Do-it-yourself wooden benches for summer cottages

The owner of the dacha knows that resting during the day is just as necessary as falling asleep at night. Sitting in the shade after work in the garden, enjoying the atmosphere of a warm evening, nature, the fruits of your labor ... In this case, you cannot do without a wooden bench.

A garden bench can be a decoration for a summer cottage, especially if you make it yourself. Since ancient times, wood has been considered the most optimal material for the manufacture of this piece of furniture. It is easy to process, even masters without experience can handle it. About what wooden benches for a summer residence should be and how to make them yourself, he will tell in this article Wood.ua.

Application of products

The use of a wooden bench is widespread. This is a summer cottage, specific human needs, living conditions. The most relevant garden bench for a summer residence, its main purposes are as follows:

• Wooden front bench, which is placed near the entrance to the house.

• For sports needs - the bench should be without a back, it is used mainly for training with dumbbells.

• Dining room - the location of this piece of furniture is the area near the barbecue, terrace or other places where the family likes to eat outdoors. Such benches are suitable for arranging a garden gazebo. How to build a wooden gazebo for a garden with your own hands, read here.

• Ogorodnaya - the main purpose of the bench is to provide summer residents with temporary rest during work on the site. Such benches are installed, which are usually built without a back, near flower beds or on a site.

• Relaxing wooden bench is located in the most secluded quiet corner of the suburban area. Often such a bench is large in size so that a person can not only sit on it, but also lie down.

Buy or craft?

Wooden benches are a piece of furniture with which you can easily carry out zoning of the site. The benefits of hand-made benches are very significant. Not everyone has the financial ability to purchase luxurious furniture for arranging a local area. The easiest and cheapest way to make a product from wood, while satisfying all your wishes, focusing on the economical use of materials.

The benefit of self-made benches is that you only have to pay for the source material, and if it is already there, there will be no ruin of the wallet. When constructing interior elements for a summer residence, a person always enjoys looking at the final touches of his work.

If you decide to tinker at your dacha, you can buy high-quality boards for garden benches, as well as for other garden furniture or buildings at low prices in an online supermarket without leaving your home, by leaving a request on the website.

The main advantages of wood material

The best material for making a country bench is wood. This is due to its main advantages:

• Availability.

• Ease in any form of processing, furniture parts can be easily shaped and fastened together.

• Convenience. Absorbs heat and maintains its natural temperature. Sitting on a bench made of wood is pleasant even in the shade.

• Natural beauty.

• One of the most important advantages is strength. Made of high-quality wood, processed in accordance with all the rules with appropriate means, the bench will last for more than a decade.

We choose material according to all the rules

The wood for the manufacture of benches must be free of knots, burrs and cracks, free of rotten spots and other external defects, in a word, it must be of high quality. A special requirement for the material is only dry wood. If the board is damp, it must be well dried before starting work to prevent deformation of the bench.

There is no particular restriction in the selection of the species; any type of wood is suitable for a wooden bench. The most durable bench is made from oak. If the bench is destined to stay in one place all the time, this is the best option. Oak wood is resistant to annual changes in temperature and humidity.

Pine boards are suitable for all variants of the product, especially for the manufacture of benches in production facilities. This wood can be easily purchased at an affordable price. Material from linden, cherry, larch, hazel is also used.

We start tinkering

The manufacturing process depends on the chosen model of the wooden bench. To carry out all the work, you must stock up on all the necessary materials. In must be present: wooden boards, wooden planks, wide cuts of a wooden beam, slats, auxiliary materials, fasteners, tools.

Also for work you will need: a saw, a jigsaw, a plane, a screwdriver, a chisel, a drill. The bench will be ready much faster if you use an electric plane and an electric saw, screw the screws in with a drill with a special attachment.

In order to quickly make and then correctly assemble the wooden parts of the bench, it is recommended to make a drawing. Each element of the drawing is endowed with its own function. The legs of the bench serve as a support. To make it convenient to sit on the bench, their height should be at the level of 50 cm from the ground. Usually benches are small in size, which means that they need two pairs of legs.

Along the perimeter of the seat, transverse and longitudinal beams are attached to the tops of the support legs. Elements from which the seat is formed are nailed to the intermediate beams, which extend 5-25 cm beyond the legs. You will need even boards, carefully sanded. The seats can be of different shapes, the back can be boat-like.

To prevent loosening of wooden supports, a screed is provided. It is a rigid fastening of each leg with intermediate beams. A timber or board will serve as such an element of strength.

The wooden bench can be with or without a back. The backrest with an inclination from the seat plane of 120 degrees creates comfort and rest for the back of the seated person. The backrest consists of a plane and supports. The supports are attached at an angle to the legs, then boards are attached to them.

Treatment

Wooden benches must have good strength and be safe. The wood must be processed immediately after the construction is made. All parts should be coated with antiseptics and moisture-resistant solutions to prevent fire and decay. Read everything about wood preservatives, the rules for their use and existing types here.

Coating a garden bench with wood stain and acrylic varnish preserves the natural structure of the wood and creates additional protection for the building material.

The paint serves as an effective protection of wood from negative natural factors. But you should know that you need to regularly renew the paint layer.

Decorative qualities

Exclusive, hand-made wooden benches can make the site not only colorful, but also unlike the neighbors. In different suburban areas there are the most decorative options for benches with a unique ornament. These are benches with built-in flower beds. Some craftsmen prefer to make a bench with a built-in table.

There are a lot of options for decorating country benches. By choosing one of them at your discretion, using a combination of materials, you can get one of the best masterpieces. The best part is that you can make this masterpiece with your own hands.