Rest in the country can be unforgettable, if you pay due attention to the arrangement of the territory. There are many interesting techniques of landscape design that the owners of suburban real estate apply on their personal plot. One of them is the arrangement of the outbreak. It is nice to gather near him in the evening to chat with family or friends, relax and unwind. An open fire pacifies, calms.
There are many options for how to arrange a fireplace in the country. You can do all the work yourself. From what materials and by what technology such a building is being built, it will be considered further.
Features
A fireplace in the country (photo below) can perform several functions. It can be ignited both day and evening. Moreover, the hearth is an integral part of the landscape design of the site. Therefore, it should fit into the overall style.
Most often, a fireplace is built with a decorative purpose. It can complement beautiful flower displays, an alpine hill. Most often around the campfire they equip a whole area where benches and chairs are installed. Here, the owners of the cottage can gather in the evening, talk with their household, guests.
The hearth can also perform a rather practical function. A fireplace can easily become a barbecue for preparing various gourmet dishes. Here you can provide for the presence of a table, gazebo, etc. Everyone will be able to arrange a picnic area to their liking. The design of the hearth itself can also be very different. To create it, various materials are used.
Campfire place
When constructing a fireplace in the country with your own hands (photos are presented in the article), you should first choose the right place to create it. The focus should be located away from buildings, garden trees. There should be at least 3 m to the nearest buildings. If there are trees on the site, there should be at least 4 m from them to the bonfire. These fire safety rules must be precisely followed. A strong gust of wind can cause a fire.
The site on which the center will be constructed should be on a flat platform. It should not be a hill or a lowland. The site before the start of construction must be prepared. All foreign objects, roots, debris must be removed from the surface. The soil in this place is leveled. The top layer of turf needs to be removed. This will make it possible to line the site with paving slabs in the future.
You need to do the markup. At the same time, they take into account where the fireplace will be located, what shape and size the area will be around it. You need to consider the location of benches and other items that are provided in this place for relaxation.
Design options
There are many options for what shape, from what materials to create a hearth. It differs in its location on the site.
Often a fireplace is created in the country with their own hands from brick, stone, metal and various improvised non-combustible materials. For example, it can be a concrete ring, as for a well, an old rim from a wheel and other similar materials. The walls of the fireplace should not be too thin, otherwise the structure will not be strong, the walls will crumble.
The focus most often has a round shape. This option is easier to do with your own hands. There are rectangular, square structures. Most often they are made of stone or brick.
The structure can be built above ground level or be slightly recessed. So that water does not accumulate here, it is necessary to provide a cover or build a full roof.
Overground building
One of the popular options is the arrangement of an elevated bonfire in the country with your own hands. The instruction suggests starting with the preparation of the site. First you need to determine the size of the future structure, select the appropriate materials. Refractory material should be in the center of the bonfire . It can be brickwork, a rim from a car wheel, a concrete ring. The choice depends on the personal preferences of the owners of the site.
Around the main contour there will be a decorative finish. It is made of artificial or natural stone, brick. You can also use paving slabs. All materials used in construction must be refractory. This also applies to the solution.
In specialized stores masonry mortars, which include special additives, are sold. These components make the solution resistant to high temperatures. If natural stone is used for decoration, it must be laid out on a clay-sand mixture. Strengthening the walls of the hearth with decorative masonry is simply necessary.
Creating an elevated focus
It is quite simple to create an elevated fireplace in the country house with your own hands . This can be done even by an inexperienced master. All actions are performed according to the instructions. Having prepared the rim, you need to outline its size on the prepared site. More often the fireplace has a diameter of 1 m.
At the center of the intended circle, a layer of soil is removed (10 cm). The walls are rammed. The ring is installed inside. Next, decorative masonry is made. Its walls should not be thinner than 15 cm.
When this process is completed, you need to pay attention to the space between the masonry and the central ring. There should not be voids. Otherwise, different debris, water will get inside. This space should be covered with sand or small gravel. Also for these purposes, earth, clay mortar is suitable.
The benches should be at least 80 cm from the hearth. If it is planned to equip swinging benches, they are put even further.
Deep hearth
Considering options for how to make a fireplace in the country with your own hands, you should pay attention to in-depth structures. Such a design is suitable for almost any style of site design. A recessed bonfire can be flush with the ground level or rise a few centimeters above the surface.
There are many design options for the in-depth focus. You can make a platform around it at a level with the plane of the site itself. In some cases, not only a bonfire is deepened, but also steps. So a few steps will rise up from the fire. The lower one will be below ground level. The upper step may rise above the ground. This original solution will harmoniously fit into the design of a spacious garden.
In order for the selected design to be strong, safe, it must be constructed in accordance with certain standards, building rules. For this, only non-combustible materials, refractory solutions are also used. Masonry can be done on a mixture intended for stoves and fireplaces.
Create a recessed bonfire
The recommendations of professionals will help to understand how to make a fireplace in the country. An in-depth hearth is constructed quite simply. On the marked site should dig a pit. Its depth should be at least 30 cm. To outline its shape, a peg with a rope is installed in the center. With this device you can draw an even circle. Its diameter should take into account the thickness of the walls of the focus.
The bottom of the recessed bonfire must be very strong. When the pit is dug up, the walls and bottom must be carefully tamped. A layer of gravel 10 cm thick spills out to the bottom.
The walls of brick or concrete blocks are laid out inside. For this, a previously prepared refractory solution is used. You can use clay. Bricks are leveled and compacted with a special hammer. Around the site is arranged from paving slabs, stone, brick.
Materials at hand
A fireplace in the country can be made from various improvised materials. If there is a sheet of metal corrugated board in stock - this is a good option for creating a hearth.
The sheet needs to be spread out and marked out. The edges of the first strip should connect. This forms a circle. The width of the strip corresponds to the height of the walls of the fireplace. The diameter of the circle should be 1 m. Next, a second strip is planned and cut. Its width should be similar. The length of this segment will be longer. The diameter of the circle should be at least 20 cm larger.
Sheets fasten with self-tapping screws. They are installed in a prepared foundation pit. Gravel or sand is poured into the space between the circles. Old metal barrels, boilers, etc. can be used as a form for a fireplace.
Site arrangement
The fireplace in the country is almost always supplemented by a special area. It is most often laid out from stone, paving slabs. Using imagination, you can create a beautiful original site. For this, different materials are suitable. You can lay out the space near the hearth with a terrace board, gravel, plates of different geometric shapes.
Here you can also provide for seating, as well as storage of firewood. The rounded shapes of the site look best. The bench can be supplemented with a stone side. It can have a semicircular shape.
On the site, you can lay a stone path to the fireplace. It can be decorated with street lamps. Different statuettes, decorations, details will complement the general style of landscape design.
Benches
Shops deserve much attention when making a bonfire in the country . There are a lot of options for arranging a vacation spot. It can be either the simplest benches, or the original hanging swing, garden furniture, etc.
When choosing shops, it is important to consider the general appearance of the site. This element of the exterior should harmoniously complement the site, give it comfort. Specialty stores sell many models of special garden furniture. Stylish varieties of armchairs and chairs will help to decorate the rest area.
Ordinary camping chairs are also suitable for such purposes. You can build benches from logs. It is possible to lay out semicircular benches made of stone at the construction stage. For them, the presence of wooden flooring, warm pillows and blankets is provided. Sitting on a cold stone will be uncomfortable even in summer.
Having considered the features of creating a hearth in the country, everyone will be able to choose the best option for their personal plot.