Of course, each owner of the summer cottage wants to make its territory more attractive and adapted to life. Often this is not enough to equip the entire minimum amenities - a toilet, a gazebo, a table, etc. Most often, the owners of the plots go far further so that the territory becomes a place for a cozy rest throughout the year. Practice shows that it does not need to resort to some incredible solutions to create a cozy situation. In most cases, it is enough to carefully analyze the situation and make the appropriate conclusions.
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After creating an attractive landscape of the territory, it is advisable to think about real amenities, allowing to relax a person after a long work. First of all, we are talking about benches that at least 3-4 pieces should be at a large country area. Many people use the country's countryside. After difficult workers, whole families arrive at the cottage and spend whole weekend there.
Accordingly, it becomes clear that without benches in the country area it will not work out, even if the cottage is used exclusively for growing vegetables.
In the event that the dacha itself is a fairly attractive object, in which the owners have invested a lot of strength and money, it makes sense to equip there really beautiful benches that will become comfortable and attractive objects.
Well, at the end of the entry, I would like to say that forged benches can be made with your own hands. It is they will allow plots and attractive, and cozy, and comfortable for rest. In this material, we will look at the main issues related to the choice and creating benches for giving.
The main features of forged benches
To begin with, it is worth saying that recently wrought benches have received colossal prevalence. It is about the fact that it is often not just an object that allows a person to sit and relax, but a decorative component of the territories. If a wrought bench is made with taste, it will really be a central composition, even if the rest of the site is no less attractive.
Now there are a huge number of manufacturers of forged products, and benches, of course, occupy a worthy place. It is also worth paying attention to the fact that every year the quality of such products is only increasing.
Often the owners who already have a certain style of territory design, choose the corresponding benches. Wrought products are suitable for almost any territory, but most importantly is the convenience and correct location. It often happens that the shop looks simply amazing and attractive, but to sit on it at least a few minutes - the test, and all this is due to the most successful form and the location of metal elements. At the same time, there are many wrought benches that look not in the best way, however, for recreation is the perfect option. Accordingly, it makes sense to analyze the products that will be purchased, and after that, to make a conscious choice.
Obviously, wrought benches can be done with their own hands, especially if the experience of such work is already there. However, the practice shows that it is necessary to have creative nature for holding such events, because almost every wrought bench looks like a fabric of the picture. At the same time, people who cannot boast a sense of style can refer to the worldwide network. On the Internet there is a huge number of already ready forged benches, on the basis of which it is quite possible to create one and something. With this situation, it is necessary to know only the dimensions of the bench, as well as some specific questions. If everything is accurately taken into account, then no serious problems should be at all.
Again, if a person who decided to create a wrought bench, previously did not do anything like that, there is a high probability of not the most positive result of painstaking work. Thus, it always makes sense to ask for help from specialists who quickly and qualitatively will hold the work of any complexity.
The uniqueness of each individual wrought bench is exactly what attracts rich people. Therefore, this product is often placed under the order.
As for the direct method of creating a bench, in this case the metal passes several special treatments that increase the overall quality of the material and its durability. Already after the forging, the bench is often covered by special compositions (there may be ordinary paint), which have anticorrosive properties, so the design itself must serve for long years, and remain in excellent condition, even if the surrounding conditions are far from the most comfortable.
The main disadvantages of forged benches
Despite the fact that today forging benches are enjoyed by colossal demand, they also have enough disadvantages. It is important to note the fact that before buying or making it is necessary to thoroughly analyze all the flaws so that they do not accidentally become a surprise.
- Price issue. Even if the owners themselves decided to create a wrought bench, still have to spend a lot of money and forces to get a qualitative result. On sale this product is available in a huge assortment, but it is not for everyone to pocket. Obvious is the fact that the buyer is worth a rather complicated choice: to purchase an expensive wrought bench, or a cheap wooden. In the second case, the benches are also quite attractive, so it makes sense not to overpay money to get decent products. Of course, a wrought bench can be more durable and more attractive, but sometimes it does not make much sense.
- Low mobility. Often the hosts make a choice in favor of wooden benches due to the fact that they can be easily moved along the site. In the case of a metal bench, this will not work. It is worth paying attention to the fact that forged benches themselves have many metal elements, and indeed such a bench is not recommended.
- Unique style. For most owners, the uniqueness of the bench at the cottage is an important factor, but there are situations where the landscape is completely changed on the site, and in such a situation a wrought bench can be a little embossing out of the overall style. It is possible that a simple wooden bench will be the best basis for the site without a certain style.
- Bench quality. It should be borne in mind that when creating a bench, various technologies are used, allowing metal elements to be connected. Thus, sometimes the quality of such events can leave much to be desired. With this scenario, the bench will quickly come into disrepair, and to repair her handrails is unlikely to succeed. The exact opposite situation with wooden benches, which can be repaired in the shortest possible time and without any difficult difficulties.
