Building a summer kitchen with your own hands involves choosing one of the options for building this type. The structure can be open or closed, including glazed summer kitchens. Since it is unsafe to place a grill or barbecue under a canopy, suburban areas are usually equipped with summer kitchens. Construction of such a structure in a short time involves the use of a modular summer kitchen option.
A garden building for cooking should provide good shelter from bad weather, so it can be glazed for more comfortable use. Attached or detached standing kitchen summer type must be in harmony with the landscape design. An enclosed kitchen with a barbecue or grill on the site can be heated different ways. Typically, such premises are equipped with a bathroom and running water, so they can perfectly complement a residential building on a country site, making the latter multifunctional.
Since indoor/outdoor summer kitchens differ significantly in their design, the foundations for these buildings will also differ. Before laying the foundation summer kitchen in a gazebo or on a veranda, you will need to carefully study the topography of the area allocated for construction, as well as examine the level of occurrence groundwater. The foundation for a summer kitchen can be of three types:
- Columnar (depth 0.5 m). Suitable for areas with heaving and uneven soils.
- Belt (depth 0.3 m). Suitable for areas with non-heaving soils and does not require additional insulation.
- Slab (depth 0.15 m). Not suitable for moving soils as it tends to slide.
For any type of foundation, roofing felt waterproofing is used. Summer construction open type with a utility block does not require laying a strip foundation or pouring concrete platform fully. If the walls of the summer kitchen in the gazebo or on the veranda are made of foam blocks, then the foundation for the building must be strong. Before installing the foundation, you will need to calculate the area of the foundation of the future building according to the design of a summer kitchen with a utility unit and a stove.
During the construction of the foundation belt type the layout of the room is taken into account if it is closed. For an open building, support pillars are marked, of which there should be 6 if the summer kitchen will have rectangular shape. Each of the two rows should have 3 supports. Before building a foundation for a summer kitchen, you will need to prepare the following types of tools and materials:
- Fittings.
- Fasteners
- Board.
- Beam.
- Level.
- Shovel.
- Roulette.
- Rope.
- Primer.
- Sand.
- Crushed stone (20 mm).
- Saw.
- Drill.
- Screwdriver.
- Shovel.
- Rope.
To build a free-standing veranda, shed, outbuilding or gazebo, mini-timbers, which are small in size, are often used. A summer kitchen made from mini-timber is a functional room that can be used as an additional extension for storing equipment. A popular option is a summer kitchen of a frame-panel type.
Using a rope, you will need to determine the perimeter of the construction site, and the area can be leveled with a shovel. We build any structure only after drawing up a plan and developing a diagram that indicates the depth of the trenches for the masonry. The size of the pits can be 40x40 cm, and their depth - 0.6-0.7 cm. There is no need to mix the solution 2 times.
Tying the foundation with timber
The construction of a summer kitchen from timber or logs involves the implementation of strapping. A log house made according to all the rules requires compliance with a certain sequence of actions. Following the instructions will allow you to avoid destruction of the base, the repair of which is almost impossible.
A 10 cm layer of sand is poured into the pits for the foundation of a summer kitchen made of logs or timber, then the material is compacted. 2 cinder blocks laid on top are filled with concrete mortar. A construction pin is installed in the center of the pit, which should be 25-30 cm above ground level.
The next row of cinder blocks is laid across the previous one, and then filled with mortar. After this, you can begin laying the third row. The laid out pillars must be located on the same level.
Next, you can begin installing the strapping, which consists of 2 rows of wooden beams that are knocked together. Wooden beams must be thoroughly coated with waste machine oil. The material should then be left to dry.
To lay the floor crossbars, a number of holes for studs are provided in the beams of the bottom row. The wooden beams of the upper rows must contain grooves that allow the base of the floor covering to be formed. Each groove should have a depth equal to ½ the thickness of the beam and a width corresponding to the thickness of the crossbar.
Next, roofing material is laid on the pillars, and the beams located below are fixed to the pillars. Then special holes are drilled for the studs, which are threaded through them and secured with nuts. Finished harness checked by the building level along the entire perimeter.
The laid top row of beams is nailed, then the beams are inserted into the grooves. To strengthen the internal joints of floors, they are used metal plates. After the solution has gained strength, the duration of which can be 3-7 days, you can begin constructing the platform, which is the basis for the floor.
In order for a closed summer kitchen made of timber to have a more attractive appearance, you will need to make a blind area around the future building. This can be done while the foundation for the frame summer kitchen is gaining strength. The main function of the blind area is to protect the foundation from excess moisture.
Arrangement of a site for a summer kitchen
Before building a summer kitchen, you need to install a platform for the flooring. As a material for laying the flooring, you can use facing tiles, stone or natural wood. All of the listed materials are universal; they are resistant to temperature changes, dirt and humidity.
Wooden floors can only be installed in a summer kitchen closed type. This flooring material quickly deteriorates under the influence of external factors. For installing the floor of a summer kitchen in the courtyard of a summer cottage, easy-to-install ceramic tiles are suitable. To perform such flooring, you must follow the instructions, which include the following steps:
- prepare tiles, glue and notched trowel;
- apply glue to the surface of the tile and start forming the first row from the corner;
- lay the product, level it and press;
- use special crosses to create smooth and beautiful corners;
- control the evenness of the masonry using a building level.
