Украсить дачный или приусадебный участок можно with the help of various objects of landscape design. One of them is a garden bench. It will allow you to relax and enjoy the surrounding landscapes. In this case, the bench should be in harmony with the overall design of the site. It can become its decoration, if you pay attention to the aesthetic beauty of the design. In particular, you can stop the choice on the bench with the back.
Varieties
Garden benches (photo below)differ in many characteristics. They have a different design. The presence of the back can make the rest more comfortable. So a person can completely relax, indulging in the contemplation of the surrounding nature. They make benches with a back from different materials. Their appearance also depends on it.
Конечно, можно приобрести готовую недорогую garden bench. The cost of folding plastic models is 800 rubles. and higher. Benches made of wood and metal cost from 2 000 rubles. However, a handmade product will be truly original and effective. Save a lot in the manufacture of a homemade bench with a back will not work. However, the appearance of such a product can be many times better than that of commercial models.
First you need to develop a scheme for the futurebenches. Before this, you should determine the type of construction, as well as select the optimal set of materials. Bench with back is different installation method. There are stationary and portable models. You can also install a bench-swing. The choice depends on the preferences of the owners of the house.
Stationary benches with a back set onfoundation. They can no longer be shifted. This way more often heavy or overall benches are installed. Folding design is easy to transfer to the house in case of bad weather or for the winter. These are light, simple designs that are most often assembled from plastic or wood.
Original look on the bench-swing.This option is especially suitable for families with children. And adults love to relax on such a bench, swaying it slightly, like a hammock. It adjusts to rest and relaxation. On such a bench it is nice to have a leisurely conversation and enjoy the evening sunset, the smell of the forest and garden flowers.
Appointment
As seen in the photo, garden benches varyby function. There are several categories of similar designs. The first group includes parade benches. They are installed rather with a decorative purpose. Therefore, these shops are almost always located in front of the entrance to the house or in the area of the entrance to the cottage or cottage. This category of shops may not even be intended for recreation of people. They are decorated with flowerpots with flowers, creating original compositions for landscape design.
Often a garden bench is an element of water.compositions. It is equipped with a pool, pond or waterfall. Next to small fountains, such a bench would be appropriate, as the murmur of the water calms, adjusts to peace and harmony with nature. Also, the bench can be installed near the hearth, barbecue or just in a beautiful place. Here you can enjoy the surrounding beauty.
Often these structures are installed next todining table. Garden benches in this case can be equipped under a canopy or in open space. When designing their design, they take into account the appearance of the table and the decor of the area. If the table and bench are installed in a closed gazebo, they can be mounted permanently. Weather conditions won't hurt them. Table and bench in the open should be portable. It is better to make a lightweight portable design. The shop can be folded in this case.
A bench can become more functional ifSeat box to provide storage for various things. If the shop settles down near the beds, you can put the necessary equipment here. A bench installed next to a playground in a recreation area can be a place to store toys.
Plastic and stone
Plastic can be easily made folding orlightweight portable structures. You can even make a popular garden bench-shifter. In this case, you can modify its design, providing for a folding backrest. This bench greatly simplifies the work in the garden. It will not be required to bend more during the work on beds. If necessary, the bench overturn, take back and rest.
Чтобы создать разные конструкции лавок со a back, apply plastic pipes. They are fixed with the help of corners and various adapters. You can show imagination and assemble from plastic pipes (40-50 cm in diameter) different versions of benches. This is a kind of designer.
The disadvantage of plastic garden furniture isits short life. The material is scratched. At the same time, the furniture looks cheap. It will not fit into every exterior design style. You can use different textiles to create a bench seat. This will give it a more aesthetic look.
Садовая скамейка со спинкой может изготавливаться from a stone. This is a beautiful material that allows you to create a solid durable design. These shops fit harmoniously into the existing design of the site. They look spectacular and noble.
Stone benches are mounted on a plot offoundation. It can not be moved. The shop near the hearth or barbecue looks spectacular. The material is not exposed to weather conditions. However, there is a stone shop and one major drawback: it is a cold material. Sitting on it, even in warm weather, is unsafe for health. Therefore, these benches must be covered with pillows and thick decorative mattresses.
Tree
One of the most popular options for creatingThe benches are wood. This natural material has a lot of advantages. It is easy to process, so even a beginner can make a bench. Garden benches made of wood are distinguished by a mass of positive characteristics. This is a warm material that does not require additional flooring.
