How to make a summer shower

Making a summer shower is relevant, perhaps, for all owners of a private house or summer cottage. This simple, but very useful construction will allow you to comfortably receive water procedures far from the benefits of civilization. How to make a summer shower, and what are the features of the implementation of this process, will be discussed further.

It is worth noting that, despite the relative simplicity, the construction of the summer shower should be carried out in several separate stages, each of which should be given separate attention.

Location selection

First of all, it is necessary to determine the place of construction of the shower. It is necessary to take into account a number of rules:

• The shower should be built in the most lighted place. This moment is relevant in most cases, since the very idea of ​​a summer shower involves the use of solar heat to heat the water in the tank. Equipping a shower with an autonomous water heating system is, in principle, possible, but this would entail an inevitable complication of the structure, and in this case it is better to build a more capital structure.
• In addition, when choosing a place to build a shower, you must consider the need to organize the removal of used water. The bottom line is that if the shower is located near the beds, the water mixed with household chemicals can get to the cultivated area, and this is unlikely to benefit the plants.
• Before construction it is necessary to decide on what material the shower will be made of. From this point in many respects will depend on the nuances of work, as well as the physical dimensions of the structure. In the conditions of a small suburban area this question can be very relevant.
• Along with other things, when choosing a place to install a summer shower, the issue of water delivery to the tank should be taken into account. If the water is poured with the help of hoses and a pump, then the only restriction here will be the length of the hoses, but when you need to carry water in buckets, this can make things much more difficult.

Foundation preparation

As soon as everything is decided with the installation site of the shower, you can proceed to the preparation of the base. Since in most cases the summer shower is a relatively light construction, therefore, it is not necessary to make a complete foundation. In this case, you can, for example, simply clear and level the required area of ​​the area and fill it with rubble. Such a foundation would be enough to install the flooring, which will serve as the floor of the shower.

If we approach the issue more responsibly, then it is quite possible to perform a continuous filling of the base with concrete. A thickness of 20 cm will be sufficient, half of which should be buried in the ground. The result is a solid foundation suitable for most of the possible structures of the soul.

Making walls

After the base is completed, you can proceed to the manufacture of shower walls. All work can be done by hand, but you should know that there are really a lot of options for accomplishing the task:

• As a basis for the walls can be used frame system. At the corners of the base there are digging up the pillars, which are pulled together with boards.
• With the help of electric welding can be welded frame made of metal pipes. The frame is covered with a dense opaque film that will act as walls.
• The metal frame can be sheathed with polycarbonate sheets. To do this, first in the frame it is necessary to drill a series of holes, and then pull the sheets of material along them. Polycarbonate is easy to use, durable and light in weight.
• It is possible to make walls of a summer shower and from sheets of a metalprofile. Material is available and distributed. In principle, the option is suitable, but care must be taken when working. The metal is covered with a thin protective layer and any scratches, combined with exposure to water, will cause rust.

Tank installation

Instead of roofing equipment in the case of a summer shower, the installation stage of a water storage tank follows. Everything is relatively simple here - in the place of its intended installation it is necessary to reinforce the frame with additional elements. The volume of the tank should be chosen based on the need.

Warm standing water is an excellent breeding ground for bacteria, and therefore it is desirable that fresh water is pumped into the tank after each washing procedure. This is the case when you do not need to store water for future use.

In principle, the main stages of the construction of a summer shower in the country can be considered complete. In addition to the above, you can add that on the floor of the shower you need to put a special tray. You can make it simply by knocking down the wooden slats.

So, despite the ease of manufacture, before starting work we recommend to watch thematic videos, which can be a source of engineering ideas for construction.

Video

From the videos provided, you can learn how to make a summer shower with your own hands:

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The photo gallery presents a number of unusual ideas for creating a summer shower in the summer cottage: