It is unlikely that anyone would agree to deny themselves the pleasure of taking a shower in the open air, allowing you to freshen up at the end of a hard day's work. In this article, we will tell you how to make an outdoor shower with your own hands from various materials (polycarbonate, metal profile, brick, wood), show the exact dimensions, and also provide photo and video instructions.
Such an approach to the manufacture of a shower structure will allow you to save on expensive materials, and, just as important, to make a structure that best suits your individual preferences.
Seat selection and options
A place for a shower is chosen, as a rule, in an open place, located at some elevation above the general level of a suburban area. Since the energy of the sun's rays is used to heat water in structures of this type, the place under them should not be located in the shade of trees and other high-rise objects.
It is known that in our summer cottages, summer showers of the most varied architecture are traditionally built (including quite original designs). Moreover, all of them can be reduced to the following design options:
- light type buildings without strong side walls;
- lightweight structures equipped with improvised side walls;
- capital shower houses with walls made of polycarbonate or similar material.
Let's consider each of the above options in more detail.
Shower stall dimensions
The inside of the shower stall should be comfortable enough to easily bend over, turn around and stand freely. Therefore, you can build on these sizes:
- Height 2-3 m.
- Length 1.9 m.
- Width 1.4 m.
These sizes are quite convenient. Considering the thickness of the walls, the room will decrease slightly. At the same time, the shower stall itself will have an average size of 1 × 1, as well as a dressing room of 0.6 × 0.4 m.
From scrap materials
The simplest design of a shower made of scrap materials contains a tank with a built-in tap, a standard shower head and a regular watering hose. Such a simple structure is installed near the house, and the tank is mounted on the wall or roof of the building at a height slightly higher than human height.
The location of the tank should be chosen so that the sun's rays remain on it as long as possible during the day.
After fixing the collection container, a valve is built into it, onto which a hose of a suitable length is put on with a shower head installed at its end.
The convenience of this option for a summer shower is that in this case you can do without arranging a separate shower stall. The main thing to pay attention to is to protect well the wall and roof of the house from the damaging effects of moisture accumulating near the tank. For this purpose, the building site in the area of \u200b\u200bthe latter's location should be isolated with the help of special water-repellent impregnations, or simply covered with several layers of ordinary oilcloth.
Note that this version has natural disadvantages, which are as follows:
- the place for taking a shower in this case is completely not protected from the wind;
- for a significant part of the daytime it will be in the shade of the house;
- there is a threat of gradual destruction of the walls of the house from moisture accumulating in this place.
Taking into account all the listed disadvantages, the use of such structures is, as a rule, limited.
The process of building a summer shower from wood consists of several successive steps. First of all, you need to prepare the place. It must be well ventilated, since under the influence of constant exposure to moisture, the structure can quickly become unusable. Next, you need to dig a hole 1 × 1 m and a depth of 0.4 m. Fill it with rubble. This must be done so that the soapy water does not spread over the summer cottage, but has time to be absorbed into the soil.
If you have organized a sewer waste drain into a drain pit, then skip this stage of preparation.
- Sheathing of the frame with clapboard.
- Painting.
- Tank installation.
Frame construction
Take boards with a cross section of 30 mm × 15 cm and make a base 1 × 1. Attach 4 side beams to it, the cross section of which is 100 × 70 mm. They will serve as the basis for installing the tank. They must be installed in the grooves.
Frame sheathing
For sheathing the frame, you can use a false timber, blockhouse or lining. When installing them, leave a gap of up to 3 mm between each strip. This also applies to the first at the base. In this case, under the influence of moisture, the product will be able to expand freely. If this is not taken into account, the summer shower will turn into an "accordion".
Painting
When the cladding is complete, you can start painting. For this, the entire surface should be coated with an antifungal impregnation. The next layer will be an acrylic water-borne facade varnish. It is applied in 3 layers.
You shouldn't skimp on varnish, so it's better to apply it in sufficient quantity. It is important to ensure that the water easily glides over the surface of the walls and does not linger in the shower. Such painting is carried out both outside and inside.
