DIY gazebo: tips and ideas on how to build a modern and stylish gazebo (120 photos). How to build an inexpensive gazebo in the country? How to make a small gazebo with your own hands

Gatherings with guests, dinner with the family in the fresh air, relaxation after work in the garden and vegetable garden - an economy class summer gazebo in any of these situations will be very useful to you. It is far from always advisable to make it large-scale and roomy, in most cases a small and budget building is enough, which will delight you and your guests.

The classic dimensions of the summer gazebo

The optimal size of a small summer gazebo is 3 by 3 meters. This is enough for a family circle, and for a small group of people.

Today's problems are:

How to build a budget summer gazebo with your own hands?
What materials can be used to make a summer structure at the lowest cost?
How much would such a construction cost?

This publication will consider a step-by-step process of erecting a small gazebo from a bar with dimensions of 3 by 3 meters from a photo and video. This option is one of the cheapest and most practical for construction, but if for some reason it does not suit you, at the end of the publication I will provide links to similar articles on construction.

Before proceeding with active actions, I propose to study the final result of the work and its technical characteristics.

Most budget gazebos are built on the same principle, the cost of materials is also about the same, but still I would like to focus on this - it is important to understand what and from what we are going to build.

Technical characteristics of the finished gazebo

The photo is presented to the right of the characteristics. Clicking on a photo will open it in a larger size.

End result of construction

Material: Beam 100 by 100 mm;
Dimensions: 3 by 3 meters;
Foundation: columnar (made of bricks);
Roof: single slope;
Roof: euroslate (ondulin), but you can use a more budget option - corrugated board;
wall cladding: oriented strand board (OSB);
Floor: board 40 by 100 mm "magpie";
Painting: antiseptic Senezh Ultra in 3 layers.

Materials for construction are used the simplest and cheapest. Nevertheless, they are quite enough for a reliable and strong building, which will stand for more than one year and withstand more than one hundred rains.

Foundation

For such a structure, a columnar foundation was chosen. It consists of nine brick pillars, which are the basis for the entire gazebo. The process of building the foundation is as follows:

9 holes are dug with a depth of 70 cm;
The first 30 cm are covered with sand (ideally put a little crushed stone on the bottom) and compacted;
The remaining 40 cm are covered with construction waste and poured with concrete;
Two bricks are laid on top of the concrete (ideally, fired ceramic red);
A layer of bitumen is applied over the bricks and, ideally, a sheet of roofing material is laid.

Finished foundation pillars

Such a foundation is extremely reliable for small buildings. A summer gazebo is an ideal building for such a foundation. Therefore, it was he who was given preference during construction.

Bottom trim

On top of the foundation, the lower harness is laid, which consists of wooden bars fastened together. The fastening of the beam to each other is carried out "in the floor of the tree." The connection must first be treated with an antiseptic or bitumen. Four self-tapping screws are screwed over the connections for reliability.

In addition to the four beams along the perimeter, one additional one is installed in the center - the so-called "lag". In the future, it will be needed to attach the floor board to the harness (more on this in the chapter on the floor).

Finished bottom harness

Poles and top trim

Poles are installed on the lower trim, which will serve as the basis for the walls and the upper trim. Four posts are installed at the corners of the gazebo, and one additional post is installed next to the entrance to the height of the railing.

The height of the front pillars is 230 cm, the height of the rear pillars is 200 cm. This is done for the further construction of the roof slope.

Fastening poles to metal corners

The upper harness consists of two beams that are installed parallel to each other on top of the pillars. The fastening is identical to the lower harness - to the floor of the tree.

Installed poles and top trim

Roof erection and roofing

The whole process will be more clearly described in the form of a phased approach:

We fasten 9 rafters on top of the lower strapping in increments of 30 cm;
Parallel to the rafters, we install 9 boards also in increments of 30 cm;
If you did everything clearly according to the instructions, then you should get a roof in the form of bars;
We lay sheets of ondulin or corrugated board on top of the roof, depending on your capabilities.

rafters

crate

The rafters are attached to the strapping on metal corners and self-tapping screws. It turns out a fairly reliable design that can withstand not only the roof, but also winter snow.

finished roof

Floor

After installing the pillars, you can start laying the floor. You will need about 30 boards 3 meters long, some of which will need to fit under the posts. The floor is fastened with self-tapping screws to the lower trim and the log in the center.

The secret to a level floor is to place the first plank evenly. If you succeeded, then the process will go more fun.

finished floor

Railings and sheathing with OSB boards

For railings, a beam with a section of 50 by 50 mm is used, which is mounted at a height convenient for people. In addition to the beam, it will be necessary to install additional supports, on which the oriented strand board will be attached in the future. All this is clearly shown in the photographs that will be presented below.

Attaching railings to corners

Finished railings

The OSB board is attached to self-tapping screws, plus they are additionally pressed down with bars in the center. This creates not only reliability, but also additional aesthetics.

Laying the first OSB boards

A few words about antiseptic and paint

The proposed version of an inexpensive gazebo turned out to be extremely beautiful and spectacular. The main secret lies in a well-chosen color, which plays in contrast between the dark and light shade of the tree.

You can use your tree protection options, but the owner of this building recommends antiseptic Senezh Ultra, which is applied to three layers. This will allow you to achieve reliable protection of the tree and a beautiful appearance.

Video

I express my deep gratitude for the submitted video to the user of the channel with the name " Vasya Vasin". It was he who prepared this video on construction, and also commented on some of the questions that he was asked in the comments.

If you have any questions, you can ask them both in the comments to his video and in our feed after publication. We can send him your questions, and then receive and write you his answer.

Photos of summer arbors

Wooden gazebo with decor for summer holidays

In one of the publications on our website, we examined in detail the variety of summer arbors made not only of wood, but also of other building materials.

You can see options with different types and designs, as well as pick up some idea for your dacha, at the link below.

Construction options for other structures

For various reasons, this construction option is not suitable for everyone. In view of this, I offer you construction instructions similar in style to writing, in which the process of building a gazebo with your own hands is also clearly and clearly chewed.

Several links are provided below.

Among the options presented, all buildings are made of wood and in a fairly budget format. Any elite building materials such as decorative plaster or wild stone are not used here.

Every summer resident dreams of a summer gazebo - a cozy corner for relaxing and feasting.

At the same time, not every owner of a suburban area has the financial capabilities to make this building luxurious and capital.

A roof over your head and protection from the wind are the two main tasks that an inexpensive gazebo for a summer residence should perform. How to build this structure with a minimum cost of money and personal time, we will discuss in this article.

What materials can be used?

The simpler the design, the cheaper the material and the lower its consumption, the more profitable the construction. Following this golden rule, we will consider options for making the foundation, frame and roof of an inexpensive summer dacha.

Wood for all building needs

The most affordable and easy-to-use material is wood. In a few days, you can assemble the base, frame and roof of the gazebo from it. In passing, we note that a support frame made of timber, under which a columnar foundation is required, is not necessary for a budget gazebo.

A light canopy can be built without it, by burying 40-60 centimeters of oak or larch columns in the ground. To increase the resistance of wood to decay, the ends of the poles are treated with bioprotection or simply burned on a fire for 5 minutes. After such heat treatment, the service life of the racks increases significantly.

Whoever objects to this option, let him remember the history of wooden architecture in Russia. In those days, not only simple log cabins, but also boyar towers were built on wooden columnar foundations.

A cheap gazebo can do without a wooden floor. To do this, the site allotted for construction should be covered with fine gravel mixed with sand and compacted well. If you want to place a gazebo on the lawn, then there is no need to remove the grass cover. Soft grass underfoot - no artificial turf can replace it. There is enough sunlight for the normal growth of plants under such a canopy, and rare watering of the “living floor” will not make it difficult for you.

An inexpensive wooden gazebo can be made not only from lumber. If you are going to cut a couple of old fruit trees, do not rush to use them for firewood. Parts of the trunk of an apple tree or pear, cherry plum or cherry are excellent stands for a summerhouse.

A picturesque frame of trunks will look great under a roof of wooden boards. To ensure tightness, the seams between them need to be filled with thinner boards, and then cover the entire roofing deck with an indelible antiseptic. As foundation columns, you can use stumps uprooted after cutting trees.

A good owner does not have waste. Therefore, all commercial wood (boards and trimming logs) left over from the construction of a log house can be successfully used to build a summerhouse.

Metal is expensive, we use it only for racks

Anyone who is used to doing everything thoroughly can abandon the wooden posts for the frame and buy four square steel pipes (50x50 mm, 3 mm wall) of a suitable length. Even without pouring a concrete column foundation, they will stand in the ground for at least 20 years. To save money, the roof trim, rafters and lower stiffening belt in this case can be made of wooden blocks by attaching them to the pipes with self-tapping screws.

A more expensive capital option - drilling wells for the installation of scraps of an asbestos-cement pipe with a diameter of 100 mm, pouring it with concrete and installing a wooden frame, we do not exclude. They can be used if you want to make a plank floor in the gazebo, lifting it from the ground surface by 15-20 cm.

For installation on a grassy lawn, a prefabricated metal gazebo is optimal. If you are satisfied with the price, then feel free to buy such a design and put it on the site.

Two pipes and a piece of fabric - the gazebo is ready!

Continuing the "pipe" theme, here is another example of an inexpensive gazebo. Two bent pipes and a piece of durable fabric are all that is required to make an original summer canopy.

The fabric canopy here replaces both the roof and the walls. It can be moved in any direction, adjusting the degree of illumination in the gazebo and closing it from wind and rain. A stationary table and benches are not needed here. But a set of portable country furniture will come in handy.

Considering materials suitable for the construction of an inexpensive gazebo, one cannot help but. From it you can make not only the roof, but also the walls of this structure. By bending a polycarbonate sheet in the form of an arch and fixing it on a light frame, we get a “barrel” gazebo - a popular budget option for giving.

The roof of the gazebo is the head of everything!

An inexpensive roof for a light canopy can be made of metal tiles, polycarbonate, boards or asbestos-cement slate. All of the listed materials are easily and quickly mounted on a metal or wooden frame.

Those who want to build an original shingle or reed roof over the gazebo will first have to carefully study the technology and the nuances of its installation.

With proper installation, wooden and thatched roofs will last 10-15 years without replacement.

Side fencing - lattice or wattle?

Having dealt with the foundation, racks and roof of an inexpensive gazebo, you can move on to its side railing. One of the best options here would be cellular polycarbonate.

In addition to it, a garden gazebo can have fences made of openwork wooden lattice. It is attached to the racks of the frame and the upper trim of the roof.

If weaving plants (grapes, ivy or hops) are planted next to such a structure, then in a few years the summerhouse will look very picturesque.

Nature will generously fill an inexpensive frame made of wooden bars with beautiful green "curtains" and will more than reward you for your efforts.

The side fencing of the gazebo can be built from straight, not very thick branches using rustic wattle technology. They are woven between steel racks from thin pipes or ready-made branch "screens" are made and fixed to the main frame.

Can't build a cheap gazebo? Grow her up!

Despite the strange sound of this call, the cheapest gazebo is not built, but grown. To do this, you can use willow seedlings. This tree is characterized by high growth rate and flexibility.

Anyone who wants to build a gazebo cheaply and can wait until it grows up should plant willow branches around its perimeter in the fall (diameter 5-15 mm, length 2-3 meters). This is how you take the first step in organic architecture. This fashion trend is actively developing today not only in the West, but also in Russia.

Having connected a semblance of a spatial frame from living branches, you will only have to control their growth and periodically cut the willow shoots growing in and out.

3-4 seasons and your dacha will be decorated with a free living structure, and neighbors will begin to come for advice and bring friends on excursions.

We will consider the most “expensive” option for building a summerhouse, its main stages and the total cost of materials.

As already mentioned, the construction that stands on a columnar foundation, has a wooden support frame and a plank floor is the most expensive.

Its construction includes several stages:

Marking points for drilling wells for pipes;
Drilling with a manual hole drill 4 holes with a diameter of 150 mm and a depth of 60-70 cm;
Cutting an asbestos-cement pipe "weaving" into pieces and installing them in pits;
Installation of reinforcing bars with a diameter of 14-16 mm in pits. From one end they need to cut a thread for attaching the frame;
Concreting columns under the upper cut;
Marking, cutting and installation of the beams of the support frame;
Plank flooring;
Installation of gazebo frame racks;
Installation of the upper trim bar and roof rafters;
Installation of roofing (polycarbonate, metal tiles, slate);
Production of a side protection from wooden laths.

An approximate estimate for materials for the construction of a budget gazebo measuring 2x2 meters looks like this:

Cement M500 - 210 rubles. (1 bag);
Small gravel - 60 rubles. (1 bag);
Sand - 200 rubles. (3 bags);
Reinforcing bars diameter 14 mm, length 0.8 meters, 4 pcs. - 96 rubles.
Beam (section 10x10 cm) for the support frame, frame racks and roof trim - 1440 rubles. (0.3 m3 at a price of 4,800 rubles/m3);
Edged board for the floor - 720 rubles. (0.12 m3 at a price of 6,000 rubles/m3);
Bar for the roof frame, lathing and side railing - 672 rubles. (0.14 m3 at a price of 4,800 rubles/m3);
Sheet material for roofing (slate 8 wave) - 960 rubles. (4 sheets of 240 rubles per sheet);
Wood screws - 380 rubles. (2 kg at 190 rubles/kg).

Summing up all the costs, we get 4,738 rubles. In such an approximate amount, it will cost you to make a summerhouse.

It's nice to sit in a cool gazebo on a hot summer day, read a book or do your favorite hobby. This simple structure will always save you from the heat, and in rainy weather you can hide from damp here. Leaving the city for the weekend, I want to spend more time outdoors.

What are gazebos

The traditional open hexagonal arbors made of wood are being replaced by modern structures made of various materials. Now multifunctional gazebos are being built, where you can not only relax, but also do your favorite things, which requires additional space.

Therefore, a modern gazebo in the country has long become a multifunctional building with an endless variety of shapes and styles.

open gazebos

In addition to the traditional open six and octagonal shapes, rectangular structures are quite common. There is more space here, you can put a table for guests, and make one wall solid of brick, where a brick brazier in the gazebo will comfortably sit. Now neither summer rains nor autumn colds are fearful, even if the gazebo is open.

A solid wall will protect from the wind, and the stove will always warm. Do not forget that a good gazebo must be soundly built. Partial glazing is allowed, which will add even more comfort, and, if necessary, warmth.

Closed gazebos

Quite often, gazebos are built partially or completely closed. This is something between a summer house and a traditional gazebo. Sometimes in such a building you can see a sofa and armchairs, and, of course, a dining table for the whole family. Here you can spend most of the time in the summer.

The entrance to such a gazebo can be either completely open or supplemented with doors. On the Internet there is a huge variety of photos of gazebos for summer cottages, which you must definitely look at before choosing something.

Live gazebos

Often in suburban areas you can see the so-called living gazebos. Making them is quite simple with your own hands. It is necessary to arrange suitable plants in a circle so that their crowns make up a reliable roof that will protect both from heat and rain.

In the center you can place a table or several summer chairs. Such a gazebo will most organically fit into the landscape of any suburban area and will be successfully combined with other plants.

How to choose a seat

Pergolas were traditionally built on the site where there is some free space, and not where we would like. The plots were six acres and there was not enough space for everything. Now there is much more space, and you can place a gazebo on the site in any convenient place.

And if there is a small reservoir on your site, build a gazebo by the water, or in the center of the reservoir. This will give an additional positive effect from the proximity of water.

Construction materials

Of course, natural wood is in the first place in popularity. It is quite simple to build from it, it is easy to process and decorate with other materials. Wood is the most environmentally friendly material and will always fit perfectly into the landscape of any suburban area.

Raw logs are often used to create load-bearing structures for gazebos, which look good and are in perfect harmony with the surrounding nature. Usually different lumber is used. It is easy to build and make additional elements for decorating a gazebo from them.

However, the tree has now grown in price and is used with a fairly high budget for construction. Also, gazebos are built from modern synthetic and semi-synthetic materials, which is much cheaper and more durable in operation.

Gazebos from metal structures

Metal structures from traditional iron to high-tech aluminum are also used everywhere for construction. In this case, as a rule, they choose ready-made structures that are easy enough to assemble on their own, without seeking help from specialists.

There is a fairly large selection and the price is relatively low. Such structures are both open and closed - partially or completely. Closed ready-made metal gazebos are usually covered with a special material that is stretched over the assembled metal structure.

Such coatings are often two-layer. The outer layer protects from rain and turns away if necessary. The second layer is an ordinary mosquito net, which will not be superfluous in any suburban area.

Metal structures are most suitable for the construction of closed-type gazebos when additional building materials are used.

Finished plastic gazebos

The most budget option. Here, the entire structure is made of ready-made plastic modules and assembled independently. In such a gazebo, ordinary plastic furniture for a summer residence looks very organic.

Such gazebos also come in both open and closed types. They are covered with the same woven or synthetic material that will reliably cover from rain and warm in cold weather.

Why is it better to build with your own hands

It is always nice to do something yourself in your home or on your own suburban area. The gazebo is the most suitable object for individual creativity. Do not be afraid to experiment, everything is quite simple and obvious here. And the interiors can always be supplemented with decorative natural elements.

decorative elements

Very often, the interior of modern gazebos is complemented with natural stone or decorative elements of natural origin. Wood and any other natural materials are suitable here. It all depends on your imagination.

An ordinary stump brought from the forest will look very nice. It does not need to be processed unnecessarily, but simply cleaned of forest husks and put in a free place in the gazebo. This will emphasize the proximity to nature and give additional charm to the interior.

It will not be superfluous to decorate with natural plants, which will partially or completely cover the external facade of your gazebo. Climbing plants are suitable for this.

Photos of gazebos for summer cottages

Good afternoon, I am starting a series of articles on the construction of wooden gazebos for summer cottages. We will do with our brains. This article sets itself two goals - to turn on your brain, and to awaken the desire to CONNECT your hands to it.

In short, I have a goal fall in love with an idea make a gazebo with your own hands and give you faith that it is easy and simple. And I will succeed. Anyone who reaches the end of the article will become infected with a construction itch and will not calm down until a new wooden arbor appears in his dacha .

Since this topic is quite extensive, it would be prudent not to shove all types of wooden arbors into one article, but to divide the lessons into parts. This will give us the opportunity to understand in detail each type of gazebo, study its design and learn how to make such a gazebo ourselves - from the first to the last step.

Today we will build wooden arbors CUBIC - with FLAT roof.
In the second article - we will learn how to make a gazebo
In the third article - we will figure out how to do it yourself
In the fourth article - we will deal in detail and slowly with the principle of construction arbors with a FOUR-STROKE roof (with a roof in the form of a pyramid).
And in the fifth article - we will make rounded HEXAGONAL gazebos with a complex device of a CONE roof.

So, let's not pull the cat by the rubber. Let's start to delve into.

What is a gazebo?

This is, firstly, LEGS (pillars)
Secondly, the ROOF, which is supported by these legs.
Thirdly, the WALLS, which are nailed to the legs (sometimes the walls are absent, sometimes they are replaced by a holey crate).

The named parts are absolutely any gazebo and wooden and metal.

Look, below we see different gazebos - with a flat roof, and with a gable roof, and a four-pitched roof, and a gazebo in the form of a hexagon.

Any gazebo has pillars, a roof and walls. And the constructive difference of all arbors from each other is their roof.

Today we will build gazebos with our own hands with a flat roof. That is, let's start with the simplest design.

And you will find the rest of the articles-lessons on making arbors for every taste in the form of a list of links below under this article.

2 TYPES of arbors with a flat roof.

The designs of all wooden arbors WITH A FLAT ROOF can be divided into 2 TYPES.

FRAME GUNS - based on a cubic frame made of timber.

PERGOLA GUNS - based on the classic Italian pergola.

In this article we will consider the first type of arbors. And I took out the pergola designs of arbors in the second article of our series of lessons on the construction of arbors -

Model #1

Flat roof gazebo

on a FRAME BASIS

Let's look at a rectangular gazebo made of timber with a FLAT ROOF. And then I'll MAKE IT step by step.

Below you see three different designs country gazebo with a CUBIC frame. Visually, the gazebos seem to be different, but their construction scheme is the SAME. because they all have the same frame in the form of a cube.

We can make a gazebo as a simple hollow cube of timber, without walls (as in the photo below) - such gazebos simply enclose the recreation area from the rest of the wild countryside nature.

Such hollow gazebos even the roof is not covered with roofing material- they simply fill the slats between the beams of the upper frame (so that they cast a light shadow on the vacationers).

However, later you can make a roof from the rain for such an arbor (from polycarbonate sheets or awning fabric) - later in the same article there will be a chapter on roofs.

But you are right cover the roof with boards, put slate sheets or other roofing material on top (as in the photo below).

And also sheathe this cubic arbor with wooden slats- from one windy side, or from several sides. Wall sheathing can be continuous, or at intervals (according to the principle of blinds).

Such work is easy and simple to do with your own hands.

If we want to isolate ourselves from curious neighbors in our country gazebo, we can sew up all the walls - but not completely, but to a certain height, so that light enters the gazebo, as well as a fresh summer breeze (as in the photo below).

And yet ... the walls can not be sewn up with boards, but hung with a TENT CLOTH (awning fabric can be bought at hardware stores or directly from the supplier company (look in online stores). A suitable awning fabric must be cut into pieces of the desired size and fixed on the frames - spans of your gazebo.

And if you use your brains and Google search, then you can create a simple mechanism with your own hands that allows the canvas to fold like a roman blind(in wide folds), if you pull the rope. It's simple - you need rings and a rope there, and spend several evenings slowly sewing the rings to the back of the canvas.

Either you can wind the awning onto a metal pin - with a roll, like toilet paper on a sleeve. Drive the pins-sleeves into the fasteners between the piers of the gazebo. The steel pin will spin freely in the fastener and unwind the tent fabric - it will be like a do-it-yourself roller blind.

We can make a very small wooden gazebo - for one sun lounger (if you love yourself and do not like guests). And we can increase the footage of the building, so that it fits a table and chairs, a sofa and something else. That is, our country gazebo does not have to be a CUBE - it can be an EXTENDED RECTANGLE of any size you need.

We can further increase the footage of the future building so that comfortable lockers fit in a cozy gazebo, where you can store dishes in the summer, conveniently put frying pans, electric barbecues and other useful kitchen utensils (as in the photo below). You can make furniture for the gazebo with your own hands from scraps of timber and boards.

And at the same time, pay attention to how beautifully the wooden flooring on the floor is decorated here - with boards on squares of the transverse direction. I also like the idea of decorating a country gazebo with tall potted flowers and a lantern with a candle hanging from the roof eaves.

HOW TO MAKE A FRAME

for such a FRAME gazebo.

You can start building a frame for a cubic FRAME GARGO in different ways ...

Take your time, choose the most convenient way to create a frame. The one that you clearly imagined and you can definitely do it with your own hands without difficulty - thoughtfully and slowly.

Let's look at the types of frame, and decide which is right for your country gazebo

THE FRAME of the gazebo is ON DIGGED PILLARS.

We can start by saying we dig the SUPPORT PILLARS directly into the ground, filling them with cement(step 1), then put on these pillars CROSS BEAMS (step 2), we will strengthen the transverse beams with short supports with STICKS (step 3).

HERE IS THE MAIN FRAME AND READY. If you want, put slate on top, if you want, make a crate with roofing boards on top, or pull an awning canvas over the top frame of the summerhouse.

Below I will show what roof options for a gazebo you can do with your own hands.

DISADVANTAGES OF THIS METHOD - these are difficulties with wood processing - before pouring wooden beams with cement, you need to tar them, wrap them with roofing material (to protect them from rotting underground).

Although there is a way out - simple and fast. Here he is in the photo below. It is possible to deepen into the ground not the pillars themselves, but metal thrust bearings with a long and sharp lower part. And already put wooden support bars on them (as in the photo below).

And you can also install a country gazebo on a reliable and strong foundation - ON THE FOUNDATION. Let's see what types of foundations are suitable for such a frame gazebo and how to make them yourself.

THE FRAME of the gazebo is ON CONCRETE.

You can install poles on pre-prepared CONCRETE SCREED. And then it's better to put them on steel thrust bearings(as in the photo below). See, the pillars stand on metal heels?

To do this, you need to fix the thrust bearings directly into the concrete screed. This can be done in two ways - in already dry hardened concrete, or in still wet.

Installation of thrust bearings in dry hardened concrete.

you can buy anchor thrust bearings . They are installed on an already dry concrete substrate. A hole is drilled in concrete to match the size of the anchor. Excess drilling debris is blown out of it. A thrust bearing with an anchor is inserted into the hole. Next, a bolt is screwed into the anchor, due to which the anchor expands in the concrete and firmly holds the thrust bearing in place.

Or you can do cheaper to buy simple thrust bearings with fittings , and concrete them in still damp concrete. The photo below shows how the crooked legs of the thrust bearing circle into a round formwork filled with raw concrete, and freeze in it.

Such thrust bearings in raw concrete can have a different design. The main thing is that they all have the lower part of the reinforcement, which is buried in the concrete solution and firmly adheres the thrust bearing to the base.

As you can see, a country gazebo can even be placed on a pavement made of paving slabs. Everything is simple, if you figure it out, mentally imagine all the steps in the correct sequence, make sure that they are reasonable, and then take it and do everything with your own hands already in reality.

The design of your future country gazebo can be supplemented with interesting stone buildings. And then you can install support posts directly on these high stone sides. And here, too, it is better to use thrust bearings. So you will be sure that even with the passage of time your support column will not lead to the side, as it is securely fixed. And such a support column will not rot - there is nowhere to accumulate moisture.

THE FRAME of the country gazebo is ON THE WOODEN PLATFORM.

And you can do it yourself in advance make a wooden deck- under the future gazebo. And then the pillars on such a wooden base are attached on conventional square bearings.

And if there is no suitable bearing under your support beams. Then you can use any perforated fasteners in the shape of the letter L (that is, corners) as on the very right of the drawings below.

Of course, for this method, you first need to arrange such a wooden base. That is, level the ground, make boards from boards, fill the boards with crushed stone, optionally put a reinforcing mesh on crushed stone, pour concrete. And then put draft thick beams on a frozen concrete screed. And already on them to fill the floor boards.

And then anchor points for poles gazebos should coincide with the place where a thick draft beam lies under the floorboard. So that the gazebo stands on a solid foundation, and not on a hollow place on a wooden platform.

Here is another photo below, where the country gazebo stands on a wooden platform - and is attached to it with metal thrust bearings.

FRAME of the gazebo - ON SCREW PILES.

And you can also assemble the frame of the gazebo starting not from the pillars, but from the bottom frame, which you put on screw piles. Here in the photo below, we see that the frame of the country gazebo lies on black legs sticking out of the ground. This is the screw pile foundation.

Below is a picture of what it looks like foundation quick fix under the gazebo in the country. You can search Google for ways to build such a pile foundation in your area. And come to the conclusion whether it will be convenient and affordable for you.

NOTE. On these high legs screwed into the ground, we do not put vertical pillars of support - but a ready-made knocked down the lower frame of the gazebo (i.e. horizontal beams).

And already on the very bottom frame we fasten support bars. Attach them here on such steel plates in the form of CORNERS. Plus, you can add more metal plates along the other edges of the support bar.

THE FRAME of the gazebo is ON BRICK LEGS.

Or you can cast the same high legs but out of concrete, or lay out the supporting columns of brick in pre-dug holes.

Here in the photo above we see the frame frame of the gazebo, which rests just on such brick pillars support- a cheap point foundation is located in those places where support is needed for a frame made of timber. This is an economical version of the foundation for an inexpensive summerhouse. And everything is done simply and easily with your own hands.

Then such a gazebo frame can be sheathed with a floorboard, the roof can be covered with a transparent polycarbonate sheet, and the walls can be sewn up with slats or hung with an awning. It's beautiful and elegant. You see how interesting it is to beat the simplest frame of bars.

So ... we figured out the types of base for our frame. Now let's see how we can FASTEN THE PARTS OF THE FRAME to each other.

We assemble a cubic arbor.

We fix the upper transverse beams.

Now let's see how to do top of the frame our frame gazebo. That is, let's say we already have a foundation. Let's say we have already placed the vertical pillars of the support. And now our final task is to put on these pillars and FIX the transverse horizontal beams.

Here in the photo below we see the most easy way fix the cross beam. It's just to put it on the poles and secure on perforated steel PLATES. L-shaped plates, or straight ones, are suitable for this purpose (then they will need two on each side).

On sale there is a variety of perforated fasteners. Google it and find out exactly which plates are just perfect for the size of your timber.

