The well is not only an important component of any dacha, but also a kind of element of the architecture of the site, to which people have paid special attention since ancient times, trying in every possible way to improve the appearance of the well, to make it durable, reliable, and also suitable in style to other buildings located in the yard. A do-it-yourself roof for a well, which, along with its body, carries the main stylistic load, can be built using a number of simple skills and knowledge.
When constructing a roof, it is important to choose the version that will best fit into the overall picture of the site and, of course, please the eyes of the owners of the site.
The well cover can be of such a design, gable, peaked, can completely cover the neck or serve only as a canopy that does not have side walls, can be covered with ceramic, cement or roofing tiles, boards or metal.
Advice! It is necessary to choose the appropriate option in advance, guided by the style in the yard, available funds and time.
The roof can be created in different ways. We offer our own original method, which involves placing a small garden of flowers and other kinds of plants on the roof of the well.
Implement it like this:
- Wooden poles treated with a wood-protective composition are prepared in advance. Places intended for concreting are smeared with bituminous mastic.
- Next, try on the gate. Pillars are prepared with a length of preferably 3 m.
- To fasten the gate, holes are drilled according to the marks that were made during marking.
- Carry out work to prepare the pillars for concreting. They are additionally wrapped with roofing material, the width of which must be selected equal to the depth of concreting (approximately 75 cm). In addition, the poles are also wrapped from the end. Roofing material is attached to the pillars with nails or staples are used.
- They dig holes with a depth of 1.2 m, pour a 20 cm layer of sand on the bottom and pour it with water.
- They perform a concrete base on top of wet sand for installing pillars 30 cm thick.
- The installation and concreting of the pillars is carried out the next day. The diameter of each pit should be 45 cm with 22 cm of the diameter of the pillars.
- The first pillar is set on a plumb line and fixed with 2-3 wooden struts to prevent possible skew.
- Then the rest of the columns are installed in the same way.After concreting, the pillars are allowed to get stronger, taking additional time for this.
- Then the upper crossbar is attached to the supports, for which bolts are usually used.
- A stone plinth can be built for the pillars. At the same time, the column is wrapped with roofing felt and plaster mesh to the required height for a better connection. Then they cover the pillars with stones.
- Move on to fixing the crossbars. A beam is attached to them, after which 2 pillars are connected to each other.
- A moisture-resistant OSB sheet is screwed to the fixed rafters.
- Coat the sheets with bituminous mastic on each side.
- A ruberoid is glued across the roof, overlapping from one side to the other. In total, 3-4 pieces of roofing material will go. Next, the second layer is glued across the first, also using 3-4 pieces of roofing material. Cover the ridge located in the middle.
- After gluing both layers, short slats are twisted to prevent water runoff and earth slipping. They are also coated with bituminous mastic.
- Drainage fabric is spread on the roof, and a plaster mesh is placed on top of it, also to prevent the earth from sliding.
- The roof is covered with earth and midges, young and other plants are planted in it.
Well head device
Let's describe another method for arranging the upper part of the well:
- The roof of the structure is installed on four pillars made of timber with a section of 150 * 150 mm. Fastening to the head occurs by means of screws - "capercaillie".
- With the help of longitudinal ties and brackets, two pairs of rafters are attached to the supporting pillars in the middle and upper parts.
- A solid roof sheathing is made of lining, installed face down.
- The roof is covered with any material suitable in style.
- In the middle pillar part, bars with holes for the axes of the gate are attached with screws. In this case, the hole for the short gate axis is made cylindrical, and the hole for the gate handle is in the form of a vertical deep groove.
- When installing, insert the short axis of the gate into the hole in the beam, and the handle is placed in the hole in the beam from above.
- Next, a wooden plate is glued to the top of the groove.
- The gate is made of dry logs and complemented with metal parts.
- Drive the axle and handle into the central hole of the gate, made with a smaller diameter (than the axle and handle).
- The flanges of the handle and the axis are screwed to the ends of the gate with self-tapping screws, put a handle on the handle and fix it with a bolt.
The subtleties of ennobling country wells
The roof of the well can also be made in the form of a house with a gable roof and a hinged door. The upper ring, which protrudes above the ground, can be hidden by facing bricks or decorative stone.
A well designed in the form of a log cabin will look attractive. If soil sits around the well, you can build a blind area from paving slabs, install a bench next to it.
You should not forget about the dangers of work carried out with the well. Each procedure must be performed with the utmost care and caution.
For country wells, the construction of a small house can be a good solution.
At the same time, the well is sheathed with planed boards, after which they are covered with ceramic tiles. Such houses are best built in regions with low winter temperatures and winds.
To prevent freezing of water, an alternative solution would be the usual insulation of the well. At the same time, the walls of the upper ring of the well are made double, laying expanded clay, straw, moss and so on between the parts.
The simplest solution is to build next to the well of the tent.
Do it like this:
- Posts are also installed around the perimeter of the well.
- They pull a canopy over them.
The tent is ready.
A gazebo can also be built, but this option will be both more expensive and more difficult to implement.
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