Tank installation
For storing water, you can install a tank of 100 liters. The tank can be made of different materials, stainless steel, plastic, etc. You can buy a ready-made tank for this very purpose. Some home owners often find this or that container for installation on an outdoor shower.
In conclusion, it remains to hang the curtain on the hooks. On average, such a shower can be built in 1-2 days.
Photo instructions for making a summer shower from wood
Another option for building a shower is to use polycarbonate. To build it, you will need to purchase the following building material:
- Polycarbonate. The size of the sheet is 2.1 × 1.2 m. For arranging the shower, a thickness of 8-15 mm will be sufficient. As for the choice of color, then choose one that is less transparent, milky or bronze.
- For fastening, you will need special hardware, tapes and corners.
- Frame material such as wood, metal corner or pipe, brick, aluminum profile, etc.
- Shower tank.
- Shower spray.
- If necessary, a plastic pipe for the drain.
We have already discussed the general principle of constructing a frame for a summer shower made of wood. Therefore, it is worth paying attention to some specific features in working with polycarbonate.
Any material, whether stone, wood or metal, can withstand the weight of polycarbonate. But there is one caveat. This material is distinguished by its windage, so the frame should be equipped with a sufficient number of cross-shaped, vertical and horizontal jumpers.
The thickness of the frame material for polycarbonate can be less than for wood.
Tank installation
The tank is mounted on the installed frame. Due to this, the water is heated in it by the sun's rays. Usually a flat tank is installed, but there are no strict rules here.
It is better to install a tank in a polycarbonate shower under the roof. Thus, there will be a greenhouse effect and the water will heat up much faster and cool accordingly.
Installation of polycarbonate
If you want to make a dressing room, you will need two sheets of polycarbonate. Use opaque for the walls, and transparent for the roof, so the water will heat up faster. First of all, make blanks by cutting the sheets to the required dimensions.
A sheet of polycarbonate can be cut with an ordinary knife both along the voids and across.
Be sure to sand the place of the cut with sandpaper. Check for sawdust inside the honeycomb. If so, they can be removed with a vacuum cleaner. To avoid chipping when drilling holes, step back from the edge 3-4 cm. Drilling should be between the stiffeners. Be sure to cover the edges of the sheet with perforated tape. This is done to prevent debris, dust, water, etc. from entering the honeycomb. For the end piece, use an end profile, H-shaped or angled.
To prevent condensation from forming inside the honeycomb, drill fine holes in several places. 3 holes are enough for 1 m of the profile.
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Video
In this video you will see how to make a wooden shower:
This video will tell you about the possibility of a quick shower construction:
Scheme
Photo instructions for a summer shower on a plank base
The construction of a summer shower for a summer residence is not complete without questions related to the choice of material and determination of the size of the structure. In addition, you 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 an outdoor shower with our own hands, and we will try to touch on all the questions of interest.
A country shower is so simple that it does not require a detailed diagram. Usually they 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 it is advisable to individually select the width and depth of the structure according to the physique of the owners. For example, an obese person in a small booth will be cramped, so the size 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. Consider the following points when drawing up a detailed diagram:
Wooden shower cubicle
Building a booth made 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 cottage, you will need boards and beams, preferably from coniferous trees. You can, of course, use oak or larch. These woods are more durable but more difficult to process. Having decided on the material, you get to work:
- Since we are building a wooden shower, the frame will be made of wood. The main load on the racks will be created by the water tank. If its volume is about 200 liters, then the main posts must be installed from a bar with a section of 100x100 mm. To fix the door, install additional posts 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.
- Dig holes 80 mm deep under all the vertical posts. Fill the bottom of the holes with a 100 mm layer of rubble and sand.
- To make the tree less rotten in the ground, lubricate the edges of the timber with bitumen or machine oil. Wrap the top with two layers of roofing material. Insert the posts into the pits, level them with a plumb line and concrete.
