Modern trends in the arrangement of a personal plot include the arrangement of a garden gazebo on it. Such a small architectural structure can serve as a living room, summer dining room or just be a place for a comfortable outdoor recreation.

Among the variety of buildings, brick gazebos stand out for their reliability, fundamentality and strength. You can erect a brick pavilion in the garden yourself, the main thing is to correctly draw up a construction plan, and during construction, follow the basic rules for laying the foundation, erecting walls and installing the roof.

Content

1. The main types and features of brick arbors
2. Recommendations for the construction of brick arbors
3. Planning a brick gazebo
4. How to make a gazebo made of brick with your own hands
   • list of necessary tools and materials
   • determination of the type of foundation and its laying  video
   • walling: choice and technology of bricklaying  video video video
   • arrangement of roof and floor
5. Interior and exterior design of brick gazebos

The main types and features of brick arbors

Today, brick garden gazebos are becoming increasingly popular due to their performance, beautiful appearance and a wide variety of designs. A brick building can simultaneously be an architectural and design element in the landscape of the garden and a cozy place for a summer vacation.

Three types of brick arbors are especially demanded among gardeners and summer residents:

1. An open gazebo consists of a roof and pillars. Such a structure is suitable for summer holidays, shelters from rain and sun.
2. Semi-open gazebo is often used as a place for cooking, placing a barbecue. The basis of the semi-open type arbor is 1-2 retaining walls.
3. Closed gazebo is a great solution for an all-weather holiday. In such a gazebo, you can conduct heating and install a fireplace. The windows of the gazebo are glazed.

Brick arbors have their advantages and disadvantages.

The advantages of such designs include:

• strength and stability of the gazebo;
• durability of the structure;
• the practicality of the construction material does not require special care;
• multifunctionality in the gazebo, you can equip a small living room, kitchen, install a barbecue or stove;
• all-season weather in a hot brick building protects from the scorching rays of the sun, and in autumn and winter from wind and cold;
• from a brick you can build a gazebo of any configuration.

  Among the shortcomings of the brick arbor can be identified:

• construction should be carefully planned and have a solid foundation;
• for the construction of a gazebo made of brick, it will take more time and financial investment.

Recommendations for the construction of brick arbors

When building a gazebo made of brick, you need to adhere to some tips that will help to build a reliable, attractive structure and avoid many mistakes.

1. The strength of the building largely depends on the correct calculation of the ratio of the weight of the supporting structures and the depth of the foundation. The foundation pit for the foundation does not have to be deep, especially if it is planned to build an open or half-open arbor.
2. The lower part of the brick gazebo is performed only blindly, regardless of the type of construction. This is necessary to prevent leaching of building elements during rain, dust and debris. The height of the flat masonry is 1-1.5 meters above ground level.
3. The slope of the roof of the gazebo should have a tilt angle of at least 10 degrees. The most optimal shape for the roof is conical, the roof material should be lightweight, such as tiles.
4. Around the gazebo, it is advisable to plant ornamental plants with a small root system, this will protect the foundation from destruction.
5. It is undesirable to erect the structure near the sewage pits, otherwise the foundation may sink.

Planning a brick gazebo

First of all, you need to determine the location and concept of the future structure, draw a project of a brick gazebo.

When choosing a place for the gazebo, you need to consider some points:

• if a barbecue or barbecue is located in the gazebo, it must be erected remotely from other buildings;
• the gazebo should be in the place from which most of the garden will be visible;
• too deserted place without beautiful plants is not suitable for a gazebo, it is ideal if it is installed under a not dense crown of trees.

At the stage of project development and drawing of a brick gazebo, it is important to take into account all the necessary parameters:

• form of construction (rectangular, round, hexagonal or other);
• type of construction (open, closed or half-open);
• the size and height of the gazebo (we must proceed from the estimated number of vacationers);
• the presence or absence of supply communications (heating, water supply), double-glazed windows, stove or barbecue;
• calculation of the amount of necessary building materials;
• calculation of the load on the building, which depends on the type of soil, the height and thickness of the brickwork, wind load, these parameters are necessary to lay a reliable foundation;
• appearance of the finished structure.

The finished project of the gazebo should include:

• a sketch of the appearance of a brick gazebo;
• drawing of all parts of the gazebo with an indication of all sizes;
• 3D plan for better visualization of the picture.

How to make a gazebo made of brick with your own hands

list of necessary tools and materials

Before starting work, it is necessary to prepare research tools and materials in advance:

• shovel;
• trowel and putty knife;
• roulette;
• building level;
• welding machine;
• crushed stone;
• sand;
• cement;
• metal pipes for arbor posts;
• fittings;
• wooden order;
• brick;
• roofing materials (slate, shingles);
• boards and bars for arranging the roof;
• stationary concrete mixer or container for mixing concrete.

determination of the type of foundation and its laying

Laying the foundation is one of the most important stages in the construction of a brick gazebo. It largely determines the strength and stability of the entire building.

The choice of the type of foundation depends on the quality of the soil, the size and design features of the structure

There are four types of foundations:

1. Column foundation  It is considered the most suitable for clay soils, wetlands and quicksand.
2. Slab foundation  must be laid on moist and unstable soils. This type of foundation is not afraid of soil heaving, subsidence and thawing.
3. Strip foundation  It is used in the construction of structures that have sufficiently heavy supporting structures of concrete, stone and brick.
4. Pile foundation necessary for excessively heaving soils. Screw piles are fastened with a pitch of 1.2-2 meters (required at the intersection of the bearing walls, the adjacency of the partitions to the bearing walls and at the corners of the structure).

