We continue the series of articles about independent construction pavilions. From it is clear that the structure in the summer cottage can be built from various materials: wood, metal, stone, brick. The design, durability and functionality of the structure depends on its choice. This article will provide instructions that will help you build a gazebo in the country with your own hands. At the same time, it is enough to allocate only a few days, provided that you have the necessary set of tools and a little experience.
We make a gazebo from scrap materials (do-it-yourself drawing)
You can build a summer building for relaxing on a garden plot, not only from standard materials, but also from improvised means. For example, a beautiful and durable construction is obtained from ordinary wooden pallets. Before construction work, they must be thoroughly cleaned, if necessary, repaired and further strengthened.
If you treat wooden elements with special protective equipment, then the gazebo will last for many years.
The construction of pallets will be environmentally friendly, and will also be in perfect harmony with the overall design of the garden plot. Before erecting a structure, you need to decide on the type of material at hand.
Europallet
Finnish pallet
American pallet
They all differ in size, except for the height, which is 145 mm.
The design of the project depends only on your imagination. Some craftsmen build decent enough buildings from wooden pallets.
When you decide on the architecture of the future building, you need to draw up a project on paper or in a computer program. If possible, it is recommended that you use the services of professionals, and they can order the design of a gazebo for suburban area. For example, you can take the drawing shown below:
If the project is ready, then you should start building the foundation. First of all, it is necessary to determine the type of foundation: it can be a light foundation, a complex or a pile structure.
Even with bad conditions natural weather and soil quality, it is recommended to install metal pipes along the perimeter. In this case, the work will last a few days longer, since the cement mortar will have to harden completely. This will take about two weeks.
The next step is to prepare the pallets. It is necessary to lay out the base of wooden beams, which are fixed to the base with anchors.
It is recommended to use pallets good quality so that they can withstand the load of the roof. The rafter system can be fixed after all walls have been installed or after support bars have been installed. The roof can be made of flexible roofing, polycarbonate or slate. Floors need to be finished special tool to avoid rot and fungus.
After that, it remains to conduct electricity and arrange furniture. You can make such a building in one day. The approach to the resting place on the garden plot can also be made from pallets, after sprinkling the path with sand to divert water. With a barbecue, the building will be not only a place of rest, but also a summer kitchen.
Gazebo at the cottage made of metal. Instructions on how to make (build) a gazebo with your own hands
metal is good stuff which will last long time, will give good view construction, and also allows you to build a structure of any shape.
Important! To carry out the work, experience with a welding machine is required.
First you need to develop your own drawing, or use ready-made solutions. If you have certain skills, then you can create a project yourself. The main thing is to take into account all the dimensions and design of the future building.
An example of a metal gazebo project is below:
First you need to decide on the place, the future gazebo, and then start work. The site should be in a place where there are no large winds and sunlight. This is very important to note for a place to stay.
First of all, you need to prepare the foundation.
For guide vertical posts, you will also need metal parts.
After that, welding work begins, and guide posts are installed. For reinforcement, it is necessary to weld intermediate metal profiles.
Drawings and photos of gazebos for summer cottages with their own hands
To make it clearer, consider the drawings and photographs of what you can do with your own hands.
But what can be done from these drawings, see below and comment.
These are the designs that each person can make, if desired and opportunities.
Arbor from a profile pipe for a summer residence
First of all, you need to decide on the material.
The frame is complex structure, so it is recommended to follow the scheme. It also needs to include material consumption. Take about 10% more, for marriage and for exceptions to the schedule.
The beginning of work begins with vertical guides, they need to be checked with hangers or a building level. Racks must be strong enough to withstand the load truss system future roof.
Vertical racks must be securely fixed to the base, for this it is recommended to use anchors.
Roofing is a complex process. It all depends on the length of the racks. But if you decide to make a shed roof, then there should be no problems. It is better to entrust the calculation of the load to a professional, but you can do without it.
Important! All metal structures must be protected from corrosion. Therefore, parts must be covered with special protective equipment.
Arbor metal with polycarbonate
Pros of polycarbonate
- Impact resistance.
- Opacity.
- Withstands temperatures of -40-+115 degrees.
- Easy processing.
- The minimum weight of the structure.
Attaching sheets is quite simple, you just need to follow some tips:
- Metal should be placed with an arc if an arched shape is expected.
- Before using the screws, you need to make a hole, about 4 centimeters from the edge.
- Remove debris from joints.
- To prevent the material from breaking, work must be carried out in calm weather.
Working with sheets is not difficult, so everyone can handle it.
Progress of work and drawing of a wooden gazebo for a summer residence. Inexpensive option
Wooden materials are environmentally friendly, so they are most often used. First of all, it is necessary to prepare the foundation for the structure.
There are several options for the base. It could be
- budget columnar foundation (for example, foam block or red brick),
- or a pile foundation made of pipes (and it is advisable to fill the voids of the pipe with a concrete solution)
- or erect a slab over the entire area of the gazebo, with a thickness of 12-20 cm. Having previously prepared the perimeter and rammed the sand. In one of the previous articles,
Example 1. Preparation of a columnar foundation from a foam block, 50 cm high.
Example 2. Installing pipes around the perimeter and pouring them with a 10 cm layer of sand, after which with concrete
Example 3. How to prepare a foundation slab (it immediately serves as a floor on which you can lay a beautiful tile)
Of course, there are precise technologies. But it’s not worth it to complicate the design of the slab for the gazebo. It is enough to prepare the site, cover it with rubble, then a layer of sand and a slab. It is far from necessary to make the thickness of the sand 300 mm. It depends on many factors - from the gazebo itself. It's one thing if you do closed version, in the form of a specific extension. And it’s completely different if your gazebo is light. For light structures, it is not at all necessary to make thick concrete slabs, and prepare the soil, as shown in the screenshot below. A simple one is fine inexpensive option. From a plate 12 - 20 cm, reinforced in one layer. And if the concrete is of a good grade, you can not reinforce at all. It all depends on the design. Everywhere an individual approach! 
Then you can proceed to the floor.
The floor takes up a lot of space if the roof is rectangular. Boards must be treated with special means, dried. Before fastening, it is recommended to drill holes so that the board does not crack.
The drawing is shown below.
After that, a roof is erected, which is previously prepared.
Following such simple tips, you can build a gazebo. At the same time, it will take from one day to three. If desired, you can build a building within a few hours (for example, in 8 hours - you can build a simple wooden one).
I hope that today's guide will help you!
V Lately country gazebos have become an integral part of life in a private house. Many try to jump above their heads and build something, not like everyone else. Everyone knows the "golden" rule that the simpler - the better and more reliable. Plus, this is a great chance to do everything with your own hands, without asking for help from specialists.
Making simple, and most importantly beautiful gazebos with your own hands is much easier than you think. Of course, you can take the path of least resistance, pay a lot of money to the masters of their craft, and in the end get what you expected. But still, sometimes you want to prove at least to yourself that your hands have grown from the right place and it is possible to create a dream creation from improvised materials or for minimum investment.
We will be able to prove that even the simplest do-it-yourself gazebo will delight you for many years and bring warmth and comfort to your family. In this article, we will look at the most different kinds gazebos that we can build ourselves without special costs. You can already start arming yourself with the most popular tools and go in search of materials for a future vacation spot. But before that, we recommend reading a little theory, and boldly proceed to practice.
Do-it-yourself gazebos from reeds
What to do garden gazebo? The first thing that comes to mind is that the gazebo should be budget-friendly and made from the most environmentally friendly materials. One immediately hears in the head: “a tree is what we need.” To make a boring wooden gazebo unusual, you can add a reed roof to this design. Let's try to do beautiful gazebo from the reeds with my own hands. Now we will take a step-by-step look at how to properly make such an arbor.
STEP 1: foundation. Since the gazebo made of reeds has a fairly small weight, we make the foundation columnar. You can make a tape, but it's useless. At the corners of the gazebo, we dig holes 40-50 cm deep and concrete the foundation pillars.
STEP 2: floor. First you need to connect all the foundation pillars with each other with lags.
Bottom trim 
Floor
To protect the logs from rapid decay, you need to open them with a special tool (antiseptic). You can take a solution of copper sulfate and process the boards well.
After the lower trim is ready, we proceed to the floor overlap. As floor covering for a gazebo made of reeds, you can use boards 15 mm thick (this will be quite enough).
STEP 3: frame.
We proceed to the manufacture of a reliable frame of the entire structure. It is not necessary to make a powerful frame, because the roof of our gazebo will not put a lot of pressure on it. A 75x75 timber or a small log will be quite enough. We fix this case on the bottom strapping, and we connect the top of our simple gazebo for a summer residence. 
STEP 4: roof. The highlight of our entire structure will be the roof. Now not many people use reeds as roofing. Therefore, a gazebo with a reed roof cannot go unnoticed on your site. But first you need to make a roof frame. For this type of gazebo, a hipped roof is perfect. But it is unlikely that we will be able to do it right. Therefore, it is easiest to make a gable or shed roof. The slope of the roof must be at least 40 degrees. If there is less, then moisture will accumulate in the reeds and this will lead to the rapid decay of our roof. 
In order to properly make the roof of our gazebo from reeds, it is necessary to collect reeds in bundles with a diameter of about 20 cm and tie it with wire. The edges of the beams must be made even. So that the reed dust does not fall on the head, we make a good crate from the lining. Bunches of reeds are laid on the roof in one or two rows. We fix the bundles to the slope with 5 mm wire and 3 mm wire to the crate. 
The roof of our gazebo is almost ready. It remains only to fix the iron ridge at the top (if it is a gable roof). If desired, you can sheathe the railing around the perimeter of the gazebo with the remaining boards and open the frame with an antiseptic.
This is how our gazebo will look like. Looks pretty good too.
Do-it-yourself wicker gazebos
Let's continue the topic of ecology and consider another of the popular types of country arbors. To make a wicker structure, you do not need to have a black belt of the country's chief foreman and buy some expensive materials - we stock up on vines and patience, and proceed to the grandiose construction of the most elementary, but beautiful wicker gazebo for a summer residence. First, let's start studying the theoretical material, and only then you can safely go and translate everything into reality.
STEP 1:
sorting. The first step is to sort the vine by length and thickness. We leave thicker branches on the base of the gazebo, because we need to make it as reliable and durable as possible. 
STEP 2: foundation. Since a wicker arbor does not exert almost any pressure on the ground, you can get by with an ordinary columnar foundation. It will be enough for the gazebo to stand securely for decades. We take a drill and make recesses under the pillars. It will be enough 50 - 60 cm. We insert our pillars, and fill everything with a solution with rubble. 
STEP 3: weaving. Consider the chess technique of weaving. Between the main concreted pillars of the wicker gazebo, we will have auxiliary posts, between which we will weave the vine. If the length of the branch is not enough to complete the row, then you need to add the next branch to it, and fix it with wire. After the section is ready, we fix the ends of the vine on the last column with wire, rope or a construction stapler. It was the simplest vine weaving technique. There are many more different beautiful methods, but this is not about that now. 
STEP 4: roofing. Having chosen the shape of the future roof, you can begin to manufacture it. It is best to do this on the floor, and then place the entire frame on the gazebo. In the role of roofing material for a wicker gazebo with your own hands, you need to use light materials: polycarbonate, corrugated board, reeds or straw. 
Such gazebos fit very harmoniously on the green area. You can make small flower beds around the gazebo and plant bright flowers. Also, you can equip the gazebo with exquisite wicker chairs and a table.
Simple wooden gazebos
We turn to heavier artillery - a gazebo made of wood. These are no longer toys for you, here you need to initially calculate everything and make a reliable foundation that will not allow the entire gazebo to warp. We buy everything necessary materials, we find our abandoned tool and into battle! Consider a brief step by step instructions how to do a simple gazebo from wood with their own hands.
