In hot weather, quite often in the country you want to freshen up, but there are situations when there is no clean reservoir nearby, and arranging a pool is a rather complicated and expensive task. To get out of this situation, it is recommended to independently build a summer garden shower for a summer residence, it will save you in the summer heat and refresh you perfectly. It will be especially pleasant to receive it after a hard day at work. A shower will help you relieve tension, refresh, invigorate, calm and distract from negativity.
This building performs another equally important practical function - it is health care. It is recommended to periodically rinse in order to wash off the dust that has settled on you, which may contain fertilizer particles. Doctors have noticed that people who neglect summer showers and prefer to postpone hygiene procedures until taking a bath are more likely to turn to specialists with such problems as diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and skin diseases.
But what if there is no shower in the country house? If you don’t want to splash around in a trough or basin, you need to arrange comfort in the field and build a summer shower with your own hands, using ready-made drawings and photos, having studied the description step by step.
The choice of material and location are the most important parameters
This building has a huge variety of construction options, both technically and aesthetically. But the general details are the same for any option, these are the frame, fencing, tank and pallet (floor). But the options for their assembly are very diverse.
As the easiest and most affordable option, it is to take a bucket to punch more small holes in it and hang it in a convenient place. The main advantage of such a device is its absolute accessibility, but sometimes ten liters may not be enough to wash normally. And from the side of aesthetics, such a design is not very attractive. Another plus of this option is that you do not need to build anything.
If you do not follow simple paths, then an outdoor shower can be constructed from wood, metal profiles and various plastics. The choice of material depends on what tool you are using. If you do not have a grinder and a welding machine at your disposal, then the structure will have to be built from planed bars. As a sheathing, you can use a plastic lining, a board, or simply fix a waterproof film on the racks.
Each option has its own subtleties. For example, during the assembly of a wooden summer shower, you can use a huge number of design options, but plastic and metal structures do not need special processing.
A very important point at the beginning of the assembly is how many people and how often will use the shower. Based on this, the volume of the tank is calculated, as well as the presence of a special drain.
The comfort of using the shower can be different. If possible, equip the do-it-yourself shower in the country with a locker room. In this case, you will avoid such an unpleasant moment as wet things. The highest degree of comfort is a structure that contains a shower, dressing room and toilet. Of course, the creation of such a structure will require investment and money and effort. If the tank is painted black, the water will heat up faster.
When choosing a location for the shower, try to keep it sunny, and buildings and trees as far away as possible. This is important, since the sun is the source of water heating in the tank. Another point, the shower does not need to be installed on a noticeably lowering ground, as this will make it difficult for water to drain. You need to take special care of the drain itself.
With infrequent use and a small amount of water, a small drainage layer under the pan will be enough. And if the shower is used by a family of several people who will use it quite often, it will be necessary to equip a septic tank. It should be located 2-3 meters from the structure itself, this is done so that an unpleasant smell does not go into the shower from it. Moisture-loving plants can be planted near the summer shower - they will decorate the place and provide natural drainage.
After the site is chosen, the design and material are determined, you can proceed to the construction of the building. To do this, learn 5 simple options for how to make an outdoor shower yourself.
Homemade shower cabin made of wood
Before you build a summer shower in the country, you need to prepare all the necessary materials and tools for work. To create an outdoor shower structure, you will need the following materials:
- timber;
- self-tapping screws;
- rubber hose;
- shower kit, which includes a bracket, a curved pipe, an adapter, a faucet and a nozzle.
Assembly steps for a wooden garden summer shower:
- A shower pit is dug 40 cm deep and 1 × 1 m in size, a layer of rubble is poured into the bottom of the pit, it will contribute to the rapid absorption of soapy water by the soil. After that, cinder blocks need to be laid in the corners. They must be leveled.
- After that, we begin to make a frame. To do this, you need boards 15 cm wide and 30 mm thick. Of these, a base is made with a size of 1 × 1 m, 4 beams with a section of 70 × 100 mm are attached to it. With the help of side and two transverse jumpers inserted into the grooves, the frame is ligated. They also serve as roof reinforcements, where a hundred-liter tank will be installed.
- Frame sheathing. To do this, you can use lining, blockhouse or false timber. The gaps between the grooves should be about 2-3 millimeters. This is necessary so that when wet, the timber can easily expand. We used a material that imitates logs for shower cladding.
- Finishing. Before painting, you need to prime the wood. For this, a bioprotective antifungal impregnation is suitable, after it dries, the surface is painted with facade acrylic water-borne varnish in 3 layers.
- Then you need to hang a tank, the minimum volume of which is one hundred liters, a curtain, install shelves and attach hooks.
To independently create such a shower in the country, it will take 1-2 days. But a do-it-yourself shower cabin in the country will delight throughout the summer season.
Country shower made of polycarbonate
At the mention of polycarbonate, a greenhouse comes to mind for many. Most immediately wonder - how to use such a shower, it is also transparent. But for showers there is a special material that hides everything.
A summer shower made of polycarbonate on a metal profile is more durable than a wooden one and is not more difficult to assemble. This will require a profile pipe with a cross section of 40 × 20 mm with a wall thickness of 2 mm and a steel corner of 50 × 50 mm. The number of profiles is determined based on the dimensions of the shower: length and width - 1 meter, height - 2.1 meters.
The dimensions of the cabin are not critical, since its length and width depend on the dimensions of the tank. Racks should be 10 cm more than the height of the frame, this is necessary for concreting.
For convenience, it is better to assemble sidewalls on a flat concrete or asphalt site, using welder's magnets to fix the profiles.
Step-by-step instructions on how to make a shower from a profile pipe and polycarbonate look like this:
- On the site, two racks and two crossbars are laid in pairs, after which they are overlapped.
- After installing the side frames, two transverse profiles are attached vertically to them by welding, the corners are checked and the joints are fixed with a working seam.
- As soon as a concrete screed is poured under the booth, a finished frame is placed on it so that the legs of the racks sink into the concrete. The installation is checked for verticality (if necessary, the depth of immersion in the screed racks is adjusted).
- It remains only to weld the frame for the door and fix the hinges on it. The final touch will be cutting the cellular polycarbonate and fixing it with self-tapping screws to the frame itself. To collect water, you can use a steel pallet or, at the time of concreting, make a special drain channel.
- For the tank, it is recommended to use plastic flat tanks. They are easier to install and play the role of a roof completely covering the booth.
A polycarbonate outdoor shower can look quite attractive due to its color scheme. Of course, such a design should not be put at the forefront. But for the owners themselves and their guests it will be very pleasant to use such a shower. In addition, polycarbonate does not require any special care.
Brick shower
The creation of a brick structure requires the construction of a foundation. To do this, it will be necessary to dig a trench 400 deep and 200 mm wide along the perimeter of the future structure. The trench is covered with broken bricks and poured with liquid concrete so that it seeps between it. After a week has passed after the concrete has hardened, begin laying bricks on the cement mortar.
Do not forget about the installation of the door frame. The door itself can be made of wood, or you can weld a frame from a profile and sew a sheet of corrugated board into it. When you lay the last layer of bricks, wall up transverse wooden blocks into the masonry, preferably brick thickness. A tank will be attached to them, and the roof will be laid.
The roof will require a rigid material. Corrugated board or slate is well suited for this role. After the roofing material is fixed, a hole is drilled in it in the middle of the roof. A tank is installed on the roof so that the supply tube passes into the hole. A tap and a watering can are screwed onto the tube.
The optimal volume of the tank for such a shower is 200 liters. In the store you can buy a plastic or galvanized tank or make your own from stainless steel. Any container that has a neck for pouring water can be used as a tank.
To create a heated brick shower, a heating element with a power of 2 kW must be mounted in a metal tank. The reconciliation container must be painted black. This color attracts the sun's rays more strongly, which allows the water to heat up faster. If wood-burning titanium is additionally installed in the cabin, then in addition to heating the water, it is also possible to heat the cabin itself. In this case, you will need to install another tank with cold water.
There are two methods for creating a floor and drainage for a country shower:
- dig a hole equal to the area of \u200b\u200bthe booth and 300 mm deep, fill it with rubble on top of which install a wooden slatted pallet. Such drainage copes well with a small amount of water;
- if it is planned to build a shower for a heated cottage, which will be used by a large number of people, then it is necessary to make a drain. To do this, lay a 50 mm sewer pipe from the dug hole to the drainage well. Fill the hole with gravel and fill it with concrete so that the drain is flush with the floor. Lay a wooden pallet on top of the concrete.
A do-it-yourself summer shower for a brick cottage is not built for one season, but for many years, so it can be equipped with heating.
Summer shower from corrugated board
A good solution can be considered the construction of a country shower from corrugated board. This material is light weight and durable. For sheathing with such material, both a wooden and a metal frame are suitable, but additional transverse bars must be present on it.
An additional emphasis will not hurt due to the fact that this material is quite soft. For a metal profile, the frame is built similarly to the above options.
The door frame is recommended to be welded from a metal profile. The metal profile is fastened with galvanized self-tapping screws with a sealing washer through one wave. First, corrugated sheets are attached to the side walls, then attached to the door.
If it becomes necessary to cut the material, use scissors or a special disc with teeth for the grinder, this is done so that the special polymer coating of the corrugated board does not burn out during cutting.
The frame of this shower is made of metal pipes. The wall cladding is made of brown corrugated board. The roof is also made of corrugated board. An opening between the roof and the wall allows light to enter the shower room.
A simple option for building a summer shower
Often, many people think about how to build a summer shower with their own hands using a minimum of funds for this. This shower will be able to provide a minimum of people and will allow you to save as much as possible.
The simplest shower design is installed near the blank wall of the main building. A water tank with an attached shower head is also attached to this wall. The floor of such a shower is a wooden pallet or a concrete platform for convenience, which is covered with a rubber mat. As walls, a cellophane curtain or tarpaulin wrapped around a wooden frame is used.
In the role of shelves for shampoos and soaps, you can use any improvised means. For this purpose, you can even use a plastic bottle cut in half and nailed to the wall. The bottom of the bottle can serve as a stand for shampoos, and the top for soap or washcloths, which will allow water to drain freely and not stagnate.
From the aesthetic side, such a structure noticeably loses, unlike the capital one, but nevertheless it has the right to exist.
5 ideas for organizing a shower in the country
A fairly inexpensive and fairly simple country shower is a frame made of wooden bars sheathed with a planed board.
If you have a grinder and a welding machine at your disposal, you can make a summer shower yourself from a metal profile and cover its walls with a tarpaulin. In the absence of a welding machine, the frame can be assembled using threaded connections, reinforcing the corners with steel “kerchief” plates. The sides can also be closed with a film screen put on the rings and cord.
The frame for the shower does not need to be built if you attach it to the wall of the house. To do this, you will need to line it with a waterproof material and bring the mixer with a hose to the surface. Having covered the floor with large pebbles, performing simple drainage, you will get a fairly cozy and bright corner for taking water procedures. If you do not like the open version of the wall shower, you can put a light screen against the wall.
Considering further the options for a summer shower, it is worth noting that it can be made not only from purchased, but also inexpensive improvised materials. Look at the photo below. The frame of this design is made of wooden blocks. The fence is woven from willow vines, which can be found next to summer cottages.
A shower can also be made from a corrugated metal sheet bent in a semicircle. For this option, you do not need to install a tank for heating water. You just need to connect to the water supply.
Now you know enough how to make a country shower yourself. If you are full of confidence in the need for a country shower, then go for it. The best option is obtained after preliminary calculations. And after the end of this work, you can return to everyday country chores, in which case you have a place where you can freshen up.
An outdoor shower is a necessary building in every dacha, especially if there is no pond or other places where you can rinse in the immediate vicinity. In the shower it is good to freshen up after a hot day, or wash off dust and dirt after gardening. You can try to build such a building with your own hands. Tips and instructions on how to do this with a minimum of money and effort, we provide in this article.
