The country or village house is primarily associated with clean air, beds and a well. Unfortunately, problems with the latter may arise. Not in all places there is the ability to create a source of drinking water. In such a situation, people have to pay attention to alternative ways to obtain water. It can be a water supply, which in the villages is a big rarity or transport delivery of water. In some cases, you can use the well, which is at a fairly large distance from the house.
Despite all this, many people still want to create their own well, although decorative. With a proper approach, you can make a really interesting object that will attract attention not only to the hosts of the house, but also passersby.
It is possible to create a conventional decorative well, and in some cases the classic structure creates as a basis for obtaining water from the well. In both cases, the elevated well will decorate the site.
Of course, the process of creating a well is far from the easiest, but in our case the attention should be paid to the decorative component.
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Main features of a decorative well
Unlike the usual well, which must comply with specific dimensions and parameters, the decorative object may look like anything, as well as to have the most extraordinary design details. Of course, the only requirement is an appearance, which should at least correspond to a real well.
Also, the decorative source of water must correspond to the appearance of the house and the site itself. Obviously, the well should not emphasize the attention of people. Do not hide this object from the eyes of people, as this is still a decorative element designed to decorate the territory.
It must be said that in the present conditions you can create a decorative well for every taste. It can be a wooden structure or stone. Of course, the second option is preferable, as it will have a longer service life than the wood well.
Decorative well, with a proper approach, can be used as a kind of table. So, if the object will have a canopy, you can spend some kind of analogy with a small gazebo. In addition, the emptiness inside the decorative well can be used for a wide variety of purposes. For example, it may be a small cellar for conservation or a simple storage for old things.
It is advisable to plan everything in such a way that in the process of erection of the well, no problems arose or even thoughts capable of disrupting the initial intentions. In any case, the decorative well is often used to decorate the landscape, so you can remake everything at any time.
Creating a decorative wood well
Of course, a wooden well is a classic. There is a huge number of options with which you can create the most extraordinary well. In our case, it is most important to create such a decorative object that would correspond to the design of the landscape.
In this case, we will consider the most common way to create a decorative well made of wood.
First of all, we need a big barrel or a whole tank. Of course, the diameter of the container should be sufficient to create a real-dimensional well. In this case, it will take a small hole (up to 1 m), in which the tank (barrel) is immersed. At the bottom of the pit, you also need to create a small sand layer. After placing the container in the recess, you need to fill a little emptiness to the soil.
On the sides of the container should be free space. This is done so that the barrel becomes the basis for woody decoration. The base of the well needs to be protected by small logs.
The emptiness that is located around the barrel must be filled with concrete. This is a kind of foundation that will allow not only to create a solid foundation, but also simplify further actions related to the creation of a decorative well. The depth of the concrete base should be about 30 cm. However, the foundation should be done only in cases where the decorative well will be used only as a landscape decoration. If the object will perform the functions of a peculiar cellar, only the outer ring around the barrel can be fledged with concrete. Inside the tank, you can create whole shelves, as well as tear the future well to any depth. However, you need to think in advance about how it will be the storage of preservation inside the container, and how it can be removed from there. Most likely, this is a great option in cases where the well will have a large diameter (2-3 m). However, this will require a really huge container.
Logs, which are located below, should be attached to a concrete basis with anchors. Next we will need boards. Of course, they must have the same dimensions, as well as to have a protective coating. If the well does not have a large visor, the boards untreated with lacquer coated will be in disrepair.
Boards are located vertically and around the tank. It is desirable to have wood, which is characterized by the presence of special grooves. Otherwise, the boards will be very difficult to combine. It also makes sense to arrange the boards in such a way that a peculiar square formed around the barrel. From above, it will be necessary to create a curb, which will hold wood decoration. Fastening the curb to the boards can be made with small nails. From above, if necessary, you can create a small lid. If this is an exclusively decorative well, you do not need anything like this. It is enough just to purchase an iron handle and consolidate it on the top of the wood structure. If the lid is needed, you can easily knock it down from the board. There is an opportunity and create a door that will have curtains. It is necessary to approach this task from such a part so that the lid rose without any problems.
Next, special racks are created, on which it will be possible to install a decorative drum, as well as build the roof of the well. Racks are also better to produce their wood. Considering that the roof of the well may be heavy, racks must have large dimensions, it is best to make a choice in favor of durable bars.
The racks can be installed on the same surface where the well cover is located or you can wear directly into the soil. In the second case, it must be borne in mind that the beams will have to insert on sufficient depth to ensure sufficient stability of the design. Also, the boards are used as racks, you can simply nail their nails to the wood-based well. In this case, it all depends directly from the form of the object, as well as its dimensions.
To create a drum, you need to have a large log. It is desirable that it is really qualitatively processed. Handles for wells can be easily discovered in many building stores. It should be noted in advance that as a handle, ordinary fittings will not fit. It is best to use quite large pipes (3-5 cm with a diameter of 3-5 cm), and highly curved.
In the racks, holes are drilled on the same level so that the drum can be fastened. This part of the design can be safely secured with nuts, as it may well be fixed.
The final stage of creating a decorative well is the construction of the roof. Most often, the owners make a choice in favor of a two-sheet roof, as this is the easiest option. It should also be noted that the process itself is elementary. It is enough to create a wood frame, and on top to cover, for example, tiles. You can also create a small canopy that will have a minimum slope. Often, the material is selected as a roof that the roof of the private house is decorated. This will create a single execution of the site.
After the main process of creating a well, it is necessary to take care of the durability of the structure. If the object was created on the basis of wood, you need to immediately cover the surface with protective compositions. It can be an antiseptic or ordinary wood varnish. Collect wood is not the best option, since the structure of the material gives the naturalness of the whole well.
Other options for creating a decorative well
Above the most difficult and time-consuming method for creating a decorative well is specified. It should be noted that most people are not able to conduct a full amount of work, starting with the creation of a wood base and ending with the roof. In this case, we consider the easiest and most sensitive way to build a small decorative well. Run a little in advance can be said that ultimately the well should be received no worse than in the previous case.
When erecting a wood well, the most difficult part of the process is the creation of a base. To significantly simplify the task, first you need to pull out a small hole again. After that, we need to purchase a reinforced concrete ring, which is used to create full-fledged wells. Thus, we need only one ring, which will become the basis for the well. Reinforced concrete design for a couple of dozen centimeters is immersed in the ground. After that, you can either just fall asleep all the earth, or concrete. The second option is more reliable and durable.
Ultimately, the concrete ring can be simply painted or stylized under brickwork. With a proper approach, everything should be very good.
There is also another way. In this case, the concrete ring will be used as a base for a full brickwork. This will create in fact a durable well, which will decorate the entire site. Also for the design of the well, metal sheets can be used. Despite the fact that for the landscape decoration, this is not the most perfect option, the well will still look solid.
Metal pipes can be used as a beads of the well. Of course, this option will not be the best way to fit into the natural medium of the country area, but it is actually a simple and reliable solution.
Create a well lid is optional. In most cases, the object looks attractive and without a lid and drum. Very often free space inside the rings is used as a small flower beds. In this case, a small playground is based in the place where the well cover is set. Here is the necessary amount of chernozem, after which you can safely plant flowers or any other plant crops.
Similarly, you can create a flowerbed around the well itself. A large number of diverse colors is always beautiful.
Decorative Well and Water Obtaining Water
As already mentioned, the wells can be created only in separate areas. In other cases, the best option is the drilling of a full-fledged well, which will provide a clean water to the water.
In this case, the design of the classic well can be used to obtain water from the source. Of course, it will not work with buckets with buckets, as a separate crane is created for these purposes.
Thus, water from the well should fall into the tank, which is located right in the soil. Next, the decorative well itself goes. Emptiness inside a large barrel (or concrete ring) will be used to locate the necessary equipment. To obtain water from the tank, electric pump is required. Accordingly, there is a need for electricity directly to the well. At the top of the decorative object, no covers are required, and the assembly needs to make a small door so that if necessary to have access to the pump. The top of the object should be concreted so that rainwater does not fall inside. In order to get water, just turn the crane lever.
In this case, it is possible to supply water directly into the dwelling, as well as in parallel to the decorative well. This is an excellent solution if the country area has a large area.
