The roof for the well is your own. Well design: well house (open and closed). Main material: stone

Often in country houses and summer cottages install a well. As a rule, it looks like a nondescript structure with a gate on posts. Anyone can turn it into an attractive and functional building. This requires basic construction skills, desire and suitable materials to create this design. Construction and shopping centers sell not only ready-made houses for wells, but also all the parts for their construction.

Why do you need a well house?

Convenience and cleanliness of water

A well house is necessary because it performs several functions at once:

Its design eliminates the possibility of leaves, insects, dust, debris, as well as chemicals used when spraying plants near it, getting into the water.
Protects against penetration of sunlight, which negatively affects water.
Prevents water from freezing in winter.
Will not allow access to children and pets.
It will serve as a decoration for the yard, which will emphasize the uniqueness and complete the composition of the site.

Design Features

Allowed various shapes structures for wells. They can be in the form of a simple shield covering the top of the well shaft or look like a log house. The roof is usually gable, shed or umbrella-shaped. The angle of the roof can be flat or sharp. Doors are usually placed on one or both sides. They can be single-leaf, double-leaf, solid or sliding panels.

For the roof, a material is selected that is harmonious in color and texture with the buildings on the site. It can be painted or coated soft tiles. The finishing with stone and others looks beautiful textured materials. In this case, a layer is applied to the well ring cement mortar, and stones are placed on it. The same principle applies to tiling with mosaic tiles.

To create all these design details, it is not necessary to purchase them from a hardware store. The materials remaining after building the house will do just fine:

Cement applied to a well ring can easily be turned into a relief pattern in the form brickwork. While the solution has not hardened, you can draw lines imitating bricks. When it hardens, paint it in the appropriate color.
Shards ceramic tiles can be split into fragments and laid out like puzzles, in the form of a composition around the base of the well.
Enclose the base with round logs, giving any geometric shape. Racks can be decorated dry tree bark. Plant flowers nearby and decorate the roof slopes with curly carvings.

Preparatory stage

First of all, it is necessary to clear the area around the well of debris and grass. Then you need to level this surface and fill it with crushed stone. To do this, make a layer of 15 to 20 cm, which must be compacted. First you need to fill the surface with large crushed stone, and then with smaller ones. The result will be a platform that should be larger than the well house.

Wood is traditionally used to build a well shelter structure. This material is easy to process, durable in use and has a beautiful natural appearance. On preparatory stage you need to cut all the parts in accordance with the drawing. This will speed up the process of assembling the house.

Blueprints

The dimensions of the future house are based on the diameter of the well ring. After receiving all the measurement data, a design drawing is drawn up, the material of manufacture is selected and further construction activities are planned.

As an example, we will describe the creation of a structure for a well from wooden planks and bars. The specified house has gable roof with a roof made of soft tiles.

A variant with a gable roof is presented

1 - frame base; 2 - pediments; 3 - vertical stand; 4 - roof ridge; 5 - gate; 6 - gable trim; 7–8 - roof slopes

Selection and calculation of materials

To build a well house you will need the following materials:

4 wooden beams(rafters) with a section of 50x50 mm, length 84 cm;
1 wooden beam (roof ridge board) with a section of 50x50 mm, length 100 cm;
4 wooden beams (base) with a section of 100x100 mm, 100 cm long;
2 wooden beams (for fastening the rafters and base) with a section of 100x50 mm, 100 cm long;
2 wooden beams (column support) with a cross-section of 100x50 mm, length from 72 to 172 cm (depending on the method and height of fastening);
Log (for the well gate) with a diameter of 20 to 25 cm, a length of 90 cm;
Board (on which buckets are placed) with a cross-section of 30x300 mm, length 100 cm;
Boards (for gables and roof slopes) with a section of 20x100 mm;
4 metal corners;
2 metal rods with a diameter of 20 mm: one is from 20 to 30 cm long, the other is L-shaped, measuring 40x35x25 cm;
2 metal bushings (pipe scraps);
5 metal washers with a hole diameter of 26mm;
2 door hinges, handle, valve;
Nails, screws, self-tapping screws;
Roofing material (soft tiles);
Chain and water container.

