How to make a house for children in the country with your own hands?

Although it is easy to order and purchase a house for children's games in a summer cottage in a specialized store, an increasing number of people are thinking about making it with their own hands. The resulting design will allow not only to save a sufficient amount of money, but also to create a truly original structure with the whole family, corresponding to the wishes and needs of the little owners.

Thanks to the activities of talented needleworkers from all over the world, today, every lover has access to numerous ideas, drawings and diagrams of play houses, which can be made by hand. Quite often, for this purpose, a project of a simple children's house is chosen, made of fabric, cardboard or plastic. The design does not differ in reliability and durability, but it is suitable for the smallest children and, when the weather changes, can be easily transported under the roof of the main house.

The playhouse is quickly assembled and disassembled, most often it can be compactly placed for winter storage even in a city apartment.

A country house project made of wood is more solid. The house can be a frame, panel or log house. During its construction, you will have to use a lot of time and spend enough money, having previously calculated the size of the garden structure, as well as resolving the issue of additional insulation and other important points. The easiest way, of course, is to do a small fabric hut, which requires only a dense water-repellent canvas, a base in the form of a wooden flooring and a frame.

The latter can be assembled from old furniture or created from rope. It is convenient when a tree or a building wall growing on the site is used as a basis.

To highlight for whom the house was built - for a boy or a girl, it makes sense to use fabric with a certain pattern, in the choice of which the child himself will take part. In addition, it makes sense to think about windows or a system for fixing the canvas in a partially tilted state. The Indian wigwam is a type of fabric playhouse. A house made of cardboard is considered the same simple. The key to the successful construction of the structure is correct calculations and the creation of a pattern. The fixation of individual elements is carried out using tape, glue or a furniture stapler.

The advantage of such a house is the ability to create it even from an ordinary box from large household appliances. Just by cutting out the door and windows, and after decorating the structure with the necessary decor, it will already be possible to start playing. Since a cardboard house will not survive bad weather, it will only work outdoors when it is dry and sunny. It is recommended to prepare a base for the house so that the material is not damaged due to dampness. Although the cardboard structure is not particularly durable, the material makes it possible to experiment with designs, for example, give the building the appearance of a spaceship or a princess castle.

The exterior of the house is limited only by the imagination of the builders and their skill. For example, skilled craftsmen may even think about a two-story house, a structure with a turret or a balcony.If the size of the free area is small, then it is worth choosing a hut made of dense fabric, possibly tarpaulin. Such a house must have a window, and inside you can place the simplest benches, the legs of which are dug into the ground.

When it is possible to devote more time to the preparation process at home, then it is worth trying to sew a simplified tent that will be fixed on wooden beams... As an unusual decor it makes sense to use branches, reeds, moss and other natural components.

If the owners of the site have a desire for the house to be used not only for children's games, but also to look like an organic component of landscape design, it makes sense to think about creating a "green" home. To implement the project, a mesh frame will be required, which will become the basis for numerous bindweed and creepers. It will turn out to make an ordinary house fabulous if you install it on supports decorated under the chicken legs of Baba Yaga's dwelling. And, of course, the most complex and controversial structure is the one located in the crown of the tree.

When choosing materials for making a playhouse, the most important thing is to give preference to environmentally friendly components. If everything is clear with cardboard and fabric, then when building a more complex structure, it is better to choose wood, plywood, antiseptics and water-based paints. The surface of all workpieces must be carefully sanded. Naturally, a specific model will require the use of a specific range of materials and tools.

To create a wooden structure with a side size of 180, 160 and 140 centimeters, with a doorway and a pair of windows, you will need:

• 4 cinder blocks;
• wooden bars;
• roof and floor boards;
• lining used for cladding;
• roof covering;
• metal mounting angles;
• furniture board;
• nails suitable for fixing the roof.

It makes sense to prepare from the tools:

• hacksaw;
• jigsaw;
• chisel;
• plane;
• drill;
• glue;
• screwdriver;
• hammer with nails.

Giving preference to one or another material, it is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each solution... Plastic is a lightweight and hygienic material that does not give the child any possibility of injury. The presence of a wide color palette allows you not to think about additional decor, as colorful plastic is good in itself. However, the material does not give a special opportunity to show imagination and create something original, intended for a particular child. Even the highest quality plastic cannot be called completely safe for the health of children.

Plywood has a low cost, is lightweight, but not very reliable. However, wood is still considered the best option. Natural material is non-toxic, visually attractive and heavy, which will not give children the opportunity to quickly destroy the structure. The relative disadvantages of the material include its high cost and the inability to change the location of the house, as is the case with plastic.

The choice of a place for a playhouse in the country should be carried out first of all. Since the construction is to be used by children, it is important that the site is located within the visibility of adults and away from dangerous structures, for example, a reservoir or cesspool... The shape and dimensions of the building are determined depending on the available territory, including such additional elements as a bench or a climbing wall.

It is better to avoid the sun and give preference to an area partially protected by shade. It is logical not to place the house near vegetable beds or berry bushes, since children, playing too much, can damage the plantings.

Making a children's playhouse with your own hands is not particularly difficult if you have the initial building skills and follow the step-by-step instructions. The implementation of one of the projects begins with the fact that the site on which the building will be located is leveled. To achieve the desired result, it is better to use a building level for this purpose. The frame of the required dimensions is assembled from wooden blocks, reinforced with metal corners. They require immediately mark the places under the pits.

Depressions are formed on the site, in which blocks are installed that serve as the foundation. They will have to be covered with roofing material or bituminous mastic. The frame is installed on the base, after which it is filled with boards so that there are small gaps between the individual boards. If, during temperature jumps, the floorboards begin to swell, then there will be no trouble for the house. Half of the house is first treated with an antiseptic, after which it is varnished or painted over.

Further, racks, parts for windows and doors are fixed on the base. You can always strengthen any part of the structure with metal corners. To create a classic gable roof, you will first need to mount the upper lintels and rafters, reinforced with spacers. All wooden elements are necessarily exposed to either an antiseptic or fungicidal impregnation.

For cladding, it is most often chosen lining, but no less successful will be the use of an ordinary board, trimmed and sanded. After completing the frame sheathing and securing the roofing materials, you can proceed to the decor of the house. Worth painting it in bright shades, and then decorate with patterns using stencils.

Although a wooden house looks attractive in itself, in addition, it is still worth decorating. Of course, if we are talking about a plastic or cardboard structure, then one cannot do without decor. Of course, the easiest way is to paint a house, and this should be done, trying to choose the shades that are most suitable for the existing landscape design. In addition, it is important that the building looks as attractive as possible for the child, and the existing decorative elements cannot injure him in any way. When trying to bring original ideas to life, for example, a pirate ship or a gingerbread house, one should not forget about functionality.

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