It is very simple to create a cozy and comfortable atmosphere on the plot of land to equip the summer kitchen, where you can cook food and organize friendly gatherings.

Building a summer kitchen is a painstaking and costly undertaking. However, if you wish, you can significantly save by selecting an inexpensive project and implementing it yourself.

Content

1. Summer kitchen functional area for a comfortable stay
2. Types of summer kitchens: we choose the optimal and inexpensive option for construction
3. Requirements for the placement of summer kitchen
4. Highlights in designing a summer kitchen
5. Stages of building a kitchen island with your own hands
   • preparation of materials and site arrangement
   • construction of the base for the working area
   • kitchen island finish
6. How to build an inexpensive semi-open summer kitchen  video
7. Economical options for the construction of closed kitchens
8. Photoprojects and design solutions of summer kitchens

Summer kitchen functional area for a comfortable stay

Summer kitchen very often becomes the central object of a personal plot. The cooking process is transferred from the stuffy room to the street, it becomes possible to combine business with pleasure to communicate with guests and at the same time set the table.

An improvised building can become a decoration of the garden or complement the exterior of a residential building, and if you build a summer kitchen yourself, using inexpensive material, you can save a lot.

The advantages of arranging a home cafe in nature are obvious:

• the workplace is well ventilated, convenient and practical;
• the kitchen with a gazebo is a great place for the whole family to relax;
• decoration of a personal plot;
• an opportunity to realize unusual design decisions;
• arrangement of an extra bed;
• under the summer kitchen you can equip a small cellar;
• covered kitchen will protect from the scorching sun and rain.

Of course, the summer kitchen is not a home, but its arrangement should be treated responsibly, considering everything to the smallest detail. Developing an individual project and translating it into reality is quite an expensive pleasure. However, you can significantly reduce costs:

• create a construction plan and come up with a summer kitchen design yourself;
• choose the most economical construction option;
• use inexpensive and alternative building materials;
• enlist the support of friends and build a summer kitchen without the involvement of specialists;
• restore old kitchen furniture, and replace expensive equipment with more affordable models.

Types of summer kitchens: we choose the optimal and inexpensive option for construction

There are a lot of summer kitchen projects. The main parameter by which they are classified is the openness of the kitchen space. There are three types of arrangement of household kitchens:

• open kitchens;
• semi-open kitchens;
• closed kitchens.

Open summer kitchen, or the so-called kitchen island - resembles a gazebo or porch. The main elements of the kitchen are a stove for cooking, a dishwasher and kitchen furniture. Such a kitchen does not have side walls, the maximum may be decorative nets with climbing plants or sun shades. Often an open kitchen is equipped with a canopy.

The kitchen island is an economical summer kitchen project, since the construction does not need a strong foundation and the erection of walls, the consumption of materials is minimal.

The advantages of an open kitchen include:

• ease of construction;
• significant cash savings;
• excellent ventilation.

The disadvantage of an open kitchen is that you can only use the building in the summer in calm weather.

Half open kitchen   a variety of open type, but one of the three walls is already provided for here. Such a structure is more universal than a kitchen island, but its construction will cost a little more.

One wall of the kitchen can belong to a house or a bath, this will reduce costs and time for the construction. An additional plus of such a structure is the proximity of the water supply.

The presence of walls will give the kitchen more comfort, but the feeling of closeness with nature is preserved.

Closed summer kitchen   a full-fledged small house that can be insulated or not. Such a building is multifunctional. The kitchen can be used as a guest house, dining room or pantry.

Closed kitchen equipment is the most expensive option. But here you can save. For example, to build a kitchen not of stone and brick, but of lining, drywall, plywood or slate. Of course, you won’t be able to use such a kitchen all year round, but for the period spring-summer-autumn, it will become an indispensable assistant in the summer cottage.

Requirements for the placement of summer kitchen

The following requirements are put forward for the location of the summer kitchen:

1. The possibility of a free supply of communications (electricity and water).
2. The kitchen should be kept away from compost pits, toilets, farm buildings with pets.
3. Preference should be given to a place with a slight slope for the outflow of rainwater and thawed snow.
4. Flammable buildings should be located at least 10 meters from the kitchen, conifers and shrubs at least 2 meters.
5. The open part of the kitchen should look north, this will protect from the bright rays of the sun.

Whatever the configuration of the building, the garden should be used rationally, and a panoramic view of the garden or courtyard should open in front of the kitchen

Highlights in designing a summer kitchen

The initial stage in the construction of summer kitchens, regardless of their type, is design. It is important to take into account all important issues as much as possible:

1. Area of \u200b\u200bsummer kitchen. It is necessary to build on the size of the site and the number of family members. Kitchen area of \u200b\u200b8 sq.m. enough for a family of three.
2. The location of the summer kitchen.
3. Use of the premises in the winter.
4. Water supply.
5. Fire safety issues location of the stove, grill, electrical appliances.
6. Paths connecting the kitchen with the house, garden, playground or pool.
   
7. Material of walls, roofing and flooring.
8. Frame for a canopy.
9. The need for a foundation.
10. Lighting summer kitchen.
11. Decorative design of the building.

The general drawing of the building should indicate all the necessary dimensions, the name of the building materials used, the connection diagram of the engineering equipment.

In advance, you need to think about the internal and external design of the kitchen, choose decor elements and decoration materials.

Stages of building a kitchen island with your own hands

It is possible to equip a summer kitchen in a country house inexpensively by creating and installing a home-made work surface in a separate area. Consider the option of building a kitchen island on a wooden frame.

preparation of materials and site arrangement

For work, it is necessary to prepare the following materials:

• timber 2 * 4 cm;
• metal legs;
• fake diamond;
• plywood inches;
• plaster mesh;
• construction felt;
• sealant for outdoor use;
• plaster solution;
• material for finishing countertops (artificial stone, mosaic or porcelain tile).

