To spend time on the country site it was more pleasant, in the yard and garden surely it is necessary to establish several convenient benches. Of course, it is possible to buy such garden furniture and ready. But much cheaper will be to make shops for giving with own hands.
The bench made independently has to be, of course, strong, durable and convenient in operation. It is necessary to use for assembly of such design only the most qualitative, materials, resistant to influence of moisture and temperature drops. It is also important to design correctly shop, having chosen for it the most suitable sizes.
What it is possible to make of
Most often garden benches are made, of course, of tree. This material differs in durability and low degree of heat conductivity. The wooden shop on the street long enough can serve. Besides even in cold weather it will be convenient to sit on it.
The only lack of tree when using on the street is the tendency to swelling and cracking at the increased humidity. Therefore timber for production of bench, of course, should be chosen carefully.
It is considered that it is the is best of all boards and bar of coniferous breeds are suitable for production of garden street furniture. Such wood is afraid of moisture less, than deciduous. Very well timber is suitable for assembly of shops, for example:
- pine;
- fir-tree;
When choosing boards and bar, in addition, it is necessary to pay attention and to their quality. Timber has to have humidity no more than 12%. Also for production of shop it is worth choosing boards and knotless bar.
Of course, it is necessary to use for assembly of bench only carefully ground materials. If desired such boards and bar can be bought already ready or to process independently the Bulgarian and nazhdachka.
Of course, it is the best of all to make seat and back of bench of boards. The framework of shop can be made both of bar, and of metal. The last option at the same time is considered even more preferable.
The bench on metal framework in the subsequent will serve much longer, than completely wooden. Metal, unlike tree, is not inclined to rotting, swelling and cracking. Very often, for example, frameworks of garden benches make of steel corner with the shelf 40-50 mm wide.
Optimum sizes
Besides production material, it is necessary to decide on the shop sizes, of course, in advance. At the same time it is necessary to try to choose optimum:
- height and width of seat;
- height of back and corner of its inclination;
- height of hand-rail armrests.
The most convenient dimensions of bench choose first of all taking into account growth of owners of giving. Anyway width of seat of garden bench should not be less than 50 cm. At the same time the shop with the seat located approximately at the level of 50 cm from the earth will be the most convenient for people of average height.
The back of garden benches is usually done not less than 45 cm high. At the same time incline this constructive part of bench back at an angle in 45 °. Armrests it is better to arrange at about in 20 cm over seat surface.
How to make timber frame construction
For production of legs of garden bench it is worth using rather thick bar or board. In this case the shop in the subsequent will serve longer. For example, these elements of framework can be made of material 100х50 mm.
Manufacturing techniques of timber frame constructions of garden benches exists a little. It is the simplest to build such design by the following technique:
- From the prepared bar cut off four pieces — two long and two short. Long bars will serve as at the same time back legs of bench and support for back in the subsequent, short — front legs.
- From board 2.5-3 cm thick and 15 cm wide saw off 4 pieces.
- Connect the sawn-off bench leg pieces in pairs short to long. At the same time the lower cross-piece have at distance approximately in 10 cm from bottom edge of legs, and top — at the level of future seat.
- Saw off two more boards which length has to be equal to bench seat length.
- Connect boards made at the previous stage the legs strengthened by cross-pieces in framework.
It is the best of all to connect wooden elements of framework of garden bench to use of bolts. Self-tapping screws and nails in this case approach not too well. At their application the shop in the subsequent can quickly be loosened.
Heads of bolts in the course of assembly of bench should be utaplivat in wood. It will prevent premature rustiness of fixtures and will make operation of bench in the subsequent more convenient.
To provide back bias, long legs of bench, beginning from seat level, it is necessary to cut off at an angle 45 °. Performing this procedure, it is worth being more attentive. The cut corner on both legs has to be identical. Otherwise the bench finally will turn out crooked.
At the final stage the framework of shop can be strengthened in addition longitudinal cross-pieces. It is the best of all to make them of the same board which was applied to connection of legs of bench. One of cross-pieces it is necessary to arrange behind bench between back legs, the second - between lobbies from within.
How to collect metal framework
The framework for garden bench can be made of steel corner with use of the welding machine or fixing corners and bolts. Both in that and in other case finally rather reliable and very long-life construction turns out.
Metal frameworks of garden benches approximately on such technology are made:
- from steel corner 4 legs of identical length are cut off;
- legs tie round corner at the level of seat;
- from below between legs at the height of 10 cm from ground level on width of bench cross-pieces are welded;
- one more cross-piece is welded behind between legs longitudinally.
It is the simplest to make support under back for such shop of steel strip. From this material are cut off two pieces long approximately in 60 cm. Further pieces are bent at an angle in 45 gr and welded or fastened by bolts to legs of metal framework.
We sheathe self-made shop
After timber or metal frame construction of bench is ready, it is possible to start covering of seat and back. For this purpose it is worth using rather wide board. For seat two boards on 250 mm can become ideal option, for example.
This material needs to be fixed on framework with use of bolts. At the same time boards it is necessary to have not closely to each other, and with gleam approximately in 4 mm. At such assembly technology on bench in the subsequent water will not accumulate.
It is the best of all to make back of bench of two boards on 150 mm. At the same time lower it is worth arranging at distance approximately in 20 cm from seat level. It is also best of all to fill back boards everything with gleam.
Instead of two narrow boards for production of back it is possible to use also one wide — on 250 mm. Such material it is also necessary to arrange at distance approximately in 20 cm from seat level. In this case the total height of back will be the required 45 cm.
Production of hand-rail
The simplest garden benches of this element have no. But if desired, of course, it is possible to make with own hands also convenient bench with hand-rail.
In this case for production of front legs it is necessary to take longer pieces of bar or corner. The top binding for such bench is done of boards or corner on standard technology. Hand-rail at bench on timber frame construction can be fastened to front legs bolts, and to back to attach by means of galvanized metal corner.
At production of bench on metal framework for production of hand-rail in regiments of steel corner at first drill openings. Then hand-rail weld between legs. Further over corner through the drilled openings bolts fix warm hand-rail from bar or rather narrow board.
Of what materials still it is possible to make bench
It will be simple to make the hands shop on the technology described above. But if desired such garden furniture can be made and just of improvised materials.
For example, it is very good for production of shop the old dresser will approach. At such furniture it is necessary just to remove all boxes, except lower which after boarding will serve from above as seat.
Also for production of garden bench it is possible to use, for example, the old wooden boxes intended for storage of vegetables. Two such tanks need just to be inverted upside down and to fill between them seat from boards of the necessary length.
The original shop in style of country will be simple to be made of two birch thick billets of wood and wide board, crude from bark. For production of seat instead of board in this case it is possible to use the thick log sawn in half lengthways. In this case not only unusual, but also almost "eternal" garden bench will turn out.