Staying at the dacha in the hot summer will bring real pleasure only if you can enjoy the coolness of a summer shower at any moment.
Of course, today trade offers literally everything, including portable version, but provide comfort for personal plot It’s not difficult to build a summer shower for your dacha with your own hands. You just need to know the basics of its structure and follow the rules for its creation.
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A shower installation is one of the simplest country buildings, which necessarily requires thinking through the options for water supply and drainage.
The standard option is a rectangular room with 3 closed sides and an entrance door.
Before construction, it is necessary to determine which option is the most suitable. Owners of summer cottages can use it for its construction different materials. Often a country shower is built as a frame structure. In this case, strong side walls are not provided, replaced by light ones that block prying eyes. No less relevant are more capital buildings with brick or block walls.
Today, the following options have become the most popular among summer residents:
- made of wood;
- made of polycarbonate;
- from corrugated board;
- from auxiliary materials;
- made of brick.
Let's take a closer look at the various options.
Preparatory stage
When arranging a shower at the dacha, first of all we determine comfortable spot for him. It is preferable to choose open place, allowing for ventilation and drying, best of all - having some elevation above the rest. Most use water heated naturally by the sun's rays. This is why a shady place is not the best option.
When thinking through the design, you should not limit yourself to the area of the shower itself; it is necessary to provide a place for changing clothes.
The most convenient dimensions for planning construction are the following:
- width - 140 cm;
- length - 190 cm;
- height - from 200 to 300 cm.
Preparatory work includes not only creating a diagram, but also preparing a pit for waste water. This will allow you to collect the soapy water without allowing it to spread around the area. The drainage pit can be approximately the following dimensions: length and width - 100 cm, depth - 40 cm. It is recommended to fill the bottom of the pit with crushed stone.
When a shower is frequently used by a large number of people, a special drainage hole is installed, which is connected by pipes for draining water, laid at an angle of 3-5 degrees. Optimal distance to such a pit - from 5 to 8 m.
Made of wood
To build a shower made of wood, you need to prepare a base measuring 1x1 m, attach four side beams or beams to it and sheathe them.
The frame beams must be strong, so we choose 10x10 cm beams for them. The frame posts should be strengthened using corner braces.
You can install a shower in different ways. Frame posts can be anchored in the ground. In this case, the edges of the timber are protected from rotting with the help of machine oil or bitumen, wrapped with roofing felt in 2 layers, placed in dug holes and concreted.
You can also make concrete supports as a foundation. Frame beams are attached to these supports, located 20-30 cm above the surface.
Another option for the frame is metal pipes.
You should pay attention to the special strength of the ceiling frame for a shower or a special frame for a water tank: a container filled with water has significant weight.
Important: when covering shower walls, it is necessary to leave gaps of up to 3 mm between the beams to allow them to expand under the influence of high humidity.
In regions with a hot climate, there are options for not completely covering the walls, but only partially, covering the person’s torso.
After covering the walls, you should first of all protect them from fungus by using antifungal impregnation. And then the structure is coated with water-borne façade acrylic varnish in three layers. This will allow the water to slide easily and roll off without lingering on the walls.
The floor can be made in the form of a grid, allowing water to flow into the pit, or solid, in which water drainage is provided.
The last step in installing a shower is hanging the door.
Polycarbonate
In the construction of a summer shower, this type has recently been increasingly used. construction material like polycarbonate. The construction of a shower structure from it attracts with its economy, ease of creation, durability and ease of maintenance.
Polycarbonate sheets from 8 mm to 15 mm thick, having an opaque color, are well suited for shower walls. At the same time, they provide good warming up during the day, and in addition, they retain heat for a long time.
Construction begins with the construction of a frame for the future shower.
Important: the polycarbonate shower frame must be further strengthened with vertical, horizontal and diagonal jumpers. This will help ensure greater stability of the structure, taking into account the windage properties of polycarbonate.
Polycarbonate sheets can be cut without any problems with a regular knife to the required size, the edges of the cuts are processed with sandpaper.
To fasten polycarbonate sheets you must use special fasteners: hardware with special caps that prevent the penetration of water, and thermal washers. When fastening, the fasteners should not be screwed in completely - this will prevent deformation of the sheet.
To protect the inner layer of the sheet from condensation formed, it is necessary to drill several holes in it. They can be arbitrarily located on the sheet; a sufficient calculation is 3 per 1 square. m. In this case, you should not drill a hole closer than 3-4 cm to the edge of the sheet, this will protect it from possible chipping.
Important: processing of polycarbonate shower walls special means Provides additional protection against ultraviolet radiation.
For the convenience of summer residents, ready-made polycarbonate showers have recently been produced. The seller can complete everything necessary for self-installation designs: sheets of the required size depending on the planned model, metal carcass, anchor fastenings. At the same time, sellers provide the buyer with the opportunity to choose the color of polycarbonate sheets.
From corrugated sheets
Another convenient way building a shower room summer cottage suggests using corrugated sheets as walls.
The construction of a shower cabin in this case is carried out similarly to the options already considered; traditionally they are used as a frame. wooden beam or metal pipes. But in any case, the constructed frame also requires additional reinforcement with cross members.
Fasteners for corrugated sheets: galvanized self-tapping screws with a sealing washer. Fastening is done through one wave. If necessary, cutting corrugated sheets is done with scissors or a grinder with a special disc with teeth.
From auxiliary materials
If the arrangement of a summer cottage has just begun, and the construction of a shower is still ahead, but the need for it is already felt, you can build a simple structure from auxiliary materials.
In this case, a moisture-resistant material is attached to the metal frame, which can have not only a rectangle but also a circle at the base: a thick polyethylene film or a film screen; it is also possible to use a tarpaulin.
After installing the water tank, the shower is almost ready. The floor can be a wooden grid and a rubber mat.
With all the unpretentiousness this design has such advantages as:
- the speed and ease of construction, the creation of which will require no more than two hours;
- mobility, allowing, if necessary, to easily move the structure from one place to another and dismantle it for the winter.
Brick shower
A more substantial and durable structure that will fit perfectly into the interior of a summer cottage is your own brick summer shower.
In this case, during construction, all norms and rules of construction are observed. brick house. When building a brick house, the following must be taken into account:
summer shower, even brick,
— the structure is quite light and does not require a powerful foundation. It is enough to fill a trench with concrete, the depth of which is up to 40 cm, width - 20 cm.
Important: when preparing the foundation, you should immediately install a drain pipe, otherwise, when laying it later, the foundation will need to be broken up.
- during construction brick walls the shower can be done without plaster, but the installation of a door frame, as well as bars for further fastening the slate into the last row of masonry, is mandatory.
Container for water
When choosing the design of a future summer shower, one cannot fail to take into account such an important component as a water container. Typically, water is supplied to the shower from a galvanized metal or plastic tank installed on the roof of the shower.
When determining the size of the tank, the possible number of users is taken into account. Tank with a capacity of 200 l - convenient option, as the experience of many summer residents shows.
Important: the color of the container affects the degree of heating of the water in it. The darker the color of the water tank, the better it is heated by the sun, and therefore the water in it heats up faster.
Sometimes the tank mounted on the frame itself acts as a cabin roof.
In showers with walls and a roof made of polycarbonate, it is more advisable to install a water tank under the roof.
Before installing the container on the roof, it is necessary to strengthen the shower head by making a hole in the container.
An important point that must also be thought through in advance is the method of filling the container with water. The most convenient option is to run a special pipe to the container or attach a permanent water hose. If this option is not possible, it is necessary to provide a place to install the ladder.
Important: when using a suitable container, such as a barrel, as a water tank, it is necessary to protect it from debris and water evaporation by using a special lid.
It is also possible to build a heated summer shower for the dacha. This requires metal tank for water, in which heating is pre-installed - heating element. Sufficient power of the device is 2 kW.
By connecting the device to the power supply system, a heated summer shower can be used while in the country, from early spring to late autumn, in almost any weather.
Possible options
A shower in a country house is not necessarily a separate structure. Depending on the design of the site, taking into account existing buildings, the following options are possible:
- the existing corner near the country house can be equipped. This option will no longer require the construction of a frame. In addition, it becomes possible to remove the water supply pipe from the house and equip it with a shower head.
When deciding how to make an outdoor shower near the house, you must do the following:
- cladding the external wall of the house with waterproof material;
- using large pebbles as the floor of the shower enclosure and at the same time as its drainage.
Natural screens made of mesh with plants weaving along it can act as side rails for a wall-mounted shower. The best choice climbing plants that will create a reliable and environmentally friendly green screen - loach, ivy, grapes.
- a convenient option is in the utility room. Many years of experience of household summer residents confirms that organizing a shower in a special outbuilding is profitable and comfortable.
The planning of the utility block is carried out taking into account the placement of the shower there. The utility block is built from brick or special blocks and is a permanent structure. The shower compartment will require the creation of a water drainage and drainage system. But the utility block with its strong walls is reliable: large-volume water tanks can be installed on its roof.
- Another option for ensuring a comfortable stay at the dacha is installing a shower in the dacha house.
This option is possible on a site with large houses under construction, in which there is also space for a shower. To do this, a purchased ready-made shower stall with a special acrylic tray is installed in a specially designated place. Water will be drained using a corrugated hose to the owners country house you just need to connect it to the sewer.
Manufacturers of building materials give summer residents the opportunity to choose construction options taking into account any budget. A skillful hands the owner of a dacha plot will be able to build a shower that will fit well into the interior of the plot and make staying at the dacha truly enjoyable for everyone!
In the summer, even when relaxing and not working, at the dacha you need the opportunity to wash yourself. The easiest way to organize this is on the street, not in the house. You can make it portable - a mobile shower. This is a great option for the first time. But I want something more thorough. For this purpose, they build a summer shower in the country. Although it is stationary, it is lightweight.
Portable summer
Let's start with the most simple models, which do not even require booth devices or large capacity. There are mobile showers that work on the principle of a foot pump. The source of water is any container that you place next to you - a bucket, basin, tank - whatever you have. You lower the end of the hose into it, connected to a foot pump, which most often looks like a mat.
Summer foot shower - stomp
A hose with a watering can is connected to the output of this “pump”. To get a flow of water, tread on the mat, alternately pressing the pump pads. We trampled and the water began to flow.
What's great about this option is that you can carry it with you. It’s warm outside—you wash on the lawn. It got colder - we went into the house, put a trough, and washed ourselves there. This shower can also be taken on a hike - it fits in a standard package. Another plus is that you regulate the water temperature yourself: if you pour it warmer, you wash in it warm. If you want to freshen up, grab a bucket of cooler water. A good shower option for summer use.