Here is the second way to lay the top bars of the roof. When a notch is cut at the end of each wooden beam - and then the notch is placed in the notch (as in the drawing below). This method is called "in the paw" - like putting the ends of the bars into the paw.

So that the top beam does not sag under the weight of itself, or if you are planning a heavy roof decking, you can add SUPPORTS - BRACKETS. That is, small diagonal cuts of beams that need to be placed at the corners of our frame, as in the photo below.

Next, if on the roof additional wooden crate from narrower beams, then they fit into specially stuffed metal fasteners - “supports for beams”. We see such supports in the photo below.

Support fasteners for beams can be of different shapes. Open supports - with ears to the sides. Closed - with ears turned inward. And a support with a hidden bracket - with an inner plate.

And if we want to increase the FRAME GARGO.

Below we see a model of a wooden gazebo, made by hand, which is mounted not on four, but on six support pillars. Six pillars allow you to make an elongated summerhouse, under which a long dining table can fit, and you can also put a barbecue oven (by the way, I will have a separate article about this).

If you choose such an enlarged gazebo, then here is a photo of how to lay the upper beams on the middle pole. We see that the beams with their ends are laid on a pole and each is held by an additional jib (short beam obliquely).

The foundation for such long arbors can be any (choose options from those proposed above). Below in the photo we see a country gazebo on a pile foundation (a frame made of timber is placed on the piles, support bars are installed on the frames, and on top there are transverse beams with jibs, and only then a plank flooring and lath roof lathing).

Types of wall cladding for FRAME GUNS.

And now let's look at the ways of cladding the walls of our country gazebo. Here are a few options for sheathing the walls of the gazebo with your own hands.

The easiest way is to fill horizontal slats - like blinds.

And if you are not afraid of painstaking work, then you can stuff the slats diagonally - cross to cross - to get such a crate in a box, as in the photo below.

You can fill a solid mesh wall. Or you can fill low frame sides with such a crate on the sides of the gazebo, and put a climbing plant along the square.

Part of the wall of the dacha gazebo can be covered with a solid stuffing of boards (as we see in the photo below, just the sectors of the walls below are covered with a board).

And here is a sample of the walls, where the wooden mesh occupies only the upper part of the solid plank wall of the gazebo.

At the same gazebo, you can combine the height and shape of the batten walls, as well as the lattice pattern itself.

HOW TO COVER THE ROOF for the gazebo.

You yourself can easily and simply make a roof for a gazebo with your own hands - from any roofing material.

The roof can be sewn up with boards and covered with roofing felt (it's cheap), you can put slate on the roof.

And best of all, transparent sheets of POLYCARBONATE - this is how the light of the sun will penetrate through the roof (see photo below).

And at the same time: pay attention to how the roof slope is arranged in the photo below (to allow water and snow to drain) - the SUPPORT PILLARS of the front wall of the gazebo are 15 cm higher than the SUPPORT PILLARS of the rear wall of the gazebo. And so the roofing boards lie on a slope.

Also you can do tarpaulin roof. The photo below shows a great way to simply attach the awning to the edges of the gazebo roof. Along the edge of the awning make holes(better in the workshop, such special metal rivets with a hole). We put a rope in the holes. On the longitudinal beam at the side of the roof we fill fasteners with large caps. And then we hook the rope threaded into the holes of our tent fabric by the caps of the clogged hardware products.

And also the awning canvas can be stretched between the densely packed laths of the crate. As in the photo of the gazebo below. This is an Italian version of the roof.

I mean, I want you to understand one thing. Roof - you can make ANY. Wall cladding (boards, awning or wooden lath) - you can do ANY ALSO. And it's very simple. Even a woman cope.

The main thing is to put the FRAME of the gazebo. The backbone to which we can nail all this even with female hands.

The frame is the basis from which you can fashion any design of a summerhouse. Knocking down a frame from a bar is 80% of all work. And that's what a man needs. It's time to call him.

Good luck with your home building.

Olga Klishevskaya, specially for the site

It is quite difficult to find such a summer resident who would not dream of decorating his site with a small gazebo. A small gazebo for a summer residence, if you buy it, is quite expensive. Therefore, the best option is to build such a structure on your own.

Not everyone can afford to buy a summer cottage of a large area. And in a small area, of course, you can, but it will take up a lot of usable space. Therefore, there is only one option - to build a small gazebo. Now it remains to decide how to build a small gazebo.

In order to give a clear and detailed answer, it is necessary to decide on many factors:

What form of gazebo do you prefer to see on the site.
What material will it be built from?
What will be.
How will the building be equipped?

In addition, small gazebos for summer cottages are also divided according to the type of installation:

Stationary. For its installation, it is necessary to use a solid foundation. Stationary gazebos are installed once and for a long time.
Portable. Basically, this type of buildings is installed for the summer period, and with the onset of cold weather they are dismantled.