First you need to level and trim the wood. All wooden parts can be subject to rotting and damage from wood-boring insects. To prevent this from happening, the structure must be treated with antiseptic solutions, antifungal substances or oil protective agents.

The wood for building the frame must first be dried. This will prevent it from warping in the future.

Required set of tools

It is almost impossible to build a structure for a well house without special tools:

Shershebel and Circular Saw(with these tools you can quickly and efficiently process everything wooden elements designs).
A jigsaw or hacksaw (convenient for sawing boards lengthwise).
Impact drill or hammer drill (for drilling holes in the concrete ring when attaching racks).
Hammer (it is better to take a medium size).
Screwdriver (Phillips head).
Building level.
Roulette.
Pencil.

Step-by-step instructions for making a well house

Measure the diameter or width of the well head. Based on these dimensions, the perimeter will be calculated wooden base designs.
Frame base
Make from timber with a cross section of 50x100 mm wooden frame. It is more convenient to do it on a flat surface, checking the structure using a building level.
Attach 2 beams (vertical posts) with a cross-section of 50x100 mm and a length of 72 cm to the frame, perpendicular to its base. At the top, connect them with a beam with a cross-section of 50x50 mm, which will act as a ridge.
The design is ready for installation on a well ring
Connect the vertical posts to the base of the frame (in its corners) using rafters. In order for the rafters to fit tightly, it is necessary to cut the upper ends of the racks on both sides at angles of 45 degrees.
The upper ends of the vertical posts are sawn on both sides at an angle of 45 degrees
Attach to the base of one of the sides of the frame (in the place where the door will be) wide board. In the future, buckets of water from the well will be placed on it. Its width should not be less than 30 cm.
Place boards of smaller width on the remaining sides. This is necessary for the strength of the structure and to hold it on the well ring.
Fastening the structure to a concrete ring
Attach the finished frame to the concrete ring of the well using bolts. To do this, you need to align the holes in the posts and the concrete ring, insert the bolts into them and tighten the nuts.
Vertical beams are bolted to the concrete ring
Install the gate with the handle on the vertical posts. Secure it to the structure.
The gate is secured with metal plates to the vertical posts
Attach a door with a handle and latch to the frame.
The surface of the slopes is ready to be covered with roofing material
Cover the gables and slopes of the frame with boards. The outermost boards of the slopes must extend beyond the structure. This will act as a visor and protect the gables from getting wet.
Pin roofing material on the roof slopes.

The frame must have the correct geometric shape, since displacements and distortions in the future will negatively affect the integrity of the structure. The joints of wooden frame elements can be further strengthened metal corners. Self-tapping screws with a rare thread pitch with a diameter of 3.0 to 4.0 mm and a length of 20 to 30 mm are suitable for this.

When the structure is installed on the well ring, you can begin making the gate. This device is necessary for raising and lowering the bucket.

The larger the diameter of the gate, the easier it is to screw a chain with a bucket of water onto it.

Well gate

A round log 90 cm long and 20 cm or more in diameter. The length of the gate should be 4–5 cm less than the distance between the vertical posts. This makes it possible not to touch the post with the edge of the gate.

Dimensions metal elements must fit exactly into the gate openings

It must first be cleared of bark, leveled with a plane and sanded.
To maintain a cylindrical shape, wrap the edges of the log with wire or tighten it with a metal clamp.
At the ends of the log, in the center, drill holes with a diameter of 2 cm and a depth of 5 cm.

Before making the gate, the log must be dry and without cracks

Attach metal washers with similar holes on top. This is necessary to prevent destruction and cracking of wood during operation.
Drill the same holes at the same height in the vertical posts. Then insert metal bushings there.
Drive metal rods into the finished holes of the log: on the left - 20 cm, on the right - the L-shaped handle of the gate.

Metal parts for manual gate

Hang the gate with metal parts on vertical posts.
Attach a chain to the collar and hang a water container from it.

DIY house door

Attach 3 bars (intended for the door frame) with a section of 50x50 mm to one side of the frame;

The beams are attached to the rafters and the base of the entire structure

In accordance with the dimensions of the frame, assemble the door from identical boards. The fitted boards are fastened with bars at the top, bottom and diagonally;

It is better to do this on a flat surface of the ground. The size of the door must be selected smaller than the internal dimensions of its frame. In this case, the door will not touch the wooden base.