A little about the benefits
The main benefits of a summer shower are:
- efficiency - in order to heat bathing water in the simplest design, only the sun is needed; you can wash without costly and time-consuming communications;
- convenience;
- availability for making with your own hands from improvised materials;
- the possibility of receiving water procedures at any time of the year with good thermal insulation;
- some models allow you to take a shower anywhere;
- minimum maintenance costs.
Did you know? The prototype of modern showers are the primitive baths that were built by the ancient Indians, Egyptians and Mesopotamians. They were partitions behind which people doused themselves with water, or ordered servants to do it. But the first showers in which water flowed upwards were invented by the ancient Greeks. This is evidenced by images found on Athenian vases dated to the 4th century BC. BC e.
Possible options
There are many options for building a summer shower. There are very simple and light structures, the equipment of which takes several hours; there are capital ones that will serve for many years. After reviewing the various options, you can use some ideas or use ready-made instructions as a basis.
Simple ways to arrange a summer shower
The simplest option for bathing in the country is a portable shower, which is sold in stores. It is a 20 liter water tank with a hose. The tank is hung on a tree or other vertical surface in a place that is well lit by the sun, and filled with water. Once the water has warmed up, the hanging shower can be used. There is enough water in it to take water procedures for 10 minutes. 
A tank equipped with a crane can also be used as a hanging tank. A hose is attached to it, ending with a shower head. The tank will need to be attached in a sunny place at a height slightly higher than human height (however, so that a person can reach the faucet with his hand).
Another simple way to arrange a bathing area is a lightweight shower structure that can be attached to the wall of any building. In this case, the wall will need to be covered with a special material that protects it from contact with water, for example, tiles or film. Such a shower can be either open or closed with a screen.
The rack is convenient in that it can be equipped in any place where the water supply reaches.
Common disadvantages for the first three options is openness to prying eyes and winds. Usually, under such a shower, they bathe only in a bathing suit and in very warm weather. 
An option that is gaining more and more popularity due to its simplicity, compactness and affordability. To equip it, you will need two corrugated hoses, two rubber pedals with valves (a rubber mat with a built-in pump), a container of water, a shower head. The principle is that a person tramples on the pedals or the rug with his feet, thereby pumping water from a container that enters the hose.
A shower-toptun can be purchased ready-made in a store or made with your own hands using a car pump. 
This design involves driving four wooden (or other material) racks into the ground. They need to place a plastic tank into which water will be poured. It will also serve as the roof of the structure. A hose is attached to the tap in the tank, on which a watering can is put on. Racks are covered with waterproof material. The floor is a rubber mat.
Frame shower can be made from various materials. The simplest option is built in a couple of hours. It can be made temporary, collapsible. That is, for the winter, you can clean the room and get it at the beginning of the new summer season. 
Important! When building a summer shower, you should choose black water containers. So the water will warm up faster, because this color best attracts the sun's rays. In addition, the water temperature will be much higher.
The most complex and serious version of the execution of a summer shower without a foundation. This is a finished stationary shower cabin with a door, equipped with a water tank and a tray. It is made of wood, polycarbonate, profiled sheet, plastic or tarpaulin. The water tank can be heated both by the sun and by electricity. The cabin can be equipped with a dressing room-tambour, in which things and shoes are left. It can also be made fully closed or semi-closed.
In addition to the design options described above, there are many summer shower design ideas. Using them, you can create a corner for washing for every taste and budget.
Capital buildings
In this subsection, we have selected an overview of models that are made with foundation pouring. Their walls are made of different materials:
- tree,
- gland,
- slate,
- plastic,
- polycarbonate,
- plexiglass,
- plywood,
- profiled sheets,
- bricks.
Basic principles for installing a country shower
To build a high-quality durable shower, several conditions must be met:
- choose a suitable place;
- determine the materials from which the tank, base and foundation will be made;
- think about how the drain will be arranged;
- estimate whether the shower will consist of one room, or whether it will be necessary to install a vestibule, toilet, etc.;
- depending on how you plan to use the shower - throughout the year, or only in the summer - provide for the possibility of heating the water.
Location selection
The first thing to do is to choose a good place for construction. The following factors influence his choice:
- water will be heated in a natural way, or automatic;
- its filling into the tank will be carried out manually or automatically;
- from what materials it is planned to implement the foundation and walls;
- building dimensions.
The shower will need to be installed close to the water supply so as not to carry water far, or so that a hose can easily reach it. The choice of location will also be determined by what materials the body is made of, how much space it will occupy, whether it needs to be hidden from human eyes, or whether it can harmoniously and beautifully fit into the complex of the entire summer cottage. If you plan to install a tank with a heating element, then the shower room will need to be located in close proximity to the mains.
Tank selection
The tank can be plastic, metal, polymer. A similar container can be purchased at a specialized store. You can also use any suitable thing - for example, an iron barrel, etc. - that is found on the farm. Its volumes should be calculated based on the requirement of at least 40 liters per person. The maximum volume of the tank is 200-250 liters. Dimensions are selected according to the area of \u200b\u200bthe building. 
As for the shape, a flat tank is considered the most rational - it is easier to install it on any structure, and the water is heated evenly. Also today, round and square tanks are common.
If you prefer metal tanks, then you should pay attention that they should be treated with anti-corrosion agents and paint (except for stainless ones). The service life of metal tanks with proper processing is about 10 years. Stores usually sell containers made of galvanized, stainless, carbon steel. The best and most expensive option is a stainless steel tank. Usually they are rectangular containers with a capacity of 40 to 200 liters.
Plastic containers can serve for 30-50 years. Their advantages are lightness, ease of installation, efficient water heating, undemanding maintenance and inexpensive cost. Without heating, plastic containers can hold 100-200 liters. They are equipped with lids in the upper part, into which water is poured. Tanks without heating can be round and square. 