- Another method of extending the life of the uprights is by concreting metal bushings. They can be made from pieces of metal pipe with a diameter of 100 mm. When the concrete hardens, cut the edges of the square beam with an ax to the size of the inner diameter of the pipes and install them in the concrete sleeves. Concrete bushings from a pipe of a smaller diameter under the door posts in the same way.
- When installing vertical posts, make the front ones from the side of the doors 100 mm higher than the rear ones. The difference in height will help you build a pitched roof.
- Connect the exposed racks along 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 angles. The jumpers will support the logs and must support the weight of a person.
- Now you need to make a frame for the tank from wooden lintels fixed on top of the frame. A tank filled with water from any material has an impressive weight, so the frame for it must be made strong.
Flat water tank mounted on the roof of the shower
- Cover the sides of the booth frame with a sanded board. Make the door from a board 20-25 mm thick. Cut it to the required length, lay it in a row and sew with the cross bars. From a 40-50 mm thick board, knock down the door frame and fix the door to it with hinges. The entire structure can now be bolted to the door pillars.
- Treat the finished booth with an antiseptic and cover with linseed oil or varnish. Cover the door from the inside with a film so that water does not get on it.
Options for wooden summer showers
Polycarbonate booth
A polycarbonate booth is easier to build than a wooden one, but welding experience is required. 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 for strapping you can use a smaller section. The use of a wood frame for polycarbonate is not desirable, since both materials have the property of "playing" from changing weather conditions. From this, polycarbonate sheets can deform.
The process of making a metal frame for polycarbonate is similar to that of a wooden structure. Concrete the main racks, and then weld the upper and lower lintels. In the middle of the frame, three jumpers must be made so that the polycarbonate sheets do not bend. The fourth is unnecessary. She will interfere with the doors. Weld the frame under the tank on top. Make a frame under 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 cladding, use opaque cellular polycarbonate sheets, 6-10 mm thick. Cut a large sheet into pieces 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. Cover the door with a sheet of polycarbonate too. Bolt the handle and latch to the frame.
Polycarbonate shower option with dressing room
Shower tank
Corrugated booth
A good option for giving would be the construction of a booth made of corrugated board. Lightweight, strong and durable material will last for many years. For a metal profile, both a metal and a wooden frame are suitable, but always with additional crossbeams. 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 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 during cutting.
Brick cubicle
The construction of a brick booth 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 around the perimeter of the future structure. Fill the trench with a fight of bricks 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 put 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, wedge wooden blocks across the structure, preferably along the thickness of the brick. You will lay the roof on them and fix the tank.
Installing the roof and tank
The material for the roof will be hard. Slate or corrugated board is well suited. After securing the roofing material, drill a hole in the center of the roof. Place the tank on top so that the water supply tube goes into the hole. Screw the tap and watering can onto the tube.
The optimum capacity for a summer cottage shower is 200 liters. In the store, you can buy a plastic or galvanized tank or make it yourself by welding it from stainless steel. Any container with a neck for filling water will serve as a tank. To make a shower for a summer cottage with heated water, mount a heating element with a capacity of 2 kW in a metal tank. Paint the container with black paint on top. The dark color will attract the sun's rays and the water will heat up faster.
Diagram of a tank for a heated summer shower
If you install wood-burning titanium in a booth in the country, then in addition to hot water you get a heated room. Then you will need to install a second tank of cold water next to it.
Arrangement of floor and drainage
The floor and drainage of the shower for the summer cottage 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 pallet according to the product instructions. Connect the siphon on the pallet with a corrugated hose to the drain. 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 an outdoor shower with your own hands in the country from almost any material. The main thing is to prepare blueprints, materials, tools and to show aspiration.
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If it is not possible to supply hot water to a private house or to a country house, then it would be advisable to build an outdoor shower.
How to build an outdoor shower with your own hands from wood?
To build a wooden shower in the country with your own hands, you can follow the following instructions:
First you need to choose appropriate place for the construction of a structure. When choosing, it should be borne in mind that such a country shower will be constantly exposed to moisture both inside and outside.
Advice: it is better to build such a structure in a well-ventilated area. This is necessary for the wood to dry faster. Also, do not plant bushes, trees and tall plants near the shower, as they retain moisture, do not allow air to circulate, and as a result, prevent the drying of the wood from which the country shower is made.
Production earthworks. For a shower, we dig a hole 1 x 1 m in size, 40 cm deep. At the bottom of the pit we lay a layer of rubble, which will help soapy water to quickly absorb into the soil. Next, cinder blocks should be laid out in the corners. They must be set according to the level.
Next, we proceed to making a frame... To do this, we take boards, the thickness of which is 30 mm, and the width is 15 cm. A base of 1x1 m will be made of them. 4 beams with a section of 70x100 mm are attached to this base. To ligate the frame, side and two transverse jumpers are used, which are inserted into the grooves. They also act as a reinforcement for the roof, on which a 100 liter tank will be installed.
Works on frame cladding... For these purposes, you can use a lining, a blockhouse or a raised beam. The gaps between the grooves should be two to three millimeters. This is necessary so that the timber can expand freely when it gets wet regularly. In our case, a material that imitates logs was used for the shower enclosure.
do-it-yourself shower for giving step-by-step instructions. Photo
Finishing work... Before painting, the wood must be primed. For these purposes, a bioprotective antifungal impregnation is suitable, after which the surface is painted with a facade acrylic water-borne varnish in at least 3 layers.
The next stage of building a shower in the country is tank installation for water.
building a shower in the country. Photo
Tip: for a summer shower, it is advisable to use a tank with a minimum volume of one hundred liters.
You can build such a wooden shower in the country with your own hands in one or two days.
building a shower in the country with your own hands. Video
DIY outdoor shower
For construction, the following materials must be prepared:
- timber;
- fasteners (screws);
- shower set, which includes bracket, mixer, curved pipe, adapter and nozzle;
- rubber hose.
How to build an outdoor shower in the country with your own hands?
The order of construction of the structure:
Drafting drawings... For such a structure, it will be necessary to make a wooden pallet in the shape of a circle from dense wood. As a template, we will have cardboard of the required size. First you need to put the cardboard on a flat surface and fix it with tape. Next, using measuring devices, draw a circle with two squares located inside. According to this template, the construction of a wooden floor will be carried out.
dIY summer shower drawings
Construction pallet... We will have a three-layer floor. The order of the foundation for the floor is as follows:
Works on pipe installation... Connect all the elements that are in the shower set.
do it yourself summer shower step by step instructions. Video
do it yourself summer shower step by step instructions. Video instruction
Outdoor shower for giving from pipes and polycarbonate
This option attracts with its low cost, resistance of materials to the action of sunlight and moisture, as well as ease of processing.
The procedure for the construction of the foundation and floor
Before you start building a polycarbonate outdoor shower, you need to decide on its location. An inconspicuous place with a flat surface, far from wells and wells, is suitable for such a structure.
Site preparation... To do this, sprinkle it with sand and tamp it.
Drill or dig four holes into which the foundation posts will be inserted.
Lay a layer at the bottom of the pit rubble 10-12 cm thick.
Install pipes made of plastic used for laying sewers. We fill them inside and outside.
do-it-yourself summer shower step by step instructions. Photo
The central part needs to be dug drainage pit and fill it with rubble.
We also cover the area around the blind area with rubble.
From a bar with a section of 100x150 mm we make basefor the construction and attach it to the foundation posts. For these purposes, holes must be drilled in the cement and plugs inserted into them.
It is also necessary to fasten the jumpers to the frame with self-tapping screws and reinforce the structure with steel corners. We lay between the pipe and the timber waterproofing.
Tip: before installing the jumpers, you must try on the pallet, since it will subsequently be installed between them. Therefore, if necessary, it will be necessary to adjust the frame to the size of the pallet.
Next, you need to bring the height of the floor from the bar 50x50 around the entire perimeter and after that you can start the device flooring... The result should be a base with an integrated pallet.