Wooden benches fit harmoniouslyin almost any holiday landscape design. You can create any type of construction from this material. And in the course can go as boards or boards, and branches, solid arrays of wood, slab, etc. This allows you to create a different decorative effect to give the bench the desired look.
When choosing wood is preferredmaterials that have been qualitatively dried. And you should not hope that the boards will lie down in the barn and will eventually dry out. If the wood has been improperly dried, it can deform and crack. In this case, it will become unsuitable for creating a shop. Making your own garden benches made of wood, you need to choose boards and beams with a smooth surface. They should not be visible defects.
Wood species can be almost any.It is better to acquire soft varieties of materials. The most popular option for the manufacture of benches with a back is pine. This is a relatively inexpensive wood species. At the same time it is quite soft, so that it can be processed manually.
Also suitable for creating a garden bench breedmedium hardness. They will be more durable than pine. At the same time they can be processed manually. These species include spruce, linden, larch, etc. Solid rocks (such as oak) are best not used for the manufacture of the bench. This material is difficult to process - this requires a special technique.
It should be noted that wood is a materialwhich is prone to rotting. It can be destroyed by insects and rodents. Therefore, before installation, all wooden elements are treated with an antiseptic composition. If high-quality dry wood is used, it may not be treated with varnish. However, additional surface protection in this case will extend the life of the bench.
Metal
Another popular material for makinggarden shops is metal. From it, you can create a durable, solid construction. The appearance of the garden benches made of metal can be different. Effectively look forged twisted structural elements. At the same time, different technologies are used: most often the shop is created by hot and cold forging.
The disadvantage of this type of construction ismanufacturing complexity. Not every master will be able to perform such a work of art. For this you need to have blacksmithing skills. You will need to prepare the necessary tool. To simplify the task, you can purchase forged items for the shop separately. Then they are collected at the site using a welding machine.
Showing imagination, you can designoriginal shop from different profiles or fittings. Most often, such designs are combined with wood. This allows you to make the bench more warm and beautiful.
Metal is subject to corrosion.If the material is outdoors, it requires the application of a protective layer. For this, the surface is primed and then painted. It is worth considering that the protective layer in just a few seasons will require updating. This procedure must be performed frequently. Therefore, garden benches made of wood are much more common.
Metal is a difficult material to process, thereforebenches from it are often purchased off-the-shelf in specialized stores. Self-similar structures are collected in most cases from wood.
Project creation
Wooden garden benches with backrest as wellother types of shops require careful study of details. To do this, draw a schematic design. In this case, you need to think about how many legs will be supported by the product. You also need to determine the dimensions of the bench, the height of the seat from ground level and the angle of the backrest.
At the design stage, you need to choose a methodseat connections with backrest. You should also consider how many people should be placed on the bench at the same time. When creating a project, take into account the type of installation of the bench (stationary, portable or in the form of a swing).
To calculate the length of the seat, you need to determinethe number of people who will rest on it at the same time. Each person should have at least 50 cm. At the same time, the standard width of the bench should be about 45 cm. If 3 people rest on the bench, its length should be at least 1.5 m.
Складные садовые скамейки рассчитаны на небольшое number of people (no more than 3 people). Therefore, their length can not be great. Stationary shops are quite long. In this case it is necessary to provide for the presence of additional supports. They are set at a distance of 1–1.5 m.
The back can be different heights.However, the standard is the size of 90 cm. In this case, it will be comfortable for people of different height to sit here. The angle of inclination of the back is most often 20º. This indicator is chosen in accordance with the design of the bench.
Calculation of materials, necessary tools
To make your own garden bench withback, you need to purchase suitable material. Its quantity is determined in accordance with the developed plan. For example, for the simplest bench with a back made of wood, you will need to purchase 2 beams with a cross section of 10 × 10 cm. Its length should be 1.5 m. Seat boards, which will be made of slabs, will be mounted on the bars. Their length is also 1.5 m. A seat and a back will be made of the boards, so their width should be about 50 cm.
Чтобы соединить все элементы конструкции, It takes about 4 bars. They must be 20 cm long. To make the supports for the bench, you need to prepare 2 stumps (chumps). They must be the same height.
For making a wooden garden benchyou need to prepare the necessary tools. In the process, you will need a saw or jigsaw. You also need to prepare a hammer, drill and screwdriver. For marking, a simple pencil and tape measure are used. It should be borne in mind that the surface of the boards must be ground. To do this, it is better to use a grinder with a special nozzle. Emery paper is also available. Handling wood will require more time and effort.
