Arbors built by hand can have a wide variety of shapes. They can be formed from tree branches, forming a natural green tent, made of wood with openwork carved inserts or forged elements. Very often you can also find closed structures, which are small pavilions with glass walls and windows. But whatever the garden gazebo, any area with it looks beautiful, and the room itself quickly becomes a favorite vacation spot for the whole family.
In order to organically fit such structures into the overall landscape design and competently build gazebos with your own hands, projects for these structures must be chosen with all attention and care. A role in choosing a model is also played by their compliance with the external appearance of the house, the correct location and environment. It is very fashionable lately to build wooden gazebos with your own hands, combiningthem with barbecue or barbecue. In this case, the dimensions of the building are calculated in accordance with the dimensions of the above furnaces. In a word, the options for the execution of garden structures are endless, it all depends on your preferences.
Do-it-yourself gazebos must be installed in those places that are most important in terms of planning the backyard territory. They can be built at the intersection of paths, on elevations, near natural or artificial reservoirs, etc. This is done so that a wonderful view of the entire site or its main parts opens from the gazebo.
Do-it-yourself gazebos can have a wide variety of architectural forms: square, rounded, polygonal, etc. Often these structures are built in the style of old Russian houses, Chinese pagodas or rotundas.
Glazed structures can be considered a full-fledged pavilion in which electricity is supplied and window structures are installed. They are fully all-season premises.
In large gardens, you can install any gazebos built by yourself. But choosing the most suitable design for a small area is much more difficult. A bulky building can disrupt the whole concept of the site and get out of the general style. In this case, it is best to opt for a light wicker pergola or a simple wooden canopy. Often in small areas you can find gazebos with low walls, which are barelyreach the waist of an adult, or original “mushroom” buildings: without walls, but with a roof that rests on one support. They can be either wooden or forged.
And finally some tips:
- For the construction of a wooden gazebo, it is better to choose spruce, pine, larch, oak or fir. All parts of the building must be pre-impregnated with a special water-repellent solution. If you have a log house on your site, then the gazebo should be made in the same style.
- Wrought iron structures are suitable for small areas. The metal must be protected from corrosion in advance, it is best to do this with powder paint.
- Brick or stone gazebo will be appropriate only in large areas. Such structures should be installed in open spaces.