Attach metal hinges to the door;
Then install the door on the frame and secure the hinges with screws or nails;

Door hinges secured with nails

Attach the handle and latch to the outside of the door;
Check the door. It should not get caught when opening and closing.

Installation of roofing material

The last step in building a well house will be installing a waterproofing layer on the roof. This will preserve the wood and extend the life of the structure. As protection against water, roofing material or, as in our case, soft tiles are used.

Do not install slate or heavy tiles on top of the waterproofing. From such a weight, after a few years the structure may warp and collapse.

Soft tiles were chosen as the roof.

Video: Making a house for a well

The finished well house can be decorated at your discretion. You can lay out flower beds and flower beds around it, paint it in the color you like or decorate it with carvings. There are no rules in the design. The building must fit harmoniously into environment plot and delight you for many years.

Well on personal plot The usual thing. But in order for it to fit into landscape design you have to work hard. Now there are many well houses of different types and prices on the market, but it is much more pleasant to make such a house with your own hands. In addition to aesthetic pleasure, this building protects well water from sunlight, dust, dirt and serves as an obstacle for children and animals. In winter, the water in the shelter does not freeze.
Before you start making a house for a well, you need to prepare a woodworking tool.

Depending on the type of house for the well, we stock up edged boards, according to your taste and budget, and for impregnation. The main thing is that the finished house is durable and matches the design of the site.

Let's prepare a beam with a cross-section of 80mmx100mm, and edged board- thickness 40 mm. These are the most optimal sizes lumber, they will not weigh down the structure, and at the same time make it durable, then the house will withstand wind loads.
We prepare four racks from timber that are suitable in size for the lower and upper trim with a width of 120 cm. Having sawed the boards to size, we begin to nail them to the racks. For fastening we use 10 cm nails; they will firmly connect the parts together.

To get an even and strong frame, we assemble it in a certain sequence. We first connect the two racks from below and above with boards, then we do the same with the other two racks. Having placed them around the ring, we finally connect them with straps.
We begin making the roof by making building trusses- this is the structure on which we will attach.

Choose the length of the boards yourself; the height of the well house will depend on it. For crossbars and jibs, we take boards 2.5 cm thick. You should get 8 jibs, 3 crossbars and 6 legs. Having cut the rafters at an angle, we connect the upper ends to each other. We fasten with self-tapping screws.

It is best to assemble this structure on the ground.

We use crossbars for additional strength, placing them 30 cm below the point of the upper attachment of the rafters. We make a cutout on the rafters, where they will be connected to the boards of the upper trim. We connect the frame and rafters using nails. We strengthen the installation of rafters by installing jibs.

The trusses are connected by a ridge, a structure of two boards. Next, the sheathing is attached at intervals of 15 centimeters.

The protrusions on both sides should be 10 centimeters. We cover the roof or with metal, covering corner connections wind boards. Making a house cover is a shield made from boards in a simple way. Having cut the boards 20 cm wide and 85 cm long, we begin to fold them one by one, fastening them together using two bars, which we fix with self-tapping screws, one at the top and the other at the bottom.

The well house remains to be treated with an antiseptic and covered or

House made of timber

On support posts it is necessary to arrange a wide structure. You saw how to do this in the previous instructions. Everything is done in the same way. The ends of the logs should protrude; this will protect the well shaft from precipitation.

The work is also completed with antiseptic impregnation.
We looked at several types of well houses that you can make with your own hands.

You can decorate such houses using different methods.

Implement any ideas for your well

Carving decoration is very popular. This house will fit into any. Dyeing is also a simple and popular type of decoration.

Modern impregnations can change not only the color, but also the texture of the material.

The building can be decorated with a figurine of some animal made of wood or ceramics.

Of course, each home for a well, which is made by hand, is individual. It all depends on the imagination and skills of the owner of the site.

Well house - device

D The ohmic for a well is an important finishing element; it protects water from atmospheric precipitation, direct sunlight (otherwise the water may “bloom”), a gate is installed in it for collecting water (of course, if the water is not pumped out by a pump).

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Basically, wood is used for the construction of houses for wells and it (the house) does not have to be made with your own hands, you can also purchase or order it, the range is extensive. Such a house can be finished in almost the same way as ordinary house and is done in almost the same way as, only in a smaller version.