To connect all the structural elements,acquire dowels, self-tapping screws and metal corners. Wood is treated with antibacterial impregnations. You can also paint a bench made of wood. It is better to choose color or colorless varnish for decorative finishes. It will additionally protect the surface from destruction.
If the bench is installed permanently, a shovel, cement mortar and support stands are required for operation.
Making legs
To assemble a garden bench with your own hands,You will need to purchase a sufficient amount of materials in accordance with the developed drawing. Next, you need to transfer each part to wood billets. If they correspond to the length and width of the bench, the work will be completed faster.
When all parts are transferred to the material, theircut using a jigsaw or manually saw. After that, all the blanks need to be further processed. Surfaces are carefully sanded. They should be smooth, without burrs and cracks. The ends and edges also require the attention of the master in the grinding process. It is better to make all the ribs and ends rounded.
After that, the material is treated with an antiseptic.It is left for some time to allow the wood to dry. Then you can start assembling the structure. First you need to make the legs. They almost always serve as a frame for the back, so they must have the correct angle.
First you need to prepare 2 blanks.Their length should correspond to the height of the back. They mark first the height of the bench seat. Most often it is in the range of 40-50 cm. Here the legs do not need processing. Above this mark you will need to cut at an angle of 20º. They should be the same on both legs. Otherwise, the garden bench will be skewed.
After creating the legs, they are also ground.After that, they need to be attached to the support beam. They must be installed evenly. The same distance should remain on both sides of the timber (approximately 15–20 cm). Above the legs will support the back. Therefore, in this part of the board they will firmly fix the structure, not allowing it to stagger. After that, you can begin to assemble the remaining parts of the frame.
Assembling the structure
Do-it-yourself garden bench assembly requiresmasters of accuracy. When the legs are made, a seat frame is mounted to them. This will require 2 more legs. They should be flat and have a height corresponding to the plan. They fix the support beam of the structure. You can lay the bars between the back and front legs, on which the boards will later be mounted.
After that, you can begin to create a seat.The material selected for this is attached to the support beam using self-tapping screws. It’s better to put them a little on the boards. In this case, it will be impossible to catch clothes on the uneven head of the self-tapping screw. If the bench is stationary, you need to make a distance of 1-2 cm between the seat boards. So, water will not collect on them. The material will dry faster and break more slowly.
After mounting the seat, you can fix the boards forbacks. Garden benches for gardening should be assembled from a sufficiently durable material. It should not bend under load. Boards for the back should be 3 cm thick. They are screwed with self-tapping screws, which are also recommended to be recessed into the material. The first board may be at different distances from the seat. The classic version involves its installation at a height of 20 cm.
After that, it is advisable to perform the lower bindingdesigns. This will make it stronger and more durable. For this, a bar is used. It is installed first between the rear, and then between the front legs. After that, the surface is ground again at the installation sites of the screws. Further, it is treated with several layers of varnish. You can cover wood with wood stain: this will give it an interesting decorative effect.
Custom bench options
Garden bench can be made from differentmaterials. Often, various improvised tools are used. For example, benches with a back assembled from wooden pallets (pallets) are popular. They are easy to assemble yourself. In this case, the design will be strong and reliable. The material is most often coated with two layers of waterproof paint.
You can also create a shop from oldcar tires. This option is suitable if the bench is installed near the wall. To do this, several tires are laid in one row. Next, a back is attached to the wall. It is also made of tires. Inside lay pillows.
You can experiment with the locationbenches. To do this, select the thickest and most beautiful tree on the site. Around him equip a bench. The back in this case will be the tree itself. You should not install such benches under fruit trees, chestnuts or oaks. If there are no other options, you need to make a canopy. Otherwise, the fruit, tearing off a tree, may fall on the head of the resting person.
You can also select a group to set up the bench.trees located nearby. Between them make flooring. It will be a spacious place to relax. Here you can not only sit down, but also if you want to lie down.
Красиво смотрятся лавочки из поперечного спила tree. The cost of such a product will be high. However, the decorative effect does not compare with anything. This will require several transverse cuts of a large tree. They are connected together (mounted on a support beam). Such a bench looks gorgeous. It is varnished to preserve the natural beauty of the material.
Having considered options for garden benches, as well asfeatures of their installation, you can equip the original shop in the country. It harmoniously complements the landscape design and allows you to enjoy outdoor recreation.