If you are installing a summer kitchen with a barbecue, then you don’t have to cover the floor. To create a high-quality ceramic tile flooring, you must perform the following steps:
- Finish all facing seams.
- Remove dust and solution.
- Treat the seams with a special substance.
As flooring in a summer kitchen, you can use not only ceramic tiles, but also other options:
- processed board covered with linoleum;
- an ordinary board treated with an antiseptic that prevents the influence of harmful insects, the formation of mold and mildew;
- a natural stone(marble, sandstone, slate, limestone);
- clinker tiles treated with protective solutions.
The disadvantage of natural stone is its high price. Among the advantages of heat-treated clinker tiles are:
- high strength;
- ease of installation;
- water absorption level;
- minimal load on the foundation;
- a variety of colors;
- aesthetic appearance;
- low price.
If the project includes a stove for a summer kitchen, then a clinker tile coating will be safer than a wooden floor. The area in a summer building for cooking must be level, since furniture and household appliances are placed on the floor.
Summer kitchen walls
Since a summer kitchen in the garden can be not only closed, but also open, the walls of the structure are often not provided. If the gazebo with barbecue looks like an extension to the house, then the wall of the main building should be the only one. The roof of an open kitchen usually rests on support pillars, erected on a foundation. In order not to have to repair the roof every year, you need to calculate your financial capabilities in advance when choosing a roofing material. The size of a closed summer kitchen can be larger than an open one, since the availability of heating, water supply and sewerage depends on the type of construction. Enclosed veranda with a kitchen can be built with a toilet and shower, and not just with a stove. There should be windows in the walls of such a building. Landscape design can decorate a pergola with climbing plants.
Under one roof with an open summer kitchen there can be a utility block for storing equipment, a dining room, and a section for children's games and adult leisure. For the manufacture of walls, buildings with a recreation room and a kitchen can be used various materials:
- tree;
- foam concrete;
- metal;
- brick;
- polycarbonate, etc.
The indoor stove is made of refractory bricks. The outside walls are covered with siding, wooden shields. Inside, plasterboard or lining is used for cladding. Before insulating the walls summer building outside, it is necessary to perform waterproofing.
Principles of constructing a summer kitchen roof
The roof of the summer kitchen has a structure consisting of a deck and a frame. Before you start arranging the roof, you need to choose a material, which can be polycarbonate, wood, metal tiles, corrugated sheets, etc. The flooring is laid on the sheathing and fixed to it using fasteners. The types of roofing structures for arranging a summer kitchen can be as follows:
- Flat.
- Pitched.
- Arched.
- Dome.
To equip the kitchen with a high-quality roof, it is possible to lay a layer of heat and waterproofing under the flooring. Any of the listed types of roofing can be made using polycarbonate. This material is especially relevant if the summer kitchen is made entirely of polycarbonate.
The flat roof of the building must be made with slight slope. Polycarbonate monolithic type has best characteristics, therefore, from a material 8-10 mm thick, you can make a high-quality roofing structure for a gazebo with a summer kitchen or a canopy over the entrance to the building. For the manufacture of domes or arched structures You can use cellular polycarbonate.
When choosing a roofing material, it is necessary to take into account the design of the summer kitchen. If the installation of the roof is planned not over separate buildings, but over extensions to the house, then the material for the roof should be the same as that of the main structure. The roof for a summer kitchen is made with your own hands in the following order:
- In production metal carcass using a 4-5 cm thick profile and corner elements.
- The rafters are installed taking into account the width of the standard sheet of roofing material.
- The lathing is performed in increments of 40-50 cm.
- The panels placed on a metal profile frame are fixed.
- The end of the roofing material is closed, which requires a profile or tape.
- Holes are drilled along the rafters in increments of 40 cm.
Proper roof installation involves the use of roofing sealant, the choice of which is determined by the type of material used. The market offers neutral compounds that are not capable of destroying the roof. They are useful in sealing joints and fastening roofing sheets.
Making a summer kitchen roof yourself is not particularly difficult. It is necessary to carry out all the work step by step, familiarizing yourself with the intricacies of working with a particular roofing material. Before purchasing roofing materials, you need to take into account the dimensions of the planned structure.
To protect your outdoor summer kitchen from bad weather, you can use drying oil to cover the walls and ceilings. The floor is usually varnished. Internal walls indoors covered with wallpaper. Economical and popular is the interior decoration of a summer kitchen with durable MDF panels, suitable for unheated rooms.
Finishing interior design summer kitchen with barbecue is determined by the general design style of the dacha. It is recommended to use moisture-resistant and quality materials, which can be successfully combined with each other. Separate lunch and kitchen area A bar counter will allow.
Particular attention should be paid to furniture, which should be finished in accordance with the type of construction: a sofa upholstered in fabric will not be suitable for an open kitchen that is not glazed. The countertop should be located next to the sink. Chairs and a dining table, as well as other furniture for the summer kitchen, should be as comfortable as possible, since they are intended for relaxing and eating.
Since a summer kitchen combined with a bathhouse, or an ordinary open-type extension, should not be exposed on the street for public viewing by passers-by, it is necessary to close it with a special fence. For this purpose, corrugated sheets or boards are usually used.
Great importance is attached to the functionality of the room, which may include a barbecue, grill or barbecue. To store dishes, the interior of a summer kitchen should include special furniture: cabinets, cabinets or shelves covered with curtains. The design of a summer kitchen, which is an extension to the house, must match the interior style of the main building.
Summer kitchens in the country, the projects of which are presented in our photo gallery, are as individual and varied as the traditions of each individual family.
In appearance, they may differ from the buildings already existing at the dacha, or they may be harmonious and complement them. And for the price - to demonstrate “chic and brilliance”, to be quite budget option or the golden mean.
Since you are interested in this topic, most likely you already have a rough idea of what a summer kitchen at your dacha will look like. We will help you not to lose sight important details, let's share interesting ideas, and a selection of photos will charge you with the enthusiasm necessary to implement them.
Where to start working on own project? To begin with, we would recommend defining a list of tasks that the summer kitchen will perform.
Functions of a summer kitchen
The size, type, layout, content of the summer kitchen in the country, and many other points depend on the purpose of this building.
After all, it is used for cooking, as well as for placing:
- dining room;
- recreation areas;
- areas for washing and storing dishes;
- guest;
- barbecue or grill areas;
- kitchen utensils that you don’t use very often in the main house;
- dryers for clothes, linen, mushrooms, berries, fruits and herbs;
- gardening, fishing or hunting equipment.
You can move the washing or dishwasher, if they have no place in the house.
Considering that not many buildings can fit on a standard 6 acres, it would be rational find a use for the space above or below the kitchen.
The cellar is useful for storing twists and preserves, seeds, frost-resistant tubers, plant rhizomes and garden tools. In the attic you can create a place for drying fruits, mushrooms or fish.
It is better to think about the summer kitchen project at the stage of construction of the dacha itself (if possible). First of all, it is cost-effective and reduces the cost of repairs.
The attic can always be completed, but with the cellar everything can be much more complicated. An insulated and waterproofed cellar is useful for storing a variety of things, including firewood.
Stove selection
Even in ancient times, the construction of a house began with a stove. Today this is not the case, because heating devices there are a lot of them, and their use is often limited only to cooking.
With type kitchen stove you need to decide in advance - since this determines what to do gas pipes or cable.
Most often at the dacha they install an ordinary gas stove. According to the older generation, it is easier to cook with it and costs less. If it is not possible to supply gas, you can use propane tank or opt for an electric stove.
For lovers of barbecue and grilling There are portable kitchens that can be moved from open air to a canopy and vice versa.
Fans of multifunctional items will appreciate heating and cooking stoves or stove complexes. After all, a Russian, Swedish or Dutch stove can be not only a fireplace and a means of cooking, but also effective way heating adjacent rooms of the house - for example, a bathhouse, sauna or shower.
By installing a metal tank near such a stove, you will provide a kitchen in the country hot water(which is very convenient when washing dishes and jars).
If purchasing new equipment or building complex structures is not part of your plans, and even more so when you strive for maximum closeness with nature and want to build a fire source with your own hands, make a barbecue.
- do not intend to purchase new technology for a summer residence;
- you do not plan to build complex structures;
- do not trust portable structures;
- if you want to arrange a place for fire yourself -
Build a grill. This useful prop for the dacha can be made with your own hands.
Country life is unimaginable without a barbecue, which you can easily make with your own hands. (the word “construction” appears in other parts of the text).
To lay out the area in contact with fire, you will need a fireproof material - for example, fireclay brick, mortar or clay. The outer layer of the grill can be decorated with river or facing stone.
An alternative eco-fuel to gas and electricity - firewood - will definitely reduce your heating costs, especially if a forest is nearby. But, as with everything, it also has its drawbacks, because cooking with wood requires:
- regular cutting and harvesting;
- storage;
- annual chimney cleaning.
Now we move on to the next step: choosing the type of construction.
Closed summer kitchens
A closed summer kitchen, completely protected from the wind and other weather surprises, will perfectly serve as a guest house. And if you provide good heating, it will be adapted for housing in winter. Examples of closed summer kitchens in the country are in the photo below.
A closed summer kitchen with a sofa and a dining area is a complete, durable home with obvious advantages. Neither rain, nor snow, nor mosquitoes will drive you away from the table, will not disrupt your plans, and even more so, will not damage the furniture and equipment. But more materials are needed for its construction.
The walls are built from brick, stone or foam concrete, and the roof is made from tiles, slate or corrugated sheets. And for all this you need a solid foundation with a depth of at least 50 cm.
A properly designed and built closed kitchen will function all 4 seasons, regardless of the climate zone.
If the guest room is located in the main house or is not included in your project at all, the size of the kitchen can be reduced. Necessary minimum for a kitchen-dining room an area of 8-9 is considered square meters, but who better than you knows the exact figure.
Tip: in order not to suffocate while cooking on hot summer days, consider the possibility of turning a closed kitchen into a semi-open one by opening windows or additional doors.
Outdoor summer kitchens
Open buildings are those in which walls, and sometimes even a roof, are completely or partially absent. These include gazebos, pavilions, canopies, patios or pergolas.
This is a great opportunity to organize a kitchen with a barbecue or other source of fire. An open kitchen won't cost you much. It is quickly erected and does not require exhaust hood, heating, a strong foundation or professional construction skills.
Having dug a pit 15-20 cm deep, you fill it with sand or crushed stone, compact it, and then lay terrace boards, brick, stone or paving slabs - that’s the foundation.
Important: the roof in an open structure must extend beyond the boundaries of the building - this way it will save you as much as possible from slanting rain.
No windproof walls and free circulation air masses- this is both an advantage and a disadvantage of an open kitchen in the country. On the one hand, the wind saves from the heat and fans the fire. But in the company of rain and cold, it makes your stay in nature uncomfortable, and open structures - short-lived buildings for seasonal purposes.
Open kitchens are often used to create cozy living spaces. dining areas on fresh air . The walls will be filled with partitions decorated with curly garden plants or trees.
Clematis, bindweed, grapes, kiwi, vines - select plants so that they bloom one after another, and your kitchen is constantly transformed in color. A beautiful and useful wall substitute for the dining room would be mosquito net with a pattern, long curtains or roller blinds.
To get an idea of the variety of open summer kitchens, take a look at these photos.
Combined
Semi-open summer kitchens combine positive traits closed and open buildings. You are still in the fresh air, but no longer exposed to all four winds.
One of the walls can be adjacent to a house or other building, allowing you to save on materials. Two stone walls make it possible to arrange corner kitchen, convenient in terms of ergonomics and placement of the dining room.
Combined kitchens are also called kitchens made from different materials - for example, stone or brick goes up to the window level, and beams, frame technologies or panels go above.
Having decided on the functions and choosing the degree of “closedness” of the planned building, we move on to finding the best place for its location.
Optimal place
Finding the best location for a new building is perhaps one of the most complex parts project. Based on placement, summer kitchens are divided into two types: free-standing structures and extensions to the main house.
But here's what you need to consider. On the one hand, the summer kitchen in the country should be closer to the house, because it will be easier to establish communications. But then smoke and heat can enter the house, causing inconvenience. Therefore, it is important to find out in which direction air masses are most often directed.
Like any place for preparing or eating food, the kitchen should be located away from the toilet, chicken coop, doghouse, roadway, compost pit and other sources of unpleasant odors.
Cooking in the sun is not a pleasant task, so the proximity of a dense tree crown will not hurt.
And, of course, everyone would like to enjoy a magnificent landscape, garden or vegetable garden, and not a wall next door. At this point, a compromise is possible - a partition decorated with climbing plants, textiles, stained glass or decor that will hide the unsightly appearance.
It is also necessary to take into account that a closed summer kitchen requires a deep foundation.
Economy options
Many people dream of a summer kitchen in their country house, but often the prices for the stone most suitable for its arrangement direct our enthusiasm to something else. But in vain...
After all, a kitchen can be made from scrap materials, you just need to use your wits. For example, old window frames will reduce the cost of building an enclosed kitchen.
True, this will not save you from the need to lay the foundation.
Alternatively, a summer kitchen can be made from a railway container. It is possible that purchasing a ready-made change house that does not require additional finishing will cost much less than construction.
But still, a summer kitchen project in a country house, which falls under the category of economy class, most often involves an open-type construction. And since the concept of “simple summer kitchen” is very individual and flexible, let’s look at several different options.
1. A stove, sink and work surfaces united by an island, located on a common foundation with the house in the open air. Stone, plastic, stainless steel and thoughtful design will protect the island from the influence of moisture, but the awning installed nearby will save you and the prepared dishes.
2. Conversion of a gazebo, veranda or terrace into a summer kitchen.
3. Connection of two existing buildings common roof made of tarpaulin or lighter waterproof materials.
4. Stakes or metal supports, braided grapevine as walls and a thatched roof.
5. Arrangement of a summer kitchen near the fence wall: all that remains is to add an awning or pitched roof.
6. Open or closed kitchen made of adobe - a mixture of earth, clay, hay and other available materials. True, adobe is suitable for buildings in hot, arid climates.
And here are some more examples interesting projects lastly.
We hope our article inspired you to create the outdoor kitchen of your dreams!
The most favorite activity during a vacation is a trip to the country, where you can feel comfortable and forget all the city problems. For such purposes, a recreation area is created in a suburban area, in which the main object is a summer kitchen. This is a place where they have barbecues, grill kebabs, and spend evenings with friends at the dinner table. A summer kitchen built with your own hands at the dacha becomes a favorite place to spend time.
All buildings of this type are divided into two groups - open and closed, distinguished by the presence of walls. In the first case, the kitchen is well ventilated and not hot. In the second, the work area is closed on all sides, so it will be comfortable in the cold season.
Open areas resemble a veranda or gazebo. They have no walls and often no roof, so they create the effect of unity with nature. They are often necessary to expand the cooking area if there is no such possibility in the house itself. The simplest option is a canopy against the wall of the room from the kitchen side. The main element of the structure is a platform with an awning on which a stove, sink, table with chairs, etc. are placed.
The closed kitchen is more like a separate house. To increase its service life, it is built from brick and stone. One of the building options is a summer kitchen with a veranda, all of which have glass walls. In winter it is used as a storage room so that it does not become empty. If you insulate the walls and ceiling and install a stove, you can even live in such a room in winter.