The procedure for the construction of walls and roof
We start construction wooden frame shower... At this stage, it is necessary to provide for a doorway. In our case, the height of the walls will be 2.5 meters.
outdoor shower made of polycarbonate step by step instructions. Photo
A solid is attached to the rafters lathing.
Making a layer waterproofing from roofing or bikrost.
We produce from the sides sheathing processed board.
To cover roofs we use soft tiles.
After that, we process the entire wooden frame. stainin two layers, and then with varnish in two or three layers. For such a structure as a half-carbonate outdoor shower, you will need about 7.5 liters of stain.
Frame cladding polycarbonate from the outside. For these purposes, it is recommended to use special thermal washers, for which holes must be cut out with a cutter on polycarbonate.
a door is made in the form of a wooden frame. Its height is two meters. To impart rigidity, jumpers and jibs are used. Next, the door frame is painted, hung on hinges and revetted with polycarbonate.
Then they hang water heaterk, faucets, curtains, hooks, rugs and other accessories.
At the bottom of the pallet, drain the drain into drain pipeinserted 20-30 cm into the crushed stone base.
At the final stage, we produce improvement of the entrance in the country shower. To do this, we pull out a hole, pour concrete into the foundation and put reinforcement in it. After the concrete gains strength, we lay bricks on it, on which wooden steps will be installed. Decor can be made if desired. This will require cement and stones.
We attach the steps.
DIY shower
The first thing to do before starting construction is to decide on location summer shower. A well-lit, calm, slightly elevated place is suitable for such a structure.
Tip: it is advisable that the shower is not located too close to buildings and is built in the same style with them.
Stages of building a shower in the country
Drafting the project... It is planned to build a shower consisting of two small rooms. The minimum size of the bathing compartment should be 100x100 cm, changing rooms - 60x100 cm.In our case, the optimal shower size is 200x150 cm.
At the selected site mark the rectangle dimensions 140x190 cm. We drive pipes in the corners. The foundation for the shower will be a pile of two-meter asbestos-cement pipes with a diameter of 90-100 mm. They must be buried in dug holes to a depth of about 1.5 m. 20-30 cm should remain above the ground surface. After that, drainage and a drainage system are arranged.
Summer shower project. Photo
To organize the flow of water, waterproof layer... It can be made from polyvinyl chloride film or roofing felt, which must be laid on an inclined surface. Alternatively, you can make a reinforced concrete screed.
The top and bottom are done strapping frame.
Plank flooring device.
Advice: it is recommended to install floorboards with gaps of 10 mm in order for water to flow out of the shower stall.
The shower area should be separated from the changing room by a high sill and curtain.
Finishing work... Outside, the country shower is sheathed with clapboard or siding, moisture-resistant plywood, fiberboard, etc. Inside, for decoration, materials that are not afraid of moisture should also be used.
It is necessary to install a water tank on the roof, the water heater is installed indoors.
Hozblok with a shower for giving with your own hands
The procedure for the construction of a structure:
After you have chosen a suitable place for the construction of the shower, you can start earthwork: dig pit, fill it with PGS and lay out point brick foundation.
After the foundation is ready, you can proceed with the device timber frame constructions. For these purposes, a bar is used.
For plating shower on the sides and back in this project, a board with a thickness of 10 mm was used. A window and doorway should be provided in front.
Device roof frame from a wooden bar. In this project, window openings on the convertible roof should be provided.
The corners should be covered with boards.
To cover the roof, you can use bituminous shingles.
The door is made from planks. Door and step handles can also be cut from wood.
All wooden elements are needed colorpaint or varnish.
Arrangement of benches, installation of a shower tray, wall cladding with plastic, fastening hooks, etc.
Summer shower projects for summer cottages
Project No. 1
For a shower, you can also use not only a wooden frame, but also a metal one. This structure can be installed directly on the ground. A curtain is used as a door in this project.
Project No. 2
The shower can be made from a corrugated sheet of metal that can be bent in a semicircle. For this option, there is no need to install a water heater. It will be enough to connect to the water supply.
Project No. 3
Such an outdoor shower made of pipes is lined with white plastic on the outside, and brown inside. The shower stall can be erected on a paved concrete site. For this option, you will need a water heating tank.