Summer stationary shower in the country
When installing a stationary shower, the first question that arises is: where to drain the water. If there is already a drain hole for, you can lay a pipeline there. But this solution is not the best if you use bacteria or drugs to process waste in the pit. In this case, a certain humidity is required, and with a shower it will be clearly higher than normal.
It is better to make a separate drainage hole for the shower. If the soil has normal drainage ability, it is enough to dig a hole nearby about 60*60*60 cm, fill it with expanded clay, you can - broken brick. This should be enough for average water consumption. If your family belongs to the category of “waterfowl” or the water drains poorly, make the hole larger.
On sandy soils, you may encounter another problem: the sand may crumble. Then the walls can be strengthened with a net by driving pegs into the sides. Another option is to cover the walls with boards (as in the photo). But this is if the board is leftover.
Base
No matter what kind of summer shower it is, it usually weighs a little. That’s why the basis for it is not too serious: there is no point in burying money. Small ones are most often used foundation blocks, which are set according to level. The shower in the country is raised above ground level by 20 cm or so. This is enough to prevent the treated wood (if it is used as a frame) from rotting.
If you are going to weld the frame from metal, you can generally place it on a level paving slabs or a stove. If desired, you can cast the columns yourself: install the formwork, lay the reinforcement and fill it with concrete.
Frame
The size of the shower is chosen arbitrarily: there are no standards here. In addition, the shower stall is often only one part. In another they set up, for example, a locker room or a room for a water heater (electric or wood - depending on the conditions). Some people plan to use the other half for storage or storage of equipment. So a country shower is not always just a cabin “for washing.”
If you are planning a lightweight design in which you will only wash yourself, and the simplest option is with a curtain instead of a door, you can take minimum dimensions: a square with a side length of about 90 cm (drawing below), the height of the racks excluding the tank is 2.2 m or higher (if the family is tall).
But this width is far from comfortable: it’s too cramped even for people of average build. It is more comfortable with a width of at least 100 cm, and better - 120 cm. This frame is assembled from metal or wooden blocks.
Made of metal
The metal frame for the shower is made from a corner with a thickness of at least 4-5 mm. The width of the shelf is selected depending on the planned load. The frame is usually loaded by water tanks and cladding. If you plan to place a plastic square container of 100 liters on top, and cover the walls with film, impregnated fabric or something equally lightweight, you can take the cross-section to a minimum. If you plan, for example, two 200 liter barrels, and cover the shower stall at the dacha on both sides with clapboard, the load will be completely different. And here large sections are required.
Another metal frame for a country shower can be made from a profiled pipe. The wall thickness for the racks is 3 mm; 2 mm is also suitable for strapping. It has a rectangular or square section, which makes it much easier to attach the sheathing and sheathing. To attach something to a corner, you often have to first screw the bars to it, and attach the rest of the strapping to the beam. The harness can be attached directly to the profiled pipe using bolts or screws with pre-drilled holes.
It is best to weld the metal frame. If there is no device, you can make a collapsible frame on bolted connections. Craftsmen do this too: cut pipes required length, take the thick ones mounting angles and assemble the frame with bolts.
In case you are planning to learn how to weld metal, the choice of welding machine is.
Made of wood
The wooden frame for an outdoor shower is assembled from timber. For bottom trim As a rule, pine beams 100*100 mm or 150*100 mm are used. Racks can be installed with a smaller cross-section. Again it depends on the load. If there is a large tank on the roof, make racks from weave. If they only hold a roof (water is heated in titanium nearby) or a very small tank, then 50*50 is enough.
The bars can be attached in different ways. If correct, you need to cut out the tenon and groove. If it's quick, you can join directly, reinforcing the connections with corners.
Having placed the racks, they immediately make the top trim. It definitely fits 50*50 mm or 50*40 mm. They also make intermediate strapping. There may be one, two, or even three. If you are going to cover the shower with clapboard, imitation timber, it is better to fasten the crossbars more often: it will be possible to fit the not quite even lumber more tightly. The quality of wood materials sold on the market is, to put it mildly, low. We have to correct the jambs of geometry using force.
The construction of a timber frame is shown in the video
Sheathing
You can cover the frame with any material:
You can use any other fence that comes to your mind and will perform its functions. For example, at one summer cottage they wove the shower paneling. Type .
Shower tank
As a tank for a summer shower, use any suitable container that is on the farm. Most often it is a barrel - metal or plastic. If there is nothing suitable, you can buy a container. They are available in a wide range: plastic, metal - ferrous metal and stainless steel.
Not everyone likes plastic ones, as they heat up the water worse. For the southern regions this is not a big deal - there is already enough heat, but for the central zone it can be critical. Although in this region, most of the summer, water even in black metal barrels requires heating. On the other hand, plastic containers are inexpensive, lightweight, and have a square, flat shape, which means they fit well on the shower frame and there is no need to come up with a mounting method.
Water will heat up faster in a metal barrel, especially if it is painted black. But if she's from ordinary metal, by the end of the season there will be a lot of rust. So much that it will be noticeable on the body. This is the main disadvantage of such tanks. Much better - stainless steel. If finances allow, allow yourself one.