When building a summer kitchen, you can combine various materials, experiment with design, install a barbecue, barbecue. Often a platform is made nearby in the form of a terrace, veranda, gazebo, which allows you not only to cook food on outdoors, but also to have a meal. This creates a transition to the garden area.
When developing a summer kitchen project, it is necessary to take into account its type, on which the construction technology depends. Pay attention to the following features:
- Summer kitchen with terrace. Conventionally divided into two parts. The eating area is sometimes equipped without walls and a roof. Often placed in the garden, under trees, to hide from the sun.
- Summer kitchen with veranda. This is a type of closed building that differs large windows. Vacationers enjoy a beautiful view of the surrounding environment. It can be used sliding walls or opening windows.
- Summer kitchen with room. This combination is created to save money - different rooms united under one roof. Often a bathhouse or sauna is attached to the kitchen.
- Summer kitchen with barbecue and grill. The hot device is placed in the middle of the room, and tables are placed around, creating cozy atmosphere for good company.
Advantages and disadvantages of a summer kitchen
Unlike traditional kitchens, there are two functional areas. In the first, dishes are prepared, in the second, everyone eats.
The structure is very popular due to the following qualities:
- The room does not require cooling in hot weather, so there is no need for expensive air conditioners and ventilation systems. The housewife will not languish in the heat at the hot stove.
- Lunch and dinner outdoors tastes much better, and you can easily feed small children.
- In the evening, dinner turns out to be romantic and even strengthens feelings.
- Dishes can be quickly served to the table. The proximity to the grill or barbecue tables is especially appreciated.
- While cooking, the hostess does not leave the room and has the opportunity to communicate with the company.
- The summer kitchen with terrace is an ideal workspace. In the summer, during conservation, there is nothing to be afraid of littering and getting dirty flooring, because it simply doesn't exist. Vapors are quickly carried away from the work area.
- In the summer kitchen it is convenient to receive a large number of guests and treat them to shashlik and barbecue, which are prepared nearby.
- The work requires significant financial costs. However, you can save money if you do everything yourself.
- The kitchen is intended for use in the warm season. To have meals in winter, you need to build a closed, well-insulated room, which will cost a lot of money.
How to build a summer kitchen
Before you make a summer kitchen, think about what duties it should perform. Depending on the owner’s decision, materials and design are selected. Below are recommendations and instructions for its arrangement.
Material selection
Summer kitchens are built from brick, wood or metal. Each option has its own characteristics. Brick walls heavy, so they need a foundation. This material is used to make closed kitchens that can be used all year round. Such structures are fireproof; they are often equipped with stationary barbecues and barbecue. They are durable and do not require constant maintenance.
It is much easier, cheaper, and faster to build a wooden kitchen than a stone one. The buildings create a comfortable environment for relaxation. Walls made of lumber do not require a foundation. If necessary, you can get by with a columnar one. The design made from boards has one drawback - wood burns well. Therefore, before use, saturate the workpieces with fire retardants, and cover the areas near the stove or barbecue with bricks or tiles.
Metal summer kitchens are found only in the form of buildings with walls made of forged lattices with decor. They go well with brick or stone walls, which makes the building elegant and rich.
Choosing a place for a summer kitchen
When choosing a place for a recreation area, we recommend using our tips:
- The most a good option It is considered to be a site near a residential building, to which electricity and sewerage can be easily connected. Often the summer kitchen is a continuation of the main one, so utensils can be stored in the house. You can attach it to the wall in which there is a kitchen window.
- The building should not block any passage so that you do not have to go around it. Also, don't place it in a place where it looks like an eyesore. Find unused space.
- It must be at least 10 m away from any flammable object.
- The building should fit organically into the surrounding landscape and fit well with other buildings in color and wall material.
- Turn its open side to the north to protect it from direct sunlight.
- It is better to place a summer kitchen in a country house without a roof under tall trees that create shadow.
- To allow rainwater to drain by gravity, place it on a slight slope.
- Locate the kitchen away from barns where cows and other livestock are kept, and away from toilets and compost heaps.
- It is convenient to build it above the cellar, in this case all the products will be at hand.
Choose a place for a summer kitchen with a barbecue according to the following criteria:
- The seating area is not noticeable, but the children's playground is visible from the tables.
- Please note that for a kitchen with a barbecue you need large territory. This is due to the fact that the oven must be located at a safe distance from the tables with the company. Leave space nearby for a cutting table and sink.
- Be sure to fill the floor with concrete, regardless of the material from which the walls are made.
- Determine the location of the furnace at the stage of pouring the concrete floor.
Instructions for building an indoor summer kitchen
The construction of a summer kitchen resembles the construction of an ordinary unheated building. The main stages of its construction are given below.
An enclosed summer kitchen must be built on a foundation. If the walls are made of brick, pour a strip foundation, if made of wood, lay out a columnar one.
Perform the following operations to create the base:
- Dig a trench 50 cm deep around the perimeter. Its width should be 10 cm wider than the wall.
- Place a 15 cm thick layer of sand on the bottom and compact it.
- Install water and sewer pipes and lead them to the sink installation locations.
- Fill the trench with mortar and wait until it hardens. It usually takes 2 weeks for the concrete to gain sufficient strength.
To knock down a wooden wall of a summer kitchen, first assemble a frame from beams, and then cover it on the outside with boards, and on the inside with clapboard. Make at least two windows measuring 1x1 m. To retain heat, install them on silicone gaskets. Often openings are left from floor to ceiling, which allows more light to pass through. This way you can visually increase the area of the room. While creating combined option kitchens, when the openings are closed with roller blinds, make the windows wide.
To create a floor, dig a hole 15 cm deep inside the room and fill it with sand. You can lay boards on top, lay paving slabs or fill the floor with concrete. If you are building a summer kitchen with a barbecue with a wooden floor, be sure to pave the area for the stove with brick. Provide openings in the roof and wall to remove smoke from the work area.
The roof of the summer kitchen can be made single-pitch or gable. A pitched roof is simpler to implement and will cost less. The second option looks more harmonious and more solid, but more blanks will be needed. A gable roof looks good on large buildings. You can cover the top with slate, polycarbonate, roofing felt or any other roofing material. Insulate the roof for winter use mineral wool.
On last stage construction, make a stove or other similar device. It is the main element around which others are arranged. Then place a table, chairs and other items in the room.
Construction of a summer open kitchen
Such a structure can be erected in just a few days. To make a summer kitchen with your own hands, use our recommendations:
- Construction begins with drawing the contours of the site on the ground. Hammer pegs in the corners of the selected area and stretch a cord between them. If the kitchen does not exceed the dimensions of 2x3 m, dig holes near the pegs with a depth of at least 50 cm and a size of 20x20 cm. You can use a large diameter drill. If the floor is larger than the specified area, dig another hole between them, resulting in two rows of holes of 3 each. Pour sand into the bottom of the hole in a layer of 10-15 cm.
- Place a brick column in each hole, leaving space inside the masonry for a metal pipe installed vertically.
- The pillars must protrude above the ground to a height predetermined by the owner. Install the pipes in the middle of the masonry and drive them into the ground. Make sure that they are positioned vertically and that the upper ends are in the same plane. Fill the free space inside the masonry with concrete.
- After the solution has hardened, begin assembling the roof. To do this you will need metal pipes or profiles. Weld them to the top of the posts. To prevent the fabric from sagging, place the beams in 1 m increments. To protect against moisture, paint the frame.
- The simplest roof option for an open summer kitchen is to use an awning. Throw the fabric over the beams, stretch it and tie it to the crossbars.
- Another equally common flooring material is polycarbonate sheets, corrugated glass or roofing felt. When calculating the amount of material, keep in mind that the roof should protrude 50 cm beyond the perimeter of the kitchen. Attach to the frame beams wooden slats, which will provide this condition. The sheets are fixed to the slats after prototype assembly with self-tapping screws.
- Cover the kitchen with an awning and secure it to the frame.
- Delete inside the selected area upper layer soil to a depth of 15 cm. Fill the hole with sand and compact it thoroughly.
- Build on a ready foundation wood flooring. The area can also be paved with brick or paving slabs. It should be at a height of 50 cm above the ground to prevent flooding after rain.
- In the areas where the stove and barbecue are located, lay the floor with bricks or paving slabs.
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Cooking is an integral part of our life. Therefore, it is necessary to create comfortable conditions for this process. For example, imagine how difficult it is to cook food in hot weather, especially if a large reception is approaching. To make this process easier, the kitchen can be moved outside. An option for arranging a summer kitchen is perfect solution to make the process of cooking and eating more enjoyable. If you are looking for original solutions, then from this article you will learn how to build a summer kitchen with your own hands. We invite you to consider options for arranging an open and closed kitchen.
First of all, it is worth considering kitchen options. Remember that such a construction is done once and for a long time, so choose the design carefully. After all, if some defect in the work can be corrected, then changing the design, shape and size of the kitchen will be an expensive pleasure.
The summer kitchen can be frame. The advantage of such construction is speed, simplicity, and quality. Although the construction is based on wooden frame, it can be combined with various types of finishes, siding, masonry and even a log house. Unlike using brick or cinder block, the overall cost of construction will be much cheaper.
When designing, use your imagination. The photo gallery at the end of this article may also help you.
Another nuance that should be taken into account when building a summer kitchen is the location. You may decide to build it near the main kitchen. This has its advantages, especially if additional kitchen there will be no communications. Moreover, you will have to find a lot of meters if you need to take some dishes, and what if you forgot something. These nuances should definitely be taken into account when choosing a location.
Another important factor is choosing a comfortable place. Observe where there is most shade in your area. After all, if you build a summer kitchen in the sun, you will not achieve the desired effect. Therefore, choose the appropriate place.
In some cases, a limitation may be imposed by the supply of communications. If it is necessary to supply sewerage, water supply, electricity, etc., then the location of the building must be appropriate. If the kitchen is far from the house, you will have to spend money on laying pipes or cables.
There is also an option to add a kitchen to the house. In this case, you can make it closed and use it all year round.
To summarize, the chosen place should be convenient in location, and also fit harmoniously into the exterior of the house. The building itself should not impede movement or create difficulties for certain communications. In all this, drawing up a project or drawings will help you. You can view them in the drawings section at the end of this article.