Let's find out how to make a house for a well with your own hands, what kind of house you can make and what you need for it.

Materials for well houses

The materials for building the house are:

Wood, incl. timber, board, lining;
Natural and artificial stone, including brick (the lower rings are decorated with stone);
Bituminous shingles, used for roof cladding;
Any other material, the flight of fancy is not limited.

After looking at a few photos and carefully examining the fastening units, you can already imagine how to make wooden house for a well with your own hands.

Types (types) of houses for wells

The house can be open or closed; the closed house can also be insulated so that the water does not freeze in winter.

Let's start from the very beginning simple option do-it-yourself well house. The process is well described in the video below.

This option shows the design of the house quite well and is quite easy to do with your own hands, let's move on.

The “open” type of well made from boards is a fairly simple option, the final version is shown in the video below, and by also examining the fastening components, you can build such a house yourself.

The video below clearly shows the process of fitting and connecting parts of a simple wooden frame house. Such a frame is sewn up with moisture-resistant sheet material and, in this case, finished with clapboard and painted.

The video below shows a house for a well, decorated with wild stone, or, more precisely, not the house itself, but its lower part, the ring.

Attaching the house to the well

First, the lower frame is assembled, the so-called. Mauerlat, when compared with the roof. The standard thickness of the rings is 80 mm. Bars or boards in half a tree or at an angle of 45 degrees or end-to-end are fastened in the corners with self-tapping screws or metal fasteners, resulting in an even square. You can use what is available, there are many options. The main thing is to assemble a strong frame that will be supported by the rings. The frame can be attached to the rings or not. It is important to make the mount removable so that it is possible to remove the house, because the well may require.

In the photo below, the frame is supported by stands on the ring, and the lower belt is put on it. Almost in space, such a house cannot be moved from its place by accident.

Another option is when the frame is put on a ring and secured on the sides with screws and dowels to the ring. The screws can be tightened and the house can be removed.

In the photo below the frame stands on a ring. If it is not secured to the ring, the house can be moved accidentally by hitting it. Such fastening is not reliable enough; it is still advisable to fasten the lower belt to the ring using anchors directly to the ring from above; the diameter of the dowels should not exceed 6-8 mm, because there is a risk of damaging the ring during drilling. Or make fastening frames from below that will hold the house on the ring, for example, as in the photo. Be sure to provide for the possibility of renting the house if you do not want to disassemble it for possible cleaning of the well.

These are the main options for attaching a wooden house to a well; let’s move on to constructing the frame.

DIY well house frame

It is important to make sure that the lower belt protrudes beyond the border of the ring by 2-3 cm, this will make it more convenient to do the lining. Let's move on to the posts and rafters.

We cut out and assemble racks and rafters; examples of designs are clearly shown in the illustrations; you can choose any or come up with your own based on them. It is important to observe the dimensions and place the junctions as carefully and evenly as possible. We make sure to check the evenness of the structure with a level and/or slats so that its shape is as perfect as possible, otherwise you may end up with a crooked house.

For fastening we use self-tapping screws and metal plates and corners. You can install braces on the lower chord, which will add strength to the structure, as shown in the second photo. At the stage of constructing the frame, it is important not to forget to provide a place for the door through which we will draw water and inspect the well.

Having assembled and installed the structure on the well, we begin plating and finishing.

Sheathing and finishing of a well house

Various are used for cladding wooden materials, such as: block house, lining, or edged board.

For better fastening facing, it is necessary to make a sheathing so that there is somewhere to nail it and it does not bend under pressure. You can also initially line the frame with moisture-resistant OSB (for example), and then attach, say, lining to it.

The house can also be lined with corrugated sheets or ordinary sheet metal, which must be galvanized. Under sheet metal preliminary lining with sheet materials is required.

What you need to pay attention to. For evenness of cutting materials. You need to saw off boards and lining evenly.

A ridge needs to be installed on top. The skate can be wooden or metal. It can also be decorative, figured. It is necessary to prevent water from getting inside, under the lining and into the well itself.

You can also veneer the house in the place where the ring will be. Make, so to speak, a table in which there will be a well hole. Or make a shelf for the bucket. The photo below shows what it should roughly look like. This is not a mandatory procedure, but may be convenient in some cases.