Note. Installation of portable small arbors, in comparison with stationary ones, is faster and easier.

But, despite this fact, most summer residents still prefer the stationary type of arbors.

Structural Benefits

Small country gazebos have a number of fairly significant advantages:

Small architectural forms of gazebos can significantly save the usable area of the site, which makes it possible to place them in small areas.
For its construction and design, there is no need to use expensive building materials, as well as spending a lot of time.
Such a small building is multifunctional: it can be used as a place to relax with the whole family, as a playground, for relaxing with a large group of friends.
Like an outdoor office.

From the foregoing, we can conclude that small gazebos are the best option for buildings in small suburban areas.

What materials can be used for construction

popular building materials.

Wood

This material is considered classic for the construction of such structures as a small gazebo:

A distinctive feature of wooden buildings is that they fit perfectly into the design of any site, they are extremely practical, inexpensive to build.

Note. It is also worth noting that wooden arbors require special care, as well as special pre-treatment of wood before its use.

After some time of operation of the gazebo, it requires periodic maintenance, which consists in updating the top layer of wood through the use of special varnishes or stains.
In addition, with the onset of the cold season, it needs canning.

This is due to the fact that the tree reacts extremely negatively to an increased level of moisture in the air, as well as to low temperatures.

Metal

Arbors, for the construction of which forged metal is used (see), are distinguished not only by a long service life, but by beauty and originality.

Note. Before you make a small gazebo out of metal, you need to clearly understand that such a structure requires quite careful maintenance, which consists in painting with a special paint for working on metal.

Otherwise, after a while, the metal will be covered with a layer of rust. This will not only spoil the appearance of the building, but also lead to the fact that the metal will begin to collapse over time.

Polycarbonate (thermoplastic)

This has led to an increased demand for it among buyers, including owners of summer cottages.

Among the significant advantages, I would like to highlight the following:

Resistant to temperature fluctuations.
It tolerates high levels of humidity well.
Resistant to mechanical damage.
Does not deform under the influence of ultraviolet rays.

If forged metal is used to build small gazebos for summer cottages, experts do not recommend using such a structure as a place for children's games:

This is due to the fact that metal is an extremely traumatic building material.

The best option for building gazebos, which will later be used for children's entertainment, is wood or polycarbonate.

Small gazebo with your own hands

Before you make a small gazebo, I would like to acquaint you with some of the features of their construction:

The most optimal place to build a gazebo is the one that is least exposed to sunlight (see). In such an arbor it will be pleasant to relax at any time, as it will not be very heated by the sun's rays.
When designing the design of the premises, both external and internal, it is imperative to take into account the overall design of the summer cottage.

Advice. Before starting construction work, experts recommend checking the presence of underground sources. If there are any, it is better not to build a gazebo at this place.

Otherwise, the soil under the gazebo will settle, which after a short time will entail its destruction.
When using wood as a building material, it is recommended to use special products or impregnations with antiseptic properties for its pre-treatment.

When choosing the material from which you plan to build a small gazebo, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the comparative table below.

Comparison table of brick gazebos and wooden gazebos:

Wood	Metal
No need to invest heavily	Building cost is quite high.
For the installation of the gazebo there is no need to build a solid foundation	It is mandatory to have a tape type foundation
Needs preliminary preparation of the working material, as well as periodic maintenance of the surface of the material	Exactly the same
Needs conservation for the winter season	Can be used during the cold season
Not very long service life	Features a long service life

We build a wooden structure

When building a small gazebo for a summer residence, for example, made of wood, we advise you to follow the following instructions:

If you want to make a gazebo with a foundation, you will not need a large amount of expensive material to lay it. It is necessary to dig a hole, the dimensions of which will correspond to the size of the future gazebo. Pour a layer of sand at the bottom of the pit, 15–20 cm thick.
Then the sand must be well moistened with water and compacted. Pour a layer of rubble about 15 cm over the sand. This layer will also need to be well tamped. Now, to the top of the dug hole, pour a layer of cement mortar and let it dry for 10 - 11 days.
To make the frame of a small gazebo made of wood, you can use ordinary wooden slats or bars, which are fastened together with nails or self-tapping screws.
Thus, the lower trim of the gazebo is laid out, and then the supporting pillars. Moreover, the pillars will necessarily need to be leveled using the building level.
Install the upper trim using the same scheme as when installing the lower trim.
Now you can start installing the roof. For this, materials such as slate, tiles, roofing felt, polycarbonate, etc. are useful. It all depends not only on your desire, but also on financial capabilities.
So the last stage of the construction of a simple inexpensive small gazebo for a summer residence has come, which lies in its external and internal design. Here you can use any materials that are mounted and combined with each other at your discretion.

The video in this article contains detailed instructions for the construction of small country arbors.

It is necessary to take into account when building small arbors on personal plots that the availability of building materials, financial opportunities is not the main thing. The most important thing is your desire and desire to build a small gazebo in which you will invest not only your strength, but also your soul.

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