Decorative wells from a tree - decoration of your site

Wells made of wood perfectly fit into the landscape of the local area, in whatever style it may be solved. And if we are talking about decorating the exterior of the house, it does not matter at all whether the worker is a well or decorative. The latter can perform not only an aesthetic role, but also a functional one, disguising a caisson of a well or a manhole.

For the winter the well lodge is warmed from within, protecting the equipment from freezing.

How to make a house for the well

It is easy and pleasant to work with a tree, it lends itself well to processing, allows you to implement a variety of projects, looks great against the backdrop of flowers and greenery.

If you do not have the time, the right tools or desires, you can always buy a ready-made house or make it to order. But the price of such decorative structures often “bites”, so it is easier for many to do everything on their own, while simultaneously quenching their thirst for creativity, without fear of spoiling a lot of expensive material. (See also the article How to make a house for a well.)

What to do

To create a well, you can use any materials: a regular or cylindrical log, lining, timber, even unedged board, if this is required by the design. Usually there are a lot of them after the construction of a house, bathhouse or other household building. And savings, and a single style decision in this case are guaranteed.

It is possible to show imagination and include such waste material as peeled and bizarrely twisted large branches, snags, vine, shingles, etc. into the composition.

In addition to wood, materials for the foundation and roofing will be required, which are selected depending on the style of both the well and the main buildings on the site.

Stages of construction

It is impossible to give specific recommendations on how to make a well out of wood with your own hands, because the designs can be very different.

But we will try to summarize them.

• Foundation. Wood is a natural material subject to rotting, so it is advisable to limit its contact with moisture. Since the well house is a relatively light structure, the foundation can also be lightened - columnar, shallow tape, laid out of brick or stone at a small height. Although the log cabin after wood treatment with an antiseptic can be put directly on the concreted or tiled surface.
• The walls of the "house". It all depends on the chosen design and design. If they are made of timber or logs, the lower crown is attached to the foundation with anchors, after which the blockhouse is assembled “into the paw” or in another way to a height of about one meter. It can be mounted on a wooden base of the rack and sheathe them with clapboard, a blockhouse or braid with a rod.

Council Fold a beautiful log house - not an easy task. You can order the manufacture of its parts at a woodworking enterprise, where, according to your project, in each log they will make grooves for corner joints. It will only collect them as a designer.

• Roof. To support the roof inside or outside the walls of the "house" installed rack. Their number depends on the shape of the roof. For the most common gable, two are enough: a ridge beam will rest on their ends, and the overhangs will be supported by cross-beams connecting the bars nailed to the racks perpendicular or at an acute angle.
• Decorative trim. This could include the decoration of a well with carved details, the installation of a decorative lifting gate or a crane, painting, decoration of the structure itself and the surrounding area with flowers and climbing plants, etc.

Design options for decorative wells

What will be the size, design and decoration of the well tree with your own hands, depends only on your imagination and capabilities. There are so many options that it is impossible to describe them all.

Here are just a few examples that we have combined according to the style of execution.

• Rustic style. It is necessary - a log cabin, as well as a roof covered with shingles, thatch or planks, a deliberately rough and heavy gate, a wooden tub instead of a bucket.

• Fairy Well-Teremok. Such a well is decorated with an openwork carving, carved with wood figures of birds and animals, imitations of windows and doors, etc.
• In oriental style. Its distinctive feature is a special roof with a tiled roof, carving resembling dragon scales, and a six-sided base.

• Well-bed. The form and design are not so important here, because the main decoration of this small architectural form will be flowers. The main part is in the most decorative well. On the racks you can put decorative vines, hang pots under the roof. Do not forget to put a number of benches for rest or provide them with a well head. (See also the article Well design in the country: options.)

• In nautical style. Here, even the instruction is not needed - the desired effect can be achieved by using various marine paraphernalia when designing any well: a steering wheel mounted on the gate, ropes stretched between racks, a wine barrel instead of a bucket, a shed roof, covered with a strong canvas, etc. Such a well will look particularly impressive next to a pond.
• In the old style. If you still have old logs and boards that have darkened from time to time, they will make an original medieval well. New lumber can also be given an aged look, after processing the gray stain.

Council The base can be laid out of a rough natural stone, and a cone-shaped pointed roof can be covered with sheet iron. The overall impression will be enhanced by the stone-paved area around the building.

Conclusion

Practical recommendations for the construction of houses for the well can be found on the video in this article. As for its decorative design, then here you have a huge scope for creativity. Perhaps you will be inspired by our ideas or your own. In any case, this decoration will be the highlight of your site, attracting admiring glances to itself.