The cladding is performed on the frame that we created. If sheathing with bitumen shingles or any other sheet material is used, it is first secured to the frame sheet material— OSB or plywood. It is covered with cladding. If boards or lining are used, sheet material is not necessary, and in the case of boards it is not needed.

The simplest option for finishing a well house is with edged boards

The door is a shield made of boards, secured with hinges to the house. Assembling such a door is not difficult, the main thing is to calculate all the dimensions and first prepare the frame of the house for installing the door - on the frame of the house it is necessary to provide a frame of bars for installing the door.

The photo below shows various options for doors and frames for them, all of them are made according to the same principle.

The presence of a well on a country or personal plot makes it possible to enjoy cool and clean water, use it for your needs. To well water has always retained its purity and freshness, it must be protected from all kinds of external influences. To do this, a shelter house is built over the well, which can be built with your own hands or ordered ready-made. If you decide to make your own well house with your own hands - step-by-step instruction will provide you with all possible assistance in this matter.

The main purpose of a well house is to protect drinking water from dust, debris, leaves, branches, insects, and summer heat. Gardens and vegetable gardens in spring and summer are often sprayed with chemicals that can end up in an open well. This is also taken into account when creating its protection. Water in a closed well will not freeze even in very severe frosts.

In addition, a well house can simply decorate a site if you approach its production creatively, creating some kind of artistic creation. Many craftsmen decorate such structures with carved figures and decorate them natural stone, tiles and other materials. The structure, made in the form of some figures, wooden log houses, towers and other exotic buildings, will give the entire site unusualness and mystery.

The photo shows a version of a finished well house made of logs

And now let’s get down to close consideration of the question of how to build a house for a well with your own hands.

Required tools and materials

The traditional material for the manufacture of any well shelter is wood. It is easy to process, can last a long time, and looks beautiful.

For construction you will need the following building materials:

wooden beam with a section of 5 x 5 and 10 x 5 cm;
edged board, block house, wooden lining. One of these materials is selected, which will be used to sew up the house above the well;
roofing material (siding, corrugated sheeting, roofing felt, metal tiles, polycarbonate, euro-slate and other types of roofing). The material should not be too heavy to be easily supported by the supports;
log and metal rod for making gates;
antiseptics, varnishes, paints. Necessary for processing wooden structures;
door hinges, handle, latch;
screws and nails;
metal corners of short length (for fastening wooden elements together);
2 metal bushings (pipe sections);
chain with bucket;
door or materials for its manufacture.

Step-by-step instructions for building a well house with your own hands assumes the presence of such tools:

circular saw or woodworking machine;
building level;
electric jigsaw or plane;
hacksaw;
roulette;
screwdriver;
hammer.

General design of the house

Before you make a house for a well, the drawings of which have already been prepared, you should imagine the general sequence of work.

First, a power frame is made, which can be different in shape. The finished frame is attached to the well, after which the gate is installed. Next, the door is manufactured, hung and adjusted. All wooden elements are treated with antiseptics and then opened with varnish or varnish impregnation. The next stage is finishing the house and arranging its roof. Finally, some decorative elements are added (if desired).

We also have an article on our website that will help you build it yourself.

Finishing of the well house

When making a house over a well with your own hands, it is important to pay maximum attention to this process so that the structure does not fall apart under its own weight or under the influence of external factors.

The final stage of construction is covering the house with wood. To do this, use the material that you like best. If you want to create an imitation of a log well, then a block house is used, the surface of which imitates a rounded log. Some people prefer wooden lining. But you can simply sew up the house with an edged board, having previously treated it to remove burrs.

If the area of the slopes is large enough, then build a wooden sheathing, securing the boards in increments of 15-20 cm. Then stuff the base material onto the sheathing. This is how slopes and pediments are formed. At small area surfaces of the boards can be nailed directly onto the frame. The outer boards of the slopes should extend 10 cm beyond the walls of the house to ensure protection of the walls from moisture.

Wind boards are stuffed to fully protect the structure from wind and precipitation.

Wooden slopes are covered with any roofing material that you have available. It can be corrugated sheets, euroroofing felt, bitumen shingles, siding, metal tiles, etc. Roofing material is not installed on gables. It is enough just to ensure their protection through impregnation.