Under a homemade tank, you can adapt a plastic or metal barrel by cutting out a threaded outlet at the bottom. In the future, you can insert a pipe or pump there.
Drain Options
So, you have decided on the place of construction, the materials from which it will be made, the type of tank. Now is the time to think about where the used water will go.
Important! If the withdrawal is organized incorrectly,or not organized at all, then some time after operation, an unpleasant smell, rot, mold may appear in the shower stall.
Foundation and foundation
The foundation for the building can be of different types. The main ones are:
The choice of foundation will depend on the type of materials from which the walls are made, as well as the volume of the water tank and the technical characteristics of the soil. Availability of a toilet
The country shower can be combined under one roof with a toilet. This will save space and materials. It will require pouring only one strip foundation, as well as equipment for only one drain. In addition, this will allow you not to litter the site with small buildings, because most summer cottages cannot boast of vast territories. And this is a significant time saving - it will be much faster to build one compact structure than two.
Possibility of water heating
If you plan to use the shower not only on warm sunny days, you need to consider the possibility of automatic water heating.
A heating element with a power of 1.25-2 kW can be inserted into the heated tank. In this design, the water will heat up for about three hours. 
Heating element for hot water
Important! If you plan to install just such a tank, you should know that you will need to constantly monitor the presence of water in it - a bare heating element will burn out when turned on. Therefore, a constant supply of water by a pump or water supply must be established in such a container.
It is also desirable to equip it with a sensor that will show the water level. 
How to build a budget outdoor shower
A budget shower can be built from metal pipes and wooden planks. You will need the following materials:
- metal pipes (40 x 40 x 3000 mm) - six pieces;
- pine boards (20 x 95 x 3000 mm) - 21 pieces;
- plastic tank with a volume of 250 l;
- screws;
- sand;
- crushed stone;
- wood oil;
- enamel for metal pipes;
- geotextile.
From the tools you will need:
- Circular Saw;
- magnetic corner for welding;
- Miter saw;
- screwdriver
To reduce the cost of construction, instead of wooden walls, you can use, for example, a tarpaulin or other material. However, in this case, the building will be very short-lived. Capital building
If you are planning a long-term high-quality construction of a shower that can be used in all seasons, we suggest that you consider the following option: on a pile foundation and with a septic tank drain. Recommended dimensions of a comfortable shower room with a dressing room: height - 2-2.5 m, width - 1.40 m, length - 1.90 m. A drawing is required for accurate calculations of materials and dimensions.
Foundation laying
The pile foundation can be made of metal pipes with a diameter of 100 mm and a length of 2 m each. For the foundation, draw a rectangle corresponding to the size of the shower enclosure. In the corners, you need to drill four holes 1.5 m deep for piles with a garden or ice drill, or dig them out with a shovel. To prolong the service life of metal pipes, they are treated with machine oil before being placed in the ground. 
Laying the pile foundation
After digging in the pipes, at least 30 cm above ground level should remain. The pipes must be poured with concrete.
After the concrete has completely hardened, it will be necessary to install the timber and the strapping. The frame is fastened with long bolts.
Digging out a septic tank
For the simplest version of the septic tank, a hole is dug in the immediate vicinity of the shower room, consistent with the dimensions of the receiving chamber, about 2 m deep. The walls are sheathed with brick or cinder block. Under the receiving chamber, you can use a barrel or other containers that are closed with a lid. A chute is brought to the receiving chamber and connected to the drain pipe. The gutter for the drain is laid out with waterproofing material. 
Frame installation
The shower frame is a welded structure made of metal pipes with a section of 40 x 40 or 50 x 50 mm. This design will allow you to withstand a 200-liter tank of water. The booth itself can be made of wood, siding, profiled sheet, lining. You should consider the presence in the walls, closer to the ceiling, ventilation windows.
If there is no welding, then the structure is made of wooden bars 60 x 80 mm. In this case, the booth will also be wooden. Such a shower will come out cheaper. The tree must be impregnated with special water-repellent agents.
After installing the vertical supports, the upper trim is produced. The side frames are fixed with spacers. 
The floor is made of wood. In this case, it will be warm, and it will be possible to stand on it without shoes. The boards in the floor are made with a gap so that water flows freely.
The door is installed last.
The plastic tank is placed on the roof and fixed with straps. The desired water supply scheme is selected.
Shower arrangement
A capital shower will require wiring for electric lighting. In this case, it is necessary to adhere to safety rules and insulate the wiring to avoid contact with water. 
All interior decoration must be made of moisture resistant materials. For a shower room that is planned to be used throughout the year, insulation from foam or other materials will be required.
You should consider the location of shelves for detergents, hooks for clothes and towels, and an internal lock for doors.
Another option for the capital construction of a warm country shower - on a concrete slab with a frame made of wooden boards and OSB sheets - can be viewed on the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwhv_668wwo.
Did you know? Remains of an ancient shower complex, presumably dating back to the beginning of the 2nd century BC. BC e., were found by archaeologists in the territory of modern Turkey. It consisted of seven installations, the water to which came from the main system, was supplied from above, flowed from installation to installation, and then flowed into the outlet system.
An outdoor shower is a necessary outbuilding for summer residents who prefer to use their summer cottage both for the purpose of recreation and for the purpose of growing fruits and vegetables. It is easy to make an outdoor shower cabin with your own hands, without having special skills. However, even for a simple structure, certain conditions will need to be met: choosing the most suitable place with prolonged exposure to sunlight, ensuring unhindered drainage of used water. For more complex capital structures, it will be necessary to design and purchase the necessary tools and materials.
Video: how to make a summer shower in the country with your own hands
In the summer, even when resting, and not working, the opportunity to wash is necessary in the country. The easiest way to organize this is on the street, and not in the house. You can make a portable - mobile shower. This is a great first time option. But I want something more solid. To do this, build a summer shower in the country. Although it is stationary, it is lightweight.
portable summer
Let's start with the simplest models, which do not even require cubicles or large capacity devices. There are mobile showers that work on the principle of a foot pump. The source of water is any container that you put next to you - a bucket, a basin, a tank - whatever you have. You lower the end of the hose connected to the foot pump into it, which most often looks like a rug.