STEP 1: foundation. For a wooden gazebo, we will use the foundation in the form brickwork. We pick up a shovel, and make a square hole about 50x50x50 in size. We fill the bottom of the pit with concrete and begin to lay bricks in a checkerboard pattern. Two along, two across, and so on until the masonry reaches ground level. Then we put two more rows of bricks so that the future wooden base the gazebo was not in contact with the ground. 
STEP 2: floor. We sheathe the floor of our simple gazebo with ordinary boards. How much easier!
STEP 3
: frame. We begin to build a frame from the bottom strapping. When it is ready, we proceed to the construction of walls and the upper trim. To improve strength wooden structure- we strengthen each corner with an L-shaped fastener (naturally, all this is done with self-tapping screws). 
STEP 4:
roof. We make an ordinary gable roof frame (it is better to do it on the floor), and mount it in its rightful place. Here you need to use longer screws and reliable metal corners so that the roof does not fly away to warmer climes with the first gust of wind. 
STEP 5: roofing. Since our simple gazebo for a summer residence already has a reliable foundation, then roofing materials you can choose heavier ones, for example: flexible tiles or metal tiles. For such a coating, you need to make a special crate. 
You can read more about construction in a specialized article on our website.
After the construction of a gazebo made of wood, you can start decorating and arranging the structure. Just before that, you need to varnish the frame and the floor of the gazebo. This will help preserve the wood and protect it from corrosion, and in addition emphasize the unique structure of the wood.
Do-it-yourself gazebo from PPR pipes
Quite common are the designs of plastic pipes. Country gazebos not an exception. The main advantage of a gazebo made of polypropylene pipes is the ease of assembly and the lightness of the whole structure. You can easily assemble the gazebo and put it into operation in 1 working day. We go to the store for pipes and fittings (straight, angled and tees) for their connection and a special soldering iron for plastic pipes. Let's look at how to make a simple gazebo from polypropylene pipes with your own hands.
STEP 1: concreting pipes
. To fix the future frame of a gazebo made of plastic pipes, you need to securely fix an iron or plastic pipe of a larger diameter in the ground. For this case, we need a small drill. We make 4 recesses in the ground, somewhere around 50 - 60 cm. We prepare desired pipe- measure and cut it off so that it is flush with the ground or a couple of centimeters above ground level. We insert it into the recess and fill it with concrete around the perimeter. 
STEP 2: assemble the frame.
In order to make a smooth frame - you need to cut right amount longitudinal and transverse pipes, and connect them through special adapters (fittings) to each other using a soldering iron for PPR pipes. After the entire frame of our simplest gazebo is assembled, we insert it into pipes that are concreted in the ground. It will be a shame if you did not pick up pipes of the required diameter and a small inconsistency turned out. 
STEP 3: "walls". A gazebo made of polypropylene pipes is a summer version of a place to relax, so it needs to be made as “easy” and relaxed as possible. An excellent option would be to hang a light canopy. You can also sheathe the gazebo with polycarbonate. 
STEP 4: roof. Since our gazebo turned out to be simple, then the materials for the roof must match. Doing gable roof from the same PPR pipes. We cover everything with polycarbonate and you're done! 
STEP 5: floor. The floor of the gazebo made of plastic pipes can be covered with gravel or laid out with square slabs. But most the best option will be normal lawn grass. It will be pleasant to be in such an arbor, and it will be wonderfully combined with the surrounding design of the summer area.
Here we have such a simple design. Of course, you can make a more complex gazebo of a different shape, with a different type of roof, but our article is not about that at all.
"Live" willow gazebo
Not everyone knows that a gazebo does not have to be built, it can be grown. Interesting? Then we will tell and show how to do it.
Organic architecture is actively gaining momentum. This direction is now quite popular in the West, and in Russia it is just beginning to gain momentum. Consider how to make a simple willow gazebo with your own hands.
STEP 1:
markup. You need to start the "construction" of such a gazebo in the fall. We mark the territory of the future gazebo. We plant willow branches around the perimeter. The length of the branches varies from 2 to 3 meters. 
STEP 2: connect them. Next, you need to tie the tops of the branches. In the end, we will get a kind of frame for the future "live" gazebo.
STEP 3: gazebo maintenance.
