Where is it better to do this?
Benches near the tree for many years top the popularity rating between landscape designers and connoisseurs of comfort and beauty. From metal or wood, with or without back, ordinary designs or luxurious ornamented items - they do not go out of fashion.
The root cause of such popularity, most likely, in the book, which they are framed by trunks. Huge sprawling trees are attractive for a person, because around him with strong branches everyone feels protected. A bench near a tree is a kind of sign of the unity of a person with its surrounding nature: retaining the bait multifunctional and decorative properties, it becomes part of the inhabited garden.
The main element of this fog, of course, is a tree. Therefore, the bench that surrounds it should not be pressed, and even more so damage the trunk. A round bench is ideally placed near a chestnut, a birch, a vine or a nut.
Fruit trees - far from ideal. Falling fruits of trees will spoil the appearance of furniture, leaving traces for the light surface of the tree species. Excellent, if from the bench a colorful panorama for a beautiful flower garden, a pool or an arch with curly plants opens up quite a bit
For the last board, which is quite a walk around the short side of the inner slab of the bench, mark the cutoff points at an angle of 30 °
Having planned the cutoff location according to the last board, the line is transferred for the board of the adjacent rows, maintaining the same angle of inclination. In each successive row the plates will be longer than in the past. According to the same technology, again cut out 5 templates of similar size. The correctness of the dimensions of the seat can be checked freely by laying out templates without barriers and docking their edges for no reason, so that an isosceles hexagon comes out
After verifying the accuracy of calculations and in the correct assembly of parts of the seat, they begin to make the legs of the bench. The structure of the radial bench foresees the installation of internal and external legs. Their length depends on the desired elevation of the seat. On average, it is 60-70 cm. For the sake of stiffening the construction, connect the legs with cross-bars, the length of which is quite equal to the seat's seat width
Cut 12 similar legs for the height of the seat. If the soil near the tree has an uneven appearance, the workpieces for the legs make a little longer than the intended size. In the future, in the process of installation, you can always level the height by pouring, or in reverse, removing the discharge of ground near the legs of the bench.
In order to connect the legs crosswise parallel to each other, for the pillars and crossbars make markers that will walk the landmark to be drilled through holes. For the sake of creating a rigid structure, holes are drilled in a staggered order, placing them on the sideways and grabbing the legs with crossbars.
Insert the bolts into the through holes and, tightening the washer with the nut, use a adjustable wrench to tighten tightly. The same actions make it possible to tighten the other 5 knots. It is easier to connect the legs to the bench seat only by placing them in a vertical position and fixing them with clamps, and then putting the seats for their board
The seat strips are laid out for support posts in such a manner that the connections between the boards are placed strictly according to the center above the legs. The strip itself should move little towards the front legs without reason, so that they come out from behind the edge.
After verifying the correctness of the assembly, connect two adjacent sections. First screw the outer support posts, and then"put"the internal screws for the screws. As a result, you should get two assembled sections, each of which includes three interconnected bands. The assembled halves of the radial bench are set on the opposite sides of the tree, joining the edges of the adjacent bands
"Having healed"the joints, re-adjust the position of the outer 3 supports, and then tighten the screws. Aligning the horizontal surface of the bench using a level, proceed to install the backrest. The backs of all 6 seats are set according to the trailing edge, placing them flush and locking through the bolted joint
For the convenience of operation, the end bevels are cut at an angle of 30 °. For the purpose of fixing the parts of the bench, the guide screws are screwed through the holes on the inside of the seat and grasping the backrest. According to the same technology, they connect the adjacent backrests without interruption.
To complete the stages of individual bands, mount the apron. In order to determine the length of the strips, the gap between the outer legs of the bench is determined. Cutting 6 blanks for the sake of an apron, the short edges of each are mowed around an angle of 30 °. In order to install the apron, alternately apply the boards to the outer sides of the seat, and, fixing the clamp, fasten the screws to the legs of the bench
The ready-made bench remains grinded to the ground, eliminating all roughness, and covered with moisture-repellent oil impregnation. A positive result is also given by compositions for wax base, which create a narrow film for the surface, which prevents the penetration of water from the medium. The effect of the production of a tetrahedral bench is not much less than the technology of producing a bench of hexagonal shape
Having installed a radial bench in a cold corner of the garden, you can at any time be delighted, leaning against the rough bark of the trunk and listening to the sounds of nature.
Master class #2 - we build a garden table near the tree
A logical addition to the radial garden bench is pretty food near the tree, who is also allowed to install near the adjoining plant. Around the ennobling of the table, it is better to choose a tree with a spreading crown, so that a little bit of it covers not only the countertop, but people sitting at the table
The visibility and appearance of the table can exist any way from ordinary square designs and ending with countertops of the wrong shape. We suggest that we design a structure whose top is made in the form of a head of a flower that opens.
The intention is calculated for the design of the tree trunk, the diameter of which does not exceed 50 cm. If the tree selected by the setting of the table grows again, make sure to make an additional supply near the central hole of the countertop.
For the production of a table near the tree will be necessary:
a plywood cut of 10-15 mm wide with a size of 1.5x1.5 m;
the board is 25 mm wide and 20x1000 mm in size
2 cut of an iron strip 45 mm wide and 55 mm wide
wood block 40x40 mm;
wood and metal screws
2 bolt-tight 50x10 mm;
2 nuts and 4 washers.
suit according to metal and impregnation for the sake of wood.
Determine the size of the iron strip, orient yourself to the thickness of the tree, but with this, make an additional stock of 90 mm for the sake of securing the parts.