Foot summer shower - toptun
A hose with a watering can is connected to the outlet of this "pump". To get a stream of water, trample on the mat alternately pressing the pump pads. We trampled - the water went.
What is good about this option is that you can carry it with you. It's warm outside - wash on the lawn. It got colder - they went into the house, put a trough, washed themselves there. You can also take this shower on a hike - it fits in a standard package. Another plus is that you can regulate the temperature of the water yourself: if you pour it warmer, you wash yourself in warm water. If you want to freshen up, take a bucket of cooler water. A good option for a shower for summer use.
Summer stationary shower in the country
When installing a stationary shower, the first question arises: where to drain the water. If there is already a drain pit for, you can lay a pipeline there. But this solution is not the best if you are using bacteria or waste treatment products in the pit. In this case, a certain humidity is required, and with a shower it will be clearly more than normal.
For the shower, it is better to make a separate drain hole. If the soil has normal drainage capacity, it is enough to dig a hole about 60 * 60 * 60 cm nearby, fill it with expanded clay, or you can use broken bricks. This should be enough for the average water consumption. If your family belongs to the category of "waterfowl" or the water goes badly, make the hole bigger.
On sandy soils, you may encounter another nuisance: sand can crumble. Then the walls can be strengthened with a net by driving pegs on the sides. Another option is to sheathe the walls with boards (as in the photo). But this is if the board is in the remnants.
Base
Whatever the summer shower, it usually weighs a little. Therefore, the basis for it is not made too serious: there is no point in burying money. Most often, small foundation blocks are used, which are set according to the level. The shower in the country is raised above ground level by 20 cm or so. This is enough so that the treated wood (if it is used as a frame) does not rot.
If you are going to cook the frame from metal, you can put it in general on a paving slab or slab set to the level. If desired, you can cast the columns yourself: put the formwork, lay the reinforcement and pour concrete.
frame
The dimensions of the soul are chosen arbitrarily: there are no standards here. In addition, the shower cabin is often only one of the parts. In another, they arrange, for example, a locker room or a room for a water heater (electric or wood-burning - according to the conditions). Someone plans to take the other half under the pantry or store inventory. So a country shower is not always just a booth "for washing."
If you plan a lightweight design in which they will only wash themselves, and the simplest option is with a curtain instead of a door, you can take the minimum dimensions: a square with a side length of about 90 cm (drawing below), the height of the racks excluding the tank is 2.2 m or higher (if the family is tall).
But such a width is far from convenient: it is too crowded even for people of average build. It is more comfortable with a minimum width of 100 cm, and preferably 120 cm. This frame is assembled from metal or wooden blocks.
metal
The metal frame for the shower is boiled from a corner with a thickness of at least 4-5 mm. The width of the shelf is chosen depending on the planned load. The frame is usually loaded with water tanks and sheathing. If you plan to put a plastic square container of 100 liters on top, and cover the walls with a film, impregnated cloth or something equally light, you can take the section to a minimum. If you plan, for example, two 200 liter barrels, and sheathe the shower cubicle in the country house on both sides with clapboard, the load will be completely different. And here large sections are required.
Another metal frame for a country shower can be made from a profiled pipe. The wall thickness for the racks is 3 mm, 2 mm is also suitable for strapping. It has a rectangular or square section, which greatly facilitates the fastening of the crate and sheathing. To attach something to a corner, it is often necessary to first screw the bars to it, and attach the rest of the strapping to the bar. The piping can be fastened directly to the profiled pipe - with bolts or screws with pre-drilled holes.
The metal frame is best welded. If there is no apparatus, you can make a collapsible frame on bolted joints. Craftsmen do it this way: they cut pipes of the required length, take thick mounting angles and assemble the frame with bolts.
In case you plan to learn how to weld metal, the choice of welding machine is.
from wood
A wooden frame for an outdoor shower is assembled from a bar. For the lower trim, as a rule, a pine beam 100 * 100 mm or 150 * 100 mm is used. Racks can be set to a smaller section. Again, it depends on the load. If the tank on the roof is voluminous, make racks from weaving. If they hold only the roof (water is heated in titanium nearby) or a very small tank, then 50 * 50 is enough.
You can attach the bars in different ways. If correct, you need to cut a spike and a groove. If in a quick way, you can dock directly, reinforcing the connections with corners.
Having set the racks, they immediately make the upper harness. It already definitely goes 50 * 50 mm or 50 * 40 mm. They also make intermediate strapping. There may be one, two, or even three. If you are going to sheathe the shower with clapboard, imitation of a beam, it is better to fasten the crossbars more often: it will be possible to more tightly fit not quite even lumber. The quality of wood materials sold on the market is, to put it mildly, low. We have to correct the jambs of geometry due to force.
The construction of a frame from a bar is shown in the video
sheathing
You can fit the frame with any material:
You can use any other fence that comes to your mind and will perform its functions. For example, in one summer cottage, the shower sheathing was woven. Type .
shower tank
As a tank for a summer shower, use any suitable container that is on the farm. Most often - this is a barrel - metal or plastic. If there is nothing suitable, you can buy a container. They are available in a large assortment: plastic, metal - from ferrous metal and stainless steel.
Not everyone likes plastic ones, since water heats up worse in them. For the southern regions, this is not scary - there is already enough heat, but for the Middle Strip, it can be critical. Although in this region, most of the summer, water even in black metal barrels requires heating. On the other hand, plastic containers are inexpensive, light, there are square flat shapes, which means they fit well on the shower frame and there is no need to invent a method of attachment.
In a metal barrel, water will heat up faster, especially if it is painted black. But if it is made of ordinary metal, there will be a lot of rust by the end of the season. So much that it will be noticeable on the body. This is the main disadvantage of such tanks. Much better than stainless steel. If finances allow, allow yourself one.
