The dream of a city dweller to acquire a country house, where you can relax from the hustle and bustle. Well, now you are the owner of the site and the most requested part is the toilet. What if it is not?
But there is a way out - to build a toilet with your own hands, using improvised means, creating your own drawing. Do it yourself to provide comfortable living conditions.
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How to make a toilet in the country?
A string of questions immediately arises in my head, which drawing to choose, which design to give, which materials will go. In this article, we will reveal the basis and rules for developing your project.
The main types of cabins
First, let's figure out what types of structures exist. The simplest type, a construction with a cesspool.
But before you begin, we take into account the sanitary standards that apply in Russia: consider a cleaning method, proper waterproofing. Check the requirements of the neighbors so that there are no conflict situations.
A toilet in the country with your own hands can be done in several ways.
We list the types of buildings:
- Birdhouse - an economical version with a shed roof, located on the box. Summer option;
- The hut is a complex structure with a large selection of designs, it retains heat in the cold. Requires more material costs;
- Hut - a simple form with a gable roof, a resistant model from the wind;
- House - a design with increased strength, a warm option;
- Double - a complex building with a second department;
- Toilet with shower - an additional extension for washing is attached to the main booth;
- Dry closet - can be installed even inside the house. Dry closets are gaining popularity, as there is no particular fuss with them.
There are three types of dry closets: peat, chemical and electric models. This is the first aid option when construction is underway.
Then you can proceed to the main toilet with a reliable septic tank, serving for years.
Where to start construction?
A summer resident needs a toilet that is hygienic, clean and pleasant to look at, in compliance with the ecological situation, neutralization of waste, and the fulfillment of the requirements for external design.
Capital septic tank with a complex of tanks in the ground
To do this, most often make three concrete rings, which are immersed in the ground in turn. The upper ones become sedimentation tanks, the third filters the sewage that goes into the ground without harming the groundwater.
Such septic tanks contain anaerobic bacteria that recycle waste and neutralize harmful bacteria.
You are faced with the following tasks:
- choose a system for draining, draining and disposing of sewage;
- determine the place for the toilet and it is better to choose remotely from home;
- decide what type of design is suitable, disassembled above;
- choose a design that you can do with your own hands;
- select the right materials;
- determine the size of the toilet in the country;
- calculate the cost estimate of construction.
Decide for yourself how to clean the waste pit if you do not install a septic tank. How can the sewage machine pumping sewage up?
Have decided and answered questions? Now you can begin construction, let's take it step by step.
Practice: start of construction
We decided on the place, we will choose the desired design. Builders have already developed a certain gold standard of size, ratio: 2.2x1x1.4 m.
Look at the photo of the country toilet. Decided on the form, prepare the right tool:
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- punch, can be replaced with crowbar, for the collapse of solid soil;
- a shovel, preferably with a short shank, it is so convenient to dig;
- capacity for a pit with waste, optimal capacity 200 l;
- Boer.
You will use electrical appliances to take care of the power source.
Make drawings of the country toilet or use the data in the figure. Consider the installation of ventilation, insulation. Let's start the construction with a waste pit.
The first stage is the pit
Dig a deep waste pit for sewage. The standard shape is square, the depth is not less than 2 m. Be sure to strengthen the walls after undermining, you can use reinforced concrete material, boards, or make masonry made of stone or brick.
We provide the bottom of the pit with tightness, fill it with crushed stone or make a concrete screed.
If there is a risk of polluting groundwater, then we will make the walls and bottom waterproof, we will seal it with a special material.
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The second stage - the frame
We prepared the pit, we will begin to build a protective external structure. The prepared frame must be fixed, it is better to make it wooden. We will make markings and drill holes in which we install support posts. They will provide resistance for future construction.
The foundation itself is necessary if you will visit the cottage all year round to serve a long time. First you need to deepen it, then place bricks or blocks in the corners, a waterproofing sheet from roofing material will provide waterproofing.
Place the material between the prepared frame and the foundation. Immediately begin to install the lower frame so that the roofing material does not dry out from sunlight.
Lay the floor, prepare the seat skeleton in place and attach it. Nail the front frame to the posts. After sheathe the toilet seat, make a hole.
Now sheathe the facade of the toilet directly, you can choose for this lining, profiled sheet, siding and other materials. Install the crate for the roof and lay on it any roof made of slate, metal.
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Finish with hanging the door on the hinges and a wooden street toilet is almost ready.
The third stage - ventilation
So that unpleasant odors do not bother you, we will develop a ventilation system in the design of the toilet. We use for this a plastic pipe with a diameter of 100 mm.
Take tin clamps and pull it to the hole made on the roof of the building. The lower end of the pipe must be drawn 15 cm into the waste pit, cutting a hole of the required diameter into the seat.
Strengthen traction will additionally help the nozzle-deflector. There is nothing complicated in the construction, everyone can build a simple toilet.
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