking in a seated position - in karabiners to the chains.

More options Swing - on FORUMHOUSE, in the topic "Garden swing", where each will choose a suitable option and will receive assistance in the execution of ideas. Not only swing, but to sit in the open air of the household can be original gazebo. In the video, Cottage on a narrow section - Another kind of garden swing, but double.

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