Summer shower tray
There are two options for a country shower device: when the septic tank (drain hole) is located directly under the shower stall. Then you can simply make a pouring floor: lay boards with a gap of 3-5 mm. A simple option that works great on sandy and sandy soils. In this case, the water leaves very quickly, without stagnation anywhere, therefore such a device does not cause any inconvenience.
But this option is only suitable if you plan to use the shower only in warm weather. And spring-autumn will not go - it will be cold, as it will blow from below.
If a normal drain is required or you need to divert the drains to the side (drain pit away from the building), you need to make a pallet in the shower. The easiest case is to buy ready-made. Then, during the construction and selection of frame sizes, you will have to focus on the size of the pallet: under it you need bars to which it is attached. They also connect it as standard: they put a siphon with a flexible hose, as in a bathroom.
If the pallet is plastic, just bars around the perimeter will not be enough: support is required under it, otherwise it “walks” too much. This foundation is usually laid out of bricks. You can bind them with a solution. Just remember to leave room for the drain hose.
In some cases, they try to make a more solid drain: without using a finished pallet. In this case, a concrete slab is poured. To do this, they dig a pit of the required size, with a depth of about 30-40 cm. A layer of gravel 15-20 cm thick is laid on the bottom. Already at this stage, a mortgage is installed - a drain pipe and a drain grate. They put up formwork. It can be non-removable - made of brick. Crushed stone is rammed, everything is poured with concrete (). A week (at a temperature of + 17 ° C and above) is waiting for the base to gain strength. After you can continue work: put the frame and continue construction.
Tank filling and water heating
Filling the shower tank with water is usually not a problem. Sometimes they carry water in buckets - if you want to wash, you will carry it. Not very convenient, of course, but it happens ... If there is water supply in the country, they fill it with a hose, install a supply pipe with a valve. It is necessary to add water - open the tap, the tank is full - closed.
How to autofill a tank
The most advanced do automatic filling. Then the water supply is opened / closed by a float system similar to the one in the tank. Only in the event of a breakdown, it is necessary to provide for the drainage of excess water. And, preferably, when leaving the cottage, shut off the supply tap. And then you can turn your own and neighbor's cottage into a swamp.
An exemplary scheme for the implementation of auto-filling the tank is shown in the figure above. Please note: water is drawn into the shower close to the surface: this is usually where the warmest water is located. Only this pipe is placed at the opposite end from the cold water inlet, otherwise the water will still be cold.
Two pipes go to the sewer: one overflow (mustard color). With its help, the tank will not overflow in the event of a breakdown of the float mechanism. The second drain into the sewer for a complete drain (brown). It will come in handy during the conservation of the system - draining for the winter, therefore a crane is installed on it.
Organization of heating
The easiest option is to use solar energy. Yes, it heats water through the walls of the tank. But the water column is too large for it to warm up quickly. Therefore, people come up with various installations for solar water heating.
As mentioned above, in the tank the warmest water is at the top. And the traditional feed comes from the bottom. That is, we take the coldest water. In order for the warmest water to enter the watering can, a hose is attached to it, and it is attached to a piece of foam that I let float. So the water intake is from above.
To speed up the heating of the water, they make a “coil” (in the photo above, this is the right figure). At the bottom of the water tank and above, two pipes are welded in one of its walls. A black rubber hose is connected to them, which is folded in rings in the sun. If there is no air from the hose, the movement of water will be quite active.
If the sun is not enough for you, but you can bring electricity to the soul, you can use heating elements (wet). We need them with a thermostat so that you can set the desired temperature. They are usually used in storage water heaters, so you can find them.
When you pull the power line to the shower, do not forget to install an automatic device with an RCD. This is the minimum that will ensure your safety.
Building a shower in the country: a photo report
It was decided to use a fence at the far end of the site as one of the walls of the shower. It was decided to do a shower with a locker room - it's much more convenient.
The soils are sandy, the water drains very quickly, so only one tire was buried for draining. Shower tests have shown that no more is required. Much more water was poured than in my barrel, but no puddles were observed.
Then the frame was welded. A rectangular pipe 60 * 30 mm was used. It's a bit too much for this design, but they used what was: the remains of the construction of the fence.
Having welded the floor frame, and having indicated its level, they formed a drain. They reported the missing height with a brick (battle, remnants). Everything was filled with concrete, forming a drain into the tire.
Leveled the floor and in the second half, left to set. Started working on wood. Purchased aspen board. She was first treated with a skin fixed on a grinder. After impregnated with a protective composition.
While the impregnation dries, we continue to cook the metal frame for the shower. The middle piping was welded from the same profile pipes. Then it was used as a scaffold for working at height. Already dried boards were placed on the strapping pipes. From this pedestal, the upper harness was cooked.
The frame is almost ready. It remains to weld the frame under the barrel at the top.
The metal used is old, so it's covered in rust. She was cleaned off by a grinder. Then the frame of the shower was painted three times with rust paint. It was chosen in blue, as it was planned to sheathe the shower with blue polycarbonate.
Polycarbonate was mounted on self-tapping screws. During installation, neither special nor ordinary washers were used. This is a violation of technology, which can lead to the fact that in sunny weather it will crack. This material has a large thermal expansion, which is enhanced, since in this case it is fixed on a metal frame.
The barrel in the barn has been washed. Pipes are welded to it. One is for filling water, the second is for connecting a watering can. After that, the barrel was painted black.
Against the background of a huge number of varieties of garden strawberries, the ampelous variety stands out. This strawberry with uncharacteristic pink, very decorative flowers is easily recognizable by both fruit-bearing mother plants and rosettes extending from them. After reviewing the care of her, having studied the rules of cultivation and looking at the photo, you can safely proceed to planting this unusual berry crop.
Features of ampelous strawberries
If an ordinary strawberry bears fruit once a season, a remontant two, then it can be said about an ampelous strawberry that it is able to bear fruit throughout the year.