We looked at how to make a well house yourself, providing the water source with the necessary protection. Show your imagination to give it a unique appearance.

An interesting idea for organizing the roof of a well house is shown in the video.

The construction of a well usually ends with the construction of a house, which both decorates and protects the structure. There are many various options finishing of this element, however, the procedure and operating principles are generally almost the same.

Peculiarities

A well in your own yard or country house is often not a luxury item, but a real necessity in those places where there is no centralized water supply. However, a simple concrete ring sticking out of the ground gives aesthetic pleasure to few people, and the ease of use in this case is below average. To correct this situation, it is necessary to improve the well by installing special gate, which significantly facilitates the rise of water. Today in large construction stores You can purchase ready-made well fences, but, as a rule, they either do not have the most presentable appearance or are very expensive.

Therefore, most often, home craftsmen build well houses with their own hands - in this case, you can show your imagination and arrange everything exactly as you need.

Let's figure out why this fence is needed in general.

The well house protects the well water from contamination due to the ingress of dust, leaves, stones, and so on. This requires a tight-fitting lid - open wells are only suitable for process water(watering, washing), so if you intend to at least wash dishes, then the lid should become an indispensable attribute of the design.
The house prevents getting into drinking water precipitation of any type. Rain and melt water contain a large amount of acid-base elements, human waste, fertilizers dissolved in them and other impurities; their entry into a water source is fraught with dangerous pollution. To avoid this, the roof of the house is usually made gable - this makes it easier to remove precipitation.
The house prevents the penetration of chemicals into the well, which are often used to spray green spaces.

These are important, but not the only functions of the houses - the walls of the well house in winter time They prevent the water from freezing, and in addition, and this is very important, they ensure the safety of small children. They often put latches on the houses and install locks that prevent inquisitive kids from bending over and falling into the water.

To make the rise of water as easy as possible, gates and racks are installed - usually this is an ordinary log with a rotating handle, to which a metal chain is attached.

Of course, the ideal well house should require the most easy care and fit organically into the landscape design.

Blueprints

There is a wide variety of houses arranged for hydraulic structures; most often they are made in the form of a cover, a house or a gazebo.

The first option is optimal in conditions of a limited budget, as it is quite economical. This is a simple lid that covers the entrance to well shaft at ground level. Equipping such protection is quite quick and simple, but it is necessary to constantly monitor the lid so that it is closed at all times.

A structure in the form of a house or gazebo is often installed in dachas, where it perfectly complements the landscape design.

As a rule, such a gazebo has a special protective door that prevents precipitation from entering and also protects water from debris. The material for the manufacture of such houses is wood, which is durable and environmentally friendly.

When drawing up drawings and diagrams of houses for a well, it is very important to take into account the material from which it will be constructed.

Most often used:
brick;
stone;
concrete blocks;
metal structures;

logs Houses made of stone and brick are built quite quickly and simply, they are reliable and can last for many years. The only drawback of such a structure is its low attractiveness, so such houses will need finishing

, which leads to additional costs of time, effort and money. Houses made of concrete are very popular; this material allows you to build a structure of any shape - you can design it in the form of circular axes, or you can build a small hill. There are a lot of options, but each of them, just like a brick, will require decorative finishing

– mosaics or stone fragments are most often used.

A house made of metal structures is optimal for areas in high-tech style; it is distinguished by its laconic shape, strict geometry and conceptual design. However, the most popular material for arranging houses has been and remains logs. – wood products look harmonious in any landscape; a wooden house has an exceptionally attractive appearance , and in addition, it reliably protects the entrance to the mine. The only disadvantage of this material is its susceptibility to rotting under the influence of external atmospheric factors. However, if you use stained wood and treat it with special protective compounds

, then its service life will last for many years.

The choice of material is far from the only issue that needs to be resolved at the pre-construction stage; it is very important to draw up a drawing, and for this you should choose the design of the structure.

Well houses can be open or closed.

Open models include several basic elements:

ground part;
lift stands;
roof with rafter system;
door on the log house.

Such options are widespread in villages; they are optimal if several owners use the well.

Design closed type includes a slightly different set of components:

stand with gate (lift)
doors with a lock;
rafters and roofing.

