Do you want to refine the territory around the house and make a good and durable bench? The best solution is to make a concrete structure. Concrete has excellent strength and durability performance. He was not afraid of any weather conditions or other factors. It should also be noted that the construction of the concrete virtually maintenance free.
Concrete bench with their hands
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Concrete bench with their hands
- Concrete legs for benches
- Modular bench in concrete
You can buy this if desired design or make benches made of concrete with their hands. Henuzhno possess some supernatural knowledge to their own efforts to make a concrete bench. Everything is simple.
- First we need to decide on the drawing of the future product. It needs drawing to the desired size.
- Now it is necessary to prepare materials for formwork. It is best if it is water-resistant plywood. If you want to use something cheaper, you can select and melamine board.
- In the manufacture of molds on a mandatory basis, use a large number of screws. This will create a strong structure that is able to withstand the pressure of the concrete.
- Lay the rebar. It should be located at a distance of not less than 4 cm from the surface. This will eliminate the chance of rust.
IMPORTANT. Seat thickness should be not less than 15 cm.
- Apply silicone sealant to the joints by using melamine, it is necessary to achieve water resistance.
- Mix the solution and fill them previously prepared form.
After one week you can begin to dismantle the boards. Your store is ready to use.
Concrete legs for benches
If you want to make your own design with a concrete base - it's real. On sale you can find a special form in order to make legs for concrete benches, but you can make them yourself.
You are free to determine which form will be feet for shops that you will make. They can be square, rectangular or round. It all depends on your imagination.
For mixing concrete you need to follow the instructions, which is given on the packaging with the material.
IMPORTANT. Count the amount of water that you will need to knead. Next, water is added not all at once, but only 2/3. Slowly add the mixture into water and mix it. The remaining volume of water, add at the end.
For finished product had a pleasant color, in the concrete during the mixing step can be added dark pigment. It must stir well.
IMPORTANT. In the process, use gloves.
The shape of the legs do not forget to pack the bars, the purpose of which form the recesses in them in the future, you set the board - the basis for seating.
Modular bench in concrete
Many believe that a concrete bench - a banal building. In fact, if desired, can be made uninteresting and very unusual structure. To do this, just need to dream a little, or be inspired by ready-made options, viewing photos on the Internet.
Modular bench can be bright and unusual. For its manufacture you will need to make a certain number of modules. This figure will depend on the desired size of the product and on the dimensions of the modules.
Produce modules necessary, by analogy, as well as the very bench of concrete.
- Prepare forms, reinforce them.
- Fill in the form of concrete solution.
- Leave them for the solidification of the material.
- Remove the formwork.
When the ready-made modules will be in front of you, you can already collect interesting and unusual modular bench which will be unique.