Most people today try to move away from noisy and dusty megacities in order to fully enjoy the beauty of nature and fresh air. That is why the idea of building a gazebo from logs comes to the minds of owners of cottages more often. It is a truly unique element of the landscape. Today you can easily find the most diverse designs of gazebos from logs, so choosing the one that best fits into the design of your suburban area will not be difficult. In it you can spend a pleasant evening with your family or sit on a weekend with a book. For people who built wooden houses, arbors made of logs are just perfect. They allow you to complete the overall ensemble.
Why are wooden arbors made of logs better than others?
Of course, you can build from any suitable material, but it is best to choose durable, environmentally friendly and practical. That is why it is better to erect a gazebo from rounded logs, because this is a unique material that does not require additional decoration or processing. Another advantage of such a log is the fact that such a design can be placed almost anywhere. It does not require foundation pouring.
Wooden buildings will fit into any style. They perfectly complement the countryside and create an additional place to relax. As a rule, projects of arbors made of logs imply various forms: round, square, hexagonal or octagonal. And you can arrange it at your own discretion, here fantasy will come to your aid.
How to create logs for gazebos?
Building material is created from pine or spruce. It is processed on the machine in such a way as to give the desired shape. During processing, grooves, or bowls (may be any other holes) are cut out in the logs, which help to easily connect them together in the future. It is very simple to build an arbor from rounded logs, it will take a little time, since the size and shape of all of them are the same. It is the cylindering that makes such structures quite strong and durable. Their walls are distinguished by good insulating features, and the appearance is always neat and unusual.
The process of creating such logs for gazebos is quite simple. Before processing the tree is carefully sorted. Spruce wood is considered the most expensive, because it has a beneficial effect on the respiratory tract. First, create a draft blank, removing layer by layer from the log all the excess. This process continues until the workpiece receives the correct cylindrical shape with the desired diameter. Having created grooves or bowls for connecting the logs to each other, they begin the process of processing with special paints, which allow to increase the operational characteristics of the material. In addition, it helps to permanently get rid of mold, insects, rot. To improve fire retardant properties, wood is treated with a special composition.
How to build arbors from logs?
Structures made of logs can be created even without the help of professionals. The fact is that all the kits for one or another project are necessarily marked, so the gazebo can be assembled as quickly as the children's designer.
To build a gazebo of logs yourself, you must, first of all, either buy a finished project, or create a drawing of the structure. It is on the basis of the drawings that materials will be ordered from manufacturers. In addition, it must be understood that the construction of such a structure depends on its type. Pergolas are closed, half open and open.
Open and half-open gazebos
Open arbors are created, as a rule, from two materials. It can be a combination of wood with stone, wood with brick or wood with metal. The foundation can be either concrete slabs or rammed earth. The flooring is made of wood, but in this case it is better to treat it with antiseptics and protect it from moisture. Only after that it is possible to build walls and lay the roof. It is very important to put an open building in the shade so that in the summer you can hide from the heat.
Semi-open gazebos are created on the same principle as open. The main difference is the fact that in such a structure it will be possible to sit quietly even in the rain. It consists of a foundation, walls and a roof.
Enclosed gazebos
Closed arbors made of logs externally have the shape of a small house. Thanks to the concrete foundation and insulation, in such buildings you can spend time not only in summer but also in winter.
Stages of construction of the gazebo
- Development of a project for a future gazebo, creation of detailed drawings, according to which construction will be carried out.
- Creating the foundation for the gazebo. As a rule, the so-called tape is poured, which completely hardens for about four weeks.
- Only after pouring the foundation is the creation of all parts of the structure. Based on previously developed drawings, logs are prepared, which will then be used in construction.
- Build a gazebo. Depending on the type of gazebo (open, half open or closed), this process can take from several weeks to 1 month. Since all logs are marked during manufacture, such an arbor is assembled very simply, like an ordinary children's designer.
- After the walls of the gazebo have already been erected, the installation of the roof begins.
- The last stage of construction involves the final grinding of wood, coating it with special antiseptic impregnation, paint and varnish to improve the operational characteristics of the gazebo and with a purely decorative purpose. Top coat is applied to the structure. All these works can take about two weeks, because the varnish and paint should dry well so that the gazebo can be used for its intended purpose.