Summer shower tray
There are two options for installing a country shower: when the septic tank (drainage pit) is located directly under the shower stall. Then you can simply make a pouring floor: lay boards with a gap of 3-5 mm. A simple option that works great on sandy and sandy loam soils. In this case, the water leaves very quickly, without stagnating anywhere, so this device does not cause any inconvenience.
But this option is only suitable if you plan to use the shower exclusively in warm weather. But in spring and autumn it will be cold, as it will blow from below.
If normal drainage is required or the drains need to be diverted to the side (the drainage hole is away from the building), you need to make a tray in the shower. The simplest case is to buy ready-made. Then, when constructing and choosing the size of the frame, you will have to focus on the size of the pallet: under it you need bars to which it is attached. They also connect it in a standard way: they install a siphon with a flexible hose, like in a bathroom.
If the pallet is plastic, just bars around the perimeter will not be enough: support is required under it, otherwise it “walks” too much. This base is usually made of bricks. You can bind them with a solution. Just be sure to leave room for the drain hose.
In some cases, they try to make a more solid drain: without using a ready-made pan. In this case it is poured concrete slab. To do this, dig a pit of the required size, about 30-40 cm deep. A layer of gravel 15-20 cm thick is laid on the bottom. Already at this stage, a foundation is installed - a drain pipe and a drain grate. They are putting up formwork. It can be permanent - made of brick. The crushed stone is compacted and everything is filled with concrete (). Wait a week (at a temperature of +17°C and above) until the base gains strength. Afterwards, you can continue work: install the frame and continue construction.
Filling the tank and heating the water
There are usually no problems filling the shower tank with water. Sometimes they carry water in buckets - if you want to wash, you will carry it. It’s not very convenient, of course, but it happens... If there is a water supply at the dacha, fill it with a hose and install a supply pipe with a valve. You need to add water - open the tap, the tank is filled - turn it off.
How to auto-fill a tank
The most advanced ones do automatic filling. Then the water supply is opened/closed by a float system similar to the one in the tank. Only in case of breakdown should provision be made for draining excess water. And, preferably, when leaving the dacha, turn off the supply tap. Otherwise, you can turn your and your neighbor’s dacha into a swamp.
An approximate diagram of the implementation of auto-filling the tank is shown in the figure above. Please note: the water intake into the shower occurs close to the surface: this is where the warmest water is usually located. Only this pipe is placed at the opposite end from the cold water inlet, otherwise the water will still be cold.
There are two pipes going into the sewer system: one is an overflow pipe (mustard colored). With its help, the tank will not overfill if the float mechanism breaks down. Second drain into the sewer for complete drainage ( Brown). It is useful when preserving the system - draining it for the winter, which is why a tap is installed on it.
Organization of heating
The simplest option is to use solar energy. Yes, it heats water through the walls of the tank. But the water thickness is too large for it to warm up quickly. That’s why people come up with various installations for solar water heating.
As mentioned above, the warmest water in the tank is at the top. And the traditional feed comes from below. That is, we take the coldest water. To ensure that the warmest water flows into the watering can, a hose is attached to it, and it is attached to a piece of foam plastic, which I let float. So water is taken from above.
To speed up the heating of the water, they make a “coil” (in the photo above it is the right picture). At the bottom of the water tank and above, two pipes are welded into one of its walls. They are connected to a black rubber hose, which is folded into rings in the sun. If there is no air in the hose, the water movement will be quite active.
If the sun is not enough for you, but you can supply electricity to the shower, you can use heating elements (wet). They need to have a thermostat so you can set the required temperature. They are usually used in storage water heaters, so you can find them.
When you pull the power line to the shower, do not forget to install a circuit breaker with an RCD. This is the minimum that will ensure your safety.
Construction of a shower at the dacha: photo report
It was decided to use the fence at the far end of the site as one of the walls of the shower. It was decided to have a shower with a locker room - it’s much more convenient.
The soil is sandy, the water drains very quickly, so only one tire was buried for drainage. Rainfall tests have shown that no more is required. Much more water was poured than I had in the barrel, but there were no puddles.
Then we welded the frame. Used rectangular pipe 60*30 mm. This is a bit much for this design, but we used what we had: the remains from the construction of the fence.
Having welded the floor frame and thereby marking its level, we formed a drain. They filled in the missing height with bricks (battle, remains). Everything was filled with concrete, forming a drain into the tire.
We leveled the floor in the second half and left it to set. We started processing wood. Purchased aspen board. It was first treated with sandpaper attached to a grinder. Afterwards it was impregnated with a protective composition.
While the impregnation dries, we continue to weld the metal frame for the shower. The middle piping was welded from the same profile pipes. Then it was used as a scaffold for working at heights. Already dried boards were placed on the piping pipes. The top trim was welded from this pedestal.
The frame is almost ready. All that remains is to weld the frame for the barrel at the top.
The metal used is old, so it is covered in rust. It was cleaned with a grinder. Then the shower frame was painted three times with anti-rust paint. She is chosen of blue color, since it was planned to cover the shower with blue polycarbonate.
The polycarbonate was mounted with self-tapping screws. No special or regular washers were used during installation. This is a violation of technology, which can lead to it cracking in sunny weather. This material has a large thermal expansion, which is enhanced, since in this case it is fixed to a metal frame.
The barrel in the barn has been washed. The pipes are welded to it. One is for filling water, the second is for connecting a watering can. After this, the barrel is painted black.
A shower is an outbuilding that should certainly be located on every summer cottage. On hot summer days, even the simplest, unsightly-looking country shower turns into an unusually popular device, for which all household members line up. This much-needed household item can be made quite simply. When developing the design of your shower, rely on the dimensions of a standard profile sheet, the parameters of which are 960 by 1500 mm.
To work you will need the following tools and materials:
steel profile pipe of rectangular section 30 by 20 mm;
three profile sheets of the size indicated above;
plastic tank equipped with a valve and water sprayer;
self-tapping screws;
anchor bolts;
welding machine and electrodes for it;
cement, crushed stone and sand;
drill;
boards for formwork construction;
plastic sewer pipe;
primer and paint for metal;
shovel:
sandpaper;
vinyl shower curtain.
Operating procedure
1. Cut the profiled pipe into bars of the required length, based on the dimensions of the future shower stall 960 by 960 by 2000 mm
2. Weld two rectangular frames from a pipe measuring 9960 by 2000 mm.
3. Install the frames in parallel and connect them at the top and bottom using four 96-centimeter pipe sections by welding. As a result of your work, you should end up with a shower stall frame - a parallelepiped with ribs 960 by 960 and 2000 mm.
4. Reinforce the three side walls of the cabin with pieces of profile pipe - to do this, weld one piece into them parallel to the floor at a distance of 1 m from the ground.
5. Make a roof for the soul - strengthen a welded platform on top (cross-shaped or other shape) on which a water tank will subsequently be installed.
6. Once the shower frame is completely assembled, sand all seams, prime the pipes and paint them.
7. After the paint has dried, use a drill and screws to attach profile sheets to the frame on three sides. Attach the sheets at a height of 15 cm from the ground; the gap formed at the bottom will ensure ventilation of the shower stall and prevent the appearance of mold and fungi in it.
8. Dig a hole for wastewater, lay a plastic sewer pipe to it, and build formwork of the required size.
9. Mix the concrete and pour it into the formwork. Smoothing the surface of the solution, form a slope for easy water drainage. After the concrete has completely hardened, disassemble the formwork.
10. Place the shower stall in its designated location and secure it to the concrete with anchor bolts.
11. Install and secure a plastic tank on top of the shower; place all its fittings inside the cabin.
Water procedures in the open air are very useful, so many adherents of relaxation and hardening decide to make a summer shower for a shower in the country with their own hands, or at least install a ready-made cabin on the site. This article will help you understand the design features, select the correct dimensions and installation location, draw up a preliminary diagram and complete all stages of construction without errors.
Types of autonomous toilets. Choosing a place to build a toilet in a summer cottage
If you intend to build a capital shower for your dacha with your own hands from brick, it is advisable to use a strip type of foundation. A trench is formed along the perimeter of the future building. The optimal depth is 0.5 m. Next, the formwork is installed. At the bottom of the trench, it is necessary to form a sand-crushed stone cushion 0.1 m thick. After this, reinforcement is laid and concrete is poured. This must be done so that the finished foundation rises above ground level by about 0.1 m.
When the base has completely hardened and dried, it will be possible to begin construction of the sewer system.
How to organize a drainage system in a shower at the dacha with your own hands
There are several ways to organize a drainage system in a shower stall. The choice of construction technology depends on several factors:
- type of soil on the site;
- type of foundation;
- number of people living in the house.
If a monolithic slab is used as the foundation for a summer shower in the country, then before pouring it is necessary to lay the system plastic pipes with a knee. The slab is formed in such a way that there is a slope on all sides towards the drain hole. Sewage pipe is taken outside the shower room and connected to the general drainage system. You can connect the drainage system to a drainage well.
Helpful advice! To build a similar sewer system for a cabin installed on a different type of foundation, it is not necessary to fill the floors with concrete. It is enough to buy a summer shower for your dacha with a tray made of acrylic. This element will serve as the floor.
With connection to sewer system– the best option for big family, since the pit will not be able to accommodate the volume of wastewater that will be generated during operation. If the structure is designed for 1-2 people, a drain directly under the cabin will be sufficient. But this type of system is suitable for areas with loose soil, when the shower is installed on a columnar or pile foundation. This option can also be used on a strip base.
First you need to remove a layer of soil 0.5 m deep. The formed depression is filled to half its height with gravel or stone. The remaining part is filled with crushed stone with a fine fraction. After the cabin structure is assembled, a pallet made in the form of wooden lattice. The system is designed in such a way that wastewater passes through drainage layers and is gradually absorbed into the soil.
Sometimes owners of summer cottages lead the sewer pipe into the garden, which cannot be called a good decision. If you still resort to a similar method, it is desirable that the place where the water is drained is well warmed by the sun. Otherwise, the liquid will accumulate, and a swamp infested with mosquitoes will form around the shower.
Making a cabin for a summer shower: photos and construction technology
To build a cabin for a homemade shower, any available materials can be used.
Suitable for these purposes:
- wood;
- polycarbonate;
- corrugated sheeting;
- brick.
Each type of material has its own advantages, features and properties.
How to build a shower in the country with your own hands: economy cabin option
There is a little trick that will help you save money during the construction of a shower house. To reduce costs, it is enough to use one of the blank walls of the building as a side for the booth.
Before building an outdoor shower budget type, you need to fix the water container on the wall small size, equipped with a watering can. Here you can install elements that accompany comfort, for example, hooks for clothes, shelves, etc. At the top of the future structure there is a partition. It is fixed on the wall of the building. As front door a tarpaulin or film (necessarily opaque) can be used. The curtain is hung using rings.
The floor is arranged so that the drains are diverted as far as possible from the foundation part of the house. To do this, the platform is concreted or you can get by with installing a pallet made of acrylic.
Helpful advice! If you use the inner corner of a building that has L-shape, you can avoid building the sides of the cabin altogether. Their function will be performed by the walls of the building.
DIY construction of a wooden cabin for a country shower
The most common version of a country shower is a cabin made in the form of a wooden house. This type of building is considered one of the most affordable. Wood is easy to process. At the same time, it retains heat well, which is a definite advantage if the shower will be used in cold weather.
To build a summer shower in a private house with your own hands, it is advisable to use wooden beams. To make the corner posts of the booth, you will need material with a cross-sectional size of 10x10 cm. A tank designed for 200 liters of water is installed in the upper part of the shower, so the beam must be thick enough to withstand such a weight load.
To hang the door, you will need to install two additional posts in the front of the booth. These elements are placed between the corner posts. To make them, you can take a beam with a section size of 5x5 cm.
To create a small slope angle for a single-pitched cabin roof, it is recommended to install the front corner posts 0.2 m higher than the rear ones. This will not be required if a square-shaped tank is used as a container. In this case, the racks are mounted at the same level.
All supports are attached to the wooden frame of the lower frame. For fixation it is necessary to use hardware and metal corners. At the top of the structure, the strapping is done in a similar way. To secure the posts more firmly, you can use spacers. On the upper trim of the frame part of the booth, the basis for mounting the container is formed. In this case, you need to read not only the size, but also the shape of the tank.
To cover the frame part of the building, you can use a 2 cm thick board. This material is also suitable for making a door. You should lay the boards in one row and knock them together using two jumpers. To prevent the door from skewing, the structure can be strengthened obliquely, using a long strip. Door frame for a country summer shower it is made of boards, the thickness of which is 4 cm. It is recommended to use self-tapping screws as fasteners.
When the booth is completely ready, it can be opened with a colored varnish composition. WITH inside the entrance is curtained with film, otherwise the doors will swell from moisture.
Helpful advice! Often a large barrel for a shower in a country house is used for construction. By installing a watering can over the structure, you can get a budget option wooden cabin.
Technology for making a garden shower made of polycarbonate
Since wood is subject to deformation changes under the influence of moisture, many property owners are thinking about how to make a shower in the country with their own hands from more practical and durable materials, such as polycarbonate. The frame part of the cabin is made in exactly the same way as in the case of a wooden shower, however, a metal profile must be used as the material. Optimal size sections – 4x6 cm.
The frame part of the cabin is formed using racks and jumpers between them. In this case, metal elements are used, so a welding machine is required to fasten them. Moreover, the assembly order can be performed in several ways. In the first case, the frame part is welded separately, after which it is installed on the base and secured using anchor bolts. The second method involves concreting the racks while pouring the foundation. Then the harness is formed and spacers are attached.
It is advisable to use sheet material 1 cm thick as a casing for a polycarbonate shower. It is secured to a metal frame using hardware, which must have sealing gaskets.
Installing a tank and features of building a heated shower in a country house with your own hands
At the last stage of shower construction, a tank is installed. You can make the container yourself using any container made from of stainless steel or plastic. To do this, it is necessary to form a hole in the bottom, the diameter of which is 1.5 cm. A piece of pipe, threaded on both sides, is attached to it using nuts. The length of this element should be 30 cm.
You need to make a hole in the center of the cabin roof where the pipe will be inserted. After installing the tank, a tap and a watering can made of plastic are screwed onto the free end. Then the container is firmly fixed to the frame of the frame part of the booth, filled with water and covered with a lid.
To create a heated summer shower for your dacha, just install a heating element in the tank. Of course, natural energy from the sun can be used to heat water. In this case, there will be no electricity costs. Nevertheless, Sun rays are not able to heat a large volume of liquid. In addition, not every region has the necessary climatic conditions.
On the Internet you can find many diagrams necessary for connecting a heated summer shower to electricity. The advantage of these devices is that the water in the tank warms up quickly enough, regardless of the time of day and the weather outside. In this case, a person can adjust the temperature himself. If you attach a piece of foam to the hose, the warmest water will flow into the watering can. For the same reason, liquid is drawn from the upper zone of the tank.
Helpful advice! To speed up the process of heating the liquid, you can add a coil to the circuit.
Is it possible to buy a summer shower for a summer house inexpensively: prices for ready-made structures
To simplify the construction technology, you can buy a ready-made outdoor shower and install it on a prepared base. The cost of cabins varies and depends on various factors.
The price of products is influenced by the following points:
- material of manufacture;
- modification (presence of a locker room);
- shape of the water container (barrel-shaped, square tank);
- equipment (presence of heating element, tank, temperature sensor, etc.);
- tank capacity;
- the material from which the water container is made.
