What to do if you decide to do the arrangement of a summer cottage with your own hands and do not want to make a mistake at the initial stage? This question is asked by all newly made owners of land plots, regardless of their size. Any solution should strive for simplicity and clarity, therefore, it is necessary to consider the sequence of implementation of your ventures on the arrangement of a summer cottage.
Starting is not scary
At this stage, you need to draw up a plan of action to begin the arrangement of the suburban area. It's simple: arm yourself with paper, a pen, and turn on the thought process. All this will have to be patient and take time.
Assessment and Analysis
Assessing what we already have is called pre-project analysis. Explore your site. Pay attention to how the site is located relative to the cardinal points. Determine the direction of the winds, as well as the terrain.
If there are already any objects on the site, then decide for the future project what to save and what to delete. It can be old or diseased trees, shrubs, any buildings, already laid paths, platforms, etc.
Dream
The modern rhythm of life is quite high, so I want to stop and relax in the comfort of our own possessions. And for this, it is necessary to provide and plan the necessary zones when arranging a summer cottage:
- house;
- front area in front of the house;
- platform for transport;
- place to relax;
- outbuildings;
- garden;
- a greenhouse, a compost pile;
- orchard;
- berry bushes;
- flower beds;
- lawns;
- playground
- a sports ground;
- workshop;
- water;
- corner for secluded relaxation;
- dog enclosure;
- paseu etc.
Dotting
After a long "and I want it, and I want it ..." specifically determine the functional richness in the arrangement of a summer cottage. Here it is necessary to consider the possibility of placing in this territory all the zones and objects you have chosen and, first of all, convenience.
It is no coincidence that convenience comes first. Any design should be functional for the owners. For example, the choice rested on a beautiful garden bench, which is very suitable in color, style and material for other objects on the site. But how comfortable is it for relaxation?
In addition, it should be installed in such a way that the sun does not interfere with the most successful compositions, and your feet are not buried in the mud and rested comfortably on a paved area. Therefore, it is very carefully necessary to think over what, where and how you want to arrange.
Draw a plan
To some, this activity may seem too difficult, for others it may be informative, while others may even get so involved in the process that they will begin to design sites professionally.
To implement this task, you can use any options.
Option 1. Application of the computer. If you have at least some small PC skills, then you can use numerous software for design, including free development. Great functionality and complete library of objects make working with them an exciting game. However, you will first have to master such a program (to study its capabilities, a number of specialized terms, learn how to build), which will significantly delay the implementation of your final goal - the practical arrangement of a summer cottage. The photo shows a future project in electronic form.
Option 2. The easiest. On a scaled paper, apply the perimeter of your area. Indicate the directions of the cardinal points. Transfer those objects that already exist. Apply the areas that you want to see in the suburban area. Examples of arrangement is better to do several at once.
Technical routine
It is necessary to apply communication routes to the plan: schemes for laying electric cables, water and sewer pipes, gas pipes and their wells (if the existing gas pipeline passes near the border of your section). Mark the places of input and output of utility networks to the site and to the buildings. Try to make a plan as accurately as possible so as not to run into inaccuracies afterwards.
Help from
Most often, landowners are engaged in the arrangement of a summer cottage site with their own hands (in the photo one of the classic examples).
But, unfortunately, it is impossible for one person to master all specialties professionally. Therefore, for some issues it is necessary to contact specialists. First of all, this applies to the home. The house should not only be outwardly beautiful, but first of all reliable and safe for all family members to live. It is advisable to involve specialized organizations for such activities as:
- masonry walls for the home;
- laying and repair of furnaces;
- installation of equipment: electric (stoves, exhaust electric fans, water heaters), gas equipment (stoves, boilers, water heaters), sanitary equipment (bathtubs, sinks, wash basins, toilets, flush tanks, mixers);
- distribution of the heating system and other engineering systems of residential buildings, ensuring a healthy and efficient state of building structures.
Observe the letter of the law
During the construction and operation of buildings (most often they encounter such moments when arranging a summer cottage with their own hands from improvised materials), it is necessary to familiarize yourself with regulatory documents in construction, the study and application of which will help to avoid further unnecessary disputes with neighbors and administrative penalties (for example, warnings or fines for violations).
