Wooden arch do it yourself

The arch has always been considered one of the most beautiful elements of the decor of the room or the preservation site. It brings some fabulousness and elegance to the designer composition, adds the volume by smoothing the corners. Arched opening can serve as an excellent alternative door, however, in some cases an arched door is added. Recently, wooden arches became particularly popular, which can be found in our article. They are an excellent addition to any element of the interior, and the natural tree gives the place of refinement.

Arch for home with your own hands

Basic moments

Making a wooden arch at home is a rather complicated business and requires a special tool and skills. Below we will look in detail how to make a wooden arch with your own hands.

The first thing to learn is that the arch is from:

1. Pilasters. Pilasters are called box-shaped structures, which in cross section have the form of the letter P. This part of the arch simulates its support columns. Each pilaster folds out of the three main elements: a figure base representing the lower part of the design, the leakage, located in the middle of the design and the capitals, which is the upper part.
2. Arch. This item is considered the founding and the arch of the entire design.
3. Archives. These are platbands that framed the design of the arch.

Procedure for the construction of construction

The order of work is as follows:

1. The calculation of the wooden arch, its size and configuration is made on the basis of the width of the corridor. If it is large enough - about 2 meters, then the arch is valid in the form of a part of the circle, if the width is less - then it is better to install the elip-shaped arch.
2. Creating a template. First of all, in the manufacture of wooden arches, you need to make an arch pattern template. As we said, it can be in the form of a part of a ring or an ellipse depending on the width of the corridor. The template is made of plywood sheets with a thickness of at least 20 mm. To begin with, there are two circles of the required diameter on the surface of the plywood sheet. The outer diameter of the resulting ring should be equal to the inner radius of the arch of the arch. Inside the ring drilled a hole from which you begin to drink the necessary ring with a jig.
3. Then cut it in half and in the end we get two semirings. The ends of the semi-colts must be pasted. Make it on the milling table with a drone milling cutter. From a piece of the same plywood, we cut the ribs of stiffness, the length of which is equal to the width of the semi-colt, and the width is the dimensions of the arched arch. We establish the ribs of rigidity between the semirings, and fix them with the help of screws.
4. Form end is strengthened with thin sheet metal, plywood or fiberboard. It is better to take a plot of galvanized, it is quite easy to snack and give the design necessary hardness. It is also fixed by self-drawing. It is worth noting that thanks to this template you can make not one arch.
5. Then begin to collect the arch. It is better to choose to choose a veneered phaneer with a thickness of no more than 2.5 mm. It looks attractive and processed not difficult. We take a segment of a slightly larger than the dimensions of the shape and with the help of clamps fasten it on it. Alternately with both plywood ends.
6. Next, begin to cut the archived. To do this, we collect them from small segments of wood in the form of a polygon. Then from the polygon is made half-trip, which is glued to the procurement of the arch. The same is done with another archival. The entire design is connected by clamps before drying the glue, then polls again.
7. The inner joint of the archival and arch of the arch of the interroom wooden milling.
8. The next step is the manufacture of pilasters. They are made by P-shaped out of several prefabricated parts, in order to divide them with decorative elements. The glued rack is cut in half, milling and cut out the grooves. The arch is then assembled completely and covered with several layers of varnish.

As we can see, too many specific tools are needed for the manufacture of such a design, which is not entirely appropriate for one arch.

The next method of manufacturing a wooden arch in the apartment with your own hands is a bit more difficult, however, does not require a lot of tools. Its essence lies in the set of an arch of several elements. To do this, on a piece of plywood draws pattern. Then, several small bars are cut out of the arc on the flights on the flight, which are then glued together into one design and secured with self-draws. Self-tapping screws need to drown. Bruks are marked by the template. Special attention should be paid to the lower arc of Bruck. Place bars with overlap (like brickwork). After that, all irregularities are grouped. Then the pilasters are made. For this arch, you can apply simple wooden door frame racks. Thus, the design can be used as a wooden arch for door passes. The final step will be the manufacture of platbands and surface varnishing.

As we can see, the construction of a wooden arch do it yourself - it's not quite simple, and for the embodiment of the conceived reality, you need to have at least a simple carpentry tool and the initial skills of working with wood.

How to make a wooden arch for the garden do it yourself

Fashion for decoration by wooden arches of the household site came to us relatively recently, however, in a short period of time he won the hearts of the owners of country houses and country sites. As a rule, the arches in our homes were used only as support for curly plants, mainly for grapes. They did them from the metal, and they did not carry any architectural value. Over time, wooden arches began to use as element of landscape design, decorating the paths on the plot. According to such designs, rose flowers, decorative beans and other interesting plants are usually allowed. Naturally, in the manufacture of the arch for the garden, such accuracy is not required, as for the interior of the apartment or at home, so make it much easier.

Next, we will look at several options for wooden arches, which can be made with your own hands:

• Simple Arch from Primary Materials. For the manufacture of such a design, we will use waste from the spike of trees. For the racks of such arches, take four thick branches. We scream them on one length. Next, dig small pits in the ground, insert the racks in them, align them in terms of the level and fill with concrete. A part of the rack that will be in the ground is lubricated by mastic or winding up the rubberoid. After concrete freezes, we are taking the rack of the arch cross. To do this, drink 6 small segments of branches and nail them across the racks. The next step we combine opposite racks by crossbars. Next, install the roof of the arch. To do this, we place the rafter beams and connect them in the middle at an angle. Make the same thing with another pair of racks. Stropile beams combine each other. Then all structural elements strengthen the disconsets. Such a simple and cheap arch perfectly fit into the design of your site.

• Construction of timber and boards. Also not a particularly difficult option. From a bar of 150x150 mm, we make 4 racks, the upper ends of which are drowned at an angle of 45⁰. Supports are installed in the ground (do not forget to process them before installing mastic), aligned in terms of the level and poured concrete. Then made rafters for the roof of the arch. For this, the same bar is taken, the end of which in the connection site with the opposite is roasted at an angle of 45⁰. The next pair of racks is connected by the vault in the same way. As a result, we have two pairs of supports interconnected by vaults. Now they connect them with each other. As a separation, we use a plank with a width of 50 mm and a thickness of 20 mm. They will be installed at the right angle, but at an angle of 45. For this, the ends are stirred so that they coincide with the end of the rack. The disclosures set on both sides of the racks, and in different directions. So the whole design is silent. As a result, it turns out quite an interesting arch. The final chord will be painting the design in white color.

• Design of boards and metal. In such an arc, a square tube will be used as a rack. Cutting pipes process the anticorrosive, set to the ground, align in the level and pour concrete. Then we weld to the stands of the arch part. For their manufacture, we take a square tube of a smaller size and extending it on the rollers. If there is no such possibility, you can contact any plumbing shop. The resulting design is staining black. Racks and vaults we connect with wooden disclosures at right angles. Before installing the disclosure is covered with varnish. Through holes are drilled in racks and varnishes, and wooden planks are installed on the bolts.

Quite often on the racks of wooden arches, the shelves are installed, which will be possible in the spring to put flowers in the wagons. True, then the design should be strengthened under the additional weight of the ranges.

Wooden Arch Care

If the arch is installed indoors, then care for it does not require effort. As a rule, that layer of varnish, which is applied to the tree, will allow him to have an attractive look for a long time. Another thing is the arch in the garden. For its protection against the effect of atmospheric precipitation or pests, special antiseptic compositions must be applied, as well as paints for outdoor work. It is necessary to paint wood at least once every two years, but better annually. Before painting, it is necessary to clean the old coating layer. You can do it with a spatula or sandpaper of medium grain. After stripping, wood can be covered with a layer of olifes.