Thanks to the work of breeders, ampelous strawberries grow before flower stalks are formed, flower buds are laid on them and, accordingly, an additional crop ripens. Further, the mustache itself continues to form the following. As a result, one bush can be continuously harvested.
In addition, this variety has excellent decorative qualities and can serve as a wonderful decoration for a balcony, veranda, etc.
Advice. For growing in a room, it is better to select varieties of neutral daylight hours that have a very long fruiting period.
In some sources, you can find it under the name "curly", but this is not entirely correct. By nature, strawberries cannot wrap themselves around anything. Some gardeners, for decorative purposes, simply tie a mustache with rosettes to a support. At the same time, it seems that the strawberry itself “climbs” up.
If you plant several bushes in a flowerpot or hanging pot, the rosettes will fall very beautifully from the mother plant, creating cascades of leaves, flowers and berries.
When considering the fruiting of ampelous varieties, it can be unequivocally stated that this is a remontant variety. On the bush at the same time you can see buds, flowers and berries. Thanks to this, in appropriate conditions, it is possible to observe flowering and pick berries almost all year round. Popular varieties:
- Homemade delicacy;
- Temptation;
- Tarpan;
- Elan;
- Novel;
- balcony stream;
- Balcony charm.
Almost all of them are hybrids that are adapted to growing in any conditions, resistant to some diseases and give a decent harvest. I would especially like to note the Tuscany variety. Despite its recent appearance, it has already gained worldwide recognition. It differs in rich pink flowers and rather large fragrant berries.
Growing options
If you show imagination and make very little effort, then bushes of ampelous strawberries can become a wonderful decoration for the site.
- Growing in pots and vases. In this case, any containers can be used for landing. For the normal development of the plant, their depth must be at least 30 cm. A mandatory requirement is holes for water drainage and a drainage layer. Seedlings intended for planting should be sprinkled with earth and kept for two weeks in a dark, cool place. Planting plants in a pot should not be too dense and not very deep.
Advice. A lush strawberry bush grown by hand in a hanging planter can be a wonderful gift for a novice gardener.
- Grid growing. As a lattice, you can use a metal mesh, wicker fence, etc. Bushes are planted in the soil 30 cm apart. Growing mustaches are tied up along the lattice.
Advice. The height of the lattice should be selected no more than 1 m. So the plants will be able to completely cover it with fruit-bearing and flowering bushes at the same time.
- Landing in the form of a pyramid. For such a landing, you will need 3-4 boxes 30 cm high, without a bottom, of different sizes. The largest is placed on the ground in the garden and covered with fertile soil. A second, smaller one is placed on top and is also filled with earth. The smallest of them is placed on top. Soil is also poured into it. It turns out a cascade of boxes in which seedlings are planted. After growing, this structure looks like a green pyramid, covered with flowers and berries.
- Vertical beds. This method is used for growing ampelous strawberries in greenhouses. They are made from wide plastic pipes (diameter about 110 cm). Holes are cut into them after a certain interval, into which, after filling the pipe with nutrient soil, seedlings are planted.
How to plant seedlings
Planting ampelous varieties does not differ much from planting other types of strawberries.
- The bottom of the pot or groove in the bed is lined with drainage material.
- From above it is covered with nutrient soil, consisting of soddy soil, humus, manure and peat.
- Well watered. After the soil settles, the earth is filled up.
- Landing holes are being made.
- One plant is distributed in each well.
- The roots are pressed with wet earth so that the core remains at the top.
Advice. In order for the seedlings to take root faster, it is advisable to dip each rhizome in a clay mash.
How to care
Planted seedlings need frequent moisture. It should be watered 2 times a day a little. After 2 weeks, watering is reduced - it will be enough 1 time in 3 days. The first flower stalks are removed. So the plant will give all its strength to the development of the root system, which will make the plant strong.
Mustaches on each bush should remain no more than 5 pcs. All excess is plucked off. Top dressing is carried out regularly with mineral fertilizers.
Ampelous strawberry transplantation must be carried out every 3-4 years. In the spring, the antennae are plucked from the strongest bushes and transplanted to a new bed or into a new container. In the case of a flower bed, you can completely replace the soil and plants.
For the winter, you can not leave containers with strawberries on the street. All of them need to be brought into a warm room. If this is not possible, the container is dug into the ground and covered with a covering material.
For beds protruding above ground level, special frames are constructed, the surface of which is covered with roofing material, lutrasil, etc., and then sprinkled with something insulating, for example, sawdust, straw or hay.
Ampel strawberry is an amazing plant that can become a real decoration of a balcony, backyard or room. And all this is combined with a long period of enjoyment of fragrant and tasty berries.
Features of planting ampelous strawberries: video
The construction of a summer shower for a summer residence is not complete without questions related to the choice of material and the determination of the size of the structure. In addition, I want the building to be heated. This will make it possible to swim on cold days when the water in the tank does not have time to warm up from the sun. An important issue is the organization of drainage and discharge of dirty water. Today we will look at how to build a summer shower with our own hands, and we will try to address all the questions of interest.
A country shower is so simple that it does not require a detailed diagram. Usually withstand the standard dimensions of the booth 1000x1000x2200 mm. It is impossible to build a booth below, since part of the height will be taken by a wooden pallet, plus a watering can above your head. But the width and depth of the structure, it is desirable to individually select the physique of the owners. For example, an obese person in a small booth will be cramped, so the dimensions will have to be increased.
Drawing of a simple summer shower for a summer residence
If you decide to cultivate the building, build a dressing room with a dressing room, install benches and a table in it, drawings will already be needed here. Draw what you want to build, specify all dimensions. When drawing up a detailed diagram, consider the following points:
Wooden shower cubicle
Building a cabin out of wood is the most common option due to its ease of construction. Wood is an environmentally friendly material, easy to process. Its only drawback is susceptibility to moisture and bugs, so it requires additional processing. To build a wooden shower for a summer residence, you will need boards and timber, preferably from coniferous trees. You can, of course, use oak or larch. The material made from these types of wood is more durable, but it is more difficult to process. Having decided on the material, get to work:
- Since we are building a wooden shower, we will make the frame from wood. The main load on the racks will create a tank of water. If its volume is about 200 liters, then the main racks must be installed from a bar with a section of 100x100 mm. To fix the door, install additional racks made of timber with a section of 50x50 mm. The distance between them is equal to the width of the doors themselves with the door frame.