Today, a number of laws governing construction are in force. Among them, it is worth noting the Federal Law of 15.04.98 No 66-FZ, SNiP 30-02-97, SP 11-106-97. In these documents you can familiarize yourself with information about associations of citizens (country, gardening, and gardening), rules for planning and building up territories, and the proper execution of all related documents.
For example, regarding the minimum distances between structures and structures both on your territory and to adjacent neighboring ones, SNiP 30-02-97 will help.
Look into the future
The arrangement of a summer cottage is not only useful, but also an exciting lesson. Unfortunately, in one territory it is impossible to apply all the methods and techniques of planning, design, decoration, etc. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the concept of your site. And at this stage, you can do a detailed simulation of each zone. Depending on its functional purpose, appropriate techniques are used.
The entrance area is the first impression of your site. Before entering the house, you can equip a platform so that when you arrive at the cottage you can relax on the road yourself, receive guests by the house, etc. To design this site, it is advisable to place plants and small architectural forms that will decorate and delimit the space. It can be flowerpots, pergolas, benches, landscape lamps and other elements and designs for decorative design.
In the sunniest places of the site it is better to place a garden, fruit trees and shrubs, a rose garden, a platform with a pool and a sunbathing area.
On the shaded areas you can place a gazebo, playground, recreation area. The relaxation area should be provided so that it could be equipped with sun loungers or a hammock, table, umbrella. It all depends on your desires.
The barbecue area needs to be located on the leeward side so that the smoke from the kebabs flies out of the territory, and you do not find yourself in puffs of smoke.
Flower beds can be placed wherever you want some bright or fragrant accents. The main thing to consider here is how much light and shadow a particular plant needs.
In shaded areas with the evening sun, shade-loving perennials and a number of conifers feel good. Such corners are an ideal place for arranging a shady garden, where you can relax during the day, escaping from scorching sunlight. Alternatively, create a garden of mosses or stones with the right selection of plants.
Where there is never a shadow, a garden of spicy herbs should be arranged. Territory areas with the morning sun are an ideal place to create classic flower beds and mixborders with peonies, poppies, irises, etc.
Zoning areas into separate zones can be done using a lawn, a hedge of ornamental shrubs, a mixborder, a pond, pergolas, arbors, trellises, palmettes with a flat crown, retaining wall.
The transition between the zones can be decorated with decorative arches, twined with climbing plants (roses, clematis), bridges.
The connecting elements of buildings and zones on the site are garden paths. Each of them fulfills its purpose.
Decorative paths. The name itself determines their function. They serve to decorate your site, thanks to them, the image of the territory will seem holistic and complete. Such paths can be straight, winding, with integral paving or discontinuous in length. They can be made of tiles, gravel, saw cuts, boards, stone, etc.
Utility tracks. These are those paving sections that are subjected to increased load or are more often used. These include a platform for vehicles, paths connecting the house with outbuildings. The type of coating of such tracks involves the use of more wear-resistant, strong and durable material. They can be made of clinker brick, concrete blocks, slabs of artificial and natural stone, etc.
In any case, from which zone and where to start arranging the summer cottage - the decision is purely individual.
Organization of a small summer cottage
How to rationally zon the territory for the arrangement of a small summer cottage? A few useful tips - and here, with proper planning, you can place a maximum of zones for a cozy and comfortable stay on the site.
Orchard can be planted from columnar or dwarf varieties. Such plants are easier to maintain and care.
Create vertical flower beds. This arrangement of plants takes up little space, and looks bright and beautiful.
Arrangement of decorative gardens, the use of beds-pyramids. In landscaping, you can apply undersized and dwarf species of conifers and deciduous trees and shrubs. As a rule, they do not require forming pruning, private dressing. Most decorative forms are quite durable.
Realization
So the work on the project is completed, the time has come for its implementation in practice. The work done will help to carry out your fantastically interesting task of arranging a summer cottage within the budget and the time limits that you have allotted.
And let your dreams coincide with reality. You will create that paradise where you will get aesthetic pleasure, you will be proud of your site and delight your guests.