Project No. 4
Wooden flooring can be used as a floor in such a shower. The interior is lined with blue plastic. A wooden grating is used instead of a roof.
Project No. 5
The base of this shower is made of metal pipes. For the wall cladding, a brown profiled sheet was used. The roof is also made of corrugated board. Light enters the shower room through the holes between the wall and the roof.
Project No. 6
Red polycarbonate was used for this shower. For this option, there is no need to install the tank on the roof. To use such a shower stall, you will need to connect it to the water supply.
Project No. 7
The frame of this shower is made of blue painted metal pipes. White plastic was used for the wall cladding. A metal structure was made for the tank.
Example No. 8
Rustic shower. The frame is made of dry tree trunks. Branches are used for cladding. On top of the structure, logs are fixed, on which a water tank is installed.
Project number 9
The frame for such a shower is made of metal elements. Floor and wall cladding - lacquered wood. This outdoor shower does not have a door and a water tank.
Against the background of a huge number of varieties of garden strawberries, the ampel variety stands out. This strawberry with pink, very decorative flowers uncharacteristic for a plant is easily recognizable by its simultaneously fruiting mother plants and rosettes extending from them. After familiarizing yourself with caring for her, having studied the rules of growing and looking at the photos, you can safely start planting this unusual berry culture.
Features of ampelous strawberries
If an ordinary strawberry bears fruit once a season, a remontant two, then about ampelous we can say that it is capable of bearing fruit throughout the year.
Thanks to the work of breeders, strawberries grow on ampelous strawberries earlier than flower stalks are formed, flower buds are laid on them and, accordingly, an additional crop ripens. Further, the whiskers themselves continue to form the following. As a result, one bush can be harvested continuously.
In addition, this variety has excellent decorative qualities and can serve as a wonderful decoration for a balcony, veranda, etc.
Council. 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. Strawberries cannot wrap around anything by their nature. Some gardeners, for decorative purposes, simply tie a mustache with rosettes to a support. This creates the impression 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 ampel varieties, it can be unambiguously stated that this is a remontant variety. On the bush, you can see buds, flowers and berries at the same time. Thanks to this, in appropriate conditions, you can 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, are resistant to some diseases and give a decent yield. I would especially like to mention the Tuscany variety. Despite its recent appearance, it has already won worldwide recognition. Differs in rich pink flowers and rather large fragrant berries.
Growing options
If you show your imagination and make very little effort, then the ampelous strawberry bushes can become a wonderful decoration of the site.
- Growing in pots and flowerpots. In this case, any containers can be used for landing. For the normal development of a plant, their depth should 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 in a dark, cool place for two weeks. Planting plants in a pot should not be too tight and not very deep.
Council. A lush strawberry bush grown with his own hand in a hanging planter can be a wonderful gift for a novice gardener.
- Growing on a trellis. As a lattice, you can use a metal mesh, a wicker fence, etc. Bushes are planted in the soil 30 cm apart. The growing mustache is tied up the lattice.
Council. The height of the lattice should be selected no more than 1 m. So the plants can 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 one 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. The 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 to grow ampelous strawberries in greenhouses. They are made from wide plastic pipes (diameter about 110 cm). Holes are cut into them at a certain interval, into which, after filling the pipe with nutritious soil, seedlings are planted.
How to plant seedlings
Planting ampel varieties does not differ much from planting other types of strawberries.
- The bottom of the pot or groove in the garden bed is lined with drainage material.
- From above it is covered with nutritious soil, consisting of sod land, humus, manure and peat.
- Well watered. After the soil has settled, the earth is filled up.
- Landing holes are made.
- One plant is distributed into each well.
- The roots are crimped with wet earth so that the core remains at the top.
Council. 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 little by little 2 times a day. After 2 weeks, watering is reduced - it will be enough once every 3 days. The first peduncles are removed. So the plant will give all its strength to the development of the root system, which will make the plant strong.