Average prices for ready-made structures
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Metal frame and PVC fabric |
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Garden shower |
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Garden shower with water heater |
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Garden shower with water heater and changing room |
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Polycarbonate construction |
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Cabin with 130 l tank |
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Cabin with 200 l tank |
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Cabin with 130 l heated tank |
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A wide variety of materials suitable for construction, as well as manufacturing technologies, allows any summer resident to acquire a comfortable and convenient shower in the country. Moreover, you can make a booth yourself from improvised materials or purchase it ready-made in a specialized store.
Hot weather is a rarity in most of our country. On cold days there is simply no way to heat the water in the container to desired temperature. There are not many people who want to take an ice-cold shower.
By country shower, most people mean simple design with a barrel on the roof. This shower has the following disadvantages:
- the water in the container blooms very quickly;
- there are constant problems with filling the barrel;
- it is impossible to maintain the desired water temperature.
To realize your idea, you need to familiarize yourself with the advice of craftsmen. Country shower will allow the family to comfortably receive water treatments.
The mobile shower works according to the following principle. Any container is installed next to the device. This could be a bucket or basin. Warm water is poured into it. After this, the end of the hose is lowered into the container.
The device that pumps water into the shower looks like a mat. A hose with a watering can is connected to one end of the pump. In this way, you can get a stream of water that will flow while stomping on the mat. This option is convenient because a mobile shower can be used not only in the country. The device will be useful for people who want to maintain hygiene while hiking. Even in such spartan conditions you can wash yourself. The advantage of such a shower is the ability to adjust the water temperature.
How to make a summer shower at the dacha with your own hands - for construction reliable design carefully select photos and sizes.
When building a stationary shower, the owner needs to decide where to divert the water. If there is already some kind of drainage hole on the site, then you can drain the water directly there. But that's not the most The best decision, since many people use bacteria to process wastewater. An increase in humidity will have Negative influence on the speed of purification of contaminated liquid.
During the construction of a shower room, it is best to make a separate drainage hole. To strengthen the bottom of the hole, you can use broken bricks.
The hardest thing to do is strengthen a hole dug on sandy soil. Her walls will blur wastewater during operation. Therefore, it is necessary to line the walls of the sandy depression with boards.
The owner can save money when building a shower due to materials. To build a shower there is no need to build. When constructing a foundation, foundation blocks are most often used. They are leveled and the shower is raised 20 cm above ground level.
This height is enough to prevent the treated wood from rotting. When constructing a foundation, it is not necessary to use wood at all. You can weld a metal body and place it on paving slabs. If desired, you can strengthen the base by filling it with concrete.
There are no specific standards regarding the frame. A shower cabin, as a rule, consists of several parts. In one compartment you can arrange a locker room. There is a water heater in another room. It can use wood as fuel.
A room for storing equipment can be attached to the shower. If you are planning a lighter structure, then you can use the following option - instead of a door, hang a curtain. This will make the design easier and reduce construction costs. Be sure to take into account the height of people who will use the shower. The optimal height should be 2.2 meters. The width of the structure must be at least 0.9 meters. When making a frame, you can use not only metal, but also wood.
To make a metal frame, it is advisable to use corners with a thickness of at least 4 millimeters. The width of the shelf depends on the load. The frame will hold the water tank. What to do if you plan to supply a plastic container with a volume of 100 liters?
In this case, it is necessary to carry out the procedure of covering the shower stall on both sides with special clapboard. This material is considered the most practical. It has an attractive appearance and can withstand for quite a long time. humid environment. But for this it is necessary to treat the lining with a special solution.
To make a metal frame, you can use scraps of metal pipes. The pipe wall thickness must be at least 3 mm. Otherwise, the shower structure may not withstand the load.
The frame can be strengthened using lathing. To do this, weld additional corners to the structure. If you don’t have a welding machine, you can fix it with bolts.
To build a shower in the country with your own hands, you need to calculate the volume of the tank. For a family of 4 people you will have to supply a barrel with a volume of 100 liters. For the manufacture of wooden frame you can buy timber. The beams are fastened using a tongue-and-groove system.
You can build a summer shower for your dacha with your own hands without using expensive materials.
Film is considered the cheapest material for covering shower walls. The disadvantage of this option is that it is too short period of time operation. In a year you will have to buy new film. Therefore, summer residents prefer more reliable materials, which can last for several seasons.
It is better to give preference to impregnated fabrics. This material is used to make awnings and tents. When purchasing lumber, keep in mind that you cannot use fresh lining. The reason is that any lumber undergoes shrinkage.
During the drying process, the material loses its shape and previous dimensions. This affects the quality of lumber. Various defects may appear on its surface, reducing its strength. Warping and cracking are the most common defects that have a negative impact on wooden structures. In a structure built from fresh lumber, cracks may appear within a year. Do-it-yourself shower in the country, drawings, dimensions, photos are of interest to many users who want to warn themselves against these shortcomings.
For cladding, you can use the corrugated sheet left over after the construction of the fence.
Polycarbonate - transparent material, which will decorate any shower room. Do not allow any cracks to appear, as dust and moisture will enter them. This is a favorable environment for algae to grow. Gradually, the walls of the polycarbonate will be completely covered with greenish vegetation.
When constructing a shower, it is necessary to provide a ventilation system. Constant moisture can cause wood to rot. Fungus appears on the walls, destroying the structure.