- Under all vertical racks, dig holes 80 mm deep. Fill the bottom of the pits with a 100 mm layer of crushed stone and sand.
- To make the tree rot less in the ground, grease the edges of the timber with bitumen or machine oil. Top wrap with two layers of roofing material. Insert the posts into the pits, level them with a plumb line and concrete.
- Another method to extend the life of the posts is to cast metal bushings. They can be made from pieces of a metal pipe with a diameter of 100 mm. When the concrete hardens, chop off the edges of the square beam with an ax to fit the inner diameter of the pipes and install them in the concrete bushings. Under the door pillars, similarly concrete bushings from a pipe of a smaller diameter.
- When installing vertical racks, make the front ones from the side of the doors 100 mm higher than the rear ones. The difference in height will help build a pitched roof.
- Connect the exposed racks around the perimeter from below and from above with horizontal jumpers, securing them with bolts. If you plan to make the floor in the form of a wooden lattice, reinforce the lower lintels with metal mounting corners. The jumpers will be supports for the logs and must support the weight of a person.
- Now you need to make a frame for the tank from wooden jumpers fixed on top of the frame. A tank filled with water made of any material has an impressive weight, so the frame under it must be made strong.
Flat water tank for water installed on the roof of the shower
- Sheathe the sides of the cabin frame with a sanded board. Make a door from a board 20-25 mm thick. Cut it to the required length, lay it in a row and sew it with cross bars. Knock down the door frame from a board 40-50 mm thick and fix the door to it with hinges. Now the whole structure can be bolted to the door pillars.
- Treat the finished booth with an antiseptic and cover with drying oil or varnish. Cover the door from the inside with a film so that water does not get on it.
Variants of wooden cabins for a summer shower
Polycarbonate cabin
It is easier to build a polycarbonate booth than a wooden one, but you will need welding experience. The fact is that for polycarbonate it is necessary to weld a frame from a metal profile. For racks, a profile with a section of 40x60 mm will go, and a smaller section can be used for strapping. The use of a wooden frame for polycarbonate is not desirable, since both materials tend to "play" from changing weather conditions. From this, polycarbonate sheets can be deformed.
The manufacturing process of a metal frame for polycarbonate is similar to a wooden structure. Concrete the main racks, and then weld the upper and lower jumpers. Three jumpers must be made in the middle of the frame so that the polycarbonate sheets do not sag. The fourth is not needed. She will interfere with the doors. From above, weld the frame under the tank. Make a frame for the door from a profile with a section of 20x20 mm and fix it with hinges to the rack. Paint the entire structure with waterproof paint.
For sheathing, use opaque polycarbonate honeycomb sheets, 6-10 mm thick. Cut a large sheet into fragments according to the size of the booth with a circular saw. Fix the resulting polycarbonate plates to the frame with self-tapping screws with a thermal washer. The door is also sheathed with a sheet of polycarbonate. Bolt the handle and latch to the frame.
Polycarbonate shower option with dressing room
Shower tank
Cabin made of corrugated board
A good option for giving would be to build a cabin from corrugated board. Lightweight, strong and durable material will last for years. For a metal profile, both a metal and a wooden frame are suitable, but always with additional transverse bars. Sheets of corrugated board are soft, and additional emphasis will not interfere with them. We build any of the frames for the metal profile in the same way as the above options. In any case, weld the door frame from a metal profile.
Fastening the corrugated board is done with galvanized self-tapping screws with a sealing washer through one wave. First fix the sheets of corrugated board on the side walls, then sheathe the door. If you need to cut the material, use scissors or a special disc with teeth on the grinder so as not to burn the polymer coating of the corrugated board when cutting.
Cabin made of bricks
The construction of a brick cabin in the country requires the construction of a foundation. To do this, it is enough to dig a trench 200 mm wide and 400 mm deep along the perimeter of the future structure. Fill the trench with a brick battle and fill it with liquid concrete so that it seeps between it. A week after the concrete has set, start laying bricks on the cement mortar. Don't forget to install a box for the door. The door itself can be made of wood or a frame can be welded from a profile and sewn up with a sheet of corrugated board. On the last masonry, wall in wooden blocks across the building, preferably the thickness of the brick. They will lay the roof and fix the tank.
Installing the roof and tank
The material for the roof will need to be hard. Slate or corrugated board is well suited. After fixing the roofing material, drill a hole in the center of the roof. Place the tank on top so that the water supply tube passes through the hole. Screw the tap and watering can onto the tube.
The optimal tank capacity for a country shower is 200 liters. In the store you can buy a plastic or galvanized tank or make it yourself by welding from stainless steel. Any container with a neck for pouring water will serve as a tank. To make a shower for a cottage with heated water, mount a heating element with a power of 2 kW in a metal tank. Paint the top with black paint. The dark color attracts the sun's rays, and the water will heat up faster.
Scheme of the device of the tank for a summer shower with heating
If you install wood-burning titanium in a cabin in the country house, then in addition to hot water, you will get a heated room. Then you will need to install a second tank with cold water next to it.
Arrangement of the floor and drainage
The floor and drainage of the shower for giving can be done in two ways:
Summer shower in a country house
If there is free space, a country shower can be built in the house. To do this, it is better to purchase a shower stall in the store. Make a recess in the concrete floor and install the acrylic tray according to the product instructions. Connect the siphon on the pallet with a corrugated hose to the sewer. Seal the joints of the pallet to the floor with sealant. Further, according to the instructions, assemble the frame from the profile, install the doors, supply cold and hot water from the boiler.
As you can see, you can build a summer shower with your own hands in the country from almost any material. The main thing is to prepare drawings, material, tools and show aspiration.
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