Each of these structures is individual and unlike the others, the walls here can either form a single whole with the log house, or their role is played by the roof slopes, but regardless of the features of the structure, they reliably protect the well from bad weather, and also make it safe for children and children to move around the site pets.

Traditionally, several design options are used.

Roof house- the simplest house, which is made in the form of a simple triangular gable roof.
A slightly more complex option is construction of a house in the full sense of the word. Such products are most often made in the form of a quadrangular frame and a decorated roof, or they use concrete rings - in this case the structure has a round shape.
Looks very original gazebo houses. In this case, the structure is not completely closed, but partially open, the roof is mounted on supports, and the door is not installed in the roof itself, but near the base. At the same time, the base itself can be anything - a round ring, logs with square base, as well as an octagonal house.

The design of the future well house and the features of its further construction depend on the chosen form. Traditionally, the dimensions of the house should correspond directly to the structure of the mine: a series of concrete rings or the shape of a log structure. Keep in mind that if the roof is made too small, the water will not be protected from dust and dirt, and a cover that is too spacious will make the use of the water source inconvenient.

How to build?

Regardless of what type of well house construction you choose, the set of tools you will need is approximately the same. If you plan to work with wood, then you will need:

plane
saw;
screwdriver;
level;
roulette;
pencil;
hammer;
nail puller
But you also need to prepare materials:
edged board;
rounded timber;
door latch;
fasteners.

First, you need to draw up a drawing; to do this, you need to decide in advance on the dimensions of the structure and calculate the dimensions of the base, gables, gates and doors, as well as calculate the area of the roof slopes and ridge posts.

Let's consider a method for making a house with a gable roof. Most often, timber (for the frame) and edged boards are used for such structures. First, assemble the frame. Its assembly usually begins with carefully cutting out the necessary parts for the bottom trim, supports on which the roof will be attached, connecting boards and crossbars. Typically, the dimensions of the lower trim strictly correspond to the external size of the well, and the parameters of the racks are selected in such a way as to form the required roof slope. Accordingly, the side connecting supports and the top crossbar correspond to the size of the roof: the first is its height, and the second is its width.

The frame parts are fixed using long nails in the following order:

first you need to fasten 2 racks at the top and bottom; to do this, boards are nailed to them;
install special parts on the shafts and secure them with strappings;
It is very important that the ends of the bars at the junction with the top crossbar are cut at an angle of 45 degrees.

In order to make the structure more durable, corners are stuffed at the joints, to the bottom of the frame with inside fix a wide board, which can later be used as a shelf for a bucket, the remaining sides are reinforced with narrower boards - they are used to hold the head.

One more point to be made Special attention– this is the manufacture of gates. It is necessary for winding/unwinding a chain, with the help of which a bucket or other container is lowered into the water and raised to the surface. The log for the gate must be thick, preferably oak, as this species is characterized by increased strength. Many people refuse to install a gate in favor of installing a pump, but experts do not recommend this: like any equipment, the pump can break, in which case a backup option will not hurt.

The length of the logs should be 5 cm shorter than the length between the two posts. The log must be sanded, and a wire wrap is made at the ends and holes are drilled in the center; their depth should be approximately 4-6 cm, and the thickness should be about 2. These holes are reinforced with washers, and metal rods are driven inside - short and long. The long one is later used as a handle for turning the gate. To secure the gate in the sidewalls, you should make cutouts in them and insert pipe cuttings required diameter. Then the chain with the reservoir is secured - and the gate is ready!

And finally, at the final stage, the roof is built and the cladding is done. The construction of the roof begins with fastening the rafters, usually boards 3-5 cm thick are taken for them. In general, the roof structure includes 3 crossbars, 8 jibs and 56 rafters. The work is carried out in accordance with the following step-by-step instructions:

the ends of the rafters are cut at an angle and connected to each other with self-tapping screws;
the frame is fastened to the rafters - this will require 12-centimeter nails;
rafters are strengthened by installing jibs;
over the rafters, in increments of 15 cm, the sheathing is stuffed, and the length of its slats should be such that it protrudes from the rafters by 10 cm;
lay on top waterproofing material, for example, roofing felt, and slate is laid on it; you can also build a roof from corrugated sheets;
the cladding is made of boards.