Any container is suitable as a shower tank. It can be a metal or plastic barrel. However plastic barrels They heat the water worse. For middle zone this can be critical, since the water requires heating.
Ice water is unlikely to please the owner country house. Although plastic containers are cheaper than metal ones. But this is the only advantage of such barrels. Best to install metal containers. Not only are they easier to install. The owners will not have to think about how to secure metal barrel. In such a container, the water will heat up much faster. The process of heating water can be accelerated by painting the container black. The disadvantage of this option is the appearance of rust.
People wonder how to make a shower at the dacha with their own hands and how to choose the right water container; by studying the photo of the building, you can decide on the right choice of design and water container.
Sometimes a septic tank is installed directly under the shower stall. In this case, the boards are laid with a gap of 3 mm. The water will flow down and fall directly into the drainage hole. In sandy soil, water will not stagnate.
But this septic tank option is not suitable for clay soil. To organize normal drainage, you need to dig a hole in another place. A pallet for building a septic tank can be bought in a store. The finished pallet must be selected based on the size of the future building. It is necessary to install bars around the entire perimeter, otherwise it will dangle.
The foundation can be laid out of bricks. At the bottom of the building you need to lay a layer of gravel 15 centimeters thick. After this, a drain pipe is installed. After the concrete has hardened, you can continue building the shower.
Most summer residents have a desire to take a shower after excavation work. The procedure has a positive effect on human health. Of course, you can buy a ready-made shower. But this will increase construction costs.
It is cheaper to make a shower yourself, without the help of specialists. Water must flow at a certain slope. Don't forget to carry out waterproofing work on your shower. Using a waterproofing film you can prevent the appearance of unpleasant odor. To do this, you need to lay a special mesh. The recommended depth of the drainage pit is 2 m.
To retain heat, it is necessary to install a polycarbonate roof on top of the tank. It will create a greenhouse effect. A mandatory element of the tank is a sensor that informs the user about the water level. If there is no water, they may burn out. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly monitor this parameter. To equip the floor in the shower you need to install drain pipe.
What to do if there is no running water in the house? To fill the tank you have to carry water in buckets. This is too time consuming. Before building a shower, think about the water supply. If you have running water, you can fill the tank fairly quickly. Just open the tap and wait until the container is filled to a certain level.
Advanced home owners have come up with a scheme that automates this process. This can be done using a float system. It is necessary to provide for the installation of a system that is designed to drain excess water. According to the laws of physics, the warmest water is at the top. Therefore, water is drawn from above. At the bottom of the tank you can install a hose to drain water into the sewer.
Of course, you can use the energy of the sun. At the same time, you do not have to spend money on electricity. However, this method has significant drawback. It's hard to warm up with the sun a large number of liquids. In addition, this method can not be implemented in all climatic zones.
In this case, you can use heating using devices that use electricity. Heating elements can heat water to the desired temperature. A person who decides to take a shower sets the temperature himself.
In order for the warmest water to flow into the watering can, you need to attach a piece of foam to the hose. Therefore, water is taken from above. To speed up the heating of water, you can make a coil.
The shower can be built at the farthest end of the site, near the fence. On sandy soil, water will not linger in the sump. Thanks to the rapid absorption of water, rotting can be avoided wooden materials, which are used as cladding materials.
When constructing a shower near a fence, the owner gets an advantage. In this case, it is enough to install 3 pillars. To prevent the pillars from wobbling, it is necessary to dig holes 78 cm deep, fill everything with crushed stone, compact it and fill it with concrete.
After leveling the floor, wood processing begins. You can buy aspen boards and impregnate them with a protective layer. Then the lumber is processed with a grinder.
When installing shelves, consider the weight of the barrel. It must withstand a load of at least 100 kg. The corners will rust during use. To increase service life, the metal frame is painted with a special paint that can be applied directly to rust.
To install polycarbonate, you can use self-tapping screws. Violation of technology can lead to cracking of polycarbonate sheets in sunny weather.
That's why people prefer summer soul, equipped with a heating system. To get a convenient and practical design you need great attention devote to the construction site. A draft after a shower can lead to a cold. With the help of heating elements you can heat water to a certain temperature even in cold weather.
- Between the shower design and drain hole there must be a distance of at least 5 meters.
- TO earthworks You can proceed only after calculating the volume of the drainage pit. There is 0.5 cubic meter per person.
- When laying pipes, maintain a slope of 3 to 5 degrees.
The simplest design of a drainage pit is considered to be a cube shape. But this option has a significant drawback. The walls of such a pit lose strength.
It is best to use a cylindrical drain pit. In this case, the load is distributed evenly and the likelihood of destruction is reduced. In order to increase the service life of the shower structure, it is necessary to use biologically based products. Many bacteria are capable of processing waste. Water will be absorbed into the soil faster.
The advantage of a plastic tank is that the water in them does not bloom, the joints do not rust, and the properties of the water do not change.
Electric heaters can be supplied with my own hands. However, it is best to purchase a ready-made tank equipped with a built-in heater. In this case, the system controls all parameters automatically. The installation has a control panel and automatically turns off in case of emergency situations.
In the shower high humidity. Therefore, during construction the following points must be taken into account:
- Instead of an iron pallet, it is advisable to use plastic ladders. They provide good air circulation and prevent water stagnation.