Now it remains only to wait and from time to time cut the willow shoots that will grow inside the gazebo. 
That's basically it. After 2 - 3 seasons you will get a full-fledged "live" design. One hundred percent that your neighbors and acquaintances will be very surprised when they see such a simple and beautiful gazebo in your area.
That's all we have! I hope you liked our options for ordinary arbors. Naturally, these are not all types of gazebos that exist. But we will definitely return to this topic later. Stay tuned for new articles and build with us!
What could be more comfortable than a warm family circle, when after a working day everyone dine at the same table or have tea on a day off, and even in the fresh air? What could be more carefree than a friendly party with wine and barbecue in the depths of the cottage, under the dense crowns of trees? Where can you be alone with yourself, relax in seclusion and enjoy the silence? Nothing will create such a variety of scenarios for relaxation as a garden gazebo, the very name of which contains the most joyful moments of life - conversations - communication with family and friends, unity with nature. It will be especially pleasant to spend time in a place lovingly built with your own hands.
Stage # 3 - roofing and roofing work
The easiest way to cover the gazebo shingles as shown in this video example:
Construction technologies are also very well described. pitched roof- , a gable roof – .
Extraordinary design ideas for garden gazebos
You may be interested in how to build a gazebo from the simplest materials that are literally lying under your feet. Take a closer look at ordinary plastic bottles, which, it would seem, cannot be used anywhere, but it’s a pity to throw them away - it always seems that they will come in handy somewhere. You can easily use plastic bottles as construction material, and without much difficulty build the structure yourself.
Here, of course, one cannot do without the mandatory stages of arranging the foundation, frame and roof, which will require both financial and labor costs. The walls of such a gazebo, made of plastic bottles, not only will they cost free, they will also serve as a good option for protection from the sun and precipitation.
The contrasting combination of transparent and brown plastic bottles emphasizes the unusualness of a colorful country-style gazebo
It will simplify the task of building the creation of a foundation from prefabricated metal screw piles, which can be screwed into the ground on their own, having equipped the base for the gazebo literally within one day. The frame will be easiest to make from a metal profile - a corner, a square or a pipe, by welding with welding machine construction elements.
Plastic bottles are strung on metal rods, which are then placed between the lower and upper frames of the frame. An important condition for the formation of a harmonious structure is the selection of bottles of the same shape and size, while the color can be varied - this will give the gazebo a unique flavor.
The material on creating decorations and crafts for the garden from plastic bottles will also be useful:
Option # 2 - glass bottle gazebo
In addition to plastic bottles, another non-traditional building material can be glass container, which can be purchased for almost nothing at recycling points.
Art Nouveau garden arbor with flowing forms and plenty of glass, vividly reminiscent of the famous Gaudí gardens
So, we are building a gazebo from glass bottles. The principle of building a building is the same as that of a brick - the bottles are stacked in rows, which are fastened together with cement mortar.
Spilling out your imagination, combining different in shape and color glass bottles, you can build an unusual gazebo both outside and inside
The bottles are located with the bottoms outward, and the necks - inside the structure. Given that the bottles are difficult to dock at the corners of the building, they can be used to lay out individual fragments of the walls, giving the structure an unusual sound - iridescent glass surfaces will sparkle in the sun like a crystal.
Option # 3 - construction from old tree trunks
An interesting and fairly economical option for a gazebo for a summer residence can be a building using the trunks and branches of old trees.
In the garden there are always obsolete trees that have already ceased to bear fruit and require sawing. Removing logs is often difficult and expensive, but don't be in a hurry to get rid of fruit wood - it has beautiful trunk curves and texture, which makes it an excellent building material.
The trunk and branches can be cleaned of bark, which, when crushed, is also useful on the farm - it can be sprinkled with bushes of plants prone to freezing in winter. The trunk of the tree will be used to create support columns, and large branches - for fencing, railings and balusters. Most likely, one tree will not be enough, you will need two, or maybe three trunks to form four columns with a height of 2.5 m or more.
The twisted trunks of old trees with knots and a raw surface, used to build a gazebo, give it the appearance of a forest hut.