For an open kitchen, it is not necessary to build a foundation, it is enough to equip the site as follows:

1. Mark the site.
2. On the marked area, remove a 10-15 cm soil layer.    
3. Cover the bottom of the pit with sand.
4. Tamp the sand and top it with boards, bricks or paving tiles.

construction of the base for the working area

The sequence of manufacturing the frame of the kitchen island is as follows:

1. According to the developed drawing, cut the bars.
2. Connect the boards to each other using screws (2.5 inches). It is better to assemble the frame in the compartments, and then connect them together with screws.
3. Strengthen the bottom middle frame with an additional bracket to fix the structure.
4. Install metal legs.
5. Cut sheets of plywood.
6. The surface of the beam, which will be in contact with plywood, treated with sealant.
7. Attach the plywood to the frame with two-inch screws.

Before finishing the frame, it is necessary to cut the inner shelves, doors and check the correctness of their installation. Fit design if necessary.

kitchen island finish

All internal parts of the frame must be removed, after which you can proceed to finish the working part of the kitchen:

1. The frame of the island is covered with building felt. The overlap of the felt at the joints should be at least 5 cm protection of the wooden frame from water leaks.
2. Attach a plaster grid with roofing nails (nails should be every 15 cm vertically, and 30 cm horizontally).
3. Cut off the protruding parts of the mesh and check its tension (it should not sag).
4. Before plastering, set the island in the kitchen area.
5. Follow the instructions to dilute the plaster mortar.
6. Apply plaster to the mesh, filling all the cells.
7. Leave the first coat of plaster to dry for 1 hour.
8. The second layer of plaster should be applied with a notch trowel, moving horizontally (location of the trowel 45).
9. Leave the layer to dry for at least a day.
10. After the plaster dries, install the internal shelves, hang the doors and mark the boundaries of the placement of artificial stones.
11. Facing should start from the bottom from the corner. The rows are laid out in a circular.
12. The solution is applied with a layer of 2.5 cm on the back of the stone.
13. The facing layer must be left for a day to tack.
14. Install countertop, sink, grill and doors.
15. Summarize the communication.

The second layer of plaster can be made even if painting is used as the finish of the kitchen island or the base is covered with stainless steel

How to build an inexpensive semi-open summer kitchen

The most popular among summer residents are semi-open summer kitchens with a gazebo. Projects can be spied on the Internet or specialized magazines. To create a kitchen with a gazebo, aerated concrete or foam concrete is a great alternative to brick and wood. The main advantage of foam concrete is affordable price and strength.

Work execution order:

1. Foundation bookmark (you can build a columnar foundation):
   • mark up;
   • remove the sod layer of the soil;
   • set the formwork;
   • pour a sand and gravel pillow, moisten and tamp;
   • pour concrete mixture.
2. Set up beacons and start laying out foam blocks.
3. The foam block can be placed only half the height of the gazebo kitchen, set up to install wooden beams and braid them with a vine. So you can reduce the cost of purchasing a foam block.
4. The upper frame of the frame must be fixed, and on it to install a rafter system for the roof.
5. As the roofing material, polycarbonate sheets can be used.
6. For finishing the summer kitchen, a wooden lining is suitable.

Economical options for the construction of closed kitchens

If the budget is limited, and the weather in the region does not allow you to install an open summer kitchen, you can experiment and build a closed building not of brick, but of more accessible materials.

An interesting and inexpensive option is a closed polycarbonate kitchen. For a small kitchen, 3 * 3 m in size, pouring the foundation is not required. The entire construction process can be divided into several stages:

1. Remove the topsoil from the site.
2. At the corners of the site, in the dug holes, install a metal profile.
3. Concrete the base of the platform and stand. The kitchen floor should be 5 cm above the ground.
4. To weld the transverse beams designed for roof installation to the side posts. The transverse profile should extend beyond the kitchen platform by 5 cm for normal water flow.
5. Using self-tapping screws, sheathe the frame with polycarbonate, using waterproofing pads and polyethylene washers. The skin of the frame must start from the roof.

Some craftsmen build summer kitchens inexpensive from improvised materials. For example, from old wooden window frames you can build an original transparent design that protects from wind and rain.

From a flat slate you get a stronger and warmer closed kitchen, and if you additionally insulate it, then it will be quite possible to use the kitchen in the cold season. You can give a second life to the old cargo container by making it the original summer kitchen for summer cottage.

You can make a summer kitchen from an old small house, the condition of which is already close to emergency.

Photoprojects and design solutions of summer kitchens

Consider the different options for the external and internal design of summer kitchens.

High-tech summer kitchen. The main emphasis is a combination of comfort and restraint in design.

Summer kitchen in a classic style.

A summer kitchen made of wood fills the garden with the warmth of natural material. Many elements can be replaced with wooden lining.

The construction of the original form can be the hallmark of a personal plot.

Summer kitchen in a landscape style will become a central element in the landscape design of the garden.

Summer kitchen in a rustic style.

Arrangement of a summer kitchen on the terrace of a country house will cost much less than the construction of a separate building.

The role of living plants in the design of summer cuisine.

Economy version of the kitchen under a canopy of corrugated board.

Kitchen attached to the bathhouse in the Russian style.

Use of photowall-paper at a decor of summer kitchen.

As you can see, there are many options for arranging the summer kitchen, and even with a limited budget, you can create an original, durable and comfortable summer kitchen. The main thing is to stock up on time, get creative and not afraid to experiment.

Author: Sergey and Svetlana Khuentsov

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