Mustache on each bush should be no more than 5 pieces. All unnecessary ones are pinched off. Top dressing is carried out regularly with mineral fertilizers.
An ampelous strawberry transplant must be carried out every 3-4 years. In the spring, antennae are plucked off 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.
You cannot leave containers with strawberries outside for the winter. All of them must be brought into a warm room. If this is not possible, the container is buried in the ground and covered with a covering material.
For beds protruding above ground level, special frames are built, 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, a garden plot or a room. And all this is combined with a long period of enjoying the aromatic and tasty berries.
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A wooden outdoor shower for a summer cottage is a small building on the site, but the significance and benefits of which are undeniable. It is difficult to do without a shower during the warm season. In addition, a summer cottage shower can be attributed to a way to save the family budget, since the water in the tank or barrel is heated by the sun.
Any material is suitable for the construction of an outdoor shower, but wood will be the most organic and inexpensive.
Of course, you can buy a ready-made wooden shower, but if the budget is limited, then it would be right to make it from scrap materials. Edged boards and beams, as a rule, are available on the site in the form of remnants after the construction of a house or outbuildings, if not in full, then in part. Let's consider step by step all the stages of building a simple outdoor shower room design.
How to make a wooden shower with your own hands
First, you need to choose the right place, so that it is illuminated by the sun for as long as possible, and provide an elevation. If the terrain does not allow installing the shower at a height, you need to make a small embankment to organize the water flow.
The second point is to prepare the material. To build an outdoor shower, you can use the most affordable and relatively cheap material on the farm - wood (boards, timber), preferably conifers.
The advantages of wood as a material for making a shower:
- ecological clean;
- affordable;
- aesthetic;
- easy to process.
A significant minus of wood is susceptibility to moisture and bugs (eliminated through additional processing and periodic maintenance).
Schemes and drawings of a wooden shower for a summer residence
An outdoor shower made of wood is so simple that drawings for its manufacture are practically not needed. But, in order to understand the construction, we will give a few examples:
As you can see from the pictures, the construction of a wooden shower is not particularly difficult. But before you start, you need to think about the following:
- lighting. They use a summer shower not only during the day, but also in the evening. Therefore, it is necessary to provide lighting - natural or electric. These can be windows in the wall, openings or electric lamps. Most often, a country wooden shower is simply left without a roof;
- ventilation. A fully enclosed wooden shower needs aeration. For this, ventilation hatches must be provided;
- heating. To be able to use the shower in early spring or late autumn, when the intensity of the sun and the length of daylight hours are not enough to naturally heat the water, many provide additional water heating. Among the popular heating methods, one can single out: installing a stove or column, installing a boiler (electric water heater), adding a shower room to the house and connecting to a central water supply, using a boiler.
Tip: When using a boiler, it is better to split the water tank into two halves, or use two tanks and a mixer.
When equipping a wooden heated shower, take care of safety, using a wire of the correct section, isolating it from moisture, etc.
- locker room. To keep the clothes dry, they can be left outside the shower, or you can make a wooden shower for a summer cottage with a changing room. Moreover, users are advised not to make two separate rooms, but simply separate the shower with a curtain. This will not waste time, space and material on construction and will leave more space for swimming;
- bath accessories. Simple wooden shelves are enough for storage. But the place of their placement needs to be thought out. They should be close to reach with your hand, and not interfere with taking water treatments.
Construction of a country wooden shower
Making a summer shower from wood is carried out in several stages:
Shower drain device
A wooden shower is afraid of moisture, so you need to take care of the rapid drainage of water from the shower in the country. Especially true for closed spaces.
The simplest shower drain is to drain water directly into the ground below your feet. But soon a small swamp will be formed near such a shower, attracting insects and creating an unpleasant smell, and an unkempt look.
A properly organized shower drainage system or drain consists of a floor, a drain and a septic tank.
A septic tank or drain pit should be located at least 3-4 meters from the shower and exceed the volume of the tank by 2 times.
A drain for a summer shower, a simple option is a ditch, the bottom of which is sent out with PVC film. But it is better to use a plastic pipe through which the waste water goes into the septic tank.