Very often, in order to build a gazebo of brick, lay the strip foundation, adhering to the following technology:

1. A moat is dug around the perimeter of the poor building, with a depth of at least 1 meter.
2. Formwork is created from plywood or boards.
3. At the bottom of the pit along the entire length a layer of gravel is poured (layer thickness 10-20 cm).
4. The bottom is leveled and rammed.
5. The waterproofing material is laid and concrete mortar is poured.
   
6. The flooded foundation must be left for 7-10 days to gain strength.

Immediately after pouring the foundation into it, you must insert the base pipes for the pillars, which will support the future roof and add stability to the entire structure

walling: choice and technology of bricklaying

For laying walls and pillars of the gazebo, you can use both ordinary and facing bricks. The market for building materials is filled with bricks of all shapes, sizes and colors. The choice depends on the design of the future building, its purpose and taste preferences of the owner of the garden gazebo.

When purchasing a brick, it is necessary to check its documents. It is preferable that the product meets all the requirements of GOST, has the proper certificate and is issued by a large manufacturer.

To give the gazebo originality and decorativeness, you can use bricks of different colors

A strip of concrete mortar (a mixture of cement and sand in a ratio of 1: 3) is applied to the wetted foundation foundation. A brick is laid on top of the solution. In the process of using different technologies of brickwork:

1. The walls of the open gazebo are laid in half a brick. The brick is laid out with the long side along the direction of the wall. The next brick is pressed to the end of the brick and a whole row is laid. A solution layer is applied to the surface of the first row and the masonry is repeated, observing the dressing of the seams.
2. Decorative walls of a garden arbor can be laid out in the form of a lattice. This effect is achieved if the bricks are not pressed close to each other.
3. You can create a pleated wall by laying bricks at an angle of 45 degrees relative to the line of the future wall. Each subsequent row of brickwork is perpendicular to the previous one.
4. Pavilions of a closed type (year-round) are performed with a masonry thickness of one brick. The first row of bricks are laid flat (the long side is located across the direction of the wall). The second row is two parallel lines of bricks, deployed along the direction of the wall. This wall thickness allows you to retain heat inside the gazebo in the cold season.
5. As a reinforcement of the walls and decoration between the brick pillars of the open and half-open gazebo, you can use openwork structures made of wood and metal.

Around the metal pipes (arbor frame), a brick is laid out, forming strong, even columns. If the pipes were not installed, then it is possible to build columns of brick, and from the inside they can be filled with broken brick or gravel.

Very often, brick arbors are chosen to place a fireplace, stove or barbecue in them. In this case, it is necessary to take into account:

• the furnace is laid out simultaneously with the supporting pillars, columns;
• you can build a stove yourself, while you should carefully consider the construction of the main elements of the chimney and furnace;
• to finish the inner walls of the furnace it is necessary to use refractory bricks;
• if an incomplete foundation was used to build the gazebo, then at the place of placement of the barbecue you will need to lay a solid concrete base.

arrangement of roof and floor

The roof for the gazebo can be made of various materials and have a different design. If there is a barbecue or stove in the gazebo, the roof must be made of refractory material, such as corrugated board.

Pavilions with a transparent polycarbonate roof look very unusual and interesting. However, the material has a significant flammability disadvantage.

Among summer residents, the use of a soft roof of bituminous tiles is very popular. The material is convenient to install, practical in operation and has a low weight, which is especially important for open and half-open garden arbors, the design of which is not designed for heavy loads.

The technology of arranging the roof of a brick gazebo involves the installation of a rafter system:

1. For the gable roof, a structure is created from the bars in the form of the letter A. The inclined bars are fixed with vertical columns, and the joint of the upper corners is connected by a ridge beam (run). Planks are filled across the rafters, on which waterproofing and roofing material will be attached. To equip a polycarbonate roof, you will need to install metal rafters.
2. The installation of the tent roof begins with the installation of a special temporary rack inside the structure. The stand will support a polygonal washer, to which the rafters will be attached, starting from the highest point of the roof. The ends of the rafters are connected to the corner posts of the gazebo. For structural strength, cross members are installed in the middle of the rafters, and rafter bars are attached to them, passing them through the center of each roof slope. Sheets of roofing material are cut in the form of triangles (according to the size of each slope) and connected to the installed racks. The joints between the sheets are closed with metal strips or ridge elements.

The floor in a brick gazebo is usually made of boards. However, if during the laying of the walls, nests for logs were not foreseen in advance, then it is possible to equip the concrete floor on the ground.

Interior and exterior design of brick gazebos

The final stage of creating a garden gazebo made of bricks design and decoration of the finished building. The gazebo should have a decent frame both outside the structure and inside.

The appearance of the gazebo is perfectly complemented by climbing plants, such as: girl's grapes, clematis, honeysuckle, lush climbing roses and ampoule petunias. For an open pavilion located in the sun, a luxurious wisteria is suitable.

For ornamental plants, it is necessary to provide a reliable support that supports the vine. Trellising grids can be made between the pillars, and the supporting columns themselves can be covered with hooks or netting.

The interior design of the gazebo is a matter of taste for its owners. Today on sale there is a wide range of beautiful garden furniture of various styles. This elegant chairs, and practical benches with tables, and comfortable sofas for a comfortable stay. The walls and ceiling of the gazebo are decorated with artistic painting, and the windows are with beautiful curtains.

As you can see, building a gazebo made of brick with your own hands is a really feasible task. For its implementation, it is necessary to stock up on time (about two weeks), the necessary building materials, as well as the desire to improve the appearance and functionality of the personal plot.

Author: Sergey and Svetlana Khuentsov

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