The expression “open kitchen” means the installation of a canopy and the necessary equipment located under it. The construction process is very simple and consists of several main stages:
- Construction of a canopy. There are many materials from which you can make a canopy, for example, polycarbonate, metal, wood. In any case, it is necessary to concrete the support pillars on which the roof will be installed. Pillars can be made from metal pipe and lined with bricks for jointing. Once the posts are installed, the lintel beams are laid on top. Afterwards the sheathing is laid and secured roofing material. The simplest option is to build a pitched roof. For its flooring you can use ondulin, slate, metal tiles, polycarbonate, etc.
- After this, you need to start arranging the site located under the canopy. It can be concreted, laid with paving slabs, or made of wood. Before starting work, decide what communications will be connected to the kitchen. Perhaps some of them can be laid underground, so these works should be done first.
- When the base is ready, all that remains is to complete the furnishing and decoration. Be sure to make sure you have the necessary shelves and cabinets if you plan to store some of the equipment in the summer kitchen.
Very often, in combination with an open summer kitchen, a grill, barbecue or oven is built. This will allow you to cook delicious dishes over fire.
If an open summer kitchen can be used in warm period year, then closed all year round. Such capital construction can be made from different building materials. If construction will be carried out according to frame technology, then the support pillars are installed in small increments. After this, they are sewn up with boards on both sides. Between them you need to put thermal insulation material, filling the void between the boards with mineral wool or polystyrene foam. In order to save money, the inside can be sheathed with sheets of OSB, fiberboard or gypsum fiber board.
As for the foundation, there is also a choice here. It can be ribbon or columnar. It is this kind of foundation structure that will be suitable for frame construction.
Build closed kitchen it is possible using foam blocks, aerated concrete, brick, cinder block and the like. Every construction material has its own masonry technology. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the basic principles of construction.
The type of foundation depends entirely on the chosen project. If the walls are made of brick, then the foundation must be strong and deep. If foam blocks or gas blocks, then it will be enough to build a shallow one. Moreover, the nature of the soil also influences the choice.
Below is a number of materials about different foundation construction technologies:
A variety of building materials can serve as wall material. It can be aerated concrete, stone, brick, wood and the like. In the design of the walls, be sure to provide for the location of doors and windows. Moreover, consider the location and wiring of communications, such as ventilation, water supply, sewerage.
As for the roof, it can be single-pitch or gable. Each of them has its own characteristics. For example, a lean-to is a simple structure. Not many materials are required to make it. The gable design is more complex; its manufacture requires special skills.
In conclusion, it remains to make interior decoration. You can put laminate, decking, or tiles on the floor. If the walls are made of wood, then they should be varnished. The unique structure of wood should not be hidden under another finish.
So, we have learned with you the features of how to make a summer kitchen in the country house yourself. if you have fresh ideas, then write to us and our readers at the end of this article.
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Closed kitchen at the dacha (photo)
Also, if it is not entirely clear how to build a summer kitchen with your own hands, the video offered on this page can be used as step-by-step instructions.
The construction of a summer kitchen of any type is carried out in accordance with a certain technology. Any construction with your own hands is painstaking work that requires both time and effort. Especially it concerns capital buildings with a complex structure of the foundation, walls, roof, with installation brick oven and chimney. But if you follow all the technical requirements and follow the sequence of work, even a novice master can easily cope with this work. It’s better to start from the very beginning simple option summer kitchen, such as an island or frame kitchen, especially if you have to work alone.
Before building a summer kitchen in the country, you need to choose a development option and assemble necessary materials. Sample modern device kitchens in the country, radically different from traditional houses, located apart from other buildings in the country. For such a kitchen you only need a ready-made platform on which you can place a kitchen “island”.
Arranging this corner of nature will take a maximum of a week, so this option is especially popular with young people.
In addition, such a kitchen can be conveniently located next to a swimming pool, an outdoor home theater or a terrace with comfortable chairs or a swing.
As an example, we will consider the most common version of a waterproof kitchen “island” on a wooden frame, which successfully combines the relative simplicity of work, low financial costs and at the same time allowing for the durability of the structure.
For construction you will need the following materials:
- wooden beam 2x4 cm;
- 3/4 inch plywood sheet;
- construction felt (for insulating a wooden frame);
- plaster mesh;
- plaster mortar for exterior work;
- sealant for external use;
- metal legs;
- artificial decorative rock from lightweight concrete for finishing work.
The construction of an island summer kitchen includes several stages.
It is first necessary to draw a plan for the frame and the entire structure, based on the diagram. The plan must indicate all dimensions and parameters of the structural parts. Then, in accordance with the intended plan, you need to cut the timber and assemble the frame, connecting the beams together with 2.5-inch long screws. At the joints of the beams, cutouts should be made 1.5 inches high and deep. It will be more convenient to build the frame if each module of the kitchen “island” is assembled separately, and then sequentially fastened together using the same screws. For greater structural strength, it is recommended to attach an additional beam to the bottom of the middle part of the frame. Then you can screw the metal legs to the frame.
The next stage is covering the frame with plywood. Sheets of plywood need to be cut, apply sealant to both the timber and the plywood at the joints, place the sheets of plywood on the frame and secure with 2-inch screws.
At the same stage, it is necessary to cut and fit the internal shelves and doors. After this, all removable parts need to be removed and the base needs to be finished.
When constructing the frame structure, a lower position of the grill should be provided - its grate should be at the level of the main tabletop made of concrete slab.
Covering with construction felt and applying a plaster mesh is the next step.
First, the wooden frame must be covered with construction felt, and at the joints the sheets of material should overlap by about 5 cm. This is necessary in order to prevent water leaks to wooden base. Next, using roofing nails, you should secure the plaster mesh shingles under the plaster, making sure that the direction of the pattern matches. At the joints, the pieces of mesh should also overlap each other by about 5 cm. The parts of the mesh protruding beyond the frame must be cut off. It is important that the shingles do not sag anywhere, and if necessary, the mesh will need to be additionally secured with nails.
At this stage, the kitchen “island” can be installed directly on the selected location or nearby. Otherwise, due to the fact that the cladding will increase the weight of the structure, it will be quite difficult to move it over a long distance. Plastering should be done in two steps. For exterior work, it’s easier not to make the plaster mixture yourself, but to buy a ready-made one. It must be diluted with water strictly according to the instructions, and then applied to the mesh, carefully ensuring that the plaster fills all the cells of the base.
The layer of plaster should not be too thick - it is advisable that the shingle pattern be visible through the first layer. After about an hour, when this applied layer has set, a second layer of plaster can be applied for subsequent stone cladding. The plaster should be applied with a special trowel with 0.5-inch notches. They need to work slowly, smoothly moving it horizontally and holding it at an angle of 45°.
The strips should be parallel, then it will be easier to lay the stone. Ribbed surface required to provide better grip facing stone with a base. The second layer of plaster should be thicker than the first and will take about a day to set. After this, you can begin cladding.
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How to make a summer kitchen at the dacha with your own hands (with photo)
Even before making a summer kitchen, you should decide what equipment will be used - grill, hob, sink, cabinets with shelves for dishes and storing kitchen utensils, a compact refrigerator, an oven or oven for baking, a gas or bio-fireplace, a bar counter, etc. It is also necessary to connect all the necessary communications to the kitchen island - electricity, water supply and drainage - and think about lighting the site. When using bottled gas, you need to provide a place for the cylinder in advance. Only after thinking through all the details can you correctly determine the size of the summer kitchen and the design of the kitchen island. And to acquire everything necessary equipment, materials and tools, careful calculations must be made.
Before you make a summer kitchen with your own hands, you need to think about the internal and exterior finishing. Such cladding is required for finishing with stone and tiles. If you plan to paint the surfaces of the kitchen island in the future, the second layer of plaster should be leveled and grouted for subsequent puttying and painting. But in general it is recommended to do the finishing in accordance with the finishing country house, i.e. use the same cladding or decorative plaster, as for the main building. For example, if the house is brick, and in the construction of the kitchen you can use brick, if it is stone - stone, if it is wooden - cover the frame of the kitchen-island with wood, etc. The cladding of the frame can be combined with kitchen terrace tiles or other elements country decor- a fence, wall, stone pond, etc.
Before making a summer kitchen in the country, after the corrugated plaster layer has dried, you can hang the internal shelves and attach them to the door body, and then mark the boundaries beyond which the stone cladding should not go. When decorating a kitchen island, it is better to use artificial concrete stone, which is much lighter than natural stone, but at the same time perfectly imitates natural samples. In addition, it is easier to work with artificial stone.
When laying stone, it is necessary to ensure that the vertical seams of adjacent rows overlap and select stone fragments in accordance with the shade, creating a single harmonious picture. You should start facing from the corner elements and from the bottom row, laying out the rows in a circle.
The mortar is applied to reverse side stone in a layer of about 2.5 cm and small indentations are made on it using the handle of a trowel. Then the stone must be carefully applied to the prepared surface and pressed tightly, remove excess mortar protruding from the sides, and tap the stone to make sure that there is no air gap under it. If you don't do this, masonry may not last long. If you hear a characteristic sound when tapping, indicating the presence of voids, it is better to play it safe - remove the stone, apply the solution again and press firmly to the intended location.
Based on the considered basic version of the island kitchen, you can create something unique by adding new elements or using other materials for construction and maximally adapting the summer kitchen to your own needs.
Any stones that are too long or wide must be processed using diamond tools, remembering to follow safety precautions - use safety glasses while working and make sure not to injure your hands.
It takes at least a day for the mortar under the stone to completely set, after which you can hang the doors, install the countertop, grill and sink.
For example, you can choose a different material for the countertop - the main thing is that its surface is moisture-resistant and resistant to low winter temperatures. Natural stone, wood-like porcelain tiles can be used as building materials (if the house standing nearby, wooden), ceramic tiles for outdoor use or mosaic, composite material, lining. You can build an island kitchen entirely out of brick, and then cover it with siding - artificial brick- or not to veneer at all. You can limit yourself to simply plastering and painting, postponing the more expensive cladding for the future, or use it instead wooden beam metal carcass. The kitchen “island” and countertop can generally be made from of stainless steel, i.e. completely without cladding. There are many options, and in this case your own preferences also prevail.
As for the structure of the structure itself, it can also be supplemented with any elements - for example, combining a kitchen “island” with a bar counter, creating U-shaped and L-shaped structures, or making the structure closed or semicircular, etc.