Floor device for wooden shower
Two common options are:
- wooden floor in the shower. To operate such a floor, you need to make a drainage system under the shower. To do this, you need to dig a recess equal to the shower area to a depth of 300 mm. The pit is covered with rubble and sand. A wooden pallet or lattice is installed on top;
- concrete floor. In this case, a deeper depression is dug - up to 400mm. A cushion of rubble and fine gravel is placed on the bottom, and concrete is poured on top. So that the water can freely leave the shower, concrete must be poured at an angle, and a pipe must be used for drainage.
Tip: If in the future you plan to make a wooden shower for a heated cottage, use a concrete floor.
Wooden shower frame construction
Since the shower will be made of wood, the same material will be used for the frame.
Considering that the water tank located at the top of the shower will be quite heavy (when filled), and the shower structure itself is subject to wind load, it is better to choose a beam with a section of 100x100 mm for the racks.
Advice: if you plan to hang a wooden door, it is better to immediately provide for additional racks. They are dug into the ground at a certain distance from each other. The gap is equal to the width of the doors plus the width of the door frame, plus a gap of 2-3 cm.
To install vertical uprights, you need to drill (or dig) holes up to 1 m deep. The depth depends on the location of the shower. If in a fenced place you can 0.5m. A sand-crushed stone pillow is laid at the bottom of the pit, and racks are installed. To keep the tree longer, it must be pre-treated with resin, machine oil, drying oil, or wrapped in roofing felt. Further, the racks are concreted.
To protect the racks, you can install metal blanks with a size equal to the parameters of a bar or cylinder, and concrete them. Then hammer a tree into them.
Tip: the front struts should be made 50-100 mm longer than the rear ones. Thus, when it rains, water from the roof will drain towards the rear wall of the shower.
After the concrete has dried (hardened), you can proceed to further construction.
All racks, set strictly in level, are connected by an upper and lower strapping.
Council. To make the top harness easier, you can assemble the frame on the ground, set it on the supports from above and secure it with wood grouse bolts.
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Consider, when planning a slatted wooden floor, the lower strapping will serve as a support for the logs, so it must be well fixed. With a concrete field, the bottom rail serves to secure the wood trim.
The roof is covered on the top harness, and the tank is installed.
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- the tank must be chosen in a dark color, it will attract the sun's rays;
- wall thickness affects the heating rate;
Council. To make the tank heat up faster, cover it with a sheet of glass or make a polycarbonate greenhouse.
- the tank must be frost-resistant. Otherwise, it will have to be removed for the winter;
- for safety, place the tank at the back or side of the cab;
- when planning a heated shower, give preference to a metal tank;
Tip: installing a float in the tank will allow water to be taken from the top of the tank, it warms up better there.
- one person needs at least 20 liters to freshen up. Consider this when choosing the volume of the tank;
Council. To ensure the best water pressure in the summer shower, the tank must be installed vertically. If the heating rate is important, place the tank horizontally.
Installation of the tank does not create difficulties, the main thing is to securely fix it on the roof. Before installation, you need to make a hole in the bottom of the tank (barrel) for a watering can with a tap (if not provided by the manufacturer).
Tip: the water tank should be cleaned periodically and an antiseptic (for example, potassium permanganate) should be added.
Wall cladding and door installation
The walls of the summer shower are sewn up with prepared boards. The door is hung last. Following the construction logic, it should be wooden. But wood often "leads" from moisture, so many advise using a film curtain as a door. Of course, if you have a major summer shower, then it is better to take care of installing a high-quality wooden door.
This is the area of \u200b\u200bwork that children can be involved in. Coated with varnish, painted in one color or in all colors of the rainbow, it will add a highlight to the overall appearance of the site.
Additionally, a summer shower can be decorated with flower pots or climbing plants can be planted near it.
Photo of a wooden shower for ideas and inspiration
Conclusion
Now that you know how to build a wooden shower with your own hands, do not hesitate, start building and get the opportunity to pamper yourself with a few minutes of pleasure after a hard day!