For the construction of this colorful gazebo, not only the trunk of the tree was used, but also the stumps used to create column foundation
Wooden columns are fixed at the corner points of the columnar foundation and fixed with the help of the lower and upper trim of the timber. It is desirable to treat old wood with moisture-resistant primers, as well as open it with varnish to give the desired color and protect it from further drying out. A logical continuation of the style decision of the forest “hut on chicken legs” will be a roof made of plant materials - shingles or reed mats.
Option # 4 - from cement mortar
An unusual solution for a garden can be the construction of a gazebo using a conventional cement mortar. The most difficult thing in this variant of the arrangement is the creation of a rigid frame from reinforcement, chain-link mesh or ready-made reinforcing structures that need to be bent and welded. At the stage of preparing the frame, you can turn to specialized specialists, and then give free rein to your imagination.
An unusual tented gazebo made of stone and cement mortar resembles a bizarre piece of rock that blends seamlessly into the forest landscape
Having prepared the solution closer to a thick one, you need to gradually, in small portions, throw it on the reinforcing structure, and after drying, form the bizarre shapes of the columns and walls of the gazebo. With the help of the solution, you can imitate the trunks of intertwined trees, lianas, fantastic plant forms, creating the image of an exotic plant, as if invented by nature itself.
On hot summer days, a gazebo in the depths of the garden near a murmuring waterfall will give you the long-awaited coolness and solitude.
Such a design can also take on fantastic unearthly forms, resembling a spaceship, if metal parts are used or the reinforcing cage is fragmentarily exposed. The roof in this case should be made of metal or plastic - corrugated board or transparent polycarbonate will do.
Option # 5 - from reed mats and vines
A wonderful decoration of a pond, lake or artificial swamp on your site will be garden structures made of reeds, reeds, vines.
The perfect solution for a gazebo - use natural materials such as reed and vine
From these plant materials, both walls in the form of wicker weaving and the roof, which is a plane made of ready-made reed or reed mats, can be made. Such a building will naturally merge with the natural environment, especially with water, because reeds and reeds are traditional inhabitants of this environment.
A gazebo on the shore of a reservoir with a reed roof is an example of a harmonious combination of landscape design with the environment
The use of such plants with a hollow stem for construction is the key to a comfortable microclimate in the gazebo - balanced humidity, protection from heat and effective ventilation.
Option # 6 - "live" gazebo for the garden
Taking a look at your garden plot, you may be asking yourself how to make a gazebo without introducing any other elements into the landscape of the garden, except for plants. The most affordable, but at the same time, the most time-consuming solution would be to create a structure only with the help of plants - trees or shrubs.
Specially shaped and trimmed crowns of trees create original roofs for garden arbors
Such an interesting design does not require complex construction preparation in the form of a foundation, frame and roof, as it consists only of specially grown species of dwarf, undersized or weeping tree-like plants. Various types of willow, mountain ash, willow are planted, most often, in a circle. The trunks and crowns of such plants are formed and directed, as they grow, in the right direction - to the center, creating a vegetative roof of the gazebo.
Openwork frames of arbors in combination with climbing plants give garden landscapes completeness and harmony.
Such a gazebo will naturally fit into landscape design site and will shady place to relax on the sunny outdoor lawn in front of the house. The only thing is that the creation of such a plant composition will require a lot of patience and time. More simple option a “living” structure can serve as a planting - grapes, ivy, roses along the outer perimeter of its frame, formed from wooden beam, metal profile or trusses. In this case, it is important to achieve complete concealment of the structure in the thickets, so that the impression of its absence is created.
A bright accent that adorned the garden gazebo on a solemn day can be “clusters” of balloons imitating grapes
Option # 7 - from wooden pallets
An extraordinary solution is the use of euro-pallets made of wood for arranging walls. Such wooden pallets, painted in bright colors, will not only create an original color, but will also be a good solution for walls - environmentally friendly, contributing to good air access to inner space gazebos.
If you buy ready-made - how not to be mistaken?
An analysis of 10 popular mistakes when choosing a finished gazebo can be viewed in the video above.