You can also note other disadvantages. For example, many masters who chase at an attractive appearance of benches are completely forgotten about the comfort of construction. It is worth paying attention to the fact that convenience is an extremely important factor, since the dacha is most important to rest. In addition, it is not worthwhile to bypass the question associated with the total presentation of the bench. Often the master who are distinguished by special creativity create too boldly externally products that have to do not like everyone.
Almost all the shortcomings are subjective, and they are not so often. Therefore, it always makes sense to analyze every individual product option.
Forged benches
Many owners believe that if the bench is metallic, and it is in the open space, it needs regular care. The situation is the situation in such a way that care for forged benches is often minimal.
First of all, experts advise clean the bench from pollution, as if the situation is too running, it will look quite repulsive. Cleaning refers to all benches, so there is nothing surprising in this.
It is important to note about the need for anti-corrosion processing bench. Numerous metal parts can be extremely negatively affected by the overall condition of the bench, even if there were no prerequisites for this process.
Experienced site members say that in order to maintain a bench in proper condition, it is only once a year to apply wax to metal elements. The situation is in such a way that in some situations, the metal elements of the bench can be mechanically damaged, and with such a scenario, dirt is clogged, capable of making corrosion process. The wax will not allow dirt to accumulate in damaged places, and the whole bench will be the same beautiful as the first day after the purchase.
It is obvious that the wooden elements of the benches are advisable to be torn either to cover with varnish. If all the indicated activities are carried out at one time, the bench for many years remains in excellent condition.
Experts who are engaged in creating forged benches, note that abrasive instruments are often used to clean the hosts. In their opinion, with such a tough processing, the metal elements of the bench will acquire the initial shine. However, the situation is somewhat different, since such processing is capable only to worsen the situation. For the simplest cleaning, you can use napkins designed specifically for metal.
Creating a wrought bench
- First of all, we need consuming resources based on which the bench elements will be created. In this case, various metal profiles are needed: square 10x10 mm, pipe 20x20x1.5 mm, pipe 20x40x1.5 mm. As for the volume of the necessary materials, it all depends directly from the dimensions of the future bench, as well as from human experience (if the first time it is not possible to create one or another element, then you will need to buy a new profile). Other profiles may be required - it all depends on the initial idea.
- Next, you will need to create a frame for a future bench. This will require welding to which profiles are connected. With the help of a metal cutting grinder, you will need to divide the long profiles (if necessary) to the desired number of parts. The frame should consist of two long horizontal elements, and four short transverse.
- Immediately after that, it is necessary to create the first wrought elements of the bench. To begin with, you should create the simplest metal parts of the future benches that get minimal bends (it can be a bench railing or legs). It should be borne in mind that with this situation, it is necessary to roll the metal and with the help of a hammer to get the necessary result. It is most important in this matter not to create unique externally elements, but to make each single type of unit identical to the rest of the elements. Accordingly, to create legs need to be seen several of the same type of metal fragments, after which it is used for each leg for several elements located at different angles. For example, if 3 elements are used under each leg, it will be necessary to have 12 metal fragments. The most important thing is that in the end, they have about the same height so that the bench is stable. Again, without welding it will not work out.
- After that, it is advisable to create a back of the bench. To do this, you can use the same profiles as when creating a frame, and you can also.
- It is important to keep in mind that metal decorative elements can be created with a cold way. It is worth understanding that not everyone has the opportunity to produce forging. Thus, it makes sense to take advantage of a special installation. The bar is clamped in it, turns around with the lever. Accordingly, if you apply a certain force, the bar will bend. In this way, you can create a set of identical elements at once, and the result will be more qualitative than with the help of classical forging. It is important to note that today there are many other mechanisms, but they are all about one principle of action. People who are engaged in creating wrought-iron elements, such devices, and they allow you to deform the elements of various sizes and other parameters.
- Directly under the frame of the bench can be placed several decorative elements at once. With the help of welding, you can get additional strengthening of the bench. This is especially true if the bench is quite large in size, and additional strength will not be superfluous. Of course, to use too many decorative elements is not always the right solution, as it may look short, and in general, negatively influence practicality.
- After forging and welding, it will take to cover the metal part of the paint bench. Sometimes it is advisable to use special coatings that make metal even more attractive outwardly.
Ultimately, it is necessary to fix the wooden elements of the bench (if available), as well as other parts. At the same stage, you should trace, whether the bench has some flaws, since after welding may manifest itself, or emerging deformations. All these negative points should be settled before the moment of operation, otherwise there may be even more serious problems.
It is also important to draw attention to the fact that a wrought bench is often installed on a steady surface, and in general it is advisable to place this object on the tile or asphalt. If the bench will be under some inclination, it is not excluded that after some time its condition deteriorates sharply. Regular care bench is also seriously reflected in the overall state of this object.
