Garden furniture is an indispensable attribute of each railway area. Benches, tables, chairs and lounge chairs will find on the territory of the house more comfortable and enjoyable. Objects of garden furniture can be not only functional useful, but also supplement the overall picture of landscape design. Currently, to buy like garden furniture is not much difficult. In a wide variety of the proposed models, you can choose the most suitable option, which will organically fit into the design of the site. However, having enough time and desires in the presence of a certain set of tools, garden furniture can be made independently. On how to make a bench do it yourself - hereinafter.
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Types of garden skams
Garden benches there are large quantities. By their design they are divided into:
- Beckers with the back. Such models are more convenient, however, more materials will need for their manufacture, and the design of them is more complicated.
- Benches without a back. They differ in simple design, but it will not be quite comfortable for a long time to sit on such a bench.
By the manufacturer of the bench can be:
- Plastic. Some craftsmen make the framework of garden benches from propylene pipes. Such a design makes sense after the installation on the installation of heating or water supply systems, after which there remains a lot of waste material. For the manufacture of such benches, the experience of soldering plastic pipes and special soldering iron is necessary.
- Homemade garden benches of wood. These are the simplest and cheap in the manufacture of a bench. For their production, it is enough to have several wooden fasteners boards. At the same time, the design of garden benches made of wood looks beautiful, even if the wood is used in the raw form. Often, wood waste from old cut trees is used for the manufacture of garden benches. The easiest option of the garden bench is to take two stumps and connect their pair-triple boards, pre-focusing them for stability. The disadvantage of the tree is that permanent care is needed. Wood unprotected by special coatings will not lastly serve for a long open-air in humidity and permanent temperature fluctuations.
- Metal. For the manufacture of metal benches, welding skills are needed. Frame of simple models can be made of profiled pipe. This material is not too much with its strength, which is positively affected by the mobility of the product. A mansion can be noted garden benches with elements of artistic forging. She has a fascinating appearance capable of becoming a highlight of any landscape design. However, it is worth noting that the cost of such models is sufficiently high.
- Stone. The frame of such a bench can be postponed from natural stone or brick. Despite the complexity of such works, stone models serve quite a long time, even without much care. Benches made of natural material will become an excellent addition to the Alpine slides. It is worth noting that the stone is often complemented by a seating from a tree, as it is not very convenient to sit on the stone surface.
Where better to put a bench
Before proceeding with the construction of a particular model, you need to think about, in which place to put it. There are no certain rules in this case, so this question will have to be resolved.
It is advisable to put a bench where a picturesque look will open with it. It will not be quite pleasant to look at the wall of a neighbor house or garage. If there is a beautiful flower bed, or alpine slide, it is better to put a bench there. Then it will be possible to rest after a busy day.
If part of the site is assigned to the cultivation of vegetables, the bench can be placed next to the beds. Then, the tired of work, you can sit on it and relax.
You must also try to place a bench in places where there is a natural shadow. In this case, it will be comfortable on it to relax even on hot days. If there is no such shelter, it is necessary to provide a canopy on it.
How to make a garden bench from the tree do it yourself
Wooden bench is the most popular kind of garden furniture. Easy to manufacture, cheap materials make it a leader among homemade products. A diagram of a garden bench with a back of a tree is pretty simple. In order to realize it, it will take:
A cutting board with a thickness of 40 mm, standard width - 2 pcs. Since the standard length of the board is 6 m. It will take only 2 boards with a length of 1.5 m. You can buy them at any lumber shop. For convenience, transportation can be asked to sellers to cut the boards on the measuring lengths of 1.5 m, or to do it yourself, grabbing the electric bission on the trip.
For fastening the items of the product will be used with wood screws. Be sure to purchase fasteners with anti-corrosion coating. Otherwise, in the open air, it will simply rust.
From the tool, it is necessary to prepare:
- Electrolovka. Drinking details manually - the pleasure is not pleasant.
- Drill and screwdriver.
- Screwdriver, hammer, roulette, ruler, pencil, drill set, carbon.
The future wooden bench will have the following parameters:
- Seat height - 0.36 m.
- Seat depth - 0.55 m.
- The height of the back - 0.54 m.
- Bench length - 1.5 m.
With such parameters, it will be quite convenient to sit three adults with an increase of up to 2 meters. The bench seat must be done at a slight angle. Its front edge should be slightly higher than a part adjacent to the back. On such a seat will be comfortable to sit. However, with an angle of lifting the seating, you should not overdo it, as it will not quite comfortably get up with it.
Under the specific sizes of the bench need to cut off several blanks. For seating and backrest, 5 1.5 meters long boards are cut off. The rear legs will be a single integer with the support of the back. In order for the back to have a minimal tilt (18 ° -20 °), the cuts of the board are cut with an electrollized. Their length should be 0.9 m. The angle of inclination of the back is achieved by cutting part of the workpiece. The height of the seating is measured from one edge, then with the help of geometric evictions there is a necessary angle, and the width of the board is reduced by its value.
After drinking, the finished parts are processed with the help of electrurucks to remove burstages and roughness. For the front legs, two segments of 0.39 m are taken. They are also cleaned with the plane.
The next step is connected by the front and rear legs. This is done with the help of bars with a length of 0.55 m. The bar is obtained by sawing along the segment of the board of the same length. The result was two full billets of a wooden bench. Now they need to be combined into a single whole. For seating, 3 boards are used, for the back - 2. To eliminate moisture accumulation on the surface of the seating, it is necessary to ensure the gap between the boards.
Fastening of all elements of garden shops, benches made of wood with the help of galvanized screws Ø4mm. When conducting work, it is necessary to observe accuracy so as not to split the board. To do this, in the connected boards, the non-through hole Ø3.8mm is drilled, in which the screws are tightened. To the bench look neatly, and there was no chance to damage the clothes about the head of the self-press, we are tight in the hole. For this, its beginning is taken by a 1 mm diameter with a diameter of 1 mm more than the diameter of the screws of the self-press. The depth is no more than 5 mm. Next, it can be embedded by putty.
After installing the back and seats, the manufacture of the bench can be finished. Now it remains to be protected from moisture and pests. For this, wood is opened with a layer of olifes or a special antiseptic. After it dries, spend painting. To do this, you can use the Emale of the PF brand. It is advisable to paint in 2-3 layers. In this case, for 2-3 years, the new bench can be forgotten.
Tree and metal garden bench
If there are welding skills and basic tools, you can make a metal bench with your own hands. To do this, you will need:
- Profiled pipe steel 20x20mm.
- Welding machine.
- Electrodes ANO, Woni Ø4 mm.
- Bulgarian with a set of cutting and credit circles.
- Bolts with washers and nuts Ø6 mm.
Procedure for work:
- First are made bench racks. They will have a T-shaped form. From the pipe cut 2 identical segments, which will perform the role of the seat rack. Then 4 identical segments are cut off. They will serve as a support for seating on both sides and the base for the racks.
- The designs are welded.
- Now the upper supports for the seat side of the back are cut in such a way that, dof it with a support for the back, get its tilt. Next are welded two racks for the back. As a result, two identical halves of benches should be obtained, which for greater rigidity are welded with two longitudinal pipes. Their length and will be equal to the length of the future benches. One pipe connects the bases of the seating, the other supports of the racks.
- Now it remains to scout with wooden boards. To do this, in the pipe at the site of the installation of the back and the seats are drilled through holes for the diameter of the bolt. The same are drilled in boards, after which the latter are screwed to the metal structures.
- If the bench will have a monolithic color, it can be painted after installing the boards, otherwise, first color metal structures, and the